Well i wanted to expand the south america area in my old zoo as soon as rhea + a new monkey and coati drops, but as i moved on to another idk if i still wanna chase that, even if i also got the spec bear. For my new zoo good shot that the saki and rhea will find a way inside, maybe even the flamingo as they all fit well into the "old zoo but renovated" theme
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I'll have to wait to see remaining animals for now.
I have Palermo Zoo with Mexican section with places reserved for Coati and Monkey. Saki won't fit.
Same zoo has parallel water habitat to Greater Flamingos reserved for Pelican. Maybe I'll put their American cousins there as placeholder.
Bighorn Sheep will slide right into one ongoing project for cold climate animals (as long as it's not specifically desert subspecies).
Finally I hoped for Darwin's Rhea for my Natural History Zoo and Museum but chances are slim.
I'd like to give a Sonora / Wild West area a crack with the coyote and the sheep alongside armadillo, peccary, cougar, maybe even sea lion? Will be interesting to see what kind of scenery we get.
Oh man, if i do.
I think the wetlands sections will be put on hold for now because a pampa's mixed exhibit is so on right now if we end up getting the mara.
For coati and saki there are plans for them in my not yet built tropical complex. I think i will hate the proccess of making such building (specially the way i want it to be) but i can't wait to see the sakis running through vines on top of visitors paths and coatis climbing their trees in their own corner of the tropical hall while blue morphos fly around
Just wanted to answer my own question, but then noticed that this masterplan is pretty outdated at this point. I should maybe do a new version as i rebuild pretty much everything lol.
Anyways as for what im planing with the new animals:
Rhea: Probably just gonna throw them in with the capybara that i already have planned, although now at a different location on the left side of the zoo.
Flamingo: Pretty simple (assuming its the american), already had the modded version so im just gonna swap them out for the official one. They are now infront of the aquarium (roughly where 6+7 was on the old plan)
Saki: Speaking of aquarium, i had the plans to a subsection into a little amazon rainforest room for which im going to try to more or less copy what Haus des Meeres in vienna does with its Krokipark (reference pics below). Essentially a two tiered hall with one of the caimans below probably paired with some large fish and raised path up into the "treetops" where some more animals are gonna roam around. Up to this point i had the motmot and aracari bird mods paired with tamarins, but now im gonna throw in the saki aswell. Also really want to try to frankenstein the sloth exhibit in here, which i think (hope, really) is gonna work out as i hope with the WE basicly flying in the air and its preset path acting as the raised path.
Krokipark in Haus des Meeres vienna:
So all in all actually pretty lame plans as all three of them either already where in here or are just gonna be added to existing habitats lol
I make a zoo for every new DLC. Once they release the full list, I'll plan out my Latin American zoo. I'm thinking of having sections based on the Mexican desert, the Amazon, the Andes, etc.
I'm thinking about starting a new zoo that's just one big tropical house basically (inspired by some of the talk about tropical houses on this forum), where the main vision is walkthrough areas.
Right now im brainstorming species I could combine:
Madagaskar walkthrough - all lemurs & aldabra tortoise
African Night walkthrough - Egyptian fruitbat & Aardvark
Asian Walkthrough - ASC otter, indian peafowl, binturong, flying fox
South American walkthrough - Capybara, Sloth, Capuchin monkey, Galapagos Tortoise, Giant Anteater, butterflies, armadillo (?)
Thinking about having some of the not walkthrough asian monkeys having a lot of climbing structures above the guests giving the illusion to be walktrough with siamang, lar gibbon, proboscis monkey and maybe even orangutan
And some others with maybe some natural barriers, but species that belong in a tropical house: Dwarf Caiman, Asian Water Monitor, Chinese Pangolin, Fossa
With the new DLC I hope we get the american flamingo & Coati as extra options for South America. Greater Flamingo doesn't fit too well with the african and asian format I have now. Maybe the asian walkthrough? I don't know if Saki's would be walkthrough?
