Nanuq hunting reserve - Nunavut

[rigid whale]

Welcome to the high arctic! Hunt polar bears, muskoxen and all the iconics of the far north. Stalk (or get stalked by) polar bears at the coast, pursue caribou or elusive wolves on the islands north or chase the king eider by the coast!

• polar bear, class 9 NEW (COAST AND SEA ICE)

• muskoxen, class 8 NEW (EVERYWHERE)

• bearded seal, C4 New (COAST ANE SEA ICE)

• walrus, C9 NEW (COAST)

• ringed seal, C4 NEW (COAST AND SEA ICE)

• Peary Caribou, C4 NEW (NORTH)

• barren ground caribou, C6 NEW (SOUTH)

• Arctic wolf, C3 NEW (NORTH)

• Arctic fox, C2 NEW (EVERYWHERE)

• Arctic Hare, C1 NEW (EVERYWHERE)

• Wolverine, C3 NEW (EVERYWHERE)

• Arctic ground squirrel, C1 NEW (SOUTH)

• King eider, C1 NEW (COAST)

• Common eider, C1 NEW (COAST)

• brant goose, C1 NEW (COAST)

• tundra swan, C1 NEW (MARSHES)

• snow goose, C1 (ALL INLAND AREAS)

• rock ptarmigan, C1 (EVERYWHERE)

• willow ptarmigan, C1 (south)

These might not sound so diverse and new, but it would really be, there could be 1 or 2 islands on the map, with more plants in the south where barren ground caribou are while the north has more Peary Caribou and Arctic wolf.

[cursive pelican]

If only they’d give us what we want

[olive mountain]

Patience

[rigid whale]

Well get there eventually 😭

[cursive pelican]

I know buts it’s just a massive flop that they hype us up to bring us down

[rigid whale]

If you have any adjustments let me know, however this is high arctic focus, so no elk or deer something like that, may be dall sheep but that's a stretch, if there not on the new map I'll add them maybe

[olive mountain]

at least they told us before the hype got super bad with the new map

[cursive pelican]

Yea

[urban helm]

How would you hunt walrus?

[rigid whale]

Similar to crocodile, shoot them whil they are on land mainly, they are hunted in canada irl, mostly by natives

[urban helm]

Would they be able to move quickly on land?

[rigid whale]

They are pretty fast on land, they have the speed of a human runner, they wouldn't flee from large distances unless shot at and they could be aggressive

[urban helm]

Hmmmm I would agree if that's the case

[normal cape]

rock ptarmigan would not be a new species btw

[rigid whale]

Do you have a better choice

Willow ptarmigan would work on a summer map

[normal cape]

i think both willow and rock are the only arctic species so its fine if its reused

[rigid whale]

The map would be based on the Canadian archipelago mainly Victoria, Baffin and elsemere islands

The south would be more colourful with no snow and long grasses, here you could find barren ground caribou

The north would be barren with more snow, peary caribou and Arctic wolf

Arctic Hare would be the first lagomorph where white is a common fur variant

It might seem unrealistic but EE could keep the distance we can look generally under 300 meters just because there are so many hills and ravines in the area

They could add these cool rock formations from Baffin island

And those white cotton like flowers iconic of the Arctic

It is called Eriophorum callitrix or Arctic cottongrass

There could also be abandoned wailing stations as landmarks

This is a Inukshuk it is used for communication and as a navigational landmark by Inuit people of Arctic canada

Arctic Marshes are of course a must biome,

[molten linden]

I think all the seal species should be classified 4 or below seeing as most hunt them with 22-250.

With the exception of walrus that is

[prisma stone]

I know they’re not on Baffin Island but i still think canadian lynx would be a good fit

[rigid whale]

I will do that, I do not know much on guns, I just went by weight

[rigid whale]

Depends on the next map, then I'll add a little mountain forest area with dall sheep and Canada lynx in the south if they aren't on the new map

[prisma stone]

Dall sheep only live in the far west of Canada and this reserve has more than enough new big game to need them imo

[rigid whale]

I agree

Much of the north of Nunavuts coast Is covered with sea ice year aroundy this would be prime polar bear and seal territory

Many areas are also covered in thousands of lakes and streams, this is great for breeding waterfowl like the tundra swan and snow goose

Much of the southern archipelago isn't covered in sea ice along the coast, this would be prime seaduck hunting for eiders but these shores and beaches would also hold seals and walrus

The willow ptarmigan ranges much of the central and southern archipelago which would make this a possible reuse

The rock ptarmigan ranges even further north where populations would be highest, however they woul be found thru the entire map although more rare where willow ptarmigan are present

