Animals Mod
⚪ Last updated 2019Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 34 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
With this mod I'm trying to correct most eye-poking mistakes and gaffes the developers made with animals’ images, models, Zoo sets' icons etc.
The mod is modular – there is a basic mod and 3 optional ones (two of them also have 2 variants).
Animals’ mod – Basic:
Basic mod includes:
1. Condor - new icon and 3D model skin to replace default vulture icon and skin:
2. Bird-of-Paradise – new icon.
I took a liberty to adjust Bird-of-paradise icon's colors to somewhat match the colors of the model the devs created for it (although anyone with some knowledge can see it's a parrot and not a bird of paradise, but unfortunately as of now it’s not possible to edit shapes of 3D models). It's a fictional universe after all, maybe their birds of paradise have different colors... ;)
3. Sperm Whale - new icon.
(Sperm whale model in the game is fine, unlike its icon, which is a whale shark instead of the actual whale).
4. Extinct Species Set – different icon and slightly changed Giant Deer skin.
Default icon of Extinct Species Set is Okapi, which is not even in the game, but most importantly, in the real world this animal is critically endangered, but NOT extinct!
I replaced Okapi’s icon with the icon of the animal which is included in the set.
Giant deer (Irish elk) model now has light stripes on its back to give it more “prehistoric” look and as homage to the way this animal is depicted in Far Cry Primal.
This is how Basic mod looks in the game:
The animal that the devs chose to represent Rainforest set is Parrot (Scarlet macaw), which is not even included in the set.
You can choose between two variants of Rainforest mod:
A. The icon of the set is changed from the Parrot to Iguaca (Puerto-Rican amazon, which IS included in Rainforest set).
B. The Parrot is included in the set in place of the Pelican (which is far from being the animal that represents rain forest habitat; none of its species actually lives in the Amazonian jungle, unlike the Scarlet macaw which inhabits the very heart of it). I also increased the attractiveness value of the Parrot from 20 to 30 (without changing its rareness category) to compensate for the swap, so that Rainforest set as a whole will give the same attractiveness boost.
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Animals Mod by Noodneek fixes visual errors in animal images, models, and Zoo set icons in Zoo Tycoon. It replaces icons and skins for some animals and Zoo sets. With 303 endorsements and 8,367 downloads, it's a community-approved visual correction mod, last updated in 2019.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 303 endorsements and 8,367 downloads
- Fixes annoying visual glitches that break immersion
- Simple visual overhaul that doesn't change gameplay
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019 — may not be compatible with the latest game version
- Only covers some animals and Zoo sets, not all
- No detailed patch notes or install instructions provided
For Zoo Tycoon players who notice and are bothered by visual errors in animal models and icons. If you're a perfectionist who wants a more polished look without gameplay changes, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for new content or gameplay mechanics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your original game files before replacing anything, just in case.
- If you're using a mod manager, load this mod after other visual mods to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's comments section for any user-reported compatibility notes with other mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Anno1800 Mods
- Author
- Noodneek
- Version
- 2.0.1
- Downloads
- 8,367
- Endorsements
- 303
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 8/23/2019
- Updated
- 8/30/2019
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