inzoi-chat

[hasty ice]

anxiety absolutely

[sly vault]

depression is already a trait

iirc

[lilac dagger]

But a mod tho…

[hasty ice]

yup

[jade topaz]

And autism, ADHD, OCD, Learning Disorders and Down Syndrome

[hasty ice]

might be a bit much...

[primal crane]

can i ask thos of u who play any idea ur cpu temps when u play?

[sly vault]

but also a toggle for some of those cause trigger warning

[jade topaz]

YES

[hasty ice]

especially for medical stuffs

[sly vault]

i just dont wanna deal with anxiety in my game, I already deal with it irl

[hasty ice]

lol mood

[primal crane]

this is where sims 2 was smart if sims 2 did hospitals they would make it adult but make it humourus and over the top with death ect

[jade topaz]

I want ZOIs to become famous too like a actor/actress, work on a airplane and become a MP for a member of parliament

That would be fantastic gameplay

[hasty ice]

yes, political career'd be great

[primal crane]

any of u know ur cpu temps when playing inzoi?

[hasty ice]

i want mine to run for 'zoi world leader' lol

[lilac dagger]

A system where ZOIs work in government would be pretty sweet ngl.

[hasty ice]

should be made generic

[primal crane]

yeh i want a governemnt dlc where u make and inforce laws have to get elected ect run governments ect

[hasty ice]

the name i mean

[sly vault]

my cpu temp is usually ok my gpu temp on the other hand lol

[jade topaz]

Agreed

[primal crane]

yeh gpu i ment what is it at when palying?

[jade topaz]

Have hotels/resorts been added then? To own and manage too

If not we need them as well

[sly vault]

all this is good to talk about, but if you wanna recommend do so in https://discord.com/channels/1162040845181124618/1471816371284480113 it will get lost here

[hasty ice]

true lol

[sly vault]

mines usually 70-75 c

[lilac dagger]

They exist, but I believe renting them out and managing them is still in the pipeline.

[primal crane]

are u pc or laptop?

[jade topaz]

Thank you for confirming

[hasty ice]

i'd tell you if i knew how to check

[sly vault]

pc

[jade topaz]

Do you think ideal mood for school and work should be added?

[primal crane]

ah kl im same on laptop

i really like what @paper sparrow propses for personaility

[jade topaz]

I’ve down my list now

I want to see college for teens and young adults added like the UK has too

That would be a cool feature

[sly vault]

https://discord.com/channels/1162040845181124618/1471816371284480113 share any requests you want here please, it will get lost in this chat

[rare cedar]

It is in already, called "Adolescent", but unfortunately they look like adult.
I agree we need a midpoint between Kids and Adult size... a new size.
I think everyone agrees with this, it's only a matter of time before devs get around to it.
Probably low priority since lots of bugs to fix and development still going on for new stuff.

[ionic hedge]

why cant we react to builds posted on #share-your-build ?

[sly vault]

could be just a simple issue with channel perms, ill bring it up to our tech moderators

[ionic hedge]

thank you!!

[primal crane]

inzoi big mommas house mrs doubtfire madea battle royale dlc please fanks

[blazing flint]

I just redownloaded this game bc of crashes and it keeps crashing at the main menu, right after starting.... 🙁

[cunning sun]

Tbf, they do have pre teen faces, but adult bodies

[rare cedar]

Kid: « MOM... Where... are... the... MAH POTAOOOOES !???? Wrrrrahhhhhh !!!!»
Mom: ( yelps !)

[topaz crest]

does anyone know what the roadmap means when it says “expand existing jobs”?

Like are they going to add more content to the furefighting career?

or make more careers into active careers?

[subtle mason]

I wonder if it's possible to add bodega cats before actual pet system, since we have business...

[cunning sun]

So, the temple cats?

[subtle mason]

Have ppl tips them like some shops here

-# Sit still look pretty and bring in the money

[primal crane]

omg my old granny just had her first court case it was amazing loved it she lied through her teeth got of scot free then went home and listened through the wall to her daughter making babies

[hasty ice]

what on earth lol

[stark dock]

https://tenor.com/view/parks-and-rec-april-ludgate-sips-tea-tea-tea-time-gif-21816989

[primal crane]

it was beautiful

i wanna set dem all on fire now

do zois actually pee themselves in public if they dont go to the toilet?

[hasty ice]

it seems EXTREMELY rare

[primal crane]

if they ever did a fame dlc i would assume they would add a hollywood world next to bliss bay and it would just be a short loading screen to go work and or live there ? thoguhts?

i mean its seems a bit silly to make los angeles city without hollywood and fame componets fully fleshed out i assume this would be a dlc in future just wondering how it would work

[topaz crest]

They mentioned they are workinb on a fame system but i dont think it will be a dlc… it sounds like it will be part of the base game

[primal crane]

i know but for future surely they would have to expand fame it seems silly to make los angeles and leave out hollywood lol

[topaz crest]

Maybe. I wouldnt be too surprised

but you should add it the brainstorm just in case they havent thought of it

[timber grail]

They should add that in 😂

[primal crane]

i could see them making worlds bigger like adding districts that u go through a loading screen to access i personally have no prob with that

but ideally i just care about small towns really

[subtle stream]

My old granny spent her entire life mastering the courts and knowing exactly how to get a not guilty verdict each time. She was like a total mob boss queen. And then she died getting electrocuted trying to hack an atm on her way home.

Love this game.

[primal crane]

literally sometimes zois listen through the wall if ppl making babies

and act horrified

is the running ur own buisness stressful?

[subtle mason]

🙂‍↔️ If you're lucky and don't have bug where you or employee does nothing all day long

[primal crane]

im dumb i dont understand canvas town

[subtle stream]

Did you play Sims 2 in the past (or now). Think empty neighborhood template.

[primal crane]

ah

[hasty ice]

i wasnt aware it was that either

[primal crane]

massive giant amazing impressive game changing reality busting update now plz fanks

i like how some npcs really fit there jobs but sometimes u start a new game and all the police and pretty dainty little women with fabulous hair and i just find it a bit dumb lol

[subtle mason]

-# Actually that might be normal? I saw a musician turned police and she looks mostly the same... 😅

[primal crane]

yeh but when its every single police officer looks like a k pop star it just ruins immersion lol

just happens somtimes when u start a new game

[subtle mason]

CustomZoi cheat

[primal crane]

imma make dem all fatties

[hasty ice]

why am i still awake

[primal crane]

cause i am the light of everyones life

[paper sparrow]

I’m at a loss. I wanted a life/social simulator like in ads, but in reality it feels more like a pose/animation players + fragmented GUI

visually stunning but not engaging

[primal crane]

really im liking it so far but yes the personailties are very lacking as well as reactions and autonomy but they had alot of good things they seem they are gonna rectify and expand on in the 2026 road map zois reacting differently to situations ect

i see potential but persoanilites need serious overhaul and work we need so much more depth to them thats what i think need to be thier main priorty right now

[primal crane]

they seem to have taken what ur saying on board for future no ? yes not engaging yet i feel its still very abre bones but i do see it potential

[drifting crystal]

does inzoi have ambient occlusion??

[subtle mason]

-# I imagine what they planned each year then players feedback add to them

[paper sparrow]

If I’m still here, it means I’m still hoping for something good. But how do we even get through to them so they actually review things properly and fix the core?

[drifting crystal]

i say this because i noticed alot of light sources go through walls lol

[subtle mason]

Lumen I think... raytracing?

[drifting crystal]

almost all my settings are on high / ultra

[subtle mason]

Next month slated to have graphics update (I'm hoping for engine upgrade too)

[drifting crystal]

ain't no way i had "all cast shadows off"

is there like a keybind for that

sorry "individual shadow control"

[paper sparrow]

the dev cycle for one DLC is like 1–2.5 years, and a full game these days takes 5+ years on average, and we’re basically asking for everything at once

what took five years to appear in TS is expected to be a must‑have here right away

and what really sets simulators apart from sandboxes or pose makers just gets sidelined

[subtle mason]

Isn't it 1 year per expansion?

[paper sparrow]

Adventure Awaits – 2-2,5 years

[subtle mason]

I checked Wiki and they actually released more than 1 per year 😅

[paper sparrow]

there are several teams, a European, an American, they start dev really early sometimes, and the teams work in parallel

[drifting crystal]

i think inzoi's development has been good so far and they aren't releasing mindless bullshit clothing DLC's like EA is with TS4

they seem to be (atleast imo) big steps ahead TS4

[paper sparrow]

the problem is that old players like me want coherent, challenging gameplay, and if I just want clothes, I can afford to buy it separately

[drifting crystal]

oohh uhhh give us 15 dollars for the clothing someone modded in 8 damn years ago 🤯

[drifting crystal]

i want more varieties of jobs, like in the california map, why can't i work at a walmart or something lol

why do i have to be a tiktoker or a criminal or a lawyer

[paper sparrow]

and I want a real simulation of society, personal development, interaction, so Zois have their own backgrounds, personalities, goals, status groups, ideologies, (sub)cultures, aren’t just walking cloned mannequins.

[drifting crystal]

TRUE

i think it'll come with time, that probably takes alot of coding

just have to be patient

[worn rover]

hi guys, gen ask. Is there any job at cahaya that we can experience itself? like training idol, not just skiping the work

[paper sparrow]

the things you’re talking about, and I am too, were all brought up back in the spring-summer of 2025, but they ended up developing something different and relatively minor

that’s why I think they need an expertise to figure out what their game is about, what its core concept is, its strengths are, what makes it unique, and why people should want to buy it

[drifting crystal]

did this game not come out in summer of 2025?

