Standing on the inside of the Safe Zone, steeling yourself for the horrors to come, you glance back at the door to the other world, grinding closed - someone has to do this, apparently, or all is lost.
The moan from outside is still noticeable, even across the length of the store in front of you. Beings, consumed with hunger for what you sell, pound on the doors outside.
Darkness consumes the world, and you are alone, with the sound of your heart beating in rhythm with the pounding outside.
You need to be here, though - at least, if you want to work through the Rage and get yourself paid.
You sigh, clip on your nametag, and mash the button that throws on the lights and unlocks the doors. Another day on the line..
Play Retail >
Overview
Retail is a minigame in which you play an employee of an anime-goods store, dealing with customers. Customers come in with a certain amount of Stinginess, which you must overcome to make a sale. Customers' actions also tend to fill you with Rage, which is both useful and dangerous. And then, of course, there are the special customers, who come by as you're trying to close up shop…
Tiers (and Titans)
Retail is divided into Tiers. Each time you go up to a new Tier, you get access to a new set of Rage abilities, a new set of Wage abilities, and a new Shift. (Higher Tiers still have access to lower Tiers' abilities and Shifts.)
All players start at Tier 1, with access only to the Tier 1 Shift, "Training Schedule". In order to reach a higher Tier, you must defeat the boss of your current Tier: a Titan.
Titan battles for a Shift are unlocked by purchasing 7 Rage abilities per Tier; once unlocked, they have a chance of taking place after every successfully-completed Shift. The Titan you fight at your current Tier's Shift (the highest Shift you have access to) will always be the Tier Boss, which you will only fight once. Thereafter, if you fight a Titan on that Shift, you'll fight one of a small set of non-Boss Titans.
Shifts
Shifts are where the action is. Each Shift has a different set of Customers that may show up; more difficult Customers will only show up in higher-Tier Shifts.
In order to complete a shift successfully, there are four things you need to worry about: Customers, Time, Sales, and Rage.
- Customers: You start a Shift with a number of Remaining Customers determined by the Shift. Every time a customer leaves your store (whether you make a sale or not), this goes down by 1. If you run out of Customers, the shift ends. (Possibly successfully.)
- Time: You start a Shift with ??? Remaining Time (plus any extra Time from abilities). Every time you take an Action (except for a few that say "no time passes"), you lose 1 Time. If you run out of Time, the shift ends.
- Sales: You start a Shift with zero Sales. Every time you successfully reduce a Customer's Stinginess to zero, their Bankroll is added to your Sales. If you have enough Sales to meet the Shift's sales requirement when the Shift ends, you win!
- Rage: You start a Shift with zero Rage and 11 Max Rage (plus any extra Max Rage from abilities). Every time the Time Remaining goes down, Customers increase this, more or less at random, and more or less constantly. If your Rage ever exceeds your Max Rage, you Rage Out and fail the Shift.
Once the Shift ends, if you were successful, you get Rage equal to your Rage, and Wage equal to your Sales, modified by any relevant abilities you have. You can spend this accumulated Rage and Wage on abilities.
If Time runs out while there are still Customers in the store, this isn't technically a loss (you still get the appropriate amount of Rage and Wage from the Shift), but you won't have a Titan show up. Since Titans give a huge bonus to banked Rage and Wage, you should always try to get rid of your customers before time runs out to make room for a Titan.
Most of the time, your current Tier's Shift will be too hard without some of your current Tier's Rage abilities. Until you can purchase them, you'll probably want to work the Shift one Tier down: not only is it easier, but occasionally Titans will show up, providing you with more Rage on average. (The Tier 2 shift is a striking exception: it's not too difficult, but it's much more lucrative than Tier 1.)
The word "Shift" is also used to mean "a point in the action pool which you can spend to work a Shift". This sort of Shift is mostly acquired by Hanging Out with Allies; see below.
Gaining Shifts
There are 4 ways to gain Shifts: automatically, from Daily Workers, from Trading in Hang Outs, and from Boosters. All unused Shifts are lost at dayroll.
Automatic
Every day, you get 1 Shift just for showing up. Through upgrades and Poker, you can increase this number:
| Upgrade |
Shifts |
How to Obtain |
| Steady Ride |
+1 Shift |
Tier 1 Wage Upgrade (200 Wage) |
| Open Availability |
+1 Shift |
Tier 3 Wage Upgrade (2500 Wage) |
| Poker Rank 6 |
+1 Shift |
Defeat MC Stripeypants in Perfect Poker |
Daily Workers
Every time you Hang Out with an ally via Friend Points, you receive a banked favor from them (if you didn't already have one). These are listed on the Retail page as "Allies who owe you one".
Every day, for each player, 8 Allies are selected at random from the complete pool of Allies, and are displayed on the Retail page. (Allies you don't have will appear as question marks.) If you have a banked favor from any of these characters, you can beg Shifts from these Allies, at +1 Shift per Ally. This "uses up" the favor, and you must Hang Out with them again before they'll give you any more Shifts.
Trading in Hang Outs
Any current Hang Outs (whether earned through Friend Points or otherwise) can be "Cashed-In" for additional Shifts. This cashing-in can only be performed once a day. After cashing in, you will still be Hanging Out with those characters, so you can still (e.g.) pass Quest checks or purchase Jutsu for reduced costs.
The first Shift from this method is available for only one Hang Out, but for each additional Shift the number of required Hang Outs doubles.
| Hang Outs |
Shifts |
| 1 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
| 4 |
3 |
| 8 |
4 |
| 16 |
5 |
| 32 |
6 |
| 64 |
7 |
(Presumably 128 Hang Outs would net you 8 Shifts, but at present only 106 Allies are known to exist.)
