Question Thread: November 2023 [CLOSED]

Oups, I forgot to check the date^^" it's ok, I will just save it for an other time ^^

Marie R.Draco

Oh, I'm so sorry! I totally lost track of the days. No worries, I can try again next month!

KathrynM_ Animations

I'm sorry, the thread closes on the 19th so I have time to record it and have a transcript made. Your questions won't be in the Q&A because of that.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, the thread closes on the 19th so I have time to record it and have a transcript made. Your questions won't be in the Q&A because of that.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, the thread closes on the 19th so I have time to record it and have a transcript made. Your question won't be in the Q&A because of that. But the answer is that I don't have even approximate heights for them.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, the thread closes on the 19th so I have time to record it and have a transcript made. Your questions won't be in the Q&A because of that.

GB Patch

I know Baxter likes horse, zebra and other black/white animals but I was wondering what's his favorite animal ? Also if he would ever have a pet(what kind if yes) or if he would at least be fine with mc having one when living together ?^^

Marie R.Draco

Are there any reservations in step 2 of having your MC over at Tamarack or Qiu’s house by their parents/grandparents?

Jose Velazquez

Just how cold is Golden Grove haha I always wonder since they talk about the super freezing weather often ^^

Jose Velazquez

Hmm fingernails, toenails, earrings and accessories. We’ve talked just a little about makeup but do you think either Qiu or Tamarack would be big on things like that?

Jose Velazquez

Hello GB. A very random question, but what are qius and tamaracks height, or an approximate in each step? Just wondering for fanart purposes.

MsTurdle

How would the LIs in OL1 and OL2 be with an MC with really bad sensory issues? Like, “The air feels like fire and my hair hurts” kind of sensory issues? Also, related, how would they react to a character with unpredictable chronic pain that can flare up with no notice so it can be hard to plan for things in advance? Would they ever get annoyed at that? Would they get concerned when the MC can be fine one minute and in pain the next? And how would Qiu feel about a nickname that jokingly pokes fun at something about them in Step 2? Like being called scatterbrain, or ‘Fall’ because of their papers. How about something sweeter, like the MC nicknaming them after something they admire about them?

KathrynM_ Animations

I'm sorry, I don't answer questions about what Baxter's parents are like. I'm not here to make people like them funny or charming or interesting in the minds of players, nor do I want go into specific details on how bad they are because that's just needlessly unpleasant.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, I don't really know. Neither are planning to get tattoos in Steps 1-3, which are the only ones with any planning done, and I have no clue what it'd be if theoretically they had to get something for some reason.

GB Patch

I'm afraid I can't say right now!

GB Patch

I'm afraid I've never played D&D and have no clue what the options are or what would fit them. Sorry!

GB Patch

I'm sorry, I've never played Stardew Valley so I have no idea, aha

GB Patch

I am so happy that the kickstarter went well! And I’m really looking forward to all the betas for OL2 to come! I have two questions this time. (1) I know that Baxter’s parents aren’t good people. But I am wondering what style of parenting they gave him when he was little. Such as when he was sick or was upset. Were they hands-on and affectionate? Did they give him a more “tough-love” type of approach? Or did they leave a lot of it up to staff/a nanny? (2) Are you considering asking James Morningstar to return as Baxter’s voice for Steps 2 and/or 4?

Kara Onasi

Just wanted to say that I LOVE your games with everything I have! But lets say for whatever reason tam and Qiu had to get a tattoo, what would it be and where would they put it? But also out of the two who would be more likely to get a tattoo? Also the same thing with piercings. I know Qiu can have ear piercings later but would either of them get like a nose or eyebrow piercing? Even if it wouldn’t technically be an option to put on them in the game would either of them want one? 🌸🌸🌸

CalCal

What type of music would Cove listen to?

NotMuchOn

Sorry if this was answered in a reveal post, but does Opal have any sort of established family dynamic beyond the MC? Or is her backstory left blank to allow players to imprint whatever they want onto her?

UserEl

When you talked about there being a poly option in OL2, with the connection between Tamarack and Qiu being a committed platonic relationship if that branch is pursued, I realised that was how I picture my MC's relationship with Cove. So it made me wonder- how would the OL1 guys react to the idea of a trio with one person being exclusively queerplatonic? Either as a romantic or platonic partner. (So basically the inverse of a MC/Qiu/Tamarack relationship, where there's two platonic connections and only one romantic.) (PS not a question but as a queer trans autistic enby, thank you for these games! The options in them make me feel very valid in building an MC and seeing them as part of the world.)

