Pub Sim news & patch notes

Bugs Fixed

• Posh bar no longer makes cards and money glitch inside it
• Back button now works on the furniture app inside the tablet
• Keybinds 'reset to default' functions properly
• Bottles not being able to be taken in and out the fridge should now be fixed
• Barkeepers will no longer pull a sickie and will show up to work now every day
• Bar level 50 will now give the achievement
• Liquor bottles will stop getting stuck to employees (Thankyou to Rusty Champaign, turns out we only fixed half the problem and he located the exact cause)

Hi everyone, so we've had the best of both extremes since launch which can be wonderful yet daunting. It's just so wonderful to have this level of support with people praising the game and making their own suggestions to how it could be even better! Yet on the other end we see harsh criticism, the kind that makes you wince as you read/watch on. However I strongly believe that both are coming from a place of passion, therefore ignoring the 'haters' only serves to harm a game's development and purely listening to the supporters only gives half the story. So to all the people who have spoke loudly on the positives and also to those who have shone a light on the negatives, I am very grateful to you both. Anyway, here's the patch:

Bugs

• Bottles will no longer get stuck to employees hands and get stored in wrong places
• Pictures displayed wrong tooltips
• Removed softlock for using the cash register
• Made the fridge lights 1/4th as bright as before
• Fixed misaligned walls in bar 2 (2 walls will require repainting if you've painted them already, sorry)
• Pub names didn't get saved between patches but now it will
• Liquor specialist was locked behind level 21, this wasn't the intention and the requirement is lowered
• Liquor pouring had incorrect tooltips
• Some AI liked to do a cheeky T-pose when waiting for change, new laws have made this illegal

Balancing

• We've changed the prices on all licenses, making the earlier packages cheaper but the later ones more expensive

Feature

• We've added a new 'info' app on the in-game PC. Should you ever be confused about how the game works, information can be found there

Hi everyone, Thankyou for the fantastic reception, here are a few things we were able to fix immediately.

Fixes

• Flaked paint is no longer duplicated on the tablet
• Moved Pub chat to be under ambient sound setting instead of general SFX
• Moved the rep +- to be further away from the level to prevent overlapping
• Increased customer hitbox so you no longer have to hug them
• Fixed Gamepad loss of control when using tablets and pause menu

Tweak

• Cheats now marks your save so you can't claim achievements.

Notes

• This should not affect your save, but let us know if bugs start occuring that weren't there before
• We're trying to track down a bug where the staff get stuck after customers order a shot, please join our Discord and let us know if this is affecting you too.

Well folks, this is it. Our exit from Early Access and into version 1.0. We call it this because we want to convey that this isn't the end, that more updates and content will come of which I'll detail below. But without further ado, here's what the update brings:

Features

• The Imperium, a huge property that used to be a nightclub before 'the incident', no longer will you be scratching for space in the Hound and Hare, this marks a significant milestone in our ability to make purchasable properties and future versions will now be easier for us to make.
• Background Sim, a huge effort in optimization. When you leave a property, the game will now covert all objects into pure mathematical calculations. This means you can now own as many properties as we can deliver with no impact to performance.
• Inverted bar corners, a long requested piece of furniture which will allow you to snake your bar in any direction you so please.
• Posh bar pieces, now there are 3 tiers of bars with the last one giving a + rep for having.
• Golden rep reward, if a customer finds more than 4 things they like about your bar, it's condensed into 1 golden +rep that doubles the reward.
• Steam achievements, enjoy showing off your successes in Pub Sim, now we've got it working you can expect more in the future.
• New Save System, our old system was very prone to corruption when the game got updated, the new system saves and checks many more aspects of the game to hopefully make sure changes are properly integrated.
• Snapping Grid, this allow you do quickly and accurately place objects, no longer will you be stuck measuring the specific height of lights.
• Animated progress bar, not requested at all but I personally felt that 1.0 is a benchmark where we make sure there is no part of the game that looks 'good enough' but rather has had effort poured into it. The old bar was a remnant of the first prototype so I hope you enjoy the new one.

