[IcePengwyn]

What do you get when you combine the ZOTM, Quickie Contests, Whining, Suitability Guides, Lots of Money, More Whining, UCIs and a constant urge to stay UP all night building zoos?  zagruz.gif (6.86K)
Number of downloads: 2

The Wonderfully Whacky Bi-Monthly Quickie-Zoo!!!!!

Begins Saturday, August 28 - runs til we're done! (~December)

Special Note: This will not replace any sort of ZOTM that Cricket & Gem may have going!!! ( )

Preliminary notes:

In Freeform Mode start the Small Excavation Zoo. Money does not matter so grab as much as you want. You may level the zoo or leave it as a hole. I know some of you are horrible in using elevation  ohmy.gif (7.87K)
Number of downloads: 0 - it's up to you - but there are points for good use of elevation!

This zoo has about 2000 squares total. There will be 9 sections - 8 exhibits, plus the Entry. So allow around 200 squares per exhibit (~400 for the last one). Does not have to be exact. This should give you plenty of room for the exhibit, pathways, scenery and buildings.

Every two weeks or so you will build one of these sections. The animal to be exhibited will be stated on a Saturday morning (EDT), and needs to be completed by the next day (Sunday night) at midnight your time or midnight my time - whichever is later. There may be one or two combo exhibits. If there are any Dinos or MM animals they won't be the big ones! Probably. Maybe.

Each exhibit area will be scored on suitability and other factors.
Anyone scoring 0 suitability will be forever ridiculed.
The theme for decoration and any buildings you use will be stated at the same time.
The theme could be related to the animal's biome/terrain, a holiday or something completely different.

Unless otherwise instructed:
Adopt one each Male & Female of each animal for that exhibit. Replace them as needed as the zoo progresses.
Except for the initial build - Run each section of the zoo for 3 months.
You may use ANY Tek UCI you like.

If you miss an exhibit you can still enter in upcoming ones.
Make-up the missed exhibit and send it later (say by the next build date) and it will still be scored for the overall Grande Finale Zoo - but remind me if you miss one! I can forget with the best of them!

I will try to keep up-to-date standings - we'll see how that goes. That way you can see how far ahead you are, or how far behind (and send Evil Vibes & Double Whammies to the leaders).

Scoring
Individual Exhibit Area - 201 points possible for each.
Exhibit Suitability 0-101 (the average if 2 or more species)
Exhibit Design - 25 points *** See below ***
Guest Viewing Area Design - 25 points *** See below ***
Decoration around the exhibit - 0-50 (there may also be special themes and requirements - read each section carefully!) Includes any buildings.

Overall Zoo
Totals from all previous zoo sections - 1-9. ~1700 points possible
Guest Happiness - 0-100
Variation & Use of Elevation in the overall design. 0-50 points.
I guess that's all there is to add to the scores - as the rest (awards, etc) will be pretty much the same!
Stop the zoo on Dec 25 of year 2.

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Number of downloads: 0
The following Hacks are OK to use: (the rest are not - you won't need them anyways)
Super Hack - can anyone tell me EXACTLY what hacks are combined here?
Freeform Unlock
Research Hack - though almost anything you may need for this zoo can also be had using a naming cheat.
Super Fences
Loewenfraus Clean-up
Moving Hack (I like this one - you can pick up & move many of the buildings)
No Trash
Pixiggers Fountains In Water Hack


Naming Cheats are OK as well as the money cheat.
Keep these in mind.
Andrew Binder - animal houses
Charlie Peterson - All exhibit foliage
John Wheeler - All animal shelters
Lou Catanzaro - All animal toys
Steve Serafino - All endangered animal
Ron Propst - Unlock DD foliage.
Dinoman - Unlock DD animals.
Eggman - Accelerate egg hatching.


*** Exhibit Design Square 10x10 exhibits are boring and will not score as well as those with various shapes - be creative! Using a variety of foliage through the exhibit gets a higher score. Note that some animals may only accept one type of foliage (not including UCIs) while other have several you may choose from. The more natural the setting the higher the score.

*** Guest Viewing Area Design These are areas designed for guests to get a "closer look" at animals. They may be open or use Observation Areas. In some zoos guests never actually enter these areas - don't worry about that - it's just the design & decoration that gets scored. One viewing area per exhibit is fine. Can be "outside" or "inside" the exhibit.

Example of viewing areas: Here Or Here Or Here

***** Edit - Buildings in the area of an exhibit can COUNT as part of that exhibit's decorating theme. Some are obvious - Igloo Gift Shop for Penguins, Elephant Ride for an Elephant exhibit, or you can rename a building. For a Dino exhibit you could rename the Insect House as "Insects in Amber", Aviary as "Archeopteryx", etc. Same way with any UCI buildings.


Please try to name your zoo so I can recognize whose it is, and add the round number to it at the end.
YourTekNameZooNameRoundNumber.zoo - IPQuickie2.zoo

*** NEW EMAIL!!! Email your zoo to me at ZooTekPhoenix @ aol.com (remove spaces). Email any UCIs together in a zip file (ask if you are not sure how to do this) EXCEPT for the really big files & packs. Just make a list of them and a link to them in your email.

