PlateUp! News — April 15, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Hi there, Platers!
It’s time to spring into action and work on those automation skills!
We have a small update going out today, primarily fixing some performance issues for our console players but also adding a few improvements to automation systems.
Firstly, Smart Grabbers now have priority when grabbing off other grabbers, allowing you to successfully pull boards off an automation line. We also fixed a bug where sinks would automatically fill with water, and adjusted the sink automation so it now uses Portioners rather than Combiners. No more accidental pots full of water when trying to pass through a sink!
This means you should be able to use one sink for multiple automation setups
We’re excited to see what you guys can cook up with these changes, so be sure to let us know what you think after giving it a go!
Check out the full patch notes below!
Patch Notes:
Fix bug with some languages which was causing slow performance and crashes
Sinks, Milk Dispensers and Ice Dispensers no longer automatically fill things placed on them; you can now use portioners to automate them
Prevent the player starting a day without enough plates to serve the largest group
Fix a bug that meant eating times were incorrect for some dishes (particularly cakes)
Fix grabber priority so that smart grabbers can grab off other grabbers as expected
Fix a bug where crashing during franchise creation would delete the save and give no franchise
Fix combiners duplicating some food, such as tacos
Fix piecemeal items not getting per-item rewards
Fix issue where swapping controller on the main menu meant that controller became locked out
Fix some networking issues on PS when players were playing on the same network
Fix a bug where some cakes would look incorrect on trays
Fix speedrun leaderboard tracking on Switch
Fix some issues with LiveSplit in-game timer
Happy plating!
The PlateUp! Team