Quoting: STiATBut some DLCs are pretty fun :-).

It's a game well deserved, played that one for hours, built wonderful cities. Though, I really suck at properly controlling traffic.

I found it not too hard to do when using a proper mix of public transportation and a decent road network. I guess the most common mistake is building a 1970s-style "built for cars" city, and forgetting to build mass transit options. Like in real life, that will result in 24/7 congestions. :D

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That you -need- DLC is a classic misconception about Paradox games. But no. You neither -need- any DLC to have fun with the base game, nor don't they offer discounts every now and then. No, they don't do 90% discounts you sometimes see on really old games (it's not THAT old yet), but I have seen at least 50% on all but the newest DLC, which I think counts as "big"?

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Great to see it coming along so nicely. This is a shining example of how early access games are supposed to be! I don't regret giving them my money back in early alpha!

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Quoting: ShmerlGOG isn't run by CDPR, they are related, but not the same people are making decisions for each.

"Related", eh?

That's...errmm...putting it mildly?

GOG is a 100% subsidiary of CD-Projekt. In other words, it's the same company. And the bosses of CD-Projekt are the bosses of GOG. You can safely assume that they call the shots there, because that's how it's done in business.

I know, GOG fanboys and -girls try super hard to make up an artificial distinction between CDPR and GOG, so that they can continue to imagine that GOG would somehow be a great Linux company, when CDPR has shown beyond any reasonable doubt that they aren't. I guess it's hard to accept that they are one and the same, huh?

Some people also try to tell themselves that Steam's DRM-free games aren't actually DRM free, so that they can continue bashing them.

*shrug*

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Quoting: KimyrielleBut make no mistake, GOG is NOT a Linux friendly company, ...

I disagree. EA is not a Linux friendly company. Bethesda is not a Linux friendly company.

While GOG may not be a champion of the Linux cause, the fact that they sell and support Linux games makes them a Linux friendly company.

Beth & Co. are openly hostile towards Linux. GOG is just "not friendly". Not the same thing. And sorry, but I don't consider a company that doesn't even port its own games to Linux "Linux friendly".

Yes, yes, I know that they are selling Linux games. And I appreciate that. But they have otherwise shown ZERO support to our platform. Compare that to Valve, which has actually invested money into Linux development, AND pushed developers into supporting it, AND ported their platform, AND ported all their games. Or Paradox or Square Enix, or all the other publishers that are actively supporting it, despite barely making any money with us. When GOG cannot even be bothered to pay a contractor for a few days of work to port their platform, let alone port their own games to Linux. Yet people think they are the salvation for Linux gaming and happily keep bashing that other company that actually DID push us more than any other. For no other reason than because they decided not to refuse doing business with those publishers that insist on putting DRM in their games. *shrug*

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Yes, they are good at their core competency - getting good old games to run on newer machines. I buy games from them for that reason, too. But make no mistake, GOG is NOT a Linux friendly company, and they really don't deserve that fanboyism displayed by some here. When I doubt, I give my money to companies that actually support us...

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In that context I find it funny how so many people here continue to bash Steam for its "evil DRM" and hype GOG - when in truth we have to thank Steam for having decent gamings options on Linux these days, while GOG never gave a flying fish about us, and their own parent company is refusing to port its games to Linux.

Just saying.

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There is no real need to install standalone Steam in Lutris, as it's considered a "runner". Lutris will actually install Steam only once (the first time you install the runner) and then every other game using Steam will get installed into it, so all your games are in the same context.

I recently installed Lurtis to replace PoL which has been unmaintained for a while and is borderline unusable now (it habitually fails to properly install Winetricks components) and I can't say that I am unhappy with it. I got some games to run with Lutris I struggled with getting installed before.

On topic:

That's awesome news! I hope the patches make it into WINE proper soon!

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I backed it, so I guess I would get it no matter what.

It still sounds weird to make a working Linux client and then not sell it. Why would anyone in their right mind pass on additional profit?

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: GuestBecause Valve want/need you to use their Steam client.

Tying hardware to clients is obnoxious.

*looks at Apple*

Yes...yes, it is.

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