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Posted February 18, 2020
This is a unique mix of adventure and idle game for those who wish to train patience and resolve. THE LONGING from Application Systems Heidelberg is coming soon on GOG.COM. Your job as a lonely Shade is to spend 400 days deep below the surface before the mighty underground king can be reborn.
Posted February 19, 2020
So I'm guessing there will be really fast videos of the end by people who set the system time to 400 days later right after starting the game?

Other than that, interesting idea, but that slow movement is an issue for when/if you do care to play.
Posted February 19, 2020
Hmm, interesting concept
but will probably take a long time to watch or play.
So either you will need alot of time on your hands or you will need alot of patience
Im not sure if i will complete this but i will wishlist it annyway just for the concept alone.
Posted February 19, 2020
Interesting. It seems like the kind of game that you play if you are bored or have nothing else to play.
Posted February 19, 2020
Nice! Why is the trailer not four hours long though, hehe?

Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp-CUEB0H_c

At least add it to the game videos.
Post edited February 19, 2020 by shmerl
Posted February 19, 2020
Well, now THAT'S some concept! :D
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gixgox: 400 days - that's a damn long time for a person of my age.
But I'm bold and shall start that adventure.
The description sounds interesting and the art makes me smile.

Presskit: http://www.399d-23h-59m-59s.com/press/press.html

However, I have a question about the system requirements:

Minimum system requirements:
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Network:
Broadband Internet connection ???
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
I don't hope so.
It probably is true, I believe it checks the date and time online, otherwise it'd be easy to change your PC date to fast forward in the game.

No cheating! :D
Posted February 19, 2020

Minimum system requirements:
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Broadband Internet connection ???
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
It can't be for downloading the game, since all games need downloading, and others don't have that requirement listed.

Someone else suggested it is a check against the real date online, looking up a server. Fine, but what happens if that connection or server dies? Will the game stop working? If so, that's not DRM-free (in the sense that the game requires online connection to another service in order to run).

If the game runs even if it can't connect to a date server (in which case probably using the local clock) then a Broadband Internet connection _isn't_ a requirement. So either way, there's something weird there.

My PC is set up so that no software can call out through a firewall except the few things I specifically allow: email, browser, Steam client (boo hiss). I don't allow spyware, secret messages, server checks and DRM. Because I have a secure PC, crud like Denuvo doesn't work at all - that is designed specifically to do things behind your back.

So with this game, it comes down to: what happens if this single player can't contact a server (since it wouldn't be able to on my PC). If is refuses to run, then it shouldn't be on GOG. If it runs okay, then the broadband connection isn't a requirement and should be removed from the listing.
Posted February 19, 2020
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
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kdgog: It can't be for downloading the game, since all games need downloading, and others don't have that requirement listed.

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That's what I thought too.
I hope we'll get a blue answer soon.
Posted February 19, 2020
Gollum: The Game? Interesting idea.
Posted February 19, 2020
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
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kdgog: It can't be for downloading the game, since all games need downloading, and others don't have that requirement listed.

Someone else suggested it is a check against the real date online, looking up a server. Fine, but what happens if that connection or server dies? Will the game stop working? If so, that's not DRM-free (in the sense that the game requires online connection to another service in order to run).

If the game runs even if it can't connect to a date server (in which case probably using the local clock) then a Broadband Internet connection _isn't_ a requirement. So either way, there's something weird there.

My PC is set up so that no software can call out through a firewall except the few things I specifically allow: email, browser, Steam client (boo hiss). I don't allow spyware, secret messages, server checks and DRM. Because I have a secure PC, crud like Denuvo doesn't work at all - that is designed specifically to do things behind your back.

So with this game, it comes down to: what happens if this single player can't contact a server (since it wouldn't be able to on my PC). If is refuses to run, then it shouldn't be on GOG. If it runs okay, then the broadband connection isn't a requirement and should be removed from the listing.
Quite possibly it is checking time on remote server to make sure people don't skip 400 days by just changing computer clock.
Posted February 19, 2020
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gixgox: However, I have a question about the system requirements:

Minimum system requirements:
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Network:
Broadband Internet connection ???
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
I don't hope so.
If this is the case (no offline), this is an easy skip, even if it looks nicely weird.
Post edited February 19, 2020 by dyscode
Posted February 19, 2020
I can´t stop watching the trailer. I want this game!
Posted February 19, 2020
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gixgox: Does that mean that I can't play offline?
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kdgog: It can't be for downloading the game, since all games need downloading, and others don't have that requirement listed.

Someone else suggested it is a check against the real date online, looking up a server. Fine, but what happens if that connection or server dies? Will the game stop working? If so, that's not DRM-free (in the sense that the game requires online connection to another service in order to run).

If the game runs even if it can't connect to a date server (in which case probably using the local clock) then a Broadband Internet connection _isn't_ a requirement. So either way, there's something weird there.

My PC is set up so that no software can call out through a firewall except the few things I specifically allow: email, browser, Steam client (boo hiss). I don't allow spyware, secret messages, server checks and DRM. Because I have a secure PC, crud like Denuvo doesn't work at all - that is designed specifically to do things behind your back.

So with this game, it comes down to: what happens if this single player can't contact a server (since it wouldn't be able to on my PC). If is refuses to run, then it shouldn't be on GOG. If it runs okay, then the broadband connection isn't a requirement and should be removed from the listing.
i woud like an answer on this one too
or if anyone have twitter, facebook to the dev perhaps ask how it works if connection is lost.
Post edited February 19, 2020 by Lodium
Posted February 19, 2020
The concept of this game is brilliant!

I'd also like to know how the game keeps track of the passage of time.
If the internet connection is used to interface with the site of some international organization that measures time, I think it may be acceptable, but if you connect to a special site there is always the risk that the game will become useless in a few years. Also because I think if someone is willing to hack the game there's nothing to stop a motivated individual.
Posted February 19, 2020
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Alexim: If the internet connection is used to interface with the site of some international organization that measures time, I think it may be acceptable
Not from where I'm standing. Doesn't it say right there on the side "No activation or online connection required to play."?
Posted February 19, 2020
Looks / sounds pretty cool.

In the game description it says there are ways to "advance" / speed up the 400 day countdown. I hope it's not totally obtuse. Awesome that you can read books in game - anyone know it they're actual full length reproductions of the originals?
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