Bug Fixes

• Chandelier has been optimized
• Level 999999999 won't appear for brand new players
• Initial game view ruined the broken Pub surprise, camera is now fixed
• Improved interaction box for cash register
• Repairing front text now says 'repair' instead of 'expand property'
• Keybind switching is fixed
• Jukebox didn't always show the music available
• Game no longer gets pitch-black at night
• All drinks are now on the price sheet
• Barkeepers will stop undercharging customers
• Customers will move away a lot faster now if a barkeeper refuses their order
• Liquor is now charged correctly (you always made a loss if you charged less than 300%)
• Barkeepers will stop freezing players if they use your beertap at the same time
• Fixed text overlapping problems
• Money sound is now affected by volume sliders
• Players can only stand from crouching if nothing is above them, this caused big problems before

Tweaks

• Added more descriptions for the misc crates
• Fixing the Pub front makes all the doors faster and without the creakiness
• Tip jars now accumulate money rather than giving it automatically
• Added a confirmation to starting your first shift to prevent early mistakes
• Added subtle tutorial for dealing with change
• Customers will no longer ask for a similar product if you don't have one
• Added -3 for dirty windows so players are more aware they can wash them
• We've split up the licenses so you don't need to purchase everything at the same time
• Also added 'recommended capital' for each license
• Added more staff management options
• Added warning for quitting the game when it hasn't saved
• Made the player hitbox smaller
• Vastly optimized the customer and staff AI
• Liquid amounts in wine and Liquor is now more easily seen
• Loan payback is now 0.5% of the current amount instead of the initial amount
• Added 'Final Orders' so you don't need to wait for ages at 00:00 while the liquor drinkers spend another couple of hours there
• Added map markers to help lost souls find their way home
• Made Whiskey Bottles a little smaller since they overlapped everything
• Plant collision box has been severely reduced

The future

For this release we had the help of our fantastic testers: Knightowl, KristyDiggs and Thamalo. Who helped purely because they wanted to see Pub Sim become the best game it could be, to them myself and Valentin are incredibly grateful. But specifically for this patch we also hired a team of professional testers to make sure this comes out as smooth as possible. If you do find any problems then please let us know and we'll work to fix it straight away. Lastly, we did a community vote to what comes next so I'd like to present the results and plan in this order: Today - 1.0 launch Summer - Cooking snacks and soft drinks. Autumn - Bathrooms, overdrinking and barfights Winter - Fruit Machines, dodgy games and Casinos Again thankyou to everything for supporting this game, we love to work on it and it's only because of you that we can continue to do so. We sincerely hope you enjoy this for a long time to come.

Hi folks, just a small patch to fix up some minor issues This shouldn't affect save games but of course if you are facing excessive issues then a corrupted save will usually be the reason. Bugs fixed

• Rainstorms were far too common
• Coins had temporary collision and pushed the player back
• Immovable objects could be selected which softlocked the player
• Text overlapped the in-game PC
• Weather sounds were not tethered to the audio sliders
• Some option sliders were not tracking the mouse very well

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/986bd232608bcda0f06f12ec6eaac08f22af5471.png Hi again everyone, I come bearing news (other than the update) and I'm excited to get stuck in.

The Future

Right now we're working towards a huge feature, the ability to purchase another property on the map and own two Pubs at the same time. I believe this will take another couple of months to get it perfect but once this is done I will consider the game out of Early Access. What does this mean for the game? Not much in a development sense, we'll keep digging through the most suggested features and work on the next big thing, the only reason we're calling this 'complete' is because this feature (along with the others we've implemented) pretty much encompasses the vision of what we thought this game should be.

The Present

This update comes with something else which, to my surprise, has been suggested by the existing community for some time. The game is too cheap, and while I wanted to keep the price low this also comes with expectations that the game isn't very good and is 'bargain bin' tier. So for this I'll be raising it to be in-line with other Sim games in our quality range.

