Wild West Supermarket Simulator news & patch notes

NEW FEATURES

• Vibrations on controllers are now supported.

• Smoke particles are now visible in the bakery.

• The management panel (TAB) has been updated — the shop panel is now the main panel, allowing players to track information about products, records, and shelves.

• The Furniture and Paints panels have been combined into a single "Decorations" panel with switchable sub-panels.

• The payment panel has been updated.

• The end-of-day report panel has been updated.

• The shelf management panel has been updated.

• The mini-games panel has been updated.

• The customer feedback and product information panel has been updated.

• More hotkeys are now displayed on screen.

• UI instructions for each mini-game are now available.

• Decorative birds have been added to the map.

• Gamepad controls have been improved.

CHANGES & FIXES

• Difficulty level selection issues in the Bakery and Pistol minigame have been resolved.

• LT/RT hotkeys have been added to the warehouse panel.

• Character models have been optimized.

• Some building LOD levels have been optimized.

• Some 3D models in the game world have been optimized (e.g. cash register).

• The house on the hill has been optimized.

• Multiple employees can no longer go for the same product box at the same time.

• Customers in the shop no longer remain standing at the checkout after loading a save.

• The cash register can no longer be moved during onboarding.

• Texts now automatically switch to the correct language after changing the language setting.

• The "Start new day" quest goal now correctly activates after starting a new day.

• The prestige status now displays correctly.

• The time display no longer shows incorrect values such as 16:60 instead of 17:00.

• Localization issues have been corrected.

• The product price now fits correctly within the input field.

Howdy, partners!

Flea Market

Town Investments

Store Management

Expanded Employee Mechanics

Improved Customer Behavior

Challenges & Medals

Howdy partners!

It's time to open the doors of your frontier business for good:

Wild West Shop Simulator leaves Early Access on the 26th of June.

Stock your shelves, serve your customers, and build the most legendary general store the Wild West has ever seen. And of course, version 1.0 comes with a whole bunch of improvements, changes, and fixes. Mark the date and saddle up - you won't want to miss it!

Investment Map

• Added the Town Hall.
• Added an interactive investment map inside the Town Hall.
• Added investments for the Junk Corner.
• Added investments for the Market Place.
• Added investments for the Newspaper Office.
• Added investments for the Housing Estate.

Workers

• Added aprons for workers.
• Added new workers that you can hire after unlocking investments.
• You can now hire more workers once investments are unlocked.

Management

• Renamed the “Warehouse” panel to “Business” in the main management menu.
• Added detailed product information (Business → Warehouse).
• Added detailed information for store shelves (Business → General Store Shelves).
• Added detailed information for warehouse shelves (Business → Warehouse Shelves).
• Added a record system to track player progress (Business → Records).
• Added the ability to manage shelves directly from the Business panel.

Challenges

• Added challenges to the game.

Other

• Added the Junk Corner building, where players can sell unwanted furniture and shelves.
• Added the Newspaper Office, where players can buy ads for the store and for specific products.
• Added the ability to prepare product multipacks as special offers.
• Customers can now choose products that are on promotion.
• Customers now look at whether a product has a much better price than the market price; if it does, they are more likely to buy more.
• Added the Market Place, where you can sell full crates of products.
• Added the ability to move the order table.
• Added three residential estates that players can invest in; each one unlocks an extra worker slot and expands the list of available hires.
• Residents will now appear in the saloon in the evening.
• Added more residents to the map.
• Added the Town Hall building, replacing the closed saloon.
• Added a video tutorial system explaining the new features.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where not all selected products were added to the cart at once.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to purchase special offers without sufficient funds.
• Added missing hotkeys to the Architect Map.
• Improved gamepad navigation in the Architect panel.
• Fixed an issue where players could add more products from a special offer than intended.
• Fixed an issue where the Buy button in the cart remained active while the cart was empty.
• Fixed an issue where the Architect did not correctly save the cart state.
• Fixed an issue where the Close button in the cart menu was unresponsive.
• Fixed an issue where pressing TAB on the keyboard did not correctly toggle the panel.
• Fixed an issue where the Close button was not working in the Rack Manage display.
• Fixed an issue where employees did not have unique images.
• Fixed an issue where only one mystery box spawned after ordering multiple boxes.
• Fixed an issue with the background of the Next button in the furniture tab.
• Fixed an issue where the hotkey prompt for selling a product at checkout displayed F instead of LMB.
• Fixed an issue where the Take Product option was sometimes not visible on warehouse shelves.
• Fixed the texture of the paint bucket.
• Fixed an issue where the player could walk through the news board.
• Fixed an issue where employee details were sometimes not displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the large toolbox could overlap the price label on warehouse shelves.
• Fixed an issue where Left CTRL could unintentionally open the mini-game panel.
• Fixed an issue where an NPC’s head intersected with the large toolbox while carrying an object.
• Up and Down arrow buttons now display correctly.
• Removed the placement hotkey for trash objects.
• Adjusted the collision hitbox of the innocent woman target at the shooting range.
• NPCs now avoid the Orders Desk more effectively.
• Removed an unnecessary button from the Manage Shelf display.
• Rebalanced monetary rewards for the Shooting Range.
• Fixed an issue where shelf rotation was not saved after repositioning.
• Customers now consider whether a product is significantly cheaper than the market price and are more likely to buy an additional item in such cases.
• Renamed the Warehouse panel to Business in the main management menu.
• Customers can now choose products that are on promotion.