[paper sparrow]

in March

[drifting crystal]

the game has only still been out for not even a year

☠️

[sly ermine]

barely

they're doing hard work tho

[drifting crystal]

i don't think we should jump on them for a game that has been out for less than a year

and i'm assuming they're not a AAA studio

[frozen dust]

^

[umbral elk]

Lol, if they were the average AAA studio we probably wouldn't be getting frequent updates and the dev team working with the community

[drifting crystal]

literally

[paper sparrow]

AAA

Krafton is the publisher of one of the most successful franchises PUBG, and is valued at around 10B dollars (EA is about 40B)

[drifting crystal]

publisher, not developer

you can be an indie game dev and get the backing of a big publisher

[paper sparrow]

the internal studios are developers

PUBG Studios etc.

we don’t have data on the number of employees, but it’s assumed to be around 125–150

[drifting crystal]

i'm not trying to argue but i dont see what you're trying to say tbh

for example

hotline miami 1 and 2 are published by devolver digital

and so is ruiner

but those are two different games by two different studios

[paper sparrow]

and with Krafton’s budgets, this is clearly way above indie or even AA

[drifting crystal]

is inzoi not by an independent studio? or is it by krafton themselves

[paper sparrow]

Hotline Miami – 2 people, programmer and artist

[sly ermine]

inzoi dev co is a subsidiary of krafton

[drifting crystal]

ok, then that makes more sense

sorry i dont know the inzoi lore LOL

usually devs and publishers are different

and not "subsidiaries"

[sly ermine]

some are in-house, like Rockstar/Rockstar North =]

[drifting crystal]

yep

idk what to say then, other than the game has only been out for 10 months

don't lose hope lol

kinda early to jump ship

i've only had inzoi for a few weeks and where it is now has already pleased and surprised me more than a sims game ever has

TS4 was an utter dissapointment especially with the loss of open-world

[paper sparrow]

that’s what I’m saying – the development cycle of modern games is roughly five years,

[drifting crystal]

this is probably going to be a one-off game with a long lifespan imo

[paper sparrow]

that’s still not a lot of time to get everything right, the base game, DLC content

[drifting crystal]

we probably won't get an "inzoi 2"

with a game as ambitious as inzoi i'm assuming this game WON'T have the average dev cycle of a modern game

[paper sparrow]

it all depends on commercial success

[drifting crystal]

i think "inzoi 2" would be a horrible choice

the sims messed up with that and that was their demise (besides inzoi coming along)

they ruined the sims with TS4 and couldn't proceed with TS5 because there was nowhere else to go

[paper sparrow]

what I’ve heard is that Krafton wants a finished game ASAP, supposedly around 2026

[drifting crystal]

TS4 was it

though lacking, there was nowhere to go with new ideas or styles

[paper sparrow]

they need to actually sell the game, not sink into years of dev and losses

[drifting crystal]

life games are niche to begin with tbh

[paper sparrow]

the Sims 4 player count has gone up again, pretty strange

[drifting crystal]

probably because TS5 was cancelled

not saying TS4 was a failure lol i'm just saying they nuked ALOT TS3 added

and it's kinda the end-game style wise, it's what the sims should be

[paper sparrow]

we don’t know that for sure, they’re still figuring out their strategy since they are selling, and at the very least they need their owner’s opinion

[frozen dust]

as far as i know yes it was officially cancelled, unless it's still up in the air

it was cancelled because "forcing players to migrate" would not be a good decision

according to devs

[drifting crystal]

^

[paper sparrow]

yes, but you/they still have to stay alert

[frozen dust]

i dont want another sims, its just what i saw after it was officially announced before being cancelled

[paper sparrow]

because they can pull off anything, and inZOI might not be ready for it

[paper sparrow]

that’s a very old piece of news, back when there was still hope to keep working on the old TS4 engine, but everything kept breaking down

[frozen dust]

the news is only about to be a year old and TS5 is now project rene (or always was)

[paper sparrow]

a failure in terms of the series’ peak player count? commercially, it’s a success

[frozen dust]

which is a alleged multiplayer platform that will coexist with ts4

[drifting crystal]

never said it was a failure 😭

[paper sparrow]

Project Rene is ultimately the mobile branch, while Project X is for the major platforms

[frozen dust]

yes

[paper sparrow]

ahh ok, people vote with their money, and if there’s demand, there will be supply

it’d be a shame if inZOI has so much content but the demand ends up being minimal, that’s what I’m thinking, is this really what they need?

why not build a solid, well‑produced foundation that will work great?

Why develop minor/DLC content just to lure players in for a moment and then fix it for months, yet still not get any closer to a cohesive game ASAP?

anyway, I’m once again hoping that the video and the comment response will focus only on the core improvements and bug fixes, everything else can come later, even 3-5 years from now

[drifting crystal]

yeah i think they need core development and not dlcs rn

100% agree

[topaz crest]

i get that but they brought us in so early in the development process that there is so much “core content” thats missing. And being such a complicated game means that everyones definition of what is “core” or “essential” is different. Personally, i dont care much about storytelling or CAZ so baby clothes and romantic animations mean nothing to me but for others its whole reason they play

[sly ermine]

new content + new content + new content = game

[paper sparrow]

these days it’s not that hard to generate assets with AI or rework them from stock libraries, and recording mocap in a studio isn’t that difficult either

but creating smart and well-optimized code/in-game AI, that’s has somehow become a problem for almost all modern devs

in a simulator, the importance lies in the interconnection of numerous factors of spaghetti code

[topaz crest]

ill take your word for it. I know nothing about game development and code

[paper sparrow]

this interweaving has to be so precise, logical, and wise that any autonomy can rely on a whim, a whim on a trait, a trait on an upbringing/experience, the autonomy can trigger a consequence that, in turn, activates a trait, a memory, or a skill, etc.

the earlier this structure is fully defined, the more coherently it will function

and on that basis they can already create tasks more complex than AFK‑leveling a skill, venting anger 5 times, which won’t make the gameplay feel fresh even with hundreds of animations and assets

[pearl finch]

You know regardless of what direction they are going in, I am happy at least they are trying to communicate as much as they do

I do think that they maybe need to refocus on the fundamentals roadmap/guideline they gave us and then perhaps acknowledge replies a bit more

[pearl finch]

Oh you know what I finally discovered yesterday?

Or like whenever I played inzoi recently

I found out that you cant attend uni and have a part time job at the same time

I also found out that you cant graduate uni unless you age up from being a young adult

Which personally, I dont want to do as I imagine "young adult" being like anywhere from 18-29

[paper sparrow]

yeah, I pulled this from our summer brainstorms, Idk if Kjun summarized himself or used the attached XLS, but they added it to roadmap Q3, but only for teens? oO

Part-time jobs including roles available for teenagers, and expand available careers

I’m not doing this out of malice, and I’m trying to keep it from being too public and let it get lost among the messages, but a lot of people just want the basics to be properly finished

[alpine dagger]

anyway of changing zoi name yet?

[topaz crest]

i dont think so but i think theyre workjng on it

[pearl finch]

I think like the major issue is like there are so many parts that people consider "basic" it is hard to define what to work on

Likewise when people call the game or zois soulless but dont elaborate further on what they think would help to make them seem more soulful, it is confusing

Also, reason I say young adult is those ages is because college and like people consider being in their 20s still quite young

adult imo would be like 30-45

middle age 46-65

Above 65 is considered old to me at least

????

fettucine code?

[topaz crest]

i mean we cant help the dev team with the spaghetti code or background game development

[pearl finch]

Dont make me look weird here mentioning fettucine code when you mentioned it sloth

[pearl finch]

This is true

But like i dont think they need our help coding but more so maybe it would be good to have maybe another survey to ask about individual parts of the game

[topaz crest]

the only input we can provide is on game content and hope that the dev team is prioritising things appropriately from a game dev perspective

[pearl finch]

Well tbh

There is a lot of feedback they are getting

But not many people are being very clear about whether they are asking for something immediately

or if they are asking for something they hope for one day

And there are people who disagree on what is fundamental and what isnt

[topaz crest]

yeah but kjun will often reply “well considee that when we work on it later”

[pearl finch]

I think it is good he acknowledges some of the ideas

Personally, I do think people should be a little more understanding about timing of things being put out. Like some do say that they feel the content they added with this recent mini update was not needed

[paper sparrow]

This is the area where qualified psychology specialists and game designers are needed. The most obvious issue is the mismatch between realism/level of detail and Zoi’s behavior. Any cyclical or generalized behavior (depersonalization), freezes (even their irises), unnatural gestures, or incorrect lip‑sync.

The uncanny valley effect is often individual, and that’s why their guys scratch their heads over how to make it as minimal as possible

[pearl finch]

However, they did promise traditional korean architecture and clothing in the fundamentals

[topaz crest]

They need to provide simple easy things to keep people engaged while they prepare for the major update in april

[pearl finch]

Do you think that because the zois look so realistic compared to the sims, that when the zois behave like you mentioned, people are more critical of it? Cuz it feels easier to point out?

[pearl finch]

Such as?

I pressed enter too soon and forgot to put my ? mark lol

[topaz crest]

they were tsking about reworkjng all these animations by havjng them relate to personalities but i think all that might be delayed. No one seems happy with the current personality system

[mental bison]

Mini-updates with frequent hotfixes and small additions are always a green light for me. I’d rather have steady mini updates than silence until a major patch.

[pearl finch]

I mean I like the personality system more now than what it was last year

ngl pre-cahaya was kinda rough

[paper sparrow]

yes, for caricature/handpainted sims it’s forgivable even for a monarch to be doing push‑ups, it works both as critique and as a top comment

but one day I saw how lifeless Zoi looked on the swing, and a chill ran through me

[pearl finch]

Idk if I can expect the zois to have very natural changing faces like we do irl, but I do hope they kinda work on it

[topaz crest]

yeah. I gotta be honest, its taken me a while of playing to actually figure out how some of those traits (recluse, visionary etc) actually work and what they mean. They seem so vague in CAZ

[pearl finch]

Maybe instead of like needing something to happen to have a facial expression, even if they are sitting or like on a swing like you mention, they could have like rotating neutral facial expressions

Like maybe make it so they naturally look around more, furrow their eyebrows, do a small smile, etc

[pearl finch]

in my personal opinion, sims personalities feel quite similar to zoi personalities to me rn

as in you choose some traits, and those traits in turn affect how your sim or zoi acts a bit

In my own zoi games, I see my zoi act based on what I choose a decent bit

[topaz crest]

i see it for some of them - though my childish zois dont seem that childish…

[paper sparrow]

you’re talking about unhappiness as if people bring this up in every chat. Sometimes I’m playing a bunch of games alone just to figure out how to steer things in the right direction, but the players’ reaction is so hard to understand

[topaz crest]

its more those cards theyve had from ghe start that have always confused me a little

[pearl finch]

I agree that some traits could be tweaked a bit more

[pearl finch]

They seemed kinda straight forward to me

Like they say how it affects the zoi and such

[topaz crest]

i think personality systems can easily get confusing. People know the sims version and so they tend to revert to that

[pearl finch]

I do wish they were more represented in the zois tho. Maybe having more urges or actions related to that

[pearl finch]

The thing is the game still needs to be separate from sims

I understand that sometimes you need to make some comparisons, but overall inzoi and sims are two separate games with no relation except for genre

Sims 4 is more than 10 years old, so it has had years of dlc, updates, etc

not to mention it being a legacy game of the previous sims titles

[paper sparrow]

They just need to put the actors on a swing, and record their faces
People were absolutely right, they need good actors, after all, Krafton has fully equipped motion‑capture studio

[topaz crest]

i agree and id like to see something different. I just dont know anything else

i think a lot of people feel the same way

[pearl finch]

For sure. I agree with this 100%

[topaz crest]

yes. Put that ai tech to good use!

