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Posted November 02, 2022
Hello,
Why this old games cost 12 EUR on GOG and 8 EUR on STEAM? I do not get it, the reason.

M1 Tank Platoon II even doesn't work reliably in 3d accelerated mode. You have to run it in software mode.
Post edited November 02, 2022 by ataribaby
Posted November 02, 2022
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ataribaby: Hello,
Why this old games cost 12 EUR on GOG and 8 EUR on STEAM? I do not get it, the reason.

M1 Tank Platoon II even doesn't work reliably in 3d accelerated mode. You have to run it in software mode.
Its laughable that they are selling a game that they didn't even fix themself. They used fan made fixes obtained off the net and put them into their version to sell without any credit going to those who made the d3d fixes. Its also very questionable how lawful it is to be selling a product owned by another company. I would check into this.

3dfx/glide mode does work if you use DXWND but when thy are charging money for an antique game, they should be doing the work to fix that before selling it and not expect the consumer to do the work.
Post edited November 02, 2022 by WitchyWoman84
Posted November 03, 2022
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ataribaby: Hello,
Why this old games cost 12 EUR on GOG and 8 EUR on STEAM? I do not get it, the reason.

M1 Tank Platoon II even doesn't work reliably in 3d accelerated mode. You have to run it in software mode.
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WitchyWoman84: Its laughable that they are selling a game that they didn't even fix themself. They used fan made fixes obtained off the net and put them into their version to sell without any credit going to those who made the d3d fixes. Its also very questionable how lawful it is to be selling a product owned by another company. I would check into this.
If you had some real interest you'd be aware that the credit for the drawcompat wapper is present in a readme available in the game folder
Posted November 04, 2022
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ataribaby: Hello,
Why this old games cost 12 EUR on GOG and 8 EUR on STEAM? I do not get it, the reason.

M1 Tank Platoon II even doesn't work reliably in 3d accelerated mode. You have to run it in software mode.
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WitchyWoman84: Its laughable that they are selling a game that they didn't even fix themself. They used fan made fixes obtained off the net and put them into their version to sell without any credit going to those who made the d3d fixes. Its also very questionable how lawful it is to be selling a product owned by another company. I would check into this.

3dfx/glide mode does work if you use DXWND but when thy are charging money for an antique game, they should be doing the work to fix that before selling it and not expect the consumer to do the work.
They actually did modify and tweak the wrapper thought. Something you can easily confirm for yourself by just downloading that wrapper and trying it as is.

Here's a hint. It dosen't work right.
Posted November 01, 2023
Normally I'd have instabuyed these........ but waited for a good sale (at least 50% off), full price it a little high for such old titles. GOG do seem to have had a price hike lately!!!!!!
I may also wait to see if these "mature", ie issues running them etc get more resolved first!

Thank you for heads up guys!
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