When I played through the game the first time, I thought Derek was very cute and wholesome. I wanted to play through Cove's whole story first before I spent money on the DLC. I am so glad I decided to buy this DLC. I ended up liking Derek way more than I liked Cove!! Derek feels very realistic. My heart went out to him every time things got emotional or when he was obviously about to confess something and had to pivot at the last second.
I have played many dating sims through my life, but I can honestly say Derek has been my favorite of all of them.
I can help you! If you know where the full game's folder is located, you can move the DLC files into the "game" folder of that full directory. The DLC folders should be labeled stuff like "dlc_step_1.rpa". If you need more help, just let me know, and thank you for playing!
I just finished Derek's DLC and enjoyed it so much more than I expected! Cove’s route is incredibly wholesome — and so is Derek’s! My mom even asked why I was smiling the whole time, completely unaware I was playing this game.
I absolutely loved the interactions between the characters. I’d honestly say I’m fond of all of them — they’ve become so dear to me, especially Derek. There’s just something about him that feels so real, and I constantly found myself wanting to spoil him.
I really appreciated how the DLC gave us so many important moments in his life. It allowed me to connect with him on such a deep emotional level. I thought no one could top Cove for me but I just clicked with Derek more. Kudos to the team, this is well done! 10/10!
really dumb questions but.. i already linked the dlc to the game but i dont know how to like play it. Like uh how do i start it??? do i need to press some sort of button for it to activate derek's story or smth???
Hello! Hopefully I can help. Which version of the DLC did you get, itch for Windows, itch for Mac, or on Steam? In any case, the thing you'll eventually need to do is get the DLC files into the appropriate folder, and then the game will tell you when you've done it right. I can walk you through the whole thing!
I'M LITERALLY CRYING DEREK IS SO SWEET!!!! The DLCs are so worth it and I NEVER spend money on games. I've only done the Step 2 moments so far, but baby Derek is so thoughtful and selfless and I just adore him so much. The sleepover and boardwalk moments were my favorites, I loved how much emotion and depth each character had (and I just love anything with soft Elizabeth). The Derek epilogue had me BEAMING. I didn't think the game could get any better but seeing the "side" characters' storylines have made me appreciate the writing and worldbuilding even more.
Hey! do you mind if i ask how you got the dlc to download? ive tried what the creator said but im still a little lost.. Im not the bright when it comes to technology.id really appreciate the help. I love this game and i really want to play this dlc
You also need to start playing before Step 2, either loading a save in Step 1 or starting a new game. You can't load a save that's already in Step 2, otherwise you'll miss the chance to choose your relationship standing with Derek and won't be able to play his Moments.
You do need to play Derek's version of the Soiree to get Derek's Step 4 epilogue, you can't do Cove's version. But that doesn't unlock his other Step 2 Moments. There's a yellow button on the right side of the Moment screen. You click that to switch over to Derek's Moments.
So heyy!!<3 I hii just wanted to say i love the game. but i have a silly question... So I purchased this game a LONG time ago. but...i never been able to open it. and ive tried everything in the book so ..i kinda just stopped trying. I was wondering if you can help me? I really wanna play Derek's story!! so it would mean a lot!:3
What Ive done;
- Ive clicked on the document and then get this (Now am not really the best with computer terms but most of the time it just gives me a blank sheet of paper? i dont even know what rpa. means)=
I try to open it and i can only open it with these apps=
Then if i even open it in one of the apps i always get some error or this for ex;
I really really..wanna play Dereks route!! and i swear to god ive tried everything TwT but it just never gives me a file leading to the actal game or route. always something like the picture above.. so please please what else can i do?
Hello! The .rpa isn't a game build file, clicking it or trying to open it won't do anything. You have to add the rpa into the main Our Life: Beginnings & Always "game" folder to unlock Derek's content.
1. Download the zip file after purchase and extract the zip to get a folder
2. Open the folder of your current Our Life Build and find the "game" folder inside. To view folders on Mac you might have to right click the application launcher and select "view package contents" and you may have to open a couple different folders before you find the "game" folder tucked away inside
3. Move or copy/paste the rpa file into the Our Life "game" folder
After that, the build you already had will now include all the extra content this DLC gives.
So I played this dlc a while ago, but I wanted to play it again so I redownloaded our life and tried to copy and paste the rpa but it seems to be having the hardest time doing that :/
All I get is this tab and the bar doesn't seem to even move. I retried this 3 times now. And I turned on and off my computer. So Uhm what do I do?
I'm sorry, that would have to do with the device. I can only guess what might be causing it. Maybe moving the original file into the folder instead of copying/pasting it would work better. But you could try searching for the specific type of computer you have and searching if there's an explanation for not being able to copy over files.
Yeah, I guess my computer won't let me copy and paste files for some reason, but I just had to move a bunch of files around and I got it to work! So I'm good :D
SO SWEET!!! I adore the Suarez brothers with my whole heart. Nico is adorable and Jorge is so quietly caring!! the heart to heart they had legit made me tear up, it was so sweet. and I LOVE being able to treat Mr. Holden as a dad figure. its so funny because on my Baxter route, Mr. Holden was my first crush LOL but in Derek's route I keep making him tear up with how I treat him like a dad. its so cute. Obviously I love Derek too, but his character and his route wouldn't be as interesting without the care he has for his brothers
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When I played through the game the first time, I thought Derek was very cute and wholesome. I wanted to play through Cove's whole story first before I spent money on the DLC. I am so glad I decided to buy this DLC. I ended up liking Derek way more than I liked Cove!! Derek feels very realistic. My heart went out to him every time things got emotional or when he was obviously about to confess something and had to pivot at the last second.
I have played many dating sims through my life, but I can honestly say Derek has been my favorite of all of them.
