"DaWaterRat;c-18082641" wrote:
A properly done modern zoo would be a world in its own right, with no residences - just places for restaurants and shops, and maybe an exhibit hall/museum.
That said, I'd rather have an African inspired world with a safari aspect (pictures only, of course.)
This is why I can't see them doing zoos. An ethical zoo enclosure would in most cases be larger than a 64x64 lot, (there was a minor uproar when the enclosure for Polar bears for Planet Zoo required about half of the total zoo area), which of course means no lots to edit, aside from maybe one tourist information centre.
Then you have to think about gameplay. What will your Sims do? Most of them, all they will do is view them like they were an exhibition at the museum. Given the amount of animals that would need to be animated, including separate unique behaviours, essentially a Cottage Living 2, all to create a glorified museum that you can't edit or interact with beyond "view". And we all know how repetitive an interactive zookeeper career will be, like all the other careers (veterinary career 2 anyone?)