inzoi-chat

[hasty ice]

before the full release of 5.6

[remote barn]

my game been lagging for the past few months idk why tho it was fine before

but

[hasty ice]

or w/e engine it is

[remote barn]

i havent tried the new update yt

[hasty ice]

try clearing pso cache

also update aint out yet

if you mean the beta

[remote barn]

i tried that yeahh imma get back on sometime soon and try again

nah i was talking about the hotfix they drop every motnh

month

[hasty ice]

turn off smart zoi and lower settings

ahh

yeah it took me awhile to look at after that smol update

it was too small for me

[halcyon terrace]

The update is tomorrow?

[hasty ice]

tonight possibly for some

[halcyon terrace]

I think cause beta is tomorrow right?

[hasty ice]

time zone dependent

[halcyon terrace]

Ohh ok

Hopefully I’ll be awake for it

[hasty ice]

in theory i'd get it tonight, but im not interested...

[halcyon terrace]

lol well not tired

[hasty ice]

im dead tired too

[halcyon terrace]

Oh wait no

It’s just beta and not basic game right?

[hasty ice]

yeah

[halcyon terrace]

Ohhh nvrm

Meh

[hasty ice]

you'd have to do a seperate install too i think 💀

i really do wonder how many people will bother

[halcyon terrace]

Yeah I ummmm nah no

[hasty ice]

XD

see

[halcyon terrace]

Well it takes storage don’t have that…

[hasty ice]

it does

and i have it, but the lack of mods is a nope for me

plus a presumable wipe

i typically dont do betas due to wipes, or if i do i have to not be at all invested in the game

like i've done mmo betas only to drop em right after lol

[halcyon terrace]

Well I’m kind of scared to do beta if it’s not optimized

[hasty ice]

ah yeahhh i didnt think of that

i definitely feel like its going to be a select few testers....due to lack of interest...

[halcyon terrace]

Don’t need my desktop freezing and dying after getting it back soon LOL

[hasty ice]

part of me feels like i should take one for the team but mehhh

[halcyon terrace]

I think they should rent out recommended desktops first testing like they they I’m early beta testing phase before the game came out

[hasty ice]

My #1 worry for sure is if zoi faces will be destroyed due to impending changes to facial sliders

even over mods...thats like the unthinkable for me

its not happening this update but i saw plans in the roadmap and immediately went aw fuuu lol

[halcyon terrace]

Mods will be back 🙂 but faces hmm I guess they’ll be more detailed

[hasty ice]

not my worry. my worry is that the sliders changing will change the zoi faces and mess them up to look inaccurate

i've seen it happen with the bodies.

[halcyon terrace]

Ohh from what you’ve already created

[hasty ice]

yes.

the CAZ demo zoi bodies got screwed up, luckily bodies take less time to fix

but faces...honestly that's unspeakable torture to fix

[halcyon terrace]

Well imma probably play around until it looks more like Kon and Minai again or maybe they’ll look the same just with more options?

[hasty ice]

i hope so. i sincerely hope its just added sliders.

[halcyon terrace]

Hopefully

[hasty ice]

that dont somehow conflict with existing zois...

lmao
a worry for a later day, but one to be aware of

[halcyon terrace]

I think it’ll be alright. They know people get attached

[hasty ice]

Lol, not just that it would render all of canvas destroyed

[halcyon terrace]

But the pick up truck…that wasnt nice LMAO

[hasty ice]

tons of zois on there
all with messed up faces
just imagine

[halcyon terrace]

Ugly zois

[hasty ice]

yeah it would be so bad

so i hope they are aware of that being a potential issue 💀

[halcyon terrace]

Well I was hopefully for the update in general but guess I’ll wait

How long is beta testing

[hasty ice]

until the release, so unknown

[halcyon terrace]

Hmmm

Meh

[hasty ice]

i would guess end of month

[halcyon terrace]

Ewww

[hasty ice]

its typically end of the month that we get an update 💀

[halcyon terrace]

Too short notice

[hasty ice]

not really, i feel like it takes too long

[halcyon terrace]

A month doesnt give me time to prepare

[hasty ice]

lol, im making 0 new mods til then

[halcyon terrace]

I hope it’s optimized…

[hasty ice]

im sure it will be, the whole idea of this seems to stem from optimization

[halcyon terrace]

Thats my concern and beta testing in this span of weeks isn’t good to iron things out

I’m skeptical

[hasty ice]

well i have 24 mods that i'll likely have to update myself

[subtle mason]

#1476958121854238792 message ...

[hasty ice]

thankfully i have the projects for most

there's 3-4 hairs i have to pray dont break

[halcyon terrace]

Hmm

[hasty ice]

due to an inactive creator

[subtle mason]

Looks like it's at least 2 updates this month (to the beta)

[hasty ice]

i am looking very forward to seeing through screenshots what they did with the bubbles

[rare cedar]

Cross your fingers for control over age groups and fixing those darned routines

[hasty ice]

because the underwear thing is crap

[halcyon terrace]

I saw that topic on the forum got good replies!

[subtle mason]

-# Dense bubbles and blur are fine for me

[hasty ice]

yes, DENSE bubbles

DENSE

[halcyon terrace]

Are they doing bubbles

[hasty ice]

yes

[halcyon terrace]

Yassss

Finally

[hasty ice]

but very few so far as we've seen with underwear...

[rare cedar]

yeah that's a minor thing for me, the bubbles.
I was fine either way.

Which means wherever the wind blows on that one, I'll most likely be okay with it

[halcyon terrace]

A towel annoys me…oh gee why underwear

[hasty ice]

towel is worse for sure

but im not happy with the undies lol

[rare cedar]

Old male undies were better too

[halcyon terrace]

I mean gee bubbles are fine…yeah towels are…interesting

[hasty ice]

bubbles are perfect tbh

[halcyon terrace]

Blur is a sims thing but they can do better than undies lol

[hasty ice]

yeahhhh

[subtle mason]

-# Raincoat, in the shower

[hasty ice]

just make the bubbles thick and dense

[halcyon terrace]

UGGS

Haahahaha

[hasty ice]

give me opaque bubbles if need be

[halcyon terrace]

I hope they do…at some point

But in all honesty I hope it’s works out

[hasty ice]

my primary concerns are face sliders breaking and mods

[halcyon terrace]

Well Konstantin doesnt really look like Konstantin so I want to see

[hasty ice]

face sliders breaking is the biggest no-no of all and mods breaking isnt even as bad

and i still think mods breaking is bad

its not this update but its stuck in my mind lol

faces breaking could potentially = me quitting the game

[halcyon terrace]

I don’t think they’ll break 🙂

And even if they do it’s fixable

[hasty ice]

curvette your zois will look normal if they break...

[subtle mason]

-# Who knows maybe they have ways to migrate stuff, edit existing body parameters does breaks stuff

[primal crane]

Will hair break with the new update?

[hasty ice]

praying not

[halcyon terrace]

All mods will break

[hasty ice]

if its fixable by fixing the faces manually im done

i have 65 zois...aint nobody got time for that

[halcyon terrace]

lol

[hasty ice]

Nobody not even me

and one thing i have is time to waste

[hasty ice]

this is why i raise this as a strong concern

[subtle mason]

So no visiting Scoop Ahoy for the time being

[primal crane]

i wonder if we will get any improved gameplay with this update ?

[hasty ice]

why? o-o

[hasty ice]

not an update yet but a beta, i suspect we get some

[subtle mason]

-# I mean we don't see the online stuff yet

[hasty ice]

oh lol

you can dl it

its up lol

[primal crane]

such as ?

[hasty ice]

i upload everything i make except my self zoi and rupert, who is hidden

[subtle mason]

I... didn't see lol but I did dl few of your zois

[hasty ice]

alan wake, jack, barbie and ken(?)

lol

[subtle mason]

Argh how you'd know???

[hasty ice]

XD i looked at your likes

and you mentioned a few

[mental wolf]

Hello everyone it’s been awhile since I chatted here.

