Quick answer
Use Recognition, not old Reputation advice
Alchemy Factory 1.0 replaced the old Reputation system with Shop Recognition. Re-test your shop around current sales upgrades and customer movement instead of optimizing against legacy feedback formulas.
- Check the Recognition panel
- Observe one customer-path change at a time
- Compare sales over equal test windows
How this page works
- 1Version
- 2Changed
- 3Test
- 4Recheck
Run a controlled shop test
Identify whether recognition, navigation or product flow is limiting the shop.
- 1Record a baseline
Expected: Use one stable period and note sales plus visible customer-path issues.
- 2Change one shop variable
Expected: Adjust one gate, floor route or sales upgrade.
- 3Repeat the same test window
Expected: The comparison uses the same duration and similar stock conditions.
- 4Keep only a useful change
Expected: Retain the change only when the measured result improves.
If it does not work
Check: The 1.0 notes say purchase feedback no longer changes Reputation.
Next: Return to current Shop Recognition and sales-upgrade information.
Check: Inspect gates, upper-floor access and path continuity.
Next: Simplify one route and repeat the test.
Patch changes
What changed in 1.0
Use these official changes as boundaries, not as a hidden scoring formula.
Old Reputation was replaced by Shop Recognition.
Legacy Reputation optimization is outdated.Purchase feedback no longer changes Reputation.
Do not use feedback as the old progression lever.Purchase-contract bonuses moved into Shop Recognition.
Read the current Recognition panel before planning.Evidence checked · Official
Checklist
Customer-path test
Version 1.0 supports customer navigation to upper floors and multiple shop gates. Test layout changes with stock kept stable.
- Keep products and stock comparable
- Change only one gate or route
- Observe access to upper floors
- Compare an equal time window
Evidence checked · Official
Guide notes
Confirmed and not confirmed
System changes and upper-floor/multiple-gate support are official. Exact recognition formulas and promised profit gains are not published here.
Recognition replacement, changed feedback behavior, moved bonuses and expanded customer navigation.
Exact point formulas, best gate count, guaranteed sales multiplier or legacy Reputation strategy.
Evidence checked · Official
FAQ
FAQ
Is Reputation still the current progression system?
No. Official 1.0 notes say Shop Recognition replaced the old Reputation system.
Does purchase feedback raise Reputation?
The 1.0 notes say it no longer changes Reputation.
Can customers use upper floors?
Official notes confirm upper-floor navigation and multiple shop gates in 1.0.
What is the best shop layout?
No universal best layout is claimed. Use controlled tests with one route change at a time.
Sources
Sources
- Alchemy Factory on SteamOfficial platform identity and game description
- Alchemy Factory official newsOfficial 1.0 patch notes and system changes
- Alchemy Factory Steam WorkshopOfficial blueprint sharing and subscription surface