GOG & Steam coop

[Grek]

i have steam version of PZ, is it possible to play with my buddy who have GOG version?

[Beard]

Yes you can, though you will have to start a dedicated non-steam server.

This is a good guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=514493377

Check out the Dedicated Server part of this guide, as the Quick Host only works on Steam, the dedicated server is exactly the same for Non Steam servers, only exception is that the -nosteam parameter has to be added to the server launcher.

[Grek]

Thanks.

[NattyRiibeiiro]

If I have my gog connected to Steam and I buy PZ through GOG, can't I play with Steam friends?

[Beard]

Originally posted by NattyRiibeiiro:

If I have my gog connected to Steam and I buy PZ through GOG, can't I play with Steam friends?

You cannot, only Steam purchases can play with Steam server.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by Beard:

Originally posted by NattyRiibeiiro:

If I have my gog connected to Steam and I buy PZ through GOG, can't I play with Steam friends?

You cannot, only Steam purchases can play with Steam server.

I'm guessing it fails on steam auth right?
Cuz i am actually planning on buying it on GOG as well. I switched over to playing on GoG most of my games.

[Beard]

You could say that, it simply wont allow the connection if no Steam ID is detected.

[NattyRiibeiiro]

I can solve the authentication problem, but I've already tested, when I open a Steam game through GOG it asks for permission and opens through Steam. I think GOG is just a demo collection of all our games.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Originally posted by NattyRiibeiiro:

I can solve the authentication problem, but I've already tested, when I open a Steam game through GOG it asks for permission and opens through Steam. I think GOG is just a demo collection of all our games.

Not really, the difference is between ownership. On Steam you are just having a license to use your games, aka digital license, whereas on gog you have most of the time digital ownership

[Sora]

Originally posted by Nordil(Hun):

Not really, the difference is between ownership. On Steam you are just having a license to use your games, aka digital license, whereas on gog you have most of the time digital ownership

Not really. GOG like any other digital online store doesn't own the games they sell, thus they cannot grant ownership of the game. They sell you a license to download and play as per any other digital store aka a "license to use". You're granted the right to have multiple copies, and they will provide a DRM free version. But your ownership is still iimited to the "license to use". Unless GOG legally owns the IP and can grant full ownership rights which at that point you own the IP they don't, they've never sold you the "license to the IP" aka ownership and have not actually granted you full ownership of what you bought.

The main issue between physical and digital is basically nothing. You own the disc, you do not own the software on the disc. You own a copy via a digital store, you do not own the software. Same thing different media. You can make a backup from a physical disc, despite not being granted rights in certain circumstances (e.g. america has laws against copying discs) but you can also do that on digital stores, and digital stores make it easier to access, update.

It's a ruse, a lie.. The GOG EULA specifically says its a license to you personally, for game access to what you purchase. It can be voided by you, or GOG at any point, which is exactly like Valve's EULA.

The only major difference between GOG and Valve's Steam is that GOG can be archived as older releases, and installed without logging into an account, and is not forcefully updated when a developer pushes out a fix.