Zoo Tycoon – PC

Game Cheat Code, Tips and Hints for: Zoo Tycoon – PC

Cheat Method

1. Open config.ztd with winzip.
2. Open Economy.cfg with notepad or wordpad.
3. Search for cZooDooRecyclingAmount and change the number to whatever you want. This will be the profit for every recycle you do. Normally you recycle around 8-12 times per month.
4. Also, look for cKeeperCost which should be 800. This is the salary you pay your zoo keepers. Change it to something lower and your expenses will decrease dramatically.
5. If you want more money at start of the game, edit zoo.ini with notepad or wordpad and find a line called MSMaxCash. Change that to whatever you want and you can start out with a couple of million.

Unlock the Triceratops

Name one of your exhibits “Cretaceous Corral”. This will unlock the Triceratops.

Unlock the Unicorn

Name one of your exhibits “Xanadu”. This will unlock the Unicorn.

Note: When using the “name an exhibit” cheat, be sure that you let the game name the exhibit for you, then go back and name the exhibit as noted in the cheat. Not doing so may cause the game to crash.

Instant Money

Press Shift+4 (basically like typing the $), and you’ll get an instant $10,000.

Sick guests

Rename one of your guests Zeta Psi.

All animal shelters

Rename one of your guests John Wheeler.

All research complete

Rename one of your guests Hank Howie.

Coloured Shirts

Rename one of your guests the following and all your other guests will wear the corresponding coloured shirt:

Mr. White – White
Mr. Black – Black
Mr. Blue – Blue
Mr. Orange – Orange
Mr. Brown – Brown
Mr. Pink – Pink
Mr. Blonde – Yellow

Staff Salary

Go into config.zdt and open file with winzip or like program open economy file and go to the line with KeeperCost it should be 800 that is the monthly salary change it to a lower number same with TourCost and MaintenanceCost.

Unlimited money

Shift + 4 (like the $ sign) will give you $10,00 at a time but it destroys the fences fast so use it at the beginning of a scenario.

Yellow Brick Road

Put a lion, tiger and bear in one exibit (but don’t leave them there forever or they’ll kill each other)

All Endangered Animals

Name a guest Steve Serafino.

All Animal Programs

Name a guest Adam Levesque.

All Animal Habitats

Name a guest Andrew Binder.

Get a Dinosaur

First, create an exhibit. Don’t name it anything at first and click OK. Then click on the gate where the zookeepers go in. Then you have to type in “Cretaceous Corral”.

Scare the Guests

Name one of your guest Alfred H and birds will appear and scare the guests.

Unicorn

Make an exibit but do not name it anything. Then click on the on the entrance of the cage and type in Xanadu.

Free tour guides

When you get a female tour guide name her Rosalie and her monthly payments will drop to $0.