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Overview

The Life of Advancement is one of 16 Desired Lives available in inZOI. Zois who choose this path aim for continuous growth and self-improvement, constantly striving to better themselves through learning new skills and personal development. This Desired Life suits players who want their Zoi to focus on career progression, intellectual growth, and disciplined self-improvement.

Like all Desired Lives, the Life of Advancement 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). Choosing a Desired Life sets recommended defaults for traits, values, ambitions, aligned skills, and preferences, but all of these can be individually changed afterward.

Default Configuration

Trait Breakdown

The Life of Advancement pairs two introspective, discipline-oriented traits that complement a self-improvement focused lifestyle.

Perfectionist

The Perfectionist trait belongs to the Meticulous and Thorough personality archetype. Perfectionist Zois have very high standards and ensure everything is done flawlessly. They rarely show emotions, make rational decisions, and have a strong sense of justice and responsibility. They are disciplined in pursuing personal goals and tend to be meticulous planners.

The fast hygiene drain means Perfectionist Zois get uncomfortable sooner and want to clean or bathe more frequently. This actually synergizes with the Cleaning preference included in this Desired Life, since performing a liked activity generates positive moods.

Explorer

The Explorer trait falls under the Wise and Logical personality archetype. Explorer Zois are keen on understanding how things work and are driven by curiosity. They tend to be introverted and may struggle to form social connections, preferring intellectual pursuits over casual conversation.

The Explorer's frequent curiosity emotion is beneficial for skill growth, as the Curious mood state accelerates learning in Art and Coffee Craft. The brief aflutter emotion means romantic feelings fade fast, making this trait less suited for romance-focused gameplay.

Values

The Life of Advancement sets two default values that drive urge generation and unlock special interactions once they reach 60 or more points.

Challenger: Zois with the Challenger value are bold and thrill-seeking, eager to embrace new experiences and hobbies. At 60+ points, this value unlocks unique interactions and urges related to pushing boundaries and trying new activities. For the Life of Advancement, the Challenger value pushes your Zoi toward continuous growth by encouraging them to step outside their comfort zone.

Accomplishment: Zois with the Accomplishment value are focused on achieving goals and earning recognition. At 60+ points, it drives urges related to career advancement and skill mastery. This pairs naturally with the Competent Talent ambition, which requires career milestones like getting promoted.

Default Ambition: Competent Talent

The Competent Talent ambition falls under the Career Success category. It focuses on professional networking, career entry, and climbing the corporate ladder. The three milestone levels are:

Completing each level rewards Meow Coins, which can be spent in the Meow Store on skill growth boosters and other useful items. The ambition can be changed at any time through the Zoi Card, and progress is saved if you switch back later.

Aligned Skills

The Life of Advancement aligns with five skills that reflect intellectual growth, professional development, and physical discipline.

While the Desired Life aligns with these five skills, it does not currently provide any skill growth rate bonus in the Early Access version. The alignment is thematic guidance rather than a mechanical advantage. Positive moods (particularly Curious and Concentrated) do accelerate skill learning regardless of alignment.

Preferences

The Life of Advancement defaults to five preferences that reinforce the self-improvement theme. Performing a liked activity restores Fun faster and generates positive mood states like Tranquil or Concentrated, which indirectly boost skill gain.

Urge Generation

A Zoi's urges are short-term impulse goals that appear at the bottom of the screen, generated based on the combination of traits, values, preferences, and the active Desired Life. Up to four urges can be active at once, each lasting 12 in-game hours. Fulfilling an urge grants Meow Coins and a positive mood boost.

With the Life of Advancement, urges tend to skew toward intellectual and self-improvement activities. Common urges include reading books, practicing programming, working out, and cleaning (driven by the Perfectionist trait's hygiene sensitivity). The Challenger value at 60+ points can trigger urges for trying new activities, while the Accomplishment value drives career-related urges.

Leaving urges unfulfilled has no negative consequences. They simply expire after 12 hours and new ones generate to replace them.

Career Synergies

The Life of Advancement's skill alignment and ambition milestones pair well with several careers in the game:

The Competent Talent ambition explicitly requires getting a full-time job and being promoted, so entering a career early is essential for completing it.

Tips and Strategies

• The Explorer trait makes your Zoi introverted and bad at socializing, which creates tension with the Competent Talent ambition's social requirements (shaking hands, raising glasses with business partners). Deliberately seek out business conversations to build the relationships you need for ambition progress.

• Both traits lean introverted, so your Zoi's social gauge drains slowly. Use this to your advantage by spending long stretches on solo skill-building, then socializing in focused bursts for ambition milestones.

• The Perfectionist trait's fast hygiene drain can feel annoying, but the Cleaning preference turns this into a positive feedback loop: your Zoi cleans, gets a mood boost, and the good mood accelerates whatever skill you focus on next.

• Self-Help Books serve double duty. They build Critical Thinking skill and also count toward the Next Gen Leader ambition if you ever switch ambitions later.

• Programming skill at higher levels unlocks hacking interactions, which can be useful for alternative playstyles even if your main focus is career advancement.

• The Curious emotion from the Explorer trait accelerates Art and Coffee Craft learning specifically. If you want to diversify beyond the five aligned skills, those two are natural fits.