Early Access Update 3 — Shoplifting, Information Board & Store Improvements

Early Access Update 3 — Shoplifting, Information Board & Store Improvements

Update 3 adds shoplifting, security sensors, a new in-world Information Board and several improvements across customers, shelves, VR performance and general store activity.

Shoplifting and Security Sensors

• Customers can now attempt to leave the shop with an unpaid product.

• Taking the stolen product confronts the customer.

• Shoplifters may flee or take the product back and join the checkout line to pay.

• Added purchasable door security sensors, unlocked at Store Level 15 for $450.

• Sensors flash red, sound an alarm and make escaping shoplifters hurry toward the exit.

• Customers who agree to pay will not trigger the alarm.

New Information Board

• Added an in-world Information Board inside the shop.

• Browse the existing help topics without opening the pause menu.

• Use Up and Down to select topics and move between pages.

• Use Select to open a topic and Back to return to the topic list.

• Improved text size, alignment and title scaling for better VR readability.

Customer Improvements

• Added movement-based customer footsteps.

• Added matched speaking animations during queue, checkout and refund dialogue.

• Improved cleanup when customers are grabbed, attacked or struck by traffic.

• Customers now correctly release carried products, baskets and bags when interrupted.

• Fixed fleeing customers sometimes remaining at the edge of the map.

• Moving vehicles now kill customers on impact, while stationary vehicles allow them to fall and recover.

• Improved customer recovery positioning after traffic impacts.

Store and Shelf Improvements

• Added a visible SHOP DAY counter beneath the main store clock.

• Fixed loaded stock crates returning to the wrong snap-on shelf tier.

• Improved restoration of shelf products and price information after loading.

• Fixed empty snap-on shelf tickets remaining in price-change mode.

• Empty tickets now correctly offer Clear Shelf.

• Street pedestrians now begin appearing shortly after the shop opens.

VR and Performance

• Disabled the additional 1080p spectator-camera render during normal play.

• Normal VR gameplay now uses the standard desktop mirror, reducing unnecessary GPU workload.

• Improved shelf-ticket clarity and reduced movement shimmer in VR.

Thanks to everyone who has reported issues and provided feedback. More performance-focused improvements are planned for Update 4.