Planet Zoo

Hayo Zookeepers!

To celebrate the announcement of Planet Zoo 2, we’re excited to gift Planet Zoo PC players nine brand-new sculptures to enjoy! Just update your game to see these new items.

New Content - Free Update 1.20.2

• _New _- Scenery Pieces

• Planet Zoo Sculpture Bird 01 Planet Zoo Sculpture Bird 02 Planet Zoo Sculpture Bird 03 Planet Zoo Sculpture Bird Headdress Planet Zoo Sculpture Animal 01 Planet Zoo Sculpture Animal 02 Planet Zoo Sculpture Animal 03 Planet Zoo Sculpture Fish 01 Planet Zoo Sculpture Fish 02

• General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Resolved various crashes, improving game stability.

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.20.1 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This release contains bug fixes and updates.

• General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Resolved various crashes, improving game stability.

• Animals

• Fixed Raccoon Dog's chin appearing jagged.

• Updated Raccoon Dog's natural habitat map to match the region list.

• Updated Indian Elephant's natural habitat map to match the region list.

• Updated the Greater Rhea education board to match biomes shown in the zoopedia.

• Updated the Bornean Elephant's scientific name shown on the education board

• Added interspecies enrichment for the Indian Elephant with Blackbuck and Nilgai.

• Updated Common Ostrich's maturation age to 3 years as per zoopedia.

• Fixed the alignment between the Nilgai and the ball enrichment.

• Fixed an issue with Nilgai's eyes during a fight animation.

• Updated challenge page animal icons to display all animals.

• Updated Honey Badger's boundary requirements in the zoopedia to indicate that it needs climb-proof barriers.

• Scenery

• Fixed light mode not appearing in the UI for the following scenery pieces:

• Festival Lantern Bamboo Leaf 01

• Festival Lantern Bamboo Leaf 02

• Festival Lantern Bamboo Shoot

• Festival Lantern Branch

• Festival Lantern Chrysanthemum Petal

• Festival Lantern Chrysanthemum

• Festival Lantern Flower Petal

• Festival Lantern Flower Stamen

• Festival Lantern Flower Stem 1m

• Festival Lantern Flower Stem 2m

• Festival Lantern Jasmine Petal

• Festival Lantern Leaf

• Festival Lantern Lily Pad

• Festival Lantern Lotus Petal

• Festival Lantern Plum Blossom Bud

• Festival Lantern Plum Blossom String

• Festival Lantern Plum Blossom

• Festival Light Block 01

• Festival Light Block 02

• Festival Light Block 03

• Festival Light Block 04

• Festival Light Block 05

• Festival Light Block 06

• Festival Light Block 07

• Festival Light Block 08

• Fixed an issue with scenery lights staying on when selected for advance movement and turning them off.

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.19.1 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This release contains bug fixes, updates and some new content.

New Pinata Blueprints

• Fiesta Piñata 03

• Fiesta Piñata 04

• Fiesta Piñata 05

• Fiesta Piñata 06

• Fiesta Piñata 07

• Fiesta Piñata 08

• Fiesta Piñata 09

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Animals

• Resolved Ocelot twitching movement occasionally occurring.

• Resolved Greater Rhea T-Pose animation occasionally occurring.

• Resolved a bug where Przewalski's Horse's temperature welfare did not scale correctly at the lower end of its temperature range.

• Added an Arctic Fox tag to the tunnel enrichment item.

• Removed a duplicated Forage Box entry from the anteater's toy enrichment list.

• Removed a Forage Box tag from the Proboscis monkey.

• Added a Sprinkler enrichment tag to the North American Beaver.

Localisation

• Resolved inconsistencies in scientific names translations of Americas Pack animals.

• Credits updated in all supported languages.

Scenery

• Resolved incorrect East Asia bucket textures.

• Removed the flexicolour tag from Fiesta Paper Flag String.

• Updated biome icons in education boards to match Zoopedia.

Stability

• Resolved various crashes, improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.18.2 is now available for download. Simply update your game before you play! This release contains bug fixes and updates.

General

• Resolved a compatibility issue with a Windows update that could cause the game to crash.

Staff

• Fixed vendors occasionally getting stuck in a cycle of heading to modular gift shops without being able to enter them.

• Fixed staff facilities displaying incorrect signs in the Frontier Zoo scenario.

Animals

• Updated IUCN classification of African penguins to list them as 'Critically Endangered' species rather than 'Endangered'.

• Fixed Formosan black bears being unable to use the frozen fish enrichment item.

• Fixed range maps inconsistencies for various species.

• Enabled use of burrows for arctic foxes.

• Added hanging animation to the African leopard.

• Reduced the minimum group requirement for the Red Crowned crane in keeping with real life zoos.

Plants

• Fixed 'Plants' displaying incorrect foliage coverage in the Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman Environment tab.

• Fixed incorrect fulfillment of otters' plant requirements when there is water in the habitat.

• Added 'Taiga' biome tag to the White Birch tree.

• Added 'Taiga' biome tag to the Polylepsis tree.

Franchise Mode & Frontend

• Disabled the quick sell button for juveniles of domesticated species.

• Excluded animals in the Trade Centre from the calculations for average animal welfare and the zoo reputation's animal rating.

Help, UI & Notifications

• Updated the legal text for 2025.

• Fixed naming issues for some animals in Japanese.

Hayo Zookeepers!

A new update is now available for Planet Zoo!

This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content.

New Content - Free Update 1.18.1

NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Souvenir Cap Tree Frog

• Souvenir Cap Giraffe

• Souvenir Cap Moose

• Souvenir Cap Snow Leopard

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General Bug Fixes and Improvements

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Animals

• Fix issue where selecting African Leopard tag crashes the game

• Removed incorrect deep swimming requirement on Spectacled Bears

• Taiga Biome has now been added to the Spectacled Bears zoopedia entry

• Desert Biome has now been added to the African Spurred Tortoise zoopedia entry

• Leucistic Markhor icons should now appear correctly in the info panel

• Kirk's Dik-dik can now fit through smaller spaces allowing them to traverse more

• Fixed an issue where Emus would never be considered elderly, even in old age

• Removed Spotted Hyena tags from several small ball enrichments that this animal can't interact with

Localisation

• African Leopard scientific name now reads correctly in Spanish (Panthera pardus pardus)

Scenery

• Editable Text Tag have now been added to, Card Sign Small Editable, Card Sign Large Editable, India editable sign 01 & India editable sign 02

• Added Souvenir shop Caps as presets to some of the Souvenir shop shelving displays

Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to head back to your zoos with the Zookeepers Animal Pack!

SEVEN NEW ANIMALS

Welcome seven highly requested animals to your zoo! This pack includes...

The secretive Pallas Cat, believed to be the oldest living cat species.

The Hamadryas Baboon, with its striking looks and structured social dynamic.

The rugged Markhor, the largest of the goat family with its impressive spiral horns!

The Spectacled Bear, South America's only native bear species and also, the smallest bear species.

This pack also includes the sizable African Spurred Tortoise, which can weight over 120lbs! The delicate yet speedy Kirk’s Dik-Dik, and the tree-dwelling Coquerel’s Sifaka. Create an unforgettable experience for your guests and make your Zoo even more special, with their unique characters and behaviours!

STUNNING NEW SCENERY PIECES

Alongside these iconic new additions, the Zookeepers Animal Pack also features over** 95 stunning scenery pieces** to really ensure your guests can celebrate the upcoming Planet Zoo 5th anniversary in style, including decorative** bunting** and marvellous marquee tents, as well as a selection of lanterns to illuminate your zoo. Picnic benches are perfect for your guests to stop and enjoy lunch as well as additional seating, in case your guests would like to just relax and enjoy the view.

A NEW CAMPAIGN SCENARIO

We are celebrating the 5th anniversary of Planet Zoo, and you are invited to the party ...to help us prepare of course. It is your job to help get the Frontier Zoo in order and ready for the grand event! We want the very best for our animals, so spare no expense. Set at the famous Frontier Zoo, you'll work alongside returning favourite Emma Goodwin as you help to prepare, manage, and pull off the perfect party for all visitors and animals to enjoy. It's time to set the stage for an unforgettable celebration that will go down in Planet Zoo history!

FREE UPDATE 1.18

We've also released free update 1.18 alongside this pack, which includes the African Leopard - available to all of our PC players for FREE! But it doesn't stop there... You'll also have a selection of avatar hats available to purchase from the Hats Fantastic shop, alongside a selection of scenery pieces to help bring the party to life, We've even included some iconic blueprints for you to use! You'll receive a brand new jelly cake enrichment item for free too, as we don't want your animals to miss out on the fun! As well as all of that, there is also another limited-time event happening in-game with a Community Challenge running until the 21st October! In this special event, you'll receive a boosted animal in return for every 5 animals you release (with a 1 in 50 chance of having Piebald or Albino colouring!) Alongside this you will also gain a complete Avatar outfit for every 20 animals released - so you really can celebrate in style!

Planet Zoo - 1.18.0 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content.

**New Content - Planet Zoo: Zookeepers Animal Pack **

NEW - Animals New animals in the Planet Zoo: Zookeepers Animal Pack:

• Hamadryas Baboon

• Markhor

• Spectacled Bear

• Pallas's Cat

• Coquerel's Sifaka

• Kirk's Dik Dik

• African Spurred Tortoise

NEW - Career Scenario

• Emma is working on a new project where your expertise would be invaluable! Frontier Zoo is turning 5, and they’re throwing a big celebration at their HQ Zoo to mark the occasion. Help out and make sure it's a Zoo-per Anniversary they'll never forget!

NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Zookeeper Bench

• Zookeeper Bin

• Zookeeper Buntings Curved 1m

• Zookeeper Buntings Curved 2m

• Zookeeper Buntings Curved 4m

• Zookeeper Buntings Straight 1m

• Zookeeper Buntings Straight 2m

• Zookeeper Buntings Straight 4m

• Zookeeper Flower Light 01

• Zookeeper Flower Light 02

• Zookeeper Flower Light 03

• Zookeeper Flower Light Leaf

• Zookeeper Flower Light Center

• Zookeeper Sign Cloud 01

• Zookeeper Sign Cloud 02

• Zookeeper Sign Cloud 03

• Zookeeper Sun Light

• Zookeeper Moon Light

• Zookeeper Sign Apple

• Zookeeper Sign Strawberry

• Zookeeper Lantern Lion

• Zookeeper Lantern Orangutan

• Zookeeper Lantern Panda

• Zookeeper Lantern Plain

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Corner

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Corner Trim Inner

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Spine Trim

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Corner Trim Outer

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Spine Mid

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Spine Right

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Spine Left

• Zookeeper Marquee Roof Top

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope Coil

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 01

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 02

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope Fixed

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 0.5m

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 1m

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 2m

• Zookeeper Marquee Rope 4m

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall 0.5m

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall 1m

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall 2m

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall 4m

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall Curtain

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall 1m Curved

• Zookeeper Marquee Wall Trim

• Zookeeper Marquee Support 0.5m

• Zookeeper Marquee Support 1m

• Zookeeper Marquee Support 2m

• Zookeeper Marquee Support 4m

• Zookeeper Marquee Support Cap

• Zookeeper Marquee Support Disc

• Zookeeper Maypole Ball

• Zookeeper Maypole Cap

• Zookeeper Maypole 1m

• Zookeeper Maypole 2m

• Zookeeper Maypole 4m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Curved 1m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Curved 2m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Curved 4m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Straight 1m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Straight 2m

• Zookeeper Maypole Ribbon Straight 4m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole Base

• Zookeeper Metal Wire Cable 1m

• Zookeeper Metal Wire Cable 2m

• Zookeeper Metal Wire Cable 4m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole Joint

• Zookeeper Metal Pole Arch 1m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole Arch 2m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole Arch 4m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole 1m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole 2m

• Zookeeper Metal Pole 4m

• Zookeeper Paper Lantern Large

• Zookeeper Paper Lantern Small

• Zookeeper Picnic Bench

• Zookeeper Satin Barrier

• Zookeeper Satin Barrier Post

• Zookeeper Satin Barrier Rope

• Zookeeper Umbrella Lamp Pole

• Zookeeper Umbrella Lamp Shade

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Sifaka

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Spectacled Bear 01

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Spectacled Bear 02

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Spurred Tortoise

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Markhor

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Dik-Dik

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Pallas's Cat

• Zookeeper Animal Signs Baboon

• Reward Statue African Spurred Tortoise Stone

• Reward Statue African Spurred Tortoise Bronze

• Reward Statue African Spurred Tortoise Silver

• Reward Statue African Spurred Tortoise Gold

NEW - Blueprints

• Zookeeper Facility 4m x 4m

• Zookeeper Facility 4m x 8m

• Zookeeper Facility 8m x 8m

• Zookeeper Facility 8m x 12m

• Zookeeper Facility 12m x 12m

• Zookeeper Shop

• Zookeeper Marquee Tent

• Zookeeper Decorative Arch 01

• Zookeeper Decorative Arch 02

• Zookeeper Decorative Arch 03

• Zookeeper Maypole

• Zookeeper Flower Sculpture

**NEW - Avatar Costume **

• Coquerel's Sifaka Hat and Avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.18.0

NEW - Animals New animals in the 1.18.0 Update:

• African Leopard

NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Apple

• String Curved 1m

• String Curved 2m

• String Curved 4m

• String Straight 1m

• String Straight 2m

• String Straight 4m

• Paper Tassel

• Card Sign Small Editable

• Card Sign Large Editable

NEW - Enrichment Item

• Veggie Jelly Cake

NEW - Blueprints

• Town House 01

• Town House 02

• Town House 03

• NEW - Foliage

• Apple Tree 01

• Apple Tree 02

• Apple Tree 03

NEW Avatar & Hats Fantastic Hats

• Snow Leopard Hat

• Tree Frog Hat

• Moose Hat

• Giraffe Hat

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Animals

• Fixed an issue where Juvenile Alpine Goats were unable to access the Scarecrow enrichment item

• Audio has been updated to match the Female alpine goat scratching post

• Minor animation adjustments to Female and Juvenile Sussex chickens death pose

• Female Black and White Lemur no longer shrinks when drinking from the water pipe

• Juvenile Sun bear no longer deforms when interacting with the Ice Block enrichment item

• Minor animation adjustments to the Male American Alligator when fighting

• Binturongs now perform a hang-down behavior when climbing more often

• Updated the Zoopedia entry for the Hermann's Tortoise to be Vulnerable instead of Near Threatened

• Added Oceania to the list of continents where the King Penguin lives

• Adjusted the fun facts of European Badgers

Staff

• Staff can no longer be placed directly inside a souvenir shop expansion tile - This avoids them becoming stuck

Localisation

• Adjusted the Brazilian Portuguese translation of Rustic Wood Fence Post 03 so it's consistent with similar items

Guests

• Fixed guests becoming stuck in souvenir shops after loading a saved zoo

Scenery

• Adjusted the Classic Theme Arch assets to allow better guest visibility

• Adjusted the Wallpaper Billboard posters so images display in the correct aspect ratio

• Rustic Garden collection Blueprint no longer requires the conservation pack to place it

• Added "Racoon" tags to appropriate climbing structure blueprints

• Ginkgo Trees will no longer pop up with an error when placed

UI

• Fix the rehome button functionality for domesticated animals

Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack

Scenery Pieces - updated set with:

• Rustic Wood Fence 2m

• Rustic Wood Fence 4m

• Rustic Wood Fence Post 03

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Animals

• Hill Radnor Sheep now line up better while performing their mating interaction

• Hill Radnor Sheep now line up better while interacting with the Herb Scent Marker

• Hill Radnor Sheep female now stays a consistent size while interacting with juveniles

• Hill Radnor Sheep now correctly play an interaction between adults and juveniles

• Various animation fixes on the Hill Radnor sheep family

• Alpine Goats now display injuries properly

• Male Sussex Chickens now display injuries properly

• Adjusted the American Standard Donkey models to include a cross on their back

Franchise

• Domesticated animals purchased with CC will no longer show the option to release to wild

• Animal Trading UI should now load correctly in Franchise mode

Localisation

• Fixed pluralisation of the hire janitors objective in other languages

Staff

• Fixed an issue where vendors would get stuck trying to take a souvenir shop post

Guests

• Fixed an issue where guests played the wrong interaction animation with the Reindeer

Scenery

• Rustic Water Tank scenery item now has the correct price

• Added the Tamworth Pig tag to the Mudbath enrichment

• The Sprinkler enrichment now correctly unlocks when researching the American Standard Donkey

• The Grazing Ball Feeder enrichment now correctly unlocks when researching the American Standard Donkey

• The Small Bubble Machine enrichment now correctly unlocks when researching the Sussex Chicken

• Added the Highland Cattle and Hill Radnor Sheep tag to the Grazing Ball enrichment

• Rustic Wind Pump icon is now the correct orientation

• Chicken Hat icon now displays the correct colours

• The new Coop Shelter blueprints now correctly appear in the shelter submenu for habitat blueprints

Scenarios

• "An Oceanic Challenge" Scenario (Oceania Pack) zoo location is now correctly listed as Temperate - Oceania.