Boosters
Packs of 3 +5 Retail Shifts boosters are available for 60 Karma. Additionally, Retail Boosters are sometimes given out at the ElevenSnax booth at the Festival.
Tiers
| Tier |
Shift |
Description |
Base Success Pay |
Job Title |
| 1 |
Training Schedule |
Nice, simple customers |
5 |
Trainee |
| 2 |
Weekday Afternoon |
A typical, lazy afternoon |
30 |
Swing Shifter |
| 3 |
Late Night |
The freaks come out at night |
50 |
Keyed Employee |
| 4 |
Weekend Rush |
Everyone needs their fix |
70 |
Assistant to the Manager |
| 5 |
The Day before Ninjamas |
last minute shoppers |
110 |
Shift Manager |
| 6 |
Move-In Weekend |
A tired and cranky horde |
130 |
Manager |
| 7 |
The Day AFTER Ninjamas |
gift certificates, angry parents |
150 |
Retail Jockey |
| 8 |
Dark Friday |
RNG help us all |
300 |
First Key |
| 9 |
Infinite |
How high can you get? Current Rank: XX |
420 + 10/Rank |
Atelier <Player Name> |
Beating the Dark Friday boss, without having a certain item gets a special message.
Locked Walk a quiet Zombja map, during the Calling,
to find what you need.. |
Customers: Con Bro, Fanboy, Fangirl, Wanderer
Boss Titan: The Shuffler
Strategy: This is the easy shift; you shouldn't need to worry about optimal strategies yet. Take your time and get used to the basics.
Buy up Rage abilities as fast as you can, though: the next Tier isn't too much harder, but pays much better.
Customers: Con Bro, Fanboy, Fangirl
Boss Titan: Lady Evil
Strategy:
Customers:
Boss Titan: Mister Stares
Strategy:
Customers: Bad Haggler, Buffet, Con Bro, Ghost Michelle, Hater, One-Up, Shipper, Skimmer, Soft Talker, Umm, Wanderer
Boss Titan: Crapit
Strategy:
Customers: Bad Haggler, Buffet, Childswarm, Clumsy Cosplayer, Con Bro, El Supercast, Hater, Ghost Michelle, Model, One-Up, Shadow Player, Shipper, Skimmer, Soft Talker, Umm, Wanderer, Whale, Ze Regular
Boss Titan: Robot Kid
Strategy: Don't even attempt this without the 'Gain Max Rage equal to Bounty collected' Rage ability or you won't have a chance. Practically every customer on this shift has a bounty on them (mostly high-Loaf Models and Clumsy Cosplayers), so try to clear them as fast as possible to get the boost to your Max Rage. Models in particular give a hefty +8 when cleared.
Save your Deodorant Bomb for when you have 2+ Models in the store to clear their Annoying coatings and save the Freebie Giveaways until you have a full store (likely when the Childswarms enter). If you have a decent Max Rage buffer, Hey the Models and Clumsy Cosplayers when possible to clear them quicker.
Don't worry about keeping a clean store during this shift. Between the Clumsy Cosplayers and the Childswarms, it's a lost cause.
Customers: Bad Haggler, Buffet, Childswarm, Clumsy Cosplayer, Ghost Michelle, Hater, Model, One-Up, Shadow Player, Shipper, SimonSan, Skimmer, Soft Talker, Umm, Wanderer, Whale, Ze Regular
Boss Titan: Neo Scumbag
Strategy:
Customers: Whale, ???
Boss Titan:
Strategy:
Customers:
Boss Titan:
Strategy:
Notes: The name alludes to Black Friday.
Customers: All.
Boss Titan: None. Instead, each time you beat the maximum rank (you start at rank 0), the highest rank you can challenge goes up by 1 - but if you lose, you go down a rank, to a minimum of 0. (Multi-shifts do not allow you to skip ranks.) It is not possible to "progress" beyond this level, although beating rank 11 will earn Brothers In Arms.
Strategy:
Only available on Fridays, and only if you have unlocked Infinite; winning or losing will affect your Infinite rank. Multi-shifts are disallowed. The top 3 scorers on a week's Black Friday, who do not already have access to Black Friday Rewards under Wage Enhancements, gain said access.
Customers: All (except the Good Customers), and they come in at maximum volume on turn 2: you face 8 customers at all times until there are less than 8 customers left for the entire shift.
Boss Titan: None. The flood of customers is enough.
Strategy: You get turn 1 for One Peaceful Moment. Use it. After that, remember that you're not going for Rage, so do what tricks you can to minimize your Rage, such as Trapdoor for especially problematic customers such as Tsks and Cropdusters. If you are going for a high Wage score, spam BOGO - but make sure you can complete the shift. Don't forget to use a Sub-manager (the +11% for not using one is not factored into your Wage for Black Friday purposes).
Notes: The name references Black Friday.
Sub-managers
After completing the quest Leaving Work at Work (post-Tier 6), you may choose to take one of the following Sub-managers with you on a Shift. Each Sub-manager can be leveled up by purchasing their respective Rage upgrade, available at Tier 7 for 20,000 Rage.
Although the Sub-managers are also Allies, there is no game-mechanical connection: all three Sub-managers are available immediately after the Quest, even if you haven't obtained them as Allies, and their Sub-manager level is not related to their Ally level.
| Ally |
Effect |
Requirements |
| None |
+11% Wage/Rage if all Customers cleared |
None |
| A A Ron |
1X to one random Customer per turn |
None |
| A A Ron Lvl. 2 |
2X, 1X to 2 random Customers per turn |
Rage Ability |
| MC Stripeypants |
+1 Clean per turn |
None |
| MC Stripeypants Lvl. 2 |
+1 Clean, -1 negative Coating per turn |
Rage Ability |
| Potatoes |
-1 Rage per turn |
None |
| Potatoes Lvl. 2 |
+1 Max Rage per turn |
Rage Ability |
Customers
Descriptors (Cat-eared, Clompy-shoed etc) do not appear to affect stats; their only purpose appears to be to identify different customers of the same type. If you get a second, third, etc. customer of the same type with the same descriptor, that customer will be prefaced with "2nd", "3rd", etc.
