Nexus Mods and GOG Giveaway

[bigdeano89]

In response to post #50692672. #50694632 is also a reply to the same post.

Pagafyr wrote:

No hard copy?

 

Download speeds in the Unlimited ISP packages only give us 10 GB for our high speed downloads. After I used the 10 GB I had another download that was 21.91 GB. I started it after the first 10 GB was used and the download took 97 hours, that's 4 1/2 days to download.

 

Seeings as how all the previous versions of FALLOUT Games were PC games, with no link to anyone else's computer, not even in a LAN set up to play against each other in teams on local computers, and did not require any online account.

 

I would not mind having the complete Fallout series without the link to an outside server like STEAM.

 

Since there is NO HARD COPY, NO THANKS!

Arthmoor wrote: Make your own hard copy. Download once. Burn to Blu-Ray. Done. Use those installers the next time you want to play, and they'll work even if GoG vanished from the planet.

You are complaining about something purely based on your own experience. In the UK most broadband is truly unlimited so we have no usage caps. It's also rather fast. Digital is the way of the future, your internet just hasn't caught up yet.

[Arthmoor]

In response to post #50696922.

blove wrote:

Love GOG. Good support. Galaxy is getting better. Did not like what they did to GalCiv2, though.

Haven't played GalCiv2 in ages, what did "they" do to it?

[HoneyRebecca]

In response to post #50676477. #50680702, #50681972, #50684127, #50686402, #50689622, #50704762, #50705382, #50706127, #50713382 are all replies on the same post.

CokeVoAYCE wrote: can someone explain what the difference is between GOG and steam? what are the pros and cons of each?

axonis wrote: https://levelskip.com/consoles/I-prefer-GOG

lemonsquare wrote: GOG's library of games is entirely DRM free.

Daynox wrote: Good luck getting FO3 to run on any version of windows after vista on Steam. GOG's FO3 just runs!!!!!

I have confirmed that it run perfectly on a win 7 tower, win 8 tower and a win 10 laptop.

Im so happy.

Augusta Calidia wrote: Congratulations to GOG and Steam for their fine cooperative effort.

As to pros and cons for GOG and Steam, I'm staying out of that discussion. I like both sites.

@Daynox. I know that many people have had and continue to have genuine problems trying to run Steam FO3. My guess is that a lot of the problem stems from differing hardware, software, and driver configurations.

However, I recently installed the Steam FO3 GOTY edition on my Win 10 Pro v1607 computer, and it ran "right out of the box." There were no problems whatever. I also have a second gaming computer with the same OS. Once again, the Steam version immediately launched with no problems.

Furthermore, several years ago I installed Steam FO3 on a computer with a Win 7 Pro SP1 OS. It as well installed seamlessly and ran without problems.

JamesG73 wrote: Funnily enough just put a response in the previous forum comment that contained what you might be looking for.
As far as I understand with GOG you own the game DRM free, Steam you are only leasing it. Steam does have far more games than GOG. Both are very good at what they do.
Personally I like to own my games outright but I would not be put off from steam if the game I want is on there. There are a couple that I do own on both.

ElRizzo wrote: The big difference between GOG and Steam is that GOG doesn't require a client to run in order for you to launch your games. GOG does offer the Galaxy client to manage your games and download them through it, but it is in no way required, you can just go to GOG.com login and download the game and play it without the need for a client (like Steam) to run.

The other big pro is that GOG games are always 100% DRM free unlike some third party games on Steam (Crysis on Steam still uses Securom for example) which is nice since it means less chance of issues occuring due to DRM shenanigans.

Another great thing is that GOG makes sure that games run on modern systems or otherwise mention if there might be issues. Steam on the other hand doesn't test their older games for compatability with modern operating systems (they might give a warning though). For example: Fallout 1 and 2 on GOG come with community patches for higher resolutions and fixes right out of the box.

Ethreon wrote: Steam copies of 1/2 come with the wide screen and FIXT too.

kingwulf wrote: GOG is 4 BOSS, Steam for employees.

ElRizzo wrote:

Steam copies of 1/2 come with the wide screen and FIXT too.

Huh, didn't know that :D, good to know !

And, purchased FO3 from GOG - it said it would run on Win 10 - saying to myself [well, self, I'll be getting my money back on this one ... ] - runs perfectly! How delightful :)

[blove]

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blove wrote:

Love GOG. Good support. Galaxy is getting better. Did not like what they did to GalCiv2, though.

Arthmoor wrote: Haven't played GalCiv2 in ages, what did "they" do to it?

