Plymouth Rock Chicken - New Domestic Species (1.17)
⚪ Last updated 2024Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #215 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Thank you for taking the time to check out my mods for Planet Zoo! My name is Leaf, and I'm so thankful that you chose to use one of my animals or one of my mods for your Planet Zoo experience!
I've been a long-time Zoo Tycoon Player and Modder, and I'm so thankful I've been able to bring it to Planet Zoo. If you like the work that I do, be sure to check out my channel by clicking the banner above, and consider endorsing my mods that you enjoy! I hope you have lots of fun with my mods, and I hope you have a great day!
The mod you are downloading currently features:
New Species Coding - Boost your basegame roster with this additional animal!
Juvenile Scaling - As babies are born, they will scale with age until they mature.
Full Zoopedia - Genuine and well-developed information goes into perfectly fulfilling animal knowledge in the Zoopedia.
Education Boards - Specifically developed for education of guests, with beautiful shots of the animal!
Interspecies Enrichment - Adds appropriate Interspecies Enrichment to create more dynamic habitats!
Petting Zoo Functionality - Let your guests greet and get face-to-face and interact with these wonderful animals!
This animal is based off of the Sussex Chicken, and will only use the enrichment and habitat items originally designed for it.
This mod requires ACSE.
ACSE is a tool for modders to add more special features to mods that we couldn't add without it. You install it exactly the same way as other mods by unpacking the file and placing the folder into your Steam Library via: \steamapps\common\Planet Zoo\win64\ovldata
If you like this mod and my other content, please consider taking a look at my Ko-Fi! This is the best way to commission animals or support me directly, as well as contributing to stretch goals for future mods!
Thank you to Cenozoic for sponsoring this fantastic breed! For more information on sponsoring mods, please reach out via Discord.
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Adds the Plymouth Rock Chicken, a Massachusetts breed, to Planet Zoo as a new domestic species. A compact cosmetic mod with 176 endorsements and 8,027 downloads, last updated September 2024. For players wanting more poultry variety in their zoos.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community backing (176 endorsements)
- Decent download count (8,027) shows real interest
- Fills a niche for domestic poultry in Planet Zoo
⚠️ Cons
- Description is thin—no details on model quality or animations
- Potential compatibility risk with other animal mods that alter species lists
- Last updated over a year ago (September 2024), so may not be updated for newer game patches
For Planet Zoo players who want to add a classic American chicken breed to their zoos, especially those building farm or heritage-themed exhibits. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay changes—this is purely a new species addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the mod file in the 'OVLData' folder within your Planet Zoo install directory.
- After installing, restart the game and check the animal list for the Plymouth Rock Chicken.
- If you use other animal mods, load order might matter—try placing this mod last to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- Leaf
- Version
- 1.17.1
- Downloads
- 8,027
- Endorsements
- 176
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 8/10/2022
- Updated
- 9/13/2024
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