More money Just press [Shift] + 4 to receive $1,000. Note: When this code is used your
fences will break and your animals will escape. This code is best used prior to any exhibits being built.
Note: This cheat involves changing a game file. Make a backup copy of the file before going on. Then use a text editor to edit the "zoo.ini" file in the game folder. Find the following lines and change the values after the
"=" as noted. Note: The changes will only affect new games and will not work on saved games.
Name cheats Simply rename one of your guests to one of the entries below to activate the desired cheat.
Code
Effect
Mr. Blue
Blue guests and buildings
Mr. Blonde
Yellow guests and buildings
Mr. White
White guests and buildings
Mr. Brown
Brown guests and buildings
Mr. Orange
Orange guests and buildings
Mr. Pink
Pink guests and buildings
Alfred H
White birds attack
Russell C
Fences deteriorate 100%
Zeta Psi
Sick guests
Akiyama
All scenarios
Lou Catanzaro
All animal enrichment research programs
Adam Levesque
All animal care research programs
Andrew Binder
All animal buildings
John Wheeler
All animal shelters available
Charlie Peterson
All exhibit foliage
Hank Howie
All staff education research programs
Steve Serafino
All endangered animals research programs
Exhibit cheats After the game has automatically names an exhibit, rename it to one of the entries below to get the mentioned animal or effect.
Name
Effect
Cretaceous Corral
Triceratops
Xanadu
Unicorn
Doflopnok
Dodo
Super Croc
Dienosuchus
Wonderland
Chance that more guests enter zoo
Microsoft
Double exhibit donations
Blue Fang
Double amount paid at attractions
Hints & Tips
No rubble or trampled terrain Block off part of the exhibit then put terrain that can be trampled there. In their part of the exhibit, put Dirt, Sand, Brown or Gray Stone, or Snow. You can also use water as a fence if the animal don't swim.
Mermaid Wait until you get the mermaid statue. When you have it, place it in a water tank. You will have to wait a second for it to appear.
Awards
Standard Awards Best Zoo, Silver Trophy: for achieving a zoo rating of 90.
Best Zoo, Gold Trophy ($25,000): for achieving a zoo rating of 95.
Diverse Species, Silver Plaque: for having at least 10 animal species in your zoo.
Diverse Species, Gold Plaque ($30,000): for having at least 30 animal species in your zoo.
Excellence in Exhibit Design, Silver Plaque: for creating an exhibit with a 90+ suitability rating.
Excellence in Exhibit Design, Gold Plaque ($15,000): for creating an exhibit with a 99+ suitability rating.
Highest Customer Satisfaction, Blue Ribbon ($25,000): for achieving a guest happiness rating of 95.
Highest Quality Exhibits, Silver Certificate: for creating 10 exhibits with an 80+ suitability rating.
Highest Quality Exhibits, Gold Certificate ($40,000): for creating 25 exhibits with a 95+ suitability rating.
Most Popular Zoo, Silver Certificate: for having 500 guests in your zoo.
Most Popular Zoo, Gold Certificate ($25,000): for having 1000 guests in your zoo.
Quality Animal Care, Blue Ribbon ($5,000): for achieving an animal happiness rating of 98 (after at least six months).
Dinosaur Digs Awards Finish Ice Age Zoo, Gold Mammoth: for displaying all four Ice Age animals.
Finish Jurassic Zoo, Gold Stegosaurus: for displaying all seven Jurassic Age dinosaurs.
Excellence in Dinosaur Exhibit Design, Gold Cup: for creating three dinosaur exhibits with a 99+ suitability rating.
Quality Dinosaur Care, Blue Ribbon ($50,000): for displaying at least 10 dinosaurs in suitable exhibits.
Marine Mania Awards Arctic Aquatic Care (pair of emperor penguins donated): for placing belugas, lion's mane jellies, narwhals, and pacific walruses into suitable (80+ rating) exhibits.
Best Dolphin Show in the Country ($10,000, dolphin statue unlocked): for earning $20,000 in bottlenose dolphin show profits.
Best Orca Show in the Country ($5,000, orca statue unlocked): for earning $15,000 in orca show profits.
Best Sea Lion Show in the Country (sea lion statue unlocked): for earning $5000 in California seal lion show profits.
Best Sea Otter Show in the Country ($10,000): for earning $10,000 in southern sea otter show profits.
Best Zoo in the World ($100k, panda donated): for receiving 15 awards.
Excellence in Arctic Conservation ($25,000): for placing arctic wolves, belugas, narwhals, pacific walruses, and polar bears into suitable (90+ rating) exhibits.
Excellence in Savannah Exhibit Construction ($50,000): for placing African buffaloes, African elephants, African lions, African warthogs, ankylosauruses, black rhinoceroses, cheetahs, common wildebeests, giraffes, greater flamingos,
hippopotamuses, leopards, olive baboons, ostriches, plains zebras, red kangaroos, spotted hyenas, Thompson's gazelles, and triceratops in suitable (80+ rating) exhibits.
Excellence in Shark Conservation, Bronze Shark Statue ($10,000): for placing great white, hammerhead, shortfin mako, and tiger sharks into suitable (85+ rating) exhibits.
Excellence in Arctic Construction ($50,000, iceberg unlocked): for placing arctic wolves, belugas, narwhals, pacific walruses, polar bears, wooly mammoths, and wooly rhinos in suitable (90+ rating) exhibits.
Penguin Colony, Silver Plaque ($5,000): for creating a suitable exhibit (90+ rating) for 16 emperor penguins.
Superior Whale Care, Gold Plaque ($20,000): for placing beluga, humpback, orca, narwhal, and sperm whales into suitable (90+ rating) exhibits.
Zoo of the Year ($150,000, seal statue unlocked): for earning a 90+ animal happiness rating, 90+ guest happiness rating, 20+ exhibits, and $350k+ zoo value.
Note: These two awards are not part of the final version of the game and will not be awarded.
(From Dino Digs): Tyrannosaurus Rex Egg, Gold Rex ($100,000): for producing a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Outstanding Animal Health Plaque: for having less than three sick animals in your zoo at the end of the first year.
