Hello Chefs!
We wanted Chef to be in top shape for the Cooking Fest, so we've been secretly working on a new update focused on one of the most requested improvements so far: performance.
We've also added new ingredients and fixed a bunch of issues that have been reported over time, including some that had been left pending for a while.
Thanks again for your support during all these years, and happy Cooking Fest, everyone!
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Performance & loading times drastically improved. We experienced up to +67% FPS in some restaurants!
Ingredients & Recipes
5 new ingredients added: Tempeh, Vegan Cream, Seitan, Galangal and Cashew.
Added Champagne as a standalone Beverage recipe, allowing it to retain its noble status without having to be mixed with other ingredients.
Updated the tags of several ingredients. Stock, for example, is no longer considered Vegetarian or Vegan.
Added several missing ingredient associations, including some much-needed company for poor Salami, who apparently wasn't getting along with anyone.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a tooltip displaying a different Morale value than the one shown in the employee list.
Fixed several issues with staff Morale.
The Japanese Art collection has finally been unlocked after years of being kept hidden away.
Fixed many missing or incorrect strings.
Fixed missing or incorrect images.
The more advanced counters from the Pizza DLC have finally stopped lying about their qualifications. Their descriptions claimed they had 2 preparation slots, while they only had 1. They now behave like the true luxury counters they always claimed to be!
Fixed Cocktail DLC Tier 2 and Tier 3 recipes not appearing.
Fixed several rare occurrences that could cause the game to crash.
Fixed a few skills that weren't working as expected.
Fixed issues with the calendar not always applying the correct modifier.
Added Decoration values to several objects that were missing them.
Fixed the UI not displaying Decoration values for some objects.
Fixed missing materials on some poor sideboards that had spent the last few years mysteriously believing they were made of plastic instead of wood.
Graphics & Visuals
Added a new anti-aliasing system to replace the existing FXAA.
Added a new outline system to improve performances and make outlines more visible.
Reworked lighting by rebaking the global illumination in all scenes to improve performances, reduce light bleeding and improve the looks of indirect light.
Localization
Fixed several localization issues where incorrect strings were being used.
Added the correct strings where they were missing.
