Coteries updated to version 1.0.9! Russian and simplified Chinese supported
Hello dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you well!
It’s my great pleasure to announce that Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York has been updated to version 1.09!
The most important feature coming with this version is the addition of two new languages in the game: Russian and simplified Chinese.
I would like to apologize our Russian community for the fact that you had to wait so long for your native language version. At the same time I want to express my greatest gratitude for your understanding, patience and support all along the way.
Next to adding new language versions, we have also prepared a short list of technical fixes, enumerated below:
Win7 compatibility issues solved.
Dictionary and Log improvements for Large font size.
Fixes to existing translations (FR, BR-PT).
Several fixes to audio issues.
Several small issues in Dialogue structure fixed.
Corrected instances of outdated English text.
As always, we encourage all of you to share your opinions, take part in discussions, express both your criticism and positive observations. You’re invited to join our official Discord channel, where you can talk directly with Coteries’ developers!
Thank you for your continuous support and engagement. Looking forward to share more news with you soon!
Take care! Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
Update regarding the Russian language version
Hello dear members of #vamily! I hope my message finds you well!
We have an important update for our Russian community regarding the localization of Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York. Here's a statement from the project lead on Coteries:
We are aware of a growing disappointment among some of you with the delays we're experiencing with the Russian language update for Coteries of New York. We appreciate you reaching out to voice your concerns, and would like to assure you that we take them seriously. The delay we've experienced is down to a number of issues that kept pushing the release of the update further into 2021, but the good news is that we're almost there.
We are currently working to stamp out bugs that would otherwise plague the Russian version on release were we to publish the update sooner. Other than some minor issues that we'd still like to get rid off before passing the game on to you hands, we've also encountered a few bigger bugs that would impact all versions of the game. We are now focusing on dealing with those, so we can improve the state of the game for all fans of Vampire: The Masquerade around the world.
We would like to ask for just a little more patience, realizing that you've already given us plenty - but would like to pledge that we're between 5 and 10 working days from updating the game with the Russian language version, as well as other fixes and improvements. We are currently waiting for some updated files from one of our partners, and working hard on testing the game - hence there might still be some small delays that make it impossible for us to declare a specific day that the update will go live. We are, however, doing all we can so that it comes sooner rather than later.
We assure you, however, that the wait is almost over, and would like to thank you for your ongoing patience. We hope this upcoming update will allow you to enjoy our game and the story it tells to the fullest.
As always, you're most welcome to share your feedback on Steam or join our official Discord server, where you can talk directly with the developers.
Best regards, Jacek @ Draw DIstance dev team
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Здравствуйте, дорогие члены #vamily! Надеюсь, мое сообщение найдет вас хорошо!
У нас есть важная новость для нашего русского сообщества, касающаяся локализации Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York. Вот заявление ведущего проекта по Coteries:
Мы знаем о растущем разочаровании некоторых из вас по поводу задержек с обновлением русского языка для Coteries of New York. Мы благодарны вам за то, что вы обратились к нам, чтобы высказать свои опасения, и хотели бы заверить вас, что мы воспринимаем их всерьез. Задержка, которую мы испытали, сводится к ряду проблем, которые продолжали давить на выпуск обновления в 2021 году, но хорошая новость заключается в том, что мы почти на месте.
В настоящее время мы работаем над искоренением ошибок, которые в противном случае нанесли бы вред русской версии при выпуске, если бы мы опубликовали обновление раньше. Кроме некоторых незначительных проблем, от которых мы все еще хотели бы избавиться перед тем, как передать игру на руки, мы также столкнулись с несколькими более крупными ошибками, которые повлияли бы на все версии игры. Сейчас мы сосредоточились на их устранении, так что мы можем улучшить состояние игры для всех поклонников Vampire: The Masquerade по всему миру.
Мы хотели бы попросить немного больше терпения, понимая, что вы уже дали нам много - но хотели бы пообещать, что у нас есть от 5 до 10 рабочих дней с момента обновления игры русскоязычной версией, а также другие исправления и улучшения. В настоящее время мы ждем несколько обновленных файлов от одного из наших партнеров и усиленно работаем над тестированием игры - следовательно, могут остаться небольшие задержки, из-за которых мы не сможем объявить конкретный день, когда обновление вступит в силу. Однако мы делаем все возможное, чтобы оно пришло раньше, чем позже.