• Fixed a behavior issue with the Bonobo escaping in the second scenario

UI

• Fixed sorting by status on conservation management tab

• Release to the wild tooltip on habitats are now extra descriptive

Challenges

• Fixed an issue with domestic animals being the target of release to wild challenges

Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.17 is available now for you to enjoy! Just update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

This update contains bug fixes, updates and new content.

New Content - Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack

NEW - Animals

New animals in the Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack:

• Hill Radnor Sheep

• Highland Cattle

• American Standard Donkey

• Tamworth Pig

• Alpaca

• Alpine Goat

• Sussex Chicken

NEW - Career Scenario

This small barnyard zoo was purchased on a whim by Mr Summers after he misheard his daughter Tiffany asking for new coats for her skiing trip! Goats weren’t what she was expecting, but this isn’t the time to chicken out. Tiffany now has big ambitions for the zoo, but she’s already booked her flight – so it’ll be up to you to take the bull by the horns and make it a legendary location!

NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Haybale Round

• Haybale Square

• Rustic Barrel Planter

• Rustic Barrel

• Rustic Bench

• Rustic Bucket

• Rustic Bin

• Rustic Crate

• Rustic Metal Fence Panel

• Rustic Metal Fence Gate

• Rustic Metal Fence Post

• Rustic Metal Fence Gate Panel

• Rustic Metal Fence Post 01

• Rustic Metal Fence Post 02

• Rustic Metal Planter

• Rustic Milk Churn

• Rustic Picket Fence 2m

• Rustic Picket Fence 4m

• Rustic Picket Fence Gate

• Rustic Picket Fence Post

• Rustic Picnic Bench

• Rustic Picnic Canopy

• Rustic Sign

• Rustic Tool Pitchfork

• Rustic Vegetable Turnip

• Rustic Vegetable Leek

• Rustic Vegetable Corn

• Rustic Water Pump

• Rustic Water Tank

• Rustic Weather Vane

• Rustic Well

• Rustic Wheat Bundle

• Rustic Wheel 01

• Rustic Wheel 02

• Rustic Wind Pump

• Rustic Wood Fence Post 01

• Rustic Wood Fence Post 02

• Rustic Wood Fence Gate 02

• Rustic Wood Fence Gate 01

• Rustic Animal Sign Alpaca

• Rustic Animal Sign Chicken

• Rustic Animal Sign Cattle

• Rustic Animal Sign Donkey

• Rustic Animal Sign Goat

• Rustic Animal Sign Pig 01

• Rustic Animal Sign Pig 02

• Rustic Animal Sign Sheep

• Reward Statue Alpine Goat Stone

• Reward Statue Alpine Goat Bronze

• Reward Statue Alpine Goat Silver

• Reward Statue Alpine Goat Gold

NEW - Blueprints

• Rustic Paddock Gate

• Rustic Stall Decoration

• Rustic Harvest Decoration

• Rustic Barnyard Arch

• Rustic Garden Collection

• Rustic Market Decoration

NEW - Foliage

• Ginkgo Tree 01

• Ginkgo Tree 02

• Ginkgo Tree 03

• Maize 01

• Maize 02

• Maize 03

• Maize 04

NEW - Avatar Costume

• Sussex Chicken Hat and Avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.17.0

NEW - Animal Encounters

• Animal Encounters are an upgrade to walkthrough habitats for a selection of species that are suitable for guest interactions. While in a habitat with Animal Encounters set up, guests can leave the path and wander through the entire habitat. If they are near an idle animal, guests can approach and interact with it. Interactions may see guests get up close to an animal or directly pet it. After an interaction, guests will want to wash their hands at a Hygiene Station in the habitat, which is available from the facilities browser. Guests will be unhappy if there are no free Hygiene Stations available, so players must ensure enough capacity is provided.

• Habitats can be turned into Animal Encounters via a new tab in the habitat's info panel. The habitat must fulfil the following conditions before guests can make use of it:

• Guests can enter the habitat via a guest gate

• No dangerous animal is present

• An interactable animal is present

• At least one Hygiene Station is present

• The Zoopedia will now detail to what extent guests can interact with animals:

• Can interact with this animal in Animal Encounters

• Can walk through habitats without interactions

• Will flee from this animal

NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Animal Encounters Hygiene Station 01

• Animal Encounters Hygiene Station 02

• Small Guest Gate

• Tractor Tyre

• Truck Tyre

• NEW - Blueprints

• Barn House

• Cosmic Cow Shakes Stall

• Coop Shelter 01

• Coop Shelter 02

NEW - Foliage

• Buddleia 01

• Buddleia Flowering 01

• Buddleia 02

• Buddleia Flowering 02

• Natural Hedgerow 01

• Natural Hedgerow 02

• Natural Hedgerow 03

**NEW **- Music Tracks

• Trailer: Barnyard Animal Pack

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Animals

• Animals with the "Domesticated" conservation status can no longer be released to the wild to generate Conservation Credits. Instead, all domesticated animals can be sold for cash, and all buttons on the info panel for these species have been updated to exchange the animals via Quick Sell for Cash instead. This applies to all new animals in the Barnyard Animal Pack, as well as all of the existing domesticated animals: Bactrian Camel (Base Game), Llama (South America Pack), and Dromedary Camel (Arid Animal Pack)

• Bengal Tiger claws no longer detach when interacting with the cardboard box enrichment item

• Fixed an issue where only 5 Hermann's Tortoises could be placed in an exhibit. This limit has been increased to 20

• Removed age of sexual sterility being listed for Spectacled Flying Fox due to there not being a sterility system for exhibits

Habitats

• Fixed an issue where plant coverage would not be included in an animal's overall Plant Welfare, and updated several foliage pieces' coverage values to be more accurate

Scenario

• Adjusted a workshop building that was disconnected from the path in Purmamarca Education Reserve (Grasslands Animal Pack)

Guests

• Fixed guests becoming stuck in souvenir shops after loading a saved zoo

Scenery

• Fixed a crash with Wallpaper Billboard Posters

• Fixed an issue where Souvenir Shop blueprints would not correctly unlock after researching Souvenir Shop facilities in Mechanic Research

• Hosta plants now appear correctly in the plants list of the habitat info panel

• Added the "Trees" tag to all Weeping Willow variants

• Added the "Plants" tag to all Hosta variants

• Added the "Trees" tag to all Lipstick Palm variants

Avatar

• Removed a duplicate hairstyle for the Adult Male Avatar

UI

• Adjusted Shops and Bathroom help screen to include all relevant information in the overview section

Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to slow things down and relax as we discover the familiar and friendly animals included in the new Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack which is out now! Grab the pack on Steam and don't forget to update your game to enjoy our free Update 1.17.

Let's meet the 7 friendly animals that make up this incredible pack: the curious and confident Sussex chicken, this chicken loves to investigate and is very self-assured, the Highland cattle with its heavy, rich coat, iconic horns and friendly nature, the playful and energetic Alpine Goat, the gentle Alpaca who loves to hum, the sociable American Standard Donkey, the Hill Radnor sheep with its dense fleece and the docile Tamworth Pig. Bring the rustic feel of the countryside to life by introducing these incredible species to your zoos.

As well as the animals, you can ensure that your zoo looks the part with over 60 new scenery pieces to really recreate that rustic feel. Keepers will be able to place straw bales,** rustic planters**, weather vanes and** wind pumps**, alongside picket fences, wooden wheels and much more besides.

Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack also features a brand new scenario, set on a once-neglected farm in the rolling New Zealand countryside. This scenario features a welcome return from Tiffany Summers who needs your help to turn a rundown old farm into a thriving animal sanctuary after her Father bought it on a whim when he misheard her saying that she needed some new coats and NOT new goats!

Free Update 1.17

We're also rolling out a free update alongside the Barnyard Animal Pack! The main feature of the free update is a brand new Animal Encounter habitat, where guests can enjoy a close-up experience with certain animals, including species from the base game and other DLC packs. Once the habitat reaches certain criteria, they will be able to interact and maybe even take a selfie with some of their favourite animals if they are in the mood, including the Quokka, Llama and the Ring-Tailed Lemur!

In addition to this, you can also expect a hand washing station and even more rustic scenery pieces, foliage and blueprints alongside quality of life additions and bug fixes. Check out the full Update Notes for more information about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.17.

The Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack is now available to purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam! Please remember that you'll only be able to enjoy the Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo for PC.

Follow along on our social media channels to learn more about the Planet Zoo: Barnyard Animal Pack. You can find us on (https://www.twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)!

See you there PlanZo fam.

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.16.2 is available now for you to enjoy! Just update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

Planet Zoo - 1.16.2 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes & adjustments

Animals

• Adjusted the Saiga's tolerance for colder temperatures and made them appreciate a bit of snow cover in their habitat

• Fixed various animation issues on the Mute Swan female

• Fixed various animation issues on the Wisent juvenile

• Adjusted the animation of the Wild Boar when it preens itself

• Adjusted the animation of the Sloth Bear when it uses the Fire Hose Ball Enrichment Toy

• Adjusted the animation of the European Badger when drinking from the Water Pipe

• Adjusted the animation of the Takin swimming

• Adjusted the animation of the Dall Sheep when it performs its hero call

• Quokka males should now interact with the Tunnel Enrichment Toy

• Female African Elephant now interacts with the Tree Scatter Feeder

• Fixed spelling in Zoopedia entry for Capybara

• Fixed an issue where animals could get stuck in water after swimming

• Fixed an issue where the Mute Swan model was displaying incorrectly in heatmaps

Staff

• Fixed an issue where the female Vendors' face would deform during serving

Guests

• Improved guest navigation in Souvenir Shops

• Guests will now equip balloons and umbrellas bought in Souvenir Shops

• Fixed an issue where guests would refuse to purchase certain items at all

• Adjusted item pricing for several Souvenir Shop items

Facilities

• Fixed a crash if a Souvenir Shop counter is moved while a vendor is travelling to it,

Barriers

• Fixed "Flat Top and Editable Bottom" mode in barrier editor with multiple barrier panels selected

Scenery

• Updated Saiga conservation status from "Critically Endangered" to "Near Threatened" on both the Education Board and the provided custom texture

• Updated Scimitar Horned Oryx conservation satus from "Extinct in the Wild" to "Endangered" on both the Education Board and the provided custom texture

• Updated Fire Salamander conservation satus from "Least Concern" to "Vulnerable" on both Education Board and the provided custom texture

• Removed Tropical and Savanah Biome from Takin Education Board and provided custom texture

• Added Grasslands Biome to Hermann's Tortoise Education Board and provided custom texture

UI

• Fixed infertility discrepancies between Animal Management and individual animal panels

• Fixed an issue where the Mute Swan model was displaying incorrectly in heatmaps

Localisation

• "Autosave" now appears localised again in autosave names for all languages

• We shrunk King Penguins back to their originally intended size in their German Zoopedia entry

Stability

• Fixed various crashes and minor bugs, improving game stability

We appreciate your reports helping our investigations into issues with Franchise servers. As a thank you we have gifted each Zookeeper with 500 Conservation Credits to use in your zoos.

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.16.1 is available now for you to enjoy! Just update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

**Planet Zoo - 1.16.1 Update Notes ** **This update contains bug fixes. **

General Bug Fixes and Adjustments

• Fixed an issue with save corruption that could happen when using Modular Souvenir Shop expansion tiles. These saves should now work and be fixed upon loading

**Stability **

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

You may also remember from our last patch notes that we were looking at updating the conservation status of the Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) in the Zoopedia, in line with a recent change in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. This change is currently pending and will be included in our next update, coming soon!

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to discover the wonderful animals of the Eurasia continental area in the new Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack, out now! Grab the pack on Steam and don't forget to update your game to enjoy free Update 1.16.

Let's meet the 8 beautiful animals that make up this incredible pack: the powerful Wisent, the remarkable Sloth Bear, the fearless Wolverine, the resilient Wild Boar, the distinctive Saiga, the graceful Mute Swan, the striking **Takin **and our affable Exhibit animal, the Hermann's Tortoise. Celebrate the resilience of the Eurasian wilderness by introducing these incredible species to your zoos.

You'll get to know these amazing species better through the brand-new campaign scenario included in the pack. This time you'll be working directly together with Bernie Goodwin to design and build a zoo entirely in secret. What's the occasion, you might ask? Nancy Jones is retiring, and Bernie wants to surprise her with the most wonderful zoo that money can buy, giving her a retirement present she will love and cherish forever. We can't wait to see what kind of zoos you create to give Nancy that perfect gift.

All this in the new Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack. For more information check out the announcement post and the full patch notes below!

We're also rolling out a free update alongside the pack! The main feature of the free update is a brand new Modular Souvenir Shop where your guests can buy all the zoo memorabilia and knickknacks they want to make their zoo visit extra memorable. This shop can be dressed up and modified by you, letting you build a custom souvenir shop. You can even choose what you want to stock your shelves with! Your guests will be able enter and navigate around the shop while also interacting with displays and the checkout counter.

In addition to this, you can also expect quality of life additions and bug fixes. We're rolling out new pseudomelanistic and erythristic colour morphs for the Bengal and Siberian tigers, as well as a matching colour multi-select option, to name two. Last but not least, something we know that has been a highly requested amongst the community: the Malayan Tapir Adult is getting an update and will be available for players who own the Planet Zoo: Southeast Asia Animal Pack.

Check out the full Update Notes below for more information and all you need to know about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.16.

Don't forget to join us later today for an exciting launch livestream on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) or (https://youtube.com/planetzoogame), at 16:00 GMT, where we'll be going over all of the stunning new animals and explore further into the inspiration behind the Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack with some insights about their real-life counterparts, thanks to The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. You can also keep up to date with everything Planet Zoo over on our social channels. Find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and now officially on (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)!

See you there PlanZo fam.

**Planet Zoo - 1.16.0 Update Notes ** This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content. **New Content - Planet Zoo: ****Eurasia Animal Pack **

• NEW - Animals

• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack:

• Wolverine

• Sloth Bear

• Mute Swan

• Wild Boar

• Wisent

• Saiga

• Takin

• Hermann's Tortoise

• **NEW - Career Scenario **

• Bernie is getting the whole gang back together for a little project that is close to his heart, a retirement gift for Nancy! We'll have to make the best use of this limited space to create something truly magical. He'll distract Nancy as best he can whilst you get to work!

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Eurasia Animal Sign Wolverine

• Eurasia Animal Sign Sloth Bear

• Eurasia Animal Sign Mute Swan

• Eurasia Animal Sign Wild Boar

• Eurasia Animal Sign Wisent

• Eurasia Animal Sign Saiga

• Eurasia Animal Sign Takin

• Eurasia Animal Sign Hermann's Tortoise

• Reward Statue Takin Stone

• Reward Statue Takin Bronze

• Reward Statue Takin Silver

• Reward Statue Takin Gold

• **NEW - Avatar Costume **

• Saiga Hat and Avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.16.0

• NEW - Modular Souvenir Shop

• A new way to build souvenir shops is coming to Planet Zoo: build shops of any shape and size by placing a Modular Souvenir Shop and extending it with Expansion Tiles.

