PATCH #7 - Plating Improvements, New Customizations & More Fixes

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Hi everyone,

We've just released another update packed with gameplay improvements, visual upgrades, quality-of-life features, and a long list of fixes across the game.

As always, thank you for all the feedback and bug reports. Every patch is shaped by what you're sharing with us, and we're continuing to improve Cooking Simulator 2 step by step.

Plating Improvements

We've continued refining the plating experience to make it smoother and more intuitive.

New Features

• Ingredients can now be dropped onto plates from a dynamic height for more natural placement.

• A warning is now displayed if you select a plate that is too small for the chosen dish.

• The dish selection screen now displays mixture composition information, making it easier to keep track of complex recipes.

Improvements

• Plate rotation is now smoother and more responsive.

• Increased scrolling speed across multiple plating UI panels.

• Improved the return animation of sauce bottles on plating stations.

• Skewers and knives can no longer be placed inside herbs such as basil leaves.

Fixes

• Fixed automatic ingredient pickup when two herb pots were present and one was empty.

• Fixed ingredients sometimes being placed underneath plating stations.

• Fixed placement around the edges of several plate types.

• Fixed transferring ingredient stacks directly onto grill plates.

• Fixed plates overlapping while holding two at once.

• Fixed dish plates not centering correctly after throwing one away.

New Character Customization

Expanded your customization options with:

• New traditional folk outfit.

We also fixed several Character Creator issues, including head positioning, animation transitions, preset handling, and avatar switching between different character types.

Visual Improvements

We've continued updating visuals throughout the game.

Highlights include:

• More visible spoilage visual effects.

• Improved plate breaking visual effects.

• Added missing fire alarm lights when activating sprinklers.

• Improved ingredient splash colors and soup splashes.

• Updated furniture models and textures in the Stainless Steel Kitchen.

• Updated numerous shaders, materials, and textures.

• Added the missing breadcrumb spawner.

• Improved deep fryer oil visualization.

• Improved lighting on equipment.

• Fixed several missing ingredient visualizations inside containers.

Gameplay & Quality of Life

• Blueprints can no longer be saved if they're empty.

• Existing empty blueprints from previous versions will now be automatically removed.

• Ingredient transfers between containers now skip unnecessary animations when only solid ingredients are involved.

• Improved movement and visualization of ingredient mixtures inside containers.

• Added connection status information when joining multiplayer sessions.

• The Blueprint "Custom" tab now displays blueprints created by every player in the session.

• Updated minimum water temperature requirement display for stock recipes.

Network & Interaction Improvements

• Improved transitions between the player's home and kitchen while menus or interactions are active.

• Improved draining animations.

• Improved bowl pouring animations.

• Blender animations have been polished, with the entire blender now moving naturally during operation.

• Hover interactions around the blender have also been cleaned up.

Fixes

This update also includes a large number of gameplay fixes, including:

Gameplay

• Fixed "Raw" tags appearing incorrectly after loading saves.

• Fixed updating Day Menu quests.

• Fixed partial liquid disposal in trash bins.

• Fixed transferring loose mixtures between containers.

• Fixed boiling effects remaining visible after emptying pots.

• Fixed boiling effects appearing incorrectly when adding hot ingredients into cold water.

• Fixed pot heater on the assembly station incorrectly affecting dish ratings.

• Fixed Heat Sense and Spoilage Sense detection in several situations.

• Fixed coatings disappearing after mixing coated ingredients.

Ingredients & Cooking

Fixed multiple issues affecting ingredient behavior, including:

• Green asparagus

• Portobello mushrooms

• Romaine lettuce

• Sweet onion

• Gherkins

• Ingredient flipping

• Ingredient seasoning

• Flavor transfer during cooking

• Color transfer while boiling

• Ingredient stack handling

Audio

• Fixed character creator audio positioning.

• Fixed missing refrigerator placement sounds.

• Fixed music occlusion in the Stainless Steel Kitchen.

Multiplayer

• Fixed multiplayer object collisions after loading saves.

• Fixed held objects colliding incorrectly for clients.

User Interface

• Fixed disappearing input bindings after restarting the game.

• Fixed pen visibility after menu selection.

• Fixed pinned recipes appearing inside Character Creator.

• Fixed blueprint editor hover placement.

• Fixed several hover and tooltip issues.

Character Creator

• Fixed multiple issues with presets, avatar switching, head positioning, outfit changes, and camera transitions.

And Much More

This patch also includes numerous smaller bug fixes, visual polish, interaction improvements, optimizations, and general refinements throughout the game.

Thank you again for continuing to play, report issues, and share your feedback. Every update helps us make Cooking Simulator 2 a better experience for everyone.

More updates are already on the way.

Big Cheese Studio