diff --git a/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config.yaml b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config.yaml
index fdbe1db23264984fa1521d2641c1b49dc2915b41..0b24c354f1e07beda8d5cd286f3cd7c5c8f40843 100644
--- a/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config.yaml
+++ b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 plates:
-  clean_plates: 1
+  clean_plates: 0
   dirty_plates: 2
   plate_delay: [ 5, 10 ]
+  return_dirty: True
   # range of seconds until the dirty plate arrives.
 
 game:
diff --git a/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config_rl.yaml b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config_rl.yaml
index cf103284de17a42d33f81d6c4ce3b4b86bead6a8..6235a971e1fb53a0569e82fa63602b9a2e8427c9 100644
--- a/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config_rl.yaml
+++ b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/environment_config_rl.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 plates:
-  clean_plates: 1
-  dirty_plates: 2
+  clean_plates: 2
+  dirty_plates: 0
   plate_delay: [ 5, 10 ]
+  return_dirty: False
   # range of seconds until the dirty plate arrives.
 
 game:
-  time_limit_seconds: 660
+  time_limit_seconds: 300
 
 meals:
   all: true
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ player_config:
   restricted_view: False
   view_angle: 95
 
-effect_manager:
-  FireManager:
-    class: !!python/name:overcooked_simulator.effect_manager.FireEffectManager ''
-    kwargs:
-      spreading_duration: [ 5, 10 ]
-      fire_burns_ingredients_and_meals: true
+effect_manager: {}
+#  FireManager:
+#    class: !!python/name:overcooked_simulator.effect_manager.FireEffectManager ''
+#    kwargs:
+#      spreading_duration: [ 5, 10 ]
+#      fire_burns_ingredients_and_meals: true
 
