Nov 4, 2021

Planet Zoo - 2nd Anniversary & Update 1.7.2!

Planet Zoo - Frontier Developments

Hayo Zookeepers,

Wippi Abbonibo, or Happy Anniversary in English! It's the 2nd anniversary of Planet Zoo tomorrow, and we have some exciting stuff for you all to celebrate! 🎉

Update 1.7.2 is available now (check out the Patch Notes below for full information on what it contains) and alongside it, we've included our new Anniversary gifts to y'all! These won't all be available just yet and will be rolling out over the Anniversary period, but you'll be able to update your game and get your hands on your first presents! This update will also include all of the 1.7.2 changes.

But what exactly can you expect? Let's find out!

First off, let's introduce our furry new friend! As many of you guessed from our World Lemur Day post last week, you'll now have a new animal to enjoy in your zoos - the Black and White Ruffed Lemur!

These critically endangered creatures inhabit the rainforests of Madagascar and typically live in female-led social structures. We love their markings, and can't wait to see the habitats you build to welcome them to your zoos! Perhaps you could make them an anniversary-themed exhibit?

On that note - if you're looking to build an anniversary feature, you'll need a way to celebrate, and what celebration is complete without cake? When the update becomes available later today, you'll be able to place Bernie's Bakes Shops in your zoos for all your tasty, baked-good needs! We're very excited to bring you a new and unique shop in Planet Zoo, so be sure to give Bernie's Bakes a warm welcome!

Lastly, we have a few limited-time celebrations taking part in-game too.

From the 5th-7th, there will be a special Community Challenge running in-game to release animals - but with added bonuses for doing so! For every 5 animals released, you'll get a boosted animal in return that has an 80%+ in any gene, and a 1/50 chance of being a colour morph. On top of this, every 20 animals released will award an avatar outfit! (Please note: this caps at ~600 animals per user, which is when you will have unlocked all released costumes etc)

But what about your guests? We couldn't forget them, after all, they're all such zoo enthusiasts just like you! For the duration of the Anniversary weekend, your zoo guests will have their very own balloons to celebrate! Wippi Abbonibo to all!

We hope you're as excited for Planet Zoo's 2nd Anniversary as we are! It's been a wonderful 2 years for us, and a large part of that has been thanks to you, our amazing community. Thank you for your continued support and appreciation for our game, and for the unending love and creativity that you bring into this space.

Remember to update your game today for Update 1.7.2, so you're ready for the Anniversary festivities!

Tune in tomorrow on our Twitch or Youtube for a special Anniversary Livestream with some of the developers who have worked to make Planet Zoo the game we all know and love. See you there!

Planet Zoo - 1.7.2 Update Notes

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

New Content - 1.7.2/Anniversary Celebration

NEW - Animals
- To celebrate our 2nd Year Anniversary, the new Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur habitat animal in now available in game!
  - The Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur is available for free for all owners of the Planet Zoo base game
NEW - Bernie's Bakes Shop
- A new shop - Bernie's Bakes - has been added to Planet Zoo, selling a selection of Bernie's favourite cupcakes! Alongside, a selection of scenery assets has been added to decorate this 'sweet' facility:
  - Guest Food Shop: Bernie's Bakes
  - Shop Blueprint: Bernie's Bakes Food Shop
  - Bernie's Bakes Sign Large
  - Bernie's Bakes Sign Merch
  - Bernie's Bakes Sign Small
  - Bernie's Bakes Sign Swing
  - Bernie's Bakes Sign Logo
  - Decorative Anniversary Cupcake
- Bernie's Bakes and all related scenery items are available for all owners of the Planet Zoo base game
NEW - Anniversary Balloons Available for 72 hours
- On the day of the anniversary and over the following weekend, Loony Balloons are selling unique foil balloons to your guests, to celebrate the Planet Zoo Anniversary in style
General Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Animals
  - Fixed an issue where the female and juvenile Komodo dragon length would be 0m
  - Fixed the male Capuchin's face deforming when in the rest animation
  - Fixed an issue with food quality welfare, where multiple species could eat from each other's food but didn't like the other's supplemental food. Their food welfare now takes into account their own highest available supplemental grade
  - Disabled overly large excrement being dropped by juvenile Meerkats
  - General visual improvements to the juvenile Sea Lion, Jaguar and the Siberian Tiger deep swimming animations
  - Removed the 'North American Beaver' tag from the sprinkler, as the animal does not use this enrichment
- Guests
  - Fixed an issue where guests could be left floating if an Animal Talk Seating Area was re-positioned
  - Guests seated for an Animal Talk will now receive an education boost like standing guests
- Scenery
  - Added "North America" tag to Steam Workshop
- Staff
  - Fixed Vets sometimes getting stuck when removing animal carcasses
  - Fixed an issue where some flexicolour assets were missing a tooltip
  - Staff now will teleport to the park entrance if they get stuck in a situation they cannot navigate out of
- UI
  - Fixed an issue in the Trading UI where any active filters in the species header would accidently be cleared when switching between Animal and Exhibit Trading panels
  - Fixed an issue in Zoopedia interspecies enrichment panel where selecting a species would not redirect users to that species' page in the Zoopedia
  - Fixed an issue in the Zoopedia search that allowed users to search for species outside of the current applied filters
  - Zoopedia links are now disabled for animals that are in DLC packs that are not installed (this would previously open the Zoopedia at the wrong entry)
  - Fixed habitat space requirements for juveniles being calculated incorrectly in the Zoopedia
  - The pregnancy icon now remains in the animal list when offspring is imminent
- Audio
  - Fixed Juvenile Koala vocalisation not playing back correctly with some behaviours
  - Re-balanced audio levels of thunder in Tropical biome to make its loudness more consistent with other biomes
  - Fixed Black-Tailed Prairie Dog lacking vocalisation audio when dying to predation
  - Fixed Proboscis Monkey social call vocalisations not playing back correctly with some behaviours
- Stability
  - General stability fixes
- Performance
  - General performance fixes

Oct 4, 2021

Planet Zoo - Update 1.7 and North America Animal Pack Out Now!

Planet Zoo - Frontier Developments

Hayo Zookeepers,

Thanks for joining us on our road trip on the run-up to today, but we have reached our final destination - the North America Animal Pack and 1.7 Update are officially out now! Update your game to join the fun!

Update 1.7 is free for everybody who owns the base Planet Zoo game, and introduces several new and exciting features to enhance your gameplay experience! We've added, among other features, a couple of new Mapping Tools, giving you the ability to create custom heightmaps to alter your starting terrain, and also adding in a range of premade Terrain Type maps for players to use as a base - no more starting with a flat canvas (unless you want to!).

