5 Day Goals: Anyone else drowning in counters?

[Silvernomiko]

As a long time player, I don't mind the additional challenge of an overlapping 5 day goal at the END of an event. However, I feel like we're drowning in so many goals/overlapping goals I've had to continue to buy new counters. I'm running out of free space for counters for the myriad baked goods. It used to be where things could sell down in time for the next major goal. I'd like to reiterate that I liked the bonus 5 day goal as an occasional thing not an every major goal thing, much less at the beginning of the time goal event.

I haven't had to remodel my bakery in years. YEARS and I'm running out of space for counters because of how many new items are required per goal, side goal, and now the (far too many) 5 day goals. Any other long standing players having this same issue? Also with so many 5 day goals reusing ovens, why can't it recognize when we've crafted it before? Like if you hit a soft 5+ or 7+ or 10+ ovens, if should auto fulfill that goal.

[ruotsista]

Before they changed the goal ovens on restaurant, food was selling in a reasonable amount
And on restaurant the non goal recipes have lower amount per time, than bakery.

But now with mini goals dropping more often, and increased amount on goal ovens per time and to complete the goal, yes it is food everywhere and I don't want to cook on a cooking game.

They lower the profits per dish by designing ovens to cook more servings per time, so we are supposed to buy gems I guess but game was more fun when we could have space to use and coins to spend

[TequilaShots4me]

Agree, What with the San Fran Cisco challenge with 24 hr bakes, the popcorn challenge - still building the 3rd oven of part 1. I don?t have room to bring out 10 amethyst ovens so I can buy 1 more! For a 5 day challenge. Still 10 hours to go on part 2 bake of SanFC, before I can store ovens. The cost of ovens, counters, wall & floor tiles I can?t save enough coin expand to 21 x 24 I can?t get anywhere near $30,000,000 required.

[ruotsista]

Agree, What with the San Fran Cisco challenge with 24 hr bakes, the popcorn challenge - still building the 3rd oven of part 1. I don?t have room to bring out 10 amethyst ovens so I can buy 1 more! For a 5 day challenge. Still 10 hours to go on part 2 bake of SanFC, before I can store ovens. The cost of ovens, counters, wall & floor tiles I can?t save enough coin expand to 21 x 24 I can?t get anywhere near $30,000,000 required.

in case you didn't know, any cheap wall or floor tile works to unlock the 1st goal oven.
you might try buying one each to see if it still works next goal.

If you play it only to unlock recipes and make gems, when you don't like the final prize, you may also save coins on tables & chairs, and if I remember right, 32K item(2nd item bought on 2nd part)too wasn't necessary to unlock 10hr dish.

But wall and floor worked till today, both on restaurant and bakery

On restaurant the profit of 14 day goal food is lowered and became similar with bakery. We really have very low profit margin if we'd like to play goals.

Good luck

[shortdanzr]

I dump 99% of the food I make

[CatSS4]

Why is no one talking about how impossible the San Francisco Challenge is-22 hrs to cook 20 dishes, I can have 24 ovens out 4 for main challenge and 20 for side challenge 3 x 22 hrs is 66 hrs just for the 2nd part. Have no idea how long part 3 is. Am getting fed up with impossible challenges and now a 3rd challenge at same time. WTF. Sorry for venting, BUT.....

[luincristiel]

As a long time player, I don't mind the additional challenge of an overlapping 5 day goal at the END of an event. However, I feel like we're drowning in so many goals/overlapping goals I've had to continue to buy new counters. I'm running out of free space for counters for the myriad baked goods. It used to be where things could sell down in time for the next major goal. I'd like to reiterate that I liked the bonus 5 day goal as an occasional thing not an every major goal thing, much less at the beginning of the time goal event.

I haven't had to remodel my bakery in years. YEARS and I'm running out of space for counters because of how many new items are required per goal, side goal, and now the (far too many) 5 day goals. Any other long standing players having this same issue? Also with so many 5 day goals reusing ovens, why can't it recognize when we've crafted it before? Like if you hit a soft 5+ or 7+ or 10+ ovens, if should auto fulfill that goal.

I use an efficient layout and never have the issue - in fact sometimes I run out of food.
I do all 15-day goals, most of the side goals, and now doing all 3 of them concurrently.

[Silvernomiko]

I use an efficient layout and never have the issue - in fact sometimes I run out of food.
I do all 15-day goals, most of the side goals, and now doing all 3 of them concurrently.

Can you screenshot/share your superior/efficient layout please? I'm not saying I can't do the goals, just that the accumulation of junk foods with small amounts clog up the counter space.

I have an allotted space for tables/customers, counters, and then a fun area for seasonal display. The counter area used to have an entire extra row of space for a cleaner look and that's entirely gone. It's just a slow burn increase of resource drain on the player base.

I actually didn't realize there was a lower profit margin but I suspected when my gold hasn't really increased much over time. I appreciate all the helpful commentary in the community. Also didn't know about the wall/tile trick but that makes sense. It's kind of insane when S8 occasionally has a sale of past items and you see just how expensive the tiles, walls, tables, and chairs have become over time. Tsk, inflation hitting everywhere nowadays.

