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Official PlateUp! Advanced Guide

Hello Chefs! It's the eve of Christmas, and whether or not you celebrate it today, tomorrow or celebrate something else entirely, we here at It's Happening and Yogscast Games wish you a fantastic winter holiday!

With the Holiday update now out for PlateUp! we hope you are having a great time with the new map and the additions we've thrown into the update too!

In this post, we hope to help you learn to set up complete automation systems, advanced research techniques and much more with these advanced tips & tricks.

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Research Desks are considered Staple Appliances unless you own one. This means they're more likely to appear in your daily blueprint post and can't be rerolled unless you own one.

Putting a Research Desk inside your first Blueprint Cabinet means you'll have a much higher chance of getting another one the next day.



There are two main strategies associated with the research desk. Either turn your first Research Desk Blueprint into a Blueprint Desk and use it to lock in more Research Desk Blueprints, or turn it into a Copy Desk and throw out your Research Desk to increase your chances of getting another in the average post.

Try only to use the Booking Desk once you have a Blueprint Desk once you lock in your order since Blueprint Desks will cycle throughout the game day, and using the Booking Desk speeds up the day so that the Desk will cycle less.

There are appliances in the game that can automate almost any process, so play around with them until you figure out what works and doesn't.

Some processes are not automatable, but that's okay; if you have the extra hands, manual cooking or cleaning is faster and more space efficient than automation for some processes.



Some Mains are more straightforward to automate than others, which often correlates with the customer increase or decrease attached to the Main Card.

Taking extra Recipe Cards will require additional or more complex automation systems. However, taking Customer Cards can allow you to focus on automating as much as you can of the Main you start the game with.

Full automation is possible, but you must slowly work up to it. Start by automating one process at a time and gradually build up a system throughout the run.



With the Workshop just coming out of Beta, check out some mods created by community members that can make automation easier for when you're learning!

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Features


  • Mod support - Everyone knows the best presents are ones you make yourself, so the game now supports modding via Steam workshop. Head over to the workshop to check out a selection of exciting mods already created by some of our keen modders; from choosing your starting dish, to playing with more friends, to drawing your own kitchen, to swapping out your save files and getting a new card every day. Mod support is still in its early stages, but I'll be working on improving this over future patches - including adding more tools to make content creation (like adding your own dishes) as accessible as possible. But for now, head over and subscribe to some mods and enjoy playing the way you want to.
  • Adds turkey as a main dish, together with four new turkey-specific upgrades. Top off your turkeys with cranberry sauce and stuffing - and make sure you start the gravy in time!
  • Adds a new North Pole map. There's a lot to do, but with some helpful Conveyor deliveries and some handy elves you'll be able to automate your way through to the new year. This map is available on the Daily and Weekly board. If you've been enjoying the Autumn maps then don't worry - these have been left available as seeded maps so you can continue to enjoy cooking for the whole community.
  • Adds three new Christmas-themed hats and enables Christmas decorations, including 2 new wallpapers, fairy lights, Christmas tree and banner.
  • Adds two new Christmas music tracks, available on the North Pole setting


Balance


  • Flowers now have different spawn probabilities
  • Fixed a bug that would cause customers to stop ordering as many desserts when you had lots of choices
  • Fixed a bug that stopped card prioritisation from working (you should now see more cards specific to your current dish, for example)
  • Queue patience maximum decrease speed has been capped, to prevent situations where the game would be instantly lost after large rushes or Herd Mentality
  • Ordering station now applies its debuff correctly


Fixes


  • Broccoli cheese colours have been slightly adjusted
  • Fixed an edge case where players could get stuck in maps that had unreachable rooms
  • Fixed a text wrapping bug in franchise scrapping
  • Fixed a bug that would cause the game to incorrectly believe you needed more tables
  • Coffee cups can now be returned to the coffee machine if there is something on the coffee machine
  • Fixed a bug where seasonal decorations could be given as garage crafting rewards
  • Fixed a font error in some cards
  • Added some more colourblind support

PlateUp! Holiday update and 30% discount!

Hello chefs!

We are excited to announce the Holiday update is here and is available with a 30% discount! So sit down by the fireplace and let us tell you what you can expect from this update!

New Map

The new North Pole setting map won't just get you in the Holiday spirit - it is also is a unique map for those with with automation in mind. Not only does the map itself cater to the automation enthusiasts but there is also a new setting card that will guarantee more conveyers, allowing you to create the Santa's workshop of restaurants.



Steam Workshop Support

We have seen some amazing early access mods in the past few months and are now making it easier than ever for players to access and create mods using the Steam Workshop - so please put your hands together as we officially launch Steam Workshop support with this update.

We will have a guide on modding and the Steam workshop very soon.



