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ddickinson: I was just going over my shelf to see which games are not yet unbundled, and I was wondering if anyone else thought it was strange that GOG is not unbundling games like F.E.A.R. which is over 7gb, but they unbundle games like Blitzkrieg or Zork (with is less than 100mb combined)?

Not really important, just something I was thinking while looking through my shelf.
You see, there is no reason to wonder about what gog is doing. Since this whole mess makes no sense. For example Heroes 5. They unbundled the second expension but not the first one and stuff like this. And it seems like the size of files makes no difference at all.
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ddickinson: I was just going over my shelf to see which games are not yet unbundled, and I was wondering if anyone else thought it was strange that GOG is not unbundling games like F.E.A.R. which is over 7gb, but they unbundle games like Blitzkrieg or Zork (with is less than 100mb combined)?

Not really important, just something I was thinking while looking through my shelf.
I think Blitzkrieg has standalone expansions, while F.E.A.R.'s expansions require the base game.
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moonshineshadow: You see, there is no reason to wonder about what gog is doing. Since this whole mess makes no sense. For example Heroes 5. They unbundled the second expansion but not the first one and stuff like this. And it seems like the size of files makes no difference at all.
I noticed the whole file size thing as well. I also like how originally they said it was nothing to do with Galaxy, then they said it was. Luckily I had my games downloaded before this unbundling, so I have them in one file, not several that are strangely sized.

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AgentBirdnest: I think Blitzkrieg has standalone expansions, while F.E.A.R.'s expansions require the base game.
I am pretty sure that at least one of the expansions were stand-alone, but I can't be sure, so maybe you are right. But as Moon said, there seems to be discrepancies with what games are and are not going to be unbundled. So much for Galaxy not effecting those of us who don't want it. :-)
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ddickinson: I noticed the whole file size thing as well. I also like how originally they said it was nothing to do with Galaxy, then they said it was. Luckily I had my games downloaded before this unbundling, so I have them in one file, not several that are strangely sized.

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AgentBirdnest: I think Blitzkrieg has standalone expansions, while F.E.A.R.'s expansions require the base game.
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ddickinson: I am pretty sure that at least one of the expansions were stand-alone, but I can't be sure, so maybe you are right. But as Moon said, there seems to be discrepancies with what games are and are not going to be unbundled. So much for Galaxy not effecting those of us who don't want it. :-)
Thus far, after the un-bundling my game count went from around 180 to 190...

Star Control 1 and 2 were separated, Tomb Raider Chronicles and Revelations too, (Realms of Arkania 1 and 2) and addon to Two Worlds II (Castle defense) was separated. Geneforge is now 5 separate downloads, and Heroes of Might and Magic V had an expansion separated. :/

and... Greetings and good wishes to all, whilst I'm here.
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GhostwriterDoF: Thus far, after the un-bundling my game count went from around 180 to 190...

Star Control 1 and 2 were separated, Tomb Raider Chronicles and Revelations too, (Realms of Arkania 1 and 2) and addon to Two Worlds II (Castle defense) was separated. Geneforge is now 5 separate downloads, and Heroes of Might and Magic V had an expansion separated. :/

and... Greetings and good wishes to all, whilst I'm here.
I think most of mine have now been unbundled, with just a few left to go. There is a full list of the games due to be unbundled at the bottom of the post I have linked to: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/important_notice_unbundling_games/post1
Post edited March 21, 2015 by ddickinson
Good Morning All:-)
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gunsynd: Good Morning All:-)
Good morning, Gunny!

You are up early today.
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gunsynd: Good Morning All:-)
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ddickinson: Good morning, Gunny!

You are up early today.
Hi dd,
Yeah I get up any old hour,I try to sleep in but I feel the day is wasting away...:-)
Post edited March 21, 2015 by gunsynd
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ddickinson: I think most of mine have now been unbundled, with just a few left to go. There is a full list of the games due to be unbundled at the bottom of the post I have linked to: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/important_notice_unbundling_games/post1
Thanks for that link. All of mine have been unbundled according to the full list of games. (Disciples II was the last one I didn't notice).

Well, that's progress... GoG is the only place I'm buying games now. I'm not even going to buy physical copies, unless I know for sure that they are DRM-free. Although I'm starting save up now for anything I don't have yet from the catalog I want to get until the next big sale.

I'm so focused on my writing now that I am not even playing games, let alone buying them. heh!
it's time to get this project finished!

Much of the development work and notes to myself were written ten years ago, when my eyes were
in much better shape... I used to write very small notes on margins and on the concept artwork
(in engineering style print, thankfully). And there are thousands of notes to review, and lots of work yet to do. :D

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gunsynd: Good Morning All:-)
G'day mate!
Post edited March 21, 2015 by GhostwriterDoF
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gunsynd: Hi dd,
Yeah I get up any old hour,I try to sleep in but I feel the day is wasting away...:-)
I know how you feel, that's why I am glad I normally only sleep for 4-5 hours, gives me so much more time in the day to do things.

Do you have anything nice planned for your Sunday?
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gunsynd: Good Morning All:-)
Come get your hugs.
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GhostwriterDoF: ...
That does sound like a lot of hard work, I can see why you have not had much time for playing games. How long do you think it will take you to finish the project?
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gunsynd: Hi dd,
Yeah I get up any old hour,I try to sleep in but I feel the day is wasting away...:-)
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ddickinson: I know how you feel, that's why I am glad I normally only sleep for 4-5 hours, gives me so much more time in the day to do things.

Do you have anything nice planned for your Sunday?
Footy later,
Gidday Ghost and little Serial Hugger....
Hugs from Ladies only,Men shake hands....That's the facts Jack...
Well that is me done for the day. I get to go home and relax with some scary games.

I hope you all have a very nice weekend! Try to clean up all the party stuff from Endre's lawn before he gets back. Or at least offer him a beer and some food from the barbecue when he finished work, he deserves it. :-)

*hugs and waves*
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ddickinson: Well that is me done for the day. I get to go home and relax with some scary games.

I hope you all have a very nice weekend! Try to clean up all the party stuff from Endre's lawn before he gets back. Or at least offer him a beer and some food from the barbecue when he finished work, he deserves it. :-)

*hugs and waves*
Have fun,Endre can have cold pizza scraps and water:-)