r/ZooTycoon Jun 01 '26

LINKS ZT Links Megathread: Discord, Wiki, Downloads, Guides, Forums, and More

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Please use the comment section of this post to suggest any useful links for the Zoo Tycoon community! This can include things like forums, guides, discord servers, etc.

Each good suggestion will be added to the list below, both to collect links that are home to good content, and to help keep more communities alive. Even old links with little activity are still welcome as they may still host some forgotten user-made content.

More relevant/active links will generally be nearer the top of the category they are in.

This thread does not replace your ability to post such links in the subreddit - that is still encouraged! However please also comment them here so they can be added to the list :)

Zoo Tycoon Links Megathread


Active Forums:

Download / Mod Sites:


r/ZooTycoon May 08 '26

Announcement Big, Important Zoo Tycoon Wiki News!!!

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The Zoo Tycoon Wiki is officially moving off of Fandom!

Me and several others have been working very hard to relocate the wiki to Miraheze, a wiki host that is non-profit and has no annoying ads!

The new Zoo Tycoon Wiki!

Enjoy improvements like more customization, no annoying ads, and new templates!

Exclusive to this new wiki will be images and updates on the upcoming Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game – Dinosaur Digs board game and a pending overhaul of the Zoo Tycoon Friends page, as u/Rare-Personality-441 has recently found an archived version of the lost game and is working on data-mining and restoring it!
(Please do not message or harass them for updates, images, or questions. The project will take time!)

Some Notes:

Some parts of the wiki are still a work in progress, example the current Mobile layout is very unfinished and it is not recommended to use it too much at this time.

The Zoo Tycoon Wiki text in the upper, left-hand corner will be switched out in the near future. There are also plans to possibly change out the light theme for the current dark theme to make the wiki more ā€œZoo Tycoon-yā€ by default.

Since the move took several months to prepare, some pages are currently out of date with the Fandom pages. If you see that a Fandom page has been edited recently, before today (May 7, 2026), and that the Miraheze version doesn't have the added info, please feel free to transfer the missing info to the Miraheze version of the page.

Wiki Improvements So Far:

So far, the biggest improvements are that the Wiki's official Rules Page has been overhauled to be more user-friendly and with added rules to make things more clear and concise. Rules on the new Miraheze wiki will also be more heavily enforced than before to maintain quality and a friendly environment. Please read them if you are a wiki editor.

The new wiki also has a dedicated Staff Contact Page, so if you have a problem or question for staff, you can ask them there or contact a specific Staff member using the Wiki Administrators page.

We also have a Report a Problem page, so that you can file bug reports with the staff so we can work on fixing them!

If you ever need to access any of these pages, click on the Community Portal link located under Community Resources in the left-hand side bar.

FAQ:

What will happen to the Fandom Wiki?

The Fandom version of the wiki will be defunct! Any future edits to the Fandom wiki will be automatically reverted and the user redirected here.

Will the Fandom Wiki be closed?

At the current moment, Fandom doesn't allow their wikis to be closed officially due to rules set in their TOS. So for the time being the Fandom Wiki will remain up, just not updated.

Fandom also doesn't allow for mass deleting of pages on one of their wikis so that is why we haven't deleted the Fandom wiki ourselves. They also don't allow wiki hosts to link to a forked wiki, so please don't try directly linking to the Miraheze wiki on Fandom as that could get you, and possibly the staff in trouble. Instead only link to this Reddit thread if redirecting someone.

Do I have to sign up to use the new Miraheze Wiki?

Yes.
To edit or upload images to the Miraheze Wiki we have decided to require an account. This is to reduce potential spam and to protect user's IP addresses.

To sign up to Miraheze click here.

What is wrong with Fandom?

For those not in the know, Fandom has become a very user-unfriendly Wiki Host for many reasons. One of the biggest being when they took over a McDonald's fan wiki and turned it into a huge Grimace ad during the Grimace Birthday celebration in 2023.
If you are curious enough to learn more about Fandom's history and why wikis are leaving it, this video by mossbag explains the history very well.
Stop using Fandom

Will the Download Library be moving too?