[hasty ice]

hullo

[mental wolf]

How are you all?

[hasty ice]

tireddd

[mental wolf]

I feel that

[hasty ice]

from doing nothing lol

[mental wolf]

Lol!!!

I saw that one of the updates coming in the future is a VIP lounge I wonder how that’ll work without having a fame system in the game

[primal crane]

i hope potentially thus engine update improves things like autonomy or smart zoi potentially ?

[subtle mason]

Maybe not so fast like in hours...

[primal crane]

im waiting for other to try it then ill see lol

[subtle mason]

-# Just remember no mods when you go in. I'm using less than 20, gameplay edits and cosmetics I can live without.

[hasty ice]

74 here...

[primal crane]

i just remove the mods from my folder yeh? all my stuff is just hair and clothes on got like 5 lol

[subtle mason]

Uh... good question I have no idea but I might move them out to somewhere just in case

[hasty ice]

i'm suspecting a separate install

you may not have to do anything

but idk

i'm fairly sure thats how versioned steam games work

[subtle mason]

Branch usually replace existing version

[hasty ice]

possibly, idk

[mental wolf]

I’m hoping mods won’t be affected too much. I’ve had the worst time with mods and I just got them to work properly (I only download hairs)

[hasty ice]

Same.

And I make mods. It's so bad lol

[mental wolf]

That’s cool that you make mods!! I wish I had the time and knowledge to do that.

[hasty ice]

It's a pain lol but worth it

[subtle mason]

-# It's inevitable that without authors they won't be usable at live 5.6 update

[hasty ice]

what do you mean

'without authors'

[mental wolf]

Lol I can see it taking some time

[subtle mason]

I mean ppl who's away and not update day one, might take some time

[hasty ice]

Ahh

Yeahh 💀

i'll do manual updates for personal use if i absolutely have to

there's 4 hairs i have to hope wont break because idk how to re-add physics

PortfolioPaulM, why oh why did you quit 💀

[misty bolt]

Hello, How i install New Engine in inzoi?

[hasty ice]

not out yet

there's directions in the steam news post iirc

[misty bolt]

It's launching today, I thought it was going to launch now.

[hasty ice]

in several hours i believe

there will likely be a ping in announcements

[misty bolt]

ok!

thank you

[hasty ice]

man oh man am i glad i posted about face sliders on the forums, now it simply cannot be ignored

i'm pretty confident there is potential for a migration tool

if worst came to worst that is

[verbal fulcrum]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-squidward-tentacles-spongebob-look-around-awkward-gif-496727432057798195

Discord new update scared me...almost thought i needed to submit an ID for a sec there woah-

[hasty ice]

whaaaat

oh you mean when it did an update? i had that same fear but they said its postponed (hopefully cancelled)

[verbal fulcrum]

I reloaded with cloudflares checking...scary

[hasty ice]

oh damn.

[verbal fulcrum]

Yeah, wasnt sure if my region was apart of that postponement

[hasty ice]

oh right. daaaamn.

[verbal fulcrum]

Yep~

[hasty ice]

💀

[verbal fulcrum]

😭

[hasty ice]

i'm not going to be doing that id verification.

so y'all better make a fluxer server in case lol

[verbal fulcrum]

💀 I wish that was up to us. Hopefully we wont ever have to do that tho

[hasty ice]

oh damn, its not? 😭

[verbal fulcrum]

All the devs decisions

[hasty ice]

flails

well there's always hope for an unofficial server 😭

[verbal fulcrum]

🫠 guess we'll just have to badger discord not to add that age crap

[hasty ice]

yup

💀

i dont need this crap in my mind again i just let it go LOL

[subtle mason]

-# 🤔 If the game's age rating went up...

[hasty ice]

no! no!

i'll take bubbles and underwear over having to quit discord!

[verbal fulcrum]

NGL the bubbles kinda growing on me..its kind of a unique method of doing it honestly!

[hasty ice]

i like the bubbles but there needs to be more

[verbal fulcrum]

realistic but not too realistic and way better than a blur or towel

[hasty ice]

instead of exposing the undies just cover em in bubbles

XD

[verbal fulcrum]

Or even just add a very small blur then bubbles to cover up the rest!

[hasty ice]

yes!

heck, even loads of bubbles + blur lol

anything but clothing lol

[primal crane]

surley they have made game changes with this build id assume

[hasty ice]

(and i include towels as clothing in this case lol)

[verbal fulcrum]

showering with towels....the idea alone is wild

[hasty ice]

lol

[verbal fulcrum]

It'd just be heavy and annoying😭

[hasty ice]

yup
swimsuits is a tiny bit better...

but barely lol

[verbal fulcrum]

might as well put some sand in the bathtub and enjoy a mini beach day lol

[hasty ice]

i mean i think never nood sims did that XD

shower in towels, i cant remember

i mean swimwear

💀

i think sims with that trait used swimwear

TIL every zoi has that trait

[primal crane]

Zois don't react to me breaking into there home? And I can't steal there stuff?

Why?

Can we not hack arms anymore?

[teal jacinth]

what improvements are we gonna see with the engine upgrade? or is it just gonna be a engine upgrade so they can do more later.

[primal crane]

ok so we get an engine update today then an update in late march then an update in april ?

[hasty ice]

the engine 'update' is a beta

its not an official launch update

[primal crane]

i know but were also getting a late march update aswell i see

[hasty ice]

yup, i think it includes the engine

[serene osprey]

What time is the beta going live

Probably 3 am lol like always

[primal crane]

does it normally happen at 3 ?

[subtle mason]

-# All we know is 5th tbh

[woven quartz]

I have already downloaded

[serene osprey]

You got selected it in the games version and beta but it not there yet for me

I shall wait

[subtle mason]

It's available now

[serene osprey]

Hmmm I only see the default public version and the 2025-12-22 version

Nevermind steam was buging

Had to restart steam

[sly vault]

restart steam if ya dont see it

[safe swan]

downloading now can't wait for the improvement - if there is

[serene osprey]

Man the beefy update

[sly vault]

-# having to re download it gonna take FOREVER

[serene osprey]

At least it not over a 100gb lol

Cough ac Valhalla

[sly vault]

fair

-# my internet just sucks

[serene osprey]

My only goes 335 mps lol

Rip haveing to compile the shaders again

[sly vault]

dunno most are still downloading LOL

[serene osprey]

DK yet waiting for it to download the 18gb

[woven quartz]

I'm stuck at the very end haha

[subtle mason]

I forgot to take pictures to compare...

[midnight basin]

Downloading it now - so excited for this. Will flickering street lights in Cahaya now be fixed?

[sly vault]

im like halfway but i also am doing other things while waiting

[serene osprey]

I'm at like 9gb

[subtle mason]

Psycat lighting got lighter...(?)

[sly vault]

-# we will see how well this does on my pc...

[subtle mason]

-# 💀 Oops I forgot to take out edited .ini

[sly vault]

rip my cpu temp while compiling shaders

[serene osprey]

I still wish we could zoom in on the main menu notes

[sly vault]

oo a lot lighter

[serene osprey]

Optimizeing game files... Seem to be moving a lot faster

[sly vault]

mine was sitting in the 20% for awhile now my fan goes brrrrr

my cpu load is wack tho

[serene osprey]

Lol I can hear mine but it not going crazy

My laptop a trooper

Now do I want to make a new family mmmmm

[sly vault]

maybe to test

[serene osprey]

I have ADD I make lots of family than get bored and make another

[sly vault]

mood tbh

home screen is a lil less laggy

[serene osprey]

Nice

[sly vault]

tempted to change to med to see if its worse or not

[serene osprey]

I wonder what Mr kjun will have for us on the one year anniversary

[serene osprey]

I have my settings set from med to high depends

[sly vault]

caz is a lil laggy on menu but otherwise looks ok

looks nice tho

[serene osprey]

I'm honestly surprised they updated the engine usely most game keep the same engine update for the games lifespan

[sly vault]

is the ui a lil different or is that me

might be me LOL

[serene osprey]

Hold on almost done

Lol

[subtle mason]

I don't see flickering lights in-game

[serene osprey]

Lol one drive always wants to delete stuff when I play inzoi

[primal crane]

Lemme know if tug here's any improved game play hehe or any thing

[serene osprey]

Loading seem a little faster

[sly vault]

ooo clothes close up look cool

https://tenor.com/view/futurama-professor-hubert-farnsworth-eyes-gif-3592844138789763180

me to this zoi in caz

[serene osprey]

It does look different or I am also crazy

[sly vault]

like its fit to the screen right?!

