11.28.25 A Small Update Before December Arrives

[pseudo ridge]

Hello everyone. I can’t believe it’s already Friday.
Today is our company’s anniversary, so I’m writing this update from home instead of the office.

To be honest… this week was quite tough.
The multitasking feature we’ve been developing kept throwing unexpected technical issues at us, and it was pretty exhausting.
When I say in interviews that “the inZOI team and I are new to this genre, practically beginners,” it’s not humility—it’s simply the truth. There’s so much to learn, and just as many hurdles to overcome.

But even during hard weeks like this, I find comfort in watching the Zoi sitting at their computers, talking naturally with their families.
It reminds me, “Right, this is why we’re making this.”
And the group behavior system is actually showing better results than we expected, so I’m really eager to show it to all of you.
Unfortunately… this week’s build behaved a little too strangely, so both new features will have to wait until they’re ready.

This week, most of our work focused on improving core interactions—like having Zoi sit and face each other properly when they talk.
We also began preparing winter outfits and Christmas decorations for December, so I’m sharing those with you first.🎄

It feels like 2025 just started yesterday, but somehow we’re already nearing the end of the year.
I’ll see you again in the next update in December.

Bye for now~

kjun

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[My reply to your comments]
#1443962194889932800 message

[earnest viper]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE

[trim heart]

Happy Holidays! Amazing work as always, practically 0 complaints here.

Also, the food-related assets look delicious, is it just me?

The family animations look great too! Same for the winter flavor assets/flare.

W Kjun and Dev team

[gusty thistle]

Omg the kid smacking her baby sibling is too real lmao. Love all the new family interactions (especially the child comforting the parent!) and the business stuff looks promising!

Don't feel too bad for having a bad week, we all have them. It's good you are transparent about this and aren't afraid to tell us when things don't go as planned.

For multitasking, I highly recommend going at it step by step, starting with the most important ones (sitting, eating and talking to your fellow Zoi), before trying to take on too much at once. I think multitasking is essential to add before full release but not the main thing that keeps people from enjoying the game, so it is also something that could be fine tuned or expanded on later.

[jaunty bridge]

🥰 As always, much appreciated. Blessed Holidays and Happy weekends ahead♥️

[viscid skiff]

Keep up the good work and keep improving, InZoi-Teams, I really like what I see.

[gusty thistle]

Watching the kid smack her sibling inspired me to give you some more ideas for family interactions and child gameplay:

• Maybe you can add an interaction where, if a kid asks the parent to make a meal for them, there's a chance they don't like what they're being given and they throw it on the floor or sit with their arms crossed and refuse to eat the meal. You could then add the option for the parent to scold the child so they will eat the meal or to spoil the child and make them another meal that they do like.
• In the genre of siblings fighting, you could add stuff like siblings fighting over who gets to use the computer (like add an interaction 'complain it's your turn at the pc' with a kid throwing a tantrum behind the kid playing on the pc or something like that)
• Siblings stealing each other's stuff (or: complain sibling stole your outfit)
• Siblings pranking each other
• Siblings ratting each other out to their parents ('tell mom sibling has a boyfriend' 'tell mom sibling smacked the baby on the head' 'tell dad sibling didn't do their homework' etc. followed by the parent going to scold the child being ratted out)

And some more positive interactions:

• Siblings brushing each other's hair
• Siblings helping each other with homework
• Siblings playing hide and seek, tag, rock paper scissors, that sort of stuff

[amber heart]

Oh I love these new features and the Christmas items look so good. One thing you can count on is for the designers to add some beautiful CAZ items. I never use clothing mods in this game, because the clothes are already amazing and I just know we'll get even more. It's just a matter of time.

I am excited to see the new build mode objects. As a builder I always want more build items. I hope we get some more architectural detailing options in 2026. I want to be able to create classical American Victorian and colonial homes.

The small details like the child comforting the parent and the sibling interaction are the kind of details that really make for great gameplay moments. We've seen some great improvements this year and I look forward to how much better this game will be by the end of 2026.

[errant jay]

Happy company anniversary Kjun. I love the new assets, especially the food! And I can't wait to see the new multitasking feature as soon as it's ready.

Perhaps you could give us an update on the personality and karma systems in the next topic? We haven't heard anything about those for a while.

[sacred axle]

Winter clothes make me wish the season could last forever—they’re so stunning, I can’t wait to wear them! And now I’m wondering… are there new hairstyles too? OMG, I’m craving more chic bun looks!

[dense coral]

Thank you for the update Kjun! I love the kids consoling parent interaction and the interaction between siblings, but particularly I love that we are getting different home screen backgrounds that maybe one day we can choose between or combine!

[fresh ingot]

Hello Kjun

When first coming into Inzoi at release I remember how impressed I was with how sleek and modern the UI looked. It was so easy on the eyes and made the game feel so much more cinematic.
Unfortunately there has been alot of changes made since then, that at least for me feels very overstimulating.
It would mean so much to me if we could have the option to select and use the old UI in our current game.
I am very sorry to hear that it has been a exausting week and I want to thank you so much for all the effort and hard work you and the team put into this game!
I hope you have a relaxing weekend.

[amber heart]

That style preset feature was so so so needed. 🙏

[jaunty bridge]

Dear Devs, Mr Kjun and InZOI Team - Smile and always believe that you can do all to make inZOI better. So far so good. It's just that players have very high expectations and always forget that the other stimulations game has so much mods in game and the game has been in the market for so many years and inZoi is always being compared to and expected to have same gameplay mechanics and stimulation. InZoi Team you all are doing well so far. The game is enjoyable without any mods or custom content in game. Sometimes need to play creatively and play right to enjoy the game. Gameplay core meachnics need to improve slowly. As beginners in this life stimulation game , you are all doing rather well in these eight months since release of early access. The important thing is that to fix glitches or bugs and find out the root cause why bugs that exhibit more than three months ago resurfaced again (as in inzoi partner's video). ❤️ 🥰 💪 Another important thing is always keep mechanics that work well and not remove them or replace them but make it better. Stuff/core game mechanics that work well are being removed/replaced. I will not repeat what are the stuff that are being removed or repalced. May the team explain why so will not request again. Thank you.

[frozen mortar]

Happy company anniversary to our Big Boss and Gigachad!

I noticed that Temperaments and Traits is now translated as Traits and Characteristics, so I hope the devs have something to show… maybe not only different names, but also significant improvements. While we debate pre-early access dynamic OCEAN system, enneagram-like radial system, RPG‑style branching and personality skills, and LLM/sLM-based personality development and other systems, it’d be valuable to know how the devs envision their model in a more refined form.

Indeed, I also support any updates regarding the Karma system and everything related to improvement of inZOI’s foundations and original ideas.

[icy drum]

I love that we are getting more winter outfits! CaZ could always use more clothes especially for the kids though so i hope we have more kids clothes coming!

[bronze totem]

Significant improvements overall. But, once again, I'm disappointed with the business management system or how the commercial buildings function in general.

None of them have HUMAN service; no employee really seems to be working. I mean... This might be common in Korea, a customer arriving at a kiosk, serving themselves, and getting their food. But this completely takes away from the immersive gameplay experience. It completely removes the need for an employee at the counter or serving tables.

It's also worth remembering that not all countries work this way. In many cultures, we appreciate the feeling of being welcomed by store employees. We like being served, we like to chat or** ask for help if needed**, and we also like to tip for good service. Please keep this in mind for future updates regarding businesses and commercial buildings.

[compact idol]

I'm loving the updates! Thanks for all of the hard work. I would like to ask again for an option to turn off the games involvement in making big decisions for the player. I play rotationally and have found my families pregnant or have had a child. This decision should be mine and not the games. Thanks again!

[errant jay]

Employees are coming at some point. From Kjun's response to the previous update:

Our current development is still modest compared to your expectations, and we apologize for that.
We are working on new lots that families can own, allowing players to purchase land and build their own shops. You’ll be able to hire employees, set wages, and provide services using their various skills. You can also set business hours, enable automated operations, and run franchises.

[small cipher]

Not the sister hitting her sibling toddler 😅. Very creative. Hope there will be the possibility of adults to scold the children if they catch them doing that.

The console parents hug is adorable.

Finally simply sitting on a chair will also fill energy instead of only when the relax interaction is used. Thank you.

I appreciate the new gloves category but please include a bag accessory category as well and a body tattoo category. There doesn't need to be a lot of stuff in the categories for now, 1 item is enough for a start. As a modder, I just need the category with the correct layer level for adding new mods. I also would love bracelets and watches that go on the right wrists.

We still need at least 1 stiletto heels for female zois. The new boots and clothes are cute but please add more fashionable items.

Will the style preset allow us to save ALL outfits on our zoi?! This is crucial! Right now only the first outfit gets saved.

I'm excited for the Christmas decorations around town, please don't hold back with the options. Actually I was thinking it would be great if we were able to add our own custom city decorations! How can modders place objects in that section?

Are we still on track for the rest of the outfit category modding coming in December? Will the blender and Maya plugins also get an update? They haven't been updated for a long time.

I'm excited for the businesses. I saw flowers in the zois hand. Will we be able to grow and pick our own flowers and arrange them into bouquets to sell (or use for decoration)? This would be an awesome addition!

Congratulations on your anniversary! Hope Krafton gives your team a well deserved raise! For first timers in this genre, your team is learning at a fast pace. Hopefully some gurus in the genre can offer some consultation although I have no doubt, and I'm fully confident your team will be able to figure it out and excel! 힘내세요! ❤️ As your skills improve, so will the level of details and I'm excited to be part of the process of watch your growth.

One thing, sitting across and talking isn't as intimate as sitting side by side and talking. So hopefully we can get both and the eye tracking can be resolved so that they can sit side by side and chat and still look at each other (same goes with watching tv or looking at objects, the eyes and head should focus and follow the object not look distant).

Thank you for the update. Have a lovely and enjoyable weekend! ❤️

[icy drum]

for the parent scolding the child the video actually showed that they were scolded for doing that might have been missed tho as it was a little zoomed out

[lethal siren]

1. It would be nice to walk and wander around holding hands with your loved one. Also slow dancing . And “passionate kiss” It would be great if it was added. 2. Vampire / Werewolf / Fairy / Witch / Mermaid / Zodiac Signs ; If these systems come the game will be diversified. Also “Into the Future” ,“Aliens” “Celebrity” DLC like this should be released . 3.Butler , Robot vacuum cleaner , School Bus , Bicycle , Preteen ( adolesent ) ; Shortcomings in the game. These should be added. “Preteen” should be added as the new Zoi age. ( Between Teen and Child ) . We should also be able to buy businesses to generate passive income. Childrens can now use bikes and scooters instead of just walking. And gloves and masks very necessary ;

Half-Palm gloves
Long gloves
Winter gloves

[bronze totem]

I had seen that post. But it seemed a bit brief and vague to me.
If it works the way it does in The Sims 4, I think it's still very shallow gameplay. I don't want to sound toxic or negative, I know, it's still too early to say something like that at this point. But I'm afraid Inzoi is drawing too much inspiration from outdated The Sims 4 gameplay, because the fans themselves are already tired of it.

EDIT: I'm mainly referring to gameplay with more detail, enhanced to Unreal Engine 5 standards. Responsive and realistic in terms of NPC intelligence.

Not just repeating automated actions like the NPCs in The Sims 4, where there doesn't seem to be contextual action and reaction in a work environment. There's no problem in taking inspiration from basic shop operating patterns, as long as the same mistakes from there aren't repeated in Inzoi.

[errant jay]

Some of the restaurants in-game let you order from a menu and then collect your meal from an employee, so maybe it'll work that way eventually? Or give you a choice between manned and automated systems? We'll have to see, I guess.

[small cipher]

Thanks for pointing that out. I missed it the first time. Had to zoom in to see it.

[slender fog]

A case board. So it looks like the dev team is working on the police career

[dense veldt]

Hi Kjun!
I hope you have a great rest.

If you can forgive us for pointing this out a lot, please make the Zoi interaction more human Cafes, bars, our business.. there should be employees, welcoming us, serving our zois. As it is now, these spaces look too empty, without a soul.

Also another suggestion - At noon, Zois should naturally flock to restaurants. At night, Zois should want to go to places like the karaoke, bar, etc. Maybe there is a way these places can feel more alive at certain times so we feel that its more natural.

Thank you and have a nice weekend.

(I know this is a recurring opinion but Kjun said he likes to look at the most requested/mentioned opinions).

[errant jay]

I was wondering about the board as well. Kjun said they were developing an active police career, so maybe it's related to that?

[modern tree]

The progress looks amazing One thought I had was about adding different behaviours for eye contact depending on the Zoi, similar to how people vary in real life. Some people maintain a steady, direct gaze (like the Gen Z stare), while others prefer softer, occasional glances depending on their comfort limit and/or social cues. Having this reflected in the Zoi could make interactions feel even more natural and immersive.

Also, it would be great to know in advance if you can share when you’re planning to release the December update.
Something tangible for players to look forward to. Just a food for thought.

[faint bobcat]

Yes it is great to have some negative interactions between siblings. It was too boring in all Sims games to have almost none. They should be able to prank each other or even fight with each other and have to go to hospital for some stitches.
Also possibility for one of the kids to be a black ship of the family would be superb

[versed relic]

Wow okay I had to pause a lot bc there were a lot of details. I love the vibrant business signs and decorations. I love how there's going to be city decorations for holidays as well! The new console animation looks super emotional which is good for gameplay!

I also saw a case board.. does this mean the police career will come in the December update? If so that would be so cool.

Last week I know you said you guys had trouble with strollers and someone mentioned having folded strollers when going down the stairs. I think that would be a great idea and I hope they forward that message in this chat so you can see it as well.

For multitasking what I think we all really want is being able to talk and eat at the same time or even being able to talk while sitting in the car. At least that's the main one for me. So if atleast that is added I wouldn't complain.

I really really want work on parking systems and I'm curious about the skateboarding feature and how that might look

[eternal idol]

Happy Company Anniversary Kjun and Inzoi Team!!!

Sending hugs to you and the team after getting through such a stressful week…

These new additions look amazing!!! The new outfits for CAZ look so comfy and chic!!

1. I’m sooo glad that you guys are adding more Neon Lights!! Could we also get some Vertical/Horizontal neon bar lights.. that could be used to frame windows and signs for businesses or just for interior decor? I’ll post some example pictures.

2. I also love the new sibling interactions!!

I would also love to see more sibling rivalry interactions.. (Hogging the TV or computer, sharing secrets/talking about crushes, sneaking out after curfew, fighting over clothes, playing board games together, doing their homework together or asking a parent for help, doing chores together)

Could some of the interactions be linked to specific traits? (Ex: A sweet and affectionate Zoi child, is more likely to comfort others or be pleasant to other Zoi’s, or a mean/evil child is most likely to perform mean interactions with other Zoi’s)

3. The Christmas decors in the public areas look sooooo good!!! The new foods also look delicious!!!

4. I agree with other community members who have stated that we need active workers behind the counters. The kiosk is fine for some business locations. But it honestly does take away from the immersion, when every single store your zoi goes to is just a “kiosk” interaction. For cozy Cafes/bakeries and sit down restaurants… there should be actual staff that cooks and hands you your order.

5. The frying pan animation is looking even better now!!!

6. Could we pretty please get an option to follow our Zoi’s while they are automatically driving, instead of getting a loading screen mid interaction? Manual driving is super difficult right now, and I enjoy just watching the Zoi’s drive themselves through town.

7. We definitely need the option to add custom music to the game and play music inside of the car.

8. Thank you for adding the smoke effects on food!! Could we have some design differences for badly prepared meals vs. Excellent meals?

[eager phoenix]

STOP 😭 The child consoling the parent interactionnnnn. THISSSSS is what I love about yall. It's simple interactions like these that just makes things so much better. Can we please get more consoling interactions as well ? That was just too cuteee. The pan slap is still hilarious, I can't wait to use that feature. I'm begging for more violent interactions like these. A minor suggestion, when you make another zoi mad, they refuse conversation to where I can't make them fight until they cool off. Can we please limit the refuse conversation interaction? I would love to smack zois with the pan without them refusing the conversation lmaooooo. Also I love the sibling hit interaction, although it's not sweet, it's very realistic. I really like that you are giving children personalities and interactions, such as the paint with an adult. It really makes them fun to play instead of wishing they'd hurry up to the next life stage. I crave family time and experiences in life simulators, and I'm so happy to see you guys implement that. I also love the giving baby medicine interaction, I have so many ideas with that. Would it be possible to animate it so there's a chance that the baby can reject the medicine or spit it up because it's nasty ? Given that there's the new medicine interaction and the exisiting check temp interaction, does that mean that babies/toddlers have a chance of getting sick ? If so, is there going to be a future sickness system in game ? Aside from the occasional allergies, cold, bronchitis from dust storm, will there be more serious illnesses ? Nothing extreme like cancer or anything, but something that probably requires a zoi to stay in the hospital for a day or something that the first aid kit can't cure. I would really love to put the hospital to use one day. Also could we have injuries ? For example, if a zoi falls, maybe they could get a scrape on their knee. OR with the new pan interaction, a nasty bruise on the face?

[eternal idol]

Here are some examples for much needed neon lights… Horizontal and Vertical neon bar lights.. these could be used for business builds and for home decor.

[eternal idol]

I definitely agree!! I would love to see more extended interactions with the hospital and different illnesses/injuries. (Including getting a “check-up”, prenatal visits, options to give birth at the hospital, overnights stays for some illnesses).. I hope they eventually add a 911/EMS system. Which would allow Zoi’s to call during an emergency and have them taken to the hospital.

When I played the Sims 4.. I used a Mod, that added a bunch of gameplay for different illnesses, Urgent Cares and the hospitals.

During one of my gameplays, my sim randomly fell while running home and developed a “sprained ankle.” She ended up walking with a limp until it healed, which was hilarious … so I would love to see more interactions like that added to Inzoi!!

[supple juniper]

Thank you for continuing taking our questions, Mr. Kjun.

Could there be a possibility to use the original, pre-0.30 (pre-cahaya) UI in the future as an option ?

There have been a couple update to the UI since including the one in October.
Each time it makes part of the UI bigger or change a component. The pre-Cahaya or "slim" UI as I call it, had a slim emotion bar, a smaller round portrait, small "urges" bar with a white line that grew shorter the less time you had to complete it, no Zoi bubbles over their head, and had the infamous "Cat's eye" pointer. Now many of us loved that early design, and I dare say we would still chose it if we had the chance.

Since many love the new UI and the bigger things without having to "mouse over" each component, I do not want to deprive them of it, but it would be REALLY NICE if we could have the old one as an option !

Is that something that would be possible or are you already considering it?
Thank you for the hard work from you and your team !

[trail grove]

I also wonder if it's possible to have smaller portrait or circular one as an option, at the moment the UI is covering some of the screen. The current Urges window can be reduced by width while maintaining large icons and time to complete.

[supple juniper]

This is exactly what I want ! That's the classic UI right there !
I miss it so much 😭

[icy drum]

-# just to mention you can resize ui as an option in settings if its too big

[eager phoenix]

omg I think I know the mod you're talking about. Was it the healthcare redox from adeepingo ? It's my favorite mod. I would really love some hospital interactions. I'm totally with you. Prenatal check ups where we could also find out the gender of the baby would be awesome. Even the option to attend counceling when our zois are depressed. And I totally agree with the ems/emergency system. I notice that there are decor ambulance vehicles at the hospital, it would be pretty cool to see them and police cars arrive at the scene of a car accident or if a zoi experiences an injury. I would definitely love an overhaul of the healthcare system with more sicknesses, injuries, hospital stays. I forgot to mention this in my previous comment, but even an interaction where a parent can give a dose of medicine to child zois instead of the child zoi always going to the first aid kit themselves. And yessss I agree with lasting effects of an accident. Like you mentioned, temporary limping from falling. Maybe even a zoi rubbing their face after being hit with the pan until their bruise clears up. Maybe they can use holistic ways to speed up the healing process such as grabbing an ice pack for a bruise, eating soup when sick, etc. Maybe even some nurturing interactions where parents could kiss their kid's "boo boo" after falling from a bike or scraping their knee. Or even a parent taking a child/adolescent temp. The option to stay home from work and school when sick too. Ahhh the possibilities are endless. I'm totally with you on the ems system, I think that would be AWESOME.

[modern tree]

I’m very much in favour of the Zois being able to experience the whimsicality and fragility of life, the very things that would make the Zois' daily routines more meaningful.

For example, having teenage Zois get into a brawl and end up seriously injured or even disabled, or letting them train in martial arts to eventually stand up to a school bully Zoi, would add physical changes to the Zois as well as emotional weight and narrative depth to the gameplay. These kinds of scenarios make the world feel more alive and worth exploring, while also possibly reflecting and imparting valuable life lessons.

[pliant heath]

W K.jun, W Devs, W inZOI.. But wow the animation where the kid comforts her parent is so cute! And that’s why I’m suggesting other types of physical affection animations between a parent and their child, a forehead kiss, short hugs, long cuddles, giving a long comforting hug while a child is crying, a hug while lifting the child up, hugs with one parent and two children, just like the photos below

[magic kernel]

So we can hit babies now. I think that's a new all time low for video games.

[trail grove]

-# Maybe change from a ✊ to a☝️?

[blazing carbon]

Hi Kijun, happy anniversary to the company! Thanks for the updates. Like what I am seeing thus far. I like more of added interactions involving the toddler. And glad the child was scolded for hitting their younger sibling, how rude....LOL!!! The winter clothes in CAZ look so warm and cozy, I hope we are getting new hairstyles as well. Excited about the multi-tasking.

[slender fog]

**Suggestions for new parent interactions **

• Parent able to sleep in bed with baby, toddler or child (cuddling while sleeping together)
• Parent able to read bedtime story to toddler or child
• Parent able to give child medicine if sick in bed
• Parent giving horseback rides
• Parent giving piggyback rides
• Parents playing fun games with child such as twister
• Parents baking cookies or cake together with child

[rigid latch]

I was hoping the my business feature would have customers pick up an item or have a basket (if more than one), and take it to the register to pay for, but its still the kiosk auto buy animations. 🙁 I wonder if they plan to change this later on? So its more immersive because the transaction aspect of buying anything is immersion breaking, and lacks that human essence needed when visiting lots.

Thats not to say it would fully replace the transaction system, with cashier to person. We can still have both options. But if you don't place a kiosk on the business lot it should automatically play the cashier to person animation instead.

There could even be a way to interact with a cashier and customer to greet before paying or ask how they are before paying when you click on the cash register.

[errant jay]

I don't see any need to catastrophise about it that way. Kids do hit their siblings sometimes, especially younger kids. Though I'd rather see the animation changed to an open-hand slap from what looks like a closed fist.

[blazing carbon]

I thought Kijun said that there were some surprises for the December update (I might be wrong). If so, it would be cool if it was either the police career and/or the beginning of Zois being able to have pets, even if it's just starting off with a cat or a dog.

[gloomy abyss]

Dear kjun, amazing update just like always! I was shook when the child hit the toddler, definitely potential for drama!! And when the child comforted the crying parent 🥹

This week, I am coming to you on behalf of family players and storytellers.

First of all, I would like to preface that strollers should be parkable and allow babies to sit in them and get their needs taken care of such as sleeping and playing and for parents to be able to feed them. This includes outdoors and public places since it's unrealistic for babies to be on the floor most of the time. This would allow the parents to take their baby and child to the park, and the baby could nap in a stroller while the mom reads a book and the child plays on the playground 🥺

Second, I have an interaction masterlist that would add a LOT of gameplay (specifically for storytellers and family players). I feel it should have a very nice mix of intercations. The ones im proposing are specifically between children, but a lot can be converted for other age groups as well.

1. Game together
2. Practice makeup
3. Defend
4. Compare heights
5. Play dolls
6. Hide and seek
7. Good boy/girl
8. Play airplanes
9. Cook together
10. Cops vs dinos
11. Breath holding contest
12. Do puzzles
13. Jumping contest
14. Play cowboys
15. Hold and swing hands
16. Cloud/star gaze
17. Look for shells/bugs/crabs/frogs
18. Throw ball
19. Play pretend
20. Read together
21. Hug
22. Leapfrogging
23. Play tag
24. Clapping game
    1/3

[charred python]

Hi Kjun, the animations as always are next level, your animator team truly has a talent to make realistic and detailed animations, seeing the kid comforting the parent was truly moving! Business model is looking interesting too. It's great to see the zoi being able to sell a product that they baked themselves. Looking forward to hearing more about the features next week.

[rigid latch]

Thank you for pointing this out as ive been noticing the same things for a while now. I want to give the benefit of the doubt and itll be fleshed out later but idk-there is too many automatic animations and not enough progressional ones. To fit this particular world set up we have.
Cleaning is one like from: filthy, to less filthy to, clean. Right now it's just one tap and its all clean. I know others don't like cleaning but the entire loop of that animation could add be as above for different objects, and surfaces, and floors. Giving the game tiny details such as this make it unique.

I'll give one more example. If a zoi is mopping the floor the animation should make the zoi move around the entire room getting next to objects, or if its an open concept house move around the entire area for a 3-10 minutes in game. Instead of being locked to one static position.

[gloomy abyss]

25. Imitate old person
26. Look for birds
27. Swinging contest
28. Tree house
29. Provoke dog
30. Somersault
31. Share secret
32. Try to climb tree
33. Private joke
34. Jump in puddle
35. Paper boat
36. Build sandcastle/snowman
37. Head stand
38. Read together under covers
39. Show item from inventory
40. Stick fight
41. Skipping
42. Jump on bed/couch
43. Play doctor
44. Share bed
45. Splash
46. Snowball fight
47. Make snow angel
48. Catch snowflake

These interactions would be perfect with a "confess to childhood friend" crush event since confessing to someone you knew so long would be different than a regular friend, allowing us to create our very own childhood friends trope!

Im also once again requesting wall moldings since it's definitely a feature that's missing and should preferably be added before release 🙏

2/3

[gloomy abyss]

And finally,

When babies are finalized, could we get some more hair options, clothes options and face templates of other races for them please? This concept art is amazing and I hope that’s still the direction you’re heading in seems to be already in game, I guess it was just my problem, my bad 🤣

And one last thing: not that important, but the next big update after the december one will already be inzoi's 1 year anniversary, so it'd be adorable if we got something like 1st birthday items for our toddler zois (like special hats, a special cake, present piles and some toys) to celebrate the ocassion since they'll also be turning 1.

Anyways, thank you again for the amazing update this week and I cant wait to hear more on Wednesday. Thank you for working so hard and I hope you take care of yourself 🙏

3/3

[eternal idol]

Yes!! I used to play with Adeepindigo’s mod and SimRealist!!!

I totally agree with everything you suggested!!

