Patch history

1. Jan 17, 2023·Planet Zoo Update 1.12.3 is available now!+2

   • ≈🐛Bug fixmovement

     Fixed issues where animals teleported when using burrows or were incorrectly flagged as escaped while climbing.

     bugfix

   • ▲🎯Behaviorbehavior

     Removed long idle periods for animals in burrows and fixed Raccoons passing through scenery to reach toys.

     bugfix

   • ▲✨NewInterspecies Enrichmentbonus—→Added

     Added interspecies enrichment bonuses between Emus, Red Kangaroos, and Red-Necked Wallabies.

     new

2. Jun 24, 2021·Planet Zoo - Update 1.6.1 Available Now

   • ≈🐛Bug fixcollision

     Fixed tennis ball enrichment items falling through terrain at high speeds.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixinteraction

     Fixed bamboo feeders trapping animals and hovering in the air during interaction.

     bugfix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixzoopedia

     Removed the slow feeder from the Meerkat's toy research list in the zoopedia as it is not used by the species.

     bugfix

   • ≈🎯BehaviorAI behavior

     Animals will now correctly pounce on enrichment items located at the edge of their habitats.

     bugfix

3. Aug 27, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.3.1

   • ≈🎯BehaviorClimbingnavigation

     Fixed animals failing to climb in habitats with excessive climbable objects.

     bugfix

   • ≈🎯BehaviorPlanet Zoo Log

     Fixed animals hovering or navigating poorly when walking/climbing on the Planet Zoo Log.

     bugfix

   • ≈✨NewCompare Matesdescription text—→Added

     Added animal color description text when comparing mates from the animal market.

     quality

4. May 12, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.2.4+7

   • ▲🎯Behaviorhabitat navigationin-game→loading screen

     Invalidated habitat navigation is now handled during the loading screen rather than in-game, reducing mid-game stutter.

     quality

   • ▲🔁ReworkFight Notificationsalert type—→Dangerous Fights

     Introduced 'Dangerous Fights' alerts to better distinguish between harmful conflicts and natural behaviors like Reindeer rutting.

     quality

   • ▲🐛Bug fixFight Notificationstimeline reportingduplicate→single

     Fixed a bug where fights were reported twice in the timeline.

     bugfix

   • ▲✨NewGeneticsAlbino inheritanceFranchise only→All modes

     Albino genetics are now inherited in sandbox and other non-franchise modes.

     new

   • ▲🎯Behaviordrinking station access

     Improved the ability for animals to access drinking stations.

     quality

   • ▲🐛Bug fixanimal sizingextreme→normal

     Fixed an issue in Franchise mode where some animals were spawned extremely large or small.

     bugfix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixbirth injuriespossible→fixed

     Fixed an issue where juveniles could be born with injuries in Franchise mode.

     bugfix

5. Apr 22, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.2.3

   • ≈🎯Behaviorescape trigger

     Fixed a bug where animals would incorrectly trigger an 'escaped' status while swimming in the middle of water.

     bugfix

   • ≈🛠QoLGenealogyparentageUnknown→Parents

     Offspring in scenarios now correctly display their parents in the Genealogy panel.

     quality

   • ≈🐛Bug fixGenealogysibling relation

     Fixed a UI bug where an animal could be listed as its own sibling after being released to the wild.

     bugfix

6. Apr 16, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.2.2+2

   • ▲📊Numericthirst rate2x→1x

     Animal thirst now decreases at the intended rate across all difficulty modes, reducing the frequency of dehydration.

     Fixed thirst dropping too fast

   • ▲🎯Behaviordehydration deathPossible→Prevented

     Animals will no longer die of dehydration or trigger notifications if water is available in the habitat.

     Fixed dehydration logic

   • ≈🐛Bug fixEat Animationanimation

     Fixed a broken eating animation specifically for juvenile Grizzly Bears.

     Juvenile Grizzly Bear fix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixSprinkler InteractionstatusPermanent→Dynamic

     Fixed an issue where animals moved away from sprinklers still incorrectly believed they were under one.