Jason Li

are you still planning an xoxo droplets reunion game?

maeson

Hello! I first of all just wanted to say that I deeply love and appreciate what you're doing with these games, with OL2 actually helping me figure out that I myself am Genderfluid! So thank you so much for that! I was just wondering will there be moments further on that are more serious in nature---sort of like the adoption moment in our life 1-- especially considering the Step 2 drama, or will it be a more light-hearted affair throughout?

ST8800

Hello GB Patch team! I hope you are all well!^^ Second time participating in the Question Thread, I'm so happy! XD In short, without further delay, there is something that I wonder since the release of the step 2 preview. It is still related to the system of best friends (yes, it will be now a lot of questions about this system, haha). Anyway, I know that if you like Qiu and Tam as much as each other, you just don't choose a best friend, because both can't be, but I wonder if not having a best friend mean that we are as close to both as if they were both our best friends? For example, if we are best friends with Qiu or Tam in the preview of step 2, our dialogues with them are a little different. But if we are best friends with neither of them, how will our friendship be perceived? I might have the answer by replaying the demo for the thousandth time, but I still wanted to know directly from you what you had planned on this subject~ Second question! I don't remember if it's ever been answered before, but I was wondering if Qiu would eventually ask us to be best friends? (even if, of course, we will go after Baxter and ren in step 1). If so, will we have the possibility to accept or refuse if we are already best friends with Tam? and if we accept, will Qiu automatically be our best friend instead of Tam? Thank you in advance for your response, also congratulations on the success of the kickstarter and have a good evening/day!^^

Emma's dreams

Are we able to sneak or ask to go into one of the LI's beds/ sleeping bag in the sleepover moment for Step 1 Of OL2?

Fish

hello kab! i hope you’re having a great day, also congrats again on reaching all KS goals you deserve it!! so i’ve been wondering are qiu, tam and mc in their senior year during step 3 or would they have graduated? i think they might be senior but idk also another question, can qiu speak chinese and can tamarack speak german? thank you so much! 🫶

rory 𖤐

Now that I know that Baxter doesn't have a favorite ice cream flavor, does Cove or Derek have any favorites?

kyuuketsukiinu

Are there any plans to translate the game to any languages other than English?

BriBunny505

Would there ever be a sick day memory for OL2? I've seem to always be getting sick with a cold or something.

FieTheYordle

Congrats on reaching all the Kickstarter goals! For OL1, how and when were the Cove DLC step 1-3 stories decided? Did you brainstorm all of them for each step at one time, come up with additional ideas after the "main" (base) steps were written, or did they happen to be unused/expanded upon ideas from what you wanted to put in the base game? (Additional question if you have time:) Were there any ideas that didn't make it to either final cut?

i CAME UP WITH A BETTER QUESTION What's Miss Opal's favorite dish?

Doc_Witch

In OL2, I decided to romance Cove from the start and the second I was able to choose "Love" I took it! I also said I wanted to marry him when we met. - Does Mr. Holden realize the feelings between our two characters or is he a little clueless? How does he feel when he notices the characters feelings towards one another? - When the MC is invited to dinner at the Holdens while Kyra is visiting, why did they hesitate on allowing the MC to stay the night? - I remember a question once on the Q&A's about Mr. Holden discussing the birds and the bees with Cove. At what age was Cove sat down to discuss this? Did Cove go and tell the MC that his Dad sat him down for "the talk"? I can only imagine how shy/nervous those Holdens must've been haha. - Last question and thank you for your time! We know our MC's moms had a guess that some breaking and entering was being done by Cove and/or us. Did Mr. Holden and/or our moms have any other suspicions?

Sakura

How much facial hair is Cove able to grow? Could he grow a beard if he wanted to or does he maybe only get some stubble?

Oliver

Hi! Thank you for making these games and congratulations on the kickstarter page and reaching most of the stretch goals! I have a question about Qiu - do they have a particular sense of style? We already know Tamarack is the "grandma friend" and has a very "cutesy", "girly"-style. But how would you describe the way Qiu dresses or what clothes they prefer? (sorry if my question is worded awkwardly). Thank you and have a great day :)

Courtney

Would Miss Opal ever get the MC a pet?

Doc_Witch

Heya, I was wondering what's the meaning/story behind the name of your commpany ?

Marie R.Draco

What's the origin or intent behind the character Xavier?

