Update 1.10.1 is now available for download. Just update your game before you play! This update contains various bug fixes - you can read more below:
Planet Zoo - 1.10.1 Update Notes:
This update contains many more bug fixes and updates.
General Bug Fixes and Improvements
Animals
Re-scaled the Bactrian Camel and adjusted its offset to correct its size
Increased frequency of swimming and climbing for a number of animals when exploring their habitat
Fixed animals becoming suspended in mid-air when deleting a climbing frame just before they start climbing
Fixed animals walking through air when dismounting a climbing frame
Fixed an issue where the Koala would not climb trees in its habitat
Fixed Axolotl swimming above the water surface in its exhibit when performing its swim animation
Fixed Siamangs not brachiating between connected beams correctly, allowed brachiation to occur between beams connected at a range of angles, alongside the straight angle provided when using position snap
Fixed a few minor issues with Siamang animations while brachiating and transitioning between linked beams
Fixed the Amur Leopard Juvenile always having its mouth open
Fixed Amur Leopard tongue clipping through the bottom of mouth while eating
Fixed the Siamang Juvenile being unable to use the Suspended Forager enrichment
Fixed the Przewalski's Horse Juvenile front leg distorting when drinking
Fixed Scimitar-Horned Oryx distorting while standing on sloped terrain
Adjusted and improved Siamang Juvenile dirt coverage
Added Desert biome suitability to Axolotl and Przewalski's Horse
General Przewalski's Horse animation bug and polish fixes
Scenery
Added community competition winner flowerpot to game - Congratulations Harper!
Added missing 'Conservation Pack' tag to Tomato Vines
Added tags of animals able to climb thin climbing beams to Metal Climbing Frames and Brachiation Frame blueprints. Also adjusted species tags on Thin Climbing Beams core assets
Improved the Metal Climbing Frame's thumbnail icons to make them more visible in Siamang's research screens
Fixed Education Stations continuing to play audio once triggered when vandalised or no longer powered
Fixed an issue where Conservation Quarantine Large and Conservation Shop Large [Shell] blueprints would not unlock correctly after researching the staff facilities and conservation themes
Staff
Fixed certain feeder enrichments not showing as full after being refilled
UI
Improved accuracy of Status UI on brachiation frames, and fixed status not updating when the UI is open
Fixed an issue where Educators thought no guests showed up to their talk
Fixed Educators sometimes being duplicated in per species tab of education management UI
Species tags are now sorted alphabetically in the blueprint creation UI
Fixed animal welfare showing Navigable Climbing area at 0m² when loading a recently changed climbing frame
Stability
Fixed a rare crash when educators finish animal talks
Fixed a rare crash with guest vandalism
Fixed a rare crash when moving animals from quarantine
General stability fix
Performance
General performance fixes
Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack and Update 1.10 Out Now!
Hayo Zookeepers!
Learn more than ever before in Planet Zoo with the new Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack and free Update 1.10, both officially out now! Grab the pack now on Steam, and update your game to enjoy the free content ✨
The Conservation Pack brings 4 new habitat animals and 1 new exhibit animal from around the world to your zoos, all with a conservation status of Endangered or below. Embrace the majesty of Przewalski's Horse, spot the Amur Leopard as it enjoys its solitude, swing to your heart's content with the Siamang, and bask in the sun with the Scimitar-Horned Oryx. Your guests can also embrace adorableness with the new exhibit animal, the Axolotl!
Create the eco-positive zoo of your dreams with over 150 new scenery items! Enjoy a range of new foliage items including assorted meadow flowers, such as Buttercups and Oxeye Daisies, as well as Sunflowers, Tomato Plants, and Fig Trees - your zoo will have never looked more green! That's not the only way it can be green, as there's also a whole bunch of new eco-friendly scenery items such as a 3D Printed Concrete wall set. Capture the hard work that goes into conservation around your zoos with new backstage prop items, such as a rake, hose, and wheelbarrow! Please note that these items are decorative scenery only.
Lastly, join us over at Turtle Rock Wildlife Orphanage in our new Timed Scenario! Inspired by the Gorkhi Terelj National Park in Mongolia, you'll be tasked with rescuing, rehabilitating, documenting, and releasing as many species as possible. Not only that, but you'll also have to keep it green by only using renewable energy sources, and ensure that your Zoo has a high education rating throughout! It's quite the task, but we know you're up to it!
You must have the base Planet Zoo game to be able to play this content. Update 1.10 is out now to install and is free for all players.
Update 1.10 is free and available to all players who own the base Planet Zoo game! Simply update your game now to play. You'll find lots of new exciting features in this update such as new Education Stations, new guest behaviours and even new animal behaviours! For full information on what you can find, check out the 1.10 announcement post, or continue reading for a summary!
Love learning? Your guests do too, and now they can learn at your Zoo's like never before with new Education Stations! These Stations are a set of new items that child guests can engage with, allowing them to gain a small happiness and education boost. Your adult guests get a new behaviour too, with the addition of Group Photos! Guests will now line up and pose as small groups, while another guest takes a photo, allowing them to capture the happy memories they've made in your Zoo, and to make your Zoo feel more alive than ever before.
