🏔️ Silver Ridge Peaks ⛰️ [Rework]

[tough swan]

In COTW, we have a map called "Silver Ridge Peaks". It’s located in the southern Rocky Mountains of North America! In my opinion, it’s one of the well most acknowledged and well known maps in COTW! But it’s a very outdated map and it could have some new features and reworks, just to enhance the experience in this map! Some of these new features would be snow in the rockies, Shiras Moose backfill and many species reworks and subspecies distribution!

This map could benefit from some new Species, here is a list of some species that should be Backfilled

Backfillings

• Gadwall
• Northern Pintail
• Green-winged Teal
• Ring-necked Pheasant
• White-tailed Jackrabbit
• American Badger
• Plains Coyote
• Shiras Moose

A lot of animals on this map need reworks. Here is a few that would work perfectly on this amazing map:

Reworks:

• White-tailed Jackrabbit
• Coyote - (Name also changed to "Plains Coyote")
• Mountain Lion
• Rocky Mountain Elk
• Plains Bison - https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1382795852283646064

Some other things that could be added:
Notes:

• Mountain Goat - https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1321250596782608464
• Pronghorn - https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1214623947790749716 https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1245092299709485079
• Black Bear - https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1119837861508821103

And finally, some nice graphical changes! One that would be epic would be Dynamic Weather with Snow in the far top of the mountains.

This map has so much potential to be the best map ever. The rockies is an iconic hunting location and this map is so much fun. EW, please consider this!

Awesome collaboration with @hollow siren!

[merry rock]

and add easter eggs :D

[ivory rose]

Make a greatone elk with it

[manic fog]

Reworking the RM Elk is the priority number 1. Fix the drinking zone when Black Bear and Elk drink together.

[tough swan]

💯

[manic fog]

White-tailed Ptarmigan

Lesser Scaup

[tough swan]

So pretty

[manic fog]

Ruddy Duck

Muskrat

[tough swan]

🏔️ Silver Ridge Peaks ⛰️ [Rework]

[hollow siren]

Might I also suggest the addition of White-tail Jackrabbits. A rabbit could also be nice.

[tough swan]

Ah yes I’ll add that in!

[hollow siren]

Don’t forget to add “rework” next to their name! I found a no post that goes into detail about Rabbit reworks: https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1294684372917551215

[glass marlin]

I think Dusky Grouse would be a great addition to SRP as well.

This map shows the range for both the Dusky and Sooty Grouse. As you can see, Dusky Grouse can be found throughout the Rocky Mountain region as far south as New Mexico

[hollow siren]

These are the Range maps for Canada Goose and Snow goose. The first one is the Canadian and the Second is the Snow. Personally I believe Canada Goose would work better, but both are awesome to add.

[fleet forge]

yes pls this looks so frickin cool i have been waiting to hunt badgers in cotw ever since i started hunting them in way of the hunter

[tough swan]

SAME

[hollow siren]

As Cutterito has said, the Wapiti and Black bears should not drink together. I personally think Black Bear should drink at night again. Obviously the great one grinders will probably moan, but it’s best this way for realism.

Also, Black bears should be renamed to American Black bears, it’s time we start getting sub-species

[frail citrus]

In Askiy map I don't rise my head because tired of ducks and geese. Irl they don't fly constantly and everywhere. I thought Salz...map became a perfect solution for this problem. Ton of different waterfowl and geese in one place. But not. Now no one new map without them. Bad trend. Coyote, badger, rabbit, ptarmigan, pheasant, grouse... OK. Waterfowl and geese no no no.

[hollow siren]

Waterfowl is a staple of the game, it’s one of the most popular hunting methods in the world. Colorado is great for Waterfowl. They’re an essential on every map.

[frail citrus]

No always. It staple only recently. Mississippi, Layton, Vurhonga, NZ were without waterfowl. Even geese in Hirsh was for money.

[hollow siren]

It’s been one of the most important things in the game since 2022 when NEM came out. They don’t make nearly as much noise you are saying they do, and it’s only for a few seconds. Just mute your pc and you’re fine. Waterfowl are needed on every map.

[frail citrus]

I'm not a grinder or not a fur maniac. Therefore can't mute. Stalker needs hear around. But yes. After 2022 the game has changed. The game needs mute.

[hollow siren]

I agree, the game has changed.. but for the better. Waterfowl hunting is extremely enjoyable if you know what you’re doing. And as I said, the birds don’t make nearly as much noise as you say they do.

[frail citrus]

I'm hope UH will offer more than a ton of ducks and geese in every maps. Happy hunting.

[kindred turret]

While I do agree that waterfowl hunting can be enjoyable (especially with friends and a setup), some maps don't need waterfowl

[glass marlin]

I feel like SRP should have at least one waterfowl species, it has so many lakes that would be perfect for ducks. That being said, I agree with MooseDragon, not every map needs waterfowl.

