Shoujo City news & patch notes

Improved hairstyle constructor: back and front parts now can be set independently. 21 backs + 7 fringes (including 3 new designs). For all existing walkthroughs, default fringe style is #1, can be changed in the beauty salon.

Added more trees and grass in the school area and in Akihabara.

New particle setup for sakura petals in the school area (more petals, better interactions).

Improved controls: radius of capsule colliders for all characters is decreased. Adjusted rotation/acceleration for character movements.

Fixed a bug where food placed on table at home would appear on one of tables in Akihabara.

Fixed a few stuttering issues while using seesaw.

Added shopkeeper in the taiyaki shop (instead of pillow).

• All UFO catcher machines in Akihabara are moved to a different building. New bird plush toys (6 designs), new cat plush toys (3 designs).

• All plush toys, mini-figurines, and a few other collectible items now can be placed in "hand" slot.

• All items that can be held in hands are marked with "paw" icon in inventory.

• Fixed the issue of the same photos shared between save slots 1 and 2. Now different save slots correctly save and load different photos (note: since you can change save slots mid-game, photos still can be displayed incorrectly. If you want to keep two different walkthroughs with two different characters, it's recommended to always save them to the same slot, either 1 or 2).

Fixed a bug with physics simulation (happened due to upgrade to Unity 2022) which caused NPCs to freeze or stop moving in some scenarios.

• Fixed a bug with girlfriend being placed in wrong position when you interact with UFO catcher machine.

• Fixed a bug with wrong size of pillow at the end of story mode.

• Fixed collisions/physics of UFO catcher toys.

• Fixed a bug where girlfriend was occasionally teleported in wrong position when you adjusted your hairstyle in beauty salon.

• New area for playing soccer in shallow water in the Summer Town map. Requires a beach ball (can be picked up in the same map near inflatable dolphin) and 5 energy points. Rules are the same as for tennis game, you should try to keep the ball on your opponent's side of the field. Winning increases your sports skill (+3) but (usually) disappoints your girlfriend, while losing (usually) has the opposite effect.

• Fixed music controls, disabling/enabling music both from settings and from audio speakers now correctly switches music.

• When you use onsen, girlfriend now also sits down in the water.

• Game engine is upgraded from Unity 2021 to Unity 2022.

New content:

New onsen area in the shrine map. Using pool with hot water allows to restore 3 action points (stamina) once per day.

Uchiwa fans (3 designs) can be picked up from a table inside the onsen. Pressing action button allows to use a fan (after it was placed in hand).

Bug fixes:

Fixed a bug with incorrect positions of 3 spawn points in the apartment room, that caused wall posters and photos being hidden inside walls.

New content:

• 10 new T-shirts in the Shinto shrine office (emblems of historical Japanese clans).

• New entertainment area in the Akihabara map. UFO catchers with new plush toys and arcade machine with "Flappy Shakiin" game.

Improvements:

• Updated Thai translation (by Natte BlueSwordman).

• Updated French translation (by Landry Lavandier).

Bug fixes:

Fixed a bug with an air balloon appearing in the title screen if you exited to it while holding a balloon in hand.

• Added tanning booths in the beauty salon (school map), allowing to adjust skin color of player's character and girlfriend.
• Added more interior details in the beauty salon.
• Replaced most background buildings in apartment, Summer Town, Akihabara, and school maps with higher quality models (12 new designs).
• Added various new street details: water tanks, air conditioning units, electrical cubicles, scooters, etc.
• Fixed an error with missing mikan tree in pot.
• Coloring mini-game now requires 75% accuracy instead of 90%.
• Replaced sound effect for all doors and fixed door stuttering movement while opening/closing.
• Removed fixed camera controller on apartment balcony (now it can be viewed with regular free camera).

• New deer in the shrine map. To feed them, buy deer crackers and walk towards deer with a cracker placed in your "hand" slot.
• Generic packages for some food items are replaced with actual 3D models: daikon, carrot, cucumber, shiitake, sweet potato, egg, omurice, fried egg, tonjiru, gyoza.
• New umbrella with cat and dots pattern (sold in covenience store).
• Redesign of mini-PC (one of three PCs sold in the convenience store).
• Added a few small details (signs, cash registers, etc.) in school, Akihabara, and Summer Town map.
• Fixed a bug that prevented girlfriend sitting on a chair to play piano (chairs were too close).
• Corrected a minor error with position of food spawned on tables.

• Game engine is updated to Unity 2021.
• All translations are updated according to the game’s wiki.
• Demon horns and demon tail for cosplay (sold in convenience store).
• Advertisement posters in Akihabara. You can obtain a new promotional poster and place it on wall in your apartment room.
• Fixed a bug which allowed girlfriend to sit on chairs or spots already occupied by dakimakura.
• Fixed a bug which allowed placing dakimakura on chair or spot already occupied by other dakimakura or girlfriend.
• Screen resolution settings are now available in “SETTINGS” menu (for Windows and MacOS versions).

