No Barriers, Buildings or Staff! How To Build Natural Environments in Planet Zoo

[@moss725]

I remember doing a rudimentary version of this in zoo tycoon. Sometimes im shocked with how gorgeous planet zoo is.

[@ZSHplays]

2nd only to RDR2 in the graphics stakes for me

[@Cy10280]

Zt2 or zt1? I'm a zt2 player myself. I use modding myself.

[@carterclarke2387]

Same

[@Lilly31913]

@@ZSHplays yep im using this to make a rdr2 inspired zoo

[@moomoo361marlow5]

I have been doing this for ages! I'm glad you are getting this stuff more common within the community, I am currently working on Yellowstone National park styled in this way.

[@ZSHplays]

It’s so much fun, I love switching from zoos to landscapes and back!

[@moomoo361marlow5]

@@ZSHplays It really is! Sometimes It's a lot more relaxing to not have to worry about facilities and guest needs. But sometimes It's more interesting to construct a working zoo.

[@bo7527]

If your finished can you upload it to steam workshop?

[@Wildwiki6798]

@@moomoo361marlow5it really is I’m making Komodo national park build it’s going really good so far😊

[@tekre6473]

I remember that in my favorite zoo games from where I was a child (honestly don't remember the name) you didn't need to change the settings to do this. Animals could eat from natural resources, and i spend hours building the perfect ecosystems with enough plants so they regrow quick enough to feed all the animals and a nice mix of animals and everyone being happy and free without any humans. It was so fun, and I was really disappointed when I saw it was impossible in planet zoo

[@ZSHplays]

I think that was Zoo Tycoon 2? I've never played it so not sure. Yes it would be a great feature to have in PZ but, seeing as real zoos don't work like that I guess it seemed like a waste of resources? Maybe they could do a Planet Ecosystem?

[@tekre6473]

@@ZSHplays I actually used these mechanics also when building normal zoos. With the right planning you could do enclosures that had enough plants to sustain the animals, plus of course water, so the humans were only needed for cleaning. That then got a big part of my zoo planning as for that the enclosures had to be bigger than normal ones, forcing me to think in detail about how I lay them out in a way the visitors still would see the animals

[@GD2012GD]

Could it be wildlife park?

[@tekre6473]

@@GD2012GD yes!

[@bedfastsans5212]

I love to do that, since It didn't came on console yet i do It with JWE2, i enjoy just seeing animaos roaming around like in the wild, see them reproduce and have babies while the foodchain goes on, IS really satisfieing and idk why 😅🤩

[@genus.species3362]

This video finally sold me on Planet Zoo! I think Planet Zoo is a great game, and i love the selection of vanilla and modded animals. And this may be blasphemous to veteran PZ players. But i'm not creative enough or honestly even that interested in building a proper zoo and dealing with guest needs. All i really want to do is make a realistic environment and watch all the animals go about their day like it's Planet Earth. And now i know that it's possible to create a sustainable ecosystem. One more question though. Do predators only hunt when they're hungry?

[@ZSHplays]

I’ve never tried creating an ecosystem to be honest. If you got the predator to prey ratio correct it might be possible. But you would need keepers. In order to get the animals to hunt and actually kill and eat their prey you need to have ‘animal deaths’ turned on, however, this will enable the prey to die of starvation and there is no way for them to eat without being fed by keepers. An environment like this video with no keepers does not work long term unless you turn ‘animal deaths’ off.

[@dogneedspills]

it would be nice if modders could make it so herbivores could eat plants

[@linusadestedt6517]

@@dogneedspillsyeh, didn’t they have that in Zoo Tyccon 2?

[@peterjones8814]

this is exactly how i play jurassic world evolution lmaoooo

[@TA-jf7yq]

I am very impressed with how this is done even though I don't have the game but I know you want this to look the most natural possible, you could use the facilities as lodges and the keepers and such as park rangers.

[@ZSHplays]

Thanks! Yeh you could definitely do that as well!

[@diegopc1357]

Hold on hold on... let me get my popcorn! Amazing video this is exactly how I used to like playing in Zoo Tycoon 2.

[@ZSHplays]

Hah thanks Diego, enjoy your popcorn!

[@ImmortalNaitsirhc]

The fact that Zoo Tycoon 2, a decades old game, had some animal mechanics (eating straight from vegetation, herding) that the new one lacks... man, I wish they'd pay as much attention to the animals. It feels like Planet Zoo has focused a lot more on the people/building part.

[@ZSHplays]

Animals don't eat the vegetation in their habitats IRL though. If you have a 100m2 habitat with antelopes in it they'll eat the entire habitat in a day, that's why zoos have feeders. The animal behaviours could definitely be improved though!