Sploot

In the latest demo I noticed that you can be at crush status in step 2 and can just think of them as a friend. Does that mean the MC can have a crush and not know/or realize that it's a crush? Is that something just for step 2 or is that something that can happen in all 3 steps? Is that a two way thing if so?

BRG

Hi! Congrats on the successful campaign! I was wondering, as you're writing Step One, how you manage to accurately capture those childhood vibes so accurately. Does that come naturally to you? Neither the narration or the dialogue feel overly "cutesy" but it's still distinctly childlike. It's always impressed me haha.

Rowan

Hiya GB, congrats on the successful kickstarter! I'm so excited to see everything go so well. As for the question. Is there a estimate for how much of step one will be made available for patron backers? And will the content be just from the base game or the DLC moments too? Don't worry if this can't be answered right now!

Griffin

I'm not sure if you can answer this one, but what do you consider to be "really short", "average", "tall", and so on in the games? I know there's no specific heights, but it differs depending on region and gender identity. Anyway, SUPER PROUD of the kickstarter and I'm glad I was able to contribute! Congrats!

Raine

I finally was able to pledge yesterday! Hope you’re doing well with the deadline coming up. I’m curious about a couple things, namely how old Qiu was when they came out. How did the people around them react? Also on Tamarack, is the place she moved from in America? And is she exaggerating just how far away her former home was?

killjinx

I was surprised and delighted to find Baxter pop up in OL2. I liked him a lot in OL1 (while at the same time wanting to strangle him! lol) My question is... would the events in OL1 come up in Baxter's later dealings with his old friends? Perhaps with a save input form OL1, or an optional questionaire the way the Patreon only DLC for OL1 works? It seems like that's something his old buddies might want to know. Anyway, I'm just curious, because I genuinely love these characters.

Keita Darkwolf

Hello. I’m not very good at English, but I love your game. I have a question. Is there only one romance ending in the DLC for Derek and Baxter? I’ve tried various choices, but Baxter’s story became heartbreaking, and I wanted to confirm because there were also rumors that Wedding DLCs will not be produced.Good luck with the production of OL2. I support and look forward to it.

haruna66

1. What did Qiu ,after meeting us, say to his parents about MC if we chose crush ? 2. How did Qiu react when his parents told him that we invited him to dinner? 3. If Qiu had a crush on us, would he do something cliché like write our name on one of they notes with they last name or his name with our last name? 4. Is Qiu someone who would write love letters?

Matheo

Are Voiced Names going to work in OL2 like it did with the original game, where you could pick a voiced name, such as 'Bobbi', and be able to change how it's spelt in the game (Bobbie or Bobby, for example)? I was wondering, considering that my own name has variations that sound alike (i.e. i/y). If someone picked my name (or a variation of it), I'd be more than happy if one of the other names on my list from the Kickstarter was considered for the voiced name list. 😁

Psykes

Hello! Thank you for the opportunity to ask questions (and of course you don't have to answer this if it's already been answered or doesn't fit the format/is too invasive!). I'm curious what percentage of people who played Our Life: Beginnings & Always actually went on to buy (any) DLC?

Despoena

Hii! I hope you're doing well and I'm glad the kickstarter was such a success! My question is: what was your reasoning or inspiration behind making Tamarack plus sized? I love Tamarack a lot, and I have barely seen any plus sized love interests especially those who are as femme as Tamarack so it's nice to see plus sized femme love interests in the game. I kinda wanna know what made you decide that "Hey, Tamarack is going to be plus sized" if that makes sense

Rose

Hey there, thanks for making such fantastic games~ I was wondering if Prism Vista and Sunset Bird have a canonical distance from other big SoCal cities like Anaheim? I wanna send the gang to Disneyland and had to wonder how much of a roadtrip it would be XD Thanks again!

Any Waffle

Has Baxter ever browsed those wedding planner posts on reddit where they talk about how they knew a couple wouldn't last?

vinea

Hello!! I really really love OL1 and i swear to god ill never get over Cove, so ofc my question has to be about him: You mentioned before that he wouldn't be comfortable with furry pets, but im personally a vet student, i wonder how he'd feel about that? would the fur bother him at all, or is something else? would he want to keep his distance from the topic and only keep unfurry pets? (also, what kind of movies does he like/dislike?)

Ximena

What would Qiu and Tam's go to race/class combos be in D&D?

