Hot Springs Story: Tips & Strategies

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  1. KiddToKmart

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    #1 KiddToKmart, Feb 28, 2011
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    After falling in love with Game Dev Story, Kairo's Hot Springs Story seems to be a worthy successor and great addition to sim-gaming on the iPhone.

    Here's a small compendium of information i've gathered so far (with many thanks to FateMortis, Phazer89 and others who have contributed!)

    Target Types and their effects:

    Tea Expert - 4 - Facilities
    Journalist - 3 - Advertising
    Comedian - 4 - Advertising
    TV Host - 3 - Advertising
    Trader - 4 - Money
    Secretary - 3 - Stayers
    Booth Babe - 3 - Votes
    Announcer - 3 - Stayers
    Nobleman - 4 - Items
    Nurse - 4 - Money
    Rich Missus - 5 - Stayers
    Student - 1 - Advertising
    Fortuneteller - 3 - Items
    Biz-woman - 2 - Stayers
    Governor - 4 -Money
    COO - 4 - Items
    Model - 4 - Advertising
    Actress - 4 - Advertising
    Celebrity - 4 - Items
    M. Artist - 3 - Stayers
    Chairprsn - 5 - Votes
    Opera Sngr - 4 - Votes
    Pop Singer - 5 - Advertising
    First Lady - 5 - Advertising
    Noblewmn - 5 - Facilities
    G. Manager - 3 - Advertising
    Landlord - 3 - Stayers
    Painter - 3 - Facilities
    Legislator - 5 - Votes
    CEO - 5 - Items
    Pianist - 3 - Items
    Pastry Chef - 3 - Items
    Rich Couple - 5 - Stayers
    Fisherman - 2 - Items
    Illustrator - 2 - Facilities
    Rich Heir - 5 - Facilities
    Prgrmmr - 2 - Stayers
    Lawyer - 4 - Money
    Housewife - 2 - Votes
    Cartoonist - 3 - Money
    Old Couple - 2 - Items
    Yng Family - 2 - Votes
    Hiker - 1 - Money
    Novelist - 3 - Votes
    Researcher - 3 - Facilities
    Antique Dlr - 1 - Votes
    Yng Couple - 2 - Stayers
    Manager - 2 - Money
    Biz-man - 2 - Items


    Compatibility List

    Room and Pachinko Mchn - All DOWN
    Room and Massage Chair - Adult UP + Seniors UP
    Room and Cafe - Men UP
    Room and Fortuneteller - Women UP
    Room and Vending Mchn - All UP
    Tatami Room and Tatami Room - All UP
    Tatami Room and Tea Room - Adults UP + Seniors UP
    Western Room and Westerm Room - All UP
    Western Room and Restaurant - All UP
    Souvenir Stnd and Western Room - Youth UP + Others DOWN
    Souvenir Stand and Vending Mchn - Youth UP + Adults UP + Groups UP
    Pachinko Mchn and Arcade - Men UP
    Pachinko Mchn and Tea Room - All DOWN
    Pachinko Mchn and Pachinko Mchn - Adults (M) UP
    Massage Chair and Salon - Women UP
    Cafe and Reading Room - Adults (M) UP + Seniors (M) UP
    Cafe and Arcade - Adults (M) DOWN + Seniors (M) DOWN
    Salon and Fortuneteller - Women UP
    Salon and Pachinko Mchn - Women UP
    Vending Mchn and Ping Pong Tbl - All UP
    Vending Mchn and Arcade - Youth UP
    Tea Room and Restaurant - All UP
    Reading Room and Pachinko Mchn - All DOWN
    Ping Pong Tbl and Arcade - Groups UP
    Room and VIP Room - All UP
    Tea Room and VIP Room - All UP
    Vending Mchn and VIP Room - All UP
    Massage Chair and VIP Room - All UP
    Restaurant and VIP Room - All UP
    Souvenir Stnd and VIP Room - All UP
    Arcade and VIP Room - All UP
    Reading Room and VIP Room - All UP
    Pachinko Mchn and VIP Room - All UP
    Salon and VIP Room - All UP
    Karaoke Room and VIP Room - All UP
    Cafe and VIP Room - All UP
    Fortuneteller and VIP Room - All UP
    Ping Pong Tbl and VIP Room - All UP

    To get VIP Room, you must get all the 49 targets to at least 90/95 Popularity. Then you will unlock an investment called 'Kairobot'. Pass him to unlock the VIP Room.

