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Question Thread: March 2025 [CLOSED]

Happy Question Thread day of the month!

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 the 19th.

Guidelines:

1. 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.

2. I'm afraid questions about what scenes/choices/art assets 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 Step 1. I do know some things coming later, but only a small fraction of the whole game.

3. 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.

4. Please keep the questions here to things that wouldn't be really hard to tackle in an off-the-cuff, spoken out loud kind of Q&A, aha. Questions about a half dozen characters or wanting an entire theoretical situation described aren't super doable in this situation.

You can always send me questions outside of the audio Q&A if they wouldn't work here!

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

That's everything. Thank you to everyone who participates in the Q&A!

Comments

Greetings again! Hopes you all have a lovely March! <3 1) what would be OL1 LI reaction if MC ask for a pocky game? (assume it to be step 3 or 4) 2) I know Cove himself is not very into video games but would try it out if MC have asked. It makes me curious about his reaction if MC (assume to be love) suggest to play games together that require cooperation such as "it takes two" "overcooked". Would he be very interested to play these kind of games with MC or more like just to simply try it because MC ask for it?

SongSeason

Hi hi! Is Baxter not a reader as a kid? If so, when did the interest start, and was there any particular reason? Is him buying things for Ren (and Qiu?) like a gag or him genuinely trying to be nice or him thinking the money must still be a part of why they're friends?

theoktony

I see. Well, that is a bit of a shame. I find that the name I use often doesn't get included in games. There are always so many unique names, and I don't have a problem with not having a name voiced, I guess it would just be nice.

Cloud

I don't know if this will change but the FAQ page has an answer for this one currently "It’s no longer possible to get a voiced name added to Our Life: Beginnings & Always or Our Life: Now & Forever. That was a special perk for those who backed the project during crowdfunding sessions. That has passed for the games now." Would be awesome if they did another round of crowdfunding so more names could be added! But idk if that would be fair to the original people who donated.

Boozu

In Colorful class and Home, if we have Qiu as our bff, they call us that outloud (e.g. "MC is my best friend in [...] even this whole school"). Why is that? Not that I'm complaing, I just thought it wasn't supposed to be mutual in step 1.

Susana

I was curious. I know we just have our mum, but in the future, can we ask or find out more about the other person who helped create us? Maybe in just health information or even a simple list of information about them? Like if we had any of their features?

Nev

Hope y'all are doing well! The pins look absolutely amazing. 1. How much of an influence does the MC have on the OL2 leads future career path? Is it something more 'random'-ish like for their appearance changes from steps? 2. For the OL2 leads, step 1 and 2, what are their favorite animals? 3. Would the OL2 leads be interested in learning a new language, if so, which? As always, thank you so much for the team's hard work!

linkiv

Hello to you and the team! I hope you’re doing well! I had a few questions regarding Jude and Scott in Baxter’s epilogue. 1. Would the two of them ever want to be parents? 2. Would Jude and Scott ever play D&D? What would their race and class be? 3. Does Scott have any siblings? From what I remember, his side of the family was never really touched on, compared to Jude and his family. I was just wondering if there’s a canon reason or if that detail didn’t make it into the final product. 4. Would you say that Jude and Scott proving Baxter wrong about their relationship lasting is an inside joke within the group? I find it funny how Jude and Scott call him out on it, as well as Baxter having feelings for the mc, if you’re on a romantic route. 5. Jude and Scott don’t seem to mind if the mc and Baxter got together after their wedding, but would they actually mind? Or is it a point of pride for them because they has made the safe space where mc and Baxter could express themselves? 6. This last one is more about Baxter. On a romantic path, he tells the mc that Jude point blank asked him if he liked the mc. How did Baxter get out of answering that question, or did he give a vague response of some sort? If any of these questions don’t make sense please disregard them, I wrote them all early in the morning. Thank you for all the work you and the team do, please make sure to take care of yourself and stay hydrated!💙💙💙

Blue

Hi there! I hope you’re well. My friend and I were talking about Baxter, and his transition from the step 2 version of him we see in OL2 to the step 3 version of him we see in OL1. Going from black to such a light colour must’ve done a number on his hair, so we’re curious about if his hair suffered serious damage

nanzia

Hi! I had a burning question about Shiloh; specifically Our Life Shiloh. In it during Serendipity (DLC Moment) when he talks about his "quirks" he mentioned he really did have a good time with the friend group as a kid and actually regarded Liz highly; so I was wondering with Shiloh being the snake that he is, was he being genuine about that? Does he actually care about Liz in his own messed up way or was he just saying that in the moment to manipulate the group hounding on him? I kind of imagine he does care about Liz seeing that he even mentions her in XOD but then he starts spouting how he doubts she ever regarded him as a friend which is bs in its finest form so it makes me wonder if he only brought it up for extra pity-me points...

