Making an Animal Kingdom-like Zoo

[jjmcgowa]

Hello there! I'm preparing to make my very first facility on Planet Zoo, one that closely resembles Disney's Animal Kingdom (minus the rides and shows), and I was looking to find some tips and resources that could help me make it possible. Such as making animal exhibits that resemble closely to their natural habitats (Very similar to Kilimonjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom) with out any noticeable/artificial barriers (Like fences and walls), and which biome setting has the most space where I can include a majority of the animals. Of course I'll need to balance out the satisfactions and needs of the visitors as well as the animals.

If any of could point me to the right players, how-to videos, and workshop items, it would be very much appreciated.

[Moving Target]

For a biome choose grassland/africa as this is where the majority of available animals come from in the game maximising your choice of species including mixed species habitats.
As for natural looking barriers a mix of terrain/water/rocks + null fencing is the typical option
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFuRRk5KT0c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cKaIEdThjc

[HeatherG]

Originally posted by jjmcgowa:

Hello there! I'm preparing to make my very first facility on Planet Zoo, one that closely resembles Disney's Animal Kingdom (minus the rides and shows), and I was looking to find some tips and resources that could help me make it possible. Such as making animal exhibits that resemble closely to their natural habitats (Very similar to Kilimonjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom) with out any noticeable/artificial barriers (Like fences and walls), and which biome setting has the most space where I can include a majority of the animals. Of course I'll need to balance out the satisfactions and needs of the visitors as well as the animals.
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Very good luck with this build. You’ll have to let us know when you’re done. I would love to see it when uploaded to Steam. Best of Luck! :)

[jjmcgowa]

Thank you for helping me out.

[Astronautus]

Originally posted by heatherg23:

Originally posted by jjmcgowa:

Hello there! I'm preparing to make my very first facility on Planet Zoo, one that closely resembles Disney's Animal Kingdom (minus the rides and shows), and I was looking to find some tips and resources that could help me make it possible. Such as making animal exhibits that resemble closely to their natural habitats (Very similar to Kilimonjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom) with out any noticeable/artificial barriers (Like fences and walls), and which biome setting has the most space where I can include a majority of the animals. Of course I'll need to balance out the satisfactions and needs of the visitors as well as the animals.
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Very good luck with this build. You’ll have to let us know when you’re done. I would love to see it when uploaded to Steam. Best of Luck! :)

I'd like an update to this as well, always trying to make a zoo stay a float while making it as true to life as possible in regards to space for the animals as well as $ to keep it running.