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Full Business Simulator 2026 update
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What changed
2 fixes3 additions3 changes0 removals
- Balance
- Performance
- Fixes
- Gameplay
addedNewUpgradeable Manager: You can now upgrade your manager. Higher levels boost team motivation and help adjust shelf price tags toward fair, competitive pricing.
changedImprovementsPerformance at Scale: Reduced stutter/slowdowns when running many stores. We’re still actively optimizing this area.
addedImprovementsEmpty Shelf Cleanup: You can now remove price labels from shelves that have no products on them.
addedImprovementsFPS Limit: Added an optional frame rate limiter in Settings.
fixedFixesQueue Soft-Lock: Resolved an issue where the queue could get stuck if a thief re-joined the line.
fixedFixesReload State Issues: Fixed cases where some Auto Checkouts turned into Manual Checkouts after reloading, and where certain shelf types incorrectly became Double Shelves.
Business Simulator 2026 changes
addedUpgradeable Manager: You can now upgrade your manager. Higher levels boost team motivation and help adjust shelf price tags toward fair, competitive pricing.
changedPerformance at Scale: Reduced stutter/slowdowns when running many stores. We’re still actively optimizing this area.
addedEmpty Shelf Cleanup: You can now remove price labels from shelves that have no products on them.
addedFPS Limit: Added an optional frame rate limiter in Settings.
fixedQueue Soft-Lock: Resolved an issue where the queue could get stuck if a thief re-joined the line.
Business Simulator 2026 — Manager Upgrades & Performance Update
New
Upgradeable Manager: You can now upgrade your manager. Higher levels boost team motivation and help adjust shelf price tags toward fair, competitive pricing.
Improvements
- Performance at ScaleReduced stutter/slowdowns when running many stores. We’re still actively optimizing this area.
Empty Shelf Cleanup: You can now remove price labels from shelves that have no products on them.
- FPS LimitAdded an optional frame rate limiter in Settings.
Fixes
- Queue Soft-LockResolved an issue where the queue could get stuck if a thief re-joined the line.
- Reload State IssuesFixed cases where some Auto Checkouts turned into Manual Checkouts after reloading, and where certain shelf types incorrectly became Double Shelves.
General Stability: Various minor bug fixes and optimizations.
Notes
We’ll continue performance work for very large store counts. Thanks for the reports and keep the feedback coming.
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