[eternal idol]

Or a pinch… like how in the show Caillou.. he pinches his little sister Rosie

I definitely would love to see more sibling rivalry/jealousy interactions

[slender fog]

Suggestions for toddler systems and items

• **Potty training system **: if poorly trained, will develop bad bathroom habits like peeing on themselves or in bed quite often as a child
• Playpen : to confine toddlers in an area as they are always moving ** EVERYWHERE** (including outside)!
• **Walker **: an item to help toddlers move around and to help raise their motor's skills
• **Ability to walk: ** If toddler’s motor skills are high, will have the ability to walk around instead of crawling

[thorn kindle]

dear KJun , I'm sorry you had so many problems this week. It's enough for a start that Zois can talk to each other during meals, for example.
Thank you very much for everything. I know the future of Inzoi's is bright. ❤️

[bronze totem]

Yes! The issue of movement is definitely something to consider. Personally, I don't mind the "cleaning states," because the most important thing is that it works and indicates the right time to clean the house.
However, the visual aspect of this would definitely be improved simply by improving Zoi's "path" while cleaning. I don't see a need for elaborate cleaning features, but I do see a need for visual consistency while I'm cleaning. Once again, as many people have already mentioned, one of Inzoi's biggest problems is still its animations.

[gusty thistle]

Can you elaborate on what you mean? Don't we already have different face templates for babies based on race/genetics? here's my recent one compared to two of my older babies. They all have different hair (each of the 3 hairs in the concept art), and different faces. Isn't this already very similar to the concept art you shared? Or are these the same face templates I really can't tell lol they look different to me but it might be because of the coloring.

[gloomy abyss]

Oh, might be a me problem then since I've only gotten the asian one 🤣🤣

[dense flume]

Happy holidays kjun , it is good that if a sibbling did something bad against their sibbling they could be punished for it. And learn from it or if they have malicious trait no guilt.

[earnest meadow]

Ok so I know this might seem like a small thing, but the way the dad picks up and sits down with the baby and the little family interactions are SO cute! Honestly they add so much realism, I hope to see more of this family and friend interaction.

[gloomy abyss]

Sorry kjun, just to add onto this:

Could we also maybe get the ability for toddlers to steal another toddlers bottle? And also, the ability for our adult zois to give the babies pacifiers. And maybe a kid/toddler could steal a pacifier from a baby/toddler. The pacifiers would stay while they're asleep and for up to an hour after they get soothed with a pacifier while crying

[frozen mortar]

I’m also really, really eager to see the devs’ most ambitious December plans unveiled regarding the most complicated part – core simulation alongside core QoL, personalities, and origins (it’s just the curiosity to see what inZOI would show there.)

…more realistic relationship dynamics, such as betrayal, jealousy, and rumors — as well as NPCs who recognize each other and behave differently depending on their relationships. … These improvements will be included in the December update.
For example, during dates or family trips to amusement parks, Zois will engage in more conversations and interactions with each other. Once this system is implemented, families will naturally talk more often and move together when visiting parks.
…
Some also asked for personality-driven behavior differences, which we’ll add in December.
…
AI-driven NPCs / This new system uses an LLM-based model enabling NPCs to form relationships and retain memories. It offers major advantages in story generation — with natural emotions, consistent logic, and contextual behavior. / I’d like to hold a separate discussion dedicated to this topic soon. (October 3 - December?)

[manic chasm]

It's a life simulator. Children behave this way, and there are endless fights between them because they often don't know how to behave, negotiate, or understand each other. I'm speaking as someone with three brothers and three sisters. We often had small fights when we were kids, but we always made up, or at least not right away. I don't see a problem with that. It's part of growing up, and the most important thing is that adult characters don't do that.

[dim burrow]

Wow this is a lot I love how much y’all were able to get done in such short time even if the calendar system might not be ready this shows you guys have great pacing and I love the little details added those make the game sm better for me and the CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND CLOTHES!!😍

I was wondering if you plan to continuously add these meetup spontaneous events for different types of friend hangouts like a park hangout, ice cream, go to the movies, go to the beach, mom hangout with different activities attached to them with scripts that they play out? The ones in game already make furthering relationships so much fun and I love them I hope you continue to add these in various different situations✨

Also is it possible to extend us the ability to pick from multiple activities that we can place together as a sort of “freeplay” events category where we can pick out which activities we want to play out and in whatever order we want? Or is that a whole other technical mountain to climb lol

[shrewd ledge]

Having kid siblings being little jerks to each other is very immersive. Children don't always behave like little angels and can be naughty. You can have hair pulling, pushing, toy breaking, etc.

Also, seeing children comforting not only parents but each other would be cute as well.

[dim burrow]

Yess!! And adding to this I think someone here mentioned before about adding more relationship tags which I’d love if they added!! I was thinking of an example with families to allow different types of family dynamic markers specific to specific family members. Here’s some between siblings:

• “Jealous Sibling bond”- this sibling causes the other to compete heavily for parental affections.
• “Healthy Boundaries bond” - siblings understand importance of sharing AND space
• “The Nurturing/ Protective Older Sibling” bond- wants to protect their sibling from anyone or anything that tries to harm them.
• “The Best Friend bond” - siblings develop a best friend closeness that they cherish into adulthood
• “The Annoying Sibling bond” - these bonds are when the sibling likes to playfully tease the other sibling from time to time for fun
• “The Competitive Sibling Rivalry bond” -the siblings compete w/ each other over EVERYTHING lol

These are just examples but these are things that develop automatically based on personality traits children are born with and will dictate autonomous behavior between siblings throughout childhood, but this can evolve overtime depending on the players input or the parent Zoi’s parental discipline involvement!

[gusty thistle]

One more post from me. Something has been on my mind lately in regards of interactions and autonomy. I'm not sure if this is a bug or just not a feature implemented yet, but my Zois that are married never really interact with each other autonomously in a romantic manner. If I leave them to their own devices, they will take care of their needs and take care of the baby, but they don't really seek out each other to have a chat or to just hug it out or give each other a kiss. There are some really nice romantic animations now, especially the ones on the couch. I'd love it if those animations (like the one in the screenshot) could also become stuff Zois will do autonomously if they have a good romantic relationship with each other.

[polar zenith]

I am BEYOND thrilled to hear about Christmas decor and outfits coming!!! Please focus on all age groups and also add holiday foods. Santa cookies (hint!) lol I also been requesting a Christmas music station to further bring the vibe and option to hang outdoor holiday lights on our houses! Cannot wait to see what you bring us! Much love!!! ❤️ by the way I LOVE the Christmas tree that looks like it can be in town!? 😍

[rigid latch]

Yeah visual and animation loop is my most important i dont really care for detailed system either. The system is nice as it is with the options given, it just needs to visually appeal lol

[meager wedge]

When can we expect Cahaya to be fully finished and polished? I love this game and the potential but I'm very afraid that you are focusing on launching new things (business, decorations, objects) when the existing features in-game are not functional.

[feral elbow]

I’m pretty sure they very recently announced they will be prioritizing more time next year polishing and finishing existing core systems.

[gusty thistle]

You'll want to read Kjun's reply to the previous update: #1441465036202709075 message

[polar zenith]

Can we get cute holiday costumes for kids? like a snowman costume! ☃️ or cute little Christmas tree 😍 and new holiday dresses for all ages 🎄

[frozen mortar]

The problem is that very few take on the role of mediators or are empathetic enough to understand the thoughts and perspectives of other people. What feels good for one person does not automatically mean it is good for everyone, and thus we don’t offer a form of compromise such as, for example, bringing back or refining sliders like Relationship Karma Positivity/Negativity, Crime Rate, Ghost Control – where inZOI originally had strong potential was in flexible city-wide settings of gameplay aspects, not in imposing defaults. The inZOI team originally assumed that not every option suits everyone and therefore provided choices, as if it were part of the inZOI’s philosophy. Should this philosophy be changed both within the game itself and in our discussions?

[meager wedge]

I really hope so ! 🙏🏼🍀t

[rigid latch]

Omg we need onesie pj's for adults and children!

[dim burrow]

Yea I noticed too they always autonomously romance when they’re sweethearts or true love but they don’t autonomously at all when married and I’ve never seen them autonomously do the couch romance either also… we need more intimate couch kissing!!!

[manic chasm]

My post was about this being a natural stage of life, but I sincerely believe we shouldn't bombard anyone in the community with negative reactions for it. But features like children fighting and robberies should be turnable for some people, as some may have had bad experiences and have some kind of trauma. Developers should also take this into account. So please, developers, make it possible to disable features that might upset people, frighten them, and for people with various injuries or illnesses.

[civic grotto]

Kjun, don’t worry about the complication of strollers going upstairs, here’s an idea
(Posting this again so Kjun sees)
Many strollers aren’t meant to be used while going upstairs. Maybe, when the zois go near the stairs, an animation triggers where the zois can fold the stroller’s legs so it turns into a baby seat carrier, and the zois can carry the baby upstairs without ever taking the baby out to be more convenient for the player. When the zois get upstairs, the zois can unfold the stroller back to it’s original stroller form. Basically, the stroller is portable and foldable, having two version to it, kinda like a foldable table. Why did I suggest a portable folding stroller? Because some players might not want to take the baby out of the stroller every-time they go up a stair when going to places, and strollers with leg-wheels aren’t meant to be used going up normal stairs, so I suggest a foldable stroller that zois can fold the legs of the wheels of that stroller, where it become a seat carrying the baby up the stairs.

There’s many types of strollers, but here’s one Example for my suggestion

[surreal coyote]

A niche request, but could you add winterwear with zippers closed in front? Sometimes I want my Zoi to wear something for winter without their zipper open, especially in colder cities that might be coming.

Love the gloves being added.

[lofty dirge]

한국에서 키오스크로 주문 많이 하긴하지만 그래도 종업원이 일을 하고 있어요 저도 일하는 종업원 보고 싶어요 심즈2처럼요

[civic grotto]

Kjun, add Inzoi’s main story’s lore gameplay with cinema cutscene as story progresses

(Unrelated but reposting) Like GTA, you can free roam or play the main story, where you actually get the LORE (the identity of the game) and there are cutscene when you do a mission or go to a place during the main story. Inzoi has cinema cutscenes when zois dies, and when Bora goes to the AR company. When I saw these cutscenes, I thought Inzoi will have a main story that you can play and see cutscenes, where you get to learn the lore of the game or discover mysteries and quests. I hope Inzoi can implement this. I feel like Inzoi is more than just a dress up game and it should be more than that. Games like infinity nikiki, wuwa, gta, ananta and more, they all have their main story. Inzoi is not the sim 2.0, Inzoi has a story so don’t forget it because it was shown when Bora was shown, and when zois used to question about the world being a stimulation… plus the cutscene?? Please expand on these lores with gameplays. Completing the main story and side quest can unlock items, prizes, or places, or inform players of the lore or story.

https://youtu.be/CED9eDjpu-8?si=kOYJHSNRkvu1OygO
https://youtu.be/wPLdPe0Ibp4?si=oYV5zU3yrc10rqQ2

[polar zenith]

I would like seeing the option for toddlers to gain ability to walk too. I feel like toddlers can and should do so much more at this stage besides just crawl around. Also I would like seeing the baby items functional like the walker for example and them even being able to run around and dance and play. Also for parents to read to them and tuck them in bed. They really need more focus not only with these things, but having cute little oufits. Another player on here mentioned onesies which is a MUST 😍

[late thunder]

Hi Kjun!!
I love the outfits that you showed off. I hope you added a bunch of clothes for children too. They really need more clothing options.

I love the interactions between the siblings and the child consuling their parents. We need a lot more interactions like these to make the game feel more life-like and it gives more personality to our Zoi's.
Interactions I would love to see:
• Reading children and toddlers to sleep
• Different types of hugs between
siblings and parents. A tight hug, an awkward hug, a pick up your child hug.
• forehead kisses between siblings and parents.
• different ways to scold and punish kids. (Timeout and grounding)
• more kid to kid interactions (tag, hide and seek, cops and robbers, playing pretend, rock paper scissors, jump rope, and ring around the rosie)

I can't wait to see all the little surprises in the December update!

[ripe glacier]

More interaction between family 🎉 yay!

[fossil narwhal]

Happy anniversary‼️🎉 I love these new features I might explode 😭 so many zois need the frying pan I can’t wait 😂

I really hope we can get different sleeping positions and couple cuddling maybe something like a bad sleeper/good sleeper dynamic idk hehe

THANK YOUUUU 🫂❤️

[ocean lodge]

It’s already close to the December that’s insane

[flat raft]

Love this!! Could we maybe add some depth or texture to the snow outside so it is more uneven on the ground, with footprints being left behind when you step (similar to red dead redemption 2)?

[feral snow]

Your doing an amazing job. Love the new animation and in an excited about the new foods and clothes. Thanks for the update!

[pallid canyon]

Tysm Kjun & team. I looooove the child comforting their upset parent. That is the realism that I’m looking to see more of. ❤️

[eternal idol]

I had to go back and watch the video, there were sooo many details that I missed during my first watch…

But, I’m super excited for the Gingerbread house and Christmas Trees cookies kits and the ability to set the table for different types of settings/parties…

If you zoom in closely you can see the text says “Set Table 1 Person, Set Table 4 Person, Set Table: Birthday Party”

There’s another option too, but it’s hard to read the translation

Now we just need some 6-8 person tables, for large gatherings and restaurants.

[steel blaze]

Love to all the team ❤️🫶🏻

[modern tree]

The one that your cursor is hovering over means prepare meal for an event/a gathering (or just set the table for it).

모임 = a gathering or loosely translated into an event
상차리기 = prepare meal/set the table for meal/lay out dishes

[eternal idol]

Thanks!!!

Oh it’s not my cursor, that’s a screenshot directly from Kjun’s video

[late thunder]

Playgrounds
Will the jungle gym in Cahaya become playable, and will we be able to place it in other worlds?
Can toddlers use the spring riders and playground equipment with a parent's help? (I would also like toddlers to be a bit bigger than they are now because they don’t look like toddlers)
Can we get an outdoor playhouse and a few more outdoor toys for toddlers?
I think baby swings (indoor and outdoor) would be a great addition.

Poses
I added some examples of family poses to add to the game.

Lifestage differences
I added a picture of how each life stage should look different. Right now, infants and toddlers look the same, and adolescents and teens look the same.
I believe to make the game feel unique and more immersive, we need distinct life stages that feel different and look different than each other. I want to be able to look at my Zoi and know exactly what life stage they are in without hovering over them.

And can we please please be able to create all life stages in CAZ??
Infants, toddlers, and adolescents need to be added to CAZ. It's strange that we can't create them when making a family.

[solemn haven]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the paint parent and child interaction. More of that, please—teaching children how to cook/bake, garden, sew (I did this with my grandma a lot), and fish. The second thing that caught my eye was the sibling bopping the baby’s head. I love that idea! But maybe the child can tap the baby’s head instead of a fist. Please continue to add parent interactions like teaching toddlers with books and flashcards or playing peek-a-boo, etc.

My childhood also consisted of pillow fights, playful wrestling, hide and seek (in the dark), tag, collecting cards (Pokemon/Yugioh), and urban legend games like “stiff as a board, light as a feather”, “Bloody Mary”, and “Baby Blue”. It will be nice to be able to recreate my childhood in Inzoi!

I don’t know when this will be implemented, but please, add more voices for our zois. Maybe it can come with accents as well (kind of like the one we hear on TV). This can give an illusion of different zois and can give more character to them. For example, if I made a zoi like Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption, the current voice that we have now will kind of break that immersion for me.

As for the December update, I would love it if we had different greeting interactions like bro hugs, female zois squealing when they meet their best friends, or even secret handshakes. And as for the rumors, will it be tied to Bubbly? If bubbly makes a comeback for the December update, allowing rumors, reputation, drama, and current news of the city it will be great! For example:

“A zoi broke out of jail, be on the lookout.”
“The airplane bus broke down, and traveling to other cities may be down temporarily.”

[errant jay]

Yeah, it’s pretty ridiculous that ‘newborns’ are absurdly huge with teeth and hair, while adolescents (presumably around 12 years old) look almost like adults.

[eternal idol]

And the toddlers just look like larger infants to me… also the Middle Aged Zoi’s look wayyy too old

[final scarab]

Happy anniversary to you all! I love the new features and decorations. Don't worry about the multitasking feature. Don't rush, take your time to work on it. We will be waiting. We will enjoy the new features and other things.

[manic chasm]

I think the animation of the older child hitting the younger one could be changed from a fist to a palm and add a way for it to depend on the relationship, for example, jealousy, a quarrel, or the fact that more time is spent with the younger child, a different system of punishments, not being allowed to communicate with friends, play on the computer, or eat sweets

[eternal idol]

Here’s some screenshots of life span charts from The Sims 3…

The height differences are definitely what’s needed in Inzoi.

I also wish there was a “Preschooler” age group..

[versed relic]

I would love the addition of quests similar to gtas stranger missions where hopefully one day inzoi can have a mini map that not only gives directions to locations but also shows NPC missions on the map you can interact with.

These can be either bad NPC or good NPCs and whoever you interact with directly relates to if your karma goes up and down.

After watching the paralives live mode one of the things that was really interesting to me was seeing the newspaper that reflected what was going on in the city. I would love if inzoi implemented that either with a newspaper popup or social media one.

[civic grotto]

I totally agree, would be so fun!

[supple juniper]

I hope that in the future, Adolescent (preteen in your pictures) has its own size, and we could use a size between toddler and child too (your Pre-schooler idea). For the moment, I'd settle for control over the age group length... that would drastically improve my gameplay experience (though that is supposed to be coming this December... or was... we aren't seeing any previews and that makes me nervous ! ).

But new sizes would be awesome.

[marsh temple]

Please add sibling/aunt/uncle/grandpa/grandma relationships when creating a family that way the family can have more of an extended family relationship.Please also add a heater to the pool during winter that way when it gets cold outside, water acrobatics can still continue even if it does raise the rent/utilities bill up to being more.
When building stairs for homes please add swirl steps that would be multi-functional as a slide for them to slide down on when going from floor to floor, if possible for the elderly also try to add a lift chair to the steps too!
add health tools , pace maker defibrillators, handicap accessible furniture, appliances, Handicap accessible tools and medical supplies include mobility aids (like wheelchairs, canes, and prosthetics), sensory aids (such as hearing aids and screen readers), and communication devices (from hearing loops to speech recognition software). Other examples include adaptive tools for daily living like dressing aids, kitchen tools, and home safety equipment, as well as positioning devices like cushions and splints to help with posture and health. Mobility aids
Walking aids: Wheelchairs (manual or electric), walkers, crutches, canes, and white canes.
Prosthetics and orthotics: Artificial limbs, braces (like leg or spinal braces), and orthopedic shoes.
Adaptive vehicles: Electric scooters and adaptive bikes.Home access: Stair lifts, ramps, and grab bars.
Sensory and

[spiral berry]

Yess, I agree we really need sibling/aunt/uncle/grandpa/grandma relationships

[late thunder]

I added some pictures of some cute interactions that would make family gameplay better. Seeing children off to school, helping a child brush their hair, different ways to console an adolescent/child/toddler, other ways to play with kids (airplane, piggyback rides, and being swung around), toddler/kids running to parents after school/daycare, and different ways for adults and children to walk together.

[dawn junco]

oooh, another good progress to the Inzoi absolutely amazing job devs and the other teams! I love all the interactions between the family is such a wholesome! Especially the business update. Might I add the concern for when the bulgar happened, the event interface only applies to one Zoi or the last one I'm on POV rather than the whole household? last time the bulgar happend only one Zoi can either fight or call police interaction and when I tried to go to my other Zoi, the event interface wasn't there.

Overall this update is great progress! Thank you for giving us an updates!

[marsh temple]

Communication aids
Vision aids: Eyeglasses, magnifiers, screen readers, and screen enlargement software.
Hearing aids: Hearing aids and hearing loops.
Communication devices: Communication cards, electronic speech-generating devices, and text-to-speech software.
Cognitive aids: GPS-based navigation devices, timers, and memory aids.
Assistive tools for daily living Personal care: Shower chairs, grab bars, and adapted grooming tools.
Dressing: Button hooks and shoehorns.
Mealtime: Adaptive utensils, non-slip mats, and adaptive kitchen tools.
Home safety: Medical alert systems and voice-activated lights.
Health and positioning devices Positioning equipment: Wedges, standing frames, cushions, and splints to help with posture and prevent deformities.
Medical equipment: CPAP machines, pill organizers, and POC (Portable Oxygen Concentrator) machines.
Health monitoring: Medical alert systems.

More interactions like Auror Elizabeth said because that way the game will feel interactive and realistic than what it currently is.

More exotic wildlife plants and
Pets of all types that we can have in our homes, and in zoos that way they can be support animals, animal accessories/play interactive obstacles, pet careers.
However I think there should be certain actions for these that should be limited in order to keep it pg friendly.

Good progress so far.

★★★Please fix the UE5 memory leak. ★★★

Unreal engine 5 keeps running out of memory on the video card and I have a 16 Gig Nvidia.

★★★Please fix soon before it kills the video card for others and myself.
Those are not cheap to replace!
★★★

[ivory orchid]

I was thinking , instead of teleporting after walking too much , how about having the zoi thinks of ways to not have to walk that much .
For example if I walk too much and feel too tired , I would try to find a route closer to a bus or subway , or later I would think of buying a buying a bike or any type of transportation to not have to walk that far

[strong shore]

Can we have babies without teeth and toddlers with a maximum of 3 teeth? Having the full set of teeth at such a young age feels like a big immersion breaker for the game

[solemn haven]

I would love to see this in Inzoi:

• Neighbors/NPCS have routines: commuting, jogging, grocery shopping, couples going on dates, seeing your friends at their jobs, town events, etc.
• Cats can follow you home if you feed them and bond with them enough.
• Random city power outages from rain or other circumstances,
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake (just the UI for the dialogue part and the ability to hear lore) inspires this. We can eavesdrop on other zois' conversations by clicking on the zois and choosing the option “eavesdrop.” Then, a bar of brief dialogues or their queuing log appears on the left side of the screen.
• NPC reactions. They can react depending on your mood, what the player is wearing (they can either compliment your style or judge you depending on their preference), relationship level, and past interactions.
• The option for simple interactions like “wave at zoi”, “greet zoi” (we could only do this once, and I think having it available always will be nice), say goodbye to zoi, apologize (if we bump into them), etc. These interactions don’t have to make our zois have a blown conversation, but just enough to acknowledge and then move on. We can continue the conversation if we choose to.
• I know that we can just go through the door with WASD, but it will be nice if I have the option to open the door for…, move the chair for…, help down the stairs… (for elderly, toddlers, and romantic partners). Maybe this can be tied to the karma system or help build/shape our character growth, a systemic feature where the player can: Pick up objects that NPCs drop, carry groceries, tools, luggage, or boxes for them, this can trigger positive/negative reactions like gratitude, suspicion, or embarrassment, etc. Unlock tiny dialogues: “I’ve seen you come here often, but never got the chance to talk to you. Thank you for helping me.”

[rigid latch]

**Deaths **
⦁ It'd be nice if the worlds had newspapers with purpose. There could be a list of all zois in the world who died recently (would change each month/week) and would have a date attached to it, so we could actively scroll through the list of obituaries page.
⦁ A way to opt-in or out of text messages notifications of zoi's passing away. We could instead receive calls/ or call and reach out to others about the deceased. Giving opportunity for zois grieving to ask friends if they can come over.
⦁ Being able to host family visitations that would activate when a burial wreath is set outside of a home so those who pass by could give respect to the grieving family.

Traveling

• When zois go on vacation and head to the transportation shuttle they should have luggage bags in hand to give the effect they're heading off somewhere. And will carry the luggage until they check into the hotel.
  ⦁ Having emotional buff of jet-lag when they return home from trips where they're more tired than usual for 48 in game hours.
  ⦁ When traveling to a different world the time of day should change also, because it remains the same time as the home world or when traveling across multiple worlds. If this is a possible implementation.
  ⦁ Different accents tones for different world regions to give atmospheric sense they're in a foreign world
  ⦁ Being able to learn the local languages of different worlds, there's a mod that was made for this for the Sims 4 but it was skill they had to obtain where they could eventually become fluent, otherwise they couldn't communicate with locals. But there could be language guides at gift shops for them to learn conversational skills.

Food Delivery & Running businesses

• Being able to order pizza on the phone and a delivery driver would hand it to our zois
• Ability to order food from restaurants that get delivered by a zoi instead of a box.
• Will we be able to run our own food trucks and ride around the city?

[gloomy abyss]

Dear kjun, would be be possible to improve and expand the body sliders? The body sliders feel a little limiting at the moment (particularly the midsection), and the breast and butt sliders look boxy on the higher settings.

We need breast + butt size, sag, and distance. The butt slider should be available for both genders.

Also, calf, thigh, and arm thickness, ribcage slider, and weist slider. The hip slider also looks boxy and should be reworked.

Likewise, male bodies also need more sliders. That way, we'll be able to create even more unique zois.

Basically, I want zois to look natural on the higher slider settings, as opposed to them looking like they got implants

[frail zinc]

Happy holidays! I love everything you are doing...keep up the good work. 🥰

[steep delta]

Yeah there were some sections where I froze the video just to try and see what was going on. I'm pretty sure the board in this pic is for the open police career though since they said that was coming with the update.

[modern minnow]

Dear kjun i am worried about multi-player please don't make it where other people can mess with your build and story please make it optional I don't think inzoi needs it but if you do plz make it optional

[sinful stratus]

Unless with a password to prevent someone from hijacking..

[modern minnow]

I don't want multi-player I'm so worried I don't want anyone in my zoi world to mess my stuff up and ruin it 😔 I'm so worried but trust the team

[rigid latch]

It's funny you mention routines as they were working on this a few months ago and showcased it but haven't mentioned it anymore-I wonder if they're still working on it or it's been paused for now? The routines were based on how our zois were feeling and the desires they had and it could change day to day.

[eager phoenix]

I just wanted to add something minor. I was wondering if you could add stretch marks to skin details under create a zoi. I love playing the sims 4 pandasama childbirth mod, and one of my favorite features is the strechmarks that sims get during and after their pregnancy. I would love a minor detail like that. On that tangent, could we please be able to go into CAZ for pregnant zois ? I understand not being able to edit their body, but I would love to be able to update their clothes for a more maternity friendly look, hair, makeup, stretch marks, etc. Attached to my post is an in game photo I took of my sim with the stretch marks that came with the pandasama childbirth mod

[lethal siren]

My favorite gloves half palm gloves. should be added ❤️

[gloomy abyss]

Dear kjun,

With the ability to run family businesses coming, I fear that zois will end up accumulating a LOT of wealth with nowhere for it to go.

In the sims 4, money was incredibly easy since there wasnt nothing for sims to buy aside from furniture. My theory is that had they had to buy groceries and clothes, the money would be gone faster.

So, my proposition is this:

First of all, once all foods have required ingredients, there should be 2 grocery stores: one regular supermarket and an expensive market. The expensive market will provide an "organic" buff to zois that eat it and maybe even lower their chances of catching sickness? The dishes could also be a level higher.