[kindred turret]

For Silver Ridge something like Blue-winged Teal or Lesser Scaup would work imo

[glass marlin]

I think it would be pretty fun to shoot a few ducks at some of the lakes on the map

I think Cinnamon Teal and Pintail would be good backfill options, and Blue Winged Teal if they're willing to add a new duck species to an existing map

I used to think mallards would be a great addition to SRP as well, but they're on so many other maps now that it wouldn't really add much to the map.

[tough swan]

Agreed, but is it just me or do you guys feel like SRP doesn’t have that true value feeling to it? The lakes kinda feel dull compared to real life.

[ocean root]

Dusky grouse would fit better then pheasant imo

[soft cloud]

Smaller moose species sounds cool

[compact tapir]

Idk about realism…bears kinda just drink when they want, but I personally think elk should drink from 16:00 - 20:00. Any time that I’ve seen them near water irl has been in the evening.

[glass marlin]

I think bears drinking in the morning and then Elk drinking in the evening makes the most sense to me.

[tough swan]

Same

[jovial apex]

I'm obsessed about the badgers and i like the drink time for the bears and elk

[hollow siren]

^

[tough swan]

I love the Badger idea, in my opinion I think it’s unrealistic for the Bears and Elk to share a drink zone.

[weary citrus]

I think all the older maps could use a rework to bring them up to the standards of some of the newer maps ... ...

Unfortunately the amount of dev time needed to do these reworks is hard to justify when they can't really charge $$ for them again ....

[soft cloud]

I don’t think that will happen, maybe some minor tweaks but not a rework, the maps don’t really look outdated graphics wise, some areas could be improved like on Vurhonga but yeah doubt it

[hollow siren]

I agree

[round timber]

Maybe Gray and Red Fox too, and maybe Swift Fox for new Species….Also I think Snowshoe Hare and Canadian Lynx live in Colorado too right?!

[tough swan]

Yes they do, atleast Canadian Lynx do. I’m just not sure about Lynx, not sure about @hollow siren thoughts. But mine are that unless the devs add snow to some parts of the map, Canadian Lynx wouldn’t really fit.

[glass marlin]

Canada Lynx are a better fit for Yukon Valley or Askiy Ridge (you know, the map that's actually in Canada)

[hollow siren]

I think the species in the original post are the best options for the devs to pick from

[round timber]

True I guess you can also throw in New England mountains too because Canadian Lynx are found in that part of New England

[glass marlin]

nah, NEM already has bobcats and we don't need two similarly-sized felines on the same map. Plus there aren't a lot of Canada Lynxes in New England.

[hollow siren]

bump

[hollow siren]

This hasn’t been at the top in a while..

[deft echo]

No hate but Silver ridge peaks isnt a waterfowl and geese map its based in the rockies and there is no rivers in Silver ridge

[soft cloud]

Kinda agree, they should have more birds there though

[hollow siren]

Considering the amount of lakes on the map (And the amount of Big game) Waterfowl are kinda needed to help round things out. And these are Suggestions 👏not 👏everything 👏 needs 👏to 👏be 👏added !!!! It’s simply a lot of options for the devs to pick and choose from…

Edit: Also Colorado is extremely popular for waterfowl hunting too

[deft echo]

alright

[soft cloud]

Then they should have made the map look more like a reserve for waterfowl, right now it looks like a place for the animals in it, big hills and valleys with some mountains. I have a hard time seeing waterfowl fitting into the map at all even if there are lakes (which btw every map has lakes and it doesn’t give enough reason to add waterfowl). I’d rather have a separate smaller map

[hollow siren]

Okay, but explain this to me…

Askiy Ridge: Does it have big hills/mountains? ✅

Does it have Valleys? ✅

Does it have Waterfowl? ✅

So explain the issue?

[soft cloud]

Askiy ridge has an entire riversystem connected to big lakes and dams, it looks like a place waterfowl should be. Think of it like this, if the alps were introduced as the next map, the waterfowl would still be in the wetlands, yes sure geese land on fields, but not the dry fields that are on SRP. The whole american rockies experience would be ruined, the entire issue is just that they don’t fit in on the map. I think the lakes are too spread out as well which makes less sense for those kinds of birds to be on that reserve

This map makes it work: https://discord.com/channels/393040947006406657/1342986300466135050

[hollow siren]

Up

[tough swan]

My opinion is that Silver Ridge could do with some waterfowl, especially since Colorado is quite popular for it. I just reckon that a bit of a touch with a bird could make the lakes just more interesting..

[soft cloud]

In my opinion they need to make the map look more welcoming for waterfowl

[deft echo]

theres no river in silver ridge peals and unless devs do a rework then it waterfowl is not gonna be added

[tough swan]

Why do we need rivers? Rivers could definitely benefit SRP in many ways, where I would certainly love to have rivers. But why do we need them for waterfowl, they are very populated in lakes?

[deft echo]

i know, but if there is so much waterfowl thats in this rework suggestion we should atleast get a map rework. lakes wont fit all these waterfowls it will be over crowded

[hollow siren]

Bump like a month later