We've got another fun graphic made for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign. And now we know the amounts we're aiming for to get things funded, haha. It's significantly more than the first OL but OL2 is a lot more expensive to make. We've really gone all out with the amount of art and the size of the script. I think we'll be able to make it!
2023-08-27 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
She can still surprise you 🥺️
Kind of unfortunately.
[Side note: These screenshots use the Step 1 version of the neighborhood. Later in development a neighborhood background for S2 with small alterations will be made]
2023-08-26 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu's getting an updated side sprite in Step 2! Very early in development I wasn't sure how I wanted to do the side sprites, whether they'd be super simple and just fully facing to the side or if the poses would be more customized to their demeanor at that current age.
Ultimately, I decided it was most effective to have the posing be consist with the basic side view. Qiu Step 2 originally had a more dynamic angle and so needs a new sprite to be inline with the rest of the side sprites.<...
2023-08-24 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWe all remember the Voiced Name feature in the Our Life series. That's a classic. It's gonna be included in Our Life: Now & Forever. People will be able to request voiced names of their choice by supporting the upcoming Kickstarter campaign.
But we know not everyone who wants a voiced name will be able to get one for various reasons. If none of the names chosen by others end up working for you, we've got a c...
2023-08-23 18:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey! Today I've got this month's Q&A. These keep getting longer, haha. I appreciate that people can still think of things to ask. Hopefully the answers are interesting.
2023-08-22 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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I am beginning to write the Step 2 preview. I've mentioned it before, but I won't consider the OL2's demo complete until it can show off the growing up element of the game at least a little, so despite Step 1 being in early development I'm skipping ahead to write a couple scenes from the start of the teenage time period.
And that means I'll be able to share screenshots of fourteen-year-old Qiu and Tam soon! A beta build for Patreons on tier three and is on the horizon a...
2023-08-21 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's more concept art made earlier in development! The special place from the above perspective only needed one test to be just right. The lower area, though, went through a bit of a process to finally get it exactly as we needed it.
The most important thing that has to be considered for a location is how the character sprites will look layered over the image. There has to be room for them to "stand" and for the perspective/sizing of everything to match. Otherwise, the world bec...
2023-08-20 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I said nearly a year ago that the Our Life: Now & Forever soundtrack was complete, but that was a lie, haha. We needed at least two more songs to truly make it complete; Afternoon and Evening to match with the Morning and Night songs that already exist. And since the songs were generally done in sets of three, there's an additional track as well.
Today I've got a sample of the brand new Afternoon track, and there will be previews of the others in the coming weeks. I'm very exc...
2023-08-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh my God, we did it. Here is a full beta of the final Our Life: Beginnings & Always story 😭. I don't even know what to think about that, so I'll simply get into the explanation of how it works.
The story has no voice acting intentionally and is an entirely separate build from the main game. On PC and Mac you can load in a save file from the main game to bring all your information over into the Patreon story. The Android version doesn't let you load in a save file from the main g...
2023-08-17 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Now the MC is the one who has a point, haha. And Cove made the right call about those candles. Very atmospheric.
It's easy to share lots of these screenshots now, since the entire script is written and edited and proofread 😌. There's still some things to do before we can release a new beta build, but it's all coming together.
2023-08-16 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A small example set of the many good choice option lists in the Wedding Night story 🤭
2023-08-15 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I said there was a second sexy underwear option, and here it is! Also, depending on how you progress, it's possible for Cove to keep his fancy wedding hair while in the lingerie. So that's nice. We're all about the options here.
You can see the white option HERE!
2023-08-14 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
He's got a point, haha.
2023-08-13 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
We've put together this month's beta build for OL2. It picks up where the prior beta left off and finishes the Moment "Walks". As a reminder, Walks is a Linked Moment but so far the other part of the link, Wheels, doesn't exist. Hopefully I can start writing that event relatively soon, haha. For now, Walks can be enjoyed purely as a stand-alone experience!
Here's a look into the design possibilities that went into creating Opa's cozy office. Option B is the one that was fully realized for the game-
Time to vote on another new Discord emote! Last month Serenity was the featured character. We got this fantastic reaction from them-
I've decided for this month that we'll be voting between two possible emote options: an innocent smile with a halo or a mischievous smile with horns. Who can be our angel and who can be our devil, haha? Leave a comment below on which specific character ...
2023-08-10 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Old habits die hard, haha. But also! An alternate version if Cove is more outgoing-
Well, something extra-exciting is happening in the local special place. I think the many arrangements that can be done with the pop-up textbox are so cute 🥰️
2023-08-08 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
You can get all the DLCs, other than the recently released Baxter storyline, for 25% off 🥳️. It's starting now on August 7th and ends on the 14th.
Our Life: Now & Forever is in the festival too. You can try the demo and wishlist the game!
If you recall, there's a finished background that shows main street from down the middle. Prior games of ours would've had to use that background for every scene set on main street, since one place got one backdrop. That was the most that could be done. But in Our Life: Now & Forever we can continue the trend of having more than one perspective of a single area! So, here's main street going doing one of the sidewalks.
It's honestly been great getting to have a world that can f...
2023-08-06 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
It's the 5th of the month and that means the question thread is going live. I'll answer the questions posted here near the end of the month. It'll be done in a voice recording with a text transcript to go along with that. Feel free to ask me what you're curious about for current or future projects or the company in general, as long as it follows the guidelines!
1. Please don't reply to other people's questions even if you know the answer...
2023-08-05 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the very last BG we have to share for Our Life: Beginnings & Always. Naturally, it's the arrival of dawn 😭💕
2023-08-04 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the premise poll! We can focus on Derek's special day, highlight the changing of the seasons, or show off his personal passions.
You can vote on what age you'd like to see Derek at HERE.
This poll will also close on August 8th.
2023-08-03 18:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, Cove's had a lot of recent attention with the bonus moment excitement and everything, Baxter had his time before that since his DLC came out fairly recently, and very soon it's gonna be all about Our Life: Now & Forever.
I feel it's only right to give some love to our old pal Derek for this month's guest art. Especially because September is his birthday month! He was born on September 29th. So, this poll will determine what age Derek appears as in the bonus art. A second...
2023-08-03 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
[Stunning guest piece by eiden_kato on Twitter]
Hi again!
It's August. We're nearing the end of summer already and also the real, real end of Our Life: Beginnings & Always. This will be the final month where Cove James Holden gets any significant content development. Unreal. At least it should be a good time while it lasts. The bonus art is already very snazzy, haha. And, of ...
2023-08-01 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
It's good to actually be here, haha. At the end of June and throughout the first half of July I was on a trip, so all those posts were scheduled in advanced and I was away when they went up. My vacation ended safely on the 15th, and I've been doing my best to get into the normal swing of things. Not too much was finished, but here's the breakdown of the past couple weeks-
Tamarack can't go long without having a big bag full of important things, even when she's dressed fancy, haha. But it's okay, she was able to borrow Omi's purse.
2023-07-30 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
More sweet screenshots from the Wedding Night bonus 💚. It mainly takes place in this hotel room, so nearly all the sneak peeks have to be set in the same location. Oh well, haha.
2023-07-29 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As development goes on, our programmer Shawna has continued to expand the MC's identity customization. The most recent addition in the works is allowing people to directly select the terms they're comfortable with and enter in their own ✨.
You'll be still be able to use the faster method of accepting or rejecting masculine, feminine, and/or gender neutral terms in general, though.
And a lot of this is in the current beta build, but there's already been fixes/improvements s...
2023-07-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Qiu gets a cute screenshot too, haha 💖
2023-07-27 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post