Where to buy, EA or GOG?

[LukeDrunkwalker]

Wont buy from steam for sure. It will be either from EA or GOG client...but i don't know version differences and which one runs better on win10/11. Can anyone help me on that?
*searched and couldn't find differences on the net, that is why iam asking.

[Senethro]

I mean, none of the money is going back to anyone who made it, so why worry about it?

[LukeDrunkwalker]

Originally posted by Senethro:

I mean, none of the money is going back to anyone who made it, so why worry about it?

Oook, next answer please?

[nelvus]

Both builds from GoG and EA should be the same.
I have always used the GoG build, and can confirm that it runs great on Win10. Have not tested Win11.
The added bonus, if you go with GoG, is that you're supporting a DRM free platform.

Regardless, you may want to use one or both of these mods (developed by the same person), which improve the game in many ways:
https://github.com/DrazharLn/pracx
https://github.com/DrazharLn/scient-unofficial-smacx-patch

[LukeDrunkwalker]

Originally posted by nelvus:

Both builds from GoG and EA should be the same.
I have always used the GoG build, and can confirm that it runs great on Win10. Have not tested Win11.
The added bonus, if you go with GoG, is that you're supporting a DRM free platform.

Regardless, you may want to use one or both of these mods (developed by the same person), which improve the game in many ways:
https://github.com/DrazharLn/pracx
https://github.com/DrazharLn/scient-unofficial-smacx-patch

So they both have the same game version with exact same minor issues and got alien crossfire expansion right? Thank you for your answer and extra links :)

[div1]

My clearest difference between this Steam version and the GOG version is the out of the box widescreen support and I haven't seen a way to change that without mods in the GOG version.
Other than that, I haven't seen much difference between the versions, only that you don't get the Alien Crossfire dlc on Steam.

[John Hayabusa]

Originally posted by div1:

My clearest difference between this Steam version and the GOG version is the out of the box widescreen support and I haven't seen a way to change that without mods in the GOG version.
Other than that, I haven't seen much difference between the versions, only that you don't get the Alien Crossfire dlc on Steam.

what do you mean, Crossfire seems included.

[div1]

Originally posted by Parry Jackson:

what do you mean, Crossfire seems included.

Can't see it, always runs base game.

[jlbridges]

Originally posted by div1:

Originally posted by Parry Jackson:

what do you mean, Crossfire seems included.

Can't see it, always runs base game.

i just ran it for the first time and it asked me which mode to run

[Probably Lime]

The GoG version can be launched without the client. It's DRM free.

The steam version requires EA play.

That should make the choice pretty easy.

[div1]

Originally posted by jlbridges:

Originally posted by div1:

Can't see it, always runs base game.

i just ran it for the first time and it asked me which mode to run

Correction, the desktop link only launches the base game (my preferred method), have to use the play button in the library to get the choice or the chosen version in the settings (you can set it to ask, start base or start expansion).

Originally posted by Probably Lime:

The GoG version can be launched without the client. It's DRM free.

The steam version requires EA play.

That should make the choice pretty easy.

I haven't an EA play subscription and can play the game on Steam.

I can see a difference between the GOG and Steam version in the setup, the Steam version was widescreen immediately, but the GOG version needed some tweaking to support widescreen in my experience, but that could be my aging install.

[AmesNFire]

GoG, EA will require bloatware to make it playable.

[JeffJaqq]

Originally posted by Senethro:

I mean, none of the money is going back to anyone who made it, so why worry about it?

You see Sid Meier's name at least 5 times a week. Not enough
If time is right for anything, now's the time for Alien Crossfire II. Please.
Even before Civ VII

[Sekoku]

Originally posted by div1:

Originally posted by jlbridges:

i just ran it for the first time and it asked me which mode to run

Correction, the desktop link only launches the base game (my preferred method), have to use the play button in the library to get the choice or the chosen version in the settings (you can set it to ask, start base or start expansion).

You should be able to set the shortcut to SMAX by "browse file location." There should be a shortcut there that you can use for your method.

[Glue Eating Adventure]

Was about to buy this for the third time just to have all my games together until i saw the EA play requirement. Why is that even here? Get your greasy hands out of here EA.

[div1]

Originally posted by Sekoku:

Originally posted by div1:

Correction, the desktop link only launches the base game (my preferred method), have to use the play button in the library to get the choice or the chosen version in the settings (you can set it to ask, start base or start expansion).

You should be able to set the shortcut to SMAX by "browse file location." There should be a shortcut there that you can use for your method.

Thank you, this is the only game I use the button in the Steam Library to launch.