Planet Zoo is not Zoo Tycoon 2, or 3

Garyd73

Garyd73
I know these are games focussing on the same subject but can we please in a huge amount of posts stop saying "I could do this in ZT2 why can't I now" or "ZT2 animals were this price why are yours more". I am not saying don't raise problems when they occur or point out issues with the game but this harking back is getting too much, if ZT2 is still superior why are very few people playing it.

If I worked somewhere and everyone was telling me what I did wrong and the guy who did my job ten years ago was much better I would get agitated very quickly. I expect to get a substantial kicking in this thread, if it's allowed to stay live, but I felt it needed saying.

However do still raise problems with the game, it will help them get resolved, and say what you do and don't like. Being critical is fine but who likes being reminded of an ex every ten minutes :)
 

Barje

Barje
actually planet zoo is so much superior in technic things,we have viviariums,piece by piece building,climbing structures,seasons,weather,temperature,and propably we'll get fish tanka and aviaries im the future. Although zoo tycoon has much more buildings that guests can interact with (playgrounds,observe towers,drinking fountains etc.) i dont count animal roster,since zt2 had about 4 years for developing dlcs,when planet zoo is only 2 months old.
 

markun

markun
I’d say that one of the reasons people - myself included - compare Planet Zoo with ZT2 is that it’s very frustrating that you could do things in ZT2 that you can’t in Planet Zoo despite Planet Zoo being more advanced.

For example, I want to be able to make a gently sloping valley rather than a floating island in the sky. But I can’t.

It’s also deeply frustrating - and indeed baffling - that the habitat barriers aren’t integrated into the building system. ZT2 building - in the advanced, mod-using version of the game is based on fences so it all integrates very well in one system.

The path system in ZT2 is much, much easier and more effective too in my view.

It’s entirely reasonable and understandable that people should point out things like this, especially as Planet Zoo is more advanced.
 

LN

LN
markun said:
I’d say that one of the reasons people - myself included - compare Planet Zoo with ZT2 is that it’s very frustrating that you could do things in ZT2 that you can’t in Planet Zoo despite Planet Zoo being more advanced.

For example, I want to be able to make a gently sloping valley rather than a floating island in the sky. But I can’t.

It’s also deeply frustrating - and indeed baffling - that the habitat barriers aren’t integrated into the building system. ZT2 building - in the advanced, mod-using version of the game is based on fences so it all integrates very well in one system.

The path system in ZT2 is much, much easier and more effective too in my view.

It’s entirely reasonable and understandable that people should point out things like this, especially as Planet Zoo is more advanced.
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For me, It's not the suggestion itself, it's the way that it's brought over that annoys me.
 

Garyd73

Garyd73
I agree Markun I really struggle with creating slopes and would love to be able to do it better/easier and who hasen't had issues with the pathing system :)

PZ isn't perfect but it's a hell of a lot of fun.
 

LN

LN
Garyd73 said:
I agree Markun I really struggle with creating slopes and would love to be able to do it better/easier and who hasen't had issues with the pathing system :)

PZ isn't perfect but it's a hell of a lot of fun.
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Slopes aren't really hard. It's way easier than in Planco.

While editing terrain you can select the cube, rotate it 45* and you can make a slope of 45*.

The terrain presets (cube, triangle) can also be changed on all axis with the use of "X" which makes slopes and other constructions with terrain easier.
 

Willyphua

Willyphua
markun . I remember s
markun said:
I’d say that one of the reasons people - myself included - compare Planet Zoo with ZT2 is that it’s very frustrating that you could do things in ZT2 that you can’t in Planet Zoo despite Planet Zoo being more advanced.

For example, I want to be able to make a gently sloping valley rather than a floating island in the sky. But I can’t.

It’s also deeply frustrating - and indeed baffling - that the habitat barriers aren’t integrated into the building system. ZT2 building - in the advanced, mod-using version of the game is based on fences so it all integrates very well in one system.