     Sprinkler logic fix

   • ≈🐛Bug fixEnrichment Interactionanimation

     Fixed an issue where Female Capuchin Monkeys performed a cardboard box animation without the object reacting.

     Capuchin Monkey fix

7. Feb 11, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.1.4+2

   • ▲🎯Behaviorunboxing

     Animals boxed by the game are now automatically unboxed when safe, reducing manual intervention.

     behavior

   • ▲🔁Reworkregion tagsArctic→North America/Europe

     Arctic continent references replaced with North America and European tags, allowing Arctic animals to utilize suitable plants.

     mechanic

   • ≈🐛Bug fixwater entry

     Fixed an issue where animals jumping into water from climbing frames would malfunction.

     bugfix

8. Jan 16, 2020·Planet Zoo - Update 1.1.2

   • ≈🐛Bug fixMovementwater entry

     Fixed a bug where female Cheetahs and Polar Bears were able to jump into water.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixClimbingwall escape

     Fixed big cats being able to climb tall walls to escape their enclosures.

9. Dec 19, 2019·Planet Zoo - Update 1.1.1+1

   • ≈🐛Bug fixboxing behavior

     Fixed an issue where animals would box while jumping.

     bugfix

   • ▲🐛Bug fixescape flagging

     Mitigated issues where animals were incorrectly flagged as escaped while still inside their habitat.

     bugfix

10. Nov 27, 2019·Planet Zoo - Update 1.0.3+1

    • ▲🐛Bug fixhydrationcan be dehydrated→cannot be dehydrated

      Fixed a bug where animals could still suffer from dehydration while swimming.

      Fixed animals being dehydrated while swimming.

11. Nov 14, 2019·Planet Zoo - Update 1.0.2+3

    • ▲🐛Bug fixAI behavior

      Fixed multiple AI issues where animals would ignore food or get stuck in movement loops.

      Fixed food ignoring, shake behavior, and climbing frame loops.

    • ▲🎯Behaviorherding

      Animals now group together more frequently to encourage natural herding behavior.

      Animals group together more often.

    • ▲📊Numericpopulation limit—→Increased

      Increased population and sex limits for Timber Wolves and African Wild Dogs to allow for larger packs.

      Timber Wolf and African Wild Dog

    • ≈🐛Bug fixwelfare reporting

      Fixed a discrepancy in how exhibit animal welfare was being reported to the player.

      Exhibit animal welfare

12. Nov 7, 2019·Planet Zoo - Update 1.0.1+1

    • ▲🎯BehaviorClimbingbehavior

      General improvements to climbing mechanics to prevent unrealistic animal behavior.

      improvement

13. Nov 5, 2019·Planet Zoo - Launch Update Notes+1

    • ▲📊Numericlongevity—→Increased

      Average animal longevity has been raised, allowing animals to live longer.

      Lifespan increase

    • ≈🎯Behaviorboxing/unboxing

      Improvements made to the process of boxing and unboxing animals.

      Process improvement

    • ≈🎨Visualsocial animations—→Added

      Additional social interaction animations have been added for animals.

      Visual variety

    • ≈🎨VisualclawsStatic→Retractable

      Big cats now feature retractable claws, with the exception of Cheetahs.

      Big cats only

14. Oct 4, 2019·Planet Zoo - Beta Update 1.3.1

    • ≈🐛Bug fixgrowth

      Fixed an issue where juvenile animals were not growing into adults.

15. Oct 4, 2019·Planet Zoo - Beta Update 1.3

    • ≈🔁ReworkBreedingbalance

      General balancing adjustments made to animal breeding mechanics.

      numeric

    • ≈🐛Bug fixDeathpathing

      Fixed an issue where deceased animals would become stuck in the Vet's surgery.

      bugfix

16. Sep 27, 2019·Planet Zoo - Beta Update 1.2+1

    • ▲🐛Bug fixSwimmingmovement

      Fixed an issue where Hippos would get stuck while swimming.

      bugfix

    • ≈🐛Bug fixnotifications

      Fixed birth and death notifications for animals.

      bugfix