    Anything within 5x5 squares of VIP Room get 'All UP' except for Baths.

    To get Large Bath (M), Large Bath (W). You have to hit Number 1 on all 8 Guides, and unlock an investment called 'Chimpan Z'. Pass him to unlock both Large Baths.

    Large Baths take up 2x3 spaces and cannot be rotated.


    Bath Effects

    Jacuzzi: Seniors up
    1 Vending Mchn, 2 Natural Stones
    Adds +0.5 compatibility to Seniors at Level 1, +1 at Level 2, +2 at Level 3

    Spa: Adults Up
    2 Pachinko Mchns, 1 Massage Chair, 1 Lantern
    Adds +1 compatibility to Adults at Level 1, +2 at Level 2, +3 at Level 3

    Silky Smooth: Women up
    Use a Milk on the Bath first for one level of effect
    2 Salons, 1 Azalea, 2 Natural Stones
    Adds +1 compatibility to Female Youths and Adults, +0.5 to Seniors at Level 1, +2/1 at Level 2, +3/1.5 at Level 3

    Fast Friends: Groups up
    2 Karaoke Rooms, 1 Ping Pong Tbl, 1 Azalea
    Adds +1.5 compatibility to Groups at Level 1, 3 at Level 2, +4 at Level 3

    In-Crowd:
    Youth up
    2 Souvenir Stnds, 2 Azaleas
    Adds +1 compatibility to Youths at Level 1, +2 at Level 2, +3 at Level 3

    Forever Young: Adults up, Seniors up
    2 Fortunetellers, 2 Plum Trees, 1 Pond
    Adds +1 compatibility to Male Adults and Seniors, +1.5 to Female Adults and Seniors
    *** I haven't started a second playthrough with Pond carried over so I don't know the stats for Level 2/3.

    Springerade: Men up
    2 Cafes, 2 Vending Mchns, 1 Bamboo
    Adds +1 compatibility to Males at Level 1, +2 at Level 2, +3 at Level 3


    Scenery
    Each decoration provides a different amount of scenery depending where it is placed in relation to the facility.

    5 4 3 4 5
    4 2 1 2 4
    3 1 D 1 3
    4 2 1 2 4
    5 4 3 4 5

    Where 1=full effect, 5=weakest, D=decoration. The details are in my guide, the formatting is kinda hard to translate over to forums so you'll have to check there. :X



    Guides
    Local Springs
    Unlock in Year 1 Month 6 automatically
    Targets: Housewife, Hiker, Student
    Rewards: $100,000, 2 Popularity Seeds, 2 Price Seeds

    Perfectural Springs
    Unlock by getting Rank 1 in Local Springs Guide
    Targets: Nurse, Student, Biz-woman
    Rewards: $200,000, 2 Popularity Seeds, 2 Price Seeds

    Touring Japan
    Unlock by getting Rank 1 in Perfectural Springs Guide
    Targets: TV Host, Pop Singer, Biz-man
    Rewards: $300,000, 2 Popularity Seeds, 2 Price Seeds

    Le Nichelin Guide
    Unlock by getting Rank 1 in Touring Japan Guide
    Targets: Rich Couple, Rich Heir, First Lady
    Rewards: $400,000, 2 Popularity Seeds, 2 Price Seeds

    Glamour Springs
    Unlock in Year 1 automatically
    Targets: Biz-woman, Booth Babe, Pop Singer
    Rewards: $200,000, 1 Popularity Seed, 1 Price Seed, 1 Glamour Seed

