What is the point of stocking more than 1?

[The Marshmallow Man]

What is the benefit to stocking more than 1 of any type of sushi with auto supply on?

Stocking more than 1 simply means you risk loosing more than 1? There seem to be no benefit to not stocking 1 + auto resupply?

[HeOfManyGames]

Good question, hadn't thought about that...

As someone who hasn't really used auto supply, the only thing I can think of is clearer picture of demand. I tend to put 4-7 of each chosen item on the menu before opening , some sell out fast whereas others sell slower or barely at all. I then use that to clearly see what the most popular/in demand dishes are and focus on catching those particular fish.

I suppose you could argue that info should be readable from the dish stats, but I guess I just like the realistic feeling of the trial and error; gradually honing it till my waste is minimal.

[rexpiscator]

I agree. I don't understand why you wouldn't used autosupply? Why put out more than you 'think' may be purchased instead of plunking down 1-at-a-time and only refilling the plate when it's consumed....I tried to 'guesstimate' how many and what types of dished to offer, always trashed multiples of some items.

[Nikkie_Slaughter]

I think the only benefit would be if you don't want to risk your entire supply of something being used up. Otherwise, it makes no sense.

[[GWJ] Puce Moose]

Is it possible that dishes are made more quickly when auto supply is turned off? That would make sense, as Bancho could prep the dishes just before the restaurant opens. However, I didn't really notice a prep time difference between auto-supply being on or off, so that may not be the case.

[The Marshmallow Man]

Originally posted by GWJ Puce Moose:

Is it possible that dishes are made more quickly when auto supply is turned off? That would make sense, as Bancho could prep the dishes just before the restaurant opens. However, I didn't really notice a prep time difference between auto-supply being on or off, so that may not be the case.

That was my initial thought, maybe you can have more than 1 order waiting of the given type?

[The Marshmallow Man]

Originally posted by Nikkie_Slaughter:

I think the only benefit would be if you don't want to risk your entire supply of something being used up. Otherwise, it makes no sense.

Oh true true, but that seems like a very very very small gain vs a huge loss?

[Garrett Aelito]

I think the auto supply mechanic should be removed - just literally make it so that fish added to the menu don't get used if they aren't ordered.

Unless there's some mechanic planned to prevent us from catching more fish once we have 'too many' in stock, or some balanced penalty for using 'auto resupply', it's just an extra hassle adding button presses to stocking the menu, selecting 'auto resupply' for every single item on the menu, every single day, and it adds nothing to the game.

[supergtp]

Did you know you can skip the sushi night and actually fall into negative money. I wonder if there is a -$9999 cap

[The Marshmallow Man]

Originally posted by Garrett Aelito:

I think the auto supply mechanic should be removed - just literally make it so that fish added to the menu don't get used if they aren't ordered.

Unless there's some mechanic planned to prevent us from catching more fish once we have 'too many' in stock, or some balanced penalty for using 'auto resupply', it's just an extra hassle adding button presses to stocking the menu, selecting 'auto resupply' for every single item on the menu, every single day, and it adds nothing to the game.

Yeah, wrote about how I disagree and it makes sense but having two counter acting features dosnt but after thinking about it I agree, just pick what goes on the menu and if the fish isn't used let it be reused. Though of course if a fish serves 5 but only 4 are ordered you waste the rest.

[MagpieOAO]

Originally posted by Garrett Aelito:

I think the auto supply mechanic should be removed - just literally make it so that fish added to the menu don't get used if they aren't ordered.

Unless there's some mechanic planned to prevent us from catching more fish once we have 'too many' in stock, or some balanced penalty for using 'auto resupply', it's just an extra hassle adding button presses to stocking the menu, selecting 'auto resupply' for every single item on the menu, every single day, and it adds nothing to the game.

It's a question of what's more fun/challenging/rewarding gameplay. Auto-supply isn't but maybe they could add auto dishes with a higher value for when your special dishes run out. And currently I think customers are regular and capped at 25.

It would add more gameplay if we have to guess how many dishes and how popular and maybe get a chart on what's popular.

[RandomTurtle]

Originally posted by MagpieOAO:

And currently I think customers are regular and capped at 25.

28 is maximum currently.

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Also with stocking more than 1 it makes very little sense. The best dish serves 9 people per set of ingredients. So if I were to stock 3, it would be at 27. However if I turned on autosupply it would waste a 4th dish, leaving it at 8/9 at closing.

[Haunting Hyena]

The only reason I can imagine is setting a limit to what people can take of it, but that should be the option to change. Auto-supply should be the default.

[justin_84]

Since it hasn't been said yet, there's a skill that gives you extra plates. I believe it's ingredient prep expert. Haven't seen any gains myself with 3 or less plates prepped. But if you prep say 5 plates, you may end up with 6 or 7 on the menu for only using the 5 fish.

[Stygger]

Originally posted by rexpiscator:

I agree. I don't understand why you wouldn't used autosupply? Why put out more than you 'think' may be purchased instead of plunking down 1-at-a-time and only refilling the plate when it's consumed....I tried to 'guesstimate' how many and what types of dished to offer, always trashed multiples of some items.

You are aware that you always lose the ”prepared” dish with Autosupply, right? So if only one customer buys a dish set to autosupply then you lose two dishes worth of resources.

[Mahokami]

Originally posted by Stygger:

Originally posted by rexpiscator:

I agree. I don't understand why you wouldn't used autosupply? Why put out more than you 'think' may be purchased instead of plunking down 1-at-a-time and only refilling the plate when it's consumed....I tried to 'guesstimate' how many and what types of dished to offer, always trashed multiples of some items.

You are aware that you always lose the ”prepared” dish with Autosupply, right? So if only one customer buys a dish set to autosupply then you lose two dishes worth of resources.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. The main thing is that there seems to be no downside to using autosupply and setting it at one because if you set the menu and have any higher than that set up and it doesn't get bought, you lose far more resources when compared to autosupply set to one.