Уверяем вас, однако, что ожидание почти закончилось, и хотели бы поблагодарить вас за ваше постоянное терпение. Мы надеемся, что это предстоящее обновление позволит вам насладиться нашей игрой и сюжетом, который она рассказывает в полной мере.
Как всегда, вы можете поделиться своими отзывами о Steam или присоединиться к нашему официальному серверу Discord, где вы сможете напрямую пообщаться с разработчиками.
С наилучшими пожеланиями, Jacek @ Draw DIstance Dev team
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Draw Distance!
Dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you well!
On behalf of Draw Distance, I wish you healthy, peaceful and joyful Christmas and a great 2021, free of COVID!
Thank you for your continuous support throughout the whole year!
Please remember that you're always welcome to join our Discord, where you can speak directly with our developers!
All the best to you,
Jacek @ Draw Distance
Update regarding the Russian language version
Hello dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you well
I have an update for our Russian-speaking players and fans.
Even though we were aiming to bring the language version to Coteries of New York by the end of this year, we decided to postpone the update until 2021.
We do know that many of you wished for the update to happen as soon as possible and I can assure you that we did our best to make it happen, but we simply need more time for necessary QA testing.
Please accept our apologies.
We will get back to you with an update regarding the Russian localization in January.
As always, I encourage you to join our Discord, where you can talk directly with members of Draw Distance dev team.
Again, we're very sorry for inconvenience!
All the best to you, Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
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Здравствуйте, дорогие члены #vamily, надеюсь, мое сообщение найдет вас в порядке.
У меня есть обновление для наших русскоговорящих игроков и болельщиков.
Несмотря на то, что мы планировали довести языковую версию до Coteries of New York к концу этого года, мы решили отложить обновление до 2021 года..
Мы знаем, что многие из вас хотели, чтобы обновление произошло как можно скорее, и я могу вас заверить, что мы сделали все возможное, чтобы это произошло, но нам просто нужно больше времени для необходимого QA-тестирования.
Примите наши извинения.
Мы свяжемся с вами в январе с обновлением, касающимся русской локализации.
Как всегда, я призываю вас присоединиться к нашему Discord, где вы сможете напрямую пообщаться с членами команды разработчиков Draw Distance.
Еще раз приносим свои извинения за причиненные неудобства!
Всего доброго вам, Jacek @ Draw Distance Dev team
Coteries of New York finally available in Brazilian-Portuguese!
Hello dear members of #vamily! I hope my message finds you well!
Just a few days before Christmas, I have a great message to our Portuguese-speaking fans around the world!
After several months of hard work we can finally announce that Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is finally available in Brazilian-Portuguese!
The team to thank for making it happen is the one lead by Mário Di Poi, who gathered a very talented translation and proofreading team, who did a superb high-quality job translating more than 210 THOUSAND words at amazing pace! Please appreciate the work done by Mário, Ana Carolina Souza, Gui Tensol, Erez Milgron, Ina Stein de Amarante and Artur Andrade!
Also, I’d like to thank our QA and implementation team, who spent hours hunting for bugs and errors, and fiercely eliminating them!
Last but not least, KUDOS to all Portuguese-speaking players of Coteries, who encouraged us along the way. I hope you’ll enjoy playing the game in your native language and if you find any inaccuracy or would like to bring our attention to any detail, please don’t hesitate to point them out in Steam comments.
As always I encourage all of you to join our Discord channel, where you can speak directly with members of Draw Distance dev team!
Next to the new language versions, the latest update introduces a few fixes:
- a number of small typos and grammatical errors fixed in the English version of the dialogues - several instances of lines being spoken by the wrong actor fixed
On behalf of Draw Distance I wish you all the best and great hunting during the upcoming Steam Winter Sale!
Kind regards, Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
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Olá caros membros da #vamily! Espero que minha mensagem os encontre bem!
Apenas alguns dias antes do Natal, tenho uma grande mensagem para nossos fãs de língua portuguesa ao redor do mundo!
Depois de vários meses de trabalho duro, podemos finalmente anunciar que o Vampiro: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York está finalmente disponível em brasileiro-português!