Second, remove the ability for zois to wear everything available from planning outfits while in live mode (can toggle off with a switch in settings), and instead only be able to dress up zois in clothes you bought. Cities should have at least 2 clothing stores: a department store that sells normal priced clothes, and an expensive boutique that sells clothes at insane prices. Buying these clothes could also provide a buff.

Anyways, I hope you would consider this since it would add a TON of gameplay that specifically involves money! Bonus points if each bought piece of clothing can only be worn by a single zoi at a time

[normal pulsar]

The walking motion is too stiff/robotic. It wasn’t like that before the update, but after switching to fast walking, it is

[small cipher]

I love this idea!

For the clothing option, the option to disable accessing clothes in Caz in game would be game changing!
Each category in Caz can have a price attached to it so when we choose from that category the cost totals up and the money is deducted from our household funds when we exit Caz.

Also if the only way to access Caz in game was by visiting a clothing store, that might be cool too.

[arctic turtle]

Just Fantastic 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[gloomy abyss]

To further elaborate on this:

All clothes a zoi doesn't own/have available will have a lock on them while planning outfits from the dresser at home, and each clothing they do own will have a number next to it, and every time a zoi in the family wears it, the number will go down, and when it's at 0, it'll lock and we won't be able to select it. Basically, a simple stock system. That will add a lot more immersion, realism, and challenge to the game (like trying to keep your 8 kids dressed)

[gusty thistle]

I love the buying outfits to expand your wardrobe too, like in Sims 2. Definitely also make expensive designer clothes for our chaebol families to wear! You can also already buy clothes in the game now so it shouldn't be too hard to make.

[faint bobcat]

Penalties such as detention for going out (outside of school), a ban on playing computer games or watching TV would be an interesting idea

[plucky heron]

Babies are not the only ones it's the same for the adults as well all the hair is Asian besides the African hair. If you don't fit into these two groups no hair styles for you currently in game the second I add hair or beards to my characters they look Korean I've pretty much given up playing till they add in some diversity.

[gloomy abyss]

And another idea:

The ability for our zois to "swap" food items while cooking. So for example, if a salad requires 3 vegetables, then we could choose the vegetables. However, this system could actually even improve gameplay cause let's say there's a dish that requires meat. Swapping the meat in that dish for tofu (for example) would turn the dish vegetarian. Or even a dish requires milk, but the zois only have cream, so they can just use the cream to cook. Or swapping hot peppers/gochujang with sweet peppers/tomatoe paste would turn a spicy dish non spicy. Will definitely add a whole lot more gameplay to the cooking system.

You can look at the cooking system from life by you to get what i mean 🫰

Unfortunately, the original video that explain that system has been taken down, but I found another video that goes over the features here:

https://youtu.be/bZ_EdGHQz_k?si=QMrySQwPuOCcLb4s

[dense flume]

Would love to see those stages and that the toddler accesoires can be used

[keen fable]

There are over 60 hairs in the game and not even 15 of them are African hairstyles so that’s just a bunch of bs to basically say they’re being catered to when it’s not even a quarter of the total hairs in the game💀🙄🙄🙄 this is the third time I’ve seen you make this comment and it’s simply just not true.

[gusty thistle]

We're in early access like pre-base game I think the amount of hairstyles shouldn't be a priority right now as those can easily be expanded on later by the devs or modders. I want more hairstyles too, but I don't think that's where early access resources should be going to. Better to focus on core gameplay first.

[mild quiver]

Yessss, thanks team to give us the possibility to have differents hairs by differents outfits ❤️

[brave radish]

Do we have an update yet on the bug where traveling to another city removes gay romance options? It's been three months 😭

[silver veldt]

Oh, very good!!! Really! Thank you for all the work you're doing!!!💯 🙏 💖

[feral dock]

Please focus more on gameplay rather than clothes, hairs, accessories etc etc

[dense flume]

can we make sure that cleaning up should be not only about one thing but it allow immediatly the zoi to use any device, throwing in trash, cleaning with broom. Giving them clear directions that it is only in the house. dusting off. Cleaning the countand tables, that it is for a whole thiong and not one specific thing than add it to family cleaning moments. Like a group activity so that it goes faster

[white topaz]

Amazing update!!! So many cool new details to be added. I really appreciate the realism that you are focusing on when responding with these updates.

[noble adder]

Oh, I love so much of what's shown, except the lottery. No one plays the lottery without a chance at a jackpot prize. If a lottery ticket is nothing more than something to satisfy an urge, I'll just delete the lottery ticket booths because they're useless. The cost of a ticket is far too high if you can't even win 1000 mew.

I used to care about my zois doing good karma actions so they could eventually win some money in the lottery. You took away karma, so I can't do that. I thought I will just have them buy tickets more often, but now you make the lottery unnecessary/have no legitimate reason to exist.

The lottery was a way to get an injection of cash without cheating (when karma lottery wins were possible), but now it's a waste of the zois' time, not to mention the studio's time. Why did you put a lottery system in the game if it's really just meant to be for a free meal or two?

[sour coral]

is inzoi planning to add path tracing in 2026?

[plain drum]

It's all looking like great additions! My main issue at the moment is not being able to control ageing. My Zoi's die before their children even reach adulthood. Will we be getting any ageing cheats or settings in the December update? 🙂

[noble adder]

Yeah, I don't like that. I understand Kjun's statement that it's not nice but does happen between siblings... but I think that should only be between children. Hitting toddlers needs to be something we can completely disable!!

Will they enable child psychiatric services for violent children who hurt toddlers? My zoi parents would absolutely want urgent treatment for their child if they did that!

But I really don't want it and was disappointed to see it is being added. Scolding a violent child doesn't solve their issues, and might just encourage even more of it. I'm for realism, but not when it comes to any kind of abuse. 😭

EDIT: I read a suggestion to change the fist to open hand, but I still say hitting should be between children only. If the malicious children need to be cruel to toddlers, I think poking with a finger is sufficient because it's mean and will make a baby cry.

[dense flume]

Your rigth there is not a lot of African hairs at all!

[strong shore]

I totally agree, something that would make this game feel unique and special is the lore and a story mode where the zois, AR company, the cats, and bora are involved. The story mode from Ghost play isn't enough, it would be great to transplant the same system for the living mode.

[dim burrow]

Yes we definitely need more ways to spend money or else having and accumulating wealth won’t really be worth it. I hope they implement more gameplay to buying clothes, add hair and nail styling services. With businesses coming into the game starting with the ones kjun mentioned in his post, I hope that opens up the possibility in the future for more kinds of businesses and careers to be added. I had an idea with nail stylist that there could be a decaying overlay after going over a week without getting your nails done, and materialistic Zoi’s would especially be impacted by this😂

[rotund ridge]

Loving the new jumpers. Hope more gloves are included too!

[manic chasm]

This is exactly what I wanted to say, only between these two stages and no others, only in a certain case

[noble adder]

Do you mean just between children and adolescents? Or only a child zoi poking a toddler to be mean?

I'd prefer no one do anything to the toddlers, but poking at most.

I think that slaps between child siblings or even adolescent zois, and other ways of bickering could add a lot of interest to family gameplay for sure—if there are meaningful consequences parents can enforce.

It would be nice if there could be different parenting strategies too, such as scolding or attempting to use the situation as a teaching moment. Perhaps the teaching moment succeeds and the child who started it apologizes because they understood the lesson and took it to heart, or the lesson fails and the instigator is emboldened in their negative behaviour. Likewise, scolding could cause the child to want to avoid that conflict, but not necessarily to avoid being an instigator. They might also be emboldened, and become more secretive because they see the parent in a different light after the scolding.

I know some children become much more defiant if they're scolded, while others will want to avoid repeating the experience.

It would be interesting to see different parenting styles that would be more or less effective with zois based on their trait and characteristics. Or it's all based on chance, but there are more options to guide the child zois learn as they grow.

[mighty path]

I agree. Now there's almost no difference between pre-teens and teenagers, but there's too much difference between children and pre-teens; the latter seem too tall.

[charred python]

Since I cannot downvote you because I am blocked apparently, I wanted to write to express my opinion to this. I think "We can hit babies now" is a wild exaggeration of what we saw on the screen. The kid was being nasty, but not violent, and anyone with two eyes can see that.

[late thunder]

Hitting a younger sibling isn't violent. At least not the way shown in the video. Now, if the child was hitting the toddler over and over again, that would be different. I would like to see it be an open hand instead of a fist, though. Siblings tease, hit, and yell at each other in real life. I had three younger siblings, and I have five kids. None of us were violent, but we definitely had our fair share of sibling fights growing up, and we also always had each other's backs.

[errant jay]

This. Children do not need a psychiatrist just because they hit a sibling in a fit of temper. Scolding and punishment for sure, but the fact is that children ARE more violent than adults because they haven't learned to fully control their emotions and actions (toddlers are actually the most violent age group, but obviously they can't seriously hurt anyone because they're not strong enough). If they're doing it on a regular basis that would be different, as you say.

[modern tree]

I understand where you are coming from. The physical teasing shown in the video is very familiar in East Asia because it resembles knuckle flicking, which is generally viewed as developmentally normal and something parents can easily correct once they notice it. You are also right that a child psychiatrist should be involved if the child repeatedly harms the sibling in an indiscriminate way or shows other concerning behaviors. Although you can technically label it as hitting, the act shown is extremely mild and it feels misleading to group it together with more painful or harmful forms of hitting. With that in mind, I think games like inZoi should try to appeal to a diverse player base with different cultural backgrounds. Using teasing behaviors that are more universally understood, such as gentle poking, light flicking on the shoulder, or taking a toy away or such out of jealousy, would avoid confusion and make the interactions more accessible for a wider audience.

[warm oyster]

Inzoi community asked for more drama and conflict.. and I guess this is them trying to do that? 😂 Not saying I agree entirely, but ability to bonk babies is at least more realistic than the goofy ssa frying pan.

[errant jay]

That's interesting; I didn't realise that was an East Asian thing. What was clear to me from the video is that the 'hit' was a very light tap and didn't actually harm the toddler apart from upsetting them, though as I said earlier, an open-palm slap animation might convey this better.

[gritty bobcat]

They should probably tone down that animation so no one panics over their pixel family. Maybe the child could just give a gentle push instead of a fist, and have the infant wobble a bit... keep it cute, not a tiny WWE match. But we still need negative interactions if we want a realistic life sim. The world isn’t all rainbows and sunshine, after all.

[spring vine]

So do we want realism and conflict or do we still want rainbows and unicorns?. I never thought something like this would cause a reaction. C'mon now 😭

[mighty path]

I'd really like Zoi to have more spontaneous likes and dislikes, both in friendships and romantic relationships. Some people have an immediate first impression—here in Italy, we say "gut feeling"—so it's more difficult to establish a relationship.
In the latter case, they could also be based on physical characteristics—for example, a person might be more attracted to partners with hair or eyes of a certain color—or on personality traits.

[charred python]

i guess it's a way to handle the opinions they don't like... 🫠

[earnest viper]

Please stay faithful to the topic of the thread, rather than have side conversations Kjun and Co will have to read through

[errant jay]

It seems to me that bringing back the world sliders for negative and positive interactions would solve a lot of the problems here. That said, in practical terms, the devs can't possibly include a slider / toggle for absolutely everything players might find upsetting. Plenty of people get upset by things like car accidents, storms, vomiting (e.g. for morning sickness or food poisoning), creepy-crawlies, etc. If you want a 'cosy' game where everything is rosy and nothing bad ever happens, there are plenty like that already - I want InZoi to remain a LIFE sim which shows the darker side of life as well as the good side.

[dense coral]

As someone who has grown up with siblings, and taken care of nephews I find the animation not only funny but pretty realistic. I like the direction the team is going with these, keep it up.

[late thunder]

This is not an immediate want, but maybe someday down the line, we could get splash pads and a little kids' pool area.

[mighty path]

As for fights between children, which sometimes lead to physical fights, I don't think it's excessive. Anyone who has children knows that up to a certain age, it's something that happens not only between siblings, but also between schoolmates, and that needs to be addressed, but that doesn't mean the person in question is violent.
For example, I find it much more "violent" when I read that someone starved one of their unwanted Zoi to death (and I've read it more than once), but I keep quiet, because it's a game and everyone plays as they want. I place myself halfway between realism and unicorns. Maybe a little more towards unicorns 😀

[full torrent]

The only thing I agree with this is her 3rd point. I do not want any fantasy in this game its suppose to depict real life. Ghosts are real so that didnt turn me off. But werewolves and mermaids? No. Aliens... maybe. Lol

[eager phoenix]

I'm not sure if this was something that's already in the works, but when zois clean, they use items on surfaces that don't make sense. Such as mopping the carpet, sweeping the carpet, vacuuming tile/wood, sweeping grass, vacuuminng grass, etc.. Since we already have to choose specific surface materials, could you please add a restriction to how that material type is cleaned ? Such as vacuuming only being limited to carpet, and mopping/sweeping only being limited to wood/tile/etc, lawnmowers for grass,

[modern tree]

In light of the real-estate management features, I was wondering if we might be able to play multiple households within the same building under one screen, where one household could act as the landlord or where all households could simply be rent-paying tenants. The shabby screenshot is just to show what I had in mind when I thought of this.

[keen fable]

We’re supposed to yes

[tribal coyote]

Dev team cooking

[tribal coyote]

I like the push-up idea too. If possible, could advance exercises be unlocked after reaching the max fitness rank or completing the fitnesse quest?

Such as: Muscle-ups, Handstand push-ups, 1-arm push-ups, etc

Also... just throwing it out there -- ugly Christmas sweater design contest

[plucky heron]

You say over 60 hairs in the game but all those 60 hairs are either Korean hair or African hair so only Korean an African players can make themselves. This game has a realistic art style it is not Sims 4 hair that works for everyone because it works for no one unless you know people who have Lego like hair, so it is important that InZOI with a realistic art style is inclusive to more players with its hair styles which it is not at all.

[dusky shoal]

that daughter knocking the baby upside the head is hilarious 😂😂😂

[neon zephyr]

Could we please have Zois use the same item design as the one we bought and placed in their home? For example, if we bought a black vacuum, Zois should use the same black vacuum design. Not the one with different design or color

[frozen mortar]

Thanks to the person who found this footage from Gamescom. So this is the LLM-based dialogue system under testing that they were planning to show us, it looks very promising and, in some ways, revolutionary for the genre.

UPD: For those who asked about the possibility of accurate lip‑sync in inZOI, here it works 100% with MH Animator + TTS.

-# IMHO this is an example of what a game can be, with unique features and technological breakthroughs from an AI‑first 9B‑dollar company.

[rigid latch]

For setting dinner table for 4+ people it'd be nice to be able to select which recipe dish we want to serve or have all the meals be the same.
Including seeing zoi drink from a glass while eating a meal too.

[vagrant geode]

The child hitting the baby is way too aggressive... Maybe having the child take a toy away from the baby would be a better alternative, but if the child is going to hit the baby, I would not want to have both a baby and a child in my household; that's just wild.

[civic grotto]

Fix this problem 😭 Allow saves being usable during every update etc.

I know during the update, we have to create a new save but I wonder why can’t we just have our old one transferred to the new one? I find it a hassle having to restart to a whole family every update after everything that I built. I know this is an early access but does that mean when full access comes, we have to keep restarting every potential update?

[civic grotto]

I think hitting the baby is a bit too much. For the future of Inzoi to avoid backlash, I advice to replace it with talking to the baby like scolding instead. I rather have two babies fight each other rather than someone older hitting a baby. Same goes for kids, the adults shouldn’t be able to hit kids. This is to avoid child abuse in games.

Off topic, I was watching Neuworld and I saw that zois can run away from home. I haven’t had it happen to me yet, but I wonder why we can’t put missing person’s posters up or call the missing zoi.

[stray hill]

Love everything in this update! 🙏

🍼 I see some are concerned with the child bonking the baby on the forehead. I didn't think it was too aggressive myself (wasn't a punch or anything like that). Maybe if this will bother players, we can instead have the child push the baby backward with a finger? Like a pointing gesture... would still be mean but not as "aggressive"? 🤔 I hope for autonomous actions, this will be personality based as well as not all children would do this to their baby sibling. Would also be great if there are two children in the household for one child to defend the baby against the other child if they see this action (also personality based reaction).

🌼 For the My Business feature, can we get (now or in the future) some expanded gardening options for the flower shops? It would be great to grow our own flowers and plants. Unlocking special or rare seeds as our skills increase or our business success grows would be awesome as well.

[civic grotto]

I don’t understand whoever put eye-roll emoji on this one. You have to restart to a whole new family whenever a new updates comes almost every month, which is a hassle so how is this suggestion a problem?? The suggestion doesn’t take away from your personal gameplay?

[dim burrow]

Ngl when I saw the kid hit the toddler I was like wow so they also added… child… abuse??😃 lmao I was a little confused because it happened so quick😂😭😭 but I’m sure there’s more to it then what they’re showing

[strong shore]

WOOOOOOWWWWWW OMGGGG

[modern tree]

I believe the request is reasonable; however, I also sense that some people would want new features added regardless, even it'd mean they could only be incorporated at the cost of having to lose their previous save files. Afterall, a lot of games treat saves as disposable during Early Access, but yeh I still hear you.

[civic grotto]

I was so confused because people can always start a new family, update or not, but I lose my old family every update 😞

[frozen mortar]

Additional info on this LLM-based dialogue model from Gamescom 2025:

A feature that allows real-time conversation with users through voice recognition was also showcased.
Kim (Changhan – Krafton CEO?) explained:
“The Zois you see here interact and determine their own motions. We didn't input data; they take the most appropriate actions based on the data within inZOI, and they even convey their emotions and even harass each other.”
-# The feedback on Reddit right now (after the info was brought up) is very impressed, kinda jealous of how they’ve got it there, and how here, in the main feedback channel, it falls short.

[civic grotto]

I hope this is base game and not like third party.

[errant jay]

But you don't have to restart? I'm still playing saves from the Cahaya update back in August. A few of the new features like different body sizes for crowd NPCs are missing, but they're still perfectly playable.

Regarding the AI voices... I'm less impressed than other people here tbh. It's a cool concept but they sound painfully robotic. I think I'll stick to Zoi language for the moment.

[trail grove]

-# 🤭 It might sound less awkward if they speaks in Zoi language but generate real reaction and text respond for all localization

[eager phoenix]

I would like to piggy back off your comment. In addition to having a meal, can it please include a drink by default ? For example, if they prepare a meal and grab a serving, could you provide a drop down or something where they can select what drink they want instead of them preparing the meal, setting the plate down, and having to direct them to go back into the fridge to grab a drink?

[civic grotto]

I can still play old saves but I won’t have the new stuff in the new version, which is sad for me. But it seems like what Ryan said, some people might want to create new saves and dispose of old ones? Though, people can always delete old saves but you won’t be able to get the old save of your family to transfer to the updated version.

[errant jay]

There isn't that much missing that I know of. All the Halloween stuff etc. is there. Of course this may change as they release more updates, but I haven't really noticed much difference between my old saves and the new ones I started following the update.

[civic grotto]

Maybe just me but my old save was glitching the hell out, forcing me to make a new family because of the update.

[strong shore]

This is absolutely revolutionary and a game changer. I remember suggesting before the early access launch that they could implement the character.ai interaction system with voices and artificial intelligence, like in the calls of that app. I never imagined they would implement it with lipsync and achieve it so well 🤯

[frozen mortar]

There are so many debates about child abuse, and such a simple solution might exist that I can’t help but add my two cents.

In inZOI there are settings called Control City Status (the name might already have been changed, but it’s ok for now):

• With the removal of Karma, two settings were also deleted: Conversation Karma Positivity / Negativity. But instead of removing such a gem, the cruel options should’ve been separated under the control of these sliders. Decrease Negativity – get a 0% chance of such actions + hidden in the action-menu stack (and then, with further Karma refinement, decide whether these are “karmic” actions).

• Likewise, for the police and for burglars, the City Safety setting should apply: with Very High = 0% chance, with Very Low = 200%.

• The same kind of slider should be added for Ghosts.

It feels like the answer is right on the surface, but devs often no longer mention these settings, and now even remove them, meaning they no longer tend to offer a flexibly customizable gameplay style, which raises concern about their complete disregard (?). Dear devs, please reconsider this.

[errant jay]

That's a shame. Did you have a lot of modded content by any chance? (This conversation might be better in the Gameplay Questions section actually.)

[civic grotto]

Yes, I would like to see a delivery man actually come and deliver things. This made me remember about the police, the police doesn’t take zois to the police car before disappearing, they just vanish into thin air AND when you have two police chasing one zoi, when one police gets the zoi, the other police is glitching out and trying to get the zoi that’s already caught.

[gloomy abyss]

As someone who has 5 siblings, fights between siblings are completely normal. Only one of my siblings didnt get bonked, and that's only because he was born in my late teens. I think the toddler interaction should be kept because it adds to realism. Did none of you see the videos of little kids hitting babies? It happens. Theyre little kids, not adults. If you want some cozy games with perfect kids, getting perfect grades and perfect families, go play paralives. From what I heard, they aren't even planning to add drama. Also, you're all equation a child knocking on a toddler's head to a WWE grand champion spin slammer move. Like 😭

Sims 4, you cant even yell at toddlers. Sims 3, you can take a candy from a toddler, but only if youre evil. Frankly, I had enough of those goofy pg interactions.

And to the person suggesting the kid needs psychiatric services for hitting a toddler: you definitely didnt grow up with siblings, or you would be suggesting it to literally every single person who had siblings of similar ages. FYI, my partner's sister left a permanent scratch scar on my partner's cheek cause mh partner was posing for a photo and she got jealous. Sucks, but completely normal. I myself have gotten a black eye from my sister when she opened the cupboard on my face

[gusty thistle]

People saying the knuckle on the toddler's head is child abuse must have never had any siblings? Children in the game are like below 10 years old. Young siblings fight all the time and they aren't old enough yet to know the force behind their actions. I think it's a bit much to call it child abuse. It's just a lil bonk on the head, not a punch in the face lol. It's realistic if anything. My sisters and I did way worse to each other as young kids, not realizing at all our actions could actually hurt the other until it was already too late.

Can we please have this life sim actually depict life instead of some sanitized version of it? I was so happy to finally see something real I'm gonna be sad if it's not gonna be added. We don't want a utopia and siblings fighting is part of life.

[civic grotto]

I have a lot of siblings but even when I was 10, I would never go and smack my baby siblings or bully a baby that can’t even defend itself because it was wrong and would be traumatizing. The only fights I had were with kids my age, so that is why I would suggest scolding, small poke, or a baby vs a baby and a kid vs a kid, not a baby vs a kid where the kid is smacking the baby or a kid vs an adult where the adult is smacking a kid. 😅

[frozen mortar]

I downvote only because people speak on behalf of everyone, without trying to show empathy or consider differences in life situations and perspectives, and also by sending players from one game to others, without acknowledging inZOI’s significant need for players, which diverges from the company’s official global expansion strategy (which already implies diversity). I suggested not to remove, but to include it in the settings as Conversation Karma Negativity. That’s all.

UPD: Unlike adult violence, child abuse is excluded from games even with an 18+ rating, because it is considered high‑risk content, and regulators aim to protect against traumatic themes as well as eliminate legal risks. (UNICEF, ESRB, PEGI, USK – Germany)

-# I have a sister and a nephew. I never hit my sister, neither at age 5 nor at 10, the belt would’ve been waiting. And my nephew’s autistic, so even raising a hand at him would cut off communication completely.

[gusty thistle]

Where did you see an adult smacking a kid in the video? That's not part of the game at all so that's a bit of a far jump to make. A 6/7 year old (quite gently) bonking a 2/3 year old isn't child abuse (the baby is a toddler, not an infant because it's roaming already. The toddler looking too young for its age is another problem tbh). It's bullying for sure, but plenty of siblings bully each other. And the kid got scolded by the parent, so it's not like the game is glorifying it. The same video literally shows Zois hitting another zoi with a frying pan, which can kill another person, but a small kid bonking their younger sibling is too aggressive and shouldn't be included in the game? I struggle to understand this logic.

I personally would prefer it if there were a lot more bullying options including the ones you suggested like stealing a toy and such. Because not every sibling relationship is positive like the lucky one you had.

To add to this: the animation is a bonk on the head not a hit/slap/punch, I think it's a bit much to say the child is hitting their sibling.

[civic grotto]

You guys want realism, even some adult smack their kids, and that’s abuse and certain things shouldn’t be included, but at this point some people might suggest it if they get too much free will. In the video, just because it was a bonk doesn’t mean the baby or toddler wasn’t hit? Would you allow your 10 to 15 year old smack a baby and toddler?

During wishlist, hitting kids wasn’t favored but now it is??? If the days come and people start asking for adult hitting a kid, that would be a bad idea. I’ll end this conversation here. If the suggestion in the video were to go through, then I guess we need a turn off and on option.

[gusty thistle]

I think there's a difference between something that's a calculated action by a person fully aware of what they're doing and the consequence of their actions, and two small children fighting. This is just creating hyperboles to make your point but they're really not in the same ballpark. Of course it's not okay for an adolescent or teen to hit a baby or toddler. The other party in the video was a small child, not a teen.

It's kinda useless to have discussions based on different hypothetical situations that are obviously very different from what was shown in the video.

Why is it different? Adolescents and teens already have learned enough about their own strength and force to know it is bad to use physical force on another human being. You cant say the same of a small child. They still have to learn that. It's an entirely different situation. In the situation of the adolescent/teen/adult they perform their action knowingly. A small child still uses physical force out of frustration, anger or jealousy not fully aware of the consequences. That's why it's a realistic situation that can happen with any set of young siblings.

Also of course I wouldn't 'allow' it. if it happened my zoi parent would totally scold the child, exactly like in the video.

[gloomy abyss]

That child is 6 at best, tf do you mean 10-15 😭

Also, where tf did you see someone suggest adults should be hitting toddlers? If anything, thats one thing everybody can agree should not be added.

And growing up with cousins/nephews doesnt count if you dont live with them 24/7. So unless you grew up in a house having to tolerate people your age 24/7, with your parent scolding you if you play with a toy your younger sibling wants, you didnt grow up with siblings and cant pretend to know what it's like to grow up with one. I also grew up with cousins and my childhood bestie that I've known since I was 3. I never hit them, but I did hit my siblings. But that's because I didnt spend 24/7 with them in close proximity. Especially on long car rides when the sibling next to you breathes too loud

[small cipher]

I remember what I wanted to say! Please make it so zois stop trying to throw away gifts, crafted gems and objects found ocean diving. It's annoying having to lock everything up because if autonomy is on and you look away for a second they will walk over and throw the item away. At least introduce a lock mechanism that we can use to decide what items are out of reach of the zois when displayed

[civic grotto]

@gloomy abyss @gusty thistle you guys are forgetting people all grow up from a baby to an adult, so explaining to me about kids or what they do doesn’t change anything about how I feel about a kid hitting a baby. No, I have not hit a baby while being a 5 to 10 or older, because I knew it was wrong. We can agree to disagree.

