At Glivi Games, work is in full swing! The script is now in the hands of our voice actors, and they’ll be starting their recordings soon. After that, we’ll dive into implementing the voices in the game. We’re also testing new quests for Chapter Two, and there’s going to be a lot happening – with three new characters arriving in town, one of them making quite the unconventional entrance! Our graphic team is hard at work optimizing the game, aiming to make *Saloon Simulator* look great even on less powerful devices. And we’ve got some new features coming that are sure to spice up the gameplay and breathe new life into your saloon.

What’s a Wild West saloon without some gambling? Have you heard of Faro? It’s a gambling game that’s mostly forgotten now, but it was wildly popular back in the day. In Faro, players try to predict which card the dealer will draw next by betting on its suit or rank.

In Chapter Two, you’ll unlock the second half of the saloon – and that’s where you’ll find a special room you can equip with entertainment. We’re starting with Faro, but we plan to add more game stations in the future. What should we work on next? Poker? Darts? Or maybe Bagatelle – the ancestor of pinball?

As you may know from our previous devlog, we’re working on bringing horses to Blueberry, because what’s the Wild West without them? But while horses aren’t here just yet, let us introduce you to your new best friend for waste transport: the mule. You won’t have to run back and forth to the dump with every single trash bag anymore – just load up the mule’s saddlebags, and he and Charlie will take care of the rest. Handy, right?

In the prologue, the saloon’s clientele consisted mostly of men and Casey. But that’s about to change. We’ve added women to the customer pool, and they feel just as at home in the saloon as the men do. You’ll find them enjoying drinks, trying their luck at Faro, and even throwing the occasional punch!

remember that you can add it to your Steam library for free by clicking on the Saloon Simulator Prologue logo below or searching for "Saloon Simulator: Prologue" in the Steam store. We encourage you to add Saloon Simulator and Saloon Simulator Prologue to your wishlist, ensuring you won't miss out on any updates or the game's release.

We warmly invite you to join our Discord community, where we can chat, share ideas, and hear your suggestions. We’re eager to hear your thoughts and feedback, which will help us make Saloon Simulator even better.

[discord.gg]Stay tuned for more updates, and until next time

Best regards,
Krzysztof "xardi" Marchewka from the Saloon Simulator Team

Dear friends! We’ve just finished working on the script and quests for Act Two of Saloon Simulator! The intrigue intensifies, and blood will be spilled. Someone will disappear, and someone will emerge. Something will explode, and someone will get shot. I can't reveal much more, but Act Two, especially its finale, will be packed with action like you've never seen in Blueberry before. Aside from the story and quests, we’ve also focused on implementing new mechanics—after all, Saloon Simulator is not just about the story but, above all, a simulator.

From now on, each guest entering the saloon in Blueberry will have a set of 6 traits that will determine their behavior and what needs they’ll want to fulfill in your establishment. These traits are:

• Thirst – Desire to order a drink
  
• Hunger – Desire to order food (the hungriest guests might want to order a full meal!)
  
• Sociability – Perhaps our guest will want to stay a little longer
  
• Impulsiveness – High impulsiveness increases the chance of an aggressive reaction to a wrong order and a willingness to get involved in a fight
  
• Wealth – Determines how much money they have and the size of the tips
  
• Manners – Reduces the chance that a customer will leave a mess behind

These traits are influenced by the decor of your saloon—the furniture and decorations you choose will increase or decrease specific traits, allowing you to decide what kind of saloon you want to run. Maybe you prefer a peaceful atmosphere and enjoy serving beans to hungry cowboys? Or perhaps you'll buy the fanciest furniture to attract wealthy visitors? Or maybe you’re after quick profits, encouraging as many fights as possible to rob (and bury in the backyard) the defeated with Casey? Now, the kind of saloon Blueberry Saloon becomes is entirely up to you.

In the prologue, you could enlist Earl’s help in renovating one of the upstairs rooms. Furnishing and renting out rooms will become a key part of making money in the later stages of the game. In Act Three, courtesans will enter the scene, giving you a cut of their earnings in exchange for the rooms where they’ll invite their clients.

Earl will remain your best friend when it comes to renovations. To start your hotel business, order furniture from him (you'll need at least a bed to rent out a room) and choose which room he should renovate.

Once Earl finishes the work, wait for the first guests looking to rent a room. When a guest leaves, don’t forget to clean up before renting it out to the next person!

Through the skill system, we wanted to show how much our hero, Cheyenne, grows as a bartender and in other, less obvious aspects of the game. Cheyenne will improve his skills by completing story tasks and earning new achievements along his bartending journey—after all, every bartender knows that while a rookie might make one drink, an experienced one can easily whip up at least five.

I’ve saved a little behind-the-scenes bonus for the end since this work is still in its early stages. But I thought I’d let you know because we’ve received a lot of questions about it. Yes, we know. Doesn’t something very important seem to be missing? Don’t worry—we’re working on it. The symbol of the Wild West—a horse—will soon be galloping through the streets of Blueberry!

remember that you can add it to your Steam library for free by clicking on the Saloon Simulator Prologue logo below or searching for "Saloon Simulator: Prologue" in the Steam store. We encourage you to add Saloon Simulator and Saloon Simulator Prologue to your wishlist, ensuring you won't miss out on any updates or the game's release.

We warmly invite you to join our Discord community, where we can chat, share ideas, and hear your suggestions. We’re eager to hear your thoughts and feedback, which will help us make Saloon Simulator even better.

[discord.gg]Stay tuned for more updates, and until next time

Best regards,
Krzysztof "xardi" Marchewka from the Saloon Simulator Team

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