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Posted January 14, 2019
Hi Does anyone know how GOG Connect works?Your profile setting should be switched to public and it doesn’t work if its on private right?Should your profile always stay on public and is it save if you have your steam account not on private?Lg
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Posted January 14, 2019
GOG connect is actived only in specific periods (Christmas sale, summer sale, maybe because thay have release a new game, etc.). I think that your profile should be public to allow GOG connect to know if you have a game in your steam account. When GOG Connect is not active, I think that it is not needed to have your profile switched to public (why should it be?). The last question I think you wonder if it is safe to have your profile public. I think this questions is more related to privacy than security. You should not have security problems if Steam works as it should work, but anybody would have access to the information that is in your profile (games that you have, badges, etc.).

In the GOG Connect page you have a faq, but if you have more questions it is better to ask support, because some of the questions are a bit technical and I am guessing the answer :-)
Post edited January 14, 2019 by maestroruffy
Posted January 14, 2019
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maestroruffy: GOG connect is actived only in specific periods (Christmas sale, summer sale, maybe because thay have release a new game, etc.). I think that your profile should be public to allow GOG connect to know if you have a game in your steam account. When GOG Connect is not active, I think that it is not needed to have your profile switched to public (why should it be?). The last question I think you wonder if it is safe to have your profile public. I think this questions is more related to privacy than security. You should not have security problems if Steam works as it should work, but anybody would have access to the information that is in your profile (games that you have, badges, etc.).

In the GOG Connect page you have a faq, but if you have more questions it is better to ask support, because some of the questions are a bit technical and I am guessing the answer :-)
Thanks for reply.How can i see if Gog connect is online or not?Lg
Posted January 14, 2019
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Chrislemale: Thanks for reply.How can i see if Gog connect is online or not?
If you see games on the Connect page. https://www.gog.com/connect
Posted January 14, 2019
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Chrislemale: Thanks for reply.How can i see if Gog connect is online or not?Lg
If you visit the gog connect page:
https://www.gog.com/connect

you will see the games that you can import. Currently you cannot. When there are games available you will something similar the attached picture.

GOG usually says when GOG Connect is active (for instance in the last winter sale they wrote in the forum that Winter Sale was on (https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_winter_sale_2018_starts_now_67611). In this message you can read:
"DRM-free your Steam games – GOG Connect is back! Connect your Steam account and add eligible games to your DRM-free library. Some titles you can Connect include: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, Age of Wonders 3 and Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut. And there's a new batch of eligible titles each week, so check back regularly! "

And I think that there was a banner as well in the main page to claim for these games. :-)
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Posted January 14, 2019
It's worth noting that it does seem to be worth synchronising your accounts even when there are no games available. I think when you refresh your account GOG just gets a snapshot of all the games you have on Steam, that way when GOG connect runs again you'll be able to claim your games straight away. At least, that's how it's been for me.
Posted January 14, 2019
There is a longer-duration program on gOg, for a small number of games: "Reclaim your game". This one doesn't require anything more than the serial number from the game you purchased:

https://www.gog.com/reclaim
Posted January 16, 2019
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Chrislemale: Thanks for reply.How can i see if Gog connect is online or not?
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teceem: If you see games on the Connect page. https://www.gog.com/connect
Ok so only specific games can be importet and you can see which games on the gog connect site.That means you can set your steam profile to public if gog connect is online and until then you can keep it on private right?
Posted January 16, 2019
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Chrislemale: Ok so only specific games can be importet and you can see which games on the gog connect site.That means you can set your steam profile to public if gog connect is online and until then you can keep it on private right?
Yep, your steam account only needs to be public at the moment you add your Steam games to GOG via Connect.
Posted January 16, 2019
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Chrislemale: Ok so only specific games can be importet and you can see which games on the gog connect site.That means you can set your steam profile to public if gog connect is online and until then you can keep it on private right?
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teceem: Yep, your steam account only needs to be public at the moment you add your Steam games to GOG via Connect.
Actually, it can be done in advance providing you haven't got any new Steam games since. I keep my steam profile completely private but whenever connect runs, any supported games show up as available straight away as they're already in the snapshot GOG took before.
Posted January 17, 2019
Thanks guys! Have nice one Lg
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