Hotfix #3

Hi everyone,

We’ve just rolled out another update with balance changes, new features, and a range of fixes to improve overall gameplay experience.This update focuses on progression tuning, economy adjustments, and improving clarity for players — especially those new to the game.Balance & Gameplay Changes
• Adjusted experience gain, pricing multipliers, and tips
→ You now earn more EXP, but slightly less money from basic dishes
→ Maximum tip amount has been reduced• Updated delivery system
→ Short delivery: £25, ~10s
→ Long delivery: £5, 5–7 minutes• Increased the number of herb leaves
→ Dishes using herbs are now cheaper and better balanced• In-game time updated
→ 1 in-game hour now lasts 4 minutes
• Updated daily customer flowFeatures & Improvements

• Added helper ping system with hints to guide new players

Static pings:

• Start of day: clock (open phase), day menu

• Open restaurant: assembly station

• End of day: kitchen progression board, exit door, recipe book

Contextual pings:
• When all customers leave → appears on the clock
• When an order is ready for pickup → appears on exit door
• Improved ping visuals:
→ Static pings are subtle and persistent
→ Contextual pings are animated and more noticeableSession Code
• Session key is now hidden in pause menu
• Added ability to copy session key using a controller
• Improved button color states (selected / non-interactive)Fixes & Technical Changes

• Disabled texture streaming for textures below 512x512

• Set higher priority for remaining textures to prevent low-quality assets on ultra settings

• Fixed issue where loading a save overwrote historical dish ratings

• Fixed saving of daily EXP changes, and quest progress (now properly reset each day)

• Updated how dish prices are calculated (tips calculation remains unchanged)

• Fixed issue where customers didn’t react after receiving food via the ordering app

• Fixed rare case of getting stuck on the Intel logo during startup

• Added bunch of minor networking improvements

More smaller fixes and improvements are included in this update. Thanks for your continued support and feedback - it really helps us shape the game! More updates coming soon.
Big Cheese Studio