- FIXED locked ingredients in Challenge Mode.
- FIXED achievements not resetting fully after running the related reset app.
- UPDATED localization files to fix broken formatting.
Happy gaming!
Pizza Express
Minor update: Version 1.07.01
Happy gaming!
Update: Version 1.07
It's time for another update! I listened to your suggestions and added alternate control schemes - I hope this small addition will make the game even more enjoyable! Here's the changelog:
- FIXED a bug which prevented the player from pausing the game.
- FIXED text misalignment in the main menu.
- ADDED alternate control schemes. To set the preferred scheme, select "Options" from the main menu, then go to page 4 and edit the variable "Control scheme". There are 3 different control schemes in total.
- UPDATED the main tutorial to reflect recent changes.
- UPDATED the game manual.
- UPDATED localisation files.
Have fun! And as always, feel free to drop more suggestions and criticism on the game forums!
Minor update: Version 1.06.01
Lovely to see so many scores posted on the leaderboards! Thank you! And thank you for your continuous bug reports on the game forums - this small update fixes some!
- FIXED the game crashing after pressing ESC in tutorials.
- FIXED Challenge Mode always resetting to page one after visiting any of its submodes.
- FIXED leaderboards failing to display results for Arcade mode when no score had been posted by the user.
Happy gaming!
Major update: Version 1.06
After a few months of development, online leaderboards are finally here, along with 40 new achievements, new features and lots of improvements! To celebrate, Pizza Express will be 50% off this week, so get it while it's hot! Meanwhile, here is the changelog:
- ADDED Challenge Mode. This is an online mode where players can compete for the best score in two different game modes: Arcade and Endurance!
- ADDED 40 new achievements related to Challenge Mode.
- ADDED the option to remove pizzas from the menu.
- ADDED the option to remove ingredients from the kitchen. Doing so will consequently affect the menu, so be careful!
- ADDED further descriptions in the Edit menu screen when editing the pizzas.
- ADDED a sound to further notify the player when pizzas share the same name or recipe in the Edit menu screen.
- ADDED a new sound to notify the arrival of a new order when the restaurant is already full.
- ADDED a sound effect when clicking on cells in the Edit kitchen screen.
- ADDED new tips.
- FIXED sliders not saving the correct volume when switching between fullscreen and windowed mode.
- FIXED wrong pizzas being rarely considered correct.
- FIXED a rare bug that occurred when the player would try to toss away a pizza immediately after clicking on it to serve it.
- FIXED the splash screen failing to skip in certain instances.
- FIXED music not looping in the Evaluation screen.
- UPDATED the appearance of coins in the Evaluation screen.
- UPDATED the tutorials to reflect the most recent changes.
- UPDATED the file steam_api.dll to allow online play.
- UPDATED the game manual.
- UPDATED localisation files.
As you can see, you entrepreneurs now have the chance to remove ingredients from the kitchen and delete pizzas from the menu, giving you even more freedom about your restaurant's organization! Remember, however, that the F.L.A.B. likes variety...
But talking about the main event, online leaderboards! With the introduction of Challenge Mode, players now have the chance to battle for the number one spot in two different game modes: Arcade and Endurance. So spice up your kitchen, design your menu and go for it! The more difficult you make your game, the better your score will be (provided you can handle the heat!).
Arcade mode
In Arcade mode, players have 5 minutes to score as many points as possible, by serving pizzas and completing orders as usual. Don't make mistakes to increase your combo counters faster, restock only when necessary to avoid penalties and don't let your customers wait around too long. Sounds easy? Maybe, but there are a few surprises waiting for you...
Endurance mode
Endurance mode is pretty self-explainatory: run your restaurant for as long as you can doing the usual stuff! Boring? Not when you're under constant pressure! Making customers wait and committing mistakes will drain your Reputation Points away, and when they hit zero, it's game over! But fear not, you'll have a secret weapon you can use to survive...
Excitement!
So what are you waiting for? Glory is waiting for you! Do you have what it takes to be the best pizza chef in the world? There's only a way to find that out...!
As always, feel free to report any bug on the game forums. I'll try to address them as quickly as possible! Thank you for your time, and happy gaming!
Extra info
Further info about this update are available here.
La lista dei cambiamenti è disponibile anche in italiano qui.
