Topic: *Something's Missing...*
Save_The_Mop
posted Oct 31 2003, 02:21 PM
My sister and I were playing Zoo Tycoon when we noticed the large
shelters (Large Concrete/lean-to/wooden/burrow) were gone.As well as the
cat-climbing tree.Does anybody know why they are gone or how to fix
it?The game version I have is CC.
Jay
posted Nov 1 2003, 12:29 AM
Generally speaking, the larger shelters do not show up in scenarios or
with freeform maps until they are researched or a certain time has
elapsed (depending on the scenario or map). This is often true for
animal toys as well. For freeform maps, I like to use a freeform unlock
file that unlocks all animals and objects (including shelters and animal
toys) at the start of the map. (The Zoo Admin web site has a freeform
unlock file that is compatible with everything up to and including CC.)
Aussie Koala
posted Nov 1 2003, 02:32 AM
If you are already using the freeform unlock from Zoo Admin- you will
find that everything is available at the start of your game, however, if
you have saved it and reloaded it without the research completed, you
will need to research those items to have them available again.
Save_The_Mop
posted Nov 1 2003, 11:35 AM
I did have freform unlock from ZA.My sister didn't even do any reserch
so that must be why...Boy, I feel stupid for reinstalling ZT smack.gif
searain79
posted Nov 1 2003, 11:42 AM
dont you feel stupid. every time i re install i uh... forget that
zoo.ini file. smack.gif
rolling.gif
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Topic: *unhappy guests*
pookie
posted Oct 31 2003, 03:48 PM
can't make guests happy -- complain about being tired, hungry and need
to use restroom (even though there are plently of restaurants, food and
drink stands and restrooms). problem started when I downloaded the
endangered species stuff from micorsoft. anyone else experiencing this
problem? I figure it has to do with user created objects but does anyone
have any ideas?
Jay
posted Nov 1 2003, 12:14 AM
I'm aware of three situations that cause unexpected guest complaints
about their needs. Since you mention the endangered species download and
user created objects, I will talk about just one of those situations.
There is a guest configuration file. Every time Blue Fang/Microsoft
creates a new expansion pack, this configuration file is updated. (There
are 4, Zoo Tycoon, Dinosaur Digs, Marine Mania, and Complete Collection.
The endangered species pack download includes the Complete Collection
guest configuration file.)
Some user created objects and hacks have their own version of this guest
configuration file. Unfortunately, this means that they will cause
problems every time Blue Fang/Microsoft releases a new expansion pack,
until the user created item is updated. Sometimes the user created items
are not updated.
Rather than worrying about such problems, I avoid any user created items
that have a guest configuration file. I can verify just two categories
of such items: benches and guest happiness hacks. There may be other
categories as well.
You should see if you have benches or guest happiness hacks in your
Updates or dlupdate folder. If so, move them out of there and out of any
Zoo Tycoon folder.
pookie
posted Nov 1 2003, 07:35 PM
thanks for the suggestion - I will remove all user created benches -- I
do not have any guest hacks
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Topic: *everything turned orange*, guests and buildings, Why???
Karin
posted Oct 31 2003, 12:20 PM
Could someone please explain this to me. I was playing the Dino Digs
scenario that is marked "Hard". It turned late, so I saved and went to
bed. Started it today again and then ALL my guests and buildings had
turned orange (as if I had done the easter egg Mr Orange, but I had
NOT!). It doesnt go away if I restart the program. Something must really
have bugged out, but does anyone know what??? THANKS!
Niebi
posted Oct 31 2003, 12:23 PM
its cause of halloween..it will be normal tomorow again winkR.gif
rudynoname
posted Oct 31 2003, 01:29 PM
microsoft put a special little easter egg into zt. on halloween, or
whenever your computer clock says it's halloween, zoo tycooon will have
the orange theme for halloween.
SweetSixteen
posted Nov 2 2003, 10:32 AM
I've never seen this happen lol, so wish I had (new it did happen
though!) Maybe cuz I dont play on Halloween???
rudynoname
posted Nov 2 2003, 10:54 AM
lol. don't worry. i missed out on the last 2 halloween myselfs. but if u
want to see it all you have to do is change ur computer clock to october
31st. and change it back when ur done.
