You're the newest addition to Dreadwinter, a coffee shop based in Lunara, a charming, timeless town. With your management and coffee brewing skills, transform a small, struggling café into the talk of the town!
You can even grow further and make your name known on a global scale, or keep things simple and cozy. With multiple storylines based on how you run your business, there's no correct way to play!
From a simple coffee, to fancy espresso, to the trendy bubble coffee, you'll be able to brew all sorts of artisan drinks!
By mixing different varieties of coffee beans, you can create your own special blend of premium coffee.
Master a range of machines and brewing methods to expand your recipe book!
Experience a world that's cozy by day, spooky by night. Open for business while it's dark, and you may notice your customers are a little more frightening..
Explore multiple cities, each with their own vibe. From the quiet Lunara to the hustle and bustle of Neo Solara, everywhere you go is a new adventure!
Join the Adventurers Guild and use a variety of magic and weapons to explore dungeons and uncover hidden secrets.
Expand your business by opening a bakery, adding an underground bar, growing your own coffee beans, and more!
Multiple backstories to choose from, with each one providing different benefits and NPC interactions.
14+ NPCs that can be romanced, as well as many more you can befriend! There are also regular customers that you'll get to know throughout the game.
Take part in karaoke night, visit the aquarium, make it big in the stock market. There's no shortage of things to do!
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[u]Welcome[/u]
Hey there! Hope you\'re enjoying the festive season! Here\'s this month\'s update on the development of Dreadwinter. There\'s a lot of things added to the game, and some festive stuff too!
[u]Characters[/u]
All of the key characters in Lunara, the main town, have been added to the game! These are the people you\'ll be seeing as you go about your daily life, and there\'s quite a lot of them now!
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The Taikoji family is a set of characters I\'m quite proud of steamhappy
There are some additional characters I would like to add later on, and I think there are some improvements to be made to some of the older characters, but the important part of having them in the game is done.
[u]Cafe Expansions[/u]
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You can now build expansions in Dreadwinter! The expansions were already added to the game, but there wasn\'t a way to actually unlock them, until now.
There are currently 4 expansions you can add, with those being:
A kitchen/bakery
[/*]Opening the top floor
[/*]Expanding the ground floor
[/*]Converting the basement added by the ground floor expansion
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There are 2 ways you can access these expansions, either by paying enough money, or by achieving a certain customer level with your regulars. The result is the same, so you can go for whichever way suits your playstyle
Customer levels are gained by fulfilling specific requests made by a regular customer, which starts with a coffee, and progresses to more advanced drinks as you unlock the skills required.
[u]Baking[/u]
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By building a kitchen, you unlock the ability to bake desserts to sell!
The process is relatively simple, you grab the required ingredients from the fridge, mix it into a dough, and then bake it in the oven. Once it\'s baked, you can add it to your storage, and customers will randomly choose to buy a dessert alongside their drink.
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You can do this at any time, whether the cafe is open or not, and ingredients are unlimited, so you can make as much as you like! I added an ingredient hotbar, that\'s separate from the item bar, so you can carry more ingredients at a time, which allows for more possible recipes.
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I also updated the compendium (recipe book), since it was looking a bit ugly compared to everything else. It looks a lot cleaner now! There\'s a dessert section that I\'m working on adding in, so you can collect dessert recipes alongside drinks.
[u]Snowy Season[/u]
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The snowy season has been added to the game! There\'s some more graphics I want to add, such as snow on the buildings, which will take a bit of time (there\'s a lot of buildings), but I\'m really happy with how it looks right now!
[u]Manual Saves[/u]
Finally, I\'ve added the ability to save and load your game from almost any point. I say almost because there are some times where you won\'t be able to save, such as when you\'re running the cafe, and in combat, but everything else should be fine.
I haven\'t extensively tested it yet, and there may be some cases where it bugs out, so I likely won\'t be adding it to the demo. From what I\'ve tested so far, the results are looking good, though.
[u]Closing Notes[/u]
That\'s it for this update, I\'ll be taking a short break, and I probably won\'t be working on Dreadwinter until next year steammocking, but there\'s a lot more updates to come!
Merry Christmas, happy new year, and thanks for reading!
- Alex
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