The Patch

And now we come to the patch itself, this isn't the biggest one but should fix many of the gripes we've been facing since patch 10 and beyond.

Bugs fixed

• Save slot data not always updating
• Wine was drained too quickly when being drunk
• Shotglasses VFX went wild when used by staff
• Liquor drinkers didn't reward the player for each drink
• Shotglass UI is not accurate
• Storage shelves can become unusable
• Beer not draining when being drunk
• Liquor drinker rate every drink as extremely dissimilar
• Beer tap kept running if shift ended while barkeeper was pouring
• Crates would randomly be rotated 180 on load
• Spillages are now on the tables instead of the floor (customers no longer wetting themselves)
• Couldn't move chandelier after placing
• Barkeepers kept phasing through the bar
• Cleaner got stuck on one particular spiderweb
• Glasses no longer get stuck to customers legs (hopefully fixed)
• Shelves no longer contain ghost bottles
• Rarely a barkeeper didn't take money from customers
• Ultrawide monitors had a squishing issue with the in-game PC, this has finally been fixed

Features

• Added inverted options
• Added controller support
• Customers can leave puddles if it's a rainy day

Hi everyone and apologies for taking so long to fix this one, it was a real pain to find and especially over Christmas. However, with fingers crossed, we believe we got it. We've included a bunch of optimizations as well which should reduce the filesize by roughly 2gbs. Ultimately it was an issue to do with an unused save file not updating properly and causing a crash as soon as the map was loaded. Since we load the map upon game start it caused an immediate error. If of course you're still crashing or find other issues then please let me know and we'll be right on it.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/986bd232608bcda0f06f12ec6eaac08f22af5471.png Hi everyone, we've spent a LOT longer on this one and I can only thank each and every one of you for your patience and support, I truly hope you feel it was worth the wait. As always, PLEASE START A NEW GAME AS THIS WILL CORRUPT OLDER SAVES AND CAUSE STRANGE BUGS. But now for the good stuff:

Features

• Tip Jars, there are now upgradable tip jars that will allow happy patrons to support your business
• New Intro, enjoy a bit more context into the start of your Pub venture
• A repairable front of house that will allow a greater markup tolerance once done
• New liquids, No longer will you be serving flat apple juice
• New lighting and dynamic shadows, atmosphere now included
• Further onboarding, hopeful removal of confusion for fresh players
• Project health, we've spent time to make sure the game will be ready for the future
• New crates and boxes for drinks
• New snow effects because it's Christmas!
• Added extra staff options so you can control when Barkeepers should serve or turn a customer away
• Fresh lighting pass to avoid black voids when upgrading the bar

Bug Fixes

• Main menu freeze upon game start
• Tablet not removing paint mode
• Part of cash register covered by text which blocked the mouse
• Customers went into stock room
• Placement arrow facing wrong direction
• Computer screen black
• Spawned under the ground
• Bar is dusty despite being clean
• Cleaner stopped working
• Drink Labels incorrect
• Ghost drinks taking up space despite not really existing
• Customers not leaving even after waiting beyond their patience timer
• Stock worker getting stuck
• Spirit drinkers refusing to leave
• Cleaners not cleaning shot glasses
• 1 Patch of dirt caused tons of dust
• Beer bottles showing as 0mls
• Glasses not despawning when shelf is moved
• Outside bin was highlighted when a full glass was being held
• Pause menu didn't pause the game
• Stockworker not replacing empty kegs from storage
• Modern pointlight had no material
• Customers never selected Absinthe
• Customers didn't reduce liquid amount in glass when drinking

Quality of Life improvements

• Items that are not level locked but have other requirements are now amber coloured instead of red
• Added further steps to help understand how the liquor specialist works
• Game now autochecks the players language
• Rep summary is now more understandable
• Mouse auto recentres during summary, cash reg usage and pause menu
• Spent money in summary is now red and not green
• Cleaners remove empty bottles instead of barkeepers now
• Stock workers use up the lowest quanitity crate instead of the first one they see
• Customers evenly distribute themselves between cash registers
• Added brightness options for game and the in-game computer in the office

Known Bugs

• Lighting sometimes flickers
• AI clipping into tables
• AI teleporting forward when standing up from a seat
• Fog can enter the bar
• Staff pouring can sometimes look strange
• Bottles sometimes clip their boxes
• Some boxes are overlapping the stock shelves
• Beer can look red when customer is drinking it

Thankyou again, I hope you all have a wonderful time this season and we'll be continuing to work on Pub Sim in the coming year, please let us know if you find any extra issues and we'll be sure to get it fixed as soon as we possibly can!

