What did you do in Planet Zoo today?
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Thanks. I have struggled with underwater viewing before so I am pleased with how it turned out. I changed the building slightly since that picture and I am even happier with it now.
Love the Picture of the Bear climbing out of the Hammock. Still hope we'll also get it updated to be usable by other Bears and Primates (in my Opinion this is really needed for Orangutans. Especially if you can put it on Top of other climbable Pieces so they'll climb out of the Hammock and onto a Branch. Doing a Treetop Viewing Area like that would be just awesome).
Also really nice Work on the Restaurant and its Surroundings
Today I finished building a "walk-in" habitat for the European Fallow deer. I was able to put guest paths seemingly inside the enclosure by using the elephant grass technique (my first time using this). The guest path slices through the enclosure, and the deer can access both sides of the habitat by going under a bridge.
I designed the terrain and did some rock and foilage work. Almost all the structures inside the habitat are adapted from workshop blueprints, including this amazing bridge by Seismic (workshop link here).
And of course one of @LideR 's custom feeder, on the left hand side of this screenshot.
The European Fallow deer is simply one of the most beautiful animals in-game.
Finally, top-down view of the habitat. On the left you can see a European plaza in my Franchise zoo.
I designed the terrain and did some rock and foilage work. Almost all the structures inside the habitat are adapted from workshop blueprints, including this amazing bridge by Seismic (workshop link here).
And of course one of @LideR 's custom feeder, on the left hand side of this screenshot.
The European Fallow deer is simply one of the most beautiful animals in-game.
Finally, top-down view of the habitat. On the left you can see a European plaza in my Franchise zoo.
And some people said it would boring to build habitats for deer... I really like what you did @Ashmund_zoo 
Completely agree @Aramar . I love that we have a classic deer in game now. That's beautiful @Ashmund_zoo !
Unfortunately the game is now starting to lag because my zoo is getting too big I think. I had to lower my graphics settings, and I won't do the penguin habitat next to the black path above because I think dozens of penguins will kill my game.
Instead I'll move on to the fallow deer and restaurant next, then do the meerkats and fennecs, and then finally finish the zoo with the giraffes, elephants, and boat ride.
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"New Zealand Getaway Zoo". My main challenges will be:
The puma habitat is finished. I tried a pampas / desert-y style. A few trees, lots of bushes. As a guest, you really have to search for the puma. There's a high viewpoint from the stairs, and two viewpoints from the ground, but the puma remains ever elusive...Question mark area has been decided on: It'll contain a puma, African penguins, and a cold zone.
But first, I finished up the Tropical area by leading guests to the main cassowary viewing spot. On the way there, they'll pass by some kangaroos.
The Tropical area looks really nice from hereThe zoo looks so lush, and the height differences really show. You can also see Antelope Hill on the upper left.
A giant stairs leads down from the mixed antelope habitat on Antelope Hill, and goes all the way down to the kangaroos. On the way, you'll pass by the puma and African penguins.
Next to the roos I placed a small building called 'Sub Zero'. My zoo is hot and all of my guests always complain about the temperature. So I figured I'd give them a place they can cool down. The airlock entrances clearly tell the guests that inside it is COLD. I used the prefab Nordic theme because it looks great and provides a nice atmosphere.
Some nice scenery. I'll need to spruce this area up some more later. For instance, the staff area will be closed off from guests and hidden from view.
Inside Sub Zero, guests can walk around some reindeer, dall sheep, and view a couple arctic foxes while enjoying the cold. Of course, once they're inside too long they'll start complaining about being too cold, but I guess fools will be fools.
I only placed dall sheep ewes and reindeer cows, because testosterone can cause dall sheep rams and reindeer bulls to become annoying sometimes.
The sheep and reindeer can get away from guests by retreating into their little snowy ice palace.
The foxes are safe behind a low fence so people can't climb over and the sheep, in particular, won't jump over. Previously they could, and would, but I figured the foxes wouldn't appreciate it. A large assemble of rocks provides the foxes privacy, as they are shy. It's my first time using the foxes and they are tiny, but cute!
Excuse the writing, I did my best with my mouse
My current plans. I already mentioned the puma and penguin habitats. Maybe the penguin habitat will be way too large, but we will see how that goes.
What I haven't mentioned so far is the fallow deer habitat, that will contain a restaurant people can go to before or after they've gone on a boat ride. The seating areas will be placed among the fallow deer. (good luck keeping your sandwiches away from them!)
At the entrance area I'll put down two little habitats for fennec foxes and meerkats. And of course the land of giants will contain the elephants and giraffes. I'll do those at the very end, because the boat ride will probably cause lagging of the zoo
Unfortunately the game is now starting to lag because my zoo is getting too big I think. I had to lower my graphics settings, and I won't do the penguin habitat next to the black path above because I think dozens of penguins will kill my game.
Instead I'll move on to the fallow deer and restaurant next, then do the meerkats and fennecs, and then finally finish the zoo with the giraffes, elephants, and boat ride.
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"New Zealand Getaway Zoo". My main challenges will be:
- Building elephant habitats (never built for them before) and obtaining the elephant reward (breeding both species in one zoo).
- Building an elephant boat ride (never done a boat ride before).
- Deciding on zoo sections and how to make use of the terrain.
- entrance area
- Tropical area - DONE
- Land of giants
- Downhill
- Antelope Hill - DONE
- Multiple viewing angles from all around the zoo.
- Cool panoramashots.
- A hilly trail that looks down over the zoo, making a beautiful view from both the top and the bottom of the zoo.
