Update Notes

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.10.0 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This update includes various bug fixes, and you can read more below:

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
• NEW - Scenery Pieces
  • Conservation Lamp Shade (x4)
  • Conservation Lamp (x2)
  • Conservation Lamppost (x3)
  • Conservation Solar Garden Light
  • Conservation Tools Misc (x8)
  • Conservation Plastic Crate (x2)
  • Conservation Plastic Bucket (x2)
  • Conservation Gutter Pieces (x15)
  • Conservation Air Con Pieces (x5)
  • Conservation Watering Can
  • Conservation Water Butt
  • Conservation Water Butt Base
  • Conservation Cardboard Box (x2)
  • Conservation Wall Mounted Hose
  • Conservation Hose Cart
  • Conservation Wall Tap
  • Conservation Wheelbarrow
  • Conservation Trellis (x3)
  • Conservation Bench
  • Conservation Picnic Bench
  • Conservation Picnic Canopy
  • Conservation Sculpture Scimitar-Horned Oryx (and Mirrored)
  • Conservation Sculpture Amur Leopard (and Mirrored)
  • Conservation Sculpture Przewalski's Horse (and Mirrored)
  • Conservation Sculpture Siamang (and Mirrored)
  • Conservation Blinds Slat (x3)
  • Conservation Blinds Panel (x2)
  • Conservation Flowerpot Terracotta Pieces (x4)
  • Conservation Flowerpot Painted Pieces (x4)
  • Conservation Flowerpot Mulch
  • Conservation Vegetables Misc (x7)
  • Conservation Insect Hotel
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Panel (x5)
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Curved (x6)
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Beam (x6)
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Gable (x4)
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Slope (x4)
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Slope 4m
  • Conservation Slat Cladding Panel 4m x 2m Horizontal
  • Conservation 3D-Printed Wall Pieces (x25)
  • Conservation Gardening Trug
  • Conservation Waste Skip
  • Conservation Wheelbarrow Cart Pieces (x5)
  • Conservation Bin
  • Conservation Animal Sign Siamang (x3)
  • Conservation Animal Sign Amur Leopard
  • Conservation Animal Sign Axolotl (x2)
  • Conservation Animal Sign Scimitar-Horned Oryx
  • Conservation Animal Sign Przewalski's Horse
  • Conservation Animal Sign Decal Bumblebee (x3)
  • Conservation Animal Sign Decal Ladybird (x3)
  • Conservation Decal Sunflower (x2)
  • Conservation Grass Roof Panel (x2)
  • 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 (x2)
  • Conservation Shop Large [Shell]
  • Conservation Shop Small [Shell]
  • Conservation Staff Room (x2)
  • Conservation Keeper Hut (x2)
  • Conservation Quarantine (x2)
  • Conservation Research Centre (x2)
  • Conservation Trade Centre
  • Conservation Workshop
  • Conservation Veterinary Surgery (x2)
  • Conservation Exhibit (x3)
  • Conservation Zoo Entrance
  • Conservation Restaurant
  • Conservation Modular Structure (x5)
  • Conservation Round Building (x2)
  • Conservation Large Decorative Building
  • Conservation Decorative Lillypad
  • Conservation Allotment Path Archway
  • Conservation Natural Tunnel
  • Conservation Organic Path Arch
  • Conservation Circle Path Arch
  • Conservation Mpingo Dome
• NEW - Foliage 
  • Aster (x3)
  • Common Sunflower (x3)
  • Meadow Buttercup (x3)
  • Corn Flower (x3)
  • Oxeye Daisy (x3)
  • Red Poppy (x3)
  • Tickseed (x3)
  • Pincushion Flower (x3)
  • Yorkshire Fog Grass (x3)
  • Fig Tree (x3)
  • Korean Pine Tree (xx3)
  • Vine Tomato (x3)
  • Aquilaria Tree (x3)
• 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 (x3)
  • Common Saltwort (x3)
  • Common Saltwort Dry (x3)
  • Mpingo Tree (x3)
  • Siberian Peashrub (x4)
• NEW - Scenery/Paths
  • Metal Climbing Frame Pieces (x5)
  • 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 (x9)
  • Glass Modern Off-Grid Roof Flat Quarter Circle
  • Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Slope (x3)
  • Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Gable (x2)
  • Glass Modern Off-Grid Wall Curved (x3)
  • Glass Modern Roof 2m Curved Corner (and Inverted)
  • 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!