Our Life: Beta Build 0.75! (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android)
Added 2020-07-23 18:39:03 +0000 UTCIt's finally here, mostly! The last update of July with what's nearly the last of Step 2. Unfortunately, the Android build had an error and it's still being remade. That will be added as soon as it's done and we'll make a quick extra post to announce it at that time.
Android Download (the file says demo, but it's the beta. I can't seem to figure how to to get the build name to change, haha)
The start of August will have the true last piece of Step 2, as well as the transition to Step 3, but for now this is what we've got-
New Content:
- 264,000 words in total
- The Moment "Escapade" is now playable
- The first part of the Step 2 ending scene is playable, but there's little to do in that opening scene unless you're crushing on Cove ;)
- The Moment "Road Trip" has an extra branch that's now unlockable if you do something specific in Escapade first.
- The ending scene has an extra branch and a notable variation that can happen depending on things done or not done in "Road Trip".
- You can now set your character to have acne and/or braces starting in Step 2
- Errors were fixed from before
Known Errors:
- Saves from the old beta or the public demo will have errors if used with the new version. Please start a brand new file!
- New events don't have voice acting for most characters yet
- The appearance part of Cove Creator has some small issues with displaying the sprite layers. To try avoiding problems for now, cycle through all the options to get the one you want even if the one you prefer is by default displayed on the Cove Creator sprite.
- If you run into any kind of error report screen, hitting the Ignore option once or twice will generally let the game continue past that point.
I really hope you all will like it. Please don't hesitate to tell us what you think! Escapade is the very last Moment for this time period and the ending scene is also quite a big deal. We tried to make them something memorable ❀
Comments
Aw, well I'm glad it went better that time. I get where you're coming from. It's hard to see people having a hard time, even if it's not your fault. We had hoped to let players go with someone other than just the romantic lead, but the event got way too long so we had to do just a briefer "going alone" version if you don't pick Cove. And the new beta (0.76) does have changes to Soiree, if you ever want to check it out ^^. Thanks for sharing your experience!
GB Patch
2020-08-05 06:32:59 +0000 UTCso I decided to try to play a more positive me, so at the dance i didnt let him know i was sad and when he asked me to go back to dance i did, and it went ALOT better =) I think the problem I was having is that my character was pretty much suffering from the same anxieties as Cove. I nodded instead of talking where able, I deferred to others, i never asked questions, interrupted others, etc. Pretty much like me when i was growing up (which is pretty neat, because its like i get to see what it might be like to be growing up in todays more open/accepting enviroment, rather than dealing with the fears and worries i grew up with in the 70s-80s). And also ty i see where / what you mean now about how the script got the wrong impressions of my intentions. I really didnt want to force Cove so when i read that, it echoed my thoughts on the matter and I chose it lol. I figured if i had to take a guest, it would have been Lee, cause she was chill and would have made me feel comfortable in an otherwise totally scarry setting (for my char that is). Maybe she would have talked to me about why I didnt invite Cove and decide if that had been the right choice or not. LoL no way to know. I still dont know if / how I could invite someone else other than Cove. Or if thats the point, I really cant and its just a matter of the two of us both facing our insecurities and trying to find each other through them anyway. Please dont take any of this the wrong way, hey maybe dont even change anything. What you got is really powerful, and believable. The fact that I was so invested in that scene just proves it! And if its supposed to call attention to those hidden depths and uncertainties, well it really really worked. I WANT Cove to be happy! but its also great that he isnt just a shallow stand in there just to be happy for me (if that makes any sense)
Jeremiah Mack
2020-08-04 00:00:01 +0000 UTCI’m sorry, I’m not sure what part of it is making you feel like it was a bad experience ^^;. Cove wanted to do something and did it, but it was still something hard for him so he confided in the MC about how he felt. He’s not saying it to make the MC feel bad or because he regrets going or because the bad parts are stronger than the positive ones. If that’s not coming across, we can alter things to make it so he more clearly states that the badness hasn’t outweighed the good and he really is happy he got to do it and appreciates the MC for letting him be a part of this. But if it’s just his anxiousness in general makes you not want to admit to crushing on him at that stage, then that’s okay and the game doesn’t make you. You can totally wait until he’s more mature. In order to get Cove to ask, you have to feel the emotion of “I don’t want to force him” instead of choosing the feeling of “I don’t want a guest”. If you don’t want a guest, he doesn’t ask. If you don’t wanna force him, he expresses that you’re not forcing him by showing he wants to go. There are people who need time to make a move themselves and we’re happy to have options for that. But there are also people who need the other person to make a move. I’m afraid it’d be unfair to insist that the player always has to do everything ‘cause Cove never will no matter what. Also, you wouldn’t need to write any lines yourself, aha. You can just mention parts you think give the wrong impression and we could change them in some way on our end. Thank you and I’m sorry I don’t fully get it right now.
GB Patch
2020-08-03 05:49:02 +0000 UTCthanks for the response =) Im not a terribly great writer myself, So I really cant come up with any great lines that would make me feel better. For me its just the sense / feel i got from reading your great lines (no seriously your writting is top notch). I did get that he wasnt upset/unhappy with my character personally, that it was his issues that he was struggling to deal with. But as a friend Id honestly not want to pressure him into any more situations where he is just that uncomfortable (so for example when he asks me if i wanted to go back and dance, i told him no. Why would i want to drag him back out there knowing how uncomfortable it made him). The way it played out just stressed how unready he was (as you say he is a kid after all) to deal with the stress / strain of a deeper relationship and all the expectations that become involved with that. IE as a friend i'd want to give him space and let him find himself more if that makes sense? As for him inviting himself, im not quiet sure how the script determined that I was uncertain about it. I remember specifically deciding twice to myself that i wasnt going to take anyone with me, before I run across him on the beach, and when Im trying to tell him that im unhappy about having to go, and going to go by myself, he jumps in ahead of me with the ask. I think the easiest way to avoid all the unhappiness that follows that happening, is simply for him not to invite himself at all, but rather leave it totally up to the player whether you choose to invite him or not (this way if someone is playing the shy dont want to hurt anyone's feelings type, their not pressured into making what turns out to be an awful mistake). Its one thing if you drag someone into a situation you know is going to be difficult for them, and quiet another if someone invites them self and then chooses to loose it on you. Hope that is helpful!
Jeremiah Mack
2020-08-03 04:51:18 +0000 UTC
