# Planet Zoo Planet Zoo: Grasslands Animal Pack and Free Update 1.12.1 Out Now 🌿

- Product: Planet Zoo (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo)
- Vendor: Frontier Developments
- Date: 2022-12-13
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3631620553400004604
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/2022-12-13-planet-zoo-grasslands-animal-pack-and-free-update

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- **added** — Nine-Banded Armadillo, Maned Wolf, Emu, Caracal, Red-Necked Wallaby, Striped Hyena, and Blue Wildebeest as new habitat animals
- **added** — Menelaus Blue Morpho, Cloudless Sulphur, European Peacock, Old World Swallowtail, and Monarch butterflies as new walkthrough exhibit animals
- **added** — New Campaign Scenario set in the Argentinian grasslands at the Purmamarca Educational Reserve, continuing the narrative from the Twilight Pack
- **added** — Guided Zoo Tours feature allowing staff to guide guests through customizable tour routes with educational information about animals
- **added** — Tour fee system enabling guests to pay additional fees for guided tours beyond base ticket price
- **added** — Diorama Mode with pre-generated land blocks for players to build diorama-style zoos with choice of region and biome
- **added** — Bulldozer Delete tool for removing large areas of the zoo with selective filtering options for different object types
- **added** — Grasslands Animal Sign scenery pieces for each animal in the pack

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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2150050/Planet_Zoo_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](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2199210/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](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/3640627050782967444), 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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PtGYzFrgyY), 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

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