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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Free demos are available from Archive.org: original, expansions.
Version differences
- The Complete Collection contains both retail expansion packs and the exclusive Endangered Species expansion pack unavailable separately.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Dinosaur Digs |
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Marine Mania |
Includes the content of Dinosaur Digs. |
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Endangered Species |
Exclusive to the Complete Collection. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files
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- Go to
<path-to-game> and delete or rename BFLOGO.AVI , BFLOGO.WMV , MSLOGO.AVI , and MSLOGO.WMV
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Edit configuration file
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- Go to the configuration files location.
- Open
zoo.ini .
- Find the
[UI] section in the file.
- Find the following lines
playMovie=1
playSecondMovie=1
5. Change values to:
playMovie=0
playSecondMovie=0
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Zookini Launcher
- A fanmade launcher that modifies the .ini with options not available in game such as higher screen resolutions, smoother graphics, amount of startup cash, and more.
- Unstable, doesn't always apply settings and an account is required to download.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Scenario progress is saved in
zoo.ini
under [scenario]
Video
Set a custom resolution[3]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
zoo.ini .
- Find the
[user] section in the file.
- Find the following lines
screenwidth=800
screenheight=600
5. Replace them with desired resolution
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Set a custom frame rate limit[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
zoo.ini .
- Find the
[user] section in the file.
- Find the line that begins with
DrawRate .
- Change the number after the equals sign to the frame rate you want to lock the game at.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Main volume and menu music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No speech. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Software renderer |
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Uses GDI |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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macOS (OS X) | | | |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
250 MB |
1.4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
9.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G3 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
600 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.1 |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G3 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
600 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References