HOLLYWOOD U: RISING STARS Casual Role-Playing Game for iOS and Android _____________________________________________________________________ A Hollywood U FAQ/Strategy Guide Version 1.6 (June 2015) for Hollywood U version 1.6 Summer blockbuster! Created by awritingdog for GameFAQs, Neo Seeker, and Super Cheats Copyright 2015 Mario Rustan Mail: politicsbrat at gmail Hollywood U is a property of Pixelberry Studios ______________________________________________________________________ _________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS __________________ Press Ctrl+F together to jump to a section you're looking for! 1. Introduction 2. Hollywood U and High School Story 3. Thank You 4. Game Mechanism 5. Characters 6. Strategy Guide 6.1 Entourage 6.2 A-Listers 6.3 Clothing 6.3a List of Female Clothes 6.3b List of Male Clothes 6.4 Recruiting Entourage 6.4a Entourage Recruitment List 6.5 Making Moneys 6.6 Multiplayer 6.7 Romance 6.8 List of Buildings 6.9 List of Decorations 7. Frequently Asked Questions 8. Conclusion *What's new: New entourages, new buildings, A-Listers!* ______________ 1. INTRODUCTION ______________ Hollywood U: Rising Stars is Pixelberry Studios' second game and it closely resembles its sister High School Story. You have graduated from high school and got money and reference from a mysterious benefactor to enroll at Hollywood University, a special college for showbiz talents. Like all school stories, there will be plenty of dramas on climbing your way to the top, punching above your weight, finding romance, nurturing friendships, learning about other people's lives, fighting evil rivals, and of course, finding the identity of your benefactor. Hollywood U: Rising Stars is 103 MB big on Apple iOS and 49 MB big on Google Android. App's size will significantly increase with your saved settings, characters, and progress. Hollywood U requires iOS 6 or later (meaning you'll need at least iPhone 3GS to be able to play) and Android 3 (Honeycomb) or later. If your smartphone was released after 2010, you have the good chance of being able to play this game. ____________________________________ 2. HOLLYWOOD U AND HIGH SCHOOL STORY ____________________________________ Hollywood U is set in the same universe with High School Story and its predecessor, Surviving high School. Many Hollywood U players started as High School Story players and the games share similar mechanisms. Set in a university located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood U is the dark side of High School Story. More shady characters, money and fame have become so important, expectations have become more demanding and unrealistic, and rivals have become meaner. The dialogues are also looser, although the swearings are still mild. Hollywood U is rated 12+ on iTunes and Medium Maturity on Play Store for Mild Mature Themes, Alcohol References, and Infrequent Profanity. It's quite unlikely that your special friends from High School Story will join you in Hollywood U (that would mean High School Story is over), but they might make cameos time to time, either to advertise High School Story or for a special crossover. Important: Like my High School Story FAQ, I cannot provide line-by-line, option-by-option walkthrough to the dialogues in this game. I cannot repeat the game to review the lines like in any other adventure games; you are likely to play Hollywood U outside; and the game will not punish you for making the wrong choice. Also important: Bad news: Hollywood U is an online-only game, unlike High School Story. Good news: its servers are good. ____________ 3. THANK YOU ____________ I recheck characters' names with Hollywood U wiki at http://hollywood-u.wikia.com/wiki/Hollywood_U:_Rising_Stars_Wiki Opal, a High School Story and Hollywood U player, maintains a blog at http://opal-the-nerdy-director.tumblr.com/ Hollywood U's forum supposedly has all the speculations, insights, info, and gossips. http://playhollywoodu.boards.net/. You have to be registered to access the General Board. The game has great Help section. Tap the List section (above Store icon) and tap Help. Thank you for great High School Story friends who go together with me to Hollywood U. Note: When you search for "Hollywood U", you might get results related to rap rock band Hollywood Undead. _________________ 4. GAME MECHANISM _________________ When the game starts, it asks if you want to play as a guy or a girl. Careful. You cannot undo the choice and change your main character's gender later on. While it's fun to play as someone else, think about the romance. What is your sexual preference? Think about the power. Do you want to become the best actor or actresses? A successor to great male directors or the first block- busting female director? New Calvin Klein or Estee Lauder? Then, you have to choose one of three career paths: Movie Star, Director, or Fashionista. They are similar to the three primary groups of High School Story: Jocks, Nerds, or Preps. Again, think carefully. After you've costumized your character, you may link her or him to your Facebook or Game Center profile. Of course, unlike the Sims, there's no story difference despite whatever your career path is. As a fashionista, you are still expected to walk on the red carpet. As a movie star, you will work closely with the wardrobe and special FX team. Hollywood U has elements of adventure games (where you pick an option - some even timed), city building game (but very simple), and Role-Playing Game where you take quests from other students and build your reputation in Hollywood.There are two currencies - cash and diamonds. Just like in other free-to-play games, you get cash over time from buildings and items (and as rewards for completing quests), while diamonds are designed to be purchased with real money. Unlike High School Story, Hollywood U is more royal in giving diamonds as prize of completing quest (welcome to Hollywood, baby). You level up characters by attending workshop. Get a student (including yourself) into the workshop and they will stand there, first for a minute and then for hours while texts above them describe what they are doing (read them, they are funny - like "calling your people" for an agent and "wielding dual" for an action hero). You'll unlock new clothes at level 5, 25, and 50. Many quests demand characters to be at certain levels to play. Now both Hollywood U and High School Story offer a building, costs $3 of your real money, that can produce 30 diamonds a day for 30 days. Finally, you can get two diamonds for every other hour either by making a purchase or watching ads. The university in Hollywood U is very simple, very unlike a real college. In fact, it's your private estate. The most important building is the DORM. There are dorms for movie stars, directors, fashionista, and later on for pop stars, stunt crew, and screenwriters. Other groups sharing traits with them can stay in any hangout that shares their traits. The catch