Idol Manager — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Idol Manager now Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5 | 2022-09-01 | Idol Manager on consoles (digital download) has just launched on Aug 25th! Thanks to our Steam community's positive feedback and support for the game, we were able to bring this title to consoles. We wanted to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you, it wouldn't have been possible without you. While the console versions come with controller support and an optimized UI layout, it is still the same game that you love and enjoy. We really hope that this will help grow the Idol Manager community, bringing in more and more fans of the title. For those who own a Switch, PS4 or PS5, why don't you give the console version a try to |
| Releasing August 25th for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5! | 2022-05-20 | Idol Manager will be releasing globally digitally with a physical console version releasing in Japan! Low salaries, paparazzi lurking around for their weekly scoop, disharmony among your group are just the tip of the iceberg. You’ll need every ounce of your management skills to help these hard-working idols shine! https://playism.com/en/game/idol-manager/ Playism Visit the Playism Website Follow us on Steam Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook |
| Got bankrupted? Nominate Idol Manager as the Best Game You Suck At! | 2021-11-24 | Hi all, If you're part of the 39.6% of players who ran out of money and needed to be bailed out by a generous sponsor, consider nominating Idol Manager in the Steam Awards for the Best Game You Suck At category! Thank you so much for your continued support! |
| v.1.0.6 Patch Notes | 2021-09-21 | Gameplay Removing an idol from a room won't disable the auto practice setting in this room. However, the idol that you removed won't get picked up for any auto practice for 1 minute. Bugs Fixed: Idol salary getting stuck at ¥1,000 when using +/- buttons Fixed: Popup for manually changing idol salary not displaying any text in Japanese and Chinese versions Fixed: Idols that work in a cafe could show up in multiple rooms at the same time Mods You can now create custom auditions. Use this dialogue effect (available in the latest version of the editor): Meta -> Custom Audition -> IDs of unique idols separated with spaces (at least one idol, up to |
| v.1.0.5 Patch Notes | 2021-08-31 | UI Relationship notifications don't block event text anymore Bugs Fixed: BGM sometimes not looping Mods You can now set which voice your custom idols should use Use parameter "vo_default" (you can check updated Unique Idol Example mod on Steam Workshop) Possible values: Idol01-Idol06, Amami, Aya, Azumi, Dance, Doctor, Fujie, Fujimoto, Intern, Kato, Music, Office, RivalF, RivalM, Sawamura, Shimizu, Style, Tanaka, Yuzuru Keep in mind that some of these characters don't have a full set of sounds |
| v.1.0.4 Patch Notes | 2021-08-28 | Gameplay A warning will be displayed if you don't have enough idols or staffers for the next story event Bugs Fixed: Context menu for idol's auto practice setting always showing visual traits as not selected Fixed: Changing single's title when digital only release is selected would make the quantity field visible Fixed: Projected attendance of a concert not changing after adding/removing songs Fixed: Levelling up Performance to level 10 on Unfair difficulty was impossible (requirement for concert attendance was higher than venue's max capacity) Fixed: Bankruptcy warning in the money tooltip still showed up after getting finances into the blac |
| v.1.0.3 Patch Notes | 2021-08-11 | Bugs Fixed: Sales chart getting stuck on the same month after playing for a long time Fixed: Not being able to hire Aya when playing in Russian Fixed: Music gallery sometimes not working in Russian and Brazilian Portuguese Fixed: Credits showing old text from the beta Fixed: The game could sometimes use a random name for the main rival group Fixed: Single production cost not updating after changing marketing Fixed: Pushes not saving/loading Fixed: Stats screen could wrongly display "Bankruptcy" and "Scandal" endings as locked Fixed: Cloud saves not working on Linux Misc Added more backer names to the credits Added Thai font |
| v1.0.2 Patch Notes | 2021-08-07 | Gameplay Increased speed at which staffers gain experience Idols that you hire as staffers will have better skills "Release Single" button will be orange while there's a penalty for releasing singles too often You don't need to start the game with tutorial enabled to get the "Where do I know that name from?" achievement anymore Performance improvements in "new day" calculations for players with lots of idols "Influence" skill of player's staff character: Socializing cooldown reduced by (player's influence skill / 2) days Bonus to the amount of influence points you get over your idols Bonus to flirting success chances Bugs Fixed: One of the CG |
| v1.0.1 Patch Notes | 2021-07-31 | Gameplay Idols will now slowly drain mental stamina if you pay them below minimum wage (¥20,000 /w, only on normal and unfair difficulties) Bugs Fixed: Achievements not unlocking ("Sweeter than vanilla", "Parfection!", "Giga-pancake", "Beating like a hammer") Fixed: Not getting any "sexy" business proposals Fixed: Final event of Chapter 2 not triggering if the center of your #1 single graduated Fixed: One of the events of Chapter 2 not starting properly (being stuck on the office background) Fixed: Spa tooltip not updating as soon as the value changes Fixed: Theater stats not saving/loading Fixed: Save/load menu and Continue button not workin |
