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Title: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 12, 2013, 10:09:08 AM: servers are slammed, though
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics free on GOG for two days
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 12, 2013, 10:11:18 AM: :rock
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics free on GOG for two days
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2013, 10:16:17 AM: GoG rules
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics free on GOG for two days
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 12, 2013, 10:16:48 AM: seems like every fatwallet motherfucker in the world is on there creating accounts just to get free shit right now
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics free on GOG for two days
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 12, 2013, 10:18:27 AM: I think these games were my first Steam purchase, actually.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics free on GOG for two days
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2013, 10:21:13 AM: I just need Fallout 2. Come on douchebags, let me get it.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: thisismyusername on December 12, 2013, 10:44:43 AM: Yeah, but do they let me kill Children? ???
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Rufus on December 12, 2013, 10:46:41 AM: What does clicking on the gift thing do? I've clicked on it half and hour ago and nothing's happening. I need to knooow.
edit: Nevermind, it gives you a random offer. Which it also says in the description. I'm blind.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 12, 2013, 10:58:12 AM: Quote from: thisismyusername on December 12, 2013, 10:44:43 AM
Yeah, but do they let me kill Children? ???

Yes.

(http://i.imgur.com/e0EogVt.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: thisismyusername on December 12, 2013, 11:15:27 AM: I thought the GoG version was based on the European/censored version?
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 12, 2013, 11:19:05 AM: Ah, could be. I don't know about that.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2013, 12:17:57 PM: (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BbTQCvyCcAAZZQp.png:large)
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 12, 2013, 04:40:15 PM: I don't know why I care so much about getting these on the site when I can just pirate them since theyre free now
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 12, 2013, 05:31:31 PM: Are they good games? Just got them with this deal.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Rufus on December 12, 2013, 07:00:09 PM: Yes, but very dated at this point.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Himu on December 12, 2013, 07:25:34 PM: Early Fallout is dated only I find in terms of ui. Like, it's so hard walking and doing basic shit unlike Infinity Engine games where all you have to do is click.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Big Barry Jazz on December 12, 2013, 07:36:58 PM: Quote from: thisismyusername on December 12, 2013, 11:15:27 AM
I thought the GoG version was based on the European/censored version?

This was so ridiculous in FO2. The kids were there but you couldn't see them so they could still pick your pockets. And there was that lost kid mission but you couldn't complete it since you couldn't see or interact with the boy.

Anyway, you really should be playing with the unofficial patches which fixes the censorship along with loads of other things. Get them from here (http://teamx.ru/site_arc/patches/index.html) for FO1 (you'll need both 1.2 and 1.3 patches), and here (http://killap.net/) for FO2 (only need the patch but the restoration project is worth a try). The hi-res patches for both games are also worth getting.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Himu on December 12, 2013, 07:46:19 PM: Any patches that make the controls better?
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Big Barry Jazz on December 12, 2013, 07:58:50 PM: You'll take the clunky old school UI and you'll damn well like it.

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Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: The Sceneman on December 13, 2013, 07:17:48 PM: Sweet, never played these so I grabbed em. I had never used GOG before and I got Beneath a Steel Sky for signing up, always wanted to play it!
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 13, 2013, 08:05:04 PM: Quote from: The Sceneman on December 13, 2013, 07:17:48 PM
Sweet, never played these so I grabbed em. I had never used GOG before and I got Beneath a Steel Sky for signing up, always wanted to play it!

