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Question Thread: March 2023 [CLOSED]

Hello!

Here is the thread where you can ask me things you're wondering about. Questions will be answered at the end of the month in a recording with a text transcript to go along with that.

I do have a new little disclaimer to add this time. I really appreciate all the help that's been contributed in prior threads, but please don't reply to other people's questions even if you know the answer.

The fun of joining a Q&A is that the developer can give a direct response to you and that everyone else also gets to hear/see the answer in the end of the month post. Having another player resolve the question in the comments right here might not be what the asker was hoping for. This thread is more about having a good time rather than looking for an immediate response to an important question. And if you do have a question you want to hear about right away, it's best to ask in some other thread or to message me directly. Thanks everybody!

Now here's two guidelines for what can actually be submitted for these Q&As;

1. I'm afraid questions about what scenes/choices Our Life: Now & Forever will include aren't answerable right now. Most of the details are decided as the game is created and currently I'm only writing the prologue of Step 1. So, I can't answer questions relating to what for sure will or won't happen past that point. I do know some things coming later, but only a small fraction of the whole game.

2. And the questions can't be about more serious/potentially upsetting topics because I don't want those listening to suddenly be surprised with something they might not have been prepared for/want to be confronted with.

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The thread will close after March 19th.

You can also find answers for more basic info like heights, birthdays, timelines, and such in the Overall FAQ.

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Comments

I'm sorry, after recording I realized that I missed this question! I'll answer it in a comment though. If there was a side character DLC it would be for Renee Murray. I'm not sure we'd be able to make that, though. We'll have to see how things go in the future.

GB Patch

I'm afraid can't say anything about that for sure right now!

GB Patch

I don't know. I'm sorry, aha.

GB Patch

I'm really sorry, I'm not someone who's good at thinking up head canons for things that don't appear in the game!

GB Patch

I'm afraid there's no specific heights for most characters! But Baxter would generally be considered taller than average but not notably tall.

GB Patch

No worries Kab! Even though it's heartbreaking to hear that, thank you for responding 🙏🏻🧡

Klauser

I'm sorry, adding specific religion representation isn't something that can be done. Some things simply have to be left to head canons. For example, we also can't add specific ethnicities or cultures for the MC. It's too complex with too many options to list them all.

GB Patch

I'm really sorry, the questions would be a little too long to answer in an off-the-cuff spoken Q&A. It'd be hard to convey the detail about a major life experience happening.

GB Patch

I don't know. The other leads don't really have specific fantasy creatures they care about or are comparable to. I'm sorry!

GB Patch

I'm sorry, I can't answer the second question right now! OL2 just isn't developed enough.

GB Patch

The engine we use can't be ported by us, we'd need a publisher and there's no guarantee anyone will sign us for a publishing deal. I'm sorry.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, I don't really know, aha.

GB Patch

I'm afraid I don't have a good answer, aha. There's multiple animals that could fit each of them and I can't pick.

GB Patch

I'm sorry, I don't know! I'm not someone who knows enough bands/songs to pick out specific, real life music the leads would listen to.

GB Patch

We can attend ballet class with Qiu and be in brand school with Tamarack, so can we attend ballroom dance with Baxter? even I know we not longer friend in step 2 and he will disappear in step 3 but I just want to spent time with him more or is just only avalible for main LIs? haha and I little confuse about timeline in Out Life series, I remember Cove born 1997 but step 3 in game is 2016 and he only 18, it should be 19 right? or maybe I remember something wrong Thank you for make a wonderful games <3

Aureilia Albrecht

1. What if the MC ended up in the same college as Baxter? Even some of the same classes? 2. When Baxter only wears black and white, would he wear green for St. Patrick’s day, and would he wear really really dark navy blue?

My World

How do you choose the artists that illustrate for the games?

Kayla Xiong

If the MC offer Baxter to try black coloured false nails/ nail polishes on during Step 3 and 4, how would he feel? would he like to give it a try?

