![]() In my second zoo-building attempt I spent the first hour on pause, carefully building habitats and checking their size before selecting which animals to put in there. This information is vital in keeping your animals happy and is worth researching before you choose the next addition to your zoo.įortunately Planet Zoo, like any good simulator, allows you to pause time. It tells you which terrain an animal prefers and if it benefits from sharing a habitat with other species. It tells you the ideal group size for an animal and the ideal male-to-female ratio. It tells you how much land space, climbable height or water an animal needs in an exhibit. It’s not flashy but it’s arguably your most important asset. One thing the tutorials don’t emphasize is the Zoopedia: your source of information for every animal in the game. With my animals unhappy, protesters arrived at the zoo and the Zoo Inspector eventually fined me into bankruptcy. My Himalayan Brown Bear habitat was too small and the interactive section of my Aldabra Giant Tortoise habitat was causing the tortoise stress. I made a fatal mistake in my first zoo-building attempt by spreading resources too far apart - it took too long for zookeepers to take food into the habitat, leaving the animals constantly hungry. With free reign over a plot of land, it’s tempting to dive straight in (as I did) but the amount of detail in Planet Zoo means that planning is essential to success. The fourth level of Career Mode is where you move from tweaking existing zoos to creating your own. These tutorial levels provide a gentle learning curve to ease you into the core features of the game. The first three levels of Career Mode are based in per-existing zoos and guide you through the basics: the first explains camera controls and animal welfare, the second explains constructing buildings and hiring staff the third introduces conservation, breeding, and releasing animals into the wild. There are several ways to play Planet Zoo but, with so much to learn, the tutorials are a crucial starting point. Within each of Planet Zoo’s key mechanics lie huge amounts of detail: choose a theme for your buildings, sculptures and foliage ensure facilities and exhibits are powered with generators research new enrichment items to keep animals entertained. Once those animals have been moved to their new habitat, your job becomes looking after them (and the staff who treat them). ![]() Once you have built some initial pathways, habitats and staff and guest facilities, you can trade for new animals. Like most simulators, creation and management make up the core gameplay. The number of things you can do in Planet Zoo is immense. With it, Planet Zoo succeeds as not only the most authentic zoo simulator out there, but in creating a greater goal for managing your virtual zoos that actually makes you feel quite good. But the latest release from British developer Frontier - known for their work on simulation games like Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon - does put a focus on conservation. Planet Zoo does not take a political stance on wildlife tourism. ![]()
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