Designing a Unique Restaurant Game - Chef RPG Devlog #4

[@robpattishot]

I feel like this game with that added aspect of life outside the restaurant, is something i've always been looking for in these management game. It's so awesome that I was able to randomly find out about this game from youtube. Keep up the good work!!

[@amyshoemaker8430]

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[@yulaserio]

I can't express how much I like this project. You are so talented and I admire you

[@PixelArchitect]

Thank you José! Really appreciate it!

[@ZenTerra-N.O.V.A]

I could say the same to you.

[@Novemberist11.Official]

@@PixelArchitect when you will release this game ? I am looking forward it so much

[@PixelArchitect]

@@Novemberist11.Official Still a long way to go haha. Have some internal targets, but don't want to say too much at the moment. Glad you are interested though!

[@Tayguman]

Very talented, i envy him

[@ThePixelExpedition]

This is incredible! First of all, the restaurant is stunning aesthetically, but The sprites and pathfinding looks silky smooth. Amazing work!

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks Pixel Expedition! Yeah the pathfinding in the Unity editor looks really cool. Gotta give credit to the original creator of the tutorial (link in description)

[@ThePixelExpedition]

@@PixelArchitect Absolutely! Also, your channel really blew up! Congratulations!

[@ZenTerra-N.O.V.A]

The part that I'm interested is the *items,* almost 64 bits though.

[@LTSlugg]

Just some random thoughts you can use them or not. Standard Kitchens allow only one way into the kitchen and one way out, this is to prevent people from colliding with each other while holding plates. You're missing a dishpit (Though I think I see dishwashers to the south?). Cost of a plate is typically the cost of the ingredients for one plate times the magic number of 3, this covers the overhead: wages, plates, etc. Say you serve a slice of toast, the customer isn't just buying the toast. He's paying for the jelly or butter he may or may not use on it as well. So take the cost of one piece of bread lets say 10c, then the cost of a serving of jelly and butter may be 5c, so add that all up it will be 20c * 3, to a total of 60c. This will cover the wage of the dude that put it in the toaster, the cost of the electricity for the toaster, the cost of the dude cleaning the plate the toast was served on etc. Most restaurants see a small ass profit margin of 10-15 Percent if lucky for the first year open. (I know this is a game just random things I was thinking while stoned about to go to a kitchen in a few hours). Looks great and looking forward to everything you accomplish boss.

[@LTSlugg]

nvm watched the rest of the vid I like how you compare this to a tower defense game, its great. Its all I think when I'm cooking.

[@PixelArchitect]

Really nice to hear about the margins and profits! I can probably adjust the cost of things to better match real world margins, gives it an extra touch of realism. Didn't know about the kitchen layout. Makes a lot of sense, I guess that's way they have the double sided swing doors... I once briefly helped with a Restaurant related app startup and had to go around interviewing restaurant managers. From what I gathered, it's a super difficult business and the managers who run successful restaurants are beasts at multitasking. Pubs and bars seem to do very well though. Anyways really appreciate the feedback. Helps a lot!

[@gretapaulding3547]

Great video! A good place to find color palettes is Pinterest. That's where I get most of my palettes. Set color palettes like those are good for smaller things (food items, NPCs, etc,) but it's also a good idea to create a mood board of the kind of colors you want. Find pictures or artwork that fit your aesthetic and eyedrop the colors. I find that's often the best way to get a wider range of colors while still sticking to a certain look. Looking forward to more videos!

[@joymiin2774]

I'm really excited for this game, it feels like a lot of my favorite things coming together. I love stardew valley, management cooking games, and one flash game about a penguin owning a restaurant that I used to play a lot as a kid.

