update · November 9, 2026
Planet Zoo 2 Update 1.0.10 Adjusts Franchise Mode and Fixes Crashes
Planet Zoo 2 Update 1.0.10 lowers Franchise Mode accreditation requirements for Deluxe animals and resolves multiple game-blocking crashes. The patch also tackles aquatic animal navigation, staff pathing, and save file issues.
Update 1.0.10 rolls out for Planet Zoo 2, delivering targeted fixes for franchise progression, simulation stability, and animal behaviors. Franchise players gain immediate relief with lowered accreditation requirements, while builders benefit from resolved pathing bugs and interface corrections.
Franchise Mode and Economy
Deluxe animals now require only Level 1 Accreditation to purchase in Franchise mode. The update also resolves a bug where quick-traded exhibit animals remained present in franchise saves after a crash, fixed missing or incorrect Community Goal reward information, and stopped the Community Challenge fanfare from triggering prematurely.
Stability and Crashes
A rare crash affecting zoos during loading has been resolved, along with fixes for a hardlock after claiming Career mode Conservation Project rewards and a crash tied to the Scotland reserve career scenario. Steam Deck users also avoid a utility placement crash when running the Proton Experimental branch.
Animal Behavior and Navigation
Aquatic animals receive improvements to boxing and stuck states, while Eurasian Beaver deep water space requirements now calculate correctly. Terrain requirements no longer get stuck at a set value, and juvenile shoals can now be sold on the trading market. Staff members no longer walk continuously with boxed animals or get stuck after moving animals from quarantine to the trade center.
Park Management and UI
Keeper food replacement frequency is improved, food rotting rates are balanced, and guests now use shops and restaurants more often. Guests no longer get stuck on benches with zero energy, and caretakers or educators stop using benches entirely. Raisin Bushes no longer reset their position every time a save reloads, and shelter blueprints now sit neatly under the Shelters sub-category.
Why this patch matters
Update 1.0.10 addresses critical simulation bottlenecks, eases Franchise mode acquisition rules for Deluxe species, and patches out persistent loading crashes.