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Post edited December 07, 2020 by emter_pl
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We can confirm that offline installers will be available at launch, at 1 AM CET. We'll continue to immediately update them with the latest patches after the game's release.

You may have noticed the pre-load is getting updated - it's the 10GB release patch we've implemented now so you can enjoy a smooth launch. The update is 10GB BUT it actually implements changes to some of the existing files, meaning around 50GB of data has to be changed. That is why GOG GALAXY needs roughly 50-60GB of free space for the patch to successfully update.

Alternatively, you can uninstall the pre-load and install it again - that should also do the trick.
Post edited December 09, 2020 by Beaubergine
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B1tF1ghter: I think ironically it may be correct :P They used FORGED term :P So essentially it may be that they mean it WAS DRM-free on their LCS (local content server) when they were DEVELOPING ("forging") the game code :P
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Kyousuke.: This should be laughable material, but alas it is not, which is incredibly sad, and kinda makes me wonder what will come next.
Well we can safely assume that GOG will serve us more "laughing in pain" situations other time :P

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Kyousuke.: Btw speaking of playsim, how is their drm-free policy? Never used the platform albeit I've heard about it in the past.

- Are all games drm-free or only a portion of them and if so, is drm disclosed in details?
Full disclosure. The store is mixed DRM store. Some of games are DRM free. Others you get as Steam key. In a lot of cases you get both (you pay once for game Z and you get BOTH DRM-free download and Steam key).
As far as Steam key gifting/getting rid off goes - afaik after purchase you can do really WHATEVER YOU WANT (so they are like Fanatical and NOT like HumbleBundle).
There is no gifting feature on the entire store - so you cannot just make a gift order for your friend and such.

On each product page you have easily visible full DRM info disclosed.
Like so:
https://playism.com/product/momodora-reverie-under-the-moonlight


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Kyousuke.: - Are playsim builds always on par with steam version (aka version paraity)?
I don't know the answer to that.
Playism works usually directly with developers (less frequently with publishers) so afaik these should be the most recent versions but I don't have 100% certain info on that.

Note:
Afaik some very limited amount of games is available only through JP store version (Playism has 2 versions: international and JP, you can switch it in top left corner).
There is some limited info about it in help page:
https://playism.com/page/help
Section "CAN I PURCHASE GAMES ON THE JAPANESE WEBSITE?".

Also:
Playism publishes some of the games on other platforms than PC (such as Switch, PS4), afaik only digitally.

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Kyousuke.: Apologies for getting kinda OP.
No problem :) (unless mod or someone else comes grieving about "off topic" [which I would say it's NOT])
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B1tF1ghter: - Are all games drm-free or only a portion of them and if so, is drm disclosed in details?
Full disclosure. The store is mixed DRM store. Some of games are DRM free. Others you get as Steam key. In a lot of cases you get both (you pay once for game Z and you get BOTH DRM-free download and Steam key).

I see, thanks. I did check their disclamer etcetera, but I hoped for someone with experience with this platform (like you seems to have).

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B1tF1ghter: Note:
Afaik some very limited amount of games is available only through JP store version (Playism has 2 versions: international and JP, you can switch it in top left corner).
There is some limited info about it in help page:
https://playism.com/page/help
Section "CAN I PURCHASE GAMES ON THE JAPANESE WEBSITE?".
Thanks for telling me this I'm a bit tired and tdidn't notice in the slightest this feature; I used to buy games from dlsite, dmm and some other less known platforms, but I dropped them all after they started with their intrusive drm schemes (sigh).

The "can I purchase japanese games" setcion says that it all depends on the currency and switching to japanese didn't help, so maybe I need to make an account or use a vpn in order to access the japanese only content.

The only real downside seems the "a little too short" selection of games for windows.

Still thank you for the help, much appreciated!
Post edited December 12, 2020 by Kyousuke.
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Kyousuke.: Btw speaking of playsim, how is their drm-free policy? Never used the platform albeit I've heard about it in the past.

- Are all games drm-free or only a portion of them and if so, is drm disclosed in details?
- Are playsim builds always on par with steam version (aka version paraity)?

Apologies for getting kinda OP.
Hmm ... Playism seem like an interesting store. I hadn't seen them before. The idea of offering a DRM-free download plus a Steam key is interesting (not that I'm particularly interested in the Steam key).
Post edited December 12, 2020 by Time4Tea
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B1tF1ghter: - Are all games drm-free or only a portion of them and if so, is drm disclosed in details?
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Kyousuke.: Full disclosure. The store is mixed DRM store. Some of games are DRM free. Others you get as Steam key. In a lot of cases you get both (you pay once for game Z and you get BOTH DRM-free download and Steam key).