Child rivalry can be done without a kid physically hitting a baby.

[civic grotto]

They ignore that you were 10 and knew it was wrong. It all has to do with bad parenting for a 7 year old to be hitting a 2 year old.

[mighty path]

That's not exactly the case. I'm still playing with the families from the March save, and so far I haven't noticed any differences with the new saves I created for testing. I read that the prison doesn't work, but I can't tell you because it's a part of the game I'm not interested in.
Anyway, being able to save families is something I've asked for, too. I read that the family tree probably won't work with old saves, and that's something I don't want to give up.

[pliant heath]

I understand that you find it annoying and you’re not the only one, this game is in early access and K.jun himself also understands it can be difficult to maintain the same save file (bug free and updated) after major updates.. so for now on we have to kinda deal with the early access struggles until they have found a solution to keep old save files bug free and updated so that we don’t have to create a new one even after big updates.. it’s a bummer but maybe they will fix this soon.

[civic grotto]

There’s no real seen number for you to say the child is 6 when they can be 8 or 10. She physically look older than 6.

[civic grotto]

I have like 5 siblings, related by blood, and I am the second oldest and never hit any of my crawling baby siblings. If fighting with younger siblings becomes a thing, hopefully it doesn’t become too aggressive in the future.

[gusty thistle]

They can also be one day apart in age in the game. I think it's no use to continue this discussion, both opinions are clear, devs will read them and make up their own minds.

[late thunder]

Adolescents and Teens
I would like to see different ways parents can console older children versus younger children.
Parents should still be able to tuck in older kids and try to kiss their forehead, and depending on how close their relationship is or how the tween/teen is feeling they can roll over and ignore the kiss.
Parents could have serious talks with their older kids in situations of divorce, death, and illness.
Tweens/teens should be able to be rebellious based on traits and mood swings, and this could cause relationships to suffer. (Ding on ditch, sneaking out, and egging windows)
Consequences for actions: Grounding, serious talks, and lecturing.
They should be able to tease siblings: Flick nose, noogie, ruffle hair, push, take a toy away, and hold it up high out of reach of the younger sibling.
They should have more of a desire to hang out with friends at the arcade, mall, skating rink/skateboard park, bowling alley, etc.
Adolescents should be able to start having crushes, puppy dog love, and maybe a first kiss.
Teens can start dating, have their first kiss, learn to drive, and get their first job.
Objects that I feel would benefit these lifestages:
Treehouse
Bikes
Skateboards
Football
Tennis courts to play on
Trampoline

[polar zenith]

Not sure if it's only my game but the cafes no longer have food and I wanted my zoi to order a piece of cake. Only drinks and bread were available. If it is not just my game please add back being able to buy food in cafes. I also saw some players mention on here that certain zoi stages don't look their age and yes for me this has been a issue too! Toddlers look like big infants and just crawl like infants and for someone like me who loves playing the toddler stage I really hope that changes! Also the pre teens look too old. I want a stage that looks like 11-13 and not look like 17 or young adult. So pre teens should still look very young. And toddlers should look older. If you all were brought up with sims like me we all remember how the toddler stage was and how they could gain ability to walk and even run around and it is a really cute fun stage! I want to see zoi toddlers walk and learn to talk, even look at picture books and do so much more activity at this stage.

[dim burrow]

‼️This is why I suggested they add dynamics between sibling relationships that are triggered by the personalities they’re born with and affect the autonomous behavior between siblings‼️ Not just something added to relationship panels but something that actually shows in their autonomous behavior with each other is important (and also not just good autonomous behavior vs bad behavior there should be a specific behavior tied to each dynamic)

[tribal coyote]

I agree. From my perspective, inozi aims for realism... and a child hitting another child in that manner is perfectly acceptable to display.

I'm not sure if that's already in the game, but it would be awesome if there's like a pop-up notification so you can correct sibling fighting/bullying though.

Or not correct.. and little just one sibling become a school bully that eventually builds-up bad karma and go jail 🤷‍♂️

[late thunder]

I added some pictures of cute winter clothing for children. They are really lacking in clothing options. Can you also add tights to the sock section?

[rocky kettle]

I loved the new interactions, I just hope they happen spontaneously too, as something unpredictable. I hope Inzoi brings more unpredictability and chaos to the game, in a spontaneous way that doesn't require our intervention to happen. I'm still waiting for the news to get back to playing...

[late thunder]

I was watching an early video of InZoi and saw there was a merry-go-round. Will this be coming in the future? I can't wait for all the park objects to become functional. The same goes for the skatepark, tennis courts, soccer, and volleyball. Keep up the great work!

[autumn carbon]

I remember how bare the game was when it luanch and now it's like completly different. I just think that's crazy. KEEP IT UP KRAFTON!!!

[eternal idol]

Yes… there should be a gradual increase in the Zoi’s size as they progress through their early childhood development and clear recognition of which life stage they are currently in..

The toddler and Adolescent models are in desperate need of some TLC.

The Preteen/Adolescent stage is something that has never been fully developed in any life sim game.. So, I feel that if Inzoi actually takes the time to build on this stage, it would really set the game apart from others.

[glad swan]

Kjun, will there be an update allowing all Zois in the same household to lock and unlock doors individually, instead of only the oldest one? 🙏🙏🙏

[alpine vigil]

Family dynamics aren’t always wrapped in pastel and unicorns. A moment like a kid bonking a baby (is very light actually, there’s much worse and if thats the case im sure more would point out) is the imperfect behavior that many families have, and it doesn’t mean anyone is endorsing harm. These small flaws are part of how children learn consequences, and how characters grow. This creates emergent stories. That’s the heart of a simulation.

An option to disable negative behaviors can be helpful for some players, but it has to be handled carefully. If every uncomfortable or realistic moment is expected to be sanitized, the game risks losing its depth and turning into something flat and consequence-free. It can be a toggle, sure. But what happens when players from different experiences pick and choose what is okay and not okay? That would need every individual toggle and not just one universal toggle

[meager wedge]

Here's some features that we need and have been mentioned on the forum :
▫️Allow us to lock/unlock doors depending on the sims 🔓
▫️Let us keep the functionality of a lot when downloading it from Canvas 🎨
▫️ Fix/improve Cahaya (how to get there, rental, animations) 🏝️
▫️Let us pause the updates and/or play offline. It's impossible to play with mods and having to update every week all our mods when a new update/fix come out. ⏯️
▫️Enhance/improve the public property features

[versed relic]

Can we pls get all of the cheats into one section and make them buttons you can click on without having to type anything out

[steep delta]

I want this so bad! The cooking system in Life By You is one of the main reasons I was sad we never got this game. I would be over the moon if inzoi added a similar cooking system. I mean right now we already have needing at least one version of certain veggies to make certain foods, so I feel like this could be something they are already trying to do in the game. Or at least I hope it is the direction they are moving in.

[strong thistle]

Hi. Can you add facial feature preset?❤️

[dim burrow]

I mean the interaction could use some editing especially if they’re going to make toddlers look like literal 6 month old babies 👶 😭😭 maybe it wouldn’t look as bad if it was like a push or something but the closed fist punch to a babies head looks kinda brutal (slightly) lmao in my personal opinion (maybe even a little mischevious pinch on the arm while looking from side to side and then the baby cries and the kid runs away😂 now that would be funny and more realistic other than a 10 year old looking kid bending down to punch a 6 month old looking baby in the head😭)

[frozen mortar]

This isn’t an interpretation for legal regulation. In all cases, child abuse is considered potentially high‑risk or traumatic, and if it is implemented as an action without subsequent social critique, it should at least be hidden through a setting (any single one). Adult‑to-adult, child-to-adult isn’t necessarily subject to the same rule (adult-to-child, child-to-child). Examples of games that did not pass rating commissions: Detroit: Become Human (finally, presented abuse as sharp social critique), Heavy Rain (no visualization), The Last of Us (received 18+), State of Decay (children removed from the game to pass regulation), Bully (banned in several countries, Br etc., child‑to‑child abuse).

Settings/sliders were offered as the obvious solution, yet people still choose to impose, because of imaginary problems with the settings, which (Control City Stability) are moreover the game’s USP and were showcased long before early access. Why so?

In Sims 4 there were risks even with the burglars, and therefore the setting Allow Burglar Visits was added (and conversely Heist Havok.) It turned out there was nothing difficult about implementing settings.

[earnest meadow]

I agree with hand holding feature, not fairies and vampires or aliens and stuff like that tho

[earnest meadow]

I completely agree, also the night clubs shouldn't close until 4 or 5am.

[versed relic]

I think fairies and occult should be optional dlc. Im sure there are a lot of ppl who want to escape reality and have options for different types of gameplay that are not based in reality I think most games should have that. But at least it should be a dlc so that the ppl who want to stay based in a realistic gameplay can have that but also.. ppl who want those features like occult should also have the option to play the game the way they want it

On another note I'm hoping to see inzoi introduce a jumping feature allowing zois to jump once you hit the space. I've mentioned this a lot in previous chats but the return of the extreme apocalypse and convertible car. I also noticed a karate taekwondo area and I'm hoping that one day because functional (maybe introduce a fighting skill) this could also apply towards fighting ppl/theives etc. bc idk just bc you work out doesn't mean your able to actually fight

[keen tartan]

It seems like InZoi will add AI voice-over and AI LLM chat responses using its in-game database.
If they seriously plan to implement this feature, I hope every Zoi can have customizable voices that players can adjust, along with more expressive reactions and animations—not robotic or emotionless.

If done well, this could be a huge breakthrough for the game.

[alpine vigil]

A light bonk or hit between siblings isn’t comparable to the heavy content in those other games. It’s normal childhood misbehavior (One person's upbringing does not apply) And the game's system shows consequences, not glorification. If it were repeated harm with no caregiver intervention, that would be different, but that’s not what’s shown here.

I wasn't saying that I was against solutions, but more like questioning how far would a domino effect go where every imperfect moment gets sanitized out of a life sim. I suspect there will be more future debates like this because Inzoi is trying to step deeper than other life sims.

[hard hedge]

This beats TS4 now I think except for getting to dress babies and babies walking everywhere or stage between baby and toddler. Since October update/really seems more like what I would expect from a TS5 base game + first 3 expansions than an early access game. I find lately even though I like TS4's latest EP adventure awaits and have played a few times, Inzoi seems ahead now in charcter interactions, freedom etc. I will probably play with Paralives too when it comes out as I like all life sims, but Inzoi is my current favorite.

[versed relic]

Can we pleaseee get boats in blissbay?

Also I've heard schools are confirmed to be included in the base game or before offical release. Could we also get pets in the base game too? That would be HUGE.

Ik I also stated before about readding the extreme apocalypse where the building were really grungy and dirty. I would also love the inclusion of pests alongside that. Stuff like racoons running around in the trash mice etc

[lofty dirge]

어린 아이가 동생 살짝 때렸다고 해서 아동폭행이면 세계 모든 형제 자매있는 사람들은 다 아동폭행범이네. 나도 아동폭행범이고 모든 친척 가족 친구 다 아동폭행범이네. 현실적인 행동을 참고 해서 아이들의 질투 나쁜행동도 다 나와야 인생시뮬레이션이고 어릴때 그렇게 다 배우면서 크고 나중에 깨닫는겁니다 . 이거 하나하나 다 따지면 폭행 나쁜말 외도 도둑질 다 못하게 해야죠 그런것 싫으면 그냥 스타듀밸리 하는걸 추천합니다

[versed relic]

I would be so interested in a new city that's more for camping and things of the like. Even if it's an add on to an existing city and you could take roadtrips down there by crossing a bridge to a different part of the city. For example blissbay Is inspired by California which is known to have all types of living arranges. You can live by the city beach and there are woods if you go uphill.

I know that developers mentioned that they're going to be working on terrain and basements next year which I'm really excited for. I hope they incorporate more bridges and hills in the towns bc I feel like that would make driving more immersive!

Anyways for the idea of a camping city or something similar, it would have a lot of trees, hills and a water fa5ll in some places! I would love to see hidden waterfalls and hiking trails for zois, deer could be around the area and even bears could show up like sharks do when you're swimming. I think that would be beautiful! Also love how we already have fishing so that's good for that.

We would just need to be able to maybe have a tent pack where we can set up tents etc! I'll also give some pictures below of what kind of look I think would be really pretty. Let me know what you guys think! 🏕️

[old vessel]

I love that you are working on more clothes! PLEASE add more male options. I find that they often get forgotten. There are so many players that also want to dress up male characters but there are not many options

[frozen mortar]

The game already provides settings for different playstyles, and at EA-release even had guides on which ones to set for which scenarios. For example, City Sanitation, Fire Prevention Rate, Health Level, Family Relationships, Conversation Karma Positivity/Negativity, Positive/Negative Emotion Control, and wherever you look, there were enthusiastic reviews about them from the very beginning. Just opening a random comment on /r:

This was one of the main things I liked, making the city unique for each playstyle.
-# So this is truly a feature that captivated many people on Reddit, and I can’t imagine why the sample on Discord which promotes ideas directly from first‑hand sometimes differs from the huge category on Reddit that is enthusiastic about potential flexibility. It’s always possible to look at general feedback across all platforms to see how it impacts the player base.

[gusty thistle]

These settings are more for the inactive zois though not for your active family. I do feel like negative interactions should only happen when the siblings have a bad relationship or the bully sibling is a troublemaker/outlaw. It should make sense for the siblings to fight. It shouldn't happen randomly. That way people who dont like these interactions can just avoid them from happening, by keeping their family happy and friendly with each other. It's super easy to make them have a good relationship anyway.

[frozen mortar]

Not all of them, purely technical ones like Fire, Health, Durability, and Sanitation originally regulated how often you had fires, illnesses, breakdowns, or cleaning tasks in your home. And now we also propose regulating the chance of burglars appearing through City Safety, automatic impulses toward negative/positive interactions through Conversation Positivity/Negativity, Emotion Control and so on. Since full-city sim isn’t really the focus anymore, these settings shouldn’t be removed but rather repurposed for current requirements.

Maybe some of them would simply block the extreme forms of emotional expression, so that a person who genuinely feels anxiety about this can be reassured it won’t happen in their game, while on the other hand a thrill‑seeker can freely set a 200% chance for their, for example, Bully at school or a city drowned in crime. That’s pure fun. Everyone wins.

[alpine vigil]

I feel like this shifts to another topic which is more about the general flexibility of a feature than controversy of an action. There must be a reason why the devs scratched the design despite being well received according to reddit. I'm not active on there so idk.

Here is an interesting thought. Suppose a player dislike this negative action but are okay with other negative behavior, they wouldn't know the correct parameter value to lower for the negative conversation/emotion slider (In this case, it is an interaction, so I'm not sure which category it belongs to) Is it below 90? 80? etc. Which one filters this specific action? Putting to 0 just flat out sacrifices all negative behavior unless they are going for utopia-like city, which is intended flexibility. That slider includes all negative behaviors, but what were talking about is a nuance where maybe one or few may not be viewed as acceptable. I guess for some, it may be a flawed that way. To propose this as an all solution I'm not too confident about that.

[frozen mortar]

It is partially functional, all the technical sliders work. I clarified that only the options related to city simulation and karma are currently collapsed, since the design of the simulation has changed, but that actually freed them up. Everything can be done. Specific ones need to be detailed – place them separately under the slider.

Some people here have been in the game even before the official EA release and are among those officially invited to real-life official inZOI events (and they are being sent to Paralives.) I’m merely acting as a mediator, proposing one possible solution rather than breaking the usual play style, since players on Discord voted this way. The game already has 800–1,5k daily concurrent players, so let’s appreciate everyone.

[alpine vigil]

Is there actually any confirmation that discord users voted out the city control sliders? If so, I had no idea. There’s also the possibility that it was simply the developers decision. If you want to push for more detailed slider options, that’s up to you, gather others who feel the same. People disagree across every platform all the time, so why would this be a special case where only discord voices are supposedly heard? I don’t get.

I’m not against the idea, but I don’t personally use them, so I’m not taking a side on whether they should stay or go. I just shared my perspective on the feature itself. Mainly that it might not address the issue the way people expect, and it could even risk over-sanitizing things.

[oak sparrow]

Maybe not the appropriate forum for this but......GD, you have very apparent extensive knowledge with AAA gaming..First, complete respect for your contributions to the topics you have posted on

[manic chasm]

I completely agree; we can't judge people if their opinions differ from ours. Besides, everyone has a different psyche, a different perception of the world, and a different game. The beauty of a simulator is that everyone tells their own stories in their own way, and this often comes down to privacy. The developers should ensure that all game and city settings work and are suitable for everyone, depending on the type of game, so I hope the developers will take this into account and make the settings fully functional; not all settings work right now.

[oak sparrow]

secondly, would love to know exactly the games you have worked on..This is a serious enquiry. I always scroll and stop on your posts, bc I know you will have something very informative to say! Lastly, please do inform on the origination of your forum name _GDfromRivendell

[alpine vigil]

Then propose it, so far I don't see anyone here stopping this idea

[gusty thistle]

I think this is impossible. They can try, but I dont think it's possible to make a game that'll perfectly suit everyone's needs. The risk with early access is always that people hop on board who later find out they dont like the direction the game is taking. Should development change their course just for those few people? I think it's good all opinions are heard, but we shouldn't expect that the devs are going to be able to please everyone on this journey. Some people will leave because choices were made they dont like, while others will join especially because of those choices. Im always for giving the player as much control as possible to create their own environment that suits them, but I think there will always be limits to what's technically possible or even comfortable to use for the player. Make the optional settings too complex and people won't know what to do anymore.

I hope these extensive feedback sessions where people are clearly split in their opinions don't cause too much stress for Kjun and his team and that they will keep ownership and make the choices they want to make. Whether it's the canvas towns, multiplayer, or animation choices.

[frozen mortar]

-# I wasn’t writing specifically about voting for or against sliders; I was writing about voting strictly for or against the option itself, without suggesting optionality and without relying on the potential flexibility of inZOI, which even many simmers were impressed by, and which is its unique selling proposition.
Everything we’ve written here, I believe, is already being studied by Kjun, and I hope that in the response we’ll receive info regarding the development of unique options aimed at improving play style flexibility:

29/03/2025 Letter from Kjun 💌

Our goal is to grow and evolve inZOI day by day and week by week, ensuring it becomes the best possible experience for everyone.

[manic chasm]

I've already talked about this many times @frozen mortar and these settings are in the game and they all worked before

[manic chasm]

I really like the new features, but things like theft and negative consequences can affect the city, so simply increasing or decreasing their value is a pre-requisite. I understand the concept of Early Access, so I propose that the city settings work as they did before, and I hope this will work for everyone. Then the eternal debates, at least about these things, will go away, and it will be easier for the developers to take these things into account, since those who don't want to can increase or decrease their value. We're not talking about the canvas or multiplayer; we're talking about conditionally different consequences. If someone wants to create a completely criminal world, just lower the setting. The same applies to those who want to play in utopias. These settings will simply increase or decrease what the developers intended.

[gusty thistle]

This whole debate is stemming from people thinking the kid smacking their sibling is child abuse. I don't think it'll be very easy to eliminate stuff like this through the optional features you mention. Because where are you gonna draw the line? That's a subjective line. It won't be a matter of a slider. Because then there'll be an eternal debate on what should be under the criminal slider and what shouldn't. I personally thing it's incredibly weird to put a small child bonking their sibling under a crime slider. If you put that under there, then the same kid stealing their sibling's toy should be under it too. But people who oppose the bonking might want the toy stealing. So where are you gonna draw the line? It's not as simple as you imagine.

[earnest viper]

let's be clear: child abuse? it was a bonk

I think it looks VERY tame in comparison to what that baby will face from his sister later in life haha

2:04 is what I'm referring to

[alpine vigil]

Okay, but even about the option itself, I missed the vote, and it would be nice if you could link a message post regarding KJun confirming about discord players voting out that option. I am totally out of the loop I guess. Because why would he take out an option that you claim many were impressed by? Doesn't make all that sense if he tries to please everyone

[manic chasm]

I simply described the general concept; it's not a crime. If you go into the game, there's not just a setting for this; there's literally a setting that simply affects communication. And again, I condone it; I'm all for adding new things and what's shown. I offered a good solution for those who are against it.

[gusty thistle]

Looking at the up and downvotes in this thread i honestly believe you can count the amount of people who think this is actually child abuse and too aggressive on one hand. But if they're really loud, I am a bit concerned devs might listen and sanitize their game or make complicated sliders or settings for a very small yet very loud group of people. The risk of the community responding to these brainstorms being relatively small is that we might distort the majority view for the devs.

That's why I say I hope the devs keep heading down the course they want to head, even if knowing that not every single person responding here will be happy with it. Whether that's me, or someone else. I don't need a slider or feature or setting to eliminate every little detail I don't enjoy in this game tbh. I like the existing sliders and i hope they work again, but I don't think they're the answer to these few people who don't want the child bonking.

[magic kernel]

Definition Child Abuse (anyone can easily google the following) Quote: Child abuse is defined as any action or inaction that harms a child's health, survival, development, or dignity. This includes various forms of mistreatment such as physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation by individuals in positions of power or trust over the child. /Quote end

[valid dagger]

I can't stop thinking about this since watching the video and have to say something. I'm very uncomfortable with the child abuse action of hitting the child. This is not okay, especially as an autonomous action. This is the first time I've been concerned this game is going into the wrong direction and could be unplayable for me based on the themes. I really hope you'll consider getting rid of this interaction.

[dense flume]

To those that disagreed here are the MANY that they think African hairs are in the game. In comparison to the flat hairs.

This is not many , it's just enough but not diverse enough to say you can really switch a lot !

[magic kernel]

It might even cost inZOI its 12+ age rating
Imo the violence in inZOI is already quite realistic.
The frying pan/fist in the face or running over Zois with a car.

Here are the labels and their description:
PEGI 12

Video games that show violence of a slightly more graphic nature towards fantasy characters or non-realistic violence towards human-like characters would fall in this age category. Sexual innuendo or sexual posturing can be present, while any bad language in this category must be mild.

PEGI 16

This rating is applied once the depiction of violence (or sexual activity) reaches a stage that looks the same as would be expected in real life. The use of bad language in games with a PEGI 16 rating can be more extreme, while the use of tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs can also be present.

Happy First Sunday in Advent btw

[mighty path]

I never imagined that an interaction like this would disturb people so much, to the point of sparking talk of "child abuse." This isn't meant to be a judgment; I respect everyone's sensibilities. For example, I didn't like the frying pan being hit on the head, which instead thrilled the majority.
Then there's something I've been thinking for a while.
I believe that those who have been passionate about the game so far, those who have continued to follow it through bugs, missing features, and changes they didn't always appreciate, care about the game's success as much as the developers themselves, and probably even more than those in charge of the commercial side. 🙂
Then, of course, everyone would like the perfect game for themselves, for their own playstyle, for their own idea of ​​a simulation. This may conflict with the majority; in the end, no one will have a game made to their own image and likeness, but that's okay, as is the case with human relationships, perfection is impossible.
However, I believe that many ideas have been expressed here and on the forum that would be worth listening to. Ideas that, as I said before, do not concern superficial mechanics, even if necessary, but the fundamental basis of the game.

[frozen mortar]

That happens. A similar discussion flared up just a day after the game’s release, which led to rushed patching. They have regulators, so it’s up to them to decide.

As for us, the entire Karma system was gradually removed over two updates along with rumors and Bubbly, perhaps, because some people were dissatisfied, even though the June patch letter gave it a lot of attention. Players probably didn’t want the game to scold them for bad karma actions, likely for being responsible for NPCs. Now part of the “karmic” actions have been brought back, but without Karma itself. The concept of Ghost Play was fundamentally redefined. The majority were against, the minority – unclear. We also had to fear that sooner or later it’d be treated this way, and here we are now.

So the essence of Early Access is that, just as pioneers were followed by those dissatisfied with the prototype and wanting to remake the game, others may later come who are dissatisfied with their decisions. And as you can see with Karma, these decisions are not always initiated by the devs. But that’s the outcome of involving players in the development process, where you share one common space, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

[upper smelt]

This is a great update! Thank you! Please make an interaction where Zois in general can hug. There's a hugging interaction when doing the Nostalgia Event, but in everyday gameplay, there is not that option. And just like you showcased here, children Zoi hugs to be extra cute! Even to their siblings of all stages

[valid dagger]

As mentioned above, "Definition Child Abuse (anyone can easily google the following) Quote: Child abuse is defined as any action or inaction that harms a child's health, survival, development, or dignity. This includes various forms of mistreatment such as physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation by individuals in positions of power or trust over the child."

[olive egret]

I think my only issue with the siblings hitting each other interaction is that it was between an older child and a toddler.
While that sort of interaction is incredibly normal and usually harmless between children of a similar age, it can be extremely dangerous between an older child and an infant/toddler due to the difference in physical power. After all, even shaking a baby can cause lasting brain damage.

This all being said, please keep comments on topic. We are here to share feedback, not discuss definitions... There is no need to convince others of your opinion, just share yours

[mighty path]

As for the +12 rating, I confess that I wouldn't mind a game suitable for a slightly more mature audience, without resorting to games with explicit sexual and violent content. The +12 rating seems extremely restrictive to me. As GDfromRivendell wrote, involving the public in the development process certainly presents many positive aspects, but also some pitfalls. This is especially true for the fact that this consultation only affects a very limited number of players. I sometimes wonder if we're a truly representative sample of those who play Inzoi and have purchased it. The risk is that if they really rely on these consultations, the game will somehow be emptied of important content. I truly hope this doesn't happen.

[trim heart]

To be fair, I'm not sure if inZOI was expected to remain in the PEGI 12/GRAC 12 (Korean equivalent) in the first place.
(oops forgot its already GRAC 15+ by the time of writing, so it's PEGI 16 at this rate) The graphics alone turn away from the wholesome teenager vibe or family-friendly feels. There are questionable moral decisions you can take but are not forced upon you, which will be considered a representation of violence or immoral behavior in a legal setting. Certain mods already makes it near 19+.

I don't like seeing a teenager or a pre-teen punch a baby or do something along those lines, especially repeatedly. Such depictions shouldn't be allowed in my opinion, but it can and has happened in seemingly normal families. inZOI is striving for realism unlike its competitors, and realism almost always includes addressing the macabre and uncomfortable reality after all. Even if it makes people not wanna play this game, I really don't care if it is added or not. I guess I have a neutral stance.

[spark sigil]

(In Korea, the game is rated 15+ already)

[manic chasm]

In my country it's generally 18+

[modern tree]

I think this would be less of an issue if there were a separate life stage for preschoolers (ages 4–6), between toddlers and pre-puberty elementary schoolers (a.k.a children). At that age, people are generally more forgiving and can empathize with the light physical teasing preschoolers do as they try to make sense of the world. They test boundaries and explore power dynamics with their younger toddler siblings, and they learn through being corrected by their parents. That said, I understand that older age groups physically teasing toddlers could easily come across as harassment and might be too uncomfortable to be included in the game.

