Thanks for getting this set up for us Bielski!
As mentioned, about a year ago, what was Zoo Tycoon Unlimited split into two sites. The site that at the time was functioning as the Zoo Tycoon Unlimited forums became Zoo Tycoon Unleashed and continues to be run by much of the same staff that was there before. I chose to go back to my main site (which I am ashamed to say that I had been neglecting a bit) and reestablished forums for Zoo Tycoon Unlimited.
Now, a year later we are growing quickly back to where we want to be, with close to 1100 members with more every day. In October the new forums will have been open for a year, and the site itself for 5 years. Since it has been quite some time since we have done an update for the community here, I'll do my best to get you all up to speed.
1) We are planning a birthday celebration in October to celebrate our 5 years as part of the community. We plan to have several contests for the big day, and are tryng to set up a little something special with Blue Fang. This week will see us posting a community zoo project signup, to be completed by the end of October. If there is enough intrest, we will do one for ZT2 as well as the original.
2) We are running a banner design contest to go with the revamped forums. The winning banner will take the place of the exisiting banner for the forums. Anyone interested in entering can find details
HERE Entries are due by the end of this month.
3) We are running a quarterly contest for both ZT1 and ZT2. The ZT1 Quarterly contest will run from now until December 1st and will focus on mixed exhibits. Details can be found
HERE . The ZT2 Quarterly contest is currently running until the end of October and has a 4 seasons theme. Details can be found
HERE4) There are a number of other cotests running right now, from ZOTM to screenshot contests. Each have varied goals and deadlines. They can be found by using the following links:
ZT1 ZOTM - Sand & Surf Zoo ZT1 Screenshot - Making an Entrance ZT2 ZOTM - Zookeeper In Training ZT2 Screenshot #1 - Wet & Wild ZT2 Screenshot #2 - Snap Happy!5) There are some news items that can be found in the
ADMIN ANNOUNCEMENTS section.
6) We are working on setting up an inter-site zoo building project with a number of Zoo Tycoon Sites, so hopefully we can update you on that within the next couple days...
I can't think of anything else major to add, but one of our staff members will update this thread regularly....