PATCH #5 - Optimization, Improvements & Fixes

Steam post image Hi everyone, We’ve just released Patch #5.

This update focuses on performance improvements, tutorial polish, quality of life changes, and another large batch of gameplay and system fixes based on your feedback. Thanks again for all the reports, clips, saves, and suggestions. They continue helping us track issues down much faster.

Features & Improvements

Performance & Optimization

• Optimized ingredient textures

• Additional network improvements

• Resized and optimized textures across the game

• Physics optimizations

• Optimized lighting setup for the Player Apartment and Ecru Atelier

• Added ability to pin mulitple recipes/orders at the same time.

• Fixed search field in day menu

Gameplay & Progression

• Skill points can now only be earned up to the amount of unlockable skills

• Added fridge content transfer when upgrading the kitchen

• Adjusted lime weight values

• Added ability to mass transfer chili peppers and sprouts

Shop & Delivery Improvements

• Added notification when purchases are made in the shop

• “Quick Delivery” is now selected by default when entering the shop

• After confirming purchases, the UI now automatically switches to the deliveries tab

• Delivery door hover now displays a list of queued deliveries

• Fixed missing reputation icon in the perk purchase confirmation window

Tutorial Improvements

We continued improving the tutorial flow, especially around Day 2 progression and clarity. Day 2 Tutorial

• Improved display of information about missing products

• Improved dish evaluation flow

• Added mentor commentary during the kitchen upgrade step

• Restored the quest panel inside the day menu

Gameplay & System Fixes

• Fixed inability to place beans on some assembly plates

• Fixed inability to choose dishes on assembly when using a gamepad

• Fixed inability to return to the kitchen after using Quick Join

• Fixed temperature not displaying on the deep fryer in the player apartment

• Fixed issue allowing plastic bottles to be placed incorrectly on the island counter

• Fixed seasoning interaction issue where setting seasoning to 5g or 10g could completely block interaction with ingredients that accepted smaller amounts

• Fixed deleting a save potentially loading the wrong save afterward

• Fixed missing save thumbnails after deleting saves

• Fixed quest for unlocking all customer preferences (now properly counts 11)

• Various fixes for player and customer animations

Ingredients, Recipes & Cooking

• Fixed “Beef Stroganoff” recipe

• Red onion, shiitake, dried shiitake, and their cuts now properly transfer color and flavors during cooking in water

• Fixed other issues related to ingredients and tools

• Fixed ingredient display on vertically standing trays (players apartment)

Localization & UI

• Fixed localization issue where discard-change text could remain in the previous language until restarting the game

There are also a number of smaller fixes and improvements included in this patch. Please keep sharing your feedback and reports. We’re continuing to improve the game step by step with every update. More updates coming soon. Big Cheese Studio