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Chapter 2 Sneak Peek #4: Changing Store Appearance

Alchemica - Crafting RPG
A downloadable game

Charlotte's shop, the Dragon's Hoard, is a rustic place that is mostly unchanged from the time when it was owned by Charlotte's grandfather up until the end of Chapter 1. In this post we will be introducing our newest feature for Chapter 2, which enables players to change the store's appearance!

With the arrival of Chapter 2, Charlotte can obtain new furnitures to augment her store's look. These decors are divided into several categories: Display Counters, Carpets, Floors, and Miscellaneous. Player can choose one type of decor to be active for each category. How players can obtain these new decors are undecided at the time we wrote this post, but we will likely be adding them through quests and other ways.

The changes players will be making are not just superficial, as these decors determine the overall store's ambiance. There are four parameters at work here: Gloom, Bright, Lavish, and Humble. These parameters will determine which type of patrons will visit the store. Increasing the Lavish parameters, for instance, will make the nobles to visit the store more often, but it will detract the Lekumbas from coming. Players can use this new feature to modify the store's ambience to suit what they are currently selling, maximizing the probability of items to be sold.

That is all for now on our sneak peek on Chapter 2. What do you think about the new changes? Feel free to submit ideas and suggestions to us, we will be very happy to hear any feedback from you. Until next time :)

Sincerely,


Crunchy Bit Games.

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