How did you know this particular update was not included in the now latest build with the DLC?

That would probably mean even less games than it has now. I highly doubt the issue is that black and white. It could very well be laziness or the lack of (financial) incentive for the developers no matter how easy it is but there could be even more issues at play here that are unknown. Those issues could come from the developers or from GOG itself but sometimes the silence from the developers says enough.

That being said, GOG has delisted games for one reason or another. I was unable to find a specific thread but that link should provide enough info for those who are looking.

Edit: Found the wiki: http://www.gogwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_removed_from_GOG#2018

Easy, when GOG is negotiating with devs GOG ppl should produce a legal contract that says "If you have a game on GOG, you need to provide the same patches as the Steam version has", if the developer says no then they don't get to release their game on GOG, full stop. Better a game not be on GOG at all than they release a gimped version of it, quality over quantity.

I asked a dev over at their Discord regarding patches, they've been put on hold because of the DLC.

As tfishell pointed out, gog is in no position to strongarm anyone.

Yes, they could put clauses into their contracts (they probably do already), but *enforcing* these clauses is an entirely different matter. Sure, gog could tell them "Here's the door!", they'd just go "Fine, we'll sell exclusively on Steam then!". They'd be loosing a couple of hundred bucks, if that.

I'm afraid the main way for gog out of this mess is to stop selling new games, become Good Old Games again and only sell games that are sure not to receive any more patches. And even then you might still get screwed over royally (see Cinemaware).

Unfortunately, it's up to the customer to decide whether or not they want to run the risk of buying a game here. And it's true, this issue is damaging to gog's reputation (and I'm already seeing myself buying fewer and fewer games here - especially when it comes to new games). The fact that, for example, something like Perception is still being sold is mind-boggling.

^Basically this. I have always believed that GOG's primary focus should be getting AA and AAA games which are older than 3-5 years and hopefully convince large publishers that it's worthwhile to do a DRM-Free release after a couple of years of the initial sales.

I 100% agree with this. It's a mistake for GOG to try to compete with STEAM. They should do their own thing, like they did when they started GOG. They should offer complete/definitive versions of the games, DRM-Free. Games getting patched late, or missing features such as modding tools or daily runs, only draws bad publicity.

This.

If a dev is serious about supporting their game, they would not bat an eye-lid about such a clause, especially if it is made clear this has become a serious issue for GOG and GOG customers. We pay the same amount as Steam users (often more, as we miss some discounts).

IF a dev decides to not use GOG because of that clause, then that in itself is a GOOD thing as it shows they were here just for a cash grab.

This really needs to happen so i hope the GOG legal team are reading this thread.

I didn't say this. I'm sure the fixes are included now but that particular bug fix update should have rolled out at least 4 months ago.

Btw, the support site for the game states that the modding tools for the GOG version can be launched as a seperate application. Welp.
https://support.hatintime.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001874054-How-do-I-make-new-maps-or-mods-for-A-Hat-in-Time-

Instead of struggling to get the newest updates for recently released games, they should be furiously negotiating/trying to find a way to get the crucial old games in here first.

I joined for GOG for the old games back in 2009 but as it is standing right now GOG directly competes with Steam and is measured by such standards.

Yes. And they should try to focus on their roots a bit more. Competing with Steam in a serious way is simply not feasible. They should try to offer something Steam doesn't (game-wise). It is shameful that some of the old games sorely missing on GOG are available on Steam.

My main reason to prefer GOG is DRM freedom. Steam can't compete with it at all. If some developer can't treat me on the level of Steam users then they will not receive any support from me.

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