[@ImmortalNaitsirhc]

@@ZSHplays Yeah, but I'm talking about the "wild" zoo you tried to make. You have to turn on cheats so animals don't keep dying, which sucks. Would have been nice for them to eat vegetation. ZT2 fixed this by making their want to graze/eat bushes below their want to eat from food throughs and whatnot. Which makes sense; delicious veggies > dry grass.

[@ZSHplays]

@@ImmortalNaitsirhc Ah I see what you mean, yeh that would be really useful!

[@NorthernANTs]

This is how I love to play these games like JWE2 thank you for sharing makes me want to reinstall this game.

[@ZSHplays]

Thanks NorthernANTs! And yes, you should give it another go 😁

[@beaverhart2566]

I've been doing this for a while, I love how easy you make it look. I was wondering if you had any tips on how to make it more naturalistic with the terrain. Creating valleys/cliff sides etc

[@ZSHplays]

I have a height map tutorial, and there's a lot of terrain work in the Monument Valley episode of Planet Wild as well which may be helpful

[@fernandorerong8299]

for anyone who want to creat a single big habitat with carnivores with others animals, i recommend to use, disable death, welfare. illness, escapes, and enable fear and animal predation, fight, with that, you will see carnivores chasing the others but not killing, that way the game looks like more natural with chases and escapes etc. obs : the herbivore will be knocked out(not die) by the carnivore, but just transfer it from one location to another and it will be back on its feet

[@Olive_Viperz]

A cool tactic to do for bigger patches of grass is to sink trees of the desired color so that only the leaves show up.

[@zalybrainlessgenius503]

Hmm, makes me wonder if this game would let you do what Zoo Tycoon 2 did - just placing all animals from one biome into your zoo without any fences or enrichment and letting them breed, feed on each other and just run around freely.

[@ZSHplays]

Sadly not. However with a bit of work you can do some cool stuff"

[@SquishSquish]

this is really clever! Not my way of playing but I might try this in the future!

[@ZSHplays]

Thanks!

[@isabellagerrits214]

I've always wanted to do one of these but didn't know how to excecute it, this is perfect though!

[@ZSHplays]

Glad it was useful!

[@kaspersky846]

Omg that just reminds me of what i used to do when i was younger, always creating ecosystem's in zoo tycoon 2 and Jurassic parc and having some great sunday's by myself 😂

[@formula_edited]

Splendid as always :)

[@ZSHplays]

Thanks Albert 😁

[@BrianStorm742]

The buildings are one of the more interesting aspects of the game to me so I'll probably never do this but this is fascinating to watch either way.

[@ZSHplays]

Glad you enjoyed it! I would recommend a little natural world build every now and then to refresh yourself before it’s back to the architecture 😆 That’s what I do anyway.

[@tarawhite24]

This was super informative thank you!

[@ZSHplays]

No problem Tara!

[@loafoffoxbread6507]

Is there a way you could do something like this but let the animals breed and hunt naturally? It would be interesting to see groups of animals in a realistic environment where they try to survive as they do in the wild.

[@ZSHplays]

It doesn't really work like that unfortunately, would be fun though!

[@bethany3333]

This is EXACTLY the video I was looking for!! Thank you so much for making this!!!

[@ZSHplays]

No problem, glad it was useful!

[@Cami_lla1]

Is it possible to just make one huge barrier all around the map and work from there? And just create a little section at the start of the zoo (entrance) for staff to be able to move around staff facilities

[@ZSHplays]

Not really, performance will be terrible with a habitat that big and the keepers wouldn't make it from one side to the other before giving up and going for a rest.

[@Jean_Mi]

Well done ! Thanks

[@ZSHplays]

Thanks!

[@MirjamLindholmgaunt]

My tip: add all your stuff one speices at a time (dont forget to put the no predetation thingie until all your speices otherwise, massacare) otherwise they might bug...(i learnt that the hard way) and then if you want to you can add food and toys that look natural

[@MathisBrothers2275]

Thanks a lot just to let you know I am making a new series of my own called Wild Regions which is a crossover between Planet Zoo and Jurassic World Evolution 2 which showcases segments of wildlife in various regions past and present I just completed the first episode which is set in Tanzania it’s not perfect but now thanks to you I can now do improvements on later episodes.😅

[@ZSHplays]

Happy to help Frederick!

[@BPcheck0_0]

Thankyou very much!

[@ZSHplays]

You're welcome!

[@zanzillavids7759]

Finally found a way of doing a "site B mode" in planet zoo

[@ZSHplays]

Haha yes!

[@Tytoalba5619]

Very cool, how come they can't acces each other habitat? I thought the null barrier is an actual barrier to keep animals in there habitats, you still need a natural barier.. which I don't see in this design?

[@ZSHplays]

Watch the Settings chapter, it shows you all the settings to achieve it

[@Tytoalba5619]

@@ZSHplays Thank you! I overlooked that part!

