PLANET ZOO | 3 UNIQUE WAYS TO BUILD ENCLOSURES (Habitat Building Guides & Tips)

[@PartyElite]

I've been messing around with Planet Zoo to come to grips with all the options, and honestly, there are just so many ways to build an enclosure! I don't spend any time dolling these up in this video, but I can't wait to kick off the let's play where I'm likely going to spent countless (timelapsed) hours on these things... Cheers!

[@flicker360]

Wow, this makes me super excited for your upcoming let's play! Good luck!

[@alexandriabbgg]

You can make a complete aquarium viewing area if you add a guest spawner inside the area itself

[@georgenicholls5580]

Yeah thanks I'm sure gonna use some of these!

[@wollinger]

These 3 quick builds are better than anything I ever done

[@thunderstudiosyt6197]

M M same 😞

[@spacesheep_]

same, the best thing I’ve ever done was a small rocky hill with some orange concrete and smoke effects supposed to be a volcano

[@justicejuiced262]

honestly i havent build big structures like these cause of costs, ive played franchise a bit and just cant commit to a cool lookin structures quite yet

[@chajei9885]

This is like Zoo Tycoon on steroids and im so glad we finally have a game to compete with the favorite before!

[@krysrae5744]

Cha Jei that is LITERALLY how I describe this game haha

[@g-hmd]

now we just need unicorns

[@ethansexotics616]

So buggy though

[@grace.1]

Ethan's Exotics it’s not for me. You need a pretty expensive pc to run it.

[@johntoburen5576]

You know its by same developers right?

[@aaronsupnet5153]

And here I am with my rectangular exhibits. Guess that's why I'm not a Zoo Architect.

[@HadrosaurHero]

Hopefully they add some more animals that use water for more exhibits like these. Seals, Sea Lions, Penguins, Otters, etc.

[@MBjarno]

I think we'll get that, I mean they've left out all arctic animals, so that must be a dlc in the making where we get seals, sea lions, penguins, polar bears

[@henkhoi5212]

@@MBjarno we probaly get a marina dlc again and then polar bear is added for no reason but still very welcome

[@cait812]

@@MBjarno They're making and releasing an Artic DLC.

[@zacplaysleague5868]

We're gonna have polar bears! They swim and stuff

[@cheeseham9503]

I WANT MY WALRUS!

[@h0pesfall]

This game is worth every cent. The developers spent so much love in the details of the animals.

[@ikkuh87]

I know this video is a couple month's old but i just wanted to say you can build an underwater cave. water becomes a static object in the world after it has been placed. this means you can tunnel underneath it. fill the roof of the tunnel with glass pieces and tadaaa aquarium style tunnels. I hope this helps someone out there.

[@BlondeNordic]

I wonder if they will make a dlc that has aquatic animals like sharks and dolphins that would be awesome :)

[@frankthecat9547]

The early Zoo Tycoons had a terrestial base-game and an aquatic DLC's too. So im hoping they continue this. Please for the love of god this needs top happen

[@johnabraham3109]

I just want some Australian aniamals

[@echtvergoldet]

I read that idea quite a lot, had the same. My 6 year old wanted me to build something with sharks, but that's not gonna happen too soon. They have a lot to do with patching the game, I hope they get that done and release an aquatic DLC in the near future.

[@jonasmejerpedersen4847]

@@johnabraham3109 that could be cool

[@Professor_Bugs]

@@johnabraham3109 Your wish will come true on august the 25th (2020)

[@MarinaMolly-27]

The underwater tunnel left me with my jaw wide open! That looked so cool I think I’ll make one myself!

[@erikvonelm4010]

i just love how immediatly you put the exhibits in protestors are one of the few to first walk in

[@kenziewilkey-orkenster127]

Thanks! I was stuck creating basic enclosures and relying on blueprints... This helped so much!

[@mitchsona]

I just started playing this game and wow this looks hard hahah

[@PartyElite]

It gets easier with practice and time!

