# Planet Zoo changelog > Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. - Vendor: Frontier Developments - Category: Games - Official site: https://www.planetzoogame.com/ - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo) - Harvested from: Steam (app 703080) - Entries below: 25 of 30 (newest first; the rest are on https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### Update 1.20.2 - New free scenery! - Date: 2026-05-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/688632911710126682 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-688632911710126682 - **added** — Nine new sculpture scenery pieces including bird sculptures, animal sculptures, and fish sculptures - **fixed** — Resolved various crashes to improve game stability 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._ ### Planet Zoo | Update 1.20.1 - Date: 2025-07-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/547864982714322795 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-547864982714322795 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. ### Planet Zoo | Update 1.19.1 - Date: 2025-05-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/547859909314609420 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-547859909314609420 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 ### Planet Zoo | 1.18.2 Update Notes - Date: 2025-01-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/530963170347450454 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-530963170347450454 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. ### Planet Zoo | Update 1.18 - Date: 2024-10-31 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4542536020217823462 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-4542536020217823462 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 ** ##### General Bug Fixes and Improvements ** **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 ### Zookeepers Animal Pack & Free Update 1.18 - Date: 2024-10-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6706514098924251973 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-6706514098924251973 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 _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6706514098924251973]_ ### Planet Zoo - 1.17.1 Update Notes - Date: 2024-05-13 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4192365570711323444 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-4192365570711323444 ##### 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 ### Planet Zoo - 1.17 Update Notes - Date: 2024-04-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4196867895978098347 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-4196867895978098347 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 Encounter _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4196867895978098347]_ ### PLANET ZOO: BARNYARD ANIMAL PACK AND FREE UPDATE 1.17 OUT NOW! - Date: 2024-04-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4196867895975295504 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-4196867895975295504 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. ### Planet Zoo: Update 1.16.2 is available now! - Date: 2024-01-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3980686239728795304 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3980686239728795304 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. ### Planet Zoo: Update 1.16.1 is available now! - Date: 2024-01-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3895115310585942727 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3895115310585942727 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! ### Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack and Free Update 1.16 Out Now ❄️ - Date: 2023-12-13 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3904121874911270796 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3904121874911270796 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 ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2675740/Planet_Zoo_Eurasia_Animal_Pack/)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](https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/planet-zoo-eurasia-animal-pack-arriving-13-dec.621682/) 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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2675740/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 somet _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3904121874911270796]_ ### Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack arriving 13 Dec ❄️ - Date: 2023-12-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3880476709090459444 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3880476709090459444 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 acc _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3880476709090459444]_ ### Planet Zoo - Update 1.15.2 - Happy Anniversary Planet Zoo! - Date: 2023-11-02 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3789276275309392277 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3789276275309392277 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 t _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3789276275309392277]_ ### Planet Zoo Update 1.15.1 is available now! - Date: 2023-10-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3753244307886454409 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3753244307886454409 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 ### Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack and Free Update 1.15 Out Now! 🐧 - Date: 2023-09-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/5430833992894815397 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-5430833992894815397 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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2502240/Planet_Zoo_Oceania_Pack/). For further info check out our [announcement post](https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/planet-zoo-oceania-pack-arriving-19-sep.619923/) 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.twi _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/5430833992894815397]_ ### Planet Zoo: Oceania Pack arriving 19 Sep 🐧 - Date: 2023-09-12 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3693569804239552650 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3693569804239552650 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 conten _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3693569804239552650]_ ### Planet Zoo Update 1.14.1 is available now! - Date: 2023-07-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3655282771735237898 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3655282771735237898 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 ### Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack and Free Update 1.14 Out Now! 🐪 - Date: 2023-06-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6250480881384530828 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-6250480881384530828 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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436600/Planet_Zoo_Arid_Animal_Pack/)! There's plenty of time to grab it on [Steam ](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436600/Planet_Zoo_Arid_Animal_Pack/)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 _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6250480881384530828]_ ### Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack Releasing 20 June 🐪 - Date: 2023-06-06 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3690183399933440967 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3690183399933440967 Hayo Zookeepers! Things are heating up in Planet Zoo with the new _**Planet Zoo: Arid Animal Pack**_, coming to a [Steam Store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436600/Planet_Zoo_Arid_Animal_Pack) 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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436600/Planet_Zoo_Arid_Animal_Pack) from **20 June**. If you want to be notified when the game is available, then head on over to Steam and [wishlist it now](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436600/Planet_Zoo_Arid_Animal_Pack)! 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 ### Planet Zoo: Update 1.14 coming 20th June 🐾 - Date: 2023-06-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3690183399929638570 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3690183399929638570 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! ### Planet Zoo Update 1.13.1 is available now! - Date: 2023-04-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3687927619426972116 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3687927619426972116 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 ### Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack and Free Update 1.13 Out Now! 🌴 - Date: 2023-04-04 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6332664591592449665 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-6332664591592449665 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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346830/Planet_Zoo_Tropical_Pack/). For further info check out our [announcement post](https://steamcommunity.com/games/703080/announcements/detail/3682294940381373184) 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](https://steamcommunity.com/games/703080/announcements/detail/3682294940377515268). 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 are _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/6332664591592449665]_ ### Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack Arriving 4 April 🌴 - Date: 2023-03-23 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3682294940381373183 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3682294940381373183 Hayo Zookeepers! Kick back and relax as we head towards summer with the new **[Planet Zoo: Tropical Pack](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346830/Planet_Zoo_Tropical_Pack)**, coming to you on **4 April** alongside [Free Update 1.13](https://steamcommunity.com/games/703080/announcements/detail/3682294940377515268)! 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**](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346830/Planet_Zoo_Tropical_Pack). If you want to be notified when the game is available, then head on over to Steam and [wishlist it now](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346830/Planet_Zoo_Tropical_Pack)! 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](https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/G5EbCD12BUBKolMfWrvb3?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com)! 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](https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/Fg5OCE82DUWJl5nSwZ96K?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com), 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 ⬇️ ### Update 1.13 coming to Planet Zoo 4 April, 2023 - Date: 2023-03-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3682294940377515267 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/steam-3682294940377515267 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, _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3682294940377515267]_