Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection Controls Guide

by Falagar / Game Guides, General Guides / 13 Apr 2024

When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a zookeeper… Sounds cliché, I know I know. But, like many kids, I had that thought after visiting my first zoo—not surprising, huh? And then over time, the dream faded away. Luckily, we have zoo management games to make our old dreams come true, right?

Well, time passed by and gaming became a serious industry. We even have games now where we can manage dinosaurs, like Jurassic World Evolution 1-2. If you are not into dinos and are more into living creatures from our current time, the Zoo Tycoon series is another great one. Their latest installment, 2018: Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection, offers over 200 stunning animals from around the globe. You get to design and manage your ideal zoo and, of course, take care of all of your awesome animals.

In this quick guide, we list all the necessary hotkeys and keyboard controls you need to know. After all, zoo management games are also serious strategy games, so knowing hotkeys is crucial. We also have a video that shows all the PC settings you need to know as well as info on what resolutions the game supports, language, control settings, and more for the curious.

All PC Settings

PC Keyboard Controls & Hotkeys

Confirm: Space | Enter

Cancel: C | Backspace

Delete photo | Delete savefile: Delete

Sort savefiles | Reset keyboard mapping: F

Up: W | Up

Down: S | Down

Left: A | Left

Right: D | Right

Exit menu: Esc

Up | Move Forward | Accelerate (Buggy): W

Down | Move Backwards | Brake and Reverse (Buggy): S | Down

Left | Steer Left (Buggy) | Previous Item: A | Left

Right | Steer Right (Buggy) | Next Item: D | Right

Interact | Build: Space | Enter

Exit Buggy | Exit Interaction: C | Backspace

Ping | Call Buggy | Switch to Face Mode: F | Num 3

Next Ping Type: X | Num *

Previous Ping Type: Z | Num /

Open Start Menu: Esc

Open Notifications: Ctrl | Home

Open Challenges: R | End

Open Crises Menu: G

Show Description: Shift | Right Shift

Zoom In | Scroll Up: Num 8 | Page Up

Zoom Out | Scroll Down: Num 5 | Page Down

Rotate camera left: Num 4

Rotate camera right: Num 6

Switch Between Zoo View and Tycoon View | Switch Path Editor Mode: Tab | Insert

Reset Camera Position: Alt | Right Alt

Return to Zoo Entrance: ” | Num 2

Open Zoo Menu: 1 | Num Del

Bring Up Camera | Enter Path Editor Mode: P | F12

Handbrake (Buggy): B | Num 0

Mirror camera (Buggy): Num 1

Switch Camera Mode (Buggy): M

Horn (Buggy): H

Rotate Construction Left: Q | Num 7

Rotate Construction Right: E | Num 9

Xbox Gamepad Controls

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.

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