Hello Soda Story fans!

We're happy to finally bring another update to you. After a bunch of hard work players can now access a Sandbox Mode as a separate game mode to the Campaign.

Sandbox Mode gives you the freedom to create and experiment as much as you want. There are a bunch of options to play with, from unlimited money, research points, free shop, and so much more!

To get started in Sandbox Mode, select the Sandbox option when starting a new game.

From there, access the ATM using The Sandwiz's Credit Card to fill your pockets with cash, or interact with the Sandbox Table to turn on or off options to suit your playstyle.

Check out the full patch notes below!

Oh, and before we forget - All our games are on sale as part of the Steam Summer Sale.


1.2.0

• Added Sandbox Mode. This can be selected when starting a new game and is separate from Campaign Mode (story)
  
• Sandbox Mode options
  
  • Start with the PDA and Build Book
    
  • Start with the Multi-tool
    
  • Start with The Sandwiz’s Credit Card
    
  • All Warehouses unlocked
    
  • Shop unlocked by default
    
  • Markets unlocked by default
    
  • Drones, Module Crafting, The Barge unlocked by default
    
  • The shop contains all Essences, Modules, and items
• An ATM in each warehouse with options to:
  
  • Withdraw unlimited money
    
  • Deposit unwanted money
• A Sandbox Table in each warehouse with options to:
  
  • Discover all buildables
    
  • Discover all modules
    
  • Discover all combos and effects
    
  • Toggle free shop
    
  • Toggle fast drones
    
  • Toggle unlimited Research points
    
  • Toggle fast walking
    
  • Toggle unlimited stamina
    
  • Toggle rats
    
  • Toggle dirty floors
• New Research ranks for
  
  • Brewer Output Size
    
  • Brewing Pro
    
  • Drone Loot Master
    
  • Master Shipper
• Research positions moved around a bit
  
• 8 new hairstyles
  
• 4 new faces
  
• 4 new decorations
  
• New sound effects
  
• The “Unlock all buildables” achievement no longer requires the player to also unlock all the decorations
  
• Fixed bots having issues being assigned to The Barge
  
• Fixed various bugs
  
• Fixed demo save files being able to be loaded in the full game
  
• Fixed glitched text above Camera guy
  
• Updated translations

Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon fans!

We're happy to announce we've added Simplified Chinese support in our latest update. Please let your friends and family know if you were waiting for this option.

As well as the big undertaking of adding an entirely new language to the game, we have also updated the game with some new content and bug fixes. Please check out the list below for the patch notes.

1.1.0

• Added Simplified Chinese localization.
  
• Added Vendomax.
  
• Added the Scooter.
  
• Added the Fishing Rod.
  
• Added the Drone Access Point for easier Drone Cache access.
  
• Added 8 new decorations to find and unlock.
  
• Added an option to mute notification sounds
  
• Added an option to turn off the main menu parallax motion
  
• Fixed bug when splitting item stacks.
  
• Fixed bug when using effect while in solitary.
  
• Fixed being able to use the Bottomless Bottle while in solitary.
  
• Fixed a bug where buildables were disappearing and breaking when changing scenes if you were still in the process of moving them.
  
• Auto-save is disabled while you are in build mode to prevent some edge-case bugs occurring.
  
• Increased the duration of the effect needed to complete the “A Puzzling Discovery” quest.
  
• It’s now more obvious when you can’t afford an item in the Shop.
  
• Selling stock using the Warehouse Storage Shelf now contributes towards any quests or challenges requiring you to sell cases of Soda.

A lot of people would probably love a cool soda right now with all this heat! (not here in Australia it’s freezing!)



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088750/Soda_Story__Brewing_Tycoon/


After 5 years of work our passion project is finally live and we can’t wait to share it with you all.

There is a launch week discount of 10%! So please, pick up a copy yourself and spread some love by yelling about it to your friends and family. We would definitely appreciate it!

Game Features

• Hundreds of different flavors to mix and match to create your soda from.
  
• Weird side-effects to discover from drinking your concoctions.
  
• Automate your entire setup with bots - there is nothing like a smooth running operation.
  
• Build and maintain Soda Brewers, Flavor Cube analyzers, Drone Sprinklers and more!
  
