Updates · Edition history & patch notes
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Update 1.0.9: crash from Loony Bloons and Souvenir shops fixed
Frontier's November 5 patch fixes a crash linked to Loony Bloons and Souvenir shops that could leave a zoo crashing on load; Frontier says saves are intact and affected zoos should open again. Listed live on Steam, PS5, Xbox, Microsoft Store and Epic (checked November 6, 2026 UTC). Launch troubleshooting is updated.
Update 1.0.8: load crashes, lost Franchise animals and Conservation Credit reset
Frontier's October 29 update adds save protection in Career and Sandbox, fixes two load crashes, replaces Franchise animals lost mid-release, resets large negative Conservation Credit balances to 10,000, and fixes Scottish Highlands and Sumatra Career blockers. Recorded here November 6; launch troubleshooting and finance are updated, with the November 4 Under Investigation list for the next update.
Hotfix 1.0.7: Franchise Resume error after 1.0.6 fixed
After 1.0.6, Resume on a Franchise save could show a connection error and block every mode. Frontier says saves are not lost (do not delete the saves folder) and Hotfix 1.0.7 fixes it: Frontier now lists Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox and the Microsoft Store live (checked October 24, 2026 UTC). Launch troubleshooting has the workaround.
Update 1.0.6: autosave, debt reset, accreditation and crash fixes
Frontier's 1.0.6 ships the October 20 list: autosave timer, habitat-repair debt bug with a $0 reset for zoos in debt, two softlocks, three crashes, quick-trade and Conservation Credit fixes, and lower Accreditation 3-5 requirements. Launch troubleshooting and finance are updated.
Frontier's Under Investigation list: fixes planned for the next update
Frontier's October 20 list names fixes it is testing for the next update (targeted late week of October 19): two crashes, two softlocks, the autosave timer, the rapid-debt bug with a credit reset, and Franchise accreditation changes. Launch troubleshooting and finance now show them as planned, not shipped.
Update 1.0.5: Career softlocks, settings saving and Steam Deck connection
Frontier's 1.0.5 fixes three Career softlocks (Nordic Fjords, Great Rift Valley, East Africa), settings not saving, a keybinding-conflict crash and Steam Deck server connection on Proton 11+, and adds Edge Scrolling. Launch troubleshooting now lists these fixes; animal escapes and boxing remain ongoing work.
Separate accreditation and released-update confirmation
Frontier confirms the October 14 update was put out, explains separate Career and Franchise accreditation, and schedules another patch for October 16. The October 15 online-maintenance window is past; completion is not established. Species care values and profile dates are unchanged.
Update 1.0.4: fixes and ongoing issues
Frontier announced 1.0.4 for October 14 at 14:00 BST. Added scoped Franchise, animal, construction, Career, finance, controls and PC graphics changes. Erroneous escapes, excessive boxing, several animation/enrichment issues and Franchise stability remain ongoing work. Rechecked all 130 maintained official profiles: care values unchanged; their content dates are retained.
Launch troubleshooting: acknowledged issues
Added the six issues Frontier’s tracker marks Acknowledged in version 1.0.3 (key bindings after the Trade screen, DLSS / frame generation, tutorial trade, stuck popup, hidden UI, floating lemurs) and launch-day player reports on key bindings and the Fjords tutorial freeze. No patch notes yet.
Released game and published care values
Frontier confirms PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S availability. Retired preload/preorder guidance; added published care values to existing profiles and disclosed the 130/136 roster gap. Numeric retail patch, installed builds and gameplay remain untested.
Confirmed launch time and Steam preload target
Frontier confirms October 13 at 07:00 PDT / 14:00 UTC / 15:00 BST. Steam preload for prepurchasers is targeted for October 12 at the same time. Added a timezone graphic and updated the release and launch-preparation guides; no preload, storefront unlock or gameplay test is claimed.
130 linked profiles, final reveals and Photo Mode
Added 13 current Zoopedia profiles and corrected the Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark’s listed conservation status to Endangered. Recorded two named final reveals without linked profiles, Photo Mode instructions, Steam accessibility declarations and Planet Hub mode details. Stores still list October 13 preorders; no release-build patch number is verified. Unchanged page content dates are preserved; Checked records the October 8 recheck.
Management feature updated; Manatee profile added
Rechecked Frontier’s news feed and Zoopedia on September 27. Added the September 23 five-star Zoo Reputation categories to Finance, conservation and expansion. Frontier’s current public catalog lists 117 animals; added the West Indian Manatee profile with its official aquarium, biome, region, pack and conservation classifications, plus sourced natural-history, conservation and reproduction notes. Its care values, compatibility and breeding rules remain unconfirmed in a game build, and Frontier labels the Zoopedia work in progress.
Six Zoopedia additions and Veterinary Centre source
Added Giant Gourami, African Wild Dog, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Asian Elephant, Sacred Scarab Beetle and Clown Anemonefish from official profiles. The catalogue now has 116 records. Added Frontier’s Veterinary Centre announcement; costs, care values and treatment mechanics remain unconfirmed.
Public animal catalog and sourced systems
Expanded to all 110 publicly linked Zoopedia profiles, preserving multiple enclosure categories. Added habitat and biome browsing, 30 announced system records and revised 16 guides from seven Frontier feature articles. Animal selection now supports habitat planning; care values remain explicitly unconfirmed.
Ten sourced animal profiles and database comparison
Added ten official Zoopedia profiles, searchable habitat/pack/biome filters and a comparison backed by the same animal records. Preserved the manual comparison worksheet. Numerical care values remain unconfirmed; natural history is not used as a game rule.
Official launch information verified
Replaced brief-only launch statements with official Steam, PlayStation Store and Frontier Xbox Wire sources. Updated platforms, editions, preorder content, PC requirements and announced features. Kept gameplay values, performance and first-zoo recommendations unconfirmed; no hands-on testing claimed.
First-zoo guidance and source links corrected
Replaced the not yet tested first-zoo build order and profitability claims with a prelaunch verification checklist. Guide citations now show the internal editorial brief as text because it has no public URL. This is an editorial correction; no game values, release claims or source captures were newly verified.
Prelaunch edition published
The Planet Zoo 2 field guide publishes its prelaunch edition: all 43 required routes, the evidence discipline, six planning tools, the record registry and the open-questions coverage. Every gameplay claim is labeled; no species, facility or value record is fabricated, because no official source was captured in this build.
Official patch notes
Frontier released Update 1.0.6 on October 23. After it, Resume on a Franchise save could show a connection error and block every mode; Frontier says saves are not lost and Hotfix 1.0.7, out the same day (Steam, Epic and PS5 first, Xbox that evening), fixes it. Animal escapes, climbing and enrichment alignment remain ongoing work. Kingy has not tested installation or gameplay fixes. Official 1.0.7 notes · checked October 23, 2026 UTC · 1.0.6 notes.
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