Animal Backfilling.

[cold comet]

As the title suggests, this is my idea for a future backfilling. I am going to limit my list to a maximum of three new species per reserve.

Hirschfelden

An incredibly beautiful reserve that is really fun to hunt. I think this reserve could benefit from:

• Eurasian Pine Martin
• Black Grouse
• Iberian Mouflon (Renamed to just "Mouflon")

Layton Lakes

One of my favourite reserves with a lot of cool animals and big mountains. I trhink Layton needs:

• Bighorn Sheep
• Mountain Goat
• Mountain Lion (Small population)

Medved Taiga

A great reserve for new and experienced Players alike. I had some troubles coming up with ideas for potential adds to this reserve, but ended up with:

• Tundra Bean Goose
• Mountain Hare
• Roe Deer (Similar change like Desert and RM Bighorn. Slight changes to make the Medved variant Siberian Roe deer and the rest European Roe deer)

Vurhonga Savanha

I literally cannot think of anything that would work for Botswana. All I Could think of was:

• Fallow Deer

Parque Fernando

I personally think Parque is a great reserve. I think we need these on Parque:

• Fallow Deer
• Iberian Mouflon (Again, renamed to Mouflon)
• Feral Goat

Yukon Valley

One of my all time favourite maps, and for good reason. It has an incredibly good species list (minus the bad models) All that I think should be added:

• Black Bear
• Willow Ptarmigan
• Coyote

Cuatro Collinas

The best map for getting diamonds (imo) there's not much that can be added, but what I would suggest:

• Fallow Deer
• Red Fox

SRP

I personally think this map is desperately lacking Small game. All I think that should be added:

• Red fox
• Coyote
• Ring-necked Pheasant

Te awaroa

One of the best maps in the game, I definitely find myself hunting there often.

• Rocky mountain Elk
• Whitetail Deer
• Sambar Deer

Rancho del Arroyo

A very nostalgic reserve for me (I was a casual player for 2 years before getting serious about the game after Rancho released) I think there's a lot to be desired here.

• Plains Bison
• Puma (I think it would be nice)

Mississippi Acres

I think all we need is some ducks and a small predator

• Wood Duck
• Mallard
• Coyote

Revontuli Coast
I don't think this reserve needs any more species. All I can think of is:

• Red Fox

NEM

Probably the least favourite reserve of the community, there's much to be desired:

• Woodcock (Eurasin Woodcock renamed to American Woodcock)
• Canada Goose
• Gadwall

Emerald Coast

Honestly a great reserve, not much should or can be added. These are my picks though:

• Water buffalo
• European Rabbit

Sundarpatan

Another amazing map. I think the only thing we might need are some additions to the south.

• Wild Boar
• Sambar Deer
• Hog deer

Salzwiesen Park

• Roe Deer
• European Hare

*** Askiy Ridge***

• Mountain Lions
• Grizzly Bears
• Coyotes

*** Torr nan Sithean***

NO BACKFILLINGS REQUIRED

[quaint heart]

I would like to see Capercallie or Black grouse and chamois over sika deer and pine marten on hirsch.

I might aswell propose Euro hare for Salz.

[cold comet]

Black Grouse is definitely a good pick for Hirshcfelden. I'll replace it for Sika Deer.

[glacial elm]

A bit controversial, but I’d also like to see Gray Wolf on Layton Lakes! Like cougars, they would probably be small population of wolves so like maybe anywhere from 5-15 Packs

[weak scroll]

Where did you hear that vurhonga was based on Botswana? Also I’d just leave vurhonga out of it until there’s new African maps. Last thing we need is an introduced species taking up space in an African roster.

[cold comet]

I did say that I was gonna limit every map to 3 species maximum. Honestly Gray Wolves on Layton would be a very bad idea imo, because imagine being lvl 2 and having to face off against a pack of aggresive wolves.

[cold comet]

I remember seeing them post about Vurhonga being in Botswana on their Twitter page way back in the day, but it seems that every post before december third is gone.