These are Arctic Marshes, here snow goose and tundra swan would be especially plentiful

The Wolverine is a super iconic animal and would be found on major landmasses thruout the reserve

The king eider is one of the most striking ducks Bering mostly limited to the arctic

The common eider has a wider range but is just as beautiful and iconic as the king

Common eider can hybridise with mallard (left) and king eider (right) like they did for some other species I'd suppose these be rare variants, "common eider x mallard" as a rare for the common and "common x king eider" as a rare for the king eider

Another striking rare for the eiders could be leucistic

[rigid whale]

The snow goose would be another abundant waterfowl species across the maps inland areas, they would have 2 common plumages, blue and white with white Bering more common and blue being uncommon but not rare

Some of their most common hybrids are with greater white fronted goose (left) and with canada goose (right)

Other interesting rares for them could be dark (left) and molting (right)

[normal gulch]

Sounds cool, hope for wolverines and muskox on the new map tho

but if it’s arctic i’d want them on this map too

[civic kraken]

I mean, we can propose it all we want. The devs may have...Nunavut...😜🤣

[rigid whale]

Imagine how beutiful hunting these beutiful rolling hills towards the maps south would be

[gusty lichen]

🔝 My election for the next Canadian map. Canada deserves two maps. An authentic Artic map.

The Musk Ox is a big animal

There are Muskoxen and Artict Wolves in Minecraft 😭

[deep belfry]

Yes I want this map

[gusty lichen]

An Arctic Wolf was killed by a Musk Ox. Look at the puncture wounds. 😮

[rigid whale]

Absolutely wild, Arctic wolf are tiny btw, that's why I made them class 3, they shouldn't be very skittish but only turn aggressive on very rare occasion

[gusty lichen]

Comparison of Gray Wolf and Arctic Wolf

[rigid whale]

They only weigh around 40 kg with 50 Beeing around where max weight

[rugged comet]

Arctic ground squirrels are commonly hunted in Nunavut, I think they would be pretty cool to see.

They are surprisingly interesting little animals. They are known to predate mice and even lemmings when food is scarce, which is pretty wild for a squirrel 😂

[rigid whale]

They'd be epic and would be found towards the maps south as they aren't found in the northern archipelago like Peary Caribou or wolf are

[sweet temple]

Oh look, it's me

[rigid whale]

I added info on where each animal would be found approximately.
I added willow ptarmigan and Arctic ground squirrel to the list as well

We are at 19 species rn which might be a bit much but should be fine considering that 7 of those are birds, if they wanted they could keep brant, willow ptarmigan and barren ground caribou away to push it down to 16

[rigid whale]

I am working on a map, this is how far I am currently in, beige is tundra, dark blue is open sea water and the white is an ice shield, I will work further and add more details like water sources and more distinct tundra variations

[gusty lichen]

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

[rigid whale]

This is how the sea ice would look with lots of waterholes for seals to escape, Arctic fox, seals and polar bear would be found here

[gusty lichen]

Narwhal Hunting in Nunavut
Image Credit: Nunavut Artic College Media
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar9uOj9hfH4

[rigid whale]

Super cool, although I don't really see it in COTW, idk how that would work really

[gusty lichen]

Crocs can swim in COTW

[rigid whale]

Seals could swimm as well, I'm sure beavers will be able to aswell, if they add narwhals they should also add beluga whale

[gusty lichen]

The trophy

[rigid whale]

I feel like seal hunting would be more similar to crocodile hunting with them resting on land going into the water to feed or flee

[gusty lichen]

The Inuit hunter with a Narwhal with TWO tusks, a Diamond Narwhal.

[rigid whale]

There is a skull from an Inuit hunter that is from a narluga hybrid, I'm sure you've heard of it
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narluga

[gusty lichen]

Beauty hybrid specimen. It is expectation

What Class is Narwhal? 🤔

[rigid whale]

9 or 10

[gusty lichen]

You have a narrow window of opportunity to shoot a narwhal when it surfaces to breathe and more from the long shot.

[rigid whale]

There are many areas covered in snow years round but this map would be set mostly in areas that are not snowy during summer when this map is set

[molten linden]

Nah, class 5 if anything.

[molten linden]

Dead serious btw

[mellow temple]

adult narwhals usually weigh 800 to 1,600 kg (1,800 to 3,500 lbs). They're definitely not the biggest whale in the world, but they're not tiny either

tbh though I can't see EW adding any cetaceans to this game in the future. That type of hunting feels like it's meant for a different type of game.

[rigid whale]

Oh lol, I thought they were similar to pilot whales which is pretty big and the only whale I've ever seen

[molten linden]

Natives pop them with .223 and 30-06.

