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Yes, that's actually a good idea. Thank you again!

If you have ideas for the plot, please head over to the Discord discussion - invite in the comments of the Plot Fest thread https://lewdrobotics.itch.io/the-builder-season-2-pass/devlog/851505/the-builder...

Thank you for playing and for your feedback!

I agree with the lack of agency, and it has become more apparent to me as Season 2 progresses. As this is my first VN (I've worked only with linear storytelling earlier), I'm kinda learning the ropes on this one. My ambition is to go back and rework bits once the Steam release is done. Introducing more choices and branching is on the top of the list. For Season 3 I'm planning an even more player driven progression, where you have to make more of an effort to bed the ladies. But again, this has to be weighted with writing and visual work. The more advanced programming you have, the more time it takes away from the other stuff.

Episode 10 will also have six different experiences depending upon one choice made in ep9 and one branching in the beginning of 10. But branching is a lot of work, so the scenes will have similar content with some variations, and the second to last scene will be diferent depending upon the choice of path.

Re stats: I've fine tuned the threshold levels of each season so that some choices need certain levels to kick in. If you carry from S1, it will become a bit too hard for my reach. I'm first and foremost a writer, and not much of a programmer, unfortunately.

Again: thank you, and happy holidays to you too!

Hello again, I've created this invite specifically for the Plot Fest, please let me know if it works out:

https://discord.gg/tMP5YsZC

No, you don't have to pay again

The final episode in Season 2 (Ep 10) is included in your purchase of the season 2 pass so the files will be available to you. Thank you for your support!

Thank you for your bugreport. This issue might be adressed in this thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RenPy/comments/14qbvz7/how_do_i_fix_renpy_keep_crashing...

The best advice I can give is to be sure that you have the latest version of your OS.

I will look for more answers in other forums.

Now, I've updated the old ep 6 files with ep 9 - so it should be included in your purchase - thank you for your support!

Now, the old Ep 6 release is updated with ep 9 - hope you enjoy the new episode!

Ah thank you for clearing that up! I will upload the newest releases to the episode 6 product. Might be a bit later today, so I can get back to my dev environment

Allright, I then need to know what version of Season 2 you purchased! Because I hope I made all the early episodes into Season pass... Obviously I must have missed something

Use the download option on the Season 2 pass page - https://lewdrobotics.itch.io/the-builder-season-2-pass

Thank you for your continued interest and patience! The issues with the balcony scene should be solved now. I haven't had any bugreports since last release. I've also added a skip option to circumvent the part of the scene by the railing entirely, as it's those animations that seem to cause the memory problem on Android devices.

With Episode 9 i have also cleaned up the parameters settings, to streamline them more with best practice. That might also have helped.

Please let me know if it works out!

Chris / Lewd Robotics

Hi, thank you for your interest! Each season is a separate product. I had to split them up at the time of the launch of Season 2 because of file size limitations.

Your best deal for both seasons would be to head over to the Patreon or SubescribeStar sites.

I think you should head over to the season 2 page - that's where the new episode is released :)

I've updated the description in the announcement post to clarify - thank you for letting me know.

No transfer of save data, it's a lot of programming and not much to gain from it. With Season 2 you just have to re-enter a name and you're off. The season has its own parameters.

Not for the moment, no. I haven't looked into the coding required for the Steam release yet, as I'm working non stop with Ep 9. I have noted your input, thanks!

I'm hoping to look into German, French and possibly Spanish versions of the game once Season 1 and 2 are released on Steam.

You should see the "Download now" button above this dialogue.

Season 2 pass currently includes episodes 6, 7 and 8.

Episode 9 is close to release, and will be part of the download package here.

Thank you for your purchase and your feedback. Normal autoplay speed for Season 1 gives at least 2.5 hours of gameplay. If you have fast forwarded your way through the season, you might have missed quite a lot.

Could it be that you are referring to the free public version of Episodes 1 - 3?

Thank you for your purchase and support! The Builder is in constant development, and I have noted your wish for having the entire game as one big release.

Firstly: LewdFlix is a pirate site who has stolen the game and is running it on some in-browser emulator.

Secondly: I haven't been able to detect any gliches or problems with the pc builds of neither episodes in the ones I distribute here and via Patreon / SubeScribestar.

Be aware of old saves - if you use these, the game will crash because I update the strings as we progress through the season.

This youtube video should give you instructions to how to get rid of your old saves:

SPOILER If you look closely, she's in the climax of Ep7, and she's behind the scenes of all the action in Ep8. She is back for real in Ep 9, but there won't be any lewd action with her in that episode (but later there will be).

Ideally every month - head over to Patreon if you want to support this development.

It's still there as the main plot :)

Thank you for your input. I reckon we are talking about the Android version of the game, right?

thanks for taking all this trouble! can you possible reduce the file size or the image size slightly just to get past the threshold?

thanks! you should be able to load it right into this message thread? I'm still working out the access rights of the Discord - has been on the backburner ...

That was the version I tested - and found no discrepancies. Try to download again?

on which platform (PC/Linux, Mac or Android)?

spinoffs, prequels, sequels - bring them on, I'm collecting ideas!

Best way to help that materialize is to add The Builder to your wishlist on Steam so that we make a splash when it releases, that will improve the resources for development even further :)

I just downloaded and played through the free version without problems. Which version did you try? (PC/Linux, Mac or Android)

Agree and agree :) They will both be back in business pretty soon

thank you for your input. I will check this right away

Thank you for your feedback! We will eventually get there with all the ladies, no worries. The black lady - the daughter of the architect - is back within range from the end of episode 8 and onwards.

If all the ladies spread their legs for our hero all the time, it wouldn't be much fun, now would it? Give a man a free house and he'll bust out the windows.

A total of 30 episodes, 5 seasons, are planned, so just enjoy the progression!

Noted, thank you.

Thank you for your support! If you want to promote the game further, please head over to Steam and add it to your wishlist :)

Thank you for your kind feedback!

The skipping option should get you past that point in the story - I have not been able to work out why the android version crashes here, and I've been over this a number of time.

Do you see the Download button just above this conversation?
(on this page: https://lewdrobotics.itch.io/the-builder-season-1 )