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Hello! How are you? 😊

This is my first time requesting about OurLife2! 😭 (I'm literally obsessed with it.)

How about Qiu Lin from maybe 2 step or 1...Idk! I can't choose!! With a tall, popular, calm, sporty male reader (Hopefully it's not too much...)

Basically he is really popular between kids and teens, adults because of his good looks, sporty activities, personality, I think it would be better if I just said everything. And by surprise he shows interest in Qiu and he doesn't hide it, he is really laid back, but he likes to show affection, like hugs, gifts, compliments, even protects from rude and bad ones! (Headcanon ^^)

♦ Qiu with a sporty and popular male!MC headcanons ♦

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Qiu has always been popular;

It was something they enjoyed back when they were little;

being well-liked meant that you had more friends to play with and that you could make a bunch of people happy;

But as they grew… It just became a nuisance;

Too many people to try and please, and too many friendships to try and balance. It was too much work and they couldn’t afford to spend that much time on it;

But no matter how much they pushed people away, how cold and unbothered they acted, people just seemed to feel more drawn to them;

It was frustrating since they didn’t even want that type of attention to begin with!;

Well… At the very least, not from them. But they didn’t mind it when it came from MC;

Mc was their opposite in a couple of ways. Friendly, calm and always willing to lend a hand and help someone in trouble;

He always seemed to be surrounded by a small group of acquaintances and admirers, and was often willing to spare time to get to know them;

MC was popular by choice, not circumstance;

Just by looking at it, Qiu felt exhausted;

 Helping everyone and stretching yourself thin to make everyone feel happy and special wears you down, that’s what their experience taught them;

Yes, it made them happy at the time;

They liked seeing how someone’s eyes would brighten up when they remembered their favourite colour or made them a drawing on their birthday;

But it was tiring, and they didn’t want MC to ever feel as drained as they’d felt;

So Qiu would try to help MC without trying to get too involved with other people;

If MC seemed overwhelmed by his admirers, Qiu would show up and take him by the hand, dragging him away from the crowd while making up some excuse about them being late for something they had previously planned;

They would make sure that MC had time for himself too. That he wasn’t pushing himself too hard in his sports practices and he took the time to rest;

I think that ultimately Qiu is a very affectionate person themselves;

Even if they’re more reserved in their teen years, when it comes to someone they care deeply about they like physical affection and don’t mind being on the receiving end of it (even if I think they’d prefer being a little more private about it);

They would show up to all of MC’s games and be very supportive of his interests! Just know that they’re always cheering for him;

If MC enjoys popularity and being around a lot of other people, Qiu would make more of an effort to be nice and endure for his sake;

They’d tease the MC a lot for being like a golden retriever;

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Technically the step 4 ver of my Mc for OurLife2 but merged into a Moriarty The Patriot oc so I figured why not both since he was heavily inspired by Liam and Louis.

His name is Vincent James Moriarty, Vin for short.

Random info about him that I totally did not come up with on the spot:

Can and will conveniently forget important info but will remember that one time you owed him money and never gave it back 10 yrs ago.

Louis' younger twin brother

Likes murder mystery novels even though he can guess who the killer is early on.

Is just as smart as his brothers, just doesn't show it often, finds it too much of an inconvenience.

Is clumsy, that's how he got his scar

Tired 24/7

Albert is the one who cut his hair, that's why it looks similar to Liam's, decided to keep it since it's more practical than his previously long hair.

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Hey!

Since we will also have voiced names in OurLife2, I was wondering if it would also be possible to use one of the available names as the voice that we will hear when Tamarack/Autumn call us by our nickname. I wanted to know if it will be possible since I saw an ask saying that there will be no voiced nicknames, but otherwise, we would be able to use the name as a nickname. (Since some of the available names may be nicknames for other people.)

Anyway, I hope I was understandable in my explanation, and I also know that these games take time and work, so thanks in advance for everything you've done!

I'm afraid not! That would encourage people to try choosing non-names for their voiced name with the intention of making it a voiced nickname. Sort of going around the system. And a nickname can be anything, but we have to have limits on the kinds of names we accept to avoid people trying to get too jokey with it all. So, we'd be in a position where we'd likely have to keep denying people's requests for what they wanted as their voiced name, which wouldn't be fun.

And adding in the the option to use voiced names as a nickname once all the names were chosen under those rules would feel like we tricked people. It's just not something we can broach without it making things too complicated/unfair. Nicknames can't be voiced, and that'll always be the case.

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Ask Answers (February 22nd, 2021)

Hello! Here’s another collection of anon ask answers all put together in one big post.

This might be strange considering how upbeat yall are about the fandoms for your games in general, but is there any particular trope or ship you WOULDN'T want us writing/drawing/etc. in relation to your stuff? (IE, any canon you don't want us 'overwriting' or something like that?)

Of course we would want the fan content people make to not be racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, harmful, etc. But in terms of generally doing non-canon pairings or adding in headcanons or stuff, we really don’t mind that. People are welcome to have fun and explore their own ideas.

for the 1.2 Android update was it meant to download as a  separate app? I really want to keep my previous save files but they don't show up (also thank u for the updates I'm really excited to get back into the game!!)

We had to change the name of the file and unfortunately for some phones that meant it’s treated as a brand new game. I’m sorry your saves didn’t transfer over to the new version. You can try to look up your specific phone and see if there’s a way to access save files for games on your device and then transfer those saves over to the new build manually. It may or may not be possible.

I'm having some trouble figuring out how to get the update from Itichio without losing my save files? Is it the same game or a folder I can put in the properties? Sorry if this question is not worded well or if this isn't the avenue you'd want to take technical questions on

Are you using Android? If so, the above answer may apply to you. If you’re on PC or Mac, the save files will automatically still be included.

Hey. I really loved playing our life. It was a fun experience and I never thought I would like it this much. I do have a question, I am currently replaying the game and I am choosing choices I never chose at first. In step 2 during the road trip arc, I decided to ask Cove about what he liked to see on people. One of his response was anklets and black eyes. My MC have just happens to have black eyes. Do Cove say black eyes cuz my mc have it or it was just a coincidently programmed into the game?

He uses your eye color intentionally! If you changed your eye color he’d change what he said.

Will step 4 have 10 moments like steps 1-3? 

Step 4 is only an epilogue. It plays like the openings/endings of the earlier Steps where it’s a bunch of scenes all in a row, there aren’t any individual Moments.

hi! who was/were the artist(s) for our life? 

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who is the artist for Our Life: Beginning and Always?

Main Sprite and CG Artist: Addrossi

Main Background Artist: Vui Huynh

Main Interface Artist: Winter Slice

Other artists who helped out can be seen in the credits of the game.

In the new ol, there are two main love interests... Would it be possible to pair them together or is that weird? 

You can’t stay single and pair them together. If we are going to add all the extra content to have a route where the two LIs get together, it’d be a full poly route where them and the MC were all dating. And that’s not a for sure option yet because it’d add a lot of extra complications. But either way, in OL the relationships all gotta be about the MC, haha.

In OL2, there will be extra LIs in form of DLCs? Like Dexter and Baxter. 

Maybe! We’ll see how it goes.

Since Cove will have 2 diff body types in s4, will the storyline and dialogs reflect this? Or all of it will be the same? Btw love the game and sorry for bad english. Hope this doesn't sound rude 😅 

Some descriptions and pieces of dialog will change, but it won’t impact the story really. And you don’t need to apologize! It’s all good.

Will you ever release the transparent sprites of the Our Life characters? 

Probably not, I’m afraid. They’ve got a lot of pieces and it’d just be kind of hard to deal with, aha.

Something I was curious about, what was your inspiration for making a game with so much customization?

Initially, the idea was just about having a romance where you actually grew up with the LI. But it was pretty stressful to try deciding how fast the relationship would progress with it taking place over such a long period of time and with no real storyline carrying it. People might not wanna play a game where the characters don’t get along as kids, but other people might not bother with a game where kids immediately liked each other. So the obvious answer came, just let the player pick themselves how it goes. From there we simply continued to add more flexibly with the MC due to the same thought process of wanting to make sure people were onboard with how their life was going.

What made you decide to change the artstyle for ol 2 so much? I of course respect all your decisions and will buy the shit out of everything related to ol 2, but i love the original style and i m honestly not a fan of the styles shown on patreon, despite me liking the painterly style in general. (I don t mind the style being changed, just that the examples shown so far all feel like there s something wrong with them.) 

We’ve always used different art styles for each of our projects. They all have distinct looks from each other. It’s just nice to do something new. I’m glad you really like how the first game looks, though. And those samples were only general concepts, rather than the exact options being decided between. We wanted to see reactions to different options. The art style we’re going with won’t be exactly like those, though I personally like all of them. I think players are gonna enjoy the style Our Life: Now & Forever when it’s revealed.

Hey! Is it ok to ask what gender ourlife2 protagonist will be and if we'll be given the same opportunity to customize an MC? Totally understand if you're keeping this under wraps for now if u don't wanna say! 

OL2 will have the same type of MC customization as OL1, but even more refined! So their gender will be up to you.

Hi! I happened upon Our Life on Steam by pure chance. It is such a great game, I am super excited about the DLC, and I just want you all to know that you are awesome! :D I have a question, and I'm sorry if it's been asked before. Do you have plans of making more games similar to Our Life, with customizable player character? The customizable player character was probably the one thing I personally have been desperate for in romance VNs. So glad there finally is one and would love to see more.

Thank you! And yep, we do have plans for more games like Our Life, most notably is another game in the franchise- Our Life: Now & Forever. We’ll also likely have other, non-OL, games with customizable MCs, though we may still have some games with set MCs in the future as well.

On the patreon dlc just curious but is it possible to play it without actually sleeping together/getting the nsfw content? I just want to spend more time with Cove 

Yeah, you can still choose not to go that far. Though the event is shorter if you pass on the 18+ stuff.

At the beginning of Step 2, did Cove end up accidentally falling asleep in your bed? Or did he fall asleep on the floor? 

He fell asleep sitting on the floor with his body/head leaning against the side of the bed.

This may seem like a weird question, but what exactly is the difference between "direct" and "relaxed" on the comfort scale?

Direct is blunter and more teasing, relaxed is lighthearted and goes with the flow.

can the MC have tattoos in step 3? 

Not in Step 3, but you can in Step 4.

how would Cove react if he visited somewhere like North Carolina in winter where it can get in the 20s(F) at night sometimes? 

He would be shocked and unprepared for what serious coldness is really like, haha. The poor beach baby would wanna go home.

Hello! I just joined the PATREON!! It’s amazing! I love your games! I have a question, approximately how much after will the nsfw be out? After or before the dlc 3 and step four? Sorry my English isn’t the best!❤️❤️❤️ 

Thanks so much! The NSFW DLC will be out after the Step 3 DLC but before Step 4. And you don’t need to apologize for that ^^.

This might be obvious but, will step 4 have dlcs? Also, where will the nsfw dlc happen? Won't bother me at all if it s in in our or his house but i do think it d be moderately funny 

Step 4 will have the Cove Wedding DLC and the Derek and Baxter romance DLCs each add a lot of new content to Step 4, though they’re also partially set in Step 2 and Step 3 respectively. The NSFW DLC happens in Cove’s room.

I keep wondering what would've happened if Mr. Holden met Lizzie first instead of the MC. I can't see that turning out well somehow lol. 

It wouldn’t have made a difference. He met the MC’s parents first and they told him about their two kids. He wanted the MC specifically to be Cove’s friend because the two were the same age.

Even though we have a way to go I'm really excited for OL 2! I was curious though, is the next main character going to be adopted again? I thought it was really clever to make the first main character adopted so when players are customizing,  they can make them look how ever they like without worrying about pesky genetics. Just wondering! 

The OL2 MC is not adopted. We wanted to go for a new dynamic. Instead their parents are their biological single mother who is partially customizable and an off-screen sperm donor father. So the mom will look generally like the MC and any other traits not from her can be assumed to come from whoever the father was.

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