[pearl finch]

I feel that when people say something needs to be different or that they need to fix something, they often dont give examples of what they mean for a solution. I would honestly encourage you to not dismiss yourself saying you dont know anything else and maybe think about what you would like to see as the result if they were to fix it

For example, I mentioned earlier about people mentioning the zois being soulless

GD gave a good example of a reason why and were very specific on what could be improved

[topaz crest]

to be honest i dont think i have any opinion on the personality system except that it should be visible in the animations and affect zoi behaviour. But a lot of other people seem to have opinions

[pearl finch]

What do you mean visible in animations? You mean like the visionary, go getter, etc type personalities being visually represented in animations?

[paper sparrow]

I’d be calm about traits in the perks/abilities style. No matter how many games I’ve played, most use similar patterns. It’s the more obvious system. It just shouldn’t be the dumb Sims 4‑style typology, but more in-deep, psychological, like the systems from Disco Elysium, RimWorld, and even the remnants of Life by You.

[pearl finch]

or do you mean the like characteristics such as extrovert, genius, childish, etc

[pearl finch]

Yeah I would be personally 100% against the over exaggerated sims style type of showing personality in inzoi

It is okay for sims

But I would feel so weird seeing like over the top reactions and movement

[topaz crest]

i mean that a clumsy zoi should stumble occasionally when walking and drop things when cooking or crafting. The extrovert should have bigger gestures when talking than the introverts etc

[paper sparrow]

That’s why in every brainstorm I try to get through to people: stop shoving Sims into everything, especially if something didn’t work properly, they’re cramming stylization into realism, and the result ends up looking unnatural and even creepy

[pearl finch]

This I can agree with as like those traits being shown a little more

But that is a lot of traits an stuff affecting behavior o.o

I fear it might take little tweaking here and there over time

[topaz crest]

i did like your suggestions for the personality system

i thought that was cool

[topaz crest]

i got the impression they were working on it this year

but yeah i hope they start soon because i agree it will probably need tweaking

[pearl finch]

I do enjoy reading your feedback even if sometimes I can disagree (i dont have any i remember off the top of my head but that is not the point). They are well written out and you explain well what you mean

[pearl finch]

I think with some of the group interactions stuff, they are kinda already working on it slowly and surely

However, a lot of this stuff is tied to a whole bunch of things i would assume

[paper sparrow]

I think that regardless of what I have in mind, you also need to try to sell your own vision. A lone warrior can’t win a battle

[pearl finch]

I agree. I liked what they mentioned here about how the clumsy and extrovert traits should be more visually represented

Good ideas

[mental bison]

Personality at its core is shaped by both genetic predisposition(prescriptive aspect) and lived experiences(descriptive aspect). With the planned memory system, I can see how inZOI could implement a more nuanced personality model that enables deeper, nonlinear gameplay.

I might leave a more detailed suggestion on this when I have the time.

[paper sparrow]

Thank you. Mb I’ve mentioned before that I try to structure things in a way that helps sell the idea. That’s pretty much how it works in gamedev, infographics and a text with key points. Without that, partners or clients don’t even look at it. Although my lead often tells me I get tangled in my thoughts, so I keep trying to fix that for years 😌

[pearl finch]

Well based on one of the recent kjun threads, we should maybe see an update in March. Where did people get April from btw?

Oh I see where

nvm~

But hey I look forward to more updates to come

[paper sparrow]

While there may be a few smaller updates in between, this aligns closely with our team’s major April update plans. Thank you. Of course, it won’t match every suggestion exactly — but there’s significant overlap, and we’re glad we’re aiming in the same direction.

#1461723221177925780 message

[paper sparrow]

it’s better to announce later and move it earlier if needed, because there are plenty of people who love to hold devs to their every word (especially on forums), and it’s just not worth it

although they managed to blame them for mentioning April anyway

[pearl finch]

They mentioned March too recently. I remember when they had to delay the May update to June last year. Hopefully, things are smooth this year

[paper sparrow]

Yeah, remember that too. Maybe they’ll release update on the game’s anniversary, it’s close to April anyway, but still technically March.

[pearl finch]

Who knows but I look forward to seeing what they do this year

[woven quartz]

I hope that they won't deviate too much from the basics of the list and that everything will go more or less smoothly against the backdrop of the voices that everyone is demanding right now

[paper sparrow]

I’ll take it calmly if they don’t manage to finish the roadmap and instead focus on improving fundamentals, since they’ve already started hinting at that.

Thank you for continuing to report these issues. We will work to fix them as quickly as possible. This year, rather than introducing entirely new systems, we are focusing on reducing bugs as much as possible. The bugs you mentioned will be given higher priority, and we are preparing hotfixes to address them.

[pearl finch]

Agreed to both of you

Imma head off, but nice talking to you all!

It is getting late for me hehe

YOU HEAR THAT JINNIES?!

IMMA TRY TO SLEEP BEFORE MIDNIGHT

(We love Jinnies btw. I have bad sleeping habits and she tries to tell me to take care of myself more )

[languid schooner]

https://tenor.com/view/meowdy-howdy-cat-howdy-cat-in-a-hat-cat-in-the-ten-gallon-hat-gif-27347110

[viral sigil]

Morning all

[cold tinsel]

Heyy 👋

[hushed delta]

has anyone notice the ingame lighting is absolute buns after the update?

[viral sigil]

Not really, how so?

[crystal horizon]

Why cant I react to the builds people are sharing

in share your builds

why do they always limit us on the weirdest stuff in this channel lol

[viral sigil]

It was 'removed' due to issues. Take it up with the mods.

[crystal horizon]

hahahah issues

okie dokie

[viral sigil]

Just say it was removed. Dont really know why.

[bitter anchor]

I've definitely had to adjust my settings!!

[crystal horizon]

you'd think this server was for pre teens they way they limit i dont get it but whatever

hopefully another server is made 1 day idk

[viral sigil]

Well actually...

[crystal horizon]

what

[viral sigil]

PG13 🤷

[crystal horizon]

the server

?

[viral sigil]

Yea

[crystal horizon]

lol

[languid schooner]

They removed it because we can now have discussions on that channel, so whenever someone said "Wow that looks great!" the psybot would automatically give the 3 reacts to it which was annoying people lol

[ionic hedge]

speaking of builds - does anyone know if there's a way to see how much your build is currently worth while in build mode? I don't like having to go to the save screen just to check if the house is still within my budget after adding each item haha

[viral sigil]

Not that I know of but great suggestion . Maybe add it.

[languid schooner]

Click the save preset button 🙂

[ionic hedge]

❤️

[languid schooner]

I click it often if I'm using mods / 3D printed stuff to see if I'm still within the 100MB max size for canvas 🙂

[hushed delta]

Like one not as bright the shadows are now grainy. It look dark and muddy.

[hushed delta]

Yea I adjust and realize that was no help for me

[viral sigil]

Weird I havent realy noticed anything but I havent played a whole lot since patch.

Maybe try lowering nighttime vision clarity?

I dunno I dont really see any issues. Sorry cant help.

[subtle mason]

...

[viral sigil]

Sunk to new lows?

[red willow]

how can she even walk???

[bitter anchor]

Ya I'm with you 100% on the graininess, maybe we'll see improvements with a hotfix or something

[subtle mason]

-# Interaction got her back up

[novel minnow]

How do I make a post at the forums wishlist section? I cant seem to find a button.

[viral sigil]

You have to 'add' to an existing topic. Cant start new ones.
Find one that is most appropriate and post away.

[sly vault]

in the forum lol

[novel minnow]

idk how ''Adding support for NVIDIA GeForce Now'' fits in any of the excisting topics

[sly vault]

have you read the first two notice posts a t the bottom of the notice category for long enough?

[viral sigil]

Uhh isnt that already a thing?

[novel minnow]

The game is graphicly intense, people with GeForce Now would benefit from their subscription as they usually come with high end GPU's.

[sly vault]

have you made an account?

[novel minnow]

i dont see it in my library of GeForce Now

[viral sigil]

I know there are lots of folks here using it.

[sly vault]

Inzoi is in Geoforce now but im not sure if its tier related

[novel minnow]

hangon I prressed ''Synchronize now''

[novel minnow]

I got Ultimate

AH

I needed to press ''Synchronize now'', I havent used it in a week or two and inZOI was bought 3 days ago

Lets see how this plays :3

[viral sigil]

Went from posting on forums to 'oh thats how it works' 😄

[azure rover]

in CAZ, is there a way to remove the creators names from showing over content, i.e. clothing, faces. the names are showing on the default items and i know they didn't create them, i want to flush all the names?

[sly vault]

no, id assume its to protect against stolen content

[azure rover]

the problem is the default clothing is showing creator names, also i'm just wanting the pop up when i hover over them to not be showing up

[sly vault]

there isnt really a way to turn that off tbh. not that i know of at least

[novel minnow]

OMG inZOI runs so smooth on all Ultra settings in GeForce Now

Alright I might just renew my annual subscription if payday allows it

[ionic hedge]

I CAN REACT TO BUILDS AGAIN!!! Thank you ❤️

[languid schooner]

That explains my discord notifications lol

[ionic hedge]

pent up excitement

[sly vault]

itll stay on unless reactions become uncivil again

[azure rover]

any idea on how to fix the "you are accessing an older version of this creation" in CAZ?

[paper gale]

That’s been an issue since launch… the item preview pics don’t always show the correct item when you hover over it

[paper gale]

If it’s an older download.. then no.. just click the “okay” button

[viral sigil]

Discord.. un civil.. when did that happen?

[languid schooner]

1952 I believe

[viral sigil]

That was before I was born! 🙂

[languid schooner]

Is that even possible? I thought you were atleast 1890's? 💀

[red willow]

you know who was alive by then?

Chief Keef

he's 300 years old you know

well he was 300 in 2012

[viral sigil]

Haha random fact.
No Brad beieve it or not it was in the 1900's 😉
So yea Inzoi!

[languid schooner]

I'm shook!

[viral sigil]

Inzoi is not that scary!

[red willow]

yes it is, there's literally ghosts!

[twin aspen]

Its not available in my country u need vpn but its slowing down my wifi idk what to do agn...a gaming laptop is expensive,a pc is expensive

[viral sigil]

Yes we know.

[twin aspen]

Lol yes

Jus wish I was rich😭

[languid schooner]

why's it not allowed?

[novel minnow]

GeForce Now is dependent on data centers

Could be their country has none or none nearby, so its not available

[viral sigil]

It is. Their complaint is there crappy computer needs Geoforce now and evidently that is problematic to access.
But.. yea Im goin down this road any further.
Inzoi

[languid schooner]

Ahhh I seee

[twin aspen]

Yup

Deal: NIMO 15.6" Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (Beat i7-1165G7, 6 Cores Up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR5 256GB SSD Business Laptop for Student, FHD Display, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, 2Y Warranty https://a.co/d/0alsU0Kx

Can this run inzoi?

