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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
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Th3ChosenOne: what is the name of the dll file ?
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XEternalDreamX: d3dx9_30.dll is missing
Let me guess, you are on Vista or later, right? See, Windows Vista uses DirectX10 and comes with DirectX 9.0L for compatibility. Thing is, DirectX 9.0L is incomplete so you don't have all the DirectX9 library files. The same applies to Windows 7 (and I guess 8 too) for the old DX9.

To resolve it, you need to get the full DirectX 9.0c installed. You can get it from Microsoft's download site. Don't worry, it is safe to have DX9 installed alongside DX10 and DX11 as they are separate.

You can either use the full redistributable (latest is dated June 2010) or you can use the Web Installer which checks your OS files and downloads the missing ones.

Ignore the advice about putting the single missing DLL file inside the game folder as this will only fix it for that game, but the issue can affect many games (all that would use it in fact) so it is better to install DX9.0c so that it fixes all affected games.
Alright, after watching some episodes I'm now off to bed. Keep a lookout for Nexus and IHNMAIMS for me ;)
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kaszman1: Damn it Hotline Miami, I go to bed :(

If I miss HoMM 3 complete please guys buy me one xD
You all know me, right? Random sleepy dude from the internet >)

Happy hunting!
So you want me to buy every single copy of HoMM3 and give them out to everyone but you?

Sounds fair
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CorranHorn: Now for a real old one, anyone played Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy =)?
Unfortunately not. I "grew up" with Lucas Arts adventures.
I would like to snag Thief Gold I didn't have the patience back when it first came out I think I would like it now. I was too used to shooters like Counter-Strike. Somethin' different.
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CorranHorn: Now for a real old one, anyone played Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy =)?
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MrJeeves84: The old-school Infocom one with the blue screen? Ohhhh yeah.
Yes, played it before I read the book, it had the same kind of humor as the book had=).
Wow..... I just woke up from a really nice nap. Hell, I'm surprised to see Hotline Miami is still on.

Looks like I still have a chance, then. :)
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CorranHorn: Now for a real old one, anyone played Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy =)?
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golea: Unfortunately not. I "grew up" with Lucas Arts adventures.
Full Throttle.
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mkell_226: Seriously, I envy anyone who is playing SShock 2 for the first time!
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ubermunch: That would be me... kept meaning to do it. Someone mentioned graphic mods... any input there?
There is a good guide as a sticky thread in the SS2 forums of Gog.

I just modded System Shock 2 with nearly everything I could get. Lets try it out I say.
Be back later to bemuse you guys again.
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MrJeeves84: The old-school Infocom one with the blue screen? Ohhhh yeah.
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CorranHorn: Yes, played it before I read the book, it had the same kind of humor as the book had=).
I listened to the radio drama first! But I remember getting really upset at the game because you can't win if you don't feed the dog right at the start of the game...
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CorranHorn: Now for a real old one, anyone played Hitchhikers Guide to the galaxy =)?
Yes, One of two Infocom text adventures that I played to the end. The other being "Leather Godesses of Phobos".
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Faeja_Vu: I knew I'd get at least one person who'd tell me this. :P
Unfortunately I need to try to save my money where I can (which is hard with all these good deals! D:), so that's why I was asking about which one people thought was the "best". Still, thanks for the input on them hee hee. :D
Well then, I'm guessing Thief 2 would be the best choice. I've played 1 and 2 a bit a long time a go, played 3 full. replaying all of them now, still in the middle of 1, so from my fuzzy memory, Thief 2 was pretty much all about stealth. First one had several locations that if not required action approach, were still more action-y. And 3rd, while really great, has a problem - Unreal Engine 2 and console-focus, so the locations are stupidly small with lots of loading screens in-between level sections.
...Well that's weird, I just started Thief Gold, but for some reason Windows sees the process as Thief 2? Whatever, it says Thief Gold in-game and I know I installed only Thief Gold, not Thief 2 yet, so it can't be 2.... Weird, just weird.

Not quite as weird as VLC thinking the Ultima Worlds Medleys being from Kill Bill though.
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golea: Unfortunately not. I "grew up" with Lucas Arts adventures.
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stevieknix: Full Throttle.
Secret of Monkey Island. My father bought our first sound card for it.
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XEternalDreamX: d3dx9_30.dll is missing
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korell: Let me guess, you are on Vista or later, right? See, Windows Vista uses DirectX10 and comes with DirectX 9.0L for compatibility. Thing is, DirectX 9.0L is incomplete so you don't have all the DirectX9 library files. The same applies to Windows 7 (and I guess 8 too) for the old DX9.

To resolve it, you need to get the full DirectX 9.0c installed. You can get it from Microsoft's download site. Don't worry, it is safe to have DX9 installed alongside DX10 and DX11 as they are separate.

You can either use the full redistributable (latest is dated June 2010) or you can use the Web Installer which checks your OS files and downloads the missing ones.

Ignore the advice about putting the single missing DLL file inside the game folder as this will only fix it for that game, but the issue can affect many games (all that would use it in fact) so it is better to install DX9.0c so that it fixes all affected games.
Uprated y'all for the help! Thanks y'all!