InZOI: Addressing Issues & Enhancing Gameplay

[Kadope]

Hello InZOI community and developers,
Welcome to the Improving InZOI discussion thread. This thread is dedicated to constructive dialogue on making InZOI better by focusing on two key areas: resolving current gameplay issues and exploring new gameplay features. Whether you've encountered a bug or have a great idea for a new game mechanic, this is the place to share it. Our goal is to work together—players and developers—to enhance the gameplay experience for everyone.

Addressing Current Issues (Bugs, Performance, Balance)

If you've noticed any bugs, technical glitches, performance problems, or gameplay imbalances, let's discuss them here. Please be specific about what you encountered (for example, a particular action not working, a performance drop in certain areas, or an in-game system that feels unbalanced). By identifying these issues clearly, we can help the development team prioritize fixes and improvements. Feel free to suggest possible solutions or workarounds as well. For instance, if the economy feels too easy or a skill progression seems unrewarding, mention how you'd adjust it for better balance. The more details and examples we provide, the easier it will be for developers to understand and address the problem.

Proposing New Features & Systems

Have ideas for new features or systems that could make InZOI even more engaging? Share them! This is the space to brainstorm gameplay additions and enhancements. Think about what new content or mechanics would enrich the game. Perhaps you want to see deeper social interactions, additional career paths, or more build mode tools (like pools or advanced customization). Others might envision entirely new systems, such as a family tree feature or improved AI behaviors to make the world feel more alive. Creativity is encouraged — no idea is too big or too small. When suggesting a feature, try to explain how it would work and why it would improve the gameplay. The developers have a roadmap with planned updates (like mod support and more content), but community suggestions can inspire even more improvements. Let's imagine the possibilities and discuss them together.

Collaboration and Discussion Etiquette

This thread is open to both players and developers, and we welcome participation from the InZOI dev team. Developers, if you're reading, we’d love to hear your insights or clarifications on what’s being discussed. For all participants, let's keep the conversation respectful, on-topic, and constructive. Here are a few guidelines to help:

1. Be respectful: Critique ideas, not people. Everyone here shares the common goal of improving the game.
   
2. Stay constructive: If you point out a problem, try to also suggest a solution or a way to improve. Likewise, when supporting someone’s suggestion, explain what you like about it or how it could be refined.
   
3. Be specific: Whether reporting an issue or proposing an idea, give as much detail as possible. (E.g., “NPCs sometimes get stuck on stairs when pathfinding” or “Add a planning mode in build mode to preview changes before spending currency.”)
   
4. Prioritize clarity: If you're describing a complex idea or bug, break it down into steps or list items so others can follow easily.

By following these guidelines, we can ensure this discussion remains productive and helpful. Thank you for contributing your experiences and creativity. Together, we can help InZOI reach its full potential and create a game that we all love to play.

Happy discussing!

[VenomousFiligree]

Good luck on getting "constructive dialogue" on this forum, see how long it takes to devolve into a pro vs anti LGBT vitriolic cesspit.

[crystalgate]

Thanks for this thread. I hope, it can fulfil its purpose. I want to start with some issues, I would like to see fixed or adjusted:

1. At the moment, only one family member ist allowed to purchase and use a car. I hope this can be changed soon.

2. Distributing compliments in "Karma Status" takes far too long. I wish I could choose all and click the button once.

3. I have the feeling, when playing a dynamic city, there are too less children - or maybe they are all inside playing video games?

4. This lottery win every second day... well, I could have resisted but I haven`t in the first time, so now my Zois are so rich, they could buy everything and I`m getting bored a bit.

5. I want to keep the pictures my Zoi painted and hang them on the walls - please!

tbc

[Blueberry]

