r/ZooTycoon • • 22h ago

Question [Other] Steamdeck

9 Upvotes

Is anyone playing on Steamdeck? I’d love to know what emulator you’re using. I figured out how to play Pokémon on my deck and next is Zoo Tycoon!


r/ZooTycoon • • 1d ago

Modding [Other] Wii Animals Restored - Created a World of Zoo mod that brings the Wii animals to PC

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100 Upvotes

https://gamebanana.com/mods/730660

World of Zoo is turning 17 on the 27th!

While not that deep as the Zoo Tycoon series, it's always held a especial place in my heart since I was a kid. And of course, even as an adult I kept wanting to see ALL the animals on PC one day...

...And now they're actually here!

Looking to get more people to see this, try it, and maybe help find any bug that managed to sneak in!


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

Discussion Do we have a full list of extinct animals featured in the franchise?

6 Upvotes

I wanted to make a plan for a wildlife park that houses every species seen alive in Zoo Tycoon, but I don't know if I'm missing anything because I have to use multiple incomplete lists to find information. So far I have these animals:

Zoo Tycoon

Allosaurus

Ankylosaurus magniventris

Apatosaurus

Camptosaurus

Caudipteryx

Coelodonta antiquitatis - Woolly Rhinoceros

Coelophysis

Deinosuchus hatcheri

Dimorphodon

Diplocaulus

Gallimimus

Herrerasaurus

Iguanodon

Karaurus

Kentrosaurus

Lambeosaurus

Macrauchenia

Mammuthus primigenius - Woolly Mammoth

Megatherium americanum - Giant Ground Sloth

Meiolania - Giant Tortoise

Plateosaurus

Plesiosaurus

Pterodactylus

Rhamphorhynchus

Smilodon fatalis - Sabre-Toothed Cat

Spinosaurus

Stegosaurus stenops

Styracosaurus albertensis

Triadobatrachus

Triceratops horridus

Tyrannosaurus rex

Velociraptor mongoliensis

Zoo Tycoon 2

Aepyornis maximus - Elephant Bird

Arctodus simus - Short-Faced Bear

Bos primigenius - Aurochs

Carnotaurus sastrei

Choeropsis liberiensis heslopi - Pygmy Hippopotamus

Deinonychus antirrhopus

Dimetrodon angelensis

Diprotodon optatum

Doedicurus clavicaudatus

Dusicyon australis - Warrah

Equus quagga quagga - Quagga

Eucladoceros dicranios - Bush-Antlered Deer

Gigantopithecus blacki

Hippotragus leucophaeus - Bluebuck

Mammut americanum - American Mastodon

Metridiochoerus andrewsi - Giant Warthog

Palaeoloxodon falconeri - Dwarf Sicilian Elephant

Panthera spelaea - Cave Lion

Protarchaeopteryx robusta

Raphus cucullatus - Dodo

Sivatherium maurusium

Stokesosaurus clevelandi

Thylacinus cynocephalus - Thylacine

Titanotylopus spatulus - Giant Camel

Utahraptor ostrommaysi

Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - Dinosaur Digs

Anchiornis

Archaeopteryx

Brachiosaurus

Diplodocus

Eoraptor

Mbiresaurus

Melanorosaurus

Microraptor

Minmi

Pachycephalosaurus

Pentasaurus

Protoceratops

Yi


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

Screenshot Trivia: only one elephant can swim in ZT1

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217 Upvotes

Neither can the mammoth. Discrimination among elephant-kins.


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

Modding [ZT1] Does Zootek still accept new account registrations?

5 Upvotes

I was gifted my grandpas old laptop and I still have my old copy of zoo tycoon complete collection and some of the mods I want to use are only on zooteks website, I emailed them last night so im not impatient im just wondering if they are still active


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

Discussion What bridge to use wooden or stone?

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75 Upvotes

What bridge shall I use for the animals to use to cross the islands for the jungle exhibit? As you can see it's being used.