[@rizzmaster5000]

This is a very cool concept, I also love how interactive you are with the audience to gain feedback. Overall, it seems its going to be a very unique and fun game. Best of luck :D

[@luizpaulopratesdesouza9036]

I'm in love with this project

[@da_Finnci]

About color palettes: Please be careful not to oversimplify. You seem to have general artistic experience, so the colors you used already look great. And you have a fairly sophisticated art style, so you can also use a lot of colors (In contrast to simple/ low res games). For example the stone tiles at 8:49 just wouldn't look as good in a lot of the common limited color palettes. In general the progress looks great, can't wait to play the game eventually :)

[@frenchbre4d]

I can't state how much I love this project since I love the story behind it, the art style, your passion into it and cooking game/RPG as a whole. I hope this will be the next Stardew Valley(or the first Chef RPG), keep up the good work.

[@cai_ryn]

I also have an art background and love video games, but definitely have no knowledge in either architecture or pixel art. It’s super interesting to see these types of vids where you talk about your thought and design process as you create, with very simple editing too. Just a voice over and screen recording, it’s easy to follow along and nice to watch. Not a lot of people would share their project progress so in depth, or would rather just show the finished end product where all the problems have already been solved. I really look forward to see how the project continues to evolve and will watch out for your future uploads :)

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks! Yeah trying to keep these videos fairly easygoing and somewhat entertaining for a wider audience. I think sharing online is pretty important, both for feedback and building an audience. Developers also use this kind of stuff to help each other out.

[@NibblyZ]

this is exactly what i wanted in a game and for the longest time i thought i would need to make myself but here you are making exactly that dream come true! can’t wait to see how this turns out

[@amypetersen3666]

This channel is just what I’ve been needing and I am so grateful this channel was recommended to me. I’ve always loved pixel art and 2D RPG games, and hearing your thoughts behind both game design and architecture really make these videos so enjoyable. I’m really looking forward to watching this project develop - and I can’t wait for the day I get to play it! Best of luck - if you were to open a gofundme or crowdsourcing for the game I’d definitely contribute what I could! The time, effort, and love you’ve put into this really shows.

[@Peacekeeper_84]

This looks soooo enjoyable and relaxing to play. I love the concept of traveling in an open world gathering resources to create unique dishes while exploring. I can't wait for the next devlog

[@Nova04550]

Wow you mean you want to make this art even better? holy crap!

[@PixelArchitect]

Haha yeah. There are still some issues with the art and not quite looking like a commercial quality game yet

[@noam5153]

I can now say I’ve been here since however many subs you had when you uploaded the house on waterfall video

[@PixelArchitect]

Welcome back! I remember your old comment haha

[@noahjameson8155]

I remember you

[@jigglemcswiggle7186]

@@PixelArchitect i just saw his old comment as well ahaha

[@zachv465]

I’ve been waiting for the next upload! Thanks for sharing your journey! So excited. It would be really cool if you did a tutorial on making trees(spruce specifically). I really can’t understand the process with shading etc.

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks Zach. I could potentially do one on trees down the road. Need to make some news trees anyways...

[@zachv465]

@@PixelArchitect That would be amazing. I’ve tried to practice making your spruce trees but I don’t really grasp the steps etc.

[@sentientpenguin5941]

Wow, this is just incredible progress in terms of coding and art, on top of an already really cool idea. I'm looking forward to playing someday.

[@bensenbakker8233]

Your style is amazing !

[@xJeanica]

I just found this game and I find the idea to be so unique! All the best ahead and I will definitely be following the game's development & supporting when its out!

[@BMuR13]

Hey Noah, Woke up early and the algorithm randomly suggested your videos. Been sipping coffee in bed and watching them for the last hour. Really appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into this project so far and that you’ve taken the time to document it. Your voice is very soothing and you have a great way of explaining everything just enough. Best of luck with Chef RPG, you’ve got my Sub and I look forward to the future progress.

[@ninadeschryver1795]

i wanna play thing so baddddddd its so cute i love the pixle art/art style!

[@alicia-cs7dg]

This is so cool! I’m really looking forward to this. The attention and detail you’ve put into this is truly admirable :) Will be keeping tabs on any new updates for sure! Keep it up!!

[@zoatheperson3012]

I’m so excited to buy this game whenever it’s ready! Good luck!!

[@Yuki-ue1fz]

yooo this is so littt!!! Im very very impressed by the design and EVERYTHING in this project T^T ♡♡ GOODLUCKKKKK~!!♡♡

[@nemesisbendebel5302]

hands down! Thank you for your hardwork and sharing your gift through making this beautiful game design!

