Hayo Zookeepers!

It's time to discover the wonderful animals of the Eurasia continental area in the new Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack, out now! Grab the pack on Steam and don't forget to update your game to enjoy free Update 1.16.

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Let's meet the 8 beautiful animals that make up this incredible pack: the powerful Wisent, the remarkable Sloth Bear, the fearless Wolverine, the resilient Wild Boar, the distinctive Saiga, the graceful Mute Swan, the striking Takin and our affable Exhibit animal, the Hermann's Tortoise. Celebrate the resilience of the Eurasian wilderness by introducing these incredible species to your zoos.



You'll get to know these amazing species better through the brand-new campaign scenario included in the pack. This time you'll be working directly together with Bernie Goodwin to design and build a zoo entirely in secret. What's the occasion, you might ask? Nancy Jones is retiring, and Bernie wants to surprise her with the most wonderful zoo that money can buy, giving her a retirement present she will love and cherish forever. We can't wait to see what kind of zoos you create to give Nancy that perfect gift.

All this in the new Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack. For more information check out the announcement post and the full patch notes below!



We're also rolling out a free update alongside the pack! The main feature of the free update is a brand new Modular Souvenir Shop where your guests can buy all the zoo memorabilia and knickknacks they want to make their zoo visit extra memorable. This shop can be dressed up and modified by you, letting you build a custom souvenir shop. You can even choose what you want to stock your shelves with! Your guests will be able enter and navigate around the shop while also interacting with displays and the checkout counter.

In addition to this, you can also expect quality of life additions and bug fixes. We're rolling out new pseudomelanistic and erythristic colour morphs for the Bengal and Siberian tigers, as well as a matching colour multi-select option, to name two.
Last but not least, something we know that has been a highly requested amongst the community: the Malayan Tapir Adult is getting an update and will be available for players who own the Planet Zoo: Southeast Asia Animal Pack. 



Check out the full Update Notes below for more information and all you need to know about various bug fixes, improvements, and changes in Update 1.16.

Don't forget to join us later today for an exciting launch livestream on Twitch or YouTube, at 16:00 GMT, where we'll be going over all of the stunning new animals and explore further into the inspiration behind the Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack with some insights about their real-life counterparts, thanks to The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. 
You can also keep up to date with everything Planet Zoo over on our social channels. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and now officially on TikTok! 

See you there PlanZo fam.

Planet Zoo - 1.16.0 Update Notes

This update contains bug fixes, updates and some new content.
New Content - Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack

• NEW - Animals[/*][list]
• New animals in the Planet Zoo: Eurasia Animal Pack:[/*][list]
• Wolverine[/*]
• Sloth Bear[/*]
• Mute Swan[/*]
• Wild Boar[/*]
• Wisent[/*]
• Saiga[/*]
• Takin[/*]
• Hermann's Tortoise[/*]

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• NEW - Career Scenario 
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• Bernie is getting the whole gang back together for a little project that is close to his heart, a retirement gift for Nancy! We'll have to make the best use of this limited space to create something truly magical.
He'll distract Nancy as best he can whilst you get to work![/*]

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• NEW - Scenery Pieces[list]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Wolverine[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Sloth Bear[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Mute Swan[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Wild Boar[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Wisent[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Saiga[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Takin[/*]
• Eurasia Animal Sign Hermann's Tortoise[/*]
• Reward Statue Takin Stone[/*]
• Reward Statue Takin Bronze[/*]
• Reward Statue Takin Silver[/*]
• Reward Statue Takin Gold[/*]

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• NEW - Avatar Costume 
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• Saiga Hat and Avatar costume[/*]

[/*][/list]New Content - Free Update 1.16.0

• NEW - Modular Souvenir Shop[/*][list]
• A new way to build souvenir shops is coming to Planet Zoo: build shops of any shape and size by placing a Modular Souvenir Shop and extending it with Expansion Tiles.[/*]
• To offer items, place souvenir displays anywhere on the shop or its expansion tiles, and select which item to sell on each display's info panel.[/*]
• Place at least one Counter anywhere on the shop or its expansion tiles to provide a point for Vendors to serve guests within the shop. You can add as many counters as needed to ensure guests won't have to wait too long in the shop.[/*]
• The larger the shop, the more guests can fit into the shop, but also its upkeep costs will increase - be sure to keep an eye on the guest volume in your park to meet demands![/*]
• Guests will be able to freely navigate the shop, browse displays and finally finish their purchase at a counter staffed with a vendor. [/*]

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• NEW - Matching Colour Multi-Select [/*][list]
• An additional multi-select mode is now available to select all scenery pieces within a group that have the same colours and palette.[/*]
• This mode is available upon entering multi-select (via the HUD or shortcut) and clicking on a scenery piece while holding 'alt' (this modifier can be rebound)[/*]
• The game will create a multi-selection of pieces that match the colours and palette of the selected piece
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• Palette refers to the different colours available for pieces of different sets, i.e. upon selecting a "Plaster" piece, the multi-selection will include all other "Plaster" pieces of the same colour, but no pieces of other sets despite having the same colour value.[/*]

