Idle Supermarket Tycoon may only have pushed its trolley into the App Store a few weeks ago, but it’s already received a massive update that shakes things up considerably. We’ve got a new Real Estate Agency shop, over 50 new …
Idle Supermarket Tycoon may only have pushed its trolley into the App Store a few weeks ago, but it’s already received a massive update that shakes things up considerably.
We’ve got a new Real Estate Agency shop, over 50 new missions, a whole host of balance changes designed at progressing throughout the game faster, and three new cities in the form of London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
You’ve also got a bunch of new bug fixes and quality of life changes, as you can expect. They’re all very straightforward though.
For everything else, we’re going to detail the changes below so you can get the most out of them. So read on for some tips and tricks on the latest Idle Supermarket Tycoon update, version 1.1.0.
If you’re new to Idle Supermarket Tycoon, why not check out our Tips, Cheats and Strategies?
The Real Estate Agency is a brand new shop you can place in your supermarket in Idle Supermarket Tycoon. At this location, your customers can buy new homes, from houses to apartments and even mansions or castles.
As you can expect, the Real Estate Agency is by far the most expensive department in Idle Supermarket Tycoon, so it’s one that you won’t see much of until you’ve changed locations a few times.
If you are lucky enough to buy it, you’ll see a solid boost in income – which is only boosted further after a few upgrades. It might cost you a pretty penny to purchase the Real Estate Agency, but you sure as heck won’t regret it.
We’re glad to see that Idle Supermarket Tycoon has introduced a ton of new missions, as it kind of felt like a bit of an afterthought in the vanilla experience.
Missions are important, as they’re one of few methods that free players have to get their hands on gems, which are a very handy resource. In fact, they’re the only currency you can use to purchase epic upgrades.
These allow you to speed up your profits in a variety of unique ways, from making customers move faster to reducing costs, and even increasing the chances of more customers visiting your supermarket.
To make the most of the new missions, we recommend checking the mission tab as often as possible and making whatever the current mission is your priority.
We wouldn’t stress an awful lot about the balance changes. These have just adjusted the purchase, upgrade cost, and earnings of each individual department to make for a smoother experience.
We recommend that you carry on as normal. You’ll likely notice fairly quickly that you’re progressing a lot faster than before thanks to the new changes.
London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong are three new locations that you can move your supermarket to in Idle Supermarket Tycoon. However, if you’re relatively new to the game, it’s going to be a while until you see any of the three.
They take places seven, eight, and nine on the locations list respectively, with New York still the most lucrative place to open up a supermarket.
Having said that, these places are plenty lucrative. London nets you 300x more earnings, Tokyo 400x, and Hong Kong a whopping 500x. That’s really not far off the big earning New York.
There is one particular new optimisation that makes a huge difference to the experience: customers will now always choose the shortest line when queueing to pay. Woo!
That will take a huge amount of pressure off the cashiers, who will be better able to deal with huge queues now.
The rest of the fixes aren’t quite so notable. It should look nicer on tablets, the game should no longer crash after watching ads, and it might run smoother on certain devices.
Perhaps some of those updates will appeal to you after all.