This post has been edited by *rudynoname* on Nov 2 2003, 10:54 AM
Capt.Rutlinger
posted Nov 2 2003, 11:32 AM
I had this to smile2.gif
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Topic: *Have I got moody teenage animals?*
Peeps the Pigeon
posted Nov 3 2003, 08:25 AM
sadeyes.gif In all the scenarios 4 ZK (I have MM but this problem was
here b4 it) that involve cats or things and i have 2 have a clouded
leopard I always lose, bcoz my clouded leopards are never happy. I make
their exhibits 100% suitable, i always have poop cleaned out and food
delivered and yet their moods go down really low and they are really
angry. I have tried selling the moody ones and buying new happy ones but
their moods go down too! This happens with a few other animals, what is
it? hmm.gif
Jay
posted Nov 4 2003, 02:18 AM
There are a number of suggestions in the Animal Happiness section under
the "Why are these leopards ..." topic located here:
http://www.zklounge.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6959
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Topic: *Download trouble*, Lappet-Faced Vulture
Russ1
posted Nov 8 2003, 06:52 AM
I would like to download the lappet-faced vulture but i can't get it to
work. Anyone else with this problem?
searain79
posted Nov 8 2003, 01:00 PM
hey there friend!
if you click on this link
<http://www.zklounge.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2652> it takes you
to the vulture download page. on that page, go and RIGHT CLICK on the
download link, and choose *save target as* and then save it to your
computer.
some times, when it is a .ztd for download, your machine descides it
immediatly wants to open it, and have all the fun, leaving you with some
odd windows with weird screens poping up.
so when you are trying to download something, instead, try right
clicking on the download link, and choose *save target as*
if thats not the issue, then what is exactly?
Russ1
posted Nov 9 2003, 06:17 AM
y didn't i think of that before.
Cheers mate.
searain79
posted Nov 9 2003, 01:20 PM
user posted image
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Topic: *Can anybody tell me...*
wanfungwff
posted Nov 9 2003, 07:28 PM
....all the MARINE fences there is for Marine Mania(without downloads)?
My copy's having trouble with the hacks. So can anybody tell me the
names of the Marine fences or at least the number of Marine fences there
is? Please? Thank you!
Please don't say no.gif !
searain79
posted Nov 9 2003, 09:00 PM
Concrete Edge and Glass - 125$
Solid Concrete - 125$
Black Bar and Glass - 130$
buoy rope - 30$
show fences -
striped scooped Edges and Glass - 150$
stripy wavy edges and gunite - 150$
stripy wavy edges and glass - 160
angled railing and glass - 170$
wanfungwff
posted Nov 10 2003, 03:37 PM
THANKS A LOT!!! clap.gif
searain79
posted Nov 10 2003, 05:26 PM
grin.gif glad to help
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Topic: *christmas tree download ?*, help
whitetiger
posted Nov 12 2003, 02:12 PM
anyone know where I can download a christmas tree to use in animal
exhibits. I did the christmas tree scenario but the tree is not showing
up. I have all three zoo tycoon games.
searain79
posted Nov 12 2003, 02:17 PM
you need to wait till you have the in-game date of dec 25th, and have
guests in your zoo- or, head over for a freeform lock!
search this page for your freeform unlock, depending if you have zt, dd,
mm or cc..
click here
<http://zoo.ogresnet.com/downloads/db/in ... =19&by=dat
e&order=DESC&show=30>
Casey
posted Nov 13 2003, 02:19 AM
When I played that scenario, the christmas tree showed up, when I made a
reindeer exhibit and got the exhibit suitability over 70 or 80. You can
use the spruce tree in the reindeer exhibit.
Jay
posted Nov 13 2003, 04:30 AM
Casey is correct. According to the scenario file, the Christmas Tree
appears in the foliage menu when a reindeer exhibit suitability reaches
at least 80. Also, you could use the Christmas Tree that is in the zoo
at the start. However, even though the reindeer shows the Christmas Tree
as its preferred foliage, it actually is happier with the Spruce Tree.