Minor update: Version 1.05.01
This update solves a single, minor issue reported on the game forums. Here's the changelog:
- FIXED characters referring to their favourite pizza with the wrong name.
That's all for now! Happy gaming!
Update: Version 1.05
This new updates the game to version 1.05. A number of minor bugs have been fixed, and a new, very small feature has been introduced. Here is the changelog:
- FIXED the game failing to include eventual score bonuses in the final daily score.
- FIXED the GraterChef poster not giving any Chic points (10) as intended.
- FIXED the game allowing the player to create 31 pizzas instead of 30. Previous games where the player had created 31 pizzas won't be affected - enjoy your extra pie!
- FIXED customers getting the name of the pizza they want to review wrong.
- FIXED savefiles occasionally displaying the wrong date.
- FIXED savefiles failing to get properly removed from saves.ini.
- FIXED the file saves.ini to prevent potentially severe bugs in case a savefile was named SAVES.
- ADDED an extra piece of paper which displays the money made from tips on the Daily Evaluation screen.
- UPDATED localisation files.
As always, feel free to report a bug on the game forums if you find any.
Happy gaming, and thank you for your support!
Update: Version 1.04
The latest patch updates the game to version 1.04. Here's the changelog:
- FIXED saved games not loading the proper difficulty settings.
- FIXED the game not calculating the correct cost of production for the first pizza viewed in the Edit Menu page.
- FIXED very minor graphic glitches.
- ADDED the possibility to click on Gastone (or Lucky) in the Edit Menu page to get their updated opinion about the price of a pizza. Their comments will be more precise the lower the game difficulty is.
- Gastone and Lucky now acknowledge when a pizza is correctly priced on Hard difficulty.
- Going bankrupt on day 6 now makes the game revert to the very beginning of the same day, giving the player the opportunity to edit the kitchen and/or the menu.
- UPDATED localisation files.
Enjoy!
Minor update: Version 1.03.03
- FIXED broken lines of dialogues which caused them not to be displayed during story scenes.
- FIXED dead link for the song 8 Bit Groove Loop.
- UPDATED localisation files.
Have a great day!
Update: Version 1.03
This update is a big(gish) one, with new features, bug fixes and so on! Here's the changelog:
- ADDED the option to speed up time when there are no customers to serve. Time speed up can be enabled by pressing the keys 1 to 4 on the numeric keypad (numpad).
Press 1 to restore time to its normal speed. Press the other keys (2 to 4) to speed up time by x2, x3 or x6. - ADDED a small animation for the clock icon. The clock turns faster the faster the in-game speed.
- ADDED mouse acceleration. It is possible to enable it from the in-game options. Players can choose among five different preset or define their own custom settings. For further info, please check out the game manual at pages 15-18.
- ADDED a third page to the options submenu to accomodate the new features. From here, it is possible to edit the default time speed up value and enable/disable/customize the mouse acceleration.
- FIXED the player being able to quit the catalogue when in tutorial, rendering it impossible to complete thus forcing the user to kill the game to quit it.
- FIXED the game playing the wrong F.L.A.B.'s gala cutscene following a particular storyline.
- FIXED the game being unable to continue to the management menu after meeting Brush for the first time.
- UPDATED Lucky's and Gastone's suggestions about pizzas pricing. Both characters will now give detailed info about a pizza the lower the game difficulty is. Playing at higher difficulties will make their suggestions vaguer.
- UPDATED some achievements to make them easier to unlock. Special customers (as well as suggestions) now appear even after the completion of the main adventure, giving players the opportunity to satisfy their cravings and unlock the related achievement. Some of these customers are now a little less demanding regarding their pizza.
The achievement 10 pizzas in 10 seconds now requires the player to serve ANY 10 pizzas in 10 seconds, instead of 10 different recipes in 10 seconds. - UPDATED the game manual.
- UPDATED localisation files.
Of course, keep an eye out for possible bugs! I tried my best to deliver a bug-free update, but as always, something might have found its way into the game... If you happen to find one, make sure to report it on the game forums!
That's all for now. Have a great day and happy gaming!
Simone
Update: Version 1.02.04
- Fixed pieces of dough occasionally overlapping, causing a topping station to become unusable for the rest of the workday. This bug was reported on the game manual at page 71.
- Fixed pieces of dough getting buggy after being moved by pressing the right mouse button.
- Updated the English localization file.
As always, happy gaming!
Simone