Cooking Simulator News

Hi Chefs!

From March 28 - April 4, we invite you to check out SimFest! There you can purchase our games on a big promotion! As well as on April 2 at 21:00 CEST you can see our broadcast on the main Simfest page.

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/simfest_hobby

We have also prepared an important new update and bugfixes. Changelog below:

Features:

- Added new game mode - Relax mode! In this gamemode, time of the day flows as usual, but guests orders have time limits removed, allowing you to take your time and take everything at your own pace. When loading old save file, you will be prompted to choose whether you want to play the Classic Mode or the Relax Mode.
- Skipping day ahead of time - after half a day has passed, you can choose to skip the rest of the day and cancel existing orders without penality, so experienced players can progress faster in the early game
- Filtering recipes in laptop view and Custom Menu view by recipe name, ingredients or event type
- Added pipette - new tool introduced in Shelter - to base kitchen and C&C
- Clicking empty mop holder will summon the mop to it, clicking it again will pick the mop up

Bugfixes:

[Base]

- Improved area of maneuver when using spices/liquids on products
- Fixed bug causing end game view to not display awards earned during contests
- Fixed products not changing their texture when applying heat
- Fixed pouring sound not stopping after the jar/bottle is broken

[C&C]

- Fixed bug causing dispensers hovers to display improper values when changing its content
- Hashtags in C&C should be properly displayed across all languages in Special Orders and cake hovers
- Fixed issues with scrollbar in certain interactions when recipe is pinned

Happy Cooking!

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Hi Chefs!

A small update is out now, restoring the Main Menu back to its default theme. Additionally, a few smaller updates are listed below.

Fixed:

• Invert axis Y and X
  
• Faster Repairs perk issues
  
• Skewers crashing application/losing input
  
• Shelter achievements (finishing camps, all dishes, growing plants)
  
• Game losing input after load
  

Happy Cooking!

Hi Chefs!

It's St. Valentine's Day on Monday so we've cooked up this nice update to celebrate together.
There's a new Lobster Tail recipe available in a simple and more advanced variant. Additionally both Classic and Modern kitchen got a new event decoration. And the main menu's theme has been updated!



Simply download the latest update and enjoy the new content 💖

PS: For the next 48h Cooking Simulator, all the DLC and Cooking Simulator VR are on sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15066/Cooking_Simulator_Complete_Bundle/

💖Love you all,
Big Cheese Studio

Hi Chefs!

There's a new update available along with various fixes and improvements. Changelog below:

Cooking Simulator:

• The patch should fix some of the broken saves with the lost controls.
  
• Fixed filling deep plate with ladle in dish 3 not completing quest (tomato soup)
  
• Fixed position of divider under total sum in dish summary
  
• Replaced shelter sponge model with an old one
  
• Fixed base kitchen skewer bone products attachment bug
  
• Fixed base kitchen skewer broccoli attachment bug
  
• Fixed duck breast skewer attachment bug
  
• Fixed skewer collisions
  
• Fixed carrying multiple skewers at once resulting in the player losing input
  
• Fixed trash bin near fridge not being fully outlined
  
• Fixed preparation and cleanup phase time being reduced after saving the game
  
• Heating products on the oven and hob using the grilling pan should correctly impart the heat of the grilling type instead of baking. Products placed on the hob should take the heat correctly.
  
• Fixed Thermal Vision perk not providing correct info
  
• Fixed oven door outline (previously outline would disappear when mouse would be in the middle of the door window)
  
• Increased baking tray heat trigger size
  
• Oven fix on classic kitchen
  

Cakes & Cookies:

• Unlocked recipes should be properly reset after restarting game
  

Pizza:

• Fixed pizza photomode colliders
  
• Fix various issues causing the player to lose controls
  
• Placed products that fail to spawn will not deduct quantity from bemar
  
• Fixed issues with placing fried egg on pizza
  

Shelter:

• Disabled canned meat spawner skewer interaction
  
• Fixed button scaling, size and position
  
• Changed trade discount sprites
  
• Added recipe source in handbook grid
  
• Prevent canceling page change animation
  
• Recipe grid element tweaks
  
• Moved input hints
  
• Moved tutorial image
  
• Added clear button to search fields
  
• Updated handbook perk sprites
  
• Fast delivery buy button unavailable with empty cart in Sandbox
  
• Fixed incorrect mistakes hover font
  
• Fixed scrolling with mouse (added invisible background)
  
• Colored background for special order timers on map & handbook
  
• Tweaked map open animation
  
• Added more space between upgrades and frame end
  
• Added some minor tooltips
  
• Reverted indents in handbook tutorials and page animation locking
  
• Rifle should properly lay on the rifle holder at the start of the game both on sandbox and career
  
• Fixed sour cream surface
  
• Added water surface to shelter water bottle
  
• Added colliders to farms pots
  
• Fixed orders from inactive factions counting towards limit
  
• Fixed showing seedling and decoys in caravan player equipment
  
• Fixed showing canceling confirmation in fast delivery when purchased items
  
• Added sink context for containers
  
• Fixed bake tray rack outline
  
• Changing the language in shelter should work fine
  
• Added possibility to kill mutants with explosions
  
• Broken sour cream prefab fix
  
• Added shelter automatic cutter light indicator
  

Happy Cooking!

Hi Chefs!

We just got back from the Christmas weekend and saw some of you reporting the inability to load previous saves from Cakes and Cookies.

All the save files should now load correctly, just make sure you have the latest update downloaded (5.1.4.2)!

Special thanks to everyone who reported this issue and provided useful information and files.

Happy baking!