As well as the usual bug fixes I thought it'd be nice to keep you in the loop to what's coming next, we're aiming to launch this just ahead of the Steam autumn sale. Fluid Dynamics We're working on making the liquids in the game look more realistic since right now it's functional but not great to look at. Lighting Pass We wish to make the game nicer to look at, making sure that the game has less harsh shadows especially when you expand the building. New Game Intro The game will start with a little more context to what's going on. New Broken Front New games will start with a dilapidated front, fixing it will allow a 50% increase to drink markup and gives a new short-term goal. Tip Jars 3 tiers of tips will be added to allow you to earn a little more on the side for happy customers. New Drink Crates We're adding 9 more boxes for drinks, this will be to more clearly show the difference between Beers, Wines and Liquors at a glance. Then also Economic, Mid-range and Premium versions of those drink types. Further Notes Firstly, the property management feature is still being worked on, it won't be ready for patch 10 but I doubt it'll be too far behind it Secondly, against my initial wishes it has been suggested from the community and internally that Pub Sim is just too cheap and people seem enthusiastic to support it further, so after the Autumn sale I will be raising the price to be more in-line with other Sim games of similar quality.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/986bd232608bcda0f06f12ec6eaac08f22af5471.png Big news! This patch also applies to the ancient Demo build which has remained the same since launch. Note: PATCH MAY LEAVE OLD SAVES BUGGED, IF YOU FACE EXCESSIVE BUGS THEN PLEASE START A NEW GAME Bug fixes

• Fixed - Couldn't place ceiling fan
• Fixed - Jukebox and cabinets had a collision gap behind them
• Fixed - Liquor Specialist sometimes didn't come to work
• Fixed - Background music setting now only applies to the ingame track rather than Jukebox
• Fixed - UI issues with the PC
• Fixed - Barkeeper would break if shift ended while they were in mid-pour
• Fixed - Oak bars now work properly with Liquor drinkers

New Content

• There's a new front of house, a change from the plain launch version
• Essential code changes have happened to allow our planned future of purchasing multiple properties
• After the loan has paid off, you'll now have access to getting another loan or an even bigger one
• TV screens now allow you to play your own MP4s
• You can merge bottles from one crate to another without hassle
• Save warnings are now active to show you which games may be incompatible
• Added Hungarian as a test to localization

This has been thoroughly tested but if you do find any problems, do not hesitate to let us know.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png Some game breaking bugs slipped through the net, these should now be sorted Note: PATCH MAY LEAVE OLD SAVES BUGGED, IF YOU FACE EXCESSIVE BUGS THEN PLEASE START A NEW GAME Bug fixes

• Stock workers no longer get stuck
• Taps now load with game
• Minifridge no longer breaks when you pick it up with the bar
• AI also broke after load but should be sorted now

Additional Content

• First time you order a drink, the pallet will be highlighted
• First time you have an empty crate or near-empty keg, the bin is highlighted
• First time you purchase furniture, the tablet is highlighted

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png Patch 7, Hotfix Hi everyone, just a smaller patch to get things working nicer as we lead up to bigger features Note: PATCH MAY LEAVE OLD SAVES BUGGED, IF YOU FACE EXCESSIVE BUGS THEN PLEASE START A NEW GAME Bug fixes

