Island Market Simulator Roadmap Stage 2 Update is Here!

More interaction, more surprises, more fun!

Hello merchants!

\nWere excited to share the next major development milestone of Island Market Simulator: Devlog 2. This update focuses on boosting player engagement, enriching exploration, and adding fresh surprise elements to the island experience.

Heres whats new

Goal of This Stage

• Increase player interaction

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• Add more surprise elements and discovery points

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• Balance the emotional flow of gameplay

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• Make the marketplace feel more alive, responsive, and dynamic\n\n

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A More Dynamic Reputation System

The reputation system has received a full overhaul:

• Customer reactions now affect reputation more quickly

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• Decoration items have new influence multipliers

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• Reputation levels dynamically change which customers visit your market:\nRich Middle Class Poor

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• The goal: keep trading fresh, rewarding, and reactive

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Massive New Content Expansion

This stage introduces a wealth of new content:

• 41 new sellable products

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• 40 new farming crops

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• 5 new shelf types

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• 5 new cash registers

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These additions expand the games economy, visual variety, and creative freedom, allowing players to design and manage their dream island market with even deeper strategy.

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New Interactive Systems Beer Game

• A fun mini-game added to prevent low-trade boredom

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• Keeps gameplay flowing smoothly

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• Supports the cozy-game approach where players never face bankruptcy

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Expanded World Interactions

Based on community feedback, the island is now filled with new interactive points, hidden quests, and discovery moments:

• Alien Customer Quest

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• Parchment & Magic Orb Storyline

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• The Witch NPC

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• Pinocchio Mechanic (20% reverse effect chance)

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• Rapunzel NPC

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• Jack Parrow Mini-Quest

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These systems greatly strengthen world-building and exploration.

Alien Customer Quest

• Follow environmental clues to discover a hidden UFO

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• Unlocks a daily alien customer with special product demands

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• They pay very well

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• Adds mystery and humor to the game world

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Parchment & Magic Orb Storyline

• Collect parchments hidden around the island

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• Completing the set unlocks the Magic Orb

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• Use it once per day to summon animal-headed customers

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• Special twist: it does not decrease reputation

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The Witch NPC

• Found deep inside the forest through a cookie trail

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• After discovery, she becomes a daily-order customer

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• Adds charm, personality, and story connections

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Pinocchio Mechanic 20% Reverse Effect Chance

• Gather wooden parts to rebuild the carpenters puppet

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• The lying puppet sometimes reverses NPC feedback

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• A 20% chance to deceive customers

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• Can make them believe a product exists even when it doesnt

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• A humorous and surprising twist to moment-to-moment gameplay

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Rapunzel NPC

• Located in a tall towerher long hair acts as the interaction trigger

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• After the first encounter, she becomes a daily customer

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• Strengthens the fairy-tale meets market fantasy

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Jack Parrow Mini-Quest

• Find the missing parrot

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• After completing the quest, the parrot becomes a companion

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• Can help deliver items or provide location hints

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Co-Op System Integrations 75% Completed

Multiplayer development has reached a major milestone.

Players can now experience synchronized systems in online sessions, including:\n Farming\n Animal Husbandry\n Quest Progression\n Market Trading\n Decoration Systems

This is a significant step toward the full Co-Op Early Access release, allowing players to build, trade, and progress together on the same island in real time.

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Thank you for your continued support

\n Zentium Studio Team