I've found that there are several problems with this version.

Problem 1: The only places I've seen patches that are not cumulative are here and Windows. What's up with this? Patch 1.0.74+ to 1.0.107 does not work with my earlier version of the game. This effectively forced me to download to full game again.

Problem 2: I usually use the IE download manager. Aside from not being able to queue downloads its seems to be solid. Here is what happens when I download the individual game files.

Windows installer, English (part 1 of 4) 1.0.107 34.3 MB is actually setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14 at 35.1MB
Windows installer, English (part 2 of 4) 1.0.107 3.9 GB is actually setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-3.bin at 2.6 GB
Windows installer, English (part 3 of 4) 1.0.107 3.9 GB is actually setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-2.bin at 3.7 GB
Windows installer, English (part 4 of 4) 1.0.107 919.5 MB is actually setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-1.bin at 3.8 GB

For those who might be new here this is what should have happened.

part 2 of 4 should have been setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-1.bin at 4.1 GB
part 3 of 4 should have been setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-2.bin at 4.1 GB
part 4 of 4 should have been setup_divinity_original_sin_2.7.0.14-3.bin at 2.6 GB

I downloaded the -1 bin file a second time and got a file size of 3.75 GB.

It shouldn't be a surprise that the -1 failed the integrity check during install. So did the -2 bin file.

Its worth pointing out that I did download the original release with the IE download manager and had no problems at all any of the files.

Problem 3: I finally broke down and installed the GOG download manager in a fit of frustration. I didn't expect any change in out come and why would it when it should be downloading the same files that I got using the IE download manager....right?

Nope. I actually got all four files and installed them error free. So it appears that the GOG downloader draws from a different location than the IE download manager does. Why? Are you trying to force people into using your downloader?

Problem 4: This one seems to be with all of the games you offer. The reported file version on the website does not match the file version attached to the file itself.

How does version 1.0.107 = 2.7.0.14 and don't you get that makes it harder for us to tell when you've got a new version available?

You seem to have really dropped the ball with this release. Clean it up please.

If the patches remained cumulative, the size would never decrease. If there was a 300MB patch one time, then even a couple MB update would be 300MB again.

If you download the patches as they are released you don't have to re-download the full installed (though eventually you'll probably want to). It would be nice if the older patches were still available from GOG, though, even if not immediately listed in 'My Games'.

. AFAIK, yes. It is possible there is a problem with the IE download manager, or maybe the GOG downloader selected a different server to download from (though that shouldn't make a difference).

I haven't had any problems downloading patches through a web browser (and have gotten other full installers that way), but am not using IE.

. GOG names the files based on the installer version, rather than the game/patch version. There is a wishlist item about that: Add version number to GOG releases

You apparently don't realize this, but 1.0.107 is the game version number supplied by Larian. 2.7.0.14, otoh, is the Gog installer version supplied by Gog. The "2" at the first of the installer number means, essentially, "version #2 of the Gog game installer," as opposed to the old installer version "1.x.x.x." If you will notice, Gog has updated all of its games to the number 2 installer version, when just a few months ago they were all "version 1.x" There are major differences between 1 & 2--with the 2-version installers including files and settings *not included in the 1.x installers* that mostly create compatibility with Windows 7/8, where the 1.x version of the Gog installer made no representations past WinXP/Vista in terms of game-OS compatibility.

Upon noticing the many differences myself, I have upgraded all my master copies from the version 1.x Gog installer to the version 2.x installers. I highly recommend this for anyone running Vista or later. Sometimes major game-file changes can occur between Gog installer versions. For instance, the 1.x Gog installer version of Tex Murphy: Overseer contained only the CD version of the game; the version 2.x Gog installer substituted the DVD/Mpeg version of the game--which is much superior, imo.

Hopefully you can see why Gog has its own numbers independent of the developer's game version numbers. To be an intelligent Gog shopper you have to understand the differences and why both numbers are necessary. Keep in mind, too, that the majority of Gog's games are old games for which the final versions were released long ago--the only thing that would change is the Gog installer as to what kind of files and settings are used when the game is installed (just like with Overseer above.)

Personally, I had no trouble with D:OS--the 1.0.81 version installed perfectly for me the first time and the Gog patch to 1.0.107 worked flawlessly--no errors at all. And, I always use my browser to download from Gog because a few months ago I upgraded my Internet bandwidth access and I can use up to 50Mb/s down (split between several concurrent downloading files if need be) right from my browser--although I prefer Firefox to IE--so I can't say whether it's IE causing your problems or something else in your system.

At any rate, I hope this post might help you in getting these issues squared away in your thinking...;)

Edit: at the time I started this post, Raze had not yet posted, so apologies for any duplicated info!

False in the case of this patch (from Gog). I know it is fine on steam.
Original installer (I mean the original one, not the one of today) + all the patches up to 1.107 -> impossible to install the 1.107 hot fix.
See this post for example: http://www.gog.com/forum/divinity_series/1107_hotfix_does_not_support_my_version_of_the_game
It is mine, but there are others.

You have to redownload the full installer (new one) + the patch + the hotfix.

It is less to do for the new buyers, but old timers have to redownload and re install everything from scratch to get the game at the correct version.

Imarion

That's nice and all, but... 2.7.0.14 is completely irrelevant to 99.9% of all GOG users! Some of the users who follow the forums regularly do know what the installer version means. For everyone else it's only logical that the number has to be the game version (what else could it be?). It says "patch_divinity_original_sin" followed by a version number and not patch_divinity_original_sin_gog_installer followed by a number.

