Diner Dash - Flo on the Go FAQ __ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ __ _ _ | | | | |_ |_| | /_ |__ |__| |_/ | | | |__ | |_/ / __| | | ___ _ ____ ____ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ ___ ____ |_ | | | | | | | | |__| |_ | __ | | | |__ |__| |__| | | | | | |__ |__| |__| Although it's maybe rather late, but an FAQ/Walkthrough for Diner Dash: Flo on the Go finally has been completed. This game has improved from its predecessors IMO: The environment variable representing several Real Life(TM) sound effects, some funny and creative secret levels have been added. But this game also increases on complicatedness, some expert goals are pretty hard to reach so that it needs a good step-by-step plan. This document is best viewed with the original display on the net, or with a word processor using fixed-width font style, such as courrier series or lucida console. Using some other font styles (example: Arial) will make the tables/maps displayed incorrectly. Lastly, some legal notice: This document is protected by copyright law and international copyright treaties. The old rules still apply, do not post it as your own, do not sell it for profit, etc... Ver. 1.00 -- 2/2/2008 Ver. 1.01 -- 8/8/2008 Ver. 1.02 -- 10/17/2008 Ver. 1.06 -- 4/4/2009 Ver. 1.07 -- 25/5/2009 1.02 to 1.06: Added more diagrams. The others are minor fixes. CONTENTS PROLOGUE. Diner Dash Series Note A. Menu B. Rules C. General Tips D. Walkthrough E. Endless Shift F. FAQ G. Special Thanks +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PROLOGUE. DINER DASH SERIES NOTE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here are some known Diner Dash game releases. The --recommended-- sign means the game is recommended to be played/completed first before playing this game to increase your playing enjoyment and knowledge about this game. 1. Diner Dash (GBA 2006) -> Canceled? 2. Diner Dash (Mobile 2006) -> Cellphones? Cellphones are still not accessible (for me) (yet). 3. Diner Dash (Win 2004) --recommended-- 4. Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue (Win 2006) --recommended-- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A. MENU +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Story Mode. >> This is what the walkthrough is talking about. 2. Endless Shift. >> See endless shift section. 3. Options. >> You can only switch to windowed mode if you set the screen resolution to 1024x768 or higher. A great option has been added: Environment. I really recommend to set this to the ~maximum to make the game more enjoyable. 4. Flo's Closet. >> Change Flo's clothes. You can change it anytime. 5. How to Play. >> If you're new to the series, you may look at this instruction. I'm sure it'll help a lot. 6. High Scores. 7. Change Player. >> Reset the game from the beginning with another player name. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B. RULES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The basic rules of the game can be found by clicking "How To Play" in the main menu. The customers types has increased! Here are their tipping behavior: 1. Young lady: - She gives maximum 110 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 10 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - She'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after she finishes eating. 2. Tourist: - Tourist can come alone or in pairs. - She gives maximum 120 pts. A couple of tourists give maximum 140 pts. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - They'll ask for dessert if 3/5 of the heart is filled after they finish eating. 3. Family: - The family can come in various combinations of senior, dads, mums, kids, and babies with the total number of people = 2 or 3 (the babies do not count). - Two of them give maximum 130 pts, three of them give maximum 145 pts. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - They'll ask for dessert if 3/5 of the heart is filled after they finish eating. 4. Lovebirds: - They give maximum 120 pts. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - They'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after they finish eating. 5. Bookworm: - He gives maximum 110 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 10 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - He'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after he finishes eating. 6. Senior: - He gives maximum 105 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 5 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - He'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after he finishes eating. 7. Jogger: - She gives maximum 110 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 10 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - She will never ask for dessert. 8. Business woman: - She gives maximum 120 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 20 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - She'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after she finishes eating. 9. Cell addict: - He gives maximum 120 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 20 pts to the maximum point. - Losing half heart costs you 10 pts. - He'll ask for dessert if 4/5 of the heart is filled after he finishes eating. 10. Mix: - It's the mix of the groups above. Only appears at secret levels. - The camping group (2) give maximum 60 pts. Every one addition to the group will add 5 pts to the maximum point. Losing half heart costs you 5 pts. - The other mixes behave like business types. Scoring: 1. Picking menu = 20 pts each action. 2. Serving food = 30 pts each action. 3. Giving the cheque = 50 pts each action. 4. Clearing the dishes = 40 pts each action. 5. Matching the color seat = 100 pts per person. Maximum color bonus per seat is 400 pts. 6. Mopping = 30 pts each action. 7. Serving desserts = 80 pts each action. 8. Serving snacks = 100 pts each action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ C. GENERAL TIPS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Things are more complicated right now. With A BUNCH of customers types and some new rules are introduced in this game, you are urged to concentrate more in order to complete this game. More than when you are playing Diner Dash 2. 2. I advise you (again) to play, or at least know the previous Diner Dash releases. This game is very similar with Diner Dash 2 , all the things there also apply in this game. 3. This tip should be pretty general: You can restart the shift unlimited times if you fail to concentrate or something like that happens. 4. Last but not least: Try to enjoy your adventure especially if you don't earn any money from this activity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ D. WALKTHROUGH +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Before anything, let's do some hardware check: ->I'm no expert in hardware, but after analyzing computer hardware practically around here in my Real Life(TM), the result shows me a quite surprising result. What they say about video game system requirement and/or hardware specification can be VERY different from my analysis. So, I don't know if I should make some comment about it... ;____; ->FREE physical memory in your PC at least around 120 MB to run this game smoothly and completely. ->This game can't be run under DOS. Here we go: Our restaurant manager hero, Flo, now has a trip with his friend, Darla whom she had saved earlier in Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue (TM). But, something happens in the cruise ship... Darla will be the chef and you, Flo, will be the waitress. %&%&%&%&%&% CRUISE SHIP %&%&%&%&%&% All of the customers will dress a la Bali or Hawaii or something like that during this game, even in the space ship. Don't wish for a piece of cake at early levels and -500 for every leaving customer. Let's check what is inside your wardrobe at start: --Baseball Cap: Red --Apron: Red, Blue, Green, White --Shoes: Red, Brown, Green, Reddish Brown, White --Shirt: Blue, Light Blue, Green, White --Pants: Black, Green, Red, White The inventory will add when you are further on your trip. There are 7 upgrades ready for the ship, you are gonna use only four of them: 1. Counters 2. Tables & Chairs 3. Pool 4. Lounge Chairs 5. Umbrellas 6. Palm Trees 7. Flowers A. LEVEL 1 Goal: 500 pts. Expert goal: 1000 pts. Difficulty: 1/10. Total tables: 3. Fail Note: Darn, we didn't earn enough this shift. Let's give it another shot so I can get back to my vacation! The goal is a significant raise from the previous game. If you have difficulties, just follow the tutorial, you'll make it. B. LEVEL 2 Goal: 2000 pts. Expert goal: 3500 pts. Difficulty: 2/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sunglasses: Yellow --Sandals: Yellow --Flower Shirt: Orange --Shorts: Blue Total tables: 8. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember that we can seat customers in chairs that match the color of their outfits to earn a bonus. I'm not good with fashion...., but anyway, you can change Flo's clothing anyway you like. You also can find some good combinations on your own. For me, I just match all the colors of the clothing since the sprite is so small, the effect is not a big deal. C. LEVEL 3 Goal: 2500 pts. Expert goal: 5000 pts. Difficulty: 3/10. Total tables: 10. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Don't forget to serve the Tourists quickly once they sit down. The tourists are not patient on the table, but they do not eat quickly like business types. They may ask you to take their pictures while they are reading menus (often) or after finish eating (rarely). They are no big deal, but they often disturb your chaining. There are many upgrades available, but you can only upgrade 4 items. D. LEVEL 4 Goal: 5000 pts. Expert goal: 7000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Visor: Blue --Flower Apron: Red --Sandals: Blue --Capris: Red Total tables: 12. Fail Note: Wow, that was a blackout. But we'll get it next time! Birds singing at night?? Hmm.. if you think that this does not make sense, this is the time to lower the Environment volume. This kind of event surely is annoying. Just luckily, there are only 4 tables, place the light on the center of the tables and you can see all of the eating customers. E. LEVEL 5 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 9000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 15. Fail Note: That didn't go so well. Remember to serve drinks to tables that are getting unhappy. Feel like almost the same with Diner Dash 2, but tourist >> families. F. LEVEL 6 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 9000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: Blue --Shoes: Blue --Sailor Shirt: White --Capris: White Total tables: 15. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember to mop spills up as soon as you see them happen. The spill only makes you a little busy, but it's chainable, thus can add some pretty points. G. LEVEL 7 Goal: 6000 pts. Expert goal: 8000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 17. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember to bring families a highchair as soon as you seat them. Families are nothing new. But, they shouldn't be much problem in this shift. H. LEVEL 8 Goal: 6200 pts. Expert goal: 9000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sunglasses: Red --Open Toe Shoes: Orange --Flower Shirt: Green --Skirt: Orange Total tables: 16. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. We'll have to move a little quicker to keep those customers happy! I. LEVEL 9 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 9500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 17. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Let's make sure not to seat two Moms at a two-top table or else we can't bring them two highchairs! Double click the high chairs to lift two of them at once and double click the moms to give them two high chairs at once. And nope, they won't spill two times, so don't worry if you have to mop two times for them. J. LEVEL 10 Goal: 7500 pts. Expert goal: 10000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Flower Apron: Green --Shoes: Orange --Flower Shirt: Blue --Pants: Cream Total tables: 19. Fail Note: Oh so close! We gotta make it through this shift or they'll make us walk the gangplank! Eight tables, as usual for this level, but not as hard as the previous game, I think 0___0 If you get expert for all levels of this ship, then you will unlock a new secret level. The expert goals so far won't be a problem if you have finished Diner Dash 1 & 2 already. If you haven't, then you need to learn chaining. %&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&% GRAND CENTRAL STATION %&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&% You arrive at a train station and you can see that nobody can handle the dishes as well as you two. So, it's time for action! There are 6 upgrades ready for the train: 1. Counters 2. Tables & Chairs 3. Clock 4. Lights 5. Chandelier 6. Shelves K. LEVEL 11 Goal: 4500 pts. Expert goal: 6200 pts. Difficulty: 4/10. Total tables: 13. Fail Note: Oh no, let's get this train back on track. Some of you may have known the pattern. The customer's color have increased by one. And some of you may think that this does not make sense: Nothing is on the table, but how can something be spilt?? L. LEVEL 12 Goal: 5000 pts. Expert goal: 8000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Hair Band: Green --Long Sleeve Shirt: White --Closed Toe Shoes: Black --Skirt: Green Total tables: 14. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember to serve the Lovebirds before they get all kissy-kissy. One more new customer type: Lovebirds. This means more things to memorize since they have their own behavior. They may smooch randomly on the table which counts like baby's noise. M. LEVEL 13 Goal: 7800 pts. Expert goal: 9700 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 17. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember to serve drinks to seated customers who are getting unhappy. You just need to be rather quick for this shift because many customers will be waiting on the line. N. LEVEL 14 Goal: 8800 pts. Expert goal: 11000 pts. Difficulty: 4/10. Clothing unlocked: --Long Sleeve Shirt: Red --Open Toe Shoes: Red --Skirt: Black Total tables: 19. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough that time, but I know we can do it. Don't forget to keep an eye out for spills after the train shakes. What?! They say that there will be many spills everywhere, but no, nothing shakes here. O. LEVEL 15 Goal: 8000 pts. Expert goal: 10500 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 18. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough that time, but I know we can do it. Don't forget to click on the podium and stand next to it for several seconds before clicking somewhere else. Make sure to use the podium because some business women will sneak into your restaurant at the middle of this shift. P. LEVEL 16 Goal: 8500 pts. Expert goal: 10500 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Hair Band: Orange --Long Sleeve Shirt: Orange --Open Toe Shoes: Green --Pants: Black Total tables: 17. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Keep a close eye on the Bookworms to make sure they're not getting too upset by other noisy tables. This is easier than the previous game because no business types at early levels. Q. LEVEL 17 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 8500 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 19. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember to use that flashlight and keep checking the line to see if new customers have appeared. First thing first, learn the tables. There are 6 tables and your flashlight is too small to see them all. No other way, you need to move your flashlight around to see all the tables. You should know the behavior of all the customers well and be sure to turn the sound system ON, that will be helpful. R. LEVEL 18 Goal: 11000 pts. Expert goal: 14000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Striped Shirt: Yellow --Closed Toe Shoes: Blue --Apron: Blue --Capris: Orange Total tables: 17. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. But let's give it another try. Unlike the previous game, you can only take the dessert if and only if there is demand. The goal targets are pretty high, you can only attain the expert goal if you chain the dessert well enough. S. LEVEL 19 Goal: 8500 pts. Expert goal: 12000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 17. Fail Note: Amazing effort, but we didn't earn quite enough. Let's get this crazy train going again. The goal target is back to "normal" again, so don't worry about dessert chaining. And you can get some help too, if you have played Diner Dash 2 well enough, you should know them: 1. Busser => Help you receiving the cheque and clearing the dishes. But you do not get any action scores. 2. Drink server => Serve contionous drinks to unhappy customers. 3. Hostess => Stand at the podium for a period. 4. Entertainer => Cheer sitting customers, different from level to level. This level has a pianist (the same with Mr. Big's Plaza from DD2). T. LEVEL 20 Goal: 11000 pts. Expert goal: 14000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Long Sleeve Shirt: Blue --Hair Band: Pink --Pants: Pink Total tables: 22. Fail Note: Oh so close! Remember to match the customer color to the seat color. But anyone can sit in the seats that have no color. This is only a teaser version, harder version is yet to come. If you manage to get no customer leaving, the color bonuses should be enough to get even an expert score. Playfirst programmers seem to have planned on a bonus restaurant after this level. This time, it's the Yahoo edition to be said that has the bonus restaurant. Some info about the bonus restaurant is below the secret levels. %&%&%&%&% SUBMARINE %&%&%&%&% Darla asks you to go to a Sea World-like place. You can see once again that nobody there can handle the dishes as well as you two. Now, every customer leaves your restaurant mad will cut your points by 750 and like always, the color has increased. Here we go! There are 6 upgrades ready for the sub: 1. Counters 2. Tables & Chairs 3. Helmet 4. Pillars 5. Anchor 6. Periscope U. LEVEL 21 Goal: 6000 pts. Expert goal: 9000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Total tables: 17. Fail Note: Great effort, but we didn't earn quite enough this shift. It's tough without a podium. We'll have to clear tables as quickly as we can. The shakes can be annoying in this shift since we have to move quickly. V. LEVEL 22 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 9000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: White --Sailor Shirt: Red --Pants: Blue --Shoes: Blue Total tables: 17. Fail Note: Darn, We didn't earn enough this shift. Don't forget to match customers to the right colored seats for extra bonus points. Seniors?? They shouldn't add your problem too much. W. LEVEL 23 Goal: 9000 pts. Expert goal: 11000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 20. Fail Note: Oops, we must have been so busy snapping photos for the tourists that we didn't earn enough this shift. Let's try that again. First snack in this game. The customers will ask those randomly when they are sitting. You can only get the snack if there is a customer who asks for it. X. LEVEL 24 Goal: 9000 pts. Expert goal: 11500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: Blue --Striped Shirt: Green --Apron: Yellow --Skirt: Blue Total tables: 18. Fail Note: Almost, but not quite enough. It's tough to stay on your feet with all that shaking going on! Y. LEVEL 25 Goal: 11000 pts. Expert goal: 13500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 20. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Remember that Lovebirds will only sit at tables for two. Z. LEVEL 26 Goal: 7000 pts. Expert goal: 8800 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: Orange --Open Toe Shoes: Blue --Sailor Shirt: Orange Total tables: 17. Fail Note: Ack, we didn't earn enough this shift. Remember, Lovebirds aren't bothered by noise, so we can always seat them next to chatty Cellphone Addicts. The customer type has increased once more. You should try to concentrate yourself more to pass through this and the upcoming shifts. AA. LEVEL 27 Goal: 8500 pts. Expert goal: 10500 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Total tables: 20. Fail Note: Let's give it another shot.Boy, it's not easy when we can't see where we're going, but I know we can do it. Let's give it another shot before my flashlight runs out! It's another dark shift. AB. LEVEL 28 Goal: 10500 pts. Expert goal: 13000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Apron: Brown --Sailor Shirt: Green --Skirt: Brown Total tables: 22. Fail Note: Whew, it's tough keeping up with the crowd! Let's give it another shot. The kids can spill, but can't make noises when the group is getting impatient. AC. LEVEL 29 Goal: 11000 pts. Expert goal: 14000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 22. Fail Note: Oh so close! Let's give it another shot. Most people will ask for the dessert. But now, in fact, they do not always ask for dessert when they're reading the menu and eating. AD. LEVEL 30 Goal: 11000 pts. Expert goal: 13000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Hair Band: Red --Sailor Hat: Green --Long Sleeve Shirt: Green --Capris: Pink Total tables: 23. Fail Note: Great effort, but we didn't quite earn enough this shift. Let's get back out on that floor and try again. Many tables, podium, staff and low goal target. Shouldn't be hard. %&%&% BLIMP %&%&% Now you begin your journey at a blimp. It should be a giant blimp which has a dining room. If you somehow can get the bonus restaurant for Diner Dash 2, this can be it. Here is the final addition to customers color and -1000 for each customers quit the restaurant mad. There are 6 upgrades ready for the blimp: 1. Counters 2. Tables & Chairs 3. Binoculars 4. Painting 5. Record 6. Jukebox AE. LEVEL 31 Goal: 6000 pts. Expert goal: 8000 pts. Difficulty: 9/10. Total tables: 18. Fail Note: Good effort, but we didn't earn quite enough. Remember to serve up milkshakes to cheer up a table, especially if a table is getting annoyed by Cellphone Addicts! The expert goal is very heavy, a step-by-step strategy is required! Here is the simple table diagram. There may be a few other placements that can also reach the expert goal. Make sure to be quick and do other things correctly for this entire level. Reserve and give drinks to the annoyed BOOKWORMS and young ladies at the 3rd chain. ----------------------- | ------- ------- | | | 1 | | 2 | | | ------- ------- | | | | ------- ------- | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 4 | | | ------- | | | | ------- | ----------------------- ====================================================== | Customer type | Chaining order | Table number | ====================================================== | 4 Young Ladies | 1 | 3 | | 2 Cell Addicts | 1 | 2 | | 2 Tourists | 2 | 1 | | 6 Bookworms | 2 | 4 | | Lovebirds | 2 | 2 | | 2 Mums & Babies | 2 | 3 | | 2 Young Ladies | 3 | 1 | | 4 Bookworms | 3 | 3 | | 2 Cell Addicts | 3 | 2 | | 2 Tourists | 4 | 1 | | 6 Cell Addicts | 3 | 4 | | Family | 4 | 3 | | 3 Seniors | 5 | 3 | | 6 Young Ladies | 4 | 4 | | 2 Cell Addicts | 4 | 2 | | Lovebirds | 5 | 1 | | 2 Bookworms | 5 | 2 | | 2 Young Ladies | 5 | 4 | ====================================================== AF. LEVEL 32 Goal: 6500 pts. Expert goal: 8000 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Clothing unlocked: --Apron: Purple --Closed Toe Shoes: Purple --Striped Shirt: Purple --Skirt: Blue Total tables: 20. Fail Note: Good effort, but we didn't earn quite enough. We'll need to use the podium a bunch of times in order to get through this shift. AG. LEVEL 33 Goal: 8500 pts. Expert goal: 10500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 21. Fail Note: Almost, but not quite enough. Remember that Joggers don't mind noise, so you can seat them anywhere. One more customer type, the Jogger. She is not a trouble, but 8 (eight) kinds of customers can give you troubles. AH. LEVEL 34 Goal: 10000 pts. Expert goal: 13500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Baseball Cap: Blue --Apron: Pink --Striped Shirt: Blue --Capris: Black Total tables: 22. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. But don't worry, we all hit a few bumps now and then. Let's get right back out there! AI. LEVEL 35 Goal: 9500 pts. Expert goal: 11500 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 22. Fail Note: Almost, but not quite enough. We'll have to remember the basics like doing the same action a few times in a row for a chain bonus. AJ. LEVEL 36 Goal: 10000 pts. Expert goal: 12500 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Visor: White --Closed Toe Shoes: Red --Shirt: Black --Skirt: Red Total tables: 20. Fail Note: Great effort, but we didn't earn quite enough this shift. We'll have to use the podium to keep those Businesswomen happy while they wait in line. An old but new customer type, ahemm..the business women has come, makes all nine kinds of people gather together to have meal at your restaurant. Good luck to handle all of them ^__^ AK. LEVEL 37 Goal: 9500 pts. Expert goal: 11500 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Total tables: 19. Fail Note: Great effort, but we didn't earn quite enough this shift. A dark restaurant with five tables, not so bad.. AL. LEVEL 38 Goal: 10000 pts. Expert goal: 12000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Clothing unlocked: --Baseball Cap: Orange --Sunglasses: Purple --Flower Shirt: Purple --Capris: Yellow Total tables: 23. Fail Note: Whew, this is a tough shift. Remember to reserve 2-top tables for Lovebirds. The lovebirds refuse to sit so close to others? No....... ------- 1| | 2| | If chair number 3 is occupied, the lovebirds will sit on chair 3| B | 1 and 2. The strength of their love is in question..... 4| A | 5| R | 6| | 7| | 8| | ------- AM. LEVEL 39 Goal: 16000 pts. Expert goal: 19000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Total tables: 21. Fail Note: Almost, but not quite enough. It's not easy to match everyone to the right color seat! The color matching is slightly more difficult right now. Just carefully match 'em and use the podium often if you face some difficulties... AN. LEVEL 40 Goal: 19500 pts. Expert goal: 22500 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Visor: Yellow --Closed Toe Shoes: White --Long Sleeve Shirt: Brown --Capris: White Total tables: 22. Fail Note: Oh so close, but not quite enough. Let's try that again! Just about the same with above with more diversified colors and slightly higher goal target. After all the tiring works, you meet with some strange guy in limousine (Oh, he appears to be the owner of all of those restaurant). Now what kind of restaurant that he wants to show us? %&%&%&%&% SPACESHIP %&%&%&%&% You are now begin your journey to Saturnus with serving hungry holograms -___^ Just jokin' BTW, the spaceship will provide you challenging levels of Diner Dash. Many of the expert goals are hard to reach, so make sure you focus yourself better. Do not let even one of the customers leave your restaurant mad especially for the expert goal because they will cut your pts by 2000 pts. There are 5 upgrades ready for the spaceship: 1. Counters 2. Tables & Chairs 3. Computers 4. Control Center 5. Path AO. LEVEL 41 Goal: 12000 pts. Expert goal: 16000 pts. Difficulty: 8/10. Total tables: 25. Fail Note: Almost, but not quite. Make sure to use Waitbot- two more arms really come in handy! You may need some planning to get the expert score. AP. LEVEL 42 Goal: 16000 pts. Expert goal: 20000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Space Shoes: Blue --Space Shirt: Blue --Space Pants: Blue Total tables: 26. Fail Note: Nice try, but we've got to take advantage of the podium and drink station to make sure that nobody leaves unhappy. Ah.. another hard level. The music is good BTW, good luuuuck. AQ. LEVEL 43 Goal: 25000 pts. Expert goal: 30000 pts. Difficulty: 9/10. Total tables: 28. Fail Note: Some parties really take their time, seat them carefully so nobody has to wait for a table. I remember somebody asked me the expert strategy for this level. The expert goal is really no joke I think, the slow types and the fast types queue up for a meal at this shift. Below is the example of a step-by-step strategy which can pass the expert goal. You have to make FULL use of the podium to be able to pass the expert goal for this shift. Be careful when sitting the customers because color matching bonus is very important. --------------------------------- | ------- ------- ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | ------- ------- | | ------- | | | | ------- ------- ------- | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 4 | | 5 | ------- | | | | | | | | ------- ------- | --------------------------------- ====================================================== | Customer type | Chaining order | Table number | ====================================================== | 6 Seniors | 1 | 4 | | 4 Seniors | 1 | 2 | | 5 Bookworms | 1 | 1 | | 2 Seniors | 1 | 6 | | 4 Bookworms | 1 | 3 | | 6 Seniors | 1 | 5 | | 2 Seniors | 2 | 6 | | 4 Business Women | 2 | 2 | | 4 Business Women | 2 | 3 | | 4 Seniors | 4 | 2 | | 1 Bookworm | 3 | 6 | | 6 Seniors | 2 | 4 | | 6 Seniors | 2 | 1 | | 6 Bookworms | 5 | 1 | | 2 Cell Addicts | 4 | 6 | | 4 Bookworms | 5 | 5 | | 4 Bookworms | 5 | 3 | | 6 Seniors | 3 | 5 | | 4 Business Women | 3 | 2 | | 6 Seniors | 3 | 4 | | 6 Seniors | 3 | 1 | | 4 Bookworms | 3 | 3 | | 6 Business Women | 4 | 4 | | 4 Seniors | 4 | 3 | | 6 Business Women | 4 | 5 | | 4 Bookworms | 5 | 2 | | 4 Cell Addicts | 5 | 4 | | 6 Bookworms | 4 | 1 | ====================================================== AR. LEVEL 44 Goal: 20000 pts. Expert goal: 25000 pts. Difficulty: 