inZOI

inZOI 0.8.0

Version
0.8.0
Version Date
April 29, 2026
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Patch Notes

[v0.8.0] Patch Notes

[p]◆ Update Information[/p][p]◽️  Patch Date: April 29, 2026[/p][p]◽️ Build Version:[/p]
  • [p]Windows PC Steam: 20260429.12169.W[/p]
  • [p]Mac Steam: 20260429.12173.M[/p][p] [/p]

<inZOI v0.8.0 Update>

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■ Gameplay

[p]Career[/p]
  • [p]New careers have been added to all cities.[/p]
    • [p]Dowon & Bliss Bay: Researcher, IT Developer, Architect, Music Producer, Journalist[/p]
    • [p]Cahaya: Travel Agent[/p]
    • [p]For the new careers, Zois will first have to apply for an interview then impress the interviewer to be accepted to begin work.[/p]
    • [p]School and business have been separated from careers as independent categories.[/p]
      • [p]As long as the schedules do not overlap, these three categories can be assigned to the same Zoi simultaneously.[/p]
      • [p]Schedules are prioritized in the order of school first, career, then business last.[/p]
      • [p]Zoi card displays the Zoi’s occupation in school, career, business, or freelance category.[/p]
      • [p]Salary is given on a daily basis.[/p]
      • [p]Zois can register for paid leave, sick leave, and remote work on the computer.[/p]
        • [p]Companies can sometimes provide company-wide holidays but also assign overtime work.[/p]
        • [p]The amount of leaves is determined by the Zoi’s job position.[/p]
        • [p]Team projects have been added.[/p]
          • [p]Zois can collaborate with co-workers to work on team projects from day 1 through day 4.[/p]
          • [p]Progress can be tracked on the dedicated phone app and the mission UI.[/p]
          • [p]The amount of contribution at the end of a project will determine their grade and rewards.[/p]
          • [p]New workplace interactions have been added, and after work missions have been added.[/p]
          • [p]Arriving to work late will cause your Zoi to be marked as tardy or absent and will negatively impact their evaluation.[/p]
          • [p]If a Zoi’s performance is insufficient, they may be fired from their position.[/p]
          • [p]Zois can retire after meeting the required amount of time spent in that company.[/p]
            • [p]Once your Zoi announces its retirement, a retirement party social event will take place.[/p]
            • [p]After retirement, your Zoi will become eligible for pension funds.[/p]
            • [p]Zois who are fired, leave their workplace, or retire will receive severance pay.[/p]
            • [p]Loading a save file from before this update will automatically sync previous career information to its updated version.[/p]
            [p]Freelance[/p]
            • [p]The following freelance jobs have been added.[/p]
              • [p]Delivery: Deliver a good given by the client to its designated recipient.[/p]
              • [p]Creative: Create writing, music, program, or media as requested by the client.[/p]
              • [p]Publishing: Publish your created work to earn commission based on its performance.[/p]
              • [p]Sell Online: Sell your created work using the computer for a much lower price than if you had submitted to a client or published it.[/p]
              • [p]A license must be obtained on the computer to begin freelance work.[/p]
                • [p]Once obtained, the grade of a license will be determined by the Zoi’s reputation in that line of work and the number of successful tasks.[/p]
                • [p]Holding a higher grade license will allow your Zoi to take on more difficult tasks with higher compensation rates.[/p]
                • [p]A dedicated app for freelancers can be used to check license status, available jobs, and the status of current tasks.[/p]
                [p]Business[/p]
                • [p]New business types have been added.[/p]
                  • [p]Hair Salon: Place hair salon chairs to change other Zois’ hairstyles.[/p]
                  • [p]Empty employment slots in employee management are displayed more clearly.[/p]
                  • [p]Objects that are recommended and those that are required are better distinguished in business presets.[/p]
                  [p]Crime[/p]
                  • [p]Some crime interactions are visible even if the Zoi has not yet reached the required crime level. [/p]
                    • [p]The Zoi must still reach the appropriate skill level to use each crime interaction.[/p]
                    • [p]After obtaining level 5 in crime skill, criminal masks can be obtained from the suspicious job agency.[/p]
                      • [p]Committing a crime while wearing this mask can cause nearby witnesses to flee instead of calling the police.[/p]
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                      ■ Simulation

