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Testing an idea I've had for a long time. I like to sink my dino exhibits and I have had in the back of my mind an idea for a large aviary, sunken so it could be even taller and hopefully more realistic for flying creatures - real or otherwise. This took some figuring as the contact point for the aviary roof wasn't where I thought it was. I thought it was a corner tile, but it's actually the center. This is actually the beginning of a new test zoo:

I didn't like the waterfall pond, so here is the revised version:

Thats looking pretty cool Caddie :D

I next did three things: 1 Lower the entrance. 2 Place Jan's building in corner. 3 Place volcanic activity in another corner. I moved the main Zoo Fence in several places, to give the area, more game room, and tie in with the three changes Fountain requested. I started placing some foliage in areas. As usual that takes me a while, my OCD kicks in, and I go for a realist look, for the foliage. I will continue tommarrow...off to work I go! I plan a thread on constructing a workbench with screens. You can ask questions and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability.

My first action was to go through the entire workbench and delete all of the trees and foliage. Most were done in small groups, due to the configuration of the canyon. I had to drop canyon walls in several areas because foliage was hiding below or behind the walls. This was actually the hardest part of the redo, other than creating the water course at the bottom of the canyon. I had to drop walls to put in the river and falls, again because the canyon floor was hidden by the walls. The canyon floor was raised per request. The fun part was making the water even...there ended up having some falls to help with that issue. Having to go from both ends and meeting at the middle was the easiest way to do them, I found. The canyon walls were raised and walkways corrected. I added a bit of mountain here and there to give it a tropical feeling.

Front corner, by Giraffes - in the small exhibit in the middle will be Nile Monitors, surrounded by Leopards - Hippos to the left and African Lions at the top: And, of course, my all-time favorites - the Tower Cafe and Giraffe Annex!

Overview - Mountain Tapir, Capybara, Platypus, Pachycephalosaurs, Triceratops:

Capybara and Platypus:

Mountain Tapirs and Capybara:

Farther to the left, the soon to be Unicorn Fantasy area, complete with Mother Trees & Opals (I'm not sure if I like the waterfall area):

Close up of the hospital compound and staff lunch area:

To the right of the entry, soon to be giraffes and other savannah creatures:

Entry overhead & reverse. You can see the hospital compound from here!

Started a new zoo. I've laid out all the paths & placed the restaurants. This is my entry courtyard:

I was hoping to have some screens up for you Fountain, hopefully in the am, I get some up here, to get your input. I would like to email the workbench and dlupdate file to you to see what you think. You could look at the whole and also do any other modifications, if you like...before I put the gate in and reset the zoo to day1, Year1 and your cash number. Then it's all yours. PM your email if OK with this.

That occurred to me yesterday while I was at work. Silly me, of course. So I tried it as soon as I got home, problem solved. Also appears to have solved the "terrain is too steep for...So & So" complaint. :-}

The view from the other side: