Author Topic: Lifespans (Read 5169 times)

paunt · « **on:** March 22, 2006, 05:48:02 PM »

hey everybody i have found the way to make animals live longer/shorter. the only thing is, i dont know what it means tho :erm

i was wondering if you guys could help out?

here's an example:

Greater Flamingo: lifespan="GE 8.35"

African Elephant: lifespan="GE 71.55"

but what does this mean? does this mean 8 and 71 days? or 8 and 71 minutes?

see what you guys think :happy

Flamer4 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 22, 2006, 06:03:42 PM »

I think its days

paunt · « **Reply #2 on:** March 22, 2006, 06:11:31 PM »

nah dont think so. im doing an experiment and its now been 27 days (zt2)

I'm pretty sure its 8 months and 35 days (8.35) but im not that sure

paunt · « **Reply #3 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:21:31 PM »

dont worry i've figured it out. its all to do with months lol. :lol

paunt · « **Reply #4 on:** March 22, 2006, 08:51:14 PM »

Ok yes this works. i've edited all my animal tsk files and they are now living normal, LONG lives :lol

yes my flamingos now live for 50 years not 8 months lol i also edited the baby files so now the animals dont mature until the proper mature age. my lions now grow up at about 2 years as an example

I realize that technically it has been more than an hour, but 3 posts in a row that close together is considered double posting. Next time plesae use your Edit button to add information to your first post.

Cuddly Panda · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 12:27:05 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by paunt@Mar 22 2006, 10:51 PM
Ok yes this works. i've edited all my animal tsk files and they are now living normal, LONG lives :lol

yes my flamingos now live for 50 years not 8 months lol i also edited the baby files so now the animals dont mature until the proper mature age. my lions now grow up at about 2 years as an example

Oooohhh.... Could you put a hack up for download or give instructions?

paunt · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2006, 06:49:11 PM »

sorry about that cleesberg

and yes il put a hack up cuddley panda

Cuddly Panda · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2006, 12:04:01 AM »

Well, if you do, make them realistic.

smileebubble · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2006, 06:47:14 AM »

where did you find that? which file? I went to the flamingogreater.beh file, but there was no lifespan=GE 8.35 anywhere to be found.

could you give directions to the file you used?:confused:

penguinman · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2006, 05:49:20 AM »

He said it should be in the flamingogreater.tsk file

Howling Shadow Wolf · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2006, 03:20:26 PM »

Hey,maybe someone can make a HUGE Hack to the proper lifefspan of Each animal?

I'd help of course!

Who thinks its a good Idea?

HorseGal · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2006, 07:06:32 PM »

I think that's a great idea! But what file do you go to edit the animals' lifespans? And how do you do it? I really want to know!

BottleNoseDolphin1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2006, 07:57:34 PM »

Yeah that would certanly keep my zoos going for awhile. If only I could find the files then I could make every animal live for 100 months!

AnimalKingdom · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2006, 08:13:01 AM »

I've looked through the files for a way to change lifespans and reproduction, but I can't find it. If someone knows how to do this, it would be greatly appreciated if they posted it here.

Shenzu Shikiru · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2006, 09:14:36 AM »

Somewhere there is a tutorial on increasing the number of young/eggs of animals, its part of a good sized topic...

HorseGal · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2006, 03:38:19 PM »

Where is the topic? Can you post a link? I really want to know how to change the lifespans of my animals too.

banmenowBK · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2006, 06:56:28 PM »

cheats, that takes the fun away, along making the animals grow up realistic is pretty cool.

Wildlife Enthusiast · « **Reply #17 on:** June 04, 2006, 08:46:47 AM »

Quote from: HorseGal

Where is the topic? Can you post a link? I really want to know how to change the lifespans of my animals too.

@ HorseGal: Here is the link for Coding For More Babies. I've posted there myself a few times, but it only addresses the number of possible offspring.... If there are any other threads about lifespans, I've never found them. Anyway, I hope that helps!!

nicknam_4 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2006, 07:53:04 AM »

found it! just go to porgram files/microsoft games/zootycoon2/ai/tasks/animals/THE ANIMAL YOU WANT HERE.tsk open the file using notepad, hit Ctrl+f typ life in, and there it is!:

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[EDIT] i found if you replace the numbers with false, that animal won't die! and if true, the animal dies randomly!:

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nicholasloh · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2006, 01:09:05 AM »

There are several lines with lifespan in it. Which one of them actually affects the animal?

nicknam_4 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2006, 04:50:38 AM »

Quote from: nicholasloh

There are several lines with lifespan in it. Which one of them actually affects the animal?

the second one

Toddy · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2006, 07:10:46 AM »

I cant find the AI folder. I only have an ai.z2f file

Silver-Fang · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2006, 08:35:50 AM »

Quote from: paunt

i also edited the baby files so now the animals dont mature until the proper mature age. my lions now grow up at about 2 years as an example

What file did you edit to change when they mature? (.beh or .tsk) Also, what do you change in the file?

Wildlife Enthusiast · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2006, 07:23:48 AM »

Can someone post an example of a change?

What does the default number mean (ie. how long is it)?
What did you change it to?
Do you only change the number in one place?

Thanks!! :flipper:

Gloria · « **Reply #24 on:** September 06, 2006, 02:26:14 AM »

Alright, I haven't had the chance to test this yet, but it SOUNDS like what people are doing is thus:

Go to: Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\ and open up "ai.z2f" with winRAR.
Open ai>animals and go to the tsk file you want.

find the line that says "" (or whatever the number happens to be.

Change that number to what you want it to be. Save the tsk file (it should be in notepad) and then winRAR will ask you if you want to update the z2f file or whatever and you click yes...

Is this correct? Can anybody else verify?

Do you know what it looks to me like they did? They made the numbers roughly match the ACTUAL lifespans of the real animals, so in the game the animals live about the number of months that they would years, IRL. 0_o Weird.

Anyway, if I got that wrong, please feel free to correct me.

EDIT: This thread addresses the subject a LITTLE bit: http://zoo.ogresnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4584

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Author Topic: Lifespans (Read 5169 times)