Way harder than it looks

[Goodly Iguana]

I get to the 2nd planet and maaan its rough. Any tips? Both guides right now are in chinese.

[Nate Mc Bow]

Chinese? Ok i have not noticed, but sure i can give you a few pointers.

First of all, the second planet immediatly introduces you to the fact that customer immunities will be your main hazard. early on the most annoying will be the Mikaniens as they are your first customer with a melee immunity, invest more in traps, like a lot more. Even traps in poor locations have their uses.

Also, Kifker cops will show up as customers at random, the moment you see one in your roster, lay low and keep them under watch. Try to get their burger done first so they have a reason to leave, you can not boot out Kifkers so do not even try. Having a few traps that do enough damage to wipe them out can help, you do not want them in the restaurant for any length of time, especially during some events.

Multitasking will be very useful at this point, learn to cook up multiple burgers at once in various ways, everyone has their method. Mine for example, i use the stoves and prep stations from the fridge as a number system, the closest stove being for the next order on the list, and the second for the follow-up and so on. This can get derailed by a customer getting robbed and chasing after the thief and such, so double checks are sometimes needed.

Your prestige is a DOUBLE EDGED sword. The more prestige you have the more access you have to new planets, but it also influences the number of customers you have. If you have a higher amount of prestige than what is necessary for your current planet, you can quickly find yourself swamped in customers. If the amount of traffic in the restaurant is getting overwhelming, do not be afraid to boot out a few, or just scale up your murder methods. Remember, you can always get your prestige back, it is not worth losing a run over.

[D R I V E]

Lol just grind the first planet over and over and over, buying upgrades + traps (which you cant lose). Also kill the protesters that show up for meat.

[Little Bunny Foo Foo]

Originally posted by D R I V E:

Lol just grind the first planet over and over and over, buying upgrades + traps (which you cant lose). Also kill the protesters that show up for meat.

Better idea: kill the protesters for fun.

[123]

Always check guide before pick the patty
Look which favourite for costumer
Still cook random meat all the time but only place the Bun at heater

[123]

Smoking, latrine and flavor sauce only use that if you don't have prefered patty

[TangoBravo]

Yep, there is not way I can keep the frying meat apart and the second world already introduces a bunch of different clients. Maybe it could have been fun, had it started with two different kind. But there is no way I will ever be able to memorize the shapes of the different burgers. Had the game mouse, it could have been a roll over. But as it is, this is playing memory.
Makes me wonder who playtested this. There are the ingredients for a good game and then it just drops the ball.

[Roxor128]

Originally posted by TangoBravo:

Yep, there is not way I can keep the frying meat apart and the second world already introduces a bunch of different clients. Maybe it could have been fun, had it started with two different kind. But there is no way I will ever be able to memorize the shapes of the different burgers. Had the game mouse, it could have been a roll over. But as it is, this is playing memory.

If you can't keep track of what the different burgers look like once cooked, don't bother with what's cooking. Just cook what you're low on, then put them straight in the fridge. Get out what you need for your customer types and put them in an order you can keep track of on the modules. Then when you get an order for a given customer type, use the patty from that spot for their burger, then get out another cooked one for that type to replace it.

[TangoBravo]

Originally posted by Roxor128:

Get out what you need for your customer types and put them in an order you can keep track of on the modules.

That's a nifty solution. I wish they would have started with a lower number of different client types. That learning curve is nothing I could ever master, especially not after having played the beginning over and over as it is required to build up some stock, which entirely took my motivation to try again. I hated that principle of constant repetition of the same levels in the 80s and that some designers three decades later still fail at that low bar casts a bad light on indie game design...

[Roxor128]

Originally posted by TangoBravo:

That learning curve is nothing I could ever master, especially not after having played the beginning over and over as it is required to build up some stock, which entirely took my motivation to try again.

There's a built-in mitigation for that: the Deep Freeze upgrade for the kitchen lets you keep some of your raw and previously-cooked patties, plus sauce ingredients, between runs. I've only got the first level of it at the moment, but it makes a significant difference. Fully upgraded, it'll let you keep all of them. If you want to save up for it quickly, you might want to spend a couple of runs just buying ingredients and putting everything else into the safe until you've got enough put away to buy it.

You can also use the cryo tube to save planet unlocks so you don't have to do the quests/prestige/money requirements again, though the price doubles for each new planet, starting at $200.