Animals also gain new things to do with the addition of Sniffing and Chorus Behaviours! A range of animals throughout both the base game and Planet Zoo Packs will now be able to perform sniff interactions around their habitats, exploring and engaging with them in more realistic ways. Furthermore, the Arctic and Timber Wolves, alongside the new Siamang from the Conservation Pack, can now partake in a Chorus Call - a vocal "singing" behaviour performed in groups. They'll even continue it while wading or climbing!
The Siamang can also display an exciting new behaviour with the addition of a modular Climbing Frame. This item will allow the Siamang to perform its famous brachiation activity; which means they will be swinging freely around the frame. All other animals that are capable of climbing on thin frames will also be able to use this as a new standard climbing enrichment.
There's a range of other additions too including new Small Habitat Gates, and the completed roster of Shop Counters and Small Signs. For full information on all included, check out the 1.10 announcement and the Update Notes below.
Let all of these new additions shine with NVIDIA's GeForceNOW service, which gives you instant access to GeForce PC performance on nearly any PC, Mac, SHIELD TV, Android, iOS device or Chromebook without any downloads! This will let anyone experience the new Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack as well as Update 1.10, no matter what device they're on!
As always, a huge thank you to our incredible PlanZo fam for your love and enthusiasm as we've prepared for this release! We've had a wonderful time learning all about the importance of conservation, and we hope you have too. Keep an eye on our social channels for future news and announcements, as well as more conservation facts and more brilliant community builds - we can't wait to see what you make! If you create something you'd like us to consider sharing, please make sure it's uploaded to the Steam Workshop with the best photos possible and, if you share them on social media, be sure to tag us so we can take a look!
Join us today for a special launch stream at 13:30 BST over on Twitch and YouTube!
Planet Zoo - 1.10.0 Update Notes This update contains many more bug fixes, updates and some new content. New Content - Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack
NEW - Animals
New animals in the Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack:
Amur Leopard
Przewalski's Horse
Scimitar-Horned Oryx
Siamang
Axolotl
NEW - Timed Scenario
This beautiful Mongolian Park was created in order to aid with conservation efforts, protecting the pristine habitat of the local wildlife as well as being an educational hotspot for tourism. What a wonderful place to set up our new orphanage!
Challenge, and Sandbox versions of the map are available
Terrain only sandbox and challenge variants of the map are also available
Conservation Slat Cladding Panel 4m x 2m Horizontal
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall 1m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall 4m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Slope 1m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Slope 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Slope 4m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Curved 1m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Curved 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Curved 4m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Gable 1m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Gable 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Floor
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Arch Tunnel
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Arch
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Arch Square
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Shop Front
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Station Surround 02
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Door
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Floor Quarter Circle
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Arch Square Tunnel
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Station Surround 01
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Large Window
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Panel 1m x 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Panel 2m x 2m
Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Panel 4m x 2m
Conservation Gardening Trug
Conservation Waste Skip
Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Front Axel
Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Bucket
Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Handle
Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Frame
Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Wheel
Conservation Bin
Conservation Animal Sign Siamang 01
Conservation Animal Sign Siamang 02
Conservation Animal Sign Siamang 03
Conservation Animal Sign Amur Leopard
Conservation Animal Sign Axolotl 01
Conservation Animal Sign Axolotl 02
Conservation Animal Sign Scimitar-Horned Oryx
Conservation Animal Sign Przewalski's Horse
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Bumblebee 01
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Bumblebee 02
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Bumblebee 03
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Ladybird 01
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Ladybird 02
Conservation Animal Sign Decal Ladybird 03
Conservation Decal Sunflower Small
Conservation Decal Sunflower Large
Conservation Grass Roof Panel 2m x 2m
Conservation Grass Roof Panel 4m x 4m
Reward Statue Przewalski's Horse Stone
Reward Statue Przewalski's Horse Bronze
Reward Statue Przewalski's Horse Silver
Reward Statue Przewalski's Horse Gold
NEW - Blueprints
Conservation Toilet Large
Conservation Toilet Small
Conservation Shop Large [Shell]
Conservation Shop Small [Shell]
Conservation Staff Room Large
Conservation Staff Room Small
Conservation Keeper Hut Large
Conservation Keeper Hut Small
Conservation Quarantine Large
Conservation Quarantine Small
Conservation Research Centre Large
Conservation Research Centre Small
Conservation Trade Centre
Conservation Workshop
Conservation Veterinary Surgery 01
Conservation Veterinary Surgery 02
Conservation Exhibit Large
Conservation Exhibit Medium
Conservation Exhibit Small
Conservation Zoo Entrance
Conservation Restaurant
Conservation Modular Structure 4x4
Conservation Modular Structure 1x1
Conservation Modular Structure 2x1
Conservation Modular Structure Hexagon
Conservation Modular Structure 1x2
Conservation Round Building 01
Conservation Large Decorative Building
Conservation Decorative Lillypad
Conservation Allotment Path Archway
Conservation Natural Tunnel
Conservation Organic Path Arch
Conservation Circle Path Arch
Conservation Round Building 02
Conservation Mpingo Dome
NEW - Foliage
Aster Small
Aster Medium
Aster Large
Common Sunflower 01
Common Sunflower 02
Common Sunflower 03
Meadow Buttercup Small
Meadow Buttercup Medium
Meadow Buttercup Large
Corn Flower Small
Corn Flower Medium
Corn Flower Large
Oxeye Daisy Small
Oxeye Daisy Medium
Oxeye Daisy Large
Red Poppy Small
Red Poppy Medium
Red Poppy Large
Tickseed Small
Tickseed Medium
Tickseed Large
Pincushion Flower Small
Pincushion Flower Medium
Pincushion Flower Large
Yorkshire Fog Grass Small
Yorkshire Fog Grass Medium
Yorkshire Fog Grass Large
Fig Tree 01
Fig Tree 02
Fig Tree 03
Korean Pine Tree 01
Korean Pine Tree 02
Korean Pine Tree 03
Vine Tomato 01
Vine Tomato 02
Vine Tomato 03
Aquilaria Tree 01
Aquilaria Tree 02
Aquilaria Tree 03
NEW - Avatar Costume
New Axolotl avatar costume
New Content - Free Update 1.10.0
NEW - Education Stations
Education Stations are a new way for guests in your zoo to interact with educational content. Guest groups with children can interact with these assets for a small boost to their happiness, education, and the zoo's overall education rating.
