I don't know why they forget, but you must appreciate their sense of humour, as in their reply to DyNaer, which begins with "Funny enough".

At least someone is getting a laugh out of these things. At our expense, of course.

From MaGog's logs for 9 December:

NOTE! Probably ADDED FILE Galactic Civilizations III, all_files, Patch 1.5 (gog-2) [Windows], dl_ver: ***TO*** 1.42 (gog-1) -> 1.5 (gog-2)

NOTE! CHANGED Galactic Civilizations III, changelog (http://www.an-ovel.com/downloads/chg/chg_1444400383.htm)
NOTE! ADD +++ Patch 1.5 (09th December 2015)
NOTE! ADD +++ Please note, only English is supported with this patch - other languages will be added as soon as possible
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Feature Overview
NOTE! ADD +++ Improved Diplomacy. Added new diplomatic interactions including "Leave my territory" and "Demand Tribute."
NOTE! ADD +++ Planetary Spending Wheel. The Planetary Spending Wheel is now available again either through the "Bureau of Labor" planetary improvement or through the new civilization ability "Coercive." This new ability replaces the Krynn's "Patriotic" ability (which ignored the large empire penalty) which is longer needed.
NOTE! ADD +++ Coercion system. Setting the civilization or planetary spending to overly specialize in one area reduces raw production. Penalty is modest for most spending schemes.
NOTE! ADD +++ Removed the large empire penalty. You'll to start a new game to experience this change
NOTE! ADD +++ In-Game Metaverse: Clicking on the "Metaverse" button on the main menu will display your gameplay statistics, leaderboard standings, and universal stats via the new "Yor Galactic Report".
NOTE! ADD +++ Multiplayer Improvements. Players can now invite their friends to play through Steam. We have also resolved several crash and lobby problems.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Gameplay
NOTE! ADD +++ Improved Diplomacy. Added new diplomatic interactions including "Leave my territory" and "Demand tribute." Go to the Diplomacy screen and ask to talk about something else to access the new changes.
NOTE! ADD +++ The new "Coercion" faction trait allows the faction to use the planetary spending wheel throughout the empire without building the "Bureau of Labor" Improvement. This new trait replaces the Kyrnn's Patriot trait which is now obsolete.
NOTE! ADD +++ New "Bureau of Labor" Improvement unlocks the Planetary Spending Wheel for a specific planet. This improvement is unlocked through the "Interstellar Governance" technology.
NOTE! ADD +++ Removed Large Empire Penalty. This makes the Krynn's Patriotic ability (which overrode the penalty) obsolete and the former trait has been replaced by the new Coercion trait. Note: you'll need to start a new game to enjoy this benefit.
NOTE! ADD +++ Added Coercion effect to spending wheel. Spending programs that are overly specializes will be not as efficient in overall production.
NOTE! ADD +++ Lowered the Capital Production points bonus
NOTE! ADD +++ Raised the default Population growth rate from 0.1 to 0.25 per turn
NOTE! ADD +++ Reduced the number of tech required for each Age to better reflect the current tech research norms.
NOTE! ADD +++ Re-balanced ship upgrade costs
NOTE! ADD +++ To make the galaxy feel more alive, the AI will talk more often. We've also increased frequency of minor races.
NOTE! ADD +++ AI
NOTE! ADD +++ Added bridge building feature to the AI. if the AI can't reach a target world for invasion, the AI will build military starbases to extend its range.
NOTE! ADD +++ AI now does a better job of picking weapon and defense techs
NOTE! ADD +++ AI chooses better weapons and defense systems for its ship.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Multiplayer
NOTE! ADD +++ Added Invite Friends button. Players can now invite their Steam friends to join a multiplayer lobby.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed a problem with player count was getting messed up after choosing a custom map and then choosing a different map with a different number of players. This would cause problems in lobby and sometimes crash.
NOTE! ADD +++ Addressed a problem where the lobby information wasn't always being updated correctly or in a timely manner.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed a crash caused by entering Snathi Campaign after leaving the MP lobby
NOTE! ADD +++ If peer who doesn't have the same DLC as the host leaves the lobby and starts a new lobby, the game no longer crashes.
NOTE! ADD +++ The first entry Multiplayer Setup listbox no longer overlaps the header.
NOTE! ADD +++ Custom factions now appear correctly after restoring games
NOTE! ADD +++ The Auto-upgrade on the Planetary Governor screen will now properly remember its state in multiplayer.
