Our Life: Baxter DLC Build 1.6.5B 馃幊 (PC, Mac, & Android)
Hooray! Another Baxter beta build is ready to go. And looks like there's some good times to be had, based on the screenshot preview.
Important Notes To Play the Beta:
You access Baxter's Moments by clicking a yellow button on the righthand side of the Step 3 Moment selection screen. It's not a fully designed screen in this beta, it's got temporary assets
Baxter's DLC begins in the Step 3 opening. You can play from the beginning of the story until that point or start a new file and use an option at the start of the beta to skip right to Step 3
Save files from this beta won't work in other beta builds or the main game. You can load saves from the main game in the beta but you need to play Step 3 from the beginning to see the new content
New Content:
The second Half of Baxter's version of Hang, that Moment is now complete
The entirety of a new Moment- Sightseeing
45,000 new words overall
A new cut-in CG, although it's still only a sketch right now
Alright, with two Moments and the Step 3 expansion scenes from the prior beta, we're starting to get a decent amount of Baxter content going. It's certainly interesting, very different from either of the other leads. I can think of a few things in this expansion that might end up surprising people, haha.
But I hope you have a good time, if you give it a try! 馃枻
Comments (38)
how do you play it or download it
I have been looking forward to the Baxter DLC since I first started playing, 3 years ago. I grew to love Cove and Derek, but the anticipation for Baxter just kept growing in my mind. So far, not disappointed in the slightest. Also, a VERY big thank you giving Baxter more forwardness. After watching Derek literally breaking his back to make people happy and forcing Cove out of his comfort zone, it's nice to have a LI that can enjoy himself and go with the flow... even if he has to run away to do it.
I loved every moment of being with Baxter.
Hi I鈥檓 not sure if Baxter is supposed to have an initiation level incorporated just yet but I noticed that if you鈥檙e crushing on Cove and choose high initiation for him, then Baxter seems to actually take the initiative (i.e grabbing MC鈥檚 wrist when trying their ice cream or speaking into their ear while hugging in Hang) however if you鈥檙e crushing on Cove, then in Sightseeing you no longer have the option to tell Baxter that he was your first crush. I went back and started step 3 with Fond comfort level with Cove and I could once again have MC tell Baxter he was MC鈥檚 first crush but he was no longer taking the initiative since there was no option to choose initiation level.
Yeah, that is a mistake that won't be in future builds. Thank you for reporting!
TRULY, I'M IN LOVE WITH HIM
not gonna lie, i got very emotional when Baxter talked about his family and his life in general.. crying my eyes out while yelling at him telling him I'm gonna give him the best life and make him feel loved and appreciated!! ill show you the world bb!! teach you more about bowling!! try getting over our fear of the ocean together!! I LOVE HIM!!!!! 馃槶馃挊馃挊馃挊 i love cove so much but.. I think Baxter has made me feel a completely different way and despite the part about our relationship (made me heartbroken), I love Baxter with all my heart. I want to make him the happiest man on earth!!!!! (also, I just know Baxter's route is gonna make me sob- the way he talks about himself just as some stranger you'd be able to date but he knows you would forget about him after the summer.. like no my love 馃槶 ill always remember you! don't treat yourself that way! you're not gonna be just some random memory to me!! you'll be my first love and the person I will think about when I see anything monochrome!! YOU BAXTER ALEXANDER WARD!!! I LOVE YOU!!! 馃挅馃挀馃挄馃挒馃挆)
The update is fun, like they always are! I think I spotted a minor issue in sight seeing when talking to your Moms at the start. If you say Baxter has interesting taste, Ma laughs about it while Mom doesn't find it funny but in a later description it says; 'You joined in with Ma's laughter and Ma let it slide with a sigh. She did want your help, after all.' I feel like the second Ma above should be Mom?
