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Added a dedicated icon for Roasted Milk Tea when stored in liquid containers.
Added preparation instructions for Roasted Milk Tea.
Added a fish information display after completing a fishing session.
Added an animation for Keke after selling fish.
The Yogurt Machine is now available from Su Kele.
Hoes can now be placed in the environment.
Improved the recipe generation system for Wang Shoucai. Generated recipes will now be saved correctly.
Improved fruit interaction in multiplayer. Players who join a session in progress can now pick up fruit.
Reduced the force applied when taking cups out of delivery bags.
Improved cup-sealing reliability to reduce cases where cups could not be sealed properly.
Reduced the operating volume of the cup-sealing machine.
Crowdfunding-exclusive recipes will no longer be displayed to players who do not have crowdfunding access.
Fixed an issue where Coconut Jelly was not unlocked in the shop after unlocking Blueberry Fruit Tea.
Fixed an issue where liquid containers might fail to load when too many items were present.
Fixed an issue where customers could still order drinks with ice during No-Ice Day.
Fixed an issue where farm discounts were not applied correctly.
Fixed an issue where customers would not leave a negative review when Pearl Milk Tea was served without pearls.
Fixed an issue that could cause multiple trash cans and wells to appear in certain areas.
Oranges are now available for purchase throughout all seasons.
Added an item reset feature. Press Esc to reset items that are stuck or behaving abnormally.
Added information about when fruits go out of season to their seasonal descriptions.
Adjusted the default controller button for rejecting delivery orders.
Adjusted the position of large milk bottles when held to prevent them from blocking the player's view.
Added a maximum limit for custom drink prices.
Improved coffee grinding: you can now grind coffee while already holding another bag of coffee.
Added a separate key binding for closing the phone interface.
Updated all default key bindings. Players who previously customized their controls will need to configure them again.
Fixed an issue where cups could not be placed into liquid containers.
Fixed an issue where the cup sealing machine could sometimes become unusable.
Fixed an issue where cups could occasionally disappear after being placed into a liquid container or cup sealing machine.
Fixed an issue where the remaining quantity displayed in topping containers was incorrect.
Fixed an issue where the Small Fish Cooking Pot could not be used when purchased directly.
Fixed incorrect font rendering for certain French characters.
Fixed an inconsistency between prices shown in the shopping cart and on the purchase screen.
Fixed an issue where delivery-related quests could not be completed when automatic order acceptance was enabled.
Fixed an issue where the fishing sequence could occasionally fail to continue after catching a treasure chest.
Fixed incorrect liquid colors after joining another player's game.
Fixed an issue where cup labels could display the order as an empty cup after joining another player's game.
Fixed an issue where some English text was not displayed.
Fixed customers gathering or becoming stuck near the entrance instead of placing their orders.
Fixed a navigation location that could cause Fred to become stuck.
Improved customer and pickup NPC navigation to reduce large groups of NPCs becoming blocked in the same location.
Fixed an issue where game controls could occasionally stop responding, preventing mouse input until the game was restarted.
Fixed an issue where the upper ice machine could no longer be targeted after selling an ice machine placed directly beneath it.
Fixed an issue where nighttime recipes could incorrectly become free after loading a saved game.
Fixed an issue where skipping the tutorial with a key press would prevent players from receiving the Pounded Orange recipe.
Fixed an issue where customers would sometimes fail to collect their completed orders.
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Hello everyone, Version 1.029 is now available.
This update mainly fixes issues related to the settlement screen, liquid containers, the museum, fishing, farming, multiplayer displays, orders, and interaction permissions. It also adds several new quality-of-life features.
Thank you for all your feedback. If you continue to encounter any issues, please report them through the post, Steam Discussions, or Discord.
https://discord.com/invite/gK2ratEAXC
Added an Other Expenses section to the settlement screen, making it easier to see where additional expenses came from.
Added an Item Alignment feature to help players place furniture and equipment more neatly.
Added the ability to display other players’ locations by pressing the middle mouse button, making it easier to find teammates in multiplayer.
When a player picks up an order that is not currently visible in the order list at the top of the screen, the first order slot will now display the currently held order.
Added a text notification when a player leaves the game.
Added milk tea images to the museum displays.
Added instructions explaining how to use fishing bobbers.
Updated the visual effects for spoiled items.
Added sound effects when placing floor tiles and wallpaper.
Added a new facility to the full version: Multi-Tier Wooden Shelf.
Added options to put all recipes on sale or remove all recipes from sale.
Added a new app to the full version: Map.
Adjusted the electricity costs of high-level machines to reduce electricity expenses.
Improved the texture clarity of large milk bottles.
Updated the model and textures of large boxes.
Added a gray tint to glass materials to reduce their overly transparent appearance.
Updated NPC model LODs to improve their appearance from a distance.
Adjusted the emissive effect of the disposal sink.
Adjusted the emissive effect of crop leaves.
Improved the hand animation reset when players put down items in third-person mode.
Adjusted the default orientation of placeable building items. Placement previews will now face the player more appropriately.
Adjusted collision inside the Milk Tea Museum.
Adjusted the interaction text when giving fish to Coco. When holding a fish, the interaction will now display Sell Fish.
