Time for another huge new update for Cook Serve Forever! Thanks to everyone who left Steam reviews for the new redesign- it has helped us tremendously and we're immensely proud to have gone up to Very Positive for our recent review score! However now that 30 days have passed our recent review score has reset, so if you enjoy this month's update, please consider leaving a review if you haven't already! It helps us so much!

The next update is targeting early April- stay tuned for updates over on our Bluesky and Discord!

NEW CONTENT

• The next chapters of the story continue with "North Helianthus" and "Showtime"!
  
• Several new locations!
  
• Fifteen new foods (exclusively in North Helianthus): Angel Cupcake, Arroz a la Cubana, Devil Cupcake, Elephant Ear, Fried Rice, Hot Dog, Laksa, Lasagna, Miso Ramen, Poke Bowl, Poutine, Salchipapa, Soft Taco, Stuffed Mushrooms and Sweet Crepe!
  
• Three new Blitz Levels!
  
• New Mode: Cooking School with eight foods ready for grading!
  
• Added two new songs: Dive and You're Not Alone (exclusively in North Helianthus).
  

NEW ADDITIONS

• Added new window/full screen options: Borderless Full Screen, Full Screen, Windowed, and Borderless Window.
  
• Added resolution options.
  
• Added two keyboard layout options: Mirrored (default) and Cloned (which uses different keybindings for a closer version of the gamepad controls).
  
• Added an all new Order Tracker that shows how many orders you have left (and previous order ratings).
  
• Added some welcoming images for West and North Helianthus in New Beginnings (Eclair Apartments) and Blue War Memorial.
  
• After completing a shift you have the option to continue or restart the day.
  

CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS

• When coming back to the main menu the highlighted level now reflects your progress, rather that highlighting the first level of every chapter.
  
• Changed the way goals are displayed in-game for better clarity.
  
• Changed the song playlist for West Helianthus.
  
• Added specific UI sounds for Delicious/Good/Average/Bad orders.
  
• Changed some dialogue spacing for certain levels.
  
• Adjusted some UI elements.
  
• Added some variety to the After Hours establishing shots.
  
• The background TV in After Hours now changes with the dialogue.
  
• Adjusted the timer tutorial text panel for better clarity.
  
• Improved main menu asset preloading.
  
• Added a UI indicator for new submenu content.
  
• Added five extra seconds for bronze and silver medal times for the Community Garden Blitz level.
  
• The main tutorial now displays the chosen gamepad glyphs in the tutorial splashes.
  

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue with Grill prep that would sometimes cause inaccurate "missed" inputs.
  
• Fixed an issue where choosing an After Hours segment in the Main Menu during game progression could potentially cause you to skip ahead a few levels.
  
• Fixed/removed the ability to view the After Hours submenu before unlocking it.
  
• Improved the handling of levels transitioning to After Hours levels (the potential for a glitch could occur, but as far as I can tell it never did glitch).
  
• Game now returns to After Hours submenu when returning from an After Hours segment you selected.
  
• Fixed issue where keyboard commands could go through when the user tabbed out of the game.
  
• Fixed some audio corruption issues.
  
• Fixed the wrong ingredient being displayed for avocado for the Taco Salad.
  
• Fixed text to reset to "Start Cookin'" after save file deletion.