Whaaattttt!! This is bad @GDfromRivendell
I noticed, canvas town is no in update. Did you see ? We have still 3 city i the game @GDfromRivendell
Ah, got it. Canvastown is still just a prototype. Who told you that a random experiment over the long Chuseok holiday would go into production so quickly? In a month! are you serious?
But he said it would come in the December update. Also, distance culling is still going on. I’m disappointed 
If you find a quote from the response, post it here anywhere please. In December he only promised to share the two remaining challenges in development. I don’t know anything else.
Oh yes…
@mxmun20 I was told that this kinda “multitasking” was already there, and the main one was postponed due to issues, so we cross out another point from the list and end up with groups like in Get Together mb slightly better and the part of mechanics from Get to Work.
I understand. I was hoping to return to the game with the December update, but unfortunately I won’t be. @GDfromRivendell
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These removals of core characteristics of the game bother me the most. I think the Karma system and city management system weren’t just “features” but made up the backbone of each new game. Now, you can’t even rely on city status. It seems whenever I open the game and check, there are 0s for everything until another 24 hours goes by because it didn’t even save information about friendships, car accidents, animal encounters, dreams, etc.
Another thing is, there’s this Karma Report, where I can see that all souls in by city are listed as having Best Karma, so why are they in my city? Aren’t they supposed to leave to the afterlife so they don’t clog up my city and make it hard for new babies to be born???
I bet it will. They yanked out karma and city management, put in this ghost stuff, and didn’t even think of how that would affect our cities in the long term?? I think I can assume that based on what I’ve seen of their “development method.”
The mods on Discord sure hate it if you mention the road map. I bet if you say “Road Map” to a member of the inZOI dev team, they’ll react like a vampire seeing a crucifix or something!
They let go of essential systems and characteristics of their game in favour of random ideas shouted by random people who don’t represent everyone but will get furious if you disagree with them. Maybe they still have a plan but it no longer LOOKS THAT WAY. It looks like those Discord shouters are running the show and I don’t know what to expect from this game.
It could be so great!
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I feel you for sure! I don’t want them to close the Discord because it’s important for games to maintain a presence on the different platforms where gamers go to talk and learn about the games they play or are interested in. So, they have to keep a Discord, but it doesn’t mean they have to prioritize it.
My hope is that the team has seen for themselves the level of toxicity building up, and the way people just shout requests and don’t respond to the actual topic of the weekly’s post. I’d love if the Discord mods would ask people to post wishes for new features, or suggestions, feedback, etc. in the right sections over here. Bug reports are most effective here, too.
So, whenever there’s someone who should be directed over here, that’s what should happen. But the more of the toxic Discorders who stay over there, the better. 
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It’s already too late, I already mentioned the roadmap, but the upvotes went to the guys who justify the chaos and the wasted time on fixing the update together with the main one. This sounds like early access to an update of a game that is already in early access, a very strange approach that will most likely result in delays with the new roadmap, and so on.
The reason you see 0 is because the city simulation has been completely disabled, they couldn’t handle it, and therefore no events are included in the statistics, since these are just patterns or separated actions.
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Too bad I can’t also give an upvote reaction. The heart won out because I really love what you wrote.
I just imagined it: An update from Kjun speaking about the Early Access phase in 2025, and stating [entirely imagined script from my mind to these letters in a post, but nothing anyone actually said or hinted at]
”We did a lot of work to add many features and systems to improve the game across as many play styles as we could. We’ve worked on improving features for families, added personalities and characteristics making it possible to enjoy playing zois who aren’t always nice. We improved crime systems and improved the jailtime experience. We added new ways to make a living in the game without a job: first with farming and crafting with the Island Getaway DLC, and then with owning and operating a business. We also added more group activities and a lot of special events. The biggest events were the holiday events, and they were a lot of fun. We think these all add a lot for you to enjoy, we know not all of them are working how we planned, and there’s always more work that needs to be done on core systems. One of the most important things we want to do this year is improve family life and the experience of living a full life in inZOI from a baby to a senior, and ensure that each life stage is full of fun and interesting things to do. We need to polish and refine several other systems as well. Our plan for 2026 is to follow this generalized Road Map, while gathering your ideas and suggestions for new features. Some of our team members can work on implementing certain ideas outside of the Road Map, but larger suggestions may take longer.”