Dates for each section are approximate - but I will only change them if there's an emergency, or if I forgot I was supposed to be somewhere.

Any questions? Does anything need further explanation?

This post has been edited by IcePengwyn: 02 October 2010 - 08:47 AM

[IcePengwyn]

Aug 28-29

Part 1 - The Beginning of any great zoo is a Great Entrance

Make a spectacular entrance - about 100-150 squares in size. You may go over if you like (or if you get carried away...remember - there's still a zoo to build!)

Use fountains, statues, foliage, flower beds, rocks or whatever else your hearts desire.

You may use buildings in your Zoo Entry area, but keep in mind it is pretty much about the decorating!

Use In-Game Items or Tek UCIs as you wish.

Point value - 0-100

There is no exhibit, so don't run the zoo yet! That will start next week with the first exhibit section.


Due midnight Sunday August 29

Email your zoo to me at zootekphoenix @ aol.com (remove spaces) or attach in a PM. Email any UCIs together in a zip file (ask if you are not sure how to do this) EXCEPT for the really big files & packs. Just make a list of them in your email. I have all the big planter packs, path packs etc.

Part 1 Scoring
Ashea - 95
SJ - 95
ZG - 95
MRPCLE - 85
Pukkie - 85

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September 4-6

Part 2 - Exhibit #1

Your first exhibit will be an easy one - the Giraffe.

Savannah theme for decoration, oh, and as guests will start arriving you better put in a food court - Savannah themed as well!

As it's a holiday weekend (for some of us) you have until Monday night for this one.

Run the zoo for 3 months - end it on ~March 31


Giraffe Exhibit Score (Running Total)
Pukkie - 185 (270)
Ashea - 183 (278)
SJ - 181 (276)
MRPCLE - 178 (263)
ZG - 168 (263)

This post has been edited by IcePengwyn: 15 September 2010 - 07:31 PM

[IcePengwyn]

Part 3

September 18-20

Dinosaurs & Kids!!!!!

Critter = Caudipterix - 3 of them at least. Check the Dino stat pages for details - these guys don't need a lot of space. Dinosaur fencing optional. They can be contained with most tall fences even without the fence hack.

Theme = Kids - so play things & Dino things is your goal. You may even use animal toys in the kids section (they won't go on them, but it may look cool, Daddy-O.)

You have til Monday night for this section.

Run for 3 months - ending June 30.

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Part 4

October 2-3

Double Trouble: LLamas & Pandas

Separate Exhibits - each counts for suitability & design.
The Panda Exhibit must be exactly 40 squares in size. Their density is 20 so this will work - just be a little tricky. To adopt the Panda name a guest Steve Serafino.
The LLAmas like to be in groups of 4 or more animals. This exhibit may be any size. Animal Density is 15. Suitability can be tough - check the guides.

Scoring 352 possible
Suitability LLamas 0-101
Suitability Panda 0-101
Exhibit Design - 25 points EACH
Guest Viewing Area Design - 25 points EACH (need 2, one per exhibit)
Decoration around the exhibit - 0-50

Theme = The color BLUE

You have til Sunday night for this section.

Run for ~3 months - ending September 30.

This post has been edited by IcePengwyn: 02 October 2010 - 09:57 AM

[IcePengwyn]

Part 5

October 16-17

This section is going MM!

Build a combo tank with one pair each of Hammerhead, Mako and Tiger sharks. Get the suitability as high as possible! Please check the stats page - but I think each of these sharks needs 20 squares density. So you can build a tank as small as 6p squares and have enough room. Bigger is OK. Tigers want a deep tank!

You will get a message from the keeper about unsuitable animals - ignore it, they get together just fine. You may want 2 marine specialists, as these guys eat like pigs. Don't forget the filter!

The theme is ATLANTIS

Run the zoo until December 31.

I believe there are a couple of Atlantian packs/UCIs - here's what I can find - there may be more!

GemdiKet Pack byGem Cricket and Brandi
Atlantis Two Tiered Fountains_by_Genkicoll
Atlantis Water Fountain-by_Genkicoll
Atlantis Blue Pack by LW
Aquatic Additions by African Raptor
Atlantia Extras 1 & 2 by Genkicoll
Atlantis Extras_by_African Raptor
Atlantis Theme Columns by Genkicoll
Atlantis Bathrooms by Genkicoll

This post has been edited by IcePengwyn: 30 October 2010 - 09:13 AM

[IcePengwyn]

Part 6

October 30-31

Animal - Siberian Tiger

Theme - Halloween - Spooky, Tricky, Treaty

Make sure you don't accidentally use non-Tek UCIs from the Community Zoo.

Run the zoo until March 31 year 2.

If you build on Oct 31 watch for weird things happening!

This post has been edited by IcePengwyn: 30 October 2010 - 09:14 AM