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• NEW - Scenery Pieces
[/*][list]
• Modular Souvenir Shop[/*]
• Modular Souvenir Shop Expansion Tile[/*]
• Souvenir Cap[/*]
• Souvenir Hat Lion[/*]
• Souvenir Hat Rhino[/*]
• Souvenir Hat Spider[/*]
• Souvenir Hat Wild Dog[/*]
• Souvenir Mask Giraffe[/*]
• Souvenir Mask Monkey[/*]
• Souvenir Mask Red Panda[/*]
• Souvenir Mask Tiger[/*]
• Souvenir Mug Capybara[/*]
• Souvenir Mug Giraffe[/*]
• Souvenir Mug Herd[/*]
• Souvenir Mug Leaves[/*]
• Souvenir Mug Rainbow[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Elephant Small[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Elephant[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Frog Small[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Frog[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Lion Small[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Lion[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Panda Small[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Panda[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Zebra Small[/*]
• Souvenir Plushie Zebra[/*]
• Souvenir Poster Capybara[/*]
• Souvenir Poster Planet Zoo[/*]
• Souvenir Poster Rhino[/*]
• Souvenir Poster Tiger[/*]
• Souvenir Poster Tube[/*]
• Souvenir Puzzle Capybara[/*]
• Souvenir Puzzle Panda[/*]
• Souvenir Puzzle Planet Zoo[/*]
• Souvenir Statuette Elephant[/*]
• Souvenir Statuette Giraffe[/*]
• Souvenir Statuette Gorilla[/*]
• Souvenir Statuette Hippo[/*]
• Souvenir Statuette Lion[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Animals[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Capybara[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Giraffe[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Logo[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Rainbow 01[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Rainbow 02[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Tiger[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Folded Zebra[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Animals[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Capybara[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Giraffe[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Logo[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Rainbow 01[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Rainbow 02[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Tiger[/*]
• Souvenir T-Shirt Hanging Zebra[/*]
• Souvenir Tote Bag Horse[/*]
• Souvenir Tote Bag Lemur[/*]
• Souvenir Tote Bag Planet Zoo[/*]
• Souvenir Tote Bag Rainbow[/*]
• Souvenir Umbrella Blue[/*]
• Souvenir Umbrella Green[/*]
• Souvenir Umbrella Purple[/*]
• Souvenir Umbrella Yellow[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Balloon Display[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Counter[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Island Shelf Display Corner[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Island Shelf Display[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Poster Display[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Small Shelf Display[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Tall Hanging Display[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 01 Corner[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 01[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 02 Corner[/*]
• Souvenir Shop Tall Shelf Display 02[/*]
• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 1m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 4m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Billboard Poster 4m x 4m[/*]
• Wallpaper Leaves 1m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Leaves 4m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Leaves 4m x 4m[/*]
• Wallpaper Planks 1m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Planks 4m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Planks 4m x 4m[/*]
• Wallpaper Rock 1m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Rock 4m x 2m[/*]
• Wallpaper Rock 4m x 4m[/*]

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• NEW - Blueprints[/*][list]
• Classic Souvenir Shop[/*]
• Planet Zoo Souvenir Shop[/*]

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• NEW - Foliage[/*][list]
• Hosta Large[/*]
• Hosta Medium[/*]
• Hosta Small[/*]
• Hosta Variegated Large[/*]
• Hosta Variegated Medium[/*]
• Hosta Variegated Small[/*]

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• NEW - Music Tracks[list]
• 4 new music tracks are accessible through the in-game speakers:
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• Carpathian Cradle[/*]
• The Great Steppe[/*]
• Baikal Breeze[/*]
• Volgan Verdure[/*]

[/*][/list][/*][/list]General Bug Fixes and Improvements

• Animals[/*][list]
• Fixed a sociality related bug for female Sand Cat bachelor groups, up to 2 female Sand Cats can now be kept together[/*]
• Fixed a typo in the Cougar's American-English zoopedia[/*]
• Tasmanian Devils now exit burrows properly[/*]
• North Island Brown Kiwis now have the correct defecation visuals[/*]
• Asian Water Monitors now have enhanced visuals when deep swimming[/*]
• Added Aquatic Biome Icon to various Animals Education Board display[/*]
• Removed Research Level Icon from Platypus custom screen image[/*]
• Updated a fun fact for the Dingo with more correct information about coat colours of wild pure Dingoes.[/*]
• Improved African Savannah Elephant swimming animations when exiting water[/*]
• Bengal and Siberian Tigers will now use the Fruit ice block enrichment Item[/*]
• Caracals no longer jump in slow motion when on a climbable structure[/*]
• Clouded Leopards no longer jump in slow motion[/*]
• Adjusted the adult Malayan Tapir[/*]

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• Scenario[/*][list]
• Fixed the tour rating objective sometimes not completing correctly.[/*]
• Fixed an issue where guests would not board the train at Goodwin house.[/*]
• Improved the visuals of the bear habitat at Goodwin house.[/*]
• Fixed scenario cinematics being skipped after using the "Reset" button in a scenario.[/*]

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• Habitats[/*][list]
• Fixed an issue where unusual habitat shapes would impact game performance[/*]
• Improved performance when creating lakes[/*]

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• Scenery[/*][list]
• Adjusted several Oceanian plants' biome suitability:
- Golden Sand Sedge: added Grasslands suitability - Cabbage Tree: added Grasslands suitability - Coastal Pigface: added Grasslands suitability - King Fern: added Tropical suitability[/*]
• Added Snap Points to Classic Fence pieces[/*]
• Fixed the Oceanian Walkthrough Exhibit blueprint orientation so that it better aligns with the Walkthrough Exhibit[/*]

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• Staff[/*][list]
• Workzones in the Staff management window are now sorted alphabetically[/*]
• Fixed Mechanics sliding after fixing a utility like Solar Panels[/*]

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• UI[/*][list]
• Fixed staff building perk tooltip in the staff info panel[/*]
• Fixed apostrophes displaying incorrectly in the Habitat Memorials management window.[/*]

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• Stability[list]
• Fixed various crashes, improving game stability[/*]

[/*]Known Issues

• Saiga Conservation Status[list]
• The status of Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has been changed from critically endangered to near threatened on Dec. 11[/*]
• Because the status update was effective from this week, we will be updating the Saiga's conservation status in the Zoopedia in our next patch. [/*]

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