[mighty path]

In italy is PEGI 12

[late thunder]

Just because you don't like an interaction doesn't mean it needs to be removed. That's the problem, even in real life, people want to remove things they don't like or make them uncomfortable. The thing is that it's not fair to the people who do want to use the interaction in their gameplay and storytelling. I would rather come up with a solution on how to keep it: make it so the interaction isn't autonomous, or it's based on traits. A solution to a problem works better than completely removing it.

[gusty thistle]

I honestly would be glad if the rating went up because then maybe we can have some other kind of animation instead of the silly heart for when zois 'set the mood' lol.

[valid dagger]

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[earnest viper]

is there an emergency?

[spark sigil]

What is the issue?

[tall hound]

Reporting

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[spark sigil]

Please open a ticket or follow the directions above if there is something we are missing

[ivory orchid]

I agree , one solution that I think will solve all issues , is adding family dynamics that the player could choose between parents and siblings .

The player could choose siblings dynamics between age groups too( sweet towards toddlers siblings or mean , sweet towards children or adolescents or teens siblings or meaner ),

or also during gameplay if a new baby arrive in the family ( child being jealous , etc …) or if there have been conflict between older siblings that could change their dynamic . If they were sweet between each other at first but their dynamic changed .

For example, Those who want more a 100% positive between siblings for example , will have siblings doing only more sweet interactions .

While those who want something more in the middle , they could have sweet interactions and not sweet interactions like in the video .

And those who want mostly fights between siblings , with maybe one sweet interaction and then it start again with fights again , so
It stay mostly negative.

[spring vine]

Looool PDnim please keep that baby bonk animation. it looks well done and really funny. extra points if the parents notice it and scold a child for doing that 😂

[icy drum]

they did scold them for it in the video

it was zoomed out so it can be missed

[gusty thistle]

Like in sims, some fight options definitely only should be unlocked if you have a super negative relationship with the other zoi. I definitely encourage the devs to lock any physical alterations between siblings behind the more negative family relationship tiers. That way people who want to have their happy perfect little family dont have to deal with them.

Same should count for Zois hitting their spouses with a frying pan BTW, which is a way more outrageous act of violence than the child bonk. But funnily enough no one is falling over that one.

[eternal idol]

I 100% agree with your suggestion…

Maybe a way to prevent “controversy”… is to either add a preschooler age group.. or to limit those types of “physical” interactions, to only between children of the same age group… (ex: 2 toddlers poking or pushing each other.. 2 children arguing).

I think the main reason why that animation has become such a hot topic in the community, is because of physical age and size difference of the child Zoi…

The children in Inzoi appear to look around 8-10 years old. Which changes the overall purpose of the interaction into something else for some people.

In real life, those types of interactions are normal for very young children (Ex: toddlers and preschooler age groups) - because, they simply aren’t old enough to understand right from wrong yet… and they do not always know how to properly convey their emotions.

Therefore, since the children in Inzoi appear to be much older… those types of interactions between their very young siblings, would not be considered a “normal” behavior.

Now, I’m not saying an older Zoi cannot be jealous or mean to their younger sibling.. because, that’s just not real life… but there are other, more charming, non super aggressive ways of expressing that. (Ex: stealing a toy/pacifier, making silly faces, having temper tantrums when parents are more focused on the younger child)

I enjoy the fact that the Devs are adding more drama into the game… because that’s what happens in real life.

I would prefer to see this game be geared towards more adult players..

We already have The Sims franchise and soon-to-be Paralives, which are all focused towards “younger” age groups, due to their more cartoony style.

Inzoi, really needs to stand out as something different.

[spring vine]

ah i saw that but couldn't tell if it was linked. I really love that

[valid dagger]

I’m concerned about interactions where a baby or sibling can be harmed, as some players find this funny. Hyper-realistic abuse is deeply disturbing and risks normalizing harmful behavior. Please consider removing or making these interactions optional.

[gusty thistle]

@valid dagger If the video showed a male Zoi hitting a female zoi with a frying pan would you be similarly outraged about that one? Is that one just funny because it's a woman hitting a man? I feel like there's some massive double standards going on here, being all outraged over a little bonk between small children but hitting a person with a deadly weapon is fine. Domestic violence is a very serious issue as well.

To be clear I want both interactions to stay in the game. People who are this upset over such an animation should maybe search for a game with a lower age rating like Animal Crossing or something similar.

[eternal idol]

I believe you’re looking too deep into what the interaction was..

The baby was not “physically” harmed.. just startled by the child.. and I don’t believe any player in this community is advocating for hyper-realistic abuse towards children in video games..

It’s just a small interaction that does occur between kids..

Now, I do agree that it should be locked behind very specific personality quirks or can be adjusted via a slider.

But, I think these types of interactions are important within a real life sim game..

[strong shore]

sorry, i can't stop watching this video, i'm so excited about this feature 😭♥️

[warm oyster]

See.. I agree. The frying pan was goofy for me and way less realistic than the baby bonk though. When have we seen someone be belted with a frying pan outside of a Madea movie?? I think if they're going to have these actions, it should be a rare event if Zoi is angry/annoyed and the relationship is bad as you said. And in the case of the pan, ONLY while they are cooking and in the kitchen. They shouldn't be taking it out of their back pocket to clock someone anywhere at anytime like a cartoon. 😂

[frozen mortar]

I think this time everything more or less aligns: players truly appreciate the devs, and the devs appreciate the players. Part of Reddit is discussing the raised LLM dialogue system (which was posted here, really captured people’s minds, so we wait, wait, wait for the official public showcase), there was also mention of potential PEGI‑16, and the Steam rating has risen to 83% thanks to the Awards

[gusty thistle]

To be clear I find the frying pan action great lol but I find the kids fighting also great because Ive been wanting realistic sibling gameplay in a life sim for ages now. When my sisters and I were young we'd pull pranks on each other all the time like pulling the desk chair back when the other one is about to sit down. Trying to kick each other while on the swing, pinching each other, you name it. We were both each other's best friends and worst enemies. I want true sibling interactions like that represented in a life sim. But if people are already gonna cry this much over a small innocent bonk, no way the devs are gonna dare to add any more sibling fighting into the game.

I do think it's double standards if a silly bonk is unacceptable but hitting your spouse with a deadly weapon is funny.

[warm oyster]

Yeah, they can leave both actions in, I just don't want Zoi pulling out frying pans at the nightclub.

[late thunder]

Agree! I want to see teasing, poking, silly faces, and the 'I'm not touching you' interactions that showcase siblings—taking toys away, and maybe a shove. At the end of the day, I want the good with the bad to really showcase storytelling. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows all the time. Adults argue sometimes, and siblings fight.

[eternal idol]

I agree!! And it should only occur during specific situations/very low levels of the relationship.. like I don’t want to see my “Happy/loving” Zoi family bonk each other with frying pans at random times…

But, if a Zoi catches their spouse cheating in their home or an adult Zoi is super disrespectful to their Parent Zoi .. then by all means.. let the frying pan time commence!! 🍳

[frozen mortar]

Because in games where adults do all sorts of inappropriate things with other adults, children are either absent or “transparent”. Though if players don’t mind that the game might “accidentally” move to a M/16+ rating, this could be discussed with the devs. I can’t even imagine how long they’ll be able to tread a fine line.

[kind basin]

It's difficult to make a game with a rating of 12 if the majority of the community is 20-30 years old, I hope the developers give up and increase the rating to 16

[versed relic]

We def need more male hairstyles.. could we also get work on the beards too? They seem really thin and see through when you zoom out in CAS.
I would love to see bikes too

[gusty thistle]

If you want to make a realistic life sim including adult zois doing life stuff you cant keep it to PEGI 12. I mean they're adding a court system, we have a prison. These aren't PEGI12 elements to the game. If they commit to a 16+ rating this game would have so much more freedom to add good animations. Same with romance like making out, getting frisky, all the 'teasing' actions without the 18+ stuff. I think the game's system requirements make it unlikely many young kids will play this game anyway. Most of those 1 million buyers of the game are probably more in the range of GTA than animal crossing. It'd be great if they embrace that.

[eternal idol]

Exactly!! And we already have more than enough games that cater to that specific audience already… we need a more mature life sim on the market.

The reason the sims is where it is today, is because of the mods that have added more adult/mature themes to the games.. Without them, I honestly don’t think the Sims would be as popular as it is.

[warm oyster]

To be honest, I think that was part of the appeal for me in the very beginning is that Inzoi looked like it would geared towards an older audience.

[kind basin]

You will grab not only hairstyles but also clothe

[modern tree]

As @frozen mortar suggested, I think the slider system will do amazingly to that end, catering to both the 'life is nothing but rainbows' mode and the 'life is as unhinged as it can be' mode.

[manic chasm]

Working city sliders—they exist for every aspect of the game—are the best solution for everyone, as they simply increase or decrease the likelihood of events, actions, and relationships. Developers can continue to create, adding interesting features, and players can customize the game to their tastes.

[errant jay]

Note the part at the end about "individuals in positions of power or trust over the child". A pre-teen can't be in that position because they're still a child themselves, thus physical violence between pre-teens cannot count as 'child abuse' (at least not in any jurisdiction I've ever heard of). The parents are responsible for both children so it's their job to correct that behaviour. However, an older teen hitting a younger child might count if they were left to babysit, for example.

[charred python]

I also believe the people who are complaining about the children-toddler negative interaction are a very loud minority. I haven't seen this reaction outside of this discord chat, to be honest, and was quite surprised to even see people calling this child abuse and saying the game has reached "a new low". I keep looking at it, and I just see an angry but soft bonk in the head by a jealous sibling. But just to settle things and move onto more constructive topics let's get a survey going.

If you believe that interaction is child abuse and disturbing to witness, react with
If you believe calling the interaction child abuse is exaggerated and blown out of proportion, react with

[kind basin]

This is my personal opinion, I take the position that Inzoy should not be like The Sims, but take into account the opinion of its fans who grew up with The Sims, I’m one of these people, I think that Inzoy needs more adult things, like alcohol and cigarettes, more serious crimes, in general, what Sims players are now adding to the game with the help of mods

[trim heart]

inZOI should embrace realism without removing its whimsical aspects.

[spring vine]

also, sometimes, people spam their own opinion with numerous reactions, so it makes it look like 10 other people agreed with them when it was just actually only them and one other person. because how did we even arrive at child abuse.?!

it's not like the baby rocked to the ground after the bonk.
As payback, toddler zois should also be allowed to frame their older siblings for that interaction by crying unprovoked and pointing 🤭 😈

[warm oyster]

I've mentioned this earlier too. 👀 if there were a way to have one up or down vote on each comment, it would more accurately reflect what Inzoi community wants. I think the team has definitely overlooked and misunderstood a few times because of that.

[frozen mortar]

My reply: ”I hope the settings/sliders are alive, and we’ll be able to adjust the game from “life is nothing but rainbows” to “life is as unhinged as it can be.”

The more gameplay presets/combinations the game provides (even in reverse, as long as it doesn’t harm those who don’t want it), the more players it can potentially attract.
At the same time, I also don’t want anyone to be deprived of true crime/chaos if someone is against it (the same applies in the opposite direction.) Otherwise, just tweak the setting and go ahead.

Sims: 2.4 quintillion possible combinations…
inZOI: Hold my Protein Shake 💪

[ivory orchid]

Regarding the use of city sliders , and settings regarding this case , I am not sure about it since I noticed people don’t always check sliders or settings without being told , some people usually seem to notice that option when someone tell them or when they find something wrong in their game , most don’t seem to check while playing a game .

That’s why I think , options integrated directly in the gameplay like the choice of different dynamics could help, but still having the city option, and the setting.

In short , combine the three options , in the gameplay through dynamic , city option , and settings

[earnest viper]

if conversation continues, it will be confusing to have down/up on each comment. if it could somehow be restricted to new ideas only, we would have it up already haha

[polar zenith]

Oh my gosh yes!!!! 😍 I been wanting a city for camping too! Being able to be in a cabin and go hiking. I would LOVE to see a mountain town that you can have both summer camping AND winter snow activities! A place with beautiful scenic waterfalls great for taking photos and even having family vacations in or to live in with wild life and lakes, boat riding, forests like the photos you shown, oh and fishing! It would go great with what Inzoi already introduced except it's a map completely different than what we had so far.

[errant jay]

I'd love to see this as well, though ideally I'd like it to be based on another region of the world such as Europe, as we already have an American-style city.

[versed relic]

Yay! Omg I'm glad someone wants it too! It would be super pretty esp if we had horses so not only could zois hike but also ride their horses up the trails

[civic grotto]

THANK YOU. I don’t know why anyone would try to justify a 10 year old looking kid hitting a baby toddler, no matter what. That girl hitting the baby toddler on the video does not look like a 5 year old, but 10. The amount of thumbs up to justify the behavior is honestly scary. Most people who play this game from what I heard are ADULTS and are justifying a kid hitting a baby toddler.. that’s the upsetting part for me.

[civic grotto]

Maybe scroll UP and see there are more people who actually don’t feel comfortable with it and has mentioned about it? Throwing shade because you want a baby BONKED?

Edit: My bad I didn’t see that. Replying to Afra-k. The people who are uncomfortable by it isn’t voting, I feel like you guys are making THEM afraid of voicing their opinions. I wasn’t the only one who had an issue.

[charred wind]

I like the new update. The game should have the option to choose to be good or bad, and also decide how to manage relationships among children. I think some players are exaggerating by calling this violence. Moreover, even if this animation exists, what’s stopping you from simply not using it? No one is forcing you.

[spring vine]

lool but i didn't lie though 🤷‍♀️
the vote is right here #1443962194889932800 message, please use it

[frozen mortar]

The very latest Kjun’s Response points to something slightly different from what’s written, and the request/feedback is counted regardless of up/downvotes (rather by the number of similar posts.).

When many of you request the same feature repeatedly, we definitely raise its priority. / Every opinion was valuable.
I’ll use polls once Kjun confirms that votes are counted the same as posts.

[civic grotto]

To people who keeps saying this thread is the majority of the voice of INZOI PLAYERS, most player on INZOI isn’t using this community discord anymore or never is, so I wouldn’t say this current discord and the votes some comments receive is the voice of the actual Inzoi player base completely. Early discord, there was more people online suggesting ideas, but I feel like they all went silent after people drove them out by silencing them, or because they want to wait for full release and so they are staying away from all news. If you all look at how many numbers there is to suggestions, it’s barely over hundreds of thousand, like the amount of people who joined this discord.

[magic kernel]

It's just a no-go in games (and anywhere else) to raise your hand against children, and if it's possible, these games are rated 18+ (like Fallout, for example).
In this case, it's the player who is able to actively initiate violence against a baby, not the ingame sister.
In World of Warcraft it isn't even possible to send children into pet battles.

The majority of life simulation players play with families and asked so often for more interactions with babies, toddlers and children. They certainly hadn't a child in mind that hits a baby with the fist on its head.

[versed relic]

I would love 2 separate cities or at least the camping one could be apart of bliss bay and you could just drive there for fun.. Ideally there could be another separate city based on Italy and that could be a village compared to a camping area where it would mainly be trees and the like

[spring vine]

no it's not in reference to how Kjun picks up on feedback. Just on the point that people spamming many reactions to one point makes it seem like it's a lot of people agreeing to it when it's literally only '3' people. Hence making it a very loud minority.

[civic grotto]

That’s not how it works. If it works like that many of my suggestion over 100 upvotes would have been in the game. I’m sure insistent comments is what counts more.

[late thunder]

This isn't a battle in some fantasy game, and no one is killing children or toddlers. It's a sibling bonking another sibling on the head. It's not an adult hitting a child. Honesty, I can't believe how far out of proportion this is being taken. Did we even watch the same video? I have siblings, and we did worse than what is shown in the video. We weren't violent by any means, but we hit, shoved, and tackled each other to the ground (I have brothers), but we also always had each other's backs when it came to others being mean to us. Siblings argue, fight, and tease each other.

[gusty mesa]

To be clear, no one is justifying the actual action. Clearly, a child should not hit their younger siblings, but it happens. Just like how you shouldn’t hit people this frying pan, but having the interaction in the game doesn’t mean you’re justifying or encouraging it. So again, no one is saying it’s actually okay for a child to perform that action.

It should obviously be a negative and punishable interaction, but to claim that it’s some horrible act of abuse for a child to have a momentary lapse of judgement and act out against their sibling with a small bonk is a major over exaggeration. And the implication that children who do that are straight up abusive is even weirder. Children do stuff like that all the time, especially to their siblings, because their brains are not fully developed and they act out. It is NOT the same as a full-grown person doing it. That doesn’t mean hitting like that is okay to do, but children are learning and need to be taught boundaries. Wasn’t there mention of new ways to scold Zoi children being added to the game anyway? I’m sure that will apply to this scenario.

Do not turn this into something it’s not.

[frozen mortar]

Anyway, in the first brainstorm Kjun said he copied the answers into notepad, so he didn’t see the Discord reactions. Same goes for the Discord summary. That means polls and the priority of upvotes haven’t been set in these brainstorms. Some of my posts with 25-35+ upvotes (about districts and bridges) weren’t included in the response (only from another member 1,5 later), but ones with 0 were. So…

[charred wind]

I agree with you. When I first entered this thread, I saw a heated discussion about violence (I hadn’t watched the video yet). I had already imagined animations of parents hitting children, thinking it would be really cruel. After watching the video, I was surprised… it’s just normal interactions between kids. Personally, I saw a typical conflict between young children.

[civic grotto]

During Inzoi’s early discord, many people weren’t fond of children hitting each other, but now its okay for a kid to hit a baby? I’m confused. What am I seeing? What was unacceptable in the past is now allowed, so I wouldn’t be surprised people will want to enable more action showcasing more harm to children, even if it’s npcs.

Legit saw someone wanting kids to fight and go jail too. This is the game people are asking to allow 13 years old to play. The moral compass is off.

[cedar glade]

Please add snow depth to the game

[spring vine]

Yes I know. Again, i'm not talking about whether Kjun uses comments with high reactions or not 😭 . I'm talking about this particular scenario....and the perception of it where the vote is being used to show the actual number of people. instead of ✅ 🇹 🇭 🇮 🇸 👏 ⬆️ 💗

[civic grotto]

People have always done a lot of emoji since the start of this discord, because they agree with a comment a lot. Your earlier comment, you were insinuating people trying to put a lot of emoji to seem like it has more votes as if it’s what the people want, but votes isn’t the part on what is being considered important? Also some people who agreed with my suggestion sometimes don’t even upvote me. That was my experience here in general.

[errant jay]

I think part of the issue here comes from a misunderstanding between people with different playstyles. Some players identify closely with their Zois and only want them to do things they personally would do, so for them, having their Zoi perform an action is an implicit approval of that action. Whereas other players like to set up a bunch of clashing personalities and watch the drama play out, even if it involves things they wouldn’t approve of IRL. I see this all the time in discussions of videogames, not just Inzoi.

[spring vine]

it's okay

[civic grotto]

I think people had wrote enough about their different opinions. We’ll see what the developers think.

[polar zenith]

Sure! I wouldn't mind if it was in another region like Europe or maybe even Canada. I would love seeing a mountain type map that gets all seasons of course because that way they can add the option to ski in winter and lake side camping in summer. Plus I would love seeing more Countries added and see how it is in these places. They did such a great job in my real life home (Blissbay) that it makes me want to see new places and having a nature type map is something different.

[olive egret]

Yep I get what they're going for, but since there's no gradual ageing in this game, it shouldn't be allowed outside same age group imo

[keen tartan]

Im really looking forward to it, I hope they give us option to choose korean language with english text, dowon will more lively & authentic

[keen tartan]

Instead of bonk, maybe change to pinch a baby cheek for teasing betwen sibling or peek a boo, it may have two outcome the baby cry or laugh depends on baby mood

Or if you want to create fight between sibling
Maybe like fight over toys or teddy bear but not in harm way like each of em pulling back an forth over the toys

[gusty thistle]

Can you stop your campaign please? Your opinion is clear. It's also very clear there's just you and then there's 36 people who voted opposite from the little poll we did. It's a bit nasty of you to force your opinion so harshly when it's quite clear you're a very tiny minority with maybe 2 or 3 others that haven't voted. It's like you're trying to create the illusion that many people think like you by posting your opinion a 100 times and making up support for your statement that clearly is barely there. It makes no sense to dig up opinions from before launch because this animation didnt exist then.

I hope that whatever AI tool Kjun uses to summarize and translate our thoughts picks up on the fact that this hatred for the animation comes from a very small group of very vocal people that are trying to ruin things for the majority by being extra vocal and forceful.

[frozen mortar]

Please, leave this to the mods. The brainstorm didn’t specify voting rules, and some members cannot forbid others from doing something. This is a broader issue of interpreting votes, which could be resolved through in‑game lobby voting and similar mechanisms.

As I said, you’re projecting this only onto the situation that caught your attention, but there wasn’t just one like that: when Cat‑Eye and old HUD were replaced, when Karma and rumors were removed, when Enneagram was replaced, plus they’re still fixing issues with 96 min (and those features had already been sold, not just previewed like now) – many players essentially lost their identities and key gameplay nodes. I still don’t know, maybe it was also a minority then, but it was convenient for others to make it look like a majority. Something similar almost happened with loading screens. In this context, the animation never existed in the game and couldn’t have been part of gameplay or emotional attachment.

[earnest meadow]

Your reaction is pathetic, kids do this to each other all the time and Inzoi is a reflection of real life. Are you mentally ok? Do you enjoy the attention you get from blowing small things WAY out of proportion?

[civic grotto]

The people having issues with me started poking at others first and are now acting like I started the problem. Some of these people replied to my original comment with paragraphs instead of just leaving a thumbs down, like the rules had asked us, now I am “somehow” the problem for actually speaking up about how I feel about the matter that was started by others who kept trying to reply to me to debate. Moderators should delete unnecessary hate comments that serve no purpose. If someone doesn’t want to hear what someone thinks, maybe don’t start indirectly shading others first about not having siblings or don’t start a whole conversation about people’s comment that was just suggestions.

[tough hawk]

Hey everyone 👋
just a quick reminder to clear up some confusion.
It’s totally fine for players to have different feelings about how realism or moral content shows up in Inzoi. Some will focus on immersion, others on boundaries (which is fine) both perspectives are valid and important.
Let’s remember that feedback threads work best when we keep the focus on the game mechanics and player experience, not on each other’s morality or motives.
If something feels off or upsetting, phrase it around why it concerns you gameplay-wise rather than labeling others’ views.
We appreciate all of you for being passionate and taking time to share your thoughts. Let’s keep it constructive so the dev team can actually use this feedback productively.

[olive egret]

Let's not make fun of people, just ignore them

[versed relic]

This conversation has been going for a while and it is fair for Ppl to voice their opinions but can we pls get more suggestions on additions about the game?

Someone in a previous chat mentioned additions of working trains and showcased a video of it which I think would be amazing.(I hope they forward their message here so the devs can see it,)

We def need work on vehicles as parking isn't available yet and I believe parking would add so much to the game, and then eventually being able to own/ park multiple vehicles. Also idk if it's just me but NPCs don't get out of their car anymore when I run into them. I hope they add that back alongside physical car damage like broken car doors windows and you also have a repair shop for your car and working gas stations

Someone also showcased an idea for retail stores with NPCs trying on hats etc and showed pushable shopping carts for grocery stores

[civic grotto]

Moderator please delete any future continuation of this drama. I left a idea of mine about the hit interaction but it was just to Kjun, until someone indirectly shaded us about not having siblings so this whole drama happened. I spoke more about how I felt because they were continuing a matter I never intended to continue. I even told them to agree to disagree. The people left nasty emoji on my message before I ever did any back.

[tough hawk]

I get it I appreciate you clarifying, and I’ve noted your concern. From now on like I’ve stated before Let’s keep the rest of the discussion focused on game ideas so we can move forward. The team’s already aware of what happened, so no need to revisit it further

[strong thistle]

Hi Kjun! I appreciate your work and i am so happy for the new updates but I know there will be upcoming multiplayer, so my question is will it be optional? It's not that i dont like multiplayer. Multiplayer sounds great. But single player is better. Thank you!

[charred python]

Dear Kjun and devs! Whenever pets are added (I'm guessing after full release?) can we get some fun animations for walking the dogs? Calm and collected animations for well behaved dogs and more crazy animations for big, energetic dogs like the ones from recently released videogame Where Winds Meet. It would be a lot of fun to have something like this.

[robust lily]

Hi Dear Kjun
This week, I will continue to share feedback from creators and players who are unable to access Discord.
1.During scheduled dates or parties, the process indicator in the upper left corner closes but pops up again automatically after a while. The UI area is too large and somewhat obstructs creators when they are filming storylines. Having to close it repeatedly as it keeps reappearing is inconvenient. Could it be adjusted so that once manually closed by the player, it doesn’t automatically pop up again?
2.Regarding the brainstorm you shared last week, some players are more interested in gameplay updates, such as interesting random events, etc~
Thank you all for your patience—Everyone's patience will help make INZOI even better!

[olive egret]

If they planned for InZOI to be an MMO multiplayer game, it would've been one from the start 'cause those games are developed differently. You can expect multiplayer to be a mode of play, not the mode of play.
Think co-op, like the Sims 4 multiplayer mod if you've ever seen it. Just you and a friend or two controlling Zois and playing together. That's what I think is most likely personally

[frozen mortar]

Yes, yes. There have been many different proposals here for realistic mechanics of buying products in stores and realistic service, which would make public places more attractive to the player, interactive, immersive, and lively:

• Purchasing groceries/goods from displays/shelves into a shopping cart – both physical (visually fills up) and UI element – with subsequent payment at the register (reference LBY)
• Trying on specific clothes before purchase – ideas included either CAZ-style UI with a branded boutique background: mix and match an outfit, add it to the shopping cart and pay, or from mannequins/racks (the outfit should be recognizable) (original concept + reference Watch Dogs 2)
• The same applies to skincare products and perfumes, beauty salons and barbershops – the mechanics are the same, but more variety is always a win (barbershop references – GTA V, RDR2)
• Self‑service in a banquet hall: taking dishes onto a tray (visually fills up) from serving/banquet tables and filling your table (reference Persona 5)
• Restaurant service: booking a table, seating (including the business meeting/ dating event scenarios: sitting, talking, flirting), ordering the dishes via UI (smartphone, basic in-game interface), with staff serving the ordered dishes to the table (references Ananta, Sims)

[solemn haven]

For facial expressions, please add micro expressions and eyebrow movements. This will make zois appear less stiff and uncanny. An example, when a zoi smirks, one eyebrow can raise or maybe zois can roll their eyes when annoyed.

Nightlife: Luxury nightclubs can have VIP rooms, privileges and perks that other customers won't have access to like discounts and better quality food, secret recipes, drinks, and top notch service.
Add street parties, boat parties, etc. There can even be hotspots for adults and sneaky teens. When entering the lot, mood can be altered by the vibe there.

Can we also have the option to "nap together " and "sleep together" with unique animations?