And of course im gonna be using some exhibits aswell. But im just brainstorming right now.
Right now im brainstorming species I could combine:
Madagaskar walkthrough - all lemurs & aldabra tortoise
African Night walkthrough - Egyptian fruitbat & Aardvark
Asian Walkthrough - ASC otter, indian peafowl, binturong, flying fox
South American walkthrough - Capybara, Sloth, Capuchin monkey, Galapagos Tortoise, Giant Anteater, butterflies, armadillo (?)
Thinking about having some of the not walkthrough asian monkeys having a lot of climbing structures above the guests giving the illusion to be walktrough with siamang, lar gibbon, proboscis monkey and maybe even orangutan
And some others with maybe some natural barriers, but species that belong in a tropical house: Dwarf Caiman, Asian Water Monitor, Chinese Pangolin, Fossa
With the new DLC I hope we get the american flamingo & Coati as extra options for South America. Greater Flamingo doesn't fit too well with the african and asian format I have now. Maybe the asian walkthrough? I don't know if Saki's would be walkthrough?
And of course im gonna be using some exhibits aswell. But im just brainstorming right now.
As of right now I have two different ideas.
Here is a map of the Congo Gorilla Forest, it may not be 100% accurate but the vibes are there:
Likewise here is the Franklin Park Zoo Tropical House to show off a generic “tropical building”:
The mandrill is now a debrazzas monkey, the hornbill is something else (I think tamarins), and the capybara is also now something else. However you get the general vibe. Likewise this map also doesn’t show the new outdoor gorilla section.
- Build a “spiritual recreation” of the Congo Gorilla Forest from the Bronx Zoo. Which I would not need the new DLC for.
- Build a full indoor rainforest (again), and I’ll admit this plan is very dependent on what we get. I’m hoping for the American Flamingo and the saki, because then I’ll have a flamingo and monkey for South America to counter the Flamingo and lemurs from Africa. Likewise, while not likely, I’m still hoping for a tropical duck. It would really go a long way for building a Tropical House.
Here is a map of the Congo Gorilla Forest, it may not be 100% accurate but the vibes are there:
Likewise here is the Franklin Park Zoo Tropical House to show off a generic “tropical building”:
The mandrill is now a debrazzas monkey, the hornbill is something else (I think tamarins), and the capybara is also now something else. However you get the general vibe. Likewise this map also doesn’t show the new outdoor gorilla section.
For my current zoo, in Challenge Mode, my main goal is probably not possible due to lag, but I'm trying to include every species in my zoo. I have them loosely organised into different sections, which I only properly sorted after making the first section of the zoo (I'm hoping the DLC will let me move my Armadillo to a Mesoamerican section instead of the South American, which would rely on a small ground-dwelling South American species with low space requirements). I'm in a tropical zoo (I hate yellow grass and I hate natural snow requiring heaters everywhere) so I'll need to make a large indoor facility for all the arctic species. I'm interested to hear other viewpoints, as I'm tossing up whether to include both Timber and Arctic wolves, and whether or not to include a Petting Zoo or just to ignore the Barnyard pack species (and possibly the Llama as well).
The next goal is that each habitat should have at least 2 "approaches" for guests. I found that too many of my habitats in past zoos were extremely simple with a single viewing area. This goal makes sure that I have guests viewing the animals in different ways, which could include from varying angles (variations in height and/or position), in varying activities (swimming vs sleeping area vs large running area, etc), with interactivity, even simple things like burrow cameras, etc. I found this makes the zoo feel so much more real and really encourages better use of creativity in my zoos rather than just bland and repetitive enclosures.
My other goal which more or less directly interferes with the first is to go wild with piece counts. I'd rather the zoo look good and run slow than have large boring areas.
I will try to figure out a map soon, but at the moment I'm working on a big "African Apex" area, with the 5 large African predators (Cheetah, Lion, Leopard, Painted Dog, Spotted Hyena - I'm considering Striped Hyena to either be central Asian or Indian) in a semicircle with a large eating area overlooking them all. The Lion enclosure will have a path for the guests, going to a large circular cage that the Lions can walk over.
