GB Patch

Let's go on a ride with granny! Pure Text: qiu “What’s going on? [Why are you still here?/Not so fast after all, huh?]” #if mc not usually late, if mc left qiu behind if silent: “You bobbed a finger towards the house right in front of you. [Did they have to ask?/You were sure they could put it toget

Howdy! If you decide to take a trip to the petting zoo during the field trip you, tragically, cannot feed every animal there. You have to choose 😢. Who will get your treats? Pure Text: instructor “Howdy! There’s a lot of animals excited to meet y’all.” “Oh, your first howdy on the farm. It made sen

Activities abound! There's a lot of tough choices in this Moment. Pure Text: farmer “When class is over, you can eat your lunches and then you’ll have some fun here.” “He hollered until his voice was hoarse. “Fun” had never sounded that painful.” farmer “You’ll get to take the hay wagon ‘round the p

Scandalous!! But it certainly makes for some fun choice options, haha. Pure Text: if looking at book: “Your eyes [trailed/darted] left to right, your fingers poised at the page’s corner for a flip.” #if reading slowly or not if not and in bad mood: “You melted across your desk, face down. This sucke

Me and them three! Who knew Ren was party girl? (She is not, haha) Pure Text: mr_m “I’m sorry. Ren went off to some party as soon as it got dark. He didn’t want anything to do with us today. I couldn’t believe it.” If trick or treated in S1: “It explained why Ren wasn’t helping with the trick-or-tre

Mom dresses as the Queen of Hearts for Halloween Step 2, haha. What's your answer to this riddle? Pure Text: “She grinned at you, showing the gleeful cruelty of a person who sentenced anyone who crossed her to decapitation.” “Your [Mom] [didn’t get over the holiday after a few times. She fell deeper

When the tests come, which attitude is your MC gonna have? There's plenty of variations! Pure Text: if tested first: mr_m “And after this big push, you’ll get a nice break with the fun-raiser. Good deal!” if tested second: mr_m “Keep in mind your training. The fun-raiser didn’t happen that long ago.

Play ball! I can't even begin to explain how many alterations are in this one gym class, aha. Pure Text: mrs_d “Today, we’re playing dodgeball.” “Oh [shit/dang].” #if mc swears or not mrs_d “Split up, please! Go to one side of the court or the other. I’ll give things a tweak if the teams aren’t even

Here's the reveal of the linked Moments in Step 2! Will you vote to have time off before facing school tests? Or will you do the hard work first and take it easy afterwards? It's up to you! And I suggest trying both ways once those Moments are released. Pure Text: mr_m “Ready to listen? Good! The fu

Onward to adventure! Sort of. Pure Text: if mc riding their own ride: “They nudged their bike towards you, while you prepared your own ride.” if walking: “They nudged their bike over.” ##### if riding with Qiu: “They sat down on it first and scooted over towards you.” “Mountain bikes weren’t made fo

The many possibilities of a humble leaf pile 😌. Pure Text: “And, eventually, [she’d/you’d] gathered a nice big pile at the center of the Baumann lawn. Tamarack wiped her brow. “Mount Chore” came up past her knees.” #if not helping or are tam “Phew.” if mc amused at her struggle and not helping: tam

Well, Vianca makes a strong first impression, haha. And what a nickname concept! Side note, this scene won't go just like this if the MC has changed their identity at the start of S2. Ms. Vianca will need to speak with MC about that immediately. Pure Text: via “Hi, [Serenity, Tam-attack/Serenity, Ta

Meeting another Murray! Have fun being a part of his class in Step 2. Pure Text: “You settled into an assigned seat. Nobody asked where you’d like to sit anymore. You’d gotten a middle row, towards the door.[ Getting in and out should be a piece of cake/The temptation to escape was powerful].” #if l

When I shared the last text preview, a lot of people were curious about what would happen if you didn't get someone if your homeroom, and how things would change if the characters were jealous. So, here's the rest of the alterations! It took two more images to cover it all. Pure Text: “Homeroom Teac

In Step 2, you will automatically have some school classes with the Qiu and Tamarack. But the leads who are in your homeroom are random! You might not have your buddy there with you just 'cause you're house neighbors. Don't worry, that won't make you lose many interactions. It's just another little

Well, they tried. They all did. Being a prince isn't all fun and games. Pure Text: “Qiu reappeared in front of you as someone else. He didn’t have a single piece of normal clothes anymore. His signature fluffy jacket had been replaced with the costume of a prince.” “Lacy cuffs billowed as he moved.

Noooo, after so many years of development these precious childhood days are almost at an end 😭 [Also, the text transcript for the Q&A yesterday did get finished!] Pure Text: “Golden Grove was getting colder.” “That was true day after day with no sign of it becoming a lie anytime soon.” “Nights and

You get to show your friends your bedroom 😊 Pure Text: “The house had been good to its visitors at the start, but things couldn’t go smooth forever. Even though there were guests waiting, the door into your room [insisted on being difficult/still decided to be stuck]!” #if polite or not if polite/n

The Baumann family is full of problem solvers, haha. Pure Text: “The three of you scampered inside and the door got slammed shut behind you. Tamarack and Mrs. Baumann both shoved it closed. Water was not a welcomed guest.” mrs_b “My, my, looks like we made it in one piece.” “You hadn’t finished [bru

Little Qiu is so considerate 🥺️ Pure Text: “Qiu yanked at his rain-soaked sleeves, almost tugging himself totally off balance. He managed to peel himself out of his famous jacket.” “There wasn’t any talking about the man-vs-coat battle that happened in front of you. Qiu simply held his signature po

These adorable children are all dorks, haha. Pure Text: “At that point the conversation kinda went away. People’s attention wandered off in different directions.” qiu “So, what’s the plan?” ren “I want a new Goosebumps.” “Baxter cast a playful eye towards that suggestion. “Liking to read? How quaint

Oh boy, the club is getting up to some antics 👀 Mixed Up Part 1 is gonna be available in the beta later this month! Pure Text: “Qiu’s hands were busy as he continued the explanation. [It was not as smooth as he had probably imagined this reveal would be.]” #if not admiring qiu “Uh, so, I’ve got a l

Ren is a big kid in Step 1, handing out candies to trick or treaters on Halloween 💖 Pure Text: ren “Bye.” “The exchange complete, Darren [expected/hoped] you’d scamper off to the stop on the street.” #if uncomfortable or not Menu: -““Thanks.””: -““See you.””: -““Yeah, uh, bye.””: -““How come you’re

Having a phone is gonna be a lot of fun 😈 Pure Text: Menu: -“hi qiu.”: -“hey, it’s [first_name]”: -“what’s up qiu?”: -“so sorry to annoy you. I have a phone and my [mom] thought I had to tell you right now. this is [first_name] you probably didn’t know”: -“Qiu! My [Mom] got me a phone!”: -“:)”: -“i

For one last script preview of this Moment, I've got a part two of Austin's interrogation. You can read the first part HERE. Pure Text: “[Austin]’s head was turned around. Her perked-up pigtails did as good a job expressing what she was thinking as her face. [She was fixed on the same scene as you/S

Kids are not the most subtle people, haha. Austin and Joey sit in the same desk group as the MC and Tamarack. This is what you've gotta deal with in school. Pure Text: joey “You’re next-door neighbors.” if neighbors: tam “Yeah, we’re neighbors.” if close: tam “Yeah, me and [first_name] live right by

It's the great debate. Is Halloween about frights or delights? Pure Text: if mc scary costume: qiu “You might be kinda creepy, [first_name], but mine’s the scarier costume.” if contesting: “How dare he!” if mc not scary costume: qiu “I’m the only one who’s even trying to be scary here.” #### tam “So

🎅🎅🎅🎅 What makes you think of trick-or-treating more than good old Saint Nicholas? Pure Text: “The adults instantly resumed their chatting about work and the weather and, you didn’t know, something else starting with “w”? More words of wisdom, maybe.” “A couple feet lower, in the realm ruled by k

