Omelet You Cook News

[p]Welcome, chefs![/p][p][/p][p]Cheese - the glue that holds together every great omelet. We've rebalanced existing cheeses and added 6 new ones to help ensure every omelet can be enhanced to its fullest extent. Maybe you'll create something extra cheesy?[/p][p][/p][p]Huh, someone left a couple uncommon veggies laying around. You might as well take them too, chef.[/p][p][/p][p]As for the helpers, there are 7 new ones! Many of these helpers will help enhance these new cheeses. One of them even unlocks the true potential of Moldy ingredients. Perhaps you'll try it with the new Blue Cheese?[/p][p][/p][p]I'll allow you to discover what they all do yourself, chef! That's all for this update, but the next update will be decided by YOU! Head over to our Discord where you can participate in a poll that will determine what our next update will include. This next one will probably take around 2 weeks this time, and afterwards we'll begin working on our 2nd Major Update: Endless Mode which will arrive in late September.[/p][p][/p][p]So what do you want to see, chef? More Seafood? Tiny, undetectable legumes? Sticky Ingredients? A new radius mechanic? Or maybe some Hot Spicy Fire?[/p][p] Vote Now![/p][p][/p][p]See you in a couple weeks, chefs![/p][p]-Chef Schu[/p][p][/p][h2]v0.8.28 Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]8 new ingredients[/p]
  • [p]6 new cheeses[/p]
  • [p]2 new uncommon veggies[/p]
• [p]7 new helpers[/p]
• [p]Cheese Rebalanced[/p]
  • [p]There's now a cheese for each Texture and Preparation tag, as well as some cheeses that enable Dairy-focused builds and more well rounded cheeses. Our goal with this update was to make it so chefs want to use a cheese or 2 in their builds, just like any omelet is better with cheese.[/p]
  • [p]American Cheese buffs everything Processed[/p]
  • [p]Cheddar buffs Soft gives points to touching Dairy ingredients[/p]
  • [p]Havarti removed[/p]
  • [p]Tags and rarities adjusted[/p]
  • [p]Common cheeses now unlock more advanced cheeses[/p]

[h3]Art[/h3]

• [p]Swiss cheese uses Havarti graphic[/p]
• [p]New Goat Cheese graphic[/p]
• [p]New Brie graphic[/p]

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• [p]Fired Helpers trigger themself first before being destroyed[/p]
  • [p]Exotic Supplier now grants a legendary ingredient when fired[/p]
  • [p]Severance Package can no longer be fired[/p]
• [p]Moldy Customers have 50% 40% chance of applying Moldy to ingredients[/p]
• [p]Moldy can't appear in first 2 rounds[/p]
  • [p]We like that Moldy is a difficult trait and one that may require some planning to counter. Now you'll always have at least 2 rounds to prepare your pantry for Moldy and should have more dispenses that aren't full mold. We'll continue to monitor the difficulty.[/p]
• [p]Cucumber now unlocks Pickle, Goat Cheese unlocks Brie[/p]
  • [p]You'll need to unlock both of these to play Scoochie Special again[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Reworked colliders again to improve framerate (DJs should be better)[/p]
• [p]Fixed Grower/Shrinker customer traits (again)[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where ingredients wouldn't pulse transparently when off omelet[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where all outlines would highlight when hovering helpers from crate[/p]
• [p]Probably fixed bug where game could soft lock during scoring if ingredient was taken by conveyor belt at the start of scoring[/p]
  • [p]If this happens to you, please send your \[USER]/AppData/LocalLow/SchuBoxGames/OmeletYouCook/Player.log to [email protected], or in our Discord. Thank you![/p]

[p]Welcome to the Moldy Mushroom Update, chefs![/p][p][/p][p]Any great school cafeteria comes with a small chance of ingesting mold, so Principal Clucker has decided to unleash it upon Middlesville Cafeteria. Not only will Mold take away 3pts from infected ingredients, there's a 50/50 chance it'll spread whenever it touches an untarnished ingredient! Be careful, Mold can be found from many sources: customers, ingredients, and even some helpers![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]To counteract this problem we've introduced 6 new mushrooms who tend to prefer keeping their distance.[/p][p][/p][p]Principal Clucker has recruited 4 new customers, all of which have a chance of turning ingredients moldy![/p][p][/p][p]Lastly, there's a brand new Moldy Mushroom starter pantry alongside 3 relevant new helpers!
[/p][p]Aside from content, I want to highlight a few big quality of life changes:[/p]