Loaf: 5
Stinginess: 2
Bankroll: 2
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Bad Haggler sees that things cost more than free. The horror! +3 Stinginess!
Bad Haggler : "I'll give you negative this price. YES PAY ME" +2 Rage!
Loaf: 8
Stinginess: 5
Bankroll: 2
Shifts: Move-in Weekend
Bender picks up a book from the shelf and just starts bending the cover! -1 Lost Sales, +1 Rage!
Bender bends away. Seriously, is this their job? -1 Lost Sales, +1 Rage!
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 2
Notes: Starts with Gooey
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Buffet gets fresh gravy stains on everything! -1 Clean, +1 Rage!
Loaf: 4
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 1
Notes: Comes in 3 at a time(?)
Shifts: Move-in Weekend
Cardrat weighs packs of cards with a hand scale to determine the rare ones! +2 Rage!
Cardrat turns the pages of the singles binder super-hard! -1 Lost Sales, +1 Rage!
Loaf: 1
Stinginess: 2
Bankroll: 1
Bounty: 1
Shifts: National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Notes: Comes five at a time, once per shift. Seems to act half the time.
Childswarm pulls down a bunch of stuffs and laughs! -1 Clean, +1 Rage!
Childswarm babbles and points at things. Where are their parents? +1 Rage!
Loaf: 8
Stinginess: 6
Bankroll: 10
Bounty: 5
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Cosplayer holds a loooong prop sideways, and TURNS AROUND. -1 Clean, +1 Rage!
Cosplayer trips, and their glitter-filled wig poffs you! +2 Rage!
Stinginess: 1
Bankroll: 2
Shifts: Training Schedule, Weekday Afternoon, Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Notes: Always does one of their abilities, then checks out and leaves the next turn.
Con Bro regales you with stories of the con! +1 Max Rage!
Con Bro decides to get some extra stuff they saw at the con! +1 Bankroll!
Con Bro brings their purchases up and checks out! What a great customer! +X Bankroll!
Loaf: 5
Stinginess: 5
Bankroll: 4
Bounty: 3
Shifts: Dark Friday
Cropduster fouls up the whole store! They all became Stinky! (All customers gain Stinky coating, replacing any current coating)
Shifts: Move-in Weekend, National Holiday, ?
Stinginess: 3
Bankroll: 12
El Supercast makes sure everyone is having a great time! -1 Stinginess (Min 1) all!
El Supercast brings their purchases up and checks out! What a great customer! +X Bankroll!
If you use Hey, depending on how many times you have used Hey with El Supercast before (across any number of Shifts):
You say hey. They say "Hey Hey!" -0 Loaf, +0 Rage!
You say hey hey. They say "Hey Hey Hey!" -0 Loaf, +0 Rage!
You say hey hey hey. They say "Hey Hey Hey Hey!" -0 Loaf, +0 Rage!
You say hey hey hey hey. They say "Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey!" -0 Loaf, +0 Rage!
You say hey hey hey hey hey. They say "Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey Hey!" Hey, that's 11 Heys! Check your Quest menu! -0 Loaf, +0 Rage!
The last one repeats, and means you have unlocked Hey Hey Hey.
Stinginess: 3-4
Bankroll: 3-4
Shifts: Training Schedule, Weekday Afternoon, Late Night
Notes: Seems to act half the time.
Fanboy airs out their coat, barf! They became Stinky!
Fanboy puts something back in the wrong spot! +1 Rage!
Fanboy ponders that they could get the bootleg for cheaper.. +1 Stinginess!
Stinginess: 3-4
Bankroll: 3-4
Shifts: Training Schedule, Weekday Afternoon, Late Night
Notes: Seems to act half the time.
Fangirl puts something back in the wrong spot! +1 Rage!
Fangirl squees loudly, cracking the window glass! +2 Rage!
Loaf: 5
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 3
Shifts: Move-in Weekend
Fighter yells at you for how loud the store is with all the yelling! +3 Rage!
Loaf: 3
Stinginess: 5
Bankroll: 3
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Notes: Leaves after less time than most customers.
Ghost Michelle is looking for a certain character. Hair color? No idea. Name? No idea. Boy or Girl? NO IDEA +1 Loaf!
Ghost Michelle : "DO YOU HAVE THIS ONE ANIME I DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED" +3 Rage!
Loaf: 4
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 2
Bounty: 3
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Hater goes on about how everyone in here is stupid. +2 Rage!
Hater talks about how Your Favorite Show sucks. +1 Rage!
Loaf: 10
Stinginess: 10
Bankroll: 3
Bounty: 5
Shifts: Dark Friday
MeowMeow meows and meows, ugh.. Action #X changed to Facepalm! (+1 Rage and nothing else)
Loaf: 10
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 3
Bounty: 8
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Notes: Starts with Annoying
Model sighs, since the 10-year-old kit they want is out of stock.. +1 Loaf!
Model is rude to someone on their phone for not being pretty enough! +1 Rage!
Model asks for an application. "I look so great, you should hire me to just stand here." +1 Loaf!
Model takes corners too tightly, bumping things onto the floor! -1 Clean, +1 Rage!