Joining the bears from Update 1.6, big cats are diving into the fun with new Deep Swimming abilities for the Jaguar, Bengal Tiger, and the Siberian Tiger. We've also adjusted the swimming depth requirements for individual species to make Deep Swimming habitats easier to manage and will allow deep-diving turns to remain smooth - these are in the patch notes below so check them out for more information.

Grab a friend and snag a seat because it's time for a show, with the new Animal Talk Seating Areas! These can be hooked up to your Animal Talk Educator podiums, and allow you to increase the viewing capacity of shows in a set viewing area. This will also help control the flow of guests in your park, helping prevent crowing around Educator points.

To further help with guest flow, we have also introduced new Path Barriers. These take the form of hard barriers that will block off paths and prevent guests from following that direction entirely, and kerbs, which will discourage guests from entering areas but will still allow them to use that route if there are no other options available.

Do you get frustrated having to manually adjust scenery objects during habitat builds to create a natural appearance? With the new Scenery Placement Randomisation Toggle, objects will alter their position between placement to give you another approach to building your park! But don't worry, if you prefer to have exact control over your placement, it can be toggled off.

Dig deep into all of the features above, as well as some quality of life Zoopedia changes, in our Update 1.7 announcement post and the patch notes below.

The Planet Zoo: North America Animal Pack introduces 8 new animal friends for you to enjoy in your zoos! Be sure to give your warmest welcomes to 7 Habitat Animals - the industrious American Beaver, the towering and majestic Moose, the sleek and smart California Sea Lion, the shy and solitary Cougar, the enormous American Alligator, the highly-sociable Black-tailed Prairie Dog and the elusive yet adorable Arctic Fox. Joining them is a new Exhibit Animal: the American Bullfrog!

To help you take the best care of our new friends as possible, we've also added some new enrichment items. Dress up your habitats with items such as the Pronghorn Piñata, Skittle Feeder, Melon Feeder, Underwater Feeder, and the Beaver Pool - they're sure to make a splash!

Lastly, take a trip to the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains in a new Timed Scenario! Do you have what it takes to spin this small zoo into a North American dream?

The Planet Zoo: North America Animal Pack is available now on Steam for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€). You must have the base Planet Zoo game to be able to play this content. Update 1.7 is out now to install and is free for all players.

Thank you again to all of our wonderful community for joining us on our road trip in the run-up to this release, and for your continued love and support. We're constantly in awe of what you create and bring to this space, and we can't wait to see what the PlanZo Fam does with this content. Keep an eye on our social media for all future news and announcements, and for highlights of the North America Animal Pack. Also, be sure to tune in today for a special launch stream at 16:00 BST!

Happy zoo-ing!

Planet Zoo - 1.7.0 Update Notes

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

New Content - Planet Zoo: North America Animal Pack

NEW - Animals
- New animals in the Planet Zoo: North America Animal Pack
  - American Alligator
  - Black-tailed Prairie Dog
  - California Sea Lion
  - Cougar
  - Moose
  - North American Beaver
  - Arctic Fox
  - American Bullfrog
- The following new toy enrichment items are included with the Planet Zoo: North America Pack:
  - Beaver Pool, available for:
    - North American Beaver, with new animations progressing the state of the enrichment with each interaction
    - African Elephant (juvenile only), with the Water Pool enrichment animations
    - Dingo, with the Water Pool enrichment animations
    - Dhole, with the Water Pool enrichment animations
    - Indian Elephant (juvenile only), with the Water Pool enrichment animations
    - Sun Bear, with the Water Pool enrichment animations
- The following new food enrichment items are included with the Planet Zoo: North America Animal Pack:
  - Skittle Feeder
    - Arctic Fox
    - African Wild Dog
    - Dhole
    - Fennec Fox
  - Piñata Pronghorn
    - Arctic Fox
    - Cougar
    - African Wild Dog
    - Arctic Wolf
    - Bengal Tiger
    - Cheetah
    - Clouded Leopard
    - Dhole
    - Dingo
    - Jaguar
    - Siberian Tiger
    - Snow Leopard
    - Spotted Hyena
    - Timber Wolf
    - West African Lion
  - Melon Feeder, available for:
    - Black-tailed Prairie Dog
    - Moose
    - North American Beaver
    - Southern White Rhinoceros
    - Indian Rhinoceros
    - Reindeer
    - Hippopotamus
    - Pygmy Hippo
NEW - Timed Scenario
- Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this newly developed attraction aims to educate its visitors while providing its animals large, naturalistic habitats... At least that's what the brochure said before the owners ran out of money! Pick up where the previous owners left off and complete this watery paradise in this brand new timed scenario!
NEW - Avatar Costume
- New Beaver avatar costume

New Content - Free Update 1.7

NEW - Animals The following new food enrichment item is included in the free Update 1.7:
- Underwater Herbivore Feeder, available for:
  - North American Beaver
NEW - Big Cats Deep Swimming Behaviours
- Deep Swimming behaviours have been added to the following Big Cats. All of these Big Cats are also able to use the Underwater Box Feeder. This change is available for all users who own the animal's respective game content:
  - Bengal Tiger (Base Game - free for everyone)
  - Siberian Tiger (Base Game - free for everyone)
  - Jaguar (Requires South America Pack)
NEW - Animal Talk Seating
- New Animal Talk Seating can be placed in your zoo.
- Found in the Facilities browser, these can be linked to Animal Talk Points to expand the guest capacity of your animal talks
- Animal Talk Seating is a path extra that can be placed on paths or plazas
- Animal Talk Seating must be within a set radius of the talk point in order to be linked
- Additional UI has been added to Animal Talk Points for the following:
  - Guest Capacity showing the number of available positions for guests at a talk point
  - Link Seating UI to allow you to link Talk Seating to the Talk Point
NEW - Sculpted Terrain Toggle option
- Each starting map now has a new Sculpted Terrain variant for the following biomes:
  - Desert
  - Grassland
  - Tropical
  - Temperate
  - Taiga
  - Tundra
  - Tropical x South America (new location for old Tropical South America map)
  - Desert x Oceania
- Terrain type can be selected from the new drop down once a continent and biome has been selected
- This feature works with Sandbox, Challenge, and Franchise
NEW - Terrain Height Maps
- Starting terrain can now be generated from .tif heightmap data
- Example heightmaps can be found in Steam\steamapps\common\Planet Zoo\ProvidedHeightmaps
- Heightmaps must be 1024x1024 and in the .tif format
- Custom heightmaps should be saved to Documents\Frontier Developments\Planet Zoo\UserHeightmaps
NEW - Guest Barriers
- New guest barriers have been added to Planet Zoo.
- Guest Barrier Metal and Ribbon will block staff and guests when used on a path
- Guest Barrier Kerb will still allow guests and staff to pass through, but they will try and avoid doing so where possible
- New Barriers are:
  - Guest Barrier Metal
  - Guest Barrier Sign 01 and Guest Barrier Sign 02 (to go with Guest Barrier Metal)
  - Guest Barrier Ribbon (1m, 2m and 4m)
  - Guest Barrier Kerb (1m, 2m and 4m)
NEW - Reduced Swimming Depth Requirements for the following animals
- After investigating and observing the performance of diving animals, we have made the following changes to depth requirements:
  - The following animals have a minimum depth requirement of 2m:
    - Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman
    - Giant Otter
    - King Penguin
    - African Penguin
    - North American Beaver
  - The following animals have a minimum depth requirement of 3m:
    - Gharial
    - Saltwater Crocodile
    - Grey Seal
    - American Alligator
    - California Sea Lion
  - The following animals have a minimum depth requirement of 4m:
    - Formosan Black Bear
    - Grizzly Bear
    - Polar Bear
    - Sun Bear
    - Bengal Tiger
    - Siberian Tiger
    - Jaguar
- Please Note: We have chosen the above values while considering both recommended water depth for the species as well as the actual performances of the animals in the diving system when subjected to more shallow depths. We've chosen the lowest depth values for each animal where we are confident the diving system will still work properly.
NEW - Zoopedia Filter Options
- We have expanded the Zoopedia search bar with a set of filters to make it easier to search for species based on the following categories:
  - Biome (Tundra, Taiga, Grassland, Temperate, Desert, Tropical, Aquatic)
  - Type (Habitat, Exhibit)
  - Continent (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania)
  - Conservation Status (Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, Domesticated, Data Deficient)
- The Zoopedia list will be filtered by your selected criteria, showing only species that match at least one selection per category.