The ultimate edition from GOG comes with a community update with fixes and "fixes". There is a mod that will revert most of the "fixes", though. I just prefer my games not to be pre-modded.

[lued123]

In response to post #50696922. #50714102, #50716337 are all replies on the same post.

blove wrote:

Love GOG. Good support. Galaxy is getting better. Did not like what they did to GalCiv2, though.

Arthmoor wrote: Haven't played GalCiv2 in ages, what did "they" do to it?

blove wrote: The ultimate edition from GOG comes with a community update with fixes and "fixes". There is a mod that will revert most of the "fixes", though. I just prefer my games not to be pre-modded.

Huh. A patch mod that makes controversial changes. Where have I heard of that before?

[SirTwist]

In response to post #50637042. #50637457, #50641767, #50642032, #50642107, #50661332, #50663927, #50670942, #50684132, #50687542, #50687672, #50688552, #50689297, #50694787, #50697272, #50702562 are all replies on the same post.

Maro2107 wrote: Steam is better)

Adeline wrote: i think the same

kcaz25 wrote: drm free though on gog

TerrorFox1234 wrote: Thank you for this incredibly helpful and necessary contribution.

Ethreon wrote: Objectively steam is not better.

Ilrita wrote: Why? Because it has more games? If that's your reason, I disagree entirely. I prefer GOG; reliable, safe, great support, awesome prices and it is a site team that actually appreciates its customers and fans.

Meihyr wrote: > Steam is better)
Well then go and use Steam? If you have no interest in GOG or this giveaway, than don't bother with it.

CaranthirArunwen wrote: Why is Steam better? If you buy a game from GOG and it is marked working with Windows 10, it will work with Windows 10. If you buy games from Steam and they say the game will work with Windows 10...... good luck. Had to fix the Steam games with patches from the net.

So.... GOG is MUCH better.

Sexyowl wrote: Actually I beg to differ. I have had many problems with some GOG games which simply refuse to run. Their support is so bad that I have simply abandoned any hope of me ever playing them. If I see one i like on GOG then I purchase it, but there is a huge risk that it will not work. I have never had that issue with Steam.

mannygt wrote: I love both clients:

GOG
Pros:
- Entirely DRM free
- Download of games can be done via client or via website
- Client is not necessary to run games
- "Connect": some videogames you bought on Steam can be added in your GoG account for free
Cons:
- The catalog does not have so much games but thankfully is growing day by day

STEAM
Pros:
- The catalog is very full of videogames
Cons:
- Games my have third party DRM too such Denuvo
- Client is necessary to download and play videogames

Arthmoor wrote:

Their support is so bad that I have simply abandoned any hope of me ever playing them.

Sounds to me like you got your companies reversed, cause this is what I always hear about people who contact Steam support. In contrast GoG support is legendary for always being helpful and prompt, and usually right on top of whatever is wrong.

StupidDunmer wrote: GOG is alright, but the library of games available will never be as big as Steam. It's fantastic for older games, though. I have Fallout 1 and 2 on there, as well as Battlespire and Redguard (although Redguard runs awfully).

JamesG73 wrote: Just my opinion on this one. As far as I understand with GOG you own the game DRM free, Steam you are only leasing it. I looked into this when I was bored and curious and wondered what would happen to any games I own in Steam if the company were to fold. Still lovin' the fact that GOG have released these for peanuts! :)

Arthmoor wrote:

GOG is alright, but the library of games available will never be as big as Steam.

Give it time. As more publishers wake up and realize DRM isn't protecting their profits the way the DRM companies claimed, they'll come around and GoG's library will only grow.

Also, comparing raw library size isn't really useful since Steam has a hell of a lot of really crappy games that aren't worth the store pages they're on.

J.O.D. wrote: If BSG games were realeased on GOG and not on Steam, I would use it. I don't care about being it GOG or Steam, I care about the game I want to play.

JeniSkunk wrote: @ mannygt
Another pro for GOG:

There are also 6 games, that if you have the physical releases of, or STEAM releases of, you can add them to your GOG account for free.

https://www.gog.com/reclaim

Eador: Genesis
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
Mount & Blade: Warband

Steam in not better, it also not worse. Steam has a larger catalogue of games than GoG, but you do need Steam to run said games. With GoG, you do not need Steam. There are pros and cons to both. One con to GoG is that you can't, easily, near as I can tell, you can't verify the game files like you can with Steam. One pro I do like about GoG, is that I don't need a disk, or securom to run my game. Another pro to GoG is that I don't have achievements (which I could really careless about.) An additional pro to GoG is no friends list.

