Is there a casual mode in the works?

[genkaine]

Hey, just wanted to ask. I like playing games, and sometimes a little challenge -- but I wonder if this game would benefit from a casual endless mode where you can stock and take orders at your own pace.

Personally I like the organizing and dutiful aspects as they are very calm, but the time limit offsets my anxiety and I was looking for this game to be casual and calming.

[mgardner0]

I don’t know if this will help your anxiety, but maybe you could try to change the way you think about the timer. In this game, it’s a reward mechanism and not used for punishment. If you make deliveries before time runs out, you get a prize (stars you can spend on upgrades). If you run out of time or ignore the timer, there is no real downside - sure, you will get more boxes but you always have unlimited time during the stock take phase to sort them as you please.

This is different from most other games with timers, because usually those do include punishment or failure if you run out of time.

[Harris @ Finji]

mgardner0 brings up a good point! Also, there's an unlimited time stock-take at the end of every set of deliveries that allow you as much time as you need to sort and stack to your heart's desire <3

[Dan]

Yes, I was concerned about the timer, but I've found the implementation to be nicely done. The timer adds a mild sense of urgency, and some of the funniest moments can come from messing up while trying to go quickly... but as pointed out, there's always a nice, calm stocktaking period to sort everything back into neat rows before taking a deep breath and diving into the next day.
It gives a nice sense of pacing and achievement, that might not be there if the timer was removed entirely.

[Joachim]

I have been playing this game only for a few hours, but I used to the timer since I instaled this game. To be honest, I am not in a hurry anytime. I like the system of three days long working week and weekend for stocking things :-) Nicely done

[HobbyLogics]

I've seen that you can edit the xml files from this post: https://steamcommunity.com/app/839870/discussions/0/1633040337752417166/

So if you really wanted to I think you could just edit the timer with way more time than you need so you can take as long as you want.

While I understand that the timer has it's place for gameplay, adding a separate relaxing mode would be nice for me personally. It might ruin the challenge but it's more about just doing something in a game to fidget with when I'm not in the mood to play other actiony real-time games. Since it might ruin the challenge of the regular game mode, it would make even more sense for a relaxing mode like that to unlock once you beat the regular game mode.

I know there's a stock take part of the game but you don't get to handle deliveries and customers without the timer. What I'll probably end up doing in the future is just edit the xml files after I beat the game normally.

I'm not too far in the game yet but I'm pretty impressed how well this is made already!

[Dan]

I suppose some kind of "zen mode" couldn't hurt.

It could perhaps even give the option of having all 500 stock items come in instead of 200... so the game would become more about making efficient use of the space in your own time.

[Repix]

I also want a relaxing way, without time. Please.

[Cid]

I agree, for a game with "Unique relaxing gameplay.", it really needs a relaxed mode.

[zen2010]

I'm almost done with my first play-through (Epic) , but I really don't want to be done. I'm going to get some flack for this, but I would both buy this game on Steam and a paid DLC zen mode; Actually I should buy this game anyway, because it's a solid entertaining title.

Please reconsider putting the mode in. Thanks.

[dusk_love]

I really want a zen mode too! I like Wilmot's Warehouse but a zen mode would elevate it to a beloved game.

[Lord Strong]

i think I would also enjoy this game more with a casual or zen mode. or get some partial rewards of deliveries completed instead of NOTHING. hard to get better at a game if it restricts you rather than just letting the player choose how much time they need deliver stuff. I did notice you can carry up to amount you allowed to carry then delivery more items at once but even then the time is very strict on amount of time allowed to complete the deliveries. some people may learn efficiency from this game some people might get help with their OCD this game.

one thing that helps me is organizing stock by colors. seems one way can help getting through this game.

[エロ音声作品学者]

seconding this request

[Lord Strong]

it takes 30 secs or more just to do one delivery if my stock items are close to delivery spot is only time i can do all them. I'm around 30 secs or more shy of making all deliveries. developer doesnt have a play testing team? even if i can get to where i memorize my stock it still takes more than a minute to move the items to delivery. i can be super effecient with deliveries and still not make it. instead of haveing a time limit why not allow players more time for each successful delivery instead of only a minute and a half for 4 huge deliveries.

[Lord Strong]

so no more development is being done for this game and since a few players accepted the time limits everyone gets to have time limits? i try play again and get more effecient at getting the rewards. aparantently this is a game about effeciency rather than relaxing.

[PeachVsEggplant]

I felt this way too, until I realized we get a "stockade day" where I have unlimited amount of time to organize everything. That made it SO much better for me, since I got this game from a suggestion on the ADHD subreddit for organizing games. So even if stuff starts getting a little hectic, I know I have that stockade day to make it all perfect again.

Btw I organize by background color in ROYGBIV order (each square getting its own color family) and it honestly makes the game very easy. "Okay I need things from the yellow backgrounds and purple backgrounds" type thinking. I honestly would feel so overwhelmed if I had everything randomly ordered by like groups, like I've seen in some videos. Like... wait is this spaceship stuff? Do I make a separate group for planets/stars? Hard pass.