# Planet Zoo Planet Zoo - 1.17 Update Notes

- Product: Planet Zoo (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo)
- Vendor: Frontier Developments
- Date: 2024-04-30
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/703080/view/4196867895978098347
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/planet-zoo/releases/2024-04-30-planet-zoo-1.17-update-notes

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- **added** — Seven new barnyard animals: Hill Radnor Sheep, Highland Cattle, American Standard Donkey, Tamworth Pig, Alpaca, Alpine Goat, and Sussex Chicken
- **added** — New career scenario featuring a barnyard zoo owned by Mr Summers with challenges to develop it into a legendary location
- **added** — Animal Encounters feature allowing guests to leave paths and interact with suitable species in walkthrough habitats
- **added** — Hygiene Station facilities for Animal Encounters habitats to allow guests to wash hands after interactions
- **added** — Small Guest Gate scenery piece for habitat access
- **added** — Over 40 rustic-themed scenery pieces including fences, planters, benches, signs, and decorative items
- **added** — New blueprints including Rustic Paddock Gate, Rustic Stall Decoration, Rustic Harvest Decoration, Rustic Barnyard Arch, Rustic Garden Collection, and Rustic Market Decoration
- **added** — New foliage including three Ginkgo Tree variants and four Maize variants
- **added** — Sussex Chicken Hat and Avatar costume
- **added** — Barn House, Cosmic Cow Shakes Stall, Coop Shelter 01, and Coop Shelter 02 blueprints
- **added** — New foliage including Buddleia variants and Natural Hedgerow variants
- **added** — Trailer music track for Barnyard Animal Pack
- **changed** — Domesticated animals can now only be sold for cash instead of being released to the wild for Conservation Credits
- **changed** — Updated quick sell buttons on info panel for domesticated species including Bactrian Camel, Llama, and Dromedary Camel
- **changed** — Updated Zoopedia to detail guest interaction capabilities with animals in Animal Encounters
- **changed** — Increased maximum Hermann's Tortoises in exhibits from 5 to 20
- **fixed** — Bengal Tiger claws no longer detach when interacting with cardboard box enrichment item
- **fixed** — Plant coverage now correctly included in animal overall Plant Welfare calculation
- **fixed** — Guests no longer become stuck in souvenir shops after loading a saved zoo
- **fixed** — Fixed crash with Wallpaper Billboard Posters

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!

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**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

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