Food Processing Simulator · published · build 26238898
Hi everyone, 😄
Thank you very much for all the feedback, reports, and suggestions you have continued to share with us.
This update focuses on giving you more ways to organize production lines and reducing some of the manual steps involved in managing supplies and Vendor Trucks.
You can now place and customize Pipeline Signs around your factory, dispatch Vendor Trucks directly from the tablet, automatically select the nearest Supply Drop Area when shopping, and choose whether Employees are allowed to load partially filled Boxes.
With that in mind, here is what is included in this update.
A new Pipeline Sign is now available from the Equipment tab.
Pipeline Signs can be placed around your factory to help identify different production lines and make larger layouts easier to organize.
For example, you can use them to mark separate production lines for different products without having to rely only on the surrounding Machines to remember what each line is producing.
There is no quantity limit, so you can place as many signs as needed throughout your factories.
a. Custom Names
Each Pipeline Sign receives a default name such as:
Pipeline 1
Pipeline 2
Pipeline 3
You can rename each sign with your own custom name to better match the production line it represents.
Custom names are saved with the sign and remain attached if the Pipeline Sign is repacked and placed again later.
Clearing a custom name will return the sign to its default Pipeline name.
b. Adjustable Height
Pipeline Sign height can also be adjusted after placement.
This allows you to position signs at a height that is easier to see depending on the Machines, conveyors, and other objects surrounding the production line.
The selected height is saved individually for each sign and is preserved when the sign is repacked and placed again.
c. Flexible Placement
Pipeline Signs are designed to be easier to position around existing production layouts.
While moving a Pipeline Sign, it can overlap with factory objects such as Machines, Boxes, and similar equipment so that nearby production objects do not unnecessarily block placement.
Walls, locked area boundaries, environmental objects, and the player still prevent invalid placement.
Pipeline Signs also do not block the placement of other factory objects around them.
Vendor Trucks can now be dispatched directly from the Vendor Trucks tab in the tablet.
When an eligible truck is parked and does not have an uncollected payment, its card will show a new Start Selling button.
This means you no longer need to walk back to the garage every time you want to choose a Sales Location and send a Vendor Truck out.
a. Remote Dispatch
Selecting Start Selling opens the Sales Locations popup directly on top of the tablet.
The popup shows which Vendor Truck is currently being managed, allowing you to choose its destination without moving the camera away from your current position.
Using Back simply closes the popup and returns you to the Vendor Trucks tab.
Employee settings remain available through the existing gear button on the truck card.
b. Immediate Truck Status Update
After a Sales Location is selected, the Vendor Truck card now updates immediately to show its destination.
A notification will also confirm that the truck will soon depart for the selected area.
This makes it clearer that the dispatch command has already been accepted even while the Sales Operator is still completing the departure process.
The shopping cart now provides additional help when choosing where purchased items should be delivered.
a. Automatic Area Selection
A new Auto-select nearest area option is available for the Send to selection.
When enabled, the shopping cart automatically selects the Supply Drop Area closest to the player's current position.
The selection is updated when the cart is opened and when the option is enabled.
You can still manually select another Supply Drop Area whenever needed.
Auto-select nearest area is enabled by default, including for existing saves.
If you prefer the previous behavior, you can disable the option and your preference will be saved.
b. Distance Display
Supply Drop Areas in the Send to dropdown now also show their approximate distance from the player.
For example:
Supply Drop Area 2 (17m)
The same distance calculation is used by the automatic selection system, so the area selected automatically will match the nearest distance shown in the list.
The distance information is specific to the shopping cart and does not change other area selection menus.
Vendor Trucks now have a new Allow Partial Box setting in their Employee configuration.
The setting is enabled by default, preserving the existing behavior.
When enabled, Vendor Truck Loaders can continue loading eligible Boxes even when those Boxes are not completely full.
When Allow Partial Box is disabled, Employees assigned to that truck will only load full Boxes.
This also applies to partial Boxes coming from the Box Packer Machine. Even if those Boxes would normally qualify for pickup through their existing pickup settings, they will not be loaded onto that Vendor Truck unless they are full.
This setting only affects Vendor Truck loading.
Other Employee tasks and Box pickup behavior elsewhere in the factory remain unchanged.
Thank you again for your continued support, reports, and feedback.
We will continue improving the tools available for organizing production lines, managing deliveries, and controlling how Employees handle factory logistics.
If you encounter any issues or unexpected behavior, please report them through the in-game Bug Report Menu and/or the Steam Discussions so we can investigate further.
See you in the next update! 🥗🚚