Official Update – Version 0.0.8 is now available!
Developer Note: We would like to sincerely apologize for the long delay in releasing this update. We have been working intensively behind the scenes to resolve deep structural issues and ensure this version brings the stability, polish, and quality you deserve. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support!
🌟 Highlights & New Content
- Global & Local Leaderboards Added: Now you can compare your performance! The board displays total profit (calculated as total money spent vs. total money earned).
- New Products: Added a brand-new Fruits and Vegetables product category to expand your store's inventory.
- New Soundtracks: Added 4 new music tracks to the game.
- Company Creation Icons Remodeled: The company creation icons have been completely revamped—18 old icons were removed, 6 icons were kept, and 6 brand-new icons were added.
🛠️ Bug Fixes & Gameplay Adjustments
Customer Behavior:
- Fixed the critical issue where customers would leave the store without paying and then suddenly reappear out of nowhere.
- Fixed the definitive bug that caused some customers to leave the store without paying.
- Fixed the issue where customers would get permanently stuck at the checkout (just like they did on shelves).
- Fixed customers' head/gaze direction when interacting with and collecting products.
- Major AI Overhaul: Massive improvements made to both Customer and Employee Artificial Intelligence!
Employees & Warehouse:
- Fixed stock employee AI behavior.
- Fixed the employee's field of view angle upon arriving at the shelves.
- Added a safety lock to prevent firing an employee while there are still customers inside the store.
- Added a requirement where the player must complete all active quests before being able to hire an employee or upgrade the parking lot.
- Fixed the bug where the quest to serve 20 customers would get stuck in an infinite loop.
Store Management & 2nd Store:
- Fixed the bug that prevented players from purchasing the 2nd store.
- Fixed incorrect furniture placement in the 2nd store.
- Resolved the bug where customers from the 2nd store would walk over to the 1st store's checkout to pay.
- Added a safeguard lock so that once you purchase the 2nd store, the supermarket selection option cannot be clicked/selected again by mistake.
- Fixed a bug where having a truck full of merchandise, leaving the game, and returning would cause 2 trucks to load in the exact same spot.
- Fixed an issue where returning to a savefile would prevent furniture placement.
Audio System Updates:
- Removed the "Master" volume slider.
- Fixed the issue where music and sound effect (SFX) sliders were unresponsive.
- Optimized the game's overall audio system.
- Replaced several sound effects throughout the game.
⚠️ Changes & Security
- Temporary Warehouse Removal (Demo): The warehouse has been temporarily removed from the demo version due to persistent instability issues.
- Demo Achievements: Removed 2 achievements associated with the demo.
- Savefile Security System: Implemented a verification system for old savefiles. Older saves are now marked as incompatible and are no longer playable to prevent data corruption with the new architecture introduced in version 0.0.8.
Thank you for playing and helping us improve the game! Please continue sharing your feedback and bug reports in our Steam Community hub. 🛒✨