APTGET487: Hey, just curious if every game added to the preservation program lets previous owners get the upgrade for free. I'm seeing that Ultima I + II + III is in the preservation program, but when I check my library each one is a separate game and doesn't add up to the filesize in the preservation program edition. Likewise, the changelogs don't show any new updates. I heard that people who owned Silent Hill 4 got a free upgrade, but do the other games in the program get free upgrades too or nah?
Yes, you get the “preservation program” updates available to you for free, it’s just that the games in your library are separate titles and not in a bundle like they are sold. It’s this way so if you want to play only, say, Ultima 2, you don’t have to download all three games just to play that one.
As for the changelogs, sometimes GOG doesn’t update them, but you can always check the
GOGdb and see when the latest build was uploaded (for instance, Ultima 2 was updated on 2025-02-13.)
Also, sometimes the games themselves don't get build updates being part of the preservation program. GOG simply ensures that everything about the games works as intended, and only updates if they need to fix or improve something.
BreOl72: Not sure, I understand you correctly, but weren't the "Ultima" games sold as bundles at some point ("Ultima 1+2+3" and "Ultima 4+5+6) and only got unbundled later?
I have eight entries in my downloaded games for the first six "Ultima" games:
Ultima 1+2+3
Ultima 4+5+6
Ultima 1
Ultima 2
Ultima 3
Ultima 4
Ultima 5
Ultima 6
The last updates for the two "Ultima Trilogies", that I've downloaded, are from
2014.
While the separated games latest updates are from 2024 and 2025.
Yes, all the games sold in bundles (Ultima 1+2+3, Tomb Raider 1+2+3, Quest for Glory 1-5, etc.) used to also be bundled in your library and download as a bundle, but
back in 2015 went through a great unbundling so they are now all separate entries and downloads in your library, even though they are still sold as bundles.
