This is an excerpt from my Zoo Tycoon 2 strategy guide on gamefaqs.com
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/game/919850.htmlLet me know what you all think and let me know if any of the links are broken or need adjusting.
- Waterfalls
Everyone loves to make waterfalls. the tools in ZT2 make waterfalls very easy
to create. one thing to remember is that a waterfall can only be made
on a cliff that is paralell or at right angles to the zoo walls. sorry, you
can't make diagonal waterfalls.
Start off by creating a dry mountain complex of your waterfall vision using
the cliff, ditch and flattening tools.
http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waterfall1io5.jpgonce you have all the levels flattened
and planned out you can use fencing to lock in the cliff edges.
without the fencing you might inadvertantly affect the shape and size of your
mountain plan when you place the water since the water tool can overwrite
cliffs and hills.
http://img407.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waterfall2sb2.jpgonce your fencing is in place begin placing either shallow or deep water at each
level of your complex and ensure that there is water above and below the
areas you want a waterfall to be placed at. also make sure that the water
line is right up against the cliff edge. also make sure that you have enough
water above and below. you need at least 2-3 tiles width of water before
a water can be placed.
http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waterfall3xa1.jpgnow recycle the fence and paint the cliff edge with more water and a waterfall
should appear automatically so long as the cliff face is at the right angle.
http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waterfall4eo8.jpghttp://img245.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waterfall5iw1.jpgYou do not need to use fencing in order to create a waterfall, you just need
two levels of water and a right angle cliff and the waterfall will form. the
fencing is used to ensure that the waterfall vision you have will work out
the way you intended.