                      [p]Autonomy[/p][p][/p]
                      • [p]Specific autonomy behaviors can be selected for all Zois, household members, or self.[/p]
                        • [p]Behaviors for self follow behaviors set for household members, which follow behaviors set for all Zois settings.[/p]
                        • [p]Zois do not automatically engage in conversations with Zois who are far away.[/p]
                        [p]Interactions[/p]
                        • [p]Interactions needed to complete tasks are more easily visible.[/p]
                        • [p]Items can be interacted with directly from the backpack.[/p]
                        • [p]Getting killed by a shark and jellyfish have been enhanced to look more realistic.[/p]
                        • [p]Zois can kiss on top of the desk if they are in intimate love relationships.[/p]
                        • [p]Dancing on top of the table can only be performed when in appropriate emotions.[/p]
                          • [p]Surrounding Zois display reactions that are appropriate to their current emotion.[/p]
                          • [p]Zois can sit next to trees.[/p]
                          • [p]Stickers placed on walls can be removed.[/p]
                          [p]Baby[/p]
                          • [p]A pregnant Zoi can visit the hospital to get an ultrasound, check the gender and the overall health of the baby.[/p]
                          • [p]If a baby tries standing up and falls down, the parent or the babysitter will run over to comfort them.[/p]
                          • [p]When a baby urinates, there will be a puddle of urine that the parent or the babysitter will have to clean up.[/p]
                          [p]Social Event[/p]
                          • [p]Multiple social events can be assigned on the same day.[/p]
                          • [p]Gender reveal social event has been added.[/p]
                          • [p]Important social events like a job interview will appear on the calendar differently from regular social events.[/p]
                          [p]Memory[/p]
                          • [p]In the recent memories menu, you can view relationship logs of other Zois.[/p]
                          • [p]New milestones have been added for freelance activities and new careers.[/p]
                          • [p]Certain milestones will record the names of Zois your Zoi achieved the milestone with.[/p]
                          [p]※ This feature may not apply to certain saves from before this update.[/p][p]Phone[/p]
                          • [p]Text messages can be sent to more Zois than before, and more types of messages can be sent.[/p]
                          • [p]Zois can ask for phone numbers flirtatiously to Zois they are attracted to.[/p]
                          [p]Skill[/p]
                          • [p]Doing push-ups produce varying outcomes, with higher fitness skill levels likely to produce better outcomes.[/p]
                          • [p]Doing performances produce varying outcomes, with better outcomes possible even at lower performance skill levels.[/p]
                          [p]Other Improvements[/p]
                          • [p]A new UI displays emotions of other Zois involved in the current conversation.[/p]
                          • [p]Teleport to destination pop-up appears when selecting a destination that is far away.[/p]
                            • [p]This pop-up can be disabled in game options.[/p]
                            • [p]When a home service Zoi arrives at the entrance, you can now select whether they ring the doorbell or a pop-up appears to allow their entrance.[/p]
                            • [p]Ghost play can be toggled on or off in the game options.[/p]
                            • [p]The number of days is now displayed alongside each aging speed setting in game options.[/p]
                            • [p]Weather impact on Zois can be adjusted in game options.[/p]
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                            ■ Create a Zoi

                            [p]Situational Looks[/p]
                            • [p]Situational looks go beyond just outfits to include hairstyles, makeup, and skin settings.[/p]
                              • [p]Default face settings will be initially applied to all situational looks and  any changes made can be reverted at any time.[/p]
                              • [p]You can set up to 5 different looks and 1 signature look for each situation.[/p]
                              • [p]Automatically changing outfits based on the situation can be turned off in Create a Zoi.[/p]
                              [p]Improvements[/p]
                              • [p]Higher high heels have been added.[/p]
                              • [p]Facial appearances have been modified to more realistically reflect each age group.[/p]
                              • [p]Control gizmo movements follow your controls of the mouse.[/p]
                              • [p]A European countryside background has been added to the studio.[/p]
                              • [p]Family trees can be captured and saved as .png image files.[/p]
                                • [p]The background color of the image can be changed.[/p]
                                [p]New Items[/p]
                                • [p]Hairstyles: 2[/p]
                                • [p]Tops: 10[/p]
                                • [p]Bottoms: 7[/p]
                                • [p]Outerwear: 4[/p]
                                • [p]Shoes: 9[/p]
                                • [p]Watches: 1[/p]
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                                ■ Build Mode

