Hello everyone, for the last updates I have been working on giving more customization options, from changing the walls’ colors to now managing your shop’s branding. The new update adds two new features, custom logo/uniform color and custom logos.
Custom Logos
Now you can pick your favorite icons and images and use them as your shop’s logo, just got to the branding options by clicking on your shop’s logo and start adding new logos, square images will work best as rectangles will be resized to fit the logo size. If you don’t like the logo anymore you can simply delete it by moving your mouse over the icon and clicking the trash can.
Custom Colors
Logos used to be a single image that included the icon and the background, a similar story happened for the cup’s texture, so you were stuck with the colors I had picked. Now you can change that, every logo has a customizable background color, this includes custom logos if the image has transparency, feel free to try any combination that works best for your shop, this color will be used for your coffee cups and employee uniforms too, so they will dress according to your branding.
Bug Fixes
This update also includes some bug fixes for Mac, including a problem getting the “Creator” achievement, a bug storing custom drinks, and a bug where the HQ Marketing options were not working on Mac.
What’s Next
This is the last customization update for now as I will start focusing on more meaty features, the following are the things I’m planning on adding to the game, starting with rival stores (AI) and more table options.
Rival stores(AI)
Improved grid system, more table options (shared tables, tables against walls)
Categories for store items (Tables, Chairs, Decoration, etc.)
New Location
Improved customer feedback system
Help Section
Steam Workshop
I hope you have enjoyed the updates so far and stay tuned as many more things are coming. Enjoy your coffee.
Version 0.4.6 is live on the BETA branch
The latest update is live on the beta branch so you can try it out before it goes live officially, the new update adds the ability to customize your branding color which affects the logo background color and your staff's uniforms, you can also add custom logos now! I hope you like the new customization options, and I will be announcing what is coming next after the update goes live.
[Images coming soon as uploading images to Steam is not properly working]
How can I play the beta?
To play the beta you just have to opt in to the beta branch called ‘beta’, here is a quick article that shows you how to do that:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=380122528
Discord for Coffee Shop Tycoon, come hang out with us.
I created a Discord for Coffee Shop Tycoon based on your suggestions, come hang out with some fellow tycoons. https://discord.gg/4jx3cR2
Update v0.4.5 Patch Notes
Hello, I want to introduce the first big customization update and tell you a little more about what I will be working on next. This update although it doesn’t look as big as the CEO update includes some interesting changes to the way you perceive your shop and how you customize it. I will start with the coolest new feature, customizing wall/floor paint.
Changing the wall’s and floor’s paint.
There is no greater way to have a unique shop than to be able to customize every inch of it, from the furniture and layout of your items to changing the wall paint and floor tiles. Included in this update is the ability to select a new wall paint and apply it to different segments in your wall, you can mix and match the different options between your walls to achieve the look you are looking for. “Why was this difficult to implement?” you may ask, well the thing here is that I wanted to provide more control over the painting of the walls so that you would be able to paint segments not the entire wall, this required coming up with systems to create these new walls dynamically by segment instead of using the static one piece wall I had on every shop.
Not only you can paint the walls but also the floor. The floor is a little different as the paint will apply to all the surface, this is to keep some of the cool wood textures used in the shops without making them look like a tileable repetitive pattern.
This brings us to the next feature, “What is the coolest way to enjoy the new customizable space?” – Add more camera options!
New Camera Options (Rotate, Wall View)
All right I have a system that creates and configure walls on demand, why stay with the one side walls that all shops used to have? why not add walls on all sides? That is the question I asked myself so I decided to implement a new camera system and created walls for all sides of your shop, this means double the space to hang pretty drawings and decorations.
The new camera system allows you to rotate the camera and Hide/Show walls. It also has a new UI to allow doing this more easily.
Camera HotKeys
Some of these Keys already existed but I will put them here in case you are not familiar with them, my intention is to add this information to a controls section in settings later on.
R-Rotate camera
C-Change camera mode (Fixed/Free). Fixed(Camera will not move, MouseScroll will not zoom in/out), Free(Camera will move and zome in/out)
T-Changes Wall visibility (Hidden/Partial/Full)
A,W,S,D-Moves camera
Bug Fixes
Several bug fixes, including a crash fix that prevented Mac users from winning the “Quarks Achievement”.
Next Updates
Next updates will be a little smaller compared to this one and will include the following:
Import custom store logo
Logo and background will be divided so you can customize the background color of the logo
Custom uniform color
Custom Cup Color
Update to "Featured Drink" screen animations
Featured Drinks tweaks
Use specific avatar model according to their type (Casual/Teen/Expert). Right now, a model that was intended for example to be used only for Expert customers can be used for Teen and Casual customers. This change will make your location demographic look different according to your shop's drinks options.
Balancing. After all the changes that went in in the previous update a global balancing is required.
Thanks everyone for reading this far and feel free to give me feedback abouth things that you want to see on the game next. Enjoy your coffee.
v0.4.5 is Live
v0.4.5 is Live. Full Patch Notes coming tomorrow.
