In some recently repackaged games GOG started using password encrypted RARs in the installer. If you think it's some kind of joke, it is not. What happened to the DRM-free claims isn't clear and GOG so far didn't comment anything. Luckily the password can be found by applying md5sum to the game id (which is stored in the innosetup script). So hopefully innoextract will be able to use that to unpack this new mess. Id can also be obtained on the game page using this method (for example for the Neverwinter Nights):
Code:
curl -s -o- 'http://www.gog.com/game/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition' | pcregrep --buffer-size 1M -o1 "addToCart\('/cart/add/(\d+)'\)"That's crazy - I assume they are being asked about this?
Edit: OK, just read a couple of GOG threads. So it could be an unintended side-effect of something else they're doing? I guess it needs time for them to answer, especially as this surfaced during the holidays.
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I assume it can be a mistake, and not an intended thing. Though I have no clue how can one make such a mistake without aim to do it, i.e. take out unpacking which could be easily done with InnoSetup itself and place it into some custom encrypted unrar thingie. Some mistake it is... Hopefully GOG will answer eventually, since otherwise it can be easily seen as them slipping into DRM territory.
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Grim Fandango remastered is available for preoder on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/grim_fandango_remastered (Linux version included).
I probably won't preorder but will buy as soon as it will come out.
I probably won't preorder but will buy as soon as it will come out.
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I'd like to read your impressions on this game. I played it for the first time when I was 14 and it has been one of my all time favorites ever since.
My usual advice when playing adventure games applies: do NOT look up solutions. If you get stuck ask here, I'll give you subtle hints and try not to spoil anything.
@.Volsung. Thanks. I played a demo from a review PC's CD lot of years about I could not buy it then...
gog.com/news/lucasfilm_on_gogcom_wave_ii_starts_nowLUCASFILM ON GOG.COM: Wave II starts now.
Lucasfilm strikes back.
A long time ago in a galaxy near you, ©Disney Interactive and GOG.com teamed up to bring you the holy grail of classic gaming: six Lucasfilm cult-classics were added to our DRM-free catalog, including three titles which saw their digital premiere on GOG.com. We also made a promise to bring you many more cult-classics in the future and, believe us, we did not forget.
Today, with great pride and joy, we're excited to announce Wave II of Lucasfilm games on GOG.com! Starting right now, six new Star Wars™ classics are available in our DRM-free Lucasfilm/Disney catalog. This includes three amazing titles available, for the first time in digital distribution, exclusively on GOG.com:
Star Wars™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Star Wars™: X-Wing Alliance™ - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Star Wars™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
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Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II
Star Wars™: Dark Forces
Star Wars™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™
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Star Wars™ Knights of the Old Republic™
Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition
Our Lucasfilm/Disney is made that much more impressive today thanks to our team-up with ©Disney Interactive. The 6 new Star Wars™ releases, which include 3 digital premieres exclusively on GOG.com, are barely the beginning. We're not saying more right now, but we know the wait will be worth it for six great reasons - keep watching the front page and stay tuned for more exciting Lucasfilm titles releasing on GOG.com when the timer strikes zero!
When are they going to release more adventures like Loom and Full Throttle?
Sounds like there's 'just' more Star Wars related stuff inbound for the remainder of the week, however they could have worded it that way on purpose for tricksies.
Wouldn't mind me some Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast or Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy though.
Imagine this: a new Rogue Squadron game with modern 3D graphics, tight controls and tactical approaches to missions. Except... it features an online, cooperative mode. Bring on the powerful Y-Wing and guard it with an A-Wing, or bring two X-Wings, or whatever.
Of course, multiplatform and DRM-free. Wishful thinking since now it's Disney, but still.
gog.com/news/warner_bros_interactive_entertainment_on_gogcomWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment now on GOG.com
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment comes to GOG.com.
We're on a roll! We're happy to announce that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment joins the GOG.com catalog to make the world of DRM-free gaming that much better today. We're starting off with six widely requested titles:
Let's start big:
Mortal Kombat 1+2+3 just got the GOG.com treatment. If you were having a hard time getting these notorious bits of gaming history to run on your computer, boy do we have a surprise for you!
We're also launching these five heavily requested titles with big, weeklong discounts:
LEGO Batman: The Videogame -50%
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 -60%
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5 - 7 -60%
F.E.A.R. Platinum -50%
Bastion -60%
It's yet another great start to yet another great publisher debut on GOG.com, let's get our fill!