• To offer items, place souvenir displays anywhere on the shop or its expansion tiles, and select which item to sell on each display's info panel.

• Place at least one Counter anywhere on the shop or its expansion tiles to provide a point for Vendors to serve guests within the shop. You can add as many counters as needed to ensure guests won't have to wait too long in the shop.

• The larger the shop, the more guests can fit into the shop, but also its upkeep costs will increase - be sure to keep an eye on the guest volume in your park to meet demands!

• Guests will be able to freely navigate the shop, browse displays and finally finish their purchase at a counter staffed with a vendor.** **

• **NEW - Matching Colour Multi-Select **

• An additional multi-select mode is now available to select all scenery pieces within a group that have the same colours and palette.

• This mode is available upon entering multi-select (via the HUD or shortcut) and clicking on a scenery piece while holding 'alt' (this modifier can be rebound)

• The game will create a multi-selection of pieces that match the colours and palette of the selected piece

• Palette refers to the different colours available for pieces of different sets, i.e. upon selecting a "Plaster" piece, the multi-selection will include all other "Plaster" pieces of the same colour, but no pieces of other sets despite having the same colour value.

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Modular Souvenir Shop

• Modular Souvenir Shop Expansion Tile

• Souvenir Cap

• Souvenir Hat Lion

• Souvenir Hat Rhino

• Souvenir Hat Spider

• Souvenir Hat Wild Dog

• Souvenir Mask Giraffe

• Souvenir Mask Monkey

• Souvenir Mask Red Panda

• Souvenir Mask Tiger

• Souvenir Mug Capybara

• Souvenir Mug Giraffe

• Souvenir Mug Herd

• Souvenir Mug Leaves

• Souvenir Mug Rainbow

• Souvenir Plushie Elephant Small

• Souvenir Plushie Elephant

• Souvenir Plushie Frog Small

• Souvenir Plushie Frog

• Souvenir Plushie Lion Small

• Souvenir Plushie Lion

• Souvenir Plushie Panda Small

• Souvenir Plushie Panda

• Souvenir Plushie Zebra Small

• Souvenir Plushie Zebra

• Souvenir Poster Capybara

• Souvenir Poster Planet Zoo

• Souvenir Poster Rhino

• Souvenir Poster Tiger

• Souvenir Poster Tube

• Souvenir Puzzle Capybara

• Souvenir Puzzle Panda

• Souvenir Puzzle Planet Zoo

• Souvenir Statuette Elephant

• Souvenir Statuette Giraffe

• Souvenir Statuette Gorilla

• Souvenir Statuette Hippo

• Souvenir Statuette Lion

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Animals

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Capybara

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Giraffe

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Logo

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Rainbow 01

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Rainbow 02

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Tiger

• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Zebra

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Animals

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Capybara

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Giraffe

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Logo

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Rainbow 01

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Rainbow 02

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Tiger

• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Zebra

• Souvenir Tote Bag Horse

• Souvenir Tote Bag Lemur

• Souvenir Tote Bag Planet Zoo

• Souvenir Tote Bag Rainbow

• Souvenir Umbrella Blue

• Souvenir Umbrella Green

• Souvenir Umbrella Purple

• Souvenir Umbrella Yellow

• Souvenir Shop Balloon Display

• Souvenir Shop Counter

• Souvenir Shop Island Shelf Display Corner

• Souvenir Shop Island Shelf Display

• Souvenir Shop Poster Display

• Souvenir Shop Small Shelf Display

• Souvenir Shop Tall Hanging Display

• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 01 Corner

• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 01

• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 02 Corner

• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 02

• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 1m x 2m

• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 4m x 2m

• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 4m x 4m

• Wallpaper Leaves 1m x 2m

• Wallpaper Leaves 4m x 2m

• Wallpaper Leaves 4m x 4m

• Wallpaper Planks 1m x 2m

• Wallpaper Planks 4m x 2m

• Wallpaper Planks 4m x 4m

• Wallpaper Rock 1m x 2m

• Wallpaper Rock 4m x 2m

• Wallpaper Rock 4m x 4m

• NEW - Blueprints

• Classic Souvenir Shop

• Planet Zoo Souvenir Shop

• NEW - Foliage

• Hosta Large

• Hosta Medium

• Hosta Small

• Hosta Variegated Large

• Hosta Variegated Medium

• Hosta Variegated Small

• NEW - Music Tracks

• 4 new music tracks are accessible through the in-game speakers:

• Carpathian Cradle

• The Great Steppe

• Baikal Breeze

• Volgan Verdure

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals

• Fixed a sociality related bug for female Sand Cat bachelor groups, up to 2 female Sand Cats can now be kept together

• Fixed a typo in the Cougar's American-English zoopedia

• Tasmanian Devils now exit burrows properly

• North Island Brown Kiwis now have the correct defecation visuals

• Asian Water Monitors now have enhanced visuals when deep swimming

• Added Aquatic Biome Icon to various Animals Education Board display

• Removed Research Level Icon from Platypus custom screen image

• Updated a fun fact for the Dingo with more correct information about coat colours of wild pure Dingoes.

• Improved African Savannah Elephant swimming animations when exiting water

• Bengal and Siberian Tigers will now use the Fruit ice block enrichment Item

• Caracals no longer jump in slow motion when on a climbable structure

• Clouded Leopards no longer jump in slow motion

• Adjusted the adult Malayan Tapir

• Scenario

• Fixed the tour rating objective sometimes not completing correctly.

• Fixed an issue where guests would not board the train at Goodwin house.

• Improved the visuals of the bear habitat at Goodwin house.

• Fixed scenario cinematics being skipped after using the "Reset" button in a scenario.

• Habitats

• Fixed an issue where unusual habitat shapes would impact game performance

• Improved performance when creating lakes

• Scenery

• Adjusted several Oceanian plants' biome suitability:

• Golden Sand Sedge: added Grasslands suitability

• Cabbage Tree: added Grasslands suitability

• Coastal Pigface: added Grasslands suitability

• King Fern: added Tropical suitability

• Added Snap Points to Classic Fence pieces

• Fixed the Oceanian Walkthrough Exhibit blueprint orientation so that it better aligns with the Walkthrough Exhibit

• Staff

• Workzones in the Staff management window are now sorted alphabetically

• Fixed Mechanics sliding after fixing a utility like Solar Panels

• UI

• Fixed staff building perk tooltip in the staff info panel

• Fixed apostrophes displaying incorrectly in the Habitat Memorials management window.

• Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability Known Issues

• Saiga Conservation Status

• The status of Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has been changed from critically endangered to near threatened on Dec. 11

• Because the status update was effective from this week, we will be updating the Saiga's conservation status in the Zoopedia in our next patch.

Hayo Zookeepers,

It's time to explore vast landscapes, overlook high mountains and traverse through dense forests - and of course, meet the creatures who live there! Introducing the Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack which will be travelling its way to you on **13 December alongside Free Update 1.16. **

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the vast environment and welcome eight captivating creatures that have adapted to the ever-changing seasons in the midst of Eurasia.

Wander through the lush meadow and come face-to-face with the powerful Wisent, you may even get a peek of the remarkable Wild Boar or the graceful** Mute Swan** preening their feathers. Journey further into the breathtaking region to catch a glimpse of the distinctive Sloth Bear, or further north to spot the fearless **Wolverine **rolling in the snow. Travel through Central Asia to see the unique **Saiga **grazing on some shrubs, or through the mountainous regions to catch a sight of the formidable Takin. Last but not least, observe the small yet impressive Hermann's Tortoise, our Exhibit animal for this pack.

Celebrate the resilience of the Eurasian wilderness with these 8 incredible species that have overcome harsh climates within the diversity of the region.

It's time to get stuck in and meet again with Bernie Goodwin for a super special, secret project in another Planet Zoo Career Scenario! In this project, Bernie Goodwin needs your help to expertly design and build a zoo entirely in secret. Why in secret though? Well, the one and only Nancy Jones is retiring, and Bernie wants to celebrate all her hard work over the years. Can you help Bernie make this zoo into the most perfect retirement present for Nancy? We can't wait to see how you navigate this one!

Alongside everything in the Eurasia Animal Pack, we've also got some extra additions for you to enjoy in Free Update 1.16

**Modular Souvenir Shops

**Create, display and dress to impress with Modular Souvenir Shops! We've added fully functional shops that you can jazz up piece-by-piece with displays, shelves and even a checkout counter and till.

To create your perfect Souvenir Shop, all you have to do is prepare an area for your shop, place the Modular Souvenir Shop, found in the guest facilities tab, then add expansion tiles to extend the shop to your desired size. Once the foundation is laid, it's time for the fun part, start adding whatever displays you want to your shop floor! There are multiple to choose from, ranging from shelf displays, hanging displays, poster displays and even corner shelves. You'll also be delighted to know that these displays are flexicolour, giving you even more customisation options. Make sure to choose what item you want to have up for sale on your displays using the drop down menu, so you can attract lots of guests into your shop. Why not spruce up the place even further by building or displaying your own custom props on the shelves and even around the facility interior?

As we mentioned these shops will not only look amazing in your zoos but are fully functioning, meaning guests will be able to visibly enter, navigate and exit the shop and you'll even see them interacting with displays and checkouts you've personally set up. We are so incredibly excited to see all the unique ways you create these Modular Souvenir Shops in your zoos! Definitely share them with us when you give it a go.

In addition to this new feature, we've got a new Multiselect by Flexicolour option that will make creative building even more effortless. Flexicolour Multiselect Mode will allow you to automatically add similar objects to a multi-selection, which can then be used to recolour the whole selection, all in one go. Therefore, you won't need to select every individual piece to recolor it if they share the same set of flexicolour channels, making customised building even quicker! To access this mode you can use the shortcut Alt + LMB to select an origin object or access it by opening the Multiselect mode menu via UI and select Flexicolour Multiselect mode.

Tigers are also getting a wardrobe upgrade for the festive season! We've added some new colour morphs for the Bengal and Siberian Tigers, which will include the pseudomelanistic and erythristic colourmorphs.

Free Update 1.16 will also come with various fixes alongside all of this content, which will be included in the Update Notes upon release on 13 December.

The Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack will be available to purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 13 December. 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: Eurasia Animal Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.

Follow along on our social media channels in the run-up to the pack launch to see everything we managed to capture for our wildlife documentary series! 👀. You can find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)! If you missed our ✨special livestream✨ yesterday you can also check it out (https://www.youtube.com/live/HgZ2ygBtY18?si=kMW1RKsTiP96O_b4).

Hayo Zookeepers,

Wippi Abbonibo or Happy Anniversary! This weekend we're celebrating the 4th Anniversary of Planet Zoo, so of course we've got some exciting new things for you to enjoy in game 🎉🤩

Free update 1.15.2 will be featuring some brand new Anniversary content that is available right now, just update your game! Are you ready to see what other exciting things we've got planned for you? Without further ado, lets get into what's going on for this year's Planet Zoo Anniversary celebration!

Let's start off with a bang by introducing our brand new friend - meet the Collared Peccary!

The Collared Peccary evolved from pig-like ancestors in Europe and now have a significant presence in North America. In game, the Collared Peccary will be able to forage using the forage box and also be able to roll about in mud! We can't wait to see what kind of habitats you build for them in your Zoos. They are also very social creatures living in herds of 5-15, so make sure to add a bunch of them into your habitats!

Of course, what better way to celebrate a special occasion with none other than balloons! We've added a variety of four animal balloons which will be part of this free update. Designs will include the Orangutan, Black & White Ruffed Lemur, the Red Deer and the Collared Peccary. Just like the other balloons in game, guests will be able to hold them and they will be a permanent addition to the game, which we're sure your guests will love!

This time last year for our 3rd Anniversary we celebrated the launch of the official Planet Zoo Merch Store, so it only seemed right to make sure everyone celebrates in style again this year with a merch store sale. This sale will run for a limited time just for the Anniversary weekend so make sure to get your Planet Zoo swag now up to 25% off!

Of course we've got another limited-time celebration happening in game this weekend with a 24 hour Community Challenge from 3rd-6th November! In this special event, you'll receive a boosted animal that has an 80%+ in any gene, in return for every 5 animals you release (with a 1 in 50 chance of having Piebald or Albino colouring!) You will also gain a complete Avatar outfit for every 20 animals released - so both you and your animals will look, oh so stylish!

Make sure to stay tuned on all our social channels as we'll also be hosting some giveaways over there too! You can find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and now officially on (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)!

As always we can't end this post without thanking YOU, our amazing community that have been here and supported Planet Zoo for the past four years. Planet Zoo wouldn't be the same without each and everyone one of you, so thankyou! ❤️

Planet Zoo - 1.15.2 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content. **New Content - 1.15.2/Anniversary Celebration **

• **NEW - Animals **

• To celebrate our 4th Year Anniversary a new habitat animal, the Collared Peccary habitat is now available in game!

• The Collared Peccary is available for free, for all owners of the Planet Zoo base game

• **NEW - Animal Foil Balloons **

• 4 x new animal style balloons are available in the Loony Blooons shop for all owners of the Planet Zoo base game.

• Anniversary Collared Peccary Balloon

• Anniversary Orangutan Balloon

• Anniversary Lemur Balloon

• Anniversary Red Deer Balloon

• NEW - "Wippi Abbonibo" Foil Balloons Returning for 24 hours

• On the day of the anniversary (5th Nov), Loony Blooons will have the option to sell the Wippi Abbonibo foil balloons to your guests, to celebrate the Planet Zoo Anniversary in style!

**General Bug Fixes and Improvements **

• Animals

• Fixed an issue where the Babirusa failed to jump into water

• Fixed an issue where Tasmanian Devils would disappear at certain camera angles

• Fixed an issue where multiple species interactions with the food ice block enrichment was not playing correctly

• Fixed a temperature-related typo in the US-English version of the Arctic Wolf's zoopedia fun facts. Please don't keep your animals at 127°F

• Fixed an issue that prevented various animals from using the Tree Scatter Feeder for Grizzly Bear, Himalayan Brown Bear, Formosan Black Bear, Giant Panda, and Indian Elephant

• Improved navigable area for little penguins so they can pass under obstacles easier

• Enhanced visuals when the Red River Hog uses the mud bath enrichment

• Habitats

• Fixed an issue where habitat objects were unassigned from their habitat after undoing a colour change

• Fixed an issue where the viewing dome names were being reset after reloading a save

• Fixed an issue that caused the Terrain/Environment tab to constantly flicker

• Scenery

• Small faux rock assets no longer require Europe Scenery research

• Fixed an issue where guests were unable to see through all Twilight Gothic Iron Fence assets

• Removed the research level from the TV screens for the Capybara

• Staff

• Mechanics will now repair vandalism

• UI

• Fixed an issue where some placement setting sliders were incorrectly disabled

• Localization

• 'Thatch Colour' translation has now been added to all supported languages

• Fixed an issue where 'Inspector/Reporter will arrive in' text mentioned months twice in Spanish

• Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability.

