Does this VN have an auto-play function that I'm not seeing? I like not having to tap the keyboard for every single screen advance like most ren'pys have at the bottom menu.
In an earlier version I had some optional NTR content. If I have the time after completing the main run of the story, I'll make an alternative version. It's a bit ahead, though, because I'm currently about to release episode 8 of a planned 30 eps in total
I have to say, from my current point of view I'm not happy with this and I can not recommend it. I bought the first season, because I didn't realize, how small the episodes really are and how many seasons are planned. Don't get me wrong, the writing is decent, the quality is good, but the pricing is through the roof. There are 30 episodes planned and I assume they will all cost 11$, which for me is a bit more than 12€. I also assume they will all be split up into chunks of 5, thus 6 seasons. That means 66$ or around 75€. There are AAA titles cheaper than that. And if this was some interwoven masterpiece, okay, but it seems the decisions you made are not really carried over between episodes. Not sure if the stats are maybe carried over, but if not this is pretty much a kinetic vn in the coat of a decision based one.
I think developers need to earn money. That's why I support other games (not sure if I'm allowed to name those, as that might be considered advertising them?) on Patreon and buy them when they intrigue me. But this one feels like too much for me. One of the reasons why I made the mistake of buying this, is because I have a grasp on how much a game is worth and I just didn't think that the amount of content I got at the end could be what I was charged 11$ for. Just never crossed my mind. I thought I'd get like half a game for 11$ or rather the finished first season of a game, not a sixth of a game that is essentially in early access.
The misjudging of what is offered here is on me. There might be room for improvement, but I could have understood, what was offered here. I just want to appeal to the devs of this game to reconsider their pricing options and think of their game as a single game (because it is, although it's neither priced nor developed as a single game. But just one part of this game certainly doesn't feel like a complete game.) I get that this was a lot of work but in the end this is unreasonable pricing. And no, referring people to patreon is not an excuse. Just make sure people can buy(!) your whole game for a price that is comparable to similar games everywhere. Sure, make Patreon a cheaper option (and hope that people don't mind continuing the support), but don't let anyone pay 22$ for 20% of an unfinished game. That's just not right.
I'd happily change my comment to a positive recommendation for what is in it's essence a promising game, when I can expect to pay somewhere around 20-25$ max for the whole game here on itch.io, no matter how exactly the price model looks. But 66$ just won't cut it.
Thank you for your input and feedback. The Builder is a passion project, and the revenue is unfortunately insignificant, compared to the amount of work that goes into creating something on this level. The project has many flaws, but hopefully the qualities outnumber them.
The best pricing option for those who want to follow the development of the game is to head over to Patreon or SubescribeStar. By becoming a supporter there, you also gain access to the Discord server and can follow the weekly (and sometimes daily) updates.
I have considered creating a season 2 subscription package, so that you will get the whole season for one price, but I haven't had the time to set it up yet. It sounds from you feedback as that might be an idea.
Is there an alternative download link? Mega is whining at me about "transfer quotas exceeded," which I believe is formerly-free-web-service code for "we have forgotten how to do capitalism, please use one of our competitors until we remember."
Lol, yes, I will provide alternatives, but I'm in the middle of finishing the release of Ep7, which hopefully will happen before xmas. I'll tend to alternative hosting once that's ready.
For those that are curious it's pretty short for 11 bucks sadly maybe a hour or two long, if it was like half price I'd reccomend it or if it was bundled with all future content I'd say yes but as of right now too pricey for what you get.
yes, that's the situation right now. I might bundle them together on a later stage, but for now that's how it works here on itch. If you want another take on it - head over to the Patreon page.
Hello developers. I initially paid $10 to get the android version but failed to realize it was $11. I then made another purchase for $1 but i still cant access the android version. Is there anyway this can be fixed?
I paid for the full season 1, and im having crazy trouble. The whole imagine starts to go black towards the end of act 2, leaving me unable to even close the game properly. Any suggestions to fix
Re/Update: Im on PC version. and after 100 hours of youtube videos i figured out . . . im bad with computers : ' D . But also that is was a issue with my graphics driver, after solving that it played great.
