Krafton and inZOI Studio have announced that the first major DLC for life sim inZOI will be getting a trailer at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event on August 19. Among other things, the trailer will introduce the new Cahaya map, inspired by tropical cities in Southeast Asia.
After the Opening Night Live event, Krafton will also have an interactive booth at Gamescom from August 20 to August 24, where players can try out the new content making its way to inZOI with the release of the DLC thanks to hands-on demos. The publisher will also host on-site programs and events where participants can win gifts.
Details about the release of Cahaya were revealed back in June, with producer and director Hyungjun “Kjun” Kim confirming that it is slated for release to inZOI in August. The town of Cahaya, initially referred to as Kucingku, will bring with it plenty of vacation-themed activities for players to partake in.
“Cahaya is a city themed around ‘rest’,” explained Kim. “While developing inZOI has been a source of great joy for me, there are times when I feel the urge to get away from it all. Inspired by these feelings, I wanted to create a retreat for players exhausted by the motions of everyday life to unwind in.”
While there will be plenty of new content coming to inZOI with the update, Kim also noted that the studio made a conscious decision not to bring in some fan-requested features with the update. This includes features like improvements to the job system and schools. According to the director, this was because Cahaya was designed to be a place where players can go to relax, and as such, having jobs and schools didn’t fit in well with the themes of the expansion.
“As such, we’ve decided to exclude them from this city entirely,” he explained. “Players instead can enjoy a self-sufficient lifestyle through activities such as farming or fishing. Improvements to the job system will be coming with the next city update.”
inZOI will be getting a few other improvements with the update, including improved emotional expressions systems that make the interactions between Zoi feel more natural. Through this, the relationships between Zoi will also get deeper.
inZOI has been getting quite a few updates since its Early Access release back in March. The most recent update to the game brought with it a host of new features, including the addition of children to the game.
inZOI is currently available for PC via Steam Early Access. For more details, check out our review.
