Hey everyone! 👋
Another major update for Retail Rivals has arrived!
This update introduces the new Emote System, the first Random Event, a completely overhauled Building System, improvements to the Save System, new languages, additional sounds, multiplayer fixes, and much more.
🔥 New Random Event Added
To give you a small preview of future content, we've added the first random event to the demo.
✅ Fires can now randomly break out in the mall.
✅ Stay alert and keep an eye on your surroundings.
🔥 Things are about to heat up!
🎭 Emote System Added
Emotes have finally arrived!
✅ Perform a variety of different emotes.
✅ Express yourself and interact with other players in new ways.
✅ All emotes now include sound effects.
🍩 New Starting Shop
More choices right from the start!
✅ The Donut Shop has been added as a new starting store.
✅ There are now 4 different shops available when starting a new game.
✅ More variety and more options for your playthrough.
🏗️ Building System Completely Overhauled
The entire building system has been redesigned and improved.
✅ Free placement without a grid is now possible.
✅ Objects can no longer be placed inside walls.
✅ Objects can no longer overlap with other objects.
✅ Objects can no longer be placed in front of doors.
✅ Wall objects now automatically snap to nearby walls.
✅ Added a new Snap Mode.
✅ Shelves and other objects can now be placed neatly next to each other with ease.
✅ Building now feels much smoother and more intuitive.
💾 Save System Improved
✅ The save system has been significantly improved.
✅ Shops are now saved correctly.
✅ Shop contents and placed objects are now saved reliably.
✅ Boxes left on the ground are now saved when leaving the game.
✅ Overall save-game stability has been improved.
👨💼 Employee Improvements
🪑 Employee Room
✅ Employees now have sitting animations while waiting in the Employee Room.
📋 Employee Management
✅ The Employee Menu has been expanded.
✅ Employees can now be filtered by shop.
✅ Available employees can now be filtered separately.
✅ Employee management is now much easier to navigate.
🥤 Vending Machines
✅ Employees can now be assigned to Vending Machines.
📦 Logistics Employees
✅ Fixed an issue where logistics employees would occasionally take boxes home after their shift.
🚀 Performance
✅ Fixed performance issues related to employees.
👮 Police & Prison Improvements
✅ Walking animations have returned when being escorted to prison.
✅ Players are now properly escorted to prison instead of being teleported.
✅ Police now react when players swing a baseball bat.
⚾ Baseball Bat Improvements
✅ Baseball bat swings now trigger instantly.
✅ Attacks feel much more responsive.
🎨 Dealer & Graffiti Improvements
✅ The Graffiti UI can now only be opened while holding a spray can.
✅ Players can no longer purchase another bottle from the Dealer while already holding one.
✅ Dealer prices have been rebalanced.
📢 Advertising System Improvements
✅ The Advertising UI has been redesigned.
✅ Improved usability and overall clarity.
✅ You can now run advertisements for Vending Machines.
🌐 Multiplayer Improvements
✅ Wall tattoos can once again be moved correctly in multiplayer.
✅ Fixed an issue where trash could appear in multiplayer but could not be picked up.
✅ Prison timers are now displayed correctly in multiplayer.
🗳️ Voting & Phase System Improvements
✅ The scrollbar in the Phase Terminal is now always available when needed.
✅ Arrows are now displayed above the terminal when a player has not voted yet.
✅ This makes it much easier for new players to understand when they need to vote.
✅ Overall clarity and usability of the voting system have been improved.
🚪 Door Improvements
✅ Mall doors now automatically open when the day begins.
✅ Mall doors automatically close at the end of the day.
🔊 New Sound Effects Added
✅ Added a sound effect when purchasing items.
✅ Added a sound effect when you don't have enough money.
✅ Added sound effects when removing products from displays.
✅ Added sound effects when walking through plants.
✅ Added customer complaint sound effects.
✅ Customers now react audibly when they become unhappy or lose patience.
🌞 Graphics & Atmosphere Improvements
✅ Removed the airplane shadow.
✅ Added a day/night cycle to the main menu.
✅ Improved the in-game day/night system.
🛍️ Customer Improvements
✅ Improved animations when customers lose patience.
✅ Customer reactions now feel smoother and more natural.
🏪 Shop & Mall Improvements
🐾 Pet Shop
✅ Added new shelves to the Pet Shop.
🥫 Mall
✅ Added more tomato baskets throughout the mall.
🖼️ Decoration
✅ Pictures no longer float away from walls.
✅ Pictures are now placed correctly against walls.
🎷 Displays & Shelves
✅ The saxophone is now displayed correctly.
✅ Books are now oriented correctly on shelves.
⚖️ Gameplay & Balancing
✅ Rebalanced various gameplay systems.
✅ Multiple mechanics have been adjusted to create a more engaging experience.
🖥️ User Interface Improvements
💬 Feedback Menu
✅ Redesigned the Feedback UI.
📚 Tutorial
✅ Redesigned the Tutorial UI.
✅ The Tutorial has been re-enabled.
📜 Licenses
✅ Redesigned the License UI.
🎉 Event Menu
✅ Redesigned the Event UI.
✅ Increased the size of the Event Window.
✅ Event information is now significantly easier to read.
🌍 Expanded Localization
✅ The German translation has been significantly expanded and improved.
✅ Numerous existing texts have been revised and polished.
✅ Retail Rivals now supports the following additional languages:
🗣️ French
🗣️ Italian
🗣️ Spanish
🗣️ Chinese (Traditional)
🗣️ Chinese (Simplified)
🗣️ Indonesian
🗣️ Japanese
🗣️ Korean
🗣️ Russian
⚠️ These translations will continue to be improved and expanded in future updates.
🐛 Bug Fixes
✅ Fixed an issue where pressing F1 could sometimes instantly trigger the police.
✅ Various additional bugs and minor issues have been resolved.
❤️ Thank You For Your Support!
Thank you for all your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions.
Retail Rivals keeps getting better thanks to your support. 🚀