Zoo RPG Dev Log #16 — Big UI Overhaul + Profiles + Achievements + Story Feed
Dev Log #16 — Big UI Overhaul, Player Profiles, Achievements & Story Feed
This is the biggest update ZooRPG has had so far. Here's everything that shipped.
🗂️ New Tabbed Game UI
The game page has been completely redesigned. What was one long scrolling page is now 8 focused tabs:
- Dashboard — stats overview, alerts, activity feed, daily report snippet
- Enclosures — compact rows with filter chips + right-side detail drawer
- Animals — global animal list with graveyard and in-transit section
- Supplies — inventory + quick-buy panel
- Workers — cross-enclosure worker management table
- Attractions — build and upgrade
- Quests — quest list
- Reports — inline daily report viewer
Enclosure Filter Bar
Managing lots of enclosures is now much easier. Use filter chips to show only what needs attention:
- 🚨 Needs Attention — dirty, sick, hungry, or missing workers (default)
- 🧹 Dirty · 🩺 Sick · 🍖 Hungry · 📦 Near Capacity
- No Keeper / No Vet / No Janitor
- Filter by species or rarity
Click any enclosure row to slide open the detail drawer from the right — full animal list, worker controls, upgrade button, all in one place.
👤 Player Profiles
Every zoo now has a public profile page at /profile/[username].
Your profile shows:
- Zoo name and bio (up to 280 characters)
- Days active, login streak, join date
- Live animals, total births, popularity, all-time count
- Your favourite animal — set via the ⭐ button on any animal card
Share your zoo with anyone using your public link, found in the Profile tab of the game.
🏆 Achievement System
57 achievements across 5 categories, with Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum tiers:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| 🦁 Zoo & Animals | First Animal, 100 Animals, No Deaths 30 Days |
| 🍼 Breeding | First Birth, 1,000 Births, First Legendary Birth |
| 💰 Economy | Millionaire, Zoo Mogul, Great Boss |
| 📈 Growth | Mega Zoo, Full Experience, Prime Real Estate |
| 🏅 Mastery | Champion, Quest Legend, Year-Long Keeper |
Achievements are event-driven — they unlock the moment you hit the milestone. A toast notification slides in from the bottom-right with the achievement details, and they appear on your profile for everyone to see.
All existing players had their achievements backfilled on launch day.
📰 Public Story Feed
Head to /feed to see the community story feed — a Twitter/X-style timeline of interesting things happening across all zoos.
What gets posted:
- 🍼 Births (uncommon and above go on the global feed)
- 🛒 Rare and legendary animal purchases
- 🥇 Gold and platinum achievements
- ⭐ Popularity milestones (100, 500, 1,000, 5,000)
- 🏗️ Enclosures built and maxed out
- 🎡 Attractions built
- 📊 Excellent daily reports (score ≥ 80)
- ... and more
Reactions and comments are fully supported — ❤️ like any post and 💬 leave a comment inline.
Filter by type, rarity, zoo name, or animal name. Sort by Recent or Top.
Your zoo's feed also appears as a Stories tab on your profile page, with 10 recent posts shown inline on the overview.
⚠️ Low Stock Warnings
Running out of food overnight is now harder to miss. A yellow warning banner appears on the Dashboard, Enclosures, Animals, and Supplies tabs whenever any supply category drops below 100 units. Click "Restock →" to jump straight to the Supplies tab.
🔧 Bug Fixes
- Worker threshold bug fixed — higher-level vets and janitors now correctly intervene earlier (more proactive) rather than waiting until animals were critically ill
Lots more coming. 🦉