is, there is limitation for amount of buildings and decorations you can have. The good thing is Hollywood U basic dorms can hold more students than High School Story's hangouts, so no one will run out of dorms at this point. Besides dorm, there are WORKSHOP, ADMISSIONS OFFICE, AMOUR, and CLUB VIP. You level up students in workshop (second workshop is premium), date special romance interest(s) in Amour (you can only date special characters right now), and recruit new student from Club VIP. The recruited student sits in the Admission Office. If the student is unwanted, you can sell ("defriend") her or him for cash. No hard feeling. He or she won't give you a bad review on Metacritic, believe me. Your school levels up by completing the PRIMARY QUEST, and it's about you. This is the only way to gain XP, as side quests are rewarded by currencies instead of XP points. An example of gameplay in Hollywood U goes like this. For the primary quest, you need to get in touch with Lisa. Besides yourself, you need Ethan for the smooth talking and Addison since she knows her godfather (just an example). After waiting for hours, you'd get XP. Then you might have to convince her to move to your school - the hard way. The game will give a multiple choices and you have only about 5 seconds to tap on the right options. Even if you mess up, Lisa will end up joining your school - you just don't get bonus money. So you end up with XP, Lisa in the Admission Center, and bonus cash if you chose the right options. Then, in second quest, you are in a motorcross race and an Action Hero gives you a crash course. You have to level yourself to Level 12 to enter the race, wear the right clothes, and the Action Hero gives you pro tip on when to break and where to swerve. When the race begins, the game will challenge you in five seconds on whether you got the tips right or not. No punishment if you mess up. Just an unhappy face, a little taunt from your rival, and no bonus cash. Finally, for the third quest, the Celebutante needs a Fashionista for her big break, so pick them. They might ask you for a suggestion whether she should look sexy or sweet for that premiere. Then the Celebutante and the Fashionista want to celebrate the great night with an (after)party, so put them into Club VIP. There are also premium quests, with diamonds as price of admission, or which require you to wear a premium costume (priced in diamonds instead of cash), and they are usually limited for 4-14 days. The quest disappears if you don't buy the price of admission by the time limit. When you've got into a quest, however, the game never forces you to spend diamonds or buying a premium item to complete a quest. Nor it gives you a deadline to complete the quest. ______________________________________________________________________________ Important: Since this is Hollywood, Hollywood U has two gimmicks. Some quests may have deadline to collect and if you continue the story before the given time limit (say you have to wait for 2 hours and it promises reward if you collect the quest in 3 hours), you'll get bonus diamonds. Second, some quests have a better option (much like the dialogue option in Persona 4 that requires more courage) that would cost you diamonds to choose. My advise is to ignore them. If your phone tells you a quest is completed and you're free, go ahead and claim it. If you need to sleep or study, let it go. Same goes with the better option. Your diamonds would be worthy more in buying premium quests or unlocking premium dates than defeating Bianca or Brian Ratzik that time only. ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________ 5. CHARACTERS _____________ Hollywood U has more colorful characters than High School Story, some of them are recruitable, some of them are not - but they make more appearances than non-recruitables in High School Story. -------------------- HOLLYWOOD U STUDENTS -------------------- 1. Addison Sinclair (Fashionista) Your bestie and the first female love interest. A nice blonde with posh name and 99 problems. Don't you want to hug her? (don't answer). High School Story players point out that she shares surname with Kara, a character in that game. 2. Ethan Blake (Agent) Your bro and the first male love interest. Pharell Williams/POTUS' Twitter + Ari Gold. He must be the youngest ever agent in business. 3. Lisa Valentine (Pop Star) As Ethan would say, your own Miley. An former child star who's gone wild. May be dateable. 4. Aria Sheridan (Celebutante) Lisa's former co-star who is proud of her past (unlike Lisa). May be ditzy at times. She's a Celebutante so her parents are old money. Hashtag royal. She is a romance option in the Valentine special quest. 5. Derek "Crash" Yamaguchi (Stunt) A stereotypical stunt man with too much Red Bull in his blood. He was a romance option in the Valentine special quest. 6. Dean Ericson (Special FX) He's from Caltech, the best university in the world (even above Harvard and Cambridge or Oxford). A special effect specialist and a hipster nerd. 7. Bianca Stone (Celebutante?) Your main enemy. The female Malfoy with fake tan (they are real, duh.), dyed hair, powerful daddy, and zero talent. 8. Jenni Whitman (Celebutante?) Her evil pixie number two. Hashtag SelfieBit**es. Remove her smartphone and she'll be madder than Hulk. 9. Shae (Make Up) The black/Korean/black Korean/minority number three. The third girl is the weakest link, mmm? 10. Lance Sergio (Model?) The male entourage of Bianca and also her boyfriend. So he's totally not gay, despite his obsession with flawless skin and his venomous tongue. 11. Tyler Winters (Writer) A Beverly Hillbilly and aspiring writer. ----------------------- HOLLYWOOD U INSTRUCTORS ----------------------- 1. Professor Thomas Hunt (Movie Star. Director. Screenwriter. Producer) Severus Snape meets Simon Cowell. He's probably English too. He's talented, he's brilliant, he's ruthless, and he has a problem with you from day one. May be your mysterious benefactor. He's a male love interest, but expensive. His Twitter is @ProfessorHunt. 2. Holly Chang (Screenwriter) A reclusive screenwriter who is protective about her integrity. If Hunt is Snape from Harry Potter, she is Melinda May from Agents of SHIELD. 3. Professor Priya Singh She believes you're a terrible and horrible student. Hunt is an angel compared to her. Boy, Asian women in Pixelberry universe are really scary (funny considering plenty of its staff are Asians). ------------------- HOLLYWOOD U TOWNIES ------------------- 1. Chris Winters (Action Star) An action star (Hemsworth, not Statham) and the second male love interest. He likes you. May be your mysterious benefactor. Had a rough childhood. 2. Victoria Swenson (Model) World famous lingerie model and the second dateable female character. 3. Brian Ratzik A veteran producer. He says his type is typical in Hollywood. 4. Carlotta Valentine Your typical Hollywood mother. Mmm...painkillers and martini. 