Strategy SP - Question & Answer thread

[BT2]

I have three questions:

1. I just got done with my first play and unlocked Hibiki in Office mode. What I want to know is are all the games connceted meaning if whatever I have in one game, I will have in the other?

2. Can I upload pictures and videos from the game to the computer?

3. In Wandering Star, is there anyway I can play as Mami?

1. Yes, all 3 games use the same savegame id; the one for PS.
2. You can with a CFW, a certain plugin and an usb cable or you can use a video capture card device and a video out cable
3. Ami and Mami switch from time to time, so yes. If you want to use her in officemode you need to cheat with a certain cfw plugin. She'll have Miki's voiceset if you try to communicate in the lobby though.

[ikuto-sama]

I have three questions:

1. I just got done with my first play and unlocked Hibiki in Office mode. What I want to know is are all the games connceted meaning if whatever I have in one game, I will have in the other?

2. Can I upload pictures and videos from the game to the computer?

3. In Wandering Star, is there anyway I can play as Mami?

1. Yes, Hibiki should be available for play in Office Mode in your other SP versions.
2. I'm not quite sure about #2, still trying to figure that one out myself. ^^;
3. In one of the Idol Ultimates Mami will be there to perform instead of Ami. This is the event in which Takane finds out that Ami and Mami are twins. Otherwise I'm not sure if you can ever play as Mami, even in Office Mode; I have never found an option.

...Sorry for not being too much help llOTL

[BT2]

Recording set-ups in a nutshell.
Left we have the regular way non-CFW option and right we have the pirate way.
Note. images are randomly taken from google and setups don't need to look exactly like this.




Left should be self-explanitory
PSP> Video cable> Video Card> PC> Video capture software

Right
PSP with CFW, remotejoy(lite) plug-in> USB cable> PC>
                                                  Lineout > soundcard> Remotejoy interface> Screencapture software


Pros and cons

OEM
+Doesn't require an exceptionally strong computer
+Easy to set-up
-More expensive
-Video quality is quite bad unless you capture with a component set-up

CFW
+Cheap
+Video looks better than component
-More taxating for your computer than the 1st option, this point is moot if you don't have a dinosaur computer
-If you're new to CFW's and plug-ins you'll need to do quite a bit. Also plug-in compatibility with the pc software is a pain.

[Maka]

Okay so I'm trying to decide between Wandering Star and Missing Moon and what will be the dealbreaker is the difficulty level. Are Chihaya and Ritsuko really that hard to manage tension-wise?

[TweenDoriru]

Okay so I'm trying to decide between Wandering Star and Missing Moon and what will be the dealbreaker is the difficulty level. Are Chihaya and Ritsuko really that hard to manage tension-wise?

I never produced Chihaya on SP I don't like her much. Sorry Chihaya fans OTZ but I found Ritsuko's tension very easy to manage. Pretty much...an individual idol is very easy to keep up tension for, no matter who it is.

I didn't have a harder time keeping Ritsuko's tension high than, say, Ami's.

[Cael K.]

Okay so I'm trying to decide between Wandering Star and Missing Moon and what will be the dealbreaker is the difficulty level. Are Chihaya and Ritsuko really that hard to manage tension-wise?

Do well on lessons, you shouldn't have too many problems.

[Maka]

One last question...

What songs do you start the game with? I know you have the arcade songs, but what else?

[Katsuyuki-P]

One last question...

What songs do you start the game with? I know you have the arcade songs, but what else?

You get 'Colorful Days', the 'SP song' as well as a personal song of the idol you are producing. (E.g. Makoto gets 'Meisou Mind', Azusa gets 'Tonari ni', Yayoi gets 'Kiramekirari', and so on.)

[animagic4u]

For "self-audition" what is the optimal waiting time?

[TweenDoriru]

For "self-audition" what is the optimal waiting time?

That kinda depends, doesn't it? XD

Imo, probably the shortest increment of time, because the time-window for you to wake your PSP up and have a good result is pretty small iirc. So, short enough that you can still be time-precise, but long enough to do whatever else it is you want to do while your idol is auditioning.

...but doing the self-lessons and self-auditions is so much harder than actually doing them XDD

[Katsuyuki-P]

For "self-audition" what is the optimal waiting time?

Yeah, I'd actually follow what TweenDoriru says and just do the auditions/lesson yourself. Lot easier that away.

'Sides, it's totally unawesome if you make the Idol do all the work. =P

[BT2]

There's no optimal waiting time for self producing commands, it's dependant on how punctual you are; if you tell your idol you'll be back at 11:00 PM, you'll get the best result at 11:00.00 PM exactly.

It's unknown what the exact results are for self audition, but for self lesson it's something like

Perfect: Exactly on time...
Good: 1-3 seconds too late or too early
Normal: 4-20 seconds too late or too early
Bad: 20 seconds+ too late or too early

[animagic4u]

There's no optimal waiting time for self producing commands, it's dependant on how punctual you are; if you tell your idol you'll be back at 11:00 PM, you'll get the best result at 11:00.00 PM exactly.

It's unknown what the exact results are for self audition, but for self lesson it's something like

Perfect: Exactly on time...
Good: 1-3 seconds too late or too early
Normal: 4-20 seconds too late or too early
Bad: 20 seconds+ too late or too early

Oh! That is exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks

I ended up doing it myself anyway. 

[iDOL15]

1. During the last weeks, were there 2 options to end the year (Idol Ultimate or The Final Concert)?

2. Is SP like the console games which skips weeks based on days you don't play or have seasonal concerts?

3. Are there any free DLC content?

[animagic4u]

For 1 and 2 do you mean story mode or free? Because there is a IU at the end of story but there is a final concert at the end of free.
I'm not sure I get your second question.
As for the third, yes,. There is a 961 idol drama and a free swimsuit.
Also, my version came with a free school girl uniform. The "best" editions come with free DLC codes (per region)