People are still surprised about this? Using cracks for official releases is a normal thing since all the cheap re-release series of classic games became a thing years ago.
GOG versions of these games use slightly modified PROPHET cracks. There's virtually zero functional difference in exe files (unless you really want steam_api.dll in the game directory to be called galaxy-wrapper.dll). The whole Steam API/DRM is left untouched; it's just circumvented, exactly like before.
So for the end user there is not much point in using GOG binaries over those which are available everywhere.
Not sure I understand the question? When I worked for one of the bigger publishers in potatao downloading cracks for all the popular cheap re-releases was SOP.People are still surprised about this? Using cracks for official releases is a normal thing since all the cheap re-release series of classic games became a thing years ago.
what are some other examples of this?
GOG is hyping something for tomorrow :
The GOG.com edition of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 can also come pre-bundled with the incredible JJ2+ mod. Packing years of dedication from the Jazz Jackrabbit community, expanded multiplayer features and game modes, tons of fixes, as well as tools to play (and create) the huge library of community-made content.
Download Jazz Jackrabbit 2 with the JJ2+ mod through the Beta Channels feature in GOG Galaxy or by grabbing the appropriate offline installers directly from your GOG.com account.
Hey, Epic Pinball, the first game I ever pirated. Or, to put it correctly, the game my father gave me the pirated floppies of as a Christmas present.Epic Pinball: The Complete Collection https://af.gog.com/game/epic_pinball_the_complete_collection?as=1649904300
I bought a game (blackhole), it starts Galaxy and wants to access the internet, I block access, the game crashes.GOG Galaxy bitchin' time - why the fuck it download installers in notEnglish languages? Don't ask why I download installers, m'kay?
When I got GOGdownloader you just do 2 clicks in your library to get links separated by language. In Galaxy, despite marking "Use preferable language - English" it still download other installers in different languages. And if you install these games and switch language in the game options it throw "Error-cannot access the disc".
Oh and when you install the game from downloaded installer and press Launch it activate Galaxy first.
We'd like to inform you that on Tuesday, December 5th, we will be removing Star Control: The Ur-Quan Masters and Star Control: The Kessari Quadrant from GOG catalogue. There is an ongoing discussion between the original developers and Stardock, which leads us to this removal. For some more details you can read a recent blog post by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III.
We hope this is just a temporary thing and both games will get back to the catalogue. Of course if you have the game already, you won't be affected by the removal.
Damn IP hoarder holding companies. This is why copyright should go back to 14 years.https://af.gog.com/forum/general/star_control_1_and_2_being_removed_from_gog?as=1649904300
We'd like to inform you that on Tuesday, December 5th, we will be removing Star Control: The Ur-Quan Masters and Star Control: The Kessari Quadrant from GOG catalogue. There is an ongoing discussion between the original developers and Stardock, which leads us to this removal. For some more details you can read a recent blog post by Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III.
We hope this is just a temporary thing and both games will get back to the catalogue. Of course if you have the game already, you won't be affected by the removal.
Star Control II is the good RPG one though, with the best melee. And there's an open-source remake of SC1 that's supposedly better than the original anyway, which wasn't that great really, basically just melee with a thin strategic layer.
What I find interesting is that Toys For Bob has some claim for Star Control 3.
Perhaps that's enough.What I find interesting is that Toys For Bob has some claim for Star Control 3.
It uses races and ships created by Paul & Fred, therefore there's reason to make a claim.
Now Slitherine is on GOG, launching with space games.
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I bought a game (blackhole), it starts Galaxy and wants to access the internet, I block access, the game crashes.