[rigid whale]

No I can't really see em either but it's a fun thought experiment, if I'm ever over in Greenland or Nunavut Ill try some whale

[gusty lichen]

It's the same for monkey hunting. I don't think EW makes some huntable monkeys in COTW in future.

[frank seal]

Baboons will likely come with the next African map, they are the only primates considered to be a big game animal

[gusty lichen]

I hope I am wrong. The other hunting game is taking this opportunity.

[rigid whale]

Imagine how epic polar bear hunting would be, drawing by @sweet temple

[sweet temple]

Thanks 😊

[rigid whale]

I touched it up slightly, I hope that's okay

[sweet temple]

That's all good. What did you change?

[rigid whale]

I flipped it by 90 degrees and adjusted the brightness, nothing much

Oh and I cut away the pen and stuff

[sweet temple]

Thanks for that

[rigid whale]

40 likes 🥳

[rigid whale]

Just when we thought we could stop begging for polar bear

[rigid whale]

I have removed snow goose from "new" species, however I am still in favor of them being here

[frank seal]

Well I reworked the species list for #1070045518002147458

[rigid whale]

Love to see it, looks very nice

[shell shoal]

Bump not only for polar bears but for tundra swan and eider. I want them both so bad

[rigid whale]

Yes 😭

[rigid whale]

I saw a harbour seal today, of love to shoot them ingame

[normal gulch]

Whenever the arctic map comes, the feeding zones for polar bears should be them trying to catch seals. This wasn’t my idea but i remember someone suggested it before

[rigid whale]

Yeah or a seal carcass, I'd love to hunt polar bears on an ice shield

[normal gulch]

Tried googling what that means but i couldn’t find an actual picture but it sounds cool hahaha

[rigid whale]

That's cause it's a translation error lol, what I meant is sea ice, I talked more about that here: #1375853270890840245 message

[normal gulch]

👍

[shell shoal]

probably quite a stretch for this game, but imagine multiple bears at a whale carcass! really unique and cool sight

[normal gulch]

True that’d have to be rare tho, i wouldn’t want to have the ability to shoot 10-20 Polar bears in one spot, i’d like it in-game to be somewhat like the tiger but not ambush just running at you when seeing you or something, this is too much

[rigid whale]

Yeah they have to be rare

[normal gulch]

Yes speaking of rares, what kind of fur types would there be? Because i can imagine the devs have to get creative considering the closest people can come to a rare is an algea coated polar bear hahaha, i’m here for it tho

[rigid whale]

Yeah, they've done species without rares before, I honestly don't really want something to wild, maybe an albino, blood covered? Algae covered would be super fun, 1-2 rares could be enough.
I feel with polar bears the #1 focus should be the hunting experience it selve.

It's something I wanna see on an Arctic map as it's just so iconic but species like seals or maybe even seabirds and other birds kinda thrill me more.
https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1315619656488321024 wink wink 😉

[normal gulch]

I have yet to see a species without a rare actually, the only one with the least rares are rock ptarmigan. But yeah i agree it just becomes pointless to keep enjoying that experience without getting something out of it, while the experience being incredible, you won’t be able to enjoy it as much. That’s why i love hunting tigers, because there’s many to see and you get to enjoy the hunting experience, those skins could work tho, i imagine the algea one would be like some of the mountain goats

[rigid whale]

Black bears used to have no rares

[normal gulch]

Oh alr, i ain’t a veteran like you i presume

[rigid whale]

Ye I've been around for a good minute

[normal gulch]

Incredible

[rigid whale]

🤯

[surreal jolt]

i was so sad we did not get walrus, seal, and polar bears in the new map 🙁

[rigid whale]

Yes, hopefully we'll get the true Arctic

[normal gulch]

Fyi they don’t allow bumping anymore just so you know

[frank seal]

To clarify they meant just saying "bump", its why my last "bump" for my Arctic Reserve was going over potential items that could come with like decoys and boats

[normal gulch]

oh yeah but actually bringing content or posting photos related to the thread, i just thought by saying this hasn’t been up for a while could be like bumping but idk sorry i’m not trying to judge or anything Janny

[rigid whale]

Oh thank you

[sweet temple]

Is that in Nunavut?

[rigid whale]

I am not sure but it's a super cool photo of a tundra swan hunt so I thought it would fit

[rigid whale]

I will never get over these

[rigid whale]

Many islands of the southern and central archipelago like Baffin and Victoria actually have barren ground caribou or both the subspecies.

