⚖️ Economy Rebalance — A Note From Us
This update makes big changes to the game's economy, and we want to be upfront about why.
Until now, the hotel earned far more than anything else in the resort. The newer content, like the ice rink, photography and the food court, couldn't come close to competing with it, so it ended up feeling pointless to invest in. That's not how we want the game to play.
This matters even more for what's coming next: we're adding Après-ski with the full release, and we don't want it to end up as a small side activity nobody bothers with. For that to work, every part of your resort needs to be worth running, and the economy has to be fixed before 1.0, not after.
We know changes like this can be frustrating, especially if you've planned your resort around the old numbers. We're sorry for the disruption, and we'll keep a close eye on your feedback and keep tuning things from here.
Hotel rooms reworked: nightly income, unlock costs and upgrade costs have all changed significantly.
Room extras repriced: shower set, minibar, jacuzzi and breakfast. Required laundry now costs less.
Bar prices adjusted.
Store upgrades and licenses repriced. Snowboard, Ski and Accessories licenses are now cheaper.
Workers are cheaper: lower wages, hiring costs and level-up costs. Workers no longer require a player level to unlock.
Online booking partners now charge a signing fee and a commission per stay.
Wood is cheaper, including instant delivery.
Snowbike uses half as much fuel.
New & Improved
Worker illness & doctor: sick workers are reported in the morning, and you can call a doctor ($1,000) to heal them instantly.
Workers collect tips: waiters and housekeepers now pick up tips for you, so you no longer have to collect them yourself.
Easier ski start: walk into the start area at the top of the slope and press Space to start skiing.
Clearer room icons on the map: empty rooms are green, rooms that need cleaning are orange, occupied rooms are red, and locked rooms show a lock.
Buy rooms from the map: tap a locked room on the tablet map to see its nightly price and unlock it there.
Days left: occupied room cards on the tablet show how many days the guest has left.
Room numbers in reviews: guest reviews now show which room the guest stayed in.
Redesigned cocktail card: the glass fills layer by layer with each ingredient's color as you pour.
Online food orders on the HUD: a new Food Court card shows the current room order next to the regular order.
Hotel check-in, check-out and online food deliveries now give XP.
Ice skating income now has its own line in the end-of-day report.
New fences, decorations and lights around the ice rink, plus improved terrain and scenery.
Bug Fixes
Fixed the Juice License lowering your average cocktail price.
Fixed area trash coming back in the wrong amount after loading a save.
Fixed repair benches staying locked when a worker left during the day.
Fixed the shaker getting stuck in "cleaning" and the shake bar not showing on the first cocktail.
Fixed customer queues freezing overnight and orders resetting when someone left the line.
Fixed the player and a worker being able to serve the same hotel guest at once.
Thanks for playing and for all your feedback! ❄️