7/10. Clothing unlocked: --Visor: Red --Space Shoes: Red --Space Shirt: Red --Space Pants: Red Total tables: 29. Fail Note: Yikes! It's hard to keep up with all those spills, but I know we can do it. The expert goal is still quite heavy. I find that dessert chaining is not very easy to do, so it is not recommended, --sorry--. Just chain the rest (it's from menu until dish) and match the color well. This will reach the expert goal. AS. LEVEL 45 Goal: 15000 pts. Expert goal: 20000 pts. Difficulty: 8/10. Total tables: 20. Fail Note: Good try. Make sure we're not ignoring the customers in line when there isn't much seating, put that podium to use. The expert goal is very steep! Below is the chaining plan and now, PLUS the color matching for the sake of the matters get more complicated. But, you have to pay attention to their color pattern. Some of you probably think that this is way too simple (no shining graphics or such) or too hard to track, please don't blame me for that matter. Example: 6 customers go to 6 top tables. The customers will sit in counter-clockwise order. Table without Table with customers customers ------------ ------- ------- |Customers:| A | | F 3 | | 2 Sitting order: |123456 | ---> B | | E ---> 4 | | 1 ---> EFABCD ------------ C | | D 5 | | 6 ------- ------- Got that? If you manage to do this color matching perfectly, then some good long dessert chaining is required for the expert goal. Does not have to be perfect, but should be long enough. -------------------------------------------- | | | ------- | | A | | D | | B | 1 | C | | ------- | | | | ------- ------- | | A | 2 | B A | 3 | B | | ------- ------- | | | | ------- ------- | | A | | F A | | D | | B | 4 | E B | 5 | C | | C | | D ------- | | ------- | | | -------------------------------------------- ======================================================================= | Customer type | Chaining order | Table number | Sitting order | ======================================================================= | 2 Young Ladies | 1 | 5 | AB | | Lovebirds | 1 | 2 | AB | | Lovebirds | 1 | 3 | Any | | 4 Bookworms | 1 | 1 | ABCD | | 6 Business Women | 1 | 4 | ABCDEF | | 2 Tourists | 2 | 5 | DA | | 2 Mums & Babies | 2 | 2 | BA | | 2 Young Ladies | 4 | 2/1 | BA/BC | | 2 Joggers | 2 | 3 | Any | | 6 Business Women | 2 | 4 | DEFABC | | 4 Seniors | 2 | 1 | DABC/CDAB | | Father & Son | 3 | 3 | AB | | 6 Business Women | 3 | 4 | CDEFAB | | 4 Young Ladies | 3 | 5 | DABC | | 2 Tourists | 3 | 2 | AB | | 4 Cell Addicts | 3 | 1 | DABC | | 6 Business Women | 4 | 4 | EFABCD | | 1 Young Lady | 4 | 2 | A | | 4 Bookworms | 4/5 | 1/5 | Any for chain 4| | | | | ABCD/CDAB for | | | | | chain 5 | | Family | 4 | 5 | CDA | ======================================================================= AT. LEVEL 46 Goal: 34000 pts. Expert goal: 39000 pts. Difficulty: 8/10. Clothing unlocked: --Space Shoes: Pink --Space Shirt: Pink --Space Pants: Pink Total tables: 31. Fail Note: It's tough dealing with such picky customers, let's give it another shot. Boy... Now you have to do everything correctly: Matching colors, chaining everything to the tables, including the dessert and never let ANYone leave your restaurant mad. You may ask for help, the drink server is great, the alien entertainer is also not bad. AU. LEVEL 47 Goal: 20000 pts. Expert goal: 25000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 39. Fail Note: We didn't earn enough this shift. Let's give it another shot. Yes!!! This shift is a break from the previous tough shifts. If you think that desert chaining is hard or annoying, then you can rest from doing that. Phew... Now about noise inside the bar: ------- 1| | 2| | You need two empty seats to free a customer from a noise. 3| B | Example: If cell addicts occupy chair number 1 and 2, then 4| A | a young lady on chair 4 is still annoyed by the noise. You 5| R | should move her to chair 5 instead. 6| | 7| | 8| | ------- AV. LEVEL 48 Goal: 20000 pts. Expert goal: 25000 pts. Difficulty: 9/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: Blue --Space Shoes: Orange --Space Shirt: Orange --Skirt: Orange Total tables: 32. Fail Note: It's even darker in space, but I know we're up to the challenge Goddamit..Aw..sorry, But this time you have a bunch of seats with blackout. You don't have any choice but to move your mouse quickly to see all of them. The downfall this time is although you can hear the sounds, but you can't hear if any of your customers want the snack and/or the Milky Way dessert. Table diagram is added because I think it's necessary. It's made as straight as possible (proportional with our beloved customers +____+). Long chaining is not preferred and dessert chaining is hard to do. So, in order to mend the needed pts, color matching bonus is required. With a good table diagram, this should be done easier. Also note that in chain 4, you have to perform a very long chain with high risk. The first is you can't see your surroundings so that you do not know if some groups have become really angry, the second is there are many lovebirds who may smooch many times, but you don't know it. And they may disturb many customers around (bar chair 3 and 4 BOTH are disturbed by the lovebirds you sit "ilegally" nearby). To make sure that nobody leave your restaurant, you may phone one of the staff members. Or, if you confident enough with your color matching, you may put some of them into the last chain (and see the result yourself, of course.. ^___^). -------------------------------------- | ------- | | | | | | 1| | | | | | | | 2| B | ------- | | | | | 1 | | | 3| | ------- | | | | ------- | | 4| | | | ------- | | | A | | 2 | | 3 | | | 5| | ------- ------- | | | | | | 6| | | | | | ------- ------- | | 7| R | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 5 | | | 8| | ------- ------- | | | | | | ------- | -------------------------------------- ========================================================= | Customer type | Chaining order | Table number | ========================================================= | Lovebirds | 1 | 1 | | Lovebirds | 1 | 3 | | 2 Young Ladies | 1 | BAR 7,8 | | 3 Business Women | 1 | 2 | | 2 Seniors | 1 | 4 | | 3 Cell Addicts | 1 | BAR 2,3,4 | | Lovebirds | 2 | 3 | | 4 Young Ladies | 2 | 4 | | 1 Cell Addicts | 2 | 1 | | 2 Tourists | 2 | 5 | | 2 Joggers | 2 | 2 | | 4 Business Women | 2 | BAR 4,5,6,7 | | 2 Young Ladies | 2 | BAR 1,2 | | Lovebirds | 3 | 3 | | 1 Tourist | 3 | 4 | | 4 Business Women | 3 | 5 | | 2 Young Ladies | 3 | BAR 1,2,3,4,5 | | Family | 3 | 2 | | 2 Cell Addicts | 3 | 1 | | 2 Business Women | 4 | 3 | | Lovebirds | 4 | BAR 1,2 | | Lovebirds | 4 | 1 | | 2 Joggers | 4 | 5 | | Family | 4 | 2 | | 1 Young Lady | 4 | BAR 4 | | 4 Cell Addicts | 4 | 4 | | 4 Joggers | 4 | BAR 5,6,7,8 | | Lovebirds | 5 | 1/2 | | 1 Business Woman | 4 | BAR 3 | | Family | 5 | 5/BAR 3,4,5 | | Lovebirds | 5 | 1/BAR 1,2 | | 2 Tourists | 5 |BAR 7,8/1/BAR 3,4| ========================================================= AW. LEVEL 49 Goal: 20000 pts. Expert goal: 25000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 41. Fail Note: This is one tough shift! This idea comes from Diner Dash 1. Without the color bonuses, chaining will be critical for us to pass this shift. And also, be careful because in this spaceship, the noise from the bar will reach the table on the right and vice versa. But, there is something unusual about this behavior at this shift: ------- | | 1 | | | B | 2 | | ------- | | | 1 | 3 | A | ------- | | 4 | | ------- | | | 2 | 5 | R | ------- | | 6 | | Above is just a piece of this shift's table diagram. Noise from chair 2+3 will reach table 1 and noise from chair 4+5 will reach table 2, but 4 noise makers sitting on chair 2,3,4,5 will not disturb customers on both table 1 and 2, weird? AX. LEVEL 50 Goal: 30000 pts. Expert goal: 40000 pts. Difficulty: 9/10. Clothing unlocked: --Sailor Hat: Pink --Hair Band: White --Space Shirt: White --Capris: Green Total tables: 32. Fail Note: Wow! That's one heck of a line to keep up with, pay close attention to the customer colors so we don't lose anybody! The expert goal seems impossible to get, but I will help you with the careful planning below. It's not the only plan that can make it to the expert goal. If you think tracking this is boring or what, you may do it yourself or just play without plan if console games are your daily meal or such.. This plan does not exceed much than the expert goal (it means: it may depend on your luck at chaining the snack or how quick you are at serving drinks), but it can make you act constantly without waiting (like your customers do). You may use staff's help for making things easier and you may want to memorize this plan before playing to make things smoother. The map has been revised, please understand the limited ability of this format. It probably does not represent the condition very exactly since things get complicated, at least more complicated than this format can hold. The noise from table 1 and 4 will not reach table 3, but it will reach table 2 and 5 respectively. And chair no. 1 probably will not reach table no. 1 but this theory can't be proven and it's useless anyway. Note that at chain 3, the noise from cell addicts will not reach the nearby tables due to the anomaly above. -------------------------------------- | ------- | | | | | | 1| | | | | | ------- ------- | | 2| B | | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | ------- | | 3| | | | | | | | ------- ------- | | 4| | | | | | | A | | 3 | | | 5| | ------- | | | | ------- | | 6| | | | | | | | | 4 | ------- | | 7| R | | | | 5 | | | | | ------- ------- | | 8| | | | | | | | ------- | -------------------------------------- ============================================================================ | Customer type | Chaining order | Table number | Additional notes | ============================================================================ | Father & Son | 1 | 5 | | | Lovebirds | 1 | 2 | | | 3 Bookworms | 1 | 3 |Make full use of the | | 4 Seniors | 7 | 1/3 | | | 6 Cell Addicts | 2 | 4 |podium. Chain | | 4 Joggers | 2 | BAR 5,6,7,8 | | | 4 Business Women | 2 | BAR 1,2,3,4 |everything including | | 4 Young Ladies | 2 | 3 | | | 6 Seniors | 3 | 4 |the dessert. | | 3 Bookworms | 4 | BAR 5,6,7 | | | 3 Business Women | 3 | 3 | | | 4 Cell Addicts | 3 | BAR 3,4,5,6 | | | Family | 4 | 3 | | | 2 Tourists | 3 | 5 | | | 1 Senior | 3 | 2 | | | 4 Bookworms | 3 | 1 | | | 2 Business Women | 4 | BAR 1,2 | | | Family | 6 | BAR 2,3,4 | | | 2 Joggers | 4 | 5 | | | Lovebirds | 4 | 2 | | | 6 Business Women | 4 | 4 | | | 4 Seniors | 7 | BAR 5,6,7,8 | | | 2 Tourists | 4 | 1 | | | 2 Joggers | 7 | 5 | | | 6 Cell Addicts | 5 | 1 | | | 2 Mums & Babies | 5 | 2 |Give drinks to this | | 3 Business Women | 5 | BAR 1,2,3 |<- business women | | 3 Young Ladies | 7 | 4 | | | 6 Cell Addicts | 6 | 1 | | | 4 Seniors | 7 | BAR 5,6,7,8 | | | 1 Young Lady | 7 | 2 | | | 4 Joggers | 7 | BAR 1,2,3,4 | | ============================================================================ Succesfully clearing this level makes you conquer all levels. Congrats!! %&%&%&%&%&%&% SECRET LEVELS %&%&%&%&%&%&% Secret level in this game is accessible by gaining all the expert goals from a restaurant. Example: If you get all the expert goals from level 1-10, you will get a secret level. You do not get anything from completing any secret levels, just play this for fun if you wish... AY. LEVEL DATE NIGHT Goal: 12000 pts. Expert goal: 15000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 15. Nope, it's not night. We can see everything clearly. And look at your customers! Funny, isn't it? They are all couples of male and female. 1. Business woman's couple is the cell addict. Fits very well, isn't it? But how does the business woman not get annoyed by the noise? The answer is LOVE, perhaps... 2. The young lady has an affair with the father of family(!?) 3. Foursome of 2 business women, a cell addict and a bookworm. 