I see, thanks. I did check their disclamer etcetera, but I hoped for someone with experience with this platform (like you seems to have).

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B1tF1ghter: Note:
Afaik some very limited amount of games is available only through JP store version (Playism has 2 versions: international and JP, you can switch it in top left corner).
There is some limited info about it in help page:
https://playism.com/page/help
Section "CAN I PURCHASE GAMES ON THE JAPANESE WEBSITE?".
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Kyousuke.: Thanks for telling me this I'm a bit tired and tdidn't notice in the slightest this feature; I used to buy games from dlsite, dmm and some other less known platforms, but I dropped them all after they started with their intrusive drm schemes (sigh).

The "can I purchase japanese games" setcion says that it all depends on the currency and switching to japanese didn't help, so maybe I need to make an account or use a vpn in order to access the japanese only content.

The only real downside seems the "a little too short" selection of games for windows.

Still thank you for the help, much appreciated!
I will clarify few things for you.

It's not like I have ACTUAL "experience" on that platform.
I am yet to purchase my first product there (I discovered that platform only in recent months, and since I don't have "infinite money" I had to mind my finances and delay a purchase there for a long time, a purchase is due and I have it planned so I WILL buy there eventually).
I merely have knowledge about it.

I am pretty darn precise person (that's a heavy understatement, I am openly aggravating a whole plethora of personas when things like precision come into play).
So I have made pretty extensive research on the platform in question. (especially after burning myself on GOG [after discovering the whole GOG-EGS ordeal I reevaluated my presence on GOG and now I see this platform as a lost cause and am pulling off of here in the long run, I am also pretty displeased as now I see my past purchases here as a waste])

(on the subject of Playism)
As far as I can tell there are no hidden "catches".

There is also no launcher and there is afaik no intent for the platform to ever have any.

You just get the files which you can download at any time after logging in on the website.
Afaik it's about as DRM-free as it gets.

The platform is focused on Japanese games. That's a fact. It was literally made by Japanese personel ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Gaming_Media ) for the sole purpose of distributing some Japanese indie games on PC platform (PC distribution of JAPANESE games in Japan is a HUGE ordeal, so it's nice that someone stepped up to do that PROPERLY, even if it's just SOME fraction of developers getting involved). There is barely anything apart from them available in there.
Don't expect "jack of all trades" store as that's not it's point.

Overall, as things stand, I see Playism as better (more fundamentally trustworthy as to principles) than GOG.
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Time4Tea: Hmm ... Playism seem like an interesting store. I hadn't seen them before. The idea of offering a DRM-free download plus a Steam key is interesting (not that I'm particularly interested in the Steam key).
Definitely. The only downside is that it has a very short selection of games.

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B1tF1ghter: It's not like I have ACTUAL "experience" on that platform.
I am yet to purchase my first product there (I discovered that platform only in recent months, and since I don't have "infinite money" I had to mind my finances and delay a purchase there for a long time, a purchase is due and I have it planned so I WILL buy there eventually).
I merely have knowledge about it.
I'ts more than appreciated, really, especially considering that it was total news to me this platform.


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B1tF1ghter: The platform is focused on Japanese games. That's a fact. It was literally made by Japanese personel ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Gaming_Media ) for the sole purpose of distributing some Japanese indie games on PC platform (PC distribution of JAPANESE games in Japan is a HUGE ordeal, so it's nice that someone stepped up to do that PROPERLY, even if it's just SOME fraction of developers getting involved). There is barely anything apart from them available in there.
Don't expect "jack of all trades" store as that's not it's point.

Overall, as things stand, I see Playism as better (more fundamentally trustworthy as to principles) than GOG.
Yeah I did read that its foundation is basically in japan and unfortunately I know their state regarding pc distribution in japan along their drm bs (In the past I was planning to move there to improve the language while teaching italian, ended up refraining for that with this being one of the reasons, along more urgent matters).

It's pretty sad that it's kinda of unheard of this platform, as it shows potential for a pro-customer approach.
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Time4Tea: Hmm ... Playism seem like an interesting store. I hadn't seen them before. The idea of offering a DRM-free download plus a Steam key is interesting (not that I'm particularly interested in the Steam key).
Eh, hasn't Humble Bundle has been offering that on many games for years?

