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Idol Manager now Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5Aug 31, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsIdol 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 too? Remember, these idols, no matter how much they get paid, or if they get caught up in scandals, or if they don't get along well with their group mates, they can only reach the top of the idol entertainment industry with a capable producer backing them up! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/idol-manager-switch/ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0969-CUSA31385_00-2100507026447442 https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0969-PPSA05840_00-2994433267166452 Future Updates While we're still in development, here's a sneak peek of some new content in the works! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/7f266bf9a1faf211200cbcf508aef25fdaca533c.png We'll let your imaginations run wild as to what we have in store for you. Just for your information though, this is not just another update... When we have more to share, you'll hear from us, so stay tuned! PLAYISM Twitter Facebook PLAYISM Official Site PLAYISM Steam CommunityReleasing August 25th for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, and PlayStation®5!May 20, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsIdol 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 FacebookGot bankrupted? Nominate Idol Manager as the Best Game You Suck At!Nov 24, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsHi 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 NotesSep 21, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsGameplay 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 five) You can check how it works in the updated Unique Idol Example Mod v.1.0.5 Patch NotesAug 31, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsUI 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 NotesAug 28, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsGameplay 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 black Fixed: Not being able to click anything after getting one of the endings and then loading a save file Fixed: One of the Phantasm Facade events sometimes not triggering Fixed: Popup for random event outcomes sometimes appeared with the text scrolled to the bottom Fixed: Single Formation popup showing idols from the previous formation for a second Fixed: It was possible to add one idol to the formation twice Fixed: Scandal points counter could display wrong value after getting new scandal points Fixed: Full scandal points tooltip didn't show up after loading a game until your number of scandal points changed Fixed: Some of the random events outcomes added/removed a wrong number of fans (bunny costume, game otaku, old photos) Fixed: Elections popup - removed the "lock" icon from the single selection button Fixed: Tooltip with the information about accident chances during a concert was hidden Mods Custom BGM songs will play one after another instead of looping until the next event Fixed: Mods that added custom BGM music caused a memory leak v.1.0.3 Patch NotesAug 11, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsBugs 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 NotesAug 7, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsGameplay 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 CGs not unlocking (If you needed it for an achievement, you should get it after opening the CG gallery) Fixed: "We only hire the best" achievement unlocked when you hired a "professional" staffer instead of an "expert" Fixed: A dating event in Shibuya could freeze if the idol's "cute", "cool", "sexy" and "pretty" skills are maxed out Fixed: New rival groups being generated with empty names after playing for a long time Fixed: Story rival groups releasing singles in post-game Fixed: It was possible to avoid socialization cooldown by using the idol context menu Fixed: Jankiness when spamming mouse clicks during a concert Fixed: Idol getting bullied again right after you stopped bullying Mods You can now replace gameplay music with other tracks from the game or your own .wav files, check the example mod for instructions Unique idols: New parameter "can_be_hired_again" in params.json; Set it to true if you want this idol to appear in auditions again after her graduation Fixed: Auditions freezing if default idols are disabled and you run out of unique idols to hire v1.0.1 Patch NotesJul 31, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsGameplay 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 working if there's a corrupted auto save file Fixed: It was possible to set idol salaries so high that they'd start paying you instead Fixed: Removed "buzz" from business proposal tooltips (it used to be a resource in old versions) Fixed: One of the graduation messages showed instead of the actual date Fixed: Song name generator ignored one of the sets of words Fixed: Stylists displaying their max stat lower than it actually is Fixed: Various small fixes in jp and cn localizations Mods Unique idols: You can now set stat value but ignore stat potential and vice versa. The missing value will be generated randomly instead of being 0. Fixed: Custom random event illustrations not working Fixed: Playing with a texture mod then disabling the mod could break the save file Fixed: It was possible to create an event that would trigger itself in a loop, making the save file so large the game would stop launching. If you can't find your save file in the game, this probably happened to you. Check if your save file is bigger than 15mb PC - C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\data\story_mode MAC - ~/Library/Application Support/Glitch Pitch/Idol Manager/data/story_mode The file is probably filled with copies of something like the code on the screenshot. You can just delete the repeating code and it should work again. Or you can send me the file ([email protected]) and I'll see if I can fix it. https://files.catbox.moe/jepv2s.png Run your own talent agency in business sim Idol Manager out now on SteamJul 27, 2021 - GamingOnLinuxGlitch Pitch and PLAYISM today released Idol Manager, a business strategy sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/07/run-your-own-talent-agency-in-business-sim-idol-manager-out-now-on-steam Idol Manager Now Available on Steam!Jul 27, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsDear 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". {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/74f9f55484433e51e4098ef4cbd2f570ad967470.jpg Please keep your eyes on PLAYISM's official Twitter account (@playismEN) for more information. Get your hands on Idol Manager today and start your very own journey to the top of the Japanese entertainment industry. https://store.steampowered.com/app/821880/Idol_Manager/ Playism Visit the Playism Website Follow us on Steam Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Check out our blogIdol Manager will be featured at Steam Next Fest!Jun 16, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsDear 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 hand-shake events, run your own official idol group café, the options are endless. What's more, you must also of manage the relationship between the members of your idol group. You also never know when one of your idols would find herself caught up in a scandal. It is completely up to you to navigate this slippery road to the top of the entertainment industry. Demo details: The demo will end after 6 in-game months pass, at which point you will be able to create a save file that can be continued in the full version. Contains a tutorial scenario. Story progression will not be available in the demo. A limited number of substories and random events will occur. You will not be able to enter a romantic relationship with the idols in the demo. You cannot construct the following in the demo: costume room, medical room, theatre. Idol Manager releases on 7/27! Make sure you give the demo a go before its full release! https://store.steampowered.com/app/821880/Idol_Manager/ Playism Visit the Playism Website Follow us on Steam Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Check out our blogIdol Manager will be releasing on 27th July!Jun 5, 2021 - Community AnnouncementsDear 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! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/e60395eccc7bcf95d229067fe6efe5dabdcb433d.jpg 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 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/248fd02cfc86183ade7653f30cb0f89bee72429b.jpg Yuka Kojima {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/e9037f63e732b0e63399efe8e0ee23d3040ef15e.jpg Yuri Kinoshita {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/a15cbf66e42cbdd692e3bf59a982076d1385b62b.jpg 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 us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Check out our blogLook after and manage young pop stars in Idol Manager, with a Beta available nowMay 28, 2021 - GamingOnLinuxHere's one we completely missed from Kickstarter that was fully funded back in 2018 and has a Beta available now. Idol Manager is all about developing your agency and looking after the stars of tomorrow. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/05/look-after-and-manage-young-pop-stars-in-idol-manager-with-a-beta-available-now Idol Manager Closed Beta Update #10: Staying stylish and keeping trendySep 17, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://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. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/893c188c0707b16ec1cc6a395e3e1138472db9a9.png 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 hairstyle or accessory using the newly-added styling feature. (Click the "scissors" menu icon on the bottom-right.) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/9a6e2027fec6c38a875d47ab5ca377bcc7922f39.jpg Improvements Added 10 new hairstyles and 4 new accessories. (Maybe you should try out the newly-added styling option to see if any of the new looks suit your tastes!) Changes to singles Each demographic now has a certain "soft cap" to how many copies of a single they can buy; after reaching the soft cap, gains for this demographic get exponentially smaller. (If you want to keep increasing sales after hitting market saturation with a certain demographic, you may want to diversify your target demographics and try to appeal to a wider audience.) Misc improvements {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32388233/63ca94470c1066cd60417c44cc517e454f7aa022.jpg Idol profiles now show idol's dating status based on what the player has learned about them Updated doctor and manager sprites Reduced the effect that Hype over 100% has on profits in bigger venues. Added a tooltip that shows current day of the week when hovering over the date display in the bottom left You can now use arrow keys and enter key to select dialogue options Editor changes Added != (not equal) operator Added check for: friendship | influence | romance level Added check for: age | can date | can drink Added various checks for bullying and dating Added actor action variable_remove Added story characters page and "change sprite" action Added start_dialogue action Various quality-of-life improvements Modding changes Staff sprites are now moddable You can now create your own story characters. See JSON/Events/characters.json Localization You can now create and edit gendered variables. See JSON/Constants/vars.json Bug fixes Fixed: Wrong name used in one of reactions to conflict events Fixed: Concert status stuck in production Fixed: Corrupt auto save file breaking save/load popup Fixed: One of the story dialogues launched in 1440 days instead of 1440 hours Fixed: Quitting the game in the middle of a substory could break it Localization: Auto-resizing of some text elements Localization: "Pushes" tooltip showing English text Localization: Randomly showing English text in random events Idol Manager Closed Beta Update #9: Friendship, romance, and blackmailAug 17, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://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, and determines how willing an idol is to date or enter a relationship with you; it's affected by actions like flirting. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32388233/98cf9e68ea15836176010f705f261d73f9770b54.jpg Influence It's nice to be both liked and respected, but the two don't always go hand in hand. Influence is a separate meter which measures how indebted an idol feels to you: generally speaking, you gain influence with idols by doing favors for them, and you lose influence by asking idols to do favors for you. Similarly, uncovering compromising information about idols (and agreeing to keep it secret) will cause you to gain influence over them, but if they learn compromising information about you, it may cause you to lose influence over them. If your influence level with an idol is positive, it means that you have influence over her; a negative value indicates that she has influence over you (and you probably owe her a favor if you want to get things back to normal). If an idol has influence over you, she cannot be fired! The following events affect influence: You will lose influence with an idol if she becomes injured Fulfilling an idol's wish will cause you to gain influence with her You gain a small amount of influence with any "pushed" idols each month Your choices in certain substories and random events can also gain or lose influence (depending on the story or event) and affect other relationship stats. Spending influence on favors One of the benefits of gaining influence with an idol is the opportunity to spend that influence to ask her for favors. All of the following requests can be made of an idol if you have enough influence over her: Forced breakup: You can tell an idol to dump her current boyfriend or girlfriend. The amount of influence required depends on several factors: if she's unhappy in her current relationship, she may be more willing to break up than if she likes her current partner. Additionally, if you have a "no restrictions" dating policy, it'll be harder to force an idol to break up. However, if you have a group policy which forbids dating, you can take this action without spending any influence. Stop bullying: If you know that an idol is bullying another member of the group, you can use influence to force her to stop. If an idol is being bullied by...Idol Manager is now on Kickstarter!Mar 27, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://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 assets. Unfortunately, it won't be possible for us to fully realize our vision of the game like this. We're facing two options right now: either reducing the scope and cutting features, or seeking additional funding to not compromise on the quality of the game. This is why we decided to run a Kickstarter campaign. We will still be partially funding the game, but your help will allow us to create a lot more exciting events, substories and other content for you to discover. If you're excited for Idol Manager, please consider backing us on Kickstarter to help us create the best game we can!Idol Manager is now on Kickstarter!Mar 27, 2018 - Community Announcementshttp://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 assets. Unfortunately, it won't be possible for us to fully realize our vision of the game like this. We're facing two options right now: either reducing the scope and cutting features, or seeking additional funding to not compromise on the quality of the game. This is why we decided to run a Kickstarter campaign. We will still be partially funding the game, but your help will allow us to create a lot more exciting events, substories and other content for you to discover. If you're excited for Idol Manager, please consider backing us on Kickstarter to help us create the best game we can!
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