Hello, Store Owners! 🏠

Today, I want to share an important announcement about the next big step for Home Store Simulator and the systems I am actively working on right now.

First, let me share the most important information:

The next update for Home Store Simulator will be v0.2.0.

v0.2.0 will not be an ordinary update. With this version, I will begin adding the first major stages of the larger transformation I have planned for the long-term future of Home Store Simulator.

For a while now, I have been talking about how I do not want the game to remain a traditional store simulator where products are simply placed next to each other.

My goal is to build a much more comprehensive system where, just like in the large home furnishing and furniture stores we all know in real life, you can create your own living spaces inside the store, design different room concepts, and shape the store entirely in your own style.

And with v0.2.0, we are beginning to take the first real steps toward that vision. ❤️

🏠 Customizable Living Spaces Begin

One of the most important parts of v0.2.0 will be the first stage of new systems that let you create your own spaces and room concepts inside the store.

This will be much more than simply adding a few walls to the game.

My goal is to let you create the feeling of real living spaces inside your store. You will be able to separate areas from each other and combine different furniture, products, and decorations to design your own room layouts.

For example, over time you will be able to create your own:

• Living room

• Bedroom

• Children's room

• Study

• Bathroom

and many more types of living spaces inside your store.

One section could be a modern living room, while another could be a bedroom or work area designed in a completely different style.

With v0.2.0, I will add the first stage of these systems to the game, and this structure will continue to expand with future updates.

Your store will no longer simply become a larger building filled with products. It will begin to become a collection of real living spaces designed by you.

📺 TVs Are Becoming Display Models

Another important part of this new structure will be a complete change to how TVs work.

With v0.2.0, the current TV Stand system will be removed and TVs will be moved to the Display Model system.

The TV you display in your store will become a model that customers can see and inspect. When a customer buys a TV, the displayed unit will remain in place and the sold TV will instead come from your boxed stock in the Warehouse.

This system will also allow TVs to become a real part of the living rooms and other living spaces you create in the future.

🧶 Rugs Will Be Sellable Too

One of the requests I have received from you is to make rugs sellable products instead of only decorative objects.

I am also planning to make this part of the new system.

Rugs will also be sellable using the Display Model system.

The rug displayed in your store will remain part of the room design, while the sold product will come from stock when a customer purchases it.

This way, rugs will both contribute to the design of the living spaces you create and become real products that you can sell in your store.

🪴 More Decorations

Decoration will also be an important part of the room design system.

Over time, I want to significantly increase the number of decoration options available in the game.

Some of these will be decorative items used only to make your store and the rooms you create look better.

Alongside them, the game will also receive sellable decorative products that customers can purchase.

This means you will be able to complete a room not only with larger products such as sofas, tables, or TVs, but also with smaller decorations and create much more detailed spaces.

This variety of decorations will not be completed all at once. New decorations, furniture, and sellable products will continue to be added gradually through future updates.

🧱 v0.2.0 Is the First Stage of the Big Transformation

There is one important point I especially want to make clear here.

v0.2.0 will not be an update that only changes TVs or simply adds walls to the game.

With this version, I will begin adding the first major foundations for customizable living spaces, room design, the expansion of the Display Model system, and the future decoration system.

At the same time, I do not want to complete this entire vision in a single update.

These systems significantly expand the current structure of Home Store Simulator. That is why I believe it is much better to build a solid foundation and develop each system step by step.

v0.2.0 will be the beginning of this transformation. After that, new room options, new furniture, new decorations, new sellable products, and many more design options will continue to be added.

🧪 We Will Test Every Stage Together

For these systems, I will once again use the Public Test process.

I will test the new systems with you first, see how they work across different store layouts, and make any necessary changes based on your feedback.

Your feedback has played a major role in helping Home Store Simulator reach where it is today. I want us to continue moving forward together in the same way during this new stage.

🔧 Development Continues

The fact that I have been a little quieter lately does not mean that development of Home Store Simulator has stopped.

Quite the opposite, I am currently working on some of the most important foundational systems I have built so far for the future of the game.

Systems of this scale naturally take some time. I especially do not want to rush them because I want to build a solid structure that I can continue expanding in the future.

For this reason, I will spread development across multiple stages, but Home Store Simulator will continue to be updated and grow.

My goal is to take the game far beyond where it is today and, over time, turn it into a truly distinctive and detailed home furnishing and furniture store simulation within its own space.

❤️ More Coming Very Soon

Work on v0.2.0 is continuing.

In the coming period, I will share more information about the new systems, room design, Display Models, decorations, and the Public Test process.

As soon as the systems reach a stage where they can be shown, I will share screenshots and details with you in advance, just like always.

Thank you all so much for supporting Home Store Simulator, sharing your ideas, and being part of the game's development. ❤️

With v0.2.0, a new era begins for Home Store Simulator. 🏠❤️