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Latest Comments by Mezron
The new GOG profile system is out, looks quite slick
24 Apr 2018 at 10:57 am UTC

Quoting: KimyrielleI have zero need for profiles. I have no idea why people would even be interested in what games I am playing for how long. But I guess we're living in a time when people post Facebook status updates like "9am: Went to the grocery and bought yogurt", and believe the rest of the world finds that somehow interesting, so it doesn't even surprise me.

On the other hand, I -could- appreciate Galaxy on Linux. While I agree with others that it's not strictly needed, I can at least see the value in an app that lets me organize and download my purchases in a convenient fashion.
A long time ago, I use to use Xfire profiles to coordinate games with friends and family to play UT99 online. It would show that I was online playing it and I would post the IP and/or server name, all from the browser. This was especially helpful for quick pick up games with my cousins who were in college at the time.

If any of us had downloaded any maps or mods, you could link it in the profiles so that you could download and install/configure them before joining the match.

I think I'll be using the GOG profile the same way.

The new GOG profile system is out, looks quite slick
24 Apr 2018 at 10:52 am UTC

Quoting: ShmerlGalaxy is something Steam users probably expect, but that's not what most GOG users care about. Personally, I'm not going to use their client even if they provide it, unless it will be open source or community will make an open source alternative.
This! Forever!

Basingstoke, the new tense stealth and action title from Puppy Games to release April 27th
21 Apr 2018 at 7:50 pm UTC

Loved all of their games so far. I am interested in this one also.

The Linux version of RUINER is now on GOG, with 50% off
18 Apr 2018 at 5:13 pm UTC

Picking this up tonight when I get home. Will not be able to dig into it til Sunday but I am excited for it. Rare feeling to have for new games for me.

Exit84 is a frustrating typing-platformer game where you move by typing what's on the screen
11 Apr 2018 at 10:34 pm UTC

This looks awesome. I will add it to my rotation for my gaming event tomorrow!

Feral Interactive have released an open source tool that’ll help get the most performance out of Linux games
10 Apr 2018 at 4:24 pm UTC

I want to show these guys some support but I do not use Steam. I noticed that some games have a download option with the size showing but when I went to check out I got this message

"Depending on the game purchased, you will receive either a Steam key or a download link after payment is complete"

Are the games with the download feature solid and with no need for Steam?

XLEngine for Dark Forces and Daggerfall is now open source
9 Apr 2018 at 4:18 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Perkeleen_Vittupää
Quoting: Guesti just realized that dark forces is on linux on GOG and i have it,that takes care of that lol
Yep, will certainly purchase, amongst probably about a hundred other titles on GOG, when Galaxy for Linux is out..
I hope Galaxy crashes and burns. Not interested in a client for Linux unless it's as simple as the itch.io client. Let me buy and install my games and get out of my way.

I think GOG did not make the right move by making that client. They should have made their "client" browser based - friends list/chat/game, list games owned - list game being played (optional) and call it a day.

XLEngine for Dark Forces and Daggerfall is now open source
9 Apr 2018 at 3:34 pm UTC

Man. I would love to revisit these games on Linux. These were some of the games that made it a bit hard to walk away from Windows 98 SE all those years ago. I ended them and moved on to UT99 on Linux and never looked back.

RetroArch to gain a feature to improve input latency in the next release
4 Apr 2018 at 1:56 pm UTC

Many people try to get me to use RetroArch but it seems to be hit or miss too often with the ROMs I play. Mednafen while limited is perfect. With the frontend Mednaffe it's even better.