The latest update for Idol Manager is now live! This update focuses on the game's staffing system. If you joined the beta program by backing the game or buying the game on itch.io, to manually update you can head over to the game's itch.io page to download the latest version.

Gameplay features

Staffers can now be promoted to a senior position once they've leveled up to maximum proficiency in both of their skills.

Promoting the player character to senior status bestows the following perks:

• Gain x4 more influence on idols
• Socializing with an idol restores 5pt of her physical stamina
• Socializing with an idol restores points of mental stamina based on your level of friendship with her (0-5)

Promoting hired staffers to senior status bestows the following perks:

• Office manager: can perform producer production tasks for singles, shows, concerts, elections, and tours in place of the player character.
• Dance and music: Coaching is x4 faster
• Stylist: Styling is x4 faster
• Doctor: Stamina recovery is x2 faster. 100% success rate when treating injuries, 50% success rate when treating depression

Staffers cost 6 points to fire once they've been promoted to a senior position.

Other changes to staffers:

• Stylist's skills are now split into two stats: cute/pretty and cool/sexy
• Idols that you hire as staffers after graduation will keep their portrait. (Won't affect idols that were already hired as staffers in old save files.)
• Updated the artwork for the player character's portrait
• Redesigned staff cards in the left panel

Improvements

You can now buy research points. The price starts at ¥100,000 per 500 points and increases by 20% every time you buy points.

Idol and staff icons are now transparent during drag and drop, so it's easier to see where you're dropping them exactly

The date display now displays the current day of the week, and the "progress bar" has been updated to more clearly show when the day ends.

Bug fixes

• Fixed: Staffers sometimes not leaving the group after getting fired
• Fixed: When graduating, idols from sister groups will talk about their group, not the main group
• Fixed: If you click and drag an idol, and they get picked up for an automatic task, your cursor becomes idol's profile picture permanently

Your feedback, suggestions, and bug reports are what allow us to keep improving Idol Manager, so we're grateful to those of you who have taken the time to post in the beta community forum to share your thoughts with us. If you've been playing the beta, please drop by the forum to let us know what you think about the game so far. Thank you for supporting Idol Manager!