(OUT OF DATE) How (NOT) to run Zoo Tycoon on Steam Deck

[@rattmannslab]

THIS TUTORIAL IS OUT OF DATE, and will cause a game breaking bug that stops maintenance workers from doing their jobs! Please follow my updated Tutorial video that avoids this game breaking bug: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmW6eKyta7iblZYsi=LpcbWYA3k_xV-zdC

[@KisteMagKekse]

Hey thanks for the great tutorial. Unfortunately I'm also encountering the bug with the maintanance workers and I think I've tried almost everything at this point... Are there any news on a fix for that?

[@rattmannslab]

The only "solution" I found was to uninstall Marine Mania :( The maintenance workers work perfectly as intended in base Zoo Tycoon and Dinosaur Digs, but as soon as you install Marine Mania they break unfortunately :(

[@rattmannslab]

UPDATE: I just stumbled upon a way to fix the maintenance workers!!! Updated "How to" video coming soon after I do some testing to make sure I understand what I did and how to explain it.

[@rattmannslab]

I've got a new Tutorial video that avoids the game breaking bug: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmW6eKyta7iblZYsi=LpcbWYA3k_xV-zdC

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

Have you figured out how to bring up the keyboard to name a guest? Or type for a save

[@rattmannslab]

Steam deck has a built-in shortcut for bringing up the keyboard. It's the SteamButton+X If you hold down the Steam Button for a bit a list of the shortcuts should show up on screen. I would recommend memorizing most of these shortcuts. They are very helpful when trying to play keyboard/mouse based games on your steam deck.

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

Does the maintenance glitch fix if you download them from a cd?

[@rattmannslab]

I did try installing the Complete Collection directly on my Steam Deck from a Disc, and the bug was still happening for me. :'(

[@rattmannslab]

I just did a test with ONLY base Zoo Tycoon installed on my Steam Deck, and the maintenance workers were working just fine! :D I'm about to do a test with just the Dino Digs expansion installed (No Marine Mania) to see if they still work then.

[@rattmannslab]

Maintenance workers worked fine in Dinosaur Digs as well. Sadly this bug seems to only effect Marine Mania on Steam Deck.¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm feeling a little burnt-out on troubleshooting this problem now, but I'll try to share any other solutions if I find the motivation to try again in the future.

[@rattmannslab]

UPDATE: I just stumbled upon a way to fix the maintenance workers!!! Updated "How to" video coming soon after I do some testing to make sure I understand what I did and how to explain it.

[@rattmannslab]

I've got a new Tutorial video that avoids the game breaking bug: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmW6eKyta7iblZYsi=LpcbWYA3k_xV-zdC

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

Omg thank you

[@rattmannslab]

I've got a new Tutorial video for Zoo Tycoon on Steam Deck. This guide wasn't very good.

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

I followed the video and now my maintenance people cant do tasks the checked boxes disappeared

[@rattmannslab]

Are you playing just the base Zoo Tycoon? Or do you have any of the expansions installed (Dinosaur Digs, Marine Mania)?

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

@@rattmannslab the expansion dinosaur and marine

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

I downloaded the complete collection to my pc copied the file over to the steam deck put the patch in and it works fine on the pc but I added the game forced it to play and deleted the intro scenes. It loads and everything works but the maintenance workers. The option to click a box for their activity disappeared.

[@rattmannslab]

Yeah, I just checked on my Steam Deck and those boxes are missing for me too. I also checked on my Windows PC and those boxes worked fine. So it seems like it's a bug caused by Linux/Proton. Afraid I don't have an answer for this bug right now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'll let you know if I do find a fix for it.

[@BeaumontMousouleas]

@rattmannslab thank you I greatly appreciate it. Are your maintenance people at least cleaning your zoo