True flooded forests

[VNDragonV2]

1 hour ago, Fern said:

The mud hack is at ZA in the hacks area.

The other used to be there but isn't any more.

I would be very careful with the tank file as it is an exe. Normally I would get Jay to extract the files because these old exe files often changed other things as well and then the game would have problems. Let me know once you have them so I can remove them.

mudterrain.zip 45.39 kB · 2 downloads Tanks[1][1].cfgEditor.zip 1.68 MB · 1 download

Thank you. I know of the mud hack but don't quite remember what it does, which does not help when the Zoo Admin thread has no photos....


Yea, terrain blending does not seem to work great with it. Not sure about others' experience or if this is the intended look originally.


The terrain config editor is a mixed bag after I played with it.

• Pros: 
  • Simple UI for those unable/unwilling to edit a config file directly.
  • Creates a new config in your designated folder every use and does not replace the original one in XPACK2. Minimal impact/changes to other files in the game.
  • (bonus) Proves to me that I don't even need to package a tanks.cfg into a .ztd for it to work.
• Cons:
  • Forces a full installation process for something that could be a portable program, but this could be a product of its age.
  • Forces you to save AND quit the program.
  • Path cannot be edited once set the first time - I tried uninstalling and restarting the program to no avail.

I can edit more quickly and directly to the tanks.cfg, but now instead of packaging inside a .ztd I just leave the file bare in dlupdate.

[Fern]

I have the same problem with the turquoise water. You have to intersperse it with other terrains. I used the snow for that. As I said I think part of the problem lies in the zoo.exe file.

[Indriel]

This is some of my favorite ZT work I've come across in 20 years of playing; simply excellent and exactly the kind of thing I've always wanted to do and never been able to pull off. I made a list of regions I'd like to make very specific zoos for (local flora and fauna only) and Amazonas, Mekong, and Everglades are all on there, amongst others like the Orinoco, Okavango, Ganges, and Nile Deltas.

So cool to see someone take a similar approach, and now I'm over here assembling my tankable species list since I'd limited myself to terrestrial-only since diving back into mods and being slightly overwhelmed with how many fascinating animals you all have made available.

The link to the Tank Editor isn't working for me or I'd use it, but I read through your breakdown of how to change the tank terrain via the config file but I'm still a little lost on how to access it. It's the one from XPACK2, right? Haven't been able to open in any of my text editors. Am I missing a step?

[VNDragonV2]

On 3/28/2025 at 11:18 AM, Indriel said:

This is some of my favorite ZT work I've come across in 20 years of playing; simply excellent and exactly the kind of thing I've always wanted to do and never been able to pull off. I made a list of regions I'd like to make very specific zoos for (local flora and fauna only) and Amazonas, Mekong, and Everglades are all on there, amongst others like the Orinoco, Okavango, Ganges, and Nile Deltas.

So cool to see someone take a similar approach, and now I'm over here assembling my tankable species list since I'd limited myself to terrestrial-only since diving back into mods and being slightly overwhelmed with how many fascinating animals you all have made available.

The link to the Tank Editor isn't working for me or I'd use it, but I read through your breakdown of how to change the tank terrain via the config file but I'm still a little lost on how to access it. It's the one from XPACK2, right? Haven't been able to open in any of my text editors. Am I missing a step?

 

Thank you for the compliment. Perhaps you are trying to open config.ztd with a text editor? .ztd are .zip files - a file format to compress and archive files. You need to unpack the .zip first using Windows Explorer or one of the archive utility programs like Winzip, Winrar, or 7zip, etc. Once you are in, extract tanks.cfg to make your own edits and then place your modified tanks.cfg in the dlupdate folder.

 

[a1236gh]

May I ask where to find those giant water lilies in the Amazon basin?

[VNDragonV2]

3 hours ago, a1236gh said:

May I ask where to find those giant water lilies in the Amazon basin?

It is addressed here. The contents I tested are finished and awaiting release whenever that might be.

 

[a1236gh]

Alright thank you ~

[Indriel]

20 hours ago, VNDragonV2 said:

 

Thank you for the compliment. Perhaps you are trying to open config.ztd with a text editor? .ztd are .zip files - a file format to compress and archive files. You need to unpack the .zip first using Windows Explorer or one of the archive utility programs like Winzip, Winrar, or 7zip, etc. Once you are in, extract tanks.cfg to make your own edits and then place your modified tanks.cfg in the dlupdate folder.

 

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. I knew I was missing a step; it's been almost two decades since I used to make animals with APE and edit the (I think?) UCA's, just couldn't remember the exact process for getting into the files I want to manipulate. Off I go to make some glorious flooded forests!

[VNDragonV2]

1 hour ago, Indriel said:

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation. I knew I was missing a step; it's been almost two decades since I used to make animals with APE and edit the (I think?) UCA's, just couldn't remember the exact process for getting into the files I want to manipulate. Off I go to make some glorious flooded forests!

Cheers! Looking forward to see your own flooded forests.