Star Chef Simulator | The Asian Food Update

The Asian Food Update (v0.4.0(.1)) is now available. This is the third major content update and the biggest one so far. We've added new dishes, many customization options and new cooking mechanics. Enjoy making Sushi with the Bamboo Mat or cooking Rice with the Rice Cooker. Our team has collected feedback from content creators and the community to add quality of life features and improve the over all game flow!

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed some walls not updating correctly when customizing them

• Fixed bug of window mode not updating correctly

• Fixed bug of Linux version not starting correctly

• Fixed bug that tree shadows disappeared sometimes

• Fixed wrong translations

• Fixed bug of storeman teleporting into bins

• Fixed bug of keybinding mouse icons not showing correctly sometimes

• Fixed bug of subtitle text showing " " in tutorial

• Fixed bug that tutorial continued even if lights were turned off

• Fixed bug that tutorial didn't continue when exiting the tablet with [ESC] or [TAB]

• Fixed bug of subtitle widget preventing you from exiting tooltip widgets at 150% UI scale

• Fixed bug of liquids not being displayed in tooltip widget

• Fixed bug of pinned recipe not updating correctly in shop app

• Fixed "lights went out" event triggering in tutorial

• Fixed bug of customer groups being counted as one in statistics

• Finally fixed bug of level up animation not waiting until game unpaused or time skipping finished

• Items can no longer get attached on a new crockery when already on a crockery

• Implemented a fix to prevent crockery from breaking when dropping dish on customer table

Improvements:

• Added animation for keybinding buttons

• Edited some groceries icons

• Added sound when transfering from package box

• Some texture loading optimization

• Adjusted random skill values of employee applications

• Reworked deep fryer oil material

• Fires now only can spawn when machine was turned on before

• Increased probability of fires

• Removed piracy protection for Linux version

• Increased probability of bad weather

• Improved scrolling of subtitle widget

• Increased max item capacity of hotel pans to 12

• Improved collision of square plate and eggplant slice

• Changed sensitivity and FOV settings to sliders

• Slightly changed design of settings menu

• Increased interact range from 175 to 200

• Game now auto-sets your language on first startup to OS default (resets your language selection once)

• Game shows widget now when saving (can be disabled in settings)

• Made one easter egg always visible

• Improved UI scaling of several widgets

• You now can also completely close tooltip widgets with clicking the background

• Customers now always order drinks in tutorial

• Water tap now automatically turns on when using the sponge

• Increased max XP per dish from 20 to 25 in level 0 & 1

• Decreased unlock levels of some drinks & dishes

• Player now stays signed-in in developer menu

• You're now able to stop skipping time with pressing [ESC]

• Added a few new names

• Adjusted bush & grass color

• Overhauled customer spawning system

• Added "(p)" to all recipes if grocery is needed partially only

• Decreased size of UI elements on personalization screen (first startup)

• New design of news section in main menu

• Decreased calculated water costs

• Groceries in package boxes are longer durable now

Features:

• Added one new wall texture for customization

• Added new easter egg

• Added new flouring mechanic

• Added new wet knife mechanic

• Added new items: salmon filet, rice, flour, green asparagus, nori, avocado, chili

• Added new spices: sesame, wasabi, soy sauce

• Added new dishes: Teriyaki Salmon, Maki Sushi

• Added new drinks: Edelhopfen Beer, Sake

• Added new tools: scissors, bamboo mat, rice cooker

• Added 4 new table decoration options

• Added 4 customization options for exterior lights

• Added glasses on tables (customizable)

• Added 3 new achievements

• Added new UI theme "dark red"

• Added HDR support (beta)

• New decoration in level

• Added construction site to level

• You can now click dishes on the menu to "fast-travel" to them

• Added table number system (visible in mini map)

• Added screen to kitchen where you can see all pending orders

• You can now spawn sticky notes to write instructions/reminders for yourself [Q]

• Added 3 new loading screen backgrounds

• Added Bluesky button to main menu

• You can now grab groceries directly into a crockery when holding it and pressing [RMB]

• Added introduction tooltip when first playing the tutorial

We reserve the right to modify the roadmap at any time.

Your feedback is crucial to the further development of Star Chef Simulator. If you have any suggestions, comments or discovered bugs in the game, please feel free to share them with us using the Steam forum or our Discord server.