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General Bug Fixes - 4th October

[h3]Hi everyone, we've just pushed a small update with a bunch of bug fixes!
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  • Fixed a crash when a completed animal-management cloning chamber tries to automatically summon a drone for delivery, but the CRISPR building is currently being moved
  • Fixed deleting of enclosures leaves tile rotational data, which crashes the game when factory workers paths to new structures that are placed on these un-erased rotational data
  • Fixed Aquarium Zoo crashing at the end of day 2 if the Research Hub is not built
  • Lake tiles can now be deleted in Build mode even though they are non-refundable
  • Opening the CRISPR panel no longer hangs the game on ultrawide monitors
  • Enclosures no longer build a "bridge" across lake tiles when using the "Change Type" feature
  • Fixed an issue where having too many trees in a big zoo slows the overall game performance
  • Fixed buildings and crop rendering sometimes disappearing when using the "Change Type" feature for enclosures
  • Fixed no longer able to change the time scale when the build bar is active on the controller
  • Reduced save file size regarding storeroom storing too many poop stock entries
  • Animal poop no longer spawns inside enclosure items causing them to be unreachable by default after loading from a save file
  • Fixed corrupted enclosure tile (that generates on moving of enclosures) on save file loading
  • Made gate placement more responsive for enclosures when using controllers
  • Added an 'All' option to the end of the variant collection in the create/edit job entry panel to quickly add pairs of animals for each unlocked variant onto the job list
  • Fixed D-pad navigation speed when scrolling animal management's job list and create/edit job entry panel elements
  • Animal names now display when hovering over animal entries in the create/edit job entry panel in animal management
  • Animal and variant selection in the create/edit job entry panel now returns to its last selected element every time the panel opens
  • Cursor now focuses on the 'Add' button after selecting an animal variant in create/edit job entry panel, and focuses on the 'Add New' button after creating/editing a job entry after returning back to the animal management job list when using controller
  • Added a 'flag' icon to manage the employee panel to indicate if an employee has been zoned to a pen. Added a 'flag' icon to the animal management pen summary panel to indicate if a pen is zoned to at least one employee
  • ‘Requires workers to deliver job' in the animal management job list panel now flashes as red to indicate that there are no workers available to go to the specified pen
  • Added animal-management icon when zoning exhibit control worker to display whether an enclosure pen has any animal-management jobs
  • Added 'Apply to All' feature to nursery settings
  • Fixed zoning panels from the previous zoo loaded in the animal-management employees zoning screen, only if you were zoning employees individually (not zoning employees using the heatmap) in the previous zoo
  • ‘Add Employee' icon no longer renders behind the employee zone panel in the employee zoning screen
  • Added tick to entries in the create/edit job entry panel where a job is already assigned to the current animal and variant type for the current enclosure
  • Fixed a collision issue when upgrading to a methane water pump
  • Fixed 'random-rotate' message appearing when enclosure or lake tile is selected after selecting a randomly-rotatable item in the build menu
  • Added a tutorial pop-up for building enclosures in the classic Zoo
  • Fixed an issue where recycling workers would sometimes crash the game after travelling to another zoo using the plane

General Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a crash where a completed animal-management cloning chamber tries to automatically summon a drone for delivery while the CRISPR building is being moved
  • Fixed a crash when factory workers path to new structures that are placed on un-erased rotational data from previously deleted enclosures
  • Fixed Aquarium Zoo crashing at the end of day 2 if the Research Hub is not built
  • Lake tiles can now be deleted in Build mode (however, they are non-refundable)
  • Opening the CRISPR panel no longer freezes the game on ultrawide monitors
  • Enclosures no longer build a "bridge" across lake tiles when using the "Change Type" feature
  • Fixed having too many trees in a big zoo slowing the overall game performance
  • Fixed buildings and crop rendering sometimes disappear when using the "Change Type" feature for enclosures
  • Using the controller will no longer change the time scale when the build bar is active
  • Reduced save file size regarding storeroom storing too many poop stock entries
  • Animal-poop no longer spawns inside enclosure items causing them to be unreachable by default after loading from a save file
  • Fixed corrupted enclosure tile (that generates on moving of enclosures) on save file load

Let's Build a Zoo: Aquarium Odyssey is OUT NOW!

[h3]Hey everyone!

THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE!

Let's Build a Zoo's latest DLC, Aquarium Odyssey, is OUT NOW! You can get it for 10% OFF, so grab it now while you can![/h3]

[h3]Discover a world of seafaring beasts and marine life, and give your guests the ULTIMATE aquatic experience! [/h3]



[h2]Here's what you can expect from Aquarium Odyssey: [/h2]

[h3]A Whole New Campaign!

Your adventures on this unexplored Aquarium Island will be full of brand new quests, moral choices and news articles. Build a successful Zoo in this springwater, squeaky fresh setting, and make meaningful choices to shape it!

