Zoo Tycoon : Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets

by Rymaszewski, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780782140422
• ISBN10: 0782140424
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

"Zoo Tycoon" is a strategy simulation that puts the gamer in the role of the zookeeper. This guide has step-by-step help for each phase of the game creation with detailed strategies.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
It's a Zoo and You're in Charge	2	(14)
The Importance of Happiness	4	(4)
Making Animals Happy	5	(1)
Making People Happy	6	(2)
Zoo Design	8	(2)
Making Them Stay Just a Little Bit Longer	8	(2)
The Changing Zoo	10	(2)
Beauty and the Beasts	11	(1)
Zoo Finances	12	(2)
Technical Issues	14	(2)
Face to Face with the Interface	14	(2)
Building Your Zoo	16	(20)
The Practicalities of Zoo Design	18	(11)
First Steps	19	(1)
Understanding Zoo Traffice	19	(2)
Zoo Concepts	21	(5)
Creating Exhibits	26	(3)
Zoo Structures	29	(7)
Placing Structures	29	(7)
The Zoo Animals	36	(46)
Acquiring Animals	38	(5)
Animal Attraction	39	(1)
Reproduction	40	(1)
The Adoption Plan	41	(2)
Animal Houses	43	(1)
Caring for Animals	43	(5)
Animal Sensitivity	45	(1)
Animal Hunger	45	(1)
Animal Health	46	(1)
Animal Stimulation	46	(2)
Stars of the Show	48	(34)
Animal Portraits	48	(1)
Savannah Animals	49	(11)
Grassland Animals	60	(1)
Deciduous Forest Animals	61	(1)
Coniferous Forest Animals	62	(2)
Tropical Rainforest Animals	64	(7)
Highland Animals	71	(3)
Polar Animals	74	(2)
Desert Animals	76	(2)
Saltwater Animals	78	(1)
Mystery Animals	79	(3)
The Zoo People	82	(14)
Zoo Staff	84	(3)
Zookeepers	84	(2)
Maintenance Workers	86	(1)
Tour Guides	87	(1)
Zoo Guests	87	(6)
Why They Come	88	(1)
Who They Are	89	(1)
Why They Stay	89	(4)
The Invisible Ones	93	(3)
Zoo Benefactors	93	(1)
Protesters	94	(2)
Zoo Evolution	96	(22)
Research and Conservation	98	(10)
Research	98	(5)
Conservation	103	(5)
Freeform Evolution	108	(10)
Start: January 1st, Year One	109	(2)
March 1st, Year One	111	(2)
June 1st, Year One	113	(1)
September 1st, Year One	114	(2)
December 1st, Year One	116	(2)
The Best Zoo in the World	118	(18)
What Is Zoo Rating?	120	(1)
The Animal Angle	121	(4)
Animal Happiness	121	(3)
Animal Health	124	(1)
Species Diversity	124	(1)
Rating Looks, Money, and Smarts	125	(3)
The Importance of Looking Good	125	(2)
The Importance of Being Rich	127	(1)
The Importance of Zoo Research	128	(1)
Rating Guest Happiness	128	(2)
Zoo Awards and Donations	130	(6)
Awards	130	(4)
Donations	134	(2)
Making Money	136	(16)
Understanding Zoo Finances	138	(11)
Zoo Income	139	(8)
Zoo Expenses	147	(2)
The Way of the Tycoon	149	(3)
The Big Push	150	(1)
The Money Machine	151	(1)
Zoo Games	152	(26)
Zoo Scenarios	154	(24)
Beginner Scenarios	154	(4)
Intermediate Scenarios	158	(8)
Advanced Scenarios	166	(7)
Very Advanced Scenarios	173	(5)
Appendix A Animal Facts	178	(4)
Appendix B Building Effect on Guest Happiness	182	(4)
Appendix C Aesthetic Values	186	(4)
Appendix D Animal Compatibility	190