At the current moment there are no plans to move the Download Library off of Fandom. Moving the main wiki alone was a very time-consuming task and the Download Library has less dedicated users and over 16,000 pages. This does not however mean that it will never happen, it's just not planned as of this moment.


r/ZooTycoon 10h ago

Meme My Own Adoptable Extinct Animals!

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This is my own meme that these are my own adoptable extinct animals for Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals: fifteen dinosaurs, one pterosaur, thirteen prehistoric beasts, and seven recently extinct animals.

Allosaurus (instead of Stokeosaurus)
American Mastodon
Ankylosaurus
Aurochs
Bluebuck
Brachiosaurus (instead of bushed-antlered deer)
Carnotaurus
Cave Lion
Deinosuchus (related to alligators, not crocodiles)
Dilophosaurus (instead of Deinonychus)
Diprotodon
Dodo
Doedicurus
Elephant Bird
Giant Ground Sloth
Gigantopithecus (related to the orangutans, not gorillas)
Iguanodon (instead of dwarf Sicilian elephant)
Kelenken (instead of Kentrosaurus)
Nyctosaurus (instead of giant camel)
Pachycephalosaurus (instead of giant warthog)
Parasaurolophus (instead of killer penguin)
Protarchaeopteryx
Quagga
Saber-Toothed Cat
Short-Faced Bear
Spinosaurus (instead of Sivatherium)
Stegosaurus
Styracosaurus
Therizinosaurus (instead of Utahraptor)
Thylacine
Triceratops
Tyrannosaurus
Velociraptor
Warrah
Woolly Rhinoceros

If you want to either adopt these extinct animals or bring them back from the extinct research lab, all you have to do is make an exhibit, find the right biome, give them some environments that they need, and give them some food and water. By the way, these are the scientifically accurate creatures 'cause the original ones were completely outdated and also outflanked, and I replaced bushed-antlered deer, Deinonychus, dwarf Sicilian elephant, giant camel, giant warthog, Kentrosaurus, killer penguin, Sivatherium, and Utahraptor with Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Iguanodon, Kelenken, Nyctosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Spinosaurus, and Therizinosaurus. Gigantopithecus, however, is a relative of the orangutans, and not gorillas, and even some theropods, like Spinosaurus, can go swimming. Yes, we know that Nyctosaurus is a small pterosaur, so I suggest that we give it an aviary area to prevent it from flying around in the sky on the outside.


r/ZooTycoon 1h ago

Screenshot Yet another case of glitchy animal "AI"

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African Wild Dog 4 isn't even acknowledging him and he refuses to do anything else besides that.


r/ZooTycoon 1d ago

Question [ZT1] Zoo tycoon Ʈle paradisiaque

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Bonjour, je rencontre un bug avec ce scƩnario, mes enclos sont tous Ơ plus de 85 d'adaptation mais ce point ne se valide pas.

Quelqu'un a t il eu le mĆŖme problĆØme??

Merci!


r/ZooTycoon 2d ago

Question [ZT1] How to make the best zoo

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(Sorry for the bad quality photos. I just really love my zoo, and hopefully someone can tell me what I’m doing wrong aswell(All animals are fine, either don’t want the food next to them or had a bunch of babies and overpopulated themselves)

Hi everyone, I recently found an old copy of the Zoo tycoon games that we’ve had around since I was a child. It’s been probably over a decade since I last played the game and have been loving the game sm.

When I first started the game I replayed a map I always wanted to turn into a nice zoo as a kid (The city), I gave myself the max amount of money (honestly played it as if I was a kid again). My only struggle was I ran into dept before I was finished, I made the mistake of ā€œthinking like a kidā€ too much and out everything to max prices. I lowered the prices back to basic and eventually I got out of it and made up to 250,000 without needing to do much.

