Already owning a store and feeling like starting a new layout should require a small help? With the logistics desk you can have a modest quicker start by moving some money from your advanced stores to your current one. In order for it to be compensated the following restrictions are bound: - Can only transfer 1000$ for every day passed in your new store. Also gives franchise experience. - Game…
Hello! This small patch signals the end of the animals event. They will eventually make a comeback bringing more friends. Note that next update may take longer than usual as it is aimed to be the layouts update and it includes some delicate changes to the game’s core that require careful testing. Thanks for your patience. Changelog: - Animals event is over and the cage decoration is unavailable…
A local zoo seems to have lost their animals again and now there’s an even wider variety of them out there. Place the Event Cage located in the decoration tab for the fun to start. How many different animals will you get? Work is being done regarding new layouts, which should be one of the major updates of this year, details will be available when possible. Event will end in at least a couple w…
Hello! Improvements continue respecting the manufacturing department. The new desk should ease dealing with your selection of already created products by listing and allowing to send them to manufacturing units directly. Manufactured products having a slight color variation depending on ingredients was going to arrive in this update but has been delayed as it heavily conflicts with a product op…
Hello! There were many considerations to be made for the implementation of this department so sorry for the delay. This update serves as a first approach of the manufacturing department for public testing and will keep improving based on feedback. For more information and before additional suggestions, please read the considerations about manufacturing posted below the changelog as plenty of yo…
Hello! It’s time for the winter event. For those not being here during last year you are about to meet Mr Grusch, instructions on how to summon him can be found in the changelog below. As with usual events it will last at least a couple weeks so everyone can have a chance to get all new brooms. In other news respecting the manufacturing department, its implementation has advanced but sadly it i…
Hello! Small patch signaling the end of Halloween’s event. If everything goes correctly next update should feature the new manufacturing department and should land around mid-december, still has some features missing and testing left to do so let’s cross our fingers. Christmas will include its usual event and some possible related seasonal products. Changelog: - Halloween event is finished and…
Hello! It’s that time of the year where spooks and shivers approach again. Halloween spirit will visit your stores during night and if you want to summon the extra mischievous ghost… you only have to place the new Whimsical Pumpkin anywhere, the more pumpkins you place the more ghosts that will arrive. The event will be active for at least two weeks, even more depending on schedule. This update…
Hello! This update features some fixes and implementations related to the weather system and the first iteration of the new temperature desk and having basic temperature conditioning in your store. For more information on how this is starting to work read the changelog below. Also a reminder that the last introduced achievement (pushing bystanders into the store) only works with 2-ways transit…
Hello! This update introduces a newspaper stand in front of the store which will display several interesting information. Also a weather system is being slowly introduced and it is still in an early phase: will start affecting small aspects of the gameplay in next update like customers wanting more cold drinks in Summer and introduce several visual effects, like affecting sun light. More detail…
Where’s the fire? For now nowhere. But… feeling your friend needs an extra incentive to work faster? Did that oblivious customer got stuck somehow on a spot and you are feeling helpless to help him? Thinking that thief deserves something more than a good broomin’? Your faithful extinguisher comes to the rescue, now available in the devices tab for a modest price. Having introduced these kind of…
Howdy! It’s been a full year of weekly updates and it seems some visitors from the outer space are here to sow a bit of chaos. In order to accept their humble visit players will have to purchase and place the decoration item called ‘Suspicious looking antenna’. Event will last between a week and two weeks. Changelog: - Implemented a new event: the alien invasion. Triggering it will make some na…
Hello! Here’s some smaller versions of the existing pallets and more decoration. A few additional products could arrive next week and will play a special role in the future manufacturing department. Note next update might also be delayed some days in preparation for an event. Changelog: - Implemented a half version of the existing pallets. - Implemented 20 benches for additional decoration. - F…
A way to reduce the lag spike when the announcement plays is still being considered. Have tested an optional system but deprecated it when also introduced even heavier lag, will have to tweak the current implementation. A reminder that in order to load the latest autosave the new tab that appears at the right side of the Load Store menu must be used. Clicking ‘Continue’ in the usual store menu…
