Demo Update: Casual Mode, Economy Balance Changes and Faster Construction

Hi everyone,

I have released the first update for the Interstellar Inn demo.

This update focuses on early-game pacing, difficulty balance, and making Casual mode more forgiving for players who want a smoother experience.

Main Changes

• Easy difficulty has been renamed to Casual difficulty

• Casual difficulty no longer applies missed visitor penalties

• Starting constructor crew now begins at efficiency level 4 in all difficulties, so early game construction is relatively quicker.

• All bedroom base rents are increased for for normal and casual difficulties. This should offset the effect of missed bookings penalties and make the overall game experience smoother.

Updated bedroom rent balance by difficulty:

Casual

• Economy Bedroom base rent: 400 Credits

• Business Bedroom base rent: 600 Credits

• First Class Bedroom base rent: 800 Credits

Normal

• Economy Bedroom base rent: 250 Credits

• Business Bedroom: 400 Credits

• First Class Bedroom: 600 Credits

Hard (these were the default base rents for all difficulties before the update)

• Economy Bedroom base rent: 200 Credits

• Business Bedroom base rent: 300 Credits

• First Class Bedroom base rent: 400 Credits

Other Updates

• Small agency details menu tooltip updated

• Additional tutorial texts added

• Several visitor, crew, and constructor logic changes implemented for smoother performance

• News text speed is reduced in faster game speeds

• Missed bookings penalties are now shown as news text

• Default starting hotel position changed to the easiest location

• Crimson Explorers first mission now requires 5 built economy bedrooms to upgrade

Thank you very much to everyone who has played the demo and shared feedback. This update is mainly focused on balancing the game economy and improving the early-game pacing. Normal difficulty should now feel more balanced, and Casual difficulty is intended for players who want a much easier experience and more freedom to see what they can build without too much economic pressure.