Hey!
Today, we can finally make it official: the mechanic we've been teasing for months is now available!
And with that, Lucy and her girls have arrived in Blueberry.
Courtesans
Gambling and drinking were already on the menu. Now there's a new sin to add to the list. Head upstairs and talk to Lucy... she'll fill you in.
Lucy and her courtesans significantly increase room rental income. Every customer who rents a room will be visited by one of them. If the customer gives in and lets a courtesan in, they’ll check out after just one hour while still paying for the full stay.
Each courtesan has unique stats that influence:
- The chance that a customer accepts her company's
- Earnings per room and other parts of your business.
- The risk of a brawl breaking out downstairs
Lucy
Lucy is the courtesan's madam. She works alongside her girls and excels at it. She’s also responsible for recruitment, customization, and managing work modes.
In the next update, you’ll learn how she ended up in Blueberry and what keeps her there.
The talented Julie Wettstein voices Lucy. The remaining courtesans have already been cast and will be introduced alongside the employee voice update. Stay tuned for announcements about this milestone.
Courtesan Work Modes
Talking to Lucy allows you to set work modes for your courtesans. These modes can affect a bunch of things, from earnings and room turnover to even your cleaner’s workload.
Five modes are available now, with more to be unlocked in future updates.
Smaller Additions
A new "Temple" furniture set is now available in Earl’s and Addie’s shops. We’ve also added a volume slider for Robert’s piano. Alongside adding the courtesans we also rebalanced the room prices. Since courtesans significantly boost income from that area of the saloon's services, we had to bring the room prices down. Of course, we're continuously working on fixes for both major and minor bugs reported by our testers and by you all.
Relax to Some New Music
A great saloon deserves great music. We're happy to announce that we've recently started working with composer Alicja Krzyżak, who has taken on the task of creating a fully original soundtrack for Saloon Simulator. The first 7 tracks are already in the game. Enjoy!
What’s Next?
In about a month, we’re planning the biggest update since the Early Access launch - Chapter 3.
It will include:
- new quests
- new characters
- the moonshining mechanic
More details coming soon.
If you’re new or returning after a break, we’d really appreciate it if you left a review on the Steam store page! It really helps us a lot.
As always, please report bugs on our Discord or in the "Bug Report" thread on Steam Discussions.
See you in Blueberry (and on Discord)!
Krzysztof "xardi" Marchewka
on behalf of the Glivi Games team