The next goal is that each habitat should have at least 2 "approaches" for guests. I found that too many of my habitats in past zoos were extremely simple with a single viewing area. This goal makes sure that I have guests viewing the animals in different ways, which could include from varying angles (variations in height and/or position), in varying activities (swimming vs sleeping area vs large running area, etc), with interactivity, even simple things like burrow cameras, etc. I found this makes the zoo feel so much more real and really encourages better use of creativity in my zoos rather than just bland and repetitive enclosures.
My other goal which more or less directly interferes with the first is to go wild with piece counts. I'd rather the zoo look good and run slow than have large boring areas.
I will try to figure out a map soon, but at the moment I'm working on a big "African Apex" area, with the 5 large African predators (Cheetah, Lion, Leopard, Painted Dog, Spotted Hyena - I'm considering Striped Hyena to either be central Asian or Indian) in a semicircle with a large eating area overlooking them all. The Lion enclosure will have a path for the guests, going to a large circular cage that the Lions can walk over.
Ocelot is sliding right into Mexico section of Palermo Zoo. Plans were to expand the section for Jaguar habitat, should Ocelot not make it, but all is well now.
Bush Dog just might make it to Natural History Zoo. I can't remember the story around them, but we discovered fossils of them first, before we found out they are living species. So that's a cool story for a theme I guess. Otherwise it would be the first carnivoran in that place.
Welp now that we got them, what am i gonna do with them?
If i should ever return to my older long term zoo, ill continue working on the south america area, most prominently a spec bear enclosure where i allready build the holding and the shell of a restaurant next to it and a larger paddock for rhea (and maras in my heart) as the backbone of my south america section. Ill most likly also slot in ocelot and saki cause why not, no coati but beggars cant be choosers
For my newer zoo the story is most likly similar yet different, as i dont plan a full on south american area but the ocelot and saki will most likly find a way to slither in. One idear could be a hose with two aviary style enclosures to the sight for either just ocelot or ocelots in one and another small cat in the other. I might use the big horn sheep as a mouflon stand in, just to get some use out of them to make them feel less worthless but oh well
Coyote and bush dog will be bench warmers for different reasons. The coyote is a worthless animal to me as im neither from north america or building in north america and even if i would make an north american desert themed area the coyote wouldnt be anywhere close to a top choice (but the ocelot would be, totally not biased) and the bush dog just kind of doesnt interest me. I like the maned wolf more and having them next to each other is kinda whack and they arnt even fit for small filler enclosures due to their numbers, so its just an animal that would only rarely fit the kind of zoos i build with the animal preferences i have. I can see them being neat for others though
And the flamingo is a nothing animal regarding planning as it wont change a thing about my builds, i just might have red flamingos instead of pink if i feel like it lol
If i should ever return to my older long term zoo, ill continue working on the south america area, most prominently a spec bear enclosure where i allready build the holding and the shell of a restaurant next to it and a larger paddock for rhea (and maras in my heart) as the backbone of my south america section. Ill most likly also slot in ocelot and saki cause why not, no coati but beggars cant be choosers
For my newer zoo the story is most likly similar yet different, as i dont plan a full on south american area but the ocelot and saki will most likly find a way to slither in. One idear could be a hose with two aviary style enclosures to the sight for either just ocelot or ocelots in one and another small cat in the other. I might use the big horn sheep as a mouflon stand in, just to get some use out of them to make them feel less worthless but oh well
Coyote and bush dog will be bench warmers for different reasons. The coyote is a worthless animal to me as im neither from north america or building in north america and even if i would make an north american desert themed area the coyote wouldnt be anywhere close to a top choice (but the ocelot would be, totally not biased) and the bush dog just kind of doesnt interest me. I like the maned wolf more and having them next to each other is kinda whack and they arnt even fit for small filler enclosures due to their numbers, so its just an animal that would only rarely fit the kind of zoos i build with the animal preferences i have. I can see them being neat for others though
And the flamingo is a nothing animal regarding planning as it wont change a thing about my builds, i just might have red flamingos instead of pink if i feel like it lol
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Here are my current plans for how I'd make my Latin American zoo to celebrate the new pack:
Entrance Town/Pavilion
Entrance Town/Pavilion
- American Flamingo
- American Standard Donkey
- Llama
- Alpaca
- Coyote
- Nine-Banded Armadillo
- Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
- Cougar
- Pronghorn
- Bighorn Sheep
- Greater Rhea
- Maned Wolf
- Collared Peccary
- Spectacled Bear (or maybe put them in a small Andean area by the llamas and alpacas?)