[smritisonkar]

I expanded my bakery last Saturday and I'm already out of space to put food counters...i ve run out of counters as well.it will take me months to expand again..its frustating...its impossible to decorate the bakery now coz there is barely apace left for tables and chairs anymore after placing all the counters

[fawziaj]

Long time players myself..so fed up of the same so I stopped redecorating altogether 😭

[jacks041571]

Long time player here. I can?t imagine just starting out in this game, how overwhelmed and frustrated I would be with these new overlapping goals. The change is pure greed for gem sales. I have great neighbours and I don?t plan to quit but I?m dropping goals to keep the aesthetics of my bakery. I?ve always enjoyed that aspect more. I?m one defeated player though.

[DieFarm2]

As a long time player, I don't mind the additional challenge of an overlapping 5 day goal at the END of an event. However, I feel like we're drowning in so many goals/overlapping goals I've had to continue to buy new counters. I'm running out of free space for counters for the myriad baked goods. It used to be where things could sell down in time for the next major goal. I'd like to reiterate that I liked the bonus 5 day goal as an occasional thing not an every major goal thing, much less at the beginning of the time goal event.

I haven't had to remodel my bakery in years. YEARS and I'm running out of space for counters because of how many new items are required per goal, side goal, and now the (far too many) 5 day goals. Any other long standing players having this same issue? Also with so many 5 day goals reusing ovens, why can't it recognize when we've crafted it before? Like if you hit a soft 5+ or 7+ or 10+ ovens, if should auto fulfill that goal.

I am not drowning in counters. I did not pay attention, therefore I have more counters out than I needed. Usually it is enough to have one counter for every recepis and I try to store empty counters. But this time I forgot it in between and have more counters out.

But it still is pretty empty. But I like to have only the amount of tables I need for the customers and a some decoration, because I redecorate very often. So that might be the reason, why I have some space.

[ksbmommy]

I just dump the food I don't like and only keep out as many counters as I feel like. If the food is backing up and not selling and you just keep adding counters, either dump the ugly stuff or dump the stuff with a lower profit margin per serving. No need to keep adding and adding counters.

I also have a pretty efficient layout. There's one that is better out there but this works for me. I like the look better.

[luincristiel]

Can you screenshot/share your superior/efficient layout please? I'm not saying I can't do the goals, just that the accumulation of junk foods with small amounts clog up the counter space.

I have an allotted space for tables/customers, counters, and then a fun area for seasonal display. The counter area used to have an entire extra row of space for a cleaner look and that's entirely gone. It's just a slow burn increase of resource drain on the player base.

I actually didn't realize there was a lower profit margin but I suspected when my gold hasn't really increased much over time. I appreciate all the helpful commentary in the community. Also didn't know about the wall/tile trick but that makes sense. It's kind of insane when S8 occasionally has a sale of past items and you see just how expensive the tiles, walls, tables, and chairs have become over time. Tsk, inflation hitting everywhere nowadays.

Basically it's 4 rows of 4/5 tables+chairs, with 2 doors.
You can add my bakery to take a look.

[shelkebrate]

Having more tables and less space consuming decor will empty counters. Big character scenes do not make money or eat the food, customers do. Prioritize tables, not character scenes and decor. Also not cooking food that isn’t required. Not cooking between goals. It goes against why we have a bakery game, but unfortunately that’s the gig S8 has created with these endless goals on top of goals.

[DieFarm2]

Having more tables and less space consuming decor will empty counters. Big character scenes do not make money or eat the food, customers do. Prioritize tables, not character scenes and decor. Also not cooking food that isn’t required. Not cooking between goals. It goes against why we have a bakery game, but unfortunately that’s the gig S8 has created with these endless goals on top of goals.

I am not sure about that. Usually there are only around 24 or 25 tables occupied, no matter how many you have.

[HalibelsChocolatte]

Ridiculous to me how you can easily solve this. You don?t even need to keep the counter or the food from goal. Most not worth it enough to profit from. Kind of creating your problem by not just dumping it

I only keep food in bakery that are high profit. I clear all goal food when not needed anymore. I sell tables/counters/decor I do not like that I only bought because of goal.

[tsj9]

I expanded my bakery last Saturday and I'm already out of space to put food counters...i ve run out of counters as well.it will take me months to expand again..its frustating...its impossible to decorate the bakery now coz there is barely apace left for tables and chairs anymore after placing all the counters

I do know that more food means its harder to get rid of them in a timely matter, especially with the flood of goals, but have you considered just taking one for your bakery and getting rid of low food counters maybe those that are in the 50s range. Since you have a counter flood I think you have a few thousands on each counter but maybe you would just have to start taking counters out and start over(ITS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE PROFIT BUT YOU DO GET SOME COINS ADDED WHEN YOU GET RID OF COUNTERS SO YOU ARENT COMPLETELY LOSING). I also dont know if bakery set up plays a part in that but maybe consider that too.

[tsj9]

I have 54 tables and and 87 counters. If you have a counter flood you will only solve it from taking counters out and not bake so much of one thing outside of goals to keep it from happening, also not collapsing the recipes on one counter helps.

[violetfarm105]

I also have so many counters. I don’t bother decorating much. It’s very frustrating!

S8, please increase the speed that the bots take to eat! I have side goal dishes from 3 goals ago just sitting there, barely going down. Tired of looking at Blueberry buckle! We need the room as the recipes you have us make have so many plates. Why bother to do the goals for the prize, if you can’t display them.

S8, PLEASE LISTEN!!!