Three types of Education Stations are available via the Facilities > Media Devices and Education menu
Sound Education Station: A customisable sound board which allows guests to listen to an animal sound, before the image of the animal is revealed. Can you guess who you just heard howling? Both the image and sound can be customised by adding custom images and audio files to the game in the same way billboards and speakers can be customised
Height Education Station: An educational measuring station for guests to compare their height to that of an animal. Height Education Stations come in two variations: Giraffe and Gorilla
Pawprint Education Station: An educational station that lets guests compare their own hands to animal paws and feet.
NEW - Animal Chorus
The new chorus behaviour is available to the following animals:
Siamang
Timber Wolf
Arctic Wolf
Animals engaging in chorus behaviours have a chance to begin a chorus if they are currently idle and are within range of other members of the same species. Other idle animals in range of the chorus leader can be influenced by their action and decide to join in.
During a chorus, the leader will perform calls, which will be answered by other participants. The amount of calls and overall length of a chorus event depends on the species.
NEW - Brachiation
A new enrichment and climbing set, the Metal Climbing Frames, have been added to the base game of Planet Zoo, available to all players:
Metal Climbing Frame Beam
Metal Climbing Frame Ramp
Metal Climbing Frame Curve 180°
Metal Climbing Frame Curve 90°
Metal Climbing Frame Extension
This modular set of climbing assets is used by the Conservation Pack's Siamang for their exciting new brachiation behaviour, allowing these gibbons to swing freely across your custom built frames in their habitat
All animals who can navigate thin climbing pieces will also be able to climb across the Metal Climbing Frames using climbing locomotion
NEW - Sniff behaviours
Animals will now engage with changes in their habitat by investigating new objects or areas other animals have slept and left their scent in. When animals are idle, they will navigate to the most recently chosen point of interest and perform a sniffing animation:
When a new object (such as a new piece of foliage or a new enrichment item) has been placed inside a habitat, animals have a chance to want to sniff and explore this new addition
Animals will also leave a scent in spots they have slept in, which can dynamically generate a new point of interest other animals will want to check out
The chance of an animal expressing interest in such a change in their environment differs by species, with some being more inquisitive than others
Sniff behaviours are available to the majority of all species in Planet Zoo except for the following:
Aardvark
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Chinese Pangolin
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Gharial
Greater Flamingo
Hippopotamus
Indian Peafowl
Indian Rhinoceros
Nile Monitor
Saltwater Crocodile
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Komodo Dragon
Koala
Grey Seal
King Penguin
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
African Penguin
Southern White Rhinoceros
American Alligator
California Sea Lion
Platypus
Red Crowned Crane
Spectacled Caiman
NEW - Guests group photos
Guests groups can now take pictures of themselves while viewing a habitat, as long as they're above 50% happiness.
One guest will act as the photographer and move ahead of their friends, snapping a picture of all the others having a great time.