With that being settled , Rock solid 8.275/10 playthrough experience :D
Android is my biggest headache at the time, but I've noted your wish. If I manage to solve the build issues, it will be easy to port a version of the public Ep 1-3
Hello, and thank you for your interest for The Builder. The best price option is to go over to the Patreon page and selectd a suitable tier. When your total support amount exceeds the price here, you get the latest updates directly.
this game has a large number of animations, both the higher level 24 frames movie styles ones and the lower level "cruder" animations with 5 frames per second
I've decided to freeze the public version at ep 1-3 for now because I'm working to get a Steam release of the game. This would hopefully increase the resources I can put into developing it - and thus be able to release episodes faster.
First off I will just say I really like the game, but there is something I don't understand, in my first playthrough (harem edition) all the "Lewd" options said i dont have enogh points to do the things, so after i finished the game I started the game over again, and did all the same things again, but this time I got the options, did I somehow do a new game+? sins this time I got enogh points?
Thank you for your support! There might be savegames influencing your score during the first run-through. Because of recent changes in the code of Season 1, these will not work and might also mess up your gameplay.
Warning!!! There's another author on this website using a copy of your game to take credit for your work. The author is using the same name for the game as yours and his/her name is Lewd Robotics.
The other one is the same name of the original Creator. The original creator Is LewdRobotics. The fake one is Lewd Robotics.
It is an explicit ambition of the game to offer a wide variety of realistic boobs, and not the standard plastic fantastic. If that is not to your interest, obviously the game is not for you.
THANK YOU. Thank you very much. I almost cannot believe I'm hearing anyone saying this. This is exactly why most of these kinds of games do not appeal to me. One of those issues is the "giant boob syndrome." Thank you for standing up for reality. I'm buying your game based on this comment alone.
Been watching this since Episode 1, and just finished through Episode 5. Excellent game, interesting story, and some of the best models I've seen in these games. Well worth the price, and I can't wait for the second season. Keep up the good work!
Is there any particular reason why it can't be hosted through itch.io?
It can't be a size thing because I've had up to 6GB install and run fine in the past...unless itch.io is just being that stubborn and changed things again.
Only bringing this up because it would solve an ass-ton of ppl having problems with MEGA downloads.
That and needing to create shortcuts to the .exe files directly from the install folder, because the app won't recognize anything installed from a third-party source, is just woefully inefficient.
Itch have a 1GB restriction on uploads now. Can I ask you to desribe your .exe problem a bit clearer? Is it related to the source of the downlad - so mega?
Well from what I understand about the itch app, if you don't install through the app, then you need to run the EXE file from wherever you choose to download it. The app only shows the original option to install, and then it goes through the whole 'hosted by a third party' spiel, but you can't launch it from the app itself. Unless there's a workaround, I don't think the app is advanced enough to specify launching a game from an outside source (your HDD).
As for the Mega thing. It has a habit of blocking downloads after so many times in a time frame. The problem, is that sometimes it decides to do this even if you haven't downloaded anything. Which means ppl are having to either wait for an extended time, or sometimes aren't able to download the game at all.
Granted different options work for different ppl, but if you can add a couple other download sites, then there's a good chance that more ppl can actually get it.
Thank you for that thorough feedback. I'm working on solutions to this, and will put them in place for the release of Ep 6, which should be in aobut four weeks' time.
I've tried three times to download from mega (Win version). Each time I got "decryption error." I rebooted the computer after the second time to see if that cleared up the issue, but it didn't.
Update: I went to your Patreon page and successfully downloaded it using that link.
Basically when you click on "download", you have the option to pay to get the latest version. Usually there are 2 means of payment: Paypal and card. In this case there's just paypal. Unfortunately I don't know how you can activate this option on your side.
I'd also like to get this, but CC , no PayPal. Not sure how the creators get it done, but another creator [hotwife nextdoor] did it for me two days ago.
Thank you! You're looking on 1.5 years of constant work for the full first season. If you only played episodes 1-3 (free version) you might find it a little light.
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Does this VN have an auto-play function that I'm not seeing? I like not having to tap the keyboard for every single screen advance like most ren'pys have at the bottom menu.
