Quoting: Hamish

Quoting: PangaeaI hated when they removed Baldur's Gate and the like and replaced them with the inferior money-grab editions and doubled the price, but thankfully I had bought the 'real' versions years prior.

A bit of a funny thing to post on a Linux gaming website, considering that your "inferior money-grab editions" include among many other things full Linux support.

Beamdog have been consistently great in this regard.

I know, right? The GOG forums are full of hatred towards Beamdog, and I can't quite figure it out.

• All of their games support Windows, Mac, and Linux


• All of their games are DRM free. The Steam versions don't even require the client to run.


• They've done a good job of post-release support. Lot's of bug fixes and improvements.


• They've generally done a good job of maintaining version concurrency between GOG and Steam.


• They've learned from their past mistakes. IWD, Planescape and NWN were handled much better than the BG series.

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Quoting: Draconicrose

Quoting: hummer010

Quoting: DraconicroseGoG is like third on my list of stores to look at, mostly because of what a PITA it is to download and install games bought there. So Humble and Steam usually get my money.

I'm curious how GOG is any more of a PITA than Humble? Both pretty simple: go to website, log in, download.

If you're using lgogdownloader, it's even easier than Humble.

Usually Humble also gives you a Steam key. ;)

Which has nothing to do with downloading and installing from Humble. Really, if you care about the DRM-free aspect, GOG is better than Humble. There are zero standards as to what you are getting from Humble. Sometimes it's an archive, sometimes its an installer. There isn't any real consistency with Humble - there are cases where the base game is DRM-free, but the DLC is steam-only. The updates at Humble are often just as haphazard as they are at GOG.

Other than the Steam key, there aren't many reasons to shop at Humble.

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Quoting: DraconicroseGoG is like third on my list of stores to look at, mostly because of what a PITA it is to download and install games bought there. So Humble and Steam usually get my money.

I'm curious how GOG is any more of a PITA than Humble? Both pretty simple: go to website, log in, download.

If you're using lgogdownloader, it's even easier than Humble.

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For $4, it's hard to say no! Bought it. I suspect my 9 year old will think he's too old, but my 4 year old will love it!

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: Guest....aaaaaand I think I know what I'll be playing around with tonight. Good to see an update, and I'm incredibly curious about how well Unreal Engine with Vulkan will work on my Kaveri.
(I don't keep games installed if I'm not playing them, so I don't really see notifications about game updates unless they're posted here.)

And that's why I've got so much of my library installed, to keep everyone up to date :P

Thanks for taking one for the team!!

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Quoting: TcheyIt's 40€ the beta !?

I know some devs want "real testers" and not just "players", and they set a higher price as a filter, but i find this stupid. I can be unable to afford this price for a game, and still be a good tester.

Also, as an early version, it has less content, and more bugs. I much prefer the opposite way : start low, and rise price with major milestones. Many games did that with success, example going from 2€ for the very first curious, to 20€ to the final release.

Unless i've missed something.

From the itch.io page:

QuoteThis release is BETA - PRE-EARLY ACCESS! The price is high to be fair to Kickstarter backers that backed the project early. The game WILL BE CHEAPER on Early Access release (June 2019). We suggest you do not buy now unless you want to help us out with beta development - financially or by providing feedback!

They don't expect anyone to buy it at $40. They explicitly warn you not to.

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Looks great! Thanks for the tip - I picked it up today!

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Boy, February's bundle sucked for a Linux gamer. I knew I should have paused it when there was no Linux games in the early unlocks. FOMO gets me again.

March looks better already with Cultist Simulator, which is on my wishlist.

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I really like developers who actually support their game post-release. If I didn't already own the game, this update would probably have made me buy it.

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I'm playing Real Life this weekend. One kids hockey Saturday, other kids birthday party Sunday.

I might try and sneak some Helium Rain in somewhere though.

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