5. Anders Stone Another Hollywood mogul. Teaches his daughter well. 6. Diego Barrientes (Bodyguard) A bouncer who happens to work in all the clubs you need it get in and an aspiring screenwriter. He'll keep asking if you'd forward his script to Holly Chang. 7. Zoe Rodriguez (Action Star) Michelle's sister or cousin you never heard of. When the camera goes off, she keeps her camo tank top and deadly feet. 8. Chance Duncan A Lakers star with bigger ego than Kobe. Kids these days won't believe how popular the Lakers were. 9. May Gordon (Celeb Blogger) Your typical Hollywood reporter. 10. Harrison Byrd (Award Host) Barney Stinson's protege and successor. 11. Desiree Stone (Movie Star) Bianca's good sister. Does not mix well with B and daddy. 12. Kip Your mysterious mentor. Not a friendly guy. 13. Samantha (Agent) His sister and Hollywood's meanest agent. She barks at child extras. 14. James Sheridan Aria's clueless dad and your best source of funds. 15. Sean Winters (Reality TV) Chris big-haired, unshaven, rakish brother. 16. Masika (Pop Star) An R&B star. 17. Song (Reality TV Star) A sweet, lovely, and evil Asian girl. Do you need her to face Bianca's evil network? 18. Rok (Fantasy) It's Rok the Barbarian! 19. Ilyria (Fairy Tale) Hollywood U: Where the European dressed royals have dark skins. They might be the children of King Akeem of Zamunda (Kids, take my words. Eddie Murphy was funny). _________________ 6. STRATEGY GUIDE _________________ Like I said, you don't need an episodic walkthrough. When the correct answer to "The Producer 2" is "Global Pictures", you don't need me to write that down. I played that one while waiting for lunch and no way I could replay it like I could replay 1 September 2011 on Persona 4. All I want to write is a version of user manual. In 20th century, games came with elaborate user manuals to help creating the game's mythology, since at that time games and computers had limited memory and capability and people were keener to read. So this is your Hollywood U manual, minus the images. And uh, the descriptions are my own commentaries. The official descriptions are in the game. ------------- 6.1 Entourage ------------- Real celebrities' entourage consists of few minions, besties and bros. Here you have your own private army, all specialists of Hollywood at your command. Forget Lincoln Continental, you'll need a Mercedes bus. 1. Movie Stars (Gold star icon) Everyone wants to be one. 2. Directors (Blue clapperboard icon) If movie stars are jocks, they are the nerds. Everyone may know their names, but only few know what they look like. 3. Fashionistas (Purple high-heeled shoe icon) Preps grow up to be fashionistas. They create next year, wear this year, and decide when is last year. Special character: Addison. 4. Agents (Director+Movie Star) They were mythical for the public before there was Ari Gold on Entourage. He embodies public perception of a Hollywood agent - ruthless, foul mouthed, and greedy, but also brilliant, tenacious, and dedicated. Special character: Ethan. 5. Reality TV stars (Director+Movie Star) Yup, Hollywood U even has more overlapping types sharing the same combination than High School Story. The prototype had been going for decades, but reality TV took off only in early 2000s as a European invention. It's easy to deride Reality TV stars' personal qualities, but don't underestimate their improv acting skill and determination to get famous. 6. Wardrobe staff (Director+Fashionista) A Fashionista tells you what's in in 2015. A wardrobe can tell you what's in in 2015 BC or 2051. 7. Make Up artists (Director+Fashionista) Wardrobe deal with bodies, make up artists deal with face. Like the official description says, they can make the main character looks monstrous and can make the extras look extraordinary. 8. Models (Movie Star+Fashionista) Personalities are important (being alpha, not being nice or considerate). Looks are more important. 9. Celebutantes (Movie Star+Fashionista) Celebrity debutante. What's debutante? Once upon a time, aristoratic teenage girls were introduced in dance parties, debuting their availability for aristocratic boys, cavalry officers, and businessmen's sons. In the 21st century, these rich boys and girls actively make their mark through their Instagram and Twitter (and TV shows) instead of waiting for paparazzi. Being the kid of two formely famous people also helps. Special character: Aria. 10. Pop Stars (Green microphone and star icon) Rock stars are so last century. Special character: Lisa 11. Composers (Pop Star+Director) Think the pop stars could make that catchy tune and used that clever sample? LOL. 12. Divas (Music+Fashionista) Pop stars with WTF factor. If you, 5000 miles away, are sick of them, think of people who actually work in their houses. Thinking about a male diva was bit difficult but then there's Kanye West. Oh wait, I forgot the existence of Justin Bieber. 13. Stuntpeople (Metal Man-Running-from-Explosion icon) Their sacrifices are unknown. Special character: Crash. 14. Special FX artists (Stunt+Director) The marriage of superior physics knowledge and tattooed arms. Comes with menacing t-shirt and heavy duty jeans. Special character: Dean. 15. Action Heroes (Director+Movie Star+Fashionista) Modern action heroes may not have martial arts background, but who cares. They will win all the fights and make all the jumps anyway. 16. Fairy Tale characters (Fashionista+Movie Star+Pop Star+Director) No, they are not actors in costumes. They are REAL fairy tale characters finding themselves in Hollywood. Like Smurfs or Amy Adams in Enchanted. They are supposedly can do anything, including asking what's the deal with that horseless carriage. When the sun goes down, they'll return to their little castles in Anaheim. 17. Mo-Cap actors (Movie Star+Stunt) They don't have to fly through a glass and be set on fire, but they have to have the proper mimic, body movement, and imagination to accurately portraying an alien, a talking dragon, or the world's best athlete, all while wearing million dollar body suits. 18. Screenwriters (Orange Pen on Film icon) The movie's great? Great director. The movie's crap? Lousy stars. But all the amazing twist, the unforgettable character, the epic monologue, it's all comes from the wild imagination of the screenwriters. Subject to producer's wise alteration, movie stars' adlib, and director's vision. 19. Celeb Bloggers (Screenwriter + Movie Star) The-know-it-alls. The meanies. The people you cannot live without. 20. Music Moguls (Pop Star + Director) In the past they were imagined as baldy and bawdy Jewish guys. Now thanks to Jay-Z+Beyonce & Empire, they are imagined as...Beyonce and Lucious Lyon. 21. Bodyguards (Stunt + Pop Star) The men (and ocassionally) women in black that can push you but may not hurt you due to possible lawsuit and nightmarish hashtags. Appearantly they can sing pretty well. Note: Kids, all those "Bodyguard feeling weird about falling for you" stuff is because of an early 1990s movie called The Bodyguard. 