50+ New Animals

With incredible sea discoveries, over 50 new fish and mammal species are now ready for you to adopt and showcase to your visitors! From Dolphins to Manta Rays, Whales and Starfish to Lobster and Eels, there are so many favourites available to take in, care for and splice with others! By adding sea animals to your zoo, you will have the ability to create more than 10 million animal variants in the sandbox mode - are you ready to make the world's first Chickale or Eeloose!?

7 New Enclosure Types

Learn all about your new charges and build environments perfect for their needs, from dense aquatic landscapes to coral reefs bursting with colour, all the way to the barren sea floor aesthetics. Allow your guests to get up close and personal with all-glass panels.

110 New Shops, Decorations, Facilities and More!

Let your guests step into a brand new world with new themed shops, decorations, signs and pathways to bring this new breed of zoo to life! Take inspiration from your new critters and show off their wild environments throughout your zoo, from ship decks and mosaic floors, to giant corals and seaweed![/h3]


[h3]We want to thank you all so much for your support on all the lovely content and updates we've managed to put out for Let's Build a Zoo so far, we cannot wait for you to get your hands (or fins) on Aquarium Odyssey![/h3]

[h3]SEA YOU IN-GAME!

- Springloaded & No More Robots[/h3]

Aquarium Odyssey is swimming to Let's Build a Zoo on August 17th!

Hey everyone!

[h3]Can you believe it?! Aquarium Odyssey is coming to Let's Build a Zoo on August 17th![/h3]

We're nearly set to have ourselves a kraken time, and we cannot wait for you to dive into the world of seafaring beasts and marine life!



Need a reminder of all of the things coming with Aquarium Odyssey? Well, they're as cool as a sea cucumber, and we've got it all rounded up for you here:

[h3]A Whole New Campaign!
[/h3]
Your adventures on this unexplored Aquarium Island will be full of brand-new quests, moral choices and news articles. Build a successful Zoo in this springwater, squeaky fresh setting, and make meaningful choices to shape it!

[h3]50+ New Animals
[/h3]With incredible sea discoveries, over 50 new fish and mammal species are now ready for you to adopt and showcase to your visitors! From Dolphins to Manta Rays, Whales and Starfish to Lobster and Eels, there are so many favourites available to take in, care for and splice with others! By adding sea animals to your zoo, you will have the ability to create more than 10 million animal variants in the sandbox mode - are you ready to make the world's first Chickale or Eeloose!?

[h3]7 New Enclosure Types
[/h3]Learn all about your new charges and build environments perfect for their needs, from dense aquatic landscapes to coral reefs bursting with colour, all the way to the barren sea floor aesthetics. Allow your guests to get up close and personal with all-glass panels.

[h3]110 New Shops, Decorations, Facilities and More![/h3]
Let your guests step into a brand new world with new themed shops, decorations, signs and pathways to bring this new breed of zoo to life! Take inspiration from your new critters and show off their wild environments throughout your zoo, from ship decks and mosaic floors, to giant corals and seaweed!

Don't forget, if you haven't already, you can grab the Dinosaur Island DLC too and have everything ready to go when Aquarium Odyssey launches on the 17th August!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903410/Lets_Build_a_Zoo_Dinosaur_Island/

We're shore it's going to go swimmingly, sea you all then!

🌍 Earth Appreciation Day - celebrate with us! 🌍

Hey there everyone!



With April 22nd marking this year’s World Earth Day, we couldn’t wait to get involved with this year’s Earth Appreciation Festival across Steam! This year’s festival is dedicated to games that show the Earth after catastrophe and those that will remind you that our planet is worth preserving, so we hope you’ll make lots of lovely, green and eco-conscious decisions in Let’s Build a Zoo!

[h2] 🦖 To set you off on your journey to building the world’s greenest (or most horrifying!) Zoo, we’re currently ON SALE - you can also grab the Dinosaur Island DLC at a nice discount too![/h2]

Why not use this opportunity to start up a brand new zoo and do a good morality only playthrough? Get your park running on green electricity, save the endangered animal populations, and show your appreciation for our Earth through a very environmentally friendly zoo!


[h3]Don’t forget, we also just announced our newest DLC, Aquarium Odyssey, which is coming later this year!


🐳 You can expect a TON of new content in this expansion, including:
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  • A whole new campaign
  • 50+ NEW animals
  • 7 new enclosure types
  • 110 new shops, decorations, facilities and MORE!

[h3]And that’s not all, we also recently released the 🦥 FREE Sloths & Spas Update![/h3]

We brought you SLOTHS, a new Attractions mechanic, and more! This update is available right now, so get downloading and end your day with a nice rest at the Sloth Hotel!


[h2]🖥️ On top of it all, tomorrow, April 18th around 2 PM BST we are streaming our playthrough on Steam! [/h2]

Make sure to come and watch Zayaan from our Marketing team build a beautiful zoo from scratch!

Let’s all work together to look after our very lovely planet, as we would our actual homes! 🌎❤️

[h2] 🌍 Happy Earth Day, Everyone! 🌍[/h2]