Hayo Zookeepers,

Update 1.15.1 is available now for you all to enjoy! Simply update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

Planet Zoo - 1.15.1 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes & updates. General Bug Fixes and Adjustments

• Animals

• The Snow Leopard and Siberian Tiger now have a higher tolerance to the cold

• The North Island Brown Kiwi now has the correct naming and icons for the piebald colour morph

• Added VFX to the King Penguin when interacting with the Platform Float enrichment items

• Added VFX to the Little Penguin when interacting with the Platform Floats enrichment item

• Added pattern variation to the Little Penguin than can be seen when there are multiple in a habitat

• Fixed an issue where the Little Penguin juvenile waded through shallow water incorrectly

• Fixed an issue where the Spectacled Flying Fox occasionally disappeared when flying in its exhibit

• Game Modes

• Fixed the ability to take out loans in Diorama mode

• Rides

• The price of rides can now be raised above $10

• Scenario

• Fixed an issue with floating assets in the Grizzly Bear habitat of Goodwin house

• Fixed an issue where the ticket price was 0 when opening Goodwin Family Wildlife Park in terrain only mode

• Habitats

• Fixed an issue that prevented habitat blueprints from containing viewing domes

• Viewing domes will no longer be highlighted when the habitat visibility view mode is changed

• Corrected the Tasmanian Devils minimum barrier height from 3m to 1m

• Scenery

• Viewing domes will no longer revert their flexi colour selection

• Added flexicolour to all thatched roof sets

• The Oceania Faux Lava Rocks are now tagged as stone rather than plastic

• Fixed an issue where guests were unable to see through all Oceania Netting assets

• Fixed an issue causing groups of guests to become stuck when trying to interact with the Oceanian bench

• Fixed a graphical issue on all Nikau Palm trees

• Fixed a graphical issue on all Cabbage Palm trees

• UI

• Fixed an issue causing all guests to have a recent thought about viewing domes after a new dome was placed - Now only guests that are inside viewing domes will have recent thoughts about them

• Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to set sail and discover the Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack, out now! Grab the pack on (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2502240/Planet_Zoo_Oceania_Pack/) and update your game now to enjoy free Update 1.15.

Travel along the islands and meet the 5 new animals that you can welcome into your Zoo: the remarkable North Island Brown Kiwi, powerful **Tasmanian Devil, **resilient **Little Penguin, **adorable Quokka and our Walkthrough Exhibit animal, the magnificent Spectacled Flying Fox!

Celebrate the beauty of Polynesian influences across the pacific with over 200 scenery pieces to immerse yourself with. Discover the patterned Tiki decorations, intricately carved wooden pieces, a colourful arrangement of **Flower Leis **and vibrant decorative Boats with all their sails and oars! Amongst the kaleidoscope of colourful décor you'll also find a range of glow in the dark **Faux Lava **that are truly representative of the Oceanic region. Further enhance and decorate your habitats with an array of diverse foliage that thrive in the region, such as the striking Nīkau Palm, the hardy Golden Sand Sedge and the unique Silver Fern.

Put your zoo management skills to the test in a brand new Career Scenario located on The Chatham Islands, off the coast of New Zealand. This time you'll be lending a helping hand to Bernie Goodwin's family. Bernie's daughter, Emma is working on a super special conservation project and she needs your help to set things up, introduce plant diversity into the area, as well as establishing a breeding program to make sure all the insular species on the island continue to thrive for many years to come!

Check all of this out and more in the new Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack. For further info check out our announcement post and the full patch notes below!

Update 1.15 is free and available to all players who own the base Planet Zoo game! Simply update your game now to play.

Free Update 1.15 also brings a brand new feature for your guests,** Viewing Domes**! This feature will give your guests an up-close and personal view of all your animals, some of them may even interact with the domes for a once in a life-time experience. To add this feature into your Zoo, just place a dome entrance on the habitat barrier and then place your Viewing Dome where you would like, inside the habitat. The Viewing Domes you place will automatically be connected to your dome gate and they can also be placed underwater to give your guests a truly breathtaking view. Just make sure you add water to your terrain after you place the dome in the desired location. Definitely share with us all the unique ways in which you'll be adding these into your Zoos.

We've also got a few quality of life updates in the game for you to enjoy. You'll now be able to see your Bornean Orangutans swing around the thick logs with the added brachiation behaviour. Choose between the 1m, 2m, 4m, and 6m Climbable Logs to add to their habitats and soon so you'll be seeing them swinging around in your Zoos in ways you've not seen before! We've also got new colour morphs for the King Penguin from the Aquatic Pack and a Temperate Oceania biome for all modes.

Enjoy these unique island inhabitants and unleash your building creativity 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! Make sure you can enjoy the Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack as well as Update 1.15, no matter what device you're on! Check out the full Update Notes below for more information and all you need to know about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.15.

Don't forget to join us later today for an exciting launch livestream on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) or (https://youtube.com/planetzoogame), at 16:00 BST, where we'll be going over all of the stunning new animals and explore further into the inspiration behind the vibrant scenery pieces.

You can also keep up to date with everything Planet Zoo over on our social channels. Find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and now officially on (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)!

See you there PlanZo fam. 💚

Planet Zoo - 1.15.0 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes, updates, and some new content. **New Content - Planet Zoo: **Oceania Pack

• NEW - Animals

• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack:

• Little Penguin

• Quokka

• North Island Brown Kiwi

• Tasmanian Devil

• Spectacled Flying Fox

• **NEW - Career Scenario **

• Emma Goodwin has reached out with plans for her first zoo project, set in the Chatham islands. Will her father, Bernie, be able to let go of the reins whilst you help his daughter build this zoo from the ground up?

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Oceanian Sculpture Little Penguin

• Oceanian Sculpture Quokka

• Oceanian Sculpture Tasmanian Devil

• Oceanian Sculpture Kiwi

• Oceanian Decorative Buoy 01

• Oceanian Decorative Buoy 02

• Oceanian Flower Lei 01

• Oceanian Flower Lei 02

• Oceanian Roof Topper 01

• Oceanian Roof Topper 02

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 10m Curved

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Curved

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 6m Curved

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 10m Curved Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Curved Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 6m Curved Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof Gable

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 10m Square Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Square Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 6m Square Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof Square Corner Eave

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 10m Round Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Round Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 6m Round Corner

• Oceanian Thatch Roof Round Corner Eave

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 10m Straight

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 2m Straight

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Straight

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 6m Straight

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 2m Eave

• Oceanian Thatch Roof 4m Eave

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Large 4m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Large 6m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Large 8m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Medium 2m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Medium 3m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Medium 4m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Small 2m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Small 3m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Small 4m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Thin 0.5m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Thin 1m

• Oceanian Driftwood Post Thin 2m

• Oceanian Rope Knot

• Oceanian Rope Coils Large

• Oceanian Rope Hoop Large

• Oceanian Rope Coils Medium

• Oceanian Rope Hoop Medium

• Oceanian Rope Coils Small

• Oceanian Rope Hoop Small

• Oceanian Rope Coils Thin

• Oceanian Rope Hoop Thin

• Oceanian Tribal Wood Panel Thin 1m

• Oceanian Tribal Wood Panel Thin 2m

• Oceanian Tribal Wood Panel Thick 1m

• Oceanian Tribal Wood Panel Thick 2m

• Oceanian Tiki Lintel

• Oceanian Tiki Mask

• Oceanian Wooden Plinth Tall

• Oceanian Wooden Plinth

• Oceanian Wooden Plinth Wide

• Oceanian Tribal Oar 01 Large

• Oceanian Tribal Oar 01 Small

• Oceanian Tribal Oar 02 Large

• Oceanian Tribal Oar 02 Small

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Arch

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Arch Tunnel

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Arch Square

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Arch Square Tunnel

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Shop Front

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Large Window

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Station Surround 01

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Station Surround 02

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall 1m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Door

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Slope 1m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Slope 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Slope 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Curved 1m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Curved 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Curved 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Floor

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Floor Quarter Circle 01

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Floor Quarter Circle 02

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Gable 1m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Gable 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 1m x 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 2m x 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m Window

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m Door

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m Curved

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m Curved Window

• Oceanian Woven Bark Wall Panel 4m x 2m Curved Door

• Oceanian Driftwood Flooring 2.5m

• Oceanian Driftwood Flooring 5m

• Oceanian Driftwood Flooring Plank

• Oceanian Decorative Panel 01

• Oceanian Decorative Panel 02

• Oceanian Tiki Statue

• Oceanian Tiki Statue Brazier

• Oceanian Tiki Torch

• Oceanian Tiki Head Large

• Oceanian Tiki Head Small

• Oceanian Canoe

• Oceanian Canoe Sail

• Oceanian Canoe Outrigger

• Oceanian Canoe Boat

• Oceanian Roof Topper 01

• Oceanian Roof Topper 02

• Oceanian Driftwood Fence 2m

• Oceanian Driftwood Fence 4m

• Oceanian Driftwood Fence Post

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable 6m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable 10m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable Curved 4m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable Curved 6m

• Oceanian Woven Bark Gable Curved 10m

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 01

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 02

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 03

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 04

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 05

• Oceanian Skirt Thatch 06

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 01

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 02

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 03

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 04

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 05

• Oceanian Skirt Leaves 06

• Oceanian Drum Barrel

• Oceanian Driftwood Door

• Oceanian Driftwood Window

• Oceanian Net Drooping 4m x 4m

• Oceanian Net Drooping 2m x 2m

• Oceanian Net Flat 1m x 1m

• Oceanian Net Flat 1m x 2m

• Oceanian Net Flat 4m x 2m

• Oceanian Net Hanging 01

• Oceanian Net Hanging 02

• Oceanian Net Hanging 03

• Oceanian Net Hanging 04

• Oceanian Net Hanging 05

• Oceanian Rock Wall Block 1m

• Oceanian Rock Wall Block 2m

• Oceanian Faux Lava Flow Large

• Oceanian Faux Lava Molten Small

• Oceanian Faux Lava Molten Large

• Oceanian Faux Lava Flow Small

• Oceanian Faux Lava Cooled Large

• Oceanian Faux Lava Cooled Small

• Oceanian Faux Lava Cooling Large

• Oceanian Faux Lava Cooling Small

• Oceanian Decorative Board 01

• Oceanian Decorative Board 02

• Oceanian Decorative Board 03

• Oceanian Picnic Canopy

• Oceanian Bin

• Oceanian Bench

• Oceanian Picnic Bench

• Oceanian Animal Sign Little Penguin 01

• Oceanian Animal Sign Little Penguin 02

• Oceanian Animal Sign Quokka

• Oceanian Animal Sign Spectacled Flying Fox 01

• Oceanian Animal Sign Spectacled Flying Fox 02

• Oceanian Animal Sign Kiwi

• Oceanian Animal Sign Tasmanian Devil

• Reward Statue Kiwi Stone

• Reward Statue Kiwi Bronze

• Reward Statue Kiwi Silver

• Reward Statue Kiwi Gold

• **NEW - Foliage **

• Nīkau Palm 01

• Nīkau Palm 02

• Nīkau Palm 03

• Silver Fern 01

• Silver Fern 02

• Silver Fern 03

• Cabbage Tree 01

• Cabbage Tree 02

• Cabbage Tree 03

• King Fern 01

• King Fern 02

• King Fern 03

• Coastal Pigface 01

• Coastal Pigface 02

• Coastal Pigface 03

• Coastal Pigface 04

• NEW - Blueprints

• Oceanian Zoo Entrance

• Oceanian Keeper Hut Large

• Oceanian Keeper Hut Small

• Oceanian Quarantine Large

• Oceanian Quarantine Small

• Oceanian Research Centre Large

• Oceanian Research Centre Small

• Oceanian Staff Room Large

• Oceanian Staff Room Small

• Oceanian Trade Centre

• Oceanian Veterinary Surgery

• Oceanian Workshop

• Oceanian Toilet Large

• Oceanian Toilet Small

• Oceanian Restaurant

• Oceanian Shop Small

• Oceanian Archway

• Oceanian Beach Garden

• Oceanian Shipwreck

• Oceanian Waterfall

• Oceanian Building 01

• Oceanian Building 02

• Oceanian Building 03

• Oceanian Building 04

• Oceanian Market Cart

• Oceanian Walkthrough Exhibit

• NEW - Avatar Costume

• Quokka Hat and Avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.15.0

• NEW - Viewing Domes

• Give your guests a breathtaking, close-up view of your animals with Viewing Domes. Place Viewing Domes from the Facilities → Guest Facilities menu and place them anywhere on your habitat's terrain.

• Attach a Viewing Dome Entrance, found in the Barriers → Gates menu, to the habitat's barrier so guests can access any Viewing Dome within the habitat.

• These glass-domed chambers accommodate one guest group and allow them to get close to any animal

• Animals also won't get stressed from being viewed from within a Viewing Dome

• NEW - Brachiation for Bornean Orangutan

• Bornean Orangutans are now able to brachiate along the 1m, 2m, 4m, and 6m Climbable Logs.

• Please note that due to navigational constraints, they are unable to use any thin climbable pieces.

• NEW - Addition of Temperate Oceania Biome

• The temperate biome is now available when creating a new zoo in Oceania, covering Tasmania, most of New Zealand, and the East coast of Australia.

• Available in all game modes.

• Flat and Sculpted versions come with a new unique map skirt.

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Volcanic Rock Path

• Viewing Dome

• Viewing Dome Entrance

• Viewing Dome Sign

• Volcanic Rock 01

• Volcanic Rock 02

• Volcanic Rock 03

• Volcanic Rock 04

• Volcanic Rock 05

• Volcanic Rock 06

• Volcanic Rock 07

• Volcanic Rock 08

• Volcanic Rock 09

• Volcanic Rock 10

• Volcanic Rock 11

• Volcanic Rock 12

• Volcanic Rock 13

• Volcanic Rock 14

• Volcanic Rock 15

• Volcanic Rock 16

• Volcanic Rock 17

• Volcanic Rock 18

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 2x2 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 2x2 02

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 2x4 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 2x4 02

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 4x4 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding 4x4 02

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Curve 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Curve 02

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Pillar 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Pillar 02

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Pillar Thin 01

• Volcanic Rock Cladding Pillar Thin 02

• NEW - Foliage

• Kahakaha 01

• Kahakaha 02

• Kahakaha 03

• Golden Sand Sedge 01

• Golden Sand Sedge 02

• Golden Sand Sedge 03

• Golden Sand Sedge 04

• Golden Sand Sedge 05

• Golden Sand Sedge 06

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 01

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 02

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 03

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 04

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 05

• Golden Sand Sedge Dry 06

• NEW - Blueprints

• Natural Viewing Dome Entrance

• NEW - Music Tracks

• 4 new music tracks for the in-game speakers:

• Penguin Paradise

• Walk like a Quokka

• Kiwis at Ease

• Foxes in Flight

General Bug Fixes and Adjustments

• Animals

• Added King Penguin Colourmorph variants (Speckled Leucistic, Albino, Melanistic, Xanthic)

• Added Tropical and Temperate biomes to the Dingo's Zoopedia page, Education Board, and TV Screen Displays

• Fixed overpopulation issues when a habitat has more than 2 Striped Hyenas of the same sex. The social limit for mixed groups is 7 Striped Hyenas regardless of gender

• Removed the Desert Horned Viper tag from the species filter on the habitat tab of the object browser

• Fixed capitalized letter inconsistencies in Education Board and TV Screen for Asian Small-Clawed Otter and Boa Constrictor

• Fixed Planco and scientific names being inverted on Education Board and TV screen for the Common Wombat

• Polished the transition between standing and walking on the Plains Zebra

• Outsider animals are now completely excluded from mating

• Removed the temperate biome icon on the Giant Otters education board and TV display

• Fixed an issue where the Bornean Orangutan Juvenile was missing fur at a certain camera distance

• Fixed an issue where alerts would occur for animals being looked after in quarantine

• Camera

• Added the option to invert the Y-axis on standard and orbit camera modes

• Fixed flickering issues occurring on animals with large hair cards such as Striped Hyena, Blue Wildebeest, or African Crested Porcupine

• Scenario

• Removed all Pathing and Scenery assets from the Terrain Only Mode of "Sun, Sand, Stilettos" map

• Habitats

• Fixed a bug preventing movable enrichments from updating their "Uses in the last 12 months" stat

• Fixed Forage box not showing suitable species unless raised from the ground.

• Siberian Peashrub 01, Siberian Peashrub 02, Siberian Peashrub Flowered 01, and Siberian Peashrub Flowered 02 will get recognized in the Plant tab of Animal and Habitat info panels

• Scenery

• Fixed visual issues on Classic Bas-relief Embossed 01

• Fixed visual issues on Planet Zoo Primitive Arch 02

• Fixed visual issues on the Creosote Bushes

• Facilities

• Staff Room name will now be saved and will stop reverting back to its default name in the UI

• UI

• Fixed a bug where all animals with applied contraceptives were hidden when using age filter in the Franchise animal storage

• Zoopedia now shows correct icons for different types of food

• Fixed Piñata Zebra food enrichment from being displayed as Pinata in the Animal Enrichment tab

• UI will now be able to handle trillions. This will fix the bug where, when a player had too much money, the UI mistakenly believed the player was massively in debt. This also applies to the Loans Management tab, where the buttons to pay off loans were incorrectly disabled

• Stability

• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability

Known Issues

• Tutorial

• Players may notice that the Grizzly bear habitat in Goodwin house is looking a little bare. We are aware of this and are working to restore our Grizzlies habitat back to its former glory!