    Top 100 Springs
    Unlock condition unknown (I unlocked this in Year 12 Month 4, if you know the specific requirement do let me know)
    Targets: Prgrmmr, Biz-woman, Painter
    Special: Bath effects affect score
    Rewards: $240,000, 1 Popularity Seed, 1 Price Seed, 1 Fame Seed

    Gourmet Springs
    Unlock after upgrading Restaurant (at least, that's what happened to me should require around 10-15 upgrades)
    Targets: Nobleman, Biz-woman, Novelist
    Special: Popularity of Restaurants affect score
    Rewards: $220,000, 1 Popularity Seed, 1 Price Seed, 1 Gourmet Seed

    Relaxing Springs
    Unlock after building 20 decorations (I'll need confirmation for this)
    Targets: Prgrmmr, Pop Singer, Novelist
    Special: Scenery of Facilities affect score
    Rewards: $250,000, 1 Popularity Seed, 1 Price Seed, 1 Relaxation Seed


    Tech-tree
    Antique Dlr -> Fortuneteller -> Tea Expert -> Opera Sngr -> Rich Missus -> First Lady

    Biz-Man -> Prgrmmr -> Researcher -> TV Host -> Pianist -> Trader -> Nobleman
    Biz-Man -> Yng Couple -> Yng Family
    Biz-Man -> Manager -> M. Artist -> Old Couple
    Biz-Man -> Manager -> M. Artist -> Novelist -> G. Manager -> Secretary OR Painter

    Painter -> COO -> Governor -> Legislator
    Painter -> COO -> CEO -> Rich Heir

    Biz-Woman (50 pop) -> Illustrator -> Cartoonist -> Booth Babe -> Model -> Lawyer -> Celebrity -> Pop Singer

    Housewife -> Pastry Chef -> Journalist -> Announcer -> Nurse -> Actress -> Chairprsn -> Noblewmn

    Student

    Year 1 Month 11-> Hiker -> Fisherman

    Land Deed II -> Landlord -> Comedian

    Nobleman + Noblewmn (0 pop) -> Rich Couple



    Layout Strategies

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    This set-piece layout will get you four baths with full "three heart" ratings for the Jacuzzi.
    On the other side of the rocks are four bedrooms with high ratings (because of all the Natural Stones)

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    Early-bird layout for three green hearts in all four bath-houses (jacuzzi)



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    AVSNNSA
    XXXBBXX
    AVSNNSA

    A - Azalea
    V - Vending Mchn
    S - Salon
    N - Natural Stone
    X - Road
    B - Bath (W)


    Guidebooks

    Local Springs - Housewife + Hiker + Student (Popularity)
    Prefectural Springs - Nurse + Student + Biz-woman (Popularity )
    Touring Japan - TV Host + Pop Singer + Biz-man (Popularity)
    Le Nichelin Guide - Rich Couple + Rich Heir + First Lady (Popularity)
    Glamour Springs - Biz-woman + Booth Babe + Pop Singer (Popularity)
    Top 100 Springs - Prgrmmr + Biz-woman + Painter (Bath Effects)
    Gourmet Springs - Nobleman + Biz-woman + Novelist (Popularity of Restarants)
    Relaxing Springs - Prgrmmr + Pop Singer + Novelist (Scenery of Facilities)

    The 3 listed beside each guide is the target that you should advertise to when you enter the guide. The brackets indicates what you should concentrate on to do better in the voting.

    Topping Relaxing Springs will get you 'Relaxation Seed'.
    Topping Glamour Springs will get you 'Glamour Seed'.
    'Fame Seed' comes from topping 'Top 100 Springs', thanks to sokolov22.

    To get 'Pond', you must have 20 of Lanterns/Natural Stones (combined)

    General Tips/Strategies

    -Change your 'target customer' type based upon your experiences and needs.
    ie: If your cash flow is weak, target the hiker (+money) and Business Woman (+stayers).