[pliant charm]

Probably not it’s missing a dedicated gpu

[low cradle]

Does anyone’s Steam say last update Feb 11 2026 I could’ve sworn the patch update was the 12th

[pliant charm]

Everything else looks solid to play on low/maybe medium in some settings but the game will not launch without 6gb of vram

!win

[cosmic heron]

Windows Hardware Requirements

[red willow]

the patch was put out at 12 feb at midnight korean time

i think

[viral sigil]

Nah its not gonna run it. Your not gonna find a sub 500 dollar laptop that will.

[red willow]

nvm no 15:00 korean time

that would be 1 am EST

[viral sigil]

Hell you prob wont find a sub 1,000 laptop that will.

[low cradle]

So it’s was still the 12th why does my game say the 11th

[red willow]

what timezone are you in, may i ask?

[low cradle]

Est

[red willow]

hmmm

well then i dont know

[twin aspen]

Is best I buy a ps5 cuz its cheaper

Than the gaming laptop

[viral sigil]

Well yea. Weve been through that already.

[low cradle]

Is it the 11th for some people?

[red willow]

assuming it did go out at 15:00 KST then yeah it would be for people in Mountain and Pacific time

[pliant charm]

You could just note that the release for the ps5 has yet to be announced

[pliant charm]

Im est as well the updates usually drop around 2:00am for us

[red willow]

and hawaii and alaska

[low cradle]

Ah okay maybe it’s something else let me check

[twin aspen]

Ik its not but was thinking for wen it come out on ps5

[low cradle]

Okay I fixed the problem my pc wasn’t in the right time zone so it updated thank goodness 😅

[pliant charm]

Yes if your budget is around 500$ than getting a ps5 is the best option for you

[languid schooner]

ugh fineeee I'll ask... any update on the PS5 release date?

[viral sigil]

https://giphy.com/gifs/voy-h36vh423PiV9K

[twin aspen]

Not from the states from the Caribbean so its a thousand dallars

[twin aspen]

I haven't seen no update yet

[languid schooner]

Thanks 🙂

[viral sigil]

Heh

[pliant charm]

Ahhh I see well it’s still probably your best option then just keep a eye out on #announcements for more information regarding the ps5 release date

[viral sigil]

Or ask Brad

[languid schooner]

Ask me so I can ask chat daily 💅

[twin aspen]

Yh ik

[languid schooner]

I haven't checked out the gameplay in this update yet, anything new (Other than the new interactions if you wear the Korean clothes)? I forgot 👀

[viral sigil]

I did not really notice much of anything except that my Inzoi did a few things autonomously they never did before 🤷
That may have just been a coincidence though.

But anything new and different. I did not really see anything. But Ive only had like 3 or 4 hours of play time since patch.

[subtle mason]

🙂‍↔️I tried to find tea but it's not there

[viral sigil]

Maybe under like seasonal?

[subtle mason]

-# But I drink tea out of season...🧋 (they're grounded)

[languid schooner]

I think they improved that abit alright 😮

[cunning sun]

It might have not been added cause theyre still working on it (same with the futon beds)

[languid schooner]

actually, where's the bed rolls? 👀

[cunning sun]

Ive seen em on previous videos but not the last one announcing the update, so it might still be a wip

[subtle mason]

Don't remember seeing animation of them in use too

[viral sigil]

Huh wasent the video all about "and here is the traditional garb and settings" and its a no show?

[cunning sun]

The videos leading up to it, yeah. Pretty sure theyre just working on it

[true forge]

Are gameplay mods available in Inzoi yet?

[languid schooner]

December but maybe earlier as they have a new team for mods

[cunning sun]

Here are the screenshots from previous videos, so theyre definitely planned

Cause if you think about, both of these are new gameplay, so they need some time to work on it

[viral sigil]

Making the items is one thing. Making them interactive is quite another.

[royal finch]

Definitely I was definitely looking forward to the bedding, that woulda been so cool and the tea set

[subtle mason]

-# I wonder if it's fun in the mocap department it's work obv but still... the acting and stuff

[verbal fulcrum]

https://tenor.com/view/avatar-codemiko-dance-digital-mocap-gif-1782592290374569453

the mocap department probably:

[viral sigil]

I wanna see the fry pan smack!

[jade topaz]

Please add a mood meter

[languid schooner]

Ok I will

[jade topaz]

Thank you so much

[languid schooner]

You're welcome 🙂

[primal crane]

aliens now plz

[languid schooner]

Ok 🙂

[viral sigil]

White kittens with pink ribons that can tend your garden! When?

[languid schooner]

when they release the PS5 version

[viral sigil]

Ah!

Whens that?

[languid schooner]

I dunno, hey chat, PS5 release when?? (even I'm getting sick of asking that lol!)

[primal crane]

i wonder if steam machine would be better ?

[languid schooner]

not sure how a machine that generates steam would be better?

[fathom vessel]

Really? I think it sounds quite relaxing in the dead of winter 🧖‍♀️

[viral sigil]

Spam in Gameplay and OT chat... again.

[sly vault]

Report it plz or ping us

-# even if dath is watching please do it so doesn’t sit there for hours

[primal crane]

just caus its more a pc i dunno

[alpine dagger]

we need dead zoi to transfer bag content to next zoi and also be able to take more than one thing out of the bag like fillet 10 fishes at once or something. get 1 by one yo fillet takes forever

[viral sigil]

Ive been campaigning to change the one at a time madness for a while now.

[languid schooner]

I want two things with dead Zois:

1. The option to have a gravestone on your personal lot.
2. Unlimited time playing as a ghost 👀

[royal finch]

Would love the option to place the grave on the lot. That’d be nice to do

[alpine dagger]

I would like also new voices or change the tone, is quite boring they always say the same stuff

[warm spear]

can anyone give me a list of what to do in inzoi

[languid schooner]

I usually simulate life tbh

[royal finch]

Your builds are amazing!

[languid schooner]

awh Thanks! 😄

It's an addiction tbh 😅

[novel minnow]

Heya! So my friend has the following specs, but they just bought the game and get the ''running out of vram'' error at first launch. Which is weird because they havent even done anything. Does anyone know whatsup, or should I go to the forum and ask there?

• i9-13900k
• 4070Ti
• 32GB of RAM

[sullen widget]

Try https://support.playinzoi.com/hc/en-us/articles/45545380371609-The-game-crashes-when-using-Intel-13th-or-14th-generation-CPUs-What-should-I-do

[novel minnow]

they downloaded and used the intel utility thing, they're ingame now 😄

[novel minnow]

@sudden latch

[sudden latch]

I got it working, no worries 🙂

[weary elk]

Downloaded today for the first time some mods and it seems to affect my gameplay a lot 😭 every single action I choose it gets cancelled instantly and I can’t move around in the city at all any advice on what I can do to fix this

[viral sigil]

Remove the mods?

[cunning sun]

Keep the graves of your enemies locked in your basement?

[sly ermine]

[hasty ice]

Finally reported a bug I kept forgetting to mention lol

Zois quitting jobs, presumably upon getting a promotion (though I'm not sure)

[royal finch]

You know what… you are a genius 😈

[shy grove]

Hello! inZOI will online soon??? Cool!🙂

[sly ermine]

hi, multiplayer is being worked on, but no date is confirmed

[cunning sun]

Tbf, it's outdated. They have a more concrete plan in part 2 of the roadmap

[plain fern]

hi guys when is inzoi coming out on Pro Fridge Yoohoo (version 8.3) i really want to play it on my fridge

[amber herald]

I don't know if it's just me but my camera in build and CAZ mode is acting strangely. It either zooms way in or way out. I tried to see if this is a bug in the forums but I don't see anything reported. I've never experienced this before, is there something I need to change in the camera settings since the latest update?

[plain fern]

do u know when inzoi comes out on pro fridge yoohoo version 8.3

[amber herald]

Leave me alone, not interested.

[plain fern]

oop

That’s not very nice 🦖

[sly ermine]

it was blunt honesty

remember rule 1, folks

[amber herald]

Sorry about that , Dath. My patience has been very low lately. I'll take a bit of a break and be back when I'm social media refreshed.

[hasty ice]

I feel that, man.
When I get in those modes I get too blunt for the world lol

[azure rover]

anyone know why i keep getting error in mods saying curseforge account doesnt match and it wants to unistall the mods i have downloaded

[molten jetty]

any further update on the PS5 release?

[restive wharf]

Anybody having issues with the game generating the green schedules even though that feature is off in the options?

[quartz tangle]

Crashes soon after the game loads, since update. ugh giving me vibes from another

[sly vault]

make sure to remove any mods that arent updated

that can cause crashing

if that doesnt work try this in order #announcements message

[fathom vessel]

Ah yus I have been waiting for them to port Skyrim to the smart fridge os for forever 😂

[quartz tangle]

Just emptied mods folder. We shall see. thanks

[fathom vessel]

Tho seriously funny thing about that is for whatever reason one of my friends has skyrim on like every platform ever

Tho mayhaps one day they will have Geforce now on fridge lol

[shell delta]

Tiragani!

[boreal turtle]

Honestly that's inspirational

[formal turret]

Is anyone here having crashing issues since the latest update when creating a Zoi or randomly while playing? I also noticed that the game save feature isnt working

[hasty ice]

Do you use any mods at all?

Are you playing a save you had before this patch happened?

[formal turret]

I did have mods i since have deleted all of them, reinstalled the game as well and I was crashing on a older save so i am trying to create a new zoi and when im done creating and hit complete in caz it crashes everytime

[merry torrent]

Since this was a minor update, do we think they're going to be have a HUGE one year anniversary update in March? I hope so.

[cunning sun]

Might, though it's unlikely. Kjun said the next big update is in april, so we'll probbaly have it then

[sly ermine]

imagine how massive it's going to be, too

[subtle mason]

I think likely but to the engine more than dlc sized content and maybe stability patches after upgrade (if they did)

https://tenor.com/view/flickering-power-outage-gif-10762113

[cunning sun]

Won't be. Kjun already said they'll give us smaller updates for fewer bugs 🤣

[subtle mason]

Probably less of that

[cunning sun]

Thats why there are more of em

But the april update will most likely include the tea set and futon that didnt come with this update, and maybe baby clothes

And maybe the stroller if they make a breakthrough with it 🤔

Oh, and of course the new baked goods 🤣

[subtle mason]

-# MP too maybe, first part of it

[cunning sun]

Okay, so i just went to rewatcg the latest video and OOOHHH MYY GOOOOODDD 😭😭😭

Kjun is making my dreams come true fr 😭

That pose is absolutely everything 😭

[subtle mason]

-# They also show that you can hit ppl sitting with it

[cunning sun]

There are multiple types of life sim players 😭

[royal finch]

Veryyyyyy

[elfin copper]

https://tenor.com/view/retro-anime-night-vibes-night-full-metal-panic-full-metal-panic-fumoffu-gif-10897546102729626113

[elfin copper]

Can't wait for motorcycle. XD

[cunning sun]

They already exist

They do ride more safely on en though 🤣

[elfin copper]

Yeah, but have a passenger.. xD

[cunning sun]

You can have a passenger on motorcycles

Ive seen people on reddit do it

[elfin copper]

Wait.. what?