• New prizes for water gun mini-game in the Shinto shrine map - daruma and maneki neko; Water gun stalls in all maps were updated to show some of prizes that can be obtained after completing the mini-game.
• All translations are updated according to their current state in the game's wiki.

• baked corn (snacks: baked corn, ikayaki, yakiimo, yakitori);
• frankfurt sausages (snacks: grilled sausages on a stick);
• ringo ame (snacks: candy apple);
• choco banana (snacks: chocolate banana – 4 flavors, cotton candy – 2 flavors);
• baby castella (snacks: baby castella);
• taiyaki (snacks: taiyaki – 5 flavors, crepes – 2 flavors, melonpan);
• okonomiyaki (snacks: okonomiyaki);
• takoyaki (snacks: takoyaki);
• kakigoori (snacks: kakigoori – 8 flavors, coconut drink, watermelon piece);
• yakisoba (snacks: yakisoba, yakisoba pan);

• New UFO catcher machine in Summer Town map. Prizes: toy bear, toy horse, toy turtle, toy unicorn.
• Akihabara baseball cap (one of random prizes obtained after completing Akihabara water gun mini-game).
• New recipe for cup ramen (requires kettle).
• New snack - melonpan (sold in school and jinja maps).
• Face masks (available in school lockers area).
• Fixed a bug (freezing girlfriend) which happened if you quickly opened and closed hair customization menu.
• Fixed a minor bug which happened if you quickly closed survey book in the train opening scene.
• Fixed a minor bug which allowed to walk on top of benches while carrying swim rings and other similar items.
• All translations are updated according to game wiki.

• Rain effect was reworked and now uses two times less particles (improved FPS on weak devices).
• Camera control script was rewritten to solve several collision/clipping issues which happened when camera was navigating close to ceiling and walls.
• Fixed idle animation for cardboard cat enemy.
• Fixed a minor issue with speed of diagonal movement while operating a water gun.
• Fixed a minor bug with girlfriend's behavior which happened if you served food in apartment room after 3 PM.

• Baseball cap with cat ears.
• Paintings for room decorations (5 pieces).
• Bunny hairpins.
• Rainboots (two colors).
• Tights with cat print.
• Improved meshes for all house slippers.

☆ Baseball mini-game

☆ New dakimakura covers

☆ Other additions and improvements

• Black watch (clothes item).
• New NPC in the summer town map (park staff member).
• Tomato plant in a pot (apartment customization item). Produces tomatoes.
• Kotatsu tables (apartment customization items) – 3 designs.
• Tights with rabbit print (clothes item).
• Kanji dictionary (obtained after getting Laika’s ending) now can be used to actually read kanji.
• New setting allowing to rotate camera without holding down mouse button (PC).
• When you equip omamori, they now will be shown attached to backpacks (if you wear a backpack).
• All omamori now can be examined in 3D view from inventory.
• Better taiyaki 3D model and texture.
• Fixed a few minor translation errors.
• All translations are updated according to their current status in the wiki.

• Arabic, Slovak, and traditional Chinese are added to the list of game languages.
• Added support for right-to-left texts and input method (used for Arabic language).
• Fixed various issues for Japanese language translation. Polite and informal styles are now used correctly.
• Tulips in pots for house decoration (3 colors) – can be bought in the convenience store.
• House slippers (3 colors) – can be bought in the convenience store.
• Improved ground and pavement textures in school, shrine, and amusement park maps.
• Added water gun charging sound.
• Fixed a minor bug with NPC names not being displayed correctly after changing game language.
• Fixed a minor bug that allowed to go through fence on the school rooftop using tennis racket/water gun.
• Fixed a minor bug with girlfriend interacting with chairs which cannot be used.

☆ Steam achievements

☆ Jinja water gun event

• ghost warrior mini-figurine (new)
• summer hat
• summer hat with sunflower

☆ Other additions and improvements

• Street tables in the Summer Town and in Akihabara now can be used to eat food brought from home.
• A new food stall selling taiyaki and other snacks in the shrine map.
• Controls are modified to make character movements more responsive. Now the character always walks in direction the camera is facing and begins to move immediately (without delay for rotating before beginning to walk). This affects default (“direction”) control scheme.
• Mirrors in the beauty salon (school map).
• All translations are updated according to their current state in the wiki.
• Fixed a minor bug with incorrect sky color on photos.

