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Remove online connectivity from galaxy.dll
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Gekko_Dekko Origins: <a href="https://www.gog.com/forum/general/what_is_gog_stance_on_telemetry" class="light_un" target="_blank">https://www.gog.com/forum/general/what_is_gog_stance_on_telemetry</a> <br /> <br /> TLDR: currently, even classic downloads of games with galaxy features include galaxy libraries. Which could be fine if not fact that it connect to gog servers from time to time (gog swear that its for achievements sake). <br /> <br /> Dear GoG team. I clearly understand, that inclusion of this library in all downloads is something, that may be done to remove requirment to maintain 2 versions of game's executables from developers. But, please - make it store all settings locally (locally=offline. On users machine. Without connection to any servers). Like really - if somebody downloaded classic installer, they clearly said that they DONT WANT all deez "optional features", including tracking. Its really painfull to setup a firewall rules for each new game. Even steam is less invasive, at this point. Thanks.
pht I should think a company located in poland would know why you don't store or give access to user data, but apparently that little nastiness in poland before the middle 90s didn't penetrate their skulls. <br /> <br /> The only reason gamers put up with having telemetry shoved up their posteriors is because they don't know better or just don't care - not because it's a positive thing in and of itself. <br /> <br /> I guess GOG want to be the boys in blue.
davion14 Agree. <br /> <br /> I have never allowed Steam on my computer for this exact reason. <br /> I was under the impression GOG did not do telemetry, per my early experience prior to Galaxy. <br /> <br /> I've missed out on a fair number of games I would dearly love to play due to steam-only. It now appears that unless GOG changes their ways, computer gaming is dead for me :( <br />
LordEbu What the heck?!
ScorBiot Wow. I didn't know GoG were such cunts. They should remove any mandatory online activity from offline installers (it shouldn't be a thing in the first place, but alas) or, at the very least, inform people that these offline installers, aren't.
AstralWanderer In addition, the inclusion of galaxy.dll also breaks XP-compatibility for some games - see <a href="https://www.gog.com/forum/general/good_news_galaxydll_breaks_xpcompatibility_in_good_old_games/page12" class="light_un" target="_blank">https://www.gog.com/forum/general/good_news_galaxydll_breaks_xpcompatibility_in_good_old_games/page12</a>
hmcpretender I support this request. I don't want my games phoning home behind my back
DudebroPyro Surprised to see so little support for this, as it seems to be a key oversight in GoG's alleged mission to make games respect users again.
imranf1 Agreed. We pick the classic installers for several reasons, a big one being to avoid all this online telemetry crap. I'm spending money here because I believe GoG isn't doing that shit on bad faith, but never break that trust.
Gekko_Dekko @Killjoy_Cutter, not only, but may be
Killjoy_Cutter Is this the thing that keeps trying to access an Amazon AWS / cloudfront server and crashes Battletech if it's denied access past the firewall? <br /> <br /> If so, consider this my +1 for removing it. It's garbage, and creepy.
JohanLiebheart pasted the wrong thing and now I cannot delete, awesome
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