[ripe glacier]

Absolutely love this idea! This is the city we are missing before release ✨

[dim burrow]

Agreed! Please people vote more on these kinds of suggestions because at the end of the day we need more interactions between siblings and sibling dynamics so if they do decide to keep the kid hitting interaction at least there’ll be more then just that one

[keen fable]

Expect they’re not and you seem to have purposely ignored the fact that I said there were LESS than 15 African hairstyles among the total 60+ hairs. So explain to me how if there are less than 15 out of 60* hairs that it somehow means a specific group of people are being catered to? Cause that makes zero sense. Less than 15 hairs means it’s not even a quarter of the total hairstyles. Anyone who plays knows that no particular group of people are being catered to when it comes to that specific aspect. And also if there’s some specific hairstyles you want to see then maybe suggest that instead of saying stuff that isn’t true, you make these complaints and yet you can’t even state what it is you want to see added.

[slender fog]

For the animation of the older sibling boinking her younger sibling's forehead, perhaps changing it from a fist boink to a finger boink can appease everyone?

[fierce lotus]

Saying what you want to have is much better than complaining about not having it. Lance could provide pictures of the hairstyles they wish were in game.

[bronze totem]

The game's convenience store could also function as a mini-market. It's a bit sad that we can only order groceries by phone when we have a huge map with functional stores, but with merely decorative baskets.

We could use these baskets,** which are already in the game**, so that our Zois could freely select items from each counter or freezer. The basket would visually and illustratively fill up as more items are added. We could have a discreet interface in the corner of the screen to view everything that has already been selected and the value of each item individually before paying.

Selecting a **shopping basket or a shopping cart **will depend on the number of items you wish to purchase. Selecting the shopping cart means your Zoi will walk a little slower because he will be pushing the cart. (with animation of this)

Depending on the number of items he decided to take home, Zoi's bag might need to be larger, requiring him to put it in the car trunk for easier transport. Otherwise, Zoi would walk slowly carrying a large bag with both hands and arrive home exhausted.

[bronze totem]

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to include the last illustrative image.

Currently, the trunks of our cars aren't very useful. Putting our grocery shopping in them would be a great way to add more functionality to the game. Another reason for our Zois to buy a car, besides the faster transportation.

[eternal idol]

Omg!! I loooove that idea!! And also the ability to use the trunks as extra storage space for things (Ex: tools, crops, collectibles)

[frozen mortar]

Selecting the shopping cart means your Zoi will walk a little slower because he will be pushing the cart. (with animation of this)
Yes, absolutely! I think that once the team refines the mechanics and physical collisions of strollers, they can be adapted for shopping carts. I assume their movement trajectories and interactions with the environment are quite similar.

And shopping carts also have sections where you can seat children. Images of shopping carts with child seats like these often come up in searches from Korea.

[slender fog]

Would love if inZOI took inspiration of the cooking system from the game Life By You. Having to go to the grocery store to buy ingredients and cooking/baking meals solely from ingredients owned (can't buy meals at the refrigerator/stove/microwave - need to have ingredients to cook) will not only add to the realism, but will add to gameplay- especially to the business system.

For example of a bakery business, instead of paying $20 to bake a strawberry cake to sell it, we need to have ALL required ingredients to bake it such as:

• Strawberries
• Eggs
• Milk
• Flour
• Sugar
• Butter
• Oil

This will add challenges in running a bakery business since we have to not only have required ingredients in stock, but will also challenge our planning, budgeting and management skills. Additionally, having different qualities types of ingredients such as basic, premium and organic can affect our food quality, pricing and customers’ satisfaction ratings.

[keen fable]

Exactly

[keen fable]

Hi kjun so I was going through all the previous update posts we’ve gotten so far and I was curious to know if we can still expect these features in the upcoming update or early next year?

1. Are we still getting the “ keep playing” option or the options to have them go on for 1-3hours?
   2.) you had mentioned in the cahaya ama that you would eventually add free roaming scuba diving and I wanted to know if this was in the works by any chance?
   3.) for objective resizing I know you mentioned it previously was causing simulation errors which is why is wasn’t enabled. Is this something we can expect to have sometime next year?
   4.) you mentioned redesigning babies and adding customization options
   5.) are we still getting the option to adjust lifespans lengths, birthdays and age skipping?
   6.) you mentioned that you loved the ideas for 1960s-1990s clothing and transparency sliders, is this something we could possibly see in the future?
   7.) are jobs for teens something we could get at some point?

[dim burrow]

True even in sims 2 the fridges have a “supply” that has to be stocked and when you grocery shop you’re choosing how much you want to fill up your fridge along with the animation of them shopping

[cedar glade]

I want University added please

[icy drum]

there is already a university in game. They are currently working towards making schools active

[jovial vapor]

Can we one day get a system that allows kid zois to be grounded? Asking for myself. My zoi's son will do ANYTHING but go to school. Wander around, look in the mirror, take a nap, or walk to the school and sit on the bench. LOL I make him do his homework and he is still below average. The other kids don't do this.

Maybe we can lock the tvs or something.

[icy drum]

locking the consoles or tv for a certain amount of days for a misbehaving child zoi sounds interesting

[spark sigil]

(Can we also add baby/child gates? The kids go everywhere)

[civic grotto]

Will they make the kid’s school separated from the adult’s?

[icy drum]

i dont know personally , this is just info that has been said to the public since the game came out

[dim burrow]

To add to that to discipline teens: Take away teen phones, give them a curfew, and a possibility for them to sneak out through a window past curfew to a teen club and a small chance they get and brought back home in the back of a cop car like maybe they tried to use a fake ID and got caught😭😂

[sturdy tree]

Is there any confirmation about getting pre-teens?

[civic grotto]

If schools become active, I would like to separate the adult schools from the kid’s schools, because it’s not common in America to have elementary kids and adults in the same school.

[jovial vapor]

We have the middle schoolers, adolescents

[eternal ravine]

Hi Kjun! I would also like to add to these questions with my own:

1. School Separation Request
   When considering the transition to a non-rabbit hole school system, would it be possible to create distinct schools for children and college/university-aged Zoi? This could allow for more realistic gameplay and provide additional dynamics for family life.

2. Character Name Customization
   I’d love to see an option that allows players to rename Zoi characters during gameplay. As someone who enjoys managing multiple households, especially with pregnant Zoi, it can be a challenge when a Zoi gives birth and the child’s name is generated automatically. If there were a way to change the child’s name at birth, it would enhance immersion and allow for greater personalization without the need to reload previous saves.

3. Pet Integration
   Are there any plans to incorporate pets into the game in the future? I understand that the focus is on smaller features right now, but it would be great to know if pets might be on the development roadmap for the upcoming year.

4. Twins or Triplets Option
   Would it be possible to implement a cheat code or gameplay mechanic that would increase the chances of mother Zoi having twins or triplets? This could add some exciting variety for players who enjoy larger family dynamics.

5. Household Expansion
   Is there any potential to increase the number of Zoi that can be included in a household beyond the current limit of 8? A larger household would allow for more complex family structures and a richer experience for players who prefer managing larger groups of characters.

6. Customizable Rabbit Hole Buildings
   Could we see an option that allows players to remove certain rabbit hole buildings from their game? This would provide more control over the environment and help tailor the world to personal preferences, making the gameplay feel more customizable and immersive.

[civic grotto]

Is there a way, I dm of a concern I have?

[icy drum]

If you have an issue with the server kindly make a #modmail

[shrewd ledge]

We already have them in the form of adolescents. Unfortunately, at this current time they're the same height as the teens...

Since the game is currently in early access hopefully it won't be too much of a hassle to try to make them a bit shorter. The same thing with teens. A distinctive silhouette is important and there have been plenty of times I've mistaken teens as young adults in game.

I know with programming things can get a bit wonky with animations when you mess with heights so I hope this can be achieved.

[mighty path]

I'd already asked to be able to change children's names, at least when they were automatically assigned by the game.
But there are several important things for those who rotate with multiple families:
being able to prevent Zoi from conceiving new children when they're not playing (I have families with 5/6 children, only two of which I wanted, and almost all of them have Korean names, I think)
receiving a notification when something really important happens to their families while they're in the game: if a Zoi gives birth, if it dies... after events like heat waves, I've had to go around to all the families to make sure they're still alive.

[shrewd ledge]

I completely agree. In the city controls menu there should be a section to control the chance of new births from least likely to more likely.

Speaking of unwanted births, can elderly Zois go through menopause? I've had awkward situations where an elderly married couple kept on having babies.

There should also be a town hall building or an app to be able to legally change a Zoi's name no matter what age. It can help with immersive storytelling, especially for trans* and nonbinary Zois.

[civic grotto]

I love InZoi, never want it to have a bad press regarding what could be sensitive topic, so yes.

[frozen mortar]

That’s why, guys, I started wondering whether 80 lots would really be enough for the town in its ultimate form… Two schools alone are two massive formations, plus career buildings, residential, business lots… and so we end up with even Dowon barely being large enough to host the entire infrastructure needed for seamless gameplay, unless the devs adapt almost the whole city into playable space, which would eventually bring it closer to the structure of Canvastown.

I’d like to know whether, instead of pre‑baking building shells directly into the maps of existing cities, it would be possible to divide the entire city into lots, and then, on these lots, could the same buildings and objects (props, vegetation, fences, etc.) be placed – only now the player would be able to completely demolish them and occupy these lots independently?

Hypothetically, this would allow the strengths of Canvastown’s flexibility to be used without destroying the main cities, and without separating them as diametrically opposed spaces, but rather gradually adapting them in this way… Would it be 120 lots, or would buildings as large as several schools take up big fields and slightly reduce the number of smaller buildings?

-# I actually counted about 120+ lots in Dowon, if roughly divide it. I remember that in Sims 3, with all the EPs, even in the larger cities many rabbit holes were placed on a single lot using a mod, because the world ran out of space.

[civic grotto]

I haven’t been on this discord since Brainstorm regarding the topic of multiplayer topic. I think the inclusion of multiplayer by the president might be because multiplayer helps prolong a stable player count for longer? Which is really much needed for this game right now because it’s an early access and player count is only dropping. I would like to think that the majority of players are actually waiting for full release compared to playing. I hope that’s not a wrong speculation because even I haven’t played InZoi for a while, because I am waiting for it to be finished.

[trail grove]

In Asia or at least mine, we have 3 (or 2) areas from Elementary, Middle School and High School in one place but separated by group of buildings. It's not uncommon here, but if the active schools gonna be in existing worlds then maybe they can be separated or have unique structures following the countries they based on

[civic grotto]

Hello, I know you’re not replying to me but is your suggestion similar to this one? I don’t know if I read wrong but would like to know.

#1354962954734534706 message

This was just an idea that I made a while back to help the city expand.

[civic grotto]

I think the player drop might be due to lack of things to do, bugs, Inzoi not having a more prominent identity yet, and it being released too early when a lot core gameplay should have been prioritized first, but this genre is the team’s first time experimenting on. I hope they can recover from the drop of numbers.

[frozen mortar]

Hi. Yeah, something like that, but using “bridges” and without unnecessary loading screens – the so‑called “districts”, or “district-based zoning”, or “world partition” through long transit zones/areas. While you’re moving at car/bus/train etc. speed, the district can stream in the background. I wouldn’t mention the word “loading screen” in the context of world streaming in Unreal Engine or other modern engines, unless it’s a fast jump between clusters.

The main zone could remain dormant, and as the player moves through a transit area, the next zone could load and awaken in the background. / the transition is stitched graphically so the player doesn’t notice it. / this way a bridge across the river in Dowon, and there’s your residential block. Or a drive along the beach road and there’s Hollywood or Beverly Hills. The dream of a seamless world…

1. #1423595341189611551 message 2. #1423595341189611551 message 3. #1426133482463035444 message

-# listen, we both wrote about this at the end of september, almost within the same week, impressive))

[civic grotto]

Oooh. Thanks for explaining. I mention loading screens because during that time, I thought without it, it would cause issues to the game. I am not a developer so I wouldn’t know, haha.

(Edit: I removed the loading screen comment)

[frozen mortar]

A similar subway system is implemented in Persona 5 Royal: realistic underground passages sometimes with numerous shops, transfers between lines, escalators, turnstiles, platforms, and trains with boarding/exiting and a view from inside the train car.

https://youtu.be/t4yg4e1G3Mk?si=np6w0F1o-kd1mpyc&t=272

[civic grotto]

I am very well aware. It was big topic in Brainstorm’s Fill in the blank thread. I should clarify that I really don’t think Kjun will remove singleplayer because it’s still a popular playstyle. Everything should be optional. Off topic, I wonder what age rating InZoi will be at the end of the day because during Fill in the blank, a lot of people were against raising the age rating but now, people want to raise it.

[glossy fractal]

Love the child consoling the parent! Please also add a hug interaction for parents and children. It's practically impossible to show affection to your child once they're no longer a toddler. 😭

[hearty frigate]

It would be great if we could get a performance boost! This game is resource-intensive and especially so on macs. It would be great if it could be made to run more efficiently on the Apple silicon architecture, seeing as the Steam recommended mac specs aren't even remotely able to achieve stable >40 fps on at least high settings (on max 1440p resolution which is honestly quite sad) without stuttering.

[coral oracle]

Yes, I agree with this view. If it can be achieved through hidden loading, it is reasonable and currently the best solution. In popular games like GTA or other large-scale open-world map games, regardless of whether they are role-playing or action-adventure games, this is the most commonly used game production technique. It makes people feel comfortable and reasonable. It cannot be a solution that involves obvious loading screens, as frequently seeing the annoying loading screens would destroy the immersion and realism of the open world!

[proper kayak]

Hey Kjun, I wanted to share some suggestions for the game. I really enjoyed most of the showcases from last week, but I have to be honest: the shop system disappointed me a bit. The animation of customers arriving to buy food feels lifeless, almost soulless—kind of like what happened with the Cahaya resorts. Instead of walking into the shop and talking to an employee, the customer goes straight to a machine and makes a completely mechanical purchase. It just doesn’t feel engaging.

I really think it would be way better if customers actually interacted with an NPC employee—or even a playable worker. One employee could attend the customers, another could stay at the cash register, or one could take the payment while the other gets the product ready.

Also, when it comes to picking up items from the display counter, the ideal would be for the employee to hand the item from behind the counter. If the product is small (like a slice of cake or a dessert), it could be placed in a small bag. But if it’s something bigger, like a whole cake or a big pie, then the customer could receive it in a box. In both situations, the item should go straight into their inventory.

Please, Kjun, let employees interact with customers inside the shops instead of relying on machines. Players love real interactions. Using a machine gives the impression that the game is just reusing an old mechanic that people already didn’t like before.

I’d also love to see employees standing outside the shops doing some promotion—calling people over or handing out flyers. And it would be cool if each shop had at least two or three costume options that match the shop’s theme and type of products.

And finally, it would be awesome to have traditional Christmas dishes in the game, like roasted chicken, turkey, lobster, roasted pork leg, panettone, and some classic holiday fruits.

[earnest meadow]

I agree, I really don't like the kiosk only way of buying food and beverages, would much prefer human interaction and depth of placing to item in a bag to go (or multiple drinks in a cute little cup holder!) or on a plate if you want to eat it there and then. The kiosks are a nice add on but shouldn't be the default.

[earnest meadow]

Agreed, I also think polls are a good idea to get the overall consensus about certain features from the community. It is too easy for a tiny minority to make small issues seem much bigger than they are to the majority of players.

[civic grotto]

Is there information when they will reveal this?

[plain yacht]

This is what we need in inzoi a real driving system like gta v we need garages and everytime we want to drive our car need to take it out of the garage no load screen when we crash another car and having damages on the car, also the possibility to crash people and kill them also steal their cars and get the police involved, also have a GPS of the full cityTotally agree we need this if we have games like gta with this thing is going to be easier to have it on inzoi , I am trying to get the community into the open world thing because personally in my opinion is going to make inzoi better, I think we need bigger maps and sorry but if someone dont have and stronger pc is not our problem we want a full experience

[civic grotto]

Moderator said if they can do that, they would have, I believe. As someone who’s been here when wishlist existed (the earliest suggestion channel), I would say, people’s opinions here changes every time. During wishlist, over 2,000 or was it 4,000, but it was a lot, people had upvote for InZoi to be more mature and targeted for adults. After wishlist was removed, I only notice people wanting the game to be pg13, because there was a whole debate and downvote against 18+

[dense flume]

While for me this game is to realistic to be played by teens

[gusty thistle]

I think 18+ wouldn't fit inzoi but I do think they could go up to 16+. It's that way in Korea already anyway.

I personally think it'd be a smart decision to go for a more mature rating, because it'll put them in a different fishing pond than Paralives and (unmodded) Sims, possibly opening up a whole new can of potential customers who've been wanting a more mature life sim. But 18+ would mean gory violence and explicit sexual content and I dont think Inzoi needs that.

[civic grotto]

The 2,000 or 4,000 upvote’s title was for 18+ on the wishlist

In my opinion currently, I don’t know yet what InZoi would be so I’m waiting and watching, not really picking a side yet.

[frozen mortar]

I’m fine with it, but since there are lots of excited players on other platforms, it’d be great if polls appear when entering the game lobby, showing results in real time (not hidden, at the same time, not necessarily limited to text fields only and to a single answer, etc.) + Discord link. That way the polls can get more reach + additional motivation to log into the game, and a more effective filter for active players.

[lethal siren]

It would be nice to walk and wander around holding hands with your loved one. Also slow dancing . And “passionate kiss” It would be great if it was added.

[frail zinc]

Kjun, I am happy with what I have been shown so far, and I want to say is kudos to the inZOI Studio team. Also, could you make Henri available as a Zoi preset, and Psycat-themed items like throw pillows and merch for the Zois to purchase? ❤️

[civic grotto]

To Kjun. I don’t know if Kjun will answer me back, but Kjun, I would like to know when the dialogue system AI thing will come out and will the context of conversation said affect gameplay. Also, I don’t know if anyone might have a problem with this, but I will like to know if the zoi can have the ability to prefer more of a monogamous relationship or polyamorous relationship. I would like to be able to pick.

(I think I was dumb because I was about to leave this in “Fill in the blank” and get scolded, maybe, but I realize that, I can leave it here.)

[lethal siren]

We should be able to drag and drop items in our inventory and cabinets. This makes gameplay much easier and adds depth to game.

[alpine vigil]

I personally want the age rating to go up, but I get the downsides. A 16+ rating (mature rating for NA or EUR, but could be higher for Korea and other regions) sits in a grey zone: it gives a life sim more room for mature and realistic situations, but intimacy becomes one of the hardest areas to handle. Developers can end up stuck between being too mild or too bold, regional rating boards can push back or demand censorship, and even harmless scenes can get misinterpreted as sexualized. Cozy and family friendly streamers might avoid the game due to demonetization or age limits, and the player base can split between people wanting deeper intimacy and those who feel uncomfortable. That mix can lead to confusion and controversy. It's about what trade offs the devs are willing to make and what identity they want the game to have. I think the rating going up is unlikely though, if its not family friendly, it goes against the idea of KJun wishing to make a game that he and his son can play together.

[mighty path]

I'm sure many do this. I created several families (because that's my way of playing) and played them before I knew that not all features would be available for old saves.
I was also hoping families could be saved for new games, but that hasn't happened yet.
I like creating my own world, but every time there's a major update, the changes to community lots disappear. For some lots, I was able to reinstall the buildings I had saved (even though the buildable areas had changed slightly and I had to make some changes), but for example, with the school exterior, it doesn't work because the school no longer works.
So I took breaks for periods or spent more time creating clothes for Canvas than playing the game.

[small cipher]

The sims 2 way of doing intimacy would work for inzoi. It doesn't need to be explicit. Even drinks at bars doesn't need to be labelled as alcohol, it can just be random flavored drinks that give buffs. Heck sims 4 has a bubble blower which is essentially a hookah and they get away with it. The team just needs to be creative

[noble adder]

I think cheat codes can be more useful in situations like these. I don't think it's reasonable to have a toggle or slider for every single thing.

The devs could add a lot of things, and players could disable what they don't want by using a cheat. I think the best part of the cheat code solution to customize your experience is the devs don't have to change their vision to try to please everyone.

[mighty path]

As for the rating, I'd like it to be a little higher, to allow for more options (+16), but I'm basing it on the European PEGI rating, where the game is currently +12.
Of course, if the game is already +15 in Korea, I don't know...h

[frozen mortar]

Since the rating in Korea was raised from GRAC 12 to 15, I think the issue of “playing together with his son” has been somewhat resolved 😌 Otherwise, GRAC 15 seems to be a bit stricter than PEGI 16 (regarding gambling and local moral standards, for example, less accentuated revealing outfits or alcohol/*** consumption). It’s more a question of the global market: whether other children / families with their children will be able to play, or whether the increased appeal to an adult audience will bring greater profit.

For the second case, maybe adding “family friendly” sliders or toggles would be the right move, they’d just hide all the unwanted stuff. But the legal side of things is basically missing here.

-# A cheat code and a toggle in the UI are mostly the same thing one function, just as easy or hard either way. The devs are already looking into this chat incident, so the rest is up to them. We’ll see what they decide. Maybe they’ll say the same as you and Starwing, who knows.

[alpine vigil]

That still ends up sounding like a toggle for everything, since "players can disable anything they don’t want" is such a broad idea. Player A might only want to turn off one specific interaction, while Player B wants to disable a different one. Does that mean every controversial action needs its own cheat code?

That might work? idk. but what if that can lead to spaghetti code, especially if those interactions connect to traits or personality systems. Some negative behaviors are part of natural character development, and removing too many could affect how the personalities evolve organically

[noble adder]

I didn't react to the frying pan animation in either video. I don't care about it because I can *choose to ignore it *(which is why I didn't notice it was a woman hitting a man with it). I don't think it's funny. Likewise, the punches adults throw aren't funny, but I don't want them removed from the game. I saw a video where a player's zoi got autonomously punched by another zoi and it was a surprise to me, but it happened between adult-aged zois.

I really wonder if the frying pan is controlled by the player though, now that I think of that video I watched... It should not be autonomous, in my opinion.

Anyway, I reacted to the child hitting the toddler because of the age difference mostly, and the animation looks violent to me (obviously it doesn't to everyone).

I don't have a problem with young zois in the same age groups having conflict and even physical conflict with one another. I would prefer it to be that until young adult, only zois in the same age group can have physical conflicts with each other.

I have to say that if the physical conflict actions between children and toddlers are NOT autonomous, then I can ignore it as well. I agree with the suggestion that it should be related to the relationship between the zois, traits and characteristics of the zois, and particular situations.

Also, since couples can get counselling, I don't see any reason not to enable childhood counselling. If my school-aged child hit their toddler sibling, I would want them to be evaluated at least once by a professional. It's better to know if there's a problem than to pretend it's always normal because it's so common. It can be very abnormal, so the devs could add additional gameplay by including counselling.

[gusty thistle]

I honestly really dont want to rehash this discussion so I'll just point to my older responses but i appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

[alpine vigil]

Another issue raised. Suppose the game goes up to mature or even 18 plus adult. What if that means minors can just toggle off "family friendly" and play the full version? Parents would need to supervise them for the toggle to be on...but we all know that kids these days are sneaky. if the game is rated mature, it means it isn't marketed for minors in the first place, so having some kind of family toggle seems weird to begin with🤔 it's not that easy

[noble adder]

Every single item a zoi can have in their backpack has a code to add it to our game. All properties have codes to teleport to them. We can disable a lot of things right now with cheats, including utility bills. That's funny when we can also add money with a cheat, but it's a quality-of-life thing some players obviously wanted and use.

I don't see why it would be a problem to include cheats for all kinds of things. They even have a thread for suggesting more cheats, but I think these brainstorm sessions are the main lines of communication right now.

[alpine vigil]

If it can be implemented concisely, of course I'd be all for it, I'm just playing devil's advocate, exploring the other side and challenging the idea for the sake of analysis. Only devs have the real answer to whether it works or not

[kind basin]

Where did you get the information that Inzoy became 15+ if on the official forum it is still 12 ?

[modern tree]

Just FYI #1443962194889932800 message

[frozen mortar]

Cheat & Management Features
Some of you asked for aging skips or age control cheats. In December, we plan to introduce systems for adjusting lifespan length and customizing the duration of each life stage, as well as features like birthday events and age skipping.
We actually use many of these cheats internally during development — but exposing them to players can sometimes cause simulation issues or break progression, which is why we’ve been cautious about releasing them. Still, we understand the demand and are carefully considering safe ways to make some of these available.
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[rigid latch]

Microexpression are going to be super important to have once we get Ai conversations. Slight frowns when hearing news, eyes brimming with tears depending on context an engagement or break up or death, especially micro expressions for flirting like winks etc.

[civic grotto]

I advice people not to stop people from speaking about what feels sensitive to them, because Kjun already stated about something similar that it was fine for anyone to express their idea and views. If anyone can, then they should be allowed to express without being silenced by others, even if it’s just only one person expressing. But of course, it shouldn’t be a fight. If you do not agree with someone’s suggestion, write why you think the feature is good or not good, and just thumbsdown what you disagree with, and Not To have a war with someone nor with trying to silence someone’s idea, because that’s not why these suggestion threads are created for.

[alpine vigil]

"...can sometimes cause simulation issues or break progression..." That's pretty much what I meant. I fear it's not gonna be concise, the effect may not be as expected. I want to be wary of this because I proposed a dynamic personality system with memories (Though Kjun did mention before how this Dec update will include something like that with personality driven behavior) which involves how traits or personalities can affect future behavior and consequences, memories can shape personality etc. If there's lots of holes in a behavior tree for example, I guess the progression or emergent events would be distorted not sure...all that is still speculation though.

That said, you did point out how they will consider safe ways If there are demands. If so, that would be perfect.

[plain yacht]

The whole point of inzoi is have a real life game simulator thats why I think is crucial to make the game more realistic, I understand sometimes people want the life to be more easy but thats not how thinks work, I want to have a full zoi customization at the beginning just to start but I want hair salon to change my zoi hair and hairstylist, barber shops, I want real stores to buy clothes and then put it on the car and bring that home I dont want just everything easy just click here and do it

[rigid latch]

I think for this we really need the tool to create the 'sidewalks' and grass for lots to be placed on as we have currently in Bliss Bay. That way it would give us so much more flexibility to build what we want in our own Canvasworlds. Like if we were to build our own terrain maps within another software and import them into the game. Cant think of the name for the one thats most popular atm..oh Atlas!

80 would be too small as it mainly just looks big due to the set/filler buildings in between actual working lots

[alpine vigil]

Idk...I don't play the sims. I just looked up how the sims 2 woo-hoo in a hot tub lol and also in bed. (Not that I expect Inzoi to do that in a tub also..)That was soo cartoony and not fitting for Inzoi at all.😂 It might work for the Sims because the whole game is stylized. Inzoi looks much more realistic, so using cartoony acts or playful substitutes may feel out of place. I was hoping for a toned down subtle animation, maybe a cuddle under the bed cover (face is still shown) and then camera slowly pans away fade to dark

[solemn haven]

Definitely! Especially with such hyper realistic graphics and with Ai conversations, it's a must. It breaks immersion sometimes because of the stiff expressions. Hopefully they take micro expressions and eyebrow movements into consideration.