Looking forward to your take on the fallow deer! @avietarCompletely agree @Aramar . I love that we have a classic deer in game now. That's beautiful @Ashmund_zoo !
The puma habitat is finished. I tried a pampas / desert-y style. A few trees, lots of bushes. As a guest, you really have to search for the puma. There's a high viewpoint from the stairs, and two viewpoints from the ground, but the puma remains ever elusive...
Unfortunately the game is now starting to lag because my zoo is getting too big I think. I had to lower my graphics settings, and I won't do the penguin habitat next to the black path above because I think dozens of penguins will kill my game.
Instead I'll move on to the fallow deer and restaurant next, then do the meerkats and fennecs, and then finally finish the zoo with the giraffes, elephants, and boat ride.
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"New Zealand Getaway Zoo". My main challenges will be:
- Building elephant habitats (never built for them before) and obtaining the elephant reward (breeding both species in one zoo).
- Building an elephant boat ride (never done a boat ride before).
- Deciding on zoo sections and how to make use of the terrain.
- entrance area
- Tropical area - DONE
- Land of giants
- Downhill
- Antelope Hill - DONE
- Multiple viewing angles from all around the zoo.
- Cool panoramashots.
- A hilly trail that looks down over the zoo, making a beautiful view from both the top and the bottom of the zoo.
I think this could be a success in the workshop, although I don't know how easily walthrough habitats can be uploaded.
Thank you for your kind comment @Veah ! I will give it a go and share if it works.
I really love this Enclosure. Nice Terrain Work and Plant Placement. Might download the Feeder. A Shame we didn't get one like that in the Europe Pack. I've just put a Guest Barrier in Front of the Gate of my Deer Enclosure until Frontier fixes it
Somehow I got into Debt by breeding Saltwater Crocodiles and building a Bottlenose Dolphin Tank (I've used lots of Rocks and will use even more) in my Marine Park. It's only the second Time I've ever attempted this and the only one of both Dolphin Tanks that I'm really happy with (even though it isn't finished yet). It's way bigger than the Polar Bear Dome. Hopefully it will be perfect by the Time we get Dolphins if it should ever happen and if it happens I really hope we'll get Kelp and other Saltwater Plants to make it way better
Can't do the Educator Area how I want it though due to not being able to place Talk Points and Seatings on Rocks and also not being able to place Paths directly above the Water Surface.
Yesterday was also nice because the Giraffe House in my new German Zoo got finished far enough that finally the Giraffes and the Ostriches were able to move in. Both Species already got Offspring (even though in Case of the Giraffes, the female was pregnant when she got moved there from Africa)
Can't do the Educator Area how I want it though due to not being able to place Talk Points and Seatings on Rocks and also not being able to place Paths directly above the Water Surface. Yesterday was also nice because the Giraffe House in my new German Zoo got finished far enough that finally the Giraffes and the Ostriches were able to move in. Both Species already got Offspring (even though in Case of the Giraffes, the female was pregnant when she got moved there from Africa)
So with the cave houses I built some days ago I felt the urge to start a new zoo.
Literally WIP
Literally WIP
God I hope so I really want to build aquariumsSomehow I got into Debt by breeding Saltwater Crocodiles and building a Bottlenose Dolphin Tank (I've used lots of Rocks and will use even more) in my Marine Park. It's only the second Time I've ever attempted this and the only one of both Dolphin Tanks that I'm really happy with (even though it isn't finished yet). It's way bigger than the Polar Bear Dome. Hopefully it will be perfect by the Time we get Dolphins if it should ever happen and if it happens I really hope we'll get Kelp and other Saltwater Plants to make it way better
Yesterday was also nice because the Giraffe House in my new German Zoo got finished far enough that finally the Giraffes and the Ostriches were able to move in. Both Species already got Offspring (even though in Case of the Giraffes, the female was pregnant when she got moved there from Africa)
I've been spending a lot of time in my Sydney Zoo lately - it's become a huge grassland oriented zoo now and I'll work on some screenshots for that soon - but I've spent the US holiday morning working on the Primate House for Jamestown Zoo. I'd gotten the building and roof already set up, but today I got my animals in, got their habitats just right, put in vendors and went to to work on decorating and lighting. I've also got a large staff section that I'm doing to decorate as an African village, since 3 of the 4 of these species are from Africa, it will work nicely.
All four habitats are around the same size, the mandrills is smallest at around 10,000 square feet, and the gorilla's is largest at 12,000 square feet. the Chimpanzees and Orangutans are both around 11,000 square feet. Each habitat has an inside and outside section. This brings my total different habitat species in this zoo to 43, and I'm really happy I've got them in now. Primates are a family I tend to not focus on a lot, so it's nice to have a dedicated section for them.
Just thought I'd share what I've got so far. Definitely not done decorating but to a point the animals can now be there and I have some basic decor in. Of course, taking the pictures right as night is coming in, so the lighting is off. but it rain for an entire year while I was waiting for better pictures, and then....it snowed lol. So I just went with it.
All four habitats are around the same size, the mandrills is smallest at around 10,000 square feet, and the gorilla's is largest at 12,000 square feet. the Chimpanzees and Orangutans are both around 11,000 square feet. Each habitat has an inside and outside section. This brings my total different habitat species in this zoo to 43, and I'm really happy I've got them in now. Primates are a family I tend to not focus on a lot, so it's nice to have a dedicated section for them.
Just thought I'd share what I've got so far. Definitely not done decorating but to a point the animals can now be there and I have some basic decor in. Of course, taking the pictures right as night is coming in, so the lighting is off. but it rain for an entire year while I was waiting for better pictures, and then....it snowed lol. So I just went with it.