Them and Us
Them and Us - Patch Update 1.0.7
If you already progressing the story, to avoid game crashing or other problems please make sure to check the integrity files after the update is over. To make sure the files are corrected downloaded by STEAM.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Hi guys,
We are happy to annonce that update 1.0.7 is now available. In this version we made some changes that have been requested many times by the community.
1. You can now select your preferred camera mode before loading the cleared save date. This will allow you to continue New Game+ in the selected camera angle.
Note: Within a [Cleared] file selected press left or right to select new mode.
Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@them_and_us/video/7127555327729339650?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7127123562377119234
2. On Easy and Normal difficulties all items dropped now doesn't cost anymore spiritual essence . You can now drop them anywhere and pickup them at the Ploutus Box.
Hardcore players that play on Hard and Professional are not affected by this change.
Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@them_and_us/video/7127555096967171329?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7127123562377119234
3. The divine chalices now doesn't take anymore space from inventory. They are now viewed as special items just like flashlight is.
Note: When there are more than one item on that slot, a red arrow pointing UP will appear, press UP while in that slot to navigate through the items.
Note to players that played the game already:
If the divine chalices are not in your inventory, you need to get them once again for it to show up in the special slot. If the divine chalices are already in your inventory they will be showed now in the special slot.
Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@them_and_us/video/7127553704970013954?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7127123562377119234
4. Fixed an issue that prevents unlocking Sci-Fi Casual Costume when finishes traveler ending on hard or professional difficulties.
We hope you will like these changes. Thank you for all your support and feedbacks!
We also want to announce that we are currently working on a new video game by using now Unreal Engine 5!
Thank you,
TendoGames Team
Now Available: Them and Us (Video Game Soundtrack) and Game Bundle
Them and Us music is now available on Steam.
The soundtracks include both LQ (mp3) as well as HQ (wav).
All the soundtracks have been edited for the album release.
Steam store now includes the Main game + DLC Bundle (Save 10%).
Them and Us - Patch Update 1.0.6
If you already progressing the story, to avoid game crashing please make sure to check the integrity files after the update is over. To make sure the files are corrected downloaded by STEAM.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Update 1.0.6
1. We fixed the translucently sorting from Hitwoman costume.
Past update1:
1. Chinese language Vsync. We found out that this can't be accessed due to the language. This problem is now fixed.
2. On some of the maps we updated one of the collisions.
3. Japanese and Chinese languages now have a notice about "check the language keyboard" if the input changed. You can read more about this here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/915600/discussions/0/3113669124979637788/
Past Update2:
1. We added Hungarian language. This language was in development from some time so we decided to finish implement it.
2. The scale of all doors from the mansion have been updated.
3. Fixed several other small issues and did some optimization on one of the heaviest area from mansion.
Update 1.0.5
1. Save Game inside the (unknown room) is now possible.
2. We added brighter blood decals to all dark creatures' spawn locations and made this blood available only when they are active. To notify you of their state.
3. Fixed several other small issues to improve the overall gameplay experience
Update 1.0.4
1. We created another underground passage level to be used as a fast traveling for one of the puzzles that require some distance traveling. This change will allow you to quickly access these locations underground, or, slower as it was in (v1.0.3) above ground.
2. We unlocked a new path for fast saving and quick access.
3. Map shows some new icons (see point 1).
4. Divine chalices now show a warning when can't leave and no warning when can leave (ground or storage box).
5. We fixed a small problem that we had with DLC costumes.
-> choose 2 costumes above the actual costume
Update 1.0.3
1. We added an underground passage to use for fast traveling and to explain the trap doors.
2. For people that use the Radeon video cards we updated one of the floor models and material to not spark. (Radeon cards may not work very well with this game engine.)
3. One of the enemies is now updated.
4. One of the character's hairs from cinematics is now updated.
Update 1.0.2
1. You can now change Alicia's clothes any time you want in the game. Including after a certain point.
2. The map now shows some of these areas like hidden trap doors on the map.
3. We polished the Library ladder climb up/down animations.
4. The crawlers now turn at a normal speed on the ground.
5. Alicia's hair (on all costumes + DLC) is now stopping sooner from movement.
This gives a bit more natural movement to her hair.