Hello! Implementing a new trivial feature: the announcements desk. The Text-To-Speech system it uses is still a bit experimental so it could have some problems while in its testing phase. The size of the patch is due to the voice libraries attached. There’s currently a lag hiccup when an announcement plays (due to voice libraries being loaded), it is being investigated how it can be mitigated……
Small patch this week but implements a first iteration of a feature that has been asked in forums, private messages, email, event comments, Reddit, Twitter, etc.: Autosaving. Hopefully that demand is now closed (but feel free to comment on how to improve it or report any malfunction). At least players won’t lose entire hours of progress if p.e. they spend two hours remodeling and painting their…
Hello! It’s been a while since the latest product implementation, here's a few more. Changelog: - Implemented 14 new products split in two new groups: Produce V and Sweets and Snacks VII. *New produce: garlic, mushrooms, bell peppers, lettuce, coconut and cauliflowers. *New snacks (dried fruits): peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachoes, raisins, cashew nuts, shelled walnuts and coconut chips. -…
Small routine patch: employees can now be reassigned to a first iteration of the order packaging role. Earning experience in packaging will make them move faster in that role and add an extra bonus product to the order per two levels up to a cap. Changelog: - Employees can now be assigned to Order Packaging. Employees won’t use tables but for now will instead roam around taking items in their o…
Hello! Employees now have a new role. Some pre-steps have been implemented to allow employees to also be assigned to Order Packaging so that will probably arrive next patch. Changelog: - Implemented a new role for employees: Technician. Technicians will fix stuff broken around the store and will help carrying cardboard bales to the trash spot. Storage crew no longer recycle bales. For now there…
Hello! Small patch featuring the new mechanic that allows some elements in the store to randomly break. Repair events only happen in difficulty 1 and above and from day 21 onwards and will be extended to freezers, fridges and maybe lights. The daily amount of events depends on difficulty and number of players. Next update will feature more cases and employees being able to help with them in a n…
Hello! It was about time to put things in order and now those pesky tools around the store finally have a place where to be stored. Work is slowly being done regarding a new department and employees being able to be assigned on them, new department will probably be related to bakery or similar. Problems posted both in forums and Discord are being sortened on a list and gradually being addressed…
Hello! Small patch mainly featuring additional ways of displaying URLs in the shape of advertising billboards. These may be considered in the future to perhaps boost a particular product’s sale by giving it extra exposure along with more variants like interior market panels. Animals event is extended and will finish day 11th with next patch. Changelog: - Added 7 new picture frames in the shape…
It’s possible some unexpected visitors will be attending your business these days. The event is optional and will only trigger during the working day if placed an event cage located in the decoration tab. This is a time limited event running until day 4th (may be extended to day 11th). Changelog: - Implemented a new decoration element: the event cage. Placing it will start the mini-event every…
Hello! This patch should fix some of the issues the order packaging department introduced in the latest update. Apologies for those having the non-saving error at the end of the day having wasted their working day. If the issues keep happening feel free to upload your game’s logs either on Steam forums or in the Discord’s issues channel. Changelog: - Order packaging department is now automatica…
Hello! Today’s update features the first iteration of a department. As always remember there could be some problems not found during testings and many changes and improvements during the incoming days will depend on player’s feedback. Ideas to make the box packing more compelling are welcomed. Also linked below is the recently created developer Discord. The main reason for this is that there ar…
A new shelf type is now available for bulk displaying the biggest products. Pallet displays are locked behind a star perk at the end of the improvements tree so they cannot be accessed from early stores. If the schedule and all testings go accordingly, next week the order packaging should arrive along with a prepared circumstance. Note next update may not coincide with the usual Wednesday relea…
Today’s update features new achievements and the requested introduction of several types of paintable beams shapes. Please take a look at the new experimental function only present in the architectural tab: pressing will make pillars, walls or other elements ignore collisions. Use this feature for decorating with caution. Work is continuing regarding the introduction of purple departments. Some…
Hello! Let’s welcome a new friendly device called the Cardboard Baler: it should save trips to the trash spots for both players and employees. Changelog: - Implemented a new device: the Cardboard Baler. These can be placed anywhere in the storage and when players or employees deposit 10 empty boxes in them, a cardboard bale will be returned. Bales can be recycled for their equivalent in funds.…
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