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Zoo Tycoon 2 => ZT2 Strategies => Topic started by: steven90 on December 07, 2005, 12:01:27 PM
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sorry i have no pics as demonstration but their is a pic in my zt2 zoos topic, all u have to do is us te elevated path, put it on a relitivly high settigand put it over a large area, zoom right in or make the path invisible and delete all of the supports inside it and then u can make exibits under it, make reptile houses, bird houses, monky houses or arctic houses!!!!
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Great tip, thanks. And the elevated path won't collapse!?
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Originally posted by steven90@Dec 7 2005, 02:01 PM
sorry i have no pics as demonstration but their is a pic in my zt2 zoos topic, all u have to do is us te elevated path, put it on a relitivly high settigand put it over a large area, zoom right in or make the path invisible and delete all of the supports inside it and then u can make exibits under it, make reptile houses, bird houses, monky houses or arctic houses!!!!
Or desert houses...etc. :happy
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I love that idea Steven90, I should start using it.
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I agree, its very creative and a nice thing to have in a zoo.
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coudl someone please get a pic, i don't understand
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Hey, here the pic Gibbon-Fanatic:
Pic (http://zoo.ogresnet.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=111643)
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That's so awesome! I was kind of thinking of the same thing expect making the area under the elevated path some kind of shelter and animal could go into with some kind of fence around it(one could be created to fit right if nothing does) so it's kind of like a shelter they have in some real zoos. Kind of stupid, I guess, but it was just a random idea of mine.
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*GASP* I get IT!!!!! That's a GREAT idea!!! So until BF makes houses, we can do it ourselves!!! Improvisation...the tool of the human race. :lol
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Originally posted by PurpleHippo@Dec 7 2005, 07:03 PM
That's so awesome! I was kind of thinking of the same thing expect making the area under the elevated path some kind of shelter and animal could go into with some kind of fence around it(one could be created to fit right if nothing does) so it's kind of like a shelter they have in some real zoos. Kind of stupid, I guess, but it was just a random idea of mine.
actually it's not that stupid. :erm :happy just hard to understand. :)
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Originally posted by PurpleHippo@Dec 7 2005, 07:03 PM
That's so awesome! I was kind of thinking of the same thing expect making the area under the elevated path some kind of shelter and animal could go into with some kind of fence around it(one could be created to fit right if nothing does) so it's kind of like a shelter they have in some real zoos. Kind of stupid, I guess, but it was just a random idea of mine.
Thats a great idea! It's very realistic! Good thinking!
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Thats a great idea! It's very realistic! Good thinking!
:blush Thanks. You could actually go into this shelter and food and water and all that could be placed in it, too. You could also close it off with a fence with the animals in there for some insane reason, but that's what they do at real zoos when they need them inside. Some nest-like shelters are also small enough to fit in it.
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I tried it, and it DOES work. It's GREAT becuase you can provide "shelter" for the animals in a way, and you can put stuff on the roof!!!!! I have a huge platform with little peeking holes for guests above my chimps and lemurs. I'm playing the Second Generation Scenario. It's a GREAT idea!!!!
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If someone could make the stone fence larger and a purple fence or something so it would fit with the elevated path at its lowest point, my idea would totally work! :lol The fence could also be used for reptile houses so it's like an actual building(guests can go under it with the columns all deleted) and I wish there was a way to delete the fences on the elevated pathways. Is there...? Because then it would be perfect! Can anyone do this?
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Originally posted by Doooot@Dec 7 2005, 04:03 PM
Great tip, thanks. And the elevated path won't collapse!?
Nope. It's surreal seeing elevated paths floating in midair...
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I've found a cool way to make almost real houses! Make your exhibits with something clear(that's where the guests will see them) make sure to make an outdoor exhibit with food, water bowls/troughs, and shelters. Then, on the inside, put toys and such in there so the guests will have fun watching the animals have fun. Then, make put a concrete(or brick) fence around the the house with two open spots for people to go in and out. Then, with the elevated path, make a roof that almost perfectly fits the exhibit and viola! An animal house!!!
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That's just about exactly what Steven said. :huh
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Not quite, he only uses the elevated path, not using a fence to make walls.
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ya i agree with trex and ive never thoyght of using the elevated path to make a house! how creative steven!
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Not quite, he only uses the elevated path, not using a fence to make walls
Well, that's exactly what I said.*look down*
If someone could make the stone fence larger and a purple fence or something so it would fit with the elevated path at its lowest point, my idea would totally work! The fence could also be used for reptile houses so it's like an actual building(guests can go under it with the columns all deleted) and I wish there was a way to delete the fences on the elevated pathways. Is there...? Because then it would be perfect! Can anyone do this?
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Wierd, this is the first time I've been here and I just put that!
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Wierd, this is the first time I've been here and I just put that!
:blink What?
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I mean I haven't looked at what people have said.
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I mean I haven't looked at what people have said.
