0.9.7 – New Employees and Insect Gathering System
[p]Hello, Ranchers 😀🧑🏻🌾🐮 [/p][p][/p][p]We have just released a new update for Ranch, Farm and Store Simulator. This version introduces new employees to support your daily routines, a brand new insect gathering feature, and several improvements to make farm management feel smoother and more efficient. Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports you continue to send through the in-game Bug Report system and Steam Discussions. Your input helps us understand what to improve and what to add next. [/p][p][/p][p]Many players have asked for more helping hands on the ranch, as well as new activities that offer different ways to earn money and use the space around the farm. We have also received feedback that some employee behaviors still feel unoptimized and that employee roles are not always clear. We are keeping these points in mind as we continue development and will keep improving employee behavior and role information in future updates. Based on your feedback, here are the main additions in this version. 🌿 [/p][p][/p][h3]New Features [/h3]
- [p]New Employees
We have introduced four new employees that you can hire to help around your farm. These new workers provide more options when setting up your routines and assigning tasks. [/p][p][/p][p]We know some of you feel that certain employee jobs are still not working as efficiently as they should. While this update focuses on adding more employees, we will continue to review and improve their behavior over time. We also heard your feedback that employee roles are not always clearly explained, and we will be working on improving that information in future development updates. [/p]
- [p]Insect Gathering System
A new activity has been added that lets you collect insects around your ranch and turn them into a new source of income. This is one of the systems we wanted to add earlier, and it is now ready to be tried out.
[/p][p]The Insect Gathering feature includes: [/p]- [p]Insect Trap [/p][p]You can place insect traps on trees around your farm. After some time, the traps will catch insects such as butterflies, beetles, and moths, which you can then collect. [/p][carousel]
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- [p]Insect Storage [/p][p]A dedicated Insect Storage building lets you keep your collected insects neatly organized so you can store more of them without filling your normal inventory. [/p][p]
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- [p]Insect Kiosk [/p][p]At the Insect Kiosk, you can sell your collected insects by turning them into insectarium kits. Customers can then start their own insect collections, while you earn money from your efforts.[/p][carousel]
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- [p]Insect Trap [/p][p]You can place insect traps on trees around your farm. After some time, the traps will catch insects such as butterflies, beetles, and moths, which you can then collect. [/p][carousel]
- [p]New Large Container[/p][p]A new Large Container has been added that can hold up to 144 commodities, making it easier to manage large volumes of items. [/p][p]
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- [p]Fix Farm Area Expansion Order[/p][p]Fixed an issue where players could buy the Farm Area Expansion before unlocking the Second Floor, which caused bugs in progression. [/p]
- [p]Updated Employee Maximum Nutrient Threshold Limit [/p][p]The employee threshold limit for animal pens feed and growbeds fertilizer has been adjusted to maximum 90 percent. This change helps prevent employees from repeatedly refilling fertilizer or animal feed when it is not needed.[/p]
- [p]Back Door Pathing for Employees[/p][p]Employees can now use the back door, allowing them to move more efficiently around the farm and reach their work targets more easily.[/p][p][/p]