[cunning sun]

Yup 🤣

2 people can go on it

[elfin copper]

As if.. xD Gosh damn it.. xD

[elfin copper]

Ah yes... dam i should've known.. I saw on reddit someone fell after the ride..

[cunning sun]

Kjun is already way ahead of you 🤣

[subtle mason]

👀 That garage looks nice

[elfin copper]

I'm still waiting for voice customisation.. uhhh.. xD

[elfin copper]

Ambulance and Firetruck.

I found in America on ambulance acts as firetruck...

[sharp sonnet]

That's actually kinda cute :o

[subtle stream]

Good morning everyone

[primal crane]

i hope we get more death tyoes like heart attacks if ur zoi eats crap all the time

[teal jacinth]

hoping when pets come we can have our cat sitting behind us </3

[subtle mason]

Maybe the front basket

[subtle stream]

Changed my avatar, I hope this doesn't confuse y'all

[glass otter]

Is inzoi worth purchasing yet or is it still not quite there yet?

[subtle stream]

It's definitely worth a purchase, but it's not complete yet if that's what you're asking

[glass otter]

Cool cause I’ve heard that there’s a lot of things that aren’t finished yet or something is it easy to play? Is there like a tutorial with the game?

[subtle stream]

No

It doesn't hold your hand at all

It's not like Sims 4, it's more like Sims 3 in that way

You have to truly explore the game yourself to find all of its gameplay, there's some mechanics in there to throw gameplay at you but not a lot. It's all about discovering stuff on your own

[glass otter]

Sorry for the questions. I’m just curious before I purchase it. Is it boring to play cause by what some content creator say it’s a bit boring

[subtle stream]

They are working on stuff like achievements in the future so your Zois will have an easier time picking a goal to pursue though

[primal crane]

wow where have you heard this ?

[subtle stream]

I wouldn't go by what some content creator said tbh. That's just one opinion. You'll find many positive opinions on Inzoi here. But in the end, you have to figure out for yourself if the game fits your playstyle.

If you want to watch a content creator that really enjoys Inzoi, to see a different side, you should watch Fantayzia.

She has a lot of nice videos on Inzoi that really show off all the gameplay

[glass otter]

Yeah, I’ve started watching her and so far it looks alright

[subtle mason]

Presumably 1.0 is out of EA, we're 4 big updates away

[subtle stream]

Anyway think of it this way:
If you make a Zoi and then just wait for stuff to happen, you'll find the game pretty boring at the moment.
If you make a Zoi and actively engage with the world around you, go places, test out stuff, explore things and dive into stuff like the crime system or the business system, you're gonna have a blast.

[subtle stream]

Kjun said they planned 7 to 8 updates in 2026

[glass otter]

Yeah, those two systems the crime and the business thing is the one that caught my attention.

[subtle mason]

-# Same, I didn't play much before that update

[subtle stream]

He did also one time said he was worried about being able to 'finish Inzoi in 2026' so I do think they are going to at least try to get it ready for a 1.0 release by the end of this year.

Probably pressured by Krafton to do so

I mean they also pressured Subnautica 2 to the point the whole house of cards fell down on them.

[subtle stream]

Yeah I was enjoying Inzoi before then, but those systems made me play like 100 hours in the span of a month!

[glass otter]

I heard that the game has mods is that true as well or is that just crap? Where do I get the mods from? If there are any?

[subtle stream]

There is mostly CC now, they are still working on making script modding possible

you can download them from inside the game

[subtle mason]

Cosmetics and simple gameplay edits, you can check them out on CurseForge (integrated), CLO Connect and Nexus

[subtle stream]

To add to this btw, I don't think anyone should be worried whether the game will still receive updates after the 1.0 release. Around launch time, Kjun already said they plan to continuously update the game 'for at least 20 years'. So I think it's more about when it's 'finished enough' for a full release of the base game, not fully 'finished'.

[glass otter]

okay cool. Thank you so much for your help. I’ll have a look now.

[subtle stream]

Remember you can refund on Steam if you don't like the game, as long as you don't play longer than 2 hours.

I pesonally think 40 bucks is a steal for the amount of gameplay the game has at the moment.

[glass otter]

Okay, thank you. I didn’t know that. Where I live it’s $60.

[subtle stream]

It is already a lot more expansive than for example Sims 4 base game.

Oh that's a lot more expensive, but I'm guessing that's CAD or AUSD?

[glass otter]

Aus

[subtle stream]

yeah that's still basically the same price then if you take in currency exchange values

[glass otter]

Yeah, true. So is there anything I need to know about the game? I know that sounds a stupid question but you know what I mean.

[subtle mason]

The rough edges? some mods don't go well with big updates and requires authors to update them

[subtle stream]

Well, here's a tip if you want to explore the business feature: when you have your Zoi and a house, go to a computer and click 'Business -> check real estate listings'. It'll give you a free business so you can check out the gameplay without first needing to make a bunch of money to buy a business.

Also make sure your PC has the right specs

Inzoi does not run well on potato PCs

[primal crane]

when does kjun update us agian ?

[subtle stream]

He's expected to reply to this brainstorm #1471816371284480113 upcoming Wednesday

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[primal crane]

what improvements have been made to smart zoi and do u guys play with it on ?

[subtle stream]

I don't have it turned on because I feel like my Zois are a bit too volatile with it on. Like they cheat on their partner more often, or get into fights

[primal crane]

hmmm i really dont notice anything with smart zoi?

[subtle stream]

I haven't turned it on in a while so it's perfectly possible it functions way different now haha

But personally my experience was that autonomy worked better with it off

[primal crane]

see my worry with inzoi is that they seem to pump out alot of cosmetic stuff with very little depth added ? just my worry

[subtle stream]

Well that's how they work. They create the bones first and then add depth to it. Which is a smart way of going about development.

2026 they plan to add a lot of depth to their 'bare bones'

They've said many times they wanted to use 2025 to create all the core basic systems they felt should be part of the base game. And this year they use to make it better by creating depth content-wise to all these systems.

[primal crane]

okies i really hope so i really want inzoi to do well i jsut dont want a doll house i want a srsly deep game which i assue is what they want if they are allegedly wanting this game to go on for 20 years as has been quited before

[subtle stream]

I mean you can look at the road map for 2026 if you're wondering what they're working on

If they complete that road map this year, the game will be miles ahead of Sims.

[paper sparrow]

It seems that back in the fall Kjun wrote vaguely about the timelines as seen by the team and by Krafton

[subtle mason]

A bit less worry for me due to it being UE and if allowed ppl can do lot of stuff with scripts and maybe world (although I'd rather have the devs do it for gameplay stuff)
-# And I'm aware I sounded like a broken record lol

[primal crane]

i just wanna know how and if they are going to make personalities change and develop over a zois life time cause a young adults personality defo chnages from then to adult and middle aged

[paper sparrow]

I think they need to focus on the basics first, making sure the game runs well, is optimized, has polished logic and AI, and isn’t buggy. But if they add a bunch of new half-baked systems while postponing the things players constantly complain about (because fixing those new systems will also take time), it could lead to problems at launch or result in a prolonged early access. A realistic release window is 2028

[primal crane]

@hasty ice what chew cryin for butthead

[paper sparrow]

oh, why did people stay silent for so long about the new system not being satisfactory

[hasty ice]

https://giphy.com/gifs/BTTF-back-to-the-future-bttf-one-EnHf0Iag3jKHpOxFYB

[subtle mason]

-# 2027 Is not unrealistic but that's in the future

[paper sparrow]

I wrote that back in October, and people ignored or downvoted me for it

[subtle stream]

Oh yeah I 100% agree which is why I used the last brainstorm to focus on that. I honestly don't think they can do the entire roadmap they made this year, it's very ambitious, and last year they found out they couldn't stick to their roadmap either so they've already proven their long-term planning skills aren't the best lol.

But we'll see, it's still early in the year

Bug fixing definitely needs to be top priority though. You can add all the content you want, if your game is unplayable it'll get bad reviews regardless.

[primal crane]

i would rant at them aswell just not as articulate as u lol

[subtle stream]

I don't think their 2025 approach was bad though. It's easier to integrate systems with each other if you set up all of their bones first. The more complex a system becomes, the harder it'll be to make it work with other parts of the game. But as a result, they had to leave it all 'unfinished'. I do think it's essential that they don't go for a 1.0 release while half of these systems are still in their alpha state.

Personalities is definitely one of those half-finished systems. It has really good bones though, if they can make it work, it has the potential to be really good. I've already seen slivers of amazing connections between the emotion and personality system. I hope memories are added to that equation soon. That way a personality can truly develop based on what a Zoi goes through in life.

The whole Values, Life Goal, Ambitions, Preferences alongside the traits also need more depth. The bones are there, but they don't feel engaging yet.

Values also change based on your Zois life so there's something there to work with too.

[paper sparrow]

I liked this direction, and I was also asking people not to drift into distant fantasies and to discuss the actual issues. I already wrote about Kjun’s agenda, and if he hadn’t brought up karma, reputation, and fame, I wouldn’t have written anything about it

So I’m crossing my fingers that he won’t do it again, so he don’t change his direction once more, like he wrote a week ago, which is what confused me again

[subtle stream]

The reputation system has been in the 2026 fundamentals road map from the start though, so it's not really a deviation from the plan.

[paper sparrow]

Kjun’s Reply to Your Comments
This week again, I’ve spent my days reading your valuable posts. Hearing so many different perspectives honestly made me reflect on how limited my own thinking can be. Your detailed ideas have made me rethink our development direction once again

[subtle stream]

Yeah I did see that

He does that a lot lol that's why I say I don't trust the road map entirely

But reputation was on the road map

So that bit is at least part of the plan

I'm currently not playing Inzoi at all because the gameplay is too annoying with the current bugs for me. I need two things fixed: baby needs + my zois really need to stop trying to spray their bed with fabric refreshener when they're at their business. Once they fix those, I'm willing to return to my save again.

