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Alright, this is the final Q&A question section before the EA launch. It's hard to believe how close we are. I might post this a couple days after the launch, but please don't ask questions about the beta so non-beta players won't see comments with potential spoilers in here. Thank you!

Here you can ask me things you're wondering about for our games or company. Please only ask four or fewer questions.

Questions will be answered at the end of the month as an audio recording (with a text transcript too). Just make sure the questions long follow the guidelines. The transcript of the questions/answers will be public! We'll automatically remove questions that are about things only revealed to the Patreon, like Project W stuff. If you don't want your question shared with everybody, you can leave a note in your comment to say so.

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 done with Steps 1 and 2.

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!

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Tee

Hiiii!! Hope your having a good day, I wanted to ask, I’m unsure if this has been asked before, do you think you’ll have any dlc’s other than the wedding one for olnf?

Guardian

When will we be able to start dating either Tama or Qiu

Lil Star

Hiya GB, i only have one question this month! 1. How would Tamarack and Qiu react/feel if MC was openly really affectionate with them like infront of crowds or in crowded places (for example holding hands,hugging, complimenting them or kissing their cheek and generally just being really clingy etc.) Im not sure if this question counts as an a theoretical situation or if its too hard to answer but if it is just ignore this lol. I cant wait for the November release. Im buzzing with excitement!! Have an awesome and stress-free month 🎉😋

Hylian Pottery

Alright, greetings to the Dev Team and to the creator! I have three questions this time around. First off, in my own litte celebration for the Ocarina of Time remake coming out today, who else besides Renee is a Zelda fan in OL2?

absinthe

Hey!! I wanted to know if there's any intention to have a dlc with MC and Cove having (and raising, partially) a baby!! Also, I'd like to know if there were any inspirations for the OLBA/OLNF character designs or personalities!!

Hylian Pottery

Second, if YC is a rambunctious, outdoorsy kid, how would Opal react to YC showing her animals they caught, such as frogs, snakes, squirrels, and the occasional racoon?

MangogoLane

Hi! I hope that your team is doing well. I was wondering what the OLNF cast's (Qiu, Tam, Ren, Vianca, Serenity) cooking ability is.

Hylian Pottery

[POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING, MILITARY SERVICE RELATED. READ AHEAD TO DETERMINE IF IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ANSWER] Finally, if YC was considering going into the military (free college is free college, it's why I joined) what would Qiu and Tamarack's reactions be?

Anais

Hi, first of all thanks for all the work you all are doing for the games 🧡 My question is: there will be a cg gallery section in the early access or will be added in the final game version? Like voices if i recall? Can't wait to hear their voices 🥰 Cove calling my name still feel like magic 🥰

Misfortune Luvs

Hi GB! Congrats on OLBA's 6th anniversary and the Early Access launch! I hope this month will be great for y'all! And hello David! Thank you for doing the transcriptions, our lives would've been sucky without them! 1) What are the Jerk Squad's (JB included) opinions on wedding ceremonies? Would Jeremy consider returning the gesture and inviting those crazy people from Sunset Bird? 2) If Derek gets to visit Mexico, what will he prioritize - seeing the landmarks, nature or cities and local entertainment and such? 3) How do you feel reaching such an important milestone? Stay awesome!

judi

helloo yall doing awesome work and like cause of the newest guest art with cove, qiu and tamarack interacting how would the three or rather qiu and tamarack get along with cove? also like cove would like the mc too is the scenario id have in mind.

Zippy

Hii! So excited for the early access launch 💗! I've been wondering, what type of parents would Qiu and Tamarack be during the egg parenting project? What would their reaction be if they were paired with the MC?

finn

Hiii there I asked a similar question with the our life boys, but how would qiu and tamarack would react to pet names, like "baby", " honey", "sweetie", stuff like that, and would they do pet names as well towards the MC?

Maze (edited)

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2026-11-06 12:00 Hihi!!! I hope your all doing well. Im so excited for launch as someone who's had the beta for a hot minute i cant wait to see everyone playing it :D I have afew questions- 1- How well do you think Qiu and Tammy would get along unprompted for like special occasions.. such as mcs birthday. Would they be more civil? Or would they avoid each other. More specifically wondering for doting Qiu/Tamarack. 2- In step 2 what kinda activity would Qiu/ Tamarack partake in during a sleep over? I doubt they'd go to a sleepover together (like how they did when then they were kids). So if it was just them and the mc what would be there preferred activities. 3- When do you think we will get a first look into a step 3 moment for the beta? ^^
2026-11-05 20:28 Hihi!!! I hope your all doing well. Im so excited for launch as someone who's had the beta for a hot minute i cant wait to see everyone playing it :D I have afew questions- 1- How well do you think Qiu and Tammy would get along unprompted for like special occasions.. such as mcs birthday. Would they be more civil? Or would they avoid each other. More specifically wondering for doting Qiu/Tamarack. 2- In step 2 what kinda activity would Qiu/ Tamarack partake in during a sleep over? I doubt they'd go to a sleepover together (like how they did when then they were kids). So if it was just them and the mc what would be there preferred activities. 3- When do you think we will get a first look into a step 3 moment for the beta? Adding onto that when do you think we will be able to ask questions about step 3 ^^ (OFC I DONT MEAN THIS IN A RUSHY WAY, just super curious :D)

Hihi!!! I hope your all doing well. Im so excited for launch as someone who's had the beta for a hot minute i cant wait to see everyone playing it :D I have afew questions- 1- How well do you think Qiu and Tammy would get along unprompted for like special occasions.. such as mcs birthday. Would they be more civil? Or would they avoid each other. More specifically wondering for doting Qiu/Tamarack. 2- In step 2 what kinda activity would Qiu/ Tamarack partake in during a sleep over? I doubt they'd go to a sleepover together (like how they did when then they were kids). So if it was just them and the mc what would be there preferred activities. 3- When do you think we will get a first look into a step 3 moment for the beta? Adding onto that when do you think we will be able to ask questions about step 3 ^^ (OFC I DONT MEAN THIS IN A RUSHY WAY, just super curious :D)

RestlessImmortal

Hi! I hope you are doing well. I was wondering, if Opal was unable to have MC herself, would she have looked into surrogacy/adoption?

jojo💖

Hi hi! I love the two LIs so much but I also wanna give some love to our Renee! So, my MC is the very affectionate type, so what would the reaction of Ren (from each step) be if MC called her "Renren" as a nickname for the first time? And would she be comfortable with physical closeness or will it take her some time to get used to it? Finally, I know she was planned to have a DLC in the beginning but it got scrapped, so I'm just wondering how different she would act around the MC if the DLC actually went through! (I just love her so much🥹) Thank you!💖

skitso

Hey GB! I had a question 👀 When will the sneak peak hair and accessories be available in the beta? They are so cute!

Flores

Hello!! I hope youre doing well!! I was wondering 1. Who did renee come out to and what order? Who was she least-most nervous to tell? 2. When does renee start getting into going on dates? Does she have crushes on classmates/friends throughout the steps? 3. Where are Qiu, Tamarack, Baxter, and Renee's favourite places to chill (other than their designated spaces like the forest, the town, camping etc)? 4. What kind of person is Renee in relationships?

Professional Simp

Do you like cats? I help a kitten find a forever home recently and it was awesome!

CrystalPhoenix

How would Baxter (step 3) react to an OLBA mc who's favorite colors are also black and white?

Seena

hii gb and gb team i was wondering what do you think all of the li in the our life games would be able to bend in the avatar the last air bender world (water earth fire air)

UserEl

2 questions this time, hope that's ok 1. I noticed some moments will have variations that mention a time of year (an example would be flu season, where Opal can comment it's either early or late to get the flu) how is this decided? Is it based on how many moments you've done, or do certain moments tick the clock forward 2. with more moments based around specifc dates, like Halloween and Mid Autumn, are the moments being written as if they "canonically" occur in whatever order the player chooses, or would some be treated as flashbacks/fill-in-the-blanks if they're done "out of order"?

Psykes

I'd like to thank everyone involved in this making game, moderating the Discord, community relations, etc. and the people who supported it through the Kickstarter campaign and Patreon. GB, this game is brilliant, and I have to tell you I've genuinely laughed, cried, and really cared about the characters you've created for OL2:N&F. Q 1) Are the VO for the Step 1 & 2 kids going to be available at launch of Early Access or at some point during Early Access, or is it going to be delayed until Step 3 is completed? Q 2) I understand that when the MC's room for Step 2 is ready, some of the items from Step 1 would be available (at least at the beginning of Early Access). Any chance that there'd still be an option for older Step items to carry on to the next Steps? Items could come and go with time, but I could see a nostalgic MC keeping one or two items from the time they arrived in Golden Grove, and keep it/them around. Music sheets would still be around for musicians/singers, for example, or maybe they kept a stuffed animal that Qiu/Tamarack had won for the MC during a fair or carnival in-between Steps, etc.

kani !!

hello hello!!! thank u guys for working so hard as always. ❤️‍🩹 i’m super stoked for the early access launch!!!! 1. my first question was about baxter. ive been curious about this forever. it was mentioned that baxter went to virginia for university and i was super surprised because i never see VA mentioned anywhere omg. is there a specific uni he went to? honestly he gives me UVA/JMU vibes tbh. 2. at the beginning of the step 2 prologue, i think it characterizes qiu as more passive/sullen when you pick the option to hold their hand so it’s up to mc to pretty much just go for it. im curious how the relationship dynamic would be if the mc also happened to be passive and was hoping qiu would be the one to initiate? like would they still date or would it take longer for them to get together? 3. how would tama and qiu feel about a mc that is very proud of their cultural roots and like to include them in their celebrations/practices?

MJ💚

Hi!! Will the December beta be the start of Step 3 content? Or will the betas be paused for a while after the Early Access release? I’m not sure if you’ve started writing Step 3 yet, with everything going on with getting ready for the release

Chioran

Sorry if my grammar is all over tha place 1. Would Serenity ever had a crush on a non girl, popular friendly MC? 2. What would the OLNF characters elements be if they're in Avatar universe and what sub bending they might be best at?

charlie (edited)

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2026-11-11 08:00 Hi GB and team! I hope everyone is doing well and you’re all taking care of yourselves, and i hope you all feel super proud to have come this far in the game’s development! you’re doing amazing work!! My questions are: 1. I understand if you need to skip this question, but I was wondering if Baxters parents just have extremely picky standards for who baxter goes out with or if they are homophobic and such. Sorry if that is a touchy subject I’m not too good at reading what goes over that upsetting topics line. 2. for baxter in step 2 of now and forever, how would he handle it if he fell in love with a guy that he was close to while he was trying to hide that part of him? would he maybe start avoiding said guy or would he act like he doesn’t feel any different? 3. Is there any specific traits a person could have that baxter finds attractive? Thank you for all your hard work and for doing this Q&A as always!!
2026-11-06 03:32 Hi GB and team! I hope everyone is doing well and you’re all taking care of yourselves, and i hope you all feel super proud to have come this far in the game’s development! you’re doing amazing work!! My questions are: 1. I understand if you need to skip this question, but I was wondering if Baxters parents just have extremely picky standards for who baxter goes out with or if they are homophobic and such. Sorry if that is a touchy subject I’m not too good at reading what goes over that upsetting topics line. 2. for baxter in step 2 of now and forever, how would he handle it if he fell in love with a guy that he was close to while he was trying to hide that part of him? would he maybe start avoiding said guy or would he act like he doesn’t feel any different? 3. Is there any specific traits a person could have that baxter finds attractive? 4. how did qiu meet ren and baxter? Thank you for all your hard work and for doing this Q&A as always!!

Hi GB and team! I hope everyone is doing well and you’re all taking care of yourselves, and i hope you all feel super proud to have come this far in the game’s development! you’re doing amazing work!! My questions are: 1. I understand if you need to skip this question, but I was wondering if Baxters parents just have extremely picky standards for who baxter goes out with or if they are homophobic and such. Sorry if that is a touchy subject I’m not too good at reading what goes over that upsetting topics line. 2. for baxter in step 2 of now and forever, how would he handle it if he fell in love with a guy that he was close to while he was trying to hide that part of him? would he maybe start avoiding said guy or would he act like he doesn’t feel any different? 3. Is there any specific traits a person could have that baxter finds attractive? 4. how did qiu meet ren and baxter? Thank you for all your hard work and for doing this Q&A as always!!

Tekkraft

Hello! Congratulations on the imminent EA release! 1. How are you feeling about it? 2. Will we be getting a separate EA launch trailer, or is something like that being held for Step 3 or the full release? 3. Do you have a bit of variant dialogue that you think is interesting or funny for a very specific situation? (like Tamarack must be envious, Qiu must be jealous, you must have made 1 specific choice in the introduction AND you made another specific choice in a different moment) 4. Do you have a favorite music track among the ones prepared for Steps 1 + 2? Thanks, and I wish you the best of luck with the launch! (I'll personally be picking it up basically as soon as it launches)

Pearl Gem

Hope you’re doing well! Feel free not to answer if it’s spoilers, but will the mc be able express frustration or even sadness about Qiu and Tamarack no longer being friends/or as close anymore during step 2.

Alyn Revilo

Oh wow, it's hard to believe this is the final Q&A before the Early Access! I mentioned it before but it's hard to believe where we currently are in the game's development since when I joined, not even Walks was available. Thanks for all the hard work to the programmers, artists, David and, of course, to GB herself and I look forward to whatever is coming next! 1) Now that Step 3 is quite literally on the horizon, how are you feeling? I imagine contrast to the player base, there's a bit more nerve wracking elements to it now that this is no longer a 'we'll cross that bridge when get there' moment because we've quite literally reached the bridge. 2) And assuming you are nervous going into working on Step 3, is there anything about Step 3 you're looking forward to? 3) What do you find the most difficult in transitioning into a new Step? (Ex. the change in the characters' personalities or setting the tone for the Step, etc) 4) Without going into any details of course, what would you say were your favorite moments to work on across Steps 1 and 2?

Toaster_Bath

Hi Gb, I hope you’re having a good day, or night cause you never know. Anyways there are a few questions I wanna ask. 1. Would Baxter ever consider visiting golden grove when he’s older? And would he try and talk with Qiu and Renee again if he did? 2. Besides Baxter, have you thought about having other B&A characters having a role or cameo in N&F? 3. Out of all the Li’s in B&A and N&F, who do you think would play video games the most, and what genres of games do you think the Li’s would play? If you’ve answered any of these questions before then feel free to skip them, but other than that I hope you and everyone else have a good rest of your day.

Alexis

Hey hey! I hope things have been going well! I wanted to ask you what is your favorite scene you’ve worked on so far for OLNF? On a very similar note what was your favorite scene in OLBA! I’m genuinely so curious as to what about a certain scene made it your favorite! :3

maiya

Hello dear GB! So excited for the came to be having early release soon!! Not sure if this has been asked previously, if so I apologise! But what are you most looking forward to after the game is entirely released? Do you have plans for a break or are you going to slowly start planning on a new game in the distant future? Very excited to see OLNF’s release and progress! ✨

Lann

Hi GB! English isn't my first language, please excuse any mistakes. And sorry if this has already been asked before! If it weren't for Scott and Jude's wedding, would Baxter and MC ever cross paths or reconnect again? If so, what kind of situation or setting do you think that might happen in? Also a second (or third!) question, I really love all the random branch variations in OLNF, like the class placements. They’re super fun! Could you share a few of your favorite randomized moments? Thank you!

Al3x

hello hello hello, GB PATCH!!! I am superrr excited to be part of one of these at last!!! I really love all your work! Hopefully you continue to enjoy making these games for a long time yet. 1) What makes Qiu and Tamarack willing to be friends with a surly, mean MC? How would they feel about an MC who's mean and snappy to everyone but them? 2) Will Qiu and Tamarack get along better in step three? If so, why? What changed? 3) Do you plan to add the ability to choose your diet in, like you had in OL:BA? 4) What other features/mechanics are you thinking about adding in? For examples on what I mean, are there going to be any new relationship dynamics with step three, like the jealousy system? Will we be able to play a character that struggle with their religious identity or their self-image? For this question, they don't necessarily have to be 100% planned. Just little things youve been tossing around as possible concepts would also be fine. Thank you for reading!!! I'm actually quite a bit nervous that I'm not doing the questions right or are asking too many, lol.

MiyanoMamoruGaijinFan#1

Hello y’all! I hope y’all are well and I hope GB’s healing process is still moving along smoothly. Skip any of these questions if y’all would like: 🍋🍋‍🟩 (Q 1/3 & 2/3): From what I know, step 2 MC can be identified with 4 personality traits in the lil’ details section, and I was wondering how those traits are determined and if each of the 4 traits are chosen from a spectrum so to speak (like from silent to talkative, rule-breaker to rule-follower, or rude to polite)? 🍊 (Q 3/3): I’m testing my luck a bit here, but can you reveal if step 3 Tams and Qiu (with a crush on MC) go about flirting and romantic affection significantly different or more forward than in previous steps? Have a lovely November!

Na~

Hey! I hope u and your team had a great month of November:33 I have kind of a silly question and idk if u answered it before or not but in the last q&a you said that you take most of these specific planning one Step at a time when talking about Renee dlc so will Renee dlc something that will happen in the future (finger crossed 🤞) or is it more of we’ll see what we can do type of situation? Thank u and I hope u will have a great end of the year!!

amiramidian

Hi and hello :) 1. Would Baxter be willing to, if not reunite, than at least have a talk to his friends from OLN&F under the positive influence of OLB&A friends accepting him back/developing realtionship with Jamie?

Chaeyouni_lokessss

HELLO HELLO, I really liked the pattern, I just joined but I think I will keep paying forever :3 Anyways, my question was, what it would be if we were in a relationship whit Renee? I just really love herr. Anddd, about Qiu and Tam, I would like to know how they would react to a super clingy and sweet MC, if the MC calls them thing like, Sweetheart darling etc Also I would like to know when we are going to start to see step 3, no hurry tho! Take all the time for this amazing game, but I am needy for more content of Qiu and Tam💔

ryo

Hiii GB!! I hope you're having a nice day and i do apologize if this has been answered before, but will there be a DLC for side characters like in the first game?

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2026-11-08 09:00 Would Devin let/help Renee play games she's 'too young' for? Like playing Skyrim when it released even though it's M-rated and Renee would have only been 13 at the time.
2026-11-07 17:37 Would Devin let/help Renee play games she's 'too young' for? Like playing Skyrim even though it's M-rated and Renee would have only been 13 when it released (I was also 13 and my older brother let me play it).

Would Devin let/help Renee play games she's 'too young' for? Like playing Skyrim even though it's M-rated and Renee would have only been 13 when it released (I was also 13 and my older brother let me play it).

Blanc

Hi! Found Our Life a couple of weeks ago and have been absolutely loving it! Just a few questions: 1. How would Tamarack feel/react to the MC getting a pair of non-prescription glasses after the end of step 1 to try and help her feel less awkward about wearing glasses? 2. What would you say is your favorite moment in the game so far? 3. Have you considered making it possible for a character to go by multiple nicknames for different characters (such as a character who’s full name is William and goes by Willie with family and close friends and Will for everyone else), or would doing so be too difficult to implement in the game?

Lexi

Hello 👋😊 I was wondering when you'll add all the new hair, clothes, accessories, and other new MC parts. Will it come out with the full game, or will beta testers get access before the full launch? Also, will you be adding any new face types or eye types? Thank you xx

M

When writing the Baumanns, were they intentionally written to be the antithesis of the mean not-grandparents from OL1?

CrystalPhoenix

How would Baxter react to an Our Life: Beginnings and Always MC who's favorite colors are also black and white?

Anais

Got another question: why mc can't have pets in both olba and olnf?

cheese

hihi!! i have a few questions! 1) what inspired you to start making visual novels? (especially the our life series) 2) do you see yourself in any of the characters you’ve made

Ulyyy

Hello GB, I can’t wait for the early access launch! I hope everything is going smoothly and you’re having an amazing day! I’ll drop some questions, thank you! 1) What would the perfect date for our olnf cast be? Mostly the LI’s, Vianca and Renee. 2) Do the LI’s get jealous over mc with other people as much as with each other? Or is it mostly a rivalry thing? 3) How would the LI’s react to the mc being jealous over them? Maybe pulling them closer when someone tries to flirt with them or tugging them away?? Dorky high school stuff… Thank you!

Ish My Ale

Sup Geebs. Will NF ever get a Thanksgiving moment? Or is that too divisive?

Miao

Hi GB! I'm so excited that OLNF is coming to Steam soon! I have a few questions. 1. What would happen if Qiu revealed their plan to pretend that they and Tamarack were on good terms on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival? 2. Did Qiu come up with the name "Boys' Club"? Or does he not really care what it's called, and simply refer to it that way because the three of them are boys? 3. Does Qiu's family usually cook Chinese food or American food at home? And which does Qiu personally prefer? 4. I figure Qiu can use chopsticks. When they were little, did they learn to use forks and knives or chopsticks first? Did they think using chopsticks was cool, or did it make them feel out of place?

OmicroC

Greeting GBPatch! this is more of a bug report rather than a question (sorry i dont know where to report this) . I notice you mentioned - in wheels, if you bond with baxter which is stay with baxter and tamarack instead of racing with qiu and ren, baxter comment when doing the walk when the MC encounter the stairs without rails is more friendly instead of some punk teasing comment,. But I tested it, this is totally opposite. If i stay with tamarack and baxter and play, he make the punk comment in the Walk chapter. If this is prove to be a bug, will the programmer fix this ?

CherryA

Hi, I had two questions to ask 1) Has any moments on our life 2 , been the most enjoyable to work on and that your excited for players to play? 2) is there any inspiration that gose into writing m? Thank you for making one of the best games I've ever played!.

Beauberry

I know Cove's birthday was technically last month but I've been thinking about it lately: what kind of things does he like to do to celebrate with his family and partner?

cypher

Hi GB! Hope things are going well. I know you've made progress of representation of a non-verbal MC, which is just amazing! On the topic of representation, would a Deaf MC ever be possible? Or is the game too far into production?