What did you do in Planet Zoo today?

[Swjosdotschka]

Putting any animals anywhere is one reason I want to do a new zoo. The zoo I mentioned earlier, Orana Park, is pretty much like that. They have basically a ring-road of paddocks with various hoofed animals in them (zebras, bison, water buffalo, rhinos, giraffes, waterbuck, nyala, addax, and yak) and other things placed randomly in the middle (islands for lemurs and spider monkeys, the Great Ape Centre for the gorillas and siamangs, un-themed tiger and lion habitats, and so on). The most complex habitats are the ape habitats and the meerkats/porcupines at the entrance, and the otters (which have a small underwater viewing window).

The only overtly-themed areas are the African wild dogs (a small replica African village which has been there for years and is in desperate need of refurbishment) and the NZ native section in the middle.

Tell me about it. Overthinking is exactly where this game makes me fail. Overthinking and overplanning.

Orana park seems charming from their website.

I tend to build all my zoos the way I at least don't have to follow and strict region patterns, because that makes me fail every time. But I feel I simply chose the wrong made-up sections for the new version of Unity and the old ones ("world of color", "world of plants", "world of silence") where much easier for me to work with. In the end, the first Unity was the zoo I worked the longest on in my entire PZ career.
With Wingburg the budget thing and the undefined animal roster made me hit a wall.

All whining aside, I'm glad I found my joy for Murmeldorf back and I like Amity. I'm a bit anxious about all the water sections, because I am very bad at underwater viewings, but other than that I'm at least fine with these projects.

 

[ElectricMonk]

Thank you! Some of the Australian pieces are among my favourites in the game, and they go so well with the African theme. With snow and cold weather outside, I really needed to escape to a warm place!



I'm unable to prepare habitats for the new animals in advance, so I actually just do other stuff around the zoos. But I know the feeling of a slump after the announcement, you just want to play with the new ones immediately!

I didn't feel like playing today, I might have overwhelmed myself with building yesterday. So instead I gave the vector map another try and made one for my Niceland City Zoo (which isn't really a city zoo, but well). The outcome is a lot better than last time, and I think I will use it in the actual game on the screens. I love how the game boosts my creativity even besides playing. I'm not super talented with vector graphics, but I'm getting better and I might adapt the map when the zoo is further expanded.

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Love the map! One thing (if you’re interested) is that a lot of zoos use animal silhouettes instead of photos (though the photos look good too!). If you’re interested, THIS site has free silhouettes of everything you could possibly want.

 

[sockeyejo]

What is this "finishing a zoo" of which you speak?

 

[Swjosdotschka]

What is this "finishing a zoo" of which you speak?

One quote, fits all. We should make a movement out of it and put it all into our signatures until we finally break a vicious circle.

 

[sockeyejo]

One quote, fits all. We should make a movement out of it and put it all into our signatures until we finally break a vicious circle.

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

What is this "finishing a zoo" of which you speak?

Feel that, last time i was about halfway done i actually pressed the oops delete button and killed my motivation with it.
But hey the new pack was just what i needed, installing the game rn and about to go back into my replacement zoo.
Dunnu if i keep with the animals chosen for me or just free style what i feel like, props a mix of both

 

[DarthQuell]

I mean, I've restarted Longview Zoo like 3 times. And I'm tempted to do it again, actually, even though I fixed it not 2 weeks ago, so...

Ah, the curse continues.

Nice builds, y'all, truly.

Something I've been trying to do lately is experiment with interesting builds using walkthrough enclosures. 1 time, I built a walkthrough enclosure to be like a free roaming habitat, and inside this habitat I also put a tank to observe caiman and a small enclosure for anteaters. I believe I posted it a while back on the "North American road trip contest"

 

[markun]

I guess we all have different ideas of what finishing a zoo means.

For me it doesn’t mean that’s it, I’m done because real life zoos are always developing and changing.

Rather it means there is an entrance, all the necessary service areas, visitor facilities, a perimeter fence and finished enclosures even if there is room for expansion within or beyond the current site. So that’s what I’m aiming to do in three months.

 

[Firestar97]

What is this "finishing a zoo" of which you speak?

Never heard about it. My Wolf Park still has no Lights and a better Timberwolf Sign

 

[Firestar97]

Edit: Double Post

 

[Swjosdotschka]

I guess we all have different ideas of what finishing a zoo means.

For me it doesn’t mean that’s it, I’m done because real life zoos are always developing and changing.

Rather it means there is an entrance, all the necessary service areas, visitor facilities, a perimeter fence and finished enclosures even if there is room for expansion within or beyond the current site. So that’s what I’m aiming to do in three months.

That's very true. But what I mean by finishing a zoo is, I did all sections and all planned animals and can add new later when new dlc animals fit. But then a dlc comes out and as much as I try to make my zoos versatile, it does not fit and I start anew
Thankfully with the wetland zoo the asco and the crane fits about everywhere.

