📢 New Advertising Signs, Fixes & Improvements

📢 Retail Rivals – Update #2

Hey everyone! 👋

We originally planned to release this update a little later. However, a bug was reported that prevented players from properly adjusting their sound settings. Huge thanks to Precisi for reporting the issue! ❤️

Since we were already working on additional content, we decided to release the next update right away.

Alongside the sound fix, this update introduces the new Shop Advertising System, several improvements, and additional bug fixes.

📢 Shop Advertising System Added

You can now advertise your stores!

✅ Advertising signs can now be used to promote your shops.

✅ Increase visibility and attract more attention to your businesses throughout the mall.

⚠️ Since this feature was released earlier than originally planned, there may still be some minor issues. If you encounter any problems, please let us know.

🔊 Sound Settings Fixed

✅ Volume settings now work correctly.

✅ Audio settings are now properly saved and applied.

✅ Added new cash register sound effects including card terminal, banknote, and coin sounds.

✅ A fail sound now plays when attempting to purchase products without enough money.

🌑 Improved Shadows

✅ Shadows have been reworked and visually improved.

✅ Various visual issues have been fixed.

🏪 Shop Fixes

✅ Fixed an issue where a shop door could not be opened correctly.

✅ Removed a duplicate shop category.

✅ Chairs and benches inside shops are now decorative objects but can be used by idle employees as seating locations.

✅ Added multiple fallback standing positions to prevent employees from stacking on top of each other.

📚 Tutorial Improvements

✅ The tutorial interface has been improved.

✅ Added a new "Skip Tutorial" button.

🏗️ Build Mode Improvements

✅ Build Mode now remains open after selling items.

🛒 Shopping Cart Improvements

✅ The shopping cart is now saved when the shop UI is closed.

👨‍💼 Employee Fixes

✅ Further improvements have been made to logistics employees.

✅ Multiple logistics employees should now work much more reliably.

✅ Fixed an issue in multiplayer where employees sometimes had to be clicked twice before they could be hired.

✅ Logistics employees now sit correctly in their chairs.

✅ Employee limits and current team sizes are now displayed in the Licence UI, Employee Hire UI, and Employee Management UI.

📜 Licence Menu Improvements

✅ Employee licences are now purchased through the Licence Menu instead of the Furniture Menu.

✅ Further improvements and refinements have been made to the Licence Menu.

📦 Order Menu Improvements

✅ Improved distinction between product orders and furniture orders.

✅ Buttons have been repositioned and additional text has been added for better clarity.

🌐 Multiplayer Fixes

✅ Fixed an issue where shop names could reset after the first rename attempt in multiplayer.

✅ Shops can now be renamed correctly on the first try.

⚾ Baseball Bat Adjustments

✅ Baseball bats now break after 2–3 uses.

✅ Added additional spawn locations for baseball bats.

❤️ Thank You For Your Support!

Thank you for your quick feedback following the major demo update.

We're already working on the next features and improvements and look forward to hearing more of your feedback! 🚀