It takes a village TO PLAYTEST

Fill out the form on the Le Zoo website and create a Zootbook account. You only apply once, but if you’re not accepted into a certain Hard Hat Tour, then your application will be automatically rolled over to the next available Tour.

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Yes, we accept playtesters from all over the world! The majority of the game utilizes localization symbols and we are working on our NPC language support. However, there may be a few instances where reading comprehension of English may be required.

Le Zoo™ is calling our playtest a Hard Hat Tour because the park is very much still in construction. This is NOT a playtest of a completed game experience. This is a playtest of an ongoing game under construction.

You’re not afraid to fall through the ground. Mesh colliders are still being set up in some areas of the park. This is just one example of how construction may appear in the game. If something looks glitchy, don’t be afraid — let us know!

Be ready for changes and the new new. Right now, the majority of the park is open land ripe for new attractions. As Hard Hat Tourists enter the park, new attractions and minigame experiences will come online. Expect new builds and new experiences throughout the course of a Hard Hat Tour.

Be open to co-creating. Instead of waiting a year or more to bring this experience to eager parkgoers, Le Zoo park management has opted to welcome players into the creation process. When creating, holding a nonjudgmental mindset and being open to possibilities will serve you well.

Committed. Changes don’t happen overnight, and we would be grateful for your continued support in visiting the park more than one time. In fact we’d love to see you back this month, next month, and far into the future. Let’s see where this goes!

Passionate about improvements. We’re looking for Hard Hat Tourists who are communicative, pay close attention to detail, and have some experience with playing games so they can thoroughly describe what they want to see more of or report bugs within our park.

If you apply and are not accepted to the current Hard Hat Tour, your application will be retained by park management and will be considered for future park tours and will be notified by email from playtest@mothergames.com of any changes to your application status.

There might be a variety of reasons why your application was deferred.  For example, if your hardware specifications are not yet supported by the park, you’ll be notified when your hardware is supported. If you are a gamer who specializes in a specific genre, you’ll be invited when features of the park meet your expertise.

Due to our Hard Hat Tours having a limited size, we are constrained to a particular quota. Perhaps a future Hard Hat Tour will align with your application. We keep all applications on file and they automatically roll over to every new Hard Hat Tour if you’re not immediately accepted!

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Here are some things that help us form a relationship with future Hard Hat Tourists and may contribute to accelerated acceptance in the park.

• Creating your Zootbook account.
• Joining and being active in our Discord.
• Becoming a Super Zoot by sharing with your friends.
• Sharing about the park on social media. This shows your commitment to bringing the park into existence and may help contribute to accelerated acceptance.
• Last but not least, sending a bat signal into the ether can sometimes have unexpected results…

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We are always reviewing applications for Hard Hat Tourists. The cadence of Hard Hat Tours is very dependent on changes and fluxtuations in our roadmap. Once a new Tour opens, you will be notified if you were accepted or deferred via email. If you were deferred, this does not mean you will never get accepted, it just means you were not accepted for the existing Hard Hat Tour and will always be reconsidered for the next one!

No, this playtest is brand-spankin free. Once you submit your application and are selected as a Hard Hat Tourist, you can join in at no cost. We will offer items within the park that are available for Hard Hat Tourists to purchase, but there is no requirement. One of the rewards given to our Hard Hat Tourists is Karma, our in-game currency at the Le Zoo™ park.

When the Tour ends, roles will be assigned for outstanding playtest contributions and we may send a survey, but you are welcome to continue to experience the park. In fact, we hope you stick around. We are continuously updating and building even after the official tour has ended.

Unforeseen circumstances may cause a temporary pause in your Hard Hat Tour. If that is the case, you will be notified through email.

Our last build was under 1.5 GB; this may change as new builds are issued. Having a device that allows you to download the game package will be important.

We are currently accepting Hard Hat Tourists while actively building our Alpha because we believe in doing things differently. Le Zoo™ is a community experience. We’re interested in building together with Hard Hat Tourists. Think of it as a soft opening or a private preview at the theme park, just for you!

During the Hard Hat Tour, you'll get access to selected areas and features of Le Zoo™. Many aspects of the park are actively under construction. In fact, you may feel like in certain neighborhoods, there’s nothing in the park! Rest assured -- attractions and minigames as well as more in-depth experiences will be added to the park throughout the course of the Tour progression. Similar to how a theme park may have sections or neighborhoods that aren’t available to the public yet, certain access may be restricted. However, Hard Hat Tours intend to allow testers to experience the entirety of the park once it’s available.

Yes, we accept playtesters from all over the world! The majority of the game utilizes localization symbols and we are working on our NPC language support. However, there will be instances where reading comprehension of English is required.