MS_AlwaysOpen

BepInEx mod for Megastore Simulator that supports:

• 24/7 store mode (always treated as open)
• Custom open/close hours

Requirements

• BepInEx 5.x installed in:
  • G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Megastore Simulator
• .NET SDK 8+ (dotnet --version)

Build

From this folder:

dotnet build -c Release

Output DLL:

• bin\Release\netstandard2.1\MS_AlwaysOpen.dll

Install

Copy the built DLL to:

• G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Megastore Simulator\BepInEx\plugins\MS_AlwaysOpen\MS_AlwaysOpen.dll

Create folder if needed:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Megastore Simulator\BepInEx\plugins\MS_AlwaysOpen"
Copy-Item ".\bin\Release\netstandard2.1\MS_AlwaysOpen.dll" "G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Megastore Simulator\BepInEx\plugins\MS_AlwaysOpen\MS_AlwaysOpen.dll" -Force

Configuration

After first launch, edit:

• G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Megastore Simulator\BepInEx\config\com.gamea.megastore.alwaysopen.cfg

Settings:

• AlwaysOpen24x7 = true
  • Keeps store always open and removes time-based customer spawn limits.
• UseCustomHours = false
  • If enabled (and AlwaysOpen24x7=false), uses OpeningHour and ClosingHour.
• OpeningHour = 6
• ClosingHour = 22
  • Supports overnight ranges, e.g. 22 to 6.

Behavior in modded modes (AlwaysOpen24x7=true or UseCustomHours=true):

• Suppresses the night tooltip: No new customers will come at night
• Time continues overnight without skipping (22:00 -> 23:00 -> 00:00 ... -> 06:00)
• New day starts automatically at 06:00

Examples

• 24/7 mode
  • AlwaysOpen24x7 = true
• Custom 08:00-23:00
  • AlwaysOpen24x7 = false
  • UseCustomHours = true
  • OpeningHour = 8
  • ClosingHour = 23

Notes

• This mod patches:
  • OpenCloseLabel (forces/stabilizes open state in 24/7 mode)
  • TimeManager.CanSpawnCustomer()
  • TimeManager.CanSpawnWanderer()
  • TimeManager.DayRoutine() (extended full-day cycle in modded modes)
  • TooltipUI.ShowTooltip() (end_day_tooltip suppression)
  • TimeManager.ShowNextDayUI() (auto next day)
  • Cashier.DeactivateInstant() (resets transient shift flags)

Changelog

1.0.1

• Reworked overnight progression to run through TimeManager.DayRoutine() instead of a parallel Update() tick.
• Preserved day lifecycle events during auto day rollover to keep employee shifts and customer systems in sync.
• Fixed cashier transient state carry-over that could break late-shift cashiers after day one.