More fun and games at the Golden Grove slumber party 😚 Pure Text: tam “Let’s play dare or double-dare except now you can’t leave the mattress.” qiu “Hmm. That’s pretty interesting. What kinda dares can you do sitting here?” tam “I don’t know. That’s what’ll make the game fun. And also, the darer ca

Grandpa can tell you a story 🥺️ Pure Text: “Qiu sheepishly offered the light to the new people in charge. Mrs. Baumann took it.” mrs_b “Now, go get comfortable on the pillows. If you’re going to be exhausted and miserable, you don’t also need to strain your back.” “She waved her brand-new light aro

A joke is born 😌 [In-game it's a choice, but for the sake of making this an easier to read set of screenshot the choice line and follow-up line are in a single textbox.]

Well, the poll to pick which Moment gets programmed next isn't over, but it's looking pretty likely that the event being added to the beta build after Magic will be Slumber Party! So, since people are that interested in it, here's a preview for that Moment. I hope you're ready for some childhood cri

More Magic samples! It's a long and eventful Moment. And it seems this time Tamarack is the kid stubbornly refusing to go home, haha. Pure Text: tam “But everyone has to believe, and no one is allowed to quit until it happens. Otherwise, the spell will break! We’ve gotta stay together and stay outsi

Look at all those cute little alterations for heading towards school on a typical day. And that's not even all of them, you can also be running there and going without Tamarack and/or Qiu. This is the reason things take so long writing this game. You take a concept as simple as "going to class", som

This has nothing to do with magic, but is just funny. You can deny Qiu entry into your backyard when it's time to go meet Tamarack for the evening's adventure, haha. Of course, you can also let him pass if you're kind like that 😇 Pure Text: qiu “Hey, [first_name]!” “That thought got an answer quick

Today we have another look into the final free-to-play Moment of Step 1. This from Part 1 of the story, but the event is so large it has three parts instead of the usual two. Excitingly, all three are already done right now! I managed to finish the Moment recently 🥳️. Now it's on to the writing the

Stormy days are ahead! There's some real fall weather adventures in OL2. And, of course, there's lots of alterations based on how prepared the MC is for that, haha. Pure Text: “The Golden Grove wilderness was made up of the same stuff wherever you were in it.” “But that didn’t mean you couldn’t tell

Well, well, well, if you've played our old game XOXO Droplets, or are active in the GB Patch fandom, you know exactly who this mysterious silent boy is. But it seems our friends in Golden Grove do not. For a change, the MC isn't the only one left in the dark about people in that town, haha. Now, her

Tamarack gets to have her own fancy fun, too! And it's the primmest, properest pastime of all- a tea party 💖 Pure Text: “Fragile-looking plates and teacups were spread over the ground in a vague circle-ish shape.” “In the center of that was a platter of snacks and a pale pink teapot with roses pain

Getting to go to the dance with Qiu in order to dance is great, but getting to pretend to be a pirate after the dancing is over is perfect 😌. Though, you don't have to fight with swords, there's a ton of options for hanging out with Qiu in that scene. I just thought this chunk made for a funny prev

One option in the Moment "Wheels" is to join a race against Qiu and Ren. But if you don't wanna do that, you, Tamarack, and Baxter of all people are gonna have to find a way to entertain yourselves. It goes as well as you might expect, haha. Pure Text: If MC has a scooter: “As soon as you were think

I'm working on the companion Moment to Walks! Here's a little look into what you can expect from your bike- and other things- riding adventure 😄. Pure Text: if no ride: baxter “So, how is [first_name] getting there?” “At some point your lack of a bike, or anything else, had been the topic of conver

Continuing from the last screenshot I shared, I've got a script sample preview to share today! We've seen Qiu and Tamarack separately in Step 2 previews, now here they are together. Haha, oh boy. Pure Text: if tamarack came with: tam “Will you quit it? I’m not gonna let any of us be late on the firs

So, this is a new kind of post around here, haha. It's a preview of the script itself! This lets me show more of a scene than screenshots could. Let me know if you'd like to keep seeing these as part of the update rotation throughout OL:N&F's development or if it'd be better to share story things in