NEW - More Conservation Topics
Four new conservation topics have been added to the conservation board, providing education about:
Ecological Restoration
Invasive Species
Overexploitation
Species Reintroduction
NEW - Small Habitat Gates
Small Metal Habitat Gates
Small Wooden Habitat Gates
NEW - Shop counters
Gulpee Soda Counter
Pipshot Juice Counter
Pipshot Water Counter
Cosmic Ice Cream Counter
Mexelente Counter
Missy Good Counter
Monsieur Frites Counter
Pizza Pen Counter
Info centre Counter
Loony Bloons Counter
Hats Fantastic Counter
Just a Momento Counter
NEW - Foliage
Drinn Grass Dry Large
Drinn Grass Dry Medium
Drinn Grass Dry Small
Common Saltwort 01
Common Saltwort 02
Common Saltwort 03
Common Saltwort Dry 01
Common Saltwort Dry 02
Common Saltwort Dry 03
Mpingo Tree 01
Mpingo Tree 02
Mpingo Tree 03
Siberian Peashrub 01
Siberian Peashrub Flowered 01
Siberian Peashrub 02
Siberian Peashrub Flowered 02
NEW - Scenery/Paths
Metal Climbing Frame Beam
Metal Climbing Frame Curve 180°
Metal Climbing Frame Curve 90°
Metal Climbing Frame Extension
Metal Climbing Frame Ramp
Large Brachiation Frame
Medium Brachiation Frame
Small Brachiation Frame
Natural Grass Path
Hat's Fantastic Sign Logo
Gulpee Soda Sign Logo
Pipshot Juice Sign Logo
Pipshot Water Sign Logo
Cosmic Cow Ice Cream Sign Logo
Mexelente Sign Logo
Missy Good Sign Logo
Monsieur Frites Sign Logo
Pizza Pen Sign Logo
Projection Screen 0.5m
Glass Modern Wall Panel 2m x 2m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 2m x 4m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 4m x 2m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 1m x 2m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 1m x 4m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 4m x 4m Thin
Glass Modern Wall Panel 1m
Glass Modern Wall Panel 2m
Glass Modern Wall Panel 4m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Roof Flat Quarter Circle
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Slope 1m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Slope 2m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Slope 4m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Gable 1m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Gable 2m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Curved 1m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Curved 2m
Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Curved 4m
Glass Modern Roof 2m Curved Corner Inverted
Glass Modern Roof 2m Curved Corner
Education Station Height Giraffe
Education Station Height Gorilla
Education Station Sound Board
Education Station Paw Print
NEW - Blueprints
Small Brachiation Frame
Medium Brachiation Frame
Large Brachiation Frame
General Bug Fixes and Improvements
Animals
Fixed some instances of deep swimming animals escaping through barriers and terrain
Melon Feeder, Frozen Blood Pumpkin and Scarecrow Feeder now start full instead of with 8kg food when newly placed
Fixed animals disappearing from the Quarantine building after reloading
Fixed Siberian Tiger orientation not updating when climbing
Fixed an issue where animals would walk long distances through mid-air while climbing
Fixed animals sometimes not automatically unboxing when sent to the habitat entrance, including after regenerating navigation meshes in old saves
Fixed Zoopedia displaying water requirements for juvenile animals that can't swim
Added the Aquatic Biome to the Baird's Tapir information
Updated some inconsistencies between Sacred Scarab Beetle's information board and its Zoopedia tab regarding Biomes and Natural habitat
Fixed an issue where death animation would play again when transported to a habitat entrance
Fixed an issue where dead animals would sink to the lake floor after reloading
Disabled 'Return to Habitat' button when an animal's habitat is inaccessible to prevent unfulfillable delivery jobs
Facilities
Fixed an issue where changing the colours of a staff building interrupts the occupying worker
Fixed issue where the New World Shop Large [Shell] blueprint was listed at the incorrect price
Habitats
Added notification for when an animal delivery has been ordered and no delivery staff are employed to fulfil it. Also added a notification for when a habitat became inaccessible mid-delivery and staff have left the boxed animal on the ground
All barrier types can now by default be built as curved barriers
Scenery
Fixed an issue where the Western Chimpanzee reward statues had an 'Africa Pack' tag despite being awarded for the free timed scenario
Fixed some graphics issues of the 4m Arctic Architecture Beam transitions changing abruptly when zooming out
Guests
Fixed changing the flexicolour of the animal talk seating while guests are using them from causing the guests to teleport to entrance
Fixed guests sometimes holding drinks instead of cupcakes or ice cream immediately after buying one
Fixed guests sometimes walking through stairs to get to and from nearby benches
Transport Rides now show the thoughts guests have about the transport stations in the Ride and Station info panels
Staff
Fixed Educators throwing food into inaccessible animal locations
Fixed some cases of zoo inspectors never coming - actually they were due to arrive in about 26 thousand years
Game Modes
Fixed marketing not charging exactly the amount it should, which can prevent completing an objective in Timed Scenario 3
Fixed a missing thousands separator for the number of minimum guests required in the zoo for an objective in Timed Scenarios
Moved the European Pack Scenario Pin from Kazakhstan to Switzerland
Transport rides
Removed the flexicolour icon from the Track Editor UI for the Steam Train ride, as it doesn't have any editable colours
UI
Added a notification for when Vet Research is stopped because the animal they were researching is not available in the zoo
Added missing 'Plastic' tags to all facility signs
Notification for 'Animal Boxed Outside of Habitat For Too Long' is now resolved when the animal is sent to storage
Removed duplicate female head option from avatar creator
Fixed bug that would allow multiple animals to be renamed at the same time from the Animal Management panel
Fixed bug when trading a franchise animal that would cause the trade confirmation box to persist when switching animals
Fixed bug that prevented a Staff Room status from updating in the Management UI when Opening/Closing from the Info Panel
Fixed power consumers appearing to be powered in the power heatmap if the preview range of a power producer included a consumer when the placement was cancelled
Fixed an issue with WorkZone UI clashing with HeatMap UI
Fixed losing the flexicolour picker from the scenery browser when clicking 'Exit Group'
Fixed Explore Camera falling though raised paths and getting stuck
Fixed blurry icon for educator in notifications panel
Fixed an issue that prevented the North America Animal Pack filter from being available to players who do not own the North America Animal Pack
Fixed some notifications not opening the habitat info panels as intended
Fixed an issue where exhibit animals could disappear from the animal list when disabling animal death
Fixed animal info panel not remembering which tab was selected when switching animals
Fixed loan UI not being initialised properly, so the steppers showed the wrong repayment numbers
Fixed the staff traversable area heatmap not always showing the entire traversable area
Fixed an issue where the age icon is incorrect for elderly exhibit animal when in storage
Fixed an incomplete tooltip text when placing the second gate on a habitat
Fixed an issue that prevented a water's opacity slider from displaying all the text in several languages
Stability
Fixed a rare crash when guests look at escaped animals
Fixed a rare crash when selecting a building
Fixed a rare crash when an educator starts an animal talk
General stability fixes
Performance
General performance fixes
We are aware of an issue related to Siamangs brachiating between linked frames of the new climbing enrichment item. The team is hard at work to resolve this and in the meantime the Siamangs will still brachiate along individual sections of the frame. We’ll share more information over the coming days on when this fix will be available. Thank you for your patience!