[serene osprey]

Yah

[paper sparrow]

uhuh I’ll be working for about 9 hours and also checking in on the chat here
so any visible updates 🙌

[serene osprey]

I do hope we get more male hairstyles

[sly vault]

aa lot brighter atm, menus are a lil laggy tho

theres still some noise but not as major as before, i have yet to get in game tho

oo yeah a lot faster loading

[subtle mason]

No longer eats my fps when zoom closest to the zoi

[sly vault]

-# i say as im stuck in a loading screen

[subtle mason]

😅 Is the mirror better as well?

[sly vault]

dunno not in game yet

[paper sparrow]

maybe TSR dithering, ghosting, floating Lumen blotches from lighting, and the flickering of lights/shadows, GI/light leaks

[sly vault]

not bad tho its a little funky on med

cars popping in are more apparent

im not having much lag like before playing med with smart zoi so thats food

good whoops

[primal crane]

When you mean lag do you mean fps wise not simulation wise?

[sly vault]

on the previous engine i had a lot more lag spikes

[woven quartz]

Oh my god, I'm stuck hahaha

[sly vault]

plus i can play medium comfortably now without my fan going Brrrr

[tacit briar]

im not getting the new version until mods compatible for it

[woven quartz]

That sounds damn nice, I wonder what the crowds of people on the streets are like?

[sly vault]

the street is a little laggy so i turned down vehicles , but im also expecting a hotfix for that at some point

[subtle mason]

💀 Oops bug

[primal crane]

What'd card are you

[sly vault]

AMD 6650xt

[somber dagger]

i’m up !!

[sly vault]

-# i needa upgrade ik

[serene osprey]

Unreal a beast of a engine

[woven quartz]

I hope I'll still be young when the update is complete

[somber dagger]

u think mine will be ok i have a gigabyte 5080

[subtle mason]

-# My zois about to play chess together then one walk to bath (can't cancel) get up and sit in the air to continue it

[serene osprey]

Rip we will have your funeral at noon

[sly vault]

what graphic setting are you normally playing on?

[somber dagger]

ultra

[sly vault]

you should be more than fine lol

[somber dagger]

oh okay boo

[sly vault]

if i can get on it with my ol card you can too

[serene osprey]

The loading is so much faster

[somber dagger]

what’s this update or beta for anyways …i’m confused

[woven quartz]

It's strange, I have good internet, but my Steam speed has dropped dramatically.

[sly vault]

will have to play more tmw cause sleep time

[sly vault]

update for the game engine

[sly vault]

prob everyone downloading it tbh

steam can only handle so much

[tawdry mountain]

Hi, who is live on twitch for the beta ? I can't find it

[serene osprey]

Probably very few atm probably more will be on later today

[woven quartz]

Go to bed, I was the first to see what happened 😭

[tawdry mountain]

Arigato

[elfin copper]

There should be enable/disable option for UE 5.6 Engine Beta.

[sly vault]

You choose it in properties so I would expect think that’s to enable/disable it

Choosing between the main and the new engine thingie

[woven quartz]

This is a separate download and you can switch between versions

[serene osprey]

There is good bit of ghost when you build walls

[subtle mason]

There is apparent ghosting for me in Bliss Bay too (if that's what you mean)

[elfin copper]

Excellent... 🙂 At least I'm not suspending my mod projects.

[sly vault]

Better shoo em outs the walls

[woven quartz]

Everyone wanted improvements for the ghosts, and that's what they got: how fast the team works!

[elfin copper]

Call the ghost busters..

[serene osprey]

I mean when you build walls and move around the mouse lol

[woven quartz]

That's what I'm talking about) Someday I'll improve my English so I can joke without using a translator

[serene osprey]

It probably not you it me being tired lol

[sly vault]

-# we all needa sleep

[serene osprey]

Nah

[worldly jewel]

No worries me english is too also bad

😂

[serene osprey]

I speak English fully and sometimes mine is worse than someone who doesn't speak it as a first language 😭

[worldly jewel]

Who cares? The most important is if they actually understand you, if they do, then you have nothing to be worried about 😉

I used to live in Netherlands, now that's a weird language

Not to mention Korean, Chinese or Japanese...

[hollow yew]

I don't even understand myself... 😂

[subtle stream]

I have to work all day before I can test 😭 💀

[subtle mason]

-# My fps went down to sub 20 when running down Bliss Bay beach then back to full (shaders?), my zoi stuck and can't get into water easily - only the left part near pier

[serene osprey]

I'm making a house using only preset rooms lol

[primal crane]

anyone trying smart zoi ? any improvements?

[serene osprey]

I think they forgot about that lol

[primal crane]

autonomy any different? street population?

[subtle mason]

Cats fur looks scary in my game 😅...

[sly vault]

It’s an engine update I don’t think it’s gonna have improvements other than that

[rocky briar]

Man it's very laggy when transitioning from opening and closing maps or CaZ 😭

It's less grainy/sandy for shadow, i approved

[primal crane]

doesnt hurt to look if theyve improved on anything or even changed somthing up a little bit

[subtle mason]

Hard to tell... unless stated in the patch notes

[rocky briar]

The mesh on breast and thigh area still quite bad, jaggy/looks like stair

[sly vault]

This is all it states

[primal crane]

graphics noticeably better for people ?

[sly vault]

Depends on the person but yes

[somber dagger]

yes look like i’m looking at it through bifocals 😉

[subtle mason]

-# One thing that maybe universal is no more flickering lights when using realistic shadows

[primal crane]

u playing on on ultra?

[rocky briar]

No. 4 still same for me :(

[paper sparrow]

and the blotches on surfaces, shimmering, dithering, are those still the same?

[somber dagger]

yes

[royal finch]

Definitely better from what I can gather

[rocky briar]

For me yeah, the grainy/sandy and flickering shadows are now fixed/less noticeable

[subtle mason]

Yes walls and floors, I got both textureless walls and floors reflection no flicker and black splotches flickering mirror

[rocky briar]

Ow yeah the mirrors

I haven't checked that

[subtle mason]

-# Also violently swirling cat fur in-game that comes and go as it please...

[somber dagger]

i gotta see ts 🤣

[primal crane]

put in a bug report about the repetative cleaning and eating now they want a video ..... lol

[rocky briar]

Yes, it's better. The reflection is improved and flickering are now gone/less

I approved

[primal crane]

and now u cannot download mods atall ?

[woven quartz]

This is not available in beta version

[rocky briar]

Yeah

[paper sparrow]

ohh huh maybe screenshot, I’m so curious

[primal crane]

doeas that mean like no mods till end of year?

[subtle mason]

-# Well it depends on the angle

[rocky briar]

Let's hope not

[paper sparrow]

hey hold on, modders just dropped a take to Kjun, maybe a bit later

ow wow 😮

[rocky briar]

Wait how can you send/attach image/video

[subtle mason]

Posting level about 20 for it but you can in share, gameplay-questions and off-topic

[rocky briar]

Ahh gold role

[paper sparrow]

maybe just the material is glitching, and they’ll fix it asap

[somber dagger]

everything fine for me …

[opal acorn]

How do I fix the blurry affect on the walls

[serene osprey]

Smart zoi stop working for me on this update lol oh well

[paper sparrow]

RIP

[serene osprey]

My guy keep taking Mango's out and setting on the table lol

[steady crane]

My Zois always take food from the fridge, put it on the table and then instead of eating it, they try to prepare new food. Irksome and funny xD

[rocky briar]

Quite good for now, but of course there are still much more need to fix

[paper sparrow]

so if the local sLM is dead, just give us an LLM backend and a minimal fee for full online access

[rocky briar]

Well, i love mangos tho haha

[fallow fox]

Hello what do I need to do to make my zoi better at fighting

[serene osprey]

Once I turn it off it stop lagging a lot lol before the beta was able to use it but anyway Mango's

[rocky briar]

Fitness level, maybe? No idea

[lean violet]

is there pets yet?