6. There is no more Blue Sapphire Key, the gate is now open by the GateKeeper
7. We made the message of controller or keyboard change to not appear on screen anymore, as suggested.
8. To most of the dark world creatures we added blood spots from where they spawn, this will be much easy to hunt them or avoid these enemy types in full.
9. Dark world creatures are now out of the player's way. They won't trouble you if you don't disturb them.
Them and Us - Full Released + FPS DLC
After almost three years of Early Access, and working closely with the gaming community to implement all the feedback and changes suggested by our fans, we can finally say “Them and Us” is now complete and ready for full release. We know it took a long time, but we are proud to say that we took that time to make sure the game was the very best game we could make, making sure we listened to our fans and did everything possible to improve and show our fans we take their suggestions seriously.
We hope you enjoy this game.
We have over six unique endings for you to play through. The whole story can be played both in over-the-shoulder and fixed camera mode as well as now in First Person Mode (DLC). The game is designed/coded to work well with all 3 modes, providing you with abundant opportunities to replay the game and have a fresh, exciting new experience each time.
From all of us at TendoGames, thank you, and we hope you enjoy walking a horrifying mile in Alicia’s shoes.
Some of the changes that we made this month:
1. We fixed some problems we found while testing First Person Mode.
2. Lots of corrections on maps due to the First Person View of environments.
3. We updated the crawler's enemies' behavior.
4. We updated the stalker enemy to humanoid.
5. We updated the courtyard main items moving some important items.
6. We updated the particle effects of guns.
7. We removed all none humanoid creatures (2 enemies).
8. We updated the dog's behavior.
9. We removed some enemies that were too much on some of the areas.
10. Other small changes
11. Spanish language updated and proofread.
12. Steam Clout Saves
First-Person Camera:
1. We added leaderboards for First-person Mode.
2. We updated all animations of the player
3. We update the HUD to work for First-person View.
4. We added a few new sounds.
5. All code changed to work well. Such as you can quick shot, can run and reload, etc.
FULL RELEASE DATE announcement AND SPECIAL DLC EVENT
Thank you all for your patience as we work hard to bring the finishing touches to the game. We are proud to announce Russian and Spanish language translations have been completed.
We have worked with some very talented translators who worked hard to accurately translate and transcribe all the text in the game. All the languages you asked for are now implemented into the game, and with that, we can proudly say the game is finally, once and for all, finished!
Them and Us will be out of Early Access at end of September!
We have worked in secretly on a new game mode, recreating all of the animations and code to experience Them and Us story in a new camera perspective.
Since we already want to give this DLC for almost free, we opened a small challenge for you.
This event will be open until the Release Date. If the challenge will be a success we will offer this DLC for free + 10% game discount on the launch date.
Sales + Wishlist: 200k
Steam Group Community: 25k
Steam Group Community Link:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/915600
Spreading the word about the game, you can bring Them and Us towards success!
Thank you for your 3 years of trust and support during this Early Access development process. Please be on the lookout for an announcement to find out what TendoGames has in store for the future, if this campaign turns into a success.
Best Regards,
TendoGames
Them and Us - Language Localization [Final stage]
Them and Us official website can be found here:
https://www.tendogames.com/themandus
Updates:
1. All maps have been build with production lighting.
2. We updated some small errors we found while working on the other languages.
3. We added trading cards. We hope you enjoy the new emoticons and backgrounds.
4. Street level is now updated with some new vehicles that our team made.
5. We updated one of the characters.
6. We updated one of the enemies.
7. We updated the Easy difficulty. The same amount of resources from Fixed Camera are now present in OTS too on this difficulty. A large bandage is available from the beginning in both modes.
