Emperor Penguin - New Species (1.16)
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #12 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Feel free to let me know critiques as I would love to improve as much as I can.
Translations:
French - Zurghtapre
Spanish - Gabboi
Portuguese - Masora157
Dutch - Roxy
German - FLO / Dacki1990
Korean - Palaeotaku
Czech - Michal Šilha / Papyrus
Simplified Chinese - Frank Zhou
Known Bugs:
-Clicking the "Antartic" button under the foliage tab for the Emperor Penguin will crash the game (This is a base game bug for King Penguin as well)
Emperor Penguin - New Species (1.16) is a cosmetic mod that adds emperor penguins to Planet Zoo, remastered by Gabboi from GiornoPizza's original creation. It offers a new species with custom models and textures, and the files are open for others to use with credit.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 492 endorsements and nearly 20k downloads.
- Remastered version of a classic mod, so it's likely polished and improved.
- Open permissions let you tweak or build on the mod if you're into modding.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in October 2024 — may not be compatible with the latest game patches.
- Cosmetic only — if you want new behaviors or gameplay, this isn't it.
For Planet Zoo players who want to add emperor penguins to their zoos with a fresh look. Great for builders and animal lovers who enjoy visual variety. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or new mechanics.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to place the mod files in the correct folder (usually \steamapps\common\Planet Zoo\win64\ovldata).
- If you're using other animal mods, check for conflicts with similar species or file names.
- Since the mod is open for editing, you can customize the textures if you're comfortable with modding tools.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- GiornoPizza and Gabboi
- Version
- 1.16.1
- Downloads
- 19,927
- Endorsements
- 492
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 4/9/2021
- Updated
- 10/1/2024
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