🛒 Grocery Store Tycoon Update – Handheld Scanner & Tablet Ordering

This update introduces two new features designed to make running your store feel even more immersive, along with several gameplay improvements, visual upgrades, and bug fixes.

🚀 New Features

🔎 Handheld Scanner at the Cash Register

Checkout just got faster and more immersive. You can now scan items using a handheld barcode scanner at the register, reducing camera movement and making checkout smoother during busy rushes.

📦 Order Inventory Using a Tablet

The Owner’s Desk now includes a tablet that allows you to order items directly in first-person.

Walk around your store, monitor inventory, and place orders without breaking immersion.

⚙ Improvements

Several improvements have been made to gameplay, visuals, and usability:

• Improved overall image sharpness for enhanced visual clarity

• Reworked the tutorial for a faster start into gameplay (If your save file is currently mid-tutorial, restarting is recommended)

• Platform Carts and Utility Carts can now be placed inside the Freezer and Office

• Added an audio alert when a Cashier requires assistance

• Improved UI scaling across various screen resolutions

• Updated Progress Tree descriptions and context for better clarity

• Recentered the first-person crosshair

• Adjusted console text color for improved visibility

• Doubled the chance for items to be discounted

• Eliminated a 3-second delay before Cashiers begin scanning items

• Standing Freezer is now 20% taller

🛠 Bug Fixes

This update also resolves a number of issues reported by the community:

• Fixed an issue where ordering 100 items could result in zero cost

• Fixed quantity ordering issues in non-English languages

• Corrected discounted price calculation errors

• Employees will now timeout and move to their next task if they become stuck

• Fixed multiple issues that prevented certain save files from loading

• Resolved missing font issues for Japanese, Korean, and Chinese languages

• Fixed missing or incorrect language translations

• Fixed an issue that caused Stockers to get stuck after stocking shelves

• Fixed an issue that allowed Stockers to discard good items

• Fixed an issue where the Cash Register light could turn black after assistance was needed

• Fixed an issue that prevented Tasks from triggering

• Fixed an issue that prevented Decoration and Garbage Bin placement near the player

• Fixed an issue that caused Order Preset names to change while walking in first-person

❤️ Thank You for Playing

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More improvements and features are on the way!