Model roughly opens things and roots around in them without asking. +2 Rage!
Stinginess: 10
Bankroll: 4
Bounty: 3
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
One-Up loudly exclaims that his fanfic is better than whatever he is looking at. +2 Rage!
Stinginess: 2
Bankroll: 1
Notes: Actual name is the player's name back to front. Good Customer.
Shadow Player avoids eye contact, walking directly to what they need.. Don't they look a little like you? +1 Rage, +3 Max Rage!
Shadow Player catches something as it falls off a shelf and puts it back. Have they been here before? +1 Clean!
Loaf: 2
Stinginess: 4-5
Bankroll: 1
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, ?
Shipper interrupts a conversation to talk about how your favorite character should fall for their little sister! +1 Rage!
Shipper looks through one of the books and makes a gross comment! -1 Clean, +1 Rage!
Shifts: Move-in Weekend, National Holiday, ?
Stinginess: 3
Bankroll: 12
SimonSan recommends some great merch! +1 Bankroll All!
SimonSan brings their purchases up and checks out! What a great customer! +X Bankroll!
Stinginess: 8
Bankroll: 5
Bounty: 2
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Skimmer finishes reading something, puts it back, and grabs the next one! +1 Rage!
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Loaf: 2
Stinginess: 4
Bankroll: 4
Soft Talker says "pststpspt." What. "pstsptspsppsss." +1 Rage!
Soft Talker : "pssps-" IS IT THIS DO YOU WANT THIS WHYYY +1 Rage!
Soft Talker says "pststpspt." SERIOUSLY WHAT DO YOU WANT AAAGH +1 Rage!
Loaf: 6
Stinginess: 6
Bankroll: 3
Tsk tsk-tsks at the state of the store! +XX Rage! (Equal to Dirty level)
Stinginess: 8
Bankroll: 4
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Umm is looking for something. "Ummmm…" +1 Rage!
Umm wants to ask something. "Ummmm…" +1 Rage!
Umm stares at absolutely nothing. "Ummmm…" +1 Rage!
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Stinginess: 5
Bankroll: 2
Notes: Starts with Stinky
Wanderer complains about something for an hour.. +1 Stinginess All!
Wanderer just stares into space.. Stinginess set to 5! +1 Rage!
Shifts: Late Night, Weekend Rush, National Holiday
Stinginess: 50
Bankroll: 50
Notes: Clear for the trophy Land a Whale. Rare.
Whale sees something they haven't bought yet! +1 Bankroll!
Shifts: National Holiday, The Dark Shift
Stinginess: 3
Bankroll: 8
Ze Regular tidies up a bit! +1 Clean!
Ze Regular nods at you, knowing how the day is going. +1 Rage, +3 Max Rage!
The Phone
- Requires data on earliest/latest time it can ring
- Lowers Max Rage the longer its left ringing
:: You pick up the phone..
One of the following can happen:
:: ..and it's a phone order! +3 Sales!
:: ..and it's Stalkergirl! "Just wanted to hear the sound of your voice. And your breathing. Bye. *click*" Hot? +3 Rage, +5 Max Rage!
:: .."…would you like to change your credit card processor?" AUGH SPAM +2 RAGE
:: "Can you put something on hold for me? Oh, I'll NEVER actually come buy it. Do it anyway." +1 Rage, -1 Sales!
:: ..dead air, for an eternity. Then: "are you open?" O_O +1 RAGE
:: .."do you sell Hammers?" NO WE DO NOT SELL HAMMERS +1 RAGE!
:: ..and it's a dialtone! They just hung up! AAGH +1 RAGE
:: ..and it's NinjaMas music. WHY +2 RAGE
If you don't answer it, the penalty gets worse every turn:
:: Phone's still ringing.. +1 Rage!
:: Okay, the phone is REALLY getting to you! Answer it! -1 Max Rage!
:: RING RING RING RING RINNNNG -2 Max Rage!
Titans
Encounter text:
::Just as you are about to shut down for the night, you sense a presence..
::and <titan name> lurches in!
::Readying your Vertical Pricing Gear, you leap to the defense of the store!
Store damage appears to range from 8% to 12%.
Titan messages repeat after hitting the last message.
To do HP damage to a Titan, you must be behind them, in their square and use a Leap Attack. To get behind them, you may either use a Leap movement from two spaces away, which has a chance of landing behind them, or when in their square, you may strafe. With strafe, there is also a chance the Titan may trip you, preventing you from getting behind them that round. If you are not behind them, both Leap and regular attacks will only attack their efficiency.
Against most Titans, especially if you are playing lower than the maximum level you have unlocked, simply Attack and let the Titan come to you. (Early on, you only have so much time until the Titan reaches you, so you want to cram in as many Attacks as you can.) If you reduce it to below 10% efficiency before it reaches you (especially if it never moves, e.g. Corpses), Move Right to it (if you have precise Leap, make your final Move a 2-space using LEAP). Then Strafe (if necessary to get behind it), and LEAP Attack until it is defeated.
This strategy was submitted by WingedCat, and has a high success rate - except against the Titans for which other strategies are displayed. (Said strategies were developed in part because this did not work against them.)
1. You get x2 damage if you attack with rage and an additional x2 for attacking a titan while on the same square for a total of x4 damage.
2. Attacking a titan increases your dodge chance while also making it possible for you to harass the titan, lowering his hit chance.
3. The lower efficiency the greater the chance the Titan can lose his action all together and thrash around uselessly.
- Get right in their square and use that x4 bonus to drop that efficiency fast.
This method won every titan battle for Daeomyn until the tier 4 boss Crapit.