22. Magician (Movie Star+Stunt) Yeah sure. Illusionist. Mentalist. Brainf...sorry. Even in 2015, black tophats and fishnet stocking still hold on against metal t-shirts and skating shoes. Anyway, is there a female street magician? Is there a celebrity female magician? 23. Broadway (Movie Star+Music) They act and they sing, just like people in Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother did. The female one wears a witch outfit because she is in Wicked, while the male is from The Phantom of the Opera. 24. Fantasy (Movie Star + Fashionista + Stunt) Speak medieval. Dress medieval. Fight medieval. ------------- 6.2 A-Listers ------------- Friends are generics if you're play alone, and have attitude if you have friends playing Hollywood U and linking them with your entourage. The A-Listers are established celebrities created by Pixelberry. You'll meet them in storyline, but unlike special characters they won't eventually join your entourage. You gotta buy them with diamonds. Currently there are three available A-Listers: 1. Song (Reality TV Show, 215 diamonds). An evil, two-faced girl loved by Ethan, because she's excellent for the ratings. 2. Ilyria (Fairy Tale, 2750 diamonds). She might be good and kinda clueless about Los Angeles. 3. Rok (Fantasy, 345 diamonds). Think of Wes from High School Story, six pack Wes. I'm still saving diamonds for Song, so I suppose when I've bought her, she'll be processed at the Admissions Office and there will be extra quests related to her. In a way A-Listers are like Downloadable Content now popular in computer and console video games. ------------ 6.2 Clothing ------------ Every student of Hollywood U can have a new outfit at Level 5, 25, and 50. There are also plenty of free (priced in cash) and premium clothes, sometimes quest-related. To change an entourage's clothes, choose him or her (tap on the clipboard and find the student through name or type. Choose "Clothing". Browse and BE CAREFUL with the item. Is it premium or can you buy it with cash? When you've found the clothes you want, tap it. Again, BE CAREFUL. It's considered sold when you tap "Buy" ONCE and there's an icon of a hanger with the number of that outfit in your possession. If you tap "Buy" once more, the game assumes you buy another outfit. If you want to cancel the purchase, tap "Take Off". Then, in the Closet tab, there are options for the classmate's group and Bought. In case you need a clothes set to complete a quest, check the Bought icon. You might have the clothes in your closet so no point of buying it again. Finally, in the Customize tab, you can rename and remake that entourage anytime. Except for the special characters - they are uneditable. And there is the Clothing button, on the right hand of your screen. It takes you instantly to the clothing shop for your main character. ------------------- 5.2a Female Clothes ------------------- Category: Coutoure You wear those to award nights and ballrooms. 1. Silver Screen Classic (300 cash): Once movie theatres were called "silver screens". Dunno why. 2. Blue Bombshell (600 cash): Light blue. 3. Je t'aime (100 diamonds. PREMIUM): Love is expensive. 4. Cute Meet (150 diamonds. PREMIUM): Strawberry. 5. 21 Jump Suit (1200 cash): Show your shoulders and hourglass figure in one go. 6. Sunset Boulevard (200 diamonds. PREMIUM): Ew, looks like middle school dance night. 7. Let Them Eat Cake (200 cash): More like women who decapitated Marie Antoniette than the queen. 8. All Dressed Up (700 diamonds. PREMIUM): The queen. 9. Cote d'Azur (1000 diamonds. PREMIUM): Black and blue for Cannes. 10. Blue Crush (490 cash): Less expensive than Bombshell. 11. Sheer Talent (800 diamonds. PREMIUM): With darker grain motives covering all the risky spots. 12. Hollywood Sweetheart (800 cash): They expect you to be hypocrite. 13. Golden Girl (300 diamonds. PREMIUM): Don't worry, won't make you look 60. 14. Mix and Hatch (15 thousand cash): Ancient Greek painting. 15. Black and Pink (450 diamonds. PREMIUM): Oh Avril. 16. Premiere Night (1200 cash): Just right. 17. The Audrey (9000 cash): After Audrey Hepburn, who could be Natalie Portman's grandma (at least grand aunt). 18. Chic Easy (650 diamonds. PREMIUM): Comes with a corset. 19. Pretty in Pink (400 diamonds. PREMIUM): That's right. 20. Wild Side (10 thousand cash): Ties and leopard print shorts. Heh. 21. Cookie Caper (700 rings. PREMIUM): Not all cape is bad. 22. Halter Ego (2400 cash): Pumping up. 23. Lace Me Up (1000 diamonds. PREMIUM): Surprisingly conservative. 24. A Million Bucks (a million bucks): Shamelessly money. 25. A Study in Scarlet (4000 cash): Deep red. 26. Black Dahlia (850 rings. PREMIUM): Black hole. 27. Stardust (900 diamonds. PREMIUM): Dark night, blue stars. 28. Catching Fire (1400 diamonds. PREMIUM): Flaming. 29. Sheer Style (2000 diamonds. PREMIUM): At least for the arms. 30. On a Silver Platter (65 thousand cash): Affordable and airy. Category: Club 1. Digital Midnight (90 cash): Green neon on black. 2. Sapphire Sparkle (190 cash): As it says. 3. Starstruck (25 diamonds. PREMIUM): Silver on purple. 4. Feathers and Glam (75 diamonds. PREMIUM): Light blue top, featherly bottom. 5. Wild Thing (220 cash): Leopard print pants. 6. Up All Night (600 cash): Golden hot pants and black top. 7. LBD (120 diamonds. PREMIUM): Little Black Dress. 8. Violet Femme (1200 cash): Your belly button is covered. 9. Memento Mori (6000 cash): Everyone loves you when you're dead. 10. White Stripes (460 cash). Zebra. 11. Black and White (600 diamonds. PREMIUM): Like it says. 12. Midnight in Paris (400 rings. PREMIUM): Spy. 13. Fur Sure (210 diamonds. PREMIUM): Gold pants and fur jacket. 14. Date Night (5000 cash): Your date will keep their head low. In a good way. 15. Tinsel Town (700 diamonds): 1920s. 16. Moulin Ruched (12 thousand cash): Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? 17. Punk's Not Dead (290 diamonds. PREMIUM): Black and purple define punk? 18. Pink Champagne (5000 cash): Bubbly. 19. Don't Be Jelly (310 diamonds. PREMIUM): Show off your K-pop thighs. 20. Purple Daze (6500 cash): Dashing. 21. Gone Wild (8000 cash): Silver Panther. 22. Black Widow (450 diamonds. PREMIUM): Red-black top, not black bodysuit. 23. Wrapped in Red (1000 diamonds. PREMIUM): 1915 style. 24. Bold as Brass (8500 cash): Shiny legs. 25. Fringe Fashion (800 diamonds. PREMIUM): The dog ate my skirt. 26. Neon Flux (550 diamonds. PREMIUM): Black leather pants and silver tank top. 27. Showstopper (6000 cash): Not quite in 2015. 28. Mint Julep (600 diamonds. PREMIUM): Ice white mint. 29. Blue Steel (7000 cash): As it says. 30. Fringe Benefits (15 thousand cash): Enough with fringes! 31. Fierce and Fabulous (20 thousand cash): Platform shoes might not ideal to step on the gas. 32. Fashion Plate (48 thousand cash): And plates! Category: Casual My favorites. 1. Girl Next Door (80 cash): Yellow shirt and jeans. Cute. 2. Romantic Lead (100 cash): Hearts pattern red dress. Sleeveless. 