Mall Rivals Demo Patch Notes — March 18, 2026 (v0.1.170 - v0.1.211)

Here is everything new in the game:

✨ NEW FEATURES & ADDITIONS

• Camera Tracking: Carried objects now follow the camera when looking up/down, keeping items out of your field of view.

• AddedView Distance SettingAdded a "View Distance" setting in graphics options to control how far away objects stay detailed, independent of your overall quality preset.

• Store Accessibility: Store accessibility is now properly calculated based on distance from the entrance, floor level, and nearby landmarks.

• AddedHead Bob ToggleAdded a "Head Bob" toggle in display settings for players sensitive to camera motion.

• Intuitive Furniture Snapping: Furniture snap now prioritizes nearby furniture over walls for much more intuitive placement.

• Stocker AI Improvements: Stockers now spread out to unique positions in storage areas instead of clustering together.

🛠️ BUG FIXES

• Multiplayer & Connection:

  • Pause menu no longer freezes the game for other players in multiplayer.

  • Fixed connection issues when rejoining a game before the old session fully disconnected.

• Employees & NPCs:

  • Stockers can now successfully reach boxes stored on racks instead of getting stuck walking into the shelf.

  • Employees no longer get stuck trying to restock unreachable boxes.

  • NPCs no longer walk through placed furniture.

  • Fixed a rare issue where hiring could result in duplicate or missing employees.

• Gameplay & Interactions:

  • Loading a save no longer spawns a flood of extra customers on top of the ones already in the mall.

  • Checkout queue lines now form a path toward the store entrance instead of extending into the register.

  • Box stock count now updates correctly when placing products on shelves.

  • Players can no longer escape through revolving doors by crouching.

  • Jail countdown timer now shows correctly after loading a save, and jailed players are properly released when their sentence ends.

  • The Fashion Starter license is no longer missing a product.

• Settings & Menus:

  • Graphics settings now save properly when changed in the pause menu.

  • Audio volume, Theme, UI scale, and text size changes are no longer lost when clicking "Back" instead of "Apply".

⚙️ UI, PERFORMANCE & TUNING

• [TUNE] Mall Tier Progression: Progression now scales with team count — solo play requires more revenue, while multiplayer is proportionally easier.

• [UI] Throwing Mechanics: Throwing now shows an aiming reticle, an animated flick instruction, and an object weight indicator.

• Removed[PERF] Better Out-of-the-Box FPSV-Sync is now disabled by default for a smoother initial experience.

Thank you all for the bug reports and feedback. Keep them coming!