Update 1.0.8
Released on 29 October 2026: safeguards against lost animals and progress, Conservation Credits and loading fixes, a safer Save menu and exhibit breeding.
29 Oct 2026
46 changes
Released
29 Oct 2026
Changes
46
Key changes
12
Previous version
1.0.7
Key changes
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| More safeguards against losing progress or animals in Career and Sandbox. | Game modes |
| Franchise: animals in a release group are no longer lost when the game crashes or disconnects while releasing them to a Wildlife Reserve. Affected players get new animals in their Wildlife Reserves automatically. | Release groups |
| Some players saw a large negative Conservation Credits balance. That is fixed, and affected players were reset to 10,000 Conservation Credits. | |
| Two crashes that stopped some zoos from loading are fixed. Saves that would not open before may open now. | |
| The Save menu lists the saves of the current location separately and highlights the loaded save, so saves are less likely to be overwritten by mistake. | |
| Animals no longer set off escape notifications while still inside their habitat. | |
| Disease no longer spreads faster than it should in aquariums. | Aquarium Requirements |
| Animals are boxed less often. | |
| Fewer unexpected animal escapes. | |
| Animals no longer spin on the spot again and again. | |
| Grid objects line up with objects in other groups. | |
| No more stutter after placing path or barrier pieces. | Habitat Barriers |
All changes
Every change in the notes, grouped like Frontier's list. Rows link to the page they affect.
Stability and performance
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Crash fixes and stability improvements. | |
| No more stutter when placing an item. | |
| Better performance in the Cinematic Route Editor with Hide UI on. | |
| Fixed a crash when moving a connected water filter. | Aquarium Requirements |
| Fixed a crash when trying to load into Franchise before being fully connected and then entering Sandbox. | |
Career
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Scottish Highlands: the Blueprint toggle no longer stays off, so research equipment can be placed. | Deer, Oh Deer |
| Sumatra Reserve: restarting the level after receiving the Asian Small-Clawed Otter release group no longer blocks progress. | Mine Your Business |
Franchise
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Franchise save slots no longer change order by when they were last played. |
Sandbox
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Animals no longer arrive injured when the Enable Animal Injuries setting is off. Frontier calls it a new setting, but the game files show no new switch, only this one. | Sandbox presets and settings |
Animals and exhibits
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Keepers no longer get stuck reaching small exhibits. | Keeper |
| Exhibit animals no longer all breed at the start of their breeding season. Births are spread across the season. | Exhibit animals |
| New colour morph icons for the Threespot Damselfish, Palette Surgeonfish, Koi and Monarch. | |
| Comparing mates with an animal in storage shows the right stats. | Breeding and Lifespan |
| New notification when an animal passes quarantine. | |
| The Nyala colour morph has a model for viewing from a distance. | Nyala |
| Better swimming animations for the Asian Small-Clawed Otter. | Asian Small-Clawed Otter |
| The Zoopedia no longer shows wrong neutral relationships after filters were used. | Zoopedia |
| The release group panel shows the right Conservation Credits for a release to a Wildlife Reserve. | Release groups |
| Male animals are no longer sometimes shown as pregnant. | Breeding and Lifespan |
| Shoals of several species grow in strength as they should. | Aquarium life |
| New walking animations for the Blue Wildebeest and Black Wildebeest. | Blue Wildebeest |
| In the game files, 32 exhibit and shoal species have a higher fertility value than in 1.0.7. None has a lower one. | Exhibit animals |
Park management and construction
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| The Habitat is inaccessible notification goes away when the habitat is deleted. | |
| Pre-order items are in the Essentials tab of the object browser. | |
| The advanced rotation widget keeps working on a gamepad. | |
| A loan can be taken again after it has been paid off over time. | |
| The asset browser works again after the tour management screen was opened. | |
| The nature brush follows the terrain height better. | |
| New UI for toy enrichment items. | Enrichment and Feeders |
| Staff training dates use the right terms. | Staff |
| Fixed a barrier on the African Terrestrial Small Habitat blueprint. Its build cost in the game files went from $3,110.90 to $3,219.66. | |
| Filter options for nature brushes. | |
| The UI shows how rotten food and carcasses affect habitat cleanliness. | Habitat Requirements |
| Aquariums without power are clearly marked. | Aquarium Requirements |
Workshop
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Fixed navigation on Workshop pages. | |
| Downloaded habitat blueprints show in the Franchise browser. |
Settings
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Closing Research with TAB no longer confuses the ESC key. | Research |
| No more unwanted edge scrolling on consoles when loading into a park. | |
| The Zoopedia shows space requirements in feet when feet is the chosen unit. | Habitat Requirements |
| The water pump uses feet when imperial units are chosen. | |
| Display and audio options on first-time setup. | |
Languages
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| Some texts no longer use the wrong season names. | |
| Duplicating a foliage brush shows the right value. | |
| The Thai key binding menu shows the right value. |
Other
| Change | Page |
|---|---|
| ESC opens the pause menu when an animal is pinned and the ecosystem view is on. | |
| The Workshop and the main menu check names for banned words the same way. |