Chocolate Gold - Tips and Tricks for Chocolatier 3: Decadence by Design

Chocolatier 3: Decadence by Design doesn't really require much business skill to succeed. The key to success is completing the challenges, keeping up with your orders, and getting good at the various production games. I've got a few tips for anyone having trouble building up their chocolate empire.

The most important aspect of Chocolatier 3 is getting the highest production possible.

You shouldn't be afraid to make a mistake though. I sometimes intentionally make mistakes to keep the machines from reaching absurd speeds. The increased accuracy from the slowed machine can easily make up for the one lost ingredient.

For chocolate bars, you just need to be fast. If you manage to fill all five trays, then they all disappear at once. This will drastically increase your rate of production, since you won't have to wait for the machine to take the chocolate. The biggest hangup in Chocolatier 3 is usually waiting for the machine to clear the tray, so this really helps. I managed to get 35 bars on a fairly simple recipe. That seemed to be the practical limit though.

Infusions and Truffles are just an advanced form of the chocolate bar. Chocolatier 3 throws in two different colors for you to deal with though. If you mix and match, then the machine will turn it into one case when it reaches the intake. This happens very slowly and will wreck your production rate if you rely on it.

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Try to keep to the same color. Filling one up with the same color results in a 5 case bonus. It also automatically clears without having to get near the intake. This allows for very high levels of production. I know I've personally gotten up to 56 cases for both of these. The key is staying calm and being very careful. Speed will just mess up your combinations here.

Exotics are just the last extension. These require a lot of ingredients and there's a third color to deal with now. The same rules apply, but you are going to be stuck with low production rates unless you just get lucky with the order of ingredients.

After production, the most important part of the game is managing your supplies. You need to be able to keep a mental note of the different markets and the different ingredients that they hold. At the beginning of the game, you are probably going to have fairly low reserves due to your small budget. You'll have to deal with this by only buying essential ingredients and keeping basic reserves. Just have a five week supply for anything besides sugar, milk, or cacao. Obviously feel free to stock up on special deals and fruits in season. That's just smart planning. As you get more successful, you will find that you have more wiggle room to buy in bulk.

Remember that your goods can and will expire if you don't put them into use. Don't bother buying much of anything exotic if you don't plan to produce it you finish the order.

Always mouse over the ingredients. Your ledger keeps track of your purchases and makes a note of recent prices. This is the really quick way to find out if you are getting a good deal on something.

That said, deals aren't that important. The only really noticeable deal revolves around whether fruit is in season or not. You can find some great deals, but by the time you are dealing with such ingredients you will be past the point of counting small change. You'll still be able to make a profit as long as you don't catch it at the absolute peak price.