[frozen mortar]

Unreal Editor is already one of the most convenient tools for world building. Overall, if the devs provide the ability to create worlds, it’ll be the same editor as in the ModKit, but with full access to *.umap, a somewhat structured and more accessible Data Assets (since right now everything there is so hardcoded and inaccessible to modders.)

-# ModKit, Editor window (New level), Paint tool, and Map config / City edit Data Assets

[eager phoenix]

Please allow us to move remains from a burial mound. I placed the urn in the burial mound and I can't remove the remains without it being forced to be scattered and lost forever. I really wanted to plan a funeral for my Zoi's dad and can't because the urn is forever tied to the burial mound.

[gusty thistle]

I have a small bit of feedback on the funeral event, as I just experienced it for the first time. I would like it if everyone sat down when a Zoi is doing a eulogy, or maybe add a similar action 'gather everyone' like with the wedding event where all family members and mourners take a seat. The eulogy could also take a bit longer. A lot of the time at the funeral is spent doing small prayers and laying down flowers, while the eulogy part is relatively small. And I kinda missed being able to have a moment where everyone is just listening to funeral music. Maybe there could be a professional piano player added to the event party that could play the piano, or just the option for everyone to sit down and listen to some recorded music, maybe with some subtle crying animations. That tends to be a big part of real life funerals after all. Last but not least I hope that in the future there'll be a picture of the dead zoi in the picture frame, it was empty now and I couldn't interact with it.

I really liked the funeral interactions that were there and I love that we can have a moment like this for our dear deceased Zois. I hope it can be improved upon so it can feel even more emotional to hold a funeral with your zois!

[rigid latch]

Do you think they will allow us modders access to umap or its not likely unless many of us request for it? Because I remember back during EA he had mentioned its not possible to edit the worlds and hadn't mentioned anything regarding importing maps using 3rd party software. So this gives me more hope we can have a CAW tool essentially

[frozen mortar]

-# In any case, everything that is currently being developed, showcased in every brainstorm, and modified in inZOI is Unreal Editor. This is not a 3rd party, it’s the game engine and its native dev environment. CAW may simply be a tool over the editor, like ModKit data editor etc. If there’s new info, we’ll talk, but right now there isn’t any. /off-topic

[noble adder]

At least one other player mentioned Cahaya, and I wanted to ask about finishing touches to it as well.

Is the team still going to work on free movement underwater when diving? I'd really like boat ownership to be added because it's a natural goal to work toward when living on an island. 😊

[dim burrow]

Same.. these were the things I had hoped would be in a “realistic life sim”: shopping (groceries and clothing), Hair salons (as an active career AND as a service for Zoi’s), Nail salons, MULTIPLE immersive careers, realistic skincare, actually stripping our Zoi’s of makeup if they shower or wash their faces they should have to reapply it with objects and an added animation… I really hope they continue to improve the realistic and immersive aspects of this game‼️ the thing is they’ve added many things but didn’t pay enough attention to the immersion of it

[quartz dust]

Here's the upload Disney Princesses costumes and wigs in inZoi for Canvas

[rigid latch]

MORE NAME CHOICES IN CAZ

This is just a small personal request not sure if anyone else has thought about it and if itd be beneficial.

But an ability to add a middle name for zois including a nickname

Where you can assign which name (first, middle,nickname) they rather be introduced as by clicking on this toggle in CAZ, and then once your zoi gets to know others better, they can reveal their first name or full name. But, if they dont other zois will only be known as the name they assigned to be called.

It would add more ways to unlock a zois biography further and add to conversations once ai conversations are fully implemented. I think it could also be beneficial if they become a criminal and hide their identity (dreaming here 😅)

[frozen mortar]

Look what we found in ModKit files… something amazing, DLC_E02 Lavender City / Provence Residential Area. Could this be what Kjun told us about?

Many requested diverse architectural styles and environments — forests, mountains, farms, European villages… / The team is already developing a variety of assets, including European and Korean traditional architecture, and we’re working on terrain and underground editing tools planned for next year.🙏
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[flat raft]

THIS! Many people see issues with the rating and think people want sexual content in the game like 😭 no, but the rating does limit mature themes which is not limited to just sexual content. Personally, I would prefer to see options for various things like depression, violence, murder, more crime, addiction, moral dilemmas, etc. These things would make the gameplay feel so much more cinematic and real, like a movie.

[dim burrow]

This is a good idea for InZoi!! A smooch and cuddle under the blankets and then it pans into the sunset through the window🌅 (or just kiss and cuddle and pan away)

[quartz dust]

Here's the upload Disney Princesses costumes for Canvas in inZoi

[versed relic]

That's really cute however I think inzoi would need a partnership with Disney bc that could be copyrighted.

They do need new clothes for kids though and we need more gold jewelry, new types of teeth (braces, bunny teeth, vampire styled teeth, gap teeth) purses in cas.
New types of curly hair, longer hair types, better beards

[quartz dust]

And also clothing is for kids, teen and adult for wearing Disney Princesses costumes in inZoi

[polar zenith]

I really wish we can get princess dresses for all ages though. Maybe it cannot be Disney, but at least like these.

[polar zenith]

I couldn't agree more with what you said! I too feel we should have more realistic game play. Salons, barber shops, clothes shops and grocery stores too! I get how some want easy game play and that should still be a option, but there's players like us who want the option to get in their car and go out and buy things in actual stores and go to a salon. In real life I go buy my stuff and I want to do the same in Inzoi because to me that's the whole point of having realistic game play. I want to actually go buy clothes and things at a shop and buy groceries at a grocery store like you can in real life. Imagine being able to go as a family in a car and go shopping and put bags in the car to take home. That's the kind of life simulation game play we want to see! It's just not as fun and realistic doing everything the easy way and having no other options.

[ripe wharf]

Hi as the game is developing I have found that the game is missing more inclusivity when it comes to the disabled community... I am in a wheelchair and would not mind have a Zoi in a wheelchair rolling around or an ambutee or crutches, can't forget about walkers and canes for the elderly, and medical cast for the clumsy Zoi... I love what InZoi is becoming and cannot wait to see what the future holds... Hopefully more inclusivity!

[quartz dust]

Here's the upload of Disney's Frozen costumes for Canvas in inZoi

[quartz dust]

Part 2: Here's the upload from the Moana, Raya and the Dragon, Encanto and Wish and Ariel costume with mermaid mod for Canvas in inZoi

[olive egret]

@quartz dust Could you refrain from spamming please? This is a thread for leaving feedback for the game If you'd like Disney costumes added to the game, please just suggest that, you don't need to send every costume.
But the team would only be able to do that if they did a collaboration with Disney so not sure how feasible that is

[quartz dust]

@olive egret Might be going to build me amusement parks for Disneyland in Canvas for inZoi

[proper kayak]

Understand one thing: it’s not possible for Krafton to add costumes from Disney just like that. This involves copyrights and bureaucratic issues, such as laws and authorization from Disney. Kjun can’t simply take a costume and add it to the game, because he and the developers could be sued if they do that without Disney’s permission.

[olive egret]

@quartz dust Please stay on topic or I'm going to have to start deleting your messages

[alpine vigil]

Yeah, there could be variations depending on the time of day

[versed relic]

Yes this!! We need wheelchairs and things for disabled people we barely get anything for representation so id love all of this pls kjun

[normal pulsar]

게임을 만드는것도 중요한데 홍보하는것도 중요하다고 생각해요. 트위터(x) 나 인스타그램, 페이스북 공식계정 같은데 가보면 인조이에 대한 소식은 전무합니다. 한달전인가 두달전 소식이후로 글도 없고.. 개점휴무상태더군요. 브레인스톰으로 매주 두번씩 글이 올라오는것도 그런곳에서도 볼수있게 하면 훨씬더 도움되리라 생각해요. 지난 10월 업데이트도 업데이트 한다는 내용 어디서도 보이지도 않아서 사람들이 몰랐거든요. 업데이트 전에도 글이라도 좀 써주면 사람들이 기대하고 더 많이 접할텐데 글도 없고 소식도 없고 업데이트 하는날 글 하나 올리니 사람들의 관심도 적고 아는 사람도 없고.... 크게 프로모하는것보다 작은내용이지만 매주.. 매일 자주자주 소식을 전해주는게 훨씬더 효과가 크다고 봅니다.

[charred python]

I find this exciting. It looks like the new city will be based in Provence (프로방수), which is a beautiful place. Hopefully we get some soap crafting for that future DLC!

[noble adder]

Can we please customize children's clothing items in CAZ? 🙏❤️

There are very few options, but I have many ideas for customization that could give me countless options! 🙏

[distant anvil]

Expandable Lots

It would be great if players could expand their lot size — either through upgrades or by purchasing additional land. This would allow for larger houses, bigger gardens, and more complex building projects.

[gloomy abyss]

If we getting a city based on provence, I think it's gonna be impossible for me to live anywhere else 🤣🤣🤣

Also, i was gonna suggest a tea making and tea curing/coffee curing addition to inzoi on friday where we can make and then sell loose leaf tea as well as a functinal teaset, and i think it would go along wonderfully with that expansion 👀👀👀

[frozen mortar]

@charred python
I think it’s better to wait for the official information)) What if it’ll be about viticulture, winemaking, olive oil, butter, and cheesemaking, full-scale farming with tractors and machinery, livestock, seasonal fairs and festivals, bicycles?

One thing is clear, the location will appeal to many, it’s been requested, and the devs are moving in the right direction. The main thing is that all of this turns out to be true, not just PO text placeholders. Datamining is cool, but it doesn’t guarantee anything 😌

-# Kjun will reply, see the photo of Provence and Lavender City, and get that we’re onto something)

[distant anvil]

AI Building Mode with Floor Plan Upload (with clear floor slots)

In addition to text prompts, it would be incredibly useful if players could upload actual building floor plans as images.

A slot/tile system could be added where each floor has its own upload option, for example:
• Site Plan / Overview
• Ground Floor (GF)
• 1st Floor
• 2nd Floor
• 3rd Floor
• 4th Floor
• 5th Floor
• + more floors if needed

The AI would analyze these plans and automatically generate the house based on the uploaded layouts.
This would make it possible to recreate real architecture, hand-drawn designs, or CAD layouts directly in the game.

[gloomy abyss]

I wouldnt put that much hope in it since it IS a free dlc we're talking about (if they're still doing that early access), but I would absolutely be over the moon if they did go in that direction 🙏

[frozen mortar]

Kjun is typing)) 💜🪻

[pseudo ridge]

Today, we recorded the coldest temperature of the year at –10°C. Since I usually walk about an hour and a half to get to the office, it was truly freezing. The photos I occasionally share are snapshots I take along my walking route.
Just like last week, the development video I posted received a lot of feedback again. Many comments were specifically about the features and content planned for the December update, and there were plenty of interesting opinions.🥶

Family Interactions
The newly added family interaction animations received a lot of praise, especially scenes like a child comforting a parent or siblings arguing—which many felt were very realistic.
However, there was divided feedback about a scene where an older child hits their younger sibling. Some felt it reflected real family dynamics, while others were concerned it might be too violent. Thankfully, others understood that it wasn’t meant to be simple violence, especially since the game also includes scenes where parents scold their children.
inZOI aims to portray many aspects of life—both the bright and the dark. That said, the development team is very aware of the concerns about excessive violence and will make decisions carefully.
There were many suggestions for additional interactions between children, such as refusing meals, fighting over computer use, pranks, revealing secrets, helping each other, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
We also received many requests for clearer differentiation between infant and child stages, as well as more detailed appearances. There were also requests for infants learning to walk, and for more outfits and accessories. We are already working on new clothes and accessories and will continue improving these areas.
The stroller feedback also came up again this week. Handling strollers is still extremely difficult—stairs, collision issues, and many other problems keep appearing. Fixing everything one by one makes us worried that we may not be able to deliver this feature by the end of the year. I’m really sorry about this.🙏

Business System
The “My Business” feature is currently in development, allowing players to run their own stores—managing employees, setting wages, automating workflow, and running franchises.
However, many pointed out that using kiosks for automated purchases reduces immersion. Since this feedback keeps coming in, we will begin improving this system in December. For now, we may temporarily keep both methods to help organize our data.
I'm also curious—kiosks are very common in Korean stores these days, but what about other countries? ^^;
Many of you requested more realistic business elements: interactions between staff and customers, picking up items and bringing them to the counter, store promotion, and so on. Store promotion will be added as a personal interaction as well as a one-day advertising option through computers.
There were also requests for realistic shopping: using baskets or carts, placing items into them, and checking out at the register. People also suggested food delivery, different types of clothing stores, grocery stores, and more.
We might not be able to fully complete the business system in this update, but please trust that the inZOI team will continue improving it.

Life Stages & Appearance
Feedback about age groups was extremely common this week. Many players want clearly defined differences between infants, children, preteens, teens, and young adults.
The lack of distinction between infants and children, and between preteens and teenagers, has been pointed out repeatedly. Our team will revisit this issue and discuss how to refine these differences more clearly.

Other Repeated Feedback
Animation and facial expressions:
There were many requests for improvements such as micro-expressions, finer eyebrow movement, and more natural emotional reactions. Next year, we plan to review the entire game again to refine these details. I can’t believe 2025 is just around the corner.
Auto-driving camera tracking, eye contact behavior, animals, hospital expansion, skateboards, parking systems:
Many ideas were shared. We’ve already finished discussions on auto-driving camera tracking and parking, so we’ll push forward with those soon.
Save file compatibility:
Issues continue to arise when uploading unstable builds, causing save files to break. I sincerely apologize and will be more careful going forward.
Cooking system improvements, ingredient purchasing & combination, shopping, beauty salons, and other life-system ideas were also suggested.
Every week, I stay up late reading your fun and thoughtful comments without realizing how much time has passed. I'm currently preparing our plans for next year, and I hope to share our 2025 roadmap with you soon.
According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow in Korea. Maybe that explains why the office is so cold tonight. I should wrap this up and head home.
I’ll upload another development video this Friday.
See you then! ❤️

k.jun

[spark sigil]

So while yes in Korea many businesses like cafes and restaurants have kiosks and stuff, in the US, there is still a lot of cashiers and usage of cash registers. Some places do have kiosks, but a lot of places in the US still uses a more traditional payment system with a cashier or waiting for the check at your table and then giving the waitress/waiter your money to pay for the bill.

I actually was shocked (pleasantly) when I moved to Korea seeing how automated things were with the kiosks

[mild crystal]

In the UK we have kiosks and cashiers (for those who want to use cash)

[jaunty bridge]

Dear Mr Kjun and the InZOI Team -How about travelling between cities? Please enable travelling to cities within save games in coming updates or enable them during hot fixes. Please allow families and Zois to be saved within one same gallery ( like those premade families in the Manage City page) and not save by per city so that families and Zoi ( once moved out by player are able to travel within save games cities or moved to save game cities - for example from Dowon to Bliss Bay in player's save game to meet other families and Zois in player's Bliss Bay map and not default maps of cities as what is currently happening in game right now. Please make it happen. Thanks 🙏 ❤️

[gloomy abyss]

Same in canada. We have self checkout, but cash register still very much exist. Also, we always pay at the table at restaurants and in most places (aside from fast food places) the waiter brings the food to us. We only ever pay at the counter in asian restaurants (well, and in cafes and fast food places) here, but the waiters still bring the food to us

[distant anvil]

AI Building Mode with Floor Plan Upload (with clear floor slots)

In addition to text prompts, it would be incredibly useful if players could upload actual building floor plans as images.

A slot/tile system could be added where each floor has its own upload option, for example:
• Site Plan / Overview
• Ground Floor (GF)
• 1st Floor
• 2nd Floor
• 3rd Floor
• 4th Floor
• 5th Floor
• + more floors if needed

The AI would analyze these plans and automatically generate the house based on the uploaded layouts.
This would make it possible to recreate real architecture, hand-drawn designs, or CAD layouts directly in the game.

[gusty thistle]

"Inzoi aims to portray many aspects of life-both the bright and the dark."
I'm glad to hear this and hope you continue down this route! We don't need a utopia dollhouse.

"I am curious, kiosks are very common in Korean stores these days, but what about other countries?"
Here in the Netherlands we only use them for fast food restaurants like McDonald's. In cafés, lunchrooms, restaurants we don't use them and you either order at the counter or bar with a real person or you get served at your table. Dining out in Korea is very common because it's often cheaper than cooking at home. The experience is therefore much more efficient and streamlined, because no one wants to have a full on dining out experience every single day. I did like the convenience of kiosk ordering when I lived in Korea. But here in Europe we mostly cook at home, and going out for dinner is not just for eating food but it's a social event that fills up your whole evening. Being served at your table is part of that experience. In the US, waiting staff is an important part of dining and they actually get paid in tips based on how well they serve the customer.

We do have self check out for shopping like groceries and drugstores and such.

Maybe a place like Café Mar could be designed like Paris Baguette, where you self-gather your own food from the bread display and then pay at the counter and any coffee you order at the counter is brought to your table when it's ready.

You could then even eat without paying and get in trouble 😉

[icy drum]

you have already posted this once, no need to post it again

[prime lotus]

Dear Kjun,

Regarding the upcoming December update:

✨ I read your weekly development notes and feedback with great excitement.
I have mentioned this many times before, and I want to repeat it again:
“Having different hairstyles and makeup for each outfit category is extremely important and should be a high-priority feature.”
For example, when my Zoi changes into pajamas to sleep, she still has full makeup on.
And the makeup for “formal”, “everyday”, and “sportswear” outfits all looks the same.
This looks strange and unrealistic.
We want this to be fixed in the December update.

✨ Another important topic is “the pregnancy system needs improvement.”
This includes belly size progression, animations, and overall visual details.

✨ And finally, regarding the open-world visual loading issue:
Please “remove or improve the current distance-culling system (pop-in / pop-out issue) that hides Zois and vehicles at long distances.”
This greatly breaks immersion.

Thank you for reading my message. @pseudo ridge

[gloomy abyss]

Kjun is onto us 🫢

[mighty path]

I'm very happy that greater differentiation between age groups is being considered. I have pre-teen and teenager children in more than one family, and I really struggle to distinguish them. While the gap between children and pre-teens is too marked, it doesn't reflect reality. Adults seem too old.

Regarding kiosks, they're still very rare in Italy. They're present in the food courts of some supermarkets and airports, but absent from all other restaurants and bars. The same is true in the Southern European countries I've visited. Restaurants all have table service, unless they're self-service, but they're considered low-quality.

As someone has already mentioned, I continue to ask for the possibility of traveling between cities and saving families so they're available for new matches.
Best of luck to you and the entire team.

[austere vortex]

Keep in mind some people use games as an outlet for a utopia. Not everyone wants to play the dark side of life. It will be good to have options. LifeSims should be able to be played how you want to play.

[frozen mortar]

-# We have the full spectrum of service options, from the most traditional (which has hardly changed in decades), to full self-service with payment kiosks. Often two service models coexist: you can go to the self-service section or to the cashier. In 99% of cases staff is present, but some stores operate entirely without staff. We can also find food options no more expensive than home cooking (canteens, meal plan delivery).

For inZOI, I think it’s best to take the best of both worlds. The points we suggested and Kjun responded to are the best way to diversify gameplay, enhance immersion, and make the world feel alive.

There were also requests for realistic shopping: using baskets or carts, placing items into them, and checking out at the register. People also suggested food delivery, different types of clothing stores, grocery stores, and more.
Cooking system improvements, ingredient purchasing & combination, shopping, beauty salons, and other life-system ideas were also suggested.

[keen fable]

Hi kjun!!!☺️ I’m happy to hear the team is already working on clothes and accessories for infants! So a quick suggestion for that, I think it would be nice if babies could get pacifiers, teething rings, baby rattles. I do hope eventually the baby bath and changing table are made functional as well. As far as the strollers go, they don’t need to go up or down stairs, no one uses strollers on stairs lol so you don’t even need to worry about that part.
For businesses I live in the U.S. and we do have kiosks but only in certain places, big restaurants usually don’t have them ( at least in my experience) it’s usually small cafes or shops that have them and that’s still only a handful and only certain grocery places have self checkout. For the most part people still have to go to a cashier so I think adding that in would add realism along with having waiters for restaurants.

Speaking of cafes I would LOVE to have a boba tea shop we could open up. It could also have common Korea snack foods too like mochi, dango, the peeling candy, yakgwa and various other popular snacks🙏🏼🥹🥹.
Another quick suggestion i have is having pantry’s added into build mode so we could actually store snacks like chips, candy, cookies, canned food and cooking ingredients like spices, flour, sugar etc.
I would love to see a food delivery job added too, it could be available for teens and up.
Since you mentioned skateboarding again I wanted to know if that was something we’ll see in the update? Or possibly roller skating?
Anyway stay warm out there!

[errant jay]

However, many pointed out that using kiosks for automated purchases reduces immersion. Since this feedback keeps coming in, we will begin improving this system in December. For now, we may temporarily keep both methods to help organize our data.
I'm also curious—kiosks are very common in Korean stores these days, but what about other countries? ^^;

As other people have pointed out, automated kiosks in stores/restaurants are less common in the West (though they do exist, mostly in fast-food places). Even if you order at a kiosk you'll generally collect your order from an employee. However, there's nothing wrong with having the option for both - more options are always good IMO.

[earnest viper]

Hi Kjun, please allow us to hire managers so we may franchise our business

[rigid latch]

Hi Kjun hope you're staying warm despite the cold!

As far as business systems, here in the USA we use shopping carts for large grocery/retail purchases and the yellow handbaskets in the game for smaller purchases, and also using hands for even smaller purchases or single items we take to the counter to oay for. Although we do have self-checkout here, we also have cashiers and customer interactions too which are still valued in our shopping experiences, especially if you become a regular, that a employee comes to know 😊 which I would love to see in Inzoi.

I would love to have both options be available for businesses transactions depending on which item is placed on the lot, self-checkout kiosk and zoi cash register. If only one is placed, it will default to human to human interaction or kiosk purchases, whereas if both are placed on the lot both could also be used for customers to buy items. I think if both options are given while running a business there could be a business perks given amongst some shoppers who like the short wait times due to a kiosk. But a negative perk of having issues with the kiosk if no one is around to help could hurt the business, giving negative shopping experiences.

I would love to see shopping carts used for items over 20, hand baskets for items less than 15, and zois carrying items to counter for items less than 5 (if these animations are possible)

I also appreciatr there will be both light and dark moments in Inzoi, while light gameplay is good the dark elements (doesnt always mean over the top) also give it much needed depth that I feel lacks or its made in a goofy way, in other similar genres played, that breaks the immersion. Keeping and adding in realism is what I look forward to see more of here! 😀

[spark sigil]

Dathy's
We are better than Arby's

[trim heart]

I am so happy to see that you are striving towards realism whilst still maintaining that whimsical aspects that make inZOI stand out. I am just as happy to see that you are acknowledging our individual inputs as always and being aware of the disagreement regarding the children quarrel animations. Don't worry about releasing the updates immediately, take your time! I am not disappointed at all and I am super grateful to see it's being worked on and improved in the first place.

Also, regarding kiosks, from my ancestral homeland they actually aren't that common, they still rely on workers manning individual registers/checkouts. I personally don't mind kiosks remaining but I'd definitely push for further customer-employee interactions with that update.

Thank you for the update!
W Kjun and Dev team.

[small cipher]

I went to a couple of restaurants in south Korea where robots on wheel bring your food to you. It was shocking and entertaining. As much as I love the idea in real life, in games it's much more fun to have staff waiting on the customers

[late thunder]

Hi Kjun,
I am happy to see that you're considering height differences for toddlers and adolescents because this is one of my biggest gripes with the age groups. I was also interested in the fact that you're adding clothes and things for the younger Zoi's as well. (Please add a bunch of clothes and hair for kids too)
I would like to add that I hope you're adding all lifestages to CAZ in the future so we can make all lifespans from the get go.
I would like to see an overhaul on pregnancy. Zoi's would need to go to the hospital for check ups, get ultrasounds, baby showers, finding out the gender if the player wants to know, and having multiples.
I would like to see Zoi's purchase things either at the kiosk or the counter and a worker hand them what they bought instead of it just appearing or in a grocery store your Zoi gets what they need and they bring it up to the counter to check out.
I really like the direction the game is going and you guys are doing an amazing job!!

[dim burrow]

Aww kind of bummed if they’re not able to include strollers by December but I hope they can add other additions to family gameplay in the future like:

• Kids having chores around the house: wash the dishes, laundry, or even adding the ability to iron clothes
• Setting up play dates: moms come together with their toddlers/ kids at the park or at their houses so that toddlers or kids from different households have an opportunity to easily build relationships outside of family- Stuff like this could build a cute storyline!☺️
• More discipline styles like soft parenting raising spoiled brats, strict parenting creating rebellious teens, or a moderate parenting creating well balanced children-
• Grounding, taking away phones, making curfews earlier for a teen, teens sneaking out, maybe being brought back in the back of a cop car-
• So too much discipline or no discipline at all would result in the “Strict” or “Soft” parenting style while a fair balance of discipline only when needed would create the “Well Balanced Parent” style title
• Sibling dynamics: 6 types:
  Negative:
• “The Annoying Sibling” - likes to playfully tease sibling
• “The Jealous Sibling” -one sibling jealous of parents affection to the other
• “Competitive Rivalry” b/w both siblings
  Positive:
• “The Nurturing/ Protective Sibling”
• “The Best Friend Closeness” sibling dynamic
• “The Healthy Boundaries” sibling dynamic (understands when to share and when to give space)

These dynamics form when the child is born and is based on the traits they were born with, can be changed with parent discipline, (or players playing the child) and actually affects the autonomous behavior between siblings✨

[shrewd ledge]

I think something to consider down the line in the future is having DLC that really focuses on different types of restaurants such as fine dining, buffets, hotpot, Korean style barbeque, Brazilian style steakhouse, hibachi, dirty spoon diner, cafeteria/food hall, conveyer belt sushi, to experimental dining. Each one brings its own experience from the ambiance to the uniforms the staff wears. There still can be restaurants that would use a kiosk but also different places that you are seated by a host/hostess and wait staff takes your order and brings your food.

At the restaurant there can be cute interactions such as couples flirting by feeding each other food or a Zoi proposing at the table.

https://youtube.com/shorts/zQefFrFaN0w?si=sfezWpIdjGbA0hlm

https://youtube.com/shorts/aerNWdyVyUs?si=RAlNbZQK6bEm3kPX

https://youtube.com/shorts/O6fjlrguFuc?si=xZz0yYkgvoNA1335

https://youtube.com/shorts/fIkSykdES1w?si=eAWmrMGML5vd95hz

[versed relic]

I agree with another comment that said it's okay if strollers don't work on the stairs. I really hope that strollers are released even if they're not the best more updates can still be added later to improve it. Strollers were one of the main things I was looking forward to 😔

[eternal idol]

Hi Kjun!! Wow, -10 degrees is definitely way too cold for me , … Please stay warm while walking out there!!!

