inZOI [v0.9.6] Hotfix Details Patch Notes (30th July 2026)

InZOI's v0.9.6 hotfix lands today targeting two specific friction points that have been interrupting core gameplay loops: the inability to consistently interact with babies, and broken purchase transactions at kiosks on business properties. These are not cosmetic complaints. Baby interaction is foundational to family-focused play, and business properties represent a significant gameplay progression path, so broken kiosk sales directly undermine one of the game's economic systems.

The baby interaction fix addresses an intermittent issue, which is the kind of bug that creates confusion rather than outright failure. Players would sometimes find themselves unable to interact with babies at all, then the next attempt would work. That unpredictability is worse than a consistent block because it leaves you uncertain whether you're doing something wrong or the game is. The kiosk purchase problem is more severe: if you cannot process sales at a kiosk, your business property becomes a dead asset. The fix here restores a core mechanic rather than tuning it.

On the ModKit side, two separate issues have been resolved. The crash when deleting a mod project containing hair assets was preventing creators from cleaning up their work, and the Sample_Build mod contained excessively large assets that were likely inflating download sizes and project load times. The Sample_Build optimisation is particularly relevant because that mod ships with the ModKit itself, so bloated assets there affect every creator's initial experience.

One critical detail buried in the notes: all mods will be automatically disabled when patches apply. This is a stability measure, but it means any player with active mods will need to manually reactivate them after this hotfix installs. If you have a heavily modded setup, expect a brief setup step before returning to play. The game will not do this automatically.

The patch also addresses a visual issue where Zois would spawn suddenly in front of you, and improved route pathfinding to certain locations. These are quality-of-life fixes that smooth immersion rather than unlock new content. The spawn issue in particular suggests the game was occasionally failing to load Zois in before rendering the scene, forcing them to pop in mid-view.

What remains unaddressed is harder to judge from a hotfix of this scope. The notes reference a Known Issues Page, which implies there are acknowledged problems still in investigation, but the patch notes do not list what those are. If you are tracking a specific bug, checking that page directly is essential. This hotfix is surgical: it fixes what broke, stabilises the ModKit, and gets out of the way. It does not attempt broader rebalancing or feature work.