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The Witcher 3: Wild HuntWitcher 3 Expansions on GOG but base game on Steam(14 posts)(14 posts)
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Posted August 17, 2018
If I pick up the 2 expansions from GOG but I've got the base game on Steam, can I manage to play em?
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Posted August 17, 2018
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heavyforbidden1: If I pick up the 2 expansions from GOG but I've got the base game on Steam, can I manage to play em?
No. The install methods are completely different and Steam won't recognise 3rd party DLCs.
Posted August 18, 2018
How and why should that work? Steam and GOG are 2 very different platforms. Buy the game on GOG.
Posted August 20, 2018
theoretically, it could work. steam version is drm-free (or so i've heard) and the gog versions are wrapped in an installer. i believe you can use innoextract software to extract the game files from the installer. put them together and you should have the full game. of course in practice, it may turn out to be quite difficult to do.
Post edited August 20, 2018 by timmy010
Posted August 20, 2018
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timmy010: use innoextract software to extract the game files from the installer. put them together and you should have the full game.
And how would you install the extracted DLC files into Steam so that both the game and Steam recognises that they've been installed?
Posted August 20, 2018
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Hickory: And how would you install the extracted DLC files into Steam so that both the game and Steam recognises that they've been installed?
you don't need to install. steam games, while they do create uninstall items, doesn't require installation. steam isn't even a player considering it should be drm-free. again, all theoretical
Posted August 20, 2018
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Hickory: And how would you install the extracted DLC files into Steam so that both the game and Steam recognises that they've been installed?
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timmy010: you don't need to install. steam games, while they do create uninstall items, doesn't require installation. steam isn't even a player considering it should be drm-free. again, all theoretical
But you *do* need to install the DLCs, that was my point.
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: And how would you install the extracted DLC files into Steam so that both the game and Steam recognises that they've been installed?
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timmy010: you don't need to install. steam games, while they do create uninstall items, doesn't require installation. steam isn't even a player considering it should be drm-free. again, all theoretical
Steam is DRM...
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timmy010: theoretically, it could work. steam version is drm-free (or so i've heard) and the gog versions are wrapped in an installer. i believe you can use innoextract software to extract the game files from the installer. put them together and you should have the full game. of course in practice, it may turn out to be quite difficult to do.
Just contact Steam support tho i dont get why people even want to cross-own games like that. GOG is better.
Post edited August 21, 2018 by SarahAustin
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: But you *do* need to install the DLCs, that was my point.
maybe a copy paste and overwrite will suffice. depends on the extracted output.
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: But you *do* need to install the DLCs, that was my point.
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timmy010: maybe a copy paste and overwrite will suffice.
No, it won't. They have to be registered with the game *and* Steam via Windows.
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: No, it won't. They have to be registered with the game *and* Steam via Windows.
why? i have many a steam game which is independant of steam because they're drm-free (e.g. planetary annihilation). some games don't require registry entries at all(e.g. planetary annihilation). how can you be so sure witcher 3 steam version needs registry and steam data?
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: No, it won't. They have to be registered with the game *and* Steam via Windows.
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timmy010: why? i have many a steam game which is independant of steam because they're drm-free (e.g. planetary annihilation). some games don't require registry entries at all(e.g. planetary annihilation). how can you be so sure witcher 3 steam version needs registry and steam data?
Did you contact support yet? Because talking about it here gets you nowhere.
Posted August 21, 2018
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timmy010: how can you be so sure witcher 3 steam version needs registry and steam data?
Steam needs to know which DLCs are installed. It keeps a manifest of every game.
Posted August 21, 2018
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Hickory: And how would you install the extracted DLC files into Steam so that both the game and Steam recognises that they've been installed?
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timmy010: you don't need to install. steam games, while they do create uninstall items, doesn't require installation. steam isn't even a player considering it should be drm-free. again, all theoretical
You are right. Any DRM-free designated game, by their publisher/developer, does not need its .exe to be authenticated by any client, prior to or at its launch. And that means that ,the Witcher 3 series does not need any DRM/client, including Steam, to run prior to or along with its titles. Their .exe can be run by their installation file just by double clicking it.
(Don't take the troll seriously by the way).
Also if someone actually notices the registry, installing any of these games through GOG Galaxy or Steam, does not create any registry entry under their respective client, that compels it to run strictly through it ('RUNNING' entry for Steam). It ony 'ties' them to the client for installation path and version recognition, serving shortcut boot commands and updating.
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heavyforbidden1: If I pick up the 2 expansions from GOG but I've got the base game on Steam, can I manage to play em?
I suggest installing the main game from Steam. It should be the latest version of the game (1.31) and its installation will be registered on your PC's registry.
Download the Backup Installation of the expansion packs (free DLC and latest updates/patches are already provided by the Steam installation) from GOG.com/GOG Galaxy and run them. The Witcher 3 installation registry entry should be detected and the expansion installation will proceed as normal. Logic dictates that there is no reason for this not to work, provided both installations are of the same version (1.31), which they are.
I will run a relevant test and let you know soon enough.
Post edited August 22, 2018 by Fate-is-one-edge
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