                                [p]Multi-select[/p]
                                • [p]Multiple items can be selected at once using the following controls:[/p]
                                  • [p]Drag Select: Hold shift and drag to select multiple items.[/p]
                                  • [p]Drag Deselect: Hold alt and drag to deselect multiple items.[/p]
                                  • [p]Add Select: Hold shift and use the left mouse click to add individual items to selected items.[/p]
                                  • [p]With the dedicated multi-select toolbar, you can choose which types of items can be selected using multi-select.[/p]
                                  [p]Improvements[/p]
                                  • [p]Refrigerators with a water dispenser and the tap can be used to drink water.[/p]
                                  • [p]Up to 3 cooking appliances can be placed on the countertop.[/p]
                                  • [p]Short broom and dustpan combo has been added for cleaning.[/p]
                                  • [p]Side tables placed in homes can be decorated with different objects.[/p]
                                  • [p]Zois can check the laundry basket and feel uncomfortable if it smells bad.[/p]
                                  • [p]Control gizmo movements follow your controls of the mouse.[/p]
                                  [p]New Properties[/p]
                                  • [p]European countryside residential presets have been added to the following properties.[/p]
                                    • [p]Dowon: Moaville[/p]
                                    • [p]Bliss Bay: 3140 Greenway Street, 203 Somerset Place, 8 Beachfront Drive[/p]
                                    • [p]Business[/p]
                                      • [p]Dowon, Bliss Bay: Hair salon[/p]
                                      • [p]Cahaya: Hair salon[/p]
                                      • [p]Career[/p]
                                        • [p]Dowon, Bliss Bay: Architecture firm, IT company, record label, laboratory, newspaper company[/p]
                                        • [p]Cahaya: Travel agency[/p]
                                        [p]New Items[/p]
                                        • [p]Module roofs: 2[/p]
                                        • [p]Gates: 1[/p]
                                        • [p]Fences: 1[/p]
                                        • [p]Handrails: 2[/p]
                                        • [p]Pillars: 1[/p]
                                        • [p]Windows: 7[/p]
                                        • [p]Doors: 5[/p]
                                        • [p]Window decorations: 8[/p]
                                        • [p]Tile textures: 10[/p]
                                        • [p]Interaction objects: 149[/p]
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                                        ■ System

                                        [p]Unreal Engine Update[/p]
                                        • [p]The game has been updated to run on Unreal Engine version 5.6.[/p]
                                        [p]Optimization[/p]
                                        • [p]A new category to adjust optimization settings has been added to game options.[/p]
                                          • [p]Simulation Preset: Includes various simulation settings to improve performance.[/p]
                                          • [p]Performance Safeguard: Enabling this will automatically adjust optimization settings when performance overload has been detected.[/p]
                                          • [p]Graphics Preset: This has been mirrored from the graphics category for better navigation.[/p]
                                          • [p]In-game browser popups for Canvas now open as external browsers for better optimization.[/p]
                                          [p]Language[/p][p][/p]
                                          • [p]Incorrectly expressed texts can be reported to the inZOI Team by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9, then clicking the target text.[/p]
                                            • [p]Current Text: Displays the current version of the targeted text.[/p]
                                            • [p]Suggested Text: Write what you believe is the correct replacement for the current text.[/p]
                                            • [p]Reason: Explain why the current text is wrong and why your suggested text is right.[/p]
                                            • [p]The following languages have been added to the game.[/p]
                                              • [p]Dutch (Netherlands)[/p]
                                              • [p]Turkish (Turkey)[/p]
                                              • [p]These new languages are currently only supported in-game and will later be supported on our official websites as well.[/p]
                                              • [p]While providing translations for new languages used to be logistically unfeasible, we are currently experimenting with AI translation to make this a possibility. While we are continuously working hard to improve the accuracy of our model, there may be some errors in our initial outputs.[/p]
                                                • [p]If you notice these errors during your gameplay, please use the Report Translation Issue tool mentioned above to help us improve the accuracy of the texts for your language.[/p]
                                                [p]Cheats[/p]
                                                • [p]changeSeason \[Season]: Change the current season to one of the following seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter.
                                                  • ※ This feature was temporarily removed and has returned with this update.[/p]
                                                [p]Smart Zoi[/p]
                                                • [p]A notification will appear when enabling Smart Zoi on a system with 7GB or less VRAM.[/p]
                                                  • [p]You can select whether or not to enable this feature after understanding that your system’s performance can be negatively impacted by this feature.[/p]
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                                                  ■ Controls

                                                  • [p]Hotkey customization has been moved to game options.[/p]
                                                  • [p]Mouse sensitivity control adjustments in game options have been refined.[/p]
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                                                  ■ Mods

                                                  • [p]ModKit has been updated to support Unreal Engine version 5.6.[/p]
                                                  • [p]MetaHuman meshes can be automatically converted to the game.[/p]
                                                  • [p]An FAQ button has been added to the deactivate mod and application failed popup.[/p]
                                                  • [p]Filters have been added to CAZ and Build Mode to show or hide items applied with mods.[/p]
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                                                  ■ Bug Fixes

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                                                  [/p][p]If you discover any bugs or errors during gameplay, please report them via the Bug Reports page on the official inZOI Forums.[/p][p]Your feedback greatly helps us improve the game.[/p]