| Idol Manager Now Available on Steam! | 2021-07-27 | Dear All, Have you ever dreamed about conquering the Japanese Idol industry? Well, Idol Manager, now available on Steam, gives you the chance to do just that! Head over to the Steam Store to watch a special celebratory Let's Play by three members of the Kamen Joshi Idol group! https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198395380976 Additionally, we will also be hosting a special giveaway, with winners receiving special CD's of the game's theme songs, "Dreaming Days" and "Masquerade Nights". Please keep your eyes on PLAYISM's official Twitter account (@playismEN) for more information. Get your hands on Idol Manager today and start your ve |
| Idol Manager will be featured at Steam Next Fest! | 2021-06-17 | Dear Users "We are extremely happy to present the demo of Idol Manager, the idol business simulator that lets you run your own talent agency! Use whatever means necessary to conquer the Japanese entertainment industry!" "Idol Manager, developed by Russian indie game developer Glitch Pitch, is an idol game like no other. Not even Japan has seen anything like it. As the producer of your own talent agency, recruit talented individuals, train them up, and form your very own idol group. Use any and all means available to you to climb to the top of the entertainment industry." Develop talented idols, produce CD’s that come with exclusive tickets to |
| Idol Manager will be releasing on 27th July! | 2021-06-05 | Dear Users, Use whatever means necessary to propel your talent agency to the top of the Japanese entertainment industry in Idol Manager, releasing on 27th July. We are also very excited to announce the collaboration of Japanese underground idol group Kamen Joshi, who will perform the game's two theme songs! Theme songs by Kamen Joshi: Dreaming Days Masquerade Nights On top of that, the game also features the voices of 3 members of the group! Moa Tsukino Yuka Kojima Yuri Kinoshita I hope you are looking forward to Idol Manager! https://store.steampowered.com/app/821880/Idol_Manager/ Playism Visit the Playism Website Follow us on Steam Follow u |
| Idol Manager Closed Beta Update #10: Staying stylish and keeping trendy | 2019-09-18 | https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kuiper/idol-manager/posts/2595516 Features Sales chart The music sales chart updates every month with a ranking of the top-selling singles. The charts aren't just there to stroke the egos of top performers; the rankings are also a valuable source of what sort of music is popular and trending. If you want to stay trendy, watch the musical chart to see what genres, lyrical themes, and choreography styles are currently popular. Trending genres are more likely to appeal to casual fans, while hardcore fans tend to have more esoteric tastes. Styling Think your idol needs a new look? You can now change their hair |
| Idol Manager Closed Beta Update #9: Friendship, romance, and blackmail | 2019-08-17 | https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kuiper/idol-manager/posts/2566854 Features Reworked relationship system Previously, there was just one "relationship" meter that governed your relationship with each idol. This has been split into three separate stats: "friendship," "influence," and "romance." Each starts at level 0, and can level up to level 5, or down to level -5. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32388233/b548b60b0baa9a5d4bf3c9275328dc9216d9eb59.jpg Friendship is a measure of how much an idol generally likes you, similar to how the old relationship stat worked. Romance is a measure of romantic interest, |
| Idol Manager is now on Kickstarter! | 2018-03-28 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32388233/3400ed5850465795943f3e96e8aa2cdd18ebb65f.png https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kuiper/idol-manager Hey! I'm Max, the designer and programmer of Idol Manager. Thank you for your interest in our game! If you've been following the development of Idol Manager, you could notice that we've made a lot of progress last year. Most of the game systems are implemented, and, if all goes well, we hope to start a closed alpha test in the first half of this year. We have been developing Idol Manager as a hobby project, working in our free time and commissioning art and music as |
| Idol Manager is now on Kickstarter! | 2018-03-28 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32388233/3400ed5850465795943f3e96e8aa2cdd18ebb65f.png https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kuiper/idol-manager Hey! I'm Max, the designer and programmer of Idol Manager. Thank you for your interest in our game! If you've been following the development of Idol Manager, you could notice that we've made a lot of progress last year. Most of the game systems are implemented, and, if all goes well, we hope to start a closed alpha test in the first half of this year. We have been developing Idol Manager as a hobby project, working in our free time and commissioning art and music as |