Well anyway, I lied. I've mentioned a couple times in passing that Baxter wouldn't reuse the same premise as a Cove Moment in the same way that Derek got to have his own version of Soiree.
But while making notes on the alterations that would be needed in the Cove DLC Moments, I realized Baxter is not in Hang initially b...
2022-10-04 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! It's time to vote for the next guest art image. November will be the last month of fall, so I think having it be an Our Life: Now & Forever character is appropriate.
We're also going to be sharing some of the Step 3 versions of the characters publicly this month. Because of that, I think it'd b...
2022-10-02 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
[Guest art of Baxter by @Whilo_art on Twitter]
So, we're at the start of a new month post the launch of Derek's story. After all this time, there's only one DLC expansion left for the original Our Life. Throw some appr...
2022-10-01 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
Well, the month is over and it finished on a real high note. After so long, another story has reach its end. Here's the breakdown-
My word counts for Septe...
2022-09-30 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Derek's Story is out now πππ. Spend wonderful summer days in the company of Derek Suarez during Steps 2 and 4! This is an optional paid DLC for the free game Our Life: Beginnings & Always.
Steam Page (Windows/Linux)
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2022-09-29 14:15:41 +0000 UTC View Post[Keys are only being sent out in September, 2022]
Hello! Thank you so much for supporting us on Tier 3 and up. As a special bonus reward for this month, we've given everyone Steam and Itch keys for the Derek DLC β¨
The keys were sent through a secondary GB Patch email, it isn't from Patreon directly...
2022-09-28 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[This is a bonus sketch that was made to nail down the look. It's not the actual sprite sketch. The posing will be a bit different in-game, but the design will be the same]
As the years have gone by, Ms. Tamarack Baumann has battled with her sense of identity and who she wanted to be. She suffered through self doubt and...
2022-09-27 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[If your browser struggles to load the gif you can click here for a video version instead]
The BG artist is still working on those alternate versions of already existing locations, but this one is s...
2022-09-26 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHere's our monthly Q&A! Thanks for all the questions. It's always neat to see what people are curious about.
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2022-09-25 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
[This is a bonus sketch that was made to nail down the look. It's not the actual sprite sketch. The posing will be a bit different in-game, but the design will be the same]
So. Turns out they were right the first time! After doing a 180 in disposition in Step 2, 18-year-old Qiu has flipped all the way back around. At le...
2022-09-24 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Derek's DLC is launching on September 29th, 2022 π₯³οΈ. We've fixed up the beta bug reports, added final touches, and are finally ready to share Derek's story with everybody. He is a great guy and I hope people will love getting to spend more time together, with Derek and his family. His story can be played as a romance or ...
2022-09-23 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
There's not a lot of new locations to show lately in Our Life: Now & Forever because we're getting variations for the current spots to show different times of day! Here's some previews of them.
2022-09-22 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
What a cutie π
And, for real this time, we've finished adding new art to the Derek DLC! It's done. This last one is an update to the grocery store background, since originally it was reusing the Step 3 version. I'm not sure anyone would've noticed or cared, but oh well, haha.
2022-09-21 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, those are Baxter's favorite colors even as a thirteen-year-old, long before he's living the monochrome lifestyle. Very cute. But man, the Sunset Bird people have known Baxter for years and he's never mentioned there was a secret reason those were his favorite. And here Qiu comes along and is just gonna immediately drop ...
2022-09-20 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got a lovely city skyline specially for the Derek DLC. This was another incomplete BG in the beta build, it was a sketch rather than a fully rendered piece. Now it's all finished π
2022-09-19 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post[For some reason the poll in my original post ended on the 18th instead of starting on that date. I didn't even know that could happen, haha. Here's a fixed version!]
Well folks, we've revealed the side characters for Step 3 of Our Life: Now & Forever, you all know what's coming next. It's time to see the main event...
2022-09-18 18:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post
And there it is, a black and white outfit. Some habits die hard. Don't laugh at him. He had so much restraint in his casual clothes πͺ
Also, thank you again for all the birthday wishes yesterday π!
2022-09-17 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostOur usual daily preview post is being skipped this time because it's my birthday π!
Edit:
Aw, thanks everybody for all the lovely well-wishes ππ!
2022-09-16 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Jorge's all grown up and having his own romantic adventures π
This scene is in the current beta, but the background isn't! It reused the original mall asset as a stand-in. That was one of the very last things we were waiting for; an updated look to the mall so it reflected the ten years that has passed by since Step ...
2022-09-15 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Suarez family lore π. You will be able to hear the whole story about how these two got together and it's pretty amusing.
This scene is included in the current Derek DLC beta build!
2022-09-14 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
She dyed her hair to be more like her mom's color ππ
But yes, here's the completed sprite for Renee in Step 3! You can read more about what she's like in this Step in the post where we shared the lineart HERE.
Oth...
2022-09-13 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
That Derek, he's always two steps ahead, haha. And this is it, the last Derek beta build! Some of the BGs need to be updated and not everyone has their voice acting added in Step 4, but that's it in terms of its beta-ness. It's got his whole DLC from start to end. Woo πππ
You'll have to start a brand new file f...
2022-09-12 22:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post
We've got a pretty big OST for the game at this point! This is number 25. We're getting to the final few songs. This sample in particular, though, is of another sweet and comforting track. I'm sure it'll get to accompany some very lovely moments π
2022-09-11 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, even his sleeping clothes are black and white. You can't say the man isn't committed to the aesthetic, haha.
2022-09-10 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We got to see Qiu's backyard right at the start, but Tamarack has a nice one too! Omi and Opa had that tire swing put in just for their granddaughter when they knew she was coming π₯°οΈ
2022-09-09 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Grown up Derek living his childhood boardwalk dreams πβ€οΈοΈ
2022-09-08 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We've gotten a couple batches of cute new icons for some of the other characters in Golden Grove β€οΈοΈ
In the game they'll have eyebrows/mouths, but those are separate layers that don't come along with the bases, haha.
2022-09-07 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Derek's Step 4 VA returned to do an extra batch of lines for the Derek DLC! He'll have a much wider range of phrases to say now. Here's a small example of the new additions π
2022-09-06 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There she is! 20 years old and newly out- Renee Murray π₯ΊοΈπ
Those who are close to Renee knew before Step 3 that she was trans, but living her entire life in the open has only happened recently during this part of the story. It was a big step to face a town full of people who have known her since she was born and...
2022-09-05 18:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Here's the monthly questions thread for September 2022. As usual, comments here be answered in an audio recording at the end of the month with a text transcript.
I try my best to answer questions, though sometimes I don't have a good response. That's especially true for questions about Our Life: Now & F...
2022-09-04 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
