Embedded Files
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
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.
11/9/2024 Update
Their ability to use elephant houses has been removed to curtail them getting stuck.
Reflecting the Folksy Facelift Biome Update giving animals "secondary biomes", they can now comfortably live in the Temperate Forest and Wetlands biomes.
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.
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
Expansion Booster Packs
Ever thought the animal rosters for the existing expansion packs needed a little spice, or that they were missing features? The Expansion Booster Packs are here to help, adding a variety of things to the game that mesh with and are treated as extensions of existing expansions.
Ultimate Collection
Booster Pack
Ultimate Collection
Booster Pack
Did you know that Zoo Tycoon 2's climactic compilation package, Ultimate Collection, might have been planned to have some extra content that didn't make it to the final release? The game files suggest that guests were meant to have a gate that they could use, and the old website advertises elephant seals as being in the package - no, really!
This pack offers standalone, lightly-updated versions of the southern elephant seal and guest gate that were made for Folksy Facelift. Keep in mind that FF's dedicated exhibit path and walkthrough exhibit feature aren't included here, just the gate!
Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)
They don't call this massive marine mammal an "elephant" seal for nothing - males have huge, bulbous, trunk-like noses that they use to amplify their roaring calls, like how an elephant trumpets. Equally deserving of the moniker is its size - a big male southern elephant seal can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long and weigh over 4 tons. They live in the Antarctic, the sub-Antarctic and on the southern fringes of South America, mostly feeding on squid and fish.
Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)
They don't call this massive marine mammal an "elephant" seal for nothing - males have huge, bulbous, trunk-like noses that they use to amplify their roaring calls, like how an elephant trumpets. Equally deserving of the moniker is its size - a big male southern elephant seal can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long and weigh over 4 tons. They live in the Antarctic, the sub-Antarctic and on the southern fringes of South America, mostly feeding on squid and fish.
Extinct Animals Booster Pack
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.
10/22/2024 Update
Fossils for the Embolotherium and Columbian mammoth may no longer be found during Level 1 of the fossil finding minigame, now requiring Level 3 and Level 5 to be uncovered respectively.
All three animals' biome preferences have been modified, reflecting version 1.1 of Folksy Facelift. Most heavy affected is the Embolotherium, which now lives in the Desert, Grassland and Savannah biomes (if you want to keep your pre-existing embolothere Scrub habitats, you might need to give them a couple more tar pits to keep their educational value up).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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