Downloads
This page is home to this site's bonus downloads, download packages that are smaller in scale than a content pack or an expansion pack.
Downloads are offered in two different formats for convenience's sake:
Format 1 is a lone .z2f file like most downloads - these go in the root Zoo Tycoon 2 folder, C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2 on Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Format 2 is a folder like most official downloads (which were accessed through the game and did not have a manual download procedure, but I digress) and several older downloads - the folders provided by this format go in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\downloads on Windows 7, Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Note: If the Object Detail setting is set on 'low', the game will crash if the player tries to adopt any of the animals offered in these downloads, and most objects will be invisible. Object Detail must be set to at least 'medium' for these downloads to work!
Alaskan Pachyrhinosaurus
The youngest and most northerly species of Pachyrhinosaurus is now available for adoption - and for excavation, assembly and de-extinction - in your zoo.
Alaskan Pachyrhinosaurus (Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum)
Even though the Cretaceous was much warmer than modern times, the Alaskan pachyrhinosaurus lived at a time when Alaska was even further north than it is today, and in winter, it faced challenges - like freezing temperatures and days without any sun - that few other dinosaurs had to cope with. Naturally for a creature in such a tough environment, the Alaskan pachyrhinosaurus was tough itself, with the thick mass of bone on its face (called a "boss") that it may have used in mating jousts and/or against possible predators.
Expansion Booster Packs
Ever thought the animal rosters for the existing expansion packs needed a little spice? The Expansion Booster Packs are here to help, adding just a couple more species to the game that mesh with existing expansions.
12/13/2022 Update
Embolotherium and Columbian mammoth fossils and cloning have been implemented.
A handful of subtle variants for the Embolotherium.
A small taste of Folksy Facelift behavioral changes, exclusive to the Columbian mammoths for now.
Extinct Animals Booster Pack
This pack introduces three familiar Cenozoic mammals to the game: the colossal Columbian mammoth, one of the biggest mammoth species known to man; the dramatic Irish elk, bearing the biggest antlers of any deer; and the gnarly Embolotherium, an elephant-sized ungulate.
All three of these animals appear in Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals, albeit as cameos: the Columbian mammoth is an unlockable statue, the Embolotherium appears on a blurry plaque attached to the Extinct Education Center and the Irish elk has both a statue and a plaque.
Known Issues
The fossils for the Embolotherium and Columbian mammoth are identical in appearance to the fossils for the woolly rhinoceros and dwarf Sicilian elephant.
Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)
Only outclassed by the steppe mammoth in size, the Columbian mammoth is huge even by the standards of other elephants - perhaps twice as tall as a female Asian elephant and four times as heavy. Unlike the more famous woolly mammoths, which preferred extremely cold environments, Columbian mammoths could inhabit a variety of open habitats, from tundras to deserts.
Embolotherium (Embolotherium andrewsi)
The embolotherium, hailing from Asia some 35 million years ago, has a very deceiving appearance. It looks a strange rhinoceros, with its bulky body and large, somewhat bifurcated "horn". In truth, it is, though a fairly close relative, not a rhinoceros at all, and its "horn" is an extension of its nasal bone, too fragile to be used as a weapon and probably used to enhance the sounds it made.
Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus)
"Irish elk" is something of a misnomer. This giant deer is neither exclusively found in Ireland (it could be found across Europe in environments that were neither too hot nor too cold) nor an elk (it is most closely related to modern fallow deer.) Its greatest claim to fame is its mighty rack of antlers - together, an Irish elk's antlers could measure an astonishing 12 ft (3.6 m) across.