NEW - Foliage
- New branch items based on the White Birch Tree
  - White Birch Branch 01
  - White Birch Branch 02
  - White Birch Branch 03
  - White Birch Branch 04
  - White Birch Branch 05
  - White Birch Branch 06
  - White Birch Branch 07
NEW - Scenery
- Items for Animal Talk Seating Areas:
  - Animal Talk Seating
  - Animal Talk Seating Railing Stairs
  - Animal Talk Seating Railing Straight

General Bug Fixed and Improvements

- Animals
  - Updated the conservation status of the following animals:
    - Komodo Dragon (VU to EN)
    - Nile Monitor (DD to LC)
    - Yellow Anaconda (DD to LC)
    - Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard (DD to LC)
  - Reassessed and updated biomes for the following animals:
    - American Bison, now has suitability for Taiga
    - Pronghorn Antelope, now has suitability for Desert
  - Fixed the species names for:
    - African Elephant, now African Savannah Elephant
    - Babirusa, now North Sulawesi Babirusa
    - Additionally, fixed the scientific name of Bactrian Camel and North Sulawesi Babirusa on education board and Zoopedia resources
  - Red Kangaroos are now a walkthrough species
  - Fixed the Gharial tails so they no longer pop and deform when near terrain whilst deep swimming
  - Fixed Sun Bears rotating when performing a Climb to Walk action on a vertical thick beam
- Scenery
  - Fixed the Tropical Rock Cladding objects thumbnails being incorrectly orientated in UI
  - Fixed issue where the New World Decorative Lights Bracket were incorrectly tagged as Flexicolour
  - Fixed the issue where the One Way Glass Panels would block the view of animals to the guests, much like a standard wall piece
  - Fixed Giraffe reward statue to include missing geometry that made it inconsistent with the base creature
  - Expanded the continents associated with the Bramble Bush with North America, South America and Asia
  - Expanded the continents associated with the Rainbow Eucalyptus with Australia
  - Fixed graphical issues pop with the Scots Pine and Tamarind scratching tree enrichments
  - Fixed the front left leg of Male Dhole clipping through its body when in dying on rough terrain
  - Fixed litter spawning inside multiple types of benches
  - Fixed an issue where the North African Bin cannot be snapped to the North African Bench
  - Fixed cardboard box enrichment item appearing invisible after resetting
  - Fixed Planet Zoo Hanging Lamps appearing too dark. Assets affected:
    - Planet Zoo Hanging Lamp 01 / CZ_HangingLamp_01
    - Planet Zoo Hanging Lamp 02 / CZ_HangingLamp_02
    - Planet Zoo Hanging Lamp 03 / CZ_HangingLamp_03
    - Aquatic Wall Light 02 / SW_PathExtras_WallLight_02
  - Fixed issue where TV and projection screens would cause lighting issues if placed at specific parts of the map
    - All Projection Screens Lit (32m, 16m, 8m, 4m, 1x1m, 2x2m, 4x4m),
    - All TV Screens (4m, 2m, 1m).
  - Fixed missing flexicolour tags on Food Trough, Food Bowl and Water Pipe items
- Staff
  - Fixed rare issue where staff get stuck and refuse to enter staff buildings
- Game Modes
  - Sandbox
    - Added an 'Enable Staff Fleeing' option to sandbox settings
- UI
  - Main Browser
    - Added Random scenery rotation option to the scenery brush panel next to the object browser. Turning this on will randomise the rotation of a selected object each time it is placed
  - Management
    - Added an option to Quick Trade animals to the Animal Management, which was previously only possible from the animal market
      - Similar to releasing animals to the wild, simply multiselect the animals that should be sold and click the Quick Trade button in the Animal Management
      - A popup will inform on the selected animals' value, potential conditions preventing sale of any individuals, and request a confirmation to finalise the transaction
    - Animals in storage now display their source zoo, rather than the zoo they were most recently in
  - Zoopedia
    - Added more shortcuts to the Zoopedia, making it easier to check and purchase new animals
      - Added a shortcut from the Zoopedia to the animal or exhibit animal market, with an active filter for the species
      - Added a shortcut from the Zoopedia to the animal management, with an active filter for the species
    - Added a space calculator to the Natural Habitat section of the Zoopedia to calculate minimum habitat requirements for a custom population of a species
    - Adjusted the Zoopedia map to the correct distribution of North Sulawesi Babirusa
    - Fixed an issue where the Underwater Box Feeder and Forage Wall always displayed as locked on Challenge and Franchise mode
    - Fixed the King Penguin Zoopedia image having its head cropped
    - Fixed Blurred/Blend lines on Fennec Fox Zoopedia page image
  - Help Topics
    - Added new help topics for the following:
      - Guest Barriers
    - Adjusted help topics for the following topics:
      - Animal Talks, to include information on Animal Talk Seating
      - Placement Controls, to include a shortcut for random rotation toggle
  - Misc
    - Fixed Animal Research UI showing no research has been done on it's related Animal if they're all removed from the Zoo, despite having done research
    - Vet thoughts about serious injuries now reference the habitat name instead of the animal name
    - Fixed Llama mate missing from the animal info panel after relaunching the game
    - List of Active Tags is cleared when browser is re-opened
    - Fixed heatmap white world effect not covering the whole window at some window resolutions
    - Added the coat/fur colouration information to the new animal menu genetics tool tip
    - Fixed the same thumbnail icons being displayed for two different Night Vision filters
    - Fixed tooltips in habitat info panel not properly describing available food and water
    - Fixed Staff Info Panel still displaying pros/cons of next training level when at max training level
    - Fixed Natural Selection achievement not triggering
    - Fixed Icon of Vista Point does not match depiction on construction browser icon
    - Alerts about multiple habitat or exhibit problems can now be dismissed
- Audio
  - Fixed Female Southern White Rhinoceros making no sound during fights
  - Fixed Sun Bear not making any sounds when killed by a predator
  - Fixed Babirusa fight interaction not having sound
  - Fixed Binturong mating ritual using Sun Bear audio instead of its own audio assets
  - Fixed missing audio for Habitat Web Camera and Security Camera when turning or switching between cameras
- Stability
  - General stability fixes
- Performance
  - General performance fixes

