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diegozone3000: If GOG could somehow manage to give me a simple "one click sync solution" for my offline installers
Try gogrepo.py: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogrepopy_python_script_for_regularly_backing_up_your_purchased_gog_collection_for_full_offline_e
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Linko90: As for the Poland kek part of your message, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
It was just referring to time zones.

An announcement at noon GMT+2 with a time limit of a few hours doesn't help much on the other side of the planet.
As I wrote above:

I know about gogrepo.py, but didn't have time to check the source and I am kind of reluctant to give my credentials to a 3rd party tool. But maybe I'll give it a try soon.

But thanks for the tip, I really have to get my lazy b**t up and take a closer look at it.

TIME! I often wish I had a clone for all my chores and I could do just what I wanted every day.
(AND: Maybe he could help me with my HUGE backlog, put his runs on YT and I watch it, WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT.)

But I disgres...
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ColJohnMatrix: You're in Germany, software censor capital of the world. What'd you expect?
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toxicTom: Australia is not far behind. For even more silly reasons...
It's very far behind when you look at the amount of censored / banned games. Germany is world class leader, at least in the so called "western world".
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diegozone3000: I know about gogrepo.py, but didn't have time to check the source and I am kind of reluctant to give my credentials to a 3rd party tool. But maybe I'll give it a try soon.
All the script does is log into gog.com and save the cookie locally. It doesn't store the credentials anywhere (they have to be passed as command line arguments). It then uses the cookie to query your library and download stuff.
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seppelfred: It's very far behind when you look at the amount of censored / banned games. Germany is world class leader, at least in the so called "western world".
Yeah, but down under censors for more silly reasons.
Post edited August 15, 2018 by toxicTom
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diegozone3000: TIME! I often wish I had a clone for all my chores and I could do just what I wanted every day.
Something like this.
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diegozone3000: TIME! I often wish I had a clone for all my chores and I could do just what I wanted every day.
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ariaspi: Something like this.
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toxicTom: Australia is not far behind. For even more silly reasons...
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seppelfred: It's very far behind when you look at the amount of censored / banned games. Germany is world class leader, at least in the so called "western world".
Most of these games aren't banned though, indexed just means they can't be publicly advertised and sold to minors, it's technically still perfectly legal to buy them for anyone over 18. GOG would just need an age verification method.
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kbnrylaec: But GOG often forgot to inform users when games are being delisted from the store.
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muntdefems: And we don't have to go too far back in time to find an example. Not even a month ago: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_silently_removed_gray_matter_on_july_24th
Wow, I missed that tidbit. I see Steam still has it listed. I guess GOG contracts don't allow for these changes in ownership?
Is it actually possible to create from now on a central GOG own list of removed games?
This list would once for all times clear:
- which game was removed
- when it was removed

Or is GOG actively not interested in maintainig such list?
the problem is: games are removed from wishlist too, and you forget to buy them (anywhere).
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muntdefems: And we don't have to go too far back in time to find an example. Not even a month ago: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_silently_removed_gray_matter_on_july_24th
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foxworks: Wow, I missed that tidbit. I see Steam still has it listed. I guess GOG contracts don't allow for these changes in ownership?
Digital goods distribution contracts usually have an exit clause, just like end users get EULAs. Some contracts, like rental contracts, don't have these exit clauses and/or are protected by law. It makes more sense for the latter, than the former, though: who's more on the hook if the contract was a bad deal? With rental contracts, the person's without a home. With digital goods: you could be stuck selling games through gamestop or any other company that ruins your reputation or risks profits. DRM is a huge temptation to companies: not only can you pretend that it prevents piracy, but you can also then shut down legally owned copies if you really want to push the next game.
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offlineplayer: Is it actually possible to create from now on a central GOG own list of removed games?
This list would once for all times clear:
- which game was removed
- when it was removed

Or is GOG actively not interested in maintainig such list?
GOG never maintain any reliable list, including their official wishlist system for customers.
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diegozone3000: ...I am kind of reluctant to give my credentials to a 3rd party tool. ...
A very good idea in principle but not in this case. Gogrepo is not really a 3rd party tool, it's just an open source Python script and not a very long one either. If you know how to download and run it, chances are high you can actually check that it doesn't do anything malicious. That is why I use it as if I would have written it myself.

On the other hand for those not into programming I can fully understand the reservations. The old classic GOG downloader might still be around and working.