🐾 Planet Zoo - Update 1.10 coming 21 June 🐾
Hayo Zookeepers!
It's nearly summer, the sun is shining, and what better way to celebrate than with some Planet Zoo news? Join us below as we take a look at what you can expect in the free 1.10 Update of Planet Zoo, available from 21 June. If you missed it yesterday, be sure to also check out the announcement of the Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack which will be coming to you on the same day! ✨
Education Stations Educators had an upgrade in Update 1.9 when we added in the ability to explore your zoo and educate on the go with the Roaming Educator functions! However, there are more ways to learn than only from Educators, right?
Now your zoo guests can have a more immersive experience than ever before with new Education Stations!
These are new path facilities that, when placed, will provide an item for child guests to interact with and then gaining a minor education and happiness boost. These will have a set education topic and will not be able to be customised, but will come in 3 different types:
Height Measuring Station - compare your height against the Giraffe and Gorilla in your zoo! Are you taller?
Soundboard Station - press a button and hear a sound from one of the animals in your zoo! Did you know they make that sound?
Pawprint Station - compare your hands to the paws of the animal! How big is yours in comparison?
Child guests interacting with your Education Stations will also boost your zoo's Conservation Rating, but be careful! They can be vandalised, which will require repair from a Mechanic or direct replacement from yourselves.
Group Photos Child guests aren't the only ones gaining a new behaviour! Currently, guest groups take photos of animals, but now your guests will join each other for even more fun by taking Group Photos! 📸
When this occurs, one member of the group will take the role of photographer with 1-5 others grouping together as the subjects. From here they will line up and happily pose together to capture a snapshot and remember the amazing time they had in your zoo!
To prompt a group photo to be taken, guests must be viewing a habitat and have an overall happiness rating of above 50%.
Animal Sniffing Behaviour So, your guests have gained some new behaviours... but what about your animals? 🤔
Watch your animals engage with their surroundings even more than before with the new Sniffing Behaviour!
While some animals already have a sniff animation, this new feature adds sniffing as an active behaviour for the majority of animals in your zoos, but not all. See below for a list of which will be excluded! When placing items in your habitat, the game will generate a set of "sniff points" that your animals can then interact with - after all, they'll want to find the most interesting places to smell! These "sniff points" will exist per enclosure and, when a habitat is destroyed, they will be removed as well - and new ones will be regenerated if you rebuild or use the undo button! - so make sure you're okay with this adjustment before doing any removals.
Animals that will not have the new Sniffing Behaviour:
Aardvark
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Chinese Pangolin
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Gharial
Greater Flamingo
Hippopotamus
Indian Peafowl
Indian Rhinoceros
Nile Monitor
Saltwater Crocodile
Pygmy Hippo
Komodo Dragon
Koala
Grey Seal
King Penguin
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
African Penguin
Southern White Rhino
American Alligator
California Sea Lion
Platypus
Red Crowned Crane
Spectacled Caiman
Animal Chorus Behaviour That's not all! Now some of your animals can try their hands - or rather, their voice! - at musical stardom, with the new Animal Chorus Behaviour 🎵
Some animals, including the new Siamangs coming in the Conservation Pack, are known to perform group "calling" as a social activity. This new behaviour comes to Planet Zoo as the Arctic and Timber Wolves, alongside the new Siamang, will be able to perform Chorus Calls with each other - even while wading or climbing! There will be a range of calls available which the Chorus Leader (the animal who starts the Chorus) will randomly select one from, and will continue until all animals in the Chorus have joined in. After this, they will either randomly select a new call to continue the Chorus or will end the Behaviour.
New Climbing Enrichment What better way for your animals to show their excitement this summer than with a new climbing frame to enjoy in the sun? This new climbing frame enrichment can be used by your animals that can make use of thin climbing pieces. However, that's not all! For our new Siamangs, these become a playground of high-flying fun thanks to their new brachiation behaviour! Brachiation means you'll see the Siamangs swinging around your frames, in ways you've not seen before.
Small Habitat Gates You'll now have even more control over the look of your habitats with our new Small Habitat Gates!
These gates provide a shorter alternative gate for habitat entrances, allowing a sleeker look for low-walled enclosures. A small variation of all current habitat gate styles will be included.
Additional Shop Counters & Signs Shop Counters and Small Signs were added in Update 1.8, providing a counter-only version of some of your favourite shops so that you could really go wild with your store customisation. As of Update 1.10, we'll be adding these variations for all of the missing shops! This will include:
Cosmic Cow Ice-cream
Gulpee Soda
Pipshot Juice
Pipshot Water
Mexelente
Missy Good
Monsieur Frites
Pizza Pen
Hats Fantastic
Just A Momento
Loony Balloons
Information Center
As always, Update 1.10 will also come with various fixes alongside all of this new content, which will be included in the Update Notes upon release on 21 June.
