Zoo Tycoon 2
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Developers | |
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Blue Fang Games | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
OS X | MacSoft |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 9, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | December 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Educational, Simulation |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Zoo Tycoon |
Zoo Tycoon | |
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Zoo Tycoon | 2001 |
Zoo Tycoon 2 | 2004 |
Zoo Tycoon Friends | 2014 |
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection | 2017 |
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 2 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view building, educational and simulation game in the Zoo Tycoon series.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc 4.90.010 DRM[Note 1] for base game and Ultimate Collection. SmarteSECURE DRM for expansion packs. The Zookeeper Collection does not require a CD key. | |||
Publisher website (unavailable) | ||||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | Ultimate Collection[3] |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: base game, Endangered Species.
Version differences
- Zookeeper Collection includes the base game with the African Adventure and Endangered Species expansions.
- The Ultimate Collection contains all of the released expansions packs. It does not require any additional patches.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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African Adventure | ||
Dino Danger Pack | Digital only and no longer available for purchase. Made obsolete by the Extinct Animals expansion pack.[4] | |
Endangered Species | ||
Extinct Animals | ||
Marine Mania |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Windows game update: English,Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese
- OS X v1.1.1 patch
Skip intro videos
Go to <path-to-game> and delete BF_Intro.bik , MSGSLogo.bik and zt2intro.bik [5]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2 |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2 |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use jackfuste's widescreen fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use jackfuste's widescreen fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | 100 FPS is the maximum. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Except Extinct Animals. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 2 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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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 | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.5e[6] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6.3.0 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.2.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | G4 800 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Zoo Tycoon - Dino Danger Pack Home (archive) - last accessed on 21 August 2022
- ↑ No-Intro Palace: Zoo Tycoon 2 No Intro - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-07-19
- Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.