New things coming to Coffee Shop Tycoon
Hello, you might be wondering what is coming next to Coffee Shop Tycoon, well get ready because I think you will like it. The next update will add many customization options to make your store more unique. The following is a list of the features you can expect when the new update is ready:
Paint Walls
Paint Floor
Import custom store logo
Logo and background will be divided so you can customize the background color of the logo
Custom uniform color
Custom Cup Color
Update to "Featured Drink" screen animations
Featured Drinks tweaks
Avatar model according to type
Currently I'm working on the wall painting feature, here is a sneak peek:
I will be posting more updates and pictures of the development on twitter, if you would like faster updates and previews follow me @riffstudios
I hope you're having an amazing start of the year and as always enjoy your coffee.
Update v0.4.2 is live
Hello everyone, after spending the holidays with my family I'm back at work and ready to bring you more awesome features and improvements. This is a very small update but addresses several common crashes and adds more exception information to help me fix other issues. Thanks for all your reports and suggestions. I will have news for the upcoming update soon.
Have fun and enjoy your coffee :)
Achievements are here! Update v0.4.1
Hello everyone,
The latest update is here and with it 23 new achievements!
I had a lot of fun working on the achievements and integrating the game with the Steam API. For now, you have 23 new achievements to play with, I will keep adding more along new features. This update also includes a fix for the Du Latte awards, some other minor bug fixes and a new error reporting system that uses the latest Unity tools. This system will allow me to understand errors and work on fixes faster.
Next Update
The next update will feature more customizations options including wall and floor paint. I'll give you more details as I work on the new features. Follow me on Twitter @riffstudios to keep up with the latest news. Thanks everyone for supporting the game and for all your amazing feedback and suggestions.
Happy holidays!
Thanks for your feedback
Hello, I just wanted to thank you for your feedback and bug reports, I have several bugs that have been reported and I'm working on releasing an update with the fixes and some other improvements. As always thanks for playing and feel free to reach me any time. Enjoy your coffee.
CEO update is out + Halloween treat
Hello!
After long nights of work and way too many coffees the CEO update is here! The update is the biggest so far and many systems have been improved, some of you jumped into the beta branch and tried these new features ahead of time, thanks for helping me on the bumpy road, I will describe the new features below to give you a jump start.
New Rating System
The new rating system now depends on your decoration rating, and your reputation, there are also three new top-rated ranks (Bronze Bean, Silver Bean, Golden Bean) that provide additional benefits like increased idle income from your shop.
New customization options for furniture
Several items have a new customization option to change their color when buying them, providing you with more options and a better looking shop.
New Items
New items like high tables and bar stools are now available from the store. Also, a brand-new Working Station to brew your magical brown water.
New option for Supply Manager Specialization
Supply manager can also order the new resource "Ingredients".
New resource
New resource "Ingredients" becomes available for higher levels, your demand will depend on the active drinks and their ingredients.
Custom Drinks
Have you ever dreamt of creating your own drinks? Well now is the time, with Custom drinks you are able to create and sell your own creations, just make sure people actually like them.
Flavor profiles and Ratings
With the addition of Custom drinks now customers have different flavor preferences which will make some drinks more popular than others, this also adds three different types of customers "Teens, Casuals, and Experts". Depending on their type they will prefer different types of drinks, keep an eye on the new rating indicators.
Featured Drinks
Do you want to boost the popularity of your awesome new creation? You can feature it on your menu! Just be aware of the current trends and market.
Headquarters
No better place to manage your coffee emporium than from a fancy office. You can now unlock the HQ and manage your stores, you will be able to create custom Drinks from there, transfer employees, manage advances marketing campaigns, or check your store's idle income and stats.
Franchise management
Check your stores stats and idle income.
Loans
Short on money? Ask the bank for help.
Market Balance Campaigns
With the inclusion of customer types now you can start marketing campaigns in your HQ to change the market, this lets you decide which type of market you want to focus on. Remember to balance your menu according to the market.
New employee options
Got a Barista Rockstar that you would like to transfer to a new shop? You can now from your HQ.
New Researches
New researches available to unlock more ingredients and syrups.
Four new avatars to spice up your clients' population
Bug Fixes and other minor improvements
The update also includes fixes for several bugs and other improvements.
Halloween!!!
Finally, I have a surprise treat for you, Halloween decorations! Get creative and fill your shop with spiders and smoky cauldrons :)
Next steps
There are some things that I had to cut in order to release the update on time for Halloween, but I will keep working on it and I will continue updating the game, this includes styles for more furniture, some UI animation work, and other improvements, after that work is done I will let you know what comes next, but the first thing that crosses my mind is Steam Achievements, I believe the game is in a good state now to have them.
Thanks everyone for playing and please let me know in the forum if you have any problem or bug with the new update, as always, I'm listening and I'll be here to help. Enjoy your coffee.