Sep 22, 2021

Planet Zoo - Free Update 1.7 coming 4 October, 2021

Planet Zoo - Frontier Developments

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time for another insight into what you can expect to see coming up in Planet Zoo! We're happy to announce that free Update 1.7 will be available to get your paws on from 4 October!

Our team has been hard at work trying to bring you some of your most requested features, as well as a few surprises! The first of these we revealed last week, with the announcement of our upcoming Custom Heightmaps, but it's now time to reveal what else you can expect. Update 1.7 will bring you varied terrain options, deep swimming for cats, animal talk seating areas, path barriers, a scenery placement randomisation toggle, and some quality of life improvements to the Zoopedia!

For more information on all of this, read on below:

Mapping Tools
Custom Heightmaps are making their way to Planet Zoo! These will allow you to really get creative with your map terrain via uploading image files. For more in-depth information on how this will work, check out our forum post from last week!

But wait, that's not all! We also have new Terrain Type options coming to give you even more variation in pre-made maps.

When you go through your standard set-up for starting a new zoo, you will now have a new option: Terrain Type. From here, you'll be able to select "Flat", which is your standard map area that you know and love, or "Sculpted", a range of new options, with one new sculpted option per biome type. We won't spoil all of these so you can discover them yourselves, but one special one is the "Desert - Oceania" map, a flat desert with a mountain in the middle similar to Uluru!

You will now also be able to use Scenario Zoo maps in Sandbox Mode! There are 9 timed scenarios and 14 regular scenarios, which means 23 new terrain maps and 30+ new terrain variants! Though, please note that scenario maps are not available in Franchise Mode. Scenario Zoos in Sandbox Mode will also have the new "Terrain Only" button which removes everything except the terrain, another variation for you to start out with! This is perfect for people who want to jump into a Scenario Zoo terrain, but still have the freedom to create their own zoo from scratch.

Swimming Changes

Following the Bears from the 1.6 Update, some of our big cats will be getting their paws wet with Deep Swimming. The cats taking the plunge will be:

Jaguar
Bengal Tiger
Siberian Tiger

This will include the male, female, and juvenile of each species. Be sure to start adjusting your habitats, as we bet they can't wait to make a splash the second the update drops!

To go alongside this, we're also implementing some tweaks to the swimming depth requirements for individual species. This should allow diving turns for deep swimming animals to remain smooth, while also preventing clipping! Minimum depth requirements range from 2-4m.

Animal Talk Seating Areas

Rally up your guests because it's time for a show! Animal Talks are going to be bigger and better than ever with the addition of new Seating Areas, increasing the capacity per Educator and helping you better control the flow of guests around these areas.

Pick one of our new talk-specific seating options and link an Animal Talk Point to it, and guests will now be able to sit and really give their full attention! But don't fret, you will still be able to use the Animal Talk Points as standing attractions as well. What animal will you pick as your first to have its very own seated education area?

Path Barriers

On top of the new Seating Areas to help you control your Zoos guest flow, we're also adding Path Barriers! These will render areas of path inaccessible to guests and staff alike, allowing you to direct the traffic in your zoo more accurately. For areas where you want guests to have the option to pass, but to be less likely to do so, we're also adding in Kerbs. These will discourage guests from crossing, but they will still use it if the area is otherwise too crowded or there is no other route.

Scenery Placement Randomisation

Ever been placing lots of the same scenery item, and had to manually adjust it each time to keep things looking natural? Well, no longer! We're introducing a new Randomisation Placement Toggle which, when turned on, will randomly change the rotation of the item you are using in between each placement. This will allow you to create an organic appearance much faster than before!
We know this will be a game-changer for foliage and rock-heavy builds. What are you most excited to use this on?

Zoopedia Changes

Finally, we're adding a few quality of life improvements to help with your Zoopedia usage:

The Animal Management screen has a new Zoopedia link button, connected to the listed animals
Animal Management and Animal Market buttons have been added to the Zoopedia, taking you to the filtered animals
Habitat space requirements have now been added to the Zoopedia UI
Biome filters have also been added to the Zoopedia filter options

And lastly, we've also added the option to quick trade from the Animal Management screen! This will work similar to Release to Wild, and means that Quick Trading is now available beyond the Trade Centre.

We hope you're looking forward to all of these new changes! The update will come with various other tweaks and bug fixes, so as always, we will have a full list of patch notes for you on launch.
There's more news from us still to come very soon, so be sure to keep an eye out on our social media, but for now we'll be hanging out on Twitch to chat about update 1.7 and spend some time with you all. See you there at 17:00 BST!

Jul 8, 2021

Planet Zoo - Update 1.6.2 Available Now

Planet Zoo - Frontier Developments

Hayo Zookeepers!

It's been a pretty incredible few weeks, it's so great to see you all enjoying the Africa Pack as well as Update 1.6, not to mention seeing entries for the forum competition coming in!