All of these new features should come together to really make your zoo a lively and thriving place to be! What are you most excited about?
Join us on our social media in the run-up to launch as we take a look at the animals and some of the scenery coming to you later this month in the Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack.
You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Also, be sure to tune in to our Planet Zoo community streams every Tuesday at 17:00 BST on Twitch, Youtube, and Steam!
Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack arriving 21 June
Hayo Zookeepers,
Plot twist! You might have already clued in from our special stream yesterday but we're here with some exciting news - the next Planet Zoo Pack will be the Conservation Pack, arriving 21 June. We're sure you have questions about Update 1.10, and we'll have more news on that for you soon, but for now - let's take a look at all of the exciting stuff coming your way this summer!
Discover 5 new endangered animals from around the world, and over 150 new scenery pieces, with a strong focus on the amazing work that zoos do for conservation efforts worldwide!
Be in awe of the majesty of Mongolia's Przewalski's Horse, the last truly wild horse in the world and currently listed as endangered. Watch the Amur Leopard as it prowls, a critically endangered Leopard from the border areas of Russia and China. Swing freely with the endangered Siamang from protected areas of Indonesia and Malaysia, the largest of all Gibbons. Enjoy the sun with the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, an Antelope from North Africa that is now listed as Extinct in the Wild. Last, but not least, marvel at the Axolotl, our critically endangered new exhibit animal that was originally from Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilco.
Builders have a lot of exciting things coming for them too, with over 150 new scenery items to enjoy!
Conservation is about more than just animals and, to reflect that, you're in for a real treat with the foliage included in this Pack. Plant-life conservation is critical due to the unfortunate impact of monoculture and the depletion of natural water resources. To highlight this aspect of conservation, we're adding some foliage pieces such as the Tomato Plant, Fig Tree, and Korean Pine! You can also create a haven of sweeping meadow flowers including foliage such as Buttercups, Oxeye Daisies, and Poppies!
Furthermore, you'll gain a range of other scenery items with a strong theme of self-sustainability, such as a set of wooden slat off-grid pieces, a new 3D printed concrete wall set, grass roof tiles, and even backstage display-only items such as a rake, hose, and wheelbarrow!
Feeling inspired to take up your own conservation efforts? Give it a try with our new Timed Scenario! Head on over to Turtle Rock Wildlife Orphanage where you'll be challenged to rescue, rehabilitate, document, and release as many animals as possible. Sustainability and education will also be a huge part of this scenario, so you'll need to power your zoo with renewable energy, host a range of plant diversity, and make sure there are plenty of Educator areas for your guests to learn from!
The Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 21 June. If you want to be notified when the game is available, then head on over to Steam and wishlist it now! Please remember that you'll only be able to enjoy the Planet Zoo: Conservation Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.
As mentioned before, we'll have more news on Update 1.10 for you soon. You can also join us on our social media on the run-up to launch as we take a look at the animals and some of the scenery coming to you in this Pack, as well as learn a little bit more about conservation together.
What are you most excited for in this pack - is it one of the animals, or maybe some of the foliage? Let us know below!
Planet Zoo Update 1.9.2 is out now!
Hayo Zookeepers!
Update 1.9.2 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This update includes various bug fixes, and you can read more below:
Planet Zoo - 1.9.2 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes. General Bug Fixes and Improvements
Misc
Fixed an issue in Scenario 2 where the name of the Bornean Orangutan that was required to release was wrong, the name "Agung" is now back
Re-balanced the biome temperatures in Tundra levels so the snow stays mostly settled without the need for the weather to constantly snow
Stability
Fixed rare crashes with the management windows
Fixed a crash that could happen when editing interface settings
Fixed a crash that could happen when clicking the locate button on an objective
Fixed crash when undoing the deletion of large lakes
Fixed rare crash when deleting habitat barriers
General stability fixes
Performance
General performance fixes
Planet Zoo Update 1.9.1 is out now!
Hayo Zookeepers!
Update 1.9.1 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This update includes various bug fixes, and you can read more below:
Planet Zoo - 1.9.1 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes. General Bug Fixes and Improvements
Animals
Added Aquatic Biome tag to the Danube Crested Newt and Moose
Fixed the Nile Lechwe Education Board displaying the incorrect information regarding Biomes
Fixed the Asian Small-Clawed Otter Education Board displaying the incorrect information regarding Biomes
Made standing behaviour animations for the Asian Small-Clawed Otter occur more frequently
Reduced the navigation size for the Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Reduced the swimming frequency in favour of wading on the Red-Crowned Crane
Fixed animals not getting infected from corpses inside habitats
Fixed the Wild Water Buffalo sometimes failing to interact with enrichments
Polished the Red Crowned Crane Juvenile walk cycle
Fixed an issue that caused some Okapi calls to not play correctly
Fixed an issue that caused water dripping sound effects to continue to play for an extended period of time instead of fading out naturally when moving animals from water to dry areas
Updated the Platypus so they will now deep swim with their eyes closed
Scenery
Habitat Heaters and Coolers are now powered by the habitat they are contained within
Fixed an issue where the level of guest education speakers would ignore Sound Effects volume settings
UI
Misc
Workzone dropdown is now alphabetised
Fixed Explore Camera falling through elevated paths
Removed references to food quality from the enrichment UI for enrichments that ignore the habitats set food grade e.g. Block of Frozen Fish
Fixed an issue where education boards would not be highlighted in heatmaps.