[primal crane]

whats ur card?

[rocky briar]

Not yet

It would probably take a long time to implement pets system

I guess

[serene osprey]

Some zois are patthing though bushes instead of using the side walk lol

[languid schooner]

end of March when it comes out of beta

Also Meowdy!

[rocky briar]

Yeah, hopefully no more random zois walk and run through my house as well 😆

I experienced it twice

Like it so random

[languid schooner]

I wanna try the new engine but I'm also deep into modding, so it's sorta a contradiction 😅 I'll wait then try, ya'll be my guinea pigs ok? 🤣

[subtle mason]

-# My customer walked through 3rd floor balcony to first floor...

[languid schooner]

https://tenor.com/view/parkour-gif-21453284

[primal crane]

thats happening alot for me recently

[serene osprey]

Yah the pathing seems a bit off but that probably a easy fix

[paper sparrow]

new Assassins Creed: inZOI

[primal crane]

is anyone else actually having the repatitive cooking and cleaning bug ? cause i reported it and they want em to make a video

[languid schooner]

"New hotfix: Fixes the issue where gravity was keeping Zoi's tied to the ground"

[rocky briar]

Setup new pc

[hasty ice]

So how goes the beta? Someone give me a tldr

[languid schooner]

I don't wanna buy a new PC to try the engine beta on that machine, seems expensive, one PC and waiting is fine 😄

[hasty ice]

whaaat does it need that?

[paper sparrow]

my bug report has been hanging there on the forum for 2 months with no review/solution, I pinged it again today

[languid schooner]

tldr: "good"

[hasty ice]

wait

[subtle mason]

-# No more discotek with realistic lights/shadows...

[hasty ice]

thats TOO SHORT

[rocky briar]

Fair enough haha

[hasty ice]

what do you mean

[primal crane]

do u get the cooking n cleaning bug tho ?

[hasty ice]

do clothes save with zois yet

like all outfits on a zoi preset

[rocky briar]

My take
#inzoi-chat message

[hasty ice]

i need bulletpoint details lol

(also just got to brookhaven hospital in Silent Hill)

[languid schooner]

sorry to hear! Hope you feel better soon

[hasty ice]

HEY I MEAN IN THE GAME

[paper sparrow]

• make donation bug + charity bazaar
  budget management is just unsustainable for my role play

[hasty ice]

does the game still run on a 3060ti

[primal crane]

yes i get that aswell

[primal crane]

some people are playing with lower cards than that so youll be fine

[hasty ice]

good

[serene osprey]

Would be cool to have a life path where you start out homeless and got work your way to the top

[rocky briar]

I think it's good, you (probably) could run it in high preset on 30-60 fps

[hasty ice]

i mean i already run it fine

[paper sparrow]

• fast‑food orders for all the money

[hasty ice]

im wondering for the beta

or just the new engine in general

[primal crane]

before ea there was a lifestyle of called life of over coming nand it was ment to be basically life on hard mode wish they bring that back

i really hope life styles get developed more cause they dont do anything atm they get overlooked

[rocky briar]

It's the same i guess, similar as before the upgrade to beta

[hasty ice]

good

[serene osprey]

I would love that since I think the money is a little op at the start of a life

[primal crane]

well now that we have beta next thing is late march update hopefully will get meaty game play

[hasty ice]

we really need to 😔

[primal crane]

i know and the fact that kjun knows that autonomy is lacking well i think they really need to jump on that big time the most basic feature of a a life sim

[primal crane]

do we need to update to the beta to be able to get the late march up date ?

[hasty ice]

i doubt it

[woven quartz]

No

[paper sparrow]

I think they need some kind of feedback specifically for tweaking autonomy, overall balance etc
all that not really the bugs, but also not the requests, just something to analyze/reflect

[rocky briar]

No, you can wait it from the stable version (which not really stable yet haha) and you can update it later

[flat ginkgo]

Anyone else have problems with the beta uodate download.
It's downloading till 84% and said update failed content file is locked?!

[uncut mango]

I just went to make my first inzoi in the Creator and when I went to hit complete it said I still need to add aspirations, etc so I hit "Go Back" and it took me back to the main screen.... That's pretty frustrating

[hasty ice]

reminds me of when i randomize a sim in sims 2 bodyshop by accident and lose everything...or when it crashes when i hit save

[woven quartz]

I'll let you know when I get to those numbers

My download speed has only just returned to normal

[flat ginkgo]

It is processing it's stops now at 98% 🤣

[primal crane]

i know nothing about game dev but i just dont get why autonomy isnt deep solid and sorted at this stage and the fact he knows this and has known for a few months now to me thats like the basics of the back to basics lol

just sort the autonomy and the game can really transform at this satge

[paper sparrow]

Unreal Engine

[velvet umbra]

Hey, sorry if this is the wrong place but my game crashes when i click bug report in game, does anyone know if there is anywhere else i can submit a report?

[hasty ice]

the forum

so far im gathering the beta isnt a complete disaster, which is good lol

[pearl finch]

life sims are pretty difficult games to make if you want several npcs to act autonomously at the same time all based on several personality factors and player input as well

[subtle mason]

No crashing for me... but I just ran around half Bliss Bay

[hasty ice]

agreed, it seems super complex

[woven quartz]

If it's in a beta version, then a bug report is sent automatically, and if it's in a general build, then the forum

[velvet umbra]

Thanks, i ll try to see if anyone posted it. Appreciate the help

[primal crane]

i just wanna know what hes gonna do now that simualtion has been taken away its very apparent now when i open a buisness downtown that all the npcs are very robotis now no ones stealing getting in trouble or acting out dramas been lost i hope some form of dramatic story progression is implemented for npcs to have families cheat go to jail ect

[hasty ice]

o-o i dont think simulation has been 'taken away'?

[pearl finch]

where was it said that simulation has been taken away?

[subtle mason]

-# The karma interactions?

[primal crane]

gd said city wide simulation has been stopped ?

[woven quartz]

I witnessed people being robbed and arrested before my eyes

[primal crane]

it was news to me aswell

[pearl finch]

Where did kjun say that

[hasty ice]

is this true? i almost hope it is because i love sims 2 gameplay style most...

[primal crane]

ill let @paper sparrow show he knows more than me hehe

[hasty ice]

im confused

[paper sparrow]

Previously, we were overly focused on building a technically perfect simulation world, which caused several problems — optimization issues, increasing system complexity, and high maintenance costs. After much testing, we realized that maintaining this approach is unsustainable. We’ve now shifted our design: instead of relying purely on simulation logic, Zois will act appropriately based on adaptive behavioral values that fit their situation. I’ll share a detailed video about this change on Friday.

[primal crane]

but yeh city wide simulation has been taken away or paused* GD did show me somthing a few days ago that kjun said but cant find it they are replacing city wide simulation with story progression apprantley? i

[hasty ice]

oh dear

does that have to do with the awful schedule stuff

[pearl finch]

that doesnt sound like simulation stopping

it sounds more like a different approach

[subtle mason]

Kinda sounds like optimization

[hasty ice]

as long as they get rid of artificial schedules

[paper sparrow]

#1423595341189611551 message

[hasty ice]

its from that? thats hella old

so im guessing thats why they threw in the lame schedules?

