Overcooked DLC Too Hard?

[Bozzsy [Tito]]

Hey I bought the DLC on launch day with my +1 and have been really enjoying it, just stuck on getting 7 stars needed to be able to play 1-4 and no matter how many times we tried we can't seem to hit 3 stars on 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3.
If there is a way to beat it with 2 people could anyone care to share this?

[真希波マリ]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/318760969?t=00h51m52s

[vczh]

DLC 3 stars are infinitely easier than 4 stars in the game itself, just spend a few hours get them all (kevin not included)

I have only 3 4-stars challenges left, and I finally found that, the order of random-generated recipes can affect the final scores you have, and now those 3 levels become a testing of your luck, so I have stopped challenging them.

The secret of this game is to work out a strategy that, both of you can execute easily, less-buggy (some play styles are not encouraged by the game, by making you encounter certain bugs) and talkless. No communication is the key.

[douglasduck]

I'm finding it extremely hard too. Doing runs without failing orders in the base game did enough for 3 stars for me, but in the DLC I need to do perfect runs just to get 2 stars. Not even getting close to 3 stars.

It just seems a bit stupid that I need to be doing extra fast perfect runs just to be able to progress through the levels. Not everyone who plays the game are experts.

[Bozzsy [Tito]]

So I found out with the help of the person who posted their twitch link that the first level on the DLC has the timer frozen before you serve the first smoothie.
If you prep enough before serving, you can easily get 1200 score which is kind of weird imo.
Nonetheless, thank you for the help person with the japanese name.

[Charmander]

I think it is way easier than the base game.

[chrunck]

It's kicking our ass too. My wife and I cruised through most of the main game when it came out, but we're struggling to even get 2 stars on some levels. Getting seven stars to unlock 1-4 required getting one of the levels down to perfection and even then it was close.

[JeanH13]

My wife and I are having similar problems. Particularly with the smoothie stages. We can get a 2-star, but it requires a flawless run and even then it's close. All of the other stages feel like just the right amount of difficulty, and we can get 3-stars after enough tries.

Some of these levels seem intentionally designed for 4 chefs.

[Petite Fleur Sasha]

3 stars in dlc is way harder than original game's 3 stars for sure. But it's doable, just not on the first try mostly. (we passed every level with 3 stars with my partner in 2 player local co-op)

[Blap]

Found the DLC to be far easier than the main story for 3 stars & 4 stars tbh
Still having trouble 4 stars on main story but the req seems lower for DLC

[vczh]

DLC 4 stars are still easier than the base game, but I think the DLC's difficulty is just good.

4 stars in the base game are too difficult, so that it ends up depends on the random-generated recipes. There are a few levels, if the generated recipes is not lucky enough, you are theoritically not able to get 4 stars. I stops at 41/44 and already give up. Playing casino is not fun.

[Bozzsy [Tito]]

Just remember when playing the first level of every stage on the DLC, the timer is frozen untill you serve your first order, use that to your advantage.
It is how I got to 1-4

[panda.]

You do not need a frozen timer to do 4 stars let alone 3 stars in the dlc. I got 4 stars as a duo with my +1 and it was easy. For most levels you obviously have to divide up your tasks but in a lot of them you can prepare each others foods. Otherwise you just need to do simple things like if you're making burgers always have two meats cooking at all time and two meats on reserve to immediately cook after the others are done, etc. For smoothies like where the ingredients rotate just pick up ingredients and drop them on the floor so you don't have to walk to the otherside where the chopping blocks are open or you need to sync well with your partner and throw each other stuff back and forth.