Summary
AnInZOIplayer has shared how they brought their own cat into the game by using the title’s 3D printing feature. The unique ability is something manyInZOIplayers have never experienced before, adding a brand-new possibility to the life simulator genre.
InZOIhas been in the works for a while now, and the game provided a few opportunities to try it out ahead of its full launch. Outside the original character builder demo,InZOIhas given players an opportunity totry out theInZOICreative Studio earlyby way of a Twitch drop campaign.
That’s what one player going by Twenty-One-Asteroids on Reddit used to bring their cat intoInZOI. While cats have appeared inInZOIpromotional material since the game was first revealed to the public, this particular cat is a bit more static. TheInZOI3D printing featurecan’t create NPCs from what it prints, so instead, the cat has been rendered as a solid object that can be placed wherever the player likes. A closer look reveals that the 3D printing feature did a good job of getting the details of the cat’s likeness into the game, but due to the way it’s rendered, it looks like a cat-shaped pillow with the cat’s image printed onto it.
InZoi Fans are Enthusiastic About New Print Feature
Although the print feature isn’t exactly perfect, what it’s capable of doing from a single photograph has tremendously impressed the fandom. Gamers responding to Twenty-One-Asteroids' cat post were amused and charmed by the cat’s in-game likeness, and one shared their own attempts to print their cats. While the game will likely do a better job of printing solid objects than animals, many seem to be plenty happy to just have their favorite pets represented in the game. It’s one of the unique features that’s been made available inInZOIthat players are excited over. Another such instance includes theInZOIface motion capture system, which lets players map their own facial expressions onto their Zoi.
WithInZOIfinally about to launch, it will become clearer soon whether all these new abilities and the graphical fidelity of the game will allow it to trulycompete with life sim giantThe Sims 4. EA has largely dominated the market with its franchise for decades now, and whileThe Sims 4still has tons of fans, many seem interested in seeing what another game developer can do with a similar concept. It’s likely thatInZOIwon’t appeal to everyone who enjoysThe Sims, but it may also attract some players who prefer the visual style ofInZOIoverThe Sims' stylized graphics and the extra featuresInZOIbrings to the table.
