Planet Zoo 2 · published
Update 1.0.8 is arriving at 14:00 GMT today (29th October 2026).
Please note: This is not a full list of everything the development team are working on. If your issue has not been addressed in a previous patch you can report any bugs or issues using this link.
Following the distribution of the update, our team will be continuing to monitor for any raised issues.
You can see our latest high priority targets via the Under Investigation article, which will regularly update as we identify areas for additional support. Please note that we anticipate the next update to the Under Investigation article to go live early next week (week commencing 2nd November), following this weekend's monitoring. News of our next update will then be added to that article.
These are specific areas which the development team have identified for regular ongoing improvements, due to the complex nature of Planet Zoo 2's simulation.
Animals climbing, jumping, and pouncing will see ongoing improvements.
Some animals don't align with their enrichments correctly on occasion.
Animals sometimes erroneously escape from habitats during certain behaviours.
Further enhancements to core creative toolset.
Improvements to guest behaviours.
Repeated boxing and unboxing of animals.
Resolving issues impacting saved games.
Please note: This is not a full list of everything the development team are working on.
We've added extra measures to prevent loss of progress or animals in career and sandbox mode
An issue has been resolved in Franchise mode which would cause animals in release groups to be lost if the game crashed or disconnected whilst releasing to a wildlife reserve. Players affected by this issue have been identified and will automatically have their lost animals replaced with new animals in their wildlife reserves
We've fixed an issue which would cause some players to see a large negative amount of Conservation Credits. Players who have been affected by this have been reset to 10,000 Conservation Credits. - View on Issue Tracker, View on Issue Tracker
Two crashes have been resolved which would cause some zoos to crash during loading
If you have a save which has previously been blocked from opening due to this issue, we recommend giving it a try. If you are still experiencing this issue, please submit an Issue Tracker ticket and include a copy of your save (if possible)
We've made changes to the Save Menu UI to help prevent players inadvertently overwriting saves. When loaded into a location, the saves menu now separates out saves made in the current location and highlights the currently loaded save
Resolved animals triggering escape notifications while still remaining in habitat
Resolved an issue where disease would spread at a faster rate than expected in aquariums -
Further improvements to reduce how frequently animals are boxed
Further improvements to reduce the amount of unexpected animal escapes
Fixed issues where some animals would spin on the spot repeatedly
Grid objects will now align with objects in other groups
Fixed stutter after placing path or barrier segments
Stability & Performance
Various crashes and stability improvements
Fixed game stutter when placing an item - View on Issue Tracker
Fixed low performance on cinematic route editor when Hide UI is enabled
Fixed crash which occurred when moving connected water filter
Fixed crash that occurs after attempting to load into franchise before fully connected and then attempting to enter sandbox
Career
Resolved an issue in Scottish Highlands scenario where the Blueprint toggle would remain off and prevent players from placing research equipment
Fixed progress blocker in Sumatra when restarting the scenario after receiving the Asian Small-Clawed Otter release group - View on Issue Tracker
Franchise
Franchise save slots no longer reorder based on last played
Sandbox
Added sandbox setting to disable injuries for arriving animals
Animals & Exhibits
Fixed issue with keepers getting stuck accessing small exhibits - View on Issue Tracker, View on Issue Tracker, View on Issue Tracker
Fixed an issue where exhibit animals would all breed at the start of their breeding season rather than being staggered throughout the season
Updated colourmorph icons for Threespot Damselfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Koi, and Monarch
Comparing mates with animal in storage now shows correct stats - View on Issue Tracker
Added notification for animal passing quarantine
Nyala LOD added for colourmorph
Improvements to swimming animations for the Asian Small-Clawed Otter - View on Issue Tracker
Fix for incorrect neutral relationships in zoopedia after filters had been enabled - View on Issue Tracker
Fix for release to wildlife reserve conservation credits value sometimes not displaying correctly in release group panel
Addressed an infrequent issue which could cause male animals to be shown as pregnant
Fixed multiple shoal species strength not growing as intended
Updated Blue and Black Wildebeest walking animations
Park Management & Construction
Notification for "Habitat is inaccessible" now disappears when deleting habitat
Pre-order items are now included in the Essentials tab of the object browser
Resolved an issue where the advanced rotation widget would sometimes stop working on gamepad
Provided ability to retake loans after they are paid off over time - View on Issue Tracker
Restored functionality of asset browser after tour management screen has been opened. - View on Issue Tracker
Improved nature brush following terrain height
Updated UI for toy enrichment items
Updated staff training date to use correct terminology
Edited null barrier on African Terrestrial Small Habitat blueprint
Added filter options to nature brushes
Rotten food and carcass effects on habitat cleanliness are now displayed in UI - View on Issue Tracker
Aquariums which are not connected to power will now be clearly marked
Workshop
Fixed navigation issue for workshop pages
Fix for downloaded habitat blueprints not appearing in browser on franchise
Settings
Resolved issue when closing research with tab confusing escape button functionality
Fix for unintended edge scrolling on console when loading into park
Zoopedia space requirements now in feet when feet is selected in options. - View on Issue Tracker
Water pump uses feet when units are enabled - View on Issue Tracker
Added display and audio options on first time setup
Localisation
Fixed certain text using wrong season names
Fixed incorrect value displaying when duplicating foliage brush
Fixed incorrect value displaying in Thai key binding menu - View on Issue Tracker
Misc
Can now open pause menu with esc when animal is pinned and ecosystem toggled
Profanity validation is now consistent between workshop and main menu