Krafton and inZOI Studio have released Hotfix v0.4.3 for their life simulation title inZOI, introducing several improvements and critical bug fixes aimed at stabilizing gameplay across both Windows and macOS versions. The update notably restores the MY Texture functionality, allowing players once again to view and use downloaded textures in Canvas—a feature previously disabled for performance reasons. The patch also adjusts night lighting to achieve a more balanced brightness level, enhances household management through new organization tools, and refines food and drink consumption times for greater realism.
Additionally, this hotfix improves key social interactions, including team-up mechanics during dates and expanded choices for housewarming events. A variety of gameplay bugs have also been resolved, addressing issues like rapid crop withering, excessive NPC spawns, fishing failures, and toddler needs behavior. Players using mods will find improvements to mod stability and reactivation systems, while new safeguards prevent crashes related to accessory attachment and other gameplay actions.
Full Patch Notes
[v0.4.3] Hotfix Details (Released November 11, 2025)
Patch Versions:
- Windows PC Steam: 20251111.8678.W
- Mac Steam: 20251111.8675.M
Improvements
- Restored downloaded textures in the MY Texture list for use directly in Canvas.
- Developer Note: This reverts a restriction introduced in v0.4.0 to improve stability, reinstating the feature following player feedback.
- Adjusted night lighting brightness to reduce gloominess and improve visual clarity.
- Limited food and drink interactions to a maximum duration of 30 minutes.
- Enabled the ability to organize multiple plates or books at once.
- Newly created properties now automatically update when continuing from a save file.
- Added a new “Update Site Manually” button in Game Options → Gameplay → Other.
- During dates, the partner Zoi will now automatically be selected as the Team Up Interaction target.
- Added new housewarming event interactions such as Greet and Receive a Gift.
- Reduced excessive trash buildup in homes of Zois with the Lazy trait. (Applies only to New Game saves.)
Bug Fixes
Gameplay
- Fixed crops withering too quickly.
- Fixed excessive NPC visitors during certain events.
- Fixed the Kiddy Guards event not activating properly in Bliss Bay.
- Fixed abnormal fishing failure rates for high-level fishing Zois.
- Fixed missing food after paying for Bibimbap at Down Deli.
- Fixed toddler needs requests triggering too frequently.
- Fixed Zois getting stuck in a Devastated state due to unmet needs.
- Fixed irrelevant animations playing during surprise reactions.
- Fixed scheduled Zoi meetings not registering through messages.
- Fixed some foods showing as empty plates when using mods that edit Food.json.
- Fixed Meow Store donuts not applying emotional suppression correctly.
- Fixed excessive mirror flickering in Low-spec Mode.
- Disabled Ray Tracing by default for low-spec PCs.
Character
- Fixed senior motion animations not triggering after aging up to Senior in CAZ.
- Fixed outfits not displaying correctly under the Connect category.
Build Mode
- Fixed stair tread customization not applying to stair landings.
- Fixed stair wall settings resetting after loading a save file.
- Fixed AI Build being unavailable on some AMD graphics cards.
Mod Support
- Fixed Language Mods not applying when accessing Options from the lobby.
- Fixed Language Mods deactivating after game restart.
- Fixed missing mod crash notifications in popups.
Crash Fixes
- Fixed crashes when attaching or detaching accessories on the 3D Printer.
Additional Notes
- For stability, all mods are automatically disabled when updates or patches are applied. They can be reactivated afterward.
- Current issues are listed on the Known Issues page. Players can report new problems via the inZOI Support Page, Official Discord, or Steam Discussions.
inZOI is a hyper-realistic life simulation game developed by inZOI Studio and published by Krafton, built using Unreal Engine 5. Players create and manage the lives of virtual beings known as Zois, customizing their appearance, behavior, homes, and even the world around them. Featuring a Karma system, extensive Director’s Mode, and deep environmental interactivity, the title serves as a modern evolution of the life-sim genre.
inZOI launched in Early Access for PC (Steam) on March 28, 2025, followed by macOS on August 20, 2025, with a console release for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S planned for the future.
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