A equipe a agradecer por fazer isso acontecer é a liderada por Mário Di Poi, que reuniu uma equipe de tradução e revisão muito talentosa, que fez um trabalho soberbo de alta qualidade traduzindo mais de 210 mil palavras a um ritmo incrível! Agradecemos o trabalho realizado por Mário, Ana Carolina Souza, Gui Tensol, Erez Milgron, Ina Stein de Amarante e Artur Andrade!
Também gostaria de agradecer à nossa equipe de QA e implementação, que passou horas caçando insetos e erros, e eliminando-os ferozmente!
Por último, mas não menos importante, a KUDOS a todos os jogadores de língua portuguesa de Coteries, que nos encorajaram ao longo do caminho. Espero que você goste de jogar o jogo em sua língua nativa e se encontrar alguma imprecisão ou quiser chamar nossa atenção para qualquer detalhe, não hesite em indicá-los nos comentários do Steam.
Como sempre, encorajo todos vocês a se juntarem ao nosso canal Discord, onde poderão falar diretamente com os membros da equipe do Draw Distance dev team!
Ao lado das novas versões lingüísticas, a última atualização introduz algumas correções:
- uma série de pequenos erros tipográficos e gramaticais corrigidos na versão em inglês dos diálogos - vários casos de falas do ator errado corrigidas
Em nome do Draw Distance desejo a vocês o melhor e grande caçada durante a próxima Steam Winter Sale!
Cordiais cumprimentos, Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
Coteries of New York finally available in French!
Hello dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you well!
Just a few days before Christmas, I have a great message to our French-speaking fans around the world!
After several months of hard work we can finally announce that Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is finally available in French!
The first person to thank for making it happen is Benjamin Doussot – a very talented translator, who did a superb high-quality job translating more than 210 THOUSAND words at amazing pace! Benjamin is also responsible for preparing the French language version of Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York, which will be available later in 2021!
Also, I’d like to thank our QA and implementation team, who spent hours hunting for bugs and errors, and fiercely eliminating them!
Last but not least, KUDOS to all French-speaking players of Coteries, who encouraged us along the way. I hope you’ll enjoy playing the game in your native language and if you find any inaccuracy or would like to bring our attention to any detail, please don’t hesitate to point them out in Steam comments.
As always I encourage all of you to join our Discord channel, where you can speak directly with members of Draw Distance dev team!
Next to the new language versions, the latest update introduces a few fixes:
- a number of small typos and grammatical errors fixed in the English version of the dialogues - several instances of lines being spoken by the wrong actor fixed
On behalf of Draw Distance I wish you all the best and great hunting during the upcoming Steam Winter Sale!
Kind regards, Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
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Bonjour chers membres de #vamily, j'espère que mon message vous trouvera bien !
A quelques jours de Noël, j'ai un grand message pour nos fans francophones du monde entier !
Après plusieurs mois de travail acharné, nous pouvons enfin annoncer ce Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York est enfin disponible en français !
La première personne à remercier pour avoir rendu cela possible est Benjamin Doussot - un traducteur très talentueux, qui a fait un superbe travail de haute qualité en traduisant plus de 210 MILLIERS de mots à un rythme incroyable ! Benjamin est également responsable de la préparation de la version française de Vampire : The Masquerade - Shadows of New York, qui sera disponible plus tard en 2021 !
J'aimerais également remercier notre équipe d'assurance qualité et de mise en œuvre, qui a passé des heures à rechercher des bugs et des erreurs, et à les éliminer avec acharnement !
Enfin, KUDOS à tous les joueurs francophones de Coteries, qui nous ont encouragés en cours de route. J'espère que vous apprécierez de jouer le jeu dans votre langue maternelle et si vous trouvez des inexactitudes ou souhaitez attirer notre attention sur un détail quelconque, n'hésitez pas à les signaler dans les commentaires de Steam.
Comme toujours, je vous encourage tous à rejoindre notre canal Discord, où vous pouvez parler directement avec les membres de l'équipe de développement de Draw Distance !
En plus des nouvelles versions linguistiques, la dernière mise à jour introduit quelques corrections :
- un certain nombre de petites fautes de frappe et de grammaire corrigées dans la version anglaise des dialogues - plusieurs cas de lignes prononcées par le mauvais acteur ont été corrigés
Au nom de Draw Distance, je vous souhaite à tous une excellente chasse lors de la prochaine vente d'hiver à la vapeur !