• Blueprints

• There is a known rare crash when creating a habitat blueprint containing our new viewing domes. For the time being it is advised that players do not create new habitat blueprints containing viewing domes. [/list

Hayo Zookeepers,

Pack your bags and get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey along the coastal islands. Introducing the Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack which will be sailing its way to you on **19 September alongside Free Update 1.15. **

Abundant in rich fauna and flora, you'll discover some iconic species in various locations on the Oceanian continent.

Through the lush forests of New Zealand you may encounter the curious Kiwi, or set sail further along the islands to meet with the energetic Tasmanian Devil. Keep rowing along the South Coast of Australia to discover a Little Penguin colony huddled together, or if you'd prefer, take a hike to Rottnest Island to discover the lovable Quokka giving you their best smile. Oh, Look up there! It's the striking Spectacled Flying Fox, spreading its wings in its Walkthrough Exhibit!

Alongside these stunning animals, you'll also be getting over 200 scenery pieces inspired by the rich traditions of Polynesia. Decorate your Zoos with intricately carved Tiki Statues, straw huts and colourful Flower Leis, in celebration of the captivating culture of the region. You can even admire the diversity of the islands with the addition of impressive glow-in-the-dark faux lava, along with distinctive foliage that inhabit the islands, such as the beautiful Nīkau Palm and the radiant Silver Fern, emblematic of New Zealand.

It's time to also welcome back Emma Goodwin, Bernie's daughter in another Planet Zoo Career Scenario! This time you'll be supporting Emma as she works on a very special project in the Oceanic region, focusing on conservation. Of course, you'll be helping her fix up the place, add some infrastructure and making sure plant diversity is on point! Can't forget about the animals too, you'll take part in establishing a breeding program to make sure all the wonderful species that are unique to the region are around for generations to come. Can you help Emma make the project a success? We can't wait to see how you tackle this one!

Keep an eye on our social channels as we help Emma and her dad kick-start this special project early! 👀

That's not all though, we've also got some extra additions that are coming your way in Free Update 1.15.

Viewing Domes

Give your Zoo visitors a whole new viewing experience with Viewing Domes. Guests will be able to enter these Viewing Domes in the habitat via an underground network without any need for a path or tunnel, so they can enjoy an extra closeup view of your wonderful animals through the safety of the glass. To activate this feature, just place a Viewing Dome entrance on the habitat barrier and then place your Viewing Dome anywhere inside the habitat. They will automatically be connected to your dome gate and you can even place multiple domes in one habitat. Why not place them underwater to create an even more breathtaking view? Just make sure you add water to your terrain after you place the dome in the desired location. You can find your dome entrance in the barriers menu and the glass viewing dome in your guest facilities and habitats tab. We're excited to see all the creative ways you utilise this new feature for your Zoos!

As always, we've added some quality of life updates in the game for you to enjoy.

We've now added the brachiation behaviour for the Bornean Orangutan. They will be able to brachiate using the 1m, 2m, 4m, and 6m Climbable Logs, so you'll be seeing them swinging around in your Zoos in ways you've not seen before!

There are also new colour morphs for the King Penguin from the Aquatic Pack, which are Melanistic, Leucistic, Brown, and Xanthic! We've also added a new Temperate Oceania biome for you to enjoy in all modes.

Free Update 1.15 will also come with various fixes alongside all of this content, which will be included in the Update Notes upon release on 19** September**.

Also some more exciting news - We are officially on (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)! We'll be posting exclusive content over on our Planet Zoo official (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame) channel in the lead up to the launch of the Oceania Pack and update 1.15, so make sure to follow us over there so you don't miss out on all the fun!

The Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 19 September. 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: Oceania Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.

Follow along on our social media channels in the run-up to the Pack launch to join Bernie and Emma to scout out the islands before they start their big conservation project, you may spot some animal reveals along the way 👀. You can find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame) and now on (https://www.tiktok.com/@planetzoogame)! If you missed our ✨special livestream✨ yesterday you can also check it out (https://www.youtube.com/live/1rI1wzfbKZA?si=TlWvE1dpCVkvRFnm).

We hope you are as excited as we are for this announcement, and we look forward to seeing how you get involved with the Goodwin Family's special project! Tell us what you're more excited for below ⬇️

Hayo Zookeepers,

Update 1.14.1 is available now for you all to enjoy! Simply update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

Planet Zoo - 1.14.1 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes

New Content - Free Update 1.14.0 - These great features were not captured in our last set of patch notes, here's some more info on them now!

• NEW - New Colourmorphs and Colour Variations for the Bactrian Camel

• Piebald

• Leucistic

• Brown colour morph

• NEW - Widget speed controller

• Added an advanced widget speed multiplier control. Which can affect the rate of your movement and rotation widgets for precision or speed

Planet Zoo - 1.14.1 Update Notes General Bug Fixes and Adjustments

• Animals

• Adjusted the Black Rhinoceros' head position

• Adjusted the Black Rhinoceros walking animations

• Fixed a bug where the incorrect icons for quarantined animals were being displayed

• Fixed Planco and scientific names being inverted on the TV screen display for the Common Wombat

• Melon Feeder will now appear under Food Enrichments in the Somali Wild Ass' Zoopedia page

• Fixed a bug where Timber Wolves could walk through barriers

• Added Sand Cat tag to all the smaller climbing frames

• Adjusted the animation of the Sand Cat adults and juvenile entering the burrow

• Adjusted the animation of the Fennec Fox juvenile exiting the burrow

• Adjusted the animation of the Sand Cat adults while drinking from a lake

• Adjusted Dromedary Camel idle animation

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Somali Wild Ass from using the Water Jet Rock

• Added audio to Dama Gazelle while using Scarecrow Feeder enrichment

• Fixed a bug where the Black Rhinoceros Female was getting stuck on the spot

• Habitats

• Fixed a bug that caused animals to be marked as escaped while they are inside a habitat.

• Scenery

• Fixed a bug where scenery items looked low quality close to the camera

• Stability

• Fixed various crashes improving game stability

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to break out the sun cream, put on your sunglasses, find a shady spot, and drink plenty of water, because the Planet Zoo: Arid Animal pack is out now! There's plenty of time to grab it on Steam while free Update 1.14 downloads.

It's time to welcome 8 new animal friends to your zoos that are all especially adapted to life in harsh arid climates: the hardy Dromedary Camel, the elegant Addax and Dama Gazelle, the prickly African Crested Porcupine, the shy and elusive Sand Cat, the sturdy Black Rhino, and the striped Somali Wild Ass. Rounding out the cast is the pack's Exhibit animal: the sleek and rattling Desert Horned Viper.

The Arid Animal Pack is a celebration of the fauna living in the arid lands, with 8 impressive animals that all have ways to overcome the hardships of the heat.

Alongside these new creatures you'll be able to put your zoo management skills to the test in a new Career Scenario set in the Middle East. Socialite turned conservationist Tiffany Summers is trying to build a new zoo, but she needs your help making sure things run as smoothly as possible. Let's make sure the zoo is ready for the big party to celebrate its opening! Expect several animals from the Arid Animal Pack to show up in this new narrative scenario, so this is the perfect way to learn how to best take care of these wonderful creatures.

Free Update 1.14 brings several new and exciting features to Planet Zoo, including Staff Flexicolour options for your zoo staff! With this new feature you'll be able to customise the colours of your staff's uniforms, so they'll always look their very best. You can create custom colour schemes for your favourite members of staff through their individual info panel, or select different colourways for each staff type through the Staff Overview screen. The choice is yours!

Also coming in the free update are new spitting behaviours for your Bactrian Camels, Llamas, and the new Dromedary Camel introduced in this pack! Guests might be in for a surprise if they get too close to the animals' habitats, but luckily it won't have a negative impact on your guests' happiness.

Last, but certainly not least, we want to highlight both of our new camera modes, the Scenic Mode and the Cinematic Route Editor. Both these features will let you create amazing looking vista shots and cinematic videos of your Zoos! The Scenic Mode lets you record footage from one vantage point and allows you to further customise this with pre-defined camera behaviours such as spin, ellipse, zoom, spiral in and spiral out. The Cinematic Route Editor is a more intricate tool that will allow you to create animated routes of your zoos by giving you the opportunity to manually add key frames to areas of your choice. These key frames can all be connected or cut separately, still moving through a sequence to create a unique and defined path for the camera to transition through. Each key frame you add can also be individually customised and there are also route settings available, so definitely give it a go and play around with it! We're looking forward to seeing how you use this new tool, Zookeepers!

Read more about Free Update 1.14 (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/planet-zoo-update-1-14-coming-20-june.617445/page-5#post-10162482).

You can also enjoy these stunning new animals and unleash your building creativity 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! Enjoy the Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack as well as Update 1.14, no matter what device you're on!

Check out the full Update Notes below for all you need to know about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.14! Don't forget to also join us for a launch livestream later today, on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) or (https://www.youtube.com/planetzoogame), at 17:00 BST.

Now let's take a look at the Update Notes:

Planet Zoo - 1.14.0 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content.

**New Content - Planet Zoo: ****Arid Animal Pack **

• NEW - Animals

• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack:

• Dromedary Camel

• Addax

• Dama Gazelle

• African Crested Porcupine

• Sand Cat

• Black Rhinoceros

• Somali Wild Ass

• Desert Horned Viper

• **NEW - Career Scenario **

• Tiffany's paradise park is a new, up and coming, tourist destination; proudly showcasing Saudi Arabia’s beauty and wildlife through the use of modern education, retail and dining.... That is, if you and Tiffany are up to the challenge!

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Arid Animal Sign Addax

• Arid Animal Sign Crested Porcupine

• Arid Animal Sign Black Rhinoceros

• Arid Animal Sign Dromedary Camel

• Arid Animal Sign Dama Gazelle 01

• Arid Animal Sign Dama Gazelle 02

• Arid Animal Sign Sand Cat

• Arid Animal Sign Somali Wild Ass

• Reward Statue Dromedary Camel Stone

• Reward Statue Dromedary Camel Bronze

• Reward Statue Dromedary Camel Silver

• Reward Statue Dromedary Camel Gold

• **NEW - Avatar Costume **

• Dromedary Camel Hat and Avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.14.0

• NEW - Staff Flexi colour** **

• Staff members' uniform colours can now be customised on an individual or staff type level

• Select a staff member to apply flexicolour to all four channels of their uniform to make them stand out from their peers

• Go to the new Zoo → Staff → Staff Uniforms tab in the zoo management UI to set and change uniform colours for an entire staff type

• **NEW - New animal behaviour: Spitting at guests **

• All camelids, that is, Bactrian Camels, Llamas, and Dromedary Camels, now have a chance to perform a spitting interaction with guests

• If guests are visible and near to the animal, the interaction becomes available. Keep barriers high or block the view to keep your guests safe

• Guests will not be harmed by this interaction but will leave the habitat to look at something more friendly

• **NEW - Scenic Camera Mode **

• A new camera mode is available from the camera modes widget in the bottom right of the HUD

• Place the camera location anywhere in the world by clicking. Vertical position can be adjusted holding the standard vertical height key (Default: Shift)

• Camera behaviour can be adjusted from the selection panel in the bottom right while in Scenic Camera Mode: select between spin, ellipsis, spiral in, spiral out, and adjust speed to get the perfect view

• **NEW - Cinematic Route Editor **

• Create detailed videos with the Cinematic Route Editor, available in the camera modes widget in the bottom right of the HUD

• Routes are calculated along keyframes, which are positions you set for your camera to create a route using as many or few as you like

• Any keyframe can be individually moved and customised with different settings such as

• Using the camera target instead of the camera to calculate the route, which create wide curves around the view

• Jumping to the next keyframe, which creates cinematic cuts between parts of a route

• Editing the speed of the route on the segments around individual keyframes

• Routes are saved for each zoo, meaning they can be shared and viewed with your builds on the steam workshop when uploading a zoo

• NEW - Foliage

• Nitraria Retusa Bush Dry 01

• Nitraria Retusa Bush Dry 02

• Nitraria Retusa Bush Dry 03

• Nitraria Retusa Bush 04

• Nitraria Retusa Bush 05

• Nitraria Retusa Bush 06

• Creosote Bush Dry 01

• Creosote Bush Dry 02

• Creosote Bush Dry 03

• Creosote Bush 04

• Creosote Bush 05

• Creosote Bush 06

• NEW - Music Tracks

• Listen to the soothing sounds of the sands around your zoo with 4 new music tracks accessible through the in game speakers:

• Saharan Sands

• Red Sea Hills

• Tuwaiq Canyons

• Al-Dahna Caravan

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals

• Added Taiga Biome icon missing on the Polar Bear's TV screen display

• Added Grassland Biome icon missing on Red River Hog's Education Board

• Added Aquatic Biome icon missing on Asian Water Monitor's Education Board

• Fixed Planco and scientific names being inverted on the TV screen display for the Red Deer, Striped Skunk, Egyptian Fruit Bat

• Fixed incorrect Planco names on the Eurasian Lynx's Education Boards

• Changed 'North America' to 'Central America' in Colombian White-Faced Capuchin Monkey's Zoopedia page

• Added Central America tag to California Sea Lion's Zoopedia page

• Fixed a bug preventing Dall Sheep from escaping while using a Goat Climbing Mountain too close to the habitat barrier

• Fixed a bug preventing Japanese Macaque from using Hot Water taps in shallow water

• Fixed a bug preventing Lar Gibbon from sliding for a moment after climbing off from Tangled Liana

• Added a sound when any member of the Nine-Banded Armadillo family dies due to predation

• Polished Cougar bite animation

• Polished Juvenile West African Lion sleeping animation

• Fixed both Chinese Pangolin male and female animations when using the Artificial Termite Mound

• Fixed Lar Gibbon Conservation Status on Education Board to match the Conservation Status in Zoopedia

• Chinese Pangolins and Fennec Foxes can now use the Small Burrow

• Game Modes

• Balanced the animal market in Challenge Mode to take into account the amount of DLCs owned by players

• Updated Desert South America Sculpted opening times to 05.00-23.00 and ticket prices set to 3.00 to match other maps in both Franchise and Challenge modes

• Guests

• Fixed a bug where the guests were fleeing from non-escaped animals

• Scenario

• Fixed a bug blocking players from completing Career Scenario 'The Ape-renticeship' due to Animal Market being empty

• In 'Goodwin House' scenario, fixed a bug preventing the Hippopotamus from being stuck while swimming

• Fixed a rare bug in 'Myers Castle' scenario preventing the 'Keep Crime rate Low' objective being completed due to the wrong inspector type being spawned

• Fixed a rare bug in the Purmamarca Educational Reserve scenario preventing both the objectives 'Build an Animal trade centre' and 'Build a research centre' from being completed by players

• Habitats

• Herb Scent Marker Enrichment is now accessible from multiple sides

• Scenery

• Added flexicolour tag to several base game assets

• Facilities

• Fixed Twilight Pack Blueprints being gated by non-Twilight mechanic research

• Fixed a bug preventing players to place specific habitat blueprints due to a dynamic enrichment being placed too close

• Staff

• Fixed a bug preventing Keepers from teleporting outside of the habitat

• Fixed a bug where staff members end up stuck

• UI

• Fixed a bug impacting font sizes in Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

• Stability

• Fixed a crash when players select a European Fallow Deer and click on the "Filter Habitat Items by Species" button in the Enrichment tab

• Fixed a rare crash when players start editing climbable objects in a habitat

• Fixed various save loading crashes



Hayo Zookeepers!

