🎉 First Major Feature Update!
Hey Arcade Managers!
We're excited to roll out Patch v0.2.0, the first major feature update for Arcade Management Simulator! This update marks a big step forward — laying the foundation for deeper mechanics, smarter systems, and a more rewarding player experience.
From financial control through loans, to a fully reworked retail and shipping system, this patch opens up new ways to grow, customize, and fine-tune your arcade empire. Let's dive in!
🚀 Major New Features
🏦 Bank Loan App Need a cash boost? Take out loans from the bank to upgrade, expand, and dominate faster. But be careful — interest adds up!
🌟 Customer Reviews System Your arcade is now under the spotlight! Customers leave reviews that influence foot traffic — better service = more customers! Check out all the feedback in the new Reviews App.
📦 Advanced Shipping System The online shop now features three shipping options:
Instant Delivery (costly but immediate)
Regular Delivery (balanced)
Next Day Free Delivery (budget-friendly, but delayed) This adds a strategic layer to inventory planning and arcade stocking.
🧰 Minor Fixes & Improvements
🖥️ Fixed online shop UI scaling on different resolutions.
🚶♂️ NPC Walking Animation Fix
⚖️ Rebalanced machine and item pricing to feel more realistic.
🗑️ Fixed hover glyphs not showing above regular trash cans.
🧾 Pricing app now stays open unless intentionally closed — clicking inside won’t auto-close it.
🕒 Fixed issue where if you redeemed tickets right before a customer leaves, the next customer’s pointer glitched.
🎁 Redemption prize numbers now round off correctly.
🥤 Updated refill dialogue for the soda machine to be clearer.
🗑️ You can no longer set prices on regular trash cans.
⚙️ Fixed coin collection stutter due to performance hiccups.
🧲 Reduced physics knockback caused by cola cans pushing the player.
🎲 Removed small cube markers from in front of Gacha machines.
🖼️ Gacha ball display in 16:10 aspect ratio now renders correctly.
🎯 Gacha machines stacked on top of each other now fill correctly.
🧭 Tutorial pointer is now disabled when the tablet is closed or the player is not in the redemption screen.
🛒 Tutorial Purchase pointer now consistently appears where it should.
📱 If the tablet is open during end-of-day, pressing enter now closes it properly.
📚 Fixed broken Gacha opening tutorial flow (Open → Add to Collection → View → Close).
⏹️ While viewing a Gacha model in the collection app, pressing Escape now exits the viewer and app properly, instead of opening the pause menu.
Prevented the same NPC model visiting the store multiple times.
🔮 What’s Next?
Patch 0.2.0 is just the beginning of the feature phase of development.
Stay tuned for future updates including in the next update:
Machine repair system
Store customization (flooring & walls)
Reworked Renovation App
Thank you again for being part of this incredible journey. Your feedback is what drives this project forward.
💬 Join the discussion and help shape the game:
👉 https://discord.gg/t96r3WKvhx
We're just getting started — and the arcade is only going to get wilder from here. 🎮