Another day, another patch for Chef! While working on new features, we spent some time taking care of bugs and making minor improvements!
Changelog
Fixed an issue with Waiters and Chefs no longer being available after hiring too many of them in several different restaurants.
Fixed the "Al Dente" skill giving a double bonus to Lasagna Templates.
Fixed a few strings to improve clarity.
Balanced all Executive Chefs.
Fixed some missing strings.
Sorting by Energy in the Staff Ledger now works by sorting people by their percentage of Energy.
Added an Alert to inform the player about the lack of 4 seats tables, which may lead to many customers going away because all or most tables are with only 2 seats.
Rearranged all skills in the Skill Panel.
Have fun with Chef, new contents are coming!
Patch 36 - version 0.9.2 changelog
Get ready for a new update! Version 0.9.2 is available, bringing some contents and several fixes!
Changelog:
Fixed a bug messing up the end of the day balance with more than a restaurant.
Fixed the Customer Counter to reflect Customers that are actually waiting for a Waiter to interact with them.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Menu Perks of other Restaurants to actually show properly.
Changed how Executives work: instead of switching when you go back to an older restaurant, they become unactive.
Fixed the tier 3 Coffee rating that was too low compared to other beverages.
Dishwashers now improve the Cleaning Ambience Rating
The Microwave now has a proper in game effect. Crappy cooking is now possible!
Added the Coffee Machine, it improves all non-alcoholic beverages.
Fixed an issue with all high-level skills affecting several templates, which will now work properly.
Added some strings to several items.
Fixed some minor UI issues.
And in case you missed it, here's the changelog for the previous patch!
Changelog:
Removed a critical bug corrupting save games. Old save games affected by this bug can now be loaded without any issue.
Rebalanced the various customer removal policies.
Fixed a couple waiters without hair. It won't affect existing games unless those waiters are fired and re-hired later.
Fixed some missing strings.
Fixed the Policies being reset when going back to an older restaurant.
Fixed a bug removing all influence from older restaurants. Sadly it won't recover old savegames, but you can send those to us and we will gladly restore them for you.
Fixed a broken tooltip on the customers recap.
Fixed an issue with the main character's photo reverting to a black silhouette.
Fixed an issue corrupting savegames right after unlocking a new popularity tier.
Patch 35 - version 0.9.1 changelog
Fellow Chefs, a new patch has been uploaded! We worked hard to fix all issues that has been found and we'd like to thank you all for your patience and the love you showed us!
Changelog:
Removed a critical bug corrupting save games. Old save games affected by this bug can now be loaded without any issue.
Rebalanced the various customer removal policies.
Fixed a couple waiters without hair. It won't affect existing games unless those waiters are fired and re-hired later.
Fixed some missing strings.
Fixed the Policies being reset when going back to an older restaurant.
Fixed a bug removing all influence from older restaurants. Sadly it won't recover old savegames, but you can send those to us and we will gladly restore them for you.
Fixed a broken tooltip on the customers recap.
Fixed an issue with the main character's photo reverting to a black silhouette.
Fixed an issue corrupting savegames right after unlocking a new popularity tier.
Major Update: Multiple Restaurants - version 0.9.0
Hello fellow Chefs, a new Major Update is available for Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game!
Prepare yourself, because you will finally be able to own more than a single Restaurant, creating new lucrative enterprises in the city. Executive Chefs will run the old Restaurant for you will you focus on the new one, but you will be able to go back and improve things as you like!
Please, be careful with older save games because they won't be compatible! If you want to keep playing with your old restaurant, you can open the game's properties on Steam, then head for the Betas panel and select version 0.8 from the dropdown menu!
Changelog:
Multiple Restaurants can now be managed, allowing the creation of a restaurant empire.
Added a new decision to activate Multiple Restaurants once the player is popular enough.
Executive Chefs can be hired to manage old restaurants, granting varied bonuses.
Several minor UI improvements in many different panels.
Added a new UI panel, in which info about all restaurants can be easily reviewed.
Fixed an issue with the character's avatar disappearing.
