Any actual dates revealed when actual information will be revealed regarding GOG Galaxy? :P

I just watched the presentation. So what's the story with the client, will it be open source or not? Will the API be open? If the API will be open and client will be closed source, community can create an alternative client at least.

That's great. Do you plan to make it open source? If not, what about making an open API so community could create an alternative client?

I noticed one apparent problem with 'GOG Galaxy': When they were talking about it auto-updating games and the host asked if there would be manual patching, it sounded like the GOG guy was saying that there wouldn't be patches, but that the latest version of the game would be downloadable. What does that mean, that if you don't want to use the client to update the games, you'll have to re-download the entire game every time it's updated? This is hardly unacceptable.

The main reason why I loathe steam, is that it forces the latest version of the game when you install it. This is based on the ignorant assumption that 'latest is always best'. This becomes a problem when a game patch ends up breaking something, and you can't roll back to the last working version. This happened in Skyrim, for example, and the game became unplayable for me for a whole patch cycle. If it had been a retail game, I could have simply reinstalled, and updated to the exact version I wanted.

This GOG system, if I'm understanding it right, would have the same problem unless they made each version of the game downloadable individually. If I install v1.3 of a game and realise it causes some kind of problem, will I be able to easily reinstall v1.2? Will it still be available if I didn't save a copy of the 1.2 installer? And I don't like the idea that I'd have to re-download the entire game instead of an incremental patch, just because I choose not to use the client.

Yes, that would be bad. Nothing prevents GOG from offering patches for download without the client to save time from those who already backed up the previous release.

Vote for opening of the API and the protocol of the Galaxy client:
https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/document_the_protocol_and_api_of_the_galaxy_updater_client_to_enable_community_alternatives

so it is a client. piotr you sneaky one.

the thing that I find most intriguing is the notion that you can play Steam client users with this. is that just for the witcher and the magic happens on your end or is that across the service for any game that supports Galaxy? is Galaxy just a subset or extension of Steam API? are Valve consulting with you on this? or did they sign off on it? this is something that I've wanted to happen but I never thought it would. this is pretty great for both the community. though, there is the fact that, in the latter case, ARMA could still exist now..

yeah. Bohemia is taking ARMA and going steam exclusive. they could at least leave Original War here. but I guess then that wouldn't be as wonderfully exclusive then would it. or at least that is what you would probably hear.

buying ARMA is a tough sell right now.

oh well. still good stuff. now to check out the video.

Yeah, reading the game page I thought that perhaps that was the reason and that multiplayer is up and running on Steam. That is until I just read this post from Stucuk, OW's Maintainer.

If you don't want to use the client to patch, I think what they are talking about is that you can use gog.com to download your files as normal. In most cases, currently, the game installers are updated to later versions without patches. Occasionally you do see a patch. This is probably not changing. It's not a gog galaxy issue, but a gog issue.

That's the point. Why should you download the whole merged updated version if delta would be enough for those who have the previous one backed up?

GOG can offer all of them - full versions and deltas without the client.

As appalling as Early Access is, I still want an alternative from GoG.
If only because there is lots of game being developed (from indies, sometimes also on KickStarter, ...) that only propose Early Access. No DRM-free version and such, Steam only.
Some do have a DRM-free option, but those that do offer alpha or beta as DRM-free (as opposed to EA) are very few and far between.

The way I see it, GoG could offer those devs another way to make their work known.
It doesn't to be Steam OR GoG for this, so if the devs can have both, more power to them.
Now though, it would seems there's a lot of abuse on EA, so GoG will just have to tighten the entry-point.
I don't know, something like not-ludicrous prices for a product than is not finished, having a properly working version (to some extent, of course)...

My main issue is that Steam's Early Access will continue to exist for a while, and that means some devs that don't know (or care) about DRM-free will be lured into that horrible ogre.
And even if they do know or care about DRM-free, they have an easier distribution system on EA than by themselves (more so if they're lazy... and I'm referring to some projects I saw on KS).

That's why I want a GoG equivalent of EA, the GoG-way of course, so devs don't get stuck in a one-way system (which I happen not to want to join as a gamer with principles).


You can download the FHD version (634MB for 02:22 !) here:
http://www.gamersyde.com/leech_32222_1_en.html

The guy says updates will always be optional, "Updates will never be forced onto you" are the exact words I heard.

This is great as often updates have a habit of breaking a persons saved games, especially if the games is freshly released.
I agree

GOG part was exciting. I can't wait to see GOG Galaxy! And signed for beta.

You will get a code to redeem. So, if you already own NWN, you can at least give to code to someone else.