Ash

sorry, there are some more question i would like to ask about baxter! 1. What baxter think about horror movie or ghost movie? 2. if baxter dated MC in step 3 for a summer, after he went back, did he thiink about MC time to time? or he actually forgot about MC?

OmicroC

sorry, there are some more question i would like to ask about baxter!

OmicroC

Hello! Thank you for the games!! I love them so much I was wondering would it be alright to get a tattoo similar to the ones characters have, like coves in step 4 for example?

Xael S

Hi, so I can sort of answer the second one, (but it's always best to wait for a real answer, aha) so as far as length, there's no telling how it will come out in regards to play time, but it is definitely a LOT longer than the first game work-wise due to all the coding, branching, assets, etc. that will be going into it. As for DLC's, I think GB mentioned them being part of the eventual Kickstarter. It's highly likely we'll have them, but there's no telling how many just yet.

N Banks

Would you be able to choose to pursue a career in ballroom dancing, as the MC doing it after fond memories with batxer and trying to find him again? Also will we have more intimate scenes with Qui when they're older, similar to the makeout scenes and loft one with cove? Finally is the game expected to be similar length to OL1, Longer/shorter, More/less DLC, or anything like that?

ClumsyCat

Will there be a meet and greet with game dev(s?) in the future? And is there a timeline for how many years OL2 may have until completion?

ClumsyCat

Does Baxter ever find love ?

Nightale

Does Baxter get over us at all during the time skip between step 3 and step 4? If so, how quickly?

of_Fae

1.Since Baxter step3 dlc demo is out, i was curious why baxter wouldnt want to spend longer "quality time" with MC when MC asked Baxter to come to MC's room? Is baxter scare of hurting MC, or he don't want thing to get out of hand as he was suppose to be just a summer fling and dont want to make MC get too attached? 2.Also is Baxter have any sexual experience before with other fling or anyone he been with in short-term?

OmicroC

so did the avril lavigne "sk8er boi" joke about qiu being a punk who does ballet actually influence their character design or was it just a fun coincidence?

Marshie

Well, my side MC was pretty much step by step with Cove until that last push after high school. *Laughs.* Just like Cliff, Cove had to out grown her. But yeah...Should wait until I get an official answer just to see if she as tall as him, just an inch or two taller (which would be hard to tell), or you can really tell she taller then him. *Giggles.*

Jay

- We already met Xavier in the Derek DLC. For someone who played the Derek's step 2 moments, will Xavier remember us in the Baxter one? - What is Baxter's opinion on piercings and tattoos? Will he ever agree to get a matching tattoo with the MC? - And... Is Xavier in any romantic relationship? Asking for a friend 😳😳

Klauser

OL2 will have Halloween moments, there's actually sneak peeks of the two LI's costumes here on Patreon for Step One of the game.

N Banks

For an MC he's crushing on, it comes down to it being too intimate for him. Not sure about other MC's such as a fond one, though.

N Banks

If I'm not wrong, Derek is the shortest love interest at 5'10. Baxter is in-between Derek and Cove and is at least six foot by the time Step Four rolls around (I may not be correct, though, so definitely wait on the official answer! He is definitely taller than Derek, though). So an MC would have to be a little bit on the taller side for a person to tower over Baxter, aha.

N Banks

Would Baxter watch with MC those bad reality shows about weddings if it was something they enjoyed? I can imagine how fun would be to poke fun at the aesthetic choices and the destruction of all vintage dresses in sight with someone so involved with the industry skjskj

Wuka Gie

If the OL1 love interests (as adults) could go back in time and offer a piece of advice to their childhood selves, what would they say?

FluffyPuff

Did Miranda have romantic feelings for Terry during step 3?

Wren

Out of curiosity (partially influenced by the casting call) I was wondering if you'd ever have characters from nationalities other than countries in the Americas (eg. an Australian) even as a background character in a game?