Adjusted interaction detection around the road and grave area. Aiming at a grave will now correctly display the Dig interaction text.
Improved interaction detection around the edges of cup lid racks and straw holders, allowing players to interact with the straws while aiming near the edges.
Optimized the appearance of spawned models.
Updated some translations.
Fixed an issue where liquid could suddenly appear to increase after being poured into a container, then decrease before gradually increasing again.
Fixed liquid display issues when large-capacity liquid containers held only a small amount of liquid.
Fixed an issue where the icons on liquid containers could display incorrectly after loading a save.
Fixed an issue where all liquid containers could appear with the same color and icon when first joining a friend’s room.
Fixed an issue where placing green tea ingredients into a large cooking pot did not update the quantity UI.
Fixed an issue where the sealing film could remain on a milk tea cup after the drink had been poured out.
Fixed an issue where the held-item UI did not refresh after interacting while using a cup to make jarred items.
Fixed an issue where lemon slices could continue to spoil after being added to a cup.
Fixed an issue where text on cups might not appear after entering the game. This also affected receipt text attached before another player joined, which could be invisible to the newly joined player.
Fixed an issue where placing a cup with a receipt into the trash could cause the cup to be recreated after the order had already been completed.
Fixed an issue where the cat would not move with the checkout counter after the counter was relocated.
Fixed an issue where customers could walk around and enter the pickup counter area to collect their drinks.
Fixed an issue where the receipt printer would sometimes fail to print a receipt.
Fixed an issue where reprinted receipts could overlap each other.
Fixed an issue where an arm or ghost-like visual could block the screen while processing card payments after the update.
Fixed an issue where opening a room through the Esc menu after starting a single-player room did not display the chat box.
Fixed an issue where players without interaction permission could still put recipes on sale or remove them from sale.
Fixed an issue in the museum where milk tea submitted by Player 2 incorrectly displayed the host as its creator.
Fixed an issue where fish sizes were not saved correctly.
Fixed an issue where fish placed on the fish-drying rack appeared slightly tilted.
Fixed an issue with the money displayed for fish sales on the settlement screen.
Fixed an issue where crops could mature after planting seeds the day after watering an empty plot.
Fixed an issue with the money displayed for crop sales on the settlement screen.
Fixed the item-placement animation for multiplayer clients.
Fixed incorrect head rotation in third-person mode when playing alone.
Fixed an issue where furniture could sometimes turn into an avocado.
Fixed the aiming and interaction area at the bottom of Bookshelf 6.
Fixed an issue where the edges of cup lid racks and straw holders were difficult to interact with. Players can now interact with them while aiming at their edges.
Fixed an issue where building placement previews could face the wrong direction.
Fixed an issue where delivering an order after eating pizza could continue deducting money and popularity because of the delivery time, even if the order had received a Perfect rating when it was prepared.
Fixed an issue where eating pizza followed by a hot dog prevented customers from giving tips.
Fixed incorrect settlement-screen money values for fish and crop sales.
Fixed several translation issues.
Hello everyone,
A few days have passed, and here are the issues I have fixed in this update.
If you still have an unpleasant gameplay experience or encounter any bugs, please let me know in the post, the discussion forum, or our Discord:
https://discord.com/invite/gK2ratEAXC
Added a Reprint function to the receipt printer.
Added support for a new Russian font.
Release Version
Added the Mobile Payment Sign. When placed on the checkout counter, it increases the chance of customers using mobile payment. This is a unique-effect item.
Added the Cup Lid Rack.
Added a Reprint function to the receipt printer.
Added a submission time display for museum submissions.
Optimized some English text.
Optimized some materials and models.
Removed the shadow from player names above their heads.
Adjusted the collision around the back door.
Takeout bags can now be picked up more quickly by clicking the box.
Optimized the cup rack images: the large / medium / small cup text is no longer shown below the image. It has been replaced with unified S / M / L icons.
Updated the cup images in the shop to use the same S / M / L icons.
Optimized the milk tutorial tip by adding a reminder to “click a few more times.”
Optimized mouse double-click and repeated-click issues.
Adjusted the maximum FPS limit to 144 FPS.
Adjusted the minimum discount to 75%.
Adjusted Tongshou’s recycling price to 75%.
Milk now supports automatic stacking.
Optimized spawned models.
Fixed an issue where receipts could still be printed after refusing a customer.
Fixed an issue where Windows users could not join Mac rooms.
Fixed an issue where the straw holder appeared empty after loading a save.
Fixed an issue where the corner wallpaper disappeared after expansion and could not be applied to the correct wall section.
Fixed an issue where cherries could still appear in the discount list after being removed from sale.
Fixed an issue where the area above the shop sign would show the original material from a distance after painting.
Fixed an issue where items under the slicer would all fall down after loading a save if they had been interacted with before saving.
Fixed an issue where the player’s hand would be shown when directly clicking card payment at the checkout while holding a box.
Fixed display issues with topping containers. Items placed inside topping containers will no longer fall out and will now be sorted in order.
Fixed an issue where room-temperature drinks could show a green checkmark even without a receipt attached.
Fixed an issue where sugar, ice, and other requirement checks could still show the previous drink’s checkmark even when no receipt was attached. The old status is now hidden before each check.
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