1. I would like to get more plots to build on as well as being able to bring in more apartments for random townies so they can move in.
2. I miss having the feature in being able to text or just being able to call another zoi if they have exchanged numbers.
3. I miss the days from the the early sim packs when you were being able to do some shopping .I would love to see this feature in inzoi but a updated one.
Just being able to do a decent grocery shopping would be fun in this game :)
4.It would be so nice if the team could tweak or reduce the blur when a zoi is taking a shower same as when they are trying for babies. It is just way to much right now and taking up a huge part of the screen .
They are already fully dressed and there is nothing inappropriate in how they behave so this extra blur makes no sense .
It would be better if the team could come up with something else then having modders taking over this.
5.Something i have been missing out in games like this is the feature in meeting townies who can tell your character that they are just in town for a visit and also being able to give a a short /simple reason in why.
That little extra chat feature would be great deal of fun and add so much to the immerse feel as it would also make some sense why some zoi's are visiting your city.
6. Unpredictable extreme weather
This would be cool to say the least. ⛈️
It has just been a mod feature in other modern games that is up to date.
There was a game back in the days who had something extra spicy
I still remember the earlier sim pack and that meteor who could just pop up and the chaos that came with that but yes we do not need a meteor in Inzoi but the randomness and the fact we can't control the weather events would be add another layer to inzoi.
I still remember i sat and was to preparing my sim home turning it into a bunker just incase that meteor would show up but it was so random and it could skip an entire generation before it turned up 😄
So to begin with as a suggestion is ..
A nasty thunderstorm that makes the electricity go away for few hours, perhaps a snowstorm so your zoi can't use the car or the bus and the kids needs to stay home from school.
Strong wind that could turn the umbrella inside out,
If you got garden furnitures made out of plastic they could tip.
It would be a lilttle bit more and maybe these kind of weather phenomenon would be connect to where your zoi lives.
I know the team have been talking about seasons and so on and how some cities will have 4 seasons while some cities will just another climate.
So perhaps this could be tied up to that.
I would also be wonderful to have the freedom to have a on and off button so you can decide if you want those extra weather events to happen or maybe if you guys can create a slider but yes then it would mean several more extra steps so to begin with an of and off button would do nicely😊
This is just few suggestions more besides those i have already supported.
I hope the dev team will consider them and take into account while they continue to develope the game🌸
Thank you for creating this thread Kadope 🙏🏼🌟

[SmallArchangel]

Some of these are the same as already posted, but:

1. Being able to call Zoi's we have met - or friends at least - and just talk to them. Or text - they can text us but we can't text them currently.

2. The ability to place our own residential or community lots on the map - or even create our own job lots.

3. Yes, shopping - at present the shops have very limited functionality and it would be very immersive in an open world to be able to buy groceries, or clothes (I know we can sort of, but more everyday clothing preset slots, for example).

4. I know swimming is coming on one of the updates (May?), but will this include swimming in the sea? Or surfing? More beach activities would be great for Bliss Bay. How about building sandcastles? Is volleyball actually possible? (If so I have no idea how, the nets are not interactable.)

5. Being able to change hair per outfit would be good, also hair colour should carry over when changing style. Hairs have differing numbers of colour channels, but base or main highlight could remain consistent.

6. Laundry - as others have said, should not just be pushing a button resulting in magically clean clothes. Hopefully more immersive animations will be added.

7. Small cars - please? There are plenty models driving around that cannot be bought. Or mopeds, scooters, bikes? All exist in the world too so hope they will be playable in future.

[cypris]

1. Apartments get dirty too quickly.

2. Zois prefer to use the bus instead of their car.

3. It would be nice if we could skip to a certain time to skip the super long school day of college zois that live alone.

4. In one of my savefiles there are constant fires at home whenever I leave the lot.

5. Certain objects like the toddler and baby stuff and the chessboard should be made usable.

6. Being able to wash and dry clothes like in the sims 3 would be nice.

7. It would be nice if we could call zois on the phone.

8. Bigger worlds with more things to do and the ability to make our own worlds would be nice.

This i all I can think of right now.

[vikingpn89]

1. Since we already have the option to turn off aging, it would be nice if we could get the option to set the length of the seasons (how many days each season should last),

2. It would be nice if the park near the temple in Dowon was expanded (it would be nice to walk around the park with old trees),

3. Rework the laundry so that the laundry basket is functional, and the Zoi take clothes out of it, load them into the washing machine and then take them out, etc. Maybe add lines for drying laundry outside,

4. The ability to park your car in the garage or driveway instead of just on the street

5. Adding light switches and electrical outlets(also some automation added to light control instead just on/off we have now),

6. Personally, I would dream of adding photovoltaics in the future, so I could build a more ecological house,

7. Adding the ability to remove microphones on the beach and square in Bliss Bay, personally I find the fact that they cannot be removed annoying (especially on the beach in Bliss Bay),

8.We need pets asap

[shannon.weston]

Hey I put this in another thread about a week ago.

1. Try for a baby without being married.
This one is a big one for me. I'm a massive family player. However, I don't like forcing my character to marry to have a child. It really restricts gameplay. I'd love to have it so that one of the characters are cheating, might even have a secret family and no one knows. Or that my character has commitment issues/ had a one-night stand and finds themselves pregnant.
So on top of this, accidental / unplanned pregnancies would def be my thing.

2. Adoption and other ways to get a baby.
I know this isn't Sims and there are going to be gameplay that isn't available that Sims have, especially early release. However, one of the features I love in Sims that I hope would be able to be implemented in this is the ability to have children through other means. Adoption / fertility treatment. I plan to have fertility treatment in the near future and would love my Zoi to do so as well.

3. Create A Zoi
This is probably already in development, but a genetics feature. So if you make a zoi and then you want to make their child / sibling or parent, it uses the same genetics as creating a baby in game does but controlled by the player.