Jess or Lief

I think GB mentioned that both their parents did, but she's never really gone into detail about it so it's plausible that one of them acted as more of the main instigator for the name, ahahahaha.

N Banks

Hi, so GB's already answered this a few times. Sadly, no, for now. The focus after Baxter's story will be Our Life: Now and Forever and GB is already working on a secret project right now, so it's unlikely we'll ever get any other 18+ moments aside from what we have already anytime soon.

N Banks

How would Cove feel about being (lovingly) referred to as a gentle giant? Do you think the title suits him?

sakurras

If you were fully able to make a character in OL2 a RO, who would it be? Would you make a completely new character appear during a future step like how Baxter did in OL1?

Weehaw Willow

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but what official features does OL2 have that OL1 does not have? I was just wondering if you could list them all so I could give it to a friend of mine and try and get them to play this game

Weehaw Willow

What are some things that could be added to our life 2 if the Kickstarter gains a whole lot of money?

Weehaw Willow

How did you come up with Coves autism? Did you already make his personality and then realize the symptoms fit? Or did you apply certain parts of him to fit? And when did that happen?

Weehaw Willow

What kind of activities do you know will be available in our life 2? I know that you can take ballet with qiu and Baxter or band(?) With Tamarack but are there any others that you know for sure will be there? Also, how many activities will you be able to do? Only two or several?

Weehaw Willow

If the OL LIs were chips, which ones would they be?

Sophie

So I was messing around on the character creator and it occurred to me, would there be any special lines or observations if the MC has heterochromia but has one eye covered because they're shy or insecure about it in any of the steps?

kaleidoscopeMediator

Ty for all of your hard work GB Lady!! I have a kinda vague question about Derek because I miss him sm 🥺 Are there any cute or angsty head cannons that haven’t been said directly in the game but would apply to him anyway? Kinda like, would he and MC dance in the kitchen together while cooking/cleaning? Or, would he have not felt good enough for MC if he thought they had feelings for Cove? Sorry for the kind of vague question

Jo

Not much of a question but rather a suggestion? Would you ever consider adding synced save files? I'm personally someone who reads on multiple devices and instead of manually moving save files it'd be nice to have synced files across steam!

Flux

We know Baxter's into rock and metal in Step 3, but does his music taste change as he gets older?

Michol

I'm not sure if this be answered before and I want looking for it but couldn't find it... So, how tall is Baxter in all the Steps, for both OL1 and OL2...? For me, personally, I would like to know how tall his is through Step 3/4 of OL1 since I really liking the idea of him being one of my side MC's short King if he shorting then her.

Jay

This is probably a little niche, but how do you think the LIs would react to the MC being some sort of mythical creature like a mermaid or half dragon or something, or having magic?

KathrynM_ Animations

No problem!

GB Patch

Thank you very much, GB Lady. That is exactly what I wanted to know.

aki

The question is about whether Qiu, someone who doesn't identify as male, would be comfortable with the process of having biological kids with a cis woman. There are non-binary people who deal with dysphoria or simply don't enjoy having sex in that kind of way, and other situations that would impact something like that. It depends on the person. So, the asker is saying they wouldn't want to do something that would make Qiu uncomfortable or feel incongruent with their gender identity, but are curious if they would potentially be open to it.

GB Patch

First of all, sorry. I am not good at English, so I use translation software. I am sorry if you find my question offensive. Wouldn't asking Qiu to donate sperm be asking Qiu to "be a male"? I was worried about it. I just wanted Qiu to be comfortable. I wanted to know how Qiu felt.

aki

In OL2, we have a lot of personalisation for our MC. In accessory, we can wear a hijab however we have no actual options for our religion. I understand it won't affect the gameplay, but I think it would be nice to add this and not just gender stuff and which hand we use to write !

Maëlys P.

What does that even mean, non binary people can't have children ? Still have a penis

Maëlys P.