We've been reading all your feedback and this update will address quite a few of the things you've brought up (shoutout to tag updates as well as some crash fixes!). As always, please keep sharing your feedback, creations, and generally carry on being amazing to chat with <3

Here are the patch notes for Update 1.6.2:

Planet Zoo - 1.6.2 Update Notes
General Bug Fixes and Improvements

Animals
- Fixed an issue where animals were drifting during lethal fights
- Fixed an issue where the female Sun Bear would not use the water pool
- Fixed an issue with the Formosan Black Bear and Grizzly Bear where they were unable to navigate the habitat while climbing
- Fixed an issue with jump height calculations, resolving occurrences where animals could escape over barriers above their height requirement
- Fixed an issue where animals would get stuck in place after pouncing on some food enrichment
- Fixed the tip of the African Penguin beak intersecting with the upper beak
- Staff will hold onto boxed animals longer when transporting if the destination looks like it's failing, to try and regrab the destination
- Meerkat holes are now interacted with correctly when the habitat they are located in is changed
- Fixed stray geometry on the Southern White Rhino tail during defecation
- Fixed food enrichment items recording the number of uses in the last 12 months
Scenery
- Fixed tags on several items and blueprints:
  - Removed the Africa Pack tag from all variants of the African Oil Palm, Fever Tree, Drinn Grass and Nitraria Retusa Bush
  - Removed the King Penguin tag from the Curio Ball enrichment
  - Removed misleading flexicolour tag from North African Fence panels
  - Removed Wood material tag from Animal Trade Centre
  - Added missing flexicolour tags to:
    - Exhibit
    - ATM Sign
    - East Asia Decorative Parasol Paravents
    - East Asia Decorative Parasol Fan
    - East Asia Bridge Stone Walkable
    - Classic Windows
    - Classic Metal Chain
    - Classic Door Tops
    - Classic Door 01
    - African Windows
    - African Disc Bunting Rope
    - Arctic Picnic Canopy
    - Arctic Picnic Bench
    - Carbon Fiber Panels 4m x 2m
    - Carbon Fibre Curved Roofs
    - Aquatic Sculpture Otter Concrete 01, 02, 03 & Mirrored
    - Aquatic Faux Rock Tree Trunk
    - Aquatic Faux Rock Tree Branches
    - North African Door
    - North African Door Handle
    - North African Decorative Plaster Arch
  - Streamlined tagging setup for all blueprints of the following categories:
    - Shop Shells
    - Staff Facilities
    - Exhibits
- Fixed the East Asia Wall Light 02 Lantern asset so it will now turn automatically and can also be manually turned on or off, also added flexicolour
- Fixed the following light assets as being displayed as "Not Powered" on pre-made buildings in El Darar Bazaar timed scenario. This will also address the glowing windows from appearing as needing power/generators:
  - African Window 04
  - Indian Wall Light Bracket
Game Modes
- Sandbox
  - Sandbox Options
    - Added an 'Enable staff fleeing' option to sandbox to prevent staff fleeing from dangerous escaped animals too
    - When toggling off 'Enable animal escapes' players will no longer get a notification for escapes, and animals will not enter the escaped state. Instead they will be boxed if they are without a habitat; or moved back to the gate if they are free to wander too far
    - Disabled notification alerts for overcrowding and fighting when those are toggled off, also stop guests commenting on animal temperature if that is toggled off
    - Re-enabled breakdowns option as it was missing from the sandbox settings
  - Added tooltip for final preset "Individual Zoo Settings" in sandbox settings
UI
- Misc
  - Fixed an issue where in some cases clearing the species search would leave the species search box disabled
  - Fixed an issue where large numbers of "Joined a pack" notifications appeared when loading into a zoo
  - Fixed a typo in the US-English zoopedia description for the Sacred Scarab Beetles. Users of the imperial measurement system no longer need to be afraid of 80 foot long Scarab Beetles
  - Fixed an issue where switching tabs with a species search bar filled in would give inconsistent results switching back to the same tab
Stability
- Fixed startup crash for extremely large well paved zoos
- Fixed crash caused by animals trying to drink from a lake which had just been deleted
- Fixed crash caused by an enrichment object spawner being deleted while it was in the process of resetting itself
- Fixed crash caused by animals trying to start moving towards an animal talk simultaneously
- Fixed crash caused by rapidly placing and deleting enrichment objects
- Fixed crash caused by keepers trying to clean up a Meerkat hole which had just despawned
- Fixed an infrequent audio crash in the billboards
- Fixed a load crash for Vista Points that were assigned to habitats that were deleted
- General Crash Fixes
Performance
- General performance tweaks and optimisations

Jun 22, 2021

Planet Zoo - Update 1.6 and Africa Pack Out Now!

Planet Zoo - Frontier Developments

Hayo Zookeepers!

Ready for your next adventure? We're so excited to announce that the Africa Pack and free Update 1.6 have just arrived for Planet Zoo! Update your game now to start playing with this exciting new content!

Update 1.6 is free for everyone, and comes with amazing new features that will really enhance your gameplay experience. In this update, you can expect Bear Updates - including an exciting update to make Polar Bears easier to include in your Zoos (you can read more about that here) - as well as Deep Swimming for multiple bears, so you can create even better habitats for these incredible creatures.
We've also included the exciting addition of Custom Audio Speakers, allowing you to adjust what multiple speakers within your Zoo play, and create the perfect audio-scape for your Guests! We've provided some Frontier tracks to get you started, but you'll also be able to add custom tracks to really up the ambience in your Zoo.

If you're a Planet Coaster fan, you might recognise this one: we're bringing Vista Points to Planet Zoo! Vista Points allow you to guide your Guests to suggested viewing locations in your Zoo, and you can read more about how they can be used here.

You'll also get your hands on a challenging new Timed Scenario set in Central America! In this scenario you'll be taking charge of an animal sanctuary, and will receive new animals in need of your care on a regular basis! This scenario really focuses on the animals you'll be saving and their welfare, and you'll notice this is reflected in the requirements you'll need to complete it. Once you do, though, you'll be able to claim a Chimpanzee statue as your prize!
We'll also be adding a few new building pieces in the free update, including something we think you might have been asking for...we're not mesh-ing around!

As well as the above, you're also getting expanded storage, expanded sandbox settings, and lots more in Update 1.6 - check it all out here, and in the patch notes below!

The Planet Zoo: Africa Pack is adding 5 new creatures, including four habitat animals and one exciting exhibit insect to the Planet Zoo line-up! Get ready to meet the sociable Meerkat, endearing Fennec Fox, amazing African Penguin, striking Southern White Rhinoceros, and the Sacred Scarab Beetle! These new animals will all have their own unique requirements, so you'll need to visit the Zoopedia to find out how best to care for them and keep them happy, and the Meerkat brings with it an entirely new behaviour - digging!

There are also 180+ new African themed scenery pieces to get stuck into for all you builders! These include whole buildings made in the iconic African 'Moorish' architectural style, paths, and decorative items, all of which are designed to help you create stunning new Habitats for your creatures as well as a fully immersive atmosphere for your guests - plus, keep them shaded with new types of foliage, including majestic doum palms, Dragon Blood, and Quiver trees!
We've also included a brand new Timed Scenario, set in a stunning Oasis, where you'll be asked to create a paradise for Guests and Animals from limited resources and power - it'll be tough, but we know you're up to the challenge!

