If the terrain drops into a canyon and you build your barrier through this, the barrier’s height will remain constant to the height where it was being built from, but will extend the vertical length to reach the bottom of the canyon, creating a flat top.įlat top and editable bottom: pretty pointless in all honestly – you shouldn’t need it. Undulating: will ensure the height and vertical length of the barrier is always the same.įlat top: keeps the height of the barrier constant, but will increase the vertical length of the barrier in areas where the terrain may be lower. These options allow you to change the length of the barrier when the terrain is uneven. Tip: If you adjust the terrain around your barriers and it creates gaps underneath, edit the barrier, adjust the height slightly and it’ll fix its self so that animals can’t escape. Once you’ve made your selection, you can move it using the button with the 4 arrows, or adjust the height of the barriers you’ve selected with the up and down pointing arrows. This allows you to drag a selection around the whole barrier. To select and edit the whole of the habitat barrier, select a part of the barrier and then click and drag the button that looks like an arrow, with a big and small triangle. Barrier Building Tips & Options Adjusting Your Barrier TIP: If you have habitats next to each other that share a barrier, remember to get the height and resistance correct for both habitats. Alternatively, you can use the terrain building tools to landscape areas where water can’t escape. You’ll need to use watertight barriers where you have created pools or lakes within your habitats. If a barrier is watertight, it means water won’t be able to escape through holes or be absorbed by the barrier. TIP: You can make some climbable barriers non-climbable in the settings of the barriers when editing. If so, make sure you select the relevant barrier to keep animals contained. Within the minimum habitat requirements of an animal’s Zoopedia page, you’ll be able to find whether the barrier required needs to be non-climbable. Many animals, especially monkeys, are able to climb very easily in Planet Zoo. This tells us how much we can see through the barrier and will also have an effect on the animal’s privacy. You must implement both of these requirements, unless you want an animal to eventually escape. Within an animal’s Zoopedia in the Natural Habitat tab, you’ll be able to see the resistance grade required in the minimum habitat requirements section, as well as a minimum height requirement. We don’t want our animals to be scratching their way through weak fencing if they have sharp claws for example. The higher the resistance grade, the harder it is for animals to damage over time. Barrier Features Explained Resistance Grade It provides the ability to create a more natural looking habitat.Įnsure that the null barrier covers everywhere your animals may go within the perimeter of the null barrier, and remember to make sure the guests have a viewing point where they can actually see the animals.īe careful that animals like monkeys cant interact with climbable objects and just jump over the null barrier. This is useful when using things like rocks, logs and the terrain to stop animals escaping rather than a barrier fence. The null barrier is an invisible barrier which you can use to create habitats. Type of BarriersĮach barrier has its own attributes and features that will define the habitat and have an effect on the type of animal within in. Over time, animals will often damage barriers, so ensure you have a mechanic on hand and in the relevant work zones to assign to the job. There are also air locks and a wooden guest gate too, for walk through or drive through habitats. Once barriers have been built, a habitat will be created which an animal can live in.Īll barriers require a habitat gate, either a wooden or a metal gate – there are no in game differences other than the appearance of the gate. Basics of Barriersīarriers are used to keep animals contained so that they can’t escape. You’re in the right place – we’ve covered everything in this guide on barriers in Planet Zoo so that you can build the perfect home for your animals. Do you have animals escaping, or want to brush up your knowledge on creating habitats?