Installed successfully (shows up in my settings in game and terrain stamp size has changed) but paths still obstructed by everything they are in the base game. Super bummed I can't get it to work as I downloaded it because I wanted more water feature options and the base game paths are so frustrating to place anywhere near water. Am I missing something? This mod seems amazing and I really wanna use it
Frontier needs to HIRE YOU!!!!! Like, pay this man!!!! I love the game and he has literally FIXED every issue that drives me bananas!! With this mod it’s a perfect game now!!!!
Thank you Kai for this amazing mod. I wouldn't be surprised if your mod is the sole reason, why PZ is still going strong. One question though: If I remember correctly, in one of the past versions of FreeBuild you could place objects outside the zoos boundries. Playing on 1.11 it seemingly isn't possible anymore for me - either the object can't be placed in the first place or after it's beeing placed, the game crashes. Is there something im missing out on for enabling this?
Hello, I can't seem to get the mod to work, even though I put it in the ovldata folder, keeping it zipped, like the instructions say. I also tried it unzipped just in case. Can anyone help?
Is this all done with lua? Is it possible to make web requests with the lua code? Is that kind of function exposed to the API? I became familiar with lua code working on Minetest. It would be nice to have some kind of scaling other than just size: like to edit width, height, and length of an object independently.
Sir, thank you! Pathing was the biggest headache for me in this otherwise wonderful game. Especially pathing around unique assets. This single-handedly changed my experience for the better. There are not enough likes on this video to express appreciation for your work!
First of all I want to say a big thank you for this great mod! But I have one question: How can I reduce the animal ageing rate the way you did it? I want to reduce it more than 5 times slower xD
of course i decided to build a giant biodome the day before this update, that incremental rotation wouldve saved a lot of time... Awesome work as always though
I'm not sure what you mean. It's quite specifically worded with "game file" - game files change every update, so any and all mods files can cause crashes when the game files are updated. If you mean save file, no, this doesn't add new types of objects to the game so game updates do not affect this aspect of save files.
another question, if you install the m,od to build, and then uninstall it when it update comes out, would your saved games be fine? or would it immensly break the saved file to remove the mod and load a map where the mod was used?
This mostly doesn't affect placed objects - just lets you place them in different ways. Once an object is placed, that's just where it exists in the world. The only exception is when you turn grids off - this will also work the same whether or not you have the mod installed, but there's a bug in the current build where gridless objects don't spawn a group and that affects how they're loaded. But that bug will also be present on saves whether or not you have the mod installed when you load them.
Might be a dumb question, but how does this effect guests? Are they able to follow these paths without collision errors? also if a path goes through a barrier, does the barrier prevent the guest from walking the bath or will they just walk through the barrier?
Guests in PZ just stick to connected paths and use them to pathfind. This means that, unlike in JWE, paths need to be properly connected for guests to follow them. So if you're using FreeBuild to fill out plazas, try n build a traversable, interconnected area of path first, then fill out the empty spots - they can overlap just find, that shouldn't cause issues. Likewise, they'll follow paths through barriers as they don't really consider obstacles when following paths.
@@Kaiodenic thank you for the very quick response! This is quite helpful! I think I’ll give this a try. Since I have to make a new zoo anywhere since one of my mods downloaded didn’t agree with the update and my save file just crashed the game now. Off to new starts!
Thanks for this great freebuild mode, one question i don't see the text of the things i can choose. I know there is a button for freebuild but there is no text. Also not with the other features. And also no text in the setting menu. Can u please tell me what i did wrong? I downloaded it this weekend so i have the newest version.
Is there a way to fix this for me? I do not bother if it is in English but right now i have no text at all. I don't know if you can make a map with " dutch" language but with English text, but that the game can read the folder. So i will get text in game?
Wow, not only did you fix random rotation all not appearing with freebuild, you made the feature even better then frontier did! Incredible...
Do you think you could do freebuild for Planet Coaster, I don't care what feature you add, all we need is the path stuff
I tried before, but at least at the time we couldn't inject script edits into Planet Coaster :c
But if it's possible now, yeah I'd be down!
I love you.
Love you too bb
thank you kai for adding freebuild to pz and making my life not miserable with collisions!!!!!!
I'm glad you like the mod, thanks!
@Centrix Definitely won't! ^^
Edit: The update is out now!
www.nexusmods.com/planetzoo/mods/656
this mod is dream come true 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Omg... the wait was worth it!! I love all the new features you put in this mod! Thank you!!
Hey I'm glad you think so, thank you!
Updates should be quicker now, most of the heavy-lifting code is done in a way that doesn't need big updates ^^
How do you install this? I've tried and tried using other mod tutorials but it's not working, it's there a secret I'm missing
Installed successfully (shows up in my settings in game and terrain stamp size has changed) but paths still obstructed by everything they are in the base game. Super bummed I can't get it to work as I downloaded it because I wanted more water feature options and the base game paths are so frustrating to place anywhere near water. Am I missing something? This mod seems amazing and I really wanna use it
Amazing, do you think it would be possible to include taking away kerbs on elevated paths?
I think they may be part of a model so they act very different to the plain texture that regular paths are. But I can certainly have a look!
@@Kaiodenic That would be awesome if you could.
Thank you SOOO much! Best mod for the game by far!
Frontier needs to HIRE YOU!!!!! Like, pay this man!!!! I love the game and he has literally FIXED every issue that drives me bananas!! With this mod it’s a perfect game now!!!!