The Planet Zoo: Africa Pack is available for £7.99 ($9.99, 9.99€) on Steam right now.

You must have the Planet Zoo base game to download and play this new content. Update 1.6 is free, and is available for all players now.

We'd like to give a big thank you to our amazing PlanZo Fam for all of the support and feedback you've provided us! We hope you enjoy Update 1.6 and the Planet Zoo: Africa Pack! As always, keep an eye on our forums and social media for all news and announcements, and make sure to tune in to our Planet Zoo: Africa Pack showcase stream at time goes here today!

Now go play and enjoy!

Planet Zoo - 1.6.0 Update Notes
This update contains many more bug fixes, updates and some new content.
New Content - Planet Zoo: Africa Pack

NEW - Animals
- New animals in the Planet Zoo: Africa Pack
  - Meerkat
  - Fennec Fox
  - African Penguin
  - Southern White Rhinoceros
  - Sacred Scarab Beetle
- The following new toy enrichment items are included with the Planet Zoo: Africa Pack:
  - Curio Ball, available for:
    - African Penguin
    - Fennec Fox
    - Western Chimpanzee
  - Tunnel, available for:
    - Fennec Fox
    - Meerkat
    - NOTE: The Tunnel is designed as a classic enrichment item, therefore animals cannot use it to traverse the habitat to reach a certain target point that the animal cannot access by its available modes of locomotion. If animals leave the tunnel in a normally non-traversable area, they could either become stuck and generate welfare issues or escape and be boxed up and returned to their habitat by a zookeeper. Please use the traversable heatmap to check your animals can properly enjoy the tunnel enrichment item!
  - Tennis Ball, available for:
    - Fennec Fox
    - Meerkat
  - A small variation of the Bubble Machine, available for:
    - Fennec Fox
- New digging behaviour added to the Meerkat
  - Digging will occur on any terrain except rock
  - Meerkats will only dig to places in their habitat that they can reach using standard navigation.
    - Note: Meerkats will not be able to escape their habitat using this behaviour!
NEW - Timed Scenario
- A fresh challenge for you to master: the new timed scenario taking place in an idyllic oasis bazaar. Well, ‘idyllic’ if you’re not counting the failing zoo you’ve just been put in charge of! Your aim is to reboot the power, add sustainable energy options such as solar and wind, and transform the place from a hidden desert gem to a must-see tourist attraction. Are you up to the task?
NEW - Foliage
- Doum Palm (3x variants)
- Quiver Tree (3x variants)
- Sausage Tree (3x variants)
- Dragon's Blood Tree (3x variants)
NEW - Scenery Pieces
- Reward statues for the timed scenario:
  - Fennec Fox (4x variants: gold, silver, bronze and stone)
- North African Plaster Block Square 1m
- North African Plaster Block Square 2m
- North African Plaster Block Square 4m
- North African Plaster Block Rectangle 2m x 1m
- North African Plaster Block Rectangle 4m x 2m
- North African Plaster Tower Round 01
- North African Plaster Tower Round 02
- North African Plaster Tower Round 03
- North African Plaster Tower Dome
- North African Plaster Tower Thin Round 01
- North African Plaster Tower Thin Round 02
- North African Plaster Tower Thin Round 03
- North African Plaster Tower Thick Round 01
- North African Plaster Tower Thick Round 02
- North African Plaster Tower Thick Round 03
- North African Plaster Segment 2m
- North African Plaster Segment 4m
- North African Plaster Brick 01
- North African Plaster Brick 02
- North African Plaster Brick 03
- North African Plaster Brick 04
- North African Plaster Trim
- North African Plaster Wall Trim Small
- North African Plaster Wall Trim Large
- North African Plaster Wall Arch
- North African Plaster Wall Arch Ornamented
- North African Plaster Column Top
- North African Plaster Column Midpiece
- North African Plaster Column Plain
- North African Plaster Column Pattern
- North African Plaster Column Pattern Tapered
- North African Plaster Column Topper Plain
- North African Plaster Column Topper Pattern
- North African Plaster Column Topper Flare
- North African Plaster Column Top Large
- North African Plaster Column Midpiece Large
- North African Plaster Column Plain Large
- North African Plaster Column Pattern Large
- North African Plaster Column Pattern Tapered Large
- North African Plaster Column Topper Plain Large
- North African Plaster Column Topper Pattern Large
- North African Plaster Column Topper Flare Large
- North African Plaster Sculpture Leaves
- North African Plaster Cone Large
- North African Plaster Cone Medium
- North African Plaster Cone Small
- North African Painted Wood Beam 1m Thick
- North African Painted Wood Beam 1m Thin
- North African Painted Wood Beam 2m Thick
- North African Painted Wood Beam 2m Thin
- North African Painted Wood Beam 4m Thick
- North African Painted Wood Beam 4m Thin
- Wooden Arbor Crossbar Large
- Wooden Arbor Crossbar Small
- Wooden Arbor Crossed 1m x 1m
- Wooden Arbor Crossed 1m x 3m
- Wooden Arbor Crossed 2m x 2m
- Wooden Arbor Crossed 2m x 4m
- Wooden Arbor Crossed 4m x 4m
- Wooden Arbor Crossed Arch
- Wooden Arbor Panel 1m x 1m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 2m x 0.5m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 2m x 1m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 2m x 2m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 4m x 0.5m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 4m x 1m
- Wooden Arbor Panel 4m x 2m
- Wooden Arbor Beam Decorated 1m
- Wooden Arbor Beam 1m
- Wooden Arbor Beam 2m
- Wooden Arbor Beam 4m
- North African Ceramic Tiles 0.5m x 0.5m 01
- North African Ceramic Tiles 0.5m x 0.5m 02
- North African Ceramic Tiles 0.5m x 0.5m 03
- North African Ceramic Tiles 1m x 1m 01
- North African Ceramic Tiles 1m x 1m 02
- North African Ceramic Tiles 2m x 1m 02
- North African Ceramic Tiles 2m x 1m 01
- North African Ceramic Tiles 2m x 2m 01
- North African Ceramic Tiles 2m x 2m 02
- North African Ceramic Tile Strip 0.5m
- North African Ceramic Tile Strip 1m
- North African Ceramic Tile Strip 2m
- North African Ceramic Tile Strip Square
- North African Plaster Wall Window 01
- North African Plaster Wall Window 02
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 01
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 02
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 03
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 04
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 05
- North African Plaster Wall Vent 06
- North African Plaster Wall Vent Top
- North African Fountain Basin Wall
- North African Fountain Basin
- North African Plaster Decal Arrow
- North African Plaster Decal Triangle 01
- North African Plaster Decal Square
- North African Plaster Decal Triangle 02
- North African Plaster Decal Circle
- North African Plaster Decal Flower
- North African Plaster Decal Strip
- North African Plaster Decal Semicircle 01
- North African Plaster Decal Semicircle 02
- North African Plaster Decal Drop
- North African Plaster Decal Swirl
- North African Wall Top 0.5m
- North African Wall Top 0.5m Mirrored
- North African Wall Top 1m
- North African Wall Top 1m Mirrored
- North African Wall Top Corner 1m
- North African Wall Top Corner 0.5m
- North African Decorative Plate 01
- North African Decorative Plate 02
- North African Decorative Plate 03
- North African Decorative Plate 04
- North African Stained Glass Panel Curved
- North African Stained Glass Panel Flat
- North African Rope Knot
- North African Rope Tassel
- North African Rope 1m
- North African Rope 2m
- North African Rope 4m
- North African Decorative Brass Dromedary 01
- North African Decorative Brass Dromedary 02
- North African Decorative Plaster Dromedary 01
- North African Decorative Plaster Dromedary 02
- North African Window Frame 01
- North African Window Frame 02
- Emissive Window Panel 1m x 1m
- Emissive Window Panel 2m x 1m
- North African Lattice Panel 2m x 1m
- North African Animal Sign Scarab
- North African Animal Sign Fennec
- North African Animal Sign Meerkat
- North African Animal Sign Meerkat Brass
- North African Animal Sign Meerkat Plaster
- North African Animal Sign Rhino
- North African Animal Sign African Penguin
- North African Sculpture Rhino
- North African Sculpture Rhino Mirrored
- North African Sculpture Meerkat
- North African Sculpture Fennec
- North African Sculpture African Penguin Bronze
- North African Sculpture African Penguin Clay
- North African Door
- North African Decorative Plaster Arch
- North African Decorative Archway 01
- North African Decorative Archway 02
- North African Door Handle
- North African Metal Bracket
- North African Mosaic Planter
- North African Shop Fascia
- North African Educational Zoopedia Frame 01
- North African Bench
- North African Picnic Bench
- North African Picnic Canopy
- North African Bin
- North African Wall Light
- North African Shop Canopy
- North African Lamp Post
- North African Fence 01 Post
- North African Fence 01
- North African Fence 01 Curved
- North African Fence 01 Curved Short