That is because 4 Spruce Trees can fit in a grid square while only 1
Christmas Tree can fit in a grid square.
The freeform unlock only works on freeform maps. So that would not help
for this scenario.
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Topic: *Can I remove animals?*
FireTigress
posted Nov 10 2003, 01:38 PM
Is there a way to remove downloaded animals from my game? I want to get
rid of some of the fan made animals that I don't use anymore. Is there a
way I can do this or am I stuck with them?
searain79
posted Nov 10 2003, 01:56 PM
surely!
go to My Computer - C - Program files\microsoft games\ zoo tycoon\ UPDATES
in the UPDATES folder, is any item you've downloaded! just delete them
from here, and you are on your way!
FireTigress
posted Nov 13 2003, 12:32 PM
Thanks! grin.gif
searain79
posted Nov 13 2003, 01:14 PM
happy gaming!
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Topic: *Guests...*, ...who walk on water??
Kandy21
posted Nov 15 2003, 04:49 PM
ok...i'm having issues with guests....they are walking on water instead
of sinking and drowing or at least swimming and also none of the guests
are shown when entering the swim with dolphins, boat rental, or swimming
dock....help me!!
i un-installed it twice and each time it happens... sadeyes.gif
searain79
posted Nov 15 2003, 05:41 PM
uninstalling and reinstalling does you no good, if you do NOT remove
your downloads. on the next uninstall, go to c\program files\microsoft
games\ and delete the zoo tycoon folder . then reinstall. - you might
want to backup your zoo.ini file before uninstalling. the zoo.ini is
located in the main zoo tycoon folder.
good luck!
Kandy21
posted Nov 15 2003, 08:29 PM
ok...so i forgot to backup my zoo.ini file...but i did as you said
Shelly and all is good now. smile2.gif
WOOT!
Thank you oh hi and supreme techky woman. clap.gif
searain79
posted Nov 16 2003, 11:44 AM
only here to help, and prevent violence to computers. stop.gif
smack.gif
grin.gif
Wally
posted Nov 16 2003, 12:41 PM
remember.. women and children aren't able to drown...
Kandy21
posted Nov 16 2003, 02:29 PM
i know that Wally...but they still shouldn't be able to walk on water
either smack.gif
Aussie Koala
posted Nov 18 2003, 05:24 AM
I wonder if there was a conflict with the swimming staff hack- Did you
ever donwload and install that.
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Topic: *CC: Holiday Senario: ARTIC WOLVES*, No appropirate shelter and happiness
iborries
posted Nov 22 2003, 08:33 AM
Hi Everyone, and boy am i grateful to find this forum/site
well i will start out by introducing my self, name is Ilea! I just
bought Zoo Tycoon Complete a few days ago since i was waiting for the
price to go down winkL.gif
Anyway heres my problem (luckly my only one so far!)
I Was working on the holiday farm senario (the one with the xmas farm
with the wolves, bear, moose and possibly deer) and for the life of me i
could NOT keep the artic wolves happy!!! NO matter what i did (yes i
will check that forum here shortly) but it was so excessive that my bf
(whom downloaded the first disk and plays just the ZT) suggested maybe
it was a glitch.
Not only that but i did NOT have the shelter option of the snow cave for
them, which i am thinking may have been the problem, making the
happiness level worse. My bf (with the first CD of CC) is able to access
that shelter, but i am not. (I downloaded both CDs of CC giving me the
Complete set) Now i did not see any downloads for specific items. and i
never had this option from the start of the cd (i never knew there was a
snow cave to begin with until i started that senerio, and i was quite
familar with the shelters from previous use)
Either way i skipped over that and went on to other senerios. Is there
anyone who can help me figure out what is going on????? It is a little
frustrating not being able to complete stuff!!! smile1.gif LOL Well
thanks everyone
Talk to you all soon! smile1.gif
Ilea
Casey
posted Nov 22 2003, 05:32 PM
The snowy rock cave is a researchable shelter. You will have to fund the
research to make it available. There are some things you can do until
you finished the research:
1.use a concrete shelter. It will keep the wolves happy.
