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Brawn, brains, persistent blood stains.



<span class="bold">Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition</span>, the definitive package for the open-world, free-running zombie survival sensation, is now available DRM-free on GOG.com with GOG Galaxy support for multiplayer, achievements and leaderboards, and a 17% launch discount.


As the light is dying, so are your chances of survival. A mysterious outbreak has turned a city's population into running, flesh-eating killers who grow severely more aggressive at night. You are also turned into a runner when your mission to retrieve some sensitive documents from the hopelessly infested city of Harran goes awry. Some people speak of a cure, some worship an aloof, self-proclaimed savior, and others fight each other for supplies or territory control. But all of them have one thing in common: they are constantly on the run.

Master the flow of your swift parkour moves and your weapon-wielding skills in order to stay alive. During the day the infected are less energetic, relying on their numbers to gang-up on you before you can scale the nearby building, overrun them with a buggy, or club them to death with your makeshift destructible weapons. But when darkness falls, the tables are turned: your enemies grow stronger, bolder, and terrifyingly more agile while unspeakable horrors crawl out of their daytime hibernation. Don't get followed or you may not live to see daybreak ever again.



Outmaneuver the flesh-eating hordes and escape your nocturnal pursuers before the <span class="bold">Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition</span> wanes completely, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 17% launch discount will last until March 23, 1:59 PM GMT.

The game is not available for purchase in Germany. There are legal restrictions that are beyond our control, and we're very sorry for the inconvenience.


Twitch alert

Want to see people desperately running away from the infected hordes? Tune in on Twitch.tv/GOGcom and watch Memoriesin8bit and Outstar's co-op stream this Wednesday, March 16, at 9 PM GMT / 4 PM EST / 22:00 CET / 1 PM PST.
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Digital_CHE: And what about the Linux version of this game?
Is the release of the Linux version of Dying Light against the German law too? ¬¬
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adamhm: +1 to this; can anyone from GOG or Techland please tell us why the Linux version isn't included here? Is it because of Galaxy not being available for Linux yet (and if so, then why not release the Linux version with Galaxy features disabled until the Linux Galaxy client is ready)?
I mentioned earlier in the thread, it's entirely plausible that Galaxy features implemented is something that was required by one or both parties to sell here. Thus a Linux client without Galaxy would be a no go. Plus the dev would have to create a build like that and it's probably not worth the time/effort.
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ElTerprise: All they (as in both stores) need is a function age verification system - something which is mandatory anyway if someone sells games according to German law....
I'm sure that in this case they would need to have us send them copies of our ID cards. I doubt that that's a viable option.
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0Grapher: I'm sure that in this case they would need to have us send them copies of our ID cards. I doubt that that's a viable option.
But what about something like Postident? Would require the new id card though...
Too bad there is not cross play between GOG and Steam =(. One day.
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Loose_Control: Try starting the game without Galaxy installed it will work, guess what will happen with the steam version.
You misuderstood. I was quoting a scenario with multiplayer and the server browser open.
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Loose_Control: So many morons here... only PC gamers are probably naive enough to still believe that we will get DRM free online multiplayer games *facepalm*
You are not informed. In Project Zomboid you can connect via IP without DRM.
Mind you, I don't even have anything against a unique serial# per person for DRM purposes, I just don't want to tie a single Account (GOG Galaxy) to multiple games, which is exactly why I don't do Steam. I'm okay with a separate serial# PER GAME. Meaning, if galaxy goes titts up, large parts of my library are still working.
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ElTerprise: But what about something like Postident? Would require the new id card though...
I don't know. If that would mean that nobody could win a trial against GOG in court, then that should be sufficient. It probably wouldn't be viable either, though. GOG are already slow at polishing their existing products.
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iRevolt: Too bad there is not cross play between GOG and Steam =(. One day.
There's a Lan mode which should make it possible to play with Steam users over the Internet.
Post edited March 18, 2016 by 0Grapher
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0Grapher: I don't know. If that would mean that nobody could win a trial against GOG in court, then that should be sufficient. It probably wouldn't be viable either, though. GOG are already slow at polishing their existing products.
Probably not - i guess that's the reason they went with the cheap solution....
"The game is not available for purchase in Germany. There are legal restrictions that are beyond our control, and we're very sorry for the inconvenience."

