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General discussionGog are even sneaking Galaxy onto Steam now!(18 posts)(18 posts)
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Posted May 18, 2017
While browsing Stack Exchange I came across this question.

Notice the name of the file in question? Galaxy.dll.

Looks like the Steam.dll isn't the only one that gets included when it's not strictly required :)
Posted May 18, 2017
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adaliabooks: While browsing Stack Exchange I came across this question.

Notice the name of the file in question? Galaxy.dll.

Looks like the Steam.dll isn't the only one that gets included when it's not strictly required :)
Let's call it a glimmer of poetic justice ;).
Posted May 18, 2017
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WinterSnowfall: Let's call it a glimmer of poetic justice ;).
Yeah, that's what I was thinking :)
Posted May 19, 2017
That's it, if any of this happens to my Steam games I'm not buying anything more from Steam. I mean if I get compulsory Galaxy, I might as well use Steam client!
Posted May 19, 2017
So what is special about a file called Galaxy.dll? If you think this some sort of consipracy theory behind GoG trying to imply Galaxy through steam, then I guess that is a wrong one.

uplay.dll has been for years included in games sold by Ubisoft through Steam.exe. Even if CDP tries this in their next game, you'll get notified on steam that 3rd party software must be installed.

the sarcastic tone of the title has not much helped the message post.
Posted May 19, 2017
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iRevolt: So what is special about a file called Galaxy.dll? If you think this some sort of consipracy theory behind GoG trying to imply Galaxy through steam, then I guess that is a wrong one.

uplay.dll has been for years included in games sold by Ubisoft through Steam.exe. Even if CDP tries this in their next game, you'll get notified on steam that 3rd party software must be installed.

the sarcastic tone of the title has not much helped the message post.
It's a joke, tell your face.
Posted May 19, 2017
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iRevolt: So what is special about a file called Galaxy.dll? If you think this some sort of consipracy theory behind GoG trying to imply Galaxy through steam, then I guess that is a wrong one.

uplay.dll has been for years included in games sold by Ubisoft through Steam.exe. Even if CDP tries this in their next game, you'll get notified on steam that 3rd party software must be installed.

the sarcastic tone of the title has not much helped the message post.
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Posted May 19, 2017
Steam has been distributing GOG files for years.
Posted May 19, 2017
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adaliabooks: While browsing Stack Exchange I came across this question.

Notice the name of the file in question? Galaxy.dll.

Looks like the Steam.dll isn't the only one that gets included when it's not strictly required :)
This has been around more or less since galaxy came out. Galaxy.dll is hooks that various apps use to send achievements and other things to galaxy if its installed. Its not the galaxy install recently highlighted, afraid this argument long ago died and now its standard, much like galaxy install will be standard in 6-12 months time.
Posted May 19, 2017
Far as I can tell, Steam and Galaxy players will be able to play multiplayer together, so a file like this is necessary for such a feature. Which personally I see it as a GOOD thing as more people will come to GOG while still being able to play with their Steam friends.

Secondly, many games on GOG have been carrying the Steam_api.dll file in them for at least a couple of years now. The way I see it - as long as the games remain DRM-Free there's nothing to worry about.

These are of course days of concern regarding GOG's choices, but I think they know far too well what they're doing. And as a GOG staff said - Without Galaxy, some games wouldn't have made it here in the first place.

So in the end it's still a Win-Win situation, you get more DRM-Free games while keeping Galaxy optional.
Post edited May 19, 2017 by Ganni1987
Posted May 19, 2017
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Doesn't go far enough, IMHO. Gog should launch a Steam-exclusive update that installs Galaxy as soon as someone tries to install a Steam copy of a Witcher game. "Yo dawg, I heard you like clients, so we installed a client on top of your client, so you can play better!" Let's see how well that goes down.
Posted May 19, 2017
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Ganni1987: Far as I can tell, Steam and Galaxy players will be able to play multiplayer together, so a file like this is necessary for such a feature. Which personally I see it as a GOOD thing as more people will come to GOG while still being able to play with their Steam friends.

Secondly, many games on GOG have been carrying the Steam_api.dll file in them for at least a couple of years now. The way I see it - as long as the games remain DRM-Free there's nothing to worry about.

These are of course days of concern regarding GOG's choices, but I think they know far too well what they're doing. And as a GOG staff said - Without Galaxy, some games wouldn't have made it here in the first place.

So in the end it's still a Win-Win situation, you get more DRM-Free games while keeping Galaxy optional.
Again, what you see (and others) call a win-win situation is looked on by others as a lose-lose situation. If I wanted to play games with someone on steam I would use steam!!! I wouldn't go to a site which is supposed to be different from steam and make them become steam so I could have what I want! Same with your other point, its great we are becoming steam, because hey, look at all the great games we are getting -- we are not! We are getting a conveyor belt of shit released here, shit you could buy on steam, humble, phone stores and thousands other stores, generally for a lot less cost wise. This is not a win, just a method of killing any competition. Steam doesn't want to close stores that sell the keys, no, only those that are differs from it. Congrats on supporting that.
Post edited May 19, 2017 by nightcraw1er.488
Posted May 19, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: If I wanted to play games with someone on steam I would use steam!!!
... er, why?
I want an offline instller that I can back up and use anytime, but I would love playing multiplayer with everyone, even my friends who prefer Steam. I don't care what they use. How is that strange?
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nightcraw1er.488: We are getting a conveyor belt of shit released here,
The general complaint we have here is that games are rejected by GOG because they're too niche.
Whatever else GOG is doing wrong, this is one of the few things they're doing right. We have curation here and are not swamped with shovelware.
Of course there are games here I think are substandard, and vice versa there are games that got rejected which I think belong to GOG, but it'd would be impossible to have GOG cater exactly to everyone's tastes.

Calling GOG's releases a "conveyor belt of shit" is just wrong.
Post edited May 19, 2017 by ZFR
Posted May 19, 2017
By the time Gog became self-aware...

... it had spread into millions of computer servers across the planet.

Ordinary computers in office buildings, dorm rooms, everywhere.

It was software in cyberspace.

There was no system core. It could not be shut down.
Posted May 19, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: If I wanted to play games with someone on steam I would use steam!!!
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ZFR: ... er, why?
I want an offline instller that I can back up and use anytime, but I would love playing multiplayer with everyone, even my friends who prefer Steam. I don't care what they use. How is that strange?
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nightcraw1er.488: We are getting a conveyor belt of shit released here,
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ZFR: The general complaint we have here is that games are rejected by GOG because they're too niche.
Whatever else GOG is doing wrong, this is one of the few things they're doing right. We have curation here and are not swamped with shovelware.
Of course there are games here I think are substandard, and vice versa there are games that got rejected which I think belong to GOG, but it'd would be impossible to have GOG cater exactly to everyone's tastes.

Calling GOG's releases a "conveyor belt of shit" is just wrong.
Do please go ahead and pont out the great must buy for this week, I must have missed it. Or in fact from last week, or in fact from last year. Conveyor belt is totally the right phrase.
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