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Idol Manager

Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary. · By sadambober, Kuiper

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A topic by sadambober created Nov 20, 2018 Views: 78,841 Replies: 879
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Developer (15 edits) (+1)

If you encounter a game breaking bug, please send me your log file at sadambober@gmail.com right after this happens:

  • Windows: C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\Player.log
  • Mac: ~/Library/Logs/Unity/Player.log

Your save file might help too:

  • Windows: C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\data\auto_save.json
  • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Glitch Pitch/Idol Manager/data/auto_save.json

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Known bugs and temporary fixes

"Styling" screen not working

Try deleting everything in this folder: "C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\data\cache\portraits"

If your game freezes/crashes on loading or auditions, try updating your graphics driver or launching the game with parameter -force-glcore 


I’m uncertain whether this is a bug or simply me being bad at the game, but I’ve tried to hold audtions for idols and though the game states that the producer is working on auditions, nothing happens even after waiting for a long time. Furthermore, no money was withdrawn from the character’s account. In case this is simply me not understanding the game, is there an in-game tutorial or guide of any sorts?

Developer

The game starts paused, so you probably just need to click the play button on the bottom left

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I’m already on the extra speed  button and things are happening on the screen. How long should it take (roughly) for a local audition to be triggered? I waited around 5 minutes and just now re-started the game.


Edit: I’m playing on a Mac btw, if that info helps

Developer

Green "A" icon should appear and you need to click it. Do you have it?

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No, there is no such button :( When I hover over the character, this is the only information.

Developer

Okay, looks like it's some weird bug

Please try sending me your log file:
1. Open Finder
2. Click Go -> Go To Folder (or Shift + Command + G) and enter ~/Library/Logs/Unity/
3. There should be a file Player.log, please send it to me at sadambober@gmail.com

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I restarted the game and continued the same game (but with a different window size/quality). Not sure if that was the issue? Anyway, it is now working. I’ll still send the player.log though.

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I'm really enjoying the game and experience so far!  Two things that I've encountered (one of which is a bug and one that might be a limitation of the beta release):

1)  Sometimes the characters will just freeze, and no actions can be taken.  The progress bar and the date will just stop.  Exiting to the main menu or restarting the game fixes this.
2)  I can only release two singles.  When I go to click and release more, I can't.  I don't know if this is a limitation in the beta, or there is a cool-down period that I missed somewhere.

Developer(+1)

1) If this happens again, please send me your log file to sadambober@gmail.com

  • Windows: C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\output_log.txt
  • Mac: ~/Library/Logs/Unity/Player.log

2) Maybe you just don't have enough money to release it? There should be a tooltip when you hover the release button. You can take a loan by clicking on your office -> Loans

Developer

2) Okay, at least one other person has this bug too, I'll fix it in an update soon

I don't know if this was the case for the other person who complained, but my problems started after I used the U key to unlock different genres and the like.  I started a new save and it was fine.

Developer

Should be fixed

i get bug 1 CONSTANTLY

i get to a certain point in the game, where ive done about 3 concerts and have about 8 singles out and the time prgression bug happens. If i save and reload i can prgress for about another few minutes then progression stops again. Shame  :(

Developer

Have you updated to 6.1?

Please send me your save file at sadambober@gmail.com

Win: C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\data\manual_saves
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Glitch Pitch/Idol Manager/data/manual_saves 

yeah ive updated to 6.1

will send you the file asap

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Hello when I tried to add a nickname the game freezed for me. I couldn't cancel the action or give the nickname. If it helps it was a brand new game with only my office in it. I have tried it twice in the same set-up and in both cases the game freezes. I also can't go to the home menu I have to force close my game.


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This only happens when there is no producer in the office. Maybe grey out the nickname option if you haven't dropped the producer in yet?

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Whenever I click on continue the game replays the intro dialog then gets stuck with the main menu background still on the screen so basically I have to start from the beginning every time 

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I'm having the same issue, main menu remains on the background and continue just makes me restart. Doing a new game fixed this for now, but I had to restart everything from the beginning

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Happen to me twice. First time I didn't mind it much but as soon as I got 4 singles out and a steady flow of income just to reset my progress. It got annoying but I'm sure it'll get fixed soon.

This happened to me as well.  I hope that there will be permanent save files implemented at some point.

Developer(+2)

You can actually try using F5 / F9 to manually save/load the game for now

It's just happened to me again even after updating the game

I have this issue when trying to load a saved game while another game is loaded.  I have to completely shut the game down (forced), then bring it back up and load the game.  Seems to work after that, but unable to load while the game is running.  Have not tried the Continue button yet, but the bug seems related.

Developer

Please upload your save file somewhere or send it to me at sadambober@gmail.com

C:\Users\*username*\AppData\LocalLow\Glitch Pitch\Idol Manager\data\

I'm surprised to have seen no-one else mention this but in the intro section the ~flavor choices~ always float to the upper right corner for me. I'm playing in windowed mode, but yesterday when I attempted to restart a few times it also happened in fullscreen. Is this intentional?

This happened to me too, but I’m pretty sure it’s on purpose.

If so, my bad! I've never seen it this way.

Hi, I'm not sure if I did something wrong but no matter what I do I'm not able to get any auditions. I read some earlier comments and I clicked fast forward so it wasn't on pause, I changed the window settings, and I tried restarting it. But no matter what I do I don't get any auditions. It doesn't take out any money and it just shows that my character is auditioning but it wont ever stop. Also  idk if this is weird but the producer people aren't the ones allowed to audition in my game, only the main character person is allowed to.  Sorry for the inconvenience!