• Research to maximize profits. A lengthy research tree you can unlock a tonne of stuff using your Soda Mastery!
  
• 4 different Rival challenges to attempt.
  
• Warehouse expansion. You will be rolling in cash in no time!
  
• Puzzles to solve and secrets to discover!
  
• Much, much more to see and do. Some of our alpha and beta players have over 100 hours in a single playthrough.

Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts if you grab a copy, and for all the support over the numerous Alpha and Beta tests.

If you do end up checking out the game and enjoying it (or not!), please also consider leaving a Steam review. It really helps smaller developers with discovery and promotion via Steam.

Thanks again!

Rhys & Jon
The team at Upper Class Walrus

WELCOME!

Fellow Soda fans, rejoice! The day you have all been waiting for is finally within sight.

After 5 years, our small team is proud to announce that Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon will be releasing worldwide on...

July 21st 2022

at 6PM ACST.

We hope to see you in game and chatting with us on the official Discord!

Soda Story Discord[discordapp.com]

Don't forget to tell your friends and family, and THEIR friends and family, until the ENTIRE WORLD knows what mind-blowing event is about to occur.

Drop the game a Wishlist if you haven't already

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088750/Soda_Story__Brewing_Tycoon/

- The team at Upper Class Walrus
ːlunar2019coolpigː ːsteamhappyː

Fellow Soda Lovers!

We have a brand-spanking new demo available as part of the Steam Next Fest event.

It contains a bunch of quality of life updates, updated systems, new mechanics and polish.

We are always open for feedback and any bug reports you have. Please post them on the Steam Discussion Forums for the game or via our Discord here:

http://Soda Story Discord

So what are you waiting for?! Grab it today for free and give it a whirl!

The team at Upper Class Walrus
xoxo

P.S. Get ready for an announcement VERY soon!

Edit 21/03/2022 - Applications are temporarily closed due to high demand. Those who successfully registered to take part should receive an email on our start date.

Keep an eye on the Steam Store Page for an upcoming announcement.

- The team at Upper Class Walrus

Soda Fans!

We're happy to announce that we have a new demo that is LIVE and part of the Steam Next Fest.

Steam Next Fest is a weeklong celebration of upcoming games, and you can take part right here on Steam!

So what are you waiting for? Grab the demo, give it a shot and let us know what you think via Discord or the Steam Forums.

https://discordapp.com/invite/F3AVSsB

If you really, really love it (or even just a tiny bit) please remember to add it to your Wishlist, it really helps us out a lot!

Thank you!

- The team at Upper Class Walrus

Hello Soda Fans!

We are pleased to let you know that we are seeking people to help us playtest Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon via the new Steam Playtest feature that we have just enabled on the store page.

To sign up and request access to test the game please use the Playtest signup option on the Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon page, located here

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088750/Soda_Story__Brewing_Tycoon/

We will be sending out invites and granting access in waves, so if you are not accepted straight away please keep an eye on your email inbox for more information.

Those who provide the most valuable feedback will be thanked accordingly in the credits (with more thank you gifts also possible!)

Cheers, and please check out the Playtest if you are at all interested!

- Upper Class Walrus

Hello and welcome to a long overdue update on Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon!

It’s been quite some time since our last Alpha release, and we have still been working hard during our spare time to develop the game. The whole COVID-19 crisis certainly hasn’t helped things with both of us having to adjust to working our day jobs from home.

Back to the fun stuff! We thought you might like to know what sort of things we have been working on. While the next Alpha release is still a bit away, some information will hopefully satisfy your interest in the meantime.

Up first is character customisation. We re-worked our main character and added a whole bunch of different choices when it comes to appearance. You are not locked into selecting a gender like a lot of games, and you can mix and match as many styles as you want.

Here’s a preview of the new customisation screen when creating a new character.

Next is the new and gigantic environment updates and overhauls. Originally, we were developing the game by having warehouses in their own separate contained environments. Travelling between them would be a map screen, button press, and loading screen. Besides the fact that this isn’t very cool, the separate contained environments for each Warehouse were proving a bit of a technical hurdle as simulating different Warehouses while the player is in another would be a huge chunk of work and hassle to figure out. Now everything is simulated in real-time while the player is in any of the Warehouses or Compound environment.