Non-Boss Titans
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 100%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: U-Fo is one of the easier Titans. Jumping in and wailing on them tends to work well, although if you haven't inflicted much Efficiency damage, you may want to Leap out of its square before turns 5 and 8.
Turn 1:
:: They pick up an item, high into the air, peering at it..
Turn 2:
:: .."Nope." and drop it! They grab another item, lift it high..
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
Turn 3:
:: .."Nope." and down it crashes! They screech, and turn towards you!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
Turn 4:
:: Their howls for new things to destroy pierces your ears!
(long range attack)
Turn 5:
:: They swing the remains of destroyed items around, looking for fresh items to destroy!
(short range attack)
Turn 6:
:: They lift and drop things with insane speed!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
Turn 7:
:: They leap towards you, hunting for new things!
(moves - how far?)
Turn 8:
:: They glare at you and open their claws wide!
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 150%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: The Corpses are only capable of long-range attacks, which cannot hit you while you are in their square. They also never move. Once you get right on top of them, you can swing away in perfect safety.
Turn 1
:: The Corpses slowly trundle across the store, leaving a trail of death..
Turn 2:
:: Oh no, one of them just burped, and it is wafting your way!
(long range attack)
Turn 3:
:: One of them raised their arm to get something, and your eyes immediately begin to water..
(long range attack)
Turn 4:
:: They got into a slap fight! You can see the juice fly as they land meaty blows - why do you even work here
(long range attack)
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 100%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: (…)
Turn 1:
:: slooowly walks toward you..
Turn 2:
:: you blink for a moment, and she's right on top of you!
Turn 3:
:: a dark void surrounds her, as she prepares to bend time!
(long range attack)
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: She grabs you and explains the show she is looking for! "there is this boy and he is wait no there is a girl they have a pet something wait it is a story about oh something" AAAH
(some more?)
(grab attack)
Turn 5:
:: The vortex of Forever continues, drawing you in! "no i dont want to buy it i just want to know there is a cat and i think he has to find four people the first was wait no it was five other people the first was a girl and she wait" AAAAAGH
(grab attack)
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 100%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: (…)
Turn 1:
:: The lady rushes to the nearest thing she can get her hands on!
(moves to next section)
Turn 2:
:: She grabs items and screams! "IS THIS KIMMY? IS *THIS* KIMMY!?"
(damages store)
Turn 3:
:: Hurling them aside, she rushes at you!
(moves to your position)
Turn 4:
:: She lunges desperately. "ARE YOU KIMMY?"
(attempts to grab)
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 100%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: (…)
Turn 1:
:: Horseface asks you an impossible trivia question from a show that's been out of print for a decade!
(long range attack)
Turn 2:
:: rushes at you!
(moves forward 2 spaces)
Turn 3:
:: Horseface flails! "YOU DONT KNOW WHY DO YOU EVEN WORK HERE"
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: Horseface pushes over display after display!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
Appears in: (list of shifts)
Starting Efficiency: 150%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: Shoving buddies destroy the store very quickly. You must spam long range attack to drop their efficiency as fast as possible. Once their efficiency is gone move in for the kill. Trying to leap unto them with precise for a back-stab or charging them for melee will take too long and result in defeat
Turn 1:
:: You hear "HEY BRO THEY GOT CARTOON STUFFS BRO!" as the rowdy group shoves each other into displays!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(moves forward 1 space)
Turn 2:
:: They rush a book stand, toppling it and falling over. "LOL BRO U GOT ME HAHAHAHA"
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(moves forward 1 space)
Turn 3:
:: The tall one looks as you, after setting his mustache on fire accidentally. "HEY MAN YOU GOT ANY SCISSORS?" He backhands a figure setup trying to put it out.
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(moves forward 1 space)
Turn 4:
:: "LOOK THEY GOT A RACING GAME" erupts from the ball of fists and elbows, and they bowl towards you!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(moves forward 1 space)
Appears in: Shift 6, Shift 7… (requires Tier 7?)
Starting Efficiency: 100%
Starting HP: 200
Strategy: Move in close, beat on it to lower efficiency, strafe, and leap attack until dead.
Turn 1:
:: One of the Teens shoot a foam gun across the store for no reason!
(long range attack)
Turn 2:
:: One of them makes stupid noises and leaps across the store!
(moves forward 2 spaces)
Turn 3:
:: One of them screws up a show quote! "Azmataz Mercuron Zapdohs!"
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: One of them, staring at something while walking towards it, misjudges and knocks over a display!
:: They mess up the store! +x% Damage!
Turn 5:
:: One of them picks up something and goes off on their friends about how to pronounce the name (incorrectly!)
Boss Titans
Starting Efficiency: ??%
Starting HP: ??
Strategy: Move in close, beat on it to lower efficiency, strafe, and leap attack until dead.
Starting Efficiency: ??%
Starting HP: ??
Strategy: Move in close, beat on it to lower efficiency, strafe, and leap attack until dead.
Turn 1:
:: Lady Evil digs in her purse, and throws a giant pen at you!
(long range attack)
Turn 2:
:: She lashes out at anything near her!
:: They mess up the store! +5% Damage!
(short range attack)
Turn 3:
:: Certain you "sold all the good stuff to everyone else", she trashes the place!
:: They mess up the store! +11% Damage!
Turn 4:
:: She swings her big purse around, knocking things over!
:: They mess up the store! +6% Damage!
(short range attack)
(moves forward 2 places)
Turn 5:
:: Reaching towards you, she asks if you have anything free just for her!
(grab)
Turn 6:
:: Lady Evil tosses something at you, accusing you of marking it up while she wasn't looking!
:: They mess up the store! +8% Damage!
(long range attack)
Starting Efficiency: 150%
Starting HP: ??
