Like I said again and again - how much of support costs we are even talking about? They simply added the GOG downloader links to the page. Afaik that's all they ever did. The tool itself has not been supported/updated in years anyways and the files it downloads are THE SAME they still offer whenever you download the offline installers without Galaxy. A bit communication on GOGs side would make this much more easy.

So, have they started removing GOG Downloader links already? Seems like https://www.gog.com/downloader/listing/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition doesn't work anymore.

WHAT??? So, you'd want them to force the use of a client (which the downloader is, being a separate software just needed for the store)???

LOL no. That is the worst advice ever. How could e.g. Linux users (officially) download their GOG games if the browser option was removed?

The power of the browser option is that you can download with about any device that has a proper browser, even a tablet or a phone. And, you don't need to install any additional software on the system where you want to perform that downloading, say if you e.g. wanted to download your GOG game(s) on some other PC than your own because your internet connection is so slow, and then transfer the game installer to your PC on an USB stick or whatever.

I haven't had much of problems with web downloads, I don't even recall when I would have received corrupted (GOG) downloads with a web browser. TCP protocol has its own error-correction mechanism anyway, making sure that packets arrive to you uncorrupted, so if you really have constant reliability problems with your web browser downloads, you must have a very poor internet connection indeed.

As usual, you fail to read or consider things properly that I wrote, and then you add in things that were never expressed, making presumptions.

If you are going to try and read between the lines, at least do it properly or don't bother.

And for dog's sake, read some of the replies from others, that already explain the issues with browser downloads for instance .... don't be selfish and make it about you and what you are seemingly okay with.

They aren't even proper browser downloads for large files.
Where is the MD5 hash checking etc?
Why do many prefer to use the GOG Downloader or even GOG Galaxy, when the browser links are so quick and handy?

Think boy think!

No, for me the GOG Downloader links are still there. I just went to my library via my browser, searched for the game and then clicked on the offline installer links and the game started downloading via GOG Downloader.

Think about it a bit more.

What then, would the Linux downloaders need?

The browser links are b-grade, a stop gap measure for what should have always been available instead.

Anyway, those savvy enough, would realize I only mentioned the browser side of things to illustrate a very important point, and that really I see no need to remove them either ... unless they provide something better.

In any case, the b-grade browser method as it is, should not take precedent over a proper download method.

Not all HTTP links are worked and GOG know that (what support usually say to reports? "use another method" or "that content/features/movie no more available"). So we currently have 2 ways to download, not three. After 17 March it be only Galaxy, with probably more lack of "bonus" content (gog miss them time to time for differ games/movies).

GOG even missed integrity files check in offline installers time to time. After 17 no more "all-in-one" link to goodies. And again - mess with URLs. So both - installers and goodies - are better to download from Downloader... or "optional" Galaxy.

Firsts versions of Galaxy have lack of many goodies too, and I dont think GOG ably to fix any mistakes they did (in downloader, galaxy, http, store, browser... and ofc forum!). I respect/trust GOG in general, but never to they tech quality/support. Never ever.

Are you talking about the offline backup game installers or the actual GOG Downloader links? Those two are separate. Since you appear to own the game, does the above link to the Downloader links work or not?

I had not idea there were two separate download links, I guess you live and learn. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I used the offline installer link on my NWN library page which works fine but the link you gave indeed just leads to a 404 - Page not found error. That's not cool GOG at all :(

Well this was inevitable. So I downloaded and installed GOG Galaxy....and its just a client version of this very website. And the ability to download offline installers is present there.

I have almost 600 games so I need to still be able to download them conveniently with faster speeds then browser downloading.

Yeah. The Downloader Links are way better, as it's insta and you download all your goodies with one single click. Check it with some other games. It's (or was soon) pretty neat.

So...pretty weird.

As I said in the other thread, I am a bit sad but I only really used to to download really large games with gog downloader, anything else and I just used the direct download links.

I would really like to be able to deleted games from my library on gog, I understand that sometimes this can be done by contacting the admins but it should be feature.

Other then that, thank you gog for letting us know. Now more then previously with various places going into lockdown having great games to play at home matters/ drm free.

In the end, I do dislike that this is now the current present of PC Gaming:

https://i.imgur.com/Xb2qoIv.png

Ironically its from developers/publishers that became massive giants. Bethesda would never make their own client if Skyrim wasn't such a giant success.

Epic Games would have never made a client if Fortnite wasn't such a giant success.

Could you give an example or two of something that is currently not accessible via HTTP, but is available via some other method? I am not aware of any such case in my library (but I don't have anywhere near all of GOG's games).