Hi everyone,
Patch #6 is now live!
This update focuses on improving kitchen interactions, expanding GN container functionality, visual improvements, and a large number of fixes across gameplay, UI, multiplayer, and overall polish.
Thanks again for all the feedback and reports. Every update helps us continue improving Cooking Simulator 2 step by step.
GN Containers & New Interactions
We’ve expanded how you can work with GN containers and ingredients:
Added new GN container interactions:
• Transfer ingredients from held containers into GN containers
→ Move a single ingredient or transfer all matching contents
• Transfer ingredients from GN containers directly onto the grill plate
• Transfer matching ingredients from containers into a held GN container
→ Press Q for one ingredient
→ Hold Q to transfer all matching ingredients
• Added direct ingredient placement from spawners onto kitchen surfaces
These interactions work with:
Bowls
Pots
Pans
Sauce pans
Blender containers
Colanders
Fryer baskets
Visual Improvements & Asset Updates
We’ve updated a large number of ingredient and container assets:
• Improved materials for spawners and GN containers
• Updated shaders and removed old unused textures
• Improved visual quality and consistency across ingredients
• Added missing GN spawners for many ingredients
New and updated GN content includes:
Salami
Chorizo
White sausage
Beef ribs
Chicken breast
T-bone steak
Red snapper
Atlantic cod
Trout
Sweet onion
Romaine lettuce
Eggplant
Cauliflower
Celery root
Leek
Hot dog buns
And many more
Added GN fillings for:
Green and yellow zucchini
Lobster claws
Various meats, cheeses, breads, and ingredients
Also:
• Fixed missing GN materials
• Removed unused meshes and textures
• Improved LODs for ingredient pieces
Character Customization
Added new customization options:
• 6 new earring sets for male and female characters
Kitchen & Gameplay Improvements
Added:
• Separate Day Menu for each kitchen
Improved:
• Mass transfer placement on connected surfaces
• Ingredient placement behavior
• Thermal state visibility across different UI elements
Changed:
• Restored seitan configuration to previous setup
Fixes
Fixed many gameplay issues, including:
• Ingredient stacks taking too much space
• Ingredients not fitting correctly into GN containers
• Draining full containers through colanders
• Incorrect cut validation in dish scoring
• Non-working pantry light switch
• Incorrect gameplay hints appearing on progression UI
• Customer bell prompts appearing during unavailable phases
• Incorrect save thumbnail aspect ratios
• Character thumbnail display issues
• Multiplayer item position issues after saving/loading
• Clients getting stuck in pause menu after teleporting home
• Missing repair effects
• Various mass transfer problems
• Multiselect selecting held objects incorrectly
• Search fields not clearing correctly in some menus
• Dish information issues in the player apartment
Audio & Visual Polish
Improved:
• Fridge sounds and item placement sounds
• Frying audio behavior
• Shelf sound effects
• Portion scattering after creating mixtures
• Main menu visuals and shadows
Fixed:
• Missing quick repair effects
• DLSS laptop screen flickering
• Missing stove flames in multiplayer sessions
• Incorrect sounds on some furniture objects
Also...
The dog is moving again! 🐶
Other Improvements
• Fixed spice UI overflow issues
• Fixed several perk-related issues
• Improved box trash volume values
• Improved ingredient thermal visualization
• Fixed various animation and interaction issues
A lot of smaller fixes and improvements are also included in this patch.
Thank you for continuing to share your feedback with us. We’re reading everything and will keep improving Cooking Simulator 2 with your help.
More updates coming soon.
Big Cheese Studio