8. Transition from room to room bg music has now a small fade out.
5. Japanese is now available.
6. German is now available.
7. French is now available.
8. Portuguese-Brazil is now available.
9. Italian is now available.
10. Romanian is now available.
11. Russian is now available.
12. Spanish Spain is now available.
Russian: 98% finished
(voice dub also in progress)
Having an external team to work with us. Russian was the first language we started working on/beta test. It takes longer because the team behind is also doing the voice audition at the same time.
Перевод на русский язык сейчас находится на стадии редактирования. Он был начат одним из первых, поверьте. К тому же мы хотим добавить и русскую озвучку, из-за чего он появится немного позже. https://youtu.be/NJiweTPqXKk
[update, 06 August 2021]
Russian is almost ready, the team behind the localization is currently testing everything to be in order.
Both audio and text. We are also testing.
The Spanish language will be sent to us shortly, we will start working on it very soon.
If you find any problems with the languages please let us know and we will fix them ASAP
Discord: https://discord.gg/UMFwwKa
If you would like to help us to revise/beta test:
Korean, Spanish-Spain, Romanian and Italian, that would be very appreciated
Discord: https://discord.gg/UMFwwKa
Requirements:
1. Them and Us is in your top games. Fans always know what is best.
2. Already played the game and know everything about it.
1.0.0 Major Update - Localization in progress
As probably you may know the team is currently working on adding more languages in Them and Us.
We updated most of the user interface reworking everything for language localization. The process is now finished.
- Chinese language is now fully supported
- Turkish language is now supported (Türkçe artık desteklenmektedir. )
More languages are in development and will be added as soon that is finished.
[update May 23, 2021] https://steamcommunity.com/app/915600/discussions/0/3105773861180060835/
Attention (Dikkat):
The Turkish language has been done voluntarily by a third party (Them and Us fan base). Please help us find any problems with this language if there are any, before the official game release.
Thank you for understanding.
(Oyuna Türkçe, gönüllü insanlar (Them and Us hayran kitlesi) tarafından yapılmıştır. Lütfen resmi olarak yayınlanmadan önce, varsa bu dille ilgili herhangi bir sorun bulmamıza yardımcı olun. Anlayışın için teşekkürler.)
Here are a few more changes that we made:
1. We updated almost all zombies proportions.
2. We added ultra-widescreen monitor support.
3. In case you missed our previous update, we added another ending to the game. New Game + players can experience the game differently and unlock a new costume.
1.0.0 Updates / Patches
Sometimes STEAM may not update the game correctly. This makes the game crash to some people or not work correctly. To fix this please check the integrity of files like here:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
Update, 11 September 2021
1. One of the files got oversized and corrupted making the game to crash when visiting a specific room that we updated. We sent a new build with the problem fixed.
Update, 11 September 2021
1. We updated some of the levels.
2. We updated one specific enemy.
3. We updated some of the enemy's looks.
4. We added the Spanish language
(please know that some of the messages that appear inside the game are not entirely proofread).
Update, 25 August 2021
We added the Russian language.
Update, 09 August 2021
1. We fixed some of the languages problems.
2. We updated some of the levels.
3. One of the notes has been relocated.
4. One of Alicia's cinematic animations has been updated.
Update, 07 August 2021
1. We added another important autosave spot for players that play on Easy/Normal
2. We fixed the sounds [hits/deaths] problem for the other languages.
Update, 06 August 2021
NOTICE:
Because of the change in sounds for the Russian language [take hits, deaths sounds], doesn't work anymore for all other languages except English. We are currently working to fix the problem.
We ask you to please wait for a bit.
1. We updated the remaining files [Japanese is now fully done]
2. We added the Italian language.
3. We added the Romanian language.
4. We fixed some small problems on one of the maps.
Russian is almost ready (98%), the team behind the localization is currently testing everything to be in order.
Both audio and text.
The Spanish language will be sent to us shortly, we will start working on it very soon.