[tough plank]

Id love gadwall also on Mississippi
And for rancho you could also drop green winged teal, cinnamon teal and Northern pintail for waterfowl options and use coues deer as a whitetail replacement

[cold comet]

@outer heron May I ask why you left a negative review?

[quaint heart]

he doesent want to have mouflon or anything else really on hirschfelden

[cold comet]

But those are like literally the best picks to add to Hirschfelden. Multiple people in the community have suggested those additions to Hirschfelden so I will not be removing them from my list.

[quaint heart]

yeah i agree

[tough plank]

Whats the problem with that?

[quaint heart]

i guess he likes the map as it is rn

[tough plank]

I like the map too but even i agree it could use more

[quaint heart]

yeah its the same for me

euro badger
mouflon
chamois
capercallie
black grouse

all of those would be great addtions to hirsch

[tough plank]

Id love those on hirsch and euro badger would be nice to have on salz too

[glacial elm]

Eh I guess I just really need a Mountain Lion and Gray Wolf Shared Reserve and a Gray Wolf and Coyote Shared Reserve! I actually I think about a wolves might actually work for Layton, but under one condition… and I’ve brought this up in the past but…. Have them be a Halloween event exclusive….. as in for the Halloween season and just that time of the year an event place where gray wolves are a huntable species on Layton Lake District, but only during the Halloween season because after that they’re out and you’ll have to wait until next year…. As that thrill factor and a bit of realism to it then rather adding crypto like Werewolves, Bigfoot, Wendigos, Yetis, Vampires, Chupacabras ect

[weak scroll]

A British Columbia map would work well as a map with all 3, avoids the issues with hunting gray wolves in the lower 48 that way as well.

[glacial elm]

Yeah true! That or Montana/Wyoming/Idaho! Anywhere of those four PNW/NRM locations would work

[weak scroll]

True only animal in game that British Columbia has over those is a less controversial addition of the grizzly bear which really needs a remodel but I suppose we’re getting off topic

[glacial elm]

Yeah actually now I think about it, “Cougar/Puma/Mountain Lion, Grizzly Bear, Coyote, Turkey, RM Elk, Plains Bison, Bobcat, Blacktailed Deer and Roosevelt Elk” could all use a Remodel and Rework badly!

[outer heron]

white-tail jack rabbits look like plastic bunny's,

[versed pilot]

I feel like puma would be a better fit for Layton although the mountain lion and puma are roughly the same, the blacktail multimount for them makes it a more fitting species

[weak scroll]

It would be mountain lion on Layton (mountain lion/cougar are the North American names while puma is South American they’re the same animal tho)

[cold comet]

They’re the exact same thing in the game, just different names. They’re even the same animal in the codex

[glacial elm]

Also Axis Deer on SundarPatan are another Must Have

[cold comet]

They could work but Wild Boar and Sambar are some of the most requested species for Sundarpatan and the Hog deer only have 1 reserve compared to the Axis Deer which has 2.

[glacial elm]

True, but who’s to say at that all 4 can’t make it together?!

[cold comet]

I limited my post to three backfillings to each reserve, which already is too many. 4 is just unrealistic. The max is most likely 2 species, so I recommended 3 so that there’s more options for EW to choose from if they take this post seriously.

[versed pilot]

So would I be able to get a mountain lion and use it for the mount?

[cold comet]

Yes

[ionic vector]

NEM is serene. Please dont ruin it with a bunch of mother honking geese.

[fringe night]

Blacktail on Yukon yalley

[tough plank]

Those would likely be Sitka blacktail not the Columbian Blacktail we currently have

[upbeat ravine]

I don’t even know blacktail are found that far inland

[tough plank]

Maybe Sitka but definitely not Columbian

[weak scroll]

Adding on to this, Yukon seems to be based on the Yukon River valley on the Alaska side. Since there’s no coast on the map I’d assume it’s not completely near the coast but there are harlequins so ( using the purple map of harlequin sightings) I’d guess Yukon is in the central part of the valley north south wise but a bit closer to the border east west wise.

[upbeat ravine]

Yeah it’s no where near the coast

[weak scroll]

So sadly even sika black tail would be out of place, but dall sheep could work (if they ever would put em on a map)

[tough plank]

Thought so too I knew about Columbian but not Sitka wasnt entirely sure

[cold comet]

@hoary pewter May I ask why you left a negative review on my post?