[@LeftRight_04]

Can the animals eat the grass or tree to get food from the natural?

[@ZSHplays]

No, they need feeders or simply turn off all the animal welfare options as shown in the video

[@LeftRight_04]

@@ZSHplays I tried hours, and found some animals they do eat the grass from the map, but the availablity of grass is uncertain. mind if i share the video if you interested, i really want to build the complete natural habitats. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipOkdJSmia2ln5I

[@Reveri247]

Great video! Quick question though, and I'm sorry if it's already something you've already explained in the past, but how do you achieve those shots with the camera that slide vertically up or down such as at the beginning of this video?

[@ZSHplays]

Do you have the camera on freelook mode? You can assign keys to camera up and camera down. It’s just that. Thanks for the comment 😄

[@Reveri247]

@@ZSHplays Thanks for the response! I'll give it a shot! ;)

[@ZSHplays]

@@Reveri247 good luck! I assign the keys to the side buttons on my mouse to make it easier. Tbh I couldn’t play the game without them anymore!

[@marcusmiller1347]

I’m having trouble keeping my animals within the barrier I have my settings on no escapes but they just keep waltzing right through, any tips ?

[@ZSHplays]

Sorry, turning off escapes is all I do, not sure why it's not working for you

[@wingedbutterfly2020]

im super late and i dont know if you'll see this, but i have a problem. basically i made a small habitat in abt 3 hours, but i did but quite a bit of effort into it. i have a mountain with a waterfall leading into a river which then leads to a lake. that lake has two rivers coming out of it which both go to another smaller lake. for some reason, all of my animals are at the main lake. even though i have fighting turned off, it looks like a literal warzone. any tips on how to fix this?

[@ZSHplays]

Make sure you have predation and everything else turned off as well

[@wingedbutterfly2020]

@ZSHplays I do have it turned off. Literally everything is turned off, but they're all bunching up at that one lake. I'm planning on possibly turning it back on when they spread out, but I don't know how to even make them spread iut.

[@arthurmatos5245]

Devs need to watch this video and think about this option in game, I really prefer to play for this way. (I improve my English, sorry hahaha)

[@ZSHplays]

Your English is great! Maybe we'll get a Planet Nature game one day?

[@jessielinda4364]

does anyone have a way that this will work in franchise? I’m okay with adding food trays and making barriers with something natural

[@ZSHplays]

You'd struggle getting keepers to deal with a habitat this size I'm afraid

[@marionuggets7743]

The caretakers stand in place and the animals next to the gate what do i do??

[@megazillasaurus]

I make parks like this sometimes

[@dexter9045]

Does anyone know if you can do this on the Xbox series X. I’ve done this many times with the Jurassic World Evolution games. I imagine you can but am curious if anyone else has done it.

[@yunusemre3454]

Is there anyway to spawn exhibits without using exhibit cages? (I forgot the name of that thing)

[@ZSHplays]

No, you can have the Bats with no walls but not any of the other exhibits

[@smucsaurzs]

i wish there was a mode that makes animals behave way more realistically than they do now

[@kwooopet]

I know this video is like 1 years old, but I have a question-ish?. I want fights and hunting in my little environmental map, but the herbi's are starving and dying since they're not eating. I have a really big map and I don't want to spawn in keepers and have troughs covered by plants. Yet if I don't do that they die, and it just makes things really boring. Is there anyway I can have herbi's surviving without troughs hidden around the map? Edit: I have watched your whole video through, but if you've mentioned anything like this then I've missed it.

[@ZSHplays]

You don't need troughs but you do need keepers. The keepers will just drop food on the floor for the animals.

[@kwooopet]

Ahhh thank you :), I'll just have to hide them somewhere with hills or rocks I guess lol@@ZSHplays

[@Onlooker1]

When i try and use the null barriers it says invalid destination, what am i doing wrong?

[@ZSHplays]

Have you put a habitat gate in?

[@naufal.d.w]

how come mine doesnt have a sandbox settings, only normal setting in sandbox mode. i cant find the no animal escape option

[@ZSHplays]

The button on the top right of the screen should take you straight to them

[@naufal.d.w]

@@ZSHplays thx for replying man :D I see on your top right there are 2, 1 reguler setting and 1 sandbox settings, i only have the normal settings even tho im on sandbox mode :/ btw are your planet wild available for download?

[@ZSHplays]

@@naufal.d.w Oh that's strange I've never heard of that happening? Most of the landscapes from Planet Wild are on the workshop, just search for Planet Wild and you'll see the collection

[@naufal.d.w]

@@ZSHplays thanky you sir 🙏🏼

[@golbezgirl6290]

Ah i see I'd do huge enclousers and put a bunch of animals in the one but it would cause sever lah and crashing,ill try small connected enclosures

[@ZSHplays]

Hope that helps!

