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Revision as of 21:49, 25 January 2021

Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2 cover
Developers
Blue Fang Games
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows November 9, 2004
macOS (OS X) December 2005
Zoo Tycoon 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Zoo Tycoon 2 on MobyGames
Zoo Tycoon 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon 2001
Zoo Tycoon 2 2004
Zoo Tycoon Friends 2014
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection 2017

General information

Zoo Tycoon Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc 4.90.010 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
African Adventure
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Dino Danger Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Endangered Species
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Extinct Animals
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Marine Mania
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Version differences

Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection contains all of the released expansions packs for the game
Does not require any extra patches

Zookeeper Collection

Zookeeper Collection is an edition of Zoo Tycoon 2 bundled with the African Adventure and the Endangered Species expansions

Essential improvements

Patches

Zoo Tycoon 2 Game Update: English, Chinese , Korean , Spanish , Dutch , Italian , Swedish , French , German , Brazil

Skip intro videos

Go to <path-to-game> and delete BF_Intro.bik, MSGSLogo.bik and zt2intro.bik[3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2
macOS (OS X)

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2.0 OS X only.
Shader Model support 2
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
No expansions were released here. Received a universal binary in February 2006 with patch 1.1.0. Still 32-bit only.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.5e[4]
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.6.3.0

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 733 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 900 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
The Marine Mania and Extinct Animal expansions do not support 98SE, ME, or 2000.

Notes

  1. 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]

References