Turkey as a main dish

This update also comes with three new turkey-based cards that will allow you to serve a traditional seasonal dinner and attempt those all-important turkey-based runs.

New hats and decorations

New Christmas-themed hats and decorations have been added. So get into the Holiday spirit and spread the festive cheer by dressing up and decking out your restaurant with these new decorations.



You will also find a host of bug fixes and quality of life improvements with this update. Stay tuned for the patch notes to see more detail on what these are.

We hope you enjoy this update and have a wonderful Holiday period and we look forward to seeing you in the new year with more exciting content!

Happy Holidays!

Official PlateUp! Intermediate Guide

Hello chefs!

It's time to learn more about dish selection, research, automation, and much more with these Intermediate Tips & Tricks. Once again, a quick thank you to TheOntarioGardener for creating the accompanying video and helping with the article!

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Let's get into the Guide! To begin with, picking a dish with a lower or higher customer count can affect the pace of your run.
Dishes like Stir Fry and Fish are more complicated because they're harder to automate. Still, they come with a customer reduction to make serving more manageable, and burgers are simple to automate, which is why they come with a customer increase.



Making sure to plan your day out based on your group count can be very beneficial. For example, it's easy to figure out approximately how much of a particular food item you'll need once you know portion counts so you know which appliances you need to keep close and which can be kept further away.



Different Table Types are helpful for different kinds of runs, and the size of your Groups can also make an impact.

Bar Tables & Simple Cloth tables are great for smaller group sizes. You can line Bar Tables up along your serving windows for separate dining. Simple Cloth Tables make your groups of 2 more patient.
Standard Tables, Metal Tables, & Fancy Cloth Tables are all combinable with the same table type for larger group sizes. Fancy Cloth Tables make your customers pay more so you can make more money. Metal Tables reduce customer patience, but they no longer require you to serve sides like mashed potatoes or broccoli.



Choosing a Theme that fits with the type of run you want to go for can have a significant impact on your run.
Affordable is about serving customers quickly, Charming makes your dining customers more patient, Formal makes your customers cleaner, and Exclusive makes your queue customers more patient.



Setting up more immediate-level automation systems can allow you more flexibility in the cards you take since you'll be ready for anything.



Be bold and play and learn with new appliances. The more you know, the better systems you'll be able to come up with.

If you want to learn more about Research and Automation, keep an eye out for our PlateUp! Advanced Guide is coming out soon!

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Official PlateUp! Beginner Guide

Hello everyone!

With JingleJam happening and the winter holidays rapidly approaching, we know that there will be quite a few new players, and we wanted to make sure we helped support you through your first few hours with some tips, tricks and general advice!

A quick thank you to TheOntarioGardener for not only creating the accompanying video but also for providing some of the points below, with that out of the way, let's get straight into it!

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We’ll help you learn how to work towards your first Franchise, starting with some basic tips & tricks!

To begin with, Steak is a great main start because it teaches you a lot about the basic cooking mechanics of the game; you'll see those throughout the rest of the game as you unlock other dishes.

Always serve your customers simultaneously; if they're sitting together, they like eating together!



The Bookings Desk will call in a customer early, be careful how much you use it, or the customers outside will get impatient!

Saving a blueprint in a blueprint cabinet will allow you to save it for later or even upgrade it; using the Research Desk upgrades any blueprint with the Upgradable tag, the Copy Desk duplicates a blueprint, and the Discount Desk cuts the cost of a blueprint in half.

Every 3 days, you can choose a new Card that affects your run, either a Food Card or a Customer Card.



Food Card runs are generally geared towards a lot of manual cooking but a lower customer count. Customer Count runs are better for automating as much of the process as possible and serving many customers as quickly as possible.

Sides are served with your Mains, and not every customer will order them; some Sides are easier to make than others.

Starters are served before the Main; tables will always order a Starter but not every customer will want one, so they can be stronger with larger group sizes.

Desserts are served after the Main tables will not always order Dessert, but if they do, then every customer will want one.



Blueprint Desks can be used to special order a specific blueprint to arrive in the next day's post.

Some of the basic upgrades that you can purchase can really help elevate your gameplay and get you closer to Day 15; appliances like Prep Stations are great for preparing for those later game days.



Choosing a Theme that fits in with your playstyle can also help you get further. Affordable and Exclusive are great for churning out customers quickly. Charming and Formal are better for larger groups of customers and serving a wider variety of foods.

Don't worry if It takes time and many failures before you finally succeed in Franchising; that's part of the roguelite charm! Don't get frustrated as you're learning; we've all been there.

When you do get your first Franchise, the card you choose will not take effect immediately but will be active in your Tier 1 Franchise run when you decide to continue the Franchise, so choose wisely!

If you want to learn more about Automation and Franchising, keep an eye out for our PlateUp! Intermediate Guide is coming out soon!

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