3. In Style (120 cash): Denim micro pants, cowgirl boots, red leather vest, and sunglasses. 4. Lululuscious (90 cash): For your yoga class. 5. Denim Diva (50 diamonds. PREMIUM): 1940s. 6. Soho Boho (250 cash): Wowow. 7. Street Style (310 cash): Black t-shirt, even shorter denim with black stockings, blue sneakers, red and white varsity jacket. 8. Paradise Glossed (1000 diamonds. PREMIUM): Lips. 9. Window Shopper (3000 cash): The girl next door of 1997. 10. Sunset Paradise (420 cash): Spring break on private beach. 11. Throwing Shades (150 diamonds. PREMIUM): Bowler hat for girl. Nice. 12. Chambray Chic (5500 cash): Cannes. 13. Olive it Up (250 diamonds. PREMIUM): Summer thighs. 14. Femme Petale (90 diamonds. PREMIUM): Leaving Los Angeles. 15. I've Got Sunshine (600 cash): Sailor. 16. Let's Go to the Mall (700 cash): Today, today, todaayy... 17. Pretty Young Thing (140 diamonds. PREMIUM): Like Bobbie Morse's HYDRA suit. 18. Leather Lovely (500 diamonds. PREMIUM): Medieval. 19. In Paradise (2400 cash): White and gold. 20. Plushing Daisies (1500 cash): Hipster geek. 21. Charmingly Chic (180 diamonds. PREMIUM): Yup. 22. Casual Friday (600 diamonds. PREMIUM): Friday night. 23. Marooned (4500 cash): Go to the mountain. 24. Brunch Date (6000 cash): And make him nervous. 25. Gilded Glamour (250 diamonds. PREMIUM): Gold! 26. Khaki Casual (8000 cash): Damsel-in-distress in the jungle. 27. Chick in Marsala (400 diamonds. PREMIUM): If an Indian girl wears it, would it be racist? 28. Deal with It (500 diamonds. PREMIUM): Sweatsuits scream supremacy. 29. Orange Is (5000 cash): ...the new black. 30. Kid Vicious (8000 cash): Like K-pop singers' outfit and they are not vicious at all (they are, according to their personal assistants). 31. Bold Shoulder (300 rings. PREMIUM): Shoulder charge. 32. Paint the Town (500 rings. PREMIUM): Black? Or Red? 33. Floral and Fauna (40 thousand cash): Yeah, printed pants. 34. Summer Daze (1200 rings. PREMIUM): Dazzling price. ----------------- 6.2b Male Clothes ----------------- Category: Couture 1. Party Down (300 cash): Make sure the waiters don't wear light blue. 2. Red Carpet Suave (100 diamonds. PREMIUM): Platinum. Titanium? 3. Fade to Black (600 cash): Or red velvet. 4. Shaken Not Stirred (150 diamonds. PREMIUM): OK, James Bond might wear this. 5. Tall Dark Handsome (1200 cash): Yes. 6. Bringing Sexy Back (200 diamonds. PREMIUM): Bringing Ray Charles back. 7. Blouse of Cards (200 cash): Like it's 1815. 8. The Soprano (15 thousand cash): Singer, not mafia. Although can be both in Godfather III. 8. Grammy Night (490 cash): And you're performing. 9. Wedding Singer (600 diamonds. PREMIUM): Call me Tony Fernandes. 10. Vigilante Justice (450 diamonds. PREMIUM): Mad Max Power. 11. Trumped Up (300 diamonds. PREMIUM): Dirty old man style. 12. Oxford Man (10 thousand cash): Ah, 2015 Englishman. Charming. 13. PJ Couture (350 diamonds. PREMIUM): Back to 1991. 14. Leading Man (1200 cash): Classic. 15. Formally Known As (800 diamonds): 1980's black male divas. 16. Club Legend (400 diamonds. PREMIUM): You'll get mistaken with the valet. 17. Casino Royale (2400 cash): Don't drink red wine. 18. Jack of Hearts (4000 cash): Okay, drink red wine. 19. Wheel and Deal (900 diamonds. PREMIUM): A tap dancing producer. 20. Raise a Glass (1400 diamonds. PREMIUM): Worth the price. 21. Showtime (2000 diamonds. PREMIUM): That golden tuxedo. Category: Club 1. A-Lister (90 cash): Show your aspiration to be one. 2. In Da Club (190 cash): Black-purple. 3. Nightlife (25 diamonds. PREMIUM): Wearing V-neck shirt does not mean you're gay. 4. Red Tie Affair (75 diamonds. PREMIUM): DO NOT wear on black tie affair. 5. Bass Dropper (220 cash): Glowing in the dark. 6. Smoking Hot Jacket (1200 cash): OK, checkered shirt's fine. 7. Bottle Service (120 diamonds. PREMIUM): If you like gold necklaces. 8. Outspoken King (180 diamonds. PREMIUM): Still patriotic, though. 9. Stay With me (800 cash): Did Sam wear this? 10. Green With Envy (460 cash): Keep your Brooklyn or Bay Area heritage. 11. Troublemaker (360 diamonds. PREMIUM): They call me Captain Rogers. 12. Handsome Heartbreaker (210 diamonds. PREMIUM): Boyband style. 13. Spring Break Forever (7000 cash): What, you don't want Christmas? 14. Triple Platinum (290 diamonds. PREMIUM): It's dark in herre. 15. Sweet Talker (11 thousand cash): Call me Mario. 16. Funk You Up (450 diamonds. PREMIUM): New Bruno Mars' single. 17. Miami Nice (550 diamonds. PREMIUM): Too nice. 18. .Style (6000 cash): Perfect for aquarium party. 19. Oh My Goth (7000 cash): Anyone orders blood red leather pants? Category: Casual 1. Vintage Cool (80 cash): When you were an early 1990s high school comedy star. 2. Northern Exposure (100 cash): Manly in weather. 3. The JT (120 cash): Does JT still wear this? Maybe. 4. Don't Sweat It (90 cash): Red jumper, black sweatpants. 5. Coffee Shop (50 diamonds. PREMIUM): Err... 6. Last Lumberjack (250 cash): Real lumberjacks will not approve. 7. Bad Boy (310 cash): Word. 8. Held in Suspense (180 diamonds. PREMIUM): Wear at your own risk. 9. College Classic (1050 cash): Nice tops, not nice bottoms. 10. Miami Vice (420 cash): Show that washboard. 11. Beach Boy (500 diamonds. PREMIUM): Certainly you're not swimming. 12. Denim Daydream (250 diamonds. PREMIUM): Miss Zayn? 13. Go DJ (90 diamonds. PREMIUM): Boom boom. 14. Going Green Day (800 cash): Love your bike. 15. Plaid About You (8000 cash): June in New Zealand. 16. King of Pop (140 diamonds. PREMIUM): Michael. 17. Aloha Hottie (1200 cash): Hawaiian shirt's not that bad, y'know. 18. Polo Party ( 1500 cash): Like it says. 19. Active Duty Cutie (200 diamonds. PREMIUM): A bro was beaten up by a soldier for wearing these. True story. 20. Rebel with a Cause (250 diamonds. PREMIUM): Sooner or later a Silicon Valley overlord will adopt the 50s biker outfit. 21. Pumped Up Kicks (5000 cash): Who sang that song again? 22. Hit Track (8000 cash): That's some plastic pants... 23. Ready to Ride (300 diamonds. PREMIUM): Yamaha, not Harley. 