[@calliesart9778]

Sierrah Howard me too! Bf got it for me two days ago and I’m still learning everything haha

[@mertarican5456]

I feel like a ape building enclosures for smaller apes :(

[@LemurMaster]

I love all the protesters you're getting there :)

[@daveb2524]

Great video!! I have poured HOURS and HOURS in this game...and have yet to even get a zoo off the ground. Overcomplicated at times? Yes - but these helped little vids make getting setup a hell of a lot easier. The depth of this game is just unreal - I'm just thankful for good tutorials and the Steam Workshop with pre-built structures :)

[@MoliseMolly]

Please do more tutorials! You are so creative and always have lots of tips and tricks and it would be awesome to get them in separate videos :)

[@IAmAnItalianPizza]

that's why i love it its more creative then even jurassic park

[@esorevikofficial]

I can't wait for the Let's Play!!!!!! Also, very interesting video, makes it very tempting to get the game and try those enclosure techniques out myself

[@stevenschreiber6487]

Phenomenonal ideas! I always use the terrain tools to make an under water viewing and it's always a mess. I appreciate you

[@sharonwright5893]

As someone who has been struggling from these, they actually helped me a lot thank you so much for the help I recommend this video for new players in planet zoo!

[@LDProductionsClass]

That was awesome! Love all 3 of those exhibits. Like you, I was hoping we could do underwater tunnels, and I did a bunch of testing with that in the beta (mostly because my theory is -- they already have logic to test if a roof piece is there to prevent rain from going under it -- if they can do that with water as well, we'd DEFINITELY get an aquatic DLC in the future). Obviously scenery doesn't block water (YET?!) but I did find a workaround. If you replaced the glass roof with terrain, so the path is fully underground, but had the terrain lower down -- like halfway to the path -- and the terrain went all the way over the glass fence, like on the side where you built it into the wall -- you could actually fill in the lake, leaving the path dry (protected from above by terrain and the sides by glass). So you can't see right over you, but the animals can swim from one side to the other.

[@daniellin9676]

this was two years ago. wow. and we did get a aquatic update

[@pedromiguel1428]

I am so excited for the new series of planet zoo! From Portugal 🇵🇹 🇵🇹

[@cait812]

This is really cool to watch as a Zoo Keeper

[@MrQueijada]

Very original designs buddy. Great job on the presentation and creativity. Kudos! YES! Bring on the LP! can't wait for more Planet Zoo!

[@PartyElite]

Thanks! Glad you liked em!

[@alexandriabbgg]

I made something similar to an aquarium viewing area, I didn’t use animals that need water it was kind of just an experiment but I placed the guest spawner in an aardvark exhibit, I’m going to make a video about it soon on my KZbin haha I’ll explain it in further depth there.

[@erykgadomski1478]

For the overpass how did you tackle the issue of zookeeper's being allowed to travel between the two sections.

[@lizzsigmon]

You can tunnel under a lake and not have a barrier between the water and the path and guests walk under. Like you were mentioning with an "aquarium" style. I'm not sure if this is a glitch or a quality of life trait. but it still works. I did this with Hippos that primarily stay in the water. You can of course add a glass to make it appear to be a tunnel, but you don't need to.

[@lukehillwood]

You can create an underwater underpass. Build a very thin layer of terrain over the top of the path and the seal up for edges with glass barriers and the water can be cast over the top of the path as a single exhibit. Took a bit of manipulation but I got there. If you delete the glass barriers, the water stays, not yet tried it with the terrain on top yet, then you could possibly seal it with a decent rooftop.

[@meganfisher831]

First starting planet zoo: How do I use less barriers..? 150 hours in planet zoo: Oh yeah, I GUESS I could use 3 pieces of glass barrier this one time. -Hasn't placed anything other than null barriers in a really long time-

[@user-ln9zo1pv9j]

How is the zoo keeper going to clean the other side of the monkey habitat when you can only put one gate?

