I had this game refunded because it doesn't even start, and this seems to be a common problem, especially with Windows 7 users (despite the system requirements saying 7 would work). I'm above the recommended requirements in every other way (except that I use a mechanical hard drive). The last patch I tried before refunding was 1.0.6, and it did the same as all the others: create a text file in the EXE's directory, then quickly delete it.
WINE in Linux works slightly better, in that it starts, but it will crash in 5-15 minutes and might freeze your entire desktop.
This game is so broken, even the patcher programs don't work - If you do the offline install, you have to redownload and reinstall the entire game. I've never had an issue with any other GOG games patching, and I always do offline install.