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Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
For those that have played Sacred 2 how is it compared to the first ?
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Daz12380: can i ask what is fisticuffs?
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Devoidless: You don't know what fisticuffs is?
*gasps*
Barbarians! I'm surrounded by barbarians!

Fisticuffs is where two people grasp each other's forearms with their left hands, and proceed to punch each in the face with their right. First person to let go loses.
Isnt there an updated version of that now where they tie one hand together and use a knife with the other, and the first person to die is the loser :-/
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xenxander: i installed that and nothing. sorry.

Sacred Gold will not run on my system.
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JohnnyDollar: Do you get an error? Sorry if you already stated this.
As soon as you start the game.. it goes black screen, as if it's starting.. then you get:
Sacred gold has stopped working.

that's it.
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Daz12380: that sounds awesome.
Barbarians! I'm surrounded by barbarians!

reminds me of what i said to my bro Idiot! I'm surrounded by an Idiot! he made such a stupid comment that it made sense

i was also in the conner of the room
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golea: Why am I thinking of Spaceballs now? ;)
ive been meaning to watch that any good?
Post edited November 16, 2013 by Daz12380
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Devoidless: How -dare- you say about us, good sir/madam! I challenge you to a battle of fisticuffs!
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Daz12380: can i ask what is fisticuffs?
it's like pattycake.. 'cept different.
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MysterD: I should note - I have Sacred 1 + UW from Retail.
All patched up to their last official patch.

Yep - I've had numerous other older Steam-games install DX9.

For compatibility settings on both S1 Gold + S2 Gold:
Windows XP SP2 Mode (remember, SP3 caused A LOT of games to not work properly or even at all);
Checked box on Disable Desktop Comp + Visual Themes;
Run as Admin.

Also, I should note - UAC is turned OFF.
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xenxander: I am running direct-x 11, not 9.
Sacred 1: Gold was built for DX9, not DX11.
DX11 doesn't include all of the DX9.0 files you need.

You might need to install DX9.0 onto your rig.

Got any old games on Steam that come equipped w/ doing a DX9.0C install?
It should update just what needs to be updated properly (for DX9.0).
Plenty out there - download and install one of those, if you haven't already.
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Daz12380: that sounds awesome.
Barbarians! I'm surrounded by barbarians!

reminds me of what i said to my bro Idiot! I'm surrounded by an Idiot! he made such a stupid comment that it made sense

i was also in the conner of the room
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golea: Why am I thinking of Spaceballs now? ;)
"keep firing a$$holes!"
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groze: Happy birthday, gscotti!

Also: loving your rep.
Hah, thanks - 69 is a good number :D
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JohnnyDollar: Do you get an error? Sorry if you already stated this.
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xenxander: As soon as you start the game.. it goes black screen, as if it's starting.. then you get:
Sacred gold has stopped working.

that's it.
You have it set to run as administrator? And what about the compatibility tab?
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JohnnyDollar: Do you get an error? Sorry if you already stated this.
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xenxander: As soon as you start the game.. it goes black screen, as if it's starting.. then you get:
Sacred gold has stopped working.

that's it.
Have you checked the event viewer?
Heh...69 on Hotline Miami.
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Daz12380: can i ask what is fisticuffs?
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REZistance: it's like pattycake.. 'cept different.
It's like Anklenuts, but with arms.
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JohnnyDollar: DX 11 came with Windows 7 & 8. That doesn't mean that you don't have to update the DirectX runtime, though.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109
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xenxander: i installed that and nothing. sorry.

Sacred Gold will not run on my system.
Might find these useful perhaps:

http://www.gog.com/forum/sacred_gold
http://www.gog.com/support
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Infin8ty: Is it Win7 x86 or x64? x64 may be the killer here.
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xenxander: How many times do I have to say? I'm running 64 Windows 7.
xenxander - if you havent already check on the Dark Matters forum:

http://darkmatters.org/forums/

Lots of info and helpful folk.
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xenxander: I am running direct-x 11, not 9.
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MysterD: Sacred 1: Gold was built for DX9, not DX11.
DX11 doesn't include all of the DX9.0 files you need.

You might need to install DX9.0 onto your rig.

Got any old games on Steam that come equipped w/ doing a DX9.0C install?
It should update just what needs to be updated properly (for DX9.0).
Plenty out there - download and install one of those, if you haven't already.
If I try to install direct-x 9, it just says "all coponents are installed and ready for use."

no change happens.