• [p](Settings) Target Framerate (so your computer doesn't try too hard)[/p]
• [p](Settings) Ingredient Input Method (drag-drop vs click-drop, see details in patch notes)[/p]
• [p]New physics colliders[/p]
• [p]Improved tooltips (they don't go offscreen)[/p]

[p]As always there's a bunch of bug fixes and what not detailed in the patch notes. We're excited for y'all to check out all this Mold and let us know what you think![/p][p][/p][p]Keep cooking on,[/p][p]Chef Schu[/p][p][/p][h2]v0.8.26 Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]Added MOLD mechanic[/p]
  • [p]-3 pts to ingredient, can spread to other ingredients on touch[/p]
• [p]6 new Fungi ingredients[/p]
• [p]4 new moldy customers[/p]
• [p]3 new helpers[/p]
• [p]New moldy starter pantry[/p]

[h3]Quality of Life[/h3]

• [p]Reworked Tooltips[/p]
  • [p]They can no longer be offscreen[/p]
  • [p]When hovering ingredients/helpers in your pantry there is a static tooltip that won't cover other ingredients/helpers in your pantry so you can see all synergies[/p]
• [p]Added icons for Aprons/Modes to show which combinations you've completed (same as pantries)[/p]
• [p]Added target framerate to settings[/p]
• [p]Added "Drag-Drop" vs "Click-Drop" input method option in settings[/p]
  • [p]Drag-Drop is the original input method. Click-Drop changes it so when you click the ingredient it sticks to your cursor until you click again to place it. This should be a huge accessibility improvement for users who find it difficult to constantly hold down a mouse and for laptop trackpad input.[/p]
• [p]Adjusted rotation sensitivity, made it framerate independent[/p]
• [p]Added one-way rotation with right click while dragging[/p]
• [p]Changed "Fire Helper" button colors to be more accessible[/p]

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• [p]Reworked all physics colliders[/p]
  • [p]This was done to specifically solve an issue where the inner curve of ingredients (eggplant, chili, banana) didn't always collide properly. As a result all colliders should be more accurate. This is a big change so if you notice anything working in a way you wouldn't expect, please let us know![/p]
• [p]Basic Bundle is now called Mystery Box (since it can be literally anything, not just the basics)[/p]
• [p]Squid wiggles even when off the omelet[/p]
• [p]"Mushroom" renamed to "Baby Bella Mushroom", unlocks Portabello Mushroom instead of Pickle[/p]
  • [p]Pickle is currently unlocked from the start, but will be unlocked by something in the future[/p]
• [p]Pineapple is Soft (had no texture previously)[/p]

[h3]Art[/h3]

• [p]New art for crates: Mystery Box, Dairy Crate[/p]
• [p]New Dairy icon[/p]
• [p]Replaced Milk Jug with BBQ Sauce helper (+2 to Meats)[/p]
• [p]Renamed "Superstitious Supervisor" to "Lenny the Observant" (cuz he deserves a name)[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed bug where dollar/quarter indicators sometimes didn't appear when dragging ingredients[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where large ingredients sometimes weren't large (for real this time)[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where adjustment timer could block input[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where rotating omelet could have ingredients snatched by conveyor belt[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where duplicated Hater Helpers didn't retain their value[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where pointing customers would point at Principal Clucker[/p]
  • [p]Principal Clucker is displeased and has placed Mrs Gee Gee on probation[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where gold ingredients wouldn't highlight in pantry when they should[/p]
• [p]Fixed Big Boss Bertha's sprite[/p]
• [p]Fools Gold no longer triggers while trashing[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where there could be duplicate crates in starter pantries with more common crates[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where "Take Random" tooltip said "ingredient" when taking a random helper[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where Round tooltip was positioned weirdly + round text overlaps less often[/p]

[p]Hello chefs![/p][p][/p][p]We're super excited to introduce a bunch of new content for you today. First off, we've introduced a new way to score points — with ingredients that point![/p][p][/p][p]You'll find this new mechanic used across 5 pointy new ingredients.[/p][p][/p][p]Plus 3 new customers who will point at part of the omelet that they'd prefer you leave empty!
[/p][p]And now for my personal favorite part of the update: 6 new helpers! Most of these play with the FIRING mechanic we introduced in the Artisan Update. I won't spoil too much but these are some of my favorite helpers we've added so far and I'm really excited to see what you chefs do with them![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We've also reworked the Scoochie Special starter pantry to include a fun new Mythic helper, buffed some underutilized helpers, and fixed a ton of the bugs you've been helping us find.[/p][p][/p][p]We're excited to see what y'all cook next![/p][p]-Chef Schu[/p][p][/p][h2]v0.8.24 Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]New mechanic: pointing at ingredients[/p]
• [p]New customer trait: Pointer (-0.5x mult to ingredients pointed at)[/p]
• [p]5 new ingredients[/p]
• [p]3 new customers[/p]
• [p]6 new helpers[/p]

