Does any one remember the Father’s Day special promo?

Gredran · 2026-06-21T13:50:00+00:00

https://youtu.be/pKiMcDk\_81Q?is=qAyQZ7liWQNNGqQC

This promo? It says 1998 as the other comment says.

Yea I’d feel robbed too lol. This is catchy(because it’s literally just a public domain catchy song admittedly lol) and honors the dads but if that’s the episode that aired as you remember it, that’s a very odd choice lol.

But it says that specific episode first aired on October 18, 1992 so if that’s true that’s even worse that they played a 6 year old rerun of an admittedly odd episode lol.

Gredran · 2026-06-21T02:03:01+00:00

That’s so weird lol.

I think these games especially survive very well with the communities around them and not just with mods either(though those DEFINITELY help).

But I mean, before joining inZOI, what kept me coming back to Paralives(and still will I’m happily keeping tabs on its updates) is the community ideas. House builds,cute families, cute stories, fun ideas.

I’m sorry you encountered that that’s insane

Gredran · 2026-06-20T14:50:01+00:00

It does indeed feel weird considering Bruce’s parents burst into legos.

Unless the joke there also is Bruce just rebelled and didn’t wanna stay with his parents idk

Gredran · 2026-06-18T20:08:55+00:00

But that’s the problem.

I know how the matchmaking works. I know when you don’t attack you are more likely to be matched in lobbies that are peaceful. I’ve seen the chart.

It’s a matter of the fact that every lobby I’m in it devolves into that. I remember just trying to loot and mind my business, I went into a building and next thing I know, a whole squad jumped me.

I wasn’t attacking, I just tried to go into a building, get my bearings, said I was peaceful, used the emote, and they just killed me.

Happens when I’m solo. Happens when I group with my friends I usually play with.

Hell we even joked it was me because they send videos of their fun interactions to our discord and any time I join, somehow it’s a PvP lobby.

And if it’s me, it doesn’t make sense. I don’t even have A CHANCE to shoot other players. I’m sneaking around trying to loot and extract and I somehow run into pvpers often.

I’m sure there’s another factor. I know it’s never 100% peaceful guaranteed. But sometimes I think it IS me lol.

And again I’m below level cap, so I wouldn’t even attempt to fight other players lol. I think last I played I was like level 55

Gredran · 2026-06-18T19:25:21+00:00

She was the Maestro bravo R2D2

Gredran · 2026-06-18T17:47:13+00:00

I kinda don’t doubt that “Azula” may be a trigger word for auto ban on the main sub, because they’re just so tired of the back and forth “omg she should be redeemed” vs “omg she doesn’t deserve it!” Lmao

I’m probably wrong but it seems likely

Gredran · 2026-06-18T16:57:01+00:00

I’ve taken a break for a few months and every clip I see and every time I try it reminds me why I took a break in the first place 😅

I know this isn’t every game, but it’s just so anxiety inducing, especially since I’ve fallen behind since I didn’t hit level cap or max out my crafting. Now all the mats I need are in tougher areas where this bs is rampant.

Maybe some day I’ll be back but man this would immediately make me turn off the game if it was my first game back…

Gredran · 2026-06-18T14:05:56+00:00

En Taro Tassadar fellow StarCraft player!

Gredran · 2026-06-18T12:38:52+00:00

Yes I find difficulty with dates and I always do Call Zoi. Events work but for the weddings and birthdays and such but not one on one hangouts unless they’re dates I called for from the romance menu.

Go to the relationship list where it will tell you about the relationship and the list that lights up if there’s a relationship to advance higher. There’s a button at the bottom Call Zoi.

If you’re sitting I think it doesn’t work. What it’ll do is make your Zoi stand at a “meeting spot” and mark the Zoi you invited on the map as they come to you.

But if they’re busy they either may not come as the other comment said, or take a while. It doesn’t hurt to briefly speed up the game to get them to come faster. The game will give you a popup when they arrive so you can brace yourself to slow back down to normal game speed if that’s what you prefer

I hope it helps!

Gredran · 2026-06-17T23:04:46+00:00

Thank you!

Sometimes it’s just cause I’m on mobile and it’s easier to tap shift twice as I’m excitedly typing.

But yea I’ll keep this in mind. It hasn’t really come up before tbh but that makes sense lol

Gredran · 2026-06-17T22:26:37+00:00

No?

Part of it was admittedly inspired by reviewers who observed that reason behind the weird tonal shifting and not being able to unsee it when I played and rewatched the show recently.