[pitip]

I love you GOG

[lued123]

In response to post #50676477. #50680702, #50681972, #50684127, #50686402, #50689622, #50704762, #50705382, #50706127, #50713382, #50716062 are all replies on the same post.

CokeVoAYCE wrote: can someone explain what the difference is between GOG and steam? what are the pros and cons of each?

axonis wrote: https://levelskip.com/consoles/I-prefer-GOG

lemonsquare wrote: GOG's library of games is entirely DRM free.

Daynox wrote: Good luck getting FO3 to run on any version of windows after vista on Steam. GOG's FO3 just runs!!!!!

I have confirmed that it run perfectly on a win 7 tower, win 8 tower and a win 10 laptop.

Im so happy.

Augusta Calidia wrote: Congratulations to GOG and Steam for their fine cooperative effort.

As to pros and cons for GOG and Steam, I'm staying out of that discussion. I like both sites.

@Daynox. I know that many people have had and continue to have genuine problems trying to run Steam FO3. My guess is that a lot of the problem stems from differing hardware, software, and driver configurations.

However, I recently installed the Steam FO3 GOTY edition on my Win 10 Pro v1607 computer, and it ran "right out of the box." There were no problems whatever. I also have a second gaming computer with the same OS. Once again, the Steam version immediately launched with no problems.

Furthermore, several years ago I installed Steam FO3 on a computer with a Win 7 Pro SP1 OS. It as well installed seamlessly and ran without problems.

JamesG73 wrote: Funnily enough just put a response in the previous forum comment that contained what you might be looking for.
As far as I understand with GOG you own the game DRM free, Steam you are only leasing it. Steam does have far more games than GOG. Both are very good at what they do.
Personally I like to own my games outright but I would not be put off from steam if the game I want is on there. There are a couple that I do own on both.

ElRizzo wrote: The big difference between GOG and Steam is that GOG doesn't require a client to run in order for you to launch your games. GOG does offer the Galaxy client to manage your games and download them through it, but it is in no way required, you can just go to GOG.com login and download the game and play it without the need for a client (like Steam) to run.

The other big pro is that GOG games are always 100% DRM free unlike some third party games on Steam (Crysis on Steam still uses Securom for example) which is nice since it means less chance of issues occuring due to DRM shenanigans.

Another great thing is that GOG makes sure that games run on modern systems or otherwise mention if there might be issues. Steam on the other hand doesn't test their older games for compatability with modern operating systems (they might give a warning though). For example: Fallout 1 and 2 on GOG come with community patches for higher resolutions and fixes right out of the box.

Ethreon wrote: Steam copies of 1/2 come with the wide screen and FIXT too.

kingwulf wrote: GOG is 4 BOSS, Steam for employees.

ElRizzo wrote:

Steam copies of 1/2 come with the wide screen and FIXT too.

Huh, didn't know that :D, good to know !

HoneyRebecca wrote: And, purchased FO3 from GOG - it said it would run on Win 10 - saying to myself [well, self, I'll be getting my money back on this one ... ] - runs perfectly! How delightful :)

The difference is that, when buying from GOG, you won't accidentally install a rootkit while trying to play a harmlessly advertised MMO, because the GOG staff will have blocked that from being sold on their store.
stares daggers at Black Desert Online

[omarag]

Forgive me for the undoubtedly simple questions.

 

But as I read that GOG has ensured FNV and FO3 work without the workarounds/mods/utilities required by many for running on Windows 10 via Steam, does this mean that the game is now more stable and adept at running on multi-core rigs, or does that remain inherently an issue with the engine?

 

And on areas that generally see lag in the Steam vanilla game etc like The Strip, Freeside etc - is it wishful thinking that this will now be improved (I suspect it won't be!)

 

Also, does this make modding any easier/more difficult? I'm not a mod freak but there are a dozen or so 'essentials' I couldn't live without. The forthcoming TTW 3.0 is on my hit list for sure.

[Ethreon]

In response to post #50733777.

omarag wrote: Forgive me for the undoubtedly simple questions.

But as I read that GOG has ensured FNV and FO3 work without the workarounds/mods/utilities required by many for running on Windows 10 via Steam, does this mean that the game is now more stable and adept at running on multi-core rigs, or does that remain inherently an issue with the engine?

And on areas that generally see lag in the Steam vanilla game etc like The Strip, Freeside etc - is it wishful thinking that this will now be improved (I suspect it won't be!)

Also, does this make modding any easier/more difficult? I'm not a mod freak but there are a dozen or so 'essentials' I couldn't live without. The forthcoming TTW 3.0 is on my hit list for sure.

They're making sure the game functions. I seriously doubt they did anything beyond that.