• Lennysberg Draft no longer bugged
• Added extra version numbers for you
• Workers spawn with a 1s delay so they don't come in as a hideous mutant
• Empty crates have a thumbnail
• Empty crates are not shipped in pallet sizes anymore
• Keybinds no longer reset to null after hitting the Default button
• You can now pick up a bottle without also picking up the crate
• Loan paid is now counted in the 'spent money' summary
• Can now put back a glass you took from a shelf
• Gap in window fixed
• Liquor Specs won't put back empty bottles and use them anymore
• You can now move the computer
• We have new images for drink licenses
• We've removed the S at the end of Liqueurs
• Oak bars now use bar stools
• Liquor drinkers will now give rep for every single shot
• Filled numerous gaps in the main map
• Changed the placement system to make it easier to build bars
• Removed smashing glasses to stop a soft-lock on the beer taps
• Settings have been fixed in numerous areas
• Lighting should no longer blind people when set to lowest
• Computer now autosorts unlocked items at the top instead of a wall of

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/f9026eae6d9115343adc3e304f0418dadc8a2f0e.png This is our first patch that contains not only bug fixes and new furnitures and paints, but also a completely reworked Liquor system to remove the 'clog' you may have experienced after you've unlocked Spirits, making it the least liked aspect of the game. Note: PATCH MAY LEAVE OLD SAVES BUGGED, IF YOU FACE EXCESSIVE BUGS THEN PLEASE START A NEW GAME Now that's cleared up, here's the notes: Liquor Rework

• Added a new staff type, Liquor Specialist, they will walk to people sat at the bar and serve them independently
• Added the barstool, just one for now, liquor drinkers will use a stool if one is available, freeing up your queue
• Drinkers who use the stool may repeat orders, if they use the cash register they will only order once

Known issue:

• Oak bar currently isn't allowing the barstool to snap

Additional Content

• Added ability to buy blank crates to more easily move stock
• Added folders to the tablet to more easily navigate our increasing library
• Added Autumn paint set as suggested by user Vivke
• You can now put back glasses onto your shelf if you accidentally took one
• Picking up objects is now shown as a bar that fills up
• New meshes for cash! We no longer have the terrible ones that didn't match up to the numbers given
• Can now take a single beer from a crate to give to the customer, however they won't like a warm beer

**Bug fixes**

• Customers no longer get stuck against wall lights
• Barkeepers now give correct Wines
• Blocked interaction with customers on specific occasions fixed
• You can now steal tasks from Barkeepers without them locking you into place
• AI could grab ALL the pint glasses, not anymore
• Customers clipping into chairs should be fixed
• Workers no longer slide outside
• Audio sliders no longer reset to 0
• Bar Manager ordered more than 10 items on the pallet, not anymore
• 'Needs more change' customer bubble now disappears
• Sometimes picking up bar pieces gave a mystery white square, this is fixed
• Bank no longer allows you to exceed total debt via chink payments
• Can no longer grab drinks through the fridge wall
• Can now close door at the end even when AI are walking through it
• Corner allows snapping, special case was found where this would break
• Fridge sometimes opened weirdly and couldn't be closed properly, found and fixed
• Shot glasses no longer shows their fluid capacity outside normal range
• Placing crates under a bar would soft-lock them, we've removed the ability to place crates there
• Kegs should no longer get stuck to Stock workers

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/986bd232608bcda0f06f12ec6eaac08f22af5471.png Patch 5 This has been our longest patch in the making, we had to be sure it met better standards than our last 4. Our continuous question has been: Is this better than the last version? And with each one that we release, that standard becomes higher and higher. To that end, here's the notes:

• Cleaner 4 no longer requires 2,500 rep to unlock
• Holding RMB will remove items continuously instead of a burst of 4
• Shelves will no longer claim an item is there when it isn't
• Storage will now give accurate numbers to fridge capacity
• Customers are no longer sliding like an ice rink
• Painting a wall made it so you couldn't repaint specifically the last spot, this is fixed now
• Customer clothes and limbs no longer desync at long distance
• Money is collected after barkeeper bins an empty wine bottle
• Sound settings no longer reset back to 0
• Card should no longer stick to your hand
• Customers should no longer stick to their chairs
• Mouse sensitivity no longer resets to 50
• Ending a day with money on the table caused a major bug, this is fixed
• Customers won't hover and bug out from the counter anymore
• We've added a pallet size modifier to help late gamers
• We've added 3 more light options
• The summary will now show loan and staff costs
• Glasses now won't spawn on the pallet and take up room
• Stock worker has been disciplined and won't dump full kegs anymore
• Taps should now refresh properly after a keg has been switched out

Big changes like this can affect old saves in unexpected ways If these issues become too much, please switch to a new save and this should fix it

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png Patch 4 So I'd like to first say that the two of us working this project know that this patch took a little longer to come out, this is marking our steps to eventually post: a decent update every week, then updates with content every 2 weeks and work our way through early access having all major/minor bugs sorted and then we can focus on the really cool stuff that the community has been suggesting. BUT, without further ado, here's Patch 4's notes: Loan fixed, was reducing despite interest rate and daily bills being the same amount Markup no longer resets to 100% after fresh load Taps are totally definitely fixed now and liquid won't come out the wrong one Boxes used to break if you clipped two together Stock worker will no longer bin full kegs Stock workers should no longer steal your items Stock worker will no switch out useless kegs (has under 500ml left) Oak cash register now accepts barkeepers Snapped items will not stay snapped after removing them from parented object Barkeeper will now fetch the closest matching drink if you don't have the exact one instead of selecting the nearest Bartenders should no longer get stuck Fixed various Jukebox freezes and other major issues it had Wine glasses will now be used properly Customers should no longer get stuck at table Ending the shift while stock workers are carrying something will now send it back to last saved location Again if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions, feel free to let us know and I'll be sure to respond as soon as I can Also we'd both like to extend a heartfelt thankyou to user Thamalo for being an absolutely brilliant bughunter for us. Without him we may not have caught half the issues we fixed.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png Patch 3 After a good rest over the weekend, we're back at it and this is the latest:

• Graphics will no longer reset to the wrong value after applying
• Paying off the loan should now work properly instead of applying more interest
• Removed the throwing action to prevent massive physics issues
• Barkeepers no longer award MASSIVE rep bonuses
• Barkeepers can now use Oak bar taps
• Modern fridge doors open correctly now
• You can now grab drinks from the minifridge after a fresh load

Now... we've done a huge rework of the stock worker, we hope this has fixed it but do let us know if you face further issues Lastly we've added more wooden floor options after community requests. Thankyou again for the huge support!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png Thankyou to everyone for being so passionate and diligent with your bug hunting, we're doing our best to keep up! So for today we have fixes for:

• Oak bars allow connection to kegs
• AI rep reward fixes
• Walls/Floors/ceilings now save their rep reward states
• Reputation bar now saves properly
• Some snapped furniture would not remain snapped after loading, this is now fixed
• Some players worked out that you could undercharge for MASSIVE rep rewards, we've now clamped it
• Tooltips have been added in various location for QoL
• Using a beer tap would sometimes flow liquid out the wrong tap, this is now working properly
• Portraits wouldn't save custom images properly, now it'll work after loading
• Minifridges now take a kegs location to prevent clipping

WARNING: Because of the new save data, you may need to repaint walls, ceilings and floors then replace chairs and tables + bars in previous saves to prevent further bugs. New Content: Added various plants and a couple of nature themed wall paints for more decor options We'll be taking a rest for this weekend but be assured we'll be back on Monday and fired up for more Pub Sim development!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/c13bdfb4c70ebb780d48b8bff3fdd5985dcf022c.png So first of all, the both of us would like to say how amazing the support and feedback has been, we've worked tirelessly to sort the major problems you've been having, which include:

