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Posted August 24, 2017
Are you Strogg enough to survive?


<span class="bold">Quake IV</span> is now available, DRM-free on GOG.com, with a 75% launch discount.
The fourth chapter in the legendary FPS series takes the fight to planet Stroggos, home of galaxy's ugliest cybernetic meanies. When things go sideways you must rely on your big guns, armored vehicles, and fellow marines to survive this desperate mission but nerves of steel might help, too.

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The 75% discount will last until August 28, 1 PM UTC.
Posted August 25, 2017
I would love to buy this game here, as it is one of my favorites, but I went through a lot of pain making my CD version work on my PC right now.

Does it come with fixes for that weird glitch where it defaults your graphics to low if your card is too advanced or something? I can fix it but it's annoying and reoccurs so if they fixed it I'd be happy getting it again.

Edit: Ah, what the heck, I'm gonna buy it here since it's cheap enough. For future reference is this problem fixed anyway?
Post edited August 25, 2017 by AnimalMother117
Posted August 25, 2017
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Ganni1987: To all fellow Linux users, the native client: https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/misc/ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake4/linux/
Does this version of the client need a CD key? We don't get a key from GOG... :(
Posted August 25, 2017
I really liked Quake IV, when it came out. I always prefered the "story Quakes".
Post edited August 25, 2017 by stryx
Posted August 25, 2017
Great to have the game here. Would be even greater if we could get a cd-key to make the game work properly under Linux : )

Quake IV runs absolutely fine on Debian, needs a cd-key though..
<i>link to idsoftware ftp mirror</i>
Posted August 25, 2017
I don't remember this game at all, but I remember completing it in a sitting or two and being pleasantly surprised at how good it actually is. Time to buy and remember then.
Posted August 25, 2017
Great news!

Thanks gog, and especially Bethesda, as they are the solitary North American AAA company that has released 80% of their original IPs over here! Looks like my de-steamed Steam category is now 2 games fuller, up to 55 games unshackled from DRM hell!

Heh, I can finally use Bethesda as a sub directory for gog games!
Post edited August 25, 2017 by takezodunmer2005
Posted August 25, 2017
Nice, finally Quake 4 is here and with an excelent discount to starters...
Posted August 25, 2017
Was an insta buy for me. My son and I play it alot. Even though I have disks of all the id games, this is peace of mind knowing I won't have to hunt down codes or worry about losing my disks, even though a lot of id games don't need disks
Posted August 25, 2017
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AnimalMother117: I would love to buy this game here, as it is one of my favorites, but I went through a lot of pain making my CD version work on my PC right now.

Does it come with fixes for that weird glitch where it defaults your graphics to low if your card is too advanced or something? I can fix it but it's annoying and reoccurs so if they fixed it I'd be happy getting it again.

Edit: Ah, what the heck, I'm gonna buy it here since it's cheap enough. For future reference is this problem fixed anyway?
https://www.gog.com/forum/quake_series/quake_4_low_res_texture_fix
Posted August 25, 2017
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yemre.ozel: But it's not available in Germany. F... you German censorship laws.
Wrong for the millionst time. It is legal to sell in Germany to a person of age 18 and older. Germany only straight up forbids aka censors media with e.g. Swastikas in it when it's not strictly documentary. You are forbidden, however, to place public advertising for this game so that a person under 18 can see it, which is exactly what GOG does here, does not matter that a kid have to switch the language chooser to English first.
TL/DR: Gog should introduce age verification.
Post edited August 25, 2017 by AlienMind
Posted August 25, 2017
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Ganni1987: Technically yes but in the contract it may not have been allowed, all the previous id Software games all have a native Linux port and they're still released as Windows only.
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tremere110: All of the Linux ports were technically "unofficial". Zenimax has stated outright they refuse to support "unofficial binaries". GoG is short of luck unless they or someone else can convince Zenimax otherwise - good luck with that as Zenimax's lawyers will argue it creates unecessary liabilities.
I think that fits GOG just fine, as they don't need to 'support' a Linux version either if they don't distribute it. Whatever it they would be supporting, other than their installer (which just works).

Well, id sure did support Linux officially. Besides, there was a Mac-version too. GOG misses both of those.
id has released Linux versions of their games since when, Quake 3 Arena?

I bet GOG is counting on Linux/Mac users to buy the Windows version and do the rest themselves.

Btw. it works in Wine, I guess even the texture bug works as it looks like total crap in 1080p on Ultra.
Post edited August 25, 2017 by hollunder
Posted August 25, 2017
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Harzzach: [VPN instructions]
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ariaspi: [Wallet addition]
Thanks to you both for the tips. Until recently, none of the GOG games blocked in Germany was of much interest to me, but id games are.

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AlienMind: TL/DR: Gog should introduce age verification.
I absolutely second that. By the way, there is already a wish with over 4.000 votes for An 18+ section or category.

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hollunder: Well, id sure did support Linux officially. Besides, there was a Mac-version too. GOG misses both of those.
id has released Linux versions of their games since when, Quake 3 Arena?
Yes, but were they official supported by id? I don't remember that detail.
Posted August 25, 2017
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hollunder: Well, id sure did support Linux officially. Besides, there was a Mac-version too. GOG misses both of those.
id has released Linux versions of their games since when, Quake 3 Arena?
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V4V: Yes, but were they official supported by id? I don't remember that detail.
I don't know what counts as official. They released it and provided new versions for three years. That's more support than most games get. Mac was likely a bit more official than Linux. That game is old enough that it should work even with the OpenGL version OSX provides, yet there's no Mac version either on GOG.

Oh and by the way GOG, if you want to cut down on support costs, why don't you fix well known bugs like the one with modern graphics cards.
Post edited August 25, 2017 by hollunder
Posted August 25, 2017
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V4V: Yes, but were they official supported by id? I don't remember that detail.
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hollunder: I don't know what counts as official. They released it and provided new versions for three years. That's more support than most games get. Mac was likely a bit more official than Linux. That game is old enough that it should work even with the OpenGL version OSX provides, yet there's no Mac version either on GOG.

Oh and by the way GOG, if you want to cut down on support costs, why don't you fix well known bugs like the one with modern graphics cards.
It was unofficial in a legal sense. The various Id Software games were ported by individual of the company rather than the company itself. The original ports were released in a piecemeal fashion without some sort of contract or EULA included with every download. This makes it unofficial regardless of how much actual support it got. Like I said, you have to convince Zenimax to support it. GoG certainly cannot release the Linux versions without their consent.
Posted August 25, 2017
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hollunder: I don't know what counts as official. They released it and provided new versions for three years. That's more support than most games get. Mac was likely a bit more official than Linux. That game is old enough that it should work even with the OpenGL version OSX provides, yet there's no Mac version either on GOG.

Oh and by the way GOG, if you want to cut down on support costs, why don't you fix well known bugs like the one with modern graphics cards.
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tremere110: It was unofficial in a legal sense. The various Id Software games were ported by individual of the company rather than the company itself. The original ports were released in a piecemeal fashion without some sort of contract or EULA included with every download. This makes it unofficial regardless of how much actual support it got. Like I said, you have to convince Zenimax to support it. GoG certainly cannot release the Linux versions without their consent.
Is the same true for the Mac version?

I'm personally fine with using a unofficial version, as long as it works. It's just additional work for me that GOG should have done.
As it stands I can't use the GOG version of Quake 4 because GOG does not provide a CD key, which is required by the Linux version.
https://www.gog.com/forum/quake_series/quake_4_on_linux_no_cd_key
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