The mask is officially my Zoi’s new permanent personality trait. He bathes → puts it back on. Goes to work → still on. Wakes up → refreshed, rehydrated, and immediately re-masked. HE SWIMS IN IT! At this point, I’m convinced it’s not clothing, it’s a security blanket with criminal intent.
And no, the mask cannot be removed. There’s an option to put it on in the “change clothes” menu, but no option to take it off. So for now, he’s just committing crimes and attending daily life like he’s permanently in witness protection
You brought up a really solid point about Crime being capped at 5, and I can see how that might affect outcomes. But here’s where I’m getting stuck:
Based on your guide, Crime unlocks the “sabotage camera” action, but the success of that action is tied to Programming, right?
If that’s the case, then with Programming at level 10:
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My Zoi should be overqualified to sabotage cameras
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Failures shouldn’t be happening this consistently
Right now it feels like:
“You unlocked the action… but we’re still flipping a coin.”
So either:
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Programming isn’t actually the primary success driver
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Crime level is secretly weighted more than expected
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Or the system is just inconsistent
Which lines up with what you said about balancing being all over the place.
Same issue outside crime too: my restaurant employees have all maxed Cooking and are still putting out low/medium quality dishes 50% of the time. I get occasional variance, but at level 10, it shouldn’t feel like a gamble every time.
Like… imagine a master chef randomly serving fast-food quality meals, or a world-class singer suddenly forgetting how to sing mid-performance. That’s what it feels like.
On the wanted status: yeah, that’s exactly what happened:
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Robbed Nook
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No alarms triggered
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Walked out clean
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Immediately hit with a 24-hour wanted status
So either there’s a hidden detection mechanic, or my Zoi has built such a reputation that the game just preemptively assumes he should be arrested every time something goes missing.
And I guess he’s gone to jail so many times they don’t mind him breaking out. They don’t even schedule court anymore. After robbing Nook, I got taken to jail. I got the notification that my Zoi will be transported to court. Checked the schedule, and no court date added. So my Zoi just dug through the wall and went home 
. The next morning, I got the notification that my Zoi can leave jail, after spending the previous day watching talk shows and ordering takeout from his couch.
At this point, my Zoi might be such a menace that he’s unintentionally breaking this crime system beta 