Hello!
Today's post is announcing the Sensitivity & Authenticity readers that were hired to work on Our Life: Now & Forever. Each of them prepared a brief bio-
Sarah Clark:
Sarah Clark is a mad crip genderqueer and two-spirit NDN editor. You can find them at sarah-clark.carrd.co.
Rose:
Hiii, I'm Rose! I love analyzing my favorit...
2024-06-23 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu's casual inclusion is so sweet 😭!!! And Tamarack is too adorable in her pjs with the pink bookmark 💕
Also, now you know another of the many antics these kids are gonna get up to that night, haha.
2024-06-21 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu is gonna show you a photo album 🥺️. His grandparents sent those pictures!
The phone isn't as instantly charming and special seeming, but it's used for something interesting.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-06-20 18:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The houses are gonna be updated for the chapter card! Right now, the demo and beta reuse the houses from the Step 1 version. However, things have changed a bit and that will be reflected in the opening image.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-06-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the finished version of the Lin's Halloween House 🥰️
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-06-17 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
🎅🎅🎅🎅
What makes you think of trick-or-treating more than good old Saint Nicholas?
“The adults instantly resumed their chatting about work and the weather and, you didn’t know, something else starting with “w”? More words of wisdom, maybe.”
“A couple feet lower, in the realm ruled by kids, Tamarack popped out from behind her grandma.”
tam “Ho-ho-ho!”
“She chortled while dressed head to toe in a th...
2024-06-16 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Tamarack is an artist! And that simple pencil has some pretty incredible importance. There's plenty that'll be going on in classroom 24.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-06-14 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Tammy is borrowing her Omi's aprons! The reason there are two options is 'cause she lets you pick first. If you choose the one she normally wears, she'll have to go for her second favorite.
The one on the right is her preferred option 😊
Artist: redridingheart
2024-06-13 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The Lin's sure have gotten into the Halloween spirit, haha.
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-06-12 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody!
It's been a while since we've gotten to vote between various brand-new emote options, so that's what's happening this month. There's a few fun options. You can use comments to let me know which character you think should be used with these premises.
This poll closes after the 16th
2024-06-10 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the completed BG. The Baumann house is the least decorated for holiday in the neighborhood, aha. Mrs. Baumann's not gonna break her back for that!
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-06-09 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The CG is finished!! You can finally see the whole thing. Though there's one alteration that's still a secret 🤭
Artist: redridingheart
2024-06-07 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
And here's the chapter card for the final Moment of Step 1! I wonder what will happen ☂️
Oh, well I've made a mistake, ahah. This is why feedback is important. I used Tamarack's umbrella because I like it and it would've been a spoiler to use it for the other time you go out in the rain. But this is an MC focused event, I didn't think about how the term "Moving" could have serious connotations for Tamarack as well.
I think might keep the umbrella as the icon and just cha...
2024-06-06 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It's time for June's Q&A thread to go live.
Here you can ask me things you're wondering about for our games or company and they'll be answered at the end of the month an an audio recording (with a text transcript too). Just make sure the questions long follow the guidelines!
The thread will close after June 19th.
1. Please don't reply to other people's questions even if you know the answer. The fun of joining a Q&A i...
2024-06-05 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Wooo! Here's the finished Halloween cut-ins. They both look so great.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-06-04 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here's the poll to vote on Tamarack's hairstyle! Tamarack likely wouldn't wear her glasses to the beach and her other accessories don't make too much sense to wear either. So, that's all decided by default. Because of that, you can leave a comment on whether you think Tamarack should have her hair in a ponytail or leave it down like usual.
The poll will close on June 8th.
Happy voting!
2024-06-03 18:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, since this month Qiu got their summer fun bonus piece, next up is Tamarack! She'll be her Step 3 self. This poll will be voting on the general tone of the image and another poll to choose her hairstyle is coming up in a minute.
Also, I removed the "Playing game/being active in the ocean." option since that's what was used for Qiu and it'd be nice to give Tamarack something different.
The poll will close on June 8th.
Have fun deciding!
2024-06-03 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
[Lovely guest piece by Meraooni on Twitter]
Happy June!
It's the OL1 time of year again, if you're in the northern hemisphere. Despite that, the autumnal OL2 remains our number one focus at GB Patch Games.
To see what got done last month, you can read the post HERE. And now let's go over ...
2024-06-01 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everybody!
The end of spring is upon us, and it was the first entirely normal development month for me in a while. Though it was only normal in the sense that I wasn't spending multiple days of May on a trip. But what I did during all those work hours was actually pretty different. Let's get into the breakdown-
To start, 44,900 words w...
2024-05-31 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! It's that time again when I share some insight into the game coming after OL: N&F. And I've got some information that might be interesting, but in a very different way than usual.
I'm not gonna tell you about what the project is like, I'm gonna tell you what it isn't. And Project W isn't about the story or characters I had been planning through 2022-2023. I scrapped years of outlining work!
I mentioned in April my struggles on choosing leads, but I actually had...
2024-05-30 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I've gotten the application page set up for sensitivity/authenticity readers! Feel free to check out the full job posting on our website.
Sensitivity/Authenticity Reader Application Page
The application process will close after Saturday June 8th, 2024.
Also, yes, Step 1 is seriously over 400,000 words just by itself, aha.
2024-05-29 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
More fun and games at the Golden Grove slumber party 😚
tam “Let’s play dare or double-dare except now you can’t leave the mattress.”
qiu “Hmm. That’s pretty interesting. What kinda dares can you do sitting here?”
tam “I don’t know. That’s what’ll make the game fun. And also, the darer can dare two people- not just one. That’s what makes it a “double dare”.”
Menu:
... 2024-05-27 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
There's gonna be an even closer version of the Baumann's frontyard for trick-or-treating purposes 🍭😈
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-05-26 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHappy two year anniversary of these Q&As! It's hard to believe how long this has been a part of the Patreon. And it is really amazing people still have so many interesting questions to submit, haha.
2024-05-24 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
They're so cute in their pjs 😭💕! I love a veritable slumber party.
2024-05-23 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The public demo for Our Life: Now & Forever has officially been updated! The main change is that there's a whole second Moment to play in Step 1. Other than that, there's been some small additions, fixes, and improvements.
Steam Page (Windows/Linux Build Only)
The CG for Slumber Party is still coming along. Now you can see Qiu's various expressions. They're so adorable 🥰️
2024-05-20 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Spooks and sweets! This is exactly what Halloween is about.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-05-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've got two update to share. First, is that the public demo will be updated to include the Step 1 Moment "Wheels" on Wednesday, May 22nd ✨. I don't know exactly what hour it'll happen at, but that's the day. It'll be really nice to have both of the linked Moments together in the demo.
Second, is that this month's beta build got a slight update. It went from version 1.3.13 to 1.41. This didn't add any new scenes. It was an upd...
2024-05-17 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the finished background! It's got plenty of autumn charm 🍂
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-05-16 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post