Piane del Sole is a reserve situated in the area of Northern Italy (Po Valley to the Alps) featuring three major ecological zones to explore, each with a set of faunas to hunt.
While large game might not be particularly varied the area makes up for it with the abundance of small game.
Starting Southwest the player's first impression of the land will be in the heart of the Plains; here large areas of farmland are interspaced by small forested zones and manmade canals; in this area a player will be able to spot and hunt the following:
- Wild Boar (class 5)
- Roe Deer (class 3)
- Red Fox (class 2)
- European Rabbit (class 1)
- Ring Necked Pheasant (class 1)
- Eurasian Collared Dove (class 1) NEW
- Common Starling (class 1) NEW
- Eurasian Magpie (class 1) NEW
- Carrion Crow (class 1) NEW
The canals dotting the area and bringing water to the fields are sometimes home to animals such as:
- Nutria (class 2) NEW
- Common Moorhen (class 1) NEW
- Ruff (class 1) NEW
- Cormorant (class 1) NEW recently made legal to hunt in certain regions of northern Italy
To the North of the map we enter the mountainous regions of the country towards the alps, the farmlands giving way to a more forested hillside before meeting the higher elevations of the mountains; the hilly deciduous forests are home to a variety of animals of their own, including:
- Red Deer (class 6)
- Wild Boar (class 5)
- Fallow Deer (class 4)
- Roe Deer (class 3)
- Red Fox (class 2)
- European Rabbit (class 1)
- Gray Partridge (class 1) NEW
- Common Starling (class 1) NEW
- Eurasian Jay (class 1) NEW
- Eurasian Magpie (class 1) NEW
Proceeding further north one enters the Mountains proper, here an abundance of ovids can be found, including our own crown jewel, the Alpine Ibex:
- European mouflon (class 5)
- Alpine Ibex (class 4) NEW
- Chamois (class 3)
- Black Grouse (class 1)
- Black Ptarmigan (class 1)
- Rock partridge (class 1) NEW
In the east following the canals and rivers you'll soon encounter the last major Ecological zone; the Marshes:
- Red Deer (class 6)
- Mallard (class 1)
- Eurasian Teal (class 1)
- Eurasian Wigeon (class 1)
- Tufted Duck (class 1)
- Garganey (class 1) NEW
- Northern Pintail (class 1) NEW
- Eurasian Woodcock (class 1) NEW
- Ruff (class 1) NEW
- Water Rail (class 1) NEW
- Nutria (class 2) NEW
Together these areas make up the heart of the Northern Italy, giving hunters an opportunity to sample to local hunting opportunities and some new game yet to be introduced in the game