2. Name a guest John Wheeler, that will make all researchable shelter
available.
The snowy rock cave is immediately available in free-form games, when
you have the free-form unlock hack. This hack does not work in scenarios.
iborries
posted Nov 22 2003, 09:28 PM
Thanks Casey, i got that part.
The buggars still arent happy tho! No matter what i do they are below
and i still cant beat the senerio. It says under animals that they arent
happy with their home even tho each specific animal has a rating of over
90 for their home and the zookeeper is not suggesting anything
else.....its soooo frustrating
Any ideas???
Ilea
Jay
posted Nov 22 2003, 11:03 PM
Welcome to the Lounge.
Build the exhibit before putting in any animals. The exhibit must
contain from 4 to 20 arctic wolves, with 35 squares for each wolf. So an
exhibit for 4 wolves will need 140 squares. Of these 140 squares, the
terrain must be 112 squares of Snow, 21 of Gray Stone, and 7 of Fresh
Water. There should be 45 Small Snowy Rocks. There must not be any
foliage. To increase happiness, also add Snowy Rock formations. As for
the shelter, Casey's advice looks good. The Snowy Rock Cave is the
preferred shelter. Therefore, start research right away. In the
meantime, use the Concrete Shelter. After the exhibit is ready, add the
4 wolves, 2 male and 2 female. Then immediately add a zookeeper and
assign the zookeeper to the exhibit so the wolves will get food quickly.
I don't play the scenarios myself, so I do not know what is available at
the start. The above information comes from the animal configuration
files, which always works for me in the freeform games.
Also, for any exhibit, the zookeeper generally stops giving
recommendations once the suitability gets into the green. To determine
what an animal likes, you can attempt to add things and see if you get a
green happy face. If you do, try adding more. When you don't get a green
happy face any more, undo the last change and try something else.
Casey
posted Nov 23 2003, 01:36 PM
When your wolves are not happy, there is something in the exhibit that
is not compatible. Could you make sure that you have turned on the show
exhibit foliage. you can describe the layout of your exhibit and the
precise complaint if you need more help
TerrierMom
posted Nov 23 2003, 10:03 PM
I can get my Artic Wolves to 100% compatibility, so rest assured, it's
possible smile1.gif Artic Wolves like a bit of fresh water and some gray
stone in their exhibits. They don't like all snow exhibits. They like
fairly big exhibits, mine always have at least 12 by 12 exhibits, and
usually 15 by 15. They also like lots of the Snowy Rocky Formation (the
long, thin, narrow ones that look like icebergs) as well as many small
rocks. You need these things in the quantities the wolves like or they
won't be happy. Make them happy, though, and they will reward you by
breeding like rabbits. You probably have the SNowy Rock Cave, but you'll
need to research it or name a male guest John Wheeler to access it. Try
the John Wheeler name egg on a male guest. If the cave still isn't
there, you might have a glitch. In most scenarios, everything is
available at the start, except fo the research items. In a few they are
not, as in some scenarios you can only adopt certain animals or you are
only alllowed to use certain donated animals. In some of the original ZT
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Topic: *Indeo Codec*, Can't Play Expansion Pack
talkingwater
posted Nov 30 2003, 12:13 AM
I downloaded and paid for the Indeo Codec File from Ligos, for use with
Win XP.
I install Zoo Tycoon and then install the Expansion Pack that contains
Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania. During installation it sends an error
message that says insert the media disk in the drive. what is it talking
about? Please help or I am throwing out both discs.
Jay
posted Nov 30 2003, 01:18 AM
I assume this is the same problem you had in April at the following
post: http://www.zklounge.com/forums/index.ph ... 2&hl=indeo
<http://www.zklounge.com/forums/index.ph ... 2&hl=indeo> .
The only codec problem that Microsoft talks about is mentioned here:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/patch.asp .
Since you have Marine Mania, it sounds like you should not have the
problem. You might want to try and edit the zoo.ini file as described at
the above Microsoft link, if you have not made those changes already.
Other than that, I cannot add anything else beyond what was given in the
post from April.