• Card payment coming up with random numbers (Thankyou Azza909)
• Taps locking players causing them to get stuck
• Overcharge appearing when player hasn't overcharged
• Added a space between the numbers and text so it's more readable
• Talking ambience can now be controlled in volume sliders
• Clicking cancel in settings now revert to last saved settings
• Various fixes for graphical settings
• Removed physics for thrown items so they don't fall through the floor
• Fixed a glitch for jumping making players fall through the floor
• Added background music
• Added balancing for making money in early game

and lastly we've made a MASSIVE optimization change which we hope will make the game feel much better for all PCs

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/40aaad6a37949fbbef88020e090a2d66da11a51c.png I'd love to talk about all the hard work and the emotional journey but I'll cut to the bits you want to know; what happens next and what's included in this launch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/728483d9c40befbe45fb37ac322583e47257c735.png

• Barkeeper fix when customer gave exact change
• Stock worker stability fixes
• Loading errors fixed
• Incorrect green keg hologram when holding the minifridge fix
• Added new furnitures: Chairs, Tables, Sofas & partitions
• Removed 'sticky' bottles in Barkeepers hands
• Dukebox now accepts player's music if placed in the folder
• Same with portraits with .pngs
• Fixed furniture placement lockout bug
• Fixed furniture snapping issues
• Reduced 'stickiness' of snapping
• Added a snap toggle
• Fixed tooltips not updating
• Changed dirty window texture to show more dirt
• Added mouse sensitivity option (thankyou Nergal)
• Changed how cash register hitboxes work to hopefully remove that bug
• Removed sticky card
• Fixed beertaps being left behind after you pick up that item
• Mystery white square that increases in quantity within the inventory has been dealt with
• Oak bar is now fully working
• Customers should no longer ignore seating
• Players could place chairs inside already placed chairs, this is now fixed
• When staff took a drink it didn't class it as removed, it does now
• Saving and loading is now re-enabled
• Keg labels are now shown on the bar
• Added SFX for the pub while patrons are inside
• Fixed pathfinding for customers and staff
• Can now fire workers, previously the button didn't work
• Added a more usable way to see reputation and how it's earned
• Added a way to see customer mood

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/813c20a74c58bd53a371ad014aa2675e30ed04b9.png First of all we want to clean up any issues players may be encountering, then we'll be getting to work on optimizations as we know this has been an area we've lacked good progress in. After this we have a bunch of brilliant suggestions that we want to get to work on as soon as possible, whether that's adding: cooking, bar fights, a bathroom for your patrons to vomit in, another larger premises to unlock so you can build your empire, fruit machines, drunken behaviour and more. This may seem like a lot but I can promise that it won't take forever, however we do need support so please, please, please make sure to leave a positive review on Steam and give us as much feedback as you'd like on the Forums and on Discord. Once again, thankyou!

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• Added Sell button
• Customers now leave their drink at the table
• Changed various texts to improve clarity
• Added undo button for painting
• Bankruptcy can now only occur AFTER the shift instead of during
• Can no longer place glasses in the fridge
• Can no longer serve pints in a shot glass
• Crabwalking customers that hold up the queue have been fixed
• Sometimes handing over a drink would place it at their feet, not anymore
• AI should no longer get trapped on the door
• AI staff no longer come in for a drink like a customer
• Furniture is now grouped in the tablet inventory and can be placed sequentially without having to open the tablet constantly
• Customers now ask if you have any similar drinks before turning them away (Economy, Mid-range, premium)
• Can no longer 'mix' drinks
• Beer taps now automatically reconnect after moving a keg
• 50% chance the card sticking to the hand has been fixed, let us know if you encounter that again

Known issue: Cash register hitbox sometimes stops working

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45107444/3c5e0120ac882824e303dac3e9da690f2b6efaff.png Celebration time! Pub Sim has officially been approved by Steam and will be releasing in less than 2 weeks. We're working hard on fixing bugs and adding improvements listed by early testers to make sure you get the best experience possible on launch. In other news we've seen our Demo spike from 100 downloads to just under 15,000 over the past few hours, honestly leaving myself and my fellow dev stunned. To some that probably isn't much, but to us it means the world and has really driven us to work night and day on this passion-project.