Wow, it's already time to get an autumn themed guest piece. Since this is when a lot of people are headed back to school, I think we should have somebody dressed up in an academic aesthetic kind of outfit. I'll put all three of the main OL series leads on poll this time. You can leave a comment on what Step/hair length you think should be used.
The poll will close on August 8th 2024-08-03 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[Gorgeous guest piece by BR3ADHOUSE on Twitter]
Hi ✨
The year is over half done! It's gonna be a race to get as much of Step 2 done before 2025 as possible, but I can't get too far ahead of myself. We've still got to take progress one month, and one day, at a time.
Hey everybody!
Another month is behind us. Last time I wrote one of these posts, I had been feeling pretty behind. Now I'm feeling better! Things are coming along and I've managed to get over some massive hurdles. I'll explain that in the progress breakdown-
The Our Life: Now & Forever demo has not been updated with new content, haha. But Steam released a new feature that lets you give demos their own store pages! I put that together for OL2. If you want, you can leave feedback for the demo as a review on Steam ✨
I think this is a pretty neat ...
2024-07-29 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the concepts that were created for Tamarack's childhood room! Option A is what ended up in the game.
And there's an extra bonus piece I can share. Originally, this background was created with nice daytime lighting. However, I realized I wanted the scene after Qiu's ballet practice to be in the evening. So, you only see her room with a cozy sunset lighting in the story. If y...
2024-07-28 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Today the artbook for Our Life: Beginnings & Always launched! It's 10% off for the first full week.
This is the last piece of extra content we'll release for this game 🥺️. Thank you for ever...
2024-07-26 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHere's this month's Q&A! It's another super long one. But there's actually a small lie in here. I mention off-handedly I don't play Harvest Moon now. That's not true. It's the recent en...
2024-07-25 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Project W Wednesday 😄
This time I feel like rambling about the creation process again. Something that's hopefully going to be neat about Project W is the size of the cast and the amount of stuff that's going on. There are three leads and those people have entirely different lives. They're not neighbors, they're not kids who don't have much prior history. They're full grown indivi...
2024-07-24 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finished 😊🥰️😭
And I'll repeat this from the line art preview:
Everyone has their own outfits for their MC, however this scene happens when the MC is trying out a jacket/pair of gloves they just got. There's a few options at the store to mix and match with, but it's not the normal wardrobe. So, that's how this cut-in image was made possible, haha.
Cut-In A...
2024-07-22 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! I've been on a trip since the 17th and today I'll be heading home. This post is scheduled to come up while I'm still travelling, but before tomorrow I'll be back.
Normal development work will continue on the 22nd ✨
2024-07-21 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Her expressions are so precious! 💞
Artist: redridingheart
2024-07-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The spooky celebrations continue out of the neighborhood as well! It sure is thrilling to be out late as a kid.
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-07-18 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Yeah, I wasn't gonna post on a Tuesday, but I realized I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow and it'd be better to just have the build come out before then. There's no law saying I have to post at the exact same time everyday, haha.
So we've now got the first Step 1 DLC Moment fully playable. Hooray! You can finally get through the night and come out on the other side.
It's the great debate. Is Halloween about frights or delights?
if mc scary costume:
qiu “You might be kinda creepy, [first_name], but mine’s the scarier costume.”
if contesting:
“How dare he!”
if mc not scary costume:
qiu “I’m the only one who’s even trying to be scary here.”
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tam “So? H...
2024-07-14 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another fun extra-touch that's been added for this Moment 😄. You spend so much time in one place, there's gotta be some ways to shake things up.
2024-07-11 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, it's time for another poll. Last month we voted on various different emote possibilities. For July, I'd like to have a specific character get an emote- Derek's other baby brother Jorge! Nico has an emote and Derek has multiple, but Jorge doesn't have one yet.
You can decide what age he'll be at in the poll and you can leave comments to suggest what type of pose/expression he should ...
2024-07-10 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This is Tamarack's CG in the DLC! I'm sure the two of you are cooking up something wonderful 😄
Artist: redridingheart
2024-07-08 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
After beginning to program the event, I decided on having an extra-extra alteration for the main slumber party background. There's gotta be some nice flashlight ambiance for the kids.
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-07-07 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHello. I've got the question thread ready to go for this 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 July 19th.
1. Plea...
2024-07-05 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
You can hold hands 🥺️💘
Of course, everyone has their own outfits for their MC, however this scene happens when the MC is trying out a jacket/pair of gloves they just got. There's a few options at the store to mix and match with, but it's not the normal wardrobe. So, that's how this cut-in image was made possible, haha.
Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman
2024-07-04 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostToday we get to vote on the final "summer beach" series of guest art pieces. Renee is gonna get her turn to enjoy some rays. Tamarack and Qiu had active poses, so Renee will be taking it easy. Feel free to leave comments on how she should specifically be doing that.
Also, Renee doesn't have multiple hairstyles, so there won't be a second poll to decide that.
The poll will cl...
2024-07-03 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
[Stunning guest piece by Nagifry on Twitter]
Hi everybody!
It's a new month. My progress counters are back to zero and there's all the time in the world to meet my goals.
2024-07-01 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello 👋
June is over. I wish it wasn't! I feel like I spent the entire time being behind. But there was some major progress and things can just keep going in July. The end of the month doesn't mean it's too late to do anything. So for now, let's go over what did happen these past weeks-
Well, I hadn't realized how few days were left to make posts in June, so I'm having this go up on a Saturday. I normally don't schedule posts for my days off, but it's cool. I like talking about Project W. Also, this time I have something important to mention and didn't want to wait another month before letting players know.
So, this game will continue the tradition of no "wrong" choices ...
2024-06-29 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Phew, we've got the build ready just in time! Thank you for the patience with this update. It's been a busy month. But we can now share the first look into the Step 1 DLC with half of Slumber Party ✨
Also, this event does split at one point and getting one branch will show you more scenes than the other version right now. I'll mention at the bottom how to get the extra story.
This month's Q&A might be the longest one yet! There were a couple places where I misspoke and said things like Step 1 when I meant Step 2. Corrections were made in the transcript for t...
2024-06-27 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the last one of the Halloween cul-de-sac set! The MC's house has some decorations too. Opal picked them out.
Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)
2024-06-26 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I lied. The MC doesn't get to pick first, they pick second. These are Mrs. Baumann's aprons so she gets whichever she wants. Omi has a design for each season, so naturally she's gonna wear the autumn apron no matter what.
Artist: redridingheart
2024-06-24 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