GoG's pretty cool, old games that run with minimal headache and no DRM.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:12:46 PM: no steam codes is 100% wtf tho
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 13, 2013, 11:14:29 PM: Quote from: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:12:46 PM
no steam codes is 100% wtf tho

:wtf
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 13, 2013, 11:20:43 PM: I know, they should really think about adding some DRM to their DRM-Free games
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: benjipwns on December 13, 2013, 11:28:16 PM: Quote from: The Sceneman on December 13, 2013, 07:17:48 PM
Sweet, never played these so I grabbed em. I had never used GOG before and I got Beneath a Steel Sky for signing up, always wanted to play it!
Another fun free game on GOG: http://www.gog.com/game/treasure_adventure_game

There's actually a number of free games available: http://www.gog.com/games##price=free
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:31:06 PM: its just that buying digital games with no cloud saves, no ui to show your collection, no... nothing but installers just feels like "why dont i just pirate this"
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: benjipwns on December 13, 2013, 11:39:01 PM: GOG does do some work to get the games working on modern machines. (Though their success can vary.) And if you like the bonuses (manuals, artwork, soundtracks, etc.) they include lots of them with the games quite often.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Fifstar on December 14, 2013, 04:31:37 AM: Quote from: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:31:06 PM
its just that buying digital games with no cloud saves, no ui to show your collection, no... nothing but installers just feels like "why dont i just pirate this"

Well, you have a 'your collection' site on the gog page that looks nice if you're into that look and you can add non steam games to the steam library and add a pic there... Cloud saving can be done manually as well. Yep, these are some more or less minor inconveniences but no deal breaker.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Big Barry Jazz on December 14, 2013, 05:27:34 AM: Quote from: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:31:06 PM
its just that buying digital games with no cloud saves, no ui to show your collection, no... nothing but installers just feels like "why dont i just pirate this"

GOG does tend to give you other stuff with the games, like soundtracks and artwork. In the case of the Fallout games you also get the Fallout Bible that they've put together. It's massive and has loads of info on the original games.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: thisismyusername on December 14, 2013, 11:52:00 PM: Quote from: Positive Touch on December 13, 2013, 11:31:06 PM
its just that buying digital games with no cloud saves, no ui to show your collection, no... nothing but installers just feels like "why dont i just pirate this"

Well, you can pirate the GoG releases/updated to modern system versions right now. It's just... honor system makes it to where buying their work in getting stuff to "just work" on modern systems without having to fumble through DOSbox/etc. yourself to run it well is worth the $5-10 they charge. :yeshrug
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: chronovore on December 15, 2013, 08:30:44 AM: Purchased! I had Fallout 1 from their sale last year (or 2 years ago?), but grabbed FO2 and FOT this time.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Big Barry Jazz on December 15, 2013, 02:21:27 PM: Obviously not as good as free, but you can currently get a whole lot of Dungeons & Dragons (http://www.gog.com/promo/dungeons_and_dragons_desire_80_off_winter_promo_2013) for not much over at GOG. About 19 hours left on the deal.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 15, 2013, 09:10:10 PM: Problem with GOG in general is dogshit download speeds. Trying to download a game manual right now, 14.8kbps speed, wtf
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 15, 2013, 09:31:00 PM: That's pretty wild, I've always gotten decent download speeds. Might be that their servers are getting hammered still from everyone that got these three games for free.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 15, 2013, 09:46:22 PM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 15, 2013, 09:31:00 PM
That's pretty wild, I've always gotten decent download speeds. Might be that their servers are getting hammered still from everyone that got these three games for free.

I'm thinking it's that too. Or the Eel Technology Rule.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: chronovore on December 15, 2013, 09:57:57 PM: What's the Eel Technology Rule?
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 15, 2013, 10:46:26 PM: Quote from: chronovore on December 15, 2013, 09:57:57 PM
What's the Eel Technology Rule?

Eel's like Jubilee from X-Men, every piece of electronics he touches instantly fails.
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2013, 11:11:30 PM: :lol perfect
Title: Re: Fallout, FO2, FO Tactics and internal server errors free on GOG for two days
Post by: Diunx on December 16, 2013, 10:32:24 AM: Quote from: The Sceneman on December 13, 2013, 07:17:48 PM
Sweet, never played these so I grabbed em. I had never used GOG before and I got Beneath a Steel Sky for signing up, always wanted to play it!

Whaaa? I signed up and didn't get shit!