 
 extra_setup_functions:
diff --git a/overcooked_simulator/game_content/item_info_rl.yaml b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/item_info_rl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b978d64cfba3e2b927babab3fcca7f24e99f5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overcooked_simulator/game_content/item_info_rl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+CuttingBoard:
+  type: Equipment
+
+Sink:
+  type: Equipment
+
+Stove:
+  type: Equipment
+
+DeepFryer:
+  type: Equipment
+
+Oven:
+  type: Equipment
+
+Pot:
+  type: Equipment
+  equipment: Stove
+
+Pan:
+  type: Equipment
+  equipment: Stove
+
+Basket:
+  type: Equipment
+  equipment: DeepFryer
+
+Peel:
+  type: Equipment
+  equipment: Oven
+
+DirtyPlate:
+  type: Equipment
+
+Plate:
+  type: Equipment
+  needs: [ DirtyPlate ]
+  seconds: 2.0
+  equipment: Sink
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Tomato:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Lettuce:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Onion:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Meat:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Bun:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Potato:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Fish:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Dough:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Cheese:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+Sausage:
+  type: Ingredient
+
+ChoppedTomato:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Tomato ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+ChoppedLettuce:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Lettuce ]
+  seconds: 3.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+ChoppedOnion:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Onion ]
+  seconds: 5.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+RawPatty:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Meat ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+RawChips:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Potato ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+ChoppedFish:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Fish ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+PizzaBase:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Dough ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+GratedCheese:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Cheese ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+ChoppedSausage:
+  type: Ingredient
+  needs: [ Sausage ]
+  seconds: 4.0
+  equipment: CuttingBoard
+
+CookedPatty:
+  type: Ingredient
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ RawPatty ]
+  equipment: Pan
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Chips:
+  type: Meal
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ RawChips ]
+  equipment: Basket
+
+FriedFish:
+  type: Meal
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ ChoppedFish ]
+  equipment: Basket
+
+Burger:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ Bun, ChoppedLettuce, ChoppedTomato, CookedPatty ]
+  equipment: ~
+
+Salad:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ ChoppedLettuce, ChoppedTomato ]
+  equipment: ~
+
+TomatoSoup:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ Tomato ]
+  seconds: 3.0
+  equipment: Pot
+
+OnionSoup:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ ChoppedOnion, ChoppedOnion, ChoppedOnion ]
+  seconds: 6.0
+  equipment: Pot
+
+FishAndChips:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ FriedFish, Chips ]
+  equipment: ~
+
+Pizza:
+  type: Meal
+  needs: [ PizzaBase, ChoppedTomato, GratedCheese, ChoppedSausage ]
+  seconds: 7.0
+  equipment: Peel
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BurntCookedPatty:
+  type: Waste
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ CookedPatty ]
+  equipment: Pan
+
+BurntChips:
+  type: Waste
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ Chips ]
+  equipment: Basket
+
+BurntFriedFish:
+  type: Waste
+  seconds: 5.0
+  needs: [ FriedFish ]
+  equipment: Basket
+
+#BurntTomatoSoup:
+#  type: Waste
+#  needs: [ TomatoSoup ]
+#  seconds: 6.0
+#  equipment: Pot
+
+BurntOnionSoup:
+  type: Waste
+  needs: [ OnionSoup ]
+  seconds: 6.0
+  equipment: Pot
+
+BurntPizza:
+  type: Waste
+  needs: [ Pizza ]
+  seconds: 7.0
+  equipment: Peel
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Fire:
+#  type: Effect
+#  seconds: 5.0
+#  needs: [ BurntCookedPatty, BurntChips, BurntFriedFish, BurntTomatoSoup, BurntOnionSoup, BurntPizza ]
+#  manager: FireManager
+#  effect_type: Unusable
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Extinguisher:
+  type: Tool
+  seconds: 1.0
+  needs: [ Fire ]
diff --git a/overcooked_simulator/gui_2d_vis/visualization_rl.yaml b/overcooked_simulator/gui_2d_vis/visualization_rl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7636e3794b01dee32a8f9aaff9989a419d7352a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overcooked_simulator/gui_2d_vis/visualization_rl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+# colors: https://www.webucator.com/article/python-color-constants-module/
+
+GameWindow:
+  WhatIsFixed: grid  # grid or window_width or window_height
+  size: 50
+  screen_margin: 100
+  min_width: 700
+  min_height: 600
+  buttons_width: 180
+  buttons_height: 60
+
+  order_bar_height: 100
+  order_size: 50
+
+  game_border_size: 1
+  game_border_color: black
+  background_color: lemonchiffon1
+
+Kitchen:
+  ground_tiles_color: sgigray76
+  background_lines: gray79
+
+Counter:
+  parts:
+    #    - type: rect
+    #      height: 1
+    #      width: 1
+    #      color: whitesmoke
+    - type: image
+      path: images/counter5.png
+      size: 1
+
+CuttingBoard:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/cutting_board_large.png
+      size: 0.75
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+
+
+PlateDispenser:
+  parts: [ ]
+#    - type: rect
+#      height: 0.95
+#      width: 0.95
+#      color: cadetblue1
+
+Trashcan:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/trash3.png
+      size: 0.88
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+
+#TomatoDispenser:
+#  parts:
+#    - color: orangered1
+#      type: rect
+#      height: 0.8
+#      width: 0.8
+#
+#LettuceDispenser:
+#  parts:
+#    - color: palegreen3
+#      type: rect
+#      height: 0.8
+#      width: 0.8
+#
+#OnionDispenser:
+#  parts:
+#    - color: deeppink3
+#      type: rect
+#      height: 0.8
+#      width: 0.8
