Hello, chefs! It's been one week since our content update, and we're back with a couple more improvements and fixes. Thank you so much for playing, reporting bugs, and giving feedback! It means the world to us! ❤️ FOR XBOX PLAYERS: We're working to get you this patch ASAP! It has to clear a certification process first, and we'll make an announcement as soon as it's ready. Thank you for your patience!

In case you missed it, please also check out our release notes for v1.1.78, our biggest update ever!

PATCH NOTES v1.1.96

• The results of Yorick's productions are revealed 1 day sooner
  
• Added a cutscene that plays when the results of Yorick's productions are revealed
  
• The amount you invested in one of Yorick's productions affects the props that appear on stage during the cutscene
  
• The return on your investment in one of Yorick's productions affects the number of people in the audience during the cutscene
  
• Added 5 new spirit services
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the "Find the mystery box" challenge from being marked as completed
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from leveling up after gaining XP from a spirit service
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from leveling up from Lv. 19 to Lv. 20 with the maximum possible XP
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented a sound effect from playing when a table is cleaned
  
• Fixed a small text issue that made the Relaxing effect description say "customer's Customer Patience"

Welcome back, chefs! If you're returning to Rolling Hills, we can't wait for you to see all the new features and improvements in this free content update. If you're playing for the first time, beware some small spoilers below, but rest assured that you're about to get the definitive Rolling Hills experience! As always, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has played, reviewed, reported a bug, or given us feedback. This update is for you! Bon appetit! ❤️ NOTE: This update is live now on Steam and coming to Xbox soon. Please stay tuned!

ALL NEW CONTENT:

• The "Hats" menu is now the "Customization" menu, and you can use it to equip different honks and costumes for Sushi Bot once you've unlocked them.
  
• After Yeti moves to Rolling Hills, you can interact with the shrine to attempt special Spirit Services. These services take place in preset restaurant layouts and have unexpected obstacles and effects. Satisfy customers to fill the prize meter at the bottom of the screen for better rewards!
  
• Completing a spirit service awards 5%/10%/15% of the XP needed to reach the next restaurant level, depending on the prize tier you reached.
  
• You can do spirit services as often as you like after completing the story.
  
• After Gibson moves to Rolling Hills, an invisible gift will appear somewhere around town every day. Use the L00K-1T to find it.
  
• There's a small chance that the hidden gift that appears in town each day will have silver wrapping paper and contain uncommon rewards like furniture, floorings, or wallpapers.
  
• Several pieces of furniture now have pink variants and gold variants. Look for them in Wren's workshop and giftboxes!
  
• Confetti now shoots out of the Sushi-Matic when Pagliacci Rolls are made.

QOL IMPROVEMENTS:

• If you collide with Lil Bot during restaurant service, he'll now "phase out" and reappear when the coast is clear.
  
• While you're facing an ingredient in the market, if you have enough money to buy it, you can press the X button (or C key) to skip the dialogue and buy it instantly.
  
• While you're selecting a recipe in the "Recipes" menu, if you have enough of the right ingredients, you can press the X button (or C key) to automatically use ingredients to raise the recipe's level by 1 instantly.
  
• Rude customers can now be interrupted by honking at them several times.
  
• You can now interact with the Sushi-Matic from behind.
  
• The L00K-1T no longer pings if there are no hidden items to find in the current scene.
  
• The L00K-1T is now automatically disabled during restaurant service.
  
• The reward for recycling a soda can has been increased from 1G to 10G per can.
  
• Lil Bot now only uses the "Supercharge" ability on Charming or Profitable furniture.
  
• In new games, seasons only last 14 days instead of 28. This change doesn't affect existing save files.
  
• The first restaurant service is a little shorter and introduces cleaning.
  
• The second restaurant service introduces sleepy customers.
  
• Tutorials have been added for all of the new features.

FURNITURE:

• Your furniture limit is increased by 10 after completing the story.
  
• You can now place furniture in most of the kitchen area.
  
• You can now use the D-pad on a gamepad to position furniture on a grid.
  
• You can now use the bumpers on a gamepad to rotate furniture in 45 degree increments.
  
• Increased the speed of the cursor when placing furniture.
  
• Electric furniture now makes the conveyor belt move faster too.

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug that made highlighted text difficult to read in the "Challenges" menu.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused some fishing spots to look green
  
• Fixed a bug that caused a soda can to appear behind the cliff in the top-right corner of the town
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented two sound effects from playing during the "The Final Spirit" quest
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the cash register sound from playing when buying an ingredient

Hello, chefs! We're back to commemorate the two-week anniversary of Rolling Hills with our latest batch of bug fixes and improvements. As always, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has played, reviewed, reported a bug, or given feedback on the game. Your support means the world to us, and we hope our continuing work to make Rolling Hills the best it can be shows our gratitude. Please enjoy! ❤️

• Added a "Tutorials" screen to the pause menu
  
• Added scrollbars to several menus
  
• Tables no longer count toward the restaurant's furniture limit
  
• Increased honk radius
  
• Updated the honking visual effects to show the effective honk distance
  
• Increased Lil Bot's movement speed by 100%
  
• Lil Bot now runs toward messes when he's going to clean something
  
• Increased the time before sleeping customers leave the restaurant by 40%
  
• Relaxing furniture now also affects the time before sleeping customers leave the restaurant
  