NOTE! ADD +++ When a player with a custom factions leaves a game, the custom factions no longer leave the game as well.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed a race condition that would occasionally cause a custom faction to be eliminated when the game started. If the custom faction was a player, the game would crash.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Graphics / Audio
NOTE! ADD +++ Added in-game Metaverse experience. From the main menu, click on Metaverse to see your gameplay statistics, leaderboard standings, and universal stats via the new "Yor Galactic Report".
NOTE! ADD +++ Removed legacy DX9 Dependencies in the atlas generation system to improve stability on startup.
NOTE! ADD +++ Addressed several crashes related to the Atlas generation system
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed issue with some buttons having a non power of two texture and looking weird on mouse down.
NOTE! ADD +++ Updated the Snathi Peace and War music tracks
NOTE! ADD +++ Addressed a problem with the battle viewer where the camera didn't always rotate around the correct axis.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Mods
NOTE! ADD +++ Changed flavor text definitions so that they can have groups appended to with mods.
NOTE! ADD +++ Changed the preclusion rule so that the player can build a single improvement from a set that you've defined.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Ship Designer
NOTE! ADD +++ Addressed problems with that made it difficult to attach parts that were scaled or animated in a particular fashion.
NOTE! ADD +++ Attached parts are now scaled correctly when attached to scaled groups within Ship Templates
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed issues that made it hard to place parts onto grouped parts in ship designer
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ UI
NOTE! ADD +++ Added tooltips to tile bonuses Planet Window to better explain what they do and help you better plan your world.
NOTE! ADD +++ The Design Button (and a few others) no longer displays incorrectly when pressed.
NOTE! ADD +++ Rolling over the turn count now displays the current galactic date.
NOTE! ADD +++ Changed the Campaign and Scenarios Difficulty from a dropdown to a spinner so that it no longer spills past bottom of screen
NOTE! ADD +++ Updated the Treaty Details background image used for highlighting/selecting so it doesn't attempt to upscale an image not meant for that size.
NOTE! ADD +++ Added scrollbars to the dropdowns in the custom faction screen so they don't break out of the bounds of the screen.
NOTE! ADD +++ The Wealth Summary screen does a better job of prioritize important information by hiding items with a value of zero. .
NOTE! ADD +++ Added text to Starbase Module tooltips so that if they are disabled due to another player claiming the resources/relics that module needs, it will show a message notifying the player that the resources/relics are already claimed.
NOTE! ADD +++ Galaxy difficulty setting no longer moves to the bottom when changed
NOTE! ADD +++ Increased the width of the Large Distances Break tooltip to allow for 3-digit numbers to appear correctly.
NOTE! ADD +++ Added a scrollbar to the Load Ship popup window to make it more obvious that you can scroll the planet's list. This also prevents the planet names from being clipped in medium UI.
NOTE! ADD +++ Shipyard Next/previous arrows are no longer clipped.
NOTE! ADD +++ On the starbase window, if a resource is already claimed it will now grey out the module name instead of allowing you to build it.
NOTE! ADD +++
NOTE! ADD +++ Bugs
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed bad xml value that could lead to Antimatter showing up on maps that had Resources set to none.
NOTE! ADD +++ If a fleet of freighters arrive at a planet, one freighter establishes the route. The remaining freighters are not longer stationed at the planet.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixing a crash related to pirates building ships
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed a crash that happened right after invading a minor race planet
NOTE! ADD +++ When decommissioning a Shipyard, stationed ships are now ejected instead of being destroyed.
NOTE! ADD +++ The default custom race images are available again.
NOTE! ADD +++ DLC Available Button should appear for any missing DLC, not just the map pack
NOTE! ADD +++ Updated the Class Zero Planet feedback to clarify that it can't be colonized.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed intermittent failure to load campaign saved games that had bad tech tree data.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed trade exploit for infinite credits
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed a divide by zero crash error that if you restored a very old save game and won the game on the same turn.

