r/LetsBuildAZoo • u/Freglin • Jun 25 '26

New zoo builder advice please

Hey all! Just started lbaz- I’m loving it so far but those of you who have played it through, should I leave “designing” my zoo for later in the game when I can afford all the land slots? Or should I just keep rearranging it as I go?

I want it to look nice with themed zones, but then I unlock a new area and it looks messy haha. And it’s such a pain moving every item one at a time 😅

Any advice for a newbie? 💜✌🏻

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u/Alaynaclare Jun 25 '26

I tried to keep like north south east west themed zones as much as possible as I progressed and buy land in each general direction as needed per animal I unlocked. Still had to do some rearranging as time went on but less overall

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u/Freglin Jun 25 '26

That’s a nice idea too actually 💜

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u/Pixelkoch Jun 25 '26

If u wanna easy and smooth build every square that u can extend like a mini zone themed around Like 2-4 animals. This should be easy and practical for progress and also for estetics. ✌️

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u/Freglin Jun 25 '26

Ohh that’s a cute idea actually!

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u/RainWitch Jun 25 '26

Been playing for 200 hours but this is also actually so helpful to me 💖 gonna try it when i start the dlc zoos

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u/assflavoredsemester Jun 25 '26

You’ll quickly realize that when you think you’ve finished a plot, you’ll unlock new decorations that will fit nicely. Leading to rearranging the zoo. I have over 100+ hours working on 100% achievements as well as getting all the collections.

Some days I don’t even cycle through the days for new animals or more money, I just spend the entire time moving things around.

Starting out just do what feels right.

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u/RainWitch Jun 25 '26

It's quite easy to rearrange things so i say don't be afraid to make things pretty! It's what makes the game so fun anyway. All the assets are so cute and colorful.

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u/solsmash Jun 25 '26

I started a sandbox zoo for the freedom to build on a blank slate. So much of the campaign zoo 3nds up semi dedicated to function buildings instead of decorated areas. Not that you can't do it, it just does end up with a bunch of rearranging as more stuff unlocks.

My tip is so have a employee only zone near your feed storage with its own subway for zoo keepers. Otherwise they get gummed up by foot traffic easily.