Shining Song Starnova: Idol Empire Beta 30-7

Unfortunately Quasar Battle needs a bit more time in the oven before we have it properly implemented into a build and therefore while an option is available from the main menu it will not function.

New

• An indicator of the idol pay screen to show how pay adjustments are affecting idol mood.
• The '!!!' indicator next to the clock will now show what producer decisions effects are active.
• PR Department [Room] - To unlock this room you need to first select 'research tier II facilities' in the 'build room' menu followed by then doing the same for 'research tier III facilities' upon completion of the second tier.
• Additional background music has been added.
• Idols will now level up granting them access to a scaling center ability (can be viewed on the manage idols screen).
• Stella is now available as a recruitable idol.
• A number of new furniture options.
• A number of unlockable furniture options (adding various effects).

Balances 

• More KN is granted for stage 3.
• Merchandise sales have been made easier in stage 4.
• Reduced the rate of random events until the player has completed their first Battle of the Idols.
• The upper ceiling for popularity decay has been increased for high value popularity idols.
• Hiring cost of base Starnova idols has been reduced.
• Reduced the amount of time required for security guards to apprehend starkers.
• The net show job now has a higher success chance.
• There is now a cap on the number of merchandise salesmen you can have.
• PR agents now focus on single idols rather than the entire unit.
• The rate of which fans replenish for handshake events has been reduced.
• The rate of stalkers appearances has been reduced.
• The daily pay of security guards has been increased.
• Slight reduction in scandal triggers.
• The starting stats for the Idol Frontier map have been increased.
• Songs over A rank now have a vastly increased number of icons generated.
• Hype decay in more prestigious live venues has been reduced.
• Mariya's ultimate technique allows for the instant recording of songs.
• A number of bugs relating to the recent SDK update (including UI elements).

Fixes 

• Fixed dialogue not appearing correctly in stage 1.
• The KN tracker in stage 4 will no longer consider non happi coat values.
• The max playlist indicator is now more prominent.
• Fixed the completion of the main objective for stage 4 crashing the game.
• Scandal apologise prompts will no longer output stat values to a decimal point.
• Fixed a scenario that would cause security guards to be removed upon loading a save.
• Fixed a scenario that would cause the game to save twice in quick succession leading to a crash.
• Fixed a scenario that would could the quality of the background music to drop.
• Removed a requirement that meant scandals could only trigger on full hours (meaning it was possible to get flooded by many messages at once).
• Fixed a crash that would occur by starting the Battle of the Idols 3.
• Fixed a crash that would trigger when an autosave was made during a live.
• Fixed a scenario where you would be able to stop Quasar performing at the Battle of the Idols.
• Fixed a scenario that would mean that your PR department would require no upkeep.
• Fixed being unable to heal idols in the second row during a live.
• Fixed a crash that would occur by having your idol cancel a job while in progress.
• Fixed the calculation of the merchandise sales data so that it does not display incorrectly on the revenue screen.
• Reduced the effectiveness of Sasami's center bonus.
• Fixed a scenario that would cause dialogue from the wrong scene to trigger.
• Fixed a scenario that would lead to Nemu's center bonus giving infinite KN.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the FX UI to disappear after purchasing an item.
• Fixed a crash that would occur when the save file featured an idol song that had a PV.
• Fixed office exits getting invalidated when the office is expanded.
• Selecting 'custom map' on the main menu will no longer crash the game.
• Fixed the maximum number of heal canisters being 8 rather than 9.
• Fixed being able to use heal canisters on empty stage spaces if your setlist features songs with multiple idols.
• Fixed a scenario that would prevent security guards from leaving the office.
• Fixed the UI for the FX not being able to be hidden in certain scenarios.
• Center level up screen will no longer get stuck at level 2.
• Fixed Stella being able to be assigned to certain food related jobs.
• Fixed a scenario that would mean unlocked furniture would still remain locked.
• Fixed a bug that would mean the create a song UI wouldn't display girls in the second row.
• Fixed a bug where PR reps would only hype up the most popular idol rather than the least.

On the Radar / Known Issues 

• Following a version update on Gamemaker there have been a number of issues with the UI either not aligning properly to their intended position. We're in the process of adjusting these if they have not been corrected already.

Download Link 

Remember that with this being a new version we recommend you delete your previous save files and prefs.ini prior to launching.

Save files and the prefs.ini file are available in '\AppData\Local\Starnova_Idol_Empire'.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1za91k5uyhihhfc/Starnova%20Idol%20Empire30-7.zip?dl=0