[frank seal]

Have you ever thought of how a map would look for this

I imagine it would be a lot of islands and peninsulas with a fair amount of sea ice in between

Here is a cut-out of Nunavut that looks roughly like what I am talking about

[normal gulch]

For a map like these i feel like we need canoes, which while though not easy to hunt from i think it could be a really cool addition

[rigid whale]

I thought about this alot, I had something similar in mind, I have worked on a map before, I think I posted it here

[rigid whale]

Like this, a more southern tundra with species like willow ptarmigan, Arctic ground squirrel and barren ground caribou as exclusives and a more northern area with species like Arctic wolf and peary caribou, and some sea ice. The blue in the middle is a sea strait, mountains, inland waterways and other details are not shown

[past swift]

I'd love a reserve in the Arctic, but I have a question.
In the Arctic, it's continuous daylight for 6 months and night for 6 months. How would the game account for the time of light and darkness?
Half of the missions in daylight and the other half in darkness. that would be a first, also, less programming for time changes/images.
I can just imagine the guy who just bought the reserve and doesn't know about this—he goes to a spot for 6:30 PM and waits for it to get dark! LOL!

[normal gulch]

It’d be a cool detail i suppose in terms of realism to have some days completely dark and some days completely bright, but idk how the community would think about that playing. Most likely. time will be as usual

[past swift]

Yes, it would probably be necessary to reprogram, at least for one conversion.
Imagine you're hunting and it's 2:00 AM, but it's bright sunshine. Then, let's say in the middle of the list missions, it suddenly switches to darkness. Oof, that would be confusing!
That would generate a ton of questions here in help_and_tips and support. LOL!

[rigid whale]

Well I do not know how ew would handle it, unless we talk really HIGH Arctic there's usually a part of year with a 8 hour night/16 hour day, I'd personally imagine the high Arctic best in summer (there will still be ice and snow covered areas) with around 18 hours of light and 6 of gloomy dusk dawn esque stuff but never true night is say

[normal gulch]

Normally it gets dark on every map around 19, realistically summer maps would have it brighter until like 2:am, for example Australia. It is a cool detail, but is it neccessary? I imagine it can be a bit of work

[rigid whale]

Not neccesarryly, there's a spot even here in sweden where that time pattern happens even tho we have summers with 2 hour nights and 2 hour days in winter

[normal gulch]

That was kinda my point, i was born and still live in Sweden so that’s why i brought it up, forgive me if i was unclear

[rigid whale]

Oh cool we're in Sweden

[normal gulch]

In a little town called Strängnäs

[rigid whale]

Ye ik it, been there cupple times

[rigid whale]

I live right up in uppsala, if your into wildlife you should try giving Hjälstaviken in enköpings kommun a visit

[normal gulch]

Thank you, i might do that sometime in the future, there’s many national parks and reserves in Sweden i’d like to visit, especially in the North. There’s a specific place that is like mountains and wetlands (like the Revountouli map). Don’t remember the name though

[rigid whale]

Fall generally is the best time imo

[normal gulch]

Oh so it’s much waterfowl, how cool. The bird in that first picture (idk the english name for this) if you didn’t know is called skäggdopping and here in Strängnäs, nature is very close and almost intergrated with the city, so down by the docks i saw one nesting like 2m away from me, a sothöna as well. Sorry i don’t care to translate right now

[rigid whale]

Yeah I know them, hjälsta is really big on waterfowl, 1000s of geese and ducks on this small lake in fall, we even get quit a few lesser white fronted geese (fjällgås) every year which is the world's second most endangered goose! I've personally seen 7 different geese there and many other (sometimes rare birds) even species like snow goose, red breasted goose, bar headed goose

[normal gulch]

I’d love to experience that geese get so much hate here btw you should get ”Viltappen”. It’s a simple app about swedish animals and nature. You seem nature interested and since you’re in Sweden it can be fun to use

[rigid whale]

I think I already know the far majority of our mammals and birds.

[normal gulch]

Alright, well i don’t know you so thought i’d recommend it? Are you Swedish or do you just live here?

[rigid whale]

I've been here for 8 years so I have the Swedish passport but I'm not originally from Sweden, came here mostly for better education an entire money but I think I'll leave once I'm done with school.

[normal gulch]

Oh ok, well i hoped you have enjoyed yourself this far, i suppose we should get this post back on topic

[rigid whale]

We should, jag älskar Sverige ❤️🇸🇪🫎

[gray sonnet]

Yes!!

[slender elk]

hehe artic ground baby

[gusty lichen]

Translation from Spanish: February 27 – International Polar Bear Day

[marble garden]

Top right is a wapiti that was photographed in wagon trails animal park just fyi