🚀 MAJOR UPDATE – Demo Stabilization & System Overhaul

First of all, thank you.

Nearly 2,000 players jumped into the demo within the first 48 hours. That level of engagement gave us a massive amount of real-world feedback, and we moved fast.

With this update, the demo no longer has any critical technical blockers. Core systems are stable. Multiplayer is stable. Save/load is stable.

We’ll continue improving performance optimization and visual polish, especially remaining collision edge cases and lighting refinements.

🛠 Core Fixes & Improvements

🍕 Pizza & Station Systems

• Fixed inconsistent Pizza Station placement behavior between host and clients.

• Resolved late-join desync issues affecting Dough Press and Sauce Machine handles.

• Oven load/sync issues addressed. Machine interaction handling stabilized.

• Fixed ingredient container load bug where containers visually showed full (100/100) but couldn’t dispense ingredients.

• Fixed cargobox load conflicts preventing ingredient containers from refilling properly.

• Freezer dough persistence on load corrected.

🔗 Multiplayer & Late Join

• Back door late-join issue fixed.

• Slider door now supports interaction buttons on both sides.

• Reconnection / re-host audio loss bug resolved.

• Machine usage now locks inventory slot switching to prevent state corruption.

💾 Save / Load

• Fixed BTC disappearing after bed save.

• Addressed multiple load-state inconsistencies causing floating or invisible items.

• Tutorial save flow stabilized.

📘 Tutorial & Flow Improvements

• Open/Close Shop steps now properly highlighted.

• Step 10 adjusted so players manually open the shop with clearer hints.

• Added indicators for shop shutter and back door buttons.

• Intro video now requires holding Space to skip, preventing accidental skips.

• Direct NPC delivery added: press E to hand over pizza. Counter placement + bell interaction removed due to heavy player friction.

🖥 UI & Menu

• Sensitivity & menu bugs fully resolved.

• 1920x1080 UI layout fixed.

• Updated I KNOW A GUY logos in menus.

• Added Quick Save button to Main Menu.

• PC UI item page now properly reflects:

  • Green = unlocked

  • Yellow = level-locked in demo

  • Red = full release content (indicator added)

💰 Economy & Shady System Changes

• Shady customers no longer pay upfront cash.

• All shady missions now complete via courier and pay in BTC.

• Adjusted starting economy: Tony Slice now gives $2000 instead of $3200.

• Added hint to Dark Web washing machine purchase quest.

🎮 Interaction & UX

• Cash register infographic updated to show right-click reclaim hint.

• ESC can now exit machines alongside E to prevent menu-lock bugs.

• Reduced excessive ingredient refill animation load (DOTween optimization).

• Build lighting penetration issue corrected.

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The demo is now in a technically stable state compared to launch.

We’ll keep improving performance and visual polish while preparing for full release-level expansion.