 

[DarthQuell]

That's very true. But what I mean by finishing a zoo is, I did all sections and all planned animals and can add new later when new dlc animals fit. But then a dlc comes out and as much as I try to make my zoos versatile, it does not fit and I start anew
Thankfully with the wetland zoo the asco and the crane fits about everywhere.

Oh, yes, exactly. Rarely have I been able to just add a new animal into an existing zoo

 

[Swjosdotschka]

I really feels good to not be alone with the constant restarting, not gonna lie... takes the pressure of oneself.

Soooo.... this might come to a shock to some of you.... I mean, including me. But seems like the bird is the first DLC animal I'm going to add in one of my zoos. Here is the pre-planned habitat in Murmeldorf (yet without barrier).

 

[DarthQuell]

I really feels good to not be alone with the constant restarting, not gonna lie... takes the pressure of oneself.

Soooo.... this might come to a shock to some of you.... I mean, including me. But seems like the bird is the first DLC animal I'm going to add in one of my zoos. Here is the pre-planned habitat in Murmeldorf (yet without barrier).

Birds of a feather flock together

 

[Fini]

I really feels good to not be alone with the constant restarting, not gonna lie... takes the pressure of oneself.

Soooo.... this might come to a shock to some of you.... I mean, including me. But seems like the bird is the first DLC animal I'm going to add in one of my zoos. Here is the pre-planned habitat in Murmeldorf (yet without barrier).

What a beautiful enclosure! And yes its a shock! I really thought you were going for ASCO (This will probably be my first lol)

Moving on in Taman Negara.
Two pangolins have moved into this nice little establishment.
Not a masterpiece, but I like it.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

What a beautiful enclosure! And yes its a shock! I really thought you were going for ASCO (This will probably be my first lol)

Moving on in Taman Negara.
Two pangolins have moved into this nice little establishment.
Not a masterpiece, but I like it.
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I thought so too, but the Inspiration had other plans obviously

Your Pangolin habitat is top notch!

 

[coatifan]

What a beautiful enclosure! And yes its a shock! I really thought you were going for ASCO (This will probably be my first lol)

Moving on in Taman Negara.
Two pangolins have moved into this nice little establishment.
Not a masterpiece, but I like it.
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Love the barrier. Very realistic.

 

[random goat]

Ready to sub the nyalas with the new Nile lechwes!

 

[Fabian]

I really feels good to not be alone with the constant restarting, not gonna lie... takes the pressure of oneself.

Soooo.... this might come to a shock to some of you.... I mean, including me. But seems like the bird is the first DLC animal I'm going to add in one of my zoos. Here is the pre-planned habitat in Murmeldorf (yet without barrier).

Looks great!
I'm still thinking about how to include the cranes in my park. Does anyone know, is it common to put cranes and flamingos together? I'm almost thinking about doing a walkthrough aviary with cranes, flamingos and some peafowls as well.

What a beautiful enclosure! And yes its a shock! I really thought you were going for ASCO (This will probably be my first lol)

Moving on in Taman Negara.
Two pangolins have moved into this nice little establishment.
Not a masterpiece, but I like it.
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Not a masterpiece?! It's looking absolutely great. I love the viewing barrier you chose, and how lush and overgrown the habitat feels. And awesome education boards!

Ready to sub the nyalas with the new Nile lechwes!
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Very cool, I love the dead tree as the centerpiece of their habitat!

 

[KönigDerKaffeebohnen]

Hello there everybody, today im bringing you good news! My last current zoo is back and i did some work on it today after reinstalling the game and fell right back in love with it again, which was honestly pretty amazing. As if i never left.
But anyways, while i have nothing actually finished, i do have some nice pictures of about 3 hours of work, so lets show them to you guys

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First an overlook over the bison habitat. I only did some minor adjustments here, mostly just adding a bit of foliage here and there and a nice mud pool in the back, but do you see the empty area in the back groud? That will change in just a bit.

From behind the stables and on a smaller shelter, we find our new hero, a lonely male lynx that will inhabit this habitat, but he will atleast for the start not be alone. Hes joined by a pair of badgers which originally should own that hud and half of the habitat, but the habitat just looked way better in one piece, so they are a three man squad now.

Here weve got the front part of the habitat and our first panorama shot and let me say, i do love this early setup around the bison stable. Its very fun to build around and im sure the gemsbock in the back will agree when i will start working on their habitat. Also may i say, i might have been gone for far too long, but my fence game is still my a game. Love both of the fences i build for this habitat and cant wait to do more!

Finally a last one with the zoo entrance in the back. I truly love this game and cant wait to decorate this habitat in detail and revive my old zoo thread for it.

And thats it, i hope you liked it and also are excited for the future of this zoo, just like me ^^
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