Hamsom's layout master guide

[hamsom]

Disclaimer

*Please take note that the layout of your restaurant is by no means limited by anyone and is totally up to your own creativity.

*Please feel free to point out errors if you spot them!

*NO CLEANERS ARE NEEDED IN THESE LAYOUTS*
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SOLUTIONS TO WAITER POSITION!
[http://forum.playfish.com/showthread.php?t=786159]
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Contents

• Introduction
• Layouts
• Restaurant Floor Area
• Tips and Tricks
• Fail-Proof Way to Correct Waiter Position
• References
• Conclusion

Introduction

This guide is a level-by-level guide of the most efficient layouts that you should use to level as quickly as possible (aside from leveling up your dishes).

The layouts depicted below are aimed towards people who are interested in power leveling (legitimately) by reducing waiter walking distance and maximising efficiency.

Layouts

• Period: Layout should be used during this level(s)
• Minimum space: Size of restaurant required
• APS: Average number of plates sold per minute
• Pop(ularity) Cap: Popularity reached at its peak

APS calculation is conducted twice for the layout and average is taken.
No extreme deviation has occurred so far.
Employee motivation is kept above 80% at all times.
May be understated because my computer lags

Period: LV 2
Minimum space: 7 x 6
APS: -
Pop cap: 27.8
Comments: You might have difficulty getting the waiter in, scroll down to "Tips and Tricks" for waiter position solution

Period: LV 3 ~ LV 4
Minimum space: 8 x 7
APS: 6.67
Pop cap: 26.5
Comments: Having more tables allows you to serve more! Although your pop suffers...

Period: LV 5
Minimum space: 7 x 7
APS: -
Pop cap: 36.2
Comments: Transition layout to the next one since your restaurant is still too small.

Period: LV 6 ~ LV 7
Minimum space: 9 x 8
APS: 9.07
Pop cap: 39.2
Comments: Try putting waiting chairs AROUND the layout like hbfs in post #38.

*NOT RECOMMENDED*


Period: LV 8 ~ LV 10
Minimum space: 9 x 8
APS: 9.27
Pop cap: 37.0
Comments: Controversial layout that peaks at 37 pop (may differ); you can stick to previous layout with two waiters inside. 4:1 not recommended!

Period: LV 8 ~ LV 10
Minimum space: 9 x 8
APS: 9.67
Pop cap: 36.0
Comments: Another layout where pop suffers but you end up selling more. Again, 4:1 not recommended!

*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*


Period: LV 11 ~ LV 13
Minimum space: 10 x 9
APS: 12.1
Pop cap: 50.0
Comments: Arguably the most efficient 4:2 layout. If all goes well, this is your first 50.0 Popularity layout! Congratulations!

[hamsom]

Period: LV 14 ~ LV 16
Minimum space: 10 x 10
APS: 14.7
Pop cap: 50.0
Comments: If you see cooks standing by an open flame then something is wrong.

*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*


Period: LV 17
Minimum space: 12x11
APS: 17.4
Pop cap: 50.0
Comments: This is the most efficient layout a LV17 restaurant can fit

*NOT RECOMMENDED*


Period: >LV 20
Minimum space: 14x13
APS: 16.4
Pop cap: 50.0
Comments: Contributed by Laura Mau

Any logical suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!

Restaurant Floor Area

LV01: 7x7
LV02: 7x7*
LV03: 8x7
LV04: 8x8
LV05: 8x8*
LV06: 9x8
LV07: 9x9
LV08: 9x9*
LV09: 10x9
LV10: 10x10
LV11: 10x10*
LV12: 11x10
LV13: 11x11
LV14: 11x11*
LV15: 12x11
LV16: 12x12
LV17: 12x12*
LV18: 13x12
LV19: 13x13
LV20: 14x13
LV21: 14x14
LV22: 15:14
LV23: 15x15
LV24: 16x15
LV25: 16x16
LV26: 17x16
LV27: 17x17

*New employee to be hired

[hamsom]

Tips and Tricks

• Don't waste valuable ingredient slots by learning many dishes. Stick to the one dish for each category that you think is tasty! (mango pudding yum! )
  
  
• Keep your employees happiness over 80% to make them work fast and earn more money.
  
  
• Personally, for earlier levels (i.e. LV14 to LV19) maze is not needed to attain popularity of 50. Sometimes its even inefficient because your customers walk too slow. (assuming employees are happy!)
  
  
• Don't hoard your cash, it's bad for the economy; spending gains GP!
  

... and if you haven't already realised by now.

Fail-Proof Way to Correct Waiter Position

For all you people who don't read all the way down my original guide:

1. Assign chefs and waiters
2. Click "Redecorate" Mode
3. Click on stoves following order below (examples for 4:2 and 6:2 layouts)

(by "click" it means to point your cursor at the stove, depress the left mouse button and release)

P.S. May take more than one attempt if you're a doofus.

[hamsom]

5. References

IHOPUHOP's - Guide to Island Layouts
http://forum.playfish.com/showthread.php?t=545136

Phisho's - Guide to put waiters in right startup position
http://forum.playfish.com/showthread.php?t=585963

6. Conclusion

The layouts present in this guide should help you through with your power levelling as fast as possible.

No matter what other guides say about mazes, cleaners, distance from doors etc., your own dish level should be your priority, followed by an efficient layout. All questions left unanswered will be replied promptly (relatively) by me. Thank you fellow RC-peeps for your support thus far.

[Senoch]

Ive tried that 4 cook - 2 waiter layout before, but I can't get my waiters to appear in the right spots. Is there a way to make sure they're in the middle?

[MomCat]

This looks great. My problem is: How do you get the waiters to stand in the middle of the square? This is for the 4 cooks and 2 waiters setup.

[hamsom]

There are basically 3 ways:

1) Swap stoves repeatedly and hope you get it
2) Assign 4 cooks and then 2 waiters, interchange waiter and cooks repeatedly and hope you get it
3) Read http://forum.playfish.com/showthread.php?t=585963 and hope you get it

[Alcatrazz]

Nice thread mate

[hamsom]

Originally Posted by Alcatrazz

Nice thread mate

THANKS! it's good to get appreciated

[MomCat]

I just found another solution. Assign every employee as a waiter until you have two in the correct spots. You then leave those two in place, and reassign the remaining people as cooks.