Update 1.7 coming to Planet Zoo, 4 October đŸ—ș

Finally came Home a few Minutes ago and reading this made me feel way better immediately. Really nice Stuff this Time.


Custom Heightmaps are making their way to Planet Zoo! These will allow you to really get creative with your map terrain via uploading image files
I've had a few Questions in the Thread about it, that weren't answered. The most important ones are : will it also affect the Area outside of the Zoo? And will those Maps have no Foliage? (I want to get a proper antarctic Map without any Trees ruining the Realism)


Following the Bears from the 1.6 Update, some of our big cats will be getting their paws wet with Deep Swimming. The cats taking the plunge will be:
  • Jaguar
  • Bengal Tiger
  • Siberian Tiger
Nice to read this. I've already built the Outdoor Pool for the Jaguars back then in my Japanese Zoo deep enough because of the Assumption that they'll be able to do it someday👍

To go alongside this, we're also implementing some tweaks to the swimming depth requirements for individual species. This should allow diving turns for deep swimming animals to remain smooth, while also preventing clipping! Minimum depth requirements range from 2-4m
Thanks, finally we can build proper Giant Otter Enclosures without them just swimming on the Surface. Will it be mentioned in the Zoopedia how deep the Water needs to be for a specific Species?


Pick one of our new talk-specific seating options and link an Animal Talk Point to it, and guests will now be able to sit and really give their full attention! But don't fret, you will still be able to use the Animal Talk Points as standing attractions as well. What animal will you pick as your first to have its very own seated education area?
Those Seating Areas are awesome. I really like them. They will be perfect for the Peafowl Show I'm attempting to create in my Wildpark and it might also be really nice in my Orangutan Breeding Center on Borneo. Also definitely awesome in Front of Underwater Viewing Areas.


On top of the new Seating Areas to help you control your Zoos guest flow, we're also adding Path Barriers! These will render areas of path inaccessible to guests and staff alike
Thanks a lot for this. Finally we can add Things like Statues and Fountains in the Middle of Paths without Things getting weird


We know this will be a game-changer for foliage and rock-heavy builds. What are you most excited to use this on?
Definitely really excited for this one. Finally Forests where not 99%of the Plants are in the same Position
 
I thought we were getting Bigfoot 😕

No but for real, this is some really cool stuff. Love the adjustment to swimming depths 😀
If it's true that it'll be a North America Pack, which is really likely from what I've read, there's still a Chance🙃. It would be such a awesome Surprise if Frontier would secretly add a good old Zoo Tycoon Cheat where we need to give a Enclosure a specific Name to unlock the Ability to adopt Bigfoots from the Animal Market. I would love it to have a small Bigfoot Family living in one of my Zoos, consisting of a Father, a Mother and a Baby🙂
 
A lot of clues to digest here. First off, I’m really looking forward to the new seating areas for animal talks, they would fit really well with Sea Lions, which probably is a teaser, along with the paws mention in the beginning of the post. And, this is probably an animal pack (which for me, YAY!), since they said more news very soon in bold probably meaning tomorrow will be the DLC announcement.

Also, very strange that it’s a Monday release. Either way, there’s a big gap in between announcement and release, which again signifies animal pack to me!
 
Woohoo!! I love update days with Planet Zoo, you guys always give us such massive new features that are highly requested, as well as very original ideas- generous additions!

I’m very excited for the new terrain options, it’s going to be a lot of fun to build zoos around existing terrain. Also super hyped for animal talk seating, deep swimming cats and random rotation. Looking for to the stream and update!! Thank you, team!
 
Love all that is coming. Finally my dwarf caimans might be using the feeder! About all the terrain changes, nothing about terrain painting, like yellow grass on a temperate map?
Apart from that, another great update and I really wonder how they going to deal with the beaver's dam building part? (if the beaver makes it to the next dlc)I can think of several ways.
 