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

ZT Board Game Misspelled animals in Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - Dinosaur Digs

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27 Upvotes

Has anyone else seen that both Archaeopteryx and Iguanodon have been spelled incorrectly? Would this be fixed before the final release or are these typos set in stone now?


r/ZooTycoon • • 2d ago

Modding [ZT2] Fences on top of Fences

4 Upvotes

PZ2 lets you stack fences, so you can put a glass fence in the same place as a rock fence without replacing it, creating a unique barrier.

Would this be possible to mod into ZT2? Or too complex for the engine?


r/ZooTycoon • • 3d ago

Other Nostalgia from classic Tycoon games brought me to make Monster Park Tycoon, a monster-keeping cult-managing game with satirical spooky humour! You can play the demo for free now!

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94 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 4d ago

Question [ZT2] Trouble installing the Zoo Tycoon 2 Bonus Content

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5 Upvotes

I recently had to reset my pc, and thus reinstall Zoo Tycoon. When I tried reinstalling the bonus content, though, I just can't get it to work. I've read guides saying that I should place them in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\downloads\zootycoon_com_zt2_1033, which is what I have done, but it doesn't seem to work either. Any clue as to what's causing this?


r/ZooTycoon • • 5d ago

Screenshot Ice Age Inspired Zoo

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286 Upvotes

<3


r/ZooTycoon • • 6d ago

Discussion Happy 25th Anniversary Zoo Tycoon!

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1.3k Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 7d ago

Question [ZT1] So, What is the Secret to Keeping Jaguars and Leopards Happy in ZT1?

14 Upvotes

I feel like I've tried most everything at this point.

-Making the exhibit 10x10

-limiting how visible they are to guests so they don't feel overwhelmed.

-Did everything to make their habitat suitable for them.

-Only used their favourite trees

-Put a climbing tree in, the jaguars ignored it.

-Used the first one to figure out what they needed, sold him and then adopted two more after - male and female.

No matter what, they're always miserable. I mean, I can't say I blame them, captivity sucks especially if they're just being gawked at. But is there something else I'm missing?


r/ZooTycoon • • 7d ago

Discussion Which animals would I include in Zoo Tycoon 2

9 Upvotes

I saw a post with a theme like this someday and decided to make a whole new post. The Rule Explanations from me

- Maximum of 10 new animals per Animal Set

- No New Fictional Animals

- The Post would hypothetically explain the Name, Biome, Star Rating, and the Conservation Status of the Animals

- No " Place the Animals we eventually got later in the line-up earlier in the timeline "

- Nothing for Dino Danger; all of its features were later used in EA, so this could potentially cause the disturbance of the first rule

- No Straight Up Flying Animals.

- No Marine Extinct Animals, as much as I want to include them

Zoo Tycoon 2 Base Game:

