GoG version someday?

[*Yuki*]

title

[Facehurt]

never

[JackMayol]

Most likey, yes. Latest 2017 I'd say, maybe even already this year.

[*Yuki*]

Originally posted by JackMayol:

Most likey, yes. Latest 2017 I'd say, maybe even already this year.

its not 1st april anymore, so - nice then

[The Spartan<TWM>]

gog version?

Are there any plans to release on gog in the future? I found this thread which seems to indicate so, but nothing since.

[JackMayol]

Yes we had the plan to do it at some point indeed and still have, but we decided to continue updating the game instead as we wanted to avoid having to manage multiple distribution platforms. We will definitely have a closer look again once we released our next update but I won't make any promise about when this will happen though.
Multiplayer management also wasn't too straightforward when people are playing through Galaxy and Steam.

[The Spartan<TWM>]

Understandable, though in my case I'd rather buy an outdated or otherwise inferior gog copy and then simply request a steam key. I don't know how many others are of the same opinion, but I do know that there are. Indeed that's actually the reason I've not bought the game yet. Just my two cents.

[φιλα_δελφία]

Originally posted by JackMayol:

Yes we had the plan to do it at some point indeed and still have, but we decided to continue updating the game instead as we wanted to avoid having to manage multiple distribution platforms. We will definitely have a closer look again once we released our next update but I won't make any promise about when this will happen though.
Multiplayer management also wasn't too straightforward when people are playing through Galaxy and Steam.

I am still interested in a GOG version. I would buy the game again on GOG. I`d be fine with a GOG version, that is a little outdated.

Best regards

phila

[JackMayol]

I thought I already informed the community about the status but seems I didn't.
In short, they declined the game as it was not a good fit for GOG, mainly too niche as top-down shooter. The reply was in November 2018.
We certainly didn't expect such a reply...
We got a lot of requests from the community in the past, so we are aware that there is some interest on the topic, but it is how it is.

[φιλα_δελφία]

Wow, this is not to good to hear. I am going to whishlist it over there ;-)

All the best to you guys!

phila

[Yasuo]

While I do prefer to buy games on GOG, they have been dropping the ball a lot lately. First, there's Cyberpunk and the less said the better, then there was the Devotion fiasco, then there's the parent company CDPR who told us they wouldn't crunch their devs, which ended up being a lie, etc. Due to this I've been going to itch.io for my DRM-free games. They seem more sensible.

And what's this about RWR being too niche? They have loads of niche titles like The Silver Case, Exapunks and heck, they have Hearts of Iron 3, which is another WW2 game, but how is HOI with its ridiculous complexity less niche than RWR?? I don't get GOG sometimes.

Okay, rant over. RWR devs, all the best to you, you're doing great.

[JackMayol]

Originally posted by Yasuo:

And what's this about RWR being too niche? They have loads of niche titles like The Silver Case, Exapunks and heck, they have Hearts of Iron 3, which is another WW2 game, but how is HOI with its ridiculous complexity less niche than RWR?? I don't get GOG sometimes.

Okay, rant over. RWR devs, all the best to you, you're doing great.

There were certainly more niche products in their store.
gog means "good old games", like reviving older non-compatible products and when you see nowadays that they sell even AAA productions like Cyberpunk, they can hardly be trusted in their initial philosophy.
We didn't bother begging for a slot in their store either. For us, the case is closed.

[gamename]

+1 to what others said: I do prefer DRM-free, whether GOG or itchio or wherever, so thank you for trying. Weird attitude from GOG. Thanks for letting us know.

Tangent - another bone to pick with GOG is their flagging enthusiasm for Linux support :/ Plenty of games on there as Windows-only, despite multi-platform elsewhere.

Other tangent - re Jack's comment about 'initial philosohy' .. Humble Bundle was originally supposed to be DRM-free, cross-platform, indie. That lasted what, a year? :(

[φιλα_δελφία]

Originally posted by JackMayol:

Originally posted by Yasuo:

And what's this about RWR being too niche? They have loads of niche titles like The Silver Case, Exapunks and heck, they have Hearts of Iron 3, which is another WW2 game, but how is HOI with its ridiculous complexity less niche than RWR?? I don't get GOG sometimes.

Okay, rant over. RWR devs, all the best to you, you're doing great.

There were certainly more niche products in their store.
gog means "good old games", like reviving older non-compatible products and when you see nowadays that they sell even AAA productions like Cyberpunk, they can hardly be trusted in their initial philosophy.
We didn't bother begging for a slot in their store either. For us, the case is closed.

O.k. I`ll close the case as well, as I donot buy from steam anymore...

All the best to you!

phila

[DustMan]

GOG Version

Osumia Games pick up negotiations with GOG again, a DRM-free release needs to happen at any cost!

DO AS I COMMAND!

[JackMayol]

RWR is entirely DRM free since ever.
it only requires the Steam client for multiplayer to join an official server for user management. IF brought to GoG, it would also require the Galaxy client to join official servers, hence not being much different in that aspect.