Love all that is coming. Finally my dwarf caimans might be using the feeder! About all the terrain changes, nothing about terrain painting, like yellow grass on a temperate map?
Apart from that, another great update and I really wonder how they going to deal with the beaver's dam building part? (if the beaver makes it to the next dlc)I can think of several ways.
I am not ruling out a mechanic in game but I'm not sure how often beavers in zoos actually build dams. I think I've only ever seen them with artificially constructed ones. Not seen many so may be totally wrong!
 
I am not ruling out a mechanic in game but I'm not sure how often beavers in zoos actually build dams. I think I've only ever seen them with artificially constructed ones. Not seen many so may be totally wrong!
I can't imagine a zoo would want to encourage a captive animal to mess with the waterflow in their habitat...

I read the other day that apparently beavers react instinctively to build dams at the sound of running water (to the point that they'll pack mud and twigs over speakers playing the sound on dry concrete), so I would imagine if there's no noise of flowing water, and an artificially-built dam, they would feel no need to build one themselves.
 
Just wanted to drop by and give credit where credit is due. Great job frontier on another great update with some excellent new features. The main source of excitement for me tho is obviously the animal pack. I’m kinda surprised by the fact it’s a animal pack honestly but it really doesn’t matter to me if it’s a 4+1 or all animal either way it’s always exciting. 7 great animals with the beaver already announced. I feel the beaver is one of those game changing animals especially if it has the ability to construct a shelter and what not. The other 6 are a bit of a mystery and could literally be anything. I feel the alligator, moose, and puma are expected. Which leaves three roster spots. Lynx, bobcat, black bear, and big horn sheep wouldn’t surprise me. Skunk, raccoon, prairie dog, mountain goat would make nice surprise animals. And of course a personal favorite of mine although not really expected would be a Great White Pelican would be a welcome addition to me. But always great to see frontiers ongoing dedication to a game we all love. Truly means more then you guys know. So super excited and can’t wait to see the animals you selected for us. Honestly no bad choices as NA has many to choose from.
 
Just wanted to drop by and give credit where credit is due. Great job frontier on another great update with some excellent new features. The main source of excitement for me tho is obviously the animal pack. I’m kinda surprised by the fact it’s a animal pack honestly but it really doesn’t matter to me if it’s a 4+1 or all animal either way it’s always exciting. 7 great animals with the beaver already announced. I feel the beaver is one of those game changing animals especially if it has the ability to construct a shelter and what not. The other 6 are a bit of a mystery and could literally be anything. I feel the alligator, moose, and puma are expected. Which leaves three roster spots. Lynx, bobcat, black bear, and big horn sheep wouldn’t surprise me. Skunk, raccoon, prairie dog, mountain goat would make nice surprise animals. And of course a personal favorite of mine although not really expected would be a Great White Pelican would be a welcome addition to me. But always great to see frontiers ongoing dedication to a game we all love. Truly means more then you guys know. So super excited and can’t wait to see the animals you selected for us. Honestly no bad choices as NA has many to choose from.

You forgot the sea lion which is also highly expected. So only 2 potential rooster spots. Mountain goat would be cool. I would prefer them over the big horn sheep as we already have a sheep. Pelicans are cool, too. Or armadillos or the prairie dog... Hmm, 7 animals are still not enough 😀
 
I wonder if they'll stretch into Desert and Arctic biomes with this pack, as they are parts of North America. Or, maybe they will go all in with the temperate/taiga biome. The S.E.A. Pack was pretty much all animals from the tropical biome, because that's all SE Asia basically is, tropical. So, should be interesting how they play it. Final prediction before the announcement...

1. American Beaver
2. California Sea Lion
3. American Black Bear
4. Cougar/Mountain Lion/Puma
5. Moose
6. American Alligator
7. Coyote
8. Hellbender (or some species of salamander utilizing an exhibit similar to the Terrapin)
 
Very impressed with the Update. I hope we get some NA desert animals as the foliage for NA desert biome is top-notch.
Yessssss! So much fantastic N.A. Desert scenery that was basically NEVER used. Obviously there for a reason, why would they make all of this foliage and have basically no animals able to use it.
 
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