“Feedback on Reddit Q&A: Keep inZOI Open World”

[GDfromRivendell]

I started actively researching as soon as people began insisting it was “just a loading screen,” and the counterarguments started fading in front of “just wait 2 seconds!”. It became genuinely dangerous once that consensus on Reddit began quietly spilling over here. This isn’t about supporting author posts or anything like that – it’s about making sure everyone pauses, even for a second, to consider what real problems might emerge before the voice of 1k players overrides the experience of the other 1.5M who bought the game, and possibly the game’s future itself.

“Feedback on Reddit Q&A: Keep inZOI Open World”

UPD: please read carefully – what they’re proposing goes beyond just loading screen or time. If it’s instancing – it’s essentially the suspension of simulation on all lots except the active one covered under loading time. Everything outside gets frozen, and the system redirects focus to the current lot. If it’s instancing, then it’s nothing like Sims 3, where the facade simply drops and all simulations across the city remain active. This is exactly Sims 4. There was even information that Sims 4 …

Dev proposal of small loading screen

From the thread below: I think they are already considering it. From Part 2 of the Q&A: For players to watch neighbors’ lives up close, lots would need to be directly connected—but that creates significant optimization challenges. However, we’re exploring a possible solution. One idea is allowing you to see neighbors’ yards and exteriors, while keeping the insides hidden. This approach builds on the optimization work we’re currently testing, where unentered homes are hidden or unloaded to red…