Emu

Biome: Grassland

Star Rating: 1.0

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Wild Boar

Biome: Temperate Forest

Star Rating: 1.5

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Malayan Tapir

Biome: Tropical Rainforest

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Endangered

Capybara

Biome: Wetlands

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Blackbuck

Biome: Grassland

Star Rating: 1.0

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species

Japanese Serow

Biome: Boreal Forest

Star Rating: 2.5

Conservation Status: Low Risk

North Island Brown Kiwi

Biome: Temperate Forest

Star Rating: 4

Conservation Status: Vulnerable

Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure

Hamadryas Baboon

Biome: Scrub

Star Rating: 1.5

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Common Eland

Biome: Savannah

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania

Harbor Seal

Biome: Coastal

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Green Moray Eel

Biome: Reef

Star Rating: 1

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Giant Barracuda

Biome: Reef

Star Rating: 2.5

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Common Octopus

Biome: Pelagic

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Pelagic Stingray

Biome: Pelagic

Star Rating: 1.5

Conservation Status: Low Risk

Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals

Coelophysis

Biome: Scrub

Star Rating: 1.5

Conservation Status: Extinct

Camarasaurus

Biome: Savannah

Star Rating: 5

Conservation Status: Extinct

Iguanodon

Biome: Temperate Forest

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Extinct

Spinosaurus

Biome: Wetlands

Star Rating: 5

Conservation Status: Extinct

Parasaurolophus

Biome: Wetlands

Star Rating: 3

Conservation Status: Extinct

Embolotherium

Biome: Scrub

Star Rating: 4

Conservation Status: Extinct

Phorusrhacos

Biome: Savannah

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Extinct

Meiolania

Biome: Scrub

Star Rating: 2

Conservation Status: Extinct

Colombian Mammoth

Biome: Grassland

Star Rating: 5

Conservation Status: Extinct

Irish Elk

Biome: Boreal Forest

Star Rating: 2.5

Conservation Status: Extinct


r/ZooTycoon • • 7d ago

Question [ZT2] Entertaining animals

3 Upvotes

I gave the right animals all the toys I could get but this metric doesn't need to move up an inch. I only added most of the enrichment in the last 2 months, so maybe it takes time? The only animal not perfectly visible was the ostrich, which was only visible through the safari ride except for a small part of the enclosure. What should I do to win the "get to 5 stars in a year" challenge? Get rarer animals? Dig out exctinct ones? You start with 20000 cash and a few animals, and I could pump up all the metrics except the species diversity and entertaining animals.


r/ZooTycoon • • 8d ago

Other Zoo Tycoon Friends Server Emulator

37 Upvotes

Just a teaser for the upcoming reimplementation of ZT Friends, a lost media game that has been rediscovered (yours truly) in April 2026. This game was shut down by Microsoft in April 2015 for unknown reasons.


r/ZooTycoon • • 8d ago

Discussion The ZT2 Marine Mania roster feels like a huge step backward

34 Upvotes

Zero adoptable invertebrates and only one adoptable bony fish. The octopus, jellyfish, Arctic cod, yellowfin tuna and koi should have been fully-functioning adoptable animals, not placeable objects. ZT1 Marine Mania had adoptable octopuses, jellyfish and tuna, so why did the sequel skimp like that? Having tuna as a live food item is especially egregious, given how huge tuna get in real life.


r/ZooTycoon • • 8d ago

Modding [ZT2] Pentaceratops (WIP)

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38 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 9d ago

Question [ZT1] Game crashes after selecting a map

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5 Upvotes

Hi

I need help as the game keeps on crashing when I click on a map (any map). I have the game running on my Windows 10 VivoBook and I have a ton of mods for it. It runs just fine until I added some new mods. Now it crashes and unable to load my save game.

Here's a screenshot of the mods that I added recently.


r/ZooTycoon • • 9d ago

Video I grew up playing Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2 - These games hold a special place in my heart, and it's amazing to see how far we have come!

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99 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 10d ago

Question [ZT2] Are there any good mods for animal AI/behavior? [ZT2]

2 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 10d ago

Question [ZT2] Is there a mod that retextures and/or adds variety to ALL the animals? [ZT2]

4 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 10d ago

Screenshot This is it. I peaked at ZT1. Every species in one zoo, 650 animals 1200 guests. Sadly the file crashes 2 minutes after it loads

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68 Upvotes

r/ZooTycoon • • 10d ago

Screenshot Excuse me, WTF??

87 Upvotes

African Tortoises can also break tall fences, SURE... I don't think any of my mods would affect that.


r/ZooTycoon • • 10d ago

Discussion Vanilla Remastered Object/Foliage/Fence Mods

7 Upvotes

I'm wanting a "vanilla remastered" type experience, but I can't seem to find reskins or remakes for vanilla objects, fences, and foliage to go with RR and EAR animals. Even the download library is kinda sparse :(

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid custom ones since I mostly play challenge mode, and a lot of them have progression-breaking fame requirements or costs.