[primal crane]

that what i mean was news to me kinda did it quitley lol

[subtle mason]

-# For townies I'm okay just to keep them alive and around but for active family maybe not

[pearl finch]

I still dont see the point where he said city wide simulation completely

[paper sparrow]

Story Progression & Family System Improvements

Many of you asked us to restore story progression for inactive families and NPCs — and you emphasized that it’s essential to keep the town feeling alive through marriage, childbirth, and family tree growth. You also suggested having a toggle to enable or disable story progression.

We plan to build this with more control:
Per-family story options, so you can protect the families you care about
Adjustable intensity for normal/drama families, so you can control how strongly they participate in events
This will help bring life back into the town through marriage, childbirth, and family tree growth — and we will develop this with toggle options.

[hasty ice]

for active family and families i created...i want that

[hasty ice]

this does not sound necessarily bad

like at all lol

i actually think it may work better

[primal crane]

does this mean townies wont have babeies on there own ?

[hasty ice]

no?

it means you can toggle it on and off

which imo is superior

[pearl finch]

that thread was from october

[hasty ice]

and that too lol

[pearl finch]

and there have been several hot fixes, and at least 2 updates

[paper sparrow]

this shows that NPCs are not simulated in real time or off‑screen, for example, they don’t compare the whole dataset like before to build relationship dynamics
instead they perform actions strictly fitting the situation

I think something like that

[hasty ice]

im 100% fine with that

i do hope that somehow it means we will see more of the zois WE create in public properties

i love how business properties handle npcs for instance

[primal crane]

how so ?

[hasty ice]

idle zois visit them

as in zois without homes

its not like that for any other property

[primal crane]

do u ever get you own made zois visiting tho ?

[hasty ice]

yes, but only the idle ones

[primal crane]

is that kinda like how sims 3 did it? but obvs way better now?

[primal crane]

aw why now our ones in the world ?

[hasty ice]

i dunno, but that needs to be fixed

[slim furnace]

Agreed, I can use the API to select a more powerful model, as long as the game provides an input box for the API's address and key. I think both methods are good, either built-in stronger models (occupying more video memory), or allowing us to choose the model we like independently.

[hasty ice]

im lead to believe there are different 'categories' for zois

[paper sparrow]

that’s how it is: instead of routes there’s now a spawner, you might’ve seen Zoi in the park, and after switching they can spawn in the club as well

[hasty ice]

idle, residential and i forgot what else (i think it's called something role?)

[hasty ice]

i prefer this so much

[pearl finch]

Can I just ask that maybe we dont say only "there is no city wide simulation"? Like maybe be a little more descriptive on what you mean?

[paper sparrow]

the lower limit of the spawner is 14 years, so as I get it you can’t see any Zoi below Teen globally, only if it’s the school yard

[hasty ice]

tbf it may be hard to describe lol

[paper sparrow]

but people say that near the school gates there’s usually adults

[pearl finch]

Because it sounded like there was straight up no autonomy, zois standing still, etc

[pearl finch]

yes but on the other hand, i was under the impression that there was like a very much bigger issue (not to say that there isnt any work to be done on autonomy) like everything breaking

[hasty ice]

yeah, it can definitely come off that way
but why on earth would kjun say they were going for that 🤣

[paper sparrow]

no, they’re not that free for real-time simulation. Before, they could stop each other in the street and form a circle of 5 Zois, but now the crowd is rather mannequins or puppets until you pull one out for actions, and the game throws that Zoi in for interaction.

but starting with v 0.5, in the park they now gather in family groups

[pearl finch]

I was half ready to send the bug command

Because I thought their game straight up broke

[pearl finch]

And we are on 0.6 now

I am having a disconnect somewhere here i think

like if everyone else understands

[hasty ice]

i think there's a lot of misunderstanding lol

[pearl finch]

I am 100% the problem

[hasty ice]

nah

[paper sparrow]

in 0.6 there haven’t been changes so far

[hasty ice]

i'm a bit...50% understanding myself lol

[pearl finch]

-# ngl I was half tempted to ask to have it explained to me like i am 5

-# I may still be tempted

[hasty ice]

same...go for it

[primal crane]

but will these npcs be able to initiate interactions with our zois first instead of us always having to initiate social interactions all the time like lets say can npcs take a fancy to us and flirt with us ask on dates ect of thier own free will ? without us having to make all the first moves ?

[pearl finch]

I am just confused because my game doesnt feel like that but maybe I am just not very observant?

cuz I have had other zois initiate reactions with me

[hasty ice]

same...

🤔

[pearl finch]

Do I have like some weird version of inzoi?

[primal crane]

i just feel the npcs have been watered down abit recently not much drama is happening

[hasty ice]

no
i think they just want more fights, crime and chaos

[pearl finch]

So like more autonomous extreme reactions?

[hasty ice]

yeah LOL

[primal crane]

i dont mean that i just really notice nothing happens in a long play when u have a community lot full of zois like nothing past a minor disagreement

[hasty ice]

i think the vibe we're going for here is like sims 2

[paper sparrow]

it’s not broken, but it’s also not the level of simulation ppl are used to from the Sims, kinda illogical, simplified, or incomplete. Kjun admits that this is a weak spot, means we can get that it’s not just a someone’s whim

[primal crane]

i understand its not going to be like but you do want some daily excitment while living in a city

[pearl finch]

annnnnnd now the puzzle pieces connect

okay

I am at least mostly on the same page

[hasty ice]

simplified is what makes sense the most to me

because it does feel that way in a sense

[woven quartz]

Oh my god I downloaded it

[primal crane]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-3hRs3wgpY well kjun is researching a better form of autonomy and emotion so thats atleast somthing

[woven quartz]

I think he constantly worries about this and knows about these problems

[paper sparrow]

I think inZOI also has this factor that it was advertised too well, or you know, like with old games, you remember the good and forget the bad

even if it’s not that great, your brain makes it look better

[paper sparrow]

she’s just reading what was in the response

[woven quartz]

I remember someone here had a problem with creating a new character in the beta version and being thrown to the start screen, I'm with you

[primal crane]

i know i just take it in better this way

[paper sparrow]

in the comments section I wrote her that this time we’ll discuss ghost gameplay

because in the previous video she said ghost play is undervalued and should be expanded

[primal crane]

id like it when we have weddings with the scripted actions ect a random chance for things to go wrong

[paper sparrow]

and there ppl were really excited about the dynamic personality, so that’s why this topic also got blown up from nothing too

[hasty ice]

in sims 2 you can be left at the altar lol

i forget the word...jilted? lol

[primal crane]

yeh id like that in inzoi tbh

[hasty ice]

same

[primal crane]

id liike a choas slider and emotional intensity slider and a drama slider that way people can play how they choose

or i dunno if that would be far to progroammed ? i know nothing bout game dev

[hasty ice]

it sounds doable to me

[pearl finch]

This video is basically just quoting the #1476958121854238792 message from kjun

[pearl finch]

I need to learn to read

[hasty ice]

the age rating thing being 'heard' just has me thinking lol

i dont want anatomically correct thats all i ask LOL

[primal crane]

i hope it does increase just to have more freedom

[hasty ice]

i still think super mature stuff should be left to modders

[pearl finch]

I hope it doesnt increase because I really dont think it would be good for the domestic market of the game

I think modders can provide the more extreme and adult content just like how it is done with sims

I also believe that there is still plenty of room within the current age rating to adjust things

[primal crane]

even things like make car crashes or accidents a tad more realistic like fall of a ladder break an arm ect

[hasty ice]

i feel like that can still be within the current

[pearl finch]

They probably can in the current age rating

[primal crane]

are they improving the burglar event cause i heard burglars were boring lol

im sure kjun said he was they were far to sims 4ish and uneventful

[languid schooner]

I read that as Burger event... I think I need food 👀

[primal crane]

i do like that we are getting autonomous propsal and divorce with different outcomes and rivals tho that will flesh out atuonomy

i broke into a zois house and no one cared and i couldnt steal any thing lol

i wonder what special npcs they are gonna bring in according to the road map they better have a rip of judge judy for the court! lol

[reef mason]

Hi all! How’s beta going? Do we need to move mods/saves somewhere safe?

