These tips and thoughts are written here to provide ideas you may not have considered while playing the missions. There will be SPOILERS in this guide. Let’s begin.
Introduction
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 work in progress (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:
General Tips
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 what each customer 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 units if needed. 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, brings 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, it’s not the end of the world. Just be sure to keep your drinks that do not have all their required ingredients off of the menu, or you will start getting negative ratings.
TIP: Replace the beginning coffee machine with the next one (has a 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 12-hour 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 they find 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 who wish to take their drink to go won’t be left wanting if they 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 in red, it means 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 find useful is to periodically look at your order tab. Even if your drink menu does not list anything in red or yellow as needing anything, you can see from the ingredient/order tab how many units you have left of everything. Sometimes it’s a good thing to order more of a popular item if you have the funds, rather than waiting for a need to arise.
