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Dude, if you wanted to you could use GOG games on a computer in outer space! It's that good.
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Emob78: Dude, if you wanted to you could use GOG games on a computer in outer space! It's that good.
Erm, plug socket?
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Emob78: Dude, if you wanted to you could use GOG games on a computer in outer space! It's that good.
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nightcraw1er.488: Erm, plug socket?
800 watt AC/DC converter plugged into a solar powered whiskey barrel.
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nightcraw1er.488: Erm, plug socket?
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Emob78: 800 watt AC/DC converter plugged into a solar powered whiskey barrel.
Ok, and I suppose magnetic strips on the mouse to keep it on the magnetic mouse pad. Am liking it.
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nightcraw1er.488: Erm, plug socket?
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Emob78: 800 watt AC/DC converter plugged into a solar powered whiskey barrel.
Hail to the king, boobies! :D
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PookaMustard: Why use GOG over the likes of customer-hating services like Steam?

Because they sell DRM-free titles. Instead of Valve telling you when, where and how you play, and if you're unable to communicate with Valve, basically you're screwed and unable to play your games, GOG lets you download the game installers, and then leaves the games up to your choices of when, where and how you play. You can then shut off the internet and be unable to communicate with GOG and still be able to play your games from GOG and even install them. It is for this reason that I'm here.
Praise to GOG where praise is due, and the decision not to use Steam is fair enough. DRM-free gaming is more customer-friendly, and I prefer to have DRM-free installers myself. Being at the mercy of a third party is always risky. That being said, what you write here about GOG's competitor is just not true. Steam allows you to install your games on several computers as well, even share them with family and friends (with limitations), and if it can't connect to Steam's servers, it still allows you to play the games offline.
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Leroux: ... and if it can't connect to Steam's servers, it still allows you to play the games offline.
But only for a limited time afaik. At least in the past you had to connect every few weeks or so, or the Steam client wouldn't let you in.

Also I don't know if Steam can really force updates upon you (heard people claim it, but don't know if it's true). I just know that if, ie., GTA San Andreas would have been availably here on GOG, all people who backed up the original installer would still play the game with the full soundtrack.
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Leroux: ... and if it can't connect to Steam's servers, it still allows you to play the games offline.
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toxicTom: But only for a limited time afaik. At least in the past you had to connect every few weeks or so, or the Steam client wouldn't let you in.

Also I don't know if Steam can really force updates upon you (heard people claim it, but don't know if it's true). I just know that if, ie., GTA San Andreas would have been availably here on GOG, all people who backed up the original installer would still play the game with the full soundtrack.
There's no denying that. GOG has a lot of advantages over Steam, I just don't like false information to spread.
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PookaMustard: Why use GOG over the likes of customer-hating services like Steam?

Because they sell DRM-free titles. Instead of Valve telling you when, where and how you play, and if you're unable to communicate with Valve, basically you're screwed and unable to play your games, GOG lets you download the game installers, and then leaves the games up to your choices of when, where and how you play. You can then shut off the internet and be unable to communicate with GOG and still be able to play your games from GOG and even install them. It is for this reason that I'm here.
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Leroux: Praise to GOG where praise is due, and the decision not to use Steam is fair enough. DRM-free gaming is more customer-friendly, and I prefer to have DRM-free installers myself. Being at the mercy of a third party is always risky. That being said, what you write here about GOG's competitor is just not true. Steam allows you to install your games on several computers as well, even share them with family and friends (with limitations), and if it can't connect to Steam's servers, it still allows you to play the games offline.
Even though I didn't talk about sharing and stuff, I'll see to it that I respond to these points. First, the sharing might as well not even exist due to how limited it is. Make no mistake, having your account on multiple computers will achieve the same result as having your games shared to many accounts; because you can't even play two different games from your own library. That limits the whole idea. Secondly, offline mode is so terrible that I consider it an excuse. Offline mode works on the assumption that you are online to begin with. You can't install a game offline and expect it to work with this offline mode. You can't reinstall your OS then Steam and then run it in offline mode and run all the games you had. Its offline for you until it breaks in other words. GOG on the other hand allows for always offline.
can i install me gog games in my new pc?
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emilios1995: can i install me gog games in my new pc?
Yes, certainly :-)

Hard disk breaks? No problem, just install again. Want to play on two computers? No problem as long as they are your computers and you are the one playing the game.
Post edited January 07, 2018 by Themken
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emilios1995: ...
You can install your GOG games on any PC that YOU OWN.
You can also make backups of the DRM-free installers.
Hope this helps.
Post edited January 07, 2018 by bhrigu
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bhrigu: You can install your GOG games on any PC that YOU OWN.
You can also make backups of the DRM-free installers.
Hope this helps.
Well actually you CAN install them on any PC that supports the game...
You SHOULD only install them on your own machines...
I have a new pc, but I wonder if I can play the GOG game (theme hospital) that I bought on my old pc, on my new pc?
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Ruben515: I have a new pc, but I wonder if I can play the GOG game (theme hospital) that I bought on my old pc, on my new pc?
The games on GOG are DRM-free, you can download, install and play them on all of your PCs, if those PCs meet the minimum requirements for the games. In your case, you should easily be able to play Theme Hospital on any PC :D