Hardware Store Simulator

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• Announcements·14 May 2025Official

  Release Notes - v0.20.0

  Hey Hard Hats! This will be the final update before our first content release! Keep an eye out for the forklift patch coming by the end of this week, which we're extremely excited for! We wanted to get this done for this release, but it's requiring a little bit more polish before we're in a position where we're happy to release it, but trust us it'll be worth the wait. This update, along with the additions, brings a large list of bug fixes, which we hope has caught up with everything reported so far. As always, please feel free to share with us in our Discord any issues you come into. Thank you all for your continued support, bug reports, feedback, and more. AdditionsBurger Store - Added the burger store! - Each in-game day the burger store will have 4 items available. - You can buy 1 item per day from this selection that provides a passive effect for that day. - Effects range from buffs (like stock speed increase) to counter-sabotage benefits. - Play each in-game day to discover all available items! Casino - Added an ATM to deposit personal money into your business funds. - Future plans include expanding this with a dedicated bank for loans and more. Sabotage - Players can now kick each other. - Kicking has a 50% chance to make the other player drop their currently held item. - Ragdoll effects are coming in a future update! Players - Updated animation controller for better flexibility (important for upcoming forklift support). - Synced tablet usage: you can now see other players viewing their tablet. Smaller Additions - Store NPCs now wave when you enter. It’s small, but we think it adds charm. Bug FixesLighting - Fixed overly dark lighting and harsh shadows introduced in previous updates. Time - Fixed an issue where time would auto-start when changing days. - We may revisit this in the future for design reasons. Networking - Fixed tutorials not starting for new players joining in-progress games. - Fixed customers not visiting stores on first day for late joiners. ...
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• Patch Notes·28 Apr 2025Official

  Release Notes - v0.19.3

  Hey Hard Hats! We’ve just pushed out v0.19.3, and this update brings a ton of quality-of-life fixes, some serious clean-up on save issues, and introduces a whole new way to blow off steam after a long day running the store – welcome to the Casino! Thanks again for all your bug reports, feedback, and amazing support! You guys are helping shape the game every step of the way. Keep it coming! Here’s what’s new: AdditionsTime We've changed how time works, your store will still automatically close at 9pm, but we now allow time to run until 2am to allow for some after-day activities! This will be expanded upon in the future (we have a few plans for this, namely – players having homes where a good sleep affects your productivity the next day).Casino Added a casino! The casino is only open after your store closes for the day (9pm onwards), and will close at 2am. You can use your personal money at the casino to try and win big. Currently we only have blackjack and slot machines but we plan to add more games to this with coming releases.Beta Branch We've added a beta branch that you can opt into. This is to see anything upcoming – but will be very prone to bugs! Use at your own risk.Customers When a purchase is less than $10, a customer will no longer give $100; the max they'll give is $50. In the future, we'll enable card/cash only checkouts.Tablet When purchasing items/licenses in the stock screen you can now see the market price for the item.Items Applied a discount to higher stocked items in the store, so that buying more gives you more of a discount. Bug FixesAudio Fixed a bug where when it started to rain, the audio would bug out for a few moments.Deliveries Deliveries persisting between saves is now more stable. If you encounter any errors please let us know.Items Box Beams have been resized slightly. We're still working on this and will provide more updates in the leadup to our first item on our roadmap. However, they should now fit correctly on more shelve types. Ear...
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• Patch Notes·21 Apr 2025Official

