Overview
The Life of Self-Creation is one of 16 Desired Lives available in inZOI. Unlike every other Desired Life, this option sets no default traits, values, ambitions, aligned skills, or preferences. It is a completely blank slate that lets players define their Zoi's personality and goals from scratch.
Like all Desired Lives, the Life of Self-Creation is entirely optional and can only be assigned to Zois who are Young Adults or older. It can be selected during character creation or added later through the Zoi Card (hotkey: O).
Default Configuration
Attribute | Default |
|---|---|
None | |
None | |
Ambition | None |
Aligned Skills | None |
Preferences | None |
When to Choose Life of Self-Creation
This is the ideal choice for players who want full control over every aspect of their Zoi's development. Since no defaults are set, you can mix and match any traits, values, and skills without being pushed toward a particular playstyle.
Sandbox Playthroughs
Players aiming to explore all of inZOI's systems without committing to a specific path will benefit from the open-ended nature of this Desired Life. You can experiment with different careers, relationships, and hobbies without your Zoi's Urges being weighted toward any particular activity.
Completionist Runs
If the goal is to max all skills, complete every ambition, and reach the highest job positions, the Life of Self-Creation avoids funneling Urges toward one narrow set of activities. This gives the Zoi more balanced urge generation across all gameplay systems.
Roleplay Freedom
Because no traits or values are pre-assigned, the Life of Self-Creation works well for players who want to define their Zoi's personality entirely through gameplay choices rather than selecting preset configurations.
Comparison with Other Desired Lives
Every other Desired Life in inZOI assigns two default traits, two default values, five aligned skills, a default ambition, and five default preferences. The Life of Self-Creation is the only one that leaves all of these empty. Players who pick this path must manually configure each element through the Zoi Card if they want those fields filled in.
Note that choosing the Life of Self-Creation does not prevent a Zoi from receiving Urges. Urges are generated based on traits, values, and preferences regardless of whether they were set by a Desired Life or configured manually. The only difference is that this path does not auto-populate those fields for you.
Changing Desired Lives
The Life of Self-Creation can be switched to any other Desired Life at any time through the Zoi Card. Conversely, a Zoi on any other path can switch to Self-Creation, though doing so will not clear already-accumulated Value progress or completed ambition milestones.