The Our Life OST is so good!! They are so calming, evocative and immaculate May I ask how the process of composition goes? Or how does it all come about? Do you have particular instruments/vibes assigned to each character? Thank you! 💜 :3

el_dritchknight

What is Cove's problem with sharing utensils and straws in step 2? Is it too intimate for him? Is it a germ thing?

JitteryChild

Someone has definitely asked this before and I just missed it. But, I am asking anyways: How much research goes into things like Qui's ballet or Tamarack's music? Or even Baxter's ballroom dancing? Is it more than what you wind up using or just enough. As a writer I am curious, because it's not like you have copious amounts of time to become an instant expert on a subject, but it can be helpful for world and character building, or even just making something more believable.

Erin Audley

Totally curious about these! - I hope this question isn't disturbing or triggering for anyone. How would OL1 LI's react to the first pregnancy announcement? -How would Baxter react to MC's marriage proposal? Do you think he will cry just like Cove?

Klauser

Sorry if this is a question that's already been asked before but is Derek any good at any sports outside of football and soccer? Like basketball for example.

Glitchy Pix (Shine)

I don't know if this has been asked before, but since you can get to know Baxter's music taste (I'm not sure if Cove's and Derek's ever get mentioned in the game, besides Derek acting positively to alternative music on the radio) what would the other LI's music taste be? And would this have changed a lot while growing up? (Including Qiu and Tamarack, if you're sure about their music taste already) Keep up the good work, and don't forget to take time off for yourself too! Thank you for making these wonderful games for us ^^

Aimitis

Something just for fun! Would any of the main cast from OL1 or OL2 be into watching wrestling? Like the fun WWE stuff!

Natachu

Since Our Life 2 is going to be centered on fall, will there be a dedicated Halloween moment? Also do you have a rough idea of when you expect to complete Our Life 2? Like will it be finished by 2024?

Prince

If Cove wants to be a merman and Tamarack looks like fairy, what would other LIs be as fantasy creatures? From both OL1 and OL2, if that's not too much to ask :3

PinkieKite

I have two questions this time! But the second one is an OL2 one, so it may be something you can't answer yet, obviously, I'm well aware of that! Though first of all and as usual, thank you for doing these every month! - (OL1) If the MC becomes a celebrity or a famous artist or something, does Baxter follow their career or keep track of their works during the time gap between Step 3 and 4? Or would he rather prefer to distance himself even from that? If that changes anything, I mostly have in mind a MC who - out of respect for boundaries or otherwise - didn't try to initiate contact with Baxter since he wanted to distance himself entirely. Just specifying in case this being the "only" contact with the MC affected things or something. - (OL2) I remember you telling us MC's biological father won't have any relevance in the story. But if that's something you already decided on, I'd love to know the extent of MC's longing for him that we'll be able to set in the game. I was pleasantly surprised by how impactful the related part of the demo was so far, and I'm planning on having a MC that will never stop longing for him, and it probably will be a factor of deterioration for his relationship with his mother. So yeah, basically, will we be able to make it a huge thing for our MC in-game even if the father never appears per se, or will that be mostly up to headcanon? Thanks again, and have a great day!

Konoi Kurozora

Do you ever think there will be a chance the Our Life games will make their way to the Nintendo Switch?

kaleidoscopeMediator

Do the main cast have jobs they would *not* do? By jobs, I mean Health inspector, cop, oven mitt maker, etc

Merlin King

Of all the Our Life characters, who’s the most likely to eat pears, man? Shout out to all the pears!

Bridget Capriccio Farce

I know those are literal options, but everytime i playthrough i cant make myself choose them. Every time, in OL and OL2 I have played caring people that have communication issues with varying degrees of inprovement.

