F.A.Q - Frequently Asked Questions about We Were Here Too

[Thaurian]

Hey there everybody! Welcome to the We Were Here Too FAQ with the answers to some commonly asked questions.

Q: What is We Were Here Too?
A: The We Were Here series is a collection of first-person cooperative puzzle adventures. You and a partner take the role of Antarctic explorers who find themselves trapped in the mysterious Castle Rock, split up from each other. All you have are your walkie-talkies. Can you and a partner figure out the puzzles together and discover the secrets of the castle? And can you both escape?

Q: Are there more We Were Here games?
A: Yes! You can play the original We Were Here to get a taste for the series, enjoy the sequel We Were Here Too, or the latest game in the series: We Were Here Together!

Q: Do I need We Were Here to be able to play other We Were Here games?
A: No, all We Were Here games are standalone and can be experienced on their own in any order.

Q: How long is the game?
A: It’s really hard to tell, due to the fact that it can take one person longer to solve the puzzles than another. The average seems to be 2-4 hours the first time through. Of course, you can play the game again as the other role to experience the other side of the puzzles. There are also alternative solutions to each puzzle too, so the same solutions won’t work in every playthrough.

Q: Are the We Were Here games available on other platforms?
A: We Were Here and the sequel We Were Here Too are both available on Xbox One! We plan to release We Were Here Together on Xbox one in the future.

There are currently no definite plans for releases on other consoles than Xbox One.

Q: Will crossplay be possible between PC and Xbox One?
A: Regretfully it will not be possible for PC players to match with console players.

Q: How can I keep up to date with We Were Here news?
A: By following us on social media! You can follow our Twitter account, check out our Instagram[www.instagram.com] or just chat with us on Steam chat.


If you still have any questions, feel free to ask or create a post on the community hub!

[Thaurian]

Unfortunately we can't answer all questions in every language, if you're able to translate any question or answer please let us know! :)

[Scooby]

How much is the game going to cost when it releases?

[Patron]

Hey, i translated the FAQ to german and im not sure where to post it, so i just post it here and you can copy it to the right place if you want

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F: Was ist "We Were Here" / "We Were Here Too"?

A: Die "We Were Here"-Serie ist eine Reihe von kooperativen first-person Rätsel-Abenteuern.
Du und dein Partner schlüpft in die Rollen von Entdeckern in der Antarktis, die, getrennt voneinander, in der mysteriösen Burg "Castle Rock"
eingesperrt sind. Alles was ihr habt sind Walkie-Talkies - können du und dein Partner gemeinsam die Rätsel lösen und die Geheimnisse der Burg lüften?
Und könnt ihr beide entkommen?



F: Brauche ich Verbindung zum Internet um "We Were Here Too" zu spielen?

A: "We Were Here Too" ist ein kooperatives online Spiel, beide Spieler müssen mit dem Internet verbunden bleiben.



F: Brauche ich "We Were Here" um "We Were Here Too" zu spielen?

A: Nein, "We Were Here Too" ist ein eigenständiges Spiel, du musst "We Were Here" weder besitzen, noch gespielt haben um "We Were Here Too" genießen zu können.



F: Wird es das Spiel kostenlos geben?

A: Nein, das Spiel wird es nicht kostenlos geben. Es wird am 02. Februar 2018 für 9,99€ erscheinen
Der Vorgänger "We Were Here" ist kostenlos auf Steam verfügbar. Wenn du dir nicht sicher bist, ob "We Were Here Too" etwas für dich ist, empfehlen wir zuerst den Vorgänger zu spielen.



F: "We Were Here" gibt es kostenlos, warum nicht auch "We Were Here Too"?

A: "We Were Here" war ein Schulprojekt und dient außerdem als Einstiegs-Episode, um den Spielern die Möglichkeit zu geben die "We Were Here"-Serie auszuprobieren.
"We Were Here Too" haben wir nun als professionelles Spiele-Studio in monatelanger Arbeit entwickelt.
Um in Zukunft weitere Spiele wie "We Were Here" und "We Were Here Too" zu entwickeln, sowie Server- und andere anfallende Kosten zu decken, benötigen wir Geld.



F: Wird es mobile Versionen der "We Were Here"-Serie geben?

A: Im Moment gibt es keine Pläne für die Entwicklung von mobilen Versionen, aber wer weiß was die Zukunft bringt!




F: Wieviel Spielzeit kann ich erwarten?

A: Das ist schwer zu sagen, da verschiedene Spieler unterschiedlich lange für die einzelnen Rätsel brauchen.
Die durchschnittliche Spielzeit scheint bei 2-4 Stunden für den ersten Spieldurchlauf zu liegen.
Natürlich kannst du das Spiel erneut spielen, um die andere Seite der Rätsel zu erleben.
Darüber hinaus gibt es alternative Lösungswege für jedes Rätsel, also werden die gleichen Lösungen nicht
in jedem Spieldurchlauf funktionieren.
Wer weiß, was es sonst noch zu entdecken gibt



F: Ich kann mich nicht mit meinem Partner in "We Were Here Too" verbinden. Was nun?

A: Als erstes überprüfe bitte, ob das Spiel von deinen Firewall-Einstellungen blockiert wird.
Außerdem überprüfe bitte deine Spracheinstellungen im Spiel - wenn ihr nicht die gleiche Sprache ausgewählt habt,
ist es nicht möglich die Spiele-Lobby deines Partners zu finden.
Außerdem stell sicher, dass deine UDP-Ports offen sind.



F: Können wir auch auf andere Weise kommunizieren, zum Beispiel per Discord/Skype oder falls wir nebeneinander sitzen und spielen?

