Responsible for checking the boxes placed on the storage stand and transferring them to the sales shelf. This makes it much easier to monitor your sales and accessory shelves.

The employee hire page lists employees under three main headings:

• ☆ 1-Star Employees: Very cheap, but can take a very long time to complete assigned tasks.
  
• ☆☆ 2-Star Employees: More reasonably priced; task speed varies from normal to slow.
  
• ☆☆☆ 3-Star Employees: Expensive, but work efficiently and quickly.

Depending on their star level, employees can help the player with animal care, shop cleaning, cashier duties, and warehouse work.

Each employee can be assigned up to three different tasks:

• Cleaning and Care: Cleans the shop and animal habitats.
  
• Cashier: Works at the cash register, prepares the customer’s requests, and delivers items to them (if the cashier feature is enabled for that employee).
  
• Storekeeper: After checking stock levels for accessories and animal feed in the warehouse stand, automatically moves items to the sales shelves as needed.

• Animal Phobia:Represents the employee’s phobia toward specific animals; they refuse to care for those animals.
  
• Feeding Percent: Feeds animals when their habitat’s hunger level drops below 65%.
  
• Feeding Speed: Time (in seconds) it takes to feed animals (e.g., 1.2 seconds). Higher numbers mean slower feeding.
  
• Water Spending: The amount of water used to clean habitats and the shop. Higher numbers mean more water consumption per object cleaned.
  
• Clean Speed: Time (in seconds) it takes to clean living areas (e.g., 1.4 seconds). Higher numbers mean slower cleaning.
  
• Stock Speed: How quickly the storekeeper restocks accessory and feed stands. Higher numbers mean slower restocking.
  
• Cashier Feature: Indicates whether the employee can perform cashier duties.

We are also working on adding more animals to the game. Here is our little fella - Hamster!
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Welcome to our seventh monthly dev update for Exotica Pet Shop Simulator 2! We’re still hard at work fine - tuning everything for the big release, and we’re thrilled to share the latest features we’ve been crafting. From colorful stands to rare snake hatchlings, there’s a lot to look forward to - let’s dive into what’s new this month!

We’re making great progress on the snake breeding system, and it’s shaping up to be super exciting:

• Hatch Your Own Snakes: Pair up compatible reptiles, wait for them to lay eggs, and watch the hatching process in real time. We’re still tweaking the timing to get it just right!
  
• Rare Colors & Patterns: There’s a chance for unique color mutations to appear - they’re rare, but spotting one will feel so rewarding!
  
• Gameplay Hint: Keep your snakes’ habitat comfy and their needs met to boost breeding success. We’re also experimenting with how care might influence rare hatchling odds - more on that soon!

• Color & Wood Variations: You asked for more variety, and we’ve delivered! We’ve expanded the color palette and added new wooden finishes for a natural look.
  
• On - the - Fly Adjustments: Already set up a stand? You can swap its design without messing up your shop layout - perfect for experimenting!
  
• Dev Tip: Try using bright, bold colors to make your rarest animals stand out. It’s a great way to catch visitors’ eyes!

• New Sidewalk Types: We’ve added more patterns like classic tiles and decorative stonework to give your shop that extra flair.
  
• Streamlined Construction: We’ve been optimizing the construction mode to make updating your walkways smoother and more intuitive. It’s feeling really good in testing!
  
• Design Insight: Coordinating your pathway patterns with your stands can create a seamless, immersive vibe that visitors will love.

• Versatile Designs: Choose from six signboard styles - think rustic, modern, whimsical, and more. We’re still designing a few extra styles for later!
  
• Personal Text: Add your shop’s name, advertise daily deals, or write a warm welcome message for your customers.
  
• Pro Tip: Swap your signboard style for in - game events or promotions - it’s an easy way to keep your shop feeling fresh and festive.

We know you’re eager to start running your own exotic pet shop, and we’re so excited to announce that a free playable demo is on the way! Here’s what you can expect:

• Core Mechanics: Get a taste of the basics - breeding, feeding, and managing your shop.
  
• Select Animals: You won’t see the full roster just yet, but you’ll get to care for a few fan - favorite critters.
  
• Early Feedback: We’ll be looking for your thoughts to help us polish the game before the full release. Your input means the world to us!

We’ll share more details once we will announce the demo, so keep an eye out for updates. In the meantime, if you haven’t already, please follow & wishlist our game! It really helps us out as we gear up for launch!

We can’t thank you enough for your enthusiasm and support as we head into the final stretch of development for Exotica Pet Shop Simulator 2. These monthly updates are our chance to show you what we’ve been working on and get you hyped for what’s coming. We’re so close to sharing this game with you, and we can’t wait to see the amazing pet shops you’ll create!

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Until next time! Keep dreaming of those rare hatchlings and stay tuned for more news!

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