Bien à vous, Jacek @ Draw Distance équipe de développement
Coteries celebrates 1st Birthday and participates in an amazing bundle!
Coteries of New York celebrates its first Birthday today! Precisely a year ago, on December 11th, 2019, at 7 PM CET / 6 PM GMT / 10 AM PT the first, fully licensed Vampire: The Masquerade game since many years was released and in our wildest dreams we couldn't imagine that it will be Coteries of New York!
Now, 2020 comes to an end. It's been a strange year, a bad year, a difficult year. Many of our loved ones, friends, colleagues got sick. Some of the closest to us lost their battles with the virus and we will always carry them in our hearts and memories...
Our studio and Coteries did well. The game recouped its development and marketing costs in just four day since launch, participated in Humble Choice in September, inspired many talented performers and artists to produce wonderful cosplay creations and pieces of art, got its standalone expansion - Shadows of New York and finally received the CEEGA award in the Best Narrative category.
Soon, Coteries will be updated with three language versions - French, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese and today, to celebrate the 1st Birthday properly, both our Vampire: The Masquerade titles participate in the first World of Darkness Steam bundle together with our friends from Different Tales, Walkabout and Choice of Games!
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York has a bright future ahead - further language versions, new updates, new platforms perhaps? We're always open to listen to your suggestions and if you'd like to talk directly with the development team, please don't hesitate and join our Discord!
Thank you for being with us this whole year. Your continuous support and Presence (!) means a world to us!
Stay healthy and well!
Best regards, Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team
Coteries of New York with prestigious CEEGA prize - voted Best Narrative!
Hello dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you well!
It is my great pleasure and privilege to announce that Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York has been honoured with a prestigious CEEGA prize in the Best Narrative category!
CEEGA (Central & Eastern European Game Awards) is an initiative to recognize and promote the best video games from this region yearly. The CEE region is big and important and yet often underseen part of the global gaming industry. The region totals over 1000 game development studios and over 25000 people producing games!
We are super happy with the win and we would love to congratulate other titles, nominated in the Best Narrative category: Interrogation: You will be deceived created by our Romanian friends from Critique Gaming, Ministry Of Broadcast by Ministry of Broadcast Studio and Someday You' ll Return by CBE Software!
We encourage all of you to check the official page of the Steam event Poland & Friends, where you can familiarize yourselves with all the CEEGA winners and nominees!
As always, thank you so much for your continuous support - we would've never won if we didn't boast such an amazing community, fans of Vampire: The Masquerade and World of Darkness as a whole!
Please remember that you're always invited to join our Discord, where you can talk directly with members of our development team!
Stay safe and healthy!
All the best to you all,
Jacek @ Draw Distance team
Coteries of New York discounted and streamed at the Poland & Friends event!
Hello dear members of #vamily. How are you?
It's my pleasure to annouce that Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York takes part in the Poland & Friends event on Steam, as one of the titles nominated to a prestigious CEEGA award in the Best Narrative category!
CEEGA (Central & Eastern European Game Awards) is one of the most important competition in the region we come from (we're Polish), hence we're very humbled and honoured to be noticed by the jury.
To celebrate all wonderful participants and nominees, we're happy to invite you to take part in the Poland & Friends event, which will take part between December 3rd and December 10th!
During the event Coteries of New York, as well as the game's soundtrack and artbook are 50% off and you can also watch Kris Zięba - Coteries' vision holder and lead game designer - playing during the gameplay stream!
As usual, you're most welcome to join our official Discord channel, where you can meet our development team and talk about all our games!
Stay healthy and all the best to you,
Jacek @ Draw Distance dev team!
Autumn Sale and Steam Awards nominations are finally here!
Hello dear members of #vamily, I hope my message finds you in good health!
The Holiday season is getting closer every day, but before we can all enjoy time with our families, there's Autumn Sale and nominations to Steam Awards to deal with!
We're happy to announce that Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York takes part in the Steam Autumn Sale between November 25th and December 1st and is available 50% cheaper (the same discount applies to the Deluxe Edition, the official soundtrack and the artbook too!
As always, you're most welcome to join our official Discord channel, where you can talk directly with Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York developers!