[h3]Quality of Life[/h3]

• [p]Ingredients that apply mult to self now say "-1x to self" instead of just "-1x"[/p]
• [p]Gold is displayed as a separate line-item on receipt[/p]

[h3]Balancing[/h3]

• [p]Scoochie Special starter pantry: Replaced Sous Chef Sharon helper with a new Mythic helper[/p]
  • [p]Since nerfing Apple, this pantry became unfun and too rigid to play, especially since Sharon had anti-synergy with Apples. Now I think it'll be one of the most exciting pantries.[/p]
• [p]Steamed tag removed[/p]
  • [p]We did this to improve gameplay balance. There were only 4 Steamed ingredients, and the associated helpers were some of the least taken. Most are now Baked, which had the 2nd fewest ingredients amongst the "baking method" tags. It will be easier for us to properly balance across the 3 tags now.[/p]
  • [p]Removed Steampipe helper (+0.4x to Steamed ingredients)[/p]
  • [p]Heated Historian now buffs Baked per Raw on omelet (instead of Steamed per Baked)[/p]
• [p]Root and Fruit Finesser: +2pts +4pts to each Root per 2 Fruit on omelet[/p]
• [p]Cheesy Meaty Meddler: +2pts +4pts to each Dairy per 2 Meat on omelet[/p]
• [p]Charcuterie Chef: +0.4x +0.2x to each Fruit per 2 1 Dairy on omelet[/p]
  • [p]These 3 were some of the least picked helpers so we wanted to give them a minor buff. We'll monitor whether this makes them more viable or if they need additional tweaking[/p]
• [p]Donut: -0.2x +0.2x per Sweet on omelet[/p]
  • [p]Idk why it was giving negative mult to Sweets. Did I do that on purpose? No idea. It should be more befitting of a Legendary ingredient now![/p]
• [p]Adjusted how some ingredients are unlocked to fit with new ingredient unlocks[/p]
• [p]Spinach is Chewy (had no texture tag previously)[/p]
• [p]Watermelon is Sweet + Large, no longer Crunchy[/p]
• [p]Hot Dog and Banana are Large[/p]

[h3]Art[/h3]

• [p]Upscaled desktop icon[/p]
• [p]Updated art for Processing Factory helper[/p]
• [p]Better graphic for Firing helpers[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed bug where sometimes Large ingredients randomly lost Large tag[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where Quick Restart could add a bunch of random ingredients to your pantry in round 1[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where player could skip before trashable ingredients were finished dispensing[/p]
• [p]Probably fixed bug where ingredients could get stuck above conveyor while restocking[/p]
• [p]Probably fixed bug where customer receipt didn't always fully print[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where locked crates could award more than 1 dispense[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where Travel Trash Dog could trash ingredients during trashing phase[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where Travel Trash Dog only trashed 1st ingredient in a round[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where you could quickly buy 2 helpers, taking you over the helper limit[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where trashable ingredients could be dragged after an ingredient was already trashed (they would remain on screen for the rest of eternity)[/p]
• [p]Discard resets properly at start of each round[/p]
• [p]Gold ingredients in catalogue now have Gold material[/p]