Most of the time though it seems to work against us, GOG's treated as an afterthought.

I suspect that's more because GOG provides its own installers and, sometimes, gets its own builds, while all of the other DRM-free vendors just host whatever zip file, tarball, or installer the developer uploads.

I'm not sure I follow - what GOG does impacts the time it takes for the update to be delivered to us, but how does it affect the time and frequency the devs/pubs submit their updates to GOG?

I mean, look at Empty Clip Studios for example, they outright admitted that they haven't submitted a single of their updates for two years to GOG, and were thinking of submitting this one once they're done with the feedback/update run on Steam.

In order to support Steam, GOG, and other DRM-free vendors, developers may have to package up three releases rather than two (since GOG wants to put together their own installer rather than just using one the devs built).

I know all too well what it feels like to have too much to do and too little time. It's entirely possible they either rationalized a more infrequent update pace for non-Steam releases or procrastinated submitting the updated versions and then, in either case, just wound up forgetting.

From MaGog's logs for 10 December:

NOTE! Probably REMOVED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.1 [Windows]

NOTE! Probably ADDED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.2 [Windows]

NOTE! Probably REMOVED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.1 [Mac OS X]

NOTE! Probably ADDED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.2 [Mac OS X]

NOTE! Probably REMOVED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.1 [Linux]

NOTE! Probably ADDED FILE Hard West, all_files, Patch 1.2 [Linux]

NOTE! CHANGED Hard West, changelog (http://www.an-ovel.com/downloads/chg/chg_1442827661.htm)
NOTE! ADD +++ Patch 1.2 (10 December 2015)
NOTE! ADD +++ UI should now work correctly in all resolutions above Full HD.
NOTE! ADD +++ We're looking into the possibility of fully supporting nonstandard screen ratios and will keep you posted.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: an enemy brought down to 0 HP with the Barrage ability sometimes remains alive.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: having Old Man Murray join the fight in the optional rescue mission would sometimes lock the game.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: desynchronized animation of using dynamic cover objects while the character is already 'sticking' to it.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: missing localization on one of the buttons.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: an erratic notification of a wound turning into a scar on a character from a different Scenario.
NOTE! ADD +++ Stability tweaks.
NOTE! ADD +++ Further difficulty adjustments based on your feedback.
NOTE! ADD +++ Movement path helper now changes color depending on the number of Action Points needed to reach a given location.
NOTE! ADD +++ The available ammo counter has been changed to be more clear and easy to read.
NOTE! ADD +++ Fixed: Florence no longer trolls players by joining the search party looking for her.
NOTE! ADD +++ Mac: jury-rigged fix: disabled a plugin causing the game to crash to black screen for some players upon starting missions. It should solve issues for now but we'll refine the solution further in 1.3.





NOTE! CHANGED FILE Ronin, downloadables, Windows installer, English (setup_ronin_2.0.0.1.exe ***TO*** setup_ronin_2.1.0.2.exe; gog-1 ***TO*** #9 (gog-2); Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:57:02 GMT ***TO*** Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:16:26 GMT; 166,198,776 ***TO*** 166,731,544)

NOTE! ADDED FILE Ronin, downloadables, Mac OS X installer, English (ronin_2.0.0.1.dmg; #9 (gog-1); Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:16:23 GMT; 49,486,671)

NOTE! ADDED FILE Ronin, downloadables, Linux installer, English (gog_ronin_2.0.0.1.sh; #9 (gog-1); Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:16:36 GMT; 50,085,354)

NOTE! CHANGED Ronin, changelog (http://www.an-ovel.com/downloads/chg/chg_1435570424.htm)
NOTE! ADD +++ Patch #9 (10 December 2015)
NOTE! ADD +++ fixed wall glitch bug and by fix I mean I forbid you to exploit it and if you do it its now your fault
NOTE! ADD +++ added Mac and Linux builds
NOTE! ADD +++ hints!!1

NOTE! CHANGED Ronin, os: Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10) ***TO*** Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10) and Mac OS X (10.6.8 or newer) and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17)

NOTE! CHANGED Ronin, file_size: 158 MB ***TO*** 159 MB

NOTE! CHANGED Ronin, sys_req_mac: ***TO*** OS X 10.6.8 or later, Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better, Memory: 2 GB RAM, Storage: 300 MB available space, Additional Notes: Controller recommended

NOTE! CHANGED Ronin, sys_req_linux: ***TO*** Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17, Processor: 1.8 GHz Dual-Core, Memory: 2 GB RAM, Storage: 300 MB available space, Additional Notes: Controller recommended, Requires the following packages to be installed: libc6:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-data:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 and dependencies, This game comes with a 32-bit binary only

Gotta love devs with a sense of humor... :D



PS: Also, yay for Ronin being available on Linux!

And into the wishlist it goes *click*.
Any idea why the Special Edition is still marked as Windows only?

It isn't anymore. ^_^

Got a note on Escapists Santa's Sweat Shop. Where is it? :P

Judas, that's like 80mb! I really don't have 2 minutes to spare! :P