I like it. Even though I think the Picture in the upper right Corner doesn't really fit. It looks too peaceful for this Topic. Maybe a Side View of a trumpeting Bull Elephant or even better 2 fighting Bulls. I also really like that Illustration next to the Text in the Middle
What did you do in Planet Zoo today?
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Ok. I'll need to find the fighting bulls. But you're right, I should've used that to begin with
Ok, here we go:
Thanks a lot. I'm definitely renovating the Hallway that leads to the Bull Elephant Stable and if it looks good enough I'll post some Pictures here
Ok, cool. Hope it works out the way you planned. And may your elephants never suffer from this
Isn't every Bull getting into Musth at some Point? Luckily he has his own Enclosure, so the Aardvarks and other Elephants are safe
Finished it. Just can't get it to look right for some Reason even though I've already also used the same Method as with my Termite Sign which looks perfect in the Game.
So much Inspiration in just a few Minutes
So much Inspiration in just a few Minutes
Well, despite the brightness, very nice. And I love the architecture, as wellFinished it. Just can't get it to look right for some Reason even though I've already also used the same Method as with my Termite Sign which looks perfect in the Game.
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So much Inspiration in just a few Minutes
Thanks. Hope I'll find a Way to fix it. Maybe it will work if I save it again
On the opposite Wall I've added a small Rainforest Area with 2 Elephant Statues in it. I hope I'll also get some good Ideas how to better design this Wall as well
Maybe try saving it to your phone, for example, darkening it in a photo editor, then saving it on your PC again? Not sure if it'd work, but it's an ideaThanks. Hope I'll find a Way to fix it. Maybe it will work if I save it again
On the opposite Wall I've added a small Rainforest Area with 2 Elephant Statues in it. I hope I'll also get some good Ideas how to better design this Wall as well
I would prefer to fix it without needing to darken it. Really hope Frontier will find a Way to fix it someday so we won't need to change the Color Profile anymore. Might try later if it works if I download it to my Phone and then send it to my Computer from there, even though I don't know how this could help, but I'm no Professional regarding digital Art, so I'll just try it and hope that it works
Decided to start a new zoo. Built a lion habitat to start off with, which I usually don't, but I guess I was just feeling particularly inspired.
I'm planning on doing an Indian elephant habitat next, to the other side of the zoo entrance, but the task of building and decorating a big elephant house is putting me off for the moment. It's not so much a lack of motivation as it is pure laziness. I'm going to build another faux quarantine section for when the male enters into musth, inspired by the above discussion between Urufu and darthquell - interesting to read about the differences in how mahouts handle it compared to zoos.
First image is an overview of the habitat and backstage area/night quarters/quarantine area. You can see there are three main points of viewing, in the covered area which is against a glass wall, across the moat via the main path, and in the hut overlooking the habitat. Guests can't view the quarantine space at the back, but the lions can't actually go in there anyway, it's just for show (and made out of mesh). I wanted the habitat to look like it was once old but has since been renovated. The overlooking viewing spot would have been in the old habitat, along with the chain-link fence at the back and the moat path, however when renovations occurred extensive rockwork was added along with the glass viewing area and the backstage bit completely rebuilt.
I've also purposefully put rockwork around the moat so the lions don't swim, because although I am aware they can swim, it's kind of stupid that they do it so willingly. I've been to many zoos where lions are kept behind a wet moat (they drink from a hidden water feeder).
Here we have a shot from inside the habitat of the covered viewing area. I've done some plain decorating in there, but if I can think of five separate topics for five billboards I might change it around. Canva is a bit annoying for it because of the watermarks, which are pretty noticeable on the big billboards. I've used hawthorn bushes, common reeds, and Scots pines for the foliage on the interior of the habitat. I know that the hookthorn acacia for example can grow in temperate environments, but I don't see this zoo as being the sort to do that sort of thing.
Here is a little African scene at the bottom of the viewpoint. I've put in date palms which I recently learned can grow in colder environments, but they are outside the habitat so they can be properly cared for by gardeners (same with the aloe vera). As you can see there is a vista point linked to the African hut there so people will take pictures and marvel at my landscaping genius.
And finally a view from across the moat, where you can see the rockwork I put in place to stop the lions from swimming.
I've also purposefully put rockwork around the moat so the lions don't swim, because although I am aware they can swim, it's kind of stupid that they do it so willingly. I've been to many zoos where lions are kept behind a wet moat (they drink from a hidden water feeder).
Here we have a shot from inside the habitat of the covered viewing area. I've done some plain decorating in there, but if I can think of five separate topics for five billboards I might change it around. Canva is a bit annoying for it because of the watermarks, which are pretty noticeable on the big billboards. I've used hawthorn bushes, common reeds, and Scots pines for the foliage on the interior of the habitat. I know that the hookthorn acacia for example can grow in temperate environments, but I don't see this zoo as being the sort to do that sort of thing.
