Re: The Games Come In, The Games Go Out

On Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:31:19 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
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On Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:38:07 -0500, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

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Of course they removed doom2, it's now bundled into Doom + Doom2 - you
gave out a code last month for it I think.

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Technically, the Doom I + Doom II is a completely different game,
featuring an entirely different engine and significantly updated
visuals. It's still (largely) compatible with existing WADs but if you
want the original game (DOSBox and all) you can't get it on Steam
anymore.
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The original version isn't available on GOG either, now that I check.
So it looks like, if you want to play Doom II now and don't own it
already, you're options now are: a) pirate, b) use a source port, or
c) use the Kex-engine version sold with the Doom + Doom II edition
being sold. But you can't acquire the classic Carmack-programmed
version of the game legally anymore.

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Who would want to play the 30 year old dos version anyway when they can
have an update graphics on that works on modern systems?
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I'm guessing they removed it cause they were making no sales of it.

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Whether you find value in it or not, many people like using the GOG
Galaxy client (I happen to agree with you and prefer an offline
version, but IIRC, GOG reported than half GOG users prefer the
client,** so we're in the minority here). Nonetheless GOG offers both
options, which is more than can be said for almost any of its
competitors. That you picked the wrong one is your mistake, not
theirs.

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There were no versions, there was a "Download Game" button and that's
it.

There very much is an offline option.
https://imgur.com/a/0fRd2Xd


You can argue that GOG pushes the Galaxy option over the offline.
That's almost certainly true. Given what I've read that most people
prefer the client (which I personally don't understand, but different
strokes and all that), that's even understandable, if not desirable
from my standpoint. But they have always offered a offline installer
option, and it's pretty much exactly where it has always been. The
only change I'd personally recommend is changing the terminology
("stand-alone installer" rather than "offline backup", but whatever.

But GOG offers an option to install without using Galaxy.