I just saw the babysitter bug is supposedly fixed btw, haven't been in my game yet to test it out but I just opened the forum and saw AR_luna's response that they fixed it in v.0.6.0

[shy grove]

Of course, I'm happy to know about inZOI game multiplayer will be in the future. And of course I'll wait.😉

Hello everyone. How are you all?

[paper sparrow]

Then let the departments still work on it, but just don’t accept detailed proposals for now. And if they didn’t have any ideas to begin with, they shouldn’t waste time

[subtle stream]

Hmm, their entire approach is that they want to develop this game together with the players so I understand their openness and transparancy on systems that they're working on tbh, that's no issue for me. My only issue is/was is the lack of communication about how much they prioritize bug fixing over all these things. But Kjun's response from last week on Wednesday was very satisfactory in that regard so I'm just back into patient waiting mode now.

IF the babysitter bug is indeed fixed, that would be a big step in the right direction lol that bug was so annoying

Gonna check it out because I do have 2 babies at my save atm

[paper sparrow]

I agree, but if 90% of players are asking for improvements/fixes, and only about 10% have the desire to propose new features, that’s a point too. What if people simply don’t have the energy to jump between a bunch of systems from week to week. But they do get very engaged in discussions when they feel heard.

[subtle stream]

I think they did hear us last week, don't you? Kjun's response on our bug report comments was good imo. But it does require some level of coordination to get something like that to be prominent in the brainstorm for sure.

People are desperate to get their ideas into the game.

Opening Inzoi after playing Sims 3 a lot is always so confusing in regards to camera movement lol

[topaz crest]

i always interpreted that to mean that he was changing the way he intended to approach an issue rather than when he would do so

tbh unless its something small or unless we say “please prioritise X instead of whats on the roadmap” i dont think hes going to change the roadmap/planned timeline

for one thing, he knows that if he move away from the timeline (even if he does it to address requests) ppl will be so upset

[primal crane]

so what are the first major updates going to be do we knoiw ?

[paper sparrow]

I agree, but a game isn’t a block of text, it has thousands of dependencies that are easy to break, which is why the planning pipeline is so important. In TS3, there are so many broken references and overlapping entities that modders are still making performance fixes to this day. In TS4 I saw around 14 million lines of code, and at that point it feels almost impossible to untangle fixing one connection breaks another.

[subtle stream]

Yeah I really hope they don't go down the same route. I love Sims 3, but getting it to perform well + not break down is a full time job lol

[subtle stream]

last year's road map got thrown overboard in June, I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same this year. Which is okay, plans tend to change when you have a game in active development such as this one, but they should explain why if this happens.

[topaz crest]

Ah i see. Tbh i kinda lost track of the original roadmap last year so i didnt notice theyd changed plans 😅

[weary elk]

Alll of em?😭😭

[alpine dagger]

did this came out or is just for later? I was checking yesterday and my newborn still have teeth. Is this coming just April?

[paper sparrow]

That’s why they need to build the save system and the storage of lots and worlds properly, because these games have usually been broken by late decisions about simultaneous ownership–rental, lot types, multi‑lots, hidden/moving lots, routing, simulation, story progression. Something like that

[alpine dagger]

they need to be in the same household tho, can't get random people

[subtle stream]

Maybe in March, they plan a small update again in March where they improve on the graphics Kjun said. Maybe the baby teeth get removed then. But the bicycle isn't done yet as they said in the video so no clue when it'll be added.

[paper sparrow]

I’m looking at it from the perspective of how badly they might break the code, like they did in 0.3.x-0.4.0, when they disabled the entire world simulation, and apparently progression, karma, rumors, and all that along with it. You never know what to expect.

[subtle stream]

Story progression seems to be totally random now. Ive seen people complain about non actives making babies nonstop. Meanwhile mine dont make babies at all or just stay pregnant forever.

This makes long term saves a no go for me atm

I moved town with my family after 1 generation because Dowon was turning grey and sad with only seniors as residents and no children aside from my family's kids. Which broke my family tree btw lol ._.

Right now keeping your town alive requires a lot of micro managing.

And managing around bugs is super annoying to me.

I hope to see more on their 'better autonomy and SP control' plans soon.

Once we get a proper town set-up system going (one that actually works, not the city management sliders we have right now that seem to have little to no effect) it'll really improve the game.

[paper sparrow]

That’s probably where they found an opportunity for optimization, because the game became noticeably faster after they disabled it. Earlier (v0.1-v0.2) there used to be crowd spawning in places like the surf shop, but now there are no children standing at the school entrances or Zois rushing to the park, and that’s a clear sign that real‑time simulation is missing.

ofc all of that couldn’t have existed for long, because it was only logical to use simulation LODs

On-screen they’re simulated, off-screen they’re mostly routed, and in the background the story progression runs

[subtle stream]

Yeah they still spawn random teen NPCs though, but no NPC kids or adolescents. And I prefer real residential kids over NPCs that dont truly live in the city. When canvas towns becomes a thing we need proper story progression because canvas towns are THE breeding ground for colony-like gameplay.

[paper sparrow]

This approach (LODs + timeslicing + async story progression) was used in TS3 back in 2009

[paper sparrow]

yes, because spawn is hardcoded (age 14–86 or something).

[subtle stream]

Probably to provide romantic partners when it starts to matter lol

[runic gale]

dump question is there's LGBTQ relationships

[subtle stream]

Legacy gameplay being catered for has been a concern i have since launch tbh. In sims I'm exclusively a legacy player. If Inzoi cant get multi-generational saves to become satisfying to play, it'd be a major disappointment for me. This also includes the genetics system which is botched atm

[plain fern]

lmao

[subtle stream]

Yes

But you have to actively enable it in your Create-a-zoi by making your zoi gay

I gave some feedback on that in the current brainstorm. Because I also want gay zoi to spawn if my zoi is straight (that currently doesnt seem to happen, they only spawn if your zoi is gay)

[subtle stream]

#1471816371284480113 message my feedback actually explains how it works right now (and how I want it to work)

[paper sparrow]

Likely to minimize the possibility of children being out at night / in the clubs, or violence against children, like running them over and so on. In open‑world games that measures exist.

Though I remember when they enabled the experimental venue feature in v0.3, only teenagers spawned in the club

[runic gale]

thx much appreciated

[paper sparrow]

That’s why I play RimWorld, though I could be playing inZOI 🤷

[subtle stream]

Yeah I went back to Sims 3 for now

Still love Inzoi though, but definitely need them to fix some stuff before I come back

[twin aspen]

Does anyone of yall know about you can download a graphics card on yoyr pc

[subtle stream]

Lolwut

[subtle mason]

Driver?

[subtle stream]

Do you mean GeForce Now?

[twin aspen]

www.intel.com

First time im seeing it idk if it will run inzoi on my pc but I wanna try

[tiny nymph]

you can download ram too btw

[subtle stream]

You cant download a graphics card my friend

If you found this somewhere it's likely a virus

[twin aspen]

Yes ik

[tiny nymph]

download the motherboard while you're at it

[twin aspen]

I was trying to run GTA and it told me to download this site so im trying im jus sharing it with yall

[subtle mason]

-# I'm also behind with inZOI for contents, still running around in the Modkit finding things to do

[misty musk]

I think you meant the driver... yeah, it's good to match your cards with the proper software (drive).
Prob also C++ redistributions etc.

[tiny nymph]

being fr now, the only thing i could think of is that this person has the wrong directx version or an incompatible driver

and it threw out an error

[subtle stream]

Probably something like that lol

[twin aspen]

Yes

[twin aspen]

So its not a scam

[subtle mason]

😅 Integrated or ARC maybe

[twin aspen]

I was wondering if it can run inzoi😭😭

[tiny nymph]

no but what you were saying earlier "you can download a graphics card" was incorrect

[subtle stream]

Honestly dont know what youre downloading so cant say if youre breaking your pc or not

[misty musk]

It depends... I do not recommend downloading alternative drives. Just the official ones.

[twin aspen]

Yh ik

Imma just buy a ps5 and wait for imzoi to come out😭

[subtle stream]

If you don't know what a graphics card is I sincerely doubt you have one that can run Inzoi lol

[misty musk]

Honestly, I don't think it will be good on console just like the sims.... no mods etc... ( I feel the same playing on macos)

[twin aspen]

My pc can't run it and gforenow not available in my country,when I use vpn its slowing my wifi

[subtle stream]

Yeah then unfortunately you are out of options. You can't 'download' a better graphics card unfortunately.

[twin aspen]

Yh i understand but imzoi dont hv mods on the on websites like sims so

Its on the game self u xan pick any mod so I don

[misty musk]

inzoi have some mods already, I guess they're improving their devkits

[subtle stream]

Mod integration for PS5 is on the road map for June though

[misty musk]

I really hope they do for macos first lol xD

[twin aspen]

Can't wait

[subtle mason]

I'm also hopeful we can put mods up for the staff to test without owning a console...

[twin aspen]

I want the adult mod in inzoi😂😂😂

[subtle stream]

You and many others from what I've seen

People want their inzoi ||pron||

[subtle mason]

💀 Aha nothing more than console's ratings allowed I think, if you're wanna play on them

[twin aspen]

Yes i wanna se the naked lol and uk doing the do

[misty musk]

I can’t wait for some behavioral mods like stopping characters from automatically changing clothes when they wake up... and making them feel more Western. The very Eastern vibe of the game breaks my immersion a bit, you know? The characters are all so polite… almost emotionless.

[subtle stream]

I feel like that one sims 4 mod has truly ruined a large bit of the life sim community lmao

[misty musk]

My problem with the sims 4 was the constant spawn of super ugly fat NPCs with all kinda of content mixed.

(( but I had 100GB of conflicting mods xD ))

[subtle stream]

I don't play sims 4 and aside from getting rid of the blur, my Sims 3 games are entirely PG lol

[twin aspen]

I stopped playing Sims bcz of inzoi lol

[misty musk]

I must admit I love the sims 4 with the full pack... supernatural stuff, magic... etc... but I see a lot of potential in inzoi (if the region culture doesn't make it a kid's game)

[subtle stream]

Sims 4 is a massive downgrade to me compared to Sims 3. Inzoi feels like Sims 3's true successor tbh

[subtle mason]

-# Do scripting mods contest... I can't script but there might be ppl doing great stuff early on

[misty musk]

I felt that too after many years of the sims 3... but I prefered ts4's visuals...