Raelia

What's Qiu and Tam 's love language

DevilzCatto

Hi Will there be a chance to join a sport in the game for school or somewhere else and if so would it ever be mention in game text. Thank you keep takeing care of you self <3

Karl crystal

Hi, first time being a patreon member ever and I'm going to take full advantage of. I have one question, I hope it wasn't asked yet, haven't got the time to read all the previous Q&As : Will we have an album of every "special moments" arts in the game OL2 so we can look at them again after playing the scenes ? It would be nice because the arts are sometimes so yummy I'm replaying certains scenes again just to admire them. Besides that, I love OL2 so far and can't wait for the next Beta update !

Ano

3. After playing a couple times, I noticed that Qiu blushes a lot more when you're crushing AND best friends with them. Is there a specific reason for that? I kind of just concluded it's because they haven't had crush on a best friend before. Or something along those lines as they always had people crushing on them, so it isn't out of the norm until it occured with a best friend(?) or maybe I'm just thinking too much on it. The moment that triggered this thought was because while replaying Magic, Qiu would hide in their hoodie if the MC decides to stay and have a moment with them in the hideout. And the only difference that happened in the route was that we're also besties

Junexzee

Hello!! Hope you and your team have been doing well! Thank you guys for all your hard work! I have two questions (maybe more if I find any). I've been trying to catch up on all the Q&A's I possibly missed, if you answered some, feel free to skip as well. 1. Been catching up on all our life 2 content and oof, seems like being with Qiu would be a bit of a hassle depending on the choices/responses we choose, since they seem rather, more noticeably stubborn in this step. Still love them though!! Will take it on as a challenge but I love how real it is. So I was wondering if they'd be willing to listen to the MC if they tried to help them with their eating "habits"/possible "disorder"? As someone that has witnessed many people go through this, it's somewhat like a sensitive thing for me. Of course, I wouldn't want to have MC shove or try to force them to eat if they didnt want to. Just genuinely concerned for their well-being. Maybe the MC could make them something to eat every now and then? 2. Does MC's mom really not get to fall in love with anyone throughout the steps? I saw a response to one of the questions back in November 2024, on how Opal will never get married. Is that never, as in, for as long as the game goes? or even after the game? Because I know a lot of us, me included, were hoping Mr. Yusuf would fill that role. Maybe I might've missed something a while back. Anyway, sorry, hopefully these aren't too serious, upsetting or spoiler-y. Have a great day!

Junexzee

Hello, I've been wondering for a while, but if you do a voiced name thing for OL2, would people be able to give suggestions? If so, is there somewhere they can leave them, and do they have to be a certain patron level to leave that kind of suggestion? I've also wondered, if a name is he same as a voiced name, but spelt different, would the voiced name still work?

Cloud

Hi there! I hope you are doing good! My question has to do with Baxter. We know that Baxter really likes metal music as a teen, but doesn't really listen to it much as an adult (at least I think that's what I remember reading). I was curious though, what type of music does Baxter listen too in step 4? (sorry if this has been asked before)

Willow Redwood

Hello!! I hope you have a great month! Here are some more XOD questions! • What’s Bae’s college major? • Where does Bae hide during P.E. class? • Around how much does Jerk weigh? • What made Bae decide on his hairstyle in both XOD and XOR? • If Bae and Nate woke up late for school, what would they do?

Jelly bae

Hi I am not sure if my question is a hard topic or not. OLNF If our MC has scars will there be a dialog where other characters ask them about it? And if so will the answers be maybe like I fell of a bike/tree or I had some kind of accident like getting hit with a swing. I guees that the only think I could come up with for childhood scars I have some from my own carelessness as a child

Ragdoll

Gooooood time of the day GB Patch people! Hyped for the next released betas of OL2 (totally not going feral over them). My question might not be very original, but still. How would the LIs from OL1&2 care for/treat an MC on their period - cramps, moodswings and craving and all? In either steps of the games. On the same note, how would they react if said MC would ask them if they have a pad during school or in public? Off-topic, but what do you think of my pfp? :3 Anywayyss have a really good day, hope you have fun reading and answering the rest of the questions after me

E

Hi there! Hope your day/week is going well! This might be a silly/strange question, but for Sunset Bird and Golden Grove did you have any particular city/town(s) that inspired these fictional towns?

