Zoo Tycoon Unleashed

[Spikesgirl309]

Hi all!

It has been some time since I filled you in on the goings-on over at ZTU and ZTU Forums....I have been working 60-70 hour weeks so I have not as had as much time as I wanted to update things. Our most recent quarterly contest just ended and the winner was RatBag Oz. All of the entries in the contest were incredible, sso please feel free to come on over and check them out. The big new showever is that we will be doing the ZTU Around the World event again this year. Anyone who joined us last year can certainly tell you what a good time was had by all... On the list of events for the day are:

*Small contests throughout the day with prizes, and a grand prize basket as well. There are lots of Microsoft provided prizes to be had

*2nd Annual Fansite Awards will be presented that day. Nominations are currently open through next weekend, when we will start the voting.

*All remaining suitability guides for ZT1 will be posted, as well as the remaining ZT2 animal guides

*All remaining scenario walkthroughs will be posted as well.

*The write up that Microsoft put on the main site for us last year will be updated to reflect the new date, etc.... We are currently hosting a contest for the graphic that will accompany that write up...Entries must be submitted by the 25th to allow for judging and Microsoft to get it posted.

*There will be special animal and design workshops that day...

*We will be trying again this year to break our "most members online" record, which currently stands at 195...

*There will be a fansite scavenger hunt, involving a slew of fellow ZT fansites....

*We are doing the community zoo project again this year, and there are still several slots open. We hope to start working on it within the next week, so please sign up now if you want to join in the fun!

*And LAST but not LEAST, we finally have a top notch design team who have created some fantastic downloads. Look for a dozen or more new downloads to be revealed.

This is not a final list of events, and we will probably add to it as the event draws nearer. Right now we are shooting for May 15th, and we hope that you'll join us for a lot of fun. Members from ANY and ALL Zoo Tycoon Fansites are welcome!

[Spikesgirl309]

Hi all!

It has been some time since I filled you in on the goings-on over at ZTU and ZTU Forums....I have been working 60-70 hour weeks so I have not as had as much time as I wanted to update things. Our most recent quarterly contest just ended and the winner was RatBag Oz. All of the entries in the contest were incredible, sso please feel free to come on over and check them out. The big new showever is that we will be doing the ZTU Around the World event again this year. Anyone who joined us last year can certainly tell you what a good time was had by all... On the list of events for the day are:

*Small contests throughout the day with prizes, and a grand prize basket as well. There are lots of Microsoft provided prizes to be had

*2nd Annual Fansite Awards will be presented that day. Nominations are currently open through next weekend, when we will start the voting.

*All remaining suitability guides for ZT1 will be posted, as well as the remaining ZT2 animal guides

*All remaining scenario walkthroughs will be posted as well.

*The write up that Microsoft put on the main site for us last year will be updated to reflect the new date, etc.... We are currently hosting a contest for the graphic that will accompany that write up...Entries must be submitted by the 25th to allow for judging and Microsoft to get it posted.

*There will be special animal and design workshops that day...

*We will be trying again this year to break our "most members online" record, which currently stands at 195...

*There will be a fansite scavenger hunt, involving a slew of fellow ZT fansites....

*We are doing the community zoo project again this year, and there are still several slots open. We hope to start working on it within the next week, so please sign up now if you want to join in the fun!

*And LAST but not LEAST, we finally have a top notch design team who have created some fantastic downloads. Look for a dozen or more new downloads to be revealed.

This is not a final list of events, and we will probably add to it as the event draws nearer. Right now we are shooting for May 15th, and we hope that you'll join us for a lot of fun. Members from ANY and ALL Zoo Tycoon Fansites are welcome!

[Spikesgirl309]

Final call for the community zoo project. Things are coming together nicely for the event. Microsoft will be updating the main site shortly, and again this year we have great Microsoft prizes. In addition, GMX Media has decided to donate 5 copies of Deep Sea Tycoon 2 for the event. RatBag Oz and African Raptor have been hard at work and have created dozens of new downloads for the event. A sneek peek can be found on the main site on the previews page. Those pictured there are just a sampling of the offerings, which are pretty fantastic! We hope that everyone will join us on May 15th for the event - you won't be sorry

[Spikesgirl309]

Less then 24 hours before the festivities kick off officially! We are getting everything ready, and will be releasing some stuff this afternoon for our overseas members... Hope you can stop in

[Bengal]

We are currently planning a Photo Contest--it should be up with all information soon. Will tell more once info is more organized  

The 2005 June Contest is also up. Head on over and take a look. PZ made it especially challenging  

[Bengal]

The Photo Contest is now up, along with the rest of the photo and game challenges.

The photo contest runs from June 2 - June 9. For more details, head on over to ZTUF.

[Spikesgirl309]

Hi All!
After an extended leave due to illness, I am back to the board and will be making some changes. I will be completely revamping several sections, so if you can't get into the site...don't panic, I may just be fixing something and will have everything back up as soon as possible...

[Spikesgirl309]

Most of the new changes have been implemented and several new contests have been posted. We have a great team zoo contest going on, so grab a partner and check it out!