Season 2 has one. I will implement in season 1 as well once I finish Season 2 - two more eps to go
This is labeled "Pure Harem Edition" does that mean there is another edition of the game somewhere?
In an earlier version I had some optional NTR content. If I have the time after completing the main run of the story, I'll make an alternative version. It's a bit ahead, though, because I'm currently about to release episode 8 of a planned 30 eps in total
Thank you for the reply
any plans on going to stearm?
Yes. Once Season 2 is finished, I will do an early release for Steam
I have to say, from my current point of view I'm not happy with this and I can not recommend it. I bought the first season, because I didn't realize, how small the episodes really are and how many seasons are planned. Don't get me wrong, the writing is decent, the quality is good, but the pricing is through the roof. There are 30 episodes planned and I assume they will all cost 11$, which for me is a bit more than 12€. I also assume they will all be split up into chunks of 5, thus 6 seasons. That means 66$ or around 75€. There are AAA titles cheaper than that. And if this was some interwoven masterpiece, okay, but it seems the decisions you made are not really carried over between episodes. Not sure if the stats are maybe carried over, but if not this is pretty much a kinetic vn in the coat of a decision based one.
I think developers need to earn money. That's why I support other games (not sure if I'm allowed to name those, as that might be considered advertising them?) on Patreon and buy them when they intrigue me. But this one feels like too much for me. One of the reasons why I made the mistake of buying this, is because I have a grasp on how much a game is worth and I just didn't think that the amount of content I got at the end could be what I was charged 11$ for. Just never crossed my mind. I thought I'd get like half a game for 11$ or rather the finished first season of a game, not a sixth of a game that is essentially in early access.
The misjudging of what is offered here is on me. There might be room for improvement, but I could have understood, what was offered here. I just want to appeal to the devs of this game to reconsider their pricing options and think of their game as a single game (because it is, although it's neither priced nor developed as a single game. But just one part of this game certainly doesn't feel like a complete game.) I get that this was a lot of work but in the end this is unreasonable pricing. And no, referring people to patreon is not an excuse. Just make sure people can buy(!) your whole game for a price that is comparable to similar games everywhere. Sure, make Patreon a cheaper option (and hope that people don't mind continuing the support), but don't let anyone pay 22$ for 20% of an unfinished game. That's just not right.
I'd happily change my comment to a positive recommendation for what is in it's essence a promising game, when I can expect to pay somewhere around 20-25$ max for the whole game here on itch.io, no matter how exactly the price model looks. But 66$ just won't cut it.
Thank you for your input and feedback. The Builder is a passion project, and the revenue is unfortunately insignificant, compared to the amount of work that goes into creating something on this level. The project has many flaws, but hopefully the qualities outnumber them.
The best pricing option for those who want to follow the development of the game is to head over to Patreon or SubescribeStar. By becoming a supporter there, you also gain access to the Discord server and can follow the weekly (and sometimes daily) updates.
I have considered creating a season 2 subscription package, so that you will get the whole season for one price, but I haven't had the time to set it up yet. It sounds from you feedback as that might be an idea.
Best,
Chris / Lewd Robotics
I, too, could not get Mega to work for me....
The download is now directly from itch for the full season 1
Is there an alternative download link? Mega is whining at me about "transfer quotas exceeded," which I believe is formerly-free-web-service code for "we have forgotten how to do capitalism, please use one of our competitors until we remember."
Lol, yes, I will provide alternatives, but I'm in the middle of finishing the release of Ep7, which hopefully will happen before xmas. I'll tend to alternative hosting once that's ready.
Season 1 is now downloadable directly from Itch
i payed 22usd and you dont see me complaining also whats your point? if you want a refund contact itch not the dev
No prob, I will refund you now.
yes
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I just bought this and it wont download its saying file link unavailable
What platform are you trying to download for?
i bought this and still can't figure out how to get it to work please help
what platform are you on?
For those that are curious it's pretty short for 11 bucks sadly maybe a hour or two long, if it was like half price I'd reccomend it or if it was bundled with all future content I'd say yes but as of right now too pricey for what you get.
