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Our Life: Now & Forever Beta Build 1.3.4 💜💙 (PC, Mac, Android) (Patreon)

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2023-09-26 18:01:00
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Okay, so I said betas weren't gonna be 20k+ anymore but that'll be for the future, haha. This is a very special expansion that had to be finished this month. The preview of the Step 2 prologue is here 🥳️! And it's around 24,000 words in length. We can finally share a bit of what Qiu and Tamarack will be like as fourteen-year-olds.

Now, this was done so that the growing up aspect of the story can be featured to players early on. I'm already back to writing for Step 1 and will continue to make scenes for that time period until it's entirely finished. We won't be seeing these versions of the characters in a beta again for quite a while. It'll be fun while it lasts!

If you're at the highest tier, you can leave your suggestions for additional choice options/MC reactions for these new scenes HERE. 

Download Links:

Windows/Linux Download

Mac Download

Android Download

And since we've had some problems in the past with so many people downloading beta builds that they get locked out by Google Drive, I've uploaded mirror builds! If the first ones listed don't work, you can try these.

Windows/Linux Download Mirror

Mac Download Mirror

Android Download Mirror

Or you can bypass the quota by logging in to a Google Drive account, then on the file's download page, click "Add shortcut to Drive" in the upper right corner. Save it to your Drive, then create a new folder, put it inside, and download the folder!

Save files from the prior beta should work in this beta!

New Content:

  • 24,000 words of new scenes; a preview of the Step 2 prologue
  • Added in suggestions from Tier 5 Backers throughout older scenes
  • Implemented the Type-In-Your-Own-Answer feature for where the MC came from and your ethnicity
  • New MC Doll options were added
  • New music tracks were added
  • Small fixes to typos/errors from the prior build

This was quite an intensive update. There was a lot that went into making everything for Step 2 work programming-wise. We'd love to hear your feedback on how it's coming together and will appreciate reports of any bugs you might run into. And thank you to everyone who gives the beta a try 💕

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Anonymous

omd i'm so excited i can't wait to play!!!!! thank you so much <3 this always becomes the highlight of my day

kyuuketsukiinu

ahh!!! i've been waiting for this!! thank you so much!!!

Matheo

Now i need more already 😭❤️ I love Qiu ❤️

Anonymous

THE ANGST IS SO GOODDD I LOVE IT

Anonymous

Guys, y'all seriously outdid yourselves. I can't wait to drag this friend group back together (kicking and screaming, if need be.) The angst is delicious, and I'm so excited to see what all y'all do with this game.

vinea

The way I got so excited when we could give Tamarack a nickname and how I nearly screamed when I saw Tamma as an option-

Silver_0ver_Gold

Don't know if anyone else is getting this problem, but whenever I extract the files from the zip file in order to use the application, the only thing that comes up is a single file with nothing inside; don't know if this is a problem with my computer or something else. Thought to share in case someone else is also experiencing this problem

Anonymous

oh qiu.... you are so silly <3 on god my little guy is gonna drag you away from teen angst kicking and screaming if they have to. also tamarack is just so sweet, i can't wait to see more of her in step 2 and help her get that confidence up. such a fun beta!!

Anonymous

I've only done one playthrough with this new file, but all the new elements are so nice! I especially love the new/extended soundtrack, they're all beautiful to listen to, particularly the piano tracks. Some bugs I have run into: 1. Right after the dialogue choices where you explain what your racial identity/nationality is, I got an error: File “game/Step 1/prologue4c.rpy”, line 4012 in < module > AttributeError: ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘lower’ (Not sure if this is my fault or not, might have been user error) 2.“Do you have apple cider? The cold kind.” and “Do you have hot apple cider?” appeared twice as dialogue choices when I took out Qiu alone to the diner 3. In Step 2, after Qiu loses their papers and I decided to pick them up, there is a blacked out background with red text “image ‘bg neighborhood m2’ not found” in place of whatever bg is supposed to be placed there, and Tamarack's and Qiu's sprites are overlayed on each other in the center of the frame. (I saw another patron had the same error) I have screenshots of all of them if you happen to need it! Thanks for all your hard work, I love seeing the game taking shape! (I just now realized I had commented under the wrong post omg I'm so sorry)

Anonymous

(pardon the caps on this one, I came straight from the demo update) THE LITTLE DETAIL OF OPAL'S CHIBI SPRITE RAISING A BROW WHEN YOU CHOSE TO CALL HER MOMMY STILL AWWWWW; MOTHER I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU (I also love this detail, thank you very much :D)

Anonymous

My favourite scene was when Qiu just flops on MC.. it was so adorable!! I love em so much! Also gave Qiu Yuzu as a nickname. I dont know why that was the first thing that popped into my head.

Emily Allen

I loved getting a look at the Step 2 preview. I just want to hold and protect Tamarack. I giggled when you tell Qiu he's adorable he says your an expert on being cute, so I can't deny it. I noticed an blacked out image saying image not found. I'm curious about something when you edit how Qiu and Tamarack feel about the player. I was crushing on Qiu in Step 1 and in Step 2 i could make it go down to friends or neighbors. Is this a bug or is it possible to stop having a crush on them and simply be friends or distant with them?

Anonymous

This is so wonderful. I’m happy to go back to the childhood days, but I’m excited for the angst of teens. I just want to make Qiu and Tamara feel better :(

Anonymous

I'm not sure why, but for some reason I can't download the Mac version? It says something about quota reached or too many people have accessed the link and to try again later, which is weird. Edit: nevermind, I just realized the mirror links are right there!

Anonymous

AAAAA OH MY GOSH????!?!?

Dj Harris

THIS IS THE BEST AFTER CLASS SURPRISEEVER!!! STEP 2 BABIES HERE I COME! *please excuse me as I return to my beloved Golden Grove!*

olive

i can't download it bc it says too many people have downloaded it 😔

Adeline

i haven't played through the whole prologue but i'm enjoying it thus far~ i've found one bug right after i ask tamarack and qiu to walk to school together when we're leaving qiu's backyard, with the dialogue box "Tamarack and Qiu went ahead while you made a quick stop to grab the bike from your own backyard. You regrouped at the center of the cul-de-sac", the background image isn't there. it is black background with red text that says "image 'bg neighborhood m2' not found" or something like it :3c then when i offer to hold hands, they both say "huh?" but they're superimposed on each other rather than side by side hehe (i'm using the storybook textbook speech bubbles, not the default visual novel ones)

Anonymous

this was so cute, i loved it. however, after finishing my first characters run of it, i couldnt load any of my other saves up, it just told me an exception has occured, and said this [code] I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred. While running game code: File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 332, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 332, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 337, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 342, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 342, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 414, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 418, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 420, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 422, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 435, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 436, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 438, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 441, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 445, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 446, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 446, in File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 186, in convert_save_data AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get' -- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------ Full traceback: File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 28, in script python hide: File "renpy/ast.py", line 1138, in execute renpy.python.py_exec_bytecode(self.code.bytecode, self.hide, store=self.store) File "renpy/python.py", line 1122, in py_exec_bytecode exec(bytecode, globals, locals) File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 28, in python hide: File "renpy/common/_layout/screen_main_menu.rpym", line 35, in _execute_python_hide ui.interact() File "renpy/ui.py", line 299, in interact rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 3579, in interact repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, trans_pause=trans_pause, pause=pause, pause_start=pause_start, pause_modal=pause_modal, **kwargs) # type: ignore File "renpy/display/core.py", line 4052, in interact_core root_widget.visit_all(lambda d : d.per_interact()) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 681, in visit_all d.visit_all(callback, seen) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 681, in visit_all d.visit_all(callback, seen) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 681, in visit_all d.visit_all(callback, seen) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 681, in visit_all d.visit_all(callback, seen) File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 476, in visit_all callback(self) File "renpy/display/core.py", line 4052, in root_widget.visit_all(lambda d : d.per_interact()) File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 487, in per_interact self.update() File "renpy/display/screen.py", line 680, in update self.screen.function(**self.scope) File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 332, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 332, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 337, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 342, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 342, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 414, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 418, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 420, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 422, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 435, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 436, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 438, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 441, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 445, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 446, in execute File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 446, in File "game/Backend/screens/screens_saveload.rpy", line 186, in convert_save_data AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get' Windows-10-10.0.19041 AMD64 Ren'Py 7.6.1.23060707 Our Life: Now & Forever Beta 1.3.4-beta Wed Sep 27 22:35:24 2023 [/code]

gbpatch
>>118498452

I'm sorry, older saves sometimes just don't work in new versions. I don't think we'll be able to make it loadable.

Anonymous

just started playing this new beta update and im getting emotional already! thank you gbpatch for all the hard work youre putting into this beautiful story, i cant wait to see it flourish :D

Emily Allen

I chose to have a crush on both Qiu and Tamarack; then when I decided to walk to school alone with Tamarack and chose to hold her hand a sprite of Qiu in their shirt was infront of Tamarack's sprite. Also sorry for getting Qiu's pronouns wrong in my last post. I got to get use to using them when talking about them in Step 2.

Anonymous

The full game can't come soon enough ;;

Supershybutpushingthroughit

I have a question about the relationship mechanics and I don’t see it asked somewhere else. I know we have some opportunity to organically progress the relationship going from neighbors to friends and friends to best friends within a scene or moment and can actually “step down” between steps. My question is kind of two fold, can we “step down” within scene/moments as well and can we “jump” relationship levels within? For example my main MC is not particularly comfortable with Qiu in Step 1 (too friendly 😂) but would likely come to appreciate/understand them more in Step 2 or 3. So could they jump from “neighbors to crush” within a scene? If this has been answered somewhere else or if this needs to go into the monthly Q&A section then I’ll gladly move it.

gbpatch

You can go from neighbors to crush in the middle of a Step if you play certain scenes. You can't go down to neighbors while being friends/crush mid-Step. You can only go down during the four year time gap between two Steps.

gbpatch
>>118564180

You can go from neighbors to crush in the middle of a Step if you play certain scenes. You can't go down to neighbors while being friends/crush mid-Step. You can only go down during the four year time gap between two Steps.

Anonymous

Love the update :) Just encountered one bug on android: I couldn't progress past the nationality/heritage choices unless I picked "didn't remember" for nationality and the write-in choice for heritage. All other combinations resulted in an error, rolling back made it occur after the nationality choice. The error reset after loading a previous save.

LoveLaurie

I just know the 'moving down a step' thing is going to kill me. I'm a completionist and I just know I'm going to need to do a route where I'm close with both MC's and then it slowly degrades, or suddenly degrades. Ahh just the thought of all that angst is making me scream. I can't wait.

My Name's E

I found a bug, when you're choosing your drink at the diner the hot/cold apple cider choices appear twice

Nightale

I loved testing the different choices about how WE feel about the town, the School and our neighbours. BTW when WE choose what WE think about the School, the Line with "go otters" IS written two Times

Marshie
>>118626516

that's because it's the difference between using swear words or not. one version says "Heck yeah!" and the other says "Hell yeah!"

gbpatch
>>118626490

Thanks for the report! And yeah, their feelings will match the MC's feelings. There are only mutual relationships in OL2.

Anonymous

[code] I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred. While running game code: File "game/Step 1/prologue4c.rpy", line 4012, in AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower' -- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------ Full traceback: File "Step 1/prologue4c.rpyc", line 4012, in script File "renpy/ast.py", line 2133, in execute if renpy.python.py_eval(condition): File "renpy/python.py", line 1153, in py_eval return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals) File "renpy/python.py", line 1146, in py_eval_bytecode return eval(bytecode, globals, locals) File "game/Step 1/prologue4c.rpy", line 4012, in AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'lower' Windows-10-10.0.19041 AMD64 Ren'Py 7.6.1.23060707 Our Life: Now & Forever Beta 1.3.4-beta Mon Oct 2 04:45:46 2023 [/code] when I didn't choose race and national heritage when the mom came to pick up MC after school

Kalee

In the prologue when at the diner with Tamma and Qiu, the apple cider options (hot and cold) appear twice. I saw somebody mention that Opal has a raised eyebrow expression if you choose to continue calling her "mommy" but for me, it appeared when I continued to call her "mom" so I thought I'd mention it in case it wasn't intentional lol. Also, I wanna add that I have decided, after Qiu's complete 180 in personality, that the best nickname for them is Sunny. This is my hill and I've decided I'm dying on it, thank you for coming to my TED talk lol

Adeline

i have another bug~ if you give qiu a nickname that has two separate names, the second one won't be capitalized. i called them qiu qiu bc mandarin nicknames are often repetitions of a word, so it appeared as Qiu qiu in game. thank you!

KanaCola

hi! i keep having the same error when trying to extract the file from the folder: for archive.rpa does anyone know how to fix this or have any idea what this means? ive tried to install it multiple times however it keeps coming up with the same error

gbpatch
>>119103568

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what that could be based on the info. Could you send a screenshot of what the error looks like?

Anonymous

I haven't seen anyone mention yet but apologies if someone did and I missed it. In the Step 1 prologue at the diner when you get options about your feelings on the rain there are a couple options hanging off the screen behind the info skip auto and log tabs. I assume they were meant to go onto a page 2 but something got mixed up. One of them says something about scary but I can't really make out anything beyond that. I'm really enjoying the beta so far though. Y'all are doin a great job.

killjinx

Every time I create my character I’ll press male + masculine for every option including sex traits and Qiu will still say ‘he’s a boy?’ when tamarack introduces me 😭

Anonymous

Ahh what do i do 🥲🥲 everytime i extract the folder and open up the extracted file it shows up empty 😭😭 Can anyone help? I use windows 😭

Anonymous

Only being able to have one best friend hurt me inside lol

rene

finally starting my first beta playthrough! last time was for .05 or something!!

killjinx

[code] I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred. While running game code: SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing (intro_preview.rpy, line 4157) -- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------ Full traceback: File "Step 2/intro_preview.rpyc", line 4157, in script File "renpy/ast.py", line 2133, in execute if renpy.python.py_eval(condition): File "renpy/python.py", line 1151, in py_eval code = py_compile(code, 'eval') File "renpy/python.py", line 1088, in py_compile raise e SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing (intro_preview.rpy, line 4157) Windows-10-10.0.19041 AMD64 Ren'Py 7.6.1.23060707 Our Life: Now & Forever Demo 1.3.5 Wed Oct 18 00:51:27 2023 [/code]

killjinx
>>120062662

when I didn't pick up qiu's papers in the step 2 preview