24. TED Talk (18 thousand cash): Silicon Valley overlord. ------------------------- 6.3 Recruiting Entourage ------------------------- The quick way: Go to Store, tap on Friends. Except for Movie Stars, Directors, Fashionistas,female Pop Stars, and Stuntmen, all friends/entourage are priced in diamonds, and the only meaningful to refill your diamonds is through real money. That what the Club VIP is for. Put Entourage 1 and Entourage 2 and wait. The mixture is the equation of their traits. The simplest one is an Agent - you'll meet one by having a Director and a Movie Star partying. The male and female member of a group, however, cost differently. A male model is worth 25 diamonds while a female one worth 15 rings. So roughly, there's 60% of chance to get a female model from your party, and a 40% chance of getting the male one. You'll see the result by the waiting duration of your party. The longer it is, the rarer type of entourage you'll get. After the party's over, the new entourage waits in the Admissions Office. Only one entourage can be in the admission center. Upgrading the office is bit pointless since it's worth 50 diamonds and it only expands the capacity into two. Plus, throughout the game you cannot build another admissions office. Then, the new entourage must have a vacant room in a dorm that fits his/her personality. The game does great job in finding a vacancy, but you might later need to move an entourage manually when say, you're welcoming a Celebutante but the Fashionista dorm is full. There is, however, a space in the Musician dorm and there's an Fairy Tale Hero in the Fashionista dorm, so you can move him into the Musician dorm. Otherwise the game says that there's no room available for the incoming Celebutante. Here are the prices for every entourage, which serves as an indication of chance of getting them. More diamonds=rarer chance (and longer waiting time), so keep trying. Also suggestions on how to get them. . Movie Star: Female 250 cash, Male 250 cash. Just buy them outright from the Store. . Director: Female 250 cash, Male 250 cash. . Fashionista: Female 250 cash, Male 250 cash. . Agent: Female 60 diamonds, Male 30 diamonds. Now things get interesting. Get a Director and a Movie Star gender is irrelevant. Of course, if you have two Agents you can also get them partying. . Reality TV Star: Female 190 diamonds, Male 360 diamonds. Director and a Movie Star too. So you might have to discard several agents before getting your first Reality TV Star. . Wardrobe: Female 500 diamonds, Male 270 diamonds. Director and Fashionista. . Make Up: Female 80 diamonds, Male 150 diamonds. Director and Fashionista again. But you're likely to get a pair of Make Up Artists before getting your first Wardrobe...stylist. . Celebutante: Female 750 diamonds. Male 450 diamonds. Movie Star and Fashionista. . Pop Star: Female 5000 cash. Male 250 diamonds. Buy the female one from store and wait for Lisa to be able to get a male pop star. . Composer: Female 300 diamonds. Male 720 diamonds. Pop Star and Director. . Diva: Female 800 diamonds. Male 460 rings. Pop Star and Fashionista. . Stunt: Female 290 diamonds, Male 25 thousand cash. Buy the male one and wait for Crash to enroll in your college to get the female one. . Special FX: Female 600 diamonds, Male 270 diamonds. Stunt and Director. Simple. . Action Hero: Female 9000 diamonds. Male 1000 diamonds. Director and Celebutante or Reality TV Star and Fashionista. Interesting combinations. You can save the world but you can't get a job without entertaining a brat spawn of your rival or a drama king. . Fairy Tale: Female 15 thousand diamonds, Male 2000 diamonds. Model and Composer. Really makes sense. . Mo-Cap Actor: Female 290 diamonds, Male 400 diamonds. Star Movie & Stunt. . Screenwriter: Female 325 diamonds, Male 45 thousand cash. Buy the male one and party him with Holly once you've got her. . Celeb Blogger: Female 480 diamonds, Male 720 diamonds. Screenwriter + Movie Star. . Music Mogul: Female 265 diamonds, Male 405 diamonds. Pop Star + Director. . Bodyguard: Female 490 diamonds, Male 320 diamonds. Stunt + Pop Star (yes, they sing well). . Magician: Female 700 diamonds, Male 425 diamonds. Same like Mo-Cap. . Broadway: Female 715 diamonds, Male 315 diamonds. Movie Star + Pop Star. . Fantasy: Female 1150 diamonds, Male 3150 diamonds. Model + Stunt. LIMITED TIME ONLY. O yeah, higher level entourage have the bigger chance of recruiting expensive students. ------------------------------- 6.3a Entourage Recruitment List ------------------------------- Finally, to make things easier, here's the list of entourage you should aim for based on their diamond prices. Concentrate on getting them first before moving to the next type. Cheaper=easier to get. 1. Male Model (25) Movie Star + Fashionista 2. Female Agent (60) Director + Movie Star 3. Male Make Up (150) Director + Fashionista 4. Male Pop Star (250) Female Pop Star + Lisa 5. Female Stunt (290) Male Stunt + Crash 6. Female Screenwriter (325) Male Screenwriter + Holly 7. Male Reality TV (360) Director + Movie Star (keep trying) 8. Male Mo-Cap (400) Movie Star + Stunt 9. Male Music Mogul (405) Pop Star + Director 10. Female Bodyguard (490) Stunt + Pop Star 11. Female Wardrobe (500) Director + Fashionista (keep trying) 12. Female Special FX (600) Stunt + Director 13. Female Magician (700) Movie Star + Stunt (keep trying) 14. Female Broadway (715) Movie Star + Pop Star 14. Male Composer (720) Pop Star + Director (keep trying) 15. Male Celeb Blogger (720) Screenwriter + Movie Star 16. Female Celebutante (750) Movie Star + Fashionista (keep trying) 17. Female Diva (800) Pop Star + Fashionista 18. Male Fantasy (3150) Model + Stunt 19. Male Award Host (4000) Movie Star + Fashionista + Pop Star 20. Female Action Hero (9000) Director + Model 21. Female Fairy Tale (15000) Model + Composer Prince Charming? Try Princess Charming. ----------------- 6.4 Making Moneys ----------------- So you have cash and diamond, simpler than most other mobile games. Cash are generated by entourage in their dorms, and naturally the amount of cash generated per hour are increased by upgraded dorms (containing more entourage) and by high level entourage (that's this game's word for students). It's slower to get them than getting coins in High School Story, but in no way you should spend real money for cash. As I said, Hollywood is a free game but I think there's no problem in donating to Pixelberry Studios for this beauty. Plus you'll get 2 diamonds in return, again I think for every two hours. Again, different to High School Story, the game is more generous in giving out diamonds as a reward for completing quests, but still be prudent. Remember that it is, after all, a premium currency. Sooner or later you'll meet a premium quest priced in diamonds and you will want to play those. There is no book to harvest, as your entourage and yourself level up by sitting, sorry, standing, in the Workshop and waiting. You can have a second workshop at the cost of 300 diamonds. It's up to you if you need a second workshop. Finally, the Diamond Boutique. Again, it costs your $3 of your real money. Ideally it can give you 30 diamonds a day for 30 days, as long you regularly check into the game and harvest the diamonds. I don't know what will happen after 30 days. I'm at the point where I am not interested to spend another money to buy premium items from the game. If you need the diamonds for extra quests or premium buildings, decorations, and clothes, go ahead. Just be careful with your expense - because it's your real money. --------------- 6.5 Multiplayer --------------- Like some other city building games, you can visit your friends' school. Add each other through the iOS Game Center or Google Play Games or Facebook and make sure you turn on Social button on Alerts (otherwise other players cannot connect with you). Tap Social from the main game display and visit your friends. How to add each other? Create a character which