Update, 26 July 2021
1. We added the Korean language. [Please let us know if any problems]
2. We updated all Japanese files to be much easy read and corrected some of the texts to sound better. There are still some texts that need to be updated such as memories and epilogues.
3. We noticed most of the players don't check the 2nd line of text after examining items, therefore don't know how to use specific items. We made sure this won't happen with other players, we made some changes to inventory and files.
4. More of the zombies now walk around instead of just waiting.
Update, 19 May 2021
1. [Chinese localization] We updated some of the documents and files.
2. [Chinese localization] We fixed some texts to sound better for Chinese people.
Update, 18 May 2021
1. We added Chinese and Turkish languages.
2. We updated all common zombie model proportions.
3. We added support for ultra-wide monitors.
4. We did a few small changes on maps.
Update, 30 April 2021
1. We added subtitles in videos.
2. We made the texts display larger size on more than 1920x1080 resolutions up to 4K.
3. We fixed some small problems like candles not displaying correctly from a distance and other small things on maps.
4. New Game + players can now experience the game differently.
5. We added more content to the game such as a secret - brand new ending and some other things.
6. Leaderboards updated.
7. Professional mode (Over The Shoulder) is now balanced/tested as the Fixed Camera difficulty.
For a strong survival horror experience, all items are harder to find.
Currently, our external team is working on some of the language localizations. We are going to include these languages at first then move into the other localizations.
We don't know how long this process will take so please be patient.
Update, 12 April 2021
1. We update one of the cinematics lightings, Ruins map.
2. We updated the Ploutus Box. All items that you spend Spiritual Essence on, in New Game+ you don't need anymore to purchase again if you already did in the previous round. The items will be free in the next rounds.
The same goes for the Key to Unknown, the door will be automatic opened.
Update, 8 April 2021
1. We increased FOV properties from max 90 to max 120.
We had to make some collision updates of blocking the camera in some of the levels.
We had to update some of the animations and make new ones since the camera displays full character even on AIM mode.
Having a bigger FOV, more things need to be rendered on screen. We had to optimize some of the levels.
2. We updated the AilfrydTown map and enemies' AI pathfinding.
3. We updated the secret ending picture.
4. We fixed a missing picture from one of the files, from the recent update.
5. We fixed Paul one of the animations.
6. Some corrections on maps.
7. We completely remade one of the main enemy model and skin.
the dark enemies
Update, 30 March 2021
1. We made some changes to the maps. Important changes to mention are:
a. We had to update the mirror location. To give a chance for players to interact with the cursed door. Know about it. To not provide any more confusion such as this:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/915600/discussions/0/3073117690258104509/
b. Village map change
c. Garden maps change
2. We updated the DLC costumes, mostly the maid bottom look, and fixing some minor problems.
3. We updated the player manual with a bit more info. Something that fixed camera players need to know about.
4. We fixed some minor problems players encountered.
Update, 26 March 2021
1. You can now change clothes in the "special room" as well.
For the moment you can always change clothes anytime until you reach a certain point in the story. Most probably we will update later to change forever.
2. We updated the fog on 2 main maps from the mansion since we noticed the main level overwrites it. We had to update all mansion maps for this fix.
3. We fixed all costumes that have high heels. Cinematic animations were broken in the feet region. This includes the maid, the nurse, and 2 other costumes.
4. We did some changes to the levels. Mainly in Garden Area A. We removed many of the unwanted enemies and balanced both Fixed Camera and OTS enemies numbers.
5. Shotgun weapon does now a bit more damage.
6. [Spoiler]The game now saves and unlocks some new things after finishing for the first time, even if you start New Game or New game +
Update, 21 March 2021
1. We had to fix a problem that can arise if skip a specific scene too fast.
2. We fixed a few problems that we found on some of the levels.
3. DLC Maid Costume. It seems there is a problem with the CPU Bones movement such as the small ribbons from her cloth and hair. We had to disable these bones, for now, to make sure you don't have any problems. We will update these bones PhysX differently later.
