Why did the reviews tank? Bad update..?

[Tanyon]

Been watching this game for awhile.. was going to get it but waiting for sale but recent reviews are mixed.. while overall is very good.. did they recently mess something up? Worth the money?

[Gsprfdude]

Beginning to see why as I play. Fixed up the first house, sold it and bought a prefab to fix up so I can get more used to the game before I try any free building. Put together the entire brick frame on front only to discover that the game is randomly not going to let me put the half-brick of mortar where I need to in order to finish the construct and thereby the house itself. I'm not going to sledgehammer the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wall again, hopefully they fix these weird little issues that can ruin a whole house.

[pinkamedic]

the game is okay for the most part but it feels.. half baked? there are mechanics that were teased and talked about during development but never came into fruition, calories never really became into play (despite there being a food store in town and the devs talking about making sandwiches that you can eat though out the day) the npcs are boring and dont have anything to really add besides repeating the 3 tasks, even with the police stuff it feels like theres no real point. this game seemed like it was going to be a British house building version of my summer car but never fully took the step to be it

[Burn]

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the game is okay for the most part but it feels.. half baked? there are mechanics that were teased and talked about during development but never came into fruition, calories never really became into play (despite there being a food store in town and the devs talking about making sandwiches that you can eat though out the day) the npcs are boring and dont have anything to really add besides repeating the 3 tasks, even with the police stuff it feels like theres no real point. this game seemed like it was going to be a British house building version of my summer car but never fully took the step to be it

Outside the calories part which, in a way, is present in the game although you can only really increase it by Tasmin's meals and snacks, or a tiny bit with beverages, it is present.
Outside of this calories thing, i fully agree with you. It looks like it wasn't yet finished, and ready for a 1.0 launch, npcs have as much character as a sign with their lines written on it, they don't recognize weather changes, player progression and changes (outside of hygiene in some cases); Police is really there for flavour, since there doesn't seem to be a point in doing any "illegal" activities out of sheer spite.

I believe the game can become amazing through content updates, but since it is already
released i don't know how much it will actually matter.

[Ligma Knutz]

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I've been a long time follower of this game and played the many test branches. I was pretty excited seeing it go into official 1.0 launch and then I had a game breaking bug maybe 2 days after the launch? Totally built house with a grafter tenant, but for some reason when I saved the game and relaunched the game removed all of my furniture in the house and inside the caravan. Removed all tools, and on top of it the site was locked somehow. I've had several game breaking bugs but when you opt in for a development branch its to be expected, however it seems others on 1.0 along with myself are still having game breaking, save ruining issues. The steam reviews are rated on a Recommended or Not Recommended scale, and if this is being marketed as a "finished" game, then I agree with the current reviews. I love the game personally and forgive its flaws but to just launch it as is, feels a bit rushed

How old is this save data? Did you start a new save on the release date? Do you have Kapersky anti-virus? Please send your save data to [e-mail]

Please, I understand frustrations, but leaving a negative review means the game just dies as I can't afford to support it. I'm one guy working on this, it's not exactly a popular game and I'm doing the best I can to keep it alive and supported.

If you get a bug, don't leave a negative review, get in touch with me, let me know what the issue is and I'll fix it as fast as I can.

I don't have Kapersky anti-virus but I think I was still on the [indev] branch and idk if that would have affected it. I restarted on 1.0 anyways since I said "well looks like my saves ♥♥♥♥♥♥" and so far things have been running very smoothly! If you would like for me to send the save anyways I'm more than happy too, and don't worry I haven't left a review yet. This game is great and I don't intend to leave a bad one, I'm just saying that I do see some of the frustrations left in the 1.0 reviews are understandable but I'm sure you guys are going to do your best to fix whatever issues they had or they're just looking to be mad.

Also I did read the newsletter and if there is any hint or hope something Jalopy related coming from your studio I'm sure it will be great and I look very forward to it