Developer

Are you on a mac? If so, I hope to fix this in an update soon.

I am on mac. Thanks for the swift reply. Cant wait until I can play this game~!

Developer

Should be fixed now, please update the game

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I accelerated time at max just before my manager came to set up the policies.

It didn't stop the game time and when it was finished, I was one month later and bankrupt before I could do a thing...

I can't train my idols?
Even the Auto Practice button doesn't make them move to a room. They stay Idle all the time.
->Looks like the basic trainers are too dumb and can't train my idols. I had to hire better ones. There should be an explanation about the "Max level".

Also, if basic trainers can't train anyone, what use are they?

And I can't fire them, the button doesn't work... 40K to the drain each week.


I had messages in rapid succession saying that one of my idols recovered -0.07027027 stamina because of her trait. (Tenacious)

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Hello, I encountered this bug a few times and it seems to trigger when I choose the main menu option in game and then try to reload my game from the main menu. The introduction dialogue plays again but this time over the picture of the idol, after the dialogue has finished the image persists, you can still click the pause/play buttons however none of the other options are accessible. 

Getting the same issue as well, although I never quitted to the main menu, I saved and closed the game altogether. Now whenever I click on continue, the game does the same thing it does to you: Plays the intro and then gets stuck. Judging from the budget shown down below, I guess it reset everything.

Shame to lose my old save but it ain't the end of the world.

Bump. Encountered the same issue multiple times. It's reproducible.

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I encountered a few bugs on my gameplay (started two new ones to confirm the issues).

  1. When a player hits the U button to unlock all genres of the music, the players are unable to release a new single. 
  2. There are several times when the player is unable to do anything and the most you could do is exit out (the game essentially freezes and the pause button is not active)
  3. There are moments when players try and drag the new song/media/event into their respective rooms, but unfortunately the mouse is replaced with the icon and players are unable to get rid of it and then after a few seconds the game freezes and crashes (at times). 
  4. Sometimes when conducting an audition, the A button does not pop up when the green bar is finished, therefore players have to restart the game. 

So after the intro, the menu screen overlay doesn't disappear. I can still see the game a little behind it.I used the fix you stated above but my save was basically restarted (Idk) if it is intentional . In the json file, before applying the fix the  "story_policies" is missing from the code.  Idk if you know that already, but I figured I'd add it in there.  It seems that for my game, the "story_policies" needs to be added after each  new save.  Also, when I opened my new-new  save, the intro played again (with the main menu pic in the background). So far, everything else seems to be working for me.

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Concert tasks can't be canceled without breaking the event.

Plan a concert
Assign a task (rehearsal) to a staffmember (choreographer)
Cancel the job on the staff member (X on room avatar)
No new assignment is possible. Concert taskes are locked.

Only option is to cancel the concert and redo.

Bug is reproducible and survives savegame reload.

Gameversion 1.1/Win

Developer

The save/load bug should be fixed for good now: https://sadambober.itch.io/idol-manager/devlog/57095/update-beta-12

It hasn't been fixed, just started up the game after playing last night and turning off my laptop and lost my progress yet again

Actually it has, I think

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I've had an issue with the mental stamina of one of the idols.  I don't think it would be possible to get to this point if not for some sort of bug.  (Mogichan's mental stamina)


Is it possible to do any 'media' activity yet? If so, I've been consistently unable to do so. I had a similar issue with being unable to produce singles that's now entirely fixed, so maybe it'll fix itself, but does anyone have any input on this? Am I overlooking something obvious?

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Did you make sure to type in a name at the top?  

Yes, I was able to create media a couple days ago (Haven't played the two small updates yet though).  It took me about 5 minutes to see that there was a name required at the top for media (I kept thinking I was missing some research option).  It seems this can easily be missed with media as with a single you have to name it before you do anything else.  With media your attention is immediately taken to all the options and then you are looking at the bottom right wondering why you can't continue when you forgot to type a name at the top left.  The setup should probably be similar to a single or have a hover if you put your cursor over continue saying what you are missing.

Yup, this was it. Menu blindness is real, folks. Thanks!

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After downloading the new update. I started a new game after the autosave bug. It appears that I can't take out a loan from the bank unless I take the instant money. And on top of that, after taking out the initial 5mil loan for one month, I owe the bank 6.5mil a week. Now the bank says I'm -15mil.

Also, the assets are messing up in my game lol.

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I can't fire the trainers...and I was wondering, in this ver. Of the game the girl also graduating? And when a years pass, the girl don't supost to grown older? (Sorry for my bad english!)

You need to acquire scandal points to be able to fire the trainers! I know that sounds strange, and I don't quite understand how it works myself, but after a 2-point scandal I was able to fire one trainer, which brought me back to 0 points.

....that why it's say 2 point scandal...I thought that if I will fire them I will get this point!LOL Thank you for the explanation ^^
Developer(+1)

The idea is that you can't just fire people for no reason, especially in Japan. So it's like you're blaming them for scandals.

In the December update we'll add a second option to fire staffers with severance pay of 12 monthly salaries

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But there is no probationary period and if they're useless, we're stuck.

By "useless", I mean when I hired a couple of basic trainers and tried to make them train my basic idols (beginning of the game), it was impossible: "max level 1". But it wasn't told before I hired them and they could do nothing except research.

If I wanted to improve the dance/singing of my idols, I had to recruit better trainers, but I had no money to build new rooms... and was stuck with 2 useless trainers draining my cash.

With a probationary period (or more info before I hired them), I wouldn't have had that problem.

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