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Posted March 09, 2015
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Hi, guys!

Following your many requests and in connection with preparing game libraries better for GOG Galaxy, we’re going to be starting what we’re calling unbundling games.

This means that multiple games that are bundled as one “product” (for instance: Tomb Raider 1+2+3) will no longer appear as one title on your game shelf, but rather - be split into individual items. This means more convenient downloads, smaller downloads if you just want to get one game, better representation of the games on your shelf, and being able to toggle installing and auto-updating titles from such a bundle in GOG Galaxy individually (should you decide use the client in the future once it's released).

Such bundles won't be unbundled in the store, so no price changes will happen - it's just a different way to display them on your shelf, which will make things easier for you and future software.

In the first "run" of such unbundlings - tomorrow - we'll take on two shelved items: Alien Breed + Tower Assault and American McGee's Grimm. Starting next Tuesday, we'll move on to unbundling all games in our library and this process will take a week. Before this process ends, you may still see some items on your shelf stay in bundles, but don't worry, their time will come as well and your game shelf will be neat once again. :)

If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to answer them. We’re also awaiting your feedback in terms of how unbundling went for your games - we’ll be following this thread, so keep us informed of any issues!

[EDIT] full list of games: HERE
Post edited March 16, 2015 by Ciris
Posted March 09, 2015
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Ciris: If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to answer them. We’re also awaiting your feedback in terms of how unbundling went for your games - we’ll be following this thread, so keep us informed of any issues!
I have a question. Does this include the tiny bundled DOS games, like Duke Nukem 1+2? That's only 19MB as it is.

EDIT: Also, when a game on our shelves is replaced by a set of 'unbundled' versions, will we get notifications?
Post edited March 09, 2015 by korell
Posted March 09, 2015
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Sounds good in general, but in cases like Grimm it could lead to a really cluttered shelf - will it be split into 23 episodes or just into seasons? Or did I misunderstand and it only means a single box cover on the shelf, but several different installers to download in the tabs below it?
Post edited March 09, 2015 by Leroux
Posted March 09, 2015
Awesome, quick question, can we toggle this or is it fixed?
Posted March 09, 2015
no you cant tomb raider 1 - 3 love being bundled together lara will cry if she split her up.
Posted March 09, 2015
For games like the Gobliiins pack, how will they be broken up? Will each game be one entry, or will each version of each game become an entry? It sounds like it could get very messy for packs with several versions of the same game, or for packs with a lot of games like The Zork Anthology.
Posted March 09, 2015
That's a cool idea but some of those games are not worth it with their tiny size.
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Leroux: Sounds good in general, but in cases like Grimm it could lead to a really cluttered shelf - will it be split into 23 episodes or just into seasons?
Yeah, I already find it annoying that Cognition's four episodes appear separately...

Also, what about expansions? I'm thinking Medal of Honour: Allied Assault Warchest or Overlord+Raising Hell.
Post edited March 09, 2015 by Tannath
Posted March 09, 2015
So that's why Tie Fighter 1994 and 1998 were added to my shelf as two individual titles? I was already wondering about that.

Will Alone in the Dark 2 and 3 also get individual "boxes" in the library or will they remain extras for the original Alone in the Dark? After all, they're technically not "bundled" together.
Posted March 09, 2015
I hope this will only be for really seperate games. And not for DLCs and Addon stuff or episodes/seasons whatever. I have to agree that it is already annoying enough to have Cognition as four seperate games. So I hope this really remains for actually seperate games.
Posted March 09, 2015
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aluinie: no you cant tomb raider 1 - 3 love being bundled together lara will cry if she split her up.
I think she would be fine being split into 3 parts for the love of convenience
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Ciris: Hi, guys!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to answer them. We’re also awaiting your feedback in terms of how unbundling went for your games - we’ll be following this thread, so keep us informed of any issues!
Question about DLC, will it be separate from games as well as solo add on or will it still be in the main games folder?
Post edited March 09, 2015 by DreamedArtist
Posted March 09, 2015
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Ciris: If you have any questions, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to answer them. We’re also awaiting your feedback in terms of how unbundling went for your games - we’ll be following this thread, so keep us informed of any issues!
Can we hope that it facilitates fixing the confusion with deluxe bundle component ownership?
Posted March 09, 2015
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I'm not exactly sure if I like it. Sounds good for some of the very big games (and it's already done with some games like Cognition where every episode has an own entry), but I'm not exactly sure if it makes sense for the old tiny Dos games.

And what does it mean for the DLCs? Will they get an own entry as well or will they stay with the base game (I like it the way it is)?

And very important: Can we be sure that you won't use the new system to regional lock certain content for certain countries (e.g. give just the censored version to German customers and hide the uncensored version)?
Post edited March 09, 2015 by PaterAlf
Posted March 09, 2015
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aluinie: no you cant tomb raider 1 - 3 love being bundled together lara will cry if she split her up.
...but don't like to hang out with their expansion packs, apparently...
Posted March 09, 2015
Sounds good to me (interestingly I just installed TR1-3 bundle), but as korell suggested you might not bother with bundles of really small games - Duke 1 & 2, Silent Service 1 & 2, etc - perhaps 100 megs or less? I dunno, perhaps I'm spoiled with really good internet.
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