Localisation
Fixed some capitalisation errors within objectives for 'Green Leaf Zoological' Timed Scenario
Changed help text for water customisation to more accurately reflect functionality
Fixed a consistency issue in the Placement Controls header
Fixed inaccurate shortcut description for Blueprints in Settings
Fixed missing thousands separator for the number of minimum guests required in the Zoo for an objective in Timed Scenarios
Stability
Fixed a rare crash that could happen when placing a Guest Spawner
Fixed a potential crash when a screen linked to a burrow camera is selected
Fixed a crash which would sometimes happen when placing or editing scenery items which can have custom media displayed on them
Fixed a rare crash when loading a zoo with educators
Fixed a crash when loading or creating lakes with complex geometry
Fixed a crash that could happen when opening the Audio Visual Management Screen
General stability fixes
Performance
General performance fixes
Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack and Update 1.9 Out Now!
Hayo Zookeepers,
Spring is here, and with it is the Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack! The new Pack alongside Update 1.9 are officially out now, update your game to enjoy the free content.
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The Wetlands Animal Pack introduces 7 new habitat animals and 1 new exhibit animal. Show your guests the wonders of water with the loveable Capybara, the unusual Platypus, the excitable Asian Small-Clawed Otter, the scaly Spectacled Caiman, the steadfast Wild Water Buffalo, the loyal Red-Crowned Crane, and the nimble Nile Lechwe. Don't forget to also expand your exhibit areas with the Danube Crested Newt, the smallest of its species!
Your animals are also sure to love these new water-themed enrichment items! Let them soak themselves under the new Hot Water Tap, have some fun in the sun with the new Natural Water Jet, or dive down deep with the new Small Underwater Feeder and Underwater Buoy items. Not only that, but your Capybaras can really indulge with the new bathing behaviour to relieve stress!
Lastly, join us on a trip to the Pantanal in Brazil in an all-new Timed Scenario, where you're challenged to build a forever home for rescue animals who are unfit to return to the wild. This scenario features a high welfare requirement with limited space restrictions due to the tricky wetlands environment, but we're sure you're up to the task!
The Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack is available now on Steam for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) You must have the base Planet Zoo game to be able to play this content. Update 1.9 is out now to install and is free for all players.
Update 1.9 is free and available to all players who own the base Planet Zoo game now, simply update your game to play! This update brings exciting new features including free-roaming Educators, a new way for your Educator staff to bring enriching experiences to your guests. If you missed it, head over and check out some of our team trying their hand at becoming Educators in our announcement video!
It's not just the Educators who can get up-close and personal with your zoo guests now, thanks to the new Roaming Camera! This camera mode lets you see your zoo from a guest-level point of view. Now you can see what your exhibits look like as if you were really there!
As mentioned above, new bathing behaviours are making their way to Planet Zoo. While players will need the Wetlands Animal Pack to add Capybaras to their zoos, they won't miss out as this behaviour is also enjoyed by the Japanese Macaques! Simply create a shallow pool of water and heat it with a Water Temperature Regulator to create an experience your Macaques are sure to love. To help you find the right depths for this, we've also added a new Flatten to Terrace terrain brush! This isn't the only behaviour change, with the small burrows being added in update 1.9 that can be used by the Meerkat, Prairie Dog, and newcomer that is the Platypus from the Wetlands Animal Pack.
Alongside this we've made a few other additions including a new management screen for speakers, billboards and cameras, making them easier to manage than ever, and new water options including flexicolour on exhibit water, and mist/bubble effects in habitats. For more info on this and other quality of life updates, check out our 1.9 Update announcement post.
You can also care for your Capybaras using NVIDIA's GeForceNOW service, which gives you instant access to GeForce PC performance on nearly any PC, Mac, SHIELD TV, Android, iOS device or Chromebook without any downloads! This will let anyone experience the richness of the Wetlands and Planet Zoo no matter the device they're on!
Thank you as always to our incredible PlanZo fam for the love and support in the run-up to this release! We know the Capybara in particular is one you've been excited for, and we can't wait to see how you spoil them in your zoos. Keep an eye on our social channels for future news and announcements, and for highlights from the Wetlands Animal Pack. As always, we'll also make sure to share your wonderful builds and screenshots, so be sure to upload them to the Steam Workshop and tag us in your posts on social media!
To celebrate this launch, you can tune in for a special charity stream where we'll be joined by some very special animal friends. You'll be able to find us on Twitch starting at 11am BST (right now!) and help us raise money for the Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity!
Planet Zoo - 1.9.0 Update Notes This update contains many more bug fixes, updates and some new content. New Content - Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack
New Content - Free Update 1.9
General Bug Fixes and Improvements
Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack arriving 12 April
Hayo Zookeepers!
We're glad you've had fun with our Roaming Educator video from the 1.9 update announcement! If you tuned in to our special livestream yesterday, you may have caught a few hints about what we've got for you today: join us as we celebrate water and how it's indispensable to life this spring!
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Welcome 8 new animals from across the Wetlands with the new Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack, coming to you on 12 April alongside the free 1.9 update.