Things are heating up in Planet Zoo with the new Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack, coming to a Steam Store near you on 20 June alongside Free Update 1.14!

Under the harsh heat of the desert, life still arises and persists. Look out over the dunes and through the sands to discover some miraculous creatures who have adapted to the difficult conditions of these scorching lands.

Be on the lookout for a Dromedary Camel wandering across the desert, while the elegant Addax and Dama Gazelle hunt for edible shrubs, grasses and leaves to snack on. Peer a little closer to the ground and you might catch a glimpse of the prickly African Crested Porcupine, or the shy and elusive Sand Cat. The Black Rhino can also be found munching on leafy plants, branches and fruit, while the well-adapted Somali Wild Ass rests in the shade to get some refuge from the scorching sun. Rounding out the cast is the sleek and impressive Desert Horned Viper, our Exhibit animal for this pack.

The Arid Animal Pack is a celebration of the fauna living in the arid lands, with 8 impressive animals that all have ways to overcome the hardships of the heat.

The story of socialite turned conservationist Tiffany Summers continues in a ✨brand new narrative scenario✨ included in the DLC. You'll be joining Tiffany in her next adventure: building a zoo in the Middle East and throwing a big party for when it officially opens, celebrating all the wonderful animals you've taken care of throughout her journey. You can expect several animals from the Arid Animal Pack to show up in this new narrative scenario.

The Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 20 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: Arid Animal Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.

Head over to our social media in the run-up to the release for the return of Zookeeper Steve! This time he's off on another research trip and has set up camp in an arid landscape to observe the animals living there. He'll need your help to document them all, so keep an eye out for the animal reveals as they come by his hidey-hole. You can find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), and (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame). Also, if you missed our ✨special livestream✨ yesterday you can check it out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmh1mS79Ayo).

Don't forget to also join our launch celebration livestream on 20 June, where we'll be checking out the Arid Animal Pack in even greater detail, and check in with all the different animals. We're kicking things off at 5pm BST on 20 June on both (https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/nFePCGv2GHJpB5qiptnVz?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com) and (https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/hMB0CJy2Ls8mBEyCLlvsi?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com), and we'll be joined by some friends from the Planet Zoo dev team. See you there!

We look forward to exploring with you and Zookeeper Steve! Tell us what you're more excited for below

Hayo Zookeepers!

Summer is fast approaching, and alongside the longer days and warmer nights, it's also bringing with it a new Planet Zoo update! Free update 1.14 will be making its way to you on 20 June - keep reading to find out exactly what's coming your way!

Staff Flexicolour New season, new wardrobe! With the addition of Staff Flexicolour options for your Zoos, you'll be able to customise the colour combinations of your staff's uniforms, allowing for a whole new range of possibilities. These options will allow you to create custom colour schemes for your favourite members of staff through their individual info panel, or select different colourways for each staff type through the Staff Overview screen so you can get an at-a-glance overview of where they are in your zoo. The decision is yours!

Spitting Behaviours Guests might be in for a surprise next time they're a little too close to your habitats...some animals will now exhibit spitting at guests as a new behaviour! They'll be able to spit through some of the fences, and you might even be able to spot them attempting to spit through the glass walls of their habitats (eye emoji) Both the Bactrian Camel and Llama are capable of spitting at your guests in-game, so you'll want to keep an eye out to spot this behaviour in-action. Luckily, guests who experience spitting behaviours first-hand won't have their happiness impacted - how understanding!

Scenic Camera Mode Lights, camera, action! With the new Scenic Camera Mode, you'll be able to create smooth vista shots throughout your Zoos.

Just place the camera in your desired location and select from a few predefined camera behaviours like spin, ellipse, spiral in, spiral out, then further adjust the zoom and movement speed of the camera to experience cinematic views of just parts of your zoo or your whole zoo if you'd like!

Cinematic Route Editor That's not all, for our nifty Planet Zoo community who love creating more intricate and compelling videos and views of your park, we've added a new Cinematic Route Editor! This tool will put you into digital animation mode, allowing you to add specific key frames to any area of your park that can all be connected or separated in sequence to create a unique and defined path for the camera to transition through.

You can add as many key frames as you like and each key frame can be customised by changing camera position, rotation, focus, zoom or cutting directly to the next key frame. There are also some route settings you can add once you've created your key frame animation that include: hiding the UI whilst your route is being played, looping the route or changing the speed of the animation as a whole. It's a truly dynamic way to show off all your hard work to the world, so make sure you have a play around with it!

You will be able to access both these new modes in the Camera Modes button on your UI and routes you have created will also be unique to the space you initially created them in. We can't wait to see what you do with these new tools, Zookeepers! 👀

As always, these exciting new features will come alongside a range of fixes and quality-of-life improvements, which you can read in the patch notes after release.

There's definitely more news coming for you soon, so keep your eyes peeled! Make sure to join us later today for a ✨special livestream✨ where we'll be taking a closer look at everything coming your way in free Update 1.14. Catch us on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) and (https://www.youtube.com/c/planetzoogame) at 17:00 BST - see you there!

Hayo Zookeepers,

Update 1.13.1 is available now for you all to enjoy! Simply update your game to play. For full patch notes, see below:

Planet Zoo - 1.13.1 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes.

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

● Animals ● Polished the Siamang brachiating animations ● Fixed an issue where the Raccoon walks through the Slow Feeder enrichment, causing the animal animation to break ● Fixed an issue where the Siamang would be stuck in the air after leaping from one item to another ● Polished the Lar Gibbon Juvenile interaction with Block of frozen fruits ● Giant Anteater is now listed as Central America instead of North America ● Fixed an issue where the American Bison would escape through solid walls after a fight ● Updated audio while Lar Gibbon Juvenile is feeding from the Suspended Forager ● Fixed Menelaus Blue Morpho life expectancy in Zoopedia's Species Data

● Facilities ● Fixed an issue preventing mulch from covering all the floor of the Brown-Throated Sloth Walkthrough exhibit ● Fixed an issue where players were unable to unlock Indonesian Staff Room Large after researching Staff Facilities & Indonesian theme to max level

● Scenario ● In 'The Madagascan Simian Conservation Project' scenario, "Box all animals" can now be completed while the game is paused ● Removed a cooler in 'The Summer Project' scenario ● Fixed an issue preventing the 'Caldera Safari Park' scenario Transport Ride Objective counter from updating properly** ** ● Blueprint ● Removed DLC warning when placing Brachiation Frame Small, Medium and Large

● UI ● Added a toggle option to disable the Multi-Axis Advanced Movement tool for players preferring the initial way of building ● Adjusted the Multi-Axis Advanced Movement tool by making the arrows easier to grab ● Added a tooltip to "Filter Habitat Items by Species" button for when the button is disabled ● Added a missing icon to "Facilities Repaired Last Year" on the Mechanic info panel ● Fixed an issue in the Path Size slider after switching from meters to feet ● Fixed an issue causing missing unhappy face icons on heat maps after using the Water Temperature Regulator heat map

● Stability ● Fixed a crash when deleting a large number of buildings with the bulldozer tools ● Fixed a crash caused by using the Jholthausen in game cheat ● Fixed a crash occurring when players send Proboscis Monkey from Trade Center to a habitat

Hayo Zookeepers!

Spring has sprung so let's get ready for the sun reappearing with the Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack, out now! Grab the pack on Steam and update your game now to enjoy free Update 1.13.

Time to welcome 5 new animal friends into your Zoo: the agile Lar Gibbon, elusive Fossa, gentle Asian Water Monitor, vibrant Red River Hog, and new Walkthrough Exhibit animal, the sleepy Brown-throated Sloth!

Alongside these new creatures, you'll be able to enjoy a range of new building materials! Spruce up your habitats with new foliage including the Rafflesia and Pitcher's Plant, add a bit of Southeast Asian flare to your Zoo with new intricately carved benches and tables, vibrant parasols and drapery, amidst other decor inspired by the architecture and traditions native to the area, or even create a whole new serene area with our new Tongonkan-inspired buildings!

You can also put your managerial skills to the test once again with a new Career Scenario set in a tropical forest. Tiffany has gotten herself into yet another pickle, and this time Dominic Myers has gotten involved too - oh no! Do you have what it takes to steer her on the right path?

Check all of this out and more in the new Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack. For further info check out our announcement post and the full patch notes below!

Free Update 1.13 also brings several exciting features, including new Animal Sociality! This feature aims to bring a more life-like experience to the introduction of new animals in your habitats, and the coexisting bonds between your already established groups. This new managerial function can be found under the Social tab of your animals. For more comprehensive info on Animal Sociality and how it works, be sure to check out this post.

Alongside this you can enjoy a range of new building tools, making customising your zoos better than ever. Create custom paths - or have no visible path at all! - with new Null Paths, move items with even more freedom with the new Multi-Axis Advanced Movement Tool, and customise your barriers and climbing frame enrichments with the new Climbability Toggle, allowing you to pick and choose which items can be scaled!

Enjoy these beautiful new species and unleash your building creativity 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! Make sure you can enjoy the Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack as well as Update 1.13, no matter what device you're on!

Check out the full Update Notes below for more information and all you need to know about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.13!

But before you read on - make sure to join us later today for an extra special launch livestream where we'll be fundraising for our friends at Chester Zoo! They do incredible work with animals and conservation, including in the Madagascar rainforest which our new Fossa friends call home.

We'll be there for 4+ hours for a range of fun including special guests, forfeits, giveaways, and more - so be sure to check it out! We'll be live from 14:00 BST on both (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) and (https://youtube.com/planetzoogame), and if you'd like to donate you can do so on (https://tiltify.com/@frontier-developments/chester-zoo-planet-zoo-charity-stream). See you there PlanZo fam! 💚

Now onto the patch notes:

Planet Zoo - 1.13.0 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content. **New Content - Planet Zoo: **Tropical Pack

• NEW - Animals

• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack:

• Asian Water Monitor

• Fossa

• Lar Gibbon

• Red River Hog

• Brown-Throated Sloth

• **NEW - Career Scenario **

• There aren't many places that exude as much charm as this primeval forest, soon to be the location of the new 'Summer Project': a jungle paradise zoo developed and built by young socialite and up-and-coming conservationist, Tiffany Summers. She'll be running it under the ever-watchful eye of her father's, rather familiar-looking, right-hand man.

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Step

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Small

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Half Small

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Quarter Small

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Corner Small

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Large

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Half Large

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Quarter Large

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Flower Corner Large

• Indonesian Gilded Stone Swirl

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Swirl

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Block 0.5m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Block Thick 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Block Thin 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Block Thick 2m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Block Thin 2m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Trim Smooth 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Trim Smooth 2m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Trim Leaf 2m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Trim Swirl 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Trim Palm 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Cornice Midsection

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Cornice Corner

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Column Base

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Column Topper

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Base 1m

• Indonesian Mossy Stone Base 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Fence

• Indonesian Stained Timber Fence Post

• Indonesian Stained Timber Fence Support

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thick 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thick 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thick 4m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thin 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thin 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Thin 4m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Plank 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Plank 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Plank 4m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Panel 2m x 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Panel 1m x 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Panel 1m x 0.5m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Panel Angled 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Panel Angled 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Beam Cap

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thick 0.5m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thick 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thick 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thin 0.5m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thin 1m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Thin 2m

• Indonesian Stained Timber Pole Cap

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Trim Small

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Arch

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Arch Half

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Cap Large

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Cap Small

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Corner

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Flower

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Triangle Large

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Triangle Small

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Trim Medium

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Trim Large

• Indonesian Painted Wooden Horn

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Trim Small

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Arch

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Arch Half

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Cap Large

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Cap Small

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Corner

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Flower

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Triangle Large

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Triangle Small

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Trim Medium

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Trim Large

• Indonesian Gilded Wooden Horn

• Indonesian Door Handle Metal

• Indonesian Door Handle Ring

• Indonesian Door Handle Wood

• Indonesian Drapery Hanging

• Indonesian Drapery Corner 1m

• Indonesian Drapery Corner 2m

• Indonesian Drapery Trim

• Indonesian Drapery Curtain Top

• Indonesian Drapery Curtain Bottom

• Indonesian Drapery Loop

• Indonesian Drapery Knot

• Indonesian Drapery Tie

• Indonesian Drapery Wide 1m

• Indonesian Drapery Wide 2m

• Indonesian Earthenware Pot 01

• Indonesian Earthenware Pot 02

• Indonesian Earthenware Pot 03

• Indonesian Earthenware Pot 04

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Arch

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Arch Square

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Arch Square Tunnel

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Arch Tunnel

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Large Window

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Shop Front

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Station Surround 01

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Station Surround 02

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall 1m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall 4m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Door

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Slope 1m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Slope 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Slope 4m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Curved 1m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Curved 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Curved 4m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Column Thin 1m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Column Thin 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Column Thin 4m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Floor

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Floor Quarter Circle

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Floor Quarter Circle Mirrored

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Gable 1m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Gable 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Panel 1m x 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Panel 2m x 2m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Panel 1m x 4m

• Indonesian Temple Brick Wall Panel 4m x 2m

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Eave 1m

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Eave 2m

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Eave 4m

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Eave Corner

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Eave End

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Gable Large

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Gable Small

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Midsection Large

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Midsection Small

• Indonesian Thatch Roof Wedge

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Topper 2m

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Topper 4m

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Topper End

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Section 1m

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Section 2m

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Section 4m

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Cap

• Indonesian Pagoda Roof Corner

• Indonesian Tonkonan Roof End

• Indonesian Tonkonan Roof Midsection

• Indonesian Roof Topper

• Indonesian Lantern

• Indonesian Lantern Bracket

• Indonesian Lantern Pole

• Tropical Sculpture Asian Water Monitor Head

• Tropical Sculpture Fossa Head

• Tropical Sculpture Lar Gibbon Head

• Tropical Sculpture Red River Hog Head

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Arm Left

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Arm Right

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Body Eighth Turn

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Body Quarter Turn

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Body Straight

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Tail

• Tropical Sculpture Snake Torso

• Tropical Sculpture Human Legs

• Tropical Sculpture Human Torso

• Tropical Sculpture Topper

• Indonesian Bench

• Indonesian Bin

• Indonesian Picnic Bench

• Bark Panel 01

• Bark Panel 02

• Bark Panel 03

• Indonesian Fence Panel

• Indonesian Lattice Panel 1m x 1m

• Indonesian Umbrella

• Indonesian Straw Tassle

• Indonesian Bamboo Panel 01

• Indonesian Bamboo Panel 02

• Indonesian Drum

• Indonesian Wooden Trellis

• Indonesian Package Bag 01

• Indonesian Package Bag 02

• Indonesian Package Cardboard 01

• Indonesian Package Cardboard 02

• Tropical Animal Sign Fossa

• Tropical Animal Sign Lar Gibbon 01

• Tropical Animal Sign Lar Gibbon 02

• Tropical Animal Sign Lar Gibbon 03

• Tropical Animal Sign Red River Hog

• Tropical Animal Sign Brown-Throated Sloth

• Tropical Animal Sign Asian Water Monitor 01

• Tropical Animal Sign Asian Water Monitor 02

• Indonesian Zoo Entrance

• Indonesian Keeper Hut Large

• Indonesian Keeper Hut Small

• Indonesian Quarantine Large

• Indonesian Quarantine Small

• Indonesian Research Centre Large

• Indonesian Research Centre Small

• Indonesian Staff Room Large

• Indonesian Staff Room Small

• Indonesian Trade Centre

• Indonesian Veterinary Surgery

• Indonesian Workshop

• Indonesian Toilet Large

• Indonesian Toilet Small

• Indonesian Shop Large

• Indonesian Shop Small

• Indonesian Archway 01

• Indonesian Archway 02

• Indonesian Centrepiece 01

• Indonesian Centrepiece 02

• Indonesian Spired Roof House

• Indonesian Temple

• Indonesian Tongkonan House

• Indonesian Walkthrough Exhibit

• Indonesian Bicycle

• Indonesian Gate

• Indonesian Nature Scene

• Indonesian Pagoda Tower

• Indonesian Ruins Corner

• Indonesian Ruins Doorway

• Indonesian Ruins Entrance

• Indonesian Ruins Wall

• Indonesian Shrine

• NEW - Foliage

• Rafflesia Large

• Rafflesia Small

• Attenborough's Pitcher Plant Pitcher

• Attenborough's Pitcher Plant

• Attenborough's Pitcher Plant Small

• Attenborough's Pitcher Plant Pitcher Small

• Basket Fern 01

• Basket Fern 02

• Basket Fern 03

• Tetrastigma Vine 01

• Tetrastigma Vine 02

• Tetrastigma Vine 03

• Tetrastigma Vine 04

• **NEW - Avatar Costume **

• Brown-Throated Sloth avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.13.0

