Alright, so some of you haven’’t quite grasped the knowledge of how to use the whole A.P.E 2.5, A.P.E 2.5 Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania editions, and Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement. Well, here is your second chance to get on the band wagon and learn how to use the simple method of getting dinosaurs and marine animals into A.P.E for editing. I have written a Q & A guide about the programs and the method for getting the dinosaurs and marine animals.
Q: What is A.P.E 2.5?
A: A.P.E 2.5 is a program that allows you to edit animals and scenery objects for the game Zoo Tycoon. There are several versions of A.P.E that you can get. All work the same and you can accomplish everything with version 1.1 that you can do with 2.5 except for a few properties that are added in 2.5 that aren’’t in any other version of A.P.E. Quivaz has updated A.P.E so that on Properties Page 3 there are 20 new properties that weren’’t available in earlier versions. Most of these properties we’’re added with the expansion packs Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania and deal with tanks and such.
Q: What is Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement?
A: Spin has worked long and hard to find a way to get some of the dinosaurs and marine animals into A.P.E. His result is the A.P.E Enhancement. It works by changing some files around in the Zoo Tycoon folder. A.P.E reads the new files when loading and therefore opens the new animals (the dinosaurs and marine animals). For one reason or another some of the animals couldn’’t be opened in A.P.E. Below is a list of all the animals and objects you can get with A.P.E Enhancement.
Dinosaur Digs:
Animals -
Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Caudipteryx, Composures, Coelosis, Herrerasaurus, Iguanodon, Lambeosaurus, Meiolan, Smilodon, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Styracosaurus, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Wooly Mammoth, Wooly Rhino, Super Crocodile
Scenery -
small torch, small torch 2, statue t-rex, statue velociraptor, statue triceratops, dino arch1, dino arch2, fossil 1, fossil 2, fossil 3, skeleton t-rex, skeleton velociraptor, skeleleton triceratops, bonebed 1, dino rock1, dino rock2, dino rock3, dino rock4, dino rock5, Lab1, road 1, road 2, road 3, oildrdum 1, lab jeep, cessna 1, cliff 1, cliff 2, cliff 3, cliff 4, cliff 5, cliff 6, build 6, dumpster, tent, meter
Marine Mania:
Animals -
great white shark, dolphin, jelly fish, mako shark, elephant seal, tuna, sea turtle
Objects -
aquatic rock 1, aquatic rock 2, aquatic rock 3, aquatic rock 4, aquatic rock 5, Iceberg, isle rock, aquatic, observation area 1, aquatic observation area 2, fake clam, treasure chest, statue mermaid, statue diver, statue orca, statue dolphin, statue sea lion, statue seal, statue trio, light house, Umbrella, motor boat, Jetty1, Jetty2, Jetty3, sail boat, Hotel, life chair, broken lamp, broken bench, dock1
To get Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement go to this address:
http://zt.arachnafobic.org/zt_eape.phpNote: The site was down at the time of this post
Q: How do I use Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement?
A:
1. Download Spin's A.P.E Enhancement if you haven’’t already. The address is here:
http://zoo.ogresnet.com/downloads/db/index.php?mod=20812. In the download there should be three files called config.ztd, each in a folder labeled DD, MM, and ZT.
These three files are what you use to get the DD and MM animals into A.P.E.
3. If you want to open DD animals in A.P.E copy the config.ztd file in the DD folder and paste it in the main Zoo Tycoon folder.
4. Then open up A.P.E
Now DD animals and objects in the list above are available to you in A.P.E to edit as you please.
If you want to get MM animals do the same just copy and paste the config.ztd file in the MM folder into the main Zoo Tycoon folder and open up A.P.E
Important!: When you want to run the Zoo Tycoon game you MUST replace the original config.ztd file. To do this do the following:
1. Open the ZT folder
2. Take the config.ztd
3. Copy it and paste it in the main Zoo Tycoon folder.
Q: Why do I need A.P.E 2.5 DD and MM editions?
A: Well, you don’’t need A.P.E 2.5 DD or MM editions to edit those animals. These two editions work with Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement so when you open DD or MM animals with the correct edition not only will you get the animations but also the text. That is the purpose of the DD or MM editions, they load a different lang.dll file so they load the correct text for the correct animals. You could get dinosaurs and marine animals without the DD and MM editions but not with the text that belongs to them. Also there are properties in the Properties Page 3 section of A.P.E 2.5 that work only with DD and MM animals. Those properties can only be edited in A.P.E 2.5, they are not in any other version of the program. You previously had to edit the things by opening the ucs file.
If you have any other questions about A.P.E 2.5, A.P.E 2.5 DD and MM editions, or Spin’’s A.P.E Enhancement I would love to answer them for you if I can. Just post them below or send me a Private Message and I will do my best to answer them or point you to someone who can as soon as possible.
Quivaz
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