[@jonnothebait8034]

Can someone please answer this

[@Holyhesk]

@@jonnothebait8034 Not sure but I think the Zookeeper can clip through the walls of the walkway and the chimpanzees cant.

[@tarynosaurusrex7385]

I've been wondering the same thing. I built an amazing habitat for my lemurs, with the glass underpass, and I get a notification that the keeper can't reach the feeders on the other side. It's really quite frustrating, especially because the zoopedia says that lemurs are neutral to humans, yet every other minute or so I get a notification that they're all stressed to the max. Now I have to disassemble the whole habitat and start over without an overpass.

[@BlackyMox]

You might have to built an platform for the monkey to climb on, where the entrance is and a "bridge" over the tunnel. Just like animals, keepers don't need "ground" to walk on as far as I know. So use climbing wood, rocks etc

[@PoipulBun]

@Jonno the Bait I figured it out! I dug out a small hole and made sure hat grass was leading into and out both ends under the pass. This fixed the issue.

[@alexinpanic]

''please excuse the starving and unhappy animals'' why did I find that so funny xD

[@_pixiephantom]

I just downloaded this game and I’m trying to build a habitat and holy cow. My habitats look awful. I’m so grateful to have stumbled upon your channel for the inspiration to play this game

[@prism560]

i swear josh from let game it out give a great disservice to the game. he make it seem like this is a simple causal management game but there is like a whole lvl of management to deal with

[@KpCarnright]

Question, the underpass is amazing, but how do the keepers reach the other side of the habitat?

[@finepopinefloveswaca]

i just build that habitat and im struggling with that... someone got a solution?

[@kigut7443]

@@finepopinefloveswaca keepers can walk over gentle enough slopes, just like animals can. unlike guests, they will not phase through stuff. for my penguin habitat i made a ramp for the penguins and for the keeper to move up to maintain this tall underwater scene.

[@michaelpara8582]

Holy crap these all look great, I can't wait to try them out

[@sarahno4748]

You can have them swim overhead! I made an exhibit with a river through the middle but didn't put water in yet, made the glass tunnel top flush with the bottom of the river from beginning to end of the river. Then fill with water. Looks awesome with Gharials or Crocs:)

[@Captain_Mckeggor]

Thanks for sharing these tips with us PE! I didn't get teh game yet. Waiting to build a new PC next year.

[@desperado2010]

Your ways to make these enclosures is so awesome. Im gonna try it on my zoos.

[@PoipulBun]

For the apes idea I have the issue of my keepers being unable to clean both sides. Is there a fix to that. UPDATE! I figured it out! I dug out a small hole and made sure That grass was leading into and out both ends under the pass. This fixed the issue.

[@dylandigsdub]

Do you mean you made a tunnel under the walkway?

[@angelahopson9604]

Thanks for the awesome ideas party . Love the channel

[@hendersonx]

Awesome video! Can't wait to see your let's play! Looking forward to seeing your creative juices flow.

[@OfflineSFM]

thank you, this was really helpful! Ii have always had a hard time with nice habitats

[@carleigh4242]

okay there’s so much you can do in this game i’m simply never going to have time for anything else

[@BluebellyGaming]

This was fantastic. I think this is the best video I've seen on your channel yet. Great job!

[@nanfredman1991]

You CAN make a glass-roofed underwater tunnel with water over it, but it's tricky. Paulsley and DeLadysigner both do that, I believe, and probably others.

[@Bibiexxlove]

I made an underpass for mandril that looked alot like the one in this and guest kept thinking the animals were free and would run away whenever the were on top of the overpass

[@mattijnstolk6707]

Have you ever found a solution for this?

[@Bibiexxlove]

@@mattijnstolk6707 nope :(

[@someoneidk308]

@@Bibiexxlove yeah it seems that the game reads the path as a walkable area for the animal if they're able to walk on the glass structure. What I've been doing instead is building climbing structures that go over the glass walkway without touching it. It seems to be working so far.