• NEW - Animal Sociality

• Improving the feedback provided to players when and why overcrowding issues happen, sociality introduces the concept of Outsiders, Bonded animals and Leaders to Planet Zoo

• Outsiders

• Outsiders are unable to mate, interact, herd, or participate in any other social behaviour with the group. Fights occurring due to overpopulation are directed at Outsiders, rather than everyone beginning to infight as soon as the habitat becomes overcrowded

• An animal's Outsider status is shown in its info panel as well as highlighted in the habitat info panel's animal list

• Outsiders are generated if animals are introduced (or mature into) a habitat where it would exceed the population limits, gender ratio limits, or are rejected based on a new criteria: maturation type

• There are four maturation types, which define how animals interact with their matured offspring:

• Gregarious - meaning matured offspring is accepted into the group regardless of their gender. Timber Wolves or Flamingoes are examples of a gregarious species

• Matrilineal - meaning male offspring related to the habitat's alpha are becoming outsiders, while the female line is accepted to remain in the group. Plains Zebras or West African Lions are examples of a matrilineal species

• Patrilineal - meaning female offspring related to the habitat's alpha are becoming outsiders, while the male line is accepted to remain in the group. Western Chimpanzees are examples of a patrilineal species

• Solitary - meaning offspring of either gender are becoming outsiders while their parents are present in the habitat. Siberian Tigers or Grizzly Bears are examples of a solitary species

• A species' maturation type is listed in its zoopedia entry in the reproduction section

• Outsider relationships can be lost if the reason for an animal being considered an Outsider are no longer valid, i.e. the animal fits into the habitat's population limits or gender ratio again, or it is no longer related to the current alpha. In this case, they enter an integration phase, after which they lose their Outsider status and can participate in the habitat's social environment again

• Bonds

• Animals can also become Bonded - these are individual, friendly relationships between two animals. Bonding happens between all juveniles of the same parents in a habitat, or on a low chance upon social interaction or play chases in adults

• Bonded animals do not fight each other, even if one animal ends up being an Outsider to the habitat

• It is unlikely for all animals in a habitat to form bonds among each other, however this may enable brothers of an alpha lion to remain in the habitat even though they would technically exceed the gender ratio of the species

• Both Outsider and Bonded relationships will be lost over time if the animals are removed from their habitat - so careful management of separation and reintroduction is required

• Leaders

• In some species, the alpha animal tends to lead and guide the group, but does not claim exclusive mating rights. These leaders will now display a crown icon next to their gender symbol, in place of the alpha icon, to provide clearer information about their social and reproductive status in your groups

• NEW - Null Paths

• When placing any of the natural paths with the option "Kerb on ground path" turned off, they turn into Null Paths: paths that will become indistinguishable from the terrain they are placed on

• Like with Null Barriers, Null Paths will still be highlighted with a white outline when editing terrain, building, or hiring and moving around staff members, to help you find them again. This can be disabled via the new "Highlight hidden paths" dropdown in the building browser's setting

• Normal path behaviour of course still applies to Null Paths - terrain can be painted, but not deformed around them, and they obstruct water and facility placement

• NEW - Climbing Asset toggle

• Any climbable scenery or nature object now comes with a toggle on its info panel to turn of the climbable functionality of the piece. This toggle is also available for grouped scenery or multi-selections of pieces, showing you the current status of all pieces (climbable, mixed, not climbable) and the option to change it for all objects at once

• In the animal traversable area heatmap, pieces whose climbing functionality has been turned off but would technically be traversable by your animals otherwise will highlight black instead of green.

• ** NEW - Brachiation Extension**

• Brachiation has been extended to vines, trees and beams

• NEW - Multi-Axis Advanced Movement

• Advanced Movement tool now features connecting handles between all adjacent directional axes, grabbing and dragging the handles moves the object along both connected axes at the same time, allowing for much finer control when creating intricate buildings

• NEW - Transport Ride UI Updates

• Transport Ride info panels have received a touch-up, improving their set-up and information

• Ride prices are now no longer set per station, but on the ride info panel's finance tab directly. Existing ride's prices will average between all their stations individual prices

• Additionally, ride and station info panels now contain further information on their Overview tabs, which will be helpful in planning zoo layouts around your rides:

• Ride info panel:

• Species seen from the ride over the last 12 months

• Station info panel:

• Species seen en route between this and the next station over the last 12 months

• Guest facilities w

Hayo Zookeepers!

Kick back and relax as we head towards summer with the new Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack, coming to you on 4 April alongside Free Update 1.13!

Venture through the depths of the tropical rainforest and take a look at the new friends heading your way!

Keep a keen eye up in the trees and you'll spot the Lar Gibbon leaping between the boughs, or maybe you'll even see a Fossa asleep up in the branches of the trees. If you head down to the water there are some new friends to be found too, such as the Asian Water Monitor slinking down the river. And look there, at the edge of the swamp! It's the Red River Hog basking in the sun - it looks like it's having a great time. Last but not least, we couldn't forget our new Walkthrough Exhibit mammal - the Brown-throated Sloth! They'll be sure to sloooooowly climb their way into your guests' hearts 💚

Alongside this, you'll get a range of new scenery items including architectural pieces inspired by places across Southeast Asia, and tropical foliage such as the Rafflesia, Pitcher's Plant, and Epiphytes!

Continue our ongoing story in a Planet Zoo Career Scenario as Tiffany has gotten herself into another pickle! This time, Tiffany's dad bought her a Zoo at auction and left it to her to fix up, and she's hired both Dominic Myers and yourself to help her do so - oh no! Can you help her turn the place around, and what is Myers really up to? Can he be trusted?

The Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack will be available for purchase for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam from 4 April. 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: Tropical Pack if you already own the base game of Planet Zoo.

Head over to our social media in the run-up to the Pack launch as we see the return of Zookeeper Steve! This time he's heading off on a research trip and is asking for your help in an unexplored tropical forest, keep an eye out there for the animal reveals. You can find us on (https://twitter.com/planetzoogame), (https://www.instagram.com/planetzoogame), and (https://www.facebook.com/planetzoogame). Also, if you missed our ✨special livestream✨ yesterday you can check it out (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsM6KhhjV7BhFSMh6tCxawML6rQ_6OMv5).

Join us on 4 April for a special charity livestream that we'll be hosting to celebrate the launch of the Tropical Pack and raise money for our friends at Chester Zoo! Chester Zoo is a world-leading conservation zoo that’s carrying out some vital, species-saving work. As a not-for-profit, the zoo ploughs everything into its conservation work, both in the UK and right across the world. The zoo is doing amazing things such as helping preserve Madagascar's rarest forest type, with Madagascar being where our new Fossa friends are from! We'll kick things off at 2pm BST on 4 April on both (https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/nFePCGv2GHJpB5qiptnVz?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com) and (https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/hMB0CJy2Ls8mBEyCLlvsi?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com), and we'll be joined by some friends both from Frontier and from our community. See you there!

We hope you enjoyed this announcement, and we look forward to exploring with you and Zookeeper Steve! Tell us what you're more excited for below ⬇️

Hayo Zookeepers,

Spring has sprung and with it comes a new Planet Zoo update! ✨Free Update 1.13✨ will be making its way to you on 4 April - take a look below for more info on what you can expect to see👀 ⬇️

Animal Sociality A new animal interaction mechanic is making its way to Planet Zoo - introducing Animal Sociality! This feature aims to bring a more life-like approach to the introduction of new animals into your existing **habitats, **and to provide clarity when and why overcrowding issues happen. This will not change how you manage your animals but is instead an overhaul in how we communicate this to you, and how the animals engage within their group relationships.

All animals will now have an additional definition in their Zoopedia entry; solitary, matrilineal, patrilineal, or gregarious. This will let you know how they engage with their offspring. New animals that are introduced to a habitat (and juveniles that mature) will be marked as Outsiders if they exceed the gender or population limits of a habitat, if they are rejected due to their relationship with the group Alpha (i.e. a male in a matrilineal group), or if their parents are present when they are a solitary species. This will maintain a more stable existing population and reduce infighting amongst existing animals, instead having them group together to target the new outlier and continue to fight until they are removed (or the situation causing them to be deemed an Outsider is improved). Outsiders will also be rejected and unable to partake in group dynamics such as mating, social interaction, and playing, thus creating a more realistic experience and helping stop further overpopulation issues (so if you forget to pause and go grab a snack, you won't come back to 30+ unintentional new offspring!).

However, some groups where coexisting wouldn't have been possible without aggression (such as habitats with an unbalanced gender ratio) may now be able to be formed if the members have developed a bond prior to maturing. Sociality will show you which animals have become bonded. Bonded animals will never fight their Alpha or their bonded partners, and can become bonded through spending time together, or by being juveniles born from the same two parents. It is unlikely that all animals in a large group will be bonded but, for example, it can allow for more than one male to remain in a matrilineal society (i.e. the alpha lion's brother being able to remain within the pride). Furthermore, in some species, the alpha male or female tends to lead the group but doesn't claim exclusive mating rights. These leaders will be marked with a crown in the info panel (replacing the alpha symbol) so that, whatever claim they have, it is clear who they are within the group and so that players can be aware of their reproductive role.

The Outsider relationship can be lost once an animal is removed from the habitat and time has passed allowing the relationships to decay. After this, an animal can be reintroduced to a group as if they have never met before, but unless the habitat has changed (i.e. the gender ratio is now balanced), the animal may still be rejected and become an Outsider once more. However, if all conditions that are causing an animal to be deemed an Outsider become invalid, it will enter an "integration" period, after which it will be fully integrated and accepted by the existing group. This can happen if the gender and population limits are balanced again, or if the animal is no longer impacted by the alpha of the group. The type of Outsider an animal is will be displayed within the info panel, so you will know the cause and be able to take appropriate managerial steps from there. This panel will also display the time left in the integration period, should your animal enter one.

Animal Sociality will add all of this information under the Social tab. All sociality dynamics will also be labelled appropriate per species, whether that be as a pride, pack, herd, clan, or similar.

Null Paths Ever wanted to have a hidden or completely natural path, or to style your own via decorative items? We know you have, and now you can! Introducing Null Paths ✨

Disabling the "Kerbs on Ground Path" toggle on any Natural Path will now create a Null Path - an "invisible" path that allows guests and zoo staff to walk across a seemingly unmarked terrain. These paths will function the same as any other path meaning that terrain cannot be deformed around them, nor can facilities or similar be placed on them, but they will only show an outline when selected for building purposes and can be customised beyond that to your heart's content.

Similar to Null Barriers, any build mode will now have a settings dropdown to "Highlight Hidden Paths". This is enabled by default but can be toggled as necessary for those who really go in-depth with their building!

Multi-Axis Advanced Movement Another improvement coming for all of our builders is an addition to your Advanced Movement options - multi-axis movement!

Until now, when moving objects you have had to pan it across each axis individually to reach the exact placement you want. Now, when you are in building mode, an additional handle has been added between each of the axis arrows. These handles can be selected to move any asset freely across two axes at once, i.e. forward/back and left/right, whilst remaining locked in position up/down. This should make building easier than ever!

Climbable Asset Toggle Ever created a build that you're really happy with but then you unpause and - oh no! - some of your assets are climbable and now your animals keep escaping? This is no longer an issue with the introduction of the Climbable Asset Toggle!

Any object that is climbable can now have its climbing function toggled on/off. This selection is also available for groups and multi-selections, allowing you to toggle large amounts of assets at once. This will allow you to customise what animals are able to climb on, therefore restricting what they can scale - and stopping them from being able to escape from undesired areas! When looking at the animals' traversable area, disabled climbing assets will be highlighted in black whereas enabled climbable assets will be highlighted in green. This will be particularly useful for things like custom barriers, or for creating more comprehensive climbing frames in which sections of it are maintained as purely decorative without disrupting the rest of the frame.

As always, these exciting new features will come alongside a range of fixes and quality-of-life improvements, which you can read in the patch notes after release.

There's more news coming for you soon but, for now, join us later today for a ✨special livestream✨ where we'll be taking a closer look at everything coming your way in free Update 1.13. Catch us on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontier) and (https://www.youtube.com/c/planetzoogame) at 17:00 GMT - see you there!

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.12.4 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 - 1.12.4 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes **General Bug Fixes and Improvements **

• Animals

• Fixed the Nine-Banded Armadillo disappearing when feeding from the Termite Mound

• Fixed the Formosan Black Bear mouth being always open

• Facilities

• Fixed the Grasslands Walkthrough Exhibit from requiring Twilight pack DLC to be placed

• Scenery

• Buffalo Grass, Blue Stem Grass and Red Oat Grass dry variants reverted to their original colour variants and are now called "Parched" grass

• Added yellow toned variants to Buffalo Grass, Blue Stem Grass and Red Oat Grass, called "Dry" grass

• Stability

• Fixed a crash that could happen when using the Automation Management Population and reaching the Conservation Credit limit

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.12.3 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 - 1.12.3 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals

• Fixed "moving multiple selected animals" in the exhibit info panel not always moving the selected animals

• Fixed Raccoons passing through scenery to interact with enrichment toys

• Fixed an issue where animals interacting with burrows were teleported across the park

• Removed the possibility for animals in burrows to stand idle for long periods of time

• Fixed the navigable area heatmap not updating when the selected animal had to be reset to the habitat gate

• Fixed an issue where animals could not enter or exit a burrow correctly

• Fixed an issue where animals were temporarily considered escaped from their habitats, particularly when climbing

• Increased the size of skeletal remains left by juvenile Emus that decomposed in a habitat

• Added interspecies enrichment bonuses between Emus, Red Kangaroos and Red-Necked Wallabies

• Fixed Raccoon's whiskers and fur disappearing if viewing from specific distance

• Fixed Formosan Black Bear Juvenile eyes floating if viewing from specific distance

• Fixed Nine-Banded Armadillo teleporting when exiting burrow

• Made Scarecrow Feeder more accessible for Blue Wildebeest

• Fixed some sharp edges on the Maned Wolf sleeping animation

• Fixed leg flickering on the Emu walking animation

• Fixed overextended front upper legs on the Blue Wildebeest Female walking animation

• Adjusted animation when the Striped Hyena shakes

• Adjusted animation when the Nine-Banded Armadillo turns

• Updated Striped Hyena animal icons for both Male and Female

• Updated Striped Hyena Zoopedia images

• Facilities

• Fixed Tour guest wellbeing being rated much lower than expected

• Fixed "Educational item placed too far from target species" alert on Tour Points not assigned to an Animal Talk

• Fixed some habitat objects being incorrectly considered scenery objects when using the bulldozer tool

• Fixed an issue where ride stations sometimes do not get fully deleted when using the bulldozer tool

• Franchise

• Fixed the** Automated Exhibit Population Management **rules showing the "Release to wild" option in franchise mode

• Game Modes

• Height map zoos created in the following places now use their matching flat skirts:

• Africa Savannah

• Antarctica Tundra

• Asia Tropical

• Europe Tundra

• North America Savannah

• North America Temperate

• Oceania Tropical

• Path added to Temperate Europe Sculpted map entrance

• Loans are now available in Sandbox mode

• Guests

• Enabled moving tour guests onto staff paths during their tour

• Added feedback for inaccessible Tour Points in tours

• Habitats

• Fixed habitat shelter heatmap not displaying correctly

• Fixed incorrect animal accessibility message on climbing frames

• Fixed habitat object accessibility considering irrelevant animals' accessibility

• Improved habitat object accessibility algorithm

• Fixed an issue where terrain around a burrow interior could be edited

• Removed possibility to place burrows in lakes

• Localization

• Added localized string informing players when Tour Points are inaccessible

• Fixed a spelling mistake in the Red Barn River timed scenario description

• Scenario

• Foliage removed from beneath terrain in Pumamarca Educational Reserve

• Scenery

• Fixed some glass construction assets to allow guests to see animals through them

• Added Temperate biome to Emu's infoboard

• Adjusted specular response of the Buffalo Dry Grass

• Adjusted colour variants on the Buffalo Dry Grass, Blue Stem Dry Grass and Red Oat Dry Grass.