ICHGArmy

Yeah I was wondering about that too! Will she always be able to put up with a rebelling/hateful/resentful mc? Maybe they’ll have an argument or something along those lines

Nullenara

I checked your tumblr and saw you answer an ask about the kinds of games you play. You said you play some indie games, which is smart, haha, I can't handle big games anymore either. What are your favorite games you've played in the last few years? I put gaming aside for quite a few years, and now when I do play I only stay hooked if it's something with soul. So reading your answer was pretty relatable. Your work is amazing! Thanks for existing.

Pickles

Will there be more emphasis on the relationship between the MC and the mother in OL2? I enjoyed Pamela and Noelani, but they felt like they stayed the same throughout all Steps in OL1, and ended up kind of flat by the end. I think it would be really nice to have a Moment in OL2 where Opal gets sick and the MC has to choose between staying home and taking care of her or hanging out with Qiu and/or Tamarack and leaving Opal to her own devices, or just Moments that build the relationship between the MC and Opal in general.

latino cream king

So let’s set the stage: Movie date with either of the love interests. I imagine this is around 3rd step. In this scenario I think Autumn would sneak snacks into the theater rather than buy them there. For Tama I have no idea what she’d do but I don’t think she’d be a snack smuggler. What do you think the two would do?

Nullenara

For example, if a female MC and a Chiu get married and the MC wants to have a child with the Chiu, what would the Chiu think? Wouldn't this mean that she wants Chiu to have masculine sexuality? (Its not what I would want) I am curious.

aki

What would Baxter think of Jeremy if the two of them met, and vice versa? (I'm also curious about Shiloh, buuuut I have a feeling Baxter wouldn't be very impressed, and who knows what Shiloh's thinking, lmao) (the MC has chosen to stay in touch with the jerks in this scenario, haha)

FluffyPuff

Not sure if this has been asked before, but does the "GB" in "GB Patch" stand for something?

Daniel

If Baxter had confessed to Qiu, would they have gotten together? (Assuming Qiu doesn't have a crush on MC) If they had gotten together, would they have stayed together? Or would Baxter have ended the relationship when he left like with MC?

vinea

Do you ever plan on making a sequel to A Foretold Affair?

Zoey_Killgore

Good ending as in accepting that he's leaving and being kind and understanding about it, lol

Kaya Leigh

Thank you for all the hard work that you do! <3 Since he's a wedding planner, does Baxter want to get married himself one day?

MangogoLane

If all of the OL1 & 2 love interests enjoyed reading, what do you think their favorite genres would be?👀 Cove kinda strikes me as a manga/comic guy

notionals

What did Baxter see in Qiu to make him have a crush on them, like ofc Qiu is a cutie buuuut more than the physical. Also I personally appreciate the spicy scenes Our Life has thank you so much! 🙏

Beanie

After dating the MC for the Summer, how did baxter deal with the break-up? After saying goodbye and closing the door did another glass of champagne magically appear ✨️🤷🏻‍♂️? Perhaps when the plane took off he sullenly looked out of the first class window as California got smaller and smaller. Or when he got back to his dorm maybe his roomate noticed something different about Baxter, as he denied ever having taken a khaki shirt. Excuse the dramatics, although fun 😄. Thanks for answering and your hard work, playing the Baxter betas has been a blast!!

Joonie

I have a silly question as a fellow writer! (edit: my phone hit enter so here I am on my chromebook instead!) When writing certain scenes that are meant to tug heartstrings, do you ever tear up or even full on sub at your own writing? This makes me sound so full of myself haha... but sometimes just knowing everything the characters have been through, and as the writer knowing what's more to come, you end up so proud of how far they've come but also feel sorry because there's so much they have to put up with still. A couple good examples from OL I can think of are 1.) "Family" in Step 2, especially the conversation that happens between Elizabeth and MC; and 2.) The Baxter breakup scene. Admittedly that one's extremely fresh in my mind so it hurts more as a reader but I can only imagine how it felt to write.