Jasmin Sotto

Hi, I hope your day is going well and you're taking regular breaks from game development. I have a few questions, but if you don't have time for any of them you can just ignore them. 1. If the mc first language was German/Chinese would Tamarack's grandparents/Qiu's mother be okay with speaking to them in their first language rather than English when it's just them if it was easier for the mc to communicate in their first language. 2. After reuniting with Baxter just as friends, if the mc would to personally ask if they could hire him to plan their wedding, would he be okay with it or would be against it seeing as they're closer now. 3. During the prologue of step one when you meet the second love interest there's a choice that is along the lines of this is that was the second prettiest person you ever seen. Does this mean that in terms of all the pretty people the mc seen, they rank 2nd or that they were second person in terms of number of pretty people they've seen. I know this is a dumb question, but I been racking my brain over it. This is not a question, but although I'm sad XOXO Reunion will never happen, I still love to look at the bits and pieces that are here, I feel the same way about other projects that you planned but never got the opportunity to work on. Even if there will never be a game. I'm also excited for your next game after Our Life Now and Forever even though it's nowhere close to the near future.

NA

Hi again! Hope you are well? So, this time my questions are random and assorted! - Worldbuilding: last month you talked about the genetics of hair and eye colors in the XOXO / Our Life universe, and I actually remember all of that from XOXO, but I thought about my OL2 MC who has two colored hair (very light beige and dark brown, which would be two primary hair colors that are fairly different) and heterochromia (one golden and one orange eye, so two secondary but similar colors)... How is THAT even classified? Also, is it even rarer to have two toned hair with one primary and one secondary color? Same for the eyes. - OL1: is there like ONE thing you'd love to change in one of the leads' backstories if you had the opportunity? Like for example, if you were writing the game now, would you write something differently? - OL1: I recall you saying it would take a long time for Baxter to feel secure and stable enough in a relationship to want to marry. But I was wondering - assuming he knows MC is interested in marriage - would he actually end up proposing, even if it's years after the game's end, or would the MC have to do it? - Project W: can lumulles grow aquatic plants or algae on them? And corals, with these being more akin to animals but still growing on rocks? - Project W: do you have an approximate of the amount of skin and eye color options and plant/flower-hair variants for the MC character creator? Just to know the amount of freedom we can expect - obviously not asking for anything specific so early on! Obviously feel free to skip any question that can't be answered - especially with Project W being in such early stages! Thanks for taking the time each month for this!

Konoi Kurozora

Hello, I am not sure if the question has been asked before and it may not be something that is known at this point, im wondering if there is any possibility for some kind of DLC content where the characters from OL1 go on vacation to the OL2 world or some way for them all to meet as a bonus episode type thing?

Megan Nightingale

Hello GB Patch and company! It’s time that I remembered that I have questions for the game. As always answer the ones you feel comfortable on explaining and I hope you have a pleasant month! 1. How Qiu and Tamarack feel towards an Mc that was on the Autism spectrum? We all know and love Qiu scattered brained ADHD, and it would be interesting to see how they might get along with someone who is also neurodivergent. Would also be very nice to see how Tamarack would react to the Mc in their day to day hang outs. 2. Expanding off of the last question, my Mc in step 2 has to use noise canceling headphones due to their increased sensitivity to noise and typically has to where them when a lot of people are around like school. How would step two Tamarack and Qiu react towards that? Would they try to be more accommodating to their needs? 3. In step 1, if we chose the option that Mc lost the paper airplane in their house while unpacking. Will it turn up eventually later down the steps? That’s all! Thank you again for taking your time to answer!

Mrs.PotatoCat

Hello! Thank you for all of your hard work as always. Feel free to skip if this question has already been answered before! Will there be a gallery option on the main menu like there was in Our Life 1?

mimi

Hi! I may just have not seen if you have answered this question before or its may be to early to say but when will step 2 in OL2 be finished. Thank you for making these amazing games :)

Karl crystal

1. Will there be a chance to discuss sexual/romantic orientation with Qiu/Tamarack in step 2 of N&F like how you can discuss it with Cove in step 2 of B&A? 2. What set of wheels would Cove choose?

FatefulNobodies

Hello and thank you for all your hard work! From an earlier Q&A, I remember you saying that the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons were big inspirations for the Our Life games. Do you have any favourite games or characters from the franchise?

Ari

I hope that you and your team are having a good day! I have two questions for you. 1) Do you have a favorite character to write for in OL2? 2) I'm not sure if you can answer this question , but how do the LIs in OL2 feel about a physically affectionate MC in Step 2?

MangogoLane

When it comes to the type game, Jeremy's choices being Everett or JB, what was it he liked that led to his answer being JB or Everett? Also if Pran disappeared, without a trace, and never came back how would Jeremy react? Would he still think of Pran as the years went by?

aki lee

One of my favorite smaller details of Our Life is when the writing mentions something specific by its real name, like the Corvette Jude and Scott got for their wedding, or Derek's Gamecube in step 2. Will Now and Forever have more of that? Also because i'm a huge car nerd what year was jude and scott's corvette?

Get Funky

Hi, I was hoping to learn a little more about Opal! Would she be the sentimental type of parent who likes to mark her child's height on doorways and keep drawings she's given, or does she not really do that kind of stuff? If she has a desk at her job would she keep pictures of mc and like to talk about them, or prefer to be more private about it? Do you have any fun facts about her design/personality that you wouldn't mind sharing? She's quickly become my second fav ol mom (after Kyra of course, lol) and I'm looking forward to more scenes with her! Thanks for doing these q&as, I always love reading them!

Disson

it might just be me not paying attention but is there going to be polyamory between qiu, tamarack and the mc?

Ally

hello! hope you're having a great day, GB. I have a question, and I hope it’s not too inappropriate! how does Cove (at 28, I presume) feel about his spouse drinking alcohol? is he indifferent, a little worried, or does he join in occasionally?

Folk

Hi again! First i wanted to thank you for your continuous good work as always, and i hope you are doing well. This time i wanted to ask a bit of a random question regarding Cliff/Cove. By any chance, either of the two ever thought about keeping the cast somewhere after it was removed (or if they actually kept it)? Like maybe as a keepsake? I know that it might have reminded them of unpleasant memories at first, but it could also have reminded them of all the good things that came after they moved to Sunset Bird and met the MC family. Thank you again for taking your time to read this random question. (and as usual, i hope my english wasn't too bad)

NeneGh

Hi, GB! If it's ok, I'd like to preface my question by saying thank you for your wonderful work. Our Life: Beginnings and Always has helped me cope with some very bad things in my life. Thank you, and your characters, for helping me heal. My question is: Do any OL1 characters (Pamela, Noelani, Cove, Terry, etc) celebrate Pride? If yes, how? Would any of them participate in a Pride parade?

Lady in Yearning

Hey! I hope y’all are doing well :) 1. If you’re familiar with the famous Soldier, Poet, King quiz/ trope, who would you say is the soldier, poet, and king in the cul-de-sac trio? 2. If you set Qiu/Tamarack to be jealous, would they be jealous of other people besides each other? Or is the jealousy limited to within your trio? 3. Would there be an option to make Qiu/Tamarack's feelings towards you one sided? (for the angst hehe) 4. What would Qiu and Tamarack’s MBTI types be? (If you’re familiar with MBTIs)

hieronymus

+ this is very unimportant lol but if you don't mind sharing how is the transcription of these monthly Q&As done? I assume it's not fully manual considering their length, but for text-to-speech I'm always impressed at how accurate they are

canoncorgi

Was Mrs Lin having blue hair always the intention? I guess I struggle to see it as anything other than black in her sprite art

canoncorgi

Who in the OL1 cast would be most + least likely to engage in pride events? Such as hanging flags, going to parades, dressing up/face paint etc. If the full cast is too broad I'm specifically interested in who would be most and least likely among the LIs, Terry, and ally Miranda.

canoncorgi

I remember you saying at one point that Qiu would prefer being called an "SO" over a "partner"; just curious if that has changed since it seems like "partner" has become a lot more common in the queer community as of late

canoncorgi

I feel like this might've been asked before but do you think any of the OL characters would be interested in the OL games? Assuming they weren't actually characters in them, haha. I assume the answer would be no for most of them, but considering Tamarack gets into cozy games when she's older could that include visual novels?

canoncorgi

We've seen how jealousy over the MC can add some tenseness in step 2, but is/could there be any envy between Qiu and Tamarack contributing to their rift in step 2? Such as Tamarack envying Qiu's popularity, Qiu envying Tamarack's success in school etc

canoncorgi

What do Tamarack and Qiu think about being only children? If they could have siblings, how many would they want + would they want them to be older or younger? Asking specifically in step one and possibly two, if you have an answer

canoncorgi

Hello! Thank you for all of your hard work and making such memorable games. I hope you're doing as well as possible. :) Sorry for poor formatting, I'm on mobile. I had a few questions. 1. I get the sense that Opal and the MC for OL2 struggled financially before coming to Golden Grove just based on Opal's practicality, her reactions to/attitude toward getting a root beer float, a mention that the MC had always known the value of a dollar, and the mention they'd never stayed in one place for long and never had a house, plus I imagine it's very challenging to be a single mother in one salary. Was that intentional, or am I reading into things too much? Either way, I found it relatable in a comforting way. 2. In Baxter's OL1 Step 3 moment when he talks about how he had friends, was he referring to just Qiu and Renee, or Tamarack and MC as well? 3. Not a question, but I'm really excited and thankful there will be moments focusing on Opal and MC's relationship, I'm very excited to see and play those. :) Thank you again for taking the time to answer questions every month!! :)

selkie

Thank you so much for all of your hard work, your games are wonderful! :) How would each of the OL1 boys react to an MC who is very clingy/physically affectionate? I know we get a lot of chances to be physically affectionate with Cove (side note: the piggy back option is absolutely adorable, thank you!), but I mean someone who is practically attatched to others by the hip - constant handholding, linking arms, kissing on the cheek, platonic cuddling on the couch etc. I'm particularly curious how Baxter would react in Step 3 since he tries to keep a certain amount of distance. Would his reaction differ if they're dating or just friends? Thank you again, I hope you have a lovely day!

Stella Davia

Happy March! :-] I just have a Baxter question: how does Baxter do around small children (assuming they aren’t his own)? There’s often kids or babies at weddings, or maybe even a Cove & MC baby later on he’d be introduced to- would he get annoyed easily? Find them too messy? Or a surprisingly good babysitter? I love thinking about how he handles unfamiliar situations, hehe. I hope things continue to go well, thank you for these fun Q&A’s! :-]

lambydance

Happy March and I hope the team's doing well! Skip any questions and be as vague as you want. I finally did a run through of the demo after about a year and I love how the game is developing. 1) On a surface level, how would you characterize the side characters' popularity or reputation in school during step 2 (relative to Qiu and Tamarack perhaps)? I'm particularly curious about Ren and Vianca! I'd guess their personalities could be polarizing, but I could be totally wrong. 2) I love learning more about the OL2 characters' social dynamics! I was wondering, as of now, do you foresee Tamarack's parents interacting with Opal and the Lins? 3) Do Tamarack's parents place particular importance on Tamarack, or those who she surrounds herself with, performing well academically? 4) I'm candidly not super sure how to phrase this one, so I apologize if it comes out awkward. Do you foresee the MC ever having the option to explicitly or implicitly cite the reason for their (potential) falling out with Opal to be because they perceive her as being too absent? Thank you!

liumiu

I’ve been thinking about this, but will there ever be like a one sided crush option? Whenever we choose relationships it’s always both of the characters feel the same and I was always curious what that’d be like. But if this one counts as unanswerable I have another one, would there be more hair options or clothings options for the dolls in the future?

Orange

Hello <3 Hope you are well <3 How do you pronounce Tamarack's grandmother's name, Dorothea?

Soapie

Hii! It's okay if this question can't be answered, but I'm so curious... I asked once why Qiu seemed to be bothered when MC chose to pull away from them in the step 2 prologue preview thinking that they would judge the MC and you answered that Qiu is simply not happy when the MC puts distance between them. Will this be a thing that we as players can keep doing and that Qiu can acknowledge and ask the MC about it?

Susana

Will the character being trans (coming out after part 1) affect other parts of the story other than the start of part 2?

Rowan1920

hi! i hope everything is well for you! i had a question a little while ago about qiu and singing, and i was wondering, would anyone else in golden grove be interested in picking up an instrument or singing? and if so, would they be willing to start a band with MC?

Renzo Parker

Will the MC ever be able to be better/more talented at ballet than Autumn? I know that's sorta his thing and the MC can take ballet classes too, so I was just curious if Autumn could ever fall behind or if the MC could get ahead. Also side note, I absolutely adore that we can take ballet classes with them!!

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