[@doctormtctaalik]

It might be cool if customers tossed their tips on the tables, which then linger a bit before being collected (or maybe fly into your wallet?). Kind of like resources in a lot of mobile games, or drops in a diablo-like. That way, you get some satisfying (and kinda chaotic) visual feedback when business is great. Love the town design, and I’m looking forward to following the game’s development. :)

[@PixelArchitect]

That's a nice idea. I agree there definately needs more animations and feedback for all of the actions. Mobile games do that part pretty well. Anyways, glad you are interested in the game!

[@muhammadrafiatthariq3688]

Keep up the good work dude, i really liked how the project is going so far!

[@rope9568]

Your ideas are very interesting. I always loved management games and your ideas for Chef RPG seem very promising. Can`t wait to see more of your journey ^^

[@Wonderchocolate]

The Game looks amazing I am so glad that I found you’re channel! I am also working on a pixel game in Unity and I just admire you’re lighting! My game is by far not so good because it’s my first one but I would highly appreciate if you could explain how you approach the lighting if you haven’t done this already! Can’t wait to follow along you’re progress and thank you so much for all your Tipps throughout the videos! :)

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you like the game! I'm using Unity's Universal Render pipeline. Every sprite is using the default lit material (meaning it will be black without a light source in the scene). Then I just drop a light source into the scene and everything will be light up. You can then use scripts to tweak and adjust the light source to add day/night cycles, color adjustments etc.

[@Wonderchocolate]

@@PixelArchitect wow thank you so much for your answer definitely gonna try this out!! 😇👍

[@HomeSliceGame]

Same! I am currently working on a game also and chef rpg is very inspiring. The idea for my game is something I've had for a long time but kept putting it off and these videos are really helping motivate me to get to it :) How is your game coming along?

[@curtisnewton895]

I am so impressed by the amount of work...just mind blowing

[@viggz_studio2250]

You're so talented. I like this project much, espacially the pixel art!

[@thomassolbach970]

It would be neat to be able to see which table spots are valid dining spots, maybe by using place mats on the table when a chair is correctly aligned with the table? Also, I really love the overall rpg gameplay idea. Harvesting special ingredients gives me Toriko vibes (cooking/food anime).

[@sunhhachi]

I think is kinda cool when you go to stall you can see what behide their back to add more depth to the place you are making

[@mitchellbaker4847]

I'm a new sub from the design a town video, loving the content and how in-depth the project is becoming.

[@Alybobson]

This whole project is looking really cool so far. I'm excited to see where it goes! I really like your art style, even though you say you are new to pixel art. The character and building designs look really good so far, and I really like the look of the dishes too! You must have tons that you want to do for this game, but one thing that would be great to see would be changes to shadows throughout the day/night cycle as time progresses :) I've only seen little clips so idk if you've added that already but it would be cool to see :) Definitely will be following the progress on this project! Amazing work so far!

[@Alybobson]

Also during the day, I notice that the lights still look to be on inside the buildings. I'm not sure if this is intentional with the kind of cyber punk-esque theme though. That's just being really nitpicky though :) Love what you've done so far! It looks really good!

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you enjoyed it! Changing shadows would be a cool feature. I see a lot of top down games doing it these days, and seems to be quite effective. Hmm, didn't notice the lights in the building. Sometimes that code doesn't work properly. Gotta fix it I guess

[@luigiberrelhaalbarici2857]

Hey, i'm really loving watching the game being made, keep up with the good work man^^

[@zelurbano1237]

Can't wait for this game! Always been a fan of Pixelated game and Restaurant like games

[@Skeffles]

That restaurant looks really lively. It kind of reminds me of The Sims Bustin' Out for GBA. In that you would have a day night cycle to follow and you'd go to jobs like this for money.

[@MrLukimen]

What a nice Idea for a Game, I'm looking forward to play this game when it's out. Keep going!

