Hot take on Africa

[floral grail]

Don't do a major African map too soon

I say this because I'd rather the team do it well and be able to realize it after some practice rather than jumping into it asap

I'd first do a few maps in NA and Eurasia, about 3, before doing anything super ambitious

And I should disclaim that when I say Africa map, I assume it'll be the one we all want with a ton of plains game (especially giraffe and zebra) and the big 5

[trail venture]

What about a Plains Game Reserve with maybe animals like Buffalo, Leopard and Crocodile?

I do agree that a Big 5 Reserve shouldn't be attempted too early in the games lifespan

[floral grail]

That could work.

Or a Kalahari reserve with just leopard and plains game, maybe some buffalo but not many as they're water dependant

[floral grail]

You could do a reserve that has a shitload of plains game and then use some later in the big 5 map

[trail venture]

I don't expect the Canadian Arctic within the first 5 years myself, I would put an African Big 5 Reserve in a similar time frame

[toxic cairn]

Cheetah, Zebra, Impala and Rhino would awesome additions too!