4 in love?? 4. Foursome of two fathers, a young lady and a jogger. AZ. LEVEL GIRLS' NIGHT OUT Goal: 10000 pts. Expert goal: 13750 pts. Difficulty: 5/10. Total tables: 23. Another funny level... The girls come to the train's dining room secretly with random girl companions. BA. LEVEL BUSINESS LUNCH Goal: 12000 pts. Expert goal: 14250 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 20. The business men and women join with the other random people to eat. BB. LEVEL SUMMER CAMP Goal: 20000 pts. Expert goal: 25000 pts. Difficulty: 6/10. Total tables: 30. The young ladies and the father brings many kids to join camping groups. I recall that I have seen something like this in my Real Life(TM). A nostalgia to the past....not a link to the past.. BC. LEVEL EVERYBODY TO THE LIMIT Goal: 25000 pts. Expert goal: 30000 pts. Difficulty: 8/10. Total tables: 35. All people come in random groups wanna eat before they arrive to the moon. No, seniors, mums and babies are missing... %&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&% BEACH ISLAND RESORT %&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&%&% BD. LEVEL 51 Goal: ???? Expert goal: ???? Difficulty: ??/10 Total tables: ?? Fail Note: We must've had a heat stroke, we'll get it next time. BE. LEVEL 52 Goal: ???? Expert goal: ???? Difficulty: ??/10 Total tables: ?? Fail Note: We really got burnt on that shift, but let's try it again. BF. LEVEL 53 Goal: ???? Expert goal: ???? Difficulty: ??/10 Total tables: ?? Fail Note: Don't sweat it, let's try that again! BG. LEVEL 54 Goal: ???? Expert goal: ???? Difficulty: ??/10 Total tables: ?? Fail Note: That was tough. But let's get our second wind and try again! BH. LEVEL 55 Goal: ???? Expert goal: ???? Difficulty: ??/10 Total tables: ?? Fail Note: We're just trying to prolong our vacation, aren't we? Let's give it another try! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ E. ENDLESS SHIFT +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Endless shift offers you endless stream of customers in your already-decorated restaurant. Easier level have more patient customers, lower goal target, less customer type, less customer color and more lives. ------------------ Easy level: Level 1 goal: 1000 pts. Level 2 goal: 2500 pts. Level 3 goal: 5000 pts. Level 4 goal: 8500 pts. Level 5 goal: 14000 pts. Level 6 goal: 21500 pts. Level 7 is missing! Level 8 goal: 34000 pts. Level 9 goal: 49000 pts. Adds 15000 pts per next level up. Cruise Ship starts with 5 tables, Train starts with 4 tables, Sub starts with 4 tables, Blimp starts with 4 tables, Spaceship starts with 4 tables, and Beach Island Resort starts with ? tables. Starts with 5 lives. ------------------ Medium level: Level 1 goal: 2000 pts. Level 2 goal: 5000 pts. Level 3 goal: 10000 pts. Level 4 goal: 17500 pts. Level 5 goal: 27500 pts. Adds 13000 pts per next level up. Cruise Ship starts with 4 tables, Train starts with 5 tables, Sub starts with 5 tables, Blimp starts with 5 tables, Spaceship starts with 5 tables, and Beach Island Resort starts with ? tables. Starts with 4 lives. ------------------- Hard level: Level 1 goal: 3000 pts. Level 2 goal: 8000 pts. Level 3 goal: 15000 pts. Level 4 goal: 25000 pts. Level 5 goal: 37000 pts. Adds 17000 pts per next level up. Cruise Ship starts with 3 tables, Train starts with 4 tables, Sub starts with 4 tables, Blimp starts with 4 tables, Spaceship starts with 4 tables, and Beach Island Resort starts with ? tables. Starts with 3 lives. ------------------- Upgrades: 1. New Table = Add a new table to the restaurant. 2. Radio, Stereo, Pianist, Mermaid(?) Harpist, Singer, Space Musician = Gives seated customers a mood boost 3. Standard Energy Bars, Super Energy Bars, Super Max Energy Bars = Makes Flo move faster. 4. Oven Pro = Food appears fast. 5. Oven Pro Silver = Food appears faster. 6. Oven Pro Gold = Food appears fastest. 7. Standard Drink Station = Serve your customers a drink for a mood boost. 8. Drink Master Ultra = Makes drinks faster. 9. Ultra Drinkmaster Max Pro = Makes better drinks for a bigger mood boost. 10. Standard Podium = Stand at the podium to chat with waiting customers for a mood boost. 11. Podium Deluxe = Podium can be used sooner and gives more mood boost. 12. Podium Cruiser 2000 = Podium charges up faster. 13. Podium Elite Cruiser = Podium gives a bigger mood boost. 14. Bench = Increases customers' patience when waiting in line. 15. Luxury Bench = Customers will be even more patient. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ F. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here are some noticed questions from Playfirst and Gamefaqs message board. 1. Q: I'm stuck at [some some] level. A: See walkthrough section. 2. Q: How can I unlock the bonus level at the island in the middle of the map? A: People said it's only available at Yahoo Edition. I see some pattern here, bonus restaurant of Diner Dash 2 is the blimp and the blimp comes from this game. The bonus restaurant of Diner Dash: Flo on the Go is the island, maybe the island is also available at the sequel of this game >.> 3. Q: I want an activation code. A: .......maybe Gamefaqs will moderate my FAQ/Walkthrough if I post it here. ^__^ But if you're serious, I'm sure you will be able to figure it out another way. 4. Q: This game slows down. I'm at level 10/20/30/40/50. Why? A: Decorated restaurants need a lot of free physical memory to load. Be sure to free the physical memory by ~120 MB for this game to run smoothly. From Supercheats message board. 5. Q: (Approximately) Level 43 expert strategy error. A: How come I write [HeadShot] instead of [HeatShot]? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ G. SPECIAL THANKS +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - Gamefaqs and Supercheats. For posting this document. - Playfirst(TM). For creating this game. - My friend, Andi. For lending me this game. - That person(?) on Supercheats message board (I.D. = parisbaby 2006). For the correction. I shall open my contributor e-mail for a moment. If there is no question or new information/suggestion, I will finalize this document.