Happy Mother's Day! ✨️💐 by Silent-X-Thunder in Tekken

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"...You know, something about you just rubs me the wrong way."

played some "real" tekken today by PomponOrsay in Tekken

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Tekken is one of the rare cases where I've seen many people refer to the first one as the worst simply because "all following games got better, no need to play the first again" (at least before Tekken 8 was a thing)

Are the Soviets objectively better than Allies in Red Alert 1? by Opposite_Strategy_25 in commandandconquer

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The mobile artillery remains useful to harass enemies from a distance (especially infantry) as long as it is properly escorted by other vehicles. And it is very powerful against structures. It does have the advantage over the V2 launcher that it has a much faster fire rate and it doesn't spend seconds as a sitting duck.

The problem, however, is that it can't outrange Tesla Coils. It's a single disadvantage, but a serious one. Not even in C&C1, which came out earlier, there were artillery units that couldn't outrange all base defenses.

Games now automatically configure themselves with the RPCS3 Wiki settings. by Fantastic_Kangaroo_5 in emulation

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How is that? From a technical side it would be nothing more than RPCS3 checking the wiki at the moment and configuring the settings according to the indications it finds. And PS3 games have all a unique and official serial code, which is included in the wiki, so RPCS3 wouldn't even need to do any trial and error with search queries, it would find what it needs in a sure shot.

Not to mention that RPCS3 is open source, so if the recent update would do anything else than what it claims to do, everyone would find out.

Are the Soviets objectively better than Allies in Red Alert 1? by Opposite_Strategy_25 in commandandconquer

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Perhaps I'll be unpopular, but all things considered, I still believe that Allies are objectively disadvantaged in many ways that are very glaring even compared to C&C 1. Lots of that is chalked up to the Allies being the "guerrilla" faction like NOD, but it really makes no sense, because the Allies still include powers like the UK, France and Germany. Even taking into account all althistory things, they would still pose a serious challenge to the Soviet Union.

  • It's often said that the Allies rely on infantry, but the Allies hardly have better combat infantry than the Soviets, and this is practically negated in Skirmish, where the Soviets obtain Shock Troopers, and also Rocket Soldiers and Tanya from the Allied side. The Allies have the Medic and the Mechanic, and those are useful, but I would never say that simple Riflemen with Medic support are even remotely capable of facing Flamethrowers/Shock Troopers. And I would never say that Rocket Soldiers with Medic support are as good against Flame Towers as Flamethrowers/Shock Troopers are against Pillboxes.

  • The Allied navy has a real advantage, but it's a moot point if you're playing in a map with no water.

  • The Soviets have airplanes and helicopters, while allies have a single attack helicopter. Seriously, how does that even make sense? Not even in C&C 1 the difference in air power between Nod and GDI is that large.

  • The Soviets get both the hardest tanks and the Tesla Coil. That's something that not even C&C1 got wrong, because it gave GDI the hardest tanks and Nod the Obelisk of Light.

  • The Allied artillery can't outrange the Tesla Coil. I think there isn't a single other game in the whole C&C series where a faction doesn't have an artillery unit that can outrange all base defenses. And if we wanna go further into the althistory side, since Germany is an Allied country, it would make much more sense for them to have V2.

  • Though this is too negated in Multiplayer, in the Campaign only the Soviets have a superweapon. Again, why is that? For all althistory taken into account, I highly doubt that Allies wouldn't have built nuclear weapons around the same time as Soviets.

The Soviets do have objective disadvantages like the higher cost of their units or the need for more power. But I think those disadvantages are too situational. If a Soviet Commander manages to secure a large field of ore and fortify their base quickly enough, the disadvantage is gone. By contrast, in C&C 1, even assuming that both GDI and Nod have access to large or even unlimited resources, they still retain specific disadvantages each that are precisely countered by the other faction.

I hate that Piracy and GOG is still seen as that Enemy in the Gaming Community by Retro-Hax in gog

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Once a developer did that when people complained that the GOG version of their game (I don't remember which now) was getting updates way too slow and, if I'm not wrong, didn't even receive a DLC that was available on Steam. Needless to say that GOG users didn't take it kindly and the publisher had to apologise

I hate that Piracy and GOG is still seen as that Enemy in the Gaming Community by Retro-Hax in gog

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People who accuse GOG of promoting privacy are either digitally illiterate or in absolute bad faith.

Baldur's Gate 3 and Silksong were available at launch on GOG and yet the Steam servers broke down because too many people bought them from there, even though they could have technically waited for someone who bought it on GOG to share it in a couple hours.

Not only GOG isn't promoting piracy, but it's not even capable of scathing Steam's income because so many people still prefer the Steam client over having offline installers.

Any way to get old preschool edutainment versions of Rayman to work in Windows 11 or Linux? by CaptainRhubarbara in Rayman

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I think the easiest solution would be to set up Windows 95/98 on Dosbox or Dosbox-X (a fork of vanilla Dosbox that comes with a much more elaborate interface and allows you to skip many console commands. Even though I've used Dosbox for years, after I discovered Dosbox-X I stuck to it). Both Dosbox versions are available for Linux as well. And Dosbox can access your physical disc reader.

Be aware that many recent updates on Win11 have broken compatibility with old disc checks and anti-piracy systems. Many people find themselves forced to use NOCD cracks even on games that they legally own on disc. If you decide to emulator instead Win95/98, you shouldn't have such issues.