Luxraysrock

I'm not sure if there's a limit but I have few. 1. Does Baxter have a partiuclar vision for a dream wedding or has he never thought about it? 2. Which of the LI's would be down for matching/couple tattoos? 3. I'm not sure if you thought about this for Qiu and Tamarack considering we haven't gotten this far but do they see themselves wanting children in the future?

JT

Who chose Cove's name? (I have a feeling it was Cliff 🤭)

Anna Bia

ooo i see!! i’ve only ever gotten jeremy to say he was dating jb, so i was a bit confused lol thank you for the info ^^

mia

This is more of a silly question, but have you ever heard of the Lynn Cove viaduct?

Zara Gasai

Awww, thank you! I still have a lot of questions about Baxter, but I'm trying to keep them under control 😭

Klauser

I got one that said that he got a girlfriend, and one that Jeremy does too, is random

Anna Bia

Silly question but if I remember correctly, it's been mentioned before that Cove likes alternative and beach music. What bands or songs would he listen to? Thanks for all the hard work you guys put in! 💙🧡

Sponge

Thank you for all your hard work! You're doing amazingly! I had two questions! 1) With Baxters music taste, is he someone who enjoys going to concerts? If so, is he the type to be up at the front, in a mosh pit somewhere (the image is something I can't even picture haha), or is he just at the back vibing? 2) Would any of the LIs enjoy Studio Ghibli movies, and if they were, which would be their favourite one?

Glass

These are such good questions 😭

Sepharaaa

Dumb question but what animals do you think the OL and OL2 love interests would be?

Sepharaaa

Thank you for your efforts, team. You're doing great! 🧡 - Did Baxter ever look at photos or videos of him and the MC together while he was ghosting the MC? What was he thinking at that time? Did he look for the MC on any of his social media accounts? - We know he didn't respond to MC's messages, but did he read them? What was his reaction to the fact that MC was still writing to him? - I hope this isn't a spoiler, but what happened inside when Baxter shut the door during the break-up scene? Did he collapse on the floor with his back against the door, regretting what he said, or did he return inside and continue packing his belongings like nothing happened? - It might be a little late to ask this but is there a limit to the number of questions per person in the Q&A? 🙈 Have a great day, Kab! 🧡

Klauser

I don't know if this was asked already but we know Cove has this strong connection to the ocean and mermaids. Do Tamarack and Qiu have a mythical creature they are drawn too? I could totally see them both liking fairies or unicorns

BRG

There was a good way to end Step 3? 😂

Chai Kaleel

You’re on thin ice

Vanilla Piper

During the Cove Wedding DLC, there were four versions of Shiloh that could’ve attended. Could JB have been dating any version and it’d just not be mentioned? Or does she ends things once Shiloh become more of a jerk?

mia

I’ve been kind of curious; I know that we won’t be seeing any 18+ moments in OL2 outside of theoretical patreon exclusives- so if and when something that could turn into an 18+ situation, how will it be handled? With Cove it was easy to chalk it up to him not being ready for something like that, or another reason why the situation wouldn’t allow it, will it be like that for Qui and Tamarak? Or, do the pair have a previously thought out limitation preventing them from going very far, like a sexuality, demisexuality, etc? Thank you (:

Vanilla Piper

Hello, hope y’all are all doing alright! I was just wondering if there will be any extra 18+ moments for Cove, Derek or Baxter in the future or will the focus after step 4 of Baxter’s story be primarily on Our Life: Now and Forever’s progression?

Niky Nguyen

Iirc Cove would like to have the same surname as his spouse but otherwise has no preference for how the topic of surnames is handled. Do Derek and Baxter have any preferences in regards to handling surnames with marriage?

Marshie

Hi, GB! I understand if you can't answer this due to spoilers, but if you can: Will the way in which Baxter acts when reunited with MC in step 4 be affected by whether their relationship ended on good or bad terms in step 3? Will there be any special dialogue about the way things ended? Thanks!

Kaya Leigh

Not sure if this would be confidential, but would Tamarack still love us if we were a worm?

ICHGArmy


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