  Release Notes - v0.18.0

  Hey Hard Hats! We’ve just pushed out v0.18.0, and this update brings some solid improvements and a few fun additions. Employees are a little less chaotic (for now), competitive scoring is fixed, and we’ve smoothed out a bunch of quirks with customers, furniture, and multiplayer interactions. Thanks again for all your bug reports, feedback, and awesome energy. Keep it coming! Here’s what’s new: AdditionsEmployees Employees will no longer cause chaos in your store and throw boxes on the floor if they have a warehouse shelf they can put their box on! In future updates this may change if they're upset though...Vending Machines Added a price display at the top, so you can keep track of what prices your competitors are using!Furniture Added a placeable lamp that you can use to light up your store. Will turn on/off when you use your light switch. Bug FixesCompetitive Multiplayer Fixed an issue where the leaderboard at the end of the day was giving the same amount of reward to everyone, regardless of their scoring. Fixed an issue where other players could change the sections of your shelves to their own.Customers Fixed an issue where a customer deciding what to do, would choose two things at once, and become confused. Fixed an issue where customers would more often than not leave a review for how long they waited in a queue. Resolved issues where a customer queueing wouldn't progress due to the customer in front of them being affected.Employees Resolved an issue where employees holding a box at the end of the day, wouldn't drop it when the day changed, causing the box to stay stuck in the air. Fixed stability of employees – sometimes they were jittering around the place.Interactables Fixed issue where customers buying coffee would sometimes get stuck in queue. Fixed issue where clients (not hosts) couldn't move their vending machines and they would get stuck. Fixed issue where clients (not hosts) couldn't move their placed trash cans.Items Updated sizing of box beam to refl...
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• Patch Notes·19 Apr 2025Official

  Release Notes - v0.17.0

  🎉 Thank you all for an incredible Day 1 launch! 🎉 We’re beyond grateful for the support and love you've shown as you build chaotic, creative, and sometimes questionable stores with your friends 🛠️🛒 Your feedback has been amazing — seriously, thank you to everyone who's jumped into our Discord and shared bugs, suggestions, and hilarious screenshots 💬🐛 Want to join the chaos or help shape the future of the game? Join our Discord! We’re already cooking up our first content patch, arriving in just a couple days — expect clothing, store furniture, and more ways to personalize your retail empire! 🧢🪑✨ Additions Added player names above players' heads so you can identify who's who without needing to buy clothes! Added a small ledge/ramp on the back of the delivery truck to help players get inside the truck. Added lighting inside of the clothing & barber store, so at night time & rainy days you're able to style yourself and see what you're doing! Added some full body clothing items to celebrate our launch... Feel free to run around as a hotdog! Bug Fixes Market Prices Fixed the base market price for 'Aloe Vera Plant' — in some cases on day 1 this would be lower than the cost you purchased the items at. Fixed the base market price for 'Ratchets'. Audio Resolved issue where certain environment sound effects weren't responding to the 'SFX' slider. Multiplayer Fixed an issue when saving games in multiplayer after players had disconnected, resulting in errors when restarting the game. We still recommend that you join with all players in the lobby before starting the game as we continue to dig into any other multiplayer issues. Fixed an issue when players' haircuts/clothes weren't saving & loading between saves. General Customers kicked when checking out (or using vending machine) would cause issues in the checkout experience. We've temporarily removed the ability to kick customers when checking out, whilst we come up with a more sustainable fix. Updated player names so that they ...
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• Announcements·18 Apr 2025Official

  🔨 Hardware Store Simulator is OUT NOW! 🔨

  Grab your tools and get to work – Hardware Store Simulator is finally here! Compete with up to 4 players to run the most successful hardware store. Design your shop, stock up on supplies, hire employees, and master the art of business management. Whether you specialize in home improvement supplies, power tools, or construction materials, the key to success is strategy, pricing, and smart investments. Will you dominate the market or struggle to keep your store running? 🛠️ Manage inventory & set prices – keep your customers coming back! 👥 Compete in multiplayer – prove you’re the best store owner! 🏗️ Expand your business – grow your store and take over the market! Start building your empire today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3358560/Hardware_Store_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52855/Laundry_in_Hardware_Store/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52854/Recycling_in_Hradware_Store/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52876/Hardware_Store_Simulator_and_Thief_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52883/Hardware_Store_Simulator_and_CMS_2021/
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