Cake Mania 2: General Information


GENERAL TIPS
Multi-task To Save Time: Anytime you can do a task while on the way to completing another, the better. Examples: When one cake is done baking, start baking the next customer's order before you take the one in your hand to get frosted. You can also Hand out menus to the new customers on your way to pick up cakes from the oven. Jill can only carry one cake at a time but she can hand out menus, collect money, tune the television, bake another cake and frost cakes all while holding a cake in her hand.

Stacking Cakes: If you can’t see the shapes of the cakes because of the way the cakes are stacked, look at the color on the side of the cake to determine what shape it is. Choose a tray with the color frostings that you need and build your cake on top of one tray so that you will not get confused about stacking the cakes.

Putting A Cake Down: If you pick up the wrong cake and you need to put it down, or you have only one frosting tray that has a cake already on it, you can right-click on a cake to swap it with one in your hand.

Get out of the way, Jill! If Jill is blocking your view of the shape buttons on the oven because she’s in the way, just click where you think that button is anyway. If you’re not sure, just click to move her somewhere else temporarily.

Upgrades: Get faster ovens, faster shoes and cookie ovens first. The TV and the cookies keep your customers happier for a longer period of time so you can do more. Display stands are good to hold some cakes that may have been made by mistake or to make some cakes in advance to display.

Bubble Twins: Sometimes customers come in pairs – treat them as a single customer with a double order.  Hand them their orders as you normally would and you will also get double the tip.

Losing Money: For every customer that leaves you will lose $50, for every cake that you throw out you will lose $20.

Server Big Tippers First: Doctors are the biggest tippers and they don't have a lot of time; take care of their order quickly to get the maximum tip. Police Officers are low tippers so you will not get as much out of them.

Refilling Hearts: The more hearts your customers have, the bigger the tip. There are several ways to refill their hearts: (a) Cookies: You can make sure that you have cookies available so that they can eat while they're waiting in line. Most of the time each cookie will add 2 hearts but in some rare instances it will only add one extra heart . (b) TV: You can tune the television to their favorite channel. You will know which channel makes them happier by observing which customers added extra hearts and also by the little dance they do as their favorite channel comes on.  (c) Menus: Handing them menus quickly will usually add one extra heart. There will be a description below of all the customer types and their habits.


UPGRADES

Ovens

The better the oven, the faster you can make your cakes. Get multiple ovens early on so you bake several cakes at once.

Shoes

Speeds Jill up considerably. Get these after you finish the easier levels.

Frosters

Try to keep the number and speed of your frosters in sync with your ovens.

Cookie Ovens

Everybody enjoys a cookie! Well – except the weirdo in the yellow hat. Even better, once you take the last cookie, it automatically makes more.

Display Stand

This is key for having a place to put your mistakes, similar to the first game. You can also decorate fancy cakes in the early levels in the hopes that the crazy lady will buy them.

Toppers

You will need these in the later levels to meet your goals. Save your money for other upgrades earlier on.
Topper List:
Kitten: $5
Soccer ball: $10
Lucky Horseshoe: $15
Teddy bear: $20
Tiki: $25
Pagoda: $25
Palm tree: $25
Heart: $35

TELEVISION STATIONS
Just like in the original, you have to match the channel with the customer. Switch the channel according to the customer that is closest to the counter to add hearts to that customer.


CUSTOMERS

Customer

Description

Patience

Tips

Channel

Versailles

Lady with the green dress and a small dog in her purse

Very impatient

Average

Astrology

Caregiver

Grandma with the baby

Average

Average

Nature

Mr. Plow

Man in a blue jumper

Average

Average

Nature

Bob

Alien

Very impatient

Average

Astrology

Buffy

Punk female with yellow and green hair

Average

Average

Music

Actor

Man in a white suit wearing sunglasses

Average

Average

Music

Princess

Indian lady with the long red and yellow dress

Somewhat Impatient

Average

News

Agent O

Secret Agent in the black suit and wears sunglasses

Average

Average

News

Officer Friendly

Police officer

Average

Poor

News

Doctor McQuty

Doctor in green scrubs

Average

Average

Nature

Tiny

Samurai

 Very  patient

Good – buys multiple cakes

Nature

Billy

Boy with inflatable green duck attached

Average

Average

Music

Costumed Alien

 

 Somewhat Impatient

Average

Music

Mortimer

Goth Boy dresses all in black with spiked hair

Average

Poor

Astrology

Pingo the Penguin

 

Very impatient

Average

Nature

Astrelle

Woman in space suit

Very impatient

Average

News

Crazy Cat Lady

 

Average

Average

Astrology

Nuclear Tech

Man covered in a yellow biohazard suit

Very impatient

Average – does not like cookies

News


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