Small maps for big game(hear me out)

[sharp trellis]

With the addition of Salzwiesen Park being a small map dedicated to small game, it really got the community excited about the potential for more small maps. But everyone really only thinks about birds and other small game for small maps. But there’s also a lot of species of big game that people want added to the game. So to fix that problem, here is what I’m proposing.
What if we had small maps for specific(and more) big game species? For example, Let’s say a small map set in the alps that has a small number of alpine ibex on it (maybe tiger or snow leopard numbers). Instead of making a big map with the exact same species of European game with a few new ones, here is a small map with a few new/remodeled species

I also see the potential for some really great diversity here. A small map in the Alps for Alpine Ibex, on Sapientza island(Greece) for Kri-Kri Ibex, in the mountains of northern British Columbia for Stone Sheep, And in the Ethiopian highlands for Mountain Nyala. And of course more species of small game for each of those(only one species for each map would be kinda weird).
I believe this will offer players more diverse experiences for the game, without having to wait years on end for really big maps full with lots of

Ethiopian Highlands with Mountain Nyala, Menelik Bushbuck, Gelada Baboon, and Colobus Monkey

Maybe Abyssinian Kudu, Giant Forest Hog, and Chandlers Mountain Reedbuck

[native lodge]

So just a reverse salty Weiner park

[sharp trellis]

I have no idea what that is

[native lodge]

The salt wagon park small game greylag goose tundra bean goose thing idk how to spell it

[sharp trellis]

Do you mean Salzwiesen park? The one that came out last December?

[native lodge]

Yeah I can’t spell it

[limpid bone]

I honestly rather wait, it takes time to make those maps for a reason

[sharp trellis]

The idea is a Salz park, but instead of a bunch of small game species it’s a a couple of big game species with small populations.

[sharp trellis]

The Alps with Alpine Ibex, Alpine Chamois, Alpine Marmot, Rock Ptarmigan

[deep topaz]

Bro may be cooking ...

Could add a small map for Mexico and add coues deer and desert bighorn

[sharp trellis]

Personally I would prefer for them to replace whitetail and Rocky Mountain big horn on Ranchario.

But I could absolutely see that happening as well

[deep topaz]

The addition on a small map could help with a replacement maybe

If you have them made on a new map as a new species they could be just shifted over like with the gwt when nem came out

[sharp trellis]

Southwestern US desert with Desert Big Horn Sheep, Coues Deer, California Quail, and Chukar

[sharp trellis]

Norther British Columbia with Stone Sheep, Wolverine, sharp tailed Grouse, Canadian Lynx

[native lodge]

Pacific Ocean with Sei Whale, Humboldt Squid, Yellowfin Tuna, Salmon Shark (joke)

[uneven flint]

No offense but you must be smoking some good stuff lol. British Columbia has way to much potential for a small map. I agree it shouldn't be next , but if they ever make it then it should be a big map.

[glacial scroll]

I would also add red deer, roe deer and badger.

[unborn lantern]

I do not like small maps because it is fair that three-quarters (75%) or two-thirds (66,7%) of a large map get lost. It’s a loss of resources and potential.

[deep topaz]

Small maps are good more maps that dont have much potential to justify a full sized map

[lime rampart]

If it’s a map based purely on Northern BC then I could see it. If it’s based on the whole of the province (like Askiy to Alberta) then it could only ever be full sized.

[ebon flower]

I'm down

I think small maps make sense for very specific biomes with very sought after species like for example a map in the Yukon territory with fall sheep and only few other species and they can be made easier/in higher quantities

[sharp trellis]

Exactly! Small maps for specific environments with specific game species

[sharp trellis]

So as it turns out, they replacing Rocky Mountain bighorn with desert bighorn

[sharp trellis]

California with Tule Elk, California quail, Coyote

[deep topaz]

Gonna give my own input here but California imo wouldn't work as a small map theres too much potential that'll be wasted with the amount of biomes and species it could contain, would work better as a full sized map

Sure I understand people are tired of us maps but some still provide something that will warrant a full sized map

[sharp trellis]

Very fair

I’m just trying to throw out ideas for this

[lime rampart]

It’s one of the few US locations that I truly believe deserves a full sized map. Texas, Hawaii, and (maybe) Florida do as well (although Florida could be just fine as a small game map too as it wouldn’t have any new big game to speak of).

[final wraith]

Pennsylvania with Whitetail, turkey, squirrels, grouse and pheasant would be a good one to me. 50/50 mix farmland and woods in the snowy winter. Would it be a great one meat grinder? Yes. Do I want it because it's where I'm from? Also yes.

[lime rampart]

Ah, so literally just New England mountain without Moose? Got it.

[final wraith]

Less mountain, more fields, snow, and squirrels. As much as I do like New England they did the northeast dirty, mostly by having moose in it they’re honestly annoying on that map.

[lime rampart]

You do realize that New Hampshire and Maine (both of which NEM is based on) is a fairly popular place to hunt Moose and has one of the densest populations of Moose on the North American continent, right?

[final wraith]

I do very much understand that and I'm not arguing for no moose, but to me it seems incredibly high at least on my maps. For me it's a gripe since I'm not much of a moose hunter but that map is also just stupidly thick in a lot of places which is to a degree correct but man it sucks trying to hunt it. With the feeders it might change but idk. I know others complain because its just another north american map with normal things and not some random asian country full of exotics but you seriously can't do north america justice with just a couple maps.

[deep topaz]

The US has potential for a couple more maps like texas, California, and possibly hawaii if you count that but most of the community agrees that nem was a train wreck and could use some work or something

[lime rampart]

NEM is a fun map to hunt, but yes it was a train wreck in terms of basically everything else. Terrible grinding map, no new species, etc.

[deep topaz]

Yeah casual hunting or run and gun its fun looks wise too its a gorgeous mapz, but as a non grinding map with nothing new to it kinda really brings down especially when most of the g1 species are on it you'd think it would be THE g1 grinding map

[midnight wyvern]

Yes to all of this, but not for Stone Sheep. They need a full map.

[midnight wyvern]

Hard disagree on NEM. One of my favorites.

[deep topaz]

It just needs something new the map may be YOUR favorite but its not everyone else's you can still like something and think it still needs improving, for example i like rancho but can agree it needs work