best represents your friend and tap Social. Your Facebook and Game friends lists will load. Find the friend you want to link and tap her or his profile. Done. Your friend's main character has a gift pack icon above her/his head. Tap it to earn books and rings for you. Note that you cannot see their moneys and make changes to their school. You can create a character and link that character to your friend (be sure that they are happy with it, especially if your Facebook or Game friends don't play Hollywood U). You and them can earn rings by putting that linked character on quests. They will be also notified if you put their characters on dates and parties. If you need to speak personally to another player, connect with them on Facebook and remember to be safe and smart to yourself and be polite and friendly to them. If you two know each other in real life, just talk to each other face to face. ----------- 6.6 Romance ----------- If Romance is a loose aspect in High School Story, it's pretty important in Hollywood U. That's why I asked you to be sure with your main character's gender. At this moment, your entourage can't date anyone (maybe Hollywood U is like Korean labels, where artists have to sign a contract to remain single for years) and you can only date specific characters. Pixelberry says they are developing the dating program. If you are attracted to female, your current options are Addison and Victoria. Lisa, Aria, and Holly might be available in the future but not now. If you are attracted to male, your current options are Ethan, Chris, and Thomas (yup). Crash, Eric, and maybe Tyler might be available in the future but not now. To start dating, build Amour and choose Date. Your options are there, dating Chris and Victoria will cost you 50 and 100 diamonds (hey, they have to deal with TMZ making fun of them dating a college kid). Hunt is even more expensive, so I guess those who choose him are really into Fifty Shades or something. The dates themselves are quests like High School Story's romance quests and you'll get cash and diamonds as rewards. If you're a total completist or bisexual, you may date everyone available. --------------------- 6.7 List of Buildings --------------------- 1. Movie Star Dorm (200 cash) TV monitors to copy Clooney or Marguiles (did you know they played a couple in ER, a 1990s hospital drama?) styles, chairs with your own names, paper cups with your own names, and big mirror to say to yourself "I'm a Big Star. I'm a Big, Big Star." The first floor has a massage table and there's a jacuzzi pool on the roof top. I'm sure you'll have time to read the script on the pool lounge chair. 2. Director Dorm (500 cash) The lab to realize all your craziest dreams. Giant robots. Destroyed cities (China is still not willing to have its cities destroyed by anything). The Enterprise reaching Coruscant. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's musical. 3. Fashionista Dorm (300 cash) On the catwalk. On the catwalk yeah. Ground floor backroom is full of frentic models changing, first floor is full of manic designers fighting for fabric and color pencils. 4. Pop Star Dorm (1000 cash) Too open air for my taste. Nevermind the fans, what about if it's raining? 5. Stunt Dorm (1000 cash) No Austin Power, this is not Dr. Evil's lair. Yes it has shark, yes it has black chopper, and plenty of explosives, but it's all staged. Like the official description say, you'll have to sign a waiver just to take a look. 6. Screenwriter Dorm (18 thousand cash) Coffee bar, library, white boards, and Wi-Fi routers. And hundreds of mugs. Pro tip: Keep safe distance between your mug and your laptop and papers. 7. Workshop (300 diamonds) Everything for everyone. Now you know how hard it is to be a star. 8. Admissions Office (1000 cash) There goes the first years. Now to new applicants. 9. Amour (100 cash) Although it's in United States, it retains its "u". For your romantic dinners, before you'll tell it all ten years from now in your shocking autobiography. 10. Club VIP (100 cash) There's no love in this club. Just party and networking. And alcohol. 11. Platinum Dorm (1475 diamonds) Silly vanity. It can hold any student and the building does not count to max dorm, but come on, it's worth about $10 of your real life money (you can get a good meal or a good app for $10). Reality TV Stars would say the dorm reminds them of one of the shows they tried to get into. 12. Diamond Boutique (US$3) Generates diamonds. Do you need it? ----------------------- 6.8 List of Decorations ----------------------- 1. Umbrella Table 50 thousand cash. 4 pieces max. Comes with a champagne bottle and rose, but no chair. 2. Movie Light 6000 cash. 8 pieces max. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the studio. 3. Director Chair 10 thousand cash. 8 pieces max. Cut! Cut! Cut! What was that?! 4. Brick Wall 1000 cash. 8 pieces max. Eight?! Eight max? Why don't you just let all those paparazzi get inside Amour? 5. Pillar Wall 4000 cash. 12 pieces max. Okay, there are extra walls. 6. Spotlight 15 thousand cash. 8 pieces max. Don't worry, your acne and birth mark have been photoshopped. 7. Velvet Rope 50 cash. 20 pieces max. Every time I'm at the bank or the airport I feel like a Hollywood star. 8. Red Carpet Path 50 cash. 150 pieces max. There's nothing a steam cleaner can't clean. Even Kim Jong-un's ashes. 9. Star Path 2 diamonds. 1000 pieces max. John Travolta. Tom Cruise. Mel Gibson. Charlie Sheen. Boy, the 1980s really placed a time bomb, isn't it. 10. Marble Path 10 cash. 150 pieces max. You have left the bathroom. 11. Concrete Path 100 cash. 150 pieces max. Careful: Running GTA V characters might use your studio as a shortcut. 12. Gold Path 10 diamonds. 150 pieces max. Just like in Dubai. Funny if you're from Kansas. 13. Brick Path 2000 cash. 150 pieces max. This is a university. 14. Slate Path 4000 cash. 150 pieces max. Goodbye grassy campus. 15. Stone path 20 thousand cash. 150 pieces max. Watch your step if you're wearing high heels. 16. Flower Box 2000 cash. 12 pieces max. Los Angeles is not that crazy about flowers compared to NYC. 17. Park Bench 100 cash. 8 pieces max. Every movie needs it. Action movie for stakeout. Drama for the rainy finale. Romantic comedy for the rainy finale. Foreign movie for the flat but meaningful conversation. 18. Oak Tree 5000 cash. 12 pieces max. Come on, you'll need more than 12! 19. Gas Lamp 1000 cash. 20 pieces max. What's premium in High School Story is ordinary here. 20. Balloons 100 cash. 12 pieces max. "Flashy, glamorous, and full of hot air". Great official description. 21. Bush 150 cash. 20 pieces max. Paparazzi galore. 22. Rose Trellis 12 thousand cash. 8 pieces max. Good for decoration, instant marriage, and quick filmmaking practice. 23. Porta-potty 190 diamonds. 8 pieces max. Even the perfect people still have to pee and poo. 24. Potted Plan 20 thousand cash. 8 pieces max. Colorful beauty. 25. Palm Tree 500 cash. 12 pieces max.
California's icon.

