![]() And customers spent more money when the animals were happier. Fortunately, zoo managers soon learned that their animals lived happier, healthier lives in exhibits simulating their natural habitats. Then, as in the first game, they can then modify the climate and elevation of land on their lot, to create ideal conditions for the new animals they plan to bring in.Īlthough most of us are probably too young to remember it, there was a time when most zoos were simply concrete and steel cages full of bored and depressed animals. Players can consult detailed, in-game information about each species they are considering adopting. As in earlier versions of Zoo Tycoon, creating good habitats to house the animals will be central to a zoo's success. While players can still take an encompassing top-down view of their parks, they now can also zoom in, to follow behind individual patrons as they explore the zoo or give up-close and personal attention to an animal in need. This sequel, from the same parties responsible for the original, aims to recapture that winning mix, and present it with full 3D graphics. With its "tycoon"-style business sim elements, its honest and detailed approach to real zoology, and some nice promotion from publishing giant Microsoft, Blue Fang's original Zoo Tycoon sold very well and remained on store shelves for an unusually long time, inspiring at least two expansion packs along the way. Don't forget to mount MARINE.iso before you start playing.Virtual zookeepers return to their computer screens, to care for exotic animals and the people who come to visit them, in Zoo Tycoon 2. ![]() Move MARINE.iso to the folder, so it is bundled with the main app.ġ8. (period) to disable showing hidden Finder files.ġ7. Rename ".Zoo Tycoon.app" to "Zoo Tycoon.app", so that it unhides.ġ6. To work around this, open "Terminal.app" and run "xattr -cr ".ġ5. Screenheight=xxxx (your preferred resolution)Ĭoncerning the Mac version, here is what I did to run it successfully and get rid of the "CD" and "is damaged" errors:ħ. Screenwidth=xxxx (your preferred resolution) If you still want to go ahead, go to your game's folder and open zoo.ini (with a text editor) and under change the following: Personally, I stick with one of resolutions provided by the game. There is a way to fix this but be aware the game wasn't designed for these resolutions so everything will shrunk in size and make it really hard to see things. 6) The game is old so the aspect ratio is limited and looks funky to anyone who is used to HD and 4k resolutions. Opt.5) While there are extras for you to download here I've noticed the game already comes with them all so don't worry about them. You should now be able to play the game without issues. This is basically a crack that tricks the game into thinking you have the CD/ISO mounted.Ĥ) Drop the zoo.exe from the NOCD into your game's folder, wherever you installed it. Scroll down the page until you reach the section called "Game Extras" and download the NOCD. Nowadays, you need to leave the ISO mounted for the same effect, else it will keep pestering you to insert the CD-ROM. After that, install MARINA.ģ) Now, back in the day, you'd have to leave your physical CD-ROM inside your computer to be able to play the game. If doing the latter, after installing Daemon, just double click the ISO file and it should mount it automatically. Win10 and above should be able to mount ISO files without any additional software but if you need to, Daemon Tool Lite can do the job as well. Don't forget to mount MARINE.iso before you start playing.Ģ) Inside this archive you will have two. Move MARINE.iso to the folder, so it is bundled with the main app.ġ7. (period) to disable showing hidden Finder files.ġ6. Rename ".Zoo Tycoon.app" to "Zoo Tycoon.app", so that it unhides.ġ5. Delete all files within the folder, except ".Zoo Tycoon.app".ġ4. Use "Change mand" to adjust the resolution (using half of the actual Mac width and height worked best for me).ġ3. This time, ".Zoo Tycoon.app" should run regularly.ġ2. To work around this, download the regular Windows. Now try running it again, this time it will complain about the CD.ĩ. To work around this, open "Terminal.app" and run "xattr -cr /Applications/Zoo Tycoon - Complete Collection/.Zoo Tycoon.app".Ĩ. When trying to run it, it will say that it is damaged.ħ. Locate ".Zoo Tycoon.app", which should be in the same folder as "Zoo Tycoon.app".Ħ. " window appears, just wait until it closes again.Ĥ. Run the main "Zoo Tycoon.app" (Right Click Open).ģ. Download and move the Mac version into your Applications folder.Ģ. *you will need to download both Mac and Windows files*ġ. ![]() Here are the edited instructions that worked to get Zoo Tycoon working on my MAC: ![]()
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