And pretty soon I think GOG, or perhaps at least "the new app store on GOG Galaxy 2.0 that you can hide if you don't like it" will be selling Scheme, Epic Fail, U-Rent, EA O-rent-gin keys aplenty.

I'd be most interested in a store that took a hardline stance of selling absolutely no DRM and not linking up with Scheme, social media, anything like that.
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Time4Tea: Hmm ... Playism seem like an interesting store. I hadn't seen them before. The idea of offering a DRM-free download plus a Steam key is interesting (not that I'm particularly interested in the Steam key).
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rjbuffchix: Eh, hasn't Humble Bundle has been offering that on many games for years?

And pretty soon I think GOG, or perhaps at least "the new app store on GOG Galaxy 2.0 that you can hide if you don't like it" will be selling Scheme, Epic Fail, U-Rent, EA O-rent-gin keys aplenty.

I'd be most interested in a store that took a hardline stance of selling absolutely no DRM and not linking up with Scheme, social media, anything like that.
Oh, I agree. Ideally, we would have a store that is 100% DRM-free, with a zero-tolerance policy, no compromises and no shady corporate deals. GOG used to be that store and used to have the moral high-ground over those other stores that are providing Steam keys alongside the installers.

But, given GOG is now dipping its fingers right into the DRM pie (especially with this deal with Epic), they are giving up that moral high-ground. So, I see fewer and fewer reasons to buy games here, rather than at a store like Playism.

I mean, if they are throwing in a Steam key alongside the offline installer, for those that want that and if that helps them grow, I'm not totally against it, so as long as:

1) The offline installers are 100% DRM-free
2) They are 100% content-equivalent to the Steam version
3) They are up to date with regards to patches

I mean, those 3 things are more than GOG seems to be offering with their offline installers, as of late ...
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Time4Tea: Ideally, we would have a store that is 100% DRM-free, with a zero-tolerance policy, no compromises and no shady corporate deals. GOG used to be that store and used to have the moral high-ground over those other stores that are providing Steam keys alongside the installers.

But, given GOG is now dipping its fingers right into the DRM pie (especially with this deal with Epic), they are giving up that moral high-ground. So, I see fewer and fewer reasons to buy games here, rather than at a store like Playism.
Well said and I also agree with you. What do you think of Fireflower games? Last I knew, they had a limited selection but provided DRM-free offline products, entirely complete, unlike Cyberpunk evidently.
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toxicTom: Willfully misunderstanding people is quite an art, no?
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B1tF1ghter: No. You just implied I WILLINGLY misunderstood you (which in turn implies I KNEW I misunderstood).

Reading between lines is an art of itself. And it is not guaranteed to ALWAYS be 100% accurate. Period.

If you didn't mean it then sorry but that's how I interpreted it.
You said "it just added X" and it really sounded right up the alley of my interpretation.

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joppo: "He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster."
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B1tF1ghter: (for lols: PREQUEL MEMES: "you became the very thing you sworn to destroy" :P)

If you gaze into the abyss for too long then the abyss gazes back.

I'm going to paraphrase that and compose my own quote:
If you gaze into the abyss you accept the risk of it gazing back at some point, at which point it's only up to your personal willpower to refrain from ditching your own personal principles and embracing the abyss' ones.
- B1tF1ghter 12.12.2020 :P

It seems GOG is currently in the process of giving in into the said abyss :/
It's been going for quite a while. First they casually touched it with sheer curiousity like a child jumping into a pond in the middle of fog.
But now they are willingly letting it suck them in.

You know what's funny? Steam in all things they did great and all things they did wrong NEVER implied to be DRM-free.
So in a way GOG is more treacherous.

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joppo: Thanks for the heads-up. I think I checked it out a while ago and did not find too much stuff I would like, but now I think I should look at it again with more attention.
And Zoom might be small now but I think they're going to see a sudden influx of people fed up with Gog's latest crap. I'm not sure they could ever reach Gog's size (from when Gog was the store we wanted to support), but they still might secure a decent release now and again after said growth.
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B1tF1ghter: If you are interested in Japanese games then there is also Playism. They are completely transparent whether you get DRM-free build or Steam key (often you get both when purchasing a game).