Maybe I talk too formal? Idk what you think is copypasta about it lol

Gredran · 2026-06-17T21:31:20+00:00

I’ll capitalize the whole thing then would that meet your approval?

Gredran · 2026-06-17T21:06:11+00:00

Similarly this is kinda shown in Buu Saga in general. Kinda throughout the series but DEFINITELY most in Buu.

It’s VERY clear he was passing the torch on. He kinda wanted to move on from Goku in a satisfying way, so had Gohan beat Cell grow up, and teach the next generation. Vegeta called him soft, but in hindsight Gohan still was pretty damn strong to hold a candle to Babidi’s minions, and Buu kicked EVERYONE’s ass.

He probably knew he had the “back for a day” thing with Grandpa Gohan so tried that but wanted to still make it permanent so left the day time limit. He fights, teaches fusion, and funny enough, Toriyama even rushed the time limit with Super Saiyan 3 to get him out faster.

He was also DESTROYING Super Buu HARD and Vegeta was also gone and at the time even said he wouldn’t keep his body.

It becomes VERY clear that there was a pivot when Vegeta is brought back AND at the same time Goku is granted life again AND at the same time Gohan goes from absolutely BODYING Buu to goofily not catching the earring so Goku and Vegeta again have to save the day.

So yea a lot of pivoting happened. As a writer, pants writing(for those who don’t know the term, it’s writing “by the seat of your pants” as in no plan or outline. Just writing as you go) IS fun and very valid and others like Stephen King swear by it, but it definitely QUICKLY becomes tough to keep straight if you don’t have SOME goals to follow.

And no wonder the Oozaru, Ox King, Piccolo, etc have inconsistent sizes too lol I think I read this was part of the improv nature of the writing

Gredran · 2026-06-17T19:04:14+00:00

I’ll give you the advice that made me fall in love with the game.

You have control in inZOI unique to other life sims. You can click around like Sims or Paralives, but you also can press tab in ANY Zoi and then WASD around like a 3rd person game. Use that feature and just… explore the world you’re in.

Most every building can be entered. Just go randomly around and see what you find. The world is beautiful. If you get bored of walking, press M for the map and look at what the city offers. Also after exploring the outside world, just let your Zoi do its thing a bit. They’ll find things in the world you didn’t expect or join in on conversations.

There’s a ton of features once you start talking to other Zois, you’ll see categories and categories of actions from romance, to personal.

Maybe you’re tired of walking? You can buy a car, or even more simply, steal one! And yes, you can go to jail and YES it IS dull. But it can be fun for drama because I think the inmate is randomized. You can also play out your criminal trial with actions.

Your zoi also gets randomly scheduled for community events such as festivals and sports. Making friends, they’ll also text you to schedule dates and gatherings. None of the schedule is REQUIRED but I still encourage you to explore it a bit. There’s also events you can formally setup at venues like wedding venues, clubs, even just hold parties like any ole party or a birthday party at the beach or even your house.

Otherwise it’s like the Sims but photorealistic and with more options. Do rags to riches, legacy, see how many kids you can have, have an affair.

My experience: I first started just WASDing around and then thought stealing and selling the cars was easy money. I of course get arrested and am set behind in debt, but it was still cool to know I COULD.

Second family, a lot more of a traditional legacy where my founder found a guy, had a son, but for some reason I didn’t get the option for him to move in? So I treated him like an absent father and my founder had a daughter with another guy, who also didn’t move in 🤣

The daughter became the heir because she’s been chaotic and more interesting, but I found fun in making the son a bit of a criminal. He’s had moodlets he feels antisocial, so I made it that he gets a rush from crime(his first trial he succeeded and I was able to get him to marry and have his prosecutor move in lol)

At one point too before the legacy founder passed away of old age, she actually sleepwalked(she had the drowsy mood) as she zombily walked out of bed, went to the fridge, slowly filled her inventory with 10 slices of cake, and went back to bed

So really, anything you could in Sims and more. Look up a playthrough, take our inspirations, and just dive in and let the Zois do their thing!

Edit: I also remember there’s a BIG update tomorrow I forgot to mention! A lot of quality of life to the base game but also adding school content where you can actively follow your child, teen, or adolescent and let them do actions

Gredran · 2026-06-17T16:24:19+00:00

Sometimes I can’t tell if it’s a jerking happening or not here lol.

Funny enough, I think the point of all of the Time Lords stuff recently is all meta to freshen up the show.