Thank you for your feedback.
For a bit of background info, Season 1 is about two year's worth of work.
I can recommend the Patreon or Subescribestar pages for a better price option.
Are you going to release this game on Steam??
Yes, but that is some months' work away.
Thanks. I will be watching Steam for the announcement.
Thank you!
Thank you, I'm looking forward to it
Do I have to pay 11$ for both episode 6 AND season 1 , so 22$ in total?
yes, that's the situation right now. I might bundle them together on a later stage, but for now that's how it works here on itch. If you want another take on it - head over to the Patreon page.
Same here, I just payed for the episodes 1-5 . Do you really want me to pay $ 11 again for episode 6
As mentioned earlier, becoming a Patreon is a better deal if you want to follow the story progressively.
Hello developers. I initially paid $10 to get the android version but failed to realize it was $11. I then made another purchase for $1 but i still cant access the android version. Is there anyway this can be fixed?
I've sent the dowload link to your email address
chr
quick question, will you release this on steam?? if not i'll buy it here eventually cuz it looks like the ultimate experience
Thanks. The Steam release is at least 4 months away, as it seems now
I paid for the full season 1, and im having crazy trouble. The whole imagine starts to go black towards the end of act 2, leaving me unable to even close the game properly. Any suggestions to fix
What platform are you on? I know we have some trouble with the android release.
Other problems are usually fixed by deleting the save files (in the %Appdata% folder on win)
Re/Update: Im on PC version. and after 100 hours of youtube videos i figured out . . . im bad with computers : ' D . But also that is was a issue with my graphics driver, after solving that it played great.
With that being settled , Rock solid 8.275/10 playthrough experience :D
Happy you worked it out! Thanks for the rating :D
Will there ever be a public free android version or will android be paid only
Android is my biggest headache at the time, but I've noted your wish. If I manage to solve the build issues, it will be easy to port a version of the public Ep 1-3
ok but take your time there is no rush just was curious
Hello, will the remaining episodes be ported on here as well? Ir will it always be the 11 bucks for it?
Hello, and thank you for your interest for The Builder. The best price option is to go over to the Patreon page and selectd a suitable tier. When your total support amount exceeds the price here, you get the latest updates directly.
Does this game have any animations? everytime i try and find a sfm type game, it's always just frozen images.
this game has a large number of animations, both the higher level 24 frames movie styles ones and the lower level "cruder" animations with 5 frames per second
so the free version is only up to ep 3? or does that move forward as the episode gets further and further?
I've decided to freeze the public version at ep 1-3 for now because I'm working to get a Steam release of the game. This would hopefully increase the resources I can put into developing it - and thus be able to release episodes faster.
Its only episode 1-3 that is free for the pc. The full Season 1 is 11 as for the android version
I want to get that Nurse impregnated!
Vote for her in the next poll! I do agree!
On what Patreon or where?
Yeah, haven't worked it out yet, but the idea is of course to have the ones who have bought the game give their input
First off I will just say I really like the game, but there is something I don't understand, in my first playthrough (harem edition) all the "Lewd" options said i dont have enogh points to do the things, so after i finished the game I started the game over again, and did all the same things again, but this time I got the options, did I somehow do a new game+? sins this time I got enogh points?
Thank you for your support! There might be savegames influencing your score during the first run-through. Because of recent changes in the code of Season 1, these will not work and might also mess up your gameplay.
Here's the suggested line of action:
hey i paid to get the full season but the pc mega file is down, is this gonna be fixed?
Thank you for letting me know. It will be fixed within the hour.
It is now updated with the latest, pure harem edition of season 1
thanks!
Warning!!! There's another author on this website using a copy of your game to take credit for your work. The author is using the same name for the game as yours and his/her name is Lewd Robotics.
The other one is the same name of the original Creator. The original creator Is LewdRobotics. The fake one is Lewd Robotics.
Thank you for letting me know! I've posted a takedown notice.
Chris
starting to get borrd waiting for the new update
Me too waiting for the render pc to finish 😅
Well, wait no longer, it is here
same haha
Before the end of the month is my goal. Machine is running with two extra external fans in order to try to speed up things
np mate take ur time
This game would rock if the boobs looked great. They are totally misshapen.
