Downloads

This page is the root of this site's bonus downloads, download packages that are smaller in scale than a content pack, adventure pack or an expansion pack. All downloads linked on the pages listed below are installed like any other mod.

Though these downloads were all designed with an installation of Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, few of them actually require that package, or even every expansion. Most of them do require either Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania or Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals to be installed at minimum, as they add support for .bfb models and the most recent map file format.

Downloads are offered in two different formats for convenience's sake:

1. Format 1 is a lone .z2f file like most downloads - these go in the root Zoo Tycoon 2 folder, which is located at:

   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2, in 64-bit versions of Windows (the vast majority of modern PCs)

   • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2, in 32-bit versions of Windows (the odds you're running one are very slim)

2. 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.This option is only available for select downloads.
   The folders provided by this format go in...

   • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\downloads on Windows Vista and later (if you're on 10 or 11, this is for you)

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!