Fixed an issue with the skill of the character's avatar and other staff members not being properly shown in radials.
Fixed an issue with bubble icons being activated twice on Chefs.
Fixed the wrong customers count when loading.
The icon of Custom Recipes can now be dragged in the Menu Panel.
Added two sort toggles in the Skill Panel.
Daily Perks now works correctly, preventing bonuses to stack only to be removed when loading.
Added a button to focus the map on the current Restaurant.
Fixed some missing strings in Chefadvisor's reviews.
Fixed an issue appearing when going back to the main menu and starting a new game.
That's all for now! For feedbacks and suggestions, you can find us on the Steam Forums, at your disposal!
Christmas Update: Expanded Beverages Selection! Version 0.8.1
Fellow Chefs, we are keeping ourselves busy with the next Major Update, but we wanted to give you all a Christmas present!
Happy holidays and thank you for supporting us!
Changelog
Three tiers of Cola and Soda added to the game.
Three tiers of Tea and Coffee added to the game.
Greatly expanded the selection of Wine and Beer.
All Beverages have been rebalanced to perform better in the late game.
Fixed an issue with the Salad Template not allowing some ingredient combinations.
Fixed some broken strings.
Major Update - Revamped Furnishing - version 0.8.0
We are happy to announce that we just released a Major Update for Chef! We completely overhauled the existing Furnishing system, making it deeper, easier to use, and adding more than 50 new items!
We also improved ChefAdvisor with dynamic reviews and added a new Calendar mechanics that will let you people see the place swarming with customers during christmas and other holydays.
As always, we also brought some other minor improvements and fixed existing issues!
Changelog
Improved and expanded the Furnishing: there are now different Styles and each Customer Category will react differently to them, to the point of not coming at all into the Restaurant if their minimum requirements are not met.
Added the Calendar Mechanic: the year has been divided in 48 weeks, and some of them have a chance of having unique modifiers affecting the gameplay, creating new challenges but also new opportunities.
Added more than 50 new decorations and furnishing pieces.
ChefAdvisor has been improved with dynamic reviews, offering a more in depth and realistic experience.
The overall Ambience Scores are now visible.
Added a new minor feature: the World Chef Ranking. It features the best Chefs in the world and allows the player to slowly climb it and become the best of all.
The space occupied by various furnishing elements is now visible when furnishing the place.
Added a toggle to filter pre-made recipes in the Menu.
Added a button to cycle the quality of all ingredients in the Recipe Editor.
Fixed the blocking issues seeing several customers stuck outisde the restaurant.
Customers are less likely to flee the restaurant and will wait some more time before going away.
Customers' AI has been improved when it comes to choosing from the menu. Each customer category has a precise choice profile based on their priorities.
Waiters performances have been improved.
A new toggle has been added in the Menu Panel to show/hide all pre-made recipes.
Added an alert to clearly signal if, during Recipe creation, the mandatory Ingredients are missing.
Fixed Colliders on Restaurant 401 to prevent certain paintings to melt inside the wall, creating a new kind of art the world is not ready to witness.
The Master Chef achievement is now working properly.
Placed a limit on customers waiting outside to prevent the formation of massive crowds which worsened the overall performances.
Patch 33 - version 0.7.7 changelog
We uploaded a new, juicy patch! It brings several fixes and some new features, improving the overall polish of the game!
Changelog
Added more icons that can be used to customize several Meat, Seafood, and Vegetables Templates.
Added new Tag-based Perks in the menu for the following Tags: Healthy, Heavyweight, Fruit, Spice, Nut, Dairy.
Fixed the colliders preventing to place furniture near the entrance of restaurants 101 and 102.
Improved the evaluation of tier 2 and 3 pre-made recipes.
Fixed some Ui issues on the Skills Panel.
The customers baloon at the end of their dinner now shows the correct satisfaction.
Created new baloons for customers and staff.
Fixed the Dessert Perk not giving a proper penalty to strange desserts.
Fixed all Tag related string to be more detailed.
Added the Heavyweight Tag.
Re-aligned some Tool related info in their description.