    -Build room types and layouts according to the type of customers you want to attract. Refer to the above Compatibility Guide for this.

    -Don't be afraid to remodel your Spa... several times! Demolish, get creative and rebuild to optimize your layout.





    More to come - feel free to contribute and i'll edit them into the main post! :)
     
  2. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    Main post updated with more info.

    Good as a reference to check up on instead of going through in-game menus between gameplay!
     
  3. Nice idea for a thread. So far, the only advice I can think of is to buy all of the land deeds as soon as possible. There are 5 land deeds iirc.
     
  4. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, and yes - very true.

    I just edited in an image of a mini layout to get four 3-star jacuzzis in a small space. Please submit your ideas as well, everyone!
     
  5. n8equalsd

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    So...I'm not seeing an option to turn on landscape mode. Anyone know where that is?
     
  6. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    Rotate your device ;)

    There's an option to lock the orientation in-game once you've rotated it to your liking.
     
  7. n8equalsd

    n8equalsd Well-Known Member

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    That's the first thing I did, and it won't rotate.
     
  8. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    Perhaps the device itself has orientation-lock enabled? Double tap the Home button, swipe right, and check the button to the left of the music controls.
     
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    It's an iPhone 3G, so it doesn't have orientation lock. and I don't see any option in-game to change it.
     
  10. limajo2

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    How to rotate rooms?

    Can someone tell me how to rotate the rooms? I want to change my layout but can't for the life of me figure it out. Must have missed that step in tutorial!? Thanks!
     
  11. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    The only room you can rotate is the Bath.

    All other rooms can't be rotated. Never fear though - guests can walk in or out of rooms from any side (even if it looks as if there's a wall blocking them) :p
     
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    xVietx Well-Known Member

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    There's this in the app description:

    It's not something you can fix. It's just a hardware problem I'm guessing. :(
     
  13. n8equalsd

    n8equalsd Well-Known Member

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    ??? Well that sucks.
     
  14. anualisher

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    Really good reference
     
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    cwk903 New Member

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    how do u get that much of natural rock??
     
  16. KiddToKmart

    KiddToKmart Well-Known Member

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    As you progress, you buy them from the store :)
     
  17. Skrattybones

    Skrattybones New Member

    #17 Skrattybones, Mar 2, 2011
    Last edited: Mar 2, 2011
    Has anybody made an effort to produce a list of what demographic opens up what investment?

    Like, after you target somebody and they reach a certain level/popularity rating, somebody will stop by and say "My friend <demographic> suggested I ask you to invest in <thing>".

    I think I just got Comedy Jam or Ping Pong Table from targeting "Landlord".

    edit:

    A better example: I just got Illustrator to 30 Popularity, and one suggested I invest in Art Colony, which opens up the Cartoonist demographic.

    Also, peep this early game layout. Three green hearts in all four bathhouses, no land expansion or anything.

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  18. Sanic

    Sanic New Member

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    I'm wondering what the most optimal way to layout is, and if the scenery seed? The one you get from winning the zen? contest book is available to purchase in shop eventually.
     
  19. dMaddoxx

    dMaddoxx New Member

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    Does anyone know how to unlock more stuff?
    So far I'm in Year 9 and the stuff I can buy doesn't look like enough. e ___ o
     
  20. Zephro

    Zephro Well-Known Member

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    Few pointers:

    You can and SHOULD use seeds on other rooms, most of them will increase the Price and Popularity slightly. Save Popularity Seeds for use on Vending Machines, and Massage Chairs, since they're hard to raise otherwise. You can use them on the Tatami/Western and M/F bathrooms if you think they're not high enough though. For the endgame guests you'lll need a Popularity of at least 100 for your facilities if you want them to gain XP.

    Popularity is the most important stat, it determines how fast your guest will level up. Generally though, the higher tier your guest is, the more Popularity he/she will require from a facility before gaining experience. Not too sure about Scenery, but I spruce up every facility just in case.

    Here's an example of a bathhouse I did.
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