In this new update every Warehouse is in the same environment and you as the player can walk between them. Now instead of a loading screen you can freely explore the entire Prisoneers Compound.

The Compound between Warehouses will eventually be full of cool puzzles and interesting things to discover. Moving between Warehouses is planned to be intuitive if you don’t want to travel by foot, with a fast travel option still in the early design phase.

This also allows us to design some cool ways to infiltrate your Rival’s Warehouses and sabotage their operations! Look out for some slightly open air vents around the outside walls.

We know what you’re thinking...just tell me about automation!

Presenting the new GardenBot. This little robot loves tending to your garden and can plant and harvest Flavor Essences and Flavor Cubes. Once harvested, the GardenBot can also store them in storage containers for your SodaBots to take from.

All of this would be pretty annoying if you had to interact and connect the bots one by one, which is why we have also been working on a new way to program and instruct your bots to perform tasks around your Warehouse.

Management Mode can be entered by clicking on a SodaBot or GardenBot. Once you are in Management Mode the camera can be freely panned around the current Warehouse, no need to mess around with moving your player!

A selected bot can be connected to various Machines and storage using the link buttons that appear when you mouse-over them. Handy linking lines tell you which Machines or storage the bots are connected to.

GardenBots can be set to Plant or Harvest a Garden Plot and Store any harvested Flavor Cubes into Storage Containers.

SodaBots can be set to Take from Storage Containers, Input into Brewers (with the new Advanced Brewing Module! More info coming up.) Output from Brewers and Store in the Shipping Bay.

A StorageBot is also in the early design stages and will be able to move your products around your Warehouse with more finesse and options than the other two bots.

As well as Management Mode, bots can be adjusted to your liking using the new SodaBot Modifier machine. Any bots set to be re-programmed will be sent to this machine and enter it via a conveyer-belt. Once inside the machine, the player can adjust the bot to be either a SodaBot or GardenBot, take or add to it’s inventory, fill it’s water charge without using a Watering Can, or install SodaBot Modules.

SodaBot Modules are new install-able upgrades that can be placed in a SodaBot or GardenBot to improve or alter its performance. Here are a few examples of modules you can install.

Big Trunk: The bots inventory expands to 6 slots. A 5% chance to drop a case every few minutes.

Mopping Tyres: The SodaBot keeps the Warehouse clean when it moves around by mopping the floor. If it runs out of water it can create dirt however.

The Advanced Brewing Module is a new Research tier that unlocks a new add on on all Brewers once you have learned it. The Advanced Brewing Module allows the player or a SodaBot to input Flavor Cubes into the input inventory. If the Brewer runs out of ingredients while brewing, it will take what it needs to continue brewing from the input inventory.

As well as an input inventory, the Advanced Brewing Module has some slots which the player can install Brewer Modules into. These Brewer Modules can alter, and at many times improve, how the Brewer operates. Here are a few examples of modules you can install.

Stack-em-high: The output inventory has an additional 5 slots. However it can overflow if it gets full and will spit out the additional cases.

Input/Output Priority - High: Soda Bots will prioritise this Brewer input and output over all others.

Last but not least is a change to how Modifier Cubes work. Previously, the container type set in a recipe would provide a buff or debuff to the value of a Soda depending on the cubes installed. Now that the containers are more tied to the Water system, we decided to move these modifiers to the aptly named Modifier Cubes. Before this change they didn’t really do anything except add value to the recipe or gain you more fans of a certain group if you used them.

Here are some examples of new Modifier Cubes you can use in your Soda recipes.

Sucralose - +18% value if recipe contains a Vegetable flavor. -10% value if recipe contains a Weird flavor.

Ginseng -+12% value if recipe contains a Fruit AND Vegetable flavor.

We think that wraps it up for now in terms of new information. Hopefully you weren’t too overloaded by this giant wall of text, and that your interest and excitement for our game is still the same or even significantly larger!

If development still chugs-along like usual we are looking to get the next Alpha version ready within the next few months, but we can’t promise anything too certain.

Thanks again for taking interest in our game, and stay safe!

Oh, and you haven’t already and would be so obliged - Wishlist Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon on Steam!

The Upper Class Walrus Team