[hoary pewter]

Because there are things I wouldn't like to see in the game, for example:

1. I wouldn't want to see black grouse and martens in Hirsch.

2. Then, in Vurhonga and Fernando Park, I wouldn't want to see fallow deer, and even less so in Vurhonga.

3. In Medved, a new species should be added, the Siberian roe deer, as it is a separate species, not a subspecies. (This is not a criticism, but a correction.)

4. On the other hand, in CC, I think it is complete with fallow deer and partridge; I don't see the need to add fox.

5. Then, in SRP, coyote and maybe white-tailed hare are enough to complete the map.

6. On the other hand, TA seems complete to me; no need to fill in, unless some bird is added. Besides, I'm tired of the white-tailed deer appearing on 70% of the maps.

7. Finally, in my opinion, Mississippi needs ducks, not coyotes.

8. And on the other maps, such as NEM, REV, or EC, I wouldn't add any species, as they seem quite complete to me.

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I believe that my backfilling proposal is more appropriate, although this is only my personal opinion.

[tough plank]

The entire point of parque is being a sort of game ranch so adding fallow works
But vurhonga should stick to African species imo
Mississippi is a new environment we haven't seen coyotes in yet and would make a new hunting experience for them
In place of whitetail on te you could easily substitute them for sambar or rusa
And srp could use more game birds turkeys being the only ones makes the map feel very empty
Ec needs at least water buffalo or AT BEAR MINIMUM euro rabbits since they are a very invasive and rampant species in Australia

But this is my two cents on this message

Oh yeah no mention but rancho is really lacking in game birds imo for a place that's known for its game bird hunting

[weak scroll]

I have to agree that I wouldn’t want fallow on parque, sure it’s a game ranch but in game South America is severely lacking in native species representation, and of those few it represents (literally only 3 animals) two can be found on other maps, I’d rather not see more slots be taken up by another non native species

[hoary pewter]

Yes, you're right about what you said in SRP, but I would put water birds rather than land birds.

Then in TA, I do think sambar deer could be added, but that's it, just that.

Otherwise, I still think the same, but of course these are personal opinions and everyone has their own.

[outer heron]

for Hirschfelden, if the map was expanded to the bigger mountains, then maybe. but they would just end up being at the left side of the map i imagine and compete with the Boars, Bison, Red deer and Roe deer and it feels like to much. Black Grouse would be ok, the birds don't effect mas to much. Same for Pine martens, I'd be fine with them.

On SRP, I would rather see Canada geese, mallards dusky grouse, Green-Winged teal. Coyote could work in the plains of the map. No to pheasants.

I have a lot more no's and some yes's with the other maps but my response was to long without nitro so i just covered my two favorites.

[quaint heart]

You know mouflon arent ibex right ?

They could be all over the map without veing out of place,they are not Mountain exklusive like ibex

[outer heron]

Well thats news to me, I have always read about them being in the mountains. I have never seen them ion person. I still say no, I don't want them of Hirsh.

Also, you guys keep wanting to rename them to just "Mouflon" when there's European Mouflon, Armenian Mouflon, Cypriot Mouflon, Esfahan Mouflon and Laristan Mouflon. That would take away from having other breeds of Mouflon possibly added in the future.

[weak scroll]

Guessing they did that because the Iberian mouflon isn’t really its own sub species they’re just European mouflon with a different name and the subspecies in Central Europe is also the European mouflon so until there’s a reason to have the subspecies names they prolly figured just calling em mouflon would be less confusing

[quaint heart]

Tons of yapping, who cares ✌️

they Look the same afterall and theres no way we will see all of them in the game

[feral pond]

I should add that European Mouflon are not even true Mouflon (Ovis gmelini) but are instead a subspecies of Domestic Sheep

After all the European Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) was for a long time restricted to Corsica and Sardinia until the last few hundred years where they were introduced across Europe. The oldest mouflon remains on Sardinia and Corsica are not much older then 8000 years old by Neolithic farmers