We have updated the app with the maintenance that began at 1:00 am on Wednesday, September 28 UTC. Please see the following for more details.
■New rarity SSR added
SSR is a new rarity grade between SR and UR. Please see the notification titled "New Club Members Added" for the list of actual members added.
■μ's and Aqours mode selection
μ's and Aqours modes can be switched by tapping the mode button in the top left corner of Story, Live Show and Scout screens.
■Aqours members added
Aqours members are now available while in Aqours mode from Honor Student Scouting and Regular Scouting.
■Aqours songs added
9 Hit songs added.
■Aqours Stories added
Prologue Story 1 to 5
Chapter 1, Story 1 and 2
- Chapter stories are unlocked by achieving certain Goals.
■Special Practice
There are now more ways to Idolize your club members.
・Two of the same member
The usual way, but this will also unlock a School Idol Skill slot. All previously Idolized members will have an unlocked slot already.
・Stickers
You can now use Stickers instead of a practice partner. Stickers required will depend on the rarity of the host member.
・Idolized members
Idolized members who still have locked skill slots can be Special Practiced again to unlock them. You can unlock two slots by Special Practicing with a partner member, or one slot with Stickers.
The number of initial slots and maximum slots by rarity are as follows. This does not apply to some special members.
| Rarity | Initial | Max |
|---|---|---|
| N | 0 | 1 |
| R | 1 | 2 |
| SR | 2 | 4 |
| SSR | 3 | 6 |
| UR | 4 | 8 |
| Reward R | 1 | 1 |
| Reward SR | 1 | 1 |
| Reward UR | 2 | 2 |
- SSR is a new rarity being added with the update.
- Some special members received from rewards, login bonuses, and Sticker Shop exchanges may have irregular number of slots.
■School Idol Skills
These are received from the Reward Box. You can greatly enhance their performance by setting these skills to your members. The number of slots required can vary from one to four slots, depending on how powerful the skill is.
■Reward Box
You will find this new feature packed full of goodies in the Live Show results screen. Perform Live Shows to fill up the gauge to open them. There are different grades to the Reward Box, and a box containing better items require more points to open.
■Leader Skills Updated
UR Leader Skills gain further buffs when certain conditions are met, such as being teamed with members of the same Sub-Team, or members of the same school year.
■Member Skill Mechanics Updated
The way you increase member Skill Level has changed. You now need to Practice with a member with the same Skill or with a Support Member to gain Skill Exp, and the level will go up after collecting enough Exp. In addition, you are able to select a Support Member to Practice with regardless of their rarity.
- The attribute of the Support Member still needs to be the same.
- Skill Exp received is not affected by Super Success or Ultra Success.
- If you owned Support Members with Skill Level higher than 1, they were replaced with equivalent number of Skill Level 1 Support Members.
■Partnering up
You can now Partner with your favorite member, and she will be your navigator on the top menu. Your friends will continue to see the leader of your primary team as your icon.
■Fav Points
In addition to the Bond with individual members, the new Fav listing based on Fav Points will track which members you prefer to use. Fav Points are earned by adding members to the Team, or by setting them as your Partner.
■Appearance Switching
Idolized members can be switched back to their pre-Idolization appearance, while keeping the Idolized stats.
■Auto Team Formation updated
There are more options you can set when using Auto Formation to create a Team.
■More Teams
The numbers of Teams you can create have increased from 7 to 9.
■Practice partner auto selection
You can now automatically select Practice partners by setting the conditions.
■Filters added to Member List and Album List
Lots of filter options were added to help you find the member you are looking for.
■Club Members List Expanded
Initial number of members has increased from 90 to 120, and the Goals to increase the slots are no longer available.
- Any Goal that gave member slots as a reward will give a Love Gem instead. If you have already achieved these Goals, Love Gems were sent to you according to the number of eligible Goals you have completed.
The maximum number of members has increased to 1000. Member slots increased per Love Gem spent has increased from 3 to 4.
- If you've already spent Love Gems to increase the slots, you were given an additional slot per Love Gem spent.
Support Members are now categorized in a separate tab and does not count as club members.
■Random Choice songs
A song of a specific attribute will be randomly selected from the list of songs you have already unlocked. This mode will be unlocked after you have unlocked a certain number of regular Hit songs. The attribute will change daily, and the songs will be available from both μ's and Aqours modes in Easy to Expert difficulties. Random Choice songs will give more reward points for the Reward Box.
■New MASTER difficulty added
MASTER difficulty is a new difficulty level harder than EXPERT. These songs are added to B-Sides. We plan to add four songs a month, starting with μ's songs. These songs are available from 12:00 am until 11:59 pm of the days of the month as listed below.
MASTER 1: 1st of the month until the last day of the month after next.
MASTER 2: 6th of the month until the 5th of the month after next.
MASTER 3: 16th of the month until the 15th of the month after next.
MASTER 4: 21st of the month until the 20th of the month after next.
■Present Box Collect All mechanism changed
You can now collect up to 1000 entries at once from the top.
■Member status display changed
In member profile, the Attribute points reflect the effects of Bond and School Idol Skills equipped.
■New event Challenge Festival added
■Rhythm Icon speed adjustment added
Live Speed adjustment feature added to each difficulty level.
■First Live Bonus
You can get extra items once a day by completing the first Live Show you play that day.
- This feature replaces the Daily Goals. The amount of rewards you get from the First Live Bonus is equivalent to completing all Daily Goals of a single day.
- Daily Goals will no longer appear as of 1:00 am on Wednesday, September 28 UTC.
■Sticker Shop updated
The members you already have on your album are indicated by an icon.
■Member sorting by Skill changed
Sorting by Skill will now sort members by their Skill type.
■Supported OS updated
Android 4.0 or later is now required.
■Download option added
“Light” option for initial download added. Only minimal data is downloaded, and additional data will be downloaded as they are required.
■Changed various UI elements
■Fixed other minor issues
We hope you enjoy the updates, and thank you for playing School Idol Festival!