Strategy SP - Question & Answer thread

[Ritsuko Fan]

Alright, this is probably a very stupid question, but it's bugging the crap out of me cause I've just started learning Japanese about 2 weeks ago and I just got a copy of iM@S SP: Missing Moon.

Anyways, I'm on week 10 producing Ritsuko, and for some reason since week 7, her name and memory gauge are all blinking red. Can someone explain what it means? And if it's a bad thing, how do I get it back to normal?

[BT2]

Sounds like a gossip, red, reporter has taken a liking to your Ritsuko, thus dropping all her stats by quite a lot.
Gossip reporters, like the good stat-raising 'blue' reporters, stop covering you after a couple of weeks, so just wait that one out.

[TweenDoriru]

I thought you got that red flashing status from missing appointments and stuff?

I don't think it happens randomly o_o; I've played the game through several times and I've never gotten it.

[BT2]

Gossip reporters will write a negative article about your idol after losing an audition with a red, gossip, reporter in the audience.
Also by not showing up at appointed interviews and 961pro auditions and incorrectly answering an interview(random?)  will they bug you.
I forgot if it ends after 3 or 4 weeks.

[Picup]

Just a couple of questions regarding PSN and all before my copy comes in.

Is it possible to switch between two PSN accounts on the PSP?  (Just so I uh, don't create an English one, then find out that I can't make a Japanese one or switch to it)

And then when I was surfing through the JP PS store, and some of the im@s stuff, I do see the price on it (-sobs at how we have to buy each song for each idol-), but then there are some that are... in yellow background with some kanji.  I remember looking through the US PS store, and it did have some yellow background, with 'free' on it -- so I just want to double check if that was the same meaning.

and out of curiosity, since I did read that SP has ad-hoc, I'm just wondering if it was possible to play it online using ADHOC PARTY.

not like i have a ps3 yet but yeah.

Edit: x: and it seems to not be supported by ad-hoc party. never mind the last question.

[nyachan]

yes, you can swap between accounts. You have to un-link the account from the PSP to swap, and I forget the procedure, but I've done it back when I swapped to my JP PSN to get the preorder bonus. Note that stuff connected to a JP account won't work (or I think it doesn't work) is you have another PSN account registered, and vis versa.

Also, yes, the items with a yellow rectangle and kanji on it are free. Examples are the alternate BGs and the drama including Hibiki in the image. Other freebies, non-iMAS, are things such as Demos, which I forget the kanji of (and I can't check due to my college's wifi not working properly with the PSN Store, though if I remember correctly, the category should also have "PV" in the name).

[SuperRabbit]

Gaaah.
Stoopid question that i'm sure is answered somewhere, But i dont want to look through everything.

How does the store work..?
Since i cant read japanese. D;
A guide or something with pictures would be great, Like to buy things does it cost irl money..? ;~;
And should i make a PSN account saying i'm in japan if it helps..? o-o;
Lawl.

[digi162]

Okay this is driving me nuts, so much so I have to ask for advice haha.

I'm missing one item, or more like I have one more item left to unlock.  However I have no clue how to get it.  I'm 100% certain it's the どんネックレス (Don Necklace).  I've done countless auditions and stylist appointments on both Perfect Sun & Wandering Star but the item refuses to show itself.  Even though it's not the most important of items, and not one I'd use much, I just want it for completion purposes really.  Anyone know the best place to search for this item?  Like if it can only be found in stylist appointments only or something?

[TweenDoriru]

How does the store work..?
Since i cant read japanese. D;
A guide or something with pictures would be great, Like to buy things does it cost irl money..? ;~;
And should i make a PSN account saying i'm in japan if it helps..? o-o;
Lawl.

I don't know terribly much about the store since I don't use it, but:
1: Yes, it costs 'IRL' money. I think you have to spend said fund on importing Japanese PSN-points (or whatever Playstation's point-currency is).
2: Your account on your PSP has to be set to Japan to get to the Japanese store.

I'm missing one item, or more like I have one more item left to unlock.  However I have no clue how to get it.  I'm 100% certain it's the どんネックレス (Don Necklace).  I've done countless auditions and stylist appointments on both Perfect Sun & Wandering Star but the item refuses to show itself.

I think it's just odd chance o_o I got mine so early in the game it isn't even funny. Considering that I got it before I really knew what I was doing (like before I knew you get items from Rival Auditions, or even what they were), I think you can get it from the stylist.
What I do to try to soak up extra things I'm missing (not that it doesn't show repeat items all the time) is to start a playthrough that I only use for going to the stylist.
It's a boring file to play, but it saves me weeks on weeks of stylists visits on an idol I'm actually producing.