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gamesfreak64: maybe gaming will be cloud only ?

benefits:

no more slow hardware : you only need fast internet,
will save lots of $,

you don't have to buy the games,
no high end pc required, only a lot of $ to get the fastest internet connection, no more faulty HD / sdd , etc etc etc...
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B1tF1ghter: Correction: You need internet with enough download AND UPLOAD speed to satisfy game streaming needs (with at least 10% overhead) AND internet with low enough LATENCY. And that is something that isn't exactly a thing atm. The connections that have BOTH speed AND low latency are extreme rarity.
And by low latency I mean no more than 10 ms, more like up to 4 ms.
And even on that kind of connection you will still get worse experience than when playing directly on a local computer.

On top of that this planet DOESN'T have universal global network access EVERYWHERE and majority doesn't have even 100 Mbps, let alone higher fiber speeds.
A whole lot of this planet's area consists of people with DSL speeds or lower.
I am a part of that, I have ludicrously unstable 4 Mbps WISP and there is no way on earth I would EVER be able to cloud game on this attrocious network infrastructure.

Then there is also the matter of consumer end network equipment. Almost all people have crap one.
Most people don't even remotely know nor understand how big of a difference that makes.

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gamesfreak64: sounds very promising.
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B1tF1ghter: Sounds very sh*tty. Unless you live in the very server room responsible for the game you will get TOO HIGH latency. Even then you would still get HIGHER latency than when playing directly on a generating computer.

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Kyousuke.: And to add insult to the injury (or a completely troll attempt) from the game, the description of the black unicorn (sword locked item through galaxy) says:

"The Black Unicorn is a Katana with a rapier-like design.

The razor-like blade is as merciless ad death itself, the guard is fashioned from premium materials and the handle is crafted so exquisitely it belongs in a museum. Most importantly, it remains light and nimble to wield because it was forged DRM-free."

Not sure if trolling or just stupid.
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B1tF1ghter: I think ironically it may be correct :P They used FORGED term :P So essentially it may be that they mean it WAS DRM-free on their LCS (local content server) when they were DEVELOPING ("forging") the game code :P
thanks for the reply :D
Ofcourse it is sh??? ? ty :D i know that and everyone knows that, that is why i used : sounds very promising.

You can't just really tell how you feel about something , cause people might not like it, i forgot the "" "" ( keyboard sticks on this key and it types a "" instead of a single quote....

Anyway, if games industry decide they will go online only in the future, nothing we can do about that ....:D
Post edited December 15, 2020 by gamesfreak64
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SmollestLight: To answer some questions:

MY REWARDS requires connecting to your GOG account via GOG GALAXY. After a successful login, internet connection is no longer required. However, the in-game items received are purely cosmetic and in no way affect the single player experience of the game.
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ReynardFox: Get the HELL out of here with this propagandistic spin, you know DAMN well that in a visual heavy game cosmetics can, and DO infact affect people's enjoyment of a game.

There is literally NO reason for this content to be locked to Galaxy other than to force people to use your garbage client program and to show that you harbor little more than disdain for anyone who doesn't want it.
I am late to the party but this is really shitty.
Haven't played CP2077 yet (I burned my GPU right a week before release...) and was thinking about getting it now that there's the expansion coming up. I'm double guessing myself. I do not want Galaxy.
After ruining my collection by removing the manual sorting, you do this, GOG. Guess you don't respect your most loyal customers and want us buy elsewhere. Really disgusting.
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Fuz: I am late to the party but this is really shitty.
Haven't played CP2077 yet (I burned my GPU right a week before release...) and was thinking about getting it now that there's the expansion coming up. I'm double guessing myself. I do not want Galaxy.
After ruining my collection by removing the manual sorting, you do this, GOG. Guess you don't respect your most loyal customers and want us buy elsewhere. Really disgusting.
Well, since you dug this corpse up, let me just ask you to help us put an end to this by voting here:
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/cyberpunk_2077_drm_free_version
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/witcher_3_remove_drm
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Fuz: I am late to the party but this is really shitty.
Haven't played CP2077 yet (I burned my GPU right a week before release...) and was thinking about getting it now that there's the expansion coming up. I'm double guessing myself. I do not want Galaxy.
After ruining my collection by removing the manual sorting, you do this, GOG. Guess you don't respect your most loyal customers and want us buy elsewhere. Really disgusting.
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SargonAelther: Well, since you dug this corpse up, let me just ask you to help us put an end to this by voting here:
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/cyberpunk_2077_drm_free_version
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/witcher_3_remove_drm
Done, thanks for linking them.