Strategy: Move in close, beat on it to lower efficiency, strafe, and leap attack until dead.
Turn 1:
:: The Stare lasers toward you!
(long range attack)
Turn 2:
:: He barrels toward you, eyes bulging with certain doom!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(moves fwd 2 places)
Turn 3:
:: He focuses his gaze downward, causing a shockwave!
(long range attack)
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: Silently, he leaps from display to display!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
Turn 5:
:: Mister Stares hisses at you!
:: They regain their footing! +X% Efficiency!
Starting Efficiency: 150%
Starting HP: 100
Strategies: While not actually a puzzle boss, Crapit can feel like it. Its short range attack sends you to the far end of the store, and its long range attack can cripple you. It is recommended that you have all Titan battle Rage upgrades before you fight Crapit.
These are just a few of several strategies for defeating it:
- Move Right w/LEAP.
- Move Right 3 more times. You should shed your fatigue and wind up 2 spaces away just as Crapit attacks.
- Move Right w/LEAP. If you're lucky, you are now behind the Titan and can LEAP Attack for the win. Otherwise, you may be safely underfoot where you can Attack for increased harassment (it will take a few hits to get Crapit to under 100% efficiency, needed to have a hope of Strafing), or you may need to Move Left w/LEAP.
This strategy was submitted by WingedCat, and has a moderate success rate.
- Move right until you are 4 spaces from the Crapit.
- Use long range attacks until it fires its attack.
- Leap twice to occupy the same square.
- If Crapit is facing away, attack+leap until it dies or is facing you.
- If Crapit is facing you, attack, until it asks how much the item is, then leap away.
- After you leap away: If Fatigue ≤ 6, leap back into the Crapit's square and return to Step 4. If Fatigue > 6, move toward the Crapit twice normally, and return to Step 5.
- As you lower its efficiency, the Crapit may attempt to move to the other side of the map, chase it while continuing to watch its actions until you get behind it or you whittle its efficiency down to 60% or whatever percent you feel comfortable with, whichever is less.
- Once its efficiency is low enough, strafe behind it and finish it off.
This strategy was submitted by Xenos and has been shown to defeat Crapit without the player taking damage, but needs more testing.
- Leap move then advance until you're 4 spaces away. This should be out of his long range.
- Attack long range.
- After his attack goes off, double leap in. If you're behind him you can go for the double tap win, but 2 minimum damage attacks (40) and you may be in trouble. Regular attacks also harass him making it easier to dodge or disrupt his second attack which has a four turn charge(two after your double leap), and after your double leap, you'll be right on him and taking advantage of the x4 bonus to harass him heavily and his second attack should miss/be dodged or be disrupted. If you get hit, go back to step 1.
Strategy courtesy of Daeomyn and has been tested to work with a high success rate.
Turn 1:
:: Crapit peers at a single item intently.
(moves 2 spaces away from you)
Turn 2:
:: They open their mouth, and sloooowly turn to face you.
(nothing)
Turn 3:
:: "How much is this?" They look at the price..
(nothing)
Turn 4:
:: "THAT MUCH???" they fill with dark energy. "CRAPIT!"
(long range attack)
(short range attack - knocks you to the end of the store Crapit is furthest from, if it hits)
Starting Efficiency: 200%
Starting HP: 100
Strategy: Get in his square and start attacking him, until he has low Efficiency. Pay, attention to your HP 3rd,4rd,5th. Turn he, does a ton of damage, so use your +50 HP on the 4-5 turn.
Turn 1:
:: The Robot Kid grabs at everything, howling card game terms!
(grab)
Turn 2:
:: He starts, quite literally, taking apart the displays, and ripping things down from the walls!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(grab)
Turn 3:
:: He mumbles and yowls - "CAN I BUY THINGS? FOR FREE? WHY NOT!?"
(long range attack)
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: Little Sage follows you, stomping. "WHY AREN'T YOU LISTENING TO ME FOREVER"
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 5:
:: He just starts opening packs in the middle of the store. Just opening them. What the heck!?
(long range attack)
(short range attack)
(grab)
more?
Starting Efficiency: 300%
Starting HP: 200
Note: Does 70-100(?) damage with attacks.
Strategy: You will probably have to have all available Rage upgrades to face Neo Scumbag. If, somehow, you have unlocked Neo Scumbag and have any Rage upgrades available to purchase, purchase them first. Neo Scumbag is one of the few titans that you don't want to get in close to until you're ready to bring him down as his short range attack is utterly devastating.
The point of this strategy is to not let Neo Scumbag be on the same space as you until you have disabled the Titan (gotten its efficiency to under 10%, preferably 0%). While following this strategy, if at any time you take damage, immediately use Five Minutes To Go. Neo Scumbag hits hard enough that not immediately healing gives a good chance of losing actions to injuries, giving the Titan a chance to catch up and defeat you.
- Attack until Neo Scumbag is one space to your right.
- Move Right w/LEAP. Continue until you are all the way across the store.
- Attack (regenerating Fatigue) until Neo Scumbag is either below 10% efficiency or one space to your left.
- If Neo Scumbag reaches one space to your left and still has significant efficiency, Move Left w/LEAP until you are all the way across the store, then Attack again.
- Once Neo Scumbag is below 10% efficiency, Move to the Titan, using LEAP for the final two-space move, then Strafe if necessary, and Attack w/LEAP. Don't let the Titan's high HP faze you: once the Titan is disabled and you are behind it, you have time to make the extra attacks to whittle this extra HP off.
This strategy was submitted by WingedCat, and has a high success rate.