[@pawpkitty]

Lol I tried the same thing out of curiosity.

[@martinkaiser9239]

Hello so when I do this, the only problem for this is that my animals gets boxed up? Any solutions?

[@martinkaiser9239]

Never mind it worked

[@ZSHplays]

Excellent, enjoy!

[@Rajmund935]

Wait how to feed a giraffe and some animals, no staff? Pls help me😢

[@juanda_55]

How do you show the bull barriers when your putting animals in

[@ZSHplays]

Click on the habitat gate

[@juanda_55]

@@ZSHplays but can you do it’s with out null barriers ?

[@ZSHplays]

@@juanda_55 No you need the null barriers to define the habitat

[@juanda_55]

but how can you make a big landscape then ?

[@scottthesmartape9151]

How do you make a forest?

[@Theprophetoftheunderworld]

will they hunt even tho their not hungry?

[@ZSHplays]

No they hunt all the time, a functioning ecosystem is not possible, just some thing that looks very much like one

[@Theprophetoftheunderworld]

@@ZSHplays and how about getting animals to go to certain areas, such as a grizzly bear in a cave

[@tiramisumochi4787]

Does anyone know how to do this on console? I can’t find where to change the settings in sandbox 😂

[@bryson-ys3ml]

how will the herbivores eat i did every thing in the video my herbivores starved?

[@ZSHplays]

Make sure your settings are the same as the ones I show in the vid

[@unactivity9641]

What computer do you use?

[@ZSHplays]

AMD Ryzen 5 1600, AMD Radeon RX 5700 & 32GB RAM

[@unactivity9641]

@@ZSHplays Thank you!

[@KaijuSpawner]

why arent my staff delivering my animals?

[@Dominian1]

Short version: Turn off escapes and use null barriers.

[@ZSHplays]

Maybe I should make a Shorts version of this 😆

[@joey2765]

Bruh, every time i do this my game becomes so laggy and my fps drop so low. Do you also get these problems? Pls lmk

[@ZSHplays]

No, I have a fast PC though

[@joey2765]

@@ZSHplays ah I see thanks for replying tho

[@mindennapramatesagok8994]

Well we still miss fight between different species and killing animations from the game

[@CornDog14]

How do you deal with injury???

[@SquishSquish]

animal welfare is off so I presume they won't have any

[@CornDog14]

@@SquishSquish oooooohhh

[@ZSHplays]

You can turn injuries off as well if you like.

[@ezarfishes]

Are the sandbox settings also on console because I don’t see them

[@ZSHplays]

I'm not sure actually, sorry!

[@ezarfishes]

It’s good I figured it out!

[@dinonerd_yt]

even when i disable escapes, my tigers still run out of their null barriers :(

[@ZSHplays]

have you put the habitat gate in?

[@dinonerd_yt]

@@ZSHplays yeah

[@phoebe2374]

How do you download Planet zoo?

[@ZSHplays]

It’s on Steam

[@phoebe2374]

@@ZSHplays ok thanks!

[@hyngerd]

1;30 (i need this)

[@seanward897]

I did

[@conthauberger]

Well, I had to admit, this seemed pretty good. Almost gives out a good nature reserve. Though, if you take a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4XRgGmvj61_j6s, from k0noa, you would see the dinosaurs co-existing together, no carnivores attacking herbivores, so I thought you could do a similar project with all the habitat animals that have made it this far. And since it is on Sandbox mode, it'll be accurate for them to co-exist with no attacks.

[@ZSHplays]

As in this, but in JWE2?

[@conthauberger]

@@ZSHplays Oh I didn't think about that.

[@KaijuSpawner]

why r my animals escaping the invisible walls?

[@ZSHplays]

make sure you have all your settings the way I show you in the video

[@humorous7671]

I've got welfare and injuries off but my animals are still hungry and getting injured, is my game just bugging or what?

[@ZSHplays]

Hmm maybe?! Sounds like you’re doing it right

[@Damiangamer30]

I wonder how you can make reptiles free roam

[@ZSHplays]

That is beyond my skills 😆

[@Damiangamer30]

@@ZSHplays 😆

[@Vincent-sf1uy]

But arent the animals just walking out of their habitats?

[@ZSHplays]

No, the settings part of the vid shows how to turn off escapes so they always stay within the null barriers

[@jeroengaruda4300]

Won't they all just die off without any food or vets to heal when they are sick?

[@ZSHplays]

Not if you turn off deaths in the sandbox settings :)

[@KaijuSpawner]

once my animals are in the habitat, they just stand still.😢

[@miagaming1334]

my animals are still starving to death

[@ZSHplays]

You must still have 'enable animal death' turned on, turn it off and it'll be fine.

[@miagaming1334]

@@ZSHplays thanks ill try that!