Does anybody know how to get the DLC into the itch.io app? I had to move all my games onto there due to storage space and I can't figure out how sobs
I can help you! If you know where the full game's folder is located, you can move the DLC files into the "game" folder of that full directory. The DLC folders should be labeled stuff like "dlc_step_1.rpa". If you need more help, just let me know, and thank you for playing!
I just finished Derek's DLC and enjoyed it so much more than I expected! Cove’s route is incredibly wholesome — and so is Derek’s! My mom even asked why I was smiling the whole time, completely unaware I was playing this game.
I absolutely loved the interactions between the characters. I’d honestly say I’m fond of all of them — they’ve become so dear to me, especially Derek. There’s just something about him that feels so real, and I constantly found myself wanting to spoil him.
I really appreciated how the DLC gave us so many important moments in his life. It allowed me to connect with him on such a deep emotional level. I thought no one could top Cove for me but I just clicked with Derek more. Kudos to the team, this is well done! 10/10!
dare i say i even like derek more than cove
really dumb questions but.. i already linked the dlc to the game but i dont know how to like play it. Like uh how do i start it??? do i need to press some sort of button for it to activate derek's story or smth???
Hello! Hopefully I can help. Which version of the DLC did you get, itch for Windows, itch for Mac, or on Steam? In any case, the thing you'll eventually need to do is get the DLC files into the appropriate folder, and then the game will tell you when you've done it right. I can walk you through the whole thing!
OH WAIT I FUGRED IT OUT AFTER PLAYING 5 TIMES
Hurray! Glad that all worked out. Thank you so much for playing, and hope you enjoy.
I'M LITERALLY CRYING DEREK IS SO SWEET!!!! The DLCs are so worth it and I NEVER spend money on games. I've only done the Step 2 moments so far, but baby Derek is so thoughtful and selfless and I just adore him so much. The sleepover and boardwalk moments were my favorites, I loved how much emotion and depth each character had (and I just love anything with soft Elizabeth). The Derek epilogue had me BEAMING. I didn't think the game could get any better but seeing the "side" characters' storylines have made me appreciate the writing and worldbuilding even more.
Hey! do you mind if i ask how you got the dlc to download? ive tried what the creator said but im still a little lost.. Im not the bright when it comes to technology.id really appreciate the help. I love this game and i really want to play this dlc
Do you still need help? I can explain it if you do
Before I consider buying this DLC are there any requirements besides being having a Fond relationship with Derek to access his Step 2 moments?
You also need to start playing before Step 2, either loading a save in Step 1 or starting a new game. You can't load a save that's already in Step 2, otherwise you'll miss the chance to choose your relationship standing with Derek and won't be able to play his Moments.
So I don't need to invite him to the Soiree or something to access his other moments?
You do need to play Derek's version of the Soiree to get Derek's Step 4 epilogue, you can't do Cove's version. But that doesn't unlock his other Step 2 Moments. There's a yellow button on the right side of the Moment screen. You click that to switch over to Derek's Moments.
So heyy!!<3 I hii just wanted to say i love the game. but i have a silly question... So I purchased this game a LONG time ago. but...i never been able to open it. and ive tried everything in the book so ..i kinda just stopped trying. I was wondering if you can help me? I really wanna play Derek's story!! so it would mean a lot!:3
What Ive done;
- Ive clicked on the document and then get this (Now am not really the best with computer terms but most of the time it just gives me a blank sheet of paper? i dont even know what rpa. means)=
I try to open it and i can only open it with these apps=
Then if i even open it in one of the apps i always get some error or this for ex;
I really really..wanna play Dereks route!! and i swear to god ive tried everything TwT but it just never gives me a file leading to the actal game or route. always something like the picture above.. so please please what else can i do?
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Hello! The .rpa isn't a game build file, clicking it or trying to open it won't do anything. You have to add the rpa into the main Our Life: Beginnings & Always "game" folder to unlock Derek's content.
1. Download the zip file after purchase and extract the zip to get a folder
2. Open the folder of your current Our Life Build and find the "game" folder inside. To view folders on Mac you might have to right click the application launcher and select "view package contents" and you may have to open a couple different folders before you find the "game" folder tucked away inside
3. Move or copy/paste the rpa file into the Our Life "game" folder After that, the build you already had will now include all the extra content this DLC gives.
Will you guys ever make a another DLC for Derek's storyline like maybe for a wedding?
I'm afraid not. We've gotta work on newer projects now.
So I played this dlc a while ago, but I wanted to play it again so I redownloaded our life and tried to copy and paste the rpa but it seems to be having the hardest time doing that :/
All I get is this tab and the bar doesn't seem to even move. I retried this 3 times now. And I turned on and off my computer. So Uhm what do I do?
I'm sorry, that would have to do with the device. I can only guess what might be causing it. Maybe moving the original file into the folder instead of copying/pasting it would work better. But you could try searching for the specific type of computer you have and searching if there's an explanation for not being able to copy over files.
Yeah, I guess my computer won't let me copy and paste files for some reason, but I just had to move a bunch of files around and I got it to work! So I'm good :D
I'm glad you found a way!
Hi! I know it's a year later but I'm having the same issue. Can you let me know how you did it please
SO SWEET!!! I adore the Suarez brothers with my whole heart. Nico is adorable and Jorge is so quietly caring!! the heart to heart they had legit made me tear up, it was so sweet. and I LOVE being able to treat Mr. Holden as a dad figure. its so funny because on my Baxter route, Mr. Holden was my first crush LOL but in Derek's route I keep making him tear up with how I treat him like a dad. its so cute. Obviously I love Derek too, but his character and his route wouldn't be as interesting without the care he has for his brothers