Here is a little African scene at the bottom of the viewpoint. I've put in date palms which I recently learned can grow in colder environments, but they are outside the habitat so they can be properly cared for by gardeners (same with the aloe vera). As you can see there is a vista point linked to the African hut there so people will take pictures and marvel at my landscaping genius.
And finally a view from across the moat, where you can see the rockwork I put in place to stop the lions from swimming.
I'm planning on doing an Indian elephant habitat next, to the other side of the zoo entrance, but the task of building and decorating a big elephant house is putting me off for the moment. It's not so much a lack of motivation as it is pure laziness. I'm going to build another faux quarantine section for when the male enters into musth, inspired by the above discussion between Urufu and darthquell - interesting to read about the differences in how mahouts handle it compared to zoos.
Started a new zoo, called Penguin Palooza. The idea is pretty simple: since they allow for up to 500 adults per habitat, and since I don't have to worry about alphas or fighting, this is a zoo that I can allow to run in the background when I need to do other things. Right now it's just african penguins, with low to middling stats that I would normally have released or sold (and thus who I'm not caring too much about who they mate with or the resulting stats like I am in my other zoos). If successful, I may try adding flamingos as well at a later point, and/or add a cold building so the king penguins to join them.
It looks really nice and has a realistic feeling. Good idea with the date palms!
Thank you. It's my signature "middling budget" build-style. A mix of old concepts and newer ones - chain-link fences here, fancy rockwork there, simplistic foliage, buildings that probably cost a lot even though they look utilitarian. I should also say that my buildings often do look kind of plain, but then the backstage areas of zoos often are pretty plain. Concrete boxes with simple metal roofs are pretty common - I fancied up the lion one with a glass roof to keep the heat in for the cats, but even that isn't entirely necessary.
I know a lot of people like to build fancier, more impressive things than I do, but I like to think I at least nail the "this is a zoo" feeling.
Used the one with the Panda as a Sign in the Bus Stop (Guest Spawner) that will be in Front of the new Entrance and it looks really nice
Something I do is I download PNGs from online then import them onto Canva; it works great. Also, to get those PZ animals for those conservation posters, I used a 2nd app that can erase the background and turn it into a PNG
Come to think of it, wouldn't it add a great deal of realism if animals behave differently depending on what season they're in (or if they have a disease)? Imagine having to deal with an elephant in musth, so you have to quarantine it. Then you hear that somehow a wolf got rabies, so it's aggressive (just an example). This of course could be linked to a hopeful behavior update
Even though it would be cool, I hope if we'll get Rabies in the Game, it will be rarer than the other Diseases because it ends always deadly. Maybe they could also make it possible that Albino Animals can get Skin Cancer if the Need for a Shelter is not fulfilled for a long Time.
Funfact: other Symptoms of Rabies include higher Light Sensitivity and higher Water Consumption
Didn't wanna wait any longer for the Aoudad Mod to get updated, so I changed the habitat to one for Gemsbok.
Will probably use mods more sparingly in the future, at least until official support ends and regular updates aren't neccessary. While I understand that it takes time, you can never be sure every creator updates their mods and I don't want to be left with countless empty habitats. Honestly, I'm spoiled though. In the Sims community, mod updates happen fast and a modder rarely abondons the game for good.
Still, for Murmeldorf I see myself unsing mods a lot due to lack of official animals for that concept. Everything else is easier to use sparingly now.
Will probably use mods more sparingly in the future, at least until official support ends and regular updates aren't neccessary. While I understand that it takes time, you can never be sure every creator updates their mods and I don't want to be left with countless empty habitats. Honestly, I'm spoiled though. In the Sims community, mod updates happen fast and a modder rarely abondons the game for good.
Still, for Murmeldorf I see myself unsing mods a lot due to lack of official animals for that concept. Everything else is easier to use sparingly now.
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Had a bit of a milestone today when my franchise conservation credits reached 1 million cc. I've never gotten that high before because I have a bad habit of binging on new animals as soon as I have enough leaves to get them, rather than saving up.
I think the expanded trade center is largely to thank, more than any self-control on my part. I've been able to keep a lot more animals on the market and haven't had to release as many to the wild solely because of space constraints.
Of course, it's entirely possible that I'll be back here next week (or tomorrow!) saying that I've blown them all and am completely broke again. But it was really neat to hit that record even momentarily.
I think the expanded trade center is largely to thank, more than any self-control on my part. I've been able to keep a lot more animals on the market and haven't had to release as many to the wild solely because of space constraints.
Of course, it's entirely possible that I'll be back here next week (or tomorrow!) saying that I've blown them all and am completely broke again. But it was really neat to hit that record even momentarily.