[primal crane]

we need to see more karen haircuts in caz lol

[teal jacinth]

i went to the beta, played for a bit, didnt notice a difference and switched back ;-; i was hoping the beta fixed that weird light flicker but it didnt.

[woven quartz]

I entered the beta version in a new save and everything works much better than when I entered the beta version in an old save with mods, so when starting a new game, everything works quite better, including the map with which I had lags, my fps does not drop in the amusement park and the mirrors have become clearer

[hasty ice]

omgg 4 people downloaded my paul 🥰

he's my most downloaded of the quantum break group 🤣

even over the main protag XD

and yet nobody 'liked' him what on earth 😂

[paper sparrow]

Hmmm I’m not that good at this stuff, but it sounds pretty convincing

[reef mason]

Oh, I hope our saves will work properly in the future 😬

[paper sparrow]

I thought NVIDIA had some server‑side architecture on the backend, and we keep a locally loaded model with N parameters (0.5-100B) in VRAM (or accelerated), there wouldn’t be enough network speed to run everything in the cloud

So the universal setup is an sLM run locally for fast behavior instructions, and a cloud LLM backend for latency-resilient things like dialogue text gen, long-term reasoning + sLM training

[halcyon terrace]

You’re so nice to share Paul lol

[old moss]

I see no difference in the graphics; it's the same as before.

[languid schooner]

Did you do before and after pics? They could be small improvements, its supposed to stabilize the game too, plus mirror reflections / shadows look better apparently?

[remote timber]

cant even play the new test build loading into a save crashes it

5090

[languid schooner]

do you use mods / 3D printed objects? Mods aren't compatible with the engine beta test 😭

[remote timber]

I should have a clear mods folder etc

gpu crash it says

[languid schooner]

Yeah or disable mods in game and see if that works 😮

[remote timber]

there isnt a mods tab on the test build btw

[languid schooner]

Oh, yeah maybe move them from the folder for now 😅

[pulsar locust]

Beta runs on a 5080 like a Diashow

[faint mason]

Beta runs pretty unstable on Mac and has a bug with the game mode system that if it’s turned on, the game won’t use all the cpu. The game is also using a lot more of ram, like 4gb more than before

[stark forge]

Has anyone noticed a significant difference in UE 5.6? Or what has your experience been like so far with beta testing?

[pulsar locust]

Idk what it makes to a PowerPoint presentation, tried to lower everything and still the same, the game was running perfectly on the stable build with the 5080.

Even the pause menu is lagging hard

[faint mason]

I had that problem, apparently it is caused if you have zois or something else downloaded from canvas (bth I use Mac so may be a different cause)

[pulsar locust]

Don’t have anything downloaded from canvas, nvm imma go back to stable build, since beta is unplayable

[remote timber]

lot more work to be done before the engine upgrade I think pretty sad

[random ember]

Key Features of "AR Talk" and Communication:
AI Chat System: The game features an AI-driven chat window where characters like Psycat (your supervisor at the AR Company) communicate with you. Developers are also working on ChatGPT-style AI characters to allow for dynamic, unscripted text conversations with NPCs

[woven quartz]

If you scroll through, some people wrote about what they noticed

[rocky briar]

Bruh, i was eating at ora d oro restaurant, and got teleported to fishing supply store

🤣

[unique zodiac]

Idk where to ask this, but where do I share my game concerns with the devs? I recently made a Reddit post about The writing career and someone suggested coming here to share my ideas and concerns. Which channel would I do that in?

[worldly jewel]

Is it normal that the game hangs for... few seconds?

Testing the new UE version

There is something wrong... Like um... Is it normal that my guests are naked?

😂

Yea I know it's a beta version

[rocky briar]

Of course it's not normal, i got this as well

Stopped for like, around 3 seconds

I thought the game isn't responding, y'know like the pop up came and the game turns with white filter

Well, that's the risk of beta anyway

[worldly jewel]

Game works fine tho, tho it burns my CPU haha

12900KS gets 90C

Quite a lot

[rocky briar]

Bro that's definitely something wrong with your cpu

[worldly jewel]

Probably cooling, or this cpu just heats like heeeck

Just one question, there are no SmartZoi features in beta ver?

[rocky briar]

It's there in the option

But im not using it

[worldly jewel]

Is it? Ow...

Where is it exactly? I am sorry for asking, been playing this at a year ago

at least*

[rocky briar]

Options - Gameplay

[worldly jewel]

Alight found it

Let's hope my CPU won't burn haha

It did not burn so I guess I am fine

Smartzoi is funny, no idea how my zoi went to beach

And met a "nice" guy

[woven quartz]

It definitely got better for me, except for certain mistakes and some abrasions with shadows, but better

[worldly jewel]

Why is she in a freken towel... She's bathin in a towel 🙂

I don't mind but... really haha

[woven quartz]

To achieve this, improvements are planned

[worldly jewel]

I get it, no worries

It's still a work in progress game

However its funny how zois just walk around freely 😉

Can't post a picture 😉

[worthy hill]

Hey! Any ideas, concerns or suggestions you have can be shared in the #1387652526156808283 channel. Every Friday, Kjun shares a development video where you can leave feedback and the following Wednesday he shares his thoughts or a summary on the feedback received. So be on the lookout for tomorrow's brainstorm.

[opal flume]

hello

^^

[daring moth]

Are we able to switch from beta to main as we please?

[sly vault]

From what I understand yes. You can choose to play the beta and switch when you like. Save games are fine 🙂

[teal jacinth]

i started playing again on the beta and i started a new save and it is so laggy like mind u i have a 5090 and run the base game at 60+fps and im running at like 1 fps i cant even move the camera

[sly vault]

I had to turn down the vehicle slider and that helped a lot with the lag

[teal jacinth]

what vehicle slider

[sly vault]

In city settings

It was set at max before so I set it down to medium

[teal jacinth]

i cant even get to it </3 like the damn menus r lagging.

[viral sigil]

Morning all hows the Beta treating folks?

[sly vault]

interesting. I’d report it on the forum! The more reports the more it may get patched

[viral sigil]

Havent had the chance yet.

Oh I also noted in the release notes "Crashes will automatically be reported" ... thats new no?

[sly vault]

Maybe to the engine? Cause it’s change is supposed ti fix that

[viral sigil]

What?

Havent had my coffee comprehension issues.

[severe hedge]

new engine installed, how is it for you guys?

[viral sigil]

Dont know havent tried it yet. Get to it in a while.

[opal flume]

who is prince i got random friend request from him

[viral sigil]

Upadate server is struggeling a bit.

[viral sigil]

Random bot. Delete it. I get em all the time.

[opal flume]

yeah

[daring moth]

Game is much smoother and realistic shadows actually work 😍

[opal flume]

:D yay

[daring moth]

Modded hair tho 💔💔

[opal flume]

how big is the modding tool?

i might try it out lol

[daring moth]

Controller play seems to be broken sorta

[viral sigil]

Hrm why would a graphics upgrade break a controller?
I dunno just asking.

Hrm how long did it take for yall to download the update? Seems like Im stuck at 70%

[pseudo mulch]

This isn't the update that includes multiplayer, right? I saw that it said March on the timeline, but I'm not seeing anything about it yet

[viral sigil]

No and its only the 5th of march 😉

[pseudo mulch]

Yet March nonetheless

I wasn't expecting it to be this early though

Just saw an announcement about an update and got curious

[viral sigil]

Well we dont know an actual date. At one point first quarter was mentioned but thats running out.
So no we dont know.

If you read the update you will see its the new graphic engine beta test nothing more.

[pseudo mulch]

I was kind of thinking it would probably get pushed back, which isn't an issue, there's no rush

[thorny jacinth]

It’s still early March hmm maybe we will get a update for Friday brainstorm

[pseudo mulch]

I'm just looking forward to multiplayer, I've seen on reddit that there are people who are against it but I'm excited for it

My fiancee basically took over my game so I'd love to be able to play together lol

[hushed delta]

You’re lucky my game won’t even fully load just freezes at before the main screen

[viral sigil]

Tell him to get his own copy. Gonna have to for MP anyhow.

and I just tried the new UE version update with Zero issues. Did not really notice a ton of difference but did not play long.

