SHOPPE KEEP 2 | New Trailer, New Game Content

Hello all,

Welcome to today's Shoppe Keep 2 update! It sees the introduction of the level 3 blacksmith and alchemist, as well as orcs and elves.

Since Shoppe Keep 2 launched in Early Access in May, the game has seen a lot of new content and enhancements - and we've created a new trailer to celebrate!



Level 3 Blacksmith and Alchemist

The first of the headline content for this update is the Level 3 Blacksmith and Alchemist. Unlocking the Level 3 Blacksmith grants your Helper Bots flamethrowers for them to use against thieves.



Journal and Compass

Continuing on our journey to improve Shoppe Keep 2 as a game experience, we've added a compass and a journal.



The compass assists you in finding your way to objectives, and you can also now set a custom waypoint on the map, which will appear on your compass.

Today's update also introduces the journal, which will help guide you through outstanding activities which will earn you XP.



Orcs and Elves

Customerania is becoming ever busier, as Orcs and Elves are arriving! While they don't enter the town just yet, you can now go and visit the two factions for the first time by visiting them in Violet Valley and Savannah.



Changes to how the Game Launches on Steam

The way you launch the game on Steam has changed. You will now be presented with 2 options when you go to play the game.

The first option is to load with only the single player enabled. This decreases load times and can help alleviate crashing issues on load.

The second option is to load the game with the multiplayer, however this increases load times and can cause some crashes depending on your security settings.

Multiplayer Crashing Workaround

If your game crashes when trying to launch the multiplayer aspect of the game you should try the following actions.

- Download the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 security update which can be found here:

Microsoft.com

- Delete the raknet.dll file from the Shoppe Keep 2 Directory and reacquire it.

The file can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Shoppe Keep 2\Shoppe Keep 2 MP\Shoppe Keep 2_Data\Plugins 

Once deleted, please verify the integrity of the game files to reacquire the file.

Full Patch Notes

Additions

- New notifications added for when you earn a skill point
- New secret achievement added
- Level 3 blacksmith can now be unlocked. This grants helper bots the ability to burn thieves
- Level 3 Alchemist can now be unlocked. You will now receive 1 thief zapper charge each hour in real time
- Added the Shoppe Keepers' Journal
- New Violet Valley biome vegetation has been added
- 3 new enemy types can be found in the Savannah and Violet Valley biomes
- Compass added to the top of the screen to show directions and location of objectives
- You can set a waypoint on the world map to appear in the compass
- New daily quest given by Father Eduard
- Orcs and Elves have now arrived in Cutomerania

Changes

- You now sleep for 8 hours rather than 5
- Skills UI has been made clearer
- The amount of thieves now changes depending on your shoppe reputation
- Fishing mini game updated
- Added a master tax slider to the accountant to change all taxes together
- Fast travel skill from movement skill tree removed
- Female voices updated for customers
- Etheral cave ambient sound added
- Anti Aliasing Settings now are a On/Off toggle
- Annoying a customer through direct selling now decreasing shoppe reputation
- NPCs which are out of sight pop in/out of existence smoothly
- Modified positioning of notifications and set a limit of three on-screen at any one time
- Rain ambience volume reduced

Fixes

- Fixed the colours shown in the Shoppe Reputation bar
- Placing items with ALT now saves its price for further use
- You can now collect craftable items correctly when the progression bar fills up
- FOV change during the tutorial fixed