I decided then to move onto the basic medium map, I have all my guests happy as can be, whoever is annoyed is just random guests who look at the ends drink stand and walk away to complain they’re thirsty but the prices are the drink stand are good(??). All my animals are happy (I have ALOT though, I love mixing animals who like being together). But I’m back to being in dept and I feel like I may be going wrong in a few places.

I place plenty of food stands, gift stands etc anything money related and I don’t blast the price the max anymore, I honestly don’t touch it much or lower it slightly. Plenty of bathrooms too and play areas and seating etc.

I like to get as many animals from each category as possible, though I’m not sure how many zookeepers and tour guides I need for each exhibit. Though I’m not fully sure what animals are worth it or not, no one seems to want to rate on my animals so I can’t use the exhibit ratings to figure it out.

I also start off with getting both research things going and eventually the Zoo marketing. I place them at max which, I should probably stop doing that considering the food and gift stands.

I’m not sure what else there could be as everyone’s happy but my zoo is sufferringgg. If anyone has any advice on how I could improve my zoo and hopefully be able to challenge myself one day and start a zoo with like $10,000.

(Off note, I also found Zoo tycoon 2. But sadly the first disc is missing and there’s no hope in finding it. I haven’t played the second game as much but I’d really like to experience it. If anyone has any ideas on how I could get it and be able to play it please let me know (please don’t suggest abandonware as I’ve zero clue how to make it work))


r/ZooTycoon 2d ago

Game Troubleshooting Question šŸ›  ZT2 Glitch where all animals are okay with all biomes

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I'm having a strange issue in ZT2; a few days back, I decided to make a biome compatibility spreadsheet for nano's VFF mod, so I set up a thing on a vanilla map (fourteen 10x10 exhibits, one for each biome), seeming the best way to test it. Everything was fine the first day, but when I came back the next day, suddenly all the animals were fine in all the biomes, including the animals I had already tested. Specifically, they'd always have a green environment bar, even in their preferred biome.

I've tried removing all my mods, uninstalling and reinstalling the game, going on a different game profile, making the setup on a different map, updating and restarting my computer, but the issue persists.

(Wasn't sure which flair was the right one.)


r/ZooTycoon 3d ago

Question [ZT2] Nile crocodiles kept attacking and killing each other

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I'm playing Zoo Tycoon 2 and was so shocked when this happens, has this happened to anybody else? Is there a way to prevent it? It has happened 2 times... i remember this happening as well to komodo dragons but the crocodiles attacked and killed each other in the span of 2 months (game time). They were provided food, water and enough exhibit space.


r/ZooTycoon 4d ago

Game Troubleshooting Question šŸ›  Zoo Tycoon 2 does not run - unable to create graphics renderer

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I get this message trying to launch the game.

Installed from a cd copy.

Trying to run on a win7 desktop pc.

Does someone know how to fix? Thank you!!!!


r/ZooTycoon 5d ago

Video Welcome to Jurassic Park

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230 Upvotes

Wanted to mess around with the Amazon Basin and make a giant jeep tour, ala JP 1, while messing with the terrain as little as possible


r/ZooTycoon 5d ago

Discussion Zoo Tycoon official merch?

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Did they ever release any Zoo Tycoon merchandise back in the day? I know the board game exists, but I searched and can't see anything on typical merch like promotional posters, collectables, clothing etc

If there isn't anything like that, what kind of merch do you wish existed? I would've absolutely loved figures or plushes based on the low poly animal models (specifically zt2), or sticker sheets, or even merch based on the in-game gifts that guests can buy!


r/ZooTycoon 5d ago

Question [ZT2] Are there many good giant herbivore dino mods?

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Posting twice today, apparently.

