Drink sales, weekday and weekend entry fees, and the coat check fee are separate lines. Plan opening hours through the late-night block that runs past midnight.
1. Opening steps#
- Decide which products and services you will carry, and the space for them. Compare floor area, neighborhood and capacity in the building list with the actual lease terms. Check in game that a Nightclub can open there before you sign.
- Set the business type to Nightclub. Check the requirements in the business management screen.
- Prepare the equipment. Prepare the display equipment and stock for the products you chose. If you also sell a service, check that person's workstation and equipment separately.
- Check shifts, supply and security. The business data links the DJ to the DJ Booth. That does not mean no other service staff are needed — check the real requirements.
- Review the results once you open. Watch demand by hour, gaps in the schedule, stock-outs and the sales equipment, and adjust.
These steps are an editorial guide. The minimum floor area, the full list of required equipment, exact quantities and headcount have not been verified in game — check the business management screen as well.
2. Products, services and supply#
Main products
| Product | Display equipment / capacity | Supply route | Lowest sale price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks Shelfholds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter)holds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter Wooden)holds 50 | no wholesaler listedUnited Ocean Importsupply detailsfactory recipe | $16.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Drinks Shelfholds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter)holds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter Wooden)holds 50 | no wholesaler listedUnited Ocean Importsupply detailsfactory recipe | $20.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Drinks Shelfholds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter)holds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter Wooden)holds 50 | no wholesaler listedUnited Ocean Importsupply detailsfactory recipe | $12.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Drinks Shelfholds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter)holds 50 Cocktail Bar (Drinks Counter Wooden)holds 50 | no wholesaler listedUnited Ocean Importsupply detailsfactory recipe | $26.00prices by neighborhood |
Services
| Service | Charged | Lowest listed fee |
|---|---|---|
| per service · check the exact terms in game | $5.00prices by neighborhood | |
| per service · check the exact terms in game | $15.00prices by neighborhood | |
| per service · check the exact terms in game | $30.00prices by neighborhood |
Services are not stock you buy in. An hourly rate multiplied by your opening hours is not actual revenue.
2 additional products
| Product | Display equipment / capacity | Supply route | Lowest sale price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks Fridgeholds 120 Drinks Fridge (Large)holds 360 | 6 wholesalersJetCargo Imports, SeaSide Internationals, United Ocean Import, BlueStone Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $3.00prices by neighborhood | |
| Drinks Fridgeholds 120 Drinks Fridge (Large)holds 360 | 6 wholesalersJetCargo Importssupply detailsfactory recipe | $3.90prices by neighborhood |
Sale prices are reference values at 100% satisfaction with trained staff. Purchase data assumes default difficulty and a fully skilled purchasing manager, and can move with supply. A missing entry does not prove an item cannot be bought. We do not quote a margin from comparing wholesale and import prices that use different units.
3. Equipment and setup cost#
This links the display equipment from the product table, the staff workstations and the listed security equipment. It includes alternative displays and equipment for additional products, so it is not a shopping list. Read product capacity and customer capacity as two different things.
| Equipment | Why it is listed | Customer capacity | Lowest listed price / unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 unit counted in the example total | main product · Margarita main product · Martini main product · Beer main product · Whisky | 10 | $850.00Essential Appliances1 stores
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| main product · Margarita main product · Martini main product · Beer main product · Whisky | 50 | $800.00Essential Appliances1 stores
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| main product · Margarita main product · Martini main product · Beer main product · Whisky | — | $690.00Essential Appliances1 stores
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| extra product · Soda Can extra product · Energy Drink | 20 | $875.00Square Appliances1 stores
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| extra product · Soda Can extra product · Energy Drink | 50 | $2,200.00Square Appliances1 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · Cleaning | — | $100.00AJ Pederson & Son4 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · DJ | 50 | $1,000.00Essential Appliances1 stores
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| 1 unit counted in the example total | staff workstation · Customer Service | 20 | $900.00AJ Pederson & Son4 stores
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The example total is neither the full startup cost nor a minimum requirement. It counts one unit each, without duplicates, of the first listed display equipment for every main product plus the staff workstations and security equipment that could be linked. Equipment only used by additional products is left out. Budget separately for rent, deposit, desks, chairs, other furniture, stock, delivery, wages and extra units as you grow.
4. Staff and shifts#
| Role | Listed workstation | Recruited at |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaning Station | Anderson Recruitment Corp. | |
| DJ Booth | City Workforce Inc. | |
| Cash Register | Anderson Recruitment Corp. |
The business data links the DJ to the DJ Booth. That does not mean no other service staff are needed — check the real requirements.
The listed roles are not a headcount. Build the schedule from the hours you actually open, the number of workstations and the contract terms, and check in game whether roles missing from the list are needed.
The security field is empty in the source business data. Do not read that as security equipment being unnecessary.
5. Opening hours and footfall#
Averaging the daily figures hour by hour, 0:00 · 1:00 · 2:00 · 3:00 is the busiest slot, at 63.6%. That is the mean across all seven days — see the table below for the differences between days.
| Day | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Tue | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wed | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Thu | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Fri | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Sat | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Sun | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
These are visitors as a share of maximum capacity, not revenue or margin. A 0% is a recorded value, not a closed hour. Blanks show as ‘—’. Set your real opening hours by weighing demand against wages and running costs.
6. Checks while running#
What to check first in a Nightclub
Watch that you do not mix up weekday and weekend entry fees or skip the late-night hours. Check drink stock and the DJ's shift separately.
The equipment is there but nothing runs
Check the business type and opening requirements, then whether staff are linked to workstations, then the hours they work. If you sell products, check stock and display equipment too. The capacity column alone does not tell you how many customers can actually be served.
Checking supply and delivery
Check the vendors in the purchase data per item. If you import, review the warehouse, vehicles, drivers and logistics setup in Importing and delivery.