- White-Faced Saki Monkey
- Ocelot
- Bush Dog
- Jaguar
- Baird's Tapir
- Capybara
Well, I got atleast one tropical bird for South America so it might be about time to finally make that tropical rainforest.
Right now, here would be the rough plan:
Right now, here would be the rough plan:
- Mix of South American and African animals, all under a big dome and cut down the middle.
- Base it heavily off of Franklin Park Zoo
- The gorillas would be the main star attraction animals, and would also have an outdoor area.
- When you enter you would walk by a ton of exhibit animals and other educational pieces.
- When you first enter you would see the American flamingos commingled with the Capybara.
- Followed by the White faced saki, Spectacled Caiman, Galapagos Tortoises, and Ocelot. The Ocelot would be behind a mesh wall set, and the saki and caiman would be behind glass.
- Between the sections you would walk by a Cave with the Egyptian fruit bats.
- Followed by the Pygmy hippo, Mandrill, Spurred Tortoise, Greater Flamingos, and then finally more exhibit animals for Africa.
- Finally, the last habitat would be the gorillas.
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Sounds fantastic. A real Spectacle, I might add...
I struggle with indoor buildings like this, so I'm hoping to
I will admit, I got finals, then break (where I will be busy) then I am moving off to clinics. It might be awhile before I do this. But maybe if I end up liking it I might post it on steam. I’m planning using all animals available in vanilla PZ.
Probably make a "zoo" somewhere in Central America that focuses (mostly) on local wildlife. It will probably be more of a conservation center than a typical zoo. I'm definitely planning on using all the new animals in it! Maybe I will throw in a few preexisting animals too. Capuchin, Armadillo come to mind first. Cougar and/or Jaguar could be the star animals.
Don't forget the spectacled bear or both caiman species
Edit: misunderstood that you wanted local Central America species. Nevermind
I would make a small Andean area with the bear and the cougar.
Also, don't forget the capuchin monkey. Maybe mix it with the saki or the tapir.
Ok, so, I play in Franchise (wish there was an offline mode. Challenge is close but I want to trade between zoos), and I'm trying to catch up on researching the new animals.
Currently in Wanyana Park, I'm taking advantage of the Zookeeper Collection African animals (tortoise, sifaka, dik-dik, baboon) to catch up on research...
But I still need to get the Pallas cat, markhor, and spectacled bear. However, since we're getting the Americas pack, I may head back home and do an Americas themed zoo, with animals from NA and SA, taking the opportunity to not only use several new animals at once (something I've never actually done) but also make a much more fleshed out SA section and get all the research done, too
Currently in Wanyana Park, I'm taking advantage of the Zookeeper Collection African animals (tortoise, sifaka, dik-dik, baboon) to catch up on research...
But I still need to get the Pallas cat, markhor, and spectacled bear. However, since we're getting the Americas pack, I may head back home and do an Americas themed zoo, with animals from NA and SA, taking the opportunity to not only use several new animals at once (something I've never actually done) but also make a much more fleshed out SA section and get all the research done, too
I didn't. My plan is to get every animal from the pack as well as the ones that fit in with the planned areas. I don't plan on putting in every South American animal, but I want a lot of the basics.