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How to make a realistic entrance?
For making this tutorial the grassland biome reskin, the Glass Building
Set and the Brick Building Set from Zeta Designs were used.
Step 1: Before you start, choose the fences and elevated paths you'd like to use. For this tutorial the Brick Building Set from Zeta Designs is used because it contains really great pay-desk fences. Also it's very useful to download the invisible zoo wall hack and the placeable zoo entrance hack.




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Tutorial made by Mike Sterken on the 7th of August 2012.
Step 2: Place the contours of the building. Think about the height differences of the roof of the stable. You could use more different elevated paths to make your entrance look more modern but also pointed-roofs are very popular. Place the pay-desk fences near the path close to each other. People have to walk 'trough' de pay-desk area to get access to the zoo just like in real life.
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Step 3: Place the elevated path as roof. I used pointed roofs and windows because of the extra light it will give. (See Sophie's tutorial on Zeta Designs how to make pointed roofs). Also you can use low fences to create planters. If you make planters it will give your entrance a very modern look. If you don't like the modern look it's much better to forget everything I said about the planters and don't use them at all. Use some different and more 'wild' foliage to get a more restful look.
Step 4: Adding details is very important. Place a path between the pay desks but also in the pay desk building. You could use two different paths, one for outside and one for inside the building. Fill up your planters with a realistic combination of trees and flowers and place some realistic scenery as benches, trash cans and lanterns.
TIP: The path which is used outside could be the path which will be used in the rest of your zoo. Make sure you'll choose a path that matches a lot of scenery and fences so your zoo will get a more natural look. You could also take a look at our biomes page to create nice foliage combinations.