Hello! Catzpaw here. Thanks for stopping by. There are many strategies to use when playing the missions. You will discover your own way of playing that works for you. This small guide will give you tips you may or may not have considered using yourself. Perhaps you will find them useful.

NOTE: This is a WIP. The game is still being improved and adjusted according to players thoughts and opinions. Please consider joining the Espresso Tycoon discord so you may share your own suggestions and thoughts here: https://discord.gg/hQ4PJGUQ

Each Mission adds to the overall challenge. The following tips are not exclusive to just one of the missions but could be useful to you throughout.

• TIP: Create desirable menu drinks for all available personality types right from the start of each mission, even if you can't afford the ingredients yet.

• TIP: In order to know which each costumer type desires, hover over the type of customer you wish to make a drink for in the menu creation screen.

• TIP: There is a limited amount of funds available when you begin each challenge. Therefore, try to create your desirable menu drinks with as many of the same ingredients as possible to cut down initial costs of ordering.

• TIP: When ordering for your first menu drinks, do not feel obligated to buy a full 10 units of each item. Feel free to only buy 1 or 2 units to start. (Depending on how many drinks that item will be in, you might consider buying 3 or more.) This will allow you to add your created drinks to the menu much sooner.

• This next tip is risky since you will be paying employees without gaining income... (I do not always use this tactic. But when I choose to use it and get past the 'danger time' it usually gives me a very good boost to customer satisfaction and in turn, bring in more profits and ratings sooner.)
  
  • TIP: Do not open your shop until all your ordered ingredients have come in. (3-12 Hours)
    
  • If you choose to open your shop while you are still waiting for ingredients to be delivered, its not the end of the world, just be sure to keep your drinks that do not have all its required ingredients off of the menu or you will start getting negative ratings.

• TIP: Replace beginning coffee machine with the next one (has milk frother) on day 1 so that more drinks/ingredients can be made and put on the menu. ($300)

• TIP: Pay off loans as soon as possible. The interest that comes at the end of each day can be real trouble.

• TIP: Consider replacing your starting barista with one that will work for 12 hours. Concentrate on training them up as much as possible before getting another.

• TIP: Alternatively, if funds are available, hire two 12h baristas so your shop can stay open 24/7. Be watchful of their schedule preferences when selecting them.

• TIP: Be aware that in later missions, employees will quit because of finding a job elsewhere with a better salary/offer. Try to keep their wages in the green.

• TIP: Each time you train up an employee they will expect more pay. Do not forget to adjust their salary so they do not find a better job offer elsewhere.

• TIP: You may not always be told to order take out cups from the beginning but if you have the funds for it, consider ordering at least 1 or more units so customers that wish to take their drink to go won't be left wanting if they should run out before you are aware of the need.

• TIP: It is always a good idea to periodically look at your drink menu. If a drink is listed red, they do not have all the ingredients needed to make it. Hover over the drink name in the menu to see how many units of each ingredient you have in stock for it. If the drink is colored yellow/orange they are running very low on one or more ingredients. Order what is needed as soon as possible.

• TIP: A tactic you might consider useful is to periodically look at your supplies tab. Even if your drink menu does not list anything in the red or yellow as needing anything, you can see from the ingredient/order tab how many units you have left of everything. Sometimes its a good thing to order more of a popular item if you have the funds, then to wait for a need to arise. In the following example, I'd probably order more coffee beans. The hot chocolate supplies though are good, so I would not worry about that ingredient just yet.

• TIP: The last mission will ask you to place 2 sockets in the beginning. The mission goal though is to have 8. My tip to you is, do not buy all eight in the beginning or you will be paying the utility bill for them all. Wait until the last moment, then buy the rest that are needed.

* I hope this guide has given you some ideas you might not have considered yet. Enjoy!