[p]Hello chefs![/p][p]Omelet You Cook has been available in early access for just over 2 months and in that time we've had 1 major update, 5 pseudo-weekly content updates, and 17 other minor patches. Today, let's talk about what you can expect for the future of Omelet You Cook.[/p][p][/p][p]As you can see from Hjalte's lovely graphic, we've got a clear plan for the next major update which will introduce the highly requested Endless mode. Before then we'll have 4 pseudo-weekly content updates. I say pseudo because we don't have a fixed schedule for when they'll release and some may end up being closer to 2 weeks if I can't clutch up.[/p][p][/p][p]After Endless mode, the plan is a little less clear. We know that our 1.0 release will include the Black Apron and a final confrontation with Principal Clucker that will hopefully bring some closure to the students of Middlesville Cafeteria.[/p][p][/p][p]Between Endless and 1.0, we know we'll have at least 4 more content updates but likely many more! We'll leave this section of the roadmap (as well as the timing) flexible so we can continue to listen to you chefs and address highly requested features and content. If there's anything you really want to see before 1.0, let us know in the comments or over on our Discord![/p][p][/p][p]As previously announced, the price of Omelet You Cook will increase slightly in a few days to reflect all the additional content and hard work we've put into the game. There will be another minor price increase sometime after the Endless mode update because that one will add a significant amount of replay value. So go tell your friends now is the cheapest you'll be able to buy Omelet You Cook for a long time while it's 20% off![/p][p][/p][p]Lastly I want to take a moment to thank all of you chefs! Hjalte even let me draw the graphic this time :)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We now have over 300 reviews, and somehow they're still 100% positive!!! This is our proudest accomplishment, and I really can't believe we're maintaining it. Last I checked we were in the top 5 most reviewed games at 100% positive on all of Steam! We're so so grateful for every chef who's left a review. It really helps the game reach more people and the numbers are reflecting that!

Speaking of numbers, we've now sold over 7,000 copies! Plus we have over 20,000 wishlists! Considering we had just 2,000 before launch, it's safe to say your reviews and recommendations to your friends (and NorthernLion) have helped catapult us to success!

We're so excited to keep cooking and making this the weirdest, goofiest, most chaotic roguelike on the market. We're getting close to squashing the remaining bugs and we very much appreciate your patience and assistance while we track them all down. Big thank you to everyone who's bought the game, left a review, reported bugs, gave us feedback or suggestions, and chatted with us here or over on Discord! You chefs make making this game an absolute joy.
Thank you chefs! Keep cooking on,
-Schu and Hjalte[/p][h2][/h2][p][/p][h2]v0.8.22-23 Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Quality of Life[/h3]

• [p]Redesigned tutorial to steamline + mention Modes + added step teaching how to cycle between overlapped ingredients (mouse wheel, arrows, Q/E if you didn't know!)[/p]
• [p]Added skip option for Helper crate (in case you're at the max and don't like any)[/p]
• [p]Ignoring negative ingredient points for unlock purposes (so if you have a -20 Tin Can and +20 Tin Can, you'll still unlock the mystery ingredient)[/p]

[h3]Visuals[/h3]

• [p]Tweaked some tag icons and colors (and updated crates)[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed Mono Ingredient achievement[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where you couldn't get "Complete X Starter Pantry with all Aprons" Achievements[/p]
• [p]Fixed watermelon collider[/p]
• [p]Radical Centrist properly updates when no longer on edge[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where trophy wouldn't appear unless you also unlocked ingredients,[/p]
• [p]Can no longer use secret dev cheats (kinda surprised only 1 chef found them)[/p]
• [p]Shredded ingredients are properly discarded[/p]
• [p]The leftmost ingredient is guaranteed shredded by Travel Trash Dog (instead of the lowest)[/p]
• [p]Preventing soft lock when you have 0 ingredients at start of round (but you will lose)[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where Apple didn't display score when 0 ingredients in pantry[/p]
• [p]Ingredients spawned on smaller/bigger omelets (Egg shells, chocolate coins) are the correct size[/p]