Known Issues

• The Extended Warehouse Overview does not display the total quantity of each product stored in the warehouse.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where employees could get stuck if another employee picked up a box from the ground.
• Fixed an issue where employees could get stuck after loading a save game.
• Fixed an issue where multiple employees were standing at the same idle point.
• Fixed missing or incorrect footstep sounds in the General Store and Saloon.

Improvements

• Improved the object rotation system — objects now retain their last rotation when changing the active surface.
• Added the ability for players to place boxes in the world (press P on the keyboard).
• Added product-based filters to warehouse rack shelves.
• Added hotkey icons for Arrow Up, Arrow Down, Arrow Left, Arrow Right, Ctrl, Shift, and Escape.

A new shopping basket system

Warehouse expansion & worker improvements

Bug fixes & fine-tuning

Changes and Fixes

• A "Cart System" supplements the “Buy Direct” system.
• Improved lighting in the Licenses Seller building.
• Changed the warehouse checkpoint location — it is now placed directly inside the warehouse.
• If a worker is saved in an inaccessible area, they will be teleported to a checkpoint upon loading the game.
• Architect Mode can now be navigated using both the arrow keys and the mouse (click & drag).
• Workers can now search for products inside crates placed on warehouse shelves.
• Workers can now place crates on warehouse shelves.
• Fixed an issue where a worker could “steal” boxes from the player if the player removed boxes from the warehouse before the NPC approached them.
• Fixed an issue where customers sometimes searched for products inside the warehouse.
• In the warehouse the contents of boxes are displayed. If there are different products inside, the label will show “Mixed.”
• Redesigned the Workers Panel.
• Fixed an issue where workers did not leave boxes with large shelves in the stack.
• Fixed an issue where the player could scroll the product list at checkout.

New Features

• New Cart System for ordering.
• The player can now order multiple items at once.
• The player can now view detailed product information in the order panel (by clicking the {i} button next to the product icon).
• Added an expanded warehouse that the player can unlock.
• Added a Buy Direct option next to Add to Cart.
• Added a warehouse shelf for crates (L).
• Added a warehouse shelf for crates (S).
• The player can now order boxes with products from the warehouse by clicking on the Name Tag.
• Workers now earn experience while working.
• The player can assign skill points to workers to improve their efficiency in specific job types (maximum worker level: 6).
• Added gamepad support for the warehouse rack label UI (direct ordering from the warehouse).
• Added more warehouse stacks that are unlocked along with the expanded warehouse area.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where NPCs were not restocking items on empty shelves if the player previously placed an item in that shelf and this item type was no longer available for restocking.
• Fixed an issue where the Single Pickaxe license could not be purchased.
• Fixed an issue where the Iron Pickaxe was displayed as a reward in the Tomahawk mini game.

Changes & Fixes

• Inputs should now work as intended.
• The Bank and Architect buildings have been replaced with new models and interior
• Bank NPC can be found now inside Bank Building
• Updated models for storage shelves. The player can now open/close doors of those shelves
• Increased the size of container colliders in shelves to allow a better restock detection
• Added additional localisation
• The player now clips with customers. Customers should no longer be able to move the player around
• Footsteps should now be audible in buildings
• Fixed an issue where the achievement “Businessman” was triggered at the wrong level
• Fixed an issue that same hotkeys could be displayed multiple times
• Fixed an issue where NPC eyes could disappear

New Features

• If a player hovers over a box with products or a shelf the info panel will appear with information of what is inside the container.
• Added a shelf management system - look at the shelf and press the "E" button. It will open the management panel for the shelf
• Shelves with storage can now store items inside
• Shelves with storage now allow fast restocking items from the storage to the shelf and vice versa
• An employee responsible for restocking will now check if there is an option to restock from shelf's storage to that shelf and use this ability with priority
• A player can now decide what kind of items an NPC can restock (in the shelf management panel)
• A player can now determine in the shelf panel whether there is a problem with the goods (for example, no profit).
• Added 9 new customer types (new visuals)
• Added a "Challenge Mode" to the mini games (Shooting range & Bakery)
• Added 5 points-based challenges to Shooting range with rewards
• Added 5 points-based challenges to Bakery game with rewards
• Added an option where the player can now buy licenses
• Added an NPC vendor to the map who sells product licenses. You can locate him and his icon by pressing the middle mouse button – the vendor is inside the building
• Added an option where the player can hover over product containers (similar to the board in a shelf). It will be displayed what is placed on that board
• Added an unstuck button

Fixed

• Fixed issue that on second floor in general store bread shelf was rendered with debug products.

Added

• Full controller support for menus & UI.
• Rotate shelves/furniture using controller while placing them.
• Achievements are now available!
• New “Performant Mode” option for lower-end PCs.

