I hadn't played Disciples II Gold in a long time and decided to fire it up today. There was a patch available, so I applied it using GOG Galaxy. Then I tried to play the game. It wouldn't start.

Afterward, I thought I would play Disciples II: Rise of the Elves instead. It, too, had an update awaiting installation, but I thought I would try playing the game without applying the patch. The game launched without any problem.

The reason I began using GOG Galaxy in the first place was to have an easy way to update my games. But if the updates prevent the games from playing, there isn't any point in updating them

Please fix this and please, please make sure future "Updates" don't break my games. (I have a Windows 10 PC.)

Win10 is Win10. And at same time it is not a Win10. Ms can broke everything in just small "security update".

GOG nothing broke. They improve compatibility for Win8/10 by using own DX 7 wrapper. It should work even better that GLwrapper from Verok. Anyway any things that have settings require edit that settings. Check dxcfg.exe tool.

If nothing help - rename ddraw.dll. But keep in mind that witout any tweaks/wrappers those game work a bit differ on Win8+ than on Win7(-). Not FPS issues, but some response delay.

Any wrappers still reqire main game Config Tool configurating. D3D enable, proper resoluton (not 1280 - it only for 5:4 old displays, game initally is 4:3)(if you wat use GL wrapper Verok - set 800x600), set refreshrate (if not available in config - edit disciple.ini).

Reinstall GOG Galaxy and games to some like X/Games/GOG/.

Dont afraid of updating. You can switch it back to oldest version. Just for any downads always do verify files. At least twice. Current Galaxy no more report result of checking and always rediwnload something. So it more important to chek files at least twice.

If you prefer GL wrapper (it more like mod with widescreen battles and clouds, speed wrapping and something else) - rename ddraw.dll file from GOG.

P. s. Ddraw is one of the filename for one of the DirectX components (directplay winplay.dll and more). It common used by any third party mods/tools/wrappers to be automatically loaded. Not related to actual DirectX.

The game was playing fine until I applied the "update." Same Windows 10 computer. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves still plays just fine and I did not apply the GOG "update" to it.

I don't do technical stuff anymore. I had enough of that in the days of DOS and the "Plug and Pray" days of Windows. Fixing the games I buy from GOG is part of the price tag. And why should anyone have to tweak the games they buy? It is obvious that others are having the same problem with the game.

But thanks for the technical advice. It should be helpful to the GOG technician who fixes what is wrong with Disciples II.

I still don't see any problems with game itself. GOG support and some users here report that game work on With 10 (some builds,... Not current one? )
With or without any un-/official wrappers game should start.

More recent reports - game stop working. Not after GOG updates.

Currently GOG can't handle it on they side. I'm personalty can't say if it work on actual Win10 - I have Win7 and 8. If not - Microsoft again do something. Those users who find it not worked report that renaming draw.dll will fix that (this is only one that can affect game in last year update).

But game never work as it should do without tweaks/wrappers on any builds of Win8/10. Microsoft never be good at backward compatibility.

Again, that draw dll actually - and that be truth some time ago before some new Win build - actually FIX compatibility with Win8/10. GOG already do that.

PC gaming always require tweaks. Game itself have external Config Tool. And now new one from GOG - now two. But GOG forget to put link to new configurator to GOG Galaxy game links (at MORE section you can find link to old Tool only)

So your last post - something nonsense. Sorry, but that mean you should play console gaming.

I m mentioned some unofficial tweaks. There is something that you can do after officials. But that not required for GOG version. Only this one is already updated to most compatible form.

Anything else - just normal thing YOU SHOULD KNOW. What nonsense you talk about DOS? There be only "press X to start" in console (maximum - dir command).

Rename ddraw - for fix that Microsoft broke. Or maybe not. Since I don't have Win10 I can't check. But I think 99 users here can't find game folder at all. It not noobish It lamo. You SHOULD configure game in two configuration tools. Even if there is no direct link to one of them.