It is here. It is finally here! The biggest update ever for CSD 2! There's so much new stuff here, let's just break it all down:
OPTIONAL PERFORMANCE BUILD (11/16)
Some users have reported performance issues with v1.1 To try out a new test build, visit this thread: http://steamcommunity.com/app/386620/discussions/0/3183345000081024259/
HOTFIX 1
- Fixed Universal Keys bug that would instantly serve foods as if the enter button was held down permanently.
- Fixed some duplicate Leo and Dennis emails.
- Removed Menu Rot display on Active Menus when playing Standard/Stress/Zen Modes.
- Removed email codes that were not supposed to be visible.
NEW ADDITIONS
- NEW MODE (CSD Restaurant Only): Classic Mode allows you to customize your menu and improve your buzz through careful balancing of foods day to day.
- NEW MODE (CSD Restaurant Only): Stress Mode boosts the prep/holding station count to max and starts the buzz at 150%. Good luck!
- NEW MODE (CSD Restaurant Only): Zen Mode removes all rush hours and allows you to toggle infinite patience for customers, allowing you to have a nice chill day with your favorite foods.
- MODE CHANGE: "Standard" is the regular mode that the game originally launched with if you want to keep everything the way it was before!
- NEW FEATURE (CSD Restaurant Only): Mode Options lets you adjust prep/holding station counts for Classic/Standard/Zen, adjust buzz for Standard/Zen and allows you to toggle infinite patience for Zen.
- FOOD CATALOG: New sorting features have been added. Sort by ascending/descending price, name and cost, across all filters.
- FOOD CATALOG: View entree price, name and HS status features have been added to the main viewer.
- FOOD CATALOG: Boosters and Detractors have been added to food descriptions. New B/Ds have been added as bonuses when placing foods on your active menu (Classic Mode only).
- NEW FEATURE (CSD Restaurant Only): Equipment Menu allows you to upgrade your restaurant from better dishwasher parts to increased potency of rat traps, etc. Buying these upgrades reduces your chores! This applies to all four games modes.
- NEW FEATURE (CSD Restaurant Only): View Buzz lets you see how your menu will affect your buzz during the day.
- NEW FEATURE: Over 600 emails are now in the game! You'll receive 2-3 emails every time you finish a day in any mode/restaurant. Watch for special surprises and a few secrets hidden within! To access, select Emails in the Campaign menu.
- Sped up and changed chest opening animations.
- Five new achievements added. Another final wave of achievements will come in a future update.
- Added 100+ new objects to unlock.
- Added a new objective for the CSD Restaurant that allows you to unlock two new items by playing a day in any mode (30 days max).
GAMEPLAY BALANCES
- The following foods have had their entree price reduced (making less money for the player): Pies, Tres Leches and Cereal.
- The following foods have had their entree price increased (making more money for the player): Tacos, Hamburgers, Deluxe Nachos, Sub Sandwich, Small Custom Subs, Burritos, Tawianese Shaved Ice, Craft Beer.
BUG FIXES/SMALL ADDITIONS
- Certain customers no longer hover above chairs.
- Customer positioning with other seats/booths modified.
- "My Pantry" menu now properly displays Entrees/Sides/Drinks title when opened in the Active Menu.
- New icons in the main menu help signify new modes and features (unread emails, New Modes banner for CSD icon in Tower, etc.)
- View HS status is now always on in the Active Menu of the CSD Restaurant.
- The game now defaults to Classic Mode.
- Salisbury Steak prep phase fixed to prevent empty skillets.
- Added two new social links (Reddit/Official CSD Wiki).
- Fixed a few words that weren't spelled good.
KNOWN ISSUES
- Emails cannot be "unfavorited" when using a keyboard or controller. I will fix this in a hotfix this week.
- A few new objects were not displaying properly and are being held back for the next update.
VERSION HANDLING
- v1.04 is now in the Beta Branch if you need to roll back the update for any reason. To do so, right click on CSD 2 in your Steam Library, go to Properties, then select Betas and use the drop down menu to select v1_04.