Thank you for the hard work! <3
This was so so GOOD... I'm beyond myself with happiness right now. Like, I can't even describe how happy this update made me! Not only the ending to Hang was very cool, but man, Sightseeing was such a wonderful thing. I said it already, but I'll repeat it once more - the back and forth between Baxter and my MC is something I live for. It's just so awesome. Honestly, the way this progresses... it manages to simultaneously be everything I expected it to be, but also so SO much more! I can't even begin to express just how happy it made me that the MC and Baxter could talk first crushes, and that he can actually be the MC's first crush. In my MC's case specifically, ever since that dance at the Cypress years ago. It made me so giddy to be able to actually "make it canon" in my playthrough, instead of it simply being a headcanon. And Baxter's reaction to that is the most cute and priceless thing I've ever seen. It also feels a bit surreal to hear Baxter talk about his hometown and first crush considering I'm also playing the demos to OL2... I'd even say it adds a new dimension to the whole thing and makes me appreciate the interactions even more! Now, onto the small issues I had - some continuity errors / small coding issues or bugs. Not a lot though! - I had a strange continuity error in early Hang that wasn't there in the previous build. Basically, my MC invites Baxter to his room, but then Baxter goes back to his condo to change and to let my MC have some privacy. My MC goes out and meets with Cove, asks him if he's seen Baxter yet and Cove says no, but then instead of the two going to fetch Baxter at his condo, suddenly Baxter's already with them and the whole segment gets skipped and they go to the beach. Previously that part played out as it should (and all of my choices were exactly the same + I have replayed from scratch both times). - Someone already mentionned it before, but I also got the continuity error where the MC tells Baxter at the ice-cream truck that he can take whatever he wants and try what the MC took too, but then Baxter says they have the same, despite picking different things. My MC had ice-cream sandwich and Baxter the cartoon character thing, if that's the issue. Worth mentionning than seconds later, when Baxter talks with Terri, he does have the thing he actually ordered back again. - If the MC talks to Baxter about future plans during Sightseeing, I had a small inconsistency. My MC plans to work full time, and the options I've picked is that he wants to do contract work and work online (since he wants to be a singer). But he tells Baxter "If nothing goes wrong, I'll find a good company." - working at a company was not one of the things I've picked. - (EDIT - I didn't notice this one before) In the new version of Hang, at the end, if the MC snuggles up to Baxter, I have another continuity issue. In this version of Hang, my MC was never able to go back to his home and get a shirt before going on the ice-cream hunt after the beach. And he wore trunks with no shirt. Then he also refused Baxter's shirt since he was not cold. But during that scene at the end, the narration says he could feel Baxter's heartbeat through his thin clothes. In this specific configuration, it would either be through no clothes at all, or we're missing a segment that would allow the MC to go get clothes like in the normal version of Hang. (EDIT 2 - I noticed that even later, and I'm actually a bit uncertain about this one) At the end of Hang, in the same scene as before, when the MC snuggles with Baxter, Baxter tells the MC they look good etc. It's a follow up to the MC feeling self-conscious about their body, which mine does. But after Baxter said his part and repeated the MC looks amazing, the answers are smiling back at him, saying "I won't forget it either", saying "I'm the one who feels lucky to have met you." and cuddling closer. I feel like the two answers where the MC actually says something are actually from a different dialogue? They sound a bit weird in this context? Maybe if the MC doesn't feel self-conscious Baxter says something else as a "prompt", and then both paths reunite on this answer while they should have reunited after, or something? I'm especially thinking that because of the not forgetting either, and really, the general tone of both answers. And that's it! As usual, I hope these help - I'll certainly replay this, so I may have more later on. And yet again, thank you for the wonderful update. I'll consider Baxter to be my Christmas gift this year - and it's a wonderful gift for sure. Honestly, Sightseeing is my new favorite Moment in the entire game, and that's no small feat considering just how much I love Serendipity! Oh, and a small question if you don't mind - are the "regular" Step 3 moments edited to take into account doing the Baxter moments / dating him, or not yet? Just so I know if it's worth for me to replay them.