Thank you! Thats very kind of you, I'm glad you're finding the mod useful! ^^
Do you have patreon or something?
Heya! I don't, no. I don't really like mixing money with this kinda work, feels off
@@Kaiodenic I wouldn't mind
Man, if you worked for Frontier, the company wouldn't be going down the pan! Outstanding work really!
Thank you Kai for this amazing mod. I wouldn't be surprised if your mod is the sole reason, why PZ is still going strong. One question though: If I remember correctly, in one of the past versions of FreeBuild you could place objects outside the zoos boundries. Playing on 1.11 it seemingly isn't possible anymore for me - either the object can't be placed in the first place or after it's beeing placed, the game crashes. Is there something im missing out on for enabling this?
Hello, I can't seem to get the mod to work, even though I put it in the ovldata folder, keeping it zipped, like the instructions say. I also tried it unzipped just in case. Can anyone help?
Idk how I’ve survived without this mod throughout hundreds of hours of collision suffering but no longer! Thank you so so so much for this mod!!
Is this all done with lua? Is it possible to make web requests with the lua code? Is that kind of function exposed to the API? I became familiar with lua code working on Minetest. It would be nice to have some kind of scaling other than just size: like to edit width, height, and length of an object independently.
Hey. ive just recently seen this mod but im struggling to get it working, please could you help, thanks!
Can you put habitat gates underwater? That would make aquariums much easier
Amazing job
Thanks so much! ^^
You're amazing. Thank you for your work.
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it!
Sir, thank you! Pathing was the biggest headache for me in this otherwise wonderful game. Especially pathing around unique assets. This single-handedly changed my experience for the better. There are not enough likes on this video to express appreciation for your work!
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say ^^
I'm glad you're finding the mod useful!
First of all I want to say a big thank you for this great mod! But I have one question: How can I reduce the animal ageing rate the way you did it? I want to reduce it more than 5 times slower xD
Thanks, and enjoy!
The slower aging is another small mod I made - "More Ageing Options"
I want to thank you for freebuild and its update, its made this game so much more enjoyable. thank you
I'm glad to hear you've been enjoying it - thanks! ^^
I am playing Planet Zoo again just because of your mods. Thank you.
of course i decided to build a giant biodome the day before this update, that incremental rotation wouldve saved a lot of time... Awesome work as always though
I really hope Frontier will adapt this... Because this will make the game SO MUCH BETTER
This absolute insane. Omg 😱 thx thx thx soooo much 😂
Can someone make a video of how to install it ? because i cant make it work!
This has literally made me wanna play planet zoo again, thank you for this amazing mod!!
Legend! Thank you!
Path intersections become guest traps, am I the only one experiencing that?
Did you figure this out? I built a whole zoo and they just get stuck so I have to redo everything
can freebuild make your game file crash when the game is updated?
I'm not sure what you mean. It's quite specifically worded with "game file" - game files change every update, so any and all mods files can cause crashes when the game files are updated. If you mean save file, no, this doesn't add new types of objects to the game so game updates do not affect this aspect of save files.
@@Kaiodenic sorry for my aspecific question! I indeed mean save files. Thanks for letting me know!
another question, if you install the m,od to build, and then uninstall it when it update comes out, would your saved games be fine? or would it immensly break the saved file to remove the mod and load a map where the mod was used?
This mostly doesn't affect placed objects - just lets you place them in different ways. Once an object is placed, that's just where it exists in the world.
The only exception is when you turn grids off - this will also work the same whether or not you have the mod installed, but there's a bug in the current build where gridless objects don't spawn a group and that affects how they're loaded. But that bug will also be present on saves whether or not you have the mod installed when you load them.
@@Kaiodenic Not sure if im doing something wrong, but i am unable to lower the barriers any lower than 1m?
Might be a dumb question, but how does this effect guests? Are they able to follow these paths without collision errors? also if a path goes through a barrier, does the barrier prevent the guest from walking the bath or will they just walk through the barrier?
Guests in PZ just stick to connected paths and use them to pathfind. This means that, unlike in JWE, paths need to be properly connected for guests to follow them. So if you're using FreeBuild to fill out plazas, try n build a traversable, interconnected area of path first, then fill out the empty spots - they can overlap just find, that shouldn't cause issues. Likewise, they'll follow paths through barriers as they don't really consider obstacles when following paths.
@@Kaiodenic thank you for the very quick response! This is quite helpful! I think I’ll give this a try. Since I have to make a new zoo anywhere since one of my mods downloaded didn’t agree with the update and my save file just crashed the game now. Off to new starts!
Thanks for this great freebuild mode, one question i don't see the text of the things i can choose. I know there is a button for freebuild but there is no text. Also not with the other features. And also no text in the setting menu. Can u please tell me what i did wrong? I downloaded it this weekend so i have the newest version.
What language do you play in? I may have missed one when copying the options, my batch file for cloning stuff is from a couple of years back.
@@Kaiodenic Dutch, Nederlands ( the netherlands)
Is there a way to fix this for me? I do not bother if it is in English but right now i have no text at all. I don't know if you can make a map with " dutch" language but with English text, but that the game can read the folder. So i will get text in game?
nice to see your uploads again!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by ^^
We cannot thank you enough for the work you've done with this mod! 🫂
No worries! And thanks for checking the mod out and for the kind words
Thank you so much, this is so professionally done its insane 🫡🥴
I hope you enjoy the mod! ^^
And thank you so much for the kind words, they mean a lot!