inZOI update 0.9.4 is a small hotfix that shipped on July 9, focusing on bug fixes and one notable temporary removal: automatic cooking has been disabled until Krafton's inZOI Studio can rework the feature.
Automatic cooking pulled for rework
The biggest behavioral change in 0.9.4 is that Zoies will no longer automatically cook food when mealtime arrives. The developers noted that "food was not cooked as intended" in some situations, so the feature is shelved until a future patch brings it back in better shape.
If your household relied on autonomous meal prep, you will need to direct cooking manually for now.
Autonomous behavior tuning
Beyond the cooking change, the update adjusts how Zoies behave on their own:
- Zoies start conversations less frequently, addressing situations where characters would chat non-stop instead of tending to their needs.
- Interaction choices have been improved so that Zoies with unmet needs act according to their situation rather than ignoring low meters.
- A bug where Zoies sometimes refused to perform any autonomous action and stood completely still has been partially fixed.
These are incremental steps, but for anyone running larger households or letting the game play out passively, the difference should be noticeable.
Bug fixes
The rest of the patch addresses specific errors:
- Zoies who had not graduated from high school could incorrectly display as graduates. Fixed.
- Milestones that had not actually been completed were sometimes counted as done. Fixed.
- Playing as a multi-character family could trigger infinite loading when switching between family members. Fixed.
- The CAZ (character creation) window background became too bright and lighting flickered on Mac. Fixed.
- Several unspecified crashes have been resolved.
The infinite loading fix is probably the most impactful item here for players who ran into it, as the bug effectively soft-locked affected save sessions.
Where to read the full notes
Krafton posted the official 0.9.4 hotfix details on Steam. The game remains in early access on PC while the PS5 version has been pushed to the first half of 2027.
Source: ixbt.games via Google News - InZOI