is there A GAME UPDATE?

only the .01 update mentioned above. To check to see if you have this update, open VF & go to the menu. If it says 1.00.01 in the lower left corner, then you have the latest.

Is this every 8 hrs, regardless of whether the game is open or not? and when does the time start? when you download the game?

Yea, I was wondering myself how frequently the store restocks. I've been playing it since the day after it was released and I have only seen the supplies to fix the hose in the store one time for one family. The very first family I started are getting old and their kids are grown and gone and I still haven't seen the necessary supplies in the store yet. They keep asking me to help them do some of the necessary repairs (yep, not asking for upgrades, they have quite a few already, actually asking for help with the repairs) and I can't help much. The store won't give me the supplies to fix the hose or the supplies to fix the floors either one. All I've managed to fix is the birdbath and I do have something to fix the walls but that won't work until I can fix the hose.

Frustrating!

I need to pay attention, it really seems like mine is longer than 8 hours...I will need to leave it on all the time and see when it changes so I can time it. Also my first family I started 3 days ago still hasn't seen any of the fix items..no tape, no floor kits, no bird bath part...grrr that family is really boring right now as I do nothing but wait for those. My other family that I started the day after the first has had 2 floor kits and 1 tape.

At the risk of getting yelled at here, I have to admit something, I've played with the clock to force store restocks. It just doesn't restock fast enough. It would be nice if you buy something from the Misc section it would restock within the hour.

That would be a nice feature...replace sold items faster than a full restock. Ive thought about playing with the clock but dont want to age my peeps faster than I have to.

I have left mine for 24 hours. No store restocks.

Anoetic, did you leave the game paused while leaving the game alone? If so, the store won't restock while paused. (And can take longer to restock after unpausing)

I've no issues with the speed of restocking; just what is restocked! I keep seeing different types of candy or fruit, but no tape or floor repair kits.