boating is! late shift im not sure. i didnt NOTICE a difference personally
Oh my god so glad I decided to let my boredom make me check GB Patch XD It's 6 am and I can't fall asleep so out of boredom I decided to look at this to see if there was something new and met with something amazing, I can't wait to play it
I鈥檓 so happy~ thank you so much for your hard work 馃枻
*fanning self* Okay, Baxter Alexander Ward is not shy about letting us know he's interested. I'm over here giggling and kicking my feet. Super looking forward to how this all plays out in Step 3 and 4. Onto practical feedback: In Sight seeing when Ma and Mom are asking MC to get details about Baxter the script repeats "Ma" instead of "Ma and Mom". I ran into a continuity issue with he Summer Soiree in Sightseeing. In the "prologue" it was established that we did meet at the Cypress 5 years ago but then during Sight seeing it didn't acknowledge that. I don't know if it's relevant but in that save file I attended with Derek. Oh I just remembered another bug/error. When they鈥檙e running through the sprinklers it said that I wasn鈥檛 wearing a bathing suit even though I was.
Hello! I'm new to being a patron and don't know where to report glitches/bugs/etc but I noticed in the ice cream truck scene in "Hang" if you get an ice cream sandwhich and tell Baxter to just get whatever ice cream he wants and you'll share some of your sandwhich with him, in the next scene when you offer him a bite his popscicle has turned into an ice cream sandwhich.
When he said which ice cream he got are you sure he said he got a popsicle? I'm not saying it's impossible that it's a glitch or bug but I think that if you tell him to get one and to share he will always get a ice cream sandwich. I did that choice too and it was never said he got a popsicle from what I remember. It's also true that I didn't got the same glitch most people got, I got only the glitch where Baxter was already with me and Cove despite he was still changing so I'm not sure about the other glitch since I noticed/got only one.
During sightseeing when they go to the soiree, Baxter and my MC act like they didn't meet at the soiree five years ago when they did and have already recognized eachother and remembered. Is this some sort of glitch? I played through step 3 in this beta and they danced together in step 3 but they said they didn't so i'm confused
That is peculiar. It worked fine for me. They mention it multiple times in Sightseeing.
Becoming a patron was the best choice I've made all year, for sure!
Christmas has come early! 馃巹馃コ
The look on Ma鈥檚 face when we tell our family we鈥檙e dating 馃槀馃槀 I am sooo ready for the angst, really curious to see how our family will react
Ma has probably seen the future in her head honestly. I'm so ready to get my heart broken. Although I'm really curious about if Miranda, Terry, and Cove will have a reaction to MC and Baxter dating.
WHEN BAXTER SAID "I'm not planning on being in Golden Grove anytime soon. But all the same, I get the feeling it might not be long before I meet you there, one way or another." THATS SO SNEAKY I KNOW WHAT HES TALKING ABOUT THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST FOURTH WALL BREAK IVE SEEN IN THIS SERIES EEEEEK
OH MY GOD THAT WAS SO CUTE!! Baxter cuddling MC under the fireworks and then the moment where he asks them out!
a new n&f build and now this? thank you so much for all of your hard work. have a happy holiday to you and your family.
Victory! <3
Baxter blush!!! My heart 馃槶鉂も潳鉂も潳
ahh omg! I was just replaying the regular Our Life and now this dropped!! SO EXCITED
The way I got up from my bed and ran straight to my laptop when I got this notification-
Same XD
OMG HE BLUSH?!?! I can't wait for work to be over and I can go play!
HYPE!!!!!! thank you for the early christmas treat 馃挄馃
YAYYYYYYY
Ahhh i haven't even had the chance to play the new ol:nf build!!! 馃槻馃槻 these are the best christmas presents i could ask for, thank you gb patch!!
Literally funniest thing happened. Seconds ago I just downloaded the first Baxter beta build. So when I got this notification, I squealed! I get a two-on-one experience now. Thank you for making my day!
I LOVE Y
OH LAWDDDD! FOR ALL THE TIME I'VE BEEN WAITINF, IT'S HERE!!!! 馃槶馃槶馃槶
YAY