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Did they say they are adding Canvastown? I totally missed it if they did.
Reactions were mixed but seemed more negative than neutral or positive. If they remove, gut, or chop up the existing 3 cities, I will be so upset.
I’d be happy if they use the Canvastown concept to:
- Enable us to create one or more suburb of a main city. There would be some decorative terrain you could select to suit the location, and that would influence the appearance on our city map, as well as the distance views around the user-created suburb. Each existing city would have only a set number of suburbs added on to it, and they connect in certain sensible locations where streets and roads are already drawn. (For Cahaya, it could be another island north of the main island or the deserted island. That would be fun to have a private Canvastown island suburb and still go to the cat temple anytime I want.
- Create a few small town spots on the globe to start with. If they were labelled “Your Own Small Town” on the globe, the player could name their small town when they select it on the globe. Naming the town would be an important part of creating any custom suburb. I think it would be neat if they offered various terrain types and small town themes with unique businesses and careers that exist in small towns.
- Make it possible to travel easily between main cities and any created small towns. It would be like a place on the highway where you can stop, rent a hotel or motel room, or a fancy bed & breakfast if there is one. Players could create small towns and resort towns for their own fun, and to share on Canvas (obviously).
It could be a win/win or a lose/lose. I’ll cross my fingers for the win/win though, if they are moving forward with the Canvastown idea.
To clarify: I see the stats when I have played more than a full day in the game. They just don’t get saved anywhere. The stats don’t mean much anymore, to put it ridiculously lightly. But it’s something I checked out of curiosity.
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Oh, actually no guys, thanks to everyone who supported me. I wasn’t buried on Discord because of mentioning the roadmap, and the wishlist got quite a decent number of upvotes.
• Group activities, blended via multitasking, including walking hand in hand, with a stroller, sitting together on a bench and talking while rocking a stroller, and so on.
• Improved NPC behaviour model, recognition, relationships, memory, family groups with strollers, couples etc.
• Enhanced storytelling features – improved AAA-quality photo mode / video, Timeline (reel) / photo album / Calendar system
• Bubbly social media, accounts, followers, reactions, news, rumors, trends, community activity, maybe dating app
• Improved Karma system + Ghost Play + reincarnation / fate (Fate Engine) Chain
• Improved Personality model (Traits and Characteristics) with progression and evolution across life stages and experience
• Fixed and improved Control City Status options (City Safety etc.) for flexibly customizable experience
• Staying in hotels instead of buying houses via Move Cities, systems that function across all cities (yachts, hotels etc.)
• Fixed and improved Vehicle parking and management, functional parking lots and garages; convertibles, pickup trucks etc.
• Customizable HUD
(in addition to Up’s post:
Features I am waiting for and hope that it’s still considered:
- Phone: Ability for players to send their own text from typing on keyboard. Last time I remember it was in development
- Memory System
- Better personality improvement with animation and better animation
- Dialogue with LLM AI (Game changer)
- More interaction animations. More things for zois to do with or interact with families, friends, and romantic partners.
- Ocean exploration
- First person mode (Because InZoi is a life stimulation Shrugs)
- Multitasking
- Known features being polished and expanded on. (Making sure it’s less janky)
- Kpop Career Features I am waiting for and hope that it’s still considered:
- Making task, goals, progress feels important and affect gameplay.
- Expanding Ghost-play add lore)
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Yup, I am quite excited for this.
As preliminary as it is, it already looks super good !
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Yep, I remember that you mentioned sometime in late spring a small rural town for farming before sleep 
At the time, I replied that it was too early in v 0.1–0.2. Well, now the time has come.
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This is something I don’t want. I also turned off Smart Zoi because I have my own imaginary storylines going on in my head when I play. I like to imagine what everyone says. I don’t want an LLM to step in and replace the experience I’ve been having.
As an option for players who want it, then it’s all good. Like Smart Zoi.
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Well, Reddit and Discord are going crazy, so you’ll have to, let’s say, give a bit of room to those who are waiting. They are AI‑first, and in their reporting they’ll have to indicate the degree of sLM, LLM integration achieved under partnerships with NVidia and other companies.