[@Moneytane1976]

Those are some HUUUGGGEEE bears, they are so huggable

[@DeathlySecurity]

simply wauw, i just had a huge smile watching this

[@pheonixfire9517]

This is really good advise and im looking forward to playing this

[@haileymulligan1669]

i would LOVE to see an ape enclosure using similar elements in ur lets play ❤️❤️

[@Kuro_Reaper]

You make building look so easy. My attempt at tunnels have been extremely frustrating. Nice builds though!

[@lesliebarrett4348]

How do your zoo keepers get to the other side on the chimp enclosure?

[@antivaxxnugs7859]

When I do the cave one, it says the rocks aren't connected or something, will it still block the rain?

[@PartyElite]

Yep it'll still work fine!

[@xxBOZZ2010xx]

I have the Problem that the Glass is not strong enough for the bear category. How do you solve this Problem?

[@d34r237]

PartyElite: 4:50 "[...] they'll happily look up to them " game: protesters have arrived at your zoo :D

[@RCascade1996]

One quick question, can I use a cliff like structure to act as a wall? Like, do I necessarily need to put a complete wall loop around the area for it count as an animal enclosure?

[@cartwrightbrett13]

Use the Null barrier in front or behind the cliff also make sure the animal that you’re making the enclosure can’t climb. The null barrier won’t work if you don’t have anything in front of it. You can also surround the null barriers with water for animals that can’t swim. I hope this helps and if does not ask me to break it down into further detail.

[@RCascade1996]

@@cartwrightbrett13 thanks, I will try this

[@thijsstrijbos9263]

Love the monkeytunnel. Made me turn on the laptop to give it a quick go

[@AgentKnopf]

Really cool ideas thanks a ton for this!

[@Finnthecreature]

I can’t seem to get my paths under the ground for some reason, I’ve put tunnelling on and it dosent work, I think I’m missing something

[@callmethestral]

The last one reminds me of when I was at a zoo and I was in the ring tailed lemur exhibit (I think) and it was a wooden path with a roof going over the exhibit. You could see the giraffe exhibit from there XD

[@Violetbunnyfish]

These ideas are brilliant

[@lexibyday9504]

you can have water over guests if you build it in the oposite order. Build the exhibit, put water in it, tunnel the path under the exhibit, build the glass tube. There's a video for it elsewhere on youtube.

[@PredictableEnigma]

The overpass is a lot like a gorilla section at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha! Love it

[@arulkws]

the tool they provide in this game is so powerful that it's kinda intimidating for me

[@hamptaaa]

ok, now this is art

[@TheBatmanWhoSmilesBack]

Thx I really needed this 😊

[@yagirlchoco20]

That's it, this is so cool. I'm getting the game

[@KristaHeumann-b3v]

On the enclosures with paths through the middle, how do you ensure staff can access the whole habitat? I've been playing in Career mode and it only lets me add one gate - can you add multiple gates in other modes? Will staff walk over glass ceilings, or is there a way to add stairs within the habitat? Looking forward to trying these!

[@JucheGang]

Nice video!

[@nordicblood3242]

How are you getting your paths so close to the barriers? My game doesn't let my paths get anywhere near that close to the barriers unfortunately

[@echtvergoldet]

I can't even build in the ground. I know how it's supposed to work, but for some reason it won't work.

[@MrHDsCorp]

Hey Man... Thx for these Tips but how can the Zoo Keeper come into the other side of the Habitat in the 3rd example?

[@LiverpoolfcEPL]

as an architecture student the glass tunnel triggered me a lot like how can the tiny glass withstand such pressure underwater lol

[@bpgk2007]

I have just recently gotten planet zoo and have found it super complicated to play. I'm hopeing it gets easier

[@lisadavis2040]

How do you make it so the entire habitat is considered one enclosure? I tried this and every time the monkeys climbed on the glass it assumed they were escaping. There must be something I'm missing.