[@krazymunki54]

thank you so much for creating and sharing this with us ! soooo awesome

[@danilodjuric]

Amazing job on both the game and the art! An idea for the chefs: maybe different chefs can be particularly good in making deserts for exaple (or maybe even some specific dishes) , so the time it takes to make them goes down. Might be hard to code in, but just an idea. Love the project, keep up the great work!

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks Danilo. That's a pretty good idea. I think it's definitely doable, and could add it in later on. Appreciate the feedback!

[@Tayguman]

Wow super nice! I like this! Very Nostalgic~

[@nickrizzo6498]

Looks great so far, really good progress! I can't wait to see this fully done

[@tebla2074]

This is looking great! one idea (you've probably thought of) are ingredients going to spoil? you could make it so that different food has a different shelf life. so fish is only good for a day or so, but potatoes can be kept for much longer. you could also have a system where the quality of ingredients goes down gradually and the player has to decide if they still use them for longer (producing lower quality meals) or throw them away sooner (high-quality food but higher cost in wastage). would also add another dimension to menu planning, as you'd want to use up ingredients that are going to spoil soon. Also what about batch cooking or meals that take a long time. Like you could cook up a whole batch of soup or stew if the player chooses to (even starting hours before service for things that take a long time) but then it could be served really quickly during service.

[@ViciVidiVeni]

I love the aesthetics of the game. Im really looking forward to this game!

[@jacobsampson5772]

I haven’t seen Elona shooter since I was like 8 but man did that bring back nostalgia! This games looks awesome and I’m totally here for it!

[@SpoonsForks]

I just found your channel and I can't wait to watch all your videos!!

[@kirakira5252]

I'm so looking forward! If you ever accept betas, count me in!

[@willgorut87]

May count as a recommendation for improving the productivity of your restaurant applying the standard restaurant distribution, 60% for Dining Area and ‏ 40% for Kitchen, this may allow to introduce more appliances and speed up cooking process.

[@akinstar7326]

this looks awesome so far! i've had an idea to start my own game but i have no knowledge in coding nor making games so i kinda gave up haha but this gives me determination!! thank you!! keep up the great work!

[@James_Noh]

Hey Noah! another great video! love the work!

[@haneen3728]

I am so in love with this. Everything about this is awesome. So excited XD

[@marinelayergaming8360]

I would really love to play this! I appreciate seeing your work. :)

[@Nadiahope87]

Omg this is absolutely amazing!!!! I’m currently going to school for game design and you’ve gave me a great idea thank you 😁

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you enjoyed it. Best of luck with your projects! Hope we get to see one day!

[@DeathlyDiJ]

really nice, but one critique i have is the 'breathing' animation. the amount of movement is nice, but it looks like they are having trouble breathing.

[@PixelArchitect]

Yes, I believe you are right. Will go back in a few weeks and upgrade the NPCs a bit

[@Crim_Zen]

5:50 I forgot all about that game... I used to play games like that all the time on Kongregate. Most of the gems I found on that site were from the daily selection gamestop sponsored. One being that werewolf game "Don't Escape."

[@NathanSimmonds]

This is very cool, I can't wait!

[@gabrielasilva3561]

"Improving or redrawing-" it hurts! Having to redraw all of this!

[@dudumancristian5790]

maybe a color palette that works is alike with a chord in music, you can basically make a chord out of anything but only few of them will sound cohesive and harmonical

[@algorhythmofficial]

this game is lookin' amazing! i need it!

[@Vimii]

I'm so excited for this!!

[@foxden9520]

New sub ! This is Amazing ! Really enjoy discovering the whole process, Great work !

[@Kordyal1]

MAN I LOVE YOUR WORK

[@andrewsartduchy7721]

your videos are top notch content!

[@mitpoke6194]

just found your channel, subcribed, and look foward to play this increadible game!

[@whysmile9412]

would love to play this game in the future

[@bellehuberty9457]

I would love to hear more about how to program the orders/fulfillment game loop! I'm looking to make my own game along these lines, though not set in a restaurant. Any advice on what unity features to use/programming elements you needed to get NPCs to order and provide feedback on whether or not the food they got was correct. Thank you!

