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• Announcements·22 May 2025Official

  Devblog #3 - The Heart of the Inn - Mastering the Kitchen

  Greetings, Innkeepers! It’s time we returned with news of Crossroads Inn 2. We realize it’s been a while since last updates, but with intense game development underway, it was very challenging to spare any time at all. Much has changed since our previous devblog: mechanics have evolved, systems got refined, and new features have been added. In the months ahead, we will take you through the newest additions. Today, we begin with the heart of every great inn — the kitchen. Meeting culinary needs {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/84584f1ea337b16bcca440abe61bc276b095b63f.gif We gave a new meaning to cooking in the game - now different guests come with varied palates to be satisfied. Depending on who is visiting your inn - their background and social group level - they will have different needs and preferences. If you do well, then they will likely stay at your inn longer, raise their happiness level, spend more guldens and interact with other guests. More on guests another time though! Let’s get to cooking. Crafting dishes {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/cdf6b686f585b60223754a837ff57e3f600c804e.gif Every dish consists of at least 2 mandatory ingredients. In some recipes you can add up to 4 ingredient slots in total. Those 2 extra ingredient slots come with additional functionality - they add more quality or traits (or both) to the recipe. The recipe itself can already come with some traits and it always has a base quality. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/72547056544a6552b21e675be0f934bb04d4c582.gif The dish can have up to 3 traits. The more traits you overlap with certain guests preferences, the more bonus you gain for catering to their taste. There are different guests who can be satisfied with a single well-balanced dish, so it pays off to pay attention to what your patrons are interested in! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/cf0f193c8d062e7bff10f44f561dda8d5a98a604.gif In the future, we want the dish traits to also influence guests social reactions, like for example being more sleepy fr...
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• Announcements·19 Aug 2024Official

  Devblog #2 - The Road to Crossroads Inn 2

  Greetings, innkeepers! After announcing Crossroads Inn 2 a year ago, we're still on the journey to its release and excited to share our progress with you. Despite the challenges facing the gamedev market, we've weathered the storm and continue to make steady progress. Today, we'd like to give you a brief update on what we've been working on, which will be followed by more detailed devblogs for each area. Core Features We've been focusing our efforts on developing and refining the essential elements of the inn management experience: 1. Code and Game Architecture: It’s the heart of our game, ensuring it’s great now and will stay that way. This is why with Crossroads Inn 2 we continuously improve stability to ensure that it won’t be a buggy mess but a smooth, enjoyable experience. 2. Building and Furnishing: In CINN 2, we’ve introduced Creation Mode—a complete system that lets you build, furnish, decorate, and manage external structures. It’s the core of your inn-keeping journey. We’ve fine-tuned this mode to provide better feedback while maintaining creative freedom and ensuring everything works seamlessly. 3. NPC’s AI: We’ve made your staff and guests smarter and more responsive, creating a more immersive experience. You’ll have a clear understanding of why your workers behave the way they do, and you’ll be able to influence their actions, both directly and indirectly. 4. Inn Management: Whether it’s crafting menus and selecting dishes, managing workers, or ensuring guest satisfaction, we’ve enhanced and intertwined every aspect of inn management to deliver a more immersive and engaging experience. 5. Resource Management and Crafting: We’ve refined the systems for purchasing, crafting ingredients, and managing storage, giving you greater control over your inn’s resources. How you use these resources to craft dishes will directly influence your guests’ satisfaction and judgments. 6. Guest Feedback: We’ve enhanced the way guests communicate their needs, satisfaction, a...
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• Announcements·6 Oct 2023Official

  Devblog #1: UI and UX

  Hi Folks! It's been a while since the announcement and we're ready to share some new details about the sequel to Crossroads Inn! In today’s dev blog, we’d like to share the main goals and inspirations for the UI/UX design in Crossroads 2. When we started designing the interface we knew that we needed to improve on the UI from the original game. We wanted it to be more functional and clearer in conveying information and feedback that the player needs. However, we wanted it to retain a Mediaeval-like feeling, so that it remains in line with the game and the general visual aspects of it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/7be99a54afdff3ff816c831f44a1d5a073aa2b84.jpgCrossroads Inn vs. Crossroads Inn 2 As you can see, the new UI design is lighter, and smoother, while also being much clearer as to its functionality, details of objects, and so on. Main Inspirations {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/d487c55254cb6e299733135b92845d01f9693759.jpg As it often happens during a creative process, we went to some of our favourite games to find inspiration for the new UI. First of them was Anno 1800. With its clear division of elements of the UI, it creates a functional system that’s not obscuring the game itself, while the colours, textures, and slight decorations create a visual feeling bringing the setting to life. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/5630f3b901d4ea522dabe5695590fcceeb7d2540.jpg While completely different in mood, Two Point Campus is another of our inspirations. The UI is not overly stylized and it conveys all the important feedback and information in a clear way, never leaving the player wondering what exactly is going on and where, how, and what they can do. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/8a55fd35450e166afaf7d1b2d5206915876237df.png Another game worth a mention is The Witcher: Monster Slayer. While it’s a game aimed at a different platform, the use of clearly defined icons and brackets, combined with aptly chosen textures and ornaments, creates a perfectly clear and yet climactic UI. N...
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• Announcements·28 Jun 2023Official

  Welcome to Crossroads Inn 2

  Hi! Today we’d like to announce Crossroads Inn 2, a real-time management simulation game where the player takes on the role of an innkeeper in a fantasy world. Build, manage, and make choices that will affect your business, your story - and maybe the whole continent. Creative Freedom In Crossroads Inn 2, we've taken the building and furnishing systems to the next level. The completely redesigned functionalities not only create a more seamless and intuitive design experience, but they also help avoid potential pitfalls that could impact the smooth running of your inn. The rooms themselves are divided into different types, each with its own functions, while your furnishing choices may affect the guests, their satisfaction, and your general popularity among different social groups. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/df60f69787dbd5d3e5f27f4f48c0552f0868d1e8.gif Crossroads Inn 2 takes a significant leap forward with our transition from the Esenthel engine to Unity. This transformative change allows us to refine and expand on various gameplay aspects, including ergonomics, pathfinding, and NPC behaviours. The shift to Unity also provides a more fluid and responsive experience when it comes to objects and interactions on the grid where the true magic of Crossroads Inn 2 comes to life. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44304953/730ab837880b836a4537ecd66beb575032e232d4.gif Art of Management In Crossroads Inn 2, we have entirely re-envisioned the NPC system to create more believable, diverse characters. The new system enables these characters to make intelligent decisions influenced by the environment you've created and your skilful inn management. This interactivity adds depth to the gameplay and makes your guests' needs more evident - and fulfilling them is the cornerstone of the game. The menu, the services you provide, the style and quality of your inn - it all matters! Our enhancements extend to the most essential NPCs - your workers - too. The revamped system provides a more transparent over...
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