[h4ataraxia]

Okay this is driving me nuts, so much so I have to ask for advice haha.

I'm missing one item, or more like I have one more item left to unlock.  However I have no clue how to get it.  I'm 100% certain it's the どんネックレス (Don Necklace).  I've done countless auditions and stylist appointments on both Perfect Sun & Wandering Star but the item refuses to show itself.  Even though it's not the most important of items, and not one I'd use much, I just want it for completion purposes really.  Anyone know the best place to search for this item?  Like if it can only be found in stylist appointments only or something?

most of them are pure chance and the item differs from rarity from not presnt to common. Let's also not forget that this is like pokemon where some items are more common and rare in other games and some items you can only get
in certain versions. It's not only that idols are different in each game but items as well. There's also few items that you have to do a certain event or audition to unlock.

[digi162]

@TweenDoriru- The Stylist?
Excellent, I just needed a place to start looking.  I couldn't find a listing saying how to unlock it.  Everything else I've unlocked previously using the way you mention, doing a playthrough doing nothing but stylist&auditions to unlock items.  I haven't done a stylist run in a while, hopefully it'll pop up just so I can complete the collection.

@h4ataraxia - Yeah the items at specific events and auditions were easy to get.  Listings I've come across for them state how to unlock them, it's just the Don Necklace listings never stated a place to start looking for it.  Thought I'd ask in case if it required something else like 10 trophies unlocked or all idols produced, etc.  Although Don Necklace would be a crappy unlock if that was the case

[h4ataraxia]

heres a chart and list of outfits and accessories

outfit
http://www36.atwiki.jp/imas-psp/pages/16.html

head&body
http://www36.atwiki.jp/imas-psp/pages/57.html

hand&leg
http://www36.atwiki.jp/imas-psp/pages/83.html

ノーマル - normal
レア - rare
超レア - super rare

on the right hand side is the versions they're present
blank means not present in the version
and 最初から所持 means the items are there from the beginning of the game
and ライバル means you can only get it if you clear a rival audition and it has a specific chance of popping up
the rest means you get it along with the rest of the item name displayed.

[digi162]

Can anyone help me with figuring out the requirements to earn each trophy?  Or correct what I got lol?  This is what I got so far:

// Story Produce
s1] Produce an Idol to the end
s2] () Produce an Idol to the end using No Continues?
s3] Produce an Idol in 54 weeks or less
s4] () Produce 3 Idols?

// Free Produce Goals
y1] Produce an Idol to the end
y2] Produce an Idol to Rank A
y3] Lose less than 5 Auditions
y4] Get 20 Good Lessons
y5] Produce an Idol to Rank S
y6] Get 99 Memories by end
y7] Get 20 Perfect lessons
y8] Keep all promises to Idol
y9] Produce an Idol to Rank S with no Audition defeats
y10] Reach 3 million fans
y11] Reach Idol Rank A without using any memories
y12] Reach 100 Producer Evaluation Points

// Office Mode
j1] () Exchange producer cards with 10 people?
j2] () Exchange producer cards with 30 people?
j3] Win 10 Auditions
j4] Win 50 Auditions
j5] Win 100 Auditions
j6] () Exchange 100 presents

// Records
k1] () Fill the lesson meters on your producer card?
k2] () Play all songs for an idol?
k3] Played for 100 hours
k4] Unlocked all Costumes and Accessories
k5] Obtained over 300 Memories
k6] Won over 300 Auditions
k7] () Earned over 1 billion fans total
k8] () Earned over 3 billion fans total

[BT2]

gamefaqs.com M.Moon board plx

I assume you need help with items marked with a smily.

Comments
s2.Rank up, don't run out of time continously and clear the game
s4.Complete story mode with all 3 idols in any version
y1/2. Check other players' cards
y6.goodie..
k1. Get a Perfect on all lesson types.
Some lessons're easier to Perfect with a higher rank.
k2. Not sure if DLC counts, you'll need to spend some money if you want get this legitly
k7/8. million

Records' reqs uses data of all your playthroughs.

[digi162]

OH MY GAWD

Seriously I can't believe this bull.  I didn't realize while taking pictures you could press the select button to advance to the next frame.  So even if you have 5 pictures, you can advance to one you don't want and write over it with a new picture.  It's not even listed in the instruction manual that you can do this

All this time, so many wasted pictures.