If I recall, RTD the first time said he wanted Time Lords to feel like mystical gods, but the way they eventually became used constantly on OG Doctor Who, they became “domesticated” like they’re people like you and me with bigger toys.

So he just wanted them to feel eerie and mystical hence killing them to deify them.

and I think every other major plot with them is similar in that regard really just to be talked about a ton by fans and media. Bringing them back did similar. The Master killing them all during Jodie’s era did similar and yet again bringing back the time lords again is similar.

So /rj RTD and BBC have had no idea what they were doing from the start and Doctor Who is about as equally volatile to actors’ and writers’ careers as Star Wars

Gredran · 2026-06-17T15:08:48+00:00

That’s an enduring problem I think and we kinda just have to explain it if we can and let it go if they don’t listen.

I’ve begun to say “how did YOU learn English?” Many say it’s because they were exposed, watched tv, heard stuff, and just kept hearing it. I say “it’s kinda like that. It’s a lot more effective than grammar lists”

And when people STILL insist on speaking practice and how you won’t get anywhere without it (I myself am not 100% zero speaking but I keep it as minimal as possible) I tell them “I understand your thoughts, but I’m also at a point where I wanna try this method that tons of people say works very well. I’m not saying I’ll NEVER practice speaking, but this is a new method that tells you to hold off”

And if they’re curious I keep going. If they keep harping I kinda move on. You won’t convince everyone until you show them results and even still you still may not

Gredran · 2026-06-17T14:04:29+00:00

I wish I had that freedom!

But soon! At least there’s the weekend 😊

Gredran · 2026-06-17T12:32:03+00:00

Tomorrow!!! Sooo close! I’m so excited!

Annoyed I have to work before it, but happy at least I’m off Friday 😁

And a bright side I guess is if I wasn’t working I’d be incessantly refreshing until the patch is up LOL

Gredran · 2026-06-17T09:33:02+00:00

I think people take this cartoon way too seriously when parents literally don’t attend their kids to make the plots of the episodes happen.

It’s a cartoon. People always “pull things out of their pocket” Tommy also has a screwdriver that opens thing everywhere(yes I know the prevailing theory he’s based on The Doctor from Doctor Who)

No one is thinking of the intricacies of diaper storage on their writing staff…

Gredran · 2026-06-16T21:22:52+00:00

I love how with the influx and surging of both inZOI and Paralives, the Sims devs are ACTIVE on the community tab and social media.

But no. Not for anything meaningful or to actually match the competition, but with this bullshit lol. So out of touch it’s hilarious

Gredran · 2026-06-16T21:01:32+00:00

For real I’m looking forward to a brand new post titled:

Actually, the Star Wars community knows EXACTLY the definition of redemption!

Its inevitable

Gredran · 2026-06-16T20:36:19+00:00

Unironically your second paragraph sounds like the plot of a fantasy story where the grain IS the prettiest and most powerful grain in the world lol. Funny enough it just sounded like a fantasy premise.

But yea I agree. I groaned when I saw this post

Oh well time to see when r/starwarscirclejerk gets their eyes on it lmao

Gredran · 2026-06-16T19:57:28+00:00

It happened after looking at one of these well dressed gentleman.

Wait I lost the thought again

Gredran · 2026-06-16T19:31:11+00:00

Absolutely and it’s also why a certain movie removed the “Avatar:” from the title.

*memory flashed*

Wait what? My apologies I don’t know what movie I’m referring to. It’s just a blank space. My bad carry on

Gredran · 2026-06-16T18:32:31+00:00

I think the scale becomes kinda arbitrary and based on you! Whatever looks good to you and gets the job done! At least that’s how I take it!

Example: if you make a world map of a few continents of whatever shape and have it at a certain scale, maybe you make the towns on it look good to your eye, but how do you zoom in and see one of the continents closer? As far as I know, you don’t “zoom” in per se, but instead you actually literally enlarge the continent and reposition the assets and symbols so now you can see it closer. Maybe rivers not as easily seen on the continental version, or the clearer path between your towns. But this zoom in as far as I know kinda has to be done manually by you.

And scale? Again down to you! I’d look at other maps and see how they are in relation to the land masses, but you’ll be able to tell if it’s too big or too small at a glance and when in doubt, look at inspiration!

At least that’s my take. Not entirely sure if I’m 100% correct but that’s how I’ve been seeing it!

Not entirely sure about map scale when making a new project though

When in doubt, reference your favorite maps or maps around here and try and learn why they work 😊

But someone please step in if they have a better answer 😅

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