[subtle stream]

Ahh yeah I hate Sims 4's visuals personally haha so we differ there! But I do have a lot of CC in Sims 3 to make them look better

I think vanilla sims 3 doesn't have the best visuals for sure

[subtle mason]

The filter from freestyle helped it for me

[subtle stream]

I use many things to make my sims 3 game look good, from reshade to uncompressed textures to default replacements and a ton of CC

[misty musk]

inZOI wins over The Sims in many areas, mainly because it respects the player’s time, things move faster, and you spend more time doing what’s enjoyable instead of managing trivial tasks. (which will count a lot if the online comes out)

However, it still lacks emotional intensity. The world feels overly polished and safe, with fewer spontaneous social moments like arguments, flirting, or unpredictable relationships. That emotional messiness is something The Sims still does better... much better.

[misty musk]

The bad part was mod breaking at every update... (now it's ok with ts3, but during the upgrades it was a mess).
I remember I use to take hours making it all working again after each update.

[subtle stream]

Well, they plan to add stuff like custody battles and divorce court so I do think Inzoi's future is bright on that part. But I mostly hope they'll improve on autonomous behavior too in regards to romance. Like my current Sims 3 save I barely touch my elders but they are having vibrant lives on their own, woohoo all the time and do romantic interactions with each other without my interference (partially because of Nraas Woohooer I'm guessing). I want Inzoi to be more like that. That when you don't touch your Zoi, they'll autonomously find each other anyway.

[misty musk]

I think inzoi will be better in that part... like... thinking in the mod kit to be a bit resilient for mods.\

[subtle mason]

-# Not that different here though... the update breaking mods

[misty musk]

sad

I think that would be a big plus

[subtle mason]

But for some mods it's just 1 click to fix up then reupload

[misty musk]

ofc it's harder at first... but once things get a bit stable... it would be fun to think about some idk... internal DNS for IDs and stuff to keep mods working.
or some deprecation system, before completing, get rid of some functions.

Most the sims mod issues were "null pointers".

I really believe they should work for mods cause... being honest... it's the modder community that will keep this game alive (just like the sims)

[subtle stream]

I honestly prefer a game that doesn't need mods to be playable or enjoyable. I hope Inzoi incorporates most things modders had to mod into the Sims into the vanilla game.

[misty musk]

Yeah… I kind of agree, but I don’t think that’s really possible with this type of game. Not everyone can afford to have a huge community team working on improvements — especially with all the censorship issues in different countries. At this rate, we’ll probably see laws against eating pork in online games soon lol.

Having a big community helping shape the game is great, though. Some mods will be good, some bad — and people just download what they like and play their own way.

I also feel like Inzoi might eventually need a new monetization model.
From my perspective, the DLC approach hasn’t worked that well. A lot of people end up using cracked versions of The Sims… but at the end of the day, the developers still need to make a living.

Maybe things like in-game purchases could work… or even player-to-player transactions, kind of like Second Life.

I don’t know — I just really believe Inzoi has huge potential. But at some point the initial sales will slow down, and they’ll need a sustainable way to keep funding development and maintaining the game.

[subtle stream]

I encourage modding 100% but Sims is in a state where you need mods to play the game. I want Inzoi to be more like Skyrim in that regard. Skyrim is a ton of fun when you play it vanilla. And then once you've played it once, you can add mods to enhance your experience and make it bigger, better, and grander. But you don't need mods at all to make Skryim fun to play. I hope Inzoi becomes like that. I don't want to need mods or the game won't function as it should.

What gives me hope is Kjun's dedication to add more control towards the game's systems directly into the game. Control over story progression, over autonomous actions, in-game cheat support, that sort of stuff. That's the kind of stuff that'll make shaping the game to your liking very user-friendly and will eliminate the need for a lot of mods.

[misty musk]

Damn, Skyrim ❤️ Many adventures there, Dragonborn.
I need a new computer with windows 😟

[subtle mason]

-# I... planned to finish but go as far as 10% or so then new edition came out... twice 😂

[subtle stream]

In regards to monetization I was speculating the other day that the Connect store has features and guides that point towards being able to put CC on it for a price. It's currently disabled, but there are guides written especially for inzoi that do explain how to set the pricing. So maybe that's how they plan to monetize things in the future. You can already see how it's implemented for VRChat, the other game that uses this store: https://connect.clo-set.com/gamewear/inzoi

[thorny jacinth]

Try shadowpc or boosteroid

[twin aspen]

Ok its boosteroid available in saint lucia?

And I dont have to use vpn

[thorny jacinth]

I’m not sure

[twin aspen]

Ok

[misty musk]

It makes sense... but it sounds a bit conflicting to me... if modding is good, few ppl would buy something like that... if everything is paid then ppl gonna start cracking it.

Maybe the money could be in the online mode idk... even some affordable price for playing online... anyway...

I need to work xD

tysm everyone! big kiss for you all.

[subtle stream]

I think it's just clothing CC, not all modding

But yeah the option is disabled as of now, but that doesn't say much about the future.

[thorny jacinth]

If the cc outfit is cute and affordable then I will buy lol

[thorny jacinth]

Facts lol folks would end up making their own cc clothes

[paper sparrow]

Idk, as a rare Sims player I actually got pretty hooked on TS4 even without mods. I just waited for a bunch of DLCs (55+) to come out and, after 11 years, grabbed an EA account, and then the last expansions, Adventure Awaits etc. I simply filled the worlds with lots from the Gallery and installed a Map Replacement so the worlds wouldn’t look so 2D

It’s funny how there are so many little settings, you can customize many things: vacations, reality shows… but to be fair, back in 2017 it wasn’t as fun, so it’s fair to judge the game with 100 DLCs for over 1k+, and that’s a bit too much

[twin aspen]

Its not available🙄

Clout gaming is not available in saint lucia

[subtle stream]

What I can't stand about SIms 4 is how it's constantly throwing shit at you (phone calls, pop ups, everything). I played for a few hours a few months back and the game was driving me insane. And then I bumped into a gamebreaking bug so I decided I"m outta there lol. Went back to Sims 3 screaming.

Sims 4 feels a lot like it's made for the generation with tiktok-attention-span.

[paper sparrow]

In InZoi there’s still a lot of hard‑coded stuff, you can barely customize anything, so I’m also waiting for Canvas Town, custom vacations, NPCs, so it doesn’t feel like “we made it this way, you’re just a guest.”

[subtle stream]

Yeah I am super excited for canvas town too

Love the Build a City challenge for The Sims 2, I hope we can create something similar with canvas towns

Especially the more rural one planned for October

[remote orchid]

I like the lady at the AR library. If I were in here I would probably just read and talk to her. She's like a little guardian angel

[woven quartz]

I was so sad when they talked to her and the ghosts, there is such a small text above her

[paper sparrow]

Yeah, kind of, just not to get bored. But that’s not a problem of one game, rather whole gen of “how do you do, fellow kids?”

[subtle stream]

Yeah, it makes me feel old lmfao

I do like that inzoi is more of a 'here's the game, go find the stuff yourself' approach

Sims 3 is like that too, and what I love about that, is that now over a decade later I'm still finding little gameplay things I didn't know existed

[paper sparrow]

Well, yeah, but that’s why many people get lost in it, so they ask for a story mode or something. I used to love the console and laptop Sims spin‑offs, so for me it’s more like “sure, let it be there”

[subtle stream]

Yeah as long as it's optional and not thrown in my face like in Sims 4 lol

I would enjoy a story mode here and there but I also like 'exploring' in a game

exploring and finding all the little fun bits and secrets

But it's definitely not something the younger generation is used to. I've seen a lot of Sims 4 content creators struggle with Inzoi for that reason.

Like they don't know what to do because the game doesn't tell them

[paper sparrow]

but what I want more is fully editable Canvas Town (terrain, backdrops, props, FX, NPCs), literally everything from scratch

[subtle stream]

I am looking forward to the achievement system Kjun talked about before though, because I am a challenge lover in the Sims and would love to be able to set more specific goals for each zoi I play

[subtle stream]

canvas town integrated iwth Fate engine sounds like a massive creative sinkhole that i can't wait to get my hands on.

[remote orchid]

I made a new character who is non-chalantly terrible all the time and I love her. Time for petty theft

[paper sparrow]

I believe when people talk about a story mode in inZOI, they mean something more like TS Life/Pet/Castaway Stories…
(though they might not even remember)

I used to get totally into Bustin’ Out and URBZ

[subtle mason]

-# Gameplay with cutscenes and choices on some situations?

[paper sparrow]

That’s why I like those partial storylines, kind of like quest lines

[subtle mason]

Ghost gameplay have something similar I think, still haven't tried

[subtle stream]

When I think of the Fate Engine I kinda think of how Sims 2 premade towns are set up

Where you get a few prompts to follow when you open up a premade family

like how it pushes Don Lothario to go woohoo with one of the Calientes in the bathtub and then the maid he's also woohooing shows up

[subtle mason]

I remember only once in Sims 3 I got a quest after moving in, to fix the broken pipes and clean up trash on the lot

[paper sparrow]

The problem is that it gets repetitive. Even on GBA (portable console), The URBZ had dozen of branching paths, while on PS2 you mostly just had role‑playing characters tagging along with you in different districts

[subtle stream]

Yeah I really want the ghost storyline to be more about the life your zoi had and less about helping random ghosts

[remote orchid]

I really like that you can run into people now. Extra rude

[subtle mason]

You mean run like on foot?
-# Bicycles coming soon, should be fun riding on the sidewalk

[paper sparrow]

Yeah, and there was also the free mode (before early access), where you could switch to living characters, fulfill karma as a ghost (they never showed how), and play in parallel

But that wasn’t for every ghost, probably only for those with bad karma, before reincarnation

[remote orchid]

yeah. In the car I have been hitting people since day 1

Honestly cracked me up when they actually ragdolled I thought it'd be like an immovable object

[subtle mason]

Hmm wait 'til next update with the fry pan 🍳

[simple barn]

bro why is this game like so ummm.....

cant have no real interactions what is this

[paper sparrow]

that’s cool, exactly the kind of thing I’d bring up in brainstorms. But the last times we wrote about Canvas town customization, it just got lost

[subtle stream]

Yeah I'll wait until we get some more details on it later in the year when it's closer to release.

It'll depend on how much we can control NPC spawns by then

[simple barn]

so you cant have a wife? thats actually real person not what i was expecting

i might have to return it back to the store

tried 1 hour but back to other games i guess

[subtle stream]

What are you on about haha

Multiplayer is not implemented yet if that's what you mean

[subtle mason]

-# Like AI dating?

[simple barn]

like roleplay

[subtle stream]

multiplayer is coming but not released yet

[simple barn]

this is something else

[paper sparrow]

I hope they manage to make playable families walk around a town that’s entirely built from BB content, and give NPCs actual homes too. Two days until Kjun replies, think about it 😌

[simple barn]

so itll get to that point is what your saying so i should keep the game?

[subtle stream]

If you want to roleplay with real people yeah you can in the future but we don't know when. The plan is later this year.

