History VideoGame / WolfQuest

*** The player will need to find a den in April, the month real wolves look for a den. How sunny and snowy the area is will have a gameplay effect, with dens near cold areas not being ideal.

*** There is a bark emote that will let the player order pups to go hide in the den. This will be useful when the player needs to leave for any reason, such as to hunt.

*** The team made a trip to Yellowstone, partly just to make sure the species of plants used in-game are accurate. That's real dedication.

*** The large boulders scattered on the ground are specially glacial erratic boulders, which were carried there and left behind by glaciers hundreds of thousands of years ago. They are a common, distinctive sight in Yellowstone.

*** Interacting with other wolves (both hostile packs and potential mates) involves real wolf body language. This includes the typical wagging tails, snarling, and other well known behaviors, but also includes wolf body language most people are not familiar with, such as resting your chin on the other wolf's back as affection, or "airplane ears," which indicate uncertainty.

* PurelyAestheticGender: While you can choose to be male or female, the only thing that this affects in-game is your wolf's size (males are larger than females) and which gender dispersal you need to find to be your mate. The gameplay itself is completely the same whether you choose male or female.

*** The large boulders in the game are specially glacial erratic boulders, which were carried there and left behind by glaciers hundreds of thousands of years ago. They are a common, distinctive sight in Yellowstone.

** AudienceParticipation:

** A poll was made asking players which new they would most like to see added to the game. Bighorn sheep won the poll, and they are intended to be added sometime in the future.
** Players were allowed to suggest names for elk herds, and on the Lost River map, some fictional wolf packs.

** If you need more time to decide if you want a specific wolf to be your mate or not, you can keep delaying the decision text box for 10 minutes intervals until you decide.
** Pups are going to be able to survive in and swim short distances (in calm water) to make the river crossing mission less frustrating compared to 2.7
* {{Blog}}: A [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/926990/WolfQuest_Anniversary_Edition/ new video]] is posted occasionally showing what the team is working on, or other things, such as gameplay tips.

** Pups are going to be able to swim short distances to make the river crossing mission less frustrating compared to 2.7

*** You can tell whether a bison will charge or not by its tall position. They also will behave accurately; they are aggressive and don't flee from the player easily.

** In 2.7 multiplayer, some "pupkiller" players deliberately drown one or more pups in Slough Creek during the cross the river mission, or intentionally allow a bear or other predator to kill them. This is allowed as long as the players clearly consent to this, as some players like to do this inoffensively as part of roleplay, but it can result in a kick or ban when done without the other player's consent.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Aside from the predators you have to kill/chase off during the "Defend Your Pups" mission in 2.7, it's up to you just how many animals you harass, injure, or kill in Yellowstone. This even extends to your own offspring.

** The territory mechanic in 2.7 is frustrating because the player can spend an excessive amount of time just keeping their territory fully marked up instead of doing other things. It's being redesigned with the aim that it will be fun and not a chore anymore, even with the player being able to claim a much larger amount of land. For one thing, scent markings will take much longer to expire now.

*** Seasonal changes are accurate. The snowshoe hare's coat changes from brown, to fading to white, to full white. Male elk, moose, and mule deer lose their antlers in the appropriate months. Elk migrate to better feeding grounds depending on season. Grizzly bears hibernate in Winter, so the player does not encounter them. When Slough Creek is released during Early Access, fawns, and other baby animals will appear in Spring.

** "Floppy the Moose," an female moose loved by fans for being glitched in an amusing way, is retained in the [[GhostTown Classic Lost River]] map.

* AscendedGlitch: Eagles were originally not intended to be able to drop fish, but could do so for some reason. The team decided to keep the bug and made it into a feature. You can carry the fish around, and eat it for a slight amount of food value (less than a hare).

* {{Microtransactions}}: Future updates, such as "Tower Fall", will also be individual paid DLC for both mobile and PC versions of the game.

** You design your wolf by picking from five pelt colors and moving the sliders to adjust the hue, and you also choose how to balance your wolf's strength, stamina, and speed. 2.7 adds seven new howls to choose from, ten new pelt colors, and some options such as scars, notched ears, and walking with a limp. Like everything else, ''The Anniversary Edition'' refines this system further, with the existing pelts upgraded, more new pelt options, a slider for eye color, and the upgraded graphics allowing you to make absolutely beautiful wolves. Sadly, you can't make wolves with blue eyes because the game is aiming for as much realism as [[RuleOfFun reasonably]] possible; real, (adult) wolves can't have blue eyes.

*** Seasonal changes are planned to be added during early access. The snowshoe hare's coat will change from brown, to fading to white, to full white. Male elk, moose, and mule deer will lose their antlers in the appropriate months. Elk will migrate to better feeding grounds depending on season.
*** Most people wrongly assume female wolves do not raise their leg when marking their territory. They actually do, and the game accurately reflects this (in Slough Creek, creating and maintaining your own territory becomes an important gameplay mechanic.)

** Migration behavior is planned to be added during early access.

** The territory mechanic in 2.7 is frustrating because the player can spend an excessive amount of time just keeping their territory fully marked up instead of doing other things. It's being redesigned with the aim that it will be fun and not a chore anymore, even with the player being able to claim a much larger amount of land. For one thing, scent markings take much longer to expire now.
** If you need more time to decide if you want a specific wolf to be your mate or not, you can keep delaying the decision text box for 10 minutes until you decide.

** Your wolf may dream when it sleeps. Pictures of various animals are shown in silhouettes.
** Eagles hunt fish which they may drop. You can eat it, or carry it around like you do a carcass scrap.

*** Seasonal changes are planned to be added during early access. The snowshoe hare will gradually change its coat from brown, to fading to white, to full white. Male Elk, moose, and mule deer will lose their antlers in the appropriate months. Elk will migrate to better feeding grounds depending on season.

*** For greater realism and immersion, the ambient bird song has been vastly expanded upon, and ambient sound has been added for other types of animals. One team member made a list of every species of bird living in Yellowstone with sound files for each one, and these were added to the game, with the frequency they occur depending on how rare the species of bird is in real life. As for the other species, in the distance, you can now hear male elk buggleing, coyote packs howling, and a type of squirrel chattering. You can also hear wind. The frequency any ambient sound occurs is being adjusted so it doesn't annoy the player, and you can turn this feature off if you want.

*** Seasonal changes are planned to be added during early access. The snowshoe hare will gradually change its coat from brown, to fading to white, to full white, and male elk, moose, and mule deer will lose their antlers in the appropriate months. Elk will migrate to better feeding grounds depending on season.