Hi! I saw your post where you mentioned that your patch edits were testing the waters for if you could add more of your personal written scripts, but you haven't heard much feedback on that. Let me then say YES YOU MAY. I loved your edits, like the way in which you allow the checks to be done by Lee instead! It was witty, funny and in character, and I'd love to have a playthrough with more of your touch. I also love Lee, and it gave me even more of an appreciation for her, and it would make my day(s) if future patch edits would allow me to do the same with the other OL characters 🤗
Aww, you're sweet. ;////;
It's still true that I haven't had much feedback. I feel like I have a lot of followers but I'm not quite sure what everyone wants as a whole?
Obviously, I can answer most questions about the first Our Life, but that's situational since that requires being sent asks. I feel like I've dug into a lot of the bigger things people care about with the code as well, such as the mechanics behind Cove changing, so anything further would have to be something wild like "here is literally every single variation/possibility in [insert moment here]."
I have my MC, but probably 0% of my audience actually followed me to hear about Cho (/not derogatory, just an observation), and I'm entirely neutral on whether I make stuff about her privately or publicly. I just like to post content that makes people happy, so it's dependent on that~ c:
Then last but not least is obviously my personal modifications extending beyond my patched version; not quality of life stuff, not fixes, just actual additions to the game that I've either always wanted or thought made sense. Definitely if I were to drop anything first, it'd probably be Shopping since I more than doubled the length of that script and think it'd be a hypothetically "worthy" choice. I'm still a little shy at the idea, but I get closer to wanting to release my stuff the more I hear people wanting it.
Anyway, since you mentioned other characters, here are screenshots from my version of Shopping!
(These are all from separate endings, so you can only choose one~)
im a different anon from the last script ask and im here to say PLEASE add them your writing is great and from what you've shared it all completes the puzzle in my mind of what i would want to say/do/feel in certain moments.
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But thanks so much!! ;///; I don't claim to be a perfect replacement for GB-Patch or anything, I just figured out about modding Ren'Py games in the first place because of the first Our Life, and I wanted more of it.
The interest people have given me has also made me think more about moments I initially give much thoughts, or just little extra bits I figured would be neat (was talking to someone the other day about Talks and Ghost, both of which I totally/mostly ignored for various reasons). I added an option to one of the menus in the prologue earlier and you guys made me want to add a little extra dialog to it, haha.
I don't know if I remember this correctly, but can you give Cove the dolphin balloon when his popped in Step 1? I vaguely remember in a playthrough that he accepted the MCs offer of the balloon in Direct Fond but I'm not so sure...
It's Crush, actually! Cove will only accept the MC's balloon if he's at Crush with them.
He'll initially refuse, but accept when the MC insists that they're sharing it.
What are some moments you think people rarely see/experience? The other day I was SHOCKED to learn the MC and Cove can have a fight over Terry and Miranda’s fight. Any other moments you think people may miss due to being agreeable/ pursuing a romantic lead rather than taking another option?
Ooo, good question!
A few I can think of are...
Grownup - lying to the moms actually leads to a scene with Lizzie where the MC can convince her to at least agree to apologize to Cove at some point or demand something in return for covering for her (this makes a comeback in the Step 2 intro if the MC admits that Cove stayed the night; Liz will easily keep it a secret if the MC didn't ask for anything in return for the lie, but will ask for something in return otherwise)
Barbecue (Fond/Crush) - choosing to spend time with the parents instead of going with Cove and Lizzie; most people will probably choose to go with the kids to spend more time with Cove, but Cove will actually return later on if he's at Fond/Crush with the MC because, in his words, "You didn't come," which eventually leads to a conversation about Cove owning fish that changes a bit of narration in Dinner
Mall (Crush) - Cove can willingly share his smoothie with the MC on Crush without any guilt on the MC's end at seeing Cove throw away his smoothie that he didn't finish; I imagine most will either "steal" a sip, tease/reassure Cove to get a sip, or not ask for one at all, but if the MC asks Cove for a sip and then lets it go, Cove will let them drink the rest of his smoothie near the end of the moment before he throws it away
Family (Crush) - this happens on Fond too, but people who only play Step 2 on Crush will likely choose to go see Cove after all the drama goes down (an option only available on Crush); Cove will go see the MC himself out of concern if they choose to go to their room instead
Hello. Sorry at bother you but I'd like to know if you know how the MC in Step 1 can have a different bracelet from the 4 offered when Cove first comes to the MC's house? I remember in the MC Cut-in GG in the Lucioles moment that my past MC had a blue bracelet with a starfish charm.
Hello! It's not a bother at all!
I assume you're referring to Fireflies, when you can see the MC's bracelet?
You may be thinking of/playing a past version of Our Life, because currently there are only the four options you get during the prologue (threaded, crystal bead, flower bead, and shell). There aren't any other ways to change it, and even if you magically skipped over the option in prologue, it just gives the MC no bracelet at all when you get to the Fireflies moment.
I know what bracelet you're speaking of though because there are image files in the folder for that CG that matches the description you gave. There's also an additional candy bracelet.
Seen below, the top four are the ones used in Fireflies, and the bottom two are alternative bracelets that go unused in the current version of the game:
Thought it'd be neat to get an alternate scene of getting a balloon if the MC was just as uninterested as Cove in the magician (or simply didn't want to make Cove wait for them).