The path system in ZT2 is much, much easier and more effective too in my view.

It’s entirely reasonable and understandable that people should point out things like this, especially as Planet Zoo is more advanced.
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markun are you the same markun??? I love watching your show and tell back then in your show and tell . your zoo is pretty beautiful and nice tho.
 

LN

LN
Garyd73 said:
I will certainly play around with that this weekend thanks Luuknoord.
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Yes, it really works. It takes some training but it's the best you can do. Make sure it is wide enough for any paths you want to place.

I used it here on the left for your reference (don't have a really good picture of it.). As you can see it's just a straight slope (didn't use 45* but 30* I believe).

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markun

markun
Willyphua said:
markun . I remember s


markun are you the same markun??? I love watching your show and tell back then in your show and tell . your zoo is pretty beautiful and nice tho.
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Thanks so much, yes it’s the same markun 😊

Another vastly - and I really mean it - superior functionality in ZT2 is the ability to use any biome texture/colour on any map. I’d love to have nice green grass on the tundra map which is stunning in the snow but I don’t like the colour of the grass at all. Planet Zoo is very limited in this respect.
 

Willyphua

Willyphua
markun said:
Thanks so much, yes it’s the same markun 😊

Another vastly - and I really mean it - superior functionality in ZT2 is the ability to use any biome texture/colour on any map. I’d love to have nice green grass on the tundra map which is stunning in the snow but I don’t like the colour of the grass at all. Planet Zoo is very limited in this respect.
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another is the water in planet zoo .

zoo tycoon 2 have many water from different biome / every colour is different . If I remember correctly ?
 

LN

LN
markun said:
Thanks so much, yes it’s the same markun 😊

Another vastly - and I really mean it - superior functionality in ZT2 is the ability to use any biome texture/colour on any map. I’d love to have nice green grass on the tundra map which is stunning in the snow but I don’t like the colour of the grass at all. Planet Zoo is very limited in this respect.
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That is due to Engine limitations, and a maximum of 10 textures per map.

We got a scenario editor in Planco, where we could switch textures around, but the maximum of 8 stays the same.

Planet Zoo has 10, I wish for a custom scenario creator so we can fiddle around with that.
 

markun

markun
Luuknoord said:
That is due to Engine limitations, and a maximum of 10 textures per map.

We got a scenario editor in Planco, where we could switch textures around, but the maximum of 10 stays the same.
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It’s still an aspect in which the game compares extremely poorly with ZT2.
 

Swjosdotschka

Swjosdotschka
I just read the title of this post and wanted instantly to have a good drink with you.

I know it's sometimes hard to not compare when you loved a game very much. But we arereally talking about two different franchise here. There is a reson why it's not called Zoo Tycoon. Yes, both are zoo simulators. But that's about it. Also: Programming is not the same as it was 10 years ago.

On a personal note: I enjoyed ZT 1, but I did havenot half as much fun with ZT 2 than I have with Planet Zoo.
 

Willyphua

Willyphua
Swjosdotschka said:
I just read the title of this post and wanted instantly to have a good drink with you.

I know it's sometimes hard to not compare when you loved a game very much. But we arereally talking about two different franchise here. There is a reson why it's not called Zoo Tycoon. Yes, both are zoo simulators. But that's about it. Also: Programming is not the same as it was 10 years ago.

On a personal note: I enjoyed ZT 1, but I did havenot half as much fun with ZT 2 than I have with Planet Zoo.
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why you didn't enjoy Zt 2 as much as zt 1???

any reason ?
 

Willyphua

Willyphua
Luuknoord said:
Mine is graphics.

ZT2 was a mess. ZT1 at least had some nice things.

I agree with Swjos. ZT1 was better than ZT2. (Like I said to the OP, I don't get it that people call ZT2 "great")
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oh is it . I didn't notice that...
althought zoo tycoon 1 and zoo tycoon 2 both zoo game I have .
does zt1 got any downloads items /stuffs and etc?
 
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