December Update 3 - Stocking Stuffers

The final update this year for Lost Abroad Café is here to cross some feedback and suggestions off the list that our players have submitted!

First up, one of the most pesky bugs in the game: equipment freezing. Occasionally, the ice, hot water, or coffee machines (and likely the new chocolate syrup) will freeze up and not allow any more cups to be placed on them. Or, they'll have a ghost cup stuck there. While honestly we still can't figure out exactly what causes it, we now have a programmed in reset of all the equipment at the end of a round, so even if it occurs, you only have to wait 1 minute for it to be fixed, and no longer have to leave and re-enter the app.

Another great fix based on user feedback: it's now much easier to drop tea bags into the hot water cups. While previously the hitbox was really only at the top of the cup, you can now drop a tea bag anywhere on the cup and it will brew your customers' delicious tea. This'll help remove a lot of frustration with trying to get orders out ASAP!

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We also got some comments that on some phones, the front camera notch was blocking the ability to select Kyoto from the home screen! This is definitely a lesson in really considering the small design choices that mobile manufacturers can take, as we've also had some previous issues with things being too close to the edge of phones/tablets to be selected. In this case, we've brought things in from the sides, so everyone can now get to learning Japanese!

We've also finally added a way to get out of the Chinese Tutorial mode and back into the home scene, as well as the ability to close the app from the home scene without having to log out.

That's all for this year! We look forward to adding tons more content to Lost Abroad Café in 2023. Be sure to join our Discord and keep providing great feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for the game!