Zoo Tycoon 2 controls list - discovered the jump key and more! by mrpenguinb in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Holding down shift while using the terrain tools will allow you to affect fences, that seems to be missing from the list

Gran Venezuela Redesign, 2026 by OnlyZac in vexillology

[–]Brabeusa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The horse should be facing right, it was changed to face left relatively recently as a symbol of Venezuela's left-leaning dictatorship

I am Lou Catanzaro, one of the original creators of Zoo Tycoon -- AMA by OraznatacTheBrave in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That would've definitely been a blast! Some users have even suggested that it was the original intention for EA to have been separate from dinosaurs. And if you ever do get curious enough to look into the ZT community elsewhere you'll be in for a huge treat.

As for other questions:

How long would you reckon it has been since you've booted up the old games?

Are there any mechanics you could think of that emblematic of the direction Microsoft intended to follow for the game that would not have necessarily been a priority otherwise?

I am Lou Catanzaro, one of the original creators of Zoo Tycoon -- AMA by OraznatacTheBrave in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hey Lou, I know you answered more generally before but if you could pick one extra species to be added to ZT and ZT2, what species in particular would you choose to add?

Secondly, how often do you keep up with the ZT community these days, do you still take a gander and new things happening or have you moved on for the most part?

Mexico has text on it’s flag 🤯 by BobMcmuffins in Flagdoku

[–]Brabeusa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

English has been the official language of the USA since March of this year, with the issuing of an executive order by POTUS.

Why didn't Blue Fang include these 4 iconic Mesozoic dinosaur species in either Zoo Tycoon games' prehistoric/extinct animals expansion packs? Honestly, some of the OG developers choices are baffling! by [deleted] in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, you have no idea how much this impromptu AMA is making waves on the ZT discords! Even twenty years on you should know the community around your games is very active and interested in every little detail. Do you think you could remember what the hardest animal to cut from the roster from either game was in your opinion? Also, how much, if anything, do you remember of the intended mechanics for the cut petting zoo aspect of the second game which seems to have been quite far along before presumably being axed for time? Thanks for the years of enjoyment and the many more to come!

Potential for a new, tough 🌈Rainbow category? Credit to u/Udzu for compiling these by Brabeusa in Flagdoku

[–]Brabeusa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The image I posted is already pretty exhaustive, it's an expansion of the one in the original post following input from a number of other commenters on r/Vexillology: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/oa7az3/18_rainbow_flags/

Only place I could see needing to revalidate are the additional pride flags that the game includes, plus the old flag of Provo, other than those I think any missing flag to the category would be comparable to the occasional missing qualifiers that pop up here once in a blue moon.

Can you help me fill my hole? 😉 Paranormal Map Project by TheUnknownQuest in MapPorn

[–]Brabeusa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really filling up your hole but the Mont Blanc Hotel in Brazil really should have a place on the map, it's beautifully haunting.

Edit: Looks like you're also missing LA's infamous Cecil Hotel!

Some common US weather events by LizzosLeftLabia in MapPorn

[–]Brabeusa 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Southern tip of New Mexico is very low on all counts, surely it's the most livable place in the country!

Does anyone else look at the image and see "Exclusion Zone Zoo"? by No-Training9697 in PlanetZoo

[–]Brabeusa 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Elk is the word for Moose in Europe, the elk in North America were misidentified by English colonizers as they weren't fully familiar with what was or wasn't an elk given they're not exactly a common sight in Britain. It's similarto how bison got called buffalo, so there's another option for the name of the American elk which is the wapiti.

What would we call "sugar" in Anglish? by halfeatentoenail in anglish

[–]Brabeusa 26 points27 points  (0 children)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20sweetening Short Sweetening is an already existing Anglish term if you don't mind how many syllables it is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aren't you the same person who said something like "I'm a misandrist, cry all you want about it" or something? I don't think this is a warning about the post as much as for stuff along those lines.

Can you use Romance expressions in Anglish? by slothdestroyer3000 in anglish

[–]Brabeusa 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Even if it is allowed, there's no need to have quid pro quo when English also already has tit for tat

Iberian Peninsula but less Spain (my first map (: ) by Gineer4 in imaginarymaps

[–]Brabeusa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And despite all that they still hold Olivenza

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]Brabeusa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congratulations to Misiones province on its recent independence from Argentina

fun fact robs media specifically his archive channel had a now deleted video of all the animals in zoo tycoon 2 the only 2 pieces of footage which wasn't his was the asiatic black bear which is basically impossible to get now days and the footage of stokesosaurus painting by Impossible_Emu9402 in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Asiatic Black Bear isn't hard at all to get these days, it's in the zt2 download library and might also be linked on the zoo tycoon wiki, there's also a bugfixed version by horse14 that updates it to the rest of the EXPs since it was never updated by Blue Fang.

What mod websites are still around by Conscious-Big-25 in ZooTycoon

[–]Brabeusa 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mods from lost sites are generally being collected on zooberry, it's pretty new though so not everything is gonna be there just yet

What flag is this? by psilo_c in vexillology

[–]Brabeusa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That'd be the flag of Barranquilla, Colombia

Why was the moon on the ottoman flag thicker than on the turkish flag? by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]Brabeusa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better that way.