New Content - Free Update 1.6

NEW - Bear Deep Swimming Behaviours
- Deep Swimming behaviours have been added to the following Bears. All of the Bears are also able to use the Underwater Box Feeder. This change is available for all users who own the animal's respective game content:
- As idle behaviour:
  - Grizzly bear (Base Game - free for everyone)
  - Polar Bear (Requires Arctic Pack)
  - Sun bear (Requires Southeast Asia Animal Pack)
- As navigational behaviour only:
  - Formosan black bear (Base Game - free for everyone)
NEW - Custom audio added to speakers
- It is now possible to add your own custom sounds and music to all in game speakers
  - File formats supported are .ogg, .oga, .flac
  - Additionally if Media Foundation is available, .mp3, .wav, .aac, and .m4a are also supported
  - Education speakers must be set to a species before custom music or sounds can be applied
  - Files should be added to Documents\Frontier Developments\Planet Zoo\UserMusic
NEW - Camera Effects
- We have added the ability to enable camera overlays such as filters, vignettes and Night Vision for all camera modes
  - Camera effects work for Guest Cams, Security Cams, and the new Habitat Web Cams
  - These effects are maintained when entering Nvidia Ansel
  - We have also added a torch toggle in the Camera Effects Panel
NEW - Habitat Web Cameras
- We have added a new asset for your zoos: Habitat Web Cameras. These can be found in Facilities>Media Devices and Education>Visual Media
  - Habitat Webcams allow you to set up view-able cameras in and around your habitats, offering you a great view of your animals
  - All camera effects can be accessed from within the habitat webcam view
  - Habitat Webcams also offer you a small boost to your zoos marketing, encouraging more guests to visit
  - Marketing is capped at 1.5 stars and is only counted once per habitat
NEW - Vista Points
- Vista Points were a much requested feature from Planet Coaster that we have now brought over to Planet Zoo with new expanded features!
  - Vista Points will act as a way of directing guests to your creations, be it scenery, habitats or terrain sculptures
  - They have three modes of operation depending on what you select as its Focus
    - Facing Direction: Place the Vista Point without setting a Focus and guests will stand and look in the direction the Vista Point is facing
    - Scenery Mode: Setting the focus to a scenery object will see guests moving to get the best view of the selected item
    - Habitat Mode: Setting the focus to a habitat will offer a viewing boost to any of the habitats view points in range
      - This will encourage guests to view the habitat from this location
      - A warning will be present if no view points are being improved
      - Guests will still use other locations in some situations, the vista points acts as a suggestion, not a command
NEW - Free Timed Scenario
- Esperanza Santuario de Animales: a forever home for rescued animals who truly deserve it. Or at least it will be once you have set it up! Rescued animals from all over the world are being brought to you as we speak, and its up to you to provide their ideal homes. Don't wait around or you will end up with more animals than you know what to do with in this new free timed scenario.
NEW - Expanded Sandbox Settings
- We have revisited the sandbox options for 1.6.0!
  - A new button has been added to the main HUD, under the setting icon in the top left hand corner of the screen. This allows players to gain quick access to the sandbox options.
  - A new sandbox tab has been added to the settings UI. The new tab provides new options that will give you even more control over your sandbox zoo's as well as let you organise which zoo has which options enabled. Sandbox will now be receiving new preset selections for you to either emulate another mode, or save your favourite custom settings. These will be available in Default preset, Creative preset, Challenge preset and Saved Custom preset. The settings you use for each sandbox zoo will be saved to that specific zoo, meaning you can have a different set up for every zoo if you would like to! If you've found your dream sandbox settings however, you can use the Saved Custom preset option to save those and apply them to any other zoo you build as well.
  - New sandbox setting options for 1.6.0 provided below:
    - Social Welfare
      - Enable Social Groups
      - Enable Overcrowding
      - Enable Animal Stress
      - Enable Animal Fights
      - Enable Animal Predation and Fear
    - Habitat Welfare
      - Enable Water Cleanliness
      - Enable Animal Defecation
      - Enable Animals Temperature Needs
      - Enable Animal Terrain Needs
      - Enable Animals Plant Needs
      - Enable Hard Shelter
      - Enable Food Spoiling
    - General Welfare
      - Enable Escapes
    - Guest Settings
      - Enable Guests Fleeing
      - Enable negative effect of facilities on guest happiness
      - Enable Pickpockets
    - New sandbox fanfare pop up added

