Posted December 08, 2022
If EOS is asked for a licence, then yes. DRM can also be managed through licence keys stored on the system. That's how it actually started. Certain music and video files could only be played if a licence key was found (that's what Microsoft developed wma and wmv for) which had to be aquired earlier online. WIthout that key, the file would not play.
The player did not access the internet.
I tried to install the new version to see if it really DID open the Epic launcher to start, but there are not offline installers for it (yet) and Galaxy only shows the Game of the Century Edition. The Re-Elected version also showed, but only as Epic version, not as GOG version.
So I installed the GOG-Version using the the SR4-GotC offline installer (probably could also have installed the GotC version through Galaxy, but I wanted to be sure). After that, Galaxy downloaded a 10GB patch, converting it to the Re-Elected version. So far so good
Since I already have EOS installed, I renamed it's directory to see what happens when I start the GOG version of SR4-RE.
So this is what happened:
1. I renamed the directory of the Epic launcher.
2. On first launch, the game did want to install the Epic launcher. I denied the installation. A couple of seconds later the game quit to the desktop. This confirms what other people said earlier.
3. On second try I had restored the Epic launcher directory name, the game did start - but without opening the launcher.
4. Then I renamed the directory again, which would not have been possible if the launcher was still open.
5. On try #3 the game would still run without problems, even if the EOS was missing.
Since my Epic launcher was not running at any time since I got the game free on Epic, it could not know that I own it. For it to check online, I would have had to login first. In fact, I just started it right now and it required an update. Seems I didn't have it running for quite some time.
It could be the case that it still had cookies from my last login and before try #2 it used those to get the game information through a DLL without opening the launcher itself and then stored that information locally. But then again it could have done so during try #1, which it didn't.
Before try #2 I should not have restored the directory name, I didn't think of that possibility.
So if anyone didn't install the game yet, it would be nice to try it without repeaing my mistake.
1. Install GOG version of the game
2. rename Epic launcher directory
2. Start GOG version of the Game through Galaxy, deny the installation of the launcher
3. Start it right again.
WIthout further information this would be my conclusion: This does not seem to be intentional, it's too inconsequent. The game installs EOS, but does not use it (the EOS directory can be renamed while playing the game which would not be possible if dlls are in use.)
The GOG version is fucked up and installs bloatware but in the end is still drm free.
The player did not access the internet.
I tried to install the new version to see if it really DID open the Epic launcher to start, but there are not offline installers for it (yet) and Galaxy only shows the Game of the Century Edition. The Re-Elected version also showed, but only as Epic version, not as GOG version.
So I installed the GOG-Version using the the SR4-GotC offline installer (probably could also have installed the GotC version through Galaxy, but I wanted to be sure). After that, Galaxy downloaded a 10GB patch, converting it to the Re-Elected version. So far so good
Since I already have EOS installed, I renamed it's directory to see what happens when I start the GOG version of SR4-RE.
So this is what happened:
1. I renamed the directory of the Epic launcher.
2. On first launch, the game did want to install the Epic launcher. I denied the installation. A couple of seconds later the game quit to the desktop. This confirms what other people said earlier.
3. On second try I had restored the Epic launcher directory name, the game did start - but without opening the launcher.
4. Then I renamed the directory again, which would not have been possible if the launcher was still open.
5. On try #3 the game would still run without problems, even if the EOS was missing.
Since my Epic launcher was not running at any time since I got the game free on Epic, it could not know that I own it. For it to check online, I would have had to login first. In fact, I just started it right now and it required an update. Seems I didn't have it running for quite some time.
It could be the case that it still had cookies from my last login and before try #2 it used those to get the game information through a DLL without opening the launcher itself and then stored that information locally. But then again it could have done so during try #1, which it didn't.
Before try #2 I should not have restored the directory name, I didn't think of that possibility.
So if anyone didn't install the game yet, it would be nice to try it without repeaing my mistake.
1. Install GOG version of the game
2. rename Epic launcher directory
2. Start GOG version of the Game through Galaxy, deny the installation of the launcher
3. Start it right again.
WIthout further information this would be my conclusion: This does not seem to be intentional, it's too inconsequent. The game installs EOS, but does not use it (the EOS directory can be renamed while playing the game which would not be possible if dlls are in use.)
The GOG version is fucked up and installs bloatware but in the end is still drm free.
Post edited December 08, 2022 by neumi5694