[subtle stream]

Hey guys, I was at work all day. How's the engine beta going for everyone

[frozen tree]

Good morning 🥱 ☀️

[thorny jacinth]

I’m looking forward too..

[pseudo mulch]

I was gonna buy it for her when MP comes out anyway

[frozen tree]

I've been wanting a online life sim experience for quite a while

[viral sigil]

Second lifes been around for what a decade now?

[severe hedge]

aii ima try it out lata

[frozen tree]

That, good sir, is not a life sim

[viral sigil]

True but they want to be 😄

[pseudo mulch]

This is the first life sim I've played. Never even played sims, so I never understand the comparisons when people talk about them lol

[frozen tree]

They wish! 🤣

[pseudo mulch]

Hey my name is blue now

[viral sigil]

The only real comparison I see between Sims and Inzoi is there both life sims. Thats about it.

[frozen tree]

Sims 2 and 3 were good but Sims 4 was a turd

[severe hedge]

wha about mirror reflections yall, dem thangs fixed yet 🙄

[frozen tree]

Nope. Put it in the feedback

[viral sigil]

Mirror reflections were dumbed down for performance reasons. Probably wont change without a mod of some sort.

[severe hedge]

😪

[frozen tree]

I think they needed a better engine when making inZOI

[shell wyvern]

Do you guys how much gigs is the next engine? Need to know how much to delete

[severe hedge]

ngl this the only game that has issues with mirrors, i havent seen this issue no where else

[viral sigil]

Honestly Ive seen mirrors treated like this in nearly every UE game Ive played.

Haha

Somewhere in tween the two is the truth 😄

[pseudo mulch]

I remember when I first started playing I was impressed by the mirror reflections but I downloaded it day 1. Haven't picked it up for a little while now so I didn't know they downgraded it

[viral sigil]

Honestly I dont really get the fixation with mirrors tbh. Maybe if your looking in it to do your makeup but in passing... meh...

[pseudo mulch]

Yeah it's not really a huge deal

[frozen tree]

Can you repeat that? I'm not quite sure what you're saying

[viral sigil]

They been fishing for performance improvements any where they can find.

[severe hedge]

nah i like crisp reflections wheen i play life sims lol

[hybrid zealot]

17

[viral sigil]

Think they wanna know how big the update is so they can clear space on thier fixed disk.

[shell wyvern]

@frozen tree I tried to download it, but my computer said it was running out free space.

[frozen tree]

Ahh. That makes more sense

[viral sigil]

But wow if your operating with that low of an over head.. might wanna do some wholesale cleaning!

[thorny jacinth]

At this point Inzoi is more than a life simulation game ..

[frozen tree]

You may need a new hard drive. I have a big one for my games.

[severe hedge]

ima fire it up and check out this new beta engine today

[viral sigil]

You tried deleting some other games first?

[thorny jacinth]

I already know my pc a mess that’s why I’m not testing the beta engine today

[shell wyvern]

@viral sigil That's why I wanted to approximately know how much I had to delete

[viral sigil]

What I do is when I want a new game or something is go through my library and find games I havent played in a while and "DELETE".
Can always add them back in later.
One of the beautys of Steam.

[radiant flicker]

Did they remove the hair and clothing mods?

[hazy dragon]

Now I'll say something else: for me, this aging thing is crazy because, for example, if you have Zoi in an adult or middle-aged group and you have a child, Zoi dies while the child is still a teenager.

[viral sigil]

Hrm did you get the UE beta?
I dont remember seeing the usualy "Weve dsabled mods" message.

(Ugh sorry about that mess. Trying to type and drive the truck at the same time 🙂 )

Oh in a game of course 😄

[sly vault]

mods are not able to be used with the engine update

[hollow adder]

In the update he gave to us, he said mod usage will be restricted in the beta branch for stability testing purposes.

Haha hey jinnie!!

[viral sigil]

Oh yea they did say that! thanks!

[hollow adder]

You're welcome modem ^-^)/

[viral sigil]

Cant remember everything! 😄

[hollow adder]

Lol right, I bounce off of you the most I noticed xD haha and visa versa sometimes

But im also autistic so I recognize patterns super fast xD its a pattern for us

[viral sigil]

Ohhhh!!! you changed your usename! Very sneaky!

[hollow adder]

Lol nah still mani xD

I fixed it on the forum tho for sure

[frozen tree]

My zoi won't stop taking baths! It's annoying! I think she's going to shrivel up like a prune

[viral sigil]

This has got to be a trait thing I hear it all the time but have never had issues with it.

[hushed delta]

anyone have a fix for why the update isnt working? like instant crash after loading screens before the main screen

[viral sigil]

Your drivers up to date etc?

[sly vault]

its best to report it to the forum so they can fix it that is what the update is for

[frozen tree]

Innovator, Cheerful, and Workaholic. I didn't see germaphobe and OCD in there lmao 😂

[sly vault]

to find the bugs and test em out

[viral sigil]

But what about the uhh... wants.

[hushed delta]

is that diff than reporting it thru the crash notification? cause i sent that to them

[hushed delta]

yeahh hmm maybe ill reinstall

[woven quartz]

As far as we know, everything that fails causes a clear error and this is shown and sent immediately to the developers in the beta version.

[frozen tree]

The urges? Nope, no impulse to scrub herself raw in there

[viral sigil]

Weird I hear this all the time but never personally witnessed it.

[sly vault]

its still good practice to post on the forum, its what they want

[woven quartz]

In any case, the forum is also a useful and necessary thing

[viral sigil]

Just out of curiosity what graphics card are you using?

[hushed delta]

3070

[frozen tree]

I wonder if Kjun is tearing his hair out over this game yet. EA kept their hair because they obviously didn't take Sims 4 seriously enough

[sly vault]

i have a 6650xt that i use and it works fine, granted ive never used mods

but, interesting others are having crashing issues

[timber grail]

Hoping for another major update soon

[woven quartz]

3060

[hushed delta]

yeah ive disabled mods from the non beta version then installed the new update just to be sure mods enabled wasnt messing with anything

[viral sigil]

Yea Im thinkin they dont even really care about my input cause Im such a high end outlier.

[clear wave]

Just installed the new beta, running great on my 9070xt!

[viral sigil]

Thought mods were disabled.

[sly vault]

mods arent able to be used on the new engine yet so theyd have to have them disabled regardless till it goes live

[woven quartz]

Sometimes it helps to try clearing the cache through the settings after disabling mods

But in the Beta version they seem to be disabled right away

[hushed delta]

mmm not from the regular version it wasnt. Heres what I did installed the update open the game it went thru the loading phase and the cat running around and before it got to the main menu it just froze. So i went back to the previous version (had to reinstall) disabled and removed local mods I had. installed the update again and still same same thing. I was just testing things out that could help ngl

[clear wave]

I would clear your shader cache through nvidia/amd adrenaline and also clear your directx12 cache in your pc, restart your system and tru again if your having crashing issues

[frozen tree]

We need some sort of paranormal investigation/removal service in the game. The new apartment my zoi moved into is haunted, and she keeps getting scared. I don't know what to do 👻 👀

[viral sigil]

Who you gonna call!

[frozen tree]

If there were Ghostbusters in the game that would make the solution so much more easier and awesome 😂

Still though, I would probably lose my deposit due to all the destruction they do lol

[viral sigil]

They 'should' move on eventually. Ghosts days in world are typically numbered.