Changed

• Plants and grass now sway in the wind more naturally.
• Optimized textures, reduced memory usage.
• No more random horse sounds when starting the game.
• Evening visuals improved → background mountains shifted for better lighting after 4 PM.
• Gamepad: price adjustment is now on LT instead of RT. - Architect Mode controls updated: use WASD instead of arrows

Fixed

• Shadows close to player looks now better, fixed issue with artifacts.
• Fixed the "Large liquorice jar” showing in the wrong category.
• Fixed an issue where controls stopped working if you closed settings with the “X”.
• Fixed staircase collider mesh in General Store.

Fixed

• We've fixed an issue where customers stand idle near a wall, and don't pick-up an item.
• We've fixed an issue where the employee remains in the product stack, instead of returning to the delivery area.
• We've fixed an issue with the axe throwing minigame, where it would count as loss, when the last target is hit.
• We've fixed an issue with the axe throwing minigame where the "Tomahawk" count incorrectly starts with "14/15"
• We'Ve fixed an issue, where the game could potentially freeze, when you take out a product from a shelf, while a customer wants to pick-up that product.
• We've fixed an issue with John, where he could not be properly saved during onboarding on his road to bakery.

Changed

• The economy was updated.

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Features

• 70 products
• 15 shelf types
• Full-fledged economy system with changing prices, supply and demand
• More than 50 decoration items
• Dynamic events
• Minigames
• Multi-level store expansion
• Fully customizable store
• Hire helpers to support you with the cash register, storage or shelf stacking
• Fully customizable homestead

Early Access release

Features

• 70 products
• 15 shelf types
• Full-fledged economy system with changing prices, supply and demand
• More than 50 decoration items
• Dynamic events
• Minigames
• Multi-level store expansion
• Fully customizable store
• City growth (depending on your store’s success)
• Hire helpers to support you with the cash register, storage or shelf stacking
• Fully customizable homestead

Update notes version 0.0.210

Added

• Employees can now stock shelves

Changed

• Changed the logo
• Changed the icon for assigning an employee to warehouse work
• The player can assign an employee to stock shelves via the employee menu (a new icon was added)

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with nighttime lighting
• Fixed a lighting issue after saving and loading the game
• Fixed a lighting issue when starting a new day in the game

Improved

• Employees who stock shelves should now fully work with the save/load system
• Improved the skybox during nighttime hours
• Improved performance after loading a saved game
• Improved evening lighting

Update notes version 0.0.202

• Improved shadows and lighting across the game - no more overly dark or pitch-black areas.
• Updated lighting at multiple times of day, including new lighting for 8:00, 14:00, and 20:00.
• Adjusted lighting inside the saloon and general store for better atmosphere.
• Fixed blurry textures on the startup screen.
• Improved building models and fixed issues with some objects appearing too complex or low quality at certain distances. 
• Added realistic footstep sounds inside buildings.
• Doors in saloons now have proper physics! 

• VRAM optimizations to help the game run smoother on a wider range of hardware. 
• New texture streaming system (optional, can be enabled in settings). 
• Faster loading times thanks to improvements in how the game prepares collision and navigation data. 
• Better texture management to prioritize important textures during gameplay.

• Citizens are now more active: every 30 in-game minutes, new NPCs appear and roam around town, including riders on horseback. Up to 10 citizens can now be active at once.
• New cleaning task added: NPCs will now pick up empty boxes and dispose of them.
• Fixed issues where warehouse workers were mistakenly collecting empty boxes.
• Saloon colliders fixed to prevent getting stuck or walking through objects.

• Further refined mouse input to reduce motion sickness (should feel smoother than before).
• Fixed several camera issues, including clipping through walls or behaving oddly when looking down. 
• New mouse sensitivity slider added.
• New VSync option added (off by default).
• Fixed issues with inventory tabs requiring awkward clicks.

• Improved font support for special characters in various languages.
• Fixed issues with NPC hairstyles.
• Removed unnecessary animations from citizens to improve performance.
• A new debug settings file is now generated to help us test and improve game stability.

Get ready for a true Western shop experience with the Demo of Wild West General Store Simulator!

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Howdy shopkeepers,

We have some good news today for ya, the Demo for Wild West General Store Simulator is available now for you! The demo will also be featured in next week's Steam Next Fest! So, make sure to participate and open up your General Store now!

Immerse yourself in the Wild West, where you run your own General Store. You provide your customers with goods of daily life, and of course some extras. Prepare shelves with Beans, Bread, Meat, Tools and other things, people want to buy. Earn money, expand your Shop, decorate your home and play some Minigames in-between.

Contents of the Demo

• Over 25 products
• Dynamic customer demands
• Full-fledged economy system
• Random events
• “Casual Prices” and “Realistic Prices” modes
• Minigame “Tomahawk Throwing Contest”
• Work every job yourself or hire a helper for Storage or Checkout
• Intuitive Controls
• Expansive tutorial

Get ready for a true Western shop experience with the Demo of Wild West General Store Simulator!

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