[Spikesgirl309]

The August ZOTM contest has ended and I will be posting the winning team shortly. It seems like everyone had a real good time with this, so wait until you see what teamwork can create! These zoos all look so fantastic it's gonna be hard to pick a winner

In site news, there have been some staff changes. I have stepped down as admin to take a much needed vacation from the board to focus on real life problems. PsychicZookeeper has rejoined the admin staff and we are proud to welcome TigerKitty to the admin team as well. Rest assured that with all these changes, the board will still remain the board everyone has known and loved - no major changes, we promise!

[Spikesgirl309]

ZTU Forums has just posted an interview from Blue Fang with some great information about the expansion pack, and some exclusive screenshots including a fantastic one of the koalas! Feel free to come on over and check it out!

[TigerKitty]

Sadly, one of the founders of our forums, ZooTycoonUnlimited, has decided to close her affiliated website.  ZTU's fantastic contests, wonderful knowledge about the game, and her length of service to the ZT Community were all instrumental in the initial creation of this forum and its subsequent growth.  We thank her for her many contributions to our forum and hope that she will visit us often and continue to contribute as she is able.  And in those rare moments when she is not visiting the forum or thinking about us , we sincerely wish her all the best that life has to offer.

The forum is continuing to operate at the same site -- http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/.  If you used to access the forums through ZTU's site, then please change your Bookmarks/Favorites to the updated address.  On the official Microsoft Zoo Tycoon website, you can still access the forum through the ZT1 Fansite page through the link to the "ZTU Forums" in the Around the World event write-up.
The Admin Team of PsychicZookeeper, Zoxaeus and I are commited to keeping the forum a fun and educational place to be.

Meanwhile, back at the forum, ZTU is continuing with gift baskets that will be auctioned on EBay with the proceeds donated to Noahs Wish, a charity that rescues and shelters animals in disasters, and has been doing heroic work rescuing animals from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.  Microsoft is is gonna donate a couple copies of ZT2: Endangered Species Pack to add to the baskets, and one of the baskets will have a copy of ZT for the Nintendo DS. There are TONS of other goodies, too many to name,  so please look for the links to the eBay site and make a bid!!  

Noahs Wish can be found at http://www.noahswish.org

We also have several contests under way at the forum -- come and join in the fun !

Sept. SS Contest-Signs of Autumn -  Sept. 4th - Sept. 18th
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=4137

September ZT1 ZOTM Contest
Scrappy's Marvelous Mystery Menu Challenge
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=4191

Sept 2005 ZT2 Contest
Back-to-School Educational Habitats
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=4194


We Look Forward to seeing you all soon !
PsychicZookeeper, Zoxaeus and TigerKitty

[TigerKitty]

:blush  Sorry for the double post

We Have a variety of downloads available as well.
any member with 10 valid posts can access the downloads...

A couple of sneak peeks

Just in time for Halloween

By African Raptor a Spooky Theme Pack[/i]
that contains:
shack bathroom,gargoyle statue,skull rocks,cyclops slingshot game
sm gravestone,lrg gravestone,egyptian coffin,beehive.
there are also working versions of the shack bathroom and cyclops slingshot game posted

Spooky Theme Pack
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=3619
Working Spooky Theme Pack Items
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=3837

and Feathered Friends Pack by Atlantean_Queen[/i]

When you're out camping what do you need to set the scene ?
why a bunch of quackers of course

this pack contains;
widegon pair,redhead duck, mallard, mallard mate, loon drake, loon duck
loon duckling, bluebill, bluebill mate,canvas back duck,duckling ( a cute yellow guy )

these are great scenery items for making that natural camping zoo

Feathered Friends Pack
http://zoxaeus.com/ZTForums/index.php?showtopic=3859

Later

[PsychicZookeeper]

Server update:  We've been having some problems with our server and now we're temporarily offline.  We should be back up soon and we'll let you know when we are!  Thanks for your patience!

[hanes]

Originally posted by Spikesgirl309@Sep 3 2005, 10:08 AM
ZTU Forums has just posted an interview from Blue Fang with some great information about the expansion pack, and some exclusive screenshots including a fantastic one of the koalas! Feel free to come on over and check it out!

Since your forums are no longer available  :sad  , would youplease post theBF interview here?

[PsychicZookeeper]

hanes, it's only temporary!! We'll be back online soon!

[hanes]

I'm glad because I really enjoyed your site!

[TigerKitty]

Hang in there friends

"Update on server info:
Zoxaeus, the site owner, is aware of the problem and will be "motivating" our host server provider  to get the forum back on line.
"there is no reason for this to have happened, as our account is still active."

Hang in there, friends!  We'll be up and running soon!"  :cool

Later

[hanes]

:w00t  The forums are back up!

[PsychicZookeeper]

Yes, they are!  That's what I came to tell you!  We're back online with the interview you wanted!  As well as contests, games, articles, ...

[Ratbag Oz]

G'day!,

Well ZTUF Is off and running again

Since our little "Glitch" we have got all our competitions up and running again, and the movie club has started their first reveiw thread, all participants welcome  
Movie Club Reveiws - Indiana Jones and the last Crusade

Or vote on our next movie......
Movie club - What's next?

