This all seems like a confected outrage. This isn't DRM. And by all accounts it's a trivial matter to bypass. (Why wasn't this mentioned in the post?)

By the sounds of it, this would work:

GAMENAME=neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition

GAMEID=`curl -s -o- http://www.gog.com/game/$GAMENAME | pcregrep --buffer-size 1M -o1 "addToCart\('/cart/add/(\d+)'\)"`

unrar x p`echo $GAMEID | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1` $FILE

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Runs pretty well for me.

Only issue I had was with beta drivers 346 being a bit buggy. (Reverted to 343 and all is good.)

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If you waiting to buy it on GOG for the DRM free version, then just buy the Steam version. It's already DRM free.

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Insta-purchased.

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Quoting: zed888

Quoting: BeamboomNothing is lost by playing Infinite first. It's two different worlds.

Yes, but they're related worlds. You'll understand a few things better if you've played the first game, and I don't think the ending would have the same impact without having played the original.

I'm glad nobody is suggesting that Bioshock 2 is necessary.

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I presume the Linux version is mostly Raspberry Pi users.

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Dymaxion for life.

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Poor choice of Halloween name, guy.

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I don't want to worry anyone here, but < wild conjecture >

Take a look at the privacy policy here. [External Link] That's roughly the same amount of info that you hand out everytime you browse to a website. (This one included.) < blink >You might already be broadcasting an IP address.< /blink >

I mentioned this very thing in my post about KSP, and in that case it's opt-out (prompted). It's not exactly a secret.

Also, these stats are completely meaningless. They are based on installs, not month-to-month usage changes.

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Quoting: EKRboi

Quoting: neffoI wonder if its popularity has played a part in the recent rebirth of the space sim (Elite Dangerous and that other one).

I would definitely say it's played a role, that and the "dominant" genre (FPS) has really gone down hill in recent years. Sure the games coming out have awesome visuals and are pushing boundaries but the stories are an after though to the visuals it seems, and it's getting on peoples nerves. Doesn't matter how good a game looks if I can't stay interested more than a couple of hours. I'm looking forward to Star Citizen, especially if it really comes to Linux as they say it will.

There is a problem with the FPS genre, as a whole, but more specifically with the Call of Duty style bro-em-ups is how each they are essentially rolling set-pieces of shooting and explosions. The story might be more depth than, for example, Quake, but that isn't important as a game. In a modern action-movie-style FPS the player's importance to the story is effectively zero except to trigger scripts.

The player only needs to follow directions, avoid taking X bullets within a Y second time period (regenerating health) and hit a button to action something as prompted. It's as interactive an experience as an 80s laserdisc game [External Link]. (I wish I was exaggerating [External Link]

It's not a game, it's machinima.

The beauty of sandbox games (especially those in space) is the extremely high level of variability in game paths. Sure there isn't an overarching narrative, but seriously is the narrative of a Call of Medalfield game at all valuable? Or is it simply set piece after set piece?

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