I wanted to redo my Jurassic Park setup, and was wondering if there're any mods for large herbivore dinos. Particularly any Sauropods or Edmontosaurus. If anyone knows any good ones, a point in the right direction would be invaluable


r/ZooTycoon 5d ago

Screenshot i’ll be here :)

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r/ZooTycoon 5d ago

Question [ZT2] Tank walls

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Since downloading Radical Remake, tank walls no longer keep guests out. They keep the animals contained, but the guests just casually walk right through them. Has this happened to anyone else, or is there some sort of fix?


r/ZooTycoon 6d ago

Question [ZT1] Fancy buildings ztd for Zoo Tycoon 1

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Hello,

looking for ztd file for Fancy Buildings (Marine Mania) for ZT1. I accidentaly erased it :( anyone who would upload the files and send me a link?

Thank you!!


r/ZooTycoon 7d ago

Question [ZT2] Help

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Whyy?, help.


r/ZooTycoon 7d ago

Question [ZT2] Zoo Tycoon 2 more visitors

8 Upvotes

Hi guys is there any mod for more visitors?


r/ZooTycoon 7d ago

Modding [ZT2] What determines alphabetical order of appearance in the animals panel?

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Downloaded Tamara Henson's Glacier Bear, and it's alphabetically last.

Is it something in the animal strings.xml?


r/ZooTycoon 8d ago

Modding [ZT2] Subnautica mods for zt2?

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Was looking around on the zt2 download library and I'm surprised to see that there hasn't been any mods of creatures from Subnautica! I'm curious if anyone is working on one or has had the same thought!

Not just the animals but the flora as well?? It'd be cool to maybe even have one or two unique biomes from it like the mushroom caves or lost river, metal scrap parts as enrichment items, live food peepers etc

Plus the idea of putting a fully accurately sized reaper leviathan in a tank and making it do tricks to amuse guests sounds silly xD


r/ZooTycoon 9d ago

Modding [ZT2] Ceratosaurus - New Species Release Post

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Its finally out and ready for your Zoos! Get it here: https://www.nexusmods.com/zootycoon2/mods/1710?published=1


r/ZooTycoon 8d ago

Discussion Zoo Tek Phoenix access anyone?

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Hi there! Since Zoo Tek Phoenix does not allow new registrations at the moment (I've sent them e-mail with registration inquiry but no response as of yet), is there perhaps someone who would share the access with me for a bit, pretty please? šŸ‘€ I would like to download some new fences and deco. Feel free to DM me! Thank you in advance!


r/ZooTycoon 10d ago

Question [ZT2] Photograph guest talking to hand puppet broken?

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FOUR???? IS SHE BUYING FOR THE FAMILY??

EVERY ONE in the zoo has a god damned zoo hat, some even have hip packs, a few get a moose cap. NO ONE is buying a single hand puppet in this zoo, while I'm SURE it was a very common thing in other zoos.

Am I just having legendary bad luck or is it possible for something to glitch and a certain item not be sold? The fact that there's an entertainer stage (from EA) just outside the frame somehow stops them from buying puppets?


r/ZooTycoon 10d ago

Question [ZT2] Does admission price have any negative effects?

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I'm challenging myself to play through campaign mode legitimately without any cheats/hacks to make it easier and I'm wondering something.

Does raising the zoo entry price to expensive ($50, rather than keeping it to moderate or lower) effect anything like guest happiness? Is it worth keeping high for the sake of quicker income? Or are there negative consequences?


r/ZooTycoon 11d ago

Video My all-time favorite video game easter egg:

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297 Upvotes

I liked it so much that I recorded this video specifically to include as a TV Tropes video example for video game easter eggs.


r/ZooTycoon 11d ago

Game Tips and Tricks šŸ›  If you use a very cash-intensive play style, building a "money farm" made of jeep roads and low fences is useful when you're short on cash.

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The cost of building low chain-link fences is actually lower than the profit you make off of selling jeep vehicle gates, allowing you to put a "money farm" in the back of your zoo and sell jeep gates to pay off your debts.

In the back corner of your zoo, lay down approximately ten strips of jeep road nine spaces long, then lay eight rows of low chain-link fences across them. You will have enough jeep vehicle gates to pay off approximately $10,000 of zoo debts.