M

who would the li’s romance in stardew valley? lol this just popped in my head as i’m playing stardew

Kiwi

Hi GB! 1. I’m not sure if this goes against the rules, but I was wondering if you guys are planning to put any angsty scenes into OL2 (i.e. sickness)? 2. How do you go about making a visual novel? Does it require a lot of coding knowledge or is it more writing than coding?

jayyce_draws

sorry if this has been answered before or maybe has been mentioned in the past that i missed, but will there be partial voice acting in OL2?

Cloudy Skies

Like something that you put in knowing that maybe one person would ever get to see it with the right combo?

Raziq Noorali

In OL:BA, is there a text box or side event or anything that is really really rare?

Raziq Noorali

- Hello, thank you so much for these Q&A's! Also, the Kickstarter ends in a few days, congrats on reaching all your goals and more!❤️ After Qiu met us, did he go home and mention that he had a crush on us when he talked to his parents, if we set our relationship to crushes and pursue him from the start of Step 1? - If we decide to have Qiu, Tam and our MC get jealous if we see each other get closer to others etc. does that mean we will have less happy moments with them, or will it be more of us choosing if we want to act out on our jealousy or not? - If we decide to have a shy MC in the game, does that mean we get to have a balance in choices of being shy or being more open? Sorry if you can't answer this question yet! - The new color system looks awesome for our characters! Will we have to start the game over if we want to tweak our skin or hair tones etc..? Adding onto that, do you plan on adding the new color system to the betas in the future or soon? If you cannot answer this no worries!

Sakura

So excited for Our Life N&F! As someone studying game design in college, I’m curious—what engine & programming language do you guys use to develop Our Life?

Soph

I know that cove got alot of extras in the first game I was wondering if the secondary interests would be given any more attention in the future. (Also I love you if I knew you had patron I'd have been here a longgggg time ago)

Elizabeth

Thanks y'all again for your hard work! I'm so happy the kickstarter went so well, I couldn't believe the speed at which people flooded in, it was incredible and well deserved. As always, feel free to ignore my questions if y'all can't answer them yet: 1) Does Opal have any interest in romantic relationships? 2) Is Opal busy enough with work to the point where the MC can potentially feel neglected or lonely (if they choose)? She of course seems very present, physically and emotionally, but has being the sole head of the household left her uniquely strained for time? Or does she simply work full time and her job allows her to live comfortably? 3) Will the LIs demonstrate awareness, whether it be positive or negative, if the MC has a "jealous over" dynamic towards them?

liumiu

Did you ever have an Instagram? I usually associate visual media with Instagram, but have you found that other apps are better suited to share your work?

Sapphira Dae

Will we be able to change how we feel about our mother chossing to raise a child alone?

Daring-Whisper

Is there a role in game making that you wish you were better at (that you’re not directly partaking in currently?) Or is writing/business/marketing your preferred role that you want to improve on?

Sapphira Dae

Hello GB, I hope you're having a good day! Sorry if this question has been answered before but I checked out the FAQ and didn't see any mention of it. So far in the supporting cast we have a lot of guys from the previous game in Qiu's friend group, are there going to be any new girls introduced to fill in Tamarack's and the players friend group if they decide to not join the boys club?

Pink Kobold

I’m sorry if you’ve answered this before, but are there names you and your team members go by? (Like a specific name, or just GB Patch artist/ musician/programmer/etc

Sapphira Dae

Hi GB! Will we ever get eyebrow options?

?!? Crimes ?!?

Hey Kab! I hope you’re doing well, and taking proper care of yourself. Thank you for all your work in making sure the audience has games to enjoy. Sorry if you’ve already answered this or if you consider this a dumb question but I’m curious about the polyamoryous option. For step 3 will we be able to enter a relationship with them but there won’t be like a mutual agreement? Or can we only enter a relationship with one or them, or will we not be into an official relationship with any of them? Thanks for taking time out of your day to answer this question. Take care!

Shaylee ♡

Did Cliff and Kyra get their tattoos together? I can't help but notice that they are a similar style.

JitteryChild

It's that time of month again! I guess some questions I have are 1) If this hasn't been asked already, what went into coming up/designing with the romantic leads of OL2 contrast to the leads of OL1. I'm curious to know where the inspo for Tamarack's hair sparkles came from! 2) If Autumn hadn't been the most voted season for OL2 (which I'm not complaining about, it's my fav season uwu), what other season would you have liked OL2 to be set in?

Alyn Revilo