Cafeteria

The Cafeteria is a location on Level 5 in Sector D. It is one of the largest recreational locations in the facility, and will offer consumable food in a future update.

Development history
The Cafeteria was first added sometime in Beta 0.5 to 0.7, around the same time as the Atrium. It was located at the Level 3 Atrium and was a small diner with blue walls and checkered tiles, taking inspiration from the diners and cafeterias found in Vaults in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

During the Atrium overhaul in Beta 0.8 to 0.9, the Cafeteria was moved to Level 4 in Sector D, taking the space formerly occupied by the Control Room, which was moved further north. The former space occupied by the Cafeteria was converted into the Atrium Lounge. In the process, the entire Cafeteria was redesigned as a two-level open space. This layout takes inspiration from the cafeteria in Half-Life 1 (and its community mod remake Black Mesa) found in Sector D in the game chapter Office Complex. In the Foundation Update (Beta 0.12), Level 4 was reclassified as Level 5.

In the upcoming Beta 0.15, minor design changes were added to the Cafeteria. The new Sector D Office Annex hallway wraps around the Cafeteria itself, creating the need for a second door on the west side of the Cafeteria. The east entrance was also upgraded to use two doors instead of one. The layout of the tables and chairs were also updated to be less random and to provide better navigability. New plants, a tray return area, and ground work for the kitchen area were also added. In this update, the PBOP-era grid art frames were replaced by rentable advertisement space.