It is an explicit ambition of the game to offer a wide variety of realistic boobs, and not the standard plastic fantastic. If that is not to your interest, obviously the game is not for you.
THANK YOU. Thank you very much. I almost cannot believe I'm hearing anyone saying this. This is exactly why most of these kinds of games do not appeal to me. One of those issues is the "giant boob syndrome." Thank you for standing up for reality. I'm buying your game based on this comment alone.
Much obliged! :)
how long is episode 4 and 5 roughly?
Ep 4 has 575 renders plus animations, Ep5 has 254 renders plus animations.
does apk work on galaxy
I'm sorry, I don't have any experience with this - please let me know if you find out.
is this animated?
There are animations in the game, yes
Does paying the $11 grant you access to Ep 1-5 and all future updates or is the $11 specifically for just this current version?
Current version, and then updates for a minor fee, usually 2-5 USD
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Been watching this since Episode 1, and just finished through Episode 5. Excellent game, interesting story, and some of the best models I've seen in these games. Well worth the price, and I can't wait for the second season. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for that kind feedback and thank you for playing The Builder!
Is there any particular reason why it can't be hosted through itch.io?
It can't be a size thing because I've had up to 6GB install and run fine in the past...unless itch.io is just being that stubborn and changed things again.
Only bringing this up because it would solve an ass-ton of ppl having problems with MEGA downloads.
That and needing to create shortcuts to the .exe files directly from the install folder, because the app won't recognize anything installed from a third-party source, is just woefully inefficient.
Itch have a 1GB restriction on uploads now.
Can I ask you to desribe your .exe problem a bit clearer? Is it related to the source of the downlad - so mega?
Well from what I understand about the itch app, if you don't install through the app, then you need to run the EXE file from wherever you choose to download it. The app only shows the original option to install, and then it goes through the whole 'hosted by a third party' spiel, but you can't launch it from the app itself. Unless there's a workaround, I don't think the app is advanced enough to specify launching a game from an outside source (your HDD).
As for the Mega thing. It has a habit of blocking downloads after so many times in a time frame. The problem, is that sometimes it decides to do this even if you haven't downloaded anything. Which means ppl are having to either wait for an extended time, or sometimes aren't able to download the game at all.
Granted different options work for different ppl, but if you can add a couple other download sites, then there's a good chance that more ppl can actually get it.
Thank you for that thorough feedback. I'm working on solutions to this, and will put them in place for the release of Ep 6, which should be in aobut four weeks' time.
I've tried three times to download from mega (Win version). Each time I got "decryption error." I rebooted the computer after the second time to see if that cleared up the issue, but it didn't.
Update: I went to your Patreon page and successfully downloaded it using that link.
I'm happy that the download link worked. They both point to the same file, so it might be an issue with redirecting from itch
So, how do you save in the android version?
Working on a bugfix - upload it asap and reply you here
It should be fixed now
paid the full version, Still not able to download. it says "This title is hosted on a incompatible third-party website"
mac, pc or android version? The files are hosted at mega.nz - check if your browser can access that
Unable to access the menu after starting the game Android full version.
Noted. I will get help to look at that, as I'm not doing the Android patch myself. Sorry for your inconvenience.
No card payment? :(
Can you describe the problem to me? I don't know how itch handles this and how I can change that
Basically when you click on "download", you have the option to pay to get the latest version. Usually there are 2 means of payment: Paypal and card. In this case there's just paypal. Unfortunately I don't know how you can activate this option on your side.
I'd also like to get this, but CC , no PayPal. Not sure how the creators get it done, but another creator [hotwife nextdoor] did it for me two days ago.
Ok, I'll look into it.
One simple solution is to go over to the Patreon page. I think there's a cc option there?
Patreon definitely has CC. I'm a patron there for several AVN devs.
See comment above - please explain and let me see what I can do with it
CC should now be enabled
Feels a little content light, but what's there is pretty good.
Thank you! You're looking on 1.5 years of constant work for the full first season. If you only played episodes 1-3 (free version) you might find it a little light.