Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store News

[p]We’re excited to announce that Grocery Store Tycoon will officially launch on June 24, 2025 — right before the Steam Summer Sale! [/p][p]On release, we’ll be offering a 20% launch discount, so if you’ve enjoyed the Prologue, or been waiting to dive deeper into building your dream store... mark your calendars! [/p][p][/p][p]🧠 Manage employees [/p][p]📦 Restock shelves [/p][p]🧍 Handle unruly customers [/p][p]🛠️ Expand your store [/p][p][/p][p]If you haven't already, make sure to wishlist and follow the game to be notified the second it goes live! Join our Discord Server to stay connected: https://discord.com/invite/bzh9TZAVdr [/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for the support — we can’t wait to see what you build. — Spyder Lab Gaming[/p][p][/p]

• Fixed issues that may prevent saved games from loading
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause save files not to actually save the data, even though it appeared to do so
  
• Can no longer layoff multiple times draining your money
  
• Can now layoff after sendign an employee home
  
• Turning the audio settings down all the way will now mute correctly
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the stocker to become stuck if their restock location became invalid
  
• Fixed a bug that caused Employee AI to try to walk in unwalkable areas (like through walls)
  
• Fixed an issue that caused employee AI to walk sporadically after a period of time, which became more noticeable while fast forwarding
  
• Fixed an issue that caused produce items in cases to look like tomatoes after loading a saved game
  
• Increased angular drag of loose items to reduce spinning
  
• The Garbage Bags from the Tutorial will no longer spawn when you load a saved game that already has removed the bags
  
• Fixed an issue that would not allow the Utility Cart to be available to Stockers upon Loading a saved game
  
• You can now jump in the Cold Storage Room
  

• Doubled the speed a Stocker restocks items and eliminated hesitation between their actions
  
• Stockers will now use the Utility Cart mor often to transport multiple cases
  
• Decreased employee energy usage rate by 50%
  
• Stockers will now prioritize restocking shelves with the lowest quantity
  
• Reduced the total amount of items that can be held in a Shopping Basket
  
• Utility Carts and Platform Carts can now be placed in the Cold Storage
  

• Improved localization
  
• Made a few of the task objects easier to understand
  
• Customer satisfaction is now affected by the amount of time they spend in the store
  

Bugs Fixes:
Fixed an issue with Quicksave not storing Save Data properly
Fixed an issue that caused the “Stay in store for 24 hours” to fail at completion
Fixed an issue that caused the “buy 3 coffees” task to complete at 2 coffees
Fixed issues with the Progress Tree loading when the Utility Cart is unlocked
Fixed an issue that wouldn’t complete the Employee Management task if the feature was already unlocked
Fixed an issue that caused the Cashier to become stuck when sending them home

Balancing:
Reduced Warehouse Shelf, Produce Shelf, and Chest Freezer prices

Improvements:
Drastically reduced loading times