🔥 Key Changes
• Engine upgrade – transition to Unreal Engine 5.5.
• New Mechanics:
• Added vending machines and sales kiosks.
• Introduced a new split decoration system.
• 60+ new decoration objects added.

🎮 Gameplay Improvements
• 21 Steam achievements added.
• Easter eggs added – find and collect them in the game world.
• Fixed task completion logic – purchasing materials through Office PC now counts towards task completion.
• Fixed rating calculation issues in fitness centers and cinemas.

🎨 Graphical Changes
• Improved post-processing, lighting, and sky sphere.
• Revamped the mall’s exterior and interior.
• Enhanced exposure in post-processing.
• Adjusted nighttime lighting.
• Optimized trees for better performance.
• Temporarily removed bushes and other vegetation from streets for performance research.
• Added posters on the mall walls.

🚀 Optimization
• Complete rework of all LODs to improve FPS.
• Optimized lighting, shadows, and textures.
• Updated Storekeepers’ logic – reduced CPU load.
• Fixed store icons on the third floor (PC version).
• Extensive work on optimizing various aspects of the game.

📊 User Interface (UI) Improvements
• Fixed UI display in the warehouse – now showing the correct item count.
• Fixed bank UI – now displaying accurate financial data for each store.
• Added a new UI section in the bank – shows income from vending machines and sales kiosks for cash withdrawals.
• Added posters on the mall walls.
• Fixed store menu icon errors.
• Fixed issues in the main menu (ESC menu).

🎭 NPC and Animation Fixes
• Fixed an issue where customer animations would freeze upon exiting a store.
• Fixed an issue where the Storekeeper would not appear in the warehouse.
• Fixed NPC queueing issues at the checkout.
• Fixed animation loops and activation issues for NPCs.
• Fixed synchronization issues between animations and in-game time.
• Fixed an issue where customers could tip multiple times in a row.
• Fixed incorrect customer ratings after purchases.

🔊 Audio Fixes
• Fixed an issue where purchase sound effects played twice.
• Fixed audio artifacts when placing decorations.
• Fixed missing audio in cinemas when playing videos.
• Fixed distorted sound effects when interacting with decorations.
• Fixed strange sound effects in the electronics store when making purchases.

⚙ Object Placement Fixes
• Fixed shelves occasionally overlapping each other.
• Fixed decorations disappearing after a level restart.
• Fixed an issue where moved shelves became "ghost shelves" when movement was canceled.
• Fixed world placement grid synchronization issues.
• Fixed shelves incorrectly reacting to NPC collisions.

🔧 Technical Fixes
• Added OnlineSubsystem Steam – achievements can now be earned.
• Fixed an issue where the Storekeeper made multiple requests to material boxes, causing performance lag.
• Fixed a bug where the dynamic sun lighting system caused artifacts when intensity changed quickly.

🌍 Localization
• Added two new languages – Russian and Polish.

💡 This update includes hundreds of fixes and improvements – a big step toward better stability and gameplay experience! We continue working on optimizations and fixes, so keep sending your feedback! 🚀