Vending Machine Co. Demo v0.8.0 - Auto Pricing, Enhancements & Balance Update

Get ready for our biggest demo update yet! This patch focuses on new machines, UI polish, economy updates, and tons of quality-of-life improvements.

🆕 New Content

• New machine sprites with improved import & size optimization
• Introduced machineType enums for smoother system expansion
• Added expired machine system for time-based challenges
• New rent indicator setup for machine state clarity
• Fixed fuse mini-game and improved reward/repair feedback

💰 Economy & Systems

• Auto price button added for quicker setup
• pricingController and economyController fully reworked
• USD currency system now supports whole & decimal display
• Adjusted dynamicHotItem logic: random interval replaced with a consistent 9-day rotation
• 20-day unlock category system added for long-term goals

🧩 UI & UX Updates

• New animations across menus and panels
• Buttons system refactored + autoTilting behavior
• Fullscreen back button for area unlock panels
• Improved canvasGroup transitions & instant animation support
• ClearButton visibility now updates dynamically
• Added end panel arrow indicators for better navigation
• Refined tablet and numpad panels with smoother transitions

🧰 Gameplay & Interaction Fixes

• Better and easier item restocking in the machines that feels way more natural!
• Backpack panel failsafe prevents input spam
• ESC key handling improved — checks backpack & transitions safely
• Door action clearing logic improved
• Box interaction fixes: hover delay reduced, rewards & repair checks improved
• Machine repair & cleaning mini-games refined with ESC key integration
• autoSnapController refactored for stable positioning
• Attachment Z-axis alignment fix

🎧 Audio & Tools

• Added new SoundEffect Creator Tool for better and more lively sfxes.

🎨 Polish & Optimization

• Major UI polish pass on panels, animations, and buttons
• Data update and performance improvements across systems
• General fixes & small tweaks to enhance demo stability

⚙️ Technical Changes

• storageType and buildType refactors for improved data flow
• questController build type check added
• machine setup checks for rent & state validation
• autoTilter component introduced for smoother UI interaction
• setDirty fixes to prevent UI refresh issues

💡 Tip: You can now adjust pricing faster, identify expired machines, and manage your network of vending machines more efficiently than ever before!

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed various UI animation glitches
• Fixed currency rounding issues
• Fixed tutorial ownership checks
• Fixed rare attachment collision problems
• Fixed unlock/backpack instant show bugs
• Fixed multiple ESC-related freezes

Thank you for playing the demo and sharing your feedback!

Your suggestions help us shape the full release. Stay tuned for v0.9.0 — where we’ll introduce even more content, and additional upgrades!

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