A: Ja! Allerdings erlebt man die optimale "We Were Here"-Erfahrung mit den One-Way Walkie-Talkies im Spiel.
Auf diese Weise kann immer nur ein Spieler gleichzeitig sprechen, für die echte Herausforderung!



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if there will be more questions added and i see them, i can translate more

greetings

[bliss]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Thaurian:

Q: I can’t connect to my partner in We Were Here Too. What can I do?
A: First check that your game isn’t restricted by firewall settings. You could also check the in-game language filter options - if you don’t have the same language selection, you will not be able to find your friend's lobby. Also make sure your UDP ports are open.

Since you didn't specify which ports, I'm assuming it uses a dynamic range of outbound ports and NAT traversal is taken care of without any special firewall rules.

[tursel]

Does the game come with extra copy for a friend, or do I have to buy another copy as gift or persuade my friend to buy his copy?

If it doesn't, should you consider selling 2-packs since two copies of the game are required to play if you are not aiming to play with strangers.

I also thought the game would be launch with a free "teaser" chapter and other chapters would be sold, but I either the idea changed or "We were here" was meant to be that free teaser chapter.

[Thaurian]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Patron:

Hey, i translated the FAQ to german and im not sure where to post it, so i just post it here and you can copy it to the right place if you want
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if there will be more questions added and i see them, i can translate more

greetings

Hi Patron, thanks a bunch for your effort! I'm certain the German community will appreciate it!

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย arq:

Does the game come with extra copy for a friend, or do I have to buy another copy as gift or persuade my friend to buy his copy?

If it doesn't, should you consider selling 2-packs since two copies of the game are required to play if you are not aiming to play with strangers.

I also thought the game would be launch with a free "teaser" chapter and other chapters would be sold, but I either the idea changed or "We were here" was meant to be that free teaser chapter.

Hi arq, thanks for the suggestion! We're still sorting things out, but selling games in a 2-pack is unfortunately not available to us at the time. You're correct about the original chapter plan though complications during development lead us into the current path. Though we might still do something similar in the future. The original We Were Here will remain free to play for all to try out and enjoy!

[Zammstein]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย amok:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Thaurian:

Q: I can’t connect to my partner in We Were Here Too. What can I do?
A: First check that your game isn’t restricted by firewall settings. You could also check the in-game language filter options - if you don’t have the same language selection, you will not be able to find your friend's lobby. Also make sure your UDP ports are open.

Since you didn't specify which ports, I'm assuming it uses a dynamic range of outbound ports and NAT traversal is taken care of without any special firewall rules.

Apologies, we do know the ports and I will update the FAQ. Check that your UDP ports 5055 - 5058 are open. Thanks for the pointing this missing info out.

[xhonzi]

Here's hoping that VR comes sooner rather than later!

[Erobreren]

Q: My mouse cursor is blinking and it's very difficult to navigate the main menu!
A: If you have a PC-compatible controller connected to your PC, try using this or unplugging it. If this does not resolve the issue please try switching between windowed and fullscreen mode by presing "alt+enter".

I do not have a controller I can use and the alt+enter does not solve the issue. I can't use the arrow keys to move around either. If I spam hard enough I can finally move to a different one, but then a second later I jump right back to the find match. I joined off a friend's invite and started playing the game, upon entry my character looked straight up and spun around in circles.

[smoke&retribution]

after 5 minutes of play game is stuck, what could be a problem?

[Thaurian]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Killjoys:

Q: My mouse cursor is blinking and it's very difficult to navigate the main menu!
A: If you have a PC-compatible controller connected to your PC, try using this or unplugging it. If this does not resolve the issue please try switching between windowed and fullscreen mode by presing "alt+enter".

I do not have a controller I can use and the alt+enter does not solve the issue. I can't use the arrow keys to move around either. If I spam hard enough I can finally move to a different one, but then a second later I jump right back to the find match. I joined off a friend's invite and started playing the game, upon entry my character looked straight up and spun around in circles.

Hi Killjoys,

Do you have any other form of input device connected to your computer? The looking up and spinning in circles is generally a controller / input-device conflict.

[Crowspike]

Is there possibility for a 2-pack so I can buy it for myself and my friend at a slightly reduced price? That often is a good selling point for co-op games.

[Thaurian]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Umbra Crowspike:

Is there possibility for a 2-pack so I can buy it for myself and my friend at a slightly reduced price? That often is a good selling point for co-op games.

Hi Umbra Crowspike,

We'd love to offer a 2-pack! Unfortunately it's not up to us to offer this through Steam. We'll keep looking into new ways to offer a better deal for our users!

[Erobreren]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Thaurian:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Killjoys:

Q: My mouse cursor is blinking and it's very difficult to navigate the main menu!
A: If you have a PC-compatible controller connected to your PC, try using this or unplugging it. If this does not resolve the issue please try switching between windowed and fullscreen mode by presing "alt+enter".

I do not have a controller I can use and the alt+enter does not solve the issue. I can't use the arrow keys to move around either. If I spam hard enough I can finally move to a different one, but then a second later I jump right back to the find match. I joined off a friend's invite and started playing the game, upon entry my character looked straight up and spun around in circles.

Hi Killjoys,

Do you have any other form of input device connected to your computer? The looking up and spinning in circles is generally a controller / input-device conflict.

I am running the game off of a laptop, I currently have both a mouse and secondary keyboard plugged in; however I did unplug them to see if they were the cause. Still had the problem with just my laptop itself. I did shut down my laptop and turned it back on, but the problem was not fixed.

[DanteZ]

Hi Thaurian,

I connected with my friend and was able to start the game. However he keeps dropping out the game after several minutes after the game starts. We are only able to play once for sometime. However after I died in the stairway he started to drop out the game again. We were both in the same language and out internet connect was fine for playing other co-op game. Wondering what's the problem and will there be some solution