• You can now resize the game window however you like!
  
• The game is better optimized for different aspect ratios, so it now looks great on 4:3 screens as well as ultrawide monitors!
  
• Fixed a bug causing tooltips to display incorrectly.
  
• Fixed an issue where the intro cutscene couldn't be skipped with a gamepad (or on Steam Deck).
  
• Plus, a bunch of minor bug fixes.
  

New Features:

• New Mini-Game: "UFO Cosmic Claw" – a claw machine arcade game where you can collect various items.
  
• Item Gifting: Send collected items to your friends via mail.
  
• Calendar System: Keep track of shareholder meetings, holidays, and planned events, including court hearings.
  
• New Random Event: Companies can forecast their revenue to impress investors.
  
• Additional Random Events: A few more surprises to keep things interesting.
  
• Investment Center: Build an investment center to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Bar Gossip: Friends in the bar occasionally share rumors about various companies.
  
• Temple Donations: You can now choose the size of your donation at the temple.
  
• Reputation Perks: Reputation levels now grant new advantages, detailed in the "Profile" tab. These include (but are not limited to):
  
• High public reputation increases the chance of being invited to spend time with directors and board members.
  
• Speeches by highly reputable players have a stronger impact on the company.
  
• The ethics level affects the speed of friendship growth with Amy.
  
• Temple donations can reduce stress and boost happiness.
  
• Friendships won't drop below a certain level if you have a high networking stat.
  
• High networking helps you make friends faster.
  
• High market reputation lets you buy more shares during IPOs and on the stock exchange, and reduces stock purchase fees.
  
• Bank terms are now clearly displayed based on your financial reputation level.
  

Improvements:

• Gamepad Support: Hoshisama is now controllable with the gamepad stick.
  
• Popup Navigation: Interacting with buttons in popups is now easier using a gamepad.
  
• Expense Tracking: Hover over your total funds at the top of the screen to see recent expenses and income in all menus.
  
• Balance Visibility: Easily identify which transactions affect your balance.
  

Balance Adjustments:

• Yakuza services are now cheaper.
  
• Achievements now grant slightly fewer reputation points.
  

Other Enhancements:

• Text Display: Certain parts of messages are now highlighted with different colors for better readability. Text appears in a more user-friendly manner.
  
• Home Screen Updates: Slight rearrangement of elements. Chibi Amy now reminds you about holidays and upcoming events.
  
• Improved Animations: Popup animations have been refined for a smoother experience.
  
• Holiday Greetings: Amy will now personally greet you on all holidays.
  
• Sound Effects: Added sound effects for character dialogues and for spending or earning money.
  

Fixes:

• Fixed overlapping sounds when casting the fishing rod during fishing.
  
• Fixing all sorts of small bugs
  

• Prevented Self-Purchase Offers: It’s no longer possible to send a purchase offer to your own company (lol).
  
• Improved Checkbox Clarity: It’s now easier to see whether a checkbox is enabled or not.
  
• Updated Chinese Fan Translation: The fan translation in Chinese has been updated to the latest version.
  
• Crash Fix on Company Screen: Fixed a crash that occurred on the company screen when using Japanese and Korean languages.
  

Changelog

Fishing

• Fishing Lures: You can now purchase lures that have various effects.
• Easier Fishing: Catching fish is slightly easier—they gradually move towards the hook and do not break away as quickly.

General Improvements

• Tax Preview: The main screen now displays an approximate amount of taxes you'll need to pay at the end of the month, based on your income and tax rate.
• Cursor Indicator: The cursor now shows an additional indicator when hovering over items that have tooltips.
• Debt Payment Info: Hovering over your debt on the main screen now reveals the amount due for this month.
• Interface Text Corrections: Made visual corrections to interface text in various languages.
• Rental Income Preview: Before purchasing a house, the expected monthly rental income is now displayed.
• Insufficient Funds Highlight: House prices are displayed in red if you don't have enough money to buy them.

Balance

• Adjusted Rent Calculation: Changed the method for calculating rental income from houses.

For CEOs

• Manual Investments and Share Issuance: You can now attract new investments and issue shares manually.
• Company Valuation Display: If you lack sufficient reserves to buy a company, the minimum estimated value is now displayed.

Translations

• Fan Translation Credit: You can now specify the author of a fan translation in the ini file.
• New Chinese Translation: Added the first fan translation in Chinese by stevez.

Bug Fixes

• Palette Display Fix: Fixed a bug where an incorrect palette was displayed after saving the game.

• New companies entering the market now have a lower chance of being successful and expensive;
  
• Company project multiplier won’t change to x1 after level 6;
  
• The top-100 Tokyo businessmen ranking now considers the player's reputation and investments in stocks or real estate more, and cash holdings less;
  
• Companies will now issue new shares a bit less frequently;
  
• Players can no longer attend IPOs with less than the minimum amount;
  
• Fixed a bug where the player’s stake gradually diluted even if they refused to issue new shares;
  
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the game to crash when leveling up a project;
  
• Fixed a bug where the fisherman's hook disappeared in the water after viewing the collection;
  
• Fixed a bug where the QTE circle kept shaking indefinitely after a wrong button press;
  
• Fixed a bug where the pachinko machine required twice the money than stated;
  
• Numerous minor fixes thanks to your feedback, making the game run more smoothly.