☆ Story mode

• Ririka (School map, on Sunday in school library)
• Anette (School map, on Sunday in Summer Town)
• Kyoko (School map, on Sunday in Akihabara)
• Laika (School map)
• Yuki (Jinja map)
• Elke (Akihabara map)

☆ New drinks

• shiruko (azuki soup)
• strawberry milk
• apple juice

☆ Food preferences and requests

• drinks
• snacks
• ice cream
• food

☆ Save slots

☆ Other additions and improvements

• In school and Akihabara maps, music from cafe now can be heard everywhere across map.
• Kissing mood is activated only if your total score is above 100 (for pillow there is no limit).
• Fixed a bug that allowed to go through walls using bicycle.
• Summer Town baseball cap (can be bought in the Summer Town map), brown casquette (convenience store).
• One new hairstyle (messy hair).
• Akihabara t-shirt (can be obtained as one of random prizes in the water gun mini-game).
• Deck chairs in the Summer Town now can be used to sit on.
• Fixed a minor issue with shadows missing on some plants.
• Fixed a minor issue with dark color for dandelion flowers.
• If you don’t have a computer and girlfriend sits at desk in your apartment room, she will play a game on her smartphone instead.
• More inventory items now can be viewed in 3D mode: all hats and head accessories, glasses, bracelets, computers, backpacks, pillows, umbrellas, swim rings, and several other items that can be placed into “hand” slot.
• More accurate queuing for dialogues during dating scenes.
• More user interface texts are translated.

☆ Bicycle

☆ New trees

☆ Other additions and improvements

• Improved camera performance for taking photos. In the past the game used two separate cameras – to render (blurred) world outside of camera view and to render photo preview inside in-game smartphone. This setup was very expensive to render and caused about 50% FPS drop whenever in-game smartphone camera was activated. Now there is only one camera with blur effect outside of smartphone view with much better performance.
• In-game smartphone (while in camera mode) is now placed correctly in the center of the screen, in all aspect ratios.
• All characters now have small quick eye movements (saccades), similar to human eye movements in real life.
• Fixed an error that occasionally produced two same numbers as choices in math tests.
• Kakigoori and handmade chocolate are excluded from the list of food girlfriend can ask for (affects only new games and not loaded games).
• Fixed a minor issue with girlfriend sitting on the ground while holding objects which should prevent her from sitting.

• Bed in apartment room now can be customized (one slot for bed cover and four slots for pillows or other items on top of the bed). You can buy cover and pillows in the convenience store (3 designs).
• Better textures for all curtains and one new curtain design.
• More objects in the school map now use LODs (to improve performance).

• All school floors are open. School building has a new passage connecting wings on the second floor. New dating spot on the school rooftop. School music room and piano are moved to a new room on the third floor.
• Various small new interior and exterior details in the school map. Additional trees and plants in school and akihabara maps. Trees and many interior items inside school now use LOD systems to improve performance.
• Maid bracelets can be bought in convenience store (for full maid cosplay outfit).
• Better textures for some collectible items (cooking book, basket ball, and a few others).
• All inventory items (apart from furniture and computers) now can be stored in any fridges/racks/drawers.

• Kadomatsu (New Year decorations) in all maps. You can buy kadomatsu in the convenience store and place in your apartment room.
• More details in the jinja map: koi carps swimming in the pond and new koi observation platform (also used as a dating spot). Bonshou temple bell.
• New room customization item – air conditioner (can be bought in the convenience store). You’ll have one at start of a new game.
• Default eye shape #5 (big eyes) is replaced with a new one (similar to #1, but smaller).
• Fixed a bug with gachapon machines and omikuji box that didn’t allow to buy more than one item.
• Fixed arms animation error during tomato kissing mini-game.
• Fixed a rare bug with bodies of two characters overlapping. It happened if you managed to precisely calculate timings and sit on the same chair at the same time with girlfriend.

• Better textures for eyes. Color contrast of eyes for all characters is increased.
• New wrist watches (two colors) can be bought in the convenience store. Place them into bracelet slots to wear.
• New coloring page (sunflower) is available in the art room.
• New topics and dialogues for dating scenes (new topics will appear only if you start a new game).
• Now you can pick rose flowers from roses in pots and use for hair decoration.
• During maid cafe mini-game, girlfriend now will sit on a couch instead of following you.
• More details in the jinja map and better terrain.
• Fixed a small weight painting error for hairstyle with two braids.
• Fixed a bug in the title menu that disabled controls in certain cases.
• Fixed a bug with girlfriend’s bed animation that sometimes happened if you skipped several days in quick succession.
• Better texture for red baseball cap.
• Slovak and Serbian are removed from the list of game languages (translation status dropped below 50% and no active translators for several months).

☆ Girlfriend’s behaviors

☆ Other additions and improvements

• Game engine is updated from Unity 2017 to Unity 2018.
• One new hairstyle with curly hair is available in the beauty salon.
• Two school backpacks (red and purple) now can be bought in “Shoujo Mart” store (put them into “tail” equipment slot to wear).
• Armchairs now can be bought in Shoujo Mart and placed in apartment room.
• Game update log now can be accessed through in-game smartphone instead of computer in apartment room.
• Additional objects and details in the jinja map.
• Additional objects and details in the Summer Town map.
• Additional dialogues for dating scenes.
• Various small visual improvements for all water assets in the game.
• Fixed a minor font aliasing issue for several icons with text by using TextMeshPro instead of regular TextMesh (e.g., “cook” icon above kitchen stove).
• Fixed an issue with schoolgirl NPCs not changing back to their regular uniforms after PE class.
• Fixed a bug that didn’t allow to check answers in Math tests under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a minor polygon error in the apartment balcony.