The effects of leveling up Template Skills are now clearer.
When browsing the Tutorial section in the Stats Panel the scrollbar will now be reset properly.
It is now possible to see the maximum tier available for each Ingredient used in the Recipe Editor, allowing for a simpler and faster Recipe creation.
Fixed an issue in the Recipe Editor changing the Menu Section of a Recipe.
Rebalanced the conditions for the activation of various perks in the menu.
A picture of the created character can now be taken and used in the game.
A new option panel is now available, allowing for default keys to be changed freely.
New Staff can be found even when the budget is below zero.
Fixed the issue with the menu not allowing for proper scrolling after loading.
The task in the Star Chef storyline now can be completed without having to remove all beverages.
Patch 32 - version 0.7.6 changelog
A new patch is now available! We are working on some big updates, but that doesn't mean we can't find some time to fix a few issues and bring minor improvements!
Changelog
Reworked the Character Creation panel to be easier to use and better looking.
Experimental: added ambience sounds to the restaurant.
Fixed a few UI issues with 21:9 screen ratio.
Fixed a few usability issues with the Recipe Editor.
Fixed the missing button in Television Advertisement.
Increased the maximum possible weight for some ingredients.
Player's Skill Points are now properly shown in the Staff Panel.
Fixed an issue in Restaurant 602 that made customers appear from nowehere.
Fixed an issue with phantom Tags appearing in the Menu.
Fixed a few missing strings.
As always, we invite you to join us on the Steam Forums and let us know what you think about the game!
Patch 31 - version 0.7.5 changelog
A new patch for Chef has been released!
We fixed all compatibility issues between the new editor and the old saves, so the Reworked Editor patch is now the default one! For anyone interested in playing with the old version, we added a new branch in the game's Beta panel.
The old version can be accessed by accessing Chef's properties on Steam, then heading to the Beta panel and choosing the version 0.7!
Changelog
Fixed issues when loading pre-existing recipes from older savegames.
Credits are now available, you can finally know who need to be insulted when bugs pop out!
Improved the Save and Load UI to have more info in it and be better looking.
Fixed a Template bug when editing recipes.
Minor improvements on some UIs: Chefadvisor, Policies, Staff.
Changed the graphics of some panels to be more consistent with the rest of the game.
Reworked how the staff's jobs are assigned to prioritize fresh Staff Members and avoid most tasks being assigned to a single person.
Added tooltips on some UI pieces.
Patch 30 - Expanded Recipe Editor!
A new patch for Chef has been released! The patch can be temporarily accessed on the beta branch!
We are very happy to deliver you an improved Recipe Editor: it is now possible to precisely tune the amount of all ingredients used in the recipe, and editing recipes has been made easier, funnier, and more realistic!
Changelog
The Recipe Editor has been reworked in many aspects, the UI is now more informative and it is possible to change a Recipe Name, Template, and Icon at any time.
Tags are now applied to custom recipes following different rules, and a nice slider updated in real time let the player know about the Recipe's Tags.
The three Quantity rows have been removed, and it's now possible to fine tune the weight of all ingredients used, which will affect their impact on the Recipe's taste.
It is now possible to change an Ingredient's Quality more easily when the recipe is being made.
It is now clearer which Skills affect the rating of a Recipe.
The performances when opening and using both the Recipe Editor and the Ingredient Panel have dramatically improved.
The Ingredient Panel has been reworked to be better looking and clearer.
Ingredients are now unlocked like Skills, therefore to unlock the third Tier of an Ingredient is now necessary to have both Tier 1 and Tier 2
Flour is now aroma neutral.
Pasta related skills have been fixed to apply to all templates.
The character creation screen have been improved.
Fixed some bugs connected to the staff Morale.
The rating in Hats for a Recipe is now scaled with the player's Popularity
Some Skills have been balanced.
EDIT: since a few issues have been reported, the update has been temporarily moved to the beta branch. It can be accessed in the game's properties, in the beta panel. We are sorry for the issues it may have caused to anyone, feel free to contact the development team to get help if you need something solved!