• Updated the icon and color of the "Hearty" flavor to make it easier to distinguish from "Sweet"
  
• When all friendships are maxed, Maia's "Caffeinated" perk is automatically activated every day
  
• When using the L00K-1T, hidden objects are now automatically revealed when you're close to them
  
• Increased the size of the hidden object VFX in the "Al Nonymous" quest
  
• Empty mystery boxes are now removed from the town after entering any building
  
• Made it easier to interact with a particular Imitation Crab disguise
  
• Check for some missing items when the game is loaded and restore them to the player's inventory
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Arcade Game furniture from appearing in the shop
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the player's wallpaper/flooring from being returned after Chaos takes it
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Decor" menu to only show the first 100 items
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Two Tone Tile Wallpaper from being removed from your inventory every time the game is loaded
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Interior Design" quest to not be completed by placing any furniture besides your first piece
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the player to earn duplicate rewards when raising friendship levels
  
• Fixed an issue that caused friendship reward items to appear in your inventory 1 level early
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed you to exceed the furniture limit by 1
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented guests from counting toward the "Chat with 3 different people" challenge
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the "Chat with 3 different people" challenge to be completed prematurely
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented inventories from scrolling down all the way
  
• Fixed a problem with the French localization for the #PhotoBomb review
  
• Fixed a rare issue that prevented unowned floorings and wallpapers from being sold in the workshop
  
• Fixed a rare issue that caused customers to quickly fly across the restaurant to their seats

Thank you, chefs! We're back again with another order of fresh fixes. Your bug reports make this turnaround time possible, so we truly appreciate your help in making Rolling Hills the best game it can be.

• Added a bit of "aim assist" to make sure the right customer receives a dish when you're between two customers waiting for orders at the same table
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Wren's workshop to stock floorings and wallpapers that you already own
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented Min's "Star Power" ability from actually awarding challenge points
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the challenge points shop inventory to stay scrolled, hiding some of the items that are available
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Imitation Crab from appearing after you find him
  
• Fixed an issue that made it look like friendship perks were unlocked one level early (but they weren't really!)
  
• Fixed an issue that caused a soft-lock during a particular cutscene when playing in Japanese

Thank you so much for visiting Rolling Hills! The support you've shown for our little game means the world to us, and we want you to know that we're already hard at work reading your feedback, rounding up all the bug reports, and making improvements. Our top priority is fixing the most common bugs, but you can look forward to more substantive content updates later on.

Bon appetit!

• Fixed an issue where the item info popup appears again after saving and loading even if you already owned that item before
  
• Fixed an issue where pinned tasks and challenges stay hidden at the start of each day until you leave the restaurant
  
• Fixed an issue where the Imitation Crab sometimes doesn't appear anywhere in town when his challenge is active 🥸🦀
  
• Fixed an issue where Pagliacci Rolls mistakenly had 1 Quality instead of 10 Quality 🤡 🍣
  
• Fixed an issue where you couldn't reload the conveyor belt after beating the game unless you use the "Freeze Time" ability ❄️⏰
  
• Added a fallback to make sure Pagliacci Rolls are created at least once every 20 times you reload the conveyor belt

Hi there! My name is Matthew and I'm one half of the development team behind Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends.

Recently, a kind and supportive fan of Rolling Hills visited our Discord server and encouraged me to create an update on the Steam page to let everyone know the status of Rolling Hills. Let me start by saying that we are working on Rolling Hills full-time and are very happy with how things are coming along!

With that said, Rolling Hills is a very ambitious game. Between exploring the town, performing quests for the locals, running the restaurant, and customizing your character, it can sometimes feel like we're making three or four games simultaneously!

Before Rolling Hills, my brother James and I worked on two games: Star Billions and Cold Iron. The former is a mobile game resembling a visual novel, and the latter is a VR game about quickdraw western duels. Each project we work on represents a small step forward in complexity, but Rolling Hills has been a massive leap!

That's in large part because Rolling Hills is the first game we've made with genuine anticipation from players. Although we had no idea the concept and characters would resonate with people when we first started making the game, we are incredibly thankful for the support and enthusiasm we've garnered over the past couple of years, whether at in-person events like ECGC and PAX or online via Twitter, Steam, and Discord.

That enthusiasm has led us to push ourselves to make a game worthy of your excitement. More often than not, that's a great thing, but admittedly it can also lead to second-guessing ourselves and slowing down development for fear of making something that isn't worth your time.

What am I trying to say with all of this? Basically, Rolling Hills has forced us to not only to grow as game designers but as people, too. We've gotten back to having fun working on the game, making decisions not because we think they will please the most people, but because they put a smile on our faces and we trust they'll do the same for you.

So, good news: if you're looking forward to a silly, heartfelt game with magical sushi, plenty of friends, and even a robot, you'll be in for a treat!

Thank you again for all your support and patience. It means the world to me, my brother, and everyone who is helping bring Rolling Hills to life!

<3
Matthew