v1.0.9-alpha

Head Chef Playtest · published

Drinks

  • Guests order beverages; a course completes only once its drink is delivered
  • Mini fridge: per-slot stock, magazine shelves, door animation, goes dark in an outage
  • Results screen pays for drinks served, charges for comfort drinks
  • Tutorial chapter 12

Poached eggs

  • Water in the pot means poached, not fried — identified by being hidden, not by type
  • Eggs no longer get stuck; water leaves with the last portion
  • Badge counts what's actually in the pot

Service pacing

  • Slow-service clock measures a course, not a whole visit
  • Mistakes cost the table patience

Table cards

  • A card lives as long as its table, so it no longer vanishes between courses
  • Guest icons tint green → red across the whole wait; sharper animation when a mistake caused it
  • One table counts down at a time

Star rating

  • Freeplay gets 0–3 stars, from the same function career uses
  • Live rating starts at three and is defended — counts what's still servable, so being behind isn't failing
  • Unearned stars grey out instead of vanishing
  • Rating travels with the high-score record

Visuals

  • Better lighting in the game, loading and cook-off scenes
  • Blob shadows under players and NPCs
v1.0.9-alpha · Head Chef Playtest patch notes · SteamPeaks