CHEF! September 17, 2026 CHEF! Day 5 Iteration 45

Stepping Aside Smoothly

People who step aside to let someone past now walk to the side instead of jumping a whole tile in one frame.
The small sideways shifts people make when two of them pass on one tile, or when the hostess makes room at a table, now slide into place too.
Over 5 test games, the old build had 147 moments where someone jumped further than a walking step. The new build has none.
Stepping aside now takes a moment of walking, which costs a little speed: over 40 games of 15 minutes, about 61.4 guests served and 9.1% lost, against 62.1 and 8.3% before.
The first clip (119, the previous build) shows the circled guest at the door jumping sideways to let a leaving guest out. The second (120) is the same moment now: the guest walks aside.