Note by Authority2: Neo Scumbag has a turn when he isn't attacking that comes just after the turn when he's two spaces away from you. Leaping right on him at that point, then leaping again works too to get you away without taking a hit. (Actually, doesn't Neo Scumbag get a chance to hit you with this strategy? Short-range attacks hit adjacent squares. Someone test it) Also, why not 0% efficiency? He killed me once when he was at 12% and I thought it was safe.
Turn 1:
:: Neo Scumbag's eyes gleam, chortling quietly..
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 2:
:: Neo Scumbag hops about, looking for someone to stand too close to!
(short range attack)
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(grab)
Turn 3:
:: Neo Scumbag daydreams of all the people he can creep on..
Turn 4:
:: Neo Scumbag's grabbity hands quest out to give the most uncomforable backrub of all..
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 5:
:: Neo Scumbag reaches out, creeping out customers and friends past and future!
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 6:
:: Neo Scumbag asks you for the number of every girl you know!
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 7:
:: Neo Scumbag stops to rummage through his pockets for a phone to save the numbers in..
Turn 8:
:: Neo Scumbag looks around for people to make fun of, creeper hands creeping!
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 9:
:: Neo Scumbag's eyes peer around wildly, and he grabs at books to complain about translations!
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(short range attack)
(grab)
Turn 10:
:: Neo Scumbag stops to think about what the worst thing in the store is..
Starting Efficiency: 300%
Starting HP: 200
Strategy: Sit in the back of the store, long range attack him until he reaches 0 Efficiency, then you can beat him with ease.
Turn 1:
:: Smokes inflates and deflates, releasing a toxic cloud! "EVERYONE SMOKES! YOU CAN'T NOT BUY MY BOOKS!"
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(long range attack)
(short range attack)
Turn 2:
:: Smokes inflates and deflates, releasing a toxic cloud! "EVERY BOOK I SMELL SMELLS LIKE SMOKE MY BOOKS ARE FINE"
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(short range attack)
Turn 3:
:: Smokes inflates and deflates, releasing a toxic cloud! "SINCE I SMOKE THAT MEANS ALL PEOPLE SMOKE SO TAKE MY BOX OF GROSS BOOKS"
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(short range attack)
Turn 4:
:: Smokes hurls gross used books at you! "WHY WON'T YOU PAY ME FOR THEEESE"
(long range attack)
Turn 5:
:: Smokes rushes you down, reaching out with oily claws!
(short range attack, grab)
Starting Efficiency: 300%
Starting HP: 200
Strategy: This being the final Titan, you will again have to have purchased all Rage upgrades before taking Ladies Evil on. It is strongly recommended that you have purchased all Wage upgrades too.
This time, you will simply overpower the Titan. The main threat is the Titan's grabs, which usually hit (if close enough) and take 5 Rage away each time (unless you are out of Rage, in which case you are defeated). The Titan will also be draining your HP, but there is not as much you can do about that.
Note that, aside from one upgrade, Rage against the Titan only reflects Rage actually accumulated during the shift: multi-shifts, high Wage, closing early, and other tricks you have been using to build the Rage you use to buy upgrades won't work here. So the first step is to end your shift with at least 100 Rage before any bonuses. (You can do it with less, but aiming for 100 Rage should not take much extra effort beyond clearing the shift. Also, the RNG seemed to be more favorable when starting with over 100 Rage, but this could have been a statistical anomaly.) A lot of Think Fasts are recommended, and don't be afraid to let most customers - whichever ones do not give you a hard time - linger a few more turns (so long as you still clear them out before shift end).
Once the Titan has been triggered (it seems to have a high - not quite 100%, but perhaps 90% - rate when you have all the Rage upgrades, have not yet beaten Ladies Evil, and clear Dark Friday, despite the interface saying 20%), just Attack. Let the Titan come - with one exception: when the Titan is 3 away, Move Right w/LEAP so you meet it at its next step (otherwise, the Titan's pattern will leave it sitting 1 away from you for a few turns, where you deal less damage). Make sure to use Five Minutes To Go as soon as you drop below 50 HP. With luck, you can get the Titan down to 0% efficiency without running out of Rage, HP, or store HP, at which point Strafe then Attack with LEAP as usual.
This strategy was submitted by WingedCat, and has not yet been tested much (at least by anyone willing to update this note with their results - it worked for WingedCat, though only about 1 time in 5). Use with caution, and be prepared to do multiple runs.
Note by Takumi: I tested it and it's not very effective; by the time it's on 0% your HP is too low to hit reliably. Besides, the titan can regain footing, lots of it (I don't remember the amount), and it's nearly impossible to get it back to 0.
People at the forum suggested to use the same strategy as with Neo scumbag, it worked much better.
Note by Ayashin: I've seen this titan regain as much as 93%.
Note by tn5421: I've seen it regain as much as 95%.
It is uncertain if this Titan follows a set turn sequence. The following have been observed without an apparently repeating pattern. The Titan moves in a consistent pattern, though.
:: Lady Evil and her all-female brood engulf a display!
(short range attack)
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(grab)
:: The multiheaded monster consumes everything in its path!
(short range attack)
:: They mess up the store! +X% Damage!
(grab)
:: Pulsating, the mass freezes above the last remaining free sample comic, as the heads fight over ownership!
:: An opened boxed set ejects from the mass, careening around the store!
(long range attack)
:: The Ladies Evil remove a snack from their purse, and all the heads take big wet bites of the same piece without wiping it off in-between!
(grab)
Upgrades
Rage Abilities
| Upgrade |
Cost |
| Tier 1 |
| See # of Customers remaining |
20 Rage |
| Start at +1 Clean |
25 Rage |
| +5 Rage Max |
25 Rage |
| +4 Time per Shift |
30 Rage |
| Slack Off becomes Grumble (+2 Rage, +3 Max Rage) |
30 Rage |
| +1 Wage per Rage at end of shift |
50 Rage |
| Coming Through becomes Barge (Barge + no time passes) |
50 Rage |
| Tier 2 |
| +2% Max Long Range Damage |
100 Rage |
| +2% Max Short Range Damage |
100 Rage |
| +20% Short Range Dodge |
125 Rage |
| +20% Long Range Dodge |
125 Rage |
| Deep Breath becomes Death Stare (+2 Rage, +4 Max Rage) |
150 Rage |
| +1 Action Options |
150 Rage |
| New Action: Boot (Remove non-loafer from store) |
150 Rage |
| New Action: New Release (3X, 1X to all others) |
200 Rage |
| Tier 3 |
| +1 HP per turn vs. Titans |
350 Rage |
| Deodorant Bomb (Remove all coatings, no time passes, once per Shift) |
350 Rage |
| New Action: BOGO (+1 Bankroll to all, no time passes) |
450 Rage |
| +5 Rage on Titan Attack |
450 Rage |
| +4 Time per Shift |
450 Rage |
| +2% Max Short Range Damage |
450 Rage |
| 2x chance to overcome Injury |
450 Rage |
| Disinfectant becomes Spot Clean (Spot Clean cleans store if it doesn't de-coat) |
450 Rage |
| Tier 4 |
| New Action: Entice (4X, +1 Bankroll) |
500 Rage |
| Freebie Giveaways (2X to all, no time passes, once per Shift) |
500 Rage |
| +1 HP per turn vs. Titans |
600 Rage |
| +10 Rage Max |
600 Rage |
| Leap becomes precise (Leap can get behind if lands in same position as Titan) |
600 Rage |
| War Stories (Collect Bounty on selling to / booting bad customers) |
750 Rage |
| +8 Time for Shift |
750 Rage |
| Sell becomes Savings Punch (5X to one customer) |
850 Rage |
| Tier 5 |
| +1 Rage Armor (+1 Max Rage when you gain Rage) |
1000 Rage |
| Cleansing Fire (Convert Dirty Level to Rage, no time passes, once per Shift) |
1200 Rage |
| Gain Max Rage equal to Bounty collected |
1100 Rage |
| Remove Action: Upsell |
1300 Rage |
| New Action: HEY (Gain Rage equal to 1 Loafing customer, removes all Loaf, special result if used repeatedly on El Supercast) |
1500 Rage |
| Tier 6 |
| New Action: Waifu Call (6X to 1 customer) |
1800 Rage |
| Promote becomes Coupon Kick (4X to 1 section) |
2000 Rage |
| +10% Max Long Range Damage |
2500 Rage |
| +10% Wage (may be a placeholder?) |
3000 Rage |
| +10% Rage (may be a placeholder?) |
3000 Rage |
| +1 Action Options (may be a placeholder?) |
5000 Rage |
| Tier 7 |
| +6 Time per Shift |
6000 Rage |
| +10 Max Rage |
6000 Rage |
| 25% less Store Damage |
7500 Rage |
| View S/B of Loafers |
7500 Rage |
| Rare Action: Trapdoor (remove one customer (no bounty, once per basket)) |
8000 Rage |
| Entice becomes Hype (4X, +1 Bankroll, customer gains Hyped (2X per turn) coating) |
8000 Rage |
| Be Helpful becomes Pitch (3x to all Customers on Left or Right half) |
10000 Rage |
| +10 Max Rage |
10000 Rage |
| +2% Max Long Range Damage |
15000 Rage |
| +6 Time per Shift |
15000 Rage |
| Sub-Manager Stripeypants Lvl. 2 (+1 Clean, -1 negative Coating per turn) |
20000 Rage |
| Sub-Manager Potatoes Lvl. 2 (+1 Max Rage per turn) |
20000 Rage |
| Sub-Manager A A Ron Lvl. 2 (2X, 1X to 2 random Customers per turn) |
20000 Rage |
| Tier 8 |
| Rare Action: The Voice (all customers with <6 L+S check out) |
100000 Rage |
Wage Enhancements
| Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
| Tier 1 |
| Steady Ride |
+1 Shifts per day |
200 Wage |
| Accountant |
+1 Rage bonus per excess Sales |
200 Wage |
| Tier 2 |
| Gas Injectors |
-1 Fatigue on Leap |
500 Wage |
| Hidden Snack |
+3 Max Fatigue |
500 Wage |
| Five Minutes To Go |
+50 HP, once per battle |
500 Wage |
| Tier 3 |
| Open Availability |
+1 Shifts per day |
2500 Wage |
| Tier 4 |
| New Pricing Guns |
+20 Backstab Damage |
3000 Wage |
| Tier 5 |
| Late-Night Delivery |
+3 Max Fatigue |
3500 Wage |
| Tier 6 |
| N/A |
| Tier 7 |
| N/A |
| Black Friday Rewards |
| Employee of the Week |
10 point Trophy |
100000 Wage |
| Once-per-day Bonuses |
| Poker Buddies |
No Cards lost on failure in Poker |
200 Wage |
| Employee Benefits |
Reroll all Good Manga results in Truckload |
300 Wage |
| Discount Trading |
Double first Electrum purchase in Pachinko |
300 Wage |
| Candy Eyes |
see 1 random Candy House in Candyween |
500 Wage |
| Comped Party |
+2 Juice Limit |
500 Wage |
| Two Weeks Notice |
Stinginess / Loaf halved, Wage/Rage rewards reduced to 1/4, no Infinite/Black Friday, lasts all day |
11 Wage |