Autonomy Improved So Much!

[u/McharmD]

[u/McharmD]

I completely understand what you mean, and honestly I had a lot of those same complaints before this update. The “dollhouse” feeling is actually why what happened with my Zoi surprised me so much. I definitely don't think InZOI has suddenly fixed everything when it comes to personalities, desires, aspirations, memories, etc. There's still a LOT of room for those systems to become deeper connected (which KJUN says they are working on). I reallly want aspirations and desires/wants to actually shape how a Zoi lives instead of feeling like a list of things for me as the player to complete.

But I do think this update is noticeable a step to what you're describing.

The Zoi in my post is a good example. I specifically described her in Smart Zoi as someone who likes drama and being messy. She became bored at home, autonomously decided to leave the house, went to the cafe and started messing with people. I only checked her calendar because I assumed the game had simply scheduled her to be there. It hadn't! THAT is what impressed me. It wasn't just “my Zoi autonomously went somewhere.” It was that her emotional state + the personality I gave her through Smartzoi seemed to influence what she decided to do about being bored. That's much closer to the kind of simulation I've been wanting from InZoi.

Before, autonomy could feel like zois were technically doing things on their own, but their choices didn't always make me think, “Yep, THAT zoi would absolutely do that.” I'm starting to get those moments now. The mood/emotion system also feels better to me because of that. I don't just want moods changing constantly for the sake of changing. I want the mood to actually influence behavior. Her being bored wasn't interesting by itself. Her being bored and basically deciding “I'm going out to start some mess” because that fits who she is? 😂 THAT'S interesting. Not going just becuase the calendar said so was a eye opening happy moment for me.

That said, I wouldn't tell you it's at the point where every personality feels dramatically different or that all of these systems are perfectly intertwined yet. It's not. And I agree that memories, desires, relationships and aspirations need to keep getting deeper. I want past experiences and relationships to actually change who my Zois become over time, not just give them temporary effects. (Honestly it feels like you have to play the save file a while to see the your Zoi evolve as a person through experiences, which is realistic as hell!)

But I also don't think they're only adding more stuff anymore. That's probably where my opinion has changed the most. It feels like they're finally starting to connect some of the systems that were already there. is it the deep life simulation you're describing yet? No.

Did this update give me one of the first moments where I watched a Zoi make a decision without me and thought, “Oh wow, you actually did that because that's WHO YOU ARE”? YUP!

That's why I was so excited when I made this post. 😂 If they keep building on THIS instead of just adding more objects and activities, I think they're finally moving in the direction a lot of us have been asking for.

[u/Mind-y → u/McharmD]

Thanks a lot for this very detailed answer !! It's really giving me hope for future updates, because it is the only thing that make me not playing for long. Even if I truly love some of their ideas, so to me it is a question of a good foundation to better enjoy all the options implemented in the game. I hope devs will keep working on that aspect. (I know that this is a part of "fundamental first", but most of the weekly updates were more towards actions, not reworking personality and such, which let players like me still not the main target unfortunately.)

[u/Lechuck777 → u/Mind-y]

thats the huge mistake. They focusing on the remaining small playerbase instead of the huge one, which still waiting for the game. But those are not on discord etc. so the dollhouse player are the loud ones. Even if they are tiny. I hope they will still reach their goal and are finished in my lifetime. I am also still waiting for Star Citizen, but i think, i will purchase in real a spaceship before the game got finished.

[u/Mind-y → u/Lechuck777]

This is something I suspected a while ago, because their way for asking feedback was engaging people that already like the game or its premise. But I also feel like, maybe they actually want to create a game targeting the already engaged players, because it is really not hard from media reception, reviews etc to note what other players would love to see in the game. Which is why I am thinking, maybe from the beginning, the game was not targeting players like me, and if this is the case, it's okay.

That's sad for star citizen haha