How about making an age verification system? Is that "beyond your control"? I don't believe so. This game is "indiziert", not "banned" in germany, meaning: No ads. Sell only to persons above 18. That's about it.
I currently live in Germany, but used to live in New Zealand before that. That is where I purchased Dying Light for Steam. I am so lucky I didn't delete the already downloaded and installed game. I am still getting updates and stuff for this game there, but I would love to purchase this title again on GOG as it's DRM-free, but now I can't :-(

The title is still is my wishlist on GOG, i can add it to cart, but can't go there to purchase it.
Post edited March 18, 2016 by romanserazhiev
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Digital_CHE: And what about the Linux version of this game?
Is the release of the Linux version of Dying Light against the German law too? ¬¬
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adamhm: +1 to this; can anyone from GOG or Techland please tell us why the Linux version isn't included here? Is it because of Galaxy not being available for Linux yet (and if so, then why not release the Linux version with Galaxy features disabled until the Linux Galaxy client is ready)?
Agreed with both you and Digital_CHE.

Personally I don't care about multiplayer and if there's an LAN feature, the better as even when Galaxy comes out for Linux I know I won't have to depend on it. This for me would hit all the points for buying it.
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AlienMind: What's also pretty hilarious: When you're sitting in front of your AAA title, having the server browser open, galaxy running in the background, and a guy walks next to you and asks you: How is this any different than Steam?, you gotta have to say: it isn't.
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Loose_Control: Try starting the game without Galaxy installed it will work, guess what will happen with the steam version.

So many morons here... only PC gamers are probably naive enough to still believe that we will get DRM free online multiplayer games *facepalm*
Be happy that dying light has a DRM free LAN and SP most of the games these days either force you to be online or don't bother supporting LAN.

For those who still don't get it either GOG supports MP DRM with Galaxy or the developers/publishers will never release their AAA titles on GOG because non of them will bother removing their MP just to release a SP version of the game on GOG.
They don't need to remove the multi-player, who give a damn about the multi-player mode for an SPG title, it's as much a waste of time and effort as a bolt-on single player campaign to a MPG, though I also consider MMO's as the opposite, SPG campaign with bolt-on multiplayer. If that makes no sense, Think of their stories and quests, all play the same hero, do the same quests, even queuing up, to do them, so a single player campaign with multi-player added to it. It was the best the could be done, 20 or so years ago, now it's outdated and obsolete..

A true multi-player RPG, wouldn't even have a main quest, every player would have their own quest, if I visit a area after you, I find it as you left it, or when it's long after, new events may occur as a consequence of the last player's visit, but no player finds the same thing, unless they are actually present at the same time.
MMO's were fine when such "Persistent Universes", were beyond the tech of the day, now they all look primitive and unsatisfying, compared to the potential of a PU.

So no, I don't care if it's removed or not, it's useless now, never mind in 5 years.
I'll never play an SPG's multi-player mode or an MPG's campaign mode,
They are supposed to add to the games quality, but I know of no single game with great SPG and MPG.
one of them is always much better and the time spent on the bolt-on mode, would be much better spent on the main game instead.

To be perfectly honest, I'm happy for GOG releases, to require a Steam connection for the multi-player mode of any SPG, It;s no different than with Steam now, a waste of space, to me now, I and many others will never play it, wherever it may be, a month or two after release, no-one is playing, with most games.
The MPG's I play, I do the same with the SPG campaign, not play it at all.
SPG's need no multi-player and adding it is no reason, to force the SPG to be online as well.
Post edited March 19, 2016 by UhuruNUru
I'm really sorry, but I won't make a lot of comments on the legal matters because I'm not competent. I guess the laws are fuzzy thing (interpretation etc.) so nobody (especially me) can tell something 100% sure. I'm sure legal specialists know what they are doing though.

About age gates - it's a little complicated topic which would need to be fully thought through, carefully planned, implemented and tested. We're considering that.

I know my response is a bit enigmatic. :P
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Johny.: I'm really sorry, but I won't make a lot of comments on the legal matters because I'm not competent. I guess the laws are fuzzy thing (interpretation etc.) so nobody (especially me) can tell something 100% sure. I'm sure legal specialists know what they are doing though.

About age gates - it's a little complicated topic which would need to be fully thought through, carefully planned, implemented and tested. We're considering that.

I know my response is a bit enigmatic. :P
I have a question, if I get the game as a gift or if I traded with someone, would I still be able to download the game through the gog launcher ? Or is that not possible anymore ?
I thought that following was some expansion. So to be clear it's the whole normal game plus dlc with improvements?
What if I have already bought the Game before it disapeared from the store?