[p]Hello chefs! We're happy to introduce the first major update for Omelet You Cook!
[/p][p]I'll start by tempering expectations by saying that we couldn't get quite as much content in as we planned, but we'll be returning to pseudo-weekly content updates to keep the kitchen stocked throughout the summer! (we've been busy moving to a new city, game jamming, and fixing the dozens of bugs you've helped us find)[/p][p][/p][p]The big change in this update is a reworked Apron system with full support for playing the game completely at your leisure with no time pressure. This update is for all you artisans out there who want to take your time and create a true masterpiece.[/p][p][/p][p]This means in addition to your Apron you'll select your Hat to determine whether you play turn-based or in real-time. The real-time mode is the intended experience but we know the time pressure really stresses out or makes the game inaccessible to some chefs, so we wanted to find a solution that lets everyone enjoy cooking.[/p][p] [/p][p]As part of this change, we've introduced a limit on the number of Helpers you can have on higher difficulties. I think this will lead to some interesting decision making for top tier chefs (instead of just buying every Helper they see.) We intend to iterate on this Apron system further, and potentially add more Aprons once we see what's working and what needs work. Your feedback is greatly appreciated![/p][p][/p][p]We've finally given a fresh coat of paint to 2 of our screens. The first is the Omelet Selection screen, which looks way better and now shows little trophies for each starter pantry that you've won with the currently selected Hat/Apron. (that I forgot to include in this screenshot, whoops. You'll see it once you start winning, chef!)[/p][p]
[/p][p]The other screen is my personal favorite change of the update: The Catalogue. Not only does it look incredible but we've gone through and added stats to each of the Ingredients/Helpers/Customers and different visuals if you haven't unlocked or encountered them yet. It's also sorted by rarity so you can have a better idea of how likely you are to encounter everything.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We've also added 5 new ingredients and 14 new achievements for you to play with, and in the coming weeks we'll be adding even more Ingredients and Helpers to keep the game consistently fresh.[/p][p][/p][p]The last thing I want to mention is that the game is currently on sale for 20% off! To reflect all the content we've added since launch, we'll be increasing the price after the sale ends, so go tell your friends that the hottest cooking roguelike of the summer is the cheapest it'll be for a long time![/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for cooking with us, chefs! If you have any questions about these changes please pop over to our Discord and we're happy to answer them! [/p][p][/p][h2]v0.8.21 Patch Notes[/h2][h3]Content[/h3]

• [p]Redesigned Apron System[/p]
  • [p]Real Time/Turn Based chef hat selection[/p]
  • [p]Max Helper limit on higher apron difficulties[/p]
  • [p]Ability to FIRE unwanted Helpers for $1 (except Mythics)[/p]
  • [p]Higher difficulties escalate in Target Score faster[/p]
• [p]New Catalogue Screen Art w/ stats and visuals for locked/unencountered entries[/p]
• [p]New Omelet Selection Screen Art[/p]
  • [p]Trophies appear for each Starter Pantry that you've beaten with the selected Hat/Apron[/p]
  • [p]Unencountered Final Customers are hidden[/p]
• [p]5 New Ingredients (Red Onion, Watermelon, Avocado, Jackfruit, Mystery Meat)[/p]
• [p]14 New Achievements[/p]
• [p]Added a Skip button to Legendary Helper choice[/p]
• [p]Added a Take Random button to Legendary Helper choice[/p]
• [p]New art for Helpers: Chew Toy, Cornucopia, Dog Treat[/p]

[h3]Balancing[/h3]

• [p]Oranges/Lemons/Limes are no longer buffed when discarded in shop while trashing[/p]
  • [p]This was an unintended feature I left in because it seemed clever and I wanted to see how players would exploit it. But it led to extremely broken and repetitive gameplay[/p]
• [p]Minimalist can no longer appear in the first 3 rounds[/p]
  • [p]It was often impossible, my bad[/p]
• [p]Trashy Embezzler: gives $1 per trash instead of $2[/p]
  • [p]This was way more powerful than I realized and could pay for itself almost instantly[/p]
• [p]Bottom Feeder: gives $0.25 per distinct tag instead of every tag on the side[/p]
  • [p]This was insanely broken. I don't know how I didn't realize but some chefs were generating $90+ on a single round with it[/p]
• [p]Beam of Midas: now Legendary instead of Rare, so it can only be chosen as a free reward[/p]
  • [p]This better reflects how powerful it is in generating free money[/p]
• [p]Use X specific ingredient request is more forgiving[/p]
  • [p]The number is chosen randomly between Max-1 and Max-3 different ingredients[/p]
• [p]Green Onion is a Vegetable[/p]
• [p]Squid is Chewy, no longer Soft[/p]
• [p]Removed "Herb" tag, all herbs are now Vegetables instead[/p]
  • [p]There was only Parsley currently. I originally added the tag because I was worried there would be too many Vegetables. I don't want primary tags that only a handful of ingredients have.[/p]
• [p]Removed "Encased" tag, it didn't do anything[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Ingredients trashed by Travel Trash Dog are properly removed from Discard[/p]
• [p]Quarters will no longer cover the dollar sign[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where game could softlock if Wrench was trashed by Travel Trash Dog[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where game could softlock if Chocolate Coin was trashed by Fools Gold[/p]
• [p]Preventing Squids from wiggling while off the omelet during scoring[/p]
• [p]Extended Discard hover area for widescreen monitors[/p]
• [p]Gold no longer appears above UI[/p]
• [p]Gold properly fades when off the omelet[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug where "Score X more than target" request would be checked at the start of a round[/p]
• [p]Fixed typos[/p]