trek554

just went through the adventure of trying figure out what version of System Shock 2 I had. obviously they don't care since this thread is 8 months old and nothing has changed.

DeMignon

+1

REhorror

I support this notion as well, version number helps a lot if you are searching for patches/mods.

TealKobold

i support this notion 100%!!!!!!!!!

adacapo

It'd be awesome to know at a glance if I have to go download official patches (or unofficial patches) before I run into problems, and +1 about the game mod issues - knowing the version would've saved me some time and worry this weekend while tracking down mods.

shaddim

similiar wish: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/version_number_of_games_displayed_on_gamecard

Andtha

If you add version numbers, make it seperate from the original version you used when you ported it. E.g. Game 1.2.101-GOG-2.0, so you know it is 1.2.101 that you ported, but the GOG specific version 2.0.

DRM_free_fan

Yes, we need game version numbers. These can be very important for compatibility of mods and/or trainers. And if the version that GOG is selling isn't the latest, can we have the patches as optional extras? (sometimes the latest patch isn't always worth installing).

ELFswe

Darn, can't remove or edit my comment. But, I'm currently trying to figure out if I'm having the latest version of my games or not.

ELFswe

Yes, this needs to be done. It's hard to know if the GoG downloader friendly version of a game is the same version as the one when you choose to download without the GoG download manager.

goplanet

What's even worse is that even the installer version number shown on the site is sometimes inaccurate, i.e. showing version 1.0.1.0 when it's really 1.0.1.2 or whatever.

shaddim

new confusion on the recent LoG update with the GOG version number "strategy"... :/ http://www.gog.com/forum/legend_of_grimrock/error_while_installing_update_10316

shaddim

@mpartel: +1 for this naming/numbering scheme

mpartel

I suggest the following scheme: <game-version-string>+gog<internal-version-number>. Then e.g. 1.4.700.38+gog1.1 would mean the game version is 1.4.700.38 and the GOG installer has received a minor patch (1.1). This fixes the problem at hand for users and provides distinct and machine readable internal version numbering for GOG.

shaddim

Yes, this is heavily needed. PLEASE use the game version not the internal GOG version (or give at least both)... there are several cases of confusion on many games already. (e.g. http://www.grimrock.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3524, http://www.gog.com/forum/ftl_faster_than_light/update_faster_than_light_version_1025/post5 and many more)

HertogJan

This should indeed be mentioned on all game pages. It's now only mentioned on some, like Jagged Alliance 2.

SpunkyMonkey2

They really do need to do this. When I'm asking for technical support for a game, how am I supposed to know that the version number on the downloads page is not the same as the actual version of the game? How am I supposed to know that 1.1.0 for Divinity 2 installs v1.4.700.38 of the game? Why do I need to know the version number of the installer in the first place? It just seems like common sense to mention the game's version the installer will install, not to mention that it would remove a lot of headaches when seeking technical support from sites other than GOG.com.