Q313442: Zoo Tycoon: How to Download and Install Update and Bonus Items

Article: Q313442
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Keyword(s): kbimu
Last Modified: 22-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 
- Microsoft Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs Expansion Pack 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Zoo Tycoon has an update available to download. The update enhances
performance in the area of zoo scalability and maintenance worker artificial
intelligence (AI).

NOTE: You do not need to install the update if you have installed Microsoft Zoo
Tycoon Dinosaur Digs.

Zoo Tycoon bonus content includes extra animals, fancy buildings and scenarios.
The bonus content requires the latest update to the game only for Zoo Tycoon 1.0
users.

You can download the game update and bonus items through the game or manually. To
download the Zoo Tycoon update and bonus items you must first connect to the
Internet.

NOTE: If you receive an error message or if the game stops responding during the
update, visit the Zoo Tycoon Web site to download it manually.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Zoo Tycoon 10.9 update enhances performance for the Microsoft Windows 95,
Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) operating
systems. It enhances performance slightly for the Microsoft Windows 2000 and
Microsoft Windows XP operating systems.

Issues that are improved or fixed include:

- Guests cannot do what they want.

- Cannot get more than approximately 600 guests into a zoo.

- Guests loop in place; animals walk in place.

- Maintenance worker AI.

- Terrain blending problem with snow.

- Zoo admission fees (and marketing) not proportional to guest admissions.

- Cheat for unlocking Triceratops and Unicorn can cause the computer to stop
  responding (crash).

- User-created animals do not recognize the same species correctly.

Download Zoo Tycoon Update
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Method 1: Download Zoo Tycoon Update Through the Game:

To download the update directly through the game, follow these steps:

1. On the Main menu, click "Get New Zoo Tycoon Items".

2. Under "Check for New Zoo Items", click Check Internet.

3. Click to select (place a check mark in front of) "Zoo Tycoon Update to v10-8
  11-20-01 1.51MB".

  NOTE: If there are other Zoo items available, select only the update at this
  time.

4. Click Add Zoo Items.

5. Click Yes when you receive a prompt to restart Zoo Tycoon.

Method 2: Download Zoo Tycoon Manually:

If you receive an error message or if the game hangs during the update, visit the
Zoo Tycoon Web site to download it manually. To do this:

1. Visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/downloads.asp
  (http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/downloads.asp)

2. Under Zoo Tycoon Update, click to download the update.

3. In the "Save in" dialog box, click Desktop, and then click Save.

4. When the download finishes, click Close.

5. Start Zoo Tycoon.

6. On the Main menu, click "Get New Zoo Tycoon Items".

7. Under "Check for New Zoo Items", click Check Locally.

8. In the "Import local Zoo Tycoon updates" dialog box, locate the folder that
  you saved the file in, click Zoo.exe, and then click Open.

9. Click Yes when you receive a prompted.

Downloading Bonus Items
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Method 1: Download Bonus Items Through the Game:

1. Go to the Main Menu in Zoo Tycoon, and then click "Get New Zoo Tycoon Items".

2. Click Check Internet.

3. Click the check boxes to add the items you wish to download.

4. Click the Add Items button.

When the download is finished, Zoo Tycoon restarts and you will be able to select
your new scenario or bonus items.

Method 2: Download Bonus Items Manually:

1. Visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/downloads.asp

2. Download and save the file(s) to your hard drive. To do so, right-click on
  the bonus item you want to download. and then click "Save Target As".

3. In the Save In dialog box, click Desktop, and then click Save.

4. When the download is finished, click Close.

5. Start Zoo Tycoon.

6. On the Zoo Tycoon Main Menu, click "Get New Zoo Tycoon Items".

7. On the Update screen, click Check Locally. A windows appears from which you
  can locate the Desktop.

8. Once you have located the Desktop, select the file(s) you want to download.
  You can CTRL+Click each file to select multiple files.

9. When you have the file(s) selected, click Open, and then click Yes when you
  receive a prompt to restart Zoo Tycoon.

10. Zoo Tycoon shuts down, and then tries to restart.

NOTE: If Zoo Tycoon fails to restart, start Zoo Tycoon as you typically do.

Additional query words: msgame

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Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbZooTycoon
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