ScrappyTam has her Marvelous Mystery Menu Challenge underway for the September zoo of the month, and is still taking last minute orders........
Scrappy's Marvelous Mystery Menu Challenge

Septembers Screenshot competitions are underway, and have had limited entries due to our down time
Come on over and have a go, we love visitors   :happy

ZT1 "Signs of Autumn" Screenshot contest
ZT2 "Wild & Wonderful Waterfalls" Photo Competition

We also have our monthly ZT2 competition running
ZT2 "Back to school educational habits" Competition

and we have plenty of fun going on, and brain stimulation in our games thread, including today's new Brain twister!
Fun & Games

We'd love to see you, come for a visit  

Ratbag

[TigerKitty]

Just a Heads Up for our friends.
(so no one worries about us )
We will be down for required regular maintenance over the weekend...
and be back up, next week with new fun and contests for October !
so stop by and check us out

We have scheduled forum maintenance for the weekend starting Friday 7th October 2005. At this point we are not sure how long the maintenance may take, in all likelihood it will be 1-2 days.

The forum will be closed to all members during this period. But will re-open by the lastest at some point on Sunday 9th October 2005.

Please do not panic if you cannot access the forums within this time.

If you have any queries regarding this please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff.

We thank you in advance for your continued patience and support.

- ZTUF Admin

Later
TigerKitty

[PsychicZookeeper]

ZTU Forums are back online after a short period of maintenance!

We have a new name --

Zoo Tycoon Unleashed

We will be having some activities to celebrate our new name and hope everyone gets a chance to visit.

[marlizdu]

Zoo Tycoon Unleashed Party[/SIZE]


You heard it right! To celebrate our new name and our almost-two year old birthday, we're unleashing the good times and having a party!

Sunday, November 6, 2005[/SIZE]

Plans include ZT1 and ZT2 zoos and screenshot contests, Speedy Design and Speedy Bingo contests, special siggys and avas and walls, loads of new mouth-watering downloads that have been in the works for many months, and a few other surprises!

Be sure to join us for all the fun and excitement!!!


Zoo Tycoon Unleashed


Marlizdu
Forum Moderator

[marlizdu]

With Autumn upon us, the animals decided to have one last fling before the winter snows set in, breaking their chains and becoming UNLEASHED![/b][/i][/SIZE] Guests, visitors, members, staff, BEWARE![/b][/i][/SIZE]  Hold your children's hands and move to safety as the ANIMALS GO WILD![/b][/i][/SIZE]

And to celebrate this wild time, while the animals run free ! WE'RE HAVING A PARTY![/i][/SIZE]
We are staying inside where its safe and partying...and do we have reasons to party.
We have a new name and our forum is almost two years old, but you're getting all the gifts, so relax, stop by and enjoy all the goodies we have to share!

Some of the events we have planned:

November 6, 2005 from 3 AM - 6 PM Eastern US & Canada Time, GMT -5 hours

*ZT2 Contest -- Unleash Your Wild Side, Due Nov 5, Winner announced at the party!

*ZT2 Screenshot Contest -- Animals Go Wild, Due Nov 5, Winner chosen by poll voting open during the party!

*ZT1 Contest -- Contest to be posted shortly, Due Nov 5, Winner announced at the party!

*ZT1 Screenshot Contest -- Zoo Building Unleashed-Anything Goes!, Due Nov 5, Winner chosen by poll voting open during the party!

*Speedy Design Contests -- held throughout the day.  These were so, so much fun at ATW2 and our wonderful Marlizdu will be hosting these for the Unleashed Party!  For more info, check here Speed Design Zoo

*Speedy Bingo -- AQ will do Speedy, hooray!! several times during the day in the Special Chat Room.  For more info check here Speedy Bingo Rules here  Bingo Cards.

*Downloads/UCI's -- Lots of mouth-watering and party-themed downloads will be released as well as some other items.  Our Designers have been working on these packs since May and they have created some spectacular items.  These items are not to be missed! (The Benefactors have a good idea of what is coming since they get to Beta Test the items.  Why not become a Benefactor and share in the benefits?)

*Avatars, Wallpapers, Smilies -- new items coming!

*Stop by our Chat Room and visit! ZTUF Chatroom

*An assortment of articles and other goodies for our members and guests!

[genkicoll]

One more very important tidbit of information, since there are a lot of releases coming up soon:

"Our goal at the forum is to foster a fun and caring community centered around the Zoo Tycoon games. Our Designers and some members enjoy creating new items to use in the games. We would like all those who visit the site to look around and see all that we have to offer. Many members have been grateful that we require them to explore and post, otherwise they would have missed learning or enjoying something new. We are also aware that some members are just not comfortable with posting and ten posts seems impossible to reach, so they never get a chance to use our wonderful downloads.

We are going to decrease our minimum posts required to download from ten to five to accomodate those who are uncomfortable posting. Posts in any area of the board count towards the minimum, so you can introduce yourself in the Member Area, join in the Fun & Games section, chat about a wide variety of topics in the Chat section, or share your strategy in the ZT 1 or 2 areas.

This is a trial period. We may adjust this policy again in the future."