Hello, Ranchers 😀🧑🏻🌾🐮
We’ve released a new update for Ranch Farm and Store Simulator that focuses on improving player interaction flow, making employee-related settings easier to understand at a glance, and fixing several blocking issues reported by the community.
Many of these changes are based on feedback about interaction interruptions, unclear employee permissions, and cases where important actions felt slower than necessary. This update aims to make daily activities feel smoother, faster, and easier to manage.
Main Updates
1. Improved Player Interaction Flow
We updated the interaction process so player actions are no longer blocked by employees or animals.
Previously, if an employee or animal stood in front of or aligned with the player, interaction triggers could be blocked and disrupt gameplay flow. This is no longer the case. Player actions will now always take priority, even when employees or animals move in front of you.
2. Faster Hold Interactions
Several frequently repeated interactions have been sped up. Based on community feedback, some actions felt too slow due to long hold durations. We have reduced the required hold time to be twice as fast as before. This affects interactions such as:
Milking
Shearing
Using the Chainsaw
Cleaning Animal Waste
Cleaning Old Plants
And other similar repetitive actions
This change is intended to reduce slowdown during daily routines and make long play sessions more comfortable.
3. Unified No Employee Work Icon for Shelves and Storage
We updated the icons used on shelves and commodity storage slots that cannot be handled by employees.
Previously, we notice different icons such as padlocks or player icons caused confusion to the player and some players happen to get problem because of that, even though they represented the same restriction. These have now been replaced with a single clear icon: a worker symbol with a slash, indicating that employees are not allowed to work on that shelf or storage slot.
4. Spatial No Employee Work Icon for Production Machines
Production machines now display a spatial icon when employee work is disabled.
As the number and size of machines increase, it becomes harder to check settings individually. This new spatial icon allows you to see from a distance whether a machine is set to allow or disallow employee work. The icon matches the same No Employee Work symbol used on shelves and storage slots for consistency.
5. Employee Permission Icons for Animal Pens and Planter Boxes
We added visual icons on the wooden boards of animal pens and planter boxes.
These icons clearly show whether employees are allowed to:
Feed animals or fertilize plants
Place animals or plants
Harvest products
This helps you quickly understand the status of each pen or planter box without opening menus, especially when managing large farms.
Bug Fixes
1. Fixed Chainsaw Double Hold Issue
We fixed a bug where performing a double hold action with the chainsaw could cause the player to become stuck.
2. Fixed Save Failure Due to Corrupted or Missing Data
An issue that prevented saving when certain data was corrupted or missing has been fixed.
3. Fixed Inability to Enter Main Menu Due to Corrupted Save
We resolved a case where corrupted save files could block access to the main menu.
4. Diamond Restoration Adjustment
We reverted the automatic diamond restoration fix because it caused unintended effects for players using Easy difficulty. The original trigger that caused diamonds to be lost has already been fixed in previous updates. If you experienced diamond loss in the past, please contact us through the in-game Bug Report system so we can review your save file and restore the correct value manually.
Thank you for continuing to support Ranch Farm and Store Simulator. Your feedback helps us identify friction points and improve both clarity and comfort across the game.
If you encounter any other issues or have suggestions, feel free to share them through Steam Discussions or the in-game Bug Report system.
Happy ranching! 😀🐄🐓