+#
+#MeatDispenser:
+#  parts:
+#    - color: indianred1
+#      type: rect
+#      height: 0.8
+#      width: 0.8
+#
+#BunDispenser:
+#  parts:
+#    - color: sandybrown
+#      type: rect
+#      height: 0.8
+#      width: 0.8
+
+Dispenser:
+  parts:
+    - type: circle
+      color: black
+      radius: 0.35
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+    - type: circle
+      color: gray83
+      radius: 0.33
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+
+
+  item_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+  item_scale: 0.9
+
+ServingWindow:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/arrow_right.png
+      size: 1
+      center_offset: [ 0, 0 ]
+    - type: image
+      path: images/bell_gold.png
+      size: 0.5
+      center_offset: [ -0.4, 0.1 ]
+      rotate_image: False
+
+Stove:
+  parts:
+    - color: black
+      type: rect
+      height: 0.875
+      width: 0.625
+    - color: flesh
+      type: circle
+      radius: 0.25
+
+Sink:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/sink1.png
+      size: 0.85
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.12 ]
+
+SinkAddon:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/drip2.png
+      size: 0.75
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+
+# Tools
+Extinguisher:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fire_extinguisher.png
+      size: 0.85
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.05 ]
+
+# Effects
+Fire:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fire.png
+      size: 1
+
+Fire1:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fire.png
+      size: 1.0
+
+Fire2:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fire2.png
+      size: 1.0
+
+Fire3:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fire3.png
+      size: 1.0
+
+
+# Items
+Tomato:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/tomato3_smaller.png
+      size: 1
+
+Onion:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/onion_large.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Bun:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/bun.png
+      size: 0.9
+
+Lettuce:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/lettuce_smaller.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Meat:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/meat.png
+      size: 1
+
+ChoppedLettuce:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/lettuce_cut_smaller.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+ChoppedTomato:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/tomato3_cut_smaller.png
+      size: 1
+
+ChoppedOnion:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/onion_cut.png
+      size: 0.95
+
+RawPatty:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/raw_patty.png
+      size: 0.9
+
+CookedPatty:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/cooked_patty.png
+      size: 0.9
+
+Burger:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/burger.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Salad:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/salad.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+TomatoSoup:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/tomato_soup_pot.png
+      size: 1.05
+      center_offset: [ -0.02, -0.1 ]
+
+TomatoSoupPlate:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/tomato_soup_plate.png
+      size: 0.6
+
+OnionSoup:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/onion_soup_pot.png
+      size: 1.05
+      center_offset: [ -0.02, -0.1 ]
+
+OnionSoupPlate:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/onion_soup_plate.png
+      size: 0.6
+
+Cook:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pixel_cook_masked.png
+      size: 1
+
+Plate:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/plate_clean.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+DirtyPlate:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/plate_dirty.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Pot:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pot_smaller.png
+      size: 1.05
+      center_offset: [ -0.02, -0.1 ]
+
+Pan:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pan.png
+      size: 1.1
+
+DeepFryer:
+  parts:
+    - color: gray5
+      type: rect
+      height: 0.875
+      width: 0.875
+    - color: lightyellow2
+      type: rect
+      height: 0.675
+      width: 0.675
+Oven:
+  parts:
+    - color: gray83
+      type: rect
+      height: 0.875
+      width: 0.625
+    - type: rect
+      color: black
+      height: 0.8
+      width: 0.3
+      center_offset: [ 0, -0.1 ]
+
+Basket:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/basket.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Peel:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pizza_wood.png
+      size: 1.2
+      center_offset: [ 0, 0.2 ]
+
+Potato:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/potato2.png
+      size: 0.7
+
+RawChips:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/raw_fries.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Chips:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fries2.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Fish:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fish3.png
+      size: 0.9
+
+ChoppedFish:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/cut_fish.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+FriedFish:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fried_fish.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+FishAndChips:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fries2.png
+      size: 0.8
+      center_offset: [ -0.1, 0 ]
+    - type: image
+      path: images/fried_fish.png
+      size: 0.8
+      center_offset: [ +0.2, 0 ]
+
+Dough:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pizza_dough.png
+      size: 0.7
+
+PizzaBase:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pizza_base.png
+      size: 0.9
+
+Sausage:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/sausage.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+ChoppedSausage:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/sausage_chopped.png
+      size: 0.8
+
+Cheese:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/cheese3.png
+      size: 0.7
+
+GratedCheese:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/grated_cheese.png
+      size: 1.1
+
+Pizza:
+  parts:
+    - type: image
+      path: images/pizza.png
+      size: 0.9
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