Goodbye GOG.com

[Guest Slinky]

Ill probably buy it "just to have it", and see what all the hubbub was about from you guys.

 

What about, one of the best games ever?

 

Oh, thats definately the vibe I get from almost everyone. Its just that certain comments weigh more, like Gromnir calling it "navel gazing", which is the worst possible reading for me.

What's then the best possible reading for you? LOL Noobs in WoW chat?

[Pidesco]

my copy from 10 years ago works just fine, but doesnt it have a disc check? i'd pay 10$ just to get rid of that so i dont have to lug discs around with my laptop if i wanted some torment or bg on the go

 

 

You need disc 2 for the disc check.

[Wrath of Dagon]

Planescape Torment is out on GOG (posted with time delay).

[Nepenthe]

It's a novel on wheels.

 

Ug, thats what Im afraid of. Ill probably buy it "just to have it", and see what all the hubbub was about from you guys.

There are still people here who haven't played Torment? It's compulsory playing material, heathen!

 

Never got it to work properly on the (only) windows PC I've owned (from 2004 to 2007). Pretty sure tried it via bootcamp on the Macbook, but refused to boot on that, as well. So, no, I haven't played it either

[HoonDing]

Oh, thats definately the vibe I get from almost everyone. Its just that certain comments weigh more, like Gromnir calling it "navel gazing", which is the worst possible reading for me.

It's the Final Fantasy 7 of the West.

[mr insomniac]

Poor Borderlands. Since I bought it, it's always been pushed aside for another game, whether it be ME2, DA, AP or L4D2, and I was just thinking that with two days off from work, I should finally get back into it. Then I checked this thread.

 

Now I just have to find the link for that widescreen fix.

[Wrath of Dagon]

Poor Borderlands. Since I bought it, it's always been pushed aside for another game, whether it be ME2, DA, AP or L4D2, and I was just thinking that with two days off from work, I should finally get back into it. Then I checked this thread.

 

Now I just have to find the link for that widescreen fix.

This has some links: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/29...ape-landscapes/

[taviow]

For those who bought PST recently, here's an useful blog post.

 

You can skip the CD related steps, of course. As for the tweaks in 5b, well, I wouldn't install them personally. At this point, as a new player, you'd be changing stuff and you don't even know what.

 

Much more important is the widescreen patch and the ultimate fix pack.

[LadyCrimson]

There are still people here who haven't played Torment? It's compulsory playing material, heathen!

I'm a heathen.

 

I bought Torment long ago - not when it 1st was released but a bit later. Unfortunately it was right during the period where I was getting burnt out on that style/appearance of RPG so I didn't get far before I decided I didn't like it. Still have my discs around somewhere tho, since it's one I keep thinking I'll try again "someday."

[Purkake]

Bah, you people are a disgrace. All your opinions are retroactively disregarded

 

Don't get stuck on the "best game ever" hype train, Torment is one extreme where the RPG genre could have gone, but for better or for worse it didn't. Whether you love it or hate it, it's something everyone should experience.

[taviow]

Rumor has it they're releasing the IE games in the order they were released back then. So BG first, PST, and IWD should be next.

[Gorgon]

Why bother, you can get them all in one DVD pack with nothing more nefarious than a CD check.

[Hassat Hunter]

So, anyone bought it already?

 

Did they fix the issue with spells giving major graphical artifacts all over your screen, basically meaning you can never spellcast ever on a modern PC?

 

Because if so, it's a must buy for me...

[Gorgon]

Do you mean Torment, because that was never a problem with other EI games. There is fix out for the torment AOE spell effect bug on newer machines. Getting it to work takes installing the game and then a couple of mandatory mods and fixes on top of it.

[taviow]

Refer to this, really.

[Hassat Hunter]

I mean... this:

[mr insomniac]

This has some links: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/29...ape-landscapes/

Thanks

 

This is the link I had awhile back

For those who bought PST recently, here's an useful blog post.

 

I could never get the game to work properly, even following the instructions to the letter. This time however, so far so good. Should note, in case other run into the same problem, I had to re-extract and re-install the UI fix, the Unfinished Business and bugfix mods several times before they worked properly. Bit of a pain but worth it.

[Nepenthe]

I mean... this:

 

That's just to censor the naked tiefling babes on the right side of the screen!

[Humodour]

This has some links: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/29...ape-landscapes/

Thanks

 

This is the link I had awhile back

For those who bought PST recently, here's an useful blog post.

 

I could never get the game to work properly, even following the instructions to the letter. This time however, so far so good. Should note, in case other run into the same problem, I had to re-extract and re-install the UI fix, the Unfinished Business and bugfix mods several times before they worked properly. Bit of a pain but worth it.

 

The game is a masterpiece without mods. It's eminently playable without them and it might be worth doing so your first playthrough.

[mr insomniac]

This has some links: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/29...ape-landscapes/

Thanks

 

This is the link I had awhile back

For those who bought PST recently, here's an useful blog post.

 

I could never get the game to work properly, even following the instructions to the letter. This time however, so far so good. Should note, in case other run into the same problem, I had to re-extract and re-install the UI fix, the Unfinished Business and bugfix mods several times before they worked properly. Bit of a pain but worth it.

 

The game is a masterpiece without mods. It's eminently playable without them and it might be worth doing so your first playthrough.

Well, it's been a few years, but this isn't my first playthrough, not by a long stretch. Torment is my favourite game.

 

The UI-fix is a must have. The other stuff is up to each player, of course.

[mkreku]

Do they have any of Bethesda's old catalogue yet? I would love to replay Redguard and Battlespire. At work so I can't check it myself.

 

I could never get them to work on modern machines, especially not with Glide wrappers. I would love to play those games in their full splendour as I never had a computer strong enough for them back in the day.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Do they have any of Bethesda's old catalogue yet?

 

Not yet.

[HoonDing]

Do they have any of Bethesda's old catalogue yet? I would love to replay Redguard and Battlespire. At work so I can't check it myself.

 

I could never get them to work on modern machines, especially not with Glide wrappers. I would love to play those games in their full splendour as I never had a computer strong enough for them back in the day.

The only hope for those games is that Bethesda releases them for free on their website, like with Arena & Daggerfall.

 

Redguard was awesome, the only Bethesda game with good melee combat.

[Gorgon]

Do they have any of Bethesda's old catalogue yet? I would love to replay Redguard and Battlespire. At work so I can't check it myself.

 

I could never get them to work on modern machines, especially not with Glide wrappers. I would love to play those games in their full splendour as I never had a computer strong enough for them back in the day.

Well in order to get it to work you emulate a crappy old computer on a DOSbox, If there was no computer back then capable of attaining a decent frame rate (quite possible) then it's not going to make a difference.

[mkreku]

Well in order to get it to work you emulate a crappy old computer on a DOSbox, If there was no computer back then capable of attaining a decent frame rate (quite possible) then it's not going to make a difference.

The problem isn't to get it to run, the problem is to get it to run well. As well as a powerful computer equipped with the latest GPU from 3DFx would have done. I don't want software rendering, I want the full Glide wrapped package. I would pay more than $10 for that.