Kitchen Crisis news & patch notes

Hello, this is Team Samoyed. This patch includes improvements on character-specific stage progress sharing requested in the previous patch, stage balance adjustments, and simulation AI enhancements. Characters can now progress through stages uniformly, but badge achievements will be noted separately. Additionally, AI improvements have been made to ensure clones do not take excessively long paths.

Please note that due to balance adjustments in this update, ongoing stage progress data will be lost. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Stages

- Difficulty for stages 1-6 has been downgraded. - The terrain for stage 7 has been modified, and its difficulty has been increased. - The terrain for stage 17 has been modified, and its difficulty has been downgraded. - Difficulty for later waves in higher stages, including the Chaos stages, has been increased. - The penalty for Chaos Level 6 has been increased (Gold gain decreases by 20→30%.). - The penalty for Chaos Level 8 has been increased (Movement and cooking speed decrease by 20→30%).

Features

- The operation logic of simulation has been changed. - While character-specific stage progress is shared, badge achievements are now applied separately. - Warning expressions have been improved to more easily identify bottlenecks per tool. - An option has been added to hide the upgrade UI, inspect the current situation, and then expand it again.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed a bug where selection of recipes/items was not functioning correctly in resume situations. - Fixed a bug in the map editor where removing alien movement paths was not working properly.

Improvements

- Improved the abnormal delay when moving to the title screen during stage play.

Simulation Changes

- Previous: When starting to use a specific cooking appliances until completing the use and moving the prepared ingredients, other clones were not able to use that appliances. - New: Now, only during the actual cooking with the appliances are other clones unable to use it; otherwise, moving the cooking ingredients, etc., is possible. - Previous: To minimize idle time for clones, any immediate work available regardless of the distance was performed. - New: Efficiency is considered including the clone currently occupying the appliances, waiting to continue their own work after the clone has finished may be more effective, even if other immediate work is available. Thank you for playing our game and sending us your diverse feedback. If you encounter any bugs during gameplay, please send them to [email protected]. We will make every effort to fix reported bugs as quickly as possible.

Hello from Team Samoyed. After the release, we've taken your feedback into consideration to decide the direction of our patches. First off, we're planning changes to the AI, which was the most frequently pointed out issue. Our initial intention with the AI was to have characters cook with as little downtime as possible and, through path restrictions, allow players to control the cooking process and enjoy optimizing their strategy. However, this led to situations where, in the absence of a nearby available tool, the AI would opt for a tool farther away instead of waiting for the nearest one to become available, causing players to feel that the AI was making odd decisions. To address this, we're preparing changes to the AI logic. However, completing all cooking processes through AI simulation means that simply using nearby tools doesn't fully address the gameplay issues, so improving this aspect will require a lot of effort and time. Despite the challenge, we will do our best to ensure that the AI does not engage in actions that players would perceive as strange. Additionally, contrary to our intentions, many players felt fatigued by the individual stage progression for each character, so we've made it so that all characters share the same stage progression. As for crashes occurring during play, while we've managed to fix a significant portion, crashes happening right after the game starts are rare cases related to Steam API integration, which might take some time to resolve. We will do our best to fix these issues as quickly as possible.

Please note that due to balance adjustments in this update, ongoing stage progress data will be lost. We apologize for any inconvenience.

- Stage progression is now shared among all characters. - Every selection and upgrade now comes with 1 free reroll by default. - Stage badge achievement conditions have been modified. (Badge 1: Clear the stage with less than 50 health/Badge 2: Clear the stage with 50 to less than 100 health/Badge 3: Clear the stage with 100 health) - Fryer upgrades now apply a buff effect even if an ingredient box is nearby.

Balance Adjustments

Character

- The maximum number of clones for Alpha Plus has been changed from 8 to 6. - The cooking and movement speed of Alpha Plus has been changed from 20 to 10. - The cooking and movement speed of Alpha Plus has been changed from 20 to 10. - The satisfaction increase of the Hotel Chef has been changed from 5 to 10%.

Attributes

- Foodie: Satisfaction from dishes increases by * 10(→15)% based on the food's difficulty. - Advanced Serving Lv1,2: Serving speed increases by 5,10(→2.5,5)% (number of ingredient enhancements applied to that dish) *. - Stock Clearing: Serving speed increases by 20%. Serving speed of each dish increases by 5 (→1)%(number of dishes stacked) *. - VIP Lv1,2: Serving speed increases by 5,10(→2.5,5)% every time the same dish is served to the same guest. - Tasting: Serving speed increases by 30(→20)%. Each time a dish is served, 2 nearby guests receive complimentary food with 20% of that dish's effect.

Appliance enhancement

- Cutting board upgrade effect has been reduced by 20%p across all tiers. - The buff range of pots has been reduced by 1 tile. - Pot upgrade effects have been adjusted downwards across all tiers. - Advanced Fryer's movement speed increase effect has been adjusted from 50→100%. - The buff effect of flowerpot has been reduced by 30%p across all tiers. - The cooldown for using portals has been reduced across all tiers. - The effect of fans has been halved across all tiers.