You're sure to have fun with none other than the loveable Capybara, the oddity that is the Platypus, the adorable Asian Small-Clawed Otter, the stealthy Spectacled Caiman, the sturdy Wild Water Buffalo, the elegant Red-Crowned Crane, and the agile Nile Lechwe! You can also entice guests with a new exhibit animal, the smallest of its species - the Danube Crested Newt!
You'll need some new enrichments to really help celebrate with your new animal friends. Your Capybaras will live their best life as they indulge in a soak with the new Hot Water Tap; spruce up your underwater areas with the new Small Underwater Feeder and Underwater Buoy, and have a splash in the sun with the new Natural Water Jet!
We'll also be bringing you a new timed scenario, this time set in the Pantanal, in Brazil. Help rescue animals who can't return to the wild find their forever home with this high welfare requirement challenge.
As mentioned in the update 1.9 announcement, our next free update will be bringing you some behavioural changes. The new bathing behaviours will also be enjoyed by the water-loving Capybara, and burrowing behaviours will be expanded to include the Platypus.
The Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam on 12 April. Want to be one of the first to know as soon as the Pack releases? Then head over to Steam and wishlist now! Don't forget that you'll need to own Planet Zoo to be able to enjoy the Planet Zoo: Wetlands Animal Pack.
In the run-up to launch, the animals will be making an appearance on our social media feeds to bring you some self-care tips. Tune in to find out how they use the Wetlands to enrich their life, and for a closer look at what's to come!
Which animal will you build a habitat for first? Let us know below!
Planet Zoo - Update 1.9 coming 12 April
Hayo Zookeepers! It's time for us to take a closer look at what you can expect from the upcoming Planet Zoo free update, which will be available for you to enjoy from 12 April.
Are you ready to see what you can expect from Update 1.9? Let's go!
Roaming Educators That's right, free-roaming Educators will soon be...roaming their way to your Zoo! This is a brand new way for your Educators to share their animal knowledge with your guests as they walk around, bringing some extra educational activity along with them. Whenever an Educator isn't travelling, resting, or at an Animal Talk Point, they'll be able to wander around and give mini talks to your guests to help educate them on some of the animals present in your zoo! To celebrate this exciting new experience for your guests, we decided to try our hand at replicating some of the hard work that Roaming Educators will be putting in at your Zoo very soon...see how we got on, below!
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Explore Camera Mode Speaking of roaming, we're very excited to share that with the launch of Update 1.9, you'll be able to make the most of a new Explore Camera Mode - seeing (and editing!) your Zoo from a guest-level point of view! You'll be able to see your Zoo as if visiting it yourself, giving you a great perspective from which to make any building or decorative adjustments, as well as offering a brand new way for you to fully immerse yourself in your builds.
Audio Visual Management Screen & Webcams on Billboards Managing your audio and media boards just got even easier! This new Audio Visual Management Screen will allow you to manage the screens and speakers within your Zoo from one location, allowing you to see which clips or audio are being used by each output device, as well as the status and running costs of each screen, speaker, or camera in your Zoo, so you can deliver a fully immersive educational experience with total ease. To add to this offering, you'll also be able to incorporate your Webcam feeds from burrows onto your billboards, allowing your guests to get a closer look at your animals when they are using their burrows!
New Water Options Did someone say flexicolour? With the upcoming Update 1.9, you can now completely customise the colour of water in any exhibit which features it, allowing you to have more control than ever over exactly how your exhibit animals are displayed and viewed in your Zoos. Which exhibits are you going to inject with a burst of colour first?
Your Habitats won't be missing out on some aqua-based features, either; with Update 1.9, you'll be able to add both Mist and Bubble effects to your Habitat's water! You'll be able to implement these options from the water information panel, alongside the transparency and water colour options which are already in-game, and the Mist VFX will also offer customisable colour.
Bathing Behaviours The perfect way to unwind? In a hot spring, of course! With Update 1.9, we're introducing bathing behaviours - simply create a shallow pool of water and heat it with a water temperature regulator (keeping it to the animals' requirements, of course!) to create the perfect hot spring for your Japanese Macaque to bathe in. This behaviour will help to reduce animal stress, so it's a great way to provide a more relaxing environment within your habitats.
Flatten to Terrace Brush To help create the shallow pool you'll need for your new hot springs, you'll be able to use the new Flatten to Terrace brush! This new terrain brush is available with Update 1.9, and offers a Terrace Height setting and a Shallow Pool Offset option, which are incredibly helpful if you're wanting to create rice terrace structures within your Zoo.
Small Burrows With Update 1.9, smaller animals will now be able to adopt burrowing behaviours. You'll be able to place small burrows for both Meerkats and Prairie Dogs in your Zoos - and don't forget that you can now add webcam feeds from burrows to your billboards, too, so you'll be able to see your animals enjoying these new smaller burrows!
As always, these exciting new features in Update 1.9 come with various fixes which will be included in the full patch notes upon release.
We'll have more news for you soon, but until then, join us this coming Monday, 28 March, on Twitch and YouTube for a very special self-care stream that you won't want to miss - we'll see you there!
Planet Zoo Update 1.8.2 is Out Now
Hello Zookeepers!
Update 1.8.2 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This update includes various bug fixes, and you can read more below:
