Quick Start Guide

1. Initialise Business: Run /start to open your first location (The Burger Van).

2. Generate Revenue: Use action commands like /prep and /grill to generate sales volume and cook burgers for cash.

3. Maintain Standards: Keep your hygiene rating high with /clean to maintain your income multiplier.

4. Reinvest: Use /upgrades or /advertise to purchase better equipment, hire staff, and buy decorations that increase your passive and active income.

Core Business Features

Location Management

• Progression: Travel to new, prestigious locations like the NC500 Smokehouse or Route 66 Diner once you meet upgrade requirements.

• Levelling: Use /levelup to increase your location's level, unlocking new menu slots and perks.

• Passive Income: Earn money automatically over time based on your equipment and staff levels.

Menu Customisation

• Strategy: Unlock menu slots as you level up your business.

• Bonuses: Assign specific items to your menu using /menu. Filling your menu provides percentage-based bonuses to both active and passive income.

The Market

• Dynamic Economy: A living market where prices for produce fluctuate based on trends (Rising, Falling, Peaking).

• Trading: Buy low and sell high to maximise profits.

• Spoilage: Inventory must be managed carefully; produce can spoil if held for too long.

Secret Sauce Lab

• Crafting: A high-level feature unlocked at Griller Level 10.

• Collection: Find rare ingredients randomly while working.

• Brewing: Brew ingredients in a vat for 7 days to create a batch of Secret Sauce.

• Rewards: Sell the finished batch for a massive cash payout or consume it for a significant XP boost.

Multiplayer & Social Systems

The Franchise System

Join forces with other players to build a business empire.

• Treasury: A shared bank account where members can donate funds for collective growth.

• Weekly Goals: Cooperative tasks (e.g., total grills, total votes) that reward all active members with cash bonuses upon completion.

• Skill Tree: Franchise owners can purchase powerful upgrades that benefit all members, such as reduced cooldowns, tax reductions, and income boosts.

• Staff Roles: Manage a hierarchy of Owners, Co-Owners, Recruiters, and Members.

• Advertisements: Premium franchises can post automated recruitment ads to the official board.

Customer Events

• Random Encounters: Customers randomly appear in text channels, offering rewards to players who answer their trivia or maths questions first.

• Staking System: Players can "stake" their earned multipliers into specific channels to permanently boost the payouts of customer events in that channel for everyone.

• VIPs & Cameos: Rare VIP customers offer multiplied rewards. Supporters of the bot may even appear as "Cameo" customers with custom personalities and dialogue.

Key Commands Reference

Work & Income

• /prep - Prepare ingredients for cooking.

• /grill - Cook burgers to earn money.

• /catering - Take on a large job for a big payout (longer cooldown).

• /overtime - Put in extra hours for extra cash.

• /daily - Claim your daily reward.

• /clean - Reset your hygiene rating to 100%.

Management

• /smokehouse - View your main profile, stats, and progress.

• /upgrades - Open the shop to buy equipment and staff.

• /menu - Configure your active menu items.

• /market - View current produce prices and trends.

• /travel - Move your business to a new location.

Social

• /franchise - Access the franchise dashboard (create, join, or manage).

• /leaderboard - View global rankings for money, XP, and burgers sold.

• /customer - Manage your event multipliers and stakes.

Settings & Misc

• /help - View the help menu and support links.

• /badges - View your earned achievements.

• /setname - Change the name of your business.

• /setslogan - Set a custom slogan for your profile.