Franchise Mode

Franchise Mode is one of the playable game modes featured in Planet Zoo.

Gameplay

Unlike modes such as Career Mode and Sandbox Mode, Franchise Mode requires players to play online due to the unique aspect of this mode: player trading. The Animal Market lets players buy animals from other players for their zoo. Players can only trade habitat animals, exhibit animals can't be traded. Deluxe animals can only be traded to players who also have the Deluxe Edition of Planet Zoo.

A gamemode called Challenge Mode is available to the player as an alternative, offline Franchise Mode. and is also the hardest mode.

Zoos

To create a new zoo in the same franchise, player have to pay 100 Conservation Points (Conservation Credits). Player can earn Conservation points by either earning it from playing zoos, or return daily to the mode for 100 Conservation Credits/day. Player can also earn them by joining the Community Challenges.

Creating a zoo will cost 100 Conservation Credits. When player create, they can choose biomes, then continents, difficulty, terrain type and zoo name.

Statistics

Franchise Statistics

Player can view the statistics of the zoos in the current franchise.

• View and edit franchise name, badge and banner of the franchise.
• Number of zoos played.
• Animals in your zoos and their statuses like adopted, sold, released, ...
• The cash values of all of your zoos.
• Conservation Credits earned and spent.
• Numbers of Guests.

Player can also set the settings for their visiting avatars, as well as closing the current franchise.

Achievements

Community Achievement

Player can view the community challenges achievements of the zoos.

• History of past challenges.
• Challenge time and requirements.
• The player contribution in each challenge.
• Contributing ranking. Top 75% is Bronze.
• Community Challenges Conservation Credits earned.

Animal Breeding Achievement

Player can view the animal statistics of the zoos.

• Animal Breeding count and rank.
• Release to wild count and rank.
• Animal adoption count and rank.
• Animal trade count and rank.