[@arkangelmerici1170]

OMG!!😍 I saw you added Beef Wellington to the menu! 👍😊 Looks amazing! You are really a One Man Army!! I don't know if you have thought in setting a patreon or something so people can support you. In any case keep sharing your work!! We love it!! 👍

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you are enjoying the videos! Not sure if I will do a patreon, but planning to do a kickstarter in a few months to fund the development of the game, and get good music, writing, and maybe more artists to help polish the game. Will post updates on this channel

[@arkangelmerici1170]

@@PixelArchitect I think that's a fantastic idea!! ☺️👍

[@Atlamillia]

This is really cool :o

[@gachaquest299]

nice dude! very beautiful :)

[@namzuru]

bro this game looks so cool

[@andremeiner1365]

I like the idea a lot but the tables and chairs are so massive together. it looks like they are glued together, especially the chairs whose back the player is facing, i dunno

[@Harkness197]

Just subbed! Loving your content!

[@johnkerpan7735]

Go Elona Shooter! What a great source of inspiration :)

[@Jack-yi5ud]

Damn this looks amazing

[@moomoomang]

You should put the order and in progress bar vertically on the side of the screen. It's dead space, plus moving left to right can be confusing for players from some cultures that read right to left

[@JhonnyWaltz]

My birthday month as well great!

[@ConradProteus]

I loved elona shooter, good times, i also made lots of flash games back in the day

[@RCGJR_]

Still waiting on the big release date 😭

[@MrHavoc313]

looks like a cool project/idea can wait to see more of it in the future. Will their be a possibility to expand your restaurant size for more capacity like in early game you have a small shop but in late game you have a a big establishment. Also will there be the ability to have the restaurant remain open when you are travelling around the town maybe you are running low on ingredients so you have to leave to buy some more or something along those lines.

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks! Yes, there will be multiple restaurants that you can run and some of them are expandable. After the initial phase, you will be able to hire staff and let them run the restaurant while you are away. I will need to tweak that mechanic to make it more balanced, but that's the general idea

[@HomeSliceGame]

I love the idea of starting with a small restaurant and fixing it up/expanding it!

[@NeatGames]

Simply amazing!!

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks man!

[@miguelfdiaz1553]

I really do love this channel I really would like to make games when I grow up and I'm already kinda getting the hang of coding but I just dont think I'm that creative and good with art so I really do admire your skill keep up the good work

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks! Art does take a bit of practice, but will be easier if you focus on one type of art - etc. pixel art, watercolor, hand drawing. Art is definitely something you can get good at if you consistently do it, and pretty nice way to chill and relax.

[@wittlestinko]

AAAAAAH I'm so excited about this game!!! >.< I saw on the previous video on the topic of food critics, and was wondering if the restaurants will have like a Michelin Star grading system or something of the sort? Sorry if someone mentioned this already and I accidentally repeated an idea.

[@PixelArchitect]

Yes, there will be an awards system. Have a of features planned, but don't want to spoil too much at the beginning ;)

[@kairon156]

This is really cool. the Mechanics got me thinking of a tycoon game that I came up with a while ago. I just wish Unreal Engine had better 2D game engine stuff.

[@johnblaufuss1404]

Can't wait to wishlist :)

[@PixelArchitect]

Awesome :) Hopefully steam page will be ready in a few days

[@kamila.malach]

If a player is allowed to go to the city, bathhouse or volcano, then he or she cannot earn money that day as they are not present at the restaurant to open it? Or maybe you could choose a manager for that day and set the opening and closing hours upfront. As this is the future setting, the manager could contact you via mobile phone or other sophisticated device and present you with some problem you have to resolve at a distance(the same way it is when you play the sims - when your sim is at work, they sometime get the message that something happened and you have to choose your reaction and then you get a message with the result)

[@fredtchiadeu1089]

amazing, how can we have acces to a tileset of this level

[@SymbolSoul]

Elona huh... Haven't heard that name in a long time... Glad I subbed to you. This looks very cool.

