Balance · 2
Balanced the rate at which food goes rotten.
food rot rateDeluxe animals now only need Level 1 Accreditation to purchase in Franchise mode.
accreditation requirementfranchise mode
Content · 1
Added missing species tags and Overview panel for the Fruit Dish enrichment item.
species tags and overview panel
Controls · 2
The ESC button will now deselect a selected item before closing a menu.
esc button menu behaviorAdded the ability to rebind First Person and Buggy controls.
first person and buggy controls rebindability
System · 5
Added support for on-screen keyboard to improve accessibility.
on-screen keyboard supportpcMinimum queue path width is now 2m.
minimum queue path widthImproved the frequency that staff replace food in habitats.
food replacement frequencyImproved the frequency with which guests use shops and restaurants.
guest shop and restaurant usage frequencyCaretakers and educators now no longer use benches.
caretakers and educators bench usage
UI · 16
Fixed Community Goal reward information not appearing or appearing incorrectly.
community goal reward informationConservation projects are now accessible from the HUD when in a zoo.
conservation projects accessibilityMade improvements to colour feedback consistency when viewing an animal's genetic information.
genetic information colour feedback consistencyThe correct axis icon is now highlighted when opening the Advanced Move option.
advanced move axis iconAnimals temperature tooltips now show Fahrenheit when selected in settings.
animals temperature tooltipMuted the notification for flourishing animals.
flourishing animals notificationWorkshop saves and autosaves now appear in the Saves in this location section in the save/load menu.
workshop saves and autosaves locationMade improvements to Zoopedia navigation.
zoopedia navigationAdded a notification when keepers are tasked to prepare food but no keeper hut is available.
keeper food preparation notificationTemperature and Humidity information is now shown for exhibit-only animals in the zoopedia.
exhibit-only animals temperature and humidity informationAdded an Autosave Frequency slider to the settings menu.
autosave frequency sliderShelter blueprints now appear under the Shelters sub-category.
shelter blueprint categorizationThe object browser now makes it clearer when filters are active.
object browser filter clarityA QR code linking to Update Notes has been added to the main menu.
qr code linking to update noteUnbound button prompts will no longer appear in game.
unbound button prompts visibilityAdded the ability to Quick Adopt animals in the trading menu with Gamepad.
quick adopt trading menu featuregamepad
Fix · 30
Fixed an issue with deep water space requirements not calculating correctly, which notably affected the Eurasian Beaver.
deep water space requirements calculationFixed several gamepad inputs not working on certain menus.
gamepad menu inputgamepadThe Path tool scale slider now works correctly when using feet units.
path tool scale sliderResolved an issue where placed Raisin Bushes (4m Strip) moved every time the game was reloaded.
placed raisin bushes movementMade improvements to animal texture pop-in.
animal texture pop-inFixed an issue causing shoals which were below sexual maturity age to be unable to be sold on the trading market.
underage shoals trading market restrictionFixed tooltips persisting in the Management menu.
management menu tooltips persistenceResolved the Exit Group Button text extending off screen in some languages preventing players from exiting Group Edit Mode.
exit group button text lengthMade improvements to Asian Small-Clawed Otter navigation underwater.
underwater navigationFixed animal storage entries not being removed after they are sold in the market.
animal storage entryFixed the inability to select the Travel to Wildlife Reserve option in the Planet Hub's Release Group menu.
travel to wildlife reserve option selectiongamepadFixed Community Challenge fanfare triggering before selecting a franchise and occasionally overlapping.
community challenge fanfareFixed a rare crash when attempting to load into career mode, quickly cancelling and then selecting franchise mode from the main menu.
career and franchise mode loading crashResolved an issue where avian animals could clip out of their habitat when perching near walls.
avian animal clippingMade further improvements to aquatic animal boxing.
aquatic animal boxingGuests no longer get stuck on benches with 0% energy.
guests getting stuck on benchImproved aquatic animals becoming stuck.
aquatic animals becoming stuckResolved an issue causing staff to continuously walk with boxed animals.
staff movement with boxed animalResolved an issue whereby exhibit animals which had been quick traded could incorrectly still be present in franchise saves following a crash.
exhibit animals quick trade persistenceFixed mating animations for Pufferfish, Lionfish, Eagle Ray, and Cownose ray.
mating animationResolved an issue causing staff and animals to get stuck after moving an animal from quarantine to the trade centre.
staff and animal movementResolved a rare crash on the Scotland reserve career scenario.
career scenario crashFixed an issue causing terrain requirements to get stuck at a set value.
terrain requirements valueA crash has been resolved which would cause some zoos to crash during loading.
loading crashResolved an incorrect path option being selected when navigating path customisation options.
path customisation options selectiongamepadFixed an issue where the Custom Brush Editor would not function when viewing the Guest Management menu while it is open.
custom brush editor functionalityFixed an issue where pressing the ESC key while in the Nature Brush menu will cause the brushes to disappear.
nature brush menuResolved the Did you know? achievement not unlocking after meeting the requirements.
did you know achievement unlockingFixed a crash when placing a utility while using Proton Experimental branch.
utility placement crashsteamdeckResolved an occasional hardlock after claiming Conservation Project rewards in Career mode.
conservation project rewards hardlockcareer mode
General · 1
Various performance and stability improvements have been made.
general