Hello Owners!
How are you? It’s been a little while since our announcement but it’s for a good cause : We’ve been very busy implementing a lot of new features to go from an “aquarium” to an actual game! Today, we are very excited to share our first Dev Update and more details about what we've been working on these past weeks.
During this milestone, we included marvellous new additions! We’re calling this update “Beauty & the beasts” for reasons you’ll soon find out, we focused on how we can really give you control over your casino and add more life! Read on to learn more about the update, what you can expect for the Early Access release, and how it will affect the gameplay.
🎉Please note we are organising our first closed playtest with a selection of players this weekend! 🎉
If you are interested in trying the game, this is your chance to enjoy all these great additions. If you want to know more, check out the details by joining our Discord community server. Thanks again to all of our very first supporters, friends & family members, we take all of your feedback into account! 💚
New features
New areas
Constraints boost creativity which is why we added two new area types, for bars and restrooms. By giving you a frame in which to fashion your games, it will help guide your building while allowing you to better manage your casino.
Who is the fairest one of all?
Casinos spark the imagination, they are all about glitter, glamour and greatness. With our new beauty system, clients will appreciate all the effort you put in making your casino such a nice and attractive place. But beware, they won’t be happy if they find litter laying around.
Events
Something happened! We added our first narrative events to spice up the game a little. You’ll have to make crucial (maybe) decisions to resolve all these contingencies and experience the pressure of a real casino’s owner!
New browsing experience
We entirely reworked our catalog to make it easier to find that perfect addition that will make the place come together perfectly! There, you will find customization items, casino games and many other things... You should have fun with our sorting tools and explore a whole new shopping experience! Don’t forget to check out our plants, everyone likes a bit of greenery.
Clients interactions
Who else is bored with social distancing? Find a breath of fresh air in your casino where people can talk to each other, share drinks or even fight! Now, it is possible to admire visitors living their best life in your (future) casino!
Minor adjustments:
- New client: the magnificent, the marvellous, the soft, the wild: the Chamois! 💚 (We will soon show you this cute addition on our social accounts, you can follow us on our social accounts if you want: Instagram or Twitter!).
- First full UI rework.
- New sounds.
- Better camera and controls.
- Sound options in the pause menu.
- Rebalancing of the game.
- We now have 4 steam achievements.
Bug fix:
- You can now place areas on already placed totems.
- Fixed client grabbing.
- Fixed some animations.
- Fixed pathfinding while the game is on fast forward.
- Fixed bar queue.
- Fixed some bugs on save.
- Fixed loo placement.
- Clients can’t wander around the casino anymore.
- Fixed clients blocked at cashier.
- Fixed some onboarding steps.
And that’s all! We plan to update you at the end of each of our internal dev milestones. The goal is to give you more visibility regarding the directions and the development of 🍀Blooming Business: Casino🍀. Thank you Owners, do not hesitate to share your thoughts and questions as we make progress. We take your feedback very seriously!
We're looking forward to sharing more about the game and what new features we will be adding very soon! In the meantime, discuss with the dev team in our Discord!
Kriss from the Homo Ludens team.