It doesn't matter for old games. They don't get a lot of patches. But for new games, like Original Sin, it's a mess. GOG added game versions on the game shelf, but once downloaded this information is "lost". You're left behind with some random number. Tell me, what is patch_divinity_original_sin_2.6.0.13? The only "useful" information for a handful of users is that it's a v2 installer. Something like v_2_installer_setup_divinity_original_sin_1.0.107 would make a lot more sense. You still have the v2 information (is there any game left with a v1 installer?) for people who know what it means AND a clear game version for the majority of users who don't know that anything like a v2 installer even exists.

It's just a minor annoyance, but still... That's something where GOG could improve.

It is more than a minor annoyance, it is a very confusing and unnecessary complex system.

I ended up having to download the latest GOG installer so as to enable me to download the latest patch.

Even though I had the original GOG installer for the game and had applied every single patch released by GOG for D:OS I still had to download the new installer (all 8+gig of it) to allow the latest patch to be installed.
That's a lot of my limited monthly bandwidth simply because GOG decided to update their installer.

Anyway I don't mean to rant once again in a thread about this topic...I have done heaps of that in other threads.

But I totally agree with the OP that the GOG patching numbers are very problematic and should at least have some sort of relationship to the official patch numbers that Larian release.

Thanks this clears everything up. I was just looking to finally download this update and was baffled by the 2.x vs the 1.x. I understand the need for the GOG installer but this should be either wrapped up in a zip file to make it less confusing or number it the same as the Larian installer.

I miss the good old days of base game and then latest patch. That is the ideal to run these updates. Not updating everything.

I explained this at length in my first post, so not going to do it again. It's relevant to 100% of Gog's customers, for the reasons I stated above. That's the problem these days...nobody reads anything, so everybody's "confused"...;) Uh, OK--if you bought the game from Larian then all you would see is the Larian version numbers. Larian sells only Larian games. Gog, otoh, sells games by dozens of different developers and publishers, and so it has to use a different system. This is not rocket science, guys...;) Now that you know you should have no further problems, right? (Knowledge is a powerful thing--ignorance has few advantages.)

I've been a Gog customer for years and never once has any of this confused me in the slightest, but your posts are somewhat surprising, I'll admit...;) To me, it's like hearing someone say they can't figure out why a square peg won't fit into a round hole... How so? It's never confused me once. But then, I don't insist that things work the way I want them to work...I endeavor to understand *how* things work. I guess that's the reason I've never had a problem with Gog's system...You guy's are going out of your way, it seems to me, to make it a lot more complex than it is. Which has nothing to do with Gog, of course...;) That problem is on your end, like it or not. My browser downloads them all without a problem. Don't know what else to say...Gog works a certain way, either you learn how it works or you don't. But it certainly isn't difficult.

Edited in above

Well... I disagree. You buy a game and on the game page it says "compatible with XP, Vista". That's enough information. If GOG updates the game to Windows 7 and 8 compatibility, you get an update notification. Again, enough information. setup_blah_2.x doesn't say shit, except you're a long time forum regular. And this has nothing to do with: Just imagine you're not a long time forum regular. You've just registered recently. Where do you read what a v2 installer is? Again: You have "compatible with XP, Vista, 7, 8" on the game page. That's enough info ;)

So,

A)
2 different patches, for 2 different versions of the game having the same file name is senseful ?
1.0.107+ to 1.0.130 and 1.0.74+ to 1.0.130 are both called 2.9.0.16.
When you install the game (2.7.0.14 currently), how do you know which patch you apply ?.

B)
The part 2 being called "...-3" and part 3 being called "...-2" is senseful ?

Ok, I guess everybody has his own way of life ...

Imarion

Additionally,
did you notice that the previous 1.0.74 installer and the new 1.0.107 installer have the exact same version number ? 2.7.0.14.
This should not be. 2 different softwares, especially if they lead to 2 different versions installed must have different version numbers. This is just obvious common sense.

I have other mainstream games here on gog (Age of Wonders 3 and Battle worlds Kronos) and their release were fine.

But for Divinity Original Sin, it is an undefendable and unacceptable complete mess.

Imarion

WHAT??? Thanks for posting here. I didn't get any update notification and just saw that there is a new posting in a thread where I participated. Would have missed the .130 and .132 patches without your posting. Thanks a lot, otherwise some future patch would have told me to download a new installer again -.-

ps. strange patch... Says 70 MB on the game shelf, downloads 150 MB and the installer tells me it'll need 10 MB disk space... Installation is very slow... I'm woried :/

No, installation is indeed very slow :)

I myself saw this in another post.

I did not get the usual notification, there is no post on the forum (from Gog), I found no patch note nowhere ... (not even on Larian own website).

Terrible mess all this.

Imarion

@ waltc

Ugh, again, let me try and make it very clear.
It was GOG that changed the installer.

I had the original GOG installer and I updated every version of the game up until the very latest hotfix using that installer with no problem.
That was when GOG, not Larian, not my browser, not my mother, gave me the error message that it could not install the hotfix and I had to download the latest GOG installer to allow the hotfix to patch.
That installer is a completely new installer that only GOG releases and it is the size of a complete game at 8+gig.
You might well say...so what, its just a big download. And yep that's what it is.
But on limited monthly bandwidth it is huge and it is only necessary because of GOG. Larian or even Steam do not require you to completely download the game again.

So it has EVERYTHING to do with GOG, of coarse...;)