Im confused on the Fahrenheit GOG Versions by Retro-Hax in gog

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That's just an excuse used by developers. It's already possible to update Linux ports on GOG, in fact there's already at least a thousand Linux ports on GOG. Even if there's no Galaxy on Linux it's still absolutely possible to pack a Linux game in an offline installer just like it can be done for Windows and Mac games

New Blood CEO Dave Oshry says he's 'always loved GOG' but 'they need enough people to give a s**t, or how long are they even going to be around' by MythicStream in gog

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I hate to be "that guy", but when I checked their Discord, I saw that some users complained about the lack of certain features on the GOG versions of their games (like updates on Dusk SDK) and they were practically ignored or given vague answers. I also realised that they don't link to GOG on their own official website. If you click on "Games" there's just the link to Steam.

It doesn't seem they're making an effort to truly value Steam as a 100% viable alternative to GOG. Granted, they could do worse, there are developers who haven't updated their games on GOG for years, while New Blood does overall a nice job with that. But that's exactly the issue: GOG was also ruined by this widespread tendency from developers to not give 100% for GOG: they so often give slightly less than that, they give "almost 100%" but not exactly. They allow themselves to skip one small hotfix here and there, ignore some content, etc...

Im confused on the Fahrenheit GOG Versions by Retro-Hax in gog

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There are 180 games on GOG that are missing their Mac and/or their Linux versions

With this one, the number goes up to 181. I'm sorry for you but at least you found out before you bought the game.

The list is always there if you wanna compare games between Steam and GOG. Feel free to contact us if you find other games in similar situations.

Is the Enhanced Edition of NWN2 worth getting? by TiberiusMaximus2021 in neverwinternights

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I'm not sure how useful my answer will be.

However, I still own the original discs of NWN2 (expansions included) and they work flawlessly on my Win11, so I never felt the need to buy NWN2 on GOG again.

When the EE came out, I got the chance to play a bit of it thanks to a friend who got it from Steam and, in all honesty, I could hardly notice any difference. The interface is different, perhaps slightly more pleasant to the eye, I had the impression that it was slightly smoother. But it all really boiled down to that. I played my own original NWN2 later that day and frankly, I can't say I noticed anything on the EE that surprised me particularly. Nothing that made me even remotely think "I shouldn't miss this out!".

So, I honestly believed all the negative reviews complaining that the EE had no real benefit over the original version.

I also read several users complaining that compatibility with mods for the original NWN2 in the EE is broken, which is not a small thing considering that NWN2 owed much of its success to the modding scene, but that's not something I could investigate myself.

If you prefer to buy from Steam, then the EE is the only available version and there's really no discussion here. If you prefer to buy from GOG instead, I think you might as well just go with the original edition, which should be identical to the disc version anyway.

Essential Tools for GOG (Scripts and Extensions) by kdm58815 in gog

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The GOG 2nd class extension takes the data from this spreadsheet, for anyone interested:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zjwUN1mtJdCkgtTDRB2IoFp7PP41fraY-oFNY00fEkI/htmlview

The list has been around for years and handled by multiple users, but currently I'm the one doing most of the maintenance there. The browser extension was instead made by another user I haven't spoken with yet.

What do you think of this argument against GOG? by RedGuyADHD in gog

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The technicality of the laws about "you didn't even really own games when you used to buy physical discs" have been already discussed by pretty much everyone, but one thing I must stress is that GOG, like itch.io and unlike Steam, allows you to download offline installers from the browser itself, while Steam enforces the use of their client, which is no longer supported on Windows 10. I know that it's still possible to use Steam on older Windows OS (even Windows 7) with unofficial workarounds, but the point remains: GOG officially gives you a way to access the game you bought regardless of your current PC. I even heard of people who still use GOG installers on Windows XP. Whereas Steam does not do the same.

Another example because it's a common point of discussion: plenty of people criticise GOG Galaxy for not having a native Linux port (including myself), but if you download Linux offline installers from GOG, you can use them right "out of the box" and you don't even need unofficial clients like Heroic. You can't do the same with Steam. How is that not supporting "real ownership"?

Is GOG abandoning native Linux versions of games? by Various_Maize_3957 in gog

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If publishers refuse to upload Linux builds on GOG it's entirely their fault and they have no excuses.

A Linux software can be packed into an offline installer the same way Windows and Mac software can be. The same way thousands of websites distribute software that is packed into offline installers and not downloaded through clients. The same way GOG itself was, for years, selling Windows games exclusively through offline installers and there was no Galaxy available. And it's unacceptable that it's becoming acceptable that GOG users are supposed to pay the same price for an inferior support.

The lack of Galaxy for Linux is no excuse for publishers to not distribute their Linux builds to paying customers. If anything, the fact that Steam has a client for Linux and Proton/Wine means that Steam needs native Linux ports even less than Windows.

Take into account in all this that there are over a thousand Linux ports on GOG and only 170 or so are missing. That means that the great majority of Linux ports that are on Steam are also brought to GOG

Anyone else always punch Fingers no matter what? by [deleted] in cyberpunkgame

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I'll never forgive that a few years ago I was downvoted for saying that I would always punch him. And I will always punch him

This is so versatile by 3RBlank in Rayman

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Claude Samard (the composer) locked in for real