[@PixelArchitect]

Got a nostalgia kick a few weeks ago and remembered the game. Easy to get addicted to it

[@todd7660]

I really love the look of the town! The npcs though... they are very stick like, which I personally don't like, but it also doesn't match up with your close up art. Near the end you visit a butcher who looks thin with a mustache and beard, but the close up is a rounded man with just a mustache. For testing I can see it wouldn't be consistent, and you said you will be cleaning up spirits, so this is mainly a call for consistency in the final product. The main thing that is annoying is the bobbing up and down, people don't do that. You could have them wiping the counter, chopping ingredients, or doing something like inventory instead. I don't mean to be a drag, and I have experience in playing games not making them, so maybe I should shut up. But in looking at games to buy, I want the characters to look as good as the setting, and I don't see the here yet. Good luck on the rest of development!

[@PixelArchitect]

Yes, I believe you are right. Will probably go back and look at the NPCs and make some improvements before adding new animations. I don't imagine the change will be too drastic though, but I think there is definitely room for improvement. Appreciate the feedback!

[@todd7660]

@@PixelArchitect I'm glad you appreciated it! Honestly with how good the rest of the game is looking to be, you don't need a lot of change, just enough to match the quality.

[@DrCrazyEvil]

I thought it'd be cool if this game were like a rpg where you gather the materials from monsters to use as food. But damn it looks amazing

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you like it! I will be implementing a "hunting system" where you can gather certain meats like those Chefs in TV shows. Won't be doing a full on combat systems with swords and stuff though

[@beberage]

This is awesome. How can we pre-order this? 😀

[@PixelArchitect]

haha still a bit early in development, but will keep updating on this Channel! If you are interested in supporting, I will be launching a Kickstarter in a few months with some cool rewards :)

[@dontperceiveme3025]

Damn. I just realized people are out there doing smart shit and here I am, depressed and procrastinating on doing the dishes.

[@richmoney9348]

You got some skills

[@ryanferdinanddarmansyah1115]

Damn dude you make me hype in some way. I like the restaurant system but some things that maybe helpfull : 1. Give a point from each furnitere the higher the price the more point u get, the point is use to make customer happy (ex : heart icon) and the more heart ur restaurant have the more tips the customer give. 2. Make a special customer like a that critic ur restaurant it will make many customer came in several time, u can make a rich guy that came rarely it will give a lot of tips depend of ur restaurant point. 3. Make level on the food, it will get exp everytime the food is created. If the food have higher level it will get some more heart for the customer or have a chance not to consume ingredients and make the price higher. 4. From the furnitre point u can make a package that sell furnitre wtih high heart, as long as the microtransaction didnt effect the story to much if fair enough and i hope you dont make some furnitre that u only get from buying with real money.Make item u sell on package have a expensive price in normal shop is fine . I love how you make the system that u must decide what things to do on each day (it will be more critical if u have limited time from the story like harvest moon : save the homeland) and the npc design is like stardew valley i love it a lot. And all things that you plan is well prepared and didnt haste for the beta.

[@ryanferdinanddarmansyah1115]

@@sophiesdollhouse hmm the health inspector is a great one too, so u have more things to manage not only the menu and design

[@PixelArchitect]

Really appreciate the feedback! All great ideas I think, and definitely would enrich the cooking experience. Will try to apply these features into the game over time. Unique NPCs is a big one, and probably the final major coding hurdle. Really want NPC personalities to stand out, and have dialogues (depending on their happiness) during the restaurant service.

[@ryanferdinanddarmansyah1115]

@@PixelArchitect Your welcome! can't wait for the next update of your project :D

[@zcsays8382]

this is fkn amazing

[@coderbearpink4214]

I love your game

[@LemmeB]

Hmm nice

[@noam5153]

2 of my favorite words

[@LemmeB]

@@noam5153 hmm yes

[@Grqm_]

I think it would be cool if certain dishes would go well together and maybe give your menu a bonus, it might take away some of the freedom of the player but I think it would be a nice feature

[@prettyjeff]

chef's and waiters need an energy bar so you know when it's time to close restaurants. and you can buy items to increase their energy