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Microsoft - keep your filthy hands off Valve, leak shows MSFT would buy Valve (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (7 children)

@festus @headmetwall how do you make sure that when you load up a gog game that it does not launch the gog launcher? What are the steps?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (6 children)

    The GOG launcher is optional (I don't use it). On their website you can download offline installers for every game you own, and these installers don't require the GOG launcher or any account authentication.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    @festus where is this offline installer, exactly? Link? I just get hit with the gog new launcher option being advertised on the site.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    @festus nice. So what’s the point of the gog launcher app after this? Anyways, I prefer to use heroic. Much lighter and easier.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Honestly I'm not sure - as I said I don't use it. I know of at least one game that's "DRM-free" but requires the GOG launcher for multiplayer (No Man's Sky). That's fairly controversial and I think the only reason why it's on GOG is because it came onto GOG back when it was a singleplayer only game.

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