[@Emily-gt2ui]

How is it possible to have the walk in glass tunnel? When I build it cos there is a break in the barrier the habitat is invalid and I can’t place animals in it ?

[@someoneidk308]

Put a null barrier where the glass tunnel entrance and exit is.

[@HmsquidFarded]

WATCHing while waiting for it to download :D

[@goofofff]

Can you please do a video on your approach to building paths and generally how to build them with guests, staff, facilities and exhibits in mind?

[@dylandigsdub]

What do you do about zookeeper access to the other half of the glass walkway chimp habitat? You could put all of the food on the side they can access but that doesn't solve the issue of them not being able to clean half of the habitat.

[@kuribo382]

Is there a way to close the habitat for the underpass segment? I’ve gained some inspiration from this to use for my lemurs. But it says barrier incomplete, and limits what I can usually do with it :(

[@jjbray22]

I think I might use the water one for the crocodiles

[@porpoisethepurpose6768]

For the bear I think I should use your idea but make it underground and add a skylight with a little separate area for privacy

[@hitandsunk]

Can't wait for your Let's Play.

[@BrooklynStiles00]

Thx I’m might build a Yellowstone national park type thing with all the animals there

[@lucasxmoose6360]

I’ve tried it and it’s amazing

[@DrSaga-gr3yz]

This is a very good vid about a very good game.

[@sealord1493]

What theme is the monkey glass in?

[@Trifler500]

Very cool ideas! Maybe they'll add the ability to create aquarium style tunnels in a future DLC.

[@lycon7000]

I wish I was this creative lol.

[@DarlyFofa]

Awesome enclosures!

[@thesnowgrizzly2370]

Has the overpass idea been patched or something? I can't seem to get it to work :/

[@KeatonandAnnie]

How did you get all the grass to be yellow?

[@samasaurus1238]

Hey, actually TheGamingBeaver managed to get the water over the guest tunnel in his crocodile exhibit so they were swimming over them. If u wanna learn how, check out his video.

[@fightorflightgamer4420]

Very informative thanks!

[@Dillpickle4U]

This is helpful. Thanks!

[@zed67498]

cool thanks bro. I also was wondering if it's possible to build 2 story shelter for animals. I haven't try it because im a noob builder, just recently started franchase mode after play like few career mode. This video helps me a lot man.

[@someoneidk308]

You actually can! It's very easy with climbing animals. With others you have to use logs or something to make little steps. Or you can build a tunnel underground or into a mountain for the first level, and the second level be above ground :)

[@crunch2427]

What do I do personally? Box, terrain, plants, and enrichment plus food and water. That’s it.

[@seaella7118]

Um I tried the whole chipanzee build thing but I cant place my monkeys because its an ''invalid destination.'' My habitat needs to be connected together with barriers... i tried using glass but its not working. Help?

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

This may be late, but try to do it like this, pick an animal that guests can enter the habitat of, like a lemur, extend the path through the habitat using a guest gate, then build out your glass tunnel using building pieces, basically do not make the tunnel your actual barrier and you should be fine, also might wanna put the food areas where the zookeepers can reach it

[@emmalee5485]

How did you get this to work? I've tried to create an underpass like this and every time my bonobos climb on top, it says they have escaped their habitat. I've searched for a tutorial on this, but cant seem to find any. Any suggestions or links to a tutorial is much appreciated.

[@PartyElite]

Take a look at the timelapses in episode 62 and 63 of my let's play. You'll see a much more complex build but it would give a clear understanding of how this works, and what it's limitations might be. No need to watch the whole episodes - timelapses are right at the beginning

[@emmalee5485]

@@PartyElite I will check it out, thank you for the reply!

[@misplacedfire]

Are there any issues with keeping the habitats clean when the keepers can't get to the other side of the tunnel?

[@mortendkk]

How do you seal only with rocks at the endings?? i am very confused. Help please :)