Comments/Suggestions

1. I definitely agree with the community regarding the over use of Kiosks in Inzoi.. It’s fine to keep both systems in place. However, we definitely need some real interactions with the NPC Staff, so the game feels more “alive” and realistic to players all over the world.

   • Accessing a machine for every interaction (with the same exact animations during each use) contributes to the reason so many people state that Inzoi is “lifeless”. It’s way too repetitive and restrictive.

2. Please allow us to easily switch between worlds within the same save file… this would allow players to have access to more lots for building, the ability to create more Zoi’s and freely communicate with Zoi’s who live in other cities

3. I would definitely love to see some of the decorative restaurants around the cities become fully functional.

4. I am sooo happy that you guys plan to continue to add more dramatic/realistic interactions. That’s why I believe fine tuning the physical and behavioral characteristics of each age group should be up high on the priority list.

[rigid latch]

Same I hope theyre still released for the Dec update, despite if they dont work well I still wanna play with it 😅

[manic chasm]

Thank you so much for the wonderful news, Kjun! I'm incredibly excited for next year's content roadmap. I hope it will bring us closer to a stronger foundation in family, home life, and the development of characters as individuals and careers. Regarding business, I hope we'll be able to build lots ourselves and assign them to owners other than just our characters, so there will be more lots in the city. I love management and hope the business system will be flexible and customizable because it's a long-term mechanic. As for NPCs, I miss waiters and bartenders. In restaurant kitchens, if there's an open kitchen, you can see how your order is being prepared; it's brought to you, not just appearing out of thin air. Regarding delivery, I think we should have not only instant delivery, but also delivery with NPCs, where the courier might be delayed, bring the wrong order, get stuck in traffic, or blatantly ask for tips. I'm looking forward to Friday, thanks again

[compact rock]

I am in love with how everyone expresses and suggests amazing animations and various aspects of the gameplay the game base will be phenomenal due to the community 🌷great job to everyone involved

[gloomy abyss]

Oh, we actually have those here too 🤣

...in asian restaurants. There's a sushi buffet in my city where a robot cat that sings the happy birthday song brings you a birthday cake 🤣

[flint elk]

Kjun is the goattttttt much love w inzoi

[civic grotto]

Kjun please revisit this suggestion almost over 200 upvotes.. #1354962837428240677 message

I don’t know why these relationship types was never mention during updates to making relationships. I hope it can be a thing in the future.

[kind basin]

I don’t want to hire waiters for my future cafe, can you add the ability to replace them with robots? And also add alcoholic drinks and the consequences of their excessive consumption into the game?

[civic grotto]

In China, it is common to see robots in stores, so I would say that would be immersive for the Chinese community in InZoi.

[plain yacht]

Sorry but I dont want small maps to fell the game more crowded I want big maps with a lot of places, to be more Interactive and fell more inmersive

[dim burrow]

I’ve also added this outline for parenting styles and sibling dynamics to the forums!: https://forum.playinzoi.com/t/topic/7582

[pliant kettle]

Any look at the family
Tree feature yet?

[polar zenith]

Thank you for taking our suggestions seriously! I do hope hide and seek and more play activities interactions get added between kids and also I hope hugging gets added between kids and between kids and parents, as well as bedtime stories, tucking in bed, playing together with toys, etc. I hope we also get a dollhouse added to interactable toys. Animals next year? does this mean pets will arrive? 😍 I am beyond glad some clothing and more for infants is being worked on.. I feel infants, toddlers and kids need more attention. More clothes and interactions. Princess dresses are a huge request from me and cute animal costumes ❤️ I hope toddlers can learn to walk! I am glad the suggestions for shopping and grocery stores were taken down! I am also glad the team is noting the issues with age groups. For me I think preteens need improvements because they look too old! I want to thank you Kjun for taking time to read our suggestions and feedback. I look forward to reading any updates you share with us! ❤️

[shrewd ledge]

Your dollhouse idea is excellent. I believe more traditionally "feminine" toys need to be added. This includes dollhouses, dolls (fashion dolls, baby dolls, rag dolls, animal dolls, ball jointed dolls), play makeup vanities, and dress up trunks.

One thing I was always jealous of as a little girl were the kids that had play houses and power wheels cars.

To bring out some fascinating gameplay elements, toddlers could interact with some of these objects. For example, a toddler using their sisters play makeup vanity and scribbling all over their face or they chew on a doll's foot. Also, there should be a small chance a child or toddler could break a toy by accident. For meaner child Zois, they should be able to break toys (and some household items) on purpose.

Some of these toys could be crafted at the crafting table or 3D printer and sold in a Zoi's business. Depending on the quality it could bring up the value.

[polar zenith]

Yeah I feel we need more feminine toys. Dolls, dollhouses, baby dolls and I love your vanity suggestion because kids play dress up. Toy trunks too! More toys kids can interact with. Toddlers can use these things too like maybe chew the dolls or as you mentioned using a makeup vanity to scribble on their face. Playing dolls as a child build up my imagination and my fav was dollhouses because a child can tell unique stories playing with dollhouses. I would love seeing children in Inzoi doing the same.

[errant jay]

Holy hell that dollshouse… I would have gone crazy for that as a kid lol. Anyway, yeah, adding more toys like that is a great idea.

[rigid latch]

Yess 100000% and a way to make restaurants have their own menus based on dishes we pick to serve/sell. No one restaurant would be the same! And really nice interior decorating too and needing to make reservations at fancier ones would be amazing

[opaque flame]

Complaints about violent content in InZoi (i.e. sibling fights) miss the bigger picture. Removing the more serious or challenging parts of life from a life-simulation game isn’t necessary, and it can actually weaken the experience. Mature themes aren’t harmful by default—they’re part of the real world, and acting like they shouldn’t exist in a life sim makes the game feel unrealistic. When players pressure developers to sanitize everything until it’s soft, cute, and totally risk-free, they’re basically asking for another version of games we already have. And there are already plenty of cozy, wholesome alternatives like The Sims 4, Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Dreamlight Valley, and My Time at Sandrock.

At the same time, the demand for more adult-oriented realism is extremely clear. In The Sims 4 community, the most downloaded and talked-about mods are centered around nsfw, complex, and realistic life scenarios, and their popularity shows exactly what a huge portion of players want. Ignoring that interest doesn’t make the community safer or happier; it just pushes adult players away and reduces long-term engagement. People who prefer purely wholesome gameplay already have endless options. But asking developers to remove optional mature content from the one game trying to fill that gap only limits the genre and disappoints the players who’ve been waiting years for a more grown-up life sim. Making them optional could also work to satisfy both preferences.

[gusty mesa]

Greetings, Kjun! As always, thank you for your thoughtful replies to our feedback. I see many exciting ideas and concepts highlighted, and I look forward to further discussion once the team has had time to reflect deeply on them!

Strollers:
I think you and the team should take your time with the strollers feature. If you feel it's not ready yet and needs more work, I'm completely okay with waiting for it, as much as I wish I could have it right away 😆 I'm sure a lot of people, including me, wouldn't mind the strollers being added in an incomplete, but moderately functional state. But, I'd be concerned about how that would reflect amongst players who are not active in the Discord to see context about your communication on it's development, since strollers are a highly anticipated and requested feature in life simulators. So please, take the time you need and do not feel the need to rush it!

🍼 Reiterating some Infant & Toddler-related ideas I had that would enhance gameplay, since I suggested it too late before:

• Let Zois be able to pass infant/toddlers to another Zoi, rather than have to put the baby down on the ground for the other Zoi to pick back up

• (Pic 1-2) Add Babywear carriers and allow Zoi to be able to do certain activities while wearing their baby, since their arms will be free

• (Pic 3) Add Infant/Toddler Pool Float Seats that will allow them to safely sit in the pool with the rest of the family, and add Arm Floaties for kids

• (Pic 4) Add options to hold babies/toddlers in Different Positions! I would especially love to see the "Hello Hold," a favorite of curious little ones who want to see the world lol

• Allow Zois to hold and interact with babies/toddlers while sitting or rocking in chairs (fingers crossed for rocking chairs 🤞)

• Increase the Speed of Toddler Crawling, please. They crawl incredibly slow, which becomes a nuisance when they have to crawl to an open area to be picked up.

[rigid latch]

More Creepy Elements to Add to Inzoi

• this is not just related to ghost play but could also be cool if it was ,but more whispering like what's done when that certain tv station is on. But it'd be random whispers from ghosts not relevant to the tv. Imagine hearing that while the in-game world is night time and everyone is sleep, and you're playing in direct control mode ❤️
• tvs turning on and then off by themselves after an hr or so
• Cup being pushed off the counter and breaking
• faucets turning on
• Seeing couch cushions and beds sink as if someone has sat down but-no one is there
• Pets randomly staring at a wall

[earnest meadow]

I am SO happy you didn't back down and let the minority dictate what you should put in your game when you clearly are not malicious and neither was the content!

Believe me, you don't have to explain yourself to these instigators, I will buy every DLC twice to make up for them.

Stay true to Inzoi and make it the amazing realistic game we all know it will become! ❤️ Thanks Kjun!

[potent sand]

Continuing my list of suggestions to make crime and the legal system more fun

Player character break ins - The ability to break into a house yourself, much like the burglers and try to steal stuff. Things I'd like to see involve crime interacting with the world a bit more. The shoplifting is great, but it feels like a very isolated thing. And restricts you to very certain targets.

More assaults and fight interactions - this one's simple, but I would like options that add more severity. I do quite enjoy the idea of the frying pan, but further expansion would add flavor. I find the frying pan delightfully goofy.

Embezzlement - mayber harder to implement, but illicitly obtaining money from your job.

Shoplifting from more than just the boxes - Actual interactive shoplifting, something as simple as just walking out in the clothes you are trying on.

Manslaughter and murder - Our evil zois are still missing the final major crime. However, something I saw Kjun say early in development is a sentiment I absolutely echo... I don't want this to feel too GTA, not just walking up to someone with a gun and killing them. Some unique devious options, like poisoning, and... well... inzoi can be goofy sometimes... sabotaging an electronic in someone's house to zap them? Just be creative with it.

More interactive scams - These can not only blend into a legal system but add more inter-zoi drama. Sell someone a fake TV at more than full price? Promise returns on money via a phone scam? sky is the limit there.

Malpractice in careers - Thought of for any future medical careers and the police career. Leaving patients without care? Arresting innocent zois on next to no evidence? Make the consequences more than a few job points. You'd have to take care not to make this too harsh to account for genuine player mistakes, but could make for an interesting RP dynamic.

[spiral berry]

We need more clothing for male/female/children ZOIs whether it be sweats, shorts, tank tops, underwear, shoes, socks, sweatshirts, etc. We need more beard types for men ZOIs. We need more hair options male/female/children ZOIs. We need more food options to cook/make like chicken, bacon, sausage, different pasta types, more soup variants, more salad variants, different variants of burritos whether it be a breakfast burrito, bean and cheese burrito, bean and cheese and beef or beef and bean, tacos, tamales, etc, different variants of casseroles.

[gritty bobcat]

Can we get European-style mailboxes in the game? Slim, lockable, and mounted on walls, gates, or fences—basically, not the lonely-post type that looks sad in the yard. 🙃

[civic grotto]

I don’t necessarily think everyone of them were trying to sanitize realistic things, because they would probably bring up about all the other more violent things in InZoi. I think some people are just more sensitive when it comes to children, and will it possibly cause controversy that gets a game a bad press, taken down, or ban from other countries, or something.

[keen fable]

It makes me curious if people find that bonk bad if they would be okay with parents disciplining their child with chanclas🤔

[keen fable]

I’d like to see family photos added that we could have printed and placed in frames. Also if the Photo Booth could print out photos too( so we can either place them on a desk or pin them to the cork board, maybe even stick them to a standing mirror) and allow more than one zoi in the booth! Lastly if we could print the photos we take with other zois on our phones by connecting to a printer

[frozen mortar]

It’s great that the devs have clarified their position, that’s honest towards everyone and eliminates unnecessary speculation and assumptions. This gives an understanding of what type of content is preferable to them, what might be reconsidered, and I believe they’ve assessed the legal matters before giving their answer.

-# I get and feel for the people who were waiting for another answer, but it’s good that the devs’ vision was made clear before the midpoint of Early Access.

I’ll keep my word and purchase the game a second time (digital deluxe, gift etc.) if the devs preserve the USP (maintain the open world, refine karma-like system and consequences / city-wide in‑game social, drama, gossips and rumors), fulfill the last item from the first (outdated I know) roadmap, the Memory system, create a unique dynamic and engaging personality system (innate/acquired traits, branching, progressive value-based and trait-based bonuses/penalties etc.), and tie all this together into cohesive, deep systems that are not typical of a dollhouse, as @alpine vigil wrote.

[olive egret]

iPads use the same chips as Macs now and it runs on Mac so it wouldn't surprise me. It'd just be thermals that are an issue

[frozen mortar]

Yes, TDP MacBook M1 Pro ~35W, M1 Max ~45W (> Steam Deck, ROG Ally, <= RTX 5050 slim laptops etc.), iPad ~7-10W 🥲

[shrewd ledge]

There are already Themed Studio lots in Dowon and Bliss Bay. It would be nice if there was a professional photographer active or freelance career. You're correct that there needs to be more pose options for couple and family photos. Plus, the ability for the photos that Zois take in game either from their phone or camera can be framed and hung up or posted on in game social media.

Does anyone remember going to Sears, JCPENNEY, Macy's photo studios to get portraits done? It would also be cute to have school photos as well.

[spark sigil]

Omg I would love this soo much!

[olive egret]

Some games will show that style of family portrait posing on screen where you select what save to load too which is sooo cute, I love seeing my families posing together!

[kind basin]

I wanted to write the same thing, playing the Sims 4 without mods for quite a long time, I was tired of the cloyingness of this small world, where everything is too fabulous, and somehow I want more adult content, because I have already grown out of children's fairy tales

[gusty mesa]

Quick thought here, but if stairs are an issue with strollers, have you thought of revamping the cities’ town areas to have ramps/accessibility ramps? That way, Zois pushing strollers or any other items that need to roll can use those pathing routes instead 🙂 That would also work well for vehicles like scooters, roller skates/rollerblades, and bikes too, or if you were to add wheelchairs or other mobility items in the future.

I don’t think people will be pushing strollers around in residential houses much, so strollers movement on stairs in those builds can be restricted, but the town areas will have ease of access.

[blazing carbon]

Thanks for the update. I'm disappointed in the strollers not possibly being ready for the December update but I understand and I know your team wants to make sure it's done right. So I'll gladly wait. I still hope you plan to add the auto-lights feature in the December update to where the lights automatically turn on/off without needing the Zois to complete that action in the que. I hope the multi-tasking is coming along and there haven't been any issues. I think both kiosks and interactions with employees in the community lots would be beneficial. In the United States, we have both, alot of people like the kiosk features but others still like interacting with actual people, so having both as options would be great. Also, for the kiosks or menus, could you add a feature where we could customize the menus or items to add to the kiosks? The restaurant and cafes in 3 of the worlds so far seem to have the same items and I would like more variety of foods, even if you added some of the recipes already in the game (the recipes that become unlocked as the cooking skills increase) to the restaurant menus or cafes for the time being, that would be great. Also, I noticed for the food vendors stalls in Cahaya when the Zois purchase food, they stand in front of the vendor stall and eat their food which causes other Zois to have to wait to purchase food. I hope you can change that to where they can order and sit down. Also, I hope you can allow Zois to be able to surf in the water in Cahaya. At the moment they can only practice on the beach with the surfboard. I also hope you improve the dancing sequences to where the music matches the type of dance they are doing as sometimes their style of dance doesn't match the current music being played, as well as incorporate slow dancing (would that involve multitasking?) I still would like to see alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (wines, cocktails, wine coolers, spritzers) added the bars and lounges

[eager phoenix]

Good morning !! I'm super sad about the delay of the strollers, I was looking forward to it the most. I really respect that you aren't comfortable with releasing them prematurely. However, please I'm totally okay with you releasing it in December even though you haven't gotten them to go up and down the stairs yet. I'm totally okay with them not being able to go up and down the stairs at the moment, I'm fine with them being refined in future updates. I just want strollers so bad. Please consider this. I really would like them in the december update. What if when they are going down the stairs, the stroller converts into a carrier and when they reach the bottom step, it reverts back into a stroller. It doesn't have to be perfect at the moment, but I'm please begging you to reconsider.

[kind basin]

Who even lifts strollers up stairs, especially with small children? There are special ramps for this, just install them in the city, watch parents with strollers.

[gusty mesa]

I love the carrier idea. I was hoping we could get some baby carriers that Zois can hold and carry around anyway, but the separate thought of having the stroller temporarily convert to a carrier on stairs would solve this problem nicely.

I still hope they will add ramps though. Ramps around the cities would solve and prevent a lot of potential issues in the long run, especially if they will add more small modes of transportation.

[eager phoenix]

exactly !! I actually saw the idea from someone else in the server about a week ago. I think it's totally doable, and like you and the other person said, adding ramps. By doing that, they could just update the routing so zoi's with strollers would automatically walk down the ramp with the stroller instead of trying to use the stairs. I didn't even think of ramps to be honest. Pls devs, hear our pleas

[shrewd ledge]

The mobility ramp is a groundbreaking idea! I have a feeling that once the Inzoi team cracks the code for strollers it can definitely open the door for all sorts of things such as toddler wagons, mobility scooters for the elderly and wheelchairs like what @gusty mesa said. Not only mobility aids, but ramps can be used by kids playing with babydoll strollers or other push strollers.

Another idea would be to have both accessibility ramps and convertible strollers when a ramp is not available.

[pulsar gate]

Hi!
I completely understand your idea, and it would be amazing to be able to fully customize everything like in Canvastown.

However, technically, this isn’t possible in the current main city:

Kjun explained that the construction area would need to be separated into a Canvas Town, rather than trying to make the entire main city editable.

If we tried to divide Dowon into 120 playable lots, the game would have to load an enormous amount of buildings, decorations, and NPCs, which would slow down the game or even cause bugs.

The current engine isn’t designed to handle the entire city being fully editable, so even with many lots, it would remain unfeasible.

Moreover, Kjun wants the game to be playable for everyone, including players with smaller or less powerful PCs, so the system has to work on lower-end machines as well.

In summary: for technical reasons, the only realistic solution is to create a separate Canvas Town where players can build freely, rather than trying to transform the entire main city.

[frozen mortar]

Interesting points, no doubt. It’s presented a bit like insider info though, since in open access it’s still almost the very first iteration, an early test stage, and Kjun’s wording is so vague that it’s essentially more about searching for solutions together with the players.

In our tests, even with around 80 lots, the town ran more efficiently than the main city. (80 lots is pretty solid, and still less demanding than the pre-baked buildings - I figured out why.)
The most frequent feedback was that the town felt too small. / …we’ll keep testing larger areas to see how far we can push performance. (there’s no data on the engine’s potential limits, not even from the devs, UE wasn’t originally designed even for life sims, it’s only in the devs’ hands that it is turning into a suitable tool, which also dispels assumptions about its design.)
Time goes on, and in Dowon we already have around 60 playable/editable lots! I was surprised. Considering the business lots that will come with v0.5 update, it could be about 65-70 (I’ve already identified a couple of new spots), plus the court right next to the fire station, which means that practically behind every decorative building, and sometimes right next door, a playable one appears.

[frozen mortar]

Well yes, especially in Dowon a major demolition is coming, three more lot spots are hard to recognize, and two more are definitely in Bliss Bay. It’s still not at 80+ playable lots/buildings, but at this pace we’ll get pretty close by v1.0.

[late grove]

And facial expressions and progressice gradual accumulative compounding facial and neck external appearance aging accumulation are so interconnected to each other in the form of ((The folds or furrows that might bedeck our faces fall into two categories:

Dynamic wrinkles: These develop from repeated facial movements. If you pucker your lips around a straw frequently, for example, you might get lip lines.
Static wrinkles: These result from less elasticity and the takeover of gravity. Wrinkles that come with jowls are static.
Dynamic wrinkles may become static wrinkles over time. Fine smile lines, for example, may morph into more prominent nasolabial folds when our cheeks lose plumpness in middle age. Creases that could crop up
Forehead lines: run horizontally across the top of the T-zone
Worry lines: create an “eleven” between the brows
Bunnies: etch the bridge of the nose horizontally between the eyes
Crow’s feet: radiate from the outer corners of the eyes
Laugh lines: also called nasolabial folds, create parentheses around the upper lip
Lip lines: form vertical hatches around the perimeter of the mouth
Marionette lines: frame the chin vertically, and as the cheeks droop, jowl wrinkles form). https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/wrinkles#7-wrinkle-types) and interconnected to other individual additional factors, including gravity and the amount of sunshine/UAV radiation aftereffects accumulated.

[eager phoenix]

This is def a great idea!!! I really hope the devs hear us out. Omg I would love to see some mobility aids for elders. This is why I love this server, everyone comes up with such great ideas!!

[civic grotto]

December update date?
-December 31st? 😰

[polar zenith]

I really really hope Inzoi will get the option to build on any useable lot and I don't mean just building residential lots. I mean actually having the option to choose a lot type like park, bar, club, restaurant, theater, shop, hotel, pools, library, gym, etc. I'm not a good builder, but I love to build my own venues. I want to see Zois visit my creations open to the public in my map. The whole point is creating lot venues the way I want and I had countless hours of fun doing this for years playing sims. I am kinda sad I cannot do this in Inzoi cause sometimes I just want to build.

[keen tartan]

Cant wait for 2026 roadmap ✨️

-Multitasking
-Pets expansion
-School/academy life
-Retail/bussiness expansion
-new map
-shopping mall
-convertation with npc use AI ILM
-script mod
-jiggle physic
-get together like expansion update
-romance/more intimate update

Those just my prediction

[dense coral]

PD님 언제 다시 볼 수 있을까요?

[dense flume]

Eventually that's what we wish for isn't it?

[dim burrow]

Same for the main things I’m hoping for in the near future:

• Multitasking
• Calendar update
• Strollers
• Group moving system
• Family Trees
• Full Family saving/ family relationship edits in CAZ
• Extended Family Relationships (cousins, step family, uncle, aunt, grandparents)
  -And MORE businesses in the near future:
• Updated Clothing stores
• Grocery Stores
• Hair Salons/ Barbers
• Nail Salons
  (Not too sure I want English speaking in my gameplay personally but it would be a great mode of gameplay for storyline/ fate engine… I at least hope it’s optional like Smartzoi and can be turned off and back on whenever we want)

[keen fable]

I mean some of those things are coming in this months update..

[dim burrow]

I hope so a lot of these they’ve said it might not be competed in for the December update like the strollers, the calendar so I’m just giving my hopes for like the January update or something…

[hard hedge]

Calliou hits his little siter Rosie on Calliou...come on. If the child is appropriately discilpined for bopping the toddler and toddler is not severely issued, no worse than what would be on Disney Jr. I don't want to see GTA style content (and if it comes int he game I hope an option to filter off), but am fine with the lifestyles of normal (non-felony committing) citizens. I am indifferent to the toweld in the tubs etc as I don't see how zois without clothing add anything to the story/game...kinda tmi for me, not upsetting/just tmi.

[jovial vapor]

I understand the push back on this. The toddlers look the infants sitting up on the floor. It seems like the sibling is attacking a lil baby. I am hoping the toddlers get a make over soon.

I hope one day we can change toddler hair, outfits, teach them to talk and walk, have them sleep in a bed, etc. The toddlers that we have right now seem more like older babies under 18 months old and the little ones in the crib feel like infants as they don't do much.

Same thing with preteens and teens. They look the same as adults. I know the team addressed this so it's a matter of time until we see it improved.

[versed relic]

Could we possibly get bonnets in the game?

also reasking for the convertible and extreme apocalypse feature where cars were on fire to come back.

Petitioning to add jetskis back into the game and make them functional as well Plsss !

[versed relic]

I'm also going to add that ik inzoi is working on adding the in game mod section to Mac and I'm also wondering if in game mod section for the PS5 is going to be worked on too?

It would be AMAZING if there was an in game mod section for PS5 considering that most consoles don't have access to download mods in general.

Ik PS5 inzoi isn't out yet but if the mod section could be there once it finally comes out that would be amazing esp for console players 🙏🏽❤️

[lethal siren]

There are no mods for consoles. 🙂

[versed relic]

Ik that there aren't that's why it would be great if there was an ingame mod section bc if there inst console players won't have access to anything.but if there's an ingame mod section in the game that would be AMAZING

[lethal siren]

You need to play this on a computer. what's the point of playing life simulator on a console?

[versed relic]

For some ppl, they just have a console that's able to run the game. I do play on my computer with GeForce now but that's 10 dollars each month, and bc I already have a console I'd rather use that then spend thousands of dollars on a gaming computer

[earnest viper]

semi-related comment: what would you call Animal Crossing?

[keen fable]

Because not everyone Iike’s to play on the computer or they don’t have one that’s able to run it or one at all. Consoles are far cheaper and some people’s preference. Ntm quite a bit of people are waiting for console release to play

[compact rock]

🧠 inZoi — Remembrance / Memory System (Kids–Teens) 🌷

Kids in inZoi don’t remember every detail they remember how they were treated. Those feelings quietly shape behavior over time. No constant pop-ups, no heavy stats, just subtle changes shown through behavior and animation.

Infants form emotional memories based on care patterns. They remember who comforts and responds to them, which later shows as reaching for familiar caregivers, calming faster, or becoming anxious around strangers if care was inconsistent.

Toddlers remember routines. Calm bedtimes and affection lead to easier sleep and confidence, while chaotic routines cause resistance or tantrums. Toddlers who are read to may seek books, while ignored toddlers become clingy or frustrated.

Children begin remembering specific moments — being praised, embarrassed, forgotten, or protected. These memories affect trust, openness, and mood. A forgotten pickup can cause anxiety, while being defended boosts confidence.

School experiences matter. Kids remember whether parents supported or dismissed school stress. Support leads to openness and excitement, while dismissal leads to hiding problems or dread.

Teens form long-term memories. Being listened to builds closeness, constant control creates secrecy, and support during failure builds resilience. These memories shape independence, rebellion, and relationship strength.

Memories are never shown directly they appear through body language, dialogue tone, distance, and willingness to interact. Small moments fade, repeated patterns stick, and major moments last longer, keeping the system realistic and forgiving.

i hope my opinion is valid for all ..
i posted in the wrong one..so i copied and pasted again im sorry 🩷

[late grove]

Really I personally would like continuation life stages and continuation sub lifestages after elder Life stage so that the individual generations of ancestors all the way to starting with the Original Generation can look on the family tree the specific age that the deceased at if they had especially lived years and decades past 120 years old.

[digital lion]

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