4. We fixed a strange problem with the Police costume.
Update, 20 March 2021
1. We added the option for the DLC clothes.
2. We changed the zombie clothes in the forgotten tower to differ from others.
3. We fixed and updated some problems that we found in levels.
4. Now leaderboards shows based on each game mode/difficulty, there is also no damage leaderboard.
5. We made the ranks display correctly based on the epilogue file order.
6. We increased the volume of voices.
7. We fixed the hair glowing on the SciFi costume.
Other Changes That We made (New People - SPOILERS)
We want players that play for the first time Them and Us to have a good experience therefore we blocked the paths to Wind/Water and Earth dark worlds.
It will only be available in the New Game + only, for a new game experience.
1.0.0 Major Update
It has been quite a journey, and we want to thank you guys for all your support and for staying with us!
Them and Us is now one step closer to be out of early access.
1.0.0
Because we updated some of the levels and main items to make the game more fun, we added several new features such as-
Calculate the current end time, ending, rank and results, unlock new game+ and rewards, the previous save games won't work anymore.
1. The full story is now finished. All locations are available.
2. If you choose Alternate Mode, you can now play with tank controls using D-Pad and Alternate Mode using Analog Sticks.
3. We added several new songs.
4. We fixed any glitches that we found from previous levels. Better collisions, etc.
5. We updated some of the main character shaders.
6. We updated some of the enemies' skins and textures.
7. We updated some of the levels and added some new stuff.
8. We updated some of the new animations, and added new ones.
9. We added 7 costumes.
We will add 3 more (sexy) costumes as a separate DLC. For anyone who is interested in this.
10. Backpack now has the option to be unequipped in-game if you wish to no longer see it.
11. We added several new weapons.
12. We added several new cinematics.
13. We added subtitles. Language localization will be in the released game.
14. We made the game more fast-paced, unlocking some of the doors and removing any kind of long backtracking.
15. We made all long cut-scenes skippable, however, some short ones that trigger important events can't be skipped.
16. Several new puzzles have been added to the game.
17. For people who like the story and want to know more about Alicia and her journey, we have added the last lore files and memory entries.
18. We added a lot of new achievements. Good luck unlocking them all, it won't be easy.
19. We added the “unlock FPS” option.
20. We added total game time, current gameplay time, ranking, and leaderboards. Start a new game + with some new things going on.
21. We added a player manual.
22. We improved the GUI and UI, and added new things.
What is next before Full Release? Why the game is not Full Release yet?
1. We need to send the game for localization to a company specializing in this.
2. We look forward to your feedback, before exiting Early Access.
3. We will work on adding trading cards and a couple of new things.
After full release
We want to continuously update the game with more content after we fully release the game.
Developer's Journal： january 2021
The crew of Them And Us is excited for the new updates to roll out. We hope that you'll stay with us on this journey as we leave 2020 behind and welcome 2021 with high hopes. It's an honor to try and bring these characters and stories to life and we thank you all greatly for the amazing support we've received from the community.
Here is our development news for this month of January
Vlad
This month Vlad has been working on a few new survival characters for a feature DLC game mode that we are planning to add to the game.
He has also worked on creating the final GUI/UI and update some of the cinematics.
He worked on updating some of the enemy's skins and textures as well as all the eye shaders of all characters.
Vlad finished all characters including the new costumes and is now going to start another extensive debug process.
Rod
Rod this month had some big family problems, his time of working on the game this month was cut in half. But he completed a massive amount of work.
Rod finished all level setups, he also finished all the epilogues, different endings, and last achievements.
He is going to start working on the remaining stuff that needs to be done before going live with 1.0 Early Access.
Eprdox
He is currently working on a new prop that we are planning to update.
Tihomir
He has been working tirelessly on 2 new song tracks and some sounds that we were missing from the new cinematics.
In total there are 43 amazing song tracks that he alone made for Them and Us. We hope you guys will support him and buy his album once we release the game.
Shadrick
Shadrick is going to start soon to check the game for any text corrections.