[Queen Meizi]

Originally posted by crystalgate:

Thanks for this thread. I hope, it can fulfil its purpose. I want to start with some issues, I would like to see fixed or adjusted:

1. At the moment, only one family member ist allowed to purchase and use a car. I hope this can be changed soon.

2. Distributing compliments in "Karma Status" takes far too long. I wish I could choose all and click the button once.

3. I have the feeling, when playing a dynamic city, there are too less children - or maybe they are all inside playing video games?

4. This lottery win every second day... well, I could have resisted but I haven`t in the first time, so now my Zois are so rich, they could buy everything and I`m getting bored a bit.

5. I want to keep the pictures my Zoi painted and hang them on the walls - please!

tbc

If someone hasn't told you, for the paintings part I found this by accident! Once the painting is complete, go into build mode and drag the painting to the location you'd like to mount it and done! I was so happy with this, as I had two perfect paintings which were stunning! <3

[Holy Fool Sehrael]

Should be pinned and moderated ^^

[Houstonheart]

Originally posted by crystalgate:

Thanks for this thread. I hope, it can fulfil its purpose. I want to start with some issues, I would like to see fixed or adjusted:

crystalgate said:

1. At the moment, only one family member ist allowed to purchase and use a car. I hope this can be changed soon.

YES AGREED!

2. Distributing compliments in "Karma Status" takes far too long. I wish I could choose all and click the button once.

YES AGREED!

3. I have the feeling, when playing a dynamic city, there are too less children - or maybe they are all inside playing video games?

YES LET THEM BE PLAYING AT PARK ! MORE FRIEND BUILDING NOT JUST SCHOOL DAYS. How are there none at the amusement park?

4. This lottery win every second day... well, I could have resisted but I haven`t in the first time, so now my Zois are so rich, they could buy everything and I`m getting bored a bit.


5. I want to keep the pictures my Zoi painted and hang them on the walls - please!
need a save picture as texture feature rather than taking it on pc and uploading it for use.

Other things is going places together needs to be easier. walk with zoi options or with family.

there are options for dating ones to go to there house (schedule it) prior to force them to go to a place together just after, but its a pain.

[justinepitt1999]

Whenever I select a relationship action for the zoi's relationship to progress my game crashes

[Finkle and Einhorn]

Originally posted by crystalgate:

5. I want to keep the pictures my Zoi painted and hang them on the walls - please!
tbc

You can already do this, go into build mode and move the painting to hang it on your wall. I love it I've got a lot of my zoi's paintings up.

There was one issue I ran into but i couldn't reproduce. I hung a painting and it changed status from finished to in progress somehow. I wish I could narrow it down more.

[Blueberry]

1. In build mode i would love to be able to change the texture outdoor as in if i live in the city i would like to be able to create a small part that would function as a garden, but having the concrete all over the ground it makes it a bit hard right now unless i place a floor or something else ontop and then change the texture.
2. To be able connect your lot with the street so i can create a path that leads up to the house or a driveway .
I would also like to be able to stretch the fence all the way to my neighbor/ the house next door if they got a fence, right now there is a gap in between and doesn't look to great.
3. I would love to be able to see a functional spiral staircase in this game.
Ok think that's it for now 🙏🏼🌟

[Angel]

1: I wished a romancing Zoi could impregnate a woman accidentally through random sex, not just only a partner. Let them pay child support and feel how it is to randomly screw around.
2: Talking and on the computer at the same time.
3: Opt out of the whole karma thing if the constant random bickering stays a thing.
4: Have your children leave the house when old enough as YA.
5: More usable buildings to live, work and visit in.
6: Make LHBTQ a choice in the settings or leave it out alltogether. Do not make it mandatory.
7 : More random story moments.
8: Feed a family in one go with a family meal.
9: Make a single car usable for both partners not just the one who bought it.
10: A possibility to travel from one to an other city for beach and vacation.
11: Make all televisions usable, not just a selected few.
12: Switch off all lights automatically when nobody is in the house.
13: Select Individual and groups Zois stop aging.
14: Have random Zois from Canvas live in town, without knowing or choosing.
15: Zombies, witches, vampires, Santa Claus, and much more paranormal stuff.
16: Holidays as many as you can. I love New Year celebrations, Valentine's day, Christmas, Birthdays and many more.
17: Stop throwing away food and presents when cleaning.
18: Make this game great! :)

[crystalgate]

Originally posted by Queen Meizi:

Originally posted by crystalgate:

Thanks for this thread. I hope, it can fulfil its purpose. I want to start with some issues, I would like to see fixed or adjusted:


5. I want to keep the pictures my Zoi painted and hang them on the walls - please!

tbc

If someone hasn't told you, for the paintings part I found this by accident! Once the painting is complete, go into build mode and drag the painting to the location you'd like to mount it and done! I was so happy with this, as I had two perfect paintings which were stunning! <3

Thank you so much, I didn`t know that.