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[AllNight]

Very discouraged so far.

I've yet to get a single download of anything. All sites seem to lock new members out. You have to sign up, validate e-mail, then get a message that someone has to approve your membership, then that's it, nothing happens. I've tried signing up for over 6 so far.

For such a great game, so many user created and community downloads for it, yet, seemingly no way to access any of them. I mean, why go to all the trouble and work to create something, then make sharing it impossible? I don't get it.

Sorry if I'm breaking any rules by whining, it's just heartbreaking is all. :/

[Jay]

Welcome to ZTCDD.

Yes, it is discouraging. Those that own the various ZT user sites are not usually the ones that create most of the downloads. It costs money to own and run the sites. And real life often gets in the way. So a number of ZT user sites are not working as they used to. But there are at least a few sites where you should be able to get downloads. I do not use ZT2 myself, so I can only talk about ZT1 sites. ZKL (Zookeeper's Lounge) is not currently open to new members (to avoid spambots), but one can get its downloads without being a member. DG (Designer's Guild) is another site that does not allow registering, but one can gets its downloads without being a member. Phoenix (Tek) is a site where you do have to be a member to get their downloads. And it is probably set up so that someone has to approve your membership (to avoid spambots). But it is an active site. I do not know how long it takes someone there to approve a membership, since people have real life to worry about. So if it takes more than a day, you can post about it here. Some staff members from there often check the posts here. As for links to these various sites, there is another post here with a list of links to various sites, including these 3:
http://www.ztcdd.org/DD/index.php?topic=7149.0

Good luck and Happy Zoo Tycooning.

[fern]

I suggest you do join ZooTek Phoenix. They have a huge amount of files for ZT1 and just a few for ZT2. It is also the most active ZT1 forum area and still do contests. They are fairly quick to validate usually and if you have a problem post here. One reason for staff validations is all the sites have been hit by spambots posting unwanted or sometimes explicit content at some point or another.
Sadly the Zoo Admin links do not currently work as the account has been suspended. They were another that you did not have to join to download.

[Cricket]

If you have any trouble joining ZooTek Phoenix, please let me know here.  I can make sure you get approved :)

[fern]

The Zoo Admin links now work as the site is back up.

[Kari]

If you have any trouble joining ZooTek Phoenix, please let me know here.  I can make sure you get approved :)

Hello hello! Are you still over on ZooTek? Seems my old account was deleted (I didn't use ZooTek at all during the 3 years I was at college so that may be why) and unfortunately my old computer died on me and all my downloads for ZT1 were lost. I've had to go through the registration again for that site and others. Do you think maybe you could help me get approved over there please? That site seems to have the vast majority of the downloads and I would really love to be able to use them in my game again.



EDIT. Also, Not sure if anyone is aware, but some of the downloads in the ZT1 directory are still linked for the dead Zoo Tycoon Unleashed site. Is there anywhere else I can get those downloads or am I out of luck? Example, the clay themed bathrooms under buildings.

[Cricket]

You are now approved at Tek!  

If you go to the downloads section there, and search for "clay", scroll down until you see "Clay Themed Pack by Genkicoll".  It includes a clay bathroom, plus lots of other goodies :)

[Kari]

You are now approved at Tek!  

If you go to the downloads section there, and search for "clay", scroll down until you see "Clay Themed Pack by Genkicoll".  It includes a clay bathroom, plus lots of other goodies :)

Omg, thank you thank you thank you! *hugs* I have so very much missed a great many of these downloads in my game. Once you use mods, it's just not the same without them.

[Cricket]

You are very welcome!!

Oh, I know what you mean.  I just can't play the game 'vanilla' anymore.  I have several different groups of 'favorites'! 

[fern]

I have all the Unleashed files. Some will go to sites that have permissions for them and eventually I will change the links for the others. Problem is that I am the only one doing the links and I also have a life outside of here.
For those that we cannot get permissions on you can always ask at Tek for someone to pm them to you.

[dr rick]

we really appreciate all that you do Fern! 

[Kari]

we really appreciate all that you do Fern! 

Indeed we do! 

[Thunder]

Concerning information at this site, is JohnT from Zoo Tycoon and More still here? I tried to join his site last year, only to have my account await approval. It's been 12 months and I'm still waiting approval.

Is the site still active? It seems like it is; the featured downloads change every now and then, and the webpage theme has also changed multiple times. Or is it set to do that?

I'd really like to become a member of that site alongside ZootekPhoenix and ZTCDD!

[fern]

John is a member both of here and Tek. I think at Tek is goes under the name of JohnRN1. You could try pming him. I have not seen him here since April last year and it looks like he hasn't been to Tek since then. I know at one point he was having health issues.
Some of his animals are at the ZT Designer Guild and if you know the animal you want you could try seeing if someone will email it to you.

[toodlepops]

he didn't approve ine last month either. never heard back.