Basic step by step guide on the gameplay of Ensemble Stars. A How to Guide for Dummies more than anything~ For further explanations & strategies on how to play check out the Ensemble Stars! Master Guide! Convenient links for further reading will also be put throughout this guide. In-depth explanation on master guide marked with # (ex. #Produce Lessons).
Prologue was translated by Linnæus
Prologue
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Upon starting the game, you will come across the above screen. Tap anywhere on the screen to proceed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Introduction of the school (Prologue) + Opening song "ONLY YOUR STARS!"
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🎵[Long Opening you can't skip plays here] 🎵
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Inputting Name | |||||||||||||||||||||
Top: Username - what people will see your name as in-game. Bottom: Nickname - what the characters will call you in the story. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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In the following example, Subaru is the randomly chosen card after the player chooses Trickstar. If you want a different card, you can press "once more!" to try again as many times as you want.
You can see a list of possible starter cards here: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tip: Different starters have different skills. If you don't have a particular favorite character, consider looking at this list and trying to get one of these characters as your starter, as collecting jewels will become especially important to level up your cards in the game. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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With your starter card ready, Let's move on to explaining the basic game mechanics. |
Basic Game Mechanics
Lessons
To Produce Courses (Lessons) | ||
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Follow the hand and tap Subaru's course. | ||
Produce Unit | ||
Produce Unit Formation | ||
Follow the hand and tap the [Unit formation] button. | ||
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Producing | ||
Producing Students | ||
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There are five locations you can choose in Lesson mode.
In the example below, there is the rooftop, soundproof lesson room, dance room, school gates, and infirmary. As you can see each location has one or two attribute(s) assigned to it.
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Mini Events & Intimate Events (Talking Events) | ||
Subaru: ! [Dialogue pics here] In progress...this will be completed another day... | ||
DreamFes Battles | ||
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Yay your first rank up! | ||
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Completing a Lesson course will give you a set amount of EXP to level up your Producer Rank, level up your cards, and Producer Points.
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Scouting
Getting New Cards | ||
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To the School Map we go | ||
The door | ||
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Tappity tap tap~ | ||
✨ [Scouting animation plays which is now entirely skippable!] ✨ | ||
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Idol Road
Strengthening Your Cards | ||
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Let's go look at cards we have. | ||
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You'll tend be prompted to tap your starter card. In this case, Subaru.
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Translations of "Card Details" page | ||
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Follow the pointer to learn how to unlock a node on the card's Idol Road.
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Story
No one happened to take screenshots of this section so just follow the pointer and click through the story...
Beginner Tasks
Alright, I’ve prepared some assignments for you to look at later. Those would be a good place to start if you’re looking for something to do.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in action~ Good luck, “Producer” ♪ |
After finishing the tutorial, the next step is to complete the beginner tasks.
You will not able to enter an ongoing Event if you have not completed the Beginner Tasks.
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Player Rank 3 (ユーザーランク3) |
Reach Rank 3 | × 1 Diamond |
Main Story |
Read Chapter 3 of the Main Story | × 500 Producer Points |
Trickstar Course (Trickstarコース) |
Complete Trickstar course | × 1 Diamond |
10x Gacha (10連ガチャ) |
Draw the 10-time Gacha in the Producer Point Gacha | × 500 Producer Points |
Card Lvl 10 (カードレベル10) |
Have one of your cards reach Level 10 | × 500 Producer Points |
Intimacy Rank Lvl 2 (親愛ランク2) |
Achieve Rank 2 Intimacy Rank on a card | × 1 Diamond |
Idol Road (アイドルロード) |
Unlock any one of Clothing, Voice, Story or Background in Idol Road | × 1 Diamond |
Dream Idol Festival (ドリフェス3勝) |
Win 3 times in Dream Idol Festival (PvP) | × 1 Diamond |
Idol Road (イドルロード) |
Unlock 3 nodes of any card's Idol Road | × 1 Diamond |