Ok, sorry. I guess it's not a big deal. Kinda funny we came up with the same idea though.:lol Can anyone make that fence I mentioned so we could make real buildings and shelters? I can't do anything like that. :sad
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It's a real good way to breed highly endangered animals as well!
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They should have higher wall like fences , liek steven said before - this would complete it.
I've tried this in another way ,watch this pic :
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8900/housezt25ew.th.jpg) (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=housezt25ew.jpg)
Rock walls with elevathed path. It also works.This roof has a foodcourt on it. I do let some of the poles of the path standing,so that is more realistic.
I believe this way you can make real stables in stead of the shelters,it's jsut cool.
thank you steven. I'm sorry if this post is wrong.
but it would be coolest if you could actually built real buildings in stead of this surrogates
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There's also a download that includes the ACTUAL zoo walls. Those are VERY helpful in making protected areas. Used with elevated paths, you could amke your own 'conservation area' until they release the 'conservation area' wall itself.
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Do what Trex and steven said, but split the exhibit in two!
Animalman, this topic is 3 months old, and seems to have been settled. I have already warned you - stop bumping old topics!
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I came up with the same thing by myself! :w00t I use concrete on most of it and glass by the paths! :idea I also use small animals! :idea
Edit: Hello??????????
DinoBird, this is not a 'chat room'. Do not expect an immediate answer to your posts. You'll get one - eventually.
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If you have a mac or just don't have ES, you could use the canyon idea until ES comes out for mac or you get ES, the canyon is a great alternative.
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Originally posted by White Fox@Dec 7 2005, 08:58 PM
Hey, here the pic Gibbon-Fanatic:
Pic (http://zoo.ogresnet.com/forums/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=111643)
wait you can see the underside of the elevated paths?! i can its invisible but the sides of the paths arent...the reflection doesnt show either!
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Originally posted by csleesburg@Dec 10 2005, 12:25 PM
There's also a download that includes the ACTUAL zoo walls. Those are VERY helpful in making protected areas. Used with elevated paths, you could amke your own 'conservation area' until they release the 'conservation area' wall itself.
Exactly what download is that?
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Maybe you can't see the reflection because on some computers you can't.
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i love making animal houses using small cute animals
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i use marine tank walls (if yu have MM walls).
I was stupid and enclosed the whole thing in them and it went underwater. :angry:
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yeah, me too. it makes better buildings, in my opinion
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Yeah, I always use tank walls for animal houses. To keep them from filling up with water, I usually leave at least one normal fence piece and replace it with a staff fence. :cool: :happy:
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i do the same thing which always works. i als like to make aquatic animal houses
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I've made a giant testtube with the tank walls. :juggle: :happy2:
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Using elevated paths to make houses is hard work, and tank walls are apparently better. However, I don't have MM2... :boohoo:
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With all of the discussions about elevated paths, perhaps it would be a good idea to build a "multi-dimension" zoo. It could use the entire lower level for animals, the second level as a food court, the third level for tanks, the fourth level for a food court, the fifth level of endangered species, etc.
Great idea :goodjob:!
ilovesimgolf
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We can't build exhibits on elevated paths. Nor can we build tanks on them, unfortunately.
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We can't build exhibits on elevated paths. Nor can we build tanks on them, unfortunately.
Well that's not good! But you could still make a multi-dimensional zoo, with a food court and kiosks above the exhibits.
I really like the idea of Animal Houses, but does it actually increase animal privacy, and, do guests actually care, or is it just for us?
ilovesimgolf
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We can't build exhibits on elevated paths. Nor can we build tanks on them, unfortunately.
Well that's not good! But you could still make a multi-dimensional zoo, with a food court and kiosks above the exhibits.
I really like the idea of Animal Houses, but does it actually increase animal privacy, and, do guests actually care, or is it just for us?
ilovesimgolf
It's just for us sadly. I really wish Blue Fang added in an animal house feature.
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I wish they would include a building feature like they have in Roller coaster tycoon 2-3. It would make animal houses a lot more convenient to build.
Also, I have come up with a few techniques for building animal houses with tank walls. I usually try and conceal the one wall I must leave blank, usually with a large tree or rock. I also try and not build the ceiling too high up, or it makes the inside to spacious and makes it look to massive and undecorated from the outside. I lower the ceiling as far down as possible, maybe a few above the minimum, then raise up the tank walls in all but one area. Then, I place a large rock or tree in front of the gap, as I mentioned above, and add a plain grey fence in the last spot. If you add enough trees around the gap, you can make it look like a fully enclosed animal house. If the grey wall cannot be covered up for any reason, the low roof makes it look like less of a gap :D
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I know this is a odd question, but where do you find that zoo wall, cellesburg (sp?)
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Now, if you have marine mania 2, you can make the animal houses even more attractive by using tank walls beneath elevated pats to make completly enclosed exibits!!!!! :egggrin
oh, just noticed the last person beat me to it :egghappy oh well, but ive made a massive primate house out of this idea :clap: