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Month Beginning Post: October 2025 Plans

[This month's art is an outrageously adorable Qiu portrait, created by Ariisuni on Twitter!]

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Month End Post: September 2025 Wrap-Up

Whenever I start writing these blog entries, I say to myself “it simply cannot be one whole month...

Patreon Q&A: September 2025

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OL2: Step 2 Prologue End Screenshot

Look at them, agreeing on something! Even though it's a technicality. 🥈

OL2: Beta Build 1.4.21 🍴 (PC, Mac, Android)

We got as much done as we could this month with how busy it was in the team's personal lives and g...

OL2: Qiu Reminiscing Step 2 CG (Lineart)

Now the details are much clearer! And we can see all of Qiu's cute expressions for this CG 😄

Artist: redridingheart 

GB Lady Update: Semi-Vacation Break

Hey everybody!

Today I'm travelling. I'll be on a trip for the next two weeks-ish. I'm calling it a semi-vacation because I won't be doing any script writing or drafting until I come back. Ho...

OL2: Qiu Voice Sample Step 1

Qiu's turn for a voice sample! They're so precious at this age 💞. The VA did a great job with such a lively character.

VA: Emily Sun

And that's the last sample from our first round ...

OL2: Assistance Screenshots (Step 2)

There he is. You don't see Baxter much in Step 2. He's already on the gradual journey that leads to him ending up in Sunset Bird.

OL2: Qiu Reminiscing Step 2 CG (Sketch)

Look at how cozy they are 🥺️!!

Artist: redridingheart 

OL2: Baumann House BG (Step 2)

The Baumann house in Step 2. The plants continue growing 💕!

Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)

OL2: Assistance Moment Script Preview

The many possibilities of a humble leaf pile 😌.

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“And, eventually, [she’d/you’d] gathered a nice big pile at the center of the Baumann lawn. Tamarack wiped her bro...

GB Lady Birthday!

I usually don't post on Tuesday, but since running the Patreon I've posted on my birthday to let people know I wasn't working that day and there wouldn't be a normal preview. I thought about not me...

OL2: Step 2 Moment Icon Lineart Batch

The next batch of Moment icons are still in-progress. Here's the current step of the process, lineart! You can see a lot more of the details now.

Cut-In Artist: talentlesshuman

OL2: Step 2 Prologue Screenshot

Haha, the MC's got jokes. And finally we get to see Yusuf in the digital flesh 😄

OL2: Qiu Step 2 Gym Side Sprite

Qiu's turn! These are the four different hairstyles they can have with the gym outfit. Whether they're hair is long or short is determined at the very start of Step 2. Whether the style is messy or...

OL2: Main Street BG Step 2

Things have changed a bit in Golden Grove over the years! However, it remains a very charming place 😁

Artist: Vic Alen (VicAlen4 on Twitter)

GB Patch Discord Emote Poll: September 2025

Hey everybody! We're getting to vote on another new emote for the GB Patch Patreon discord server. This time, I'm thinking we'll add an emote of a character laying on the ground and crying in a hum...

OL2: Tamarack Step 2 Gym Side Sprite

Tamarack's gym class look is now also ready to go with her alternate pose 😄. Each hairstyle is adorable! It'd be hard to pick a favorite.

Artist: redridingheart 

OL2: Step 2 Moment Icon Sketch Batch

These each represent a Moment from Step 2. One is fully written, one is almost fully written, and one is fully drafted but not yet with a proper script. However, it brings us up to eight whole Mome...

Question Thread: September 2025 [CLOSED]

Hi, everyone! Thanks for all the support last time with the Q&A changing to be semi-public. That's gonna continue on for this, and future, Q&As.

Here you can ask me things you're wond...

October 2025 Guest Art: Character Poll

Alright! Tamarack had her turn getting a cute school-y kid guest art. Now we'll be voting on a concept for Qiu. Also, feel free to comment on which hairstyle should be used and if any of Qiu's extr...

Month Beginning Post: September 2025 Plans

[This enchanting Tamarack portrait is by dreamtydraw on Tumblr!]

Welcome to September...

Month End Post: August 2025 Wrap-Up

August is just about wrapped up, and for the Northern-hemisphere-inhabitants, we’re weeks away fr...

OL2: Beta Build 1.4.20 📝 (PC, Mac, Android)

Agreed, Qiu!

Another beta has arrived. I do want to say right away that playtime-wise this is shorter than we usually do. Things have been developing, though. There's fundamental fixes and Qo...

OL2: Step 2 Phone Screenshots

Well, you can't see it in a static screenshot, but now if you're texting two people at once there's a dissolve transition between the chats to make it a smoother change. And the phone will also sli...

Patreon Q&A: August 2025

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OL2: High School Classroom BG

Class time! Everybody get to their seat. I thought it'd be fun if the school had a bunch of random looking chairs instead of a uniform set. It adds some color to the otherwise plain room, too.

OL2: Emote Batch Batch 5

Even more emotes! We now have over one hundred of these little cuties. Such a wide expanse of emotions is experienced in this game.

Emote Artist: talentlesshuman

OL2: Qiu Step 2 Rain Alteration Screenshots

Borrowing the jacket 😳.

It's a rainy day and Qiu has no umbrella cover, so their sprite has a dampness effect. I was gonna show those assets on their own as an art preview, but screenshots...