Ingredient Enhancements

- Sharing: Foods with the selected ingredient reduces satisfaction, while nearby guests share the effect. → The reduction in satisfaction has been decreased by 20%p across all tiers. - Cud Chewing: Foods with the selected ingredient reduces satisfaction, while applying the food's effect twice. → Initial penalties have been eased, and end-game returns have been lowered. - Make a Bunch: Foods with the selected ingredient increases the amount of food, while decreasing cooking speed. → Initial penalties have been eased. - Full Serving: Foods with the selected ingredient will no longer have a serving range limit, while decreasing satisfaction. → Initial penalties have been eased, and end-game returns have been lowered. - Quick Cooking: Cooking and movement speed while making food with the selected ingredient increases, while decreasing satisfaction. → The satisfaction reduction penalty has been eased, and the increase in cooking speed has been adjusted. - Split Cooking: Foods with the selected ingredient increases the amount of food, while decreasing satisfaction. → Initial penalties have been eased. - Limited availability: Foods with the selected ingredient increases satisfaction, while limiting the number of times you can serve each guest. → The number of servings has been increased across all tiers, and the increase in satiety has been reduced in the end game. - Party: Foods with the selected ingredient decreases serving speed, while sharing the effect with nearby guests.→ Serving speed penalty has been decreased by 100%p across all tiers. - Fine Dining: If a dish contains the selected ingredient, there is a certain chance that the amount of food is reduced by 1 serving upon completion, but nearby guests will share the effect. → The chance of quantity reduction has been adjusted downwards across all tiers.

Stages

- The initial difficulty of stages after stage 10 has been generally lowered.

Upcoming Patch Notes

Due to high demand for improvements in difficulty and probability fatigue, as well as convenience, we are preparing patches to address these issues. We will make every effort to implement the following changes as soon as possible. - Improvement of AI simulation logic - A feature to hide the upgrade UI to better understand the current status. - Background mute functionality - A timer and a feature to compare performance with the most recent results before layout adjustments in the "Check Cooking Progress" section. - Shortcut keys for switching tools in the arrangement adjustment mode. - A feature to select the starting recipes for gameplay - An enhancement to the display of missing ingredients in dishes - Improved guidance for tools causing bottlenecks Thank you for playing our game and sending us your valuable feedback. If you encounter any bugs during play, please feel free to report them to [email protected] We will make every effort to fix reported bugs as quickly as possible.

Hello, this is Team Samoyed. Currently, we are experiencing a persistent crashing issue that only occurs in specific PC environments. It has been challenging to accurately define the environment and identify the cause, which has led to delays in resolving the issue. Therefore, to allow players to continue their game after a crash, we have prioritized the development of a mid-game save feature and have included it in this patch. We will do our best to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Additionally, if you experience a crash, it would be greatly helpful for resolving the issue if you could compress the entire folder found at the path below and send it to us at [email protected] , along with your PC specifications and environment. C:/Users/(Your Username)/AppData/Roaming/TeamSamoyed/KitchenCrisis/data We will also ensure that convenience patches and balance adjustments are quickly implemented in upcoming patches. Thank you.

- Fixed a bug where money was not being returned when using the piggy bank. - Corrected a bug where the satisfaction decrease effect of handcuffs was set abnormally high. - Addressed a bug causing minor tremors when using a game pad. - Fixed a bug where setting and updating records in Chaos Stage levels were not functioning properly. - Stabilized some crash bugs. Upcoming Convenience Improvements - A feature to hide the upgrade UI to better understand the current status. - A mid-game save feature during stage play. - Background mute functionality. - A timer and a feature to compare performance with the most recent results before layout adjustments in the "Check Cooking Progress" section. - Shortcut keys for switching tools in the arrangement adjustment mode. Known Bugs - Unusual game terminations due to compatibility issues, the situation is recognized but finding a clear cause is difficult and it only occurs in specific environments, hence resolution is delayed. - A bug that stops the cooking process in certain special situations. - A bug where appliance warning displays the wrong target in some situations. - A bug causing severe frame drops with certain upgrade combinations. - A bug that causes the game to abnormally terminate when starting a game on or beyond Day 17 during a custom map test play. If you find any bugs, please don't hesitate to report them to  We will fix them ASAP. Thank you.

Hello, this is Team Samoyed. As of April 3, 2024, Kitchen Crisis is officially released and available for play! It's been a while since we've released Teamfight Manager, and we're both excited and nervous to greet you with new project. However, we can confidently say that we have done our best to create an original and fun gameplay experience. Kitchen Crisis is a game that requires consideration of various elements including the placement of cooking appliances, types and timing of upgrades, attributes, and characteristics of aliens. It might feel somewhat difficult and complex, but we hope you find joy in pondering these elements. Once you're familiar with the game, custom maps and workshop features are also prepared, so you can create even more challenging and fun stages and content! We are grateful to everyone who loves the game and supports our team. Although we cannot respond to each message individually, we read all your feedback and consider it in our development process. We will continue to do our best to create good games. If you have suggestions or encounter bugs while playing, please report them to us at any time at We will fix any bugs as quickly as possible. Thank you.