[simple barn]

i see

tss

all good

[subtle mason]

-# GD thanks to your finding about the spawn clamp, not entirely sure but my game seems to have more zois around modding the thing

[subtle stream]

I choose one battle for each brainstorm, this time I gave feedback on the LGBTQ+ spawn rates. But yeah, when we get deeper into 'set up your city' control it'll be good to mention being able to set NPC spawn rates all the way down to 0 so you have residentials only (which is mostly relevant for Canvas Towns).

[simple barn]

no npcs please

only real people

[remote orchid]

oh so its spawn rates. I was wondering if LGBTQ content was in yet

[subtle stream]

It is, but currently they only seem to spawn into your game if your Zoi is not-straight

If you make a straight zoi, all zoi in your game are straight. Also, residential zoi, and any zoi born into your world are straight unless you change them in CAZ. I personally want gay zoi in my game even if the zoi I play with is straight. So that's the feedback I gave.

[paper sparrow]

We’ve kind of exhausted the topic of personality traits for now, I think that part is fine. But

[languid schooner]

And here's Brad!

https://tenor.com/view/excited-gif-14981788540580833784

[paper sparrow]

I got feeling that even in the main towns I only see NPCs from the spawn pool, not actual residents. Or are they there too?

It really lowers (if not kills) the sense of community

[subtle mason]

Maybe bc they're at work?

[paper sparrow]

Idk, the game spawn someone on the streets, but I have no idea based on what logic. I did see that there are exceptions (like it doesn’t spawn cleaners, firefighters in crowds) but I haven’t seen the game actually checking working hours

[subtle stream]

Ive seen idle families spawn

[paper sparrow]

20% crowd multiplier at night

[subtle stream]

Had some custom zoi in there and they showed up at my business

[paper sparrow]

Ah, probably yes on lots, but on the streets it’s most likely just random pulling, although at park events NPC families now recognize each other and group up

[subtle mason]

-# Saw this zoi at the park, from premade resident?

[paper sparrow]

Maybe yeah. I think the scheduler might be able to move them into parks through the same events.

and on the lots too, through events like business hours

[languid schooner]

It's from the new update, MJ lives!

[twin aspen]

U can make gay zois?

[subtle stream]

Yes

[twin aspen]

Wow cool

[subtle stream]

In create a zoi you can set sexual preference to male, female or both

[twin aspen]

When I get to play imma make gay zois lol

[subtle stream]

Or none!

[twin aspen]

Lol

Im straight tho lol jus want to play gay zois

Or straight ill figure it out

Jus can't wait for it to release on ps5

[languid schooner]

Yeah... I'm straight too.... but don't tell my bf 💅

[viral sigil]

Morning all

Took a break from discord yesterday. Did not miss much I see.

[plain fern]

omg i was gonna scream in happiness "oh my god my zoi has decided to walk out the house himself and not because i told him to do so" and it was just a planned event. 😿 ugh like come on it's an open world just go out into the world if u want to i shouldn't have to make the decision for u just do it

[subtle stream]

I mean the automatic scheduled events are a way of doing that

[subtle mason]

😅 Probably some more lite versions like jogging/sight seeing or go to the restaurant/coffee shop (at least as urge to have ppl send them out)

[shell delta]

they just modelled the behavior off of me I don't go out into the world unless I'm going to work or someone tells me to go to an event

[maiden canopy]

I am so confused right now. Did they change the name of Canvas to Connect? I don't understand this. I've only had the game for a week.

I'm so excited, but confused.

[viral sigil]

Connect is a 'part' of canvas. Dont know all the details because I dont use it.

Hopefully someone more helpfull will come along 😄

[sly vault]

connect is seperate than canvas

its those outfit that mod makers make iirc. There were a couple contests before for connect outfits

[viral sigil]

Sigh I never get it right. thanks. think Ill just lurk for a while.

[maiden canopy]

Yes, but are we actually using Canvas to download the mods or are we using Connect? And by mods, I mean CC, because I'm used to playing The Sims. I still find it really weird that InZOI considers CC mods

[plain fern]

😢

[sly vault]

connect is completly seperate, so on canvas there recolored outfits of modded clothes where as connect is from official contests to make clothes.

tldr, if someone includes the mods on their canvas post you can download them from canvas, but otherwise youd download them from curseforge. Connect clothes youd have to got to the connect website to download (which they link on the home page)

[subtle mason]

-# Mods on Canvas atm is from CurseForge

[subtle stream]

I can understand the confusion, I dont understand why there's multiple places either lol

[sly vault]

Id assume since connect outfits are from contests theyd only be on that site but they act as regular mods?

from what ive last heard

[maiden canopy]

So just to make sure I'm understanding this:

1. Canvas is for when you color and do custom textures in the game for clothes that are already there.
2. Connect is for contest clothes.

What is it for all clothes that are created by other people in, like, Unreal and Blender?Is that Connect exclusively, or can that also be Canvas?

[sly vault]

those would be considered mods (curseforge mods)

[subtle stream]

They call connect a 'premium' store so I guess it's like special CC curated by inzoi team through contests and such

[viral sigil]

Anyone mention the risks involved with downloading CC ?

[maiden canopy]

I want to avoid CurseForge as much as possible because it's very bloatware-like and the layout is confusing

[sly vault]

people share recolors of modded clothes on canvas (which doesnt help with the confusion) Most will put the mods they use in the post and you can download them there but you can also go on curseforge itself

most canvas outfits are Curseforge mods tho

[viral sigil]

Gonna be hard to do since it is hard linked to Canvas. 😉

[sly vault]

so its kinda hard to go around that

also the curseforge in game is an integration. The app doesnt work for the game and you cant download from the site so

[maiden canopy]

Because I was in the game the other day when they were talking about validating mods, I went to browse mods, but I couldn't find a download button for any of them. It was very weird. Plus, instead of mods, the game said "modes," which is a typo and very confusing.

[sly vault]

its a known bug for the translation error, the main page is a better in game mod manager, you'd go to "add mode" and click curseforge to go there to see mods

but again like mentioned, theyre still curseforge mods, you can try nexus but unlikely there will be many clothing mods

[maiden canopy]

So I have to have CurseForge installed for it to work when I click on mods, because it had a CurseForge option and then a ModKit option, which was also weird.

I already have the ModKit and I'm working on making clothes, but because I am disabled, Blender is very, very difficult. I am trying to develop tools to make it better, but everything in the layout of the game is really confusing right now.

[sly vault]

all i can say is that curseforge button--> for downloading mods . Modkit button---> most likely for modders to add mods or work on getting them in game

[subtle stream]

No need to install curseforge

Mods are installed through the in-game manager.

[sly vault]

that is what i was explaining

[subtle stream]

It's not like Minecraft where you download Curseforge app and search for mods there and then launch there. You start up the game and the mod manager is in the lobby menu.

No need to bother with the curseforge app or site.

[sly vault]

app or site doesnt really work anyway which is what i was saying

[maiden canopy]

But when I went to go install mods in the browse mods page, I didn't see a download or install button, so I wondered if it was a bug

[sly vault]

you have to click add mode then click curseforge, and look up the mods you want

[subtle stream]

Ill check for you later if you want, I haven't checked the new mod menu yet

[sly vault]

it shows a list of popular ones when you go in but if you want specific you have to either click a category or search it up

[viral sigil]

Youre the best Jinnie! 😄

[maiden canopy]

The background music puts me to sleep, so I went to go turn it off. When I looked in the audio settings, it said background audio was off, but I had to turn my background audio slider all the way down to get it to stop playing. Is that a bug?

Is there anything in gameplay that needs background audio, like TVs or radios or whatever?

[subtle stream]

#gameplay-questions might be the better channel for questions like this

[maiden canopy]

Oh, okay. Sorry. Still learning which channel does exactly which questions for stuff like this

[sly vault]

tv and stuff is usually sound effects but i could be wrong

[languid schooner]

maybe you heard it so much, you now hear it in your head? 💀

[maiden canopy]

Nope, definitely not. I've only had the game for a week and haven't run it much because I've been too busy trying to learn how to make clothes in Blender.

[subtle stream]

Ok I finally have some time to test if that babysitter bug is indeed gone for good

[novel minnow]

Which mod site is recommended for mods? When googling I see both Nexus Mods and CurseForge coming up as top results.

[hasty ice]

both

[subtle stream]

@novel minnow use the in game mod manager

[sly vault]

curseforge via in game mod manager, those are the supported ones. Nexus is ok to however they have a different route to fix if they break

[novel minnow]

And download and work without restarting the game?

[subtle mason]

CurseForge also have their staff to approve mods (I assume Nexus also have staff to check?)

[novel minnow]

I use GeForce Now so mods arent saved

[sly vault]

depends on the mod and if its updated to the most recent patch

cause mods can and will break the game if they arent updated

[novel minnow]

Welp, booting it up now in GeForce Now, so we'll see! 😄

[novel minnow]

Yeah thats why GeForce Now doesnt allow mods to be persistent. It could very much break a game, and this way restarting your session fixes everything.

[subtle stream]

click on 'Mods' in lobby, then on 'Add Mode' then from there you pick 'CurseForge' and that'll take you to a browser in game where you can browse and download your mods

[subtle mason]

If you're in-game you have to go back to the main menu/lobby for them to load (last I know, for mods from Canvas creations)

[novel minnow]

ooohh I dont even need a curseforge account? 😮

[subtle stream]

Nope 😄

[novel minnow]

omg this is so easy

[subtle stream]

Yeah the inzoi team works hard to fully support any mods, later this year script mods will come fully supported as well 🙂

[novel minnow]

Script mods in an Unreal Engine 5 game?

[subtle stream]

Yeah, they are working on adding LUA script mod support

Kjun actually mentioned in his latest post that they expanded the mod team to accelerate development on this

[novel minnow]

Yeah, I get now why they call this a Sims competitor

From which country are the devs again?

[sly vault]

South Korea

[novel minnow]

That explains a lot. Not meant in a certain way, but the last Korean titles I have seen were all absolutely amazing.

PUBG, Baldurs Gate

[subtle stream]

BG3 is Belgian not Korean haha

[novel minnow]

Wait what

I thought it was

[subtle stream]

Nope, Larian studios is a belgian studio

[novel minnow]

OH DAMN

Woops.

Still, PUBG!

I spent years with that

[sly vault]

Krafton owns both pubg and inzoi studios

[novel minnow]

I KNEW I recognized the name

[languid schooner]

and subnautica (which I can't spell)

[sly ermine]

blue zone should have gotten you by now, wow

[novel minnow]

you spelled it

[languid schooner]

OH! lmao

[novel minnow]

I died many times in the blue zone