• Staff

• Fixed tour guide gliding away from the Tour Point at the end of a tour

• UI

• The UI flow for creating and naming tours has been simplified

• Crashes

• Fixed a crash when placing a quarantine building

• Fixed a crash when placing a staff building

• Fixed a crash when placing a habitat gate

• Fixed a rare crash when getting a welfare notification for Butterflies

• Fixed a rare crash when Butterflies attempted to land on guests

• Fixed a crash when species did not have a listed food grade in their habitat

Hayo Zookeepers!

Update 1.12.2 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 - 1.12.2 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals

• Nine-Banded Armadillo adult male and female will now interact with the Natural Termite Mound

• Game Modes

• Fixed an issue where updating the terrain in diorama mode would cover paths, changed to match all over terrain tools

• Guests

• Fixed an issue where tour guests wouldn't use the bins they passed while following a presenter

• Scenery

• Added localisation for the Education sub category under Facilities in the browser** **

• UI

• Fixed an issue with the 'Facility Inaccessible' notification coming up for tour spots

• Fixed an issue with animal navigation heatmaps not updating after switching to a different animal

• Crashes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when assigning a vendor to a single shop

• Fixed a crash that could occur sometimes after multiple butterfly births in the same frame push the population over the exhibit limit

• Fixed a crash that could happen if a butterfly dies while landing on a guest

• Fixed a rare crash that could happen when manipulating tour spots in the tour manager

Known Issues

• If you have a save with over 95 butterflies in a single exhibit that crashed due to the exhibit limit, clearing these out below the limit should now avoid this crash

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to venture into the tall grass to see what wild animals we can find there, with the Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack and free update 1.12, both out now! Grab the pack on Steam now, and don't forget to update your game to be able to enjoy the new free content!

Let's meet the lovely animals you can add to your zoos with this new DLC pack: the Nine-Banded Armadillo, with its extraordinary armour; the Maned Wolf with its impressively long legs; the curious Emu, with its recognisable grey plumage; the agile and elusive Caracal; the remarkable Red-Necked Wallaby; the scavenging Striped Hyena; and the striking Blue Wildebeest. In addition to these Habitat animals, colourful flying butterflies can now be added to your Walkthrough Exhibits: Menelaus Blue Morpho, Cloudless Sulphur, European Peacock, Old World Swallowtail, and Monarch butterflies. Your guests will truly be amazed when going through a walkthrough Exhibit filled with butterflies!

The storyline that was started in the Twilight Pack continues in the Grasslands Animal Pack with a brand new Campaign Scenario. You'll be helping a sanctuary in the Argentinian grasslands care for their animals, whilst helping a certain someone learn how to best care for their animals. You'll have to contend with the needs of many different species as you work your Zookeeper magic to make the place into a shining beacon of animal conservation. We know you're up to the task!

This new Career Scenario follows after the Career Scenario from the Twilight Pack, and we are incredibly excited to continue this narrative! Don't worry though, you won't have to have played the previous Career Scenario to follow the story, and you can jump in completely fresh if you want to.

The Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack is available now on Steam for £7.99 ($9.99, €9.99). Don't forget that you need the base game in order to play the new content!

Update 1.12 is also out now, and is free for all players to install. Let's talk about what you can expect from this new game update.

The free update comes with several exciting new features, including Guided Zoo Tours, a new Diorama Mode, and a new Bulldozer Delete tool. You can read more about the free update in the announcement post, or check the full update notes below, but we'll share the highlights here too.

Your guests will get to see the best parts of your zoo with the new Guided Zoo Tours, a brand new way to offer guests more in-depth information about the animals in your zoos. Members of staff will guide your guests through the zoo, educating them on life at the zoo and the animals who live there. The tours are completely customisable, letting you plot your guests' journey through your zoo – from the Habitats and Exhibits, to the shops and food stalls – using special Tour Points.

The VIP treatment also means more opportunities to earn additional income for your zoo! Guests will have to pay a tour fee in addition to the zoo's ticket price, and will also be spending money to take care of their needs during the tour. Their desire to spend money relates to how much they've been enjoying your tour, so make sure it's a memorable one!

Want to make a cool diorama style zoo, but don't know how? With the new Diorama Mode, we've done the basic setup for you, making you free to build the perfect diorama any way you'd like. Choose your region and biome, and then you're off to the races on a pre-generated block of land. This mode was inspired by the amazing Rudi Rennkamel, who kicked off a popular trend of making Sandbox dioramas in Planet Zoo.

Last, but not least, we wanted to highlight the new Bulldozer Tool, which makes it easier than ever to remove large swaths of your zoo at once. This new tool will not only let you remove multiple items at once, it will also let you select what you want to remove. Do you need to get rid of all the paths, bins, benches, and decorations in an area, but want to keep other building pieces, shops, and enclosure fences? Just select the right options from the menu, move the bulldozer over what you want to destroy, and it will take care of the rest. 🚜

Check the full set up Update Notes below for more information on the bug fixes and changes coming with Update 1.12!

We are incredibly excited to see how you integrate these new animals, and gameplay features, into your zoos. Don't forget to join us for a launch livestream later today, on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontierdevelopments) or (https://youtube.com/planetzoogame), at 16:00 GMT.

Planet Zoo - 1.12.1 Update Notes This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content. **New Content - Planet Zoo: **Grasslands Animal Pack

• NEW - Animals

• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack:

• Blue Wildebeest

• Caracal

• Emu

• Maned Wolf

• Nine-Banded Armadillo

• Red-Necked Wallaby

• Striped Hyena

• Cloudless Sulphur

• European Peacock

• Menelaus Blue Morpho

• Monarch

• Old World Swallowtail

• **NEW - Career Scenario **

• Travel to the Purmamarca Educational Reserve, a small establishment aiding in rehabilitation of animals and education of students and visitors alike

• Challenge, and Sandbox versions of the map are available

• Terrain only sandbox and challenge variants of the map are also available** **

• NEW - Scenery Pieces

• Grasslands Animal Sign Blue Morpho

• Grasslands Animal Sign Blue Wildebeest

• Grasslands Animal Sign Caracal

• Grasslands Animal Sign Cloudless Sulphur

• Grasslands Animal Sign Emu

• Grasslands Animal Sign European Peacock

• Grasslands Animal Sign Maned Wolf

• Grasslands Animal Sign Monarch

• Grasslands Animal Sign Nine-Banded Armadillo

• Grasslands Animal Sign Old World Swallowtail

• Grasslands Animal Sign Red-Necked Wallaby

• Grasslands Animal Sign Striped Hyena

• Grasslands Animal Sign Pole

• **NEW - Blueprints **

• Grasslands Walkthrough Exhibit

• **NEW - Avatar Costume **

• New Emu avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.12.0

• NEW - Guided Tours** **

• Guided Tours are created using the new Tour Point asset, found in the Facilities browser. With it, you can set up custom routes through your zoo along which educators guide guests and tell them about the zoo

• **NEW - New Colourmorphs and Colour Variations **

• Melanistic Timber Wolf

• Golden Formosan Black Bear

• King Cheetah

• Pale Reindeer

• **NEW - **Diorama Game Mode

• Available as a new Terrain Type when creating a new zoo in Sandbox mode, you can now create 'Diorama' zoos

• These maps have no terrain skirt but additional settings such as the background colour and the available terrain shape

• **NEW - Bulldozer Delete Tool **

• The Bulldozer tool allows you to quickly remove objects and paths in the zoo to redo areas

• There are several categories you can toggle on or off independently, to have full control over what you are removing:

• Construction and Nature

• Facilities and Exhibits

• Path Extras

• Paths

• Habitat Objects

• Barriers

• Rides and Tracks

• Water

• The Bulldozer's effective radius and height can be increased or decreased, the standard height of its alignment can be modified by dragging it up or down while holding Shift

• **NEW - Habitat Visibility Heatmaps **

• Three new heatmap modes are available in the 'Habitat' heatmap category

• Predicated area visibility shows how much of a habitat the guests will see

• Current animal visibility shows from where guests can see animals in a habitat at the current time

• Yearly average animal visibility shows from where guests can see animals in a habitat on an average of the past 12 months

• NEW - Split Group Button

• The new 'Split Group' button is available on a scenery group's info panel

• When clicked, the group is dissolved and all items are unlinked from each other

• NEW - Foliage

• Big Bluestem Grass - Small, Medium, Large

• Big Bluestem Dry - Small, Medium, Large

• Red Oat Grass - Small, Medium, Large

• Red Oat Grass Dry - Small, Medium, Large

• Buffalo Grass - Small, Medium, Large

• Buffalo Grass Dry - Small, Medium, Large

• NEW - Scenery

• Walkthrough Exhibit Hanging Basket Planter

• Walkthrough Exhibit Hanging Basket Planter Chain

• Walkthrough Exhibit Netting Panel 2m x 2m, 4m x 2m, 4m x 4m

• Walkthrough Exhibit Netting Panel Gable

• Walkthrough Exhibit Netting Panel Roof

General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals

• Adjusted face of the Striped Hyena - these changes have been implemented after the launch trailer was captured, so although not visible in the trailer, the changes are currently in-game

• Fixed an issue where animals may walk above the water's surface

• Fixed an issue where saving a zoo mid-jump would cause animals to float on load

• Fixed some jump animations looking too slow

• Fixed an issue where Raccoons would not play their jump animation when climbing

• Fixed an issue where animal carcasses were stuck after dying in the burrow

• Prevented animal animations becoming synchronised after a fight

• Made improvements to the orientation of animals while on climbing frames

• Reduced the number of small jumps made by animals while climbing

• Fixed animals walking on Fig Trees

• Fixed an issue with carnivore poop clipping into the ground

• Fixed the missing genetic description string for the Red Deer's colourmorph

• Removed species tags from climbing blueprints where the species in question couldn't navigate the blueprint well, due to the animal requiring thick climbing beams

• Added Red Deer tags to all suitable shelter blueprints

• Fixed vibrating Raccoon poop on feeders

• Fixed fur popping when zooming in and out for the Formosan Black Bear

• Camera

• Updated the orbit camera to be more stable when orbiting bats

• Fixed a consistency issue where starting camera positions were inconsistent across Zoo maps

• Fixed slow camera movement near the edge of zoos in some biomes

• Facilities

• Fixed shading issue on Walkthrough Exhibit strip doors that caused visual issues

• Fixed shading issue on Walkthrough Exhibit when using the glass wall type

• Players are now able to delete guest entrance

• Fixed an issue where anniversary balloons are not sold by default in shops

• Fixed an issue where the Green Iguana Exhibit would return a null error

• Game Modes

• Fix for the "Disable Facility Maintenance" sandbox setting sometimes being enabled in non-sandbox saves

• Guests

• Fixed guests sometimes getting stuck while looking for a bench

• Fixed guests getting stuck when exiting a toilet that was entered from a nearby, but not connected, path

• Fixed guests sometimes getting stuck on stairs

• Fixed an issue where guests exiting transport rides would teleport across the world into the air

• Guests no longer complain about shops making them need a toilet

• Habitats

• Fixed conflicting accessibility information for brachiation frames

• Fixed Eucalyptus Tree Feeders being inaccessible

• Fixed a bug where undoing burrow placement would change the orientation of the underground section

• Removed 'Climbable' tag from a handful of assets that wrongly had it assigned and were never climbable

• Scenario

• Fixed an issue where wolves would escape their habitat in Goodwin House

• Fixed an issue where several species would escape their habitat in Al's Pine Zoo

• Fixed an issue where the Cougar would escape their habitat in Jameson Wildlife Park

• Players are now unable to sell the entrance area of the Myers Castle Career Scenario for profit

• Scenery

• Fixed inverted Planco and scientific name on Red Deer Habitat Information Board

• Fixed DLC foliage not costing anything to remove in scenarios

• Fixed graphic issues on Classic Shop Canopy 02

• Made improvements to the visual transitions of the Black Spruce Trees

• Staff

• Fixed an issue where keepers would constantly try to clean up inaccessible feeders

• UI

• Fixed an issue where enrichments listed in the animal info pop-up would sometimes be duplicated or missing

• Fixed non-functional 'All' checkbox in the animals tab of the walkthrough exhibit pop-up

• Fixed animal talk point not updating correctly after a move is undone

• Changed how the animal timeline in the info pop-up is laid out, so that the elderly marker isn't reached until the animal is actually elderly

• Animal age dials displayed in the UI will no longer always show elderly animals as infertile, but will instead reflect the fertility status of the animal

• Fixed an issue where the shop that a vendor was assigned to would not appear in the staff management window

• Fixed an issue where feeder enrichments would show the multiple enrichment symbol if only one was present

• Removed the "Facilities" header from the selection UI when selections don't include any facilities

• Fixed issue with the Scenery rating in the Quarantine tab of the Animal Management screen

• Fixed an issue with the alert's locator in the Habitats tab of the Animal Management screen

• Added a new 'Education' subcategory to the 'Facilities: Media Devices and Education' browser category

• Performance

• Fixed an issue where selecting large groups would cause performance issues

**Known Issues **

• Nine-Banded Armadillo familly is not able to interact with the Natural Termite Mound

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's beginning to look a lot like....a Planet Zoo update! It's time to celebrate exciting new additions coming to Planet Zoo. Introducing ✨ free update 1.12 ✨ which is heading your way on 13 December 🕫

Keep on reading to find out what you can expect in this new update.

Guided Tours It's time to give your guests the VIP treatment with the new Guided Tours coming! Guided Tours are a brand new way to offer guests more in-depth information about your zoo and your exhibits. Tours are personal and will be conducted by an educator, they will then guide your guests through the zoo and educate them with lots of wonderful facts about your animals as well as life at the zoo. Guided Tours are also completely customiseable, which means you will be able to plan out your guests' journeys through your park by placing Tour Points at desired destinations. This means guests will be specifically guided to the habitats you assigned in your tour for them to admire and the places they stop to recharge their needs. A unique and unforgettable experience each time!

The VIP treatment also means more opportunities to earn additional income for your zoo! Guests will have to pay an extra tour fee in addition to the zoo entry price, and will also spend money to take care of their needs during tour breaks or after, with their desire to spend relating to how well they rated the tour as well.

Diorama Mode Inspired by one of our Planet Zoo community members, Rudi Rennkamel 🐫, we're introducing the new Diorama Mode, a new type of terrain for you to create your very own dioramas! You can select this new terrain type in sandbox mode and it will provide you with a blank diorama that you're free to build upon as you'd like. You can then upload your diorama to the Steam Workshop to share it with the rest of the Planet Zoo community

Bulldozer Tool We've also made removing things from your zoos a little faster by adding a Bulldozer tool in update 1.12! It's now faster than ever to remove large amounts of scenery, paths and objects in your park. You also have the ability to mix and match what type of object you want to remove with the bulldozer. Combining the functionality to remove multiple types of items at once using one tool is sure to make the experience of building and rebuilding more satisfying and streamlined.

As always, these exciting new features in Update 1.12 come with various fixes and quality of life additions, which will be included in the full patch notes upon release.

We'll have more news for you soon, but until then, join us later today 7:00PM GMT for a very Special livestream where we will also go over in more detail what's coming in the 1.12 free update. We'll be live on (https://www.twitch.tv/frontierdevelopments) and (https://www.youtube.com/@Planetzoogame/) - we'll see you there!