26. Fountain (120 thousand cash). 4 pieces max.
What the camera will focus on when it wants to show Hollywood U.

27. Smoothie truck (690 diamonds). 8 pieces max.
No wonder everyone's so tense.

28. Tar Pit 1990 diamonds. 8 pieces max.
Now here's a Paleo. A reminder that nothing lasts forever. Except bones.


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7. Questions and Answers
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Q: Pixelberry's second game is an expansion pack of the first? Figures.
A: Interesting you're still using the phrase "expansion pack" while everyone
now says "DLC". Don't be too cynical. Yes, High School Story's players have
graduated and grown up. Yes, this is for adults who like Hollywood gossips
but think they are too old, um, mature, for High School Story.

See it as your own journey. You have graduated from HSS' school and now is 
experiencing a big new world. In Hollywood. Wonderful, no?


Q: Does this mean High School Story is at its last leg? 
A: Okay, you got me. I'm quite tired with HSS or with anything that has to
do with high school (including anime and manga). Personally I believe HSS
will flourish in the long run, but for teenagers. 

Perhaps Hollywood U is catered not only for people wanting to run a showbiz
empire on their mobile, but also for High School Story veterans who have had
enough of high school.


Q: I'm dating someone and yet my bio says Dating Coming Soon!
A: Dating coming soon.

Q: I want to link my friend on Game Center but it takes forever to load!
A: A sure fire way to troubleshoot this is by closing your Hollywood U
and Game Center apps (on iPhone/iPad, tap the round button at the bottom 
twice. Swipe HS Story and Game Center screens upward). Then, open Game
Center, let it load your friends list completely. Open Hollywood U again and
link. Your Game Center friends list should be there. 

Q: Are you kidding me? Just because I don't have net connection here I cannot
play Hollywood U?
A: Yep. I don't know why it does not allow offline access. 


Q: Can you sell special characters?
A: No. Really, you don't want to bust your game, do you? No matter what do you
think of them, they have to be there to get on with the story. You cannot 
change anything about them, for the sake of the game.

Q: What's your philosophy on levelling up entourage?
A: I want everyone to be equally strong so when there's a new entourage, 
I level up them to 5. Sooner or later you'll be asked for a Level 10+ student. 
If that happens, then gather all the books for this student. When that 
condition is fulfilled, then I get back to levelling each student in order. 

Some other players prefer to level up their favorite students, to level 20 
even, while leaving other students at level 1 or 5.


Q: Hmm, since there are quests where you have to level up a student and it 
doesn't care of its current level, I believe it's smarter to just wait for 
this quest to appear before you level up a student too high.
A: That's fair enough, and I agree that it's smarter to solve the level-up 
request from level 4 to 5 than 9 to 10. But keep in mind that students who are
evenly strong have bigger chance of recruiting better students at parties and
generate more cash. And have better chances of scoring successful dates on 
later stages.


Q: Mario the Wallflower, now I see you're Mario the Movie Star.
Yes. Naturally being a nerd my call is to be a director, but I wonder if it's
cooler to be an Asian-American A List movie star (Keanu Reeves is seen by
everyone as white) than an Asian-American A List director. Not everyone knows
what does Justin Lin look like, anyway.


Q: Is this a girl's game?
A: I think the majority of Hollywood U players are female, but it's like
The Sims - guys are welcomed to play. 

Q: How to manage my land?
A: I'm terrible in city building games so I prefer to keep it simple with 
grids. Build enough pavements so your students can navigate nicely.  

Many schools I've seen are more well designed than mine, with more open
spaces and specified quarters for parks, offices and club, and dorms. Many 
players build their school like plazas with open air centers surrounded by 
buildings.  

Personally I don't like the quarters system where dorms of the same clans
are grouped together (all movie star dorms here, all director dorms there) 
because that'd build the us and them mentality.   

Again, BE CAREFUL and check if a decoration is a premium one or not.


Q: Waiting to add new plot sucks.
A: Some players farm for new lands by buying them but do not unpack them while
they are ready. Then when a quest asks for a new plot of land, they unpack 
that and it is available instantly. A flaw of this strategy is that you have
to be careful not to unpack a bought land prematurely. 
 
Q: Are you on Hollywood U forum?
A: Since lurking is not possible, I believe later on I have to register there.
Now, am I too old for the forum?


Q: Can I resell my clothes?
A: No, its yours to keep, even the weird costume ones. 

Q: I can't get this particular entourage after several parties! 
A: Keep trying and look at my chart. More expensive entourage can take
months to unlock.


Q: I don't like how my game is going. Can I reset it?
A: Unfortunately not, and the way to reset Hollywood U is to delete the app 
and reinstall it. I have a bad habit of cancelling my game progress if I don't
like it and starting over again. For High School Story, this idea is wasteful
if you consider all the rings you have spent. So be calm and know that you can
rename and reshape your main character and created classmates -that's good 
enough. This means you can put a more idealized character (say, an action star 
or probably a scriptwriter in the future) and having them assisting the main 
character all the time.

And if you are patient, all the moneys you've lost can be regained over time.

Q: There's no more quest around! Is this game over already?
A: As Pixelberry loves to say, you've watched this week's episode. New quests
will be available on Friday (usually Thursday night in US so Australian and
Asian players won't complain "It's Friday already!").

Q: But I'm bored!
A: Well, you can tend your uni daily by leveling up all other characters to
level 25. Or renovating your university, like what I'm supposed to do (my 
college is more run down than my high school. I have no future in property 
development). Or you know, play other games or do something else.

Q: Yo, there's a new story development! Why you haven't included it here?
A: This FAQ is updated monthly after Pixelberry releases a new version of the
game (not new quests). This is a GameFAQ, not a wiki.


Q: I hear that Crash is transgender!
A: Does he? Interesting.

Q: Hey, I play Hollywood U too! Can be we friends?
A: Sure. Look for awritingdog on iOS Game Center. Thanks for adding.


For your questions and tips, write to politicsbrat at gmail. Again, the game's
Help Section (Settings and Help) will address most of your queries.


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7. Conclusion
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Hope this Strategy Guide (sorry I cannot make a walkthrough, actually you 
don't really need one) will help you getting cozy with Hollywood U. If 
you are reading this to see if it's good and what's inside, I hope it has 
covered all you wanted to know. It's addictive in a good way and you have to 
be patient in waiting for the quests to complete. But it is, overall, an easy
game. I'll keep this guide updated as new developments coming in. Enjoy the 
power of dealing with Hollywood power players and having young guns on your
tow - and don't go too far to the dark side.

-awritingdog, Southeast Asia, January 15