NEW - Foliage
- African Oil Palm (3x Variants)
- Fever Tree (3x Variants)
- Drinn Grass (3x Variants)
- Nitraria Retusa Bush (3x Variants)
NEW - Scenery
- Reward statues for the free scenario:
  - Western Chimpanzee (4x variants: gold, silver, bronze and stone)
- Wall panels to work with existing Mud Wallset
  - Mud Wall Panel 1m x 1m
  - Mud Wall Panel 1m x 4m
  - Mud Wall Panel 2m x 1m
  - Mud Wall Panel 2m x 2m
  - Mud Wall Panel 2m x 4m
  - Mud Wall Panel 4m x 4m
- A variety of sizes of off-grid Mesh panels to work alongside existing Barriers
  - Mesh Fence 01 1m
  - Mesh Fence 02 1m
  - Mesh Fence 01 2m
  - Mesh Fence 02 2m
  - Mesh Fence 01 4m
  - Mesh Fence 02 4m
  - Mesh Fence Panel 0.5m x 0.5m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 0.5m x 0.5m 02
  - Mesh Fence Panel 1m x 1m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 1m x 1m 02
  - Mesh Fence Panel 2m x 2m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 2m x 2m 02
  - Mesh Fence Panel 4m x 4m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 4m x 4m 02
  - Mesh Fence Panel 2m x 1m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 2m x 1m 02
  - Mesh Fence Panel 4m x 2m 01
  - Mesh Fence Panel 4m x 2m 02
- A variety of sizes of off-grid one wall glass panel assets to work alongside existing barrier.
  - One Way Glass Panel 0.5m x 1m
  - One Way Glass Panel 1m x 1m
  - One Way Glass Panel 2m x 2m
  - One Way Glass Panel 1m x 2m
  - One Way Glass Panel 4m x 4m
  - One Way Glass Panel 2m x 4m
- African Off-Road Vehicle Wheel
- Vista Point
- Habitat Web Camera
- Added new Billboard provided images
  - Wide - African Penguin
  - Wide - Fennec Fox
  - Wide - Meerkat
  - Wide - Sacred Scarab Beetle
  - Wide - Southern White Rhino
NEW - Paths
- Decorative Tile Path
- Monochrome Tile Path
- Decorative Brick Path

General Bug Fixed and Improvements

- Animals
  - Added per species deep swimming duration's to vary the amount of time different species will stay underwater
  - Added more names for African animals
  - Adjusted Polar Bear habitat requirements to address player feedback - more information provided below :
    - Space requirement down to 3250m² from 6000m²; down to to 650m² from 1000m² for additional animals
    - Water requirement down to 720m² from 2000m²; up to 360m² from 250m² for additional animals
    - Added new deep water requirement for diving, 180m² base and 25m² for additional animals
    - Increased enrichment requirement slightly
    - Added biome and continent suitability for Taiga and Asia
  - Adjusted deep water area requirements for the Gharial
  - Fixed a pop in the animation when penguins use the platform float
  - Tweaked the selection radius of animals to be larger than the animal itself, meaning you'll only need to click close to an animal to bring up its info panel.
- Scenery
  - Fixed Blue Lotus Plant 03 from being a navigable object
  - Removed blank tags from some building scenery
- Game Modes
  - Scenario
    - Careers
      - Once Gold has been achieved in Career Scenarios, the trade centre will now start to populate with all species of animals
- UI
  - Main Browser
    - New buttons added for:
      - Sandbox button
      - Camera effects
  - Management
    - Animal
      - Added species search Function to the following management screens:
        Animal Management
        Animal Market
        Animal Storage
        Exhibit Market
        Exhibit Storage
      - Increased animal trade and exhibit trade centre capacity from 50 to 200
      - Animal Trading UI now allows filtering by multiple genetic ratings at the same time
      - Animal Trading UI now remembers the last used settings for sorting and filtering. It will also remember these settings across zoos in each game mode
      - Animals that have been put up for online trade will now display the time remaining to be sold in the animal storage list
      - Selecting "Clear All Filters" button in Animal Trading will now close any filter popups currently open
      - Enabled sending both habitat and exhibit animals to the trade centre at the same time via animal management
      - Animal storage location sort will prioritise animals being auctioned separately than the named list
      - Removed confirm button from filter popups in animal management headers
      - Hovering over the portrait of an animal portrait in the animal manager now shows the animal's genetics and coat/Fur colouration
      - Added new option to select all animals in the Animal management UI
      - Fixed genetic stats having incorrect colours in the Animal Market and Compare Mates UI
      - Removed animating bar in the header since it could be mistaken for a progress bar
      - The trade centre UI for exhibit animals no longer shows a button to trade with players online, as exhibit animals can never be traded online
    - Staff
      - Added new buttons to select all staff, or select all staff of a certain type
      - Clarified some wording around assigning vendors to single shops, in their info panel and the staff management tabs
      - Staff management tab will remember which staff are collapsed and uncollapsed during a save, but will reset to all open when switching saves
      - Restored collapsible staff headers
  - Info panels
    - Habitat
      - Animals tab in the Habitat info panel now shows an empty state if there are no animals in the habitat
  - Help Topics
    - New help topics for the following
      - Habitat Web Cameras
      - Camera Effects
      - Vista Points
  - Misc
    - Added new Polar Bear ident which will randomly play for owners of the Arctic pack
    - Added more loading screen animals!
    - Add the ability to set precise prices in a number of areas within the info panel UI
    - Fixed Corrupted characters found in Adventure Tour Info Panel
    - Fixed bug in the Timeline UI which would cause it to scroll back to the top when a new event is added
    - Fixed bug that caused the difficulty drop down to disappear when re-selecting a scenario
    - Removed unused breeder column in the World Records UI
    - Updated habitat call buttons to show when a staff member is called but not urgently. Click to upgrade task to urgent
- Stability
  - Fixed bug which would cause a custom tag to be visible after being deleted, causing a crash when selected
- Performance
  - General performance tweaks and optimisations
- Localisation
  - Fixed wrong term for Caretaker being used on some info panels
Cheats
- Tegidcam has been tweaked to give a better feel
  - Standard camera movement slowed down to match walking speed
  - Hold shift to incrase movements speed
  - Once cheat is active in a park, easilty jump back into Tegidcam py pressing C
  - Press T to toggle camera mode and enable free look
Known Issues
- When duplicating a scenery selection within group edit mode, if using the advanced rotation widget, each subsequent duplication will further apply the previous rotation onto the new piece. This does not occur using surface move rotation. This will be addressed in a further update
- Meerkats will have the Slow Feeder listed in their 'toy enrichment' list in the Zoopedia even though it is not a toy and not useable by the Meerkats
- Meerkats hands are offset from the termite mound enrichment item
- African Wall Light Bracket and African Window 04 show as unpowered in the power heatmap despite not requiring power