First of all huge thank you to Frontier for making such a beautiful game! I think I can speak for everyone when I say that Planet Zoo is something truly special, and we are all grateful to be a part of the incredible community the game has created!
I want to compile some highly requested itty-bitty changes that would make the game experience more enjoyable. These are things like habitat requirements, enrichment, interspecies bonuses, etc. I would love to add more changes to this initial post that other animal nerds would like to see as well! In hopes of getting the most changes made, it would be good to limit these changes a bit. I've gone ahead and added a few to start, but I would like this to be a mostly collaborative process. So if you don't like what I've done, tell me!
*I'm not adding model or rig changes because they have been discussed quite extensively in other threads and are out of the scope of what I want the thread to be.
1. Animal Name Changes:
Remove-> Okapi and Giant Anteater
Add-> Emu
Animal Encounters:
Add-> Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Giant Tortoise
I want to compile some highly requested itty-bitty changes that would make the game experience more enjoyable. These are things like habitat requirements, enrichment, interspecies bonuses, etc. I would love to add more changes to this initial post that other animal nerds would like to see as well! In hopes of getting the most changes made, it would be good to limit these changes a bit. I've gone ahead and added a few to start, but I would like this to be a mostly collaborative process. So if you don't like what I've done, tell me!
*I'm not adding model or rig changes because they have been discussed quite extensively in other threads and are out of the scope of what I want the thread to be.
1. Animal Name Changes:
- African Buffalo-> Cape Buffalo
- Hippopotamus-> Common or Nile Hippopotamus
- Pronghorn Antelope-> Pronghorn
- Pygmy Hippo-> Pygmy Hippopotamus (Update Scientific Name As Well)
- Siberian Tiger-> Amur Tiger (The term "Siberian tiger" is outdated and has been switched to "Amur tiger" which is more accurate)
- Takin-> Sichuan Takin
- Timber Wolf-> Gray Wolf (The term "timber wolf" is used to informally describe many gray wolf subspecies)
- Would Require Slight Reclassification:
- Formosan Black Bear-> Asiatic Black Bear
- West African Lion-> Lion (No need to indicate this population as it's not relevant to ex situ conservation)
- Western Chimpanzee-> (Common) Chimpanzee (Same deal as the lion)
- Aardvark-> Add Desert Tag
- American Alligator-> Add Tropical Tag (They are found in subtropical coniferous forests and mangroves)
- Cheetah-> Add Asia Tag
- Colombian White-Faced Capuchin Monkey-> Remove North America Tag
- Gemsbok-> Add Grasslands Tag (Range extends into grasslands; Reduce Sand Requirement)
- Fossa-> Add Grasslands Tag (They are characteristically found in Madagascar's spiny forest- a xeric scrubland)
- Jaguar-> Add Desert Tag (Few individuals are found in the Sonoran Desert in both Mexico and USA)
- Red Deer-> Add Africa Tag
- Ring-Tailed Lemur-> Add Grasslands Tag (They are also characteristically found in Madagascar's spiny forest)
- Saltwater Crocodile-> Add Grasslands Tag
- Spectacled Flying Fox-> Add Asia Tag
- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog-> Reduce Land Requirement For Additional Prairie Dogs
- Crocodilians-> (American Alligator, Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, Gharial, Saltwater Crocodile, Spectacled Caiman)->Reduce Land & Water Requirement
- Hippopotamus-> Reduce Land & Water Requirement (Currently almost unusable in Franchise Mode as guests complain about views)
- North American Beaver-> Reduce Land & Water Requirement
- Platypus-> Reduce Land & Water Requirement
- Add Deep Swimming to the Nile Monitor
- Increase Maximum Nyala Group Size (Up to 10 individuals at least; groups of 30 have been recorded)
- Increase Maximum Plains Zebra Group Size (Up to 10 individuals at least)
- Add Termite Mounds to the Aardvark
- Add More Toy Enrichment to the Reticulated Giraffe
- Add More Food Enrichment to the Greater Flamingo and Red Crowned Crane (i.e. Slow Feeder)
- Add More Food Enrichment to the Okapi (i.e. Barrel Feeder, Grazing Ball, Hanging Grazer Feeder)
- Add Hammock and Termite Mounds to the Sloth Bear
- Add Goat Climbing Mountain to the Takin
- Add Hammock to Giant Panda, Formosan Black Bear, Red Panda, Binturong, Fossa, Western Lowland Gorilla, Bornean Organtuan, Western Chimpanzee, Bonobo, Amur Leopard, Jaguar
- Add Scarecrow Feeder and Melon Feeder to Appropriate Base Game Hoofstock (African Buffalo, American Bison, Bactrian Camel, Black Wildebeest, Bongo, Gemsbok, Nyala, Okapi, Plains Zebra, Pronghorn Antelope, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle)
- African Savannah Elephant-> African Buffalo, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Common Ostrich, Plains Zebra, Red River Hog, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Southern White Rhinoceros, Springbok
- Gemsbok-> African Buffalo, Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Common Ostrich, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Southern White Rhinoceros, Springbok
- North Sulawesi Babirusa-> Asian Small-Clawed Otter, Lar Gibbon, Malayan Tapir, Siamang
- Nyala-> Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Common Ostrich, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle
- Red River Hog-> African Savannah Elephant, Reticulated Giraffe, Plains Zebra, Southern White Rhinoceros (Remove Western Chimpanzee and Hippopotamus)
- Quokka-> Red-Necked Wallaby
Remove-> Okapi and Giant Anteater
Add-> Emu
Animal Encounters:
Add-> Aldabra Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Giant Tortoise
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