[sly vault]

https://tenor.com/view/ghostbusters-gif-7350959063094165279

[frozen tree]

Good. I don't want them to linger like player controlled ghosts do

[viral sigil]

Besides ghosts are like the perfect room mate.
They dont leave a mess (usually).
They dont eat your food.
They dont use electricity

[frozen tree]

They just scare the hell out of your zois. Sooo convenient lol

[frozen tree]

I thought they fixed it so same sexes could feel attraction to one another. My female zoi can't seem to find a girlfriend

I thought compatibility was the issue the first couple times but all of them don't seem to be interested

[sly vault]

is their preference set so?

cause you have to set their preferences before entering the game in order for other zois to be like that

i think modem found that out awhile ago

[viral sigil]

Well you can change it later by using a mirror too 🙂

But it helps to have it set correctly from the start.

[sly vault]

but does that change it for other zois too ?

[viral sigil]

Yea it does.

[frozen tree]

I keep forgetting about that. I'm a dummy lol

[viral sigil]

I forget it like every gd time!
Thats how I know the mirror works 😄

[frozen tree]

At least I'm not the only one lol

[halcyon wadi]

did the new engine revert the Zoi schedule changes

[atomic hinge]

playing with the new engine preview and it feels nice! how is your experience guys?

[sly vault]

pretty nice imo, i can actually play on medium now

[clever citrus]

Soooo. Im new and im in the middle of my two zois who's husband and wife. And I just switch over to my female who was at the library and it said it saw something spooky but I dont know what it was I missed it 😭😭

[sly ermine]

a g-g-g-g-ghost!

[cosmic heron]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1301966770206408804/1341948699089309706/greetings.png?ex=67b7da9e&is=67b6891e&hm=e00ba6e7b80c14c684db4fa60b834c65891df5bc10242877eb57ef3901f31251&

[clever citrus]

@sly ermine oooo

[sly vault]

-# ruh roah

[sly ermine]

[viral sigil]

Need a autowalk toggle key!

[rocky briar]

Been playing this game for some time, and i realized there are no tea drinks yet 😔

[wary turtle]

hi
did the server management team removed the sections to provide suggestions for inzoi?

[sly vault]

https://discord.com/channels/1162040845181124618/1476958121854238792 here or on the forum

[wary turtle]

thank you!

[viral sigil]

Sigh sometimes I just wanna throw this game accross the room!
I make a new Zoi new neighbor comes over brings some Bananna snacks.
Cool I will grab one sit down and chat with her.
So she grabs one, then turns and walks into the house ignoring the other Zoi

Good grief.

Now there talking to one another even though there in different rooms.

So many little interaction things like that just feel so out of sorts.

[languid schooner]

Looks like someone needs some more banana snacks 👀

[viral sigil]

Bananna Cues... never heard of em.

Popular in Cahaya evidently.

[amber herald]

I know what you mean. For me it breaks the immersion. And it feels like it should be fairly easy fixes. But I guess not.

[amber herald]

They're really good. Sweet bananas that are lightly fried and coated in sugar

I'd like to try the new engine version but not sure if I can as a Geforce user. So I'll just read the feedback here

[thorny jacinth]

Oh wow I didn’t know this 😩

[sly vault]

its in the patch notes #announcements message

[viral sigil]

Hrm dont think the UE update applies to Geoforce now users but I could be wrong.

[sly vault]

idk tbh they dont mention it but because its steam i would think they may get the chance to

[viral sigil]

But its a hardware thing no?

[sly vault]

dunno, you can just go into properties of the game and switch it

[sly ermine]

but it's the game itself I thought

[amber herald]

Hmmm, i think you might be right. Geforce now pulls my Steam game. Okay i will try it! Thank you Jinnies and Dath

[sly vault]

if it was hardware related lots of people wouldnt be able to use it

[sly ermine]

lol I was just here but you're welcome

[viral sigil]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Bounce-TV-whistle-none-of-my-business-wasnt-me-cNNvWGiYWr31DsIhdx

Never noticed. The seasonal 'booths' all turn into Grand Coffee booths when not in season!

[subtle mason]

-# Looks a little off?

[viral sigil]

How so?

OIh thats discord knocking the crap outa the resoluton

[subtle mason]

Those booths on the beach and right next to one another

[viral sigil]

Trust me its not fuzzy IRL.

[subtle mason]

Are you using beta? I think it have better light bounce

[viral sigil]

Oh in winter they sell like cookie kits and stuff.

Yea beta with basically everything turned on and at ultra

Been running fine for me so far no issues of note.

Except for flickering mirrors evidently while in time accell mode

[subtle mason]

Cahaya always have solid performance for me

[viral sigil]

Well was mostly interested in how lighting worked at night. so far seems pretty good. Need more play time though.

[sly vault]

-# im tryin the business stuff but they keep just takin from the fridge

and all these customers commin in here and sweeping lol

[amber herald]

I think I have to run my game locally ( my PC is a 3070ti) and then switch to GeForce. I really hope I can access it on GeForce because that gives me access to the 5090 lol

But I have to wait until after work unless I can sneak away from my desk.

[cunning sun]

So, I got an iPad pro yesterday, and part of me wonders if it can run inzoi since it has an m5 chip and 16gb ram 🤣

[sly vault]

prob not since its not a mac

[viral sigil]

Thought there was a Mac version?

[cunning sun]

I know, but I mean theoretically

[cunning sun]

An iPad pro is closer to a mobile phone than a laptop

[sly vault]

polka is talking about playing it on ipad LOL

and even if it was able too i dont think even the ipad could handle it

[amber herald]

Wouldn't that hurt your eyes?

[viral sigil]

Might melt

[viral sigil]

heh Im like this trying stuff on the Steam Deck!

[cunning sun]

My smartphone can run civ VI

I played it before

[viral sigil]

Did it melt?

[cunning sun]

No, it ran fine

Though it did drain the battery faster

[viral sigil]

How can you even see let alone click the icons!!!

[cunning sun]

The UI has been optimized for mobile

You can also very easily play genshin impact on your phone

Amd it's graphically demanding 🤣

Especially since it's a huge open world

[sly vault]

well isnt genshin made to be a mobile game tho?

that they adapted to pc

[amber herald]

Yes

Same as Infinity Nikki, mobile and then adapted to other platforms

[cunning sun]

Yeah, but now theyre taking pc games and porting them to mobile

Like you can play pub g on your phone

[amber herald]

I guess it's fun to do if you're waiting at the airport or something and not trying to do any in depth gameplay. My eyes would be burning though

[cunning sun]

I even have stardew valley on my phone, but it isnt demanding so I didnt count it 🤣

You can even mod it

With a Samsung

[sly vault]

those arent as heavy games as inzoi tho

-# maybe genshin but still

[smoky lark]

How’s the new engine

I am trying it now

Hope it’s good

[cunning sun]

Civ VI is a heavy one, which is why I mentioned it

[amber herald]

The response seems to be mostly positive

[smoky lark]

Good

Glad it is

[subtle mason]

-# No mods though

[smoky lark]

I asked nvidea to mess around with the settings

[cunning sun]

Might try it later 🤔

[smoky lark]

So far I don’t see a difference

Might be slightly more clear

[sly vault]

i do, lighting is a big diference for me

[smoky lark]

But that’s it

Ok

[subtle mason]

Most common one is no more flickering lights with realistic lights/shadows turned on

[smoky lark]

Oh good

[cunning sun]

Maybe it's a difference for specs?

[smoky lark]

I hated that

[smoky lark]

I am running on ultra

[cunning sun]

I think they said something about improving minimum quality visuals

[subtle mason]

Bigger graphics update late this month I think

[amber herald]

Are you already playing on a high end PC? I feel those players may not see much of a difference as the game probably already ran optimally

[smoky lark]

Yes

[zenith wigeon]

Just hopped back on today after a few months running pretty good on my rtx 4060 on the beta. One of my favorite aspects of the game is the ability switch zois far away and they'll still be doing the same thing.

[cunning sun]

Might whip out ny laptop for this one 🤣

[smoky lark]

I am running a 4070

[cunning sun]

Yeah, the high end pcs update will come later

Bit it's being worked on

[amber herald]

I'm curious because my local PC is low /midrange with a 3070ti . But GeForce runs as a 5090. So I will be able to compare with two very different specs

[smoky lark]

5090 cards aren that great right now