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General discussion (archive)Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga from GamersGate (Questions)(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted March 03, 2012
So, GamersGate currently has Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga on sale for 75% off ($10). I might be inclined to purchase it now that the Devs have released a DRM free .exe, (though I'm still pissed over my last experience with Larian...), but I need answers to these questions.

~ I've seen people here claim it's possible to back up GG installers, does that method still work?

~ Does the GG version come split up into smaller files, (like GOG's larger games come split into the .exe and several .bin files), or is it just one big .exe?

~ To anyone that owns DII:DKS through GG, does the game require you to connect to Larian's activation servers during install? Common sense says no, but I figure it's safer to ask...
Posted March 03, 2012
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Misanthropic: ~ I've seen people here claim it's possible to back up GG installers, does that method still work?
Yes
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Misanthropic: ~ Does the GG version come split up into smaller files, (like GOG's larger games come split into the .exe and several .bin files), or is it just one big .exe?
It's usually a "standard" setup with a setup.exe file and multiple other files, very similar to what you find on CD.
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Misanthropic: ~ To anyone that owns DII:DKS through GG, does the game require you to connect to Larian's activation servers during install? Common sense says no, but I figure it's safer to ask...
Don't know, I have the CD version.

EDIT: If it's similar to the CD version, you have to connect to Larian server to download the patch(s), BUT : 1. you don't need to activate the game, just to be online, 2. once the patch is downloaded you can backup it and the next time you won't have to connect online at all to install, patch and play the game.
Post edited March 03, 2012 by Gersen
Posted March 03, 2012
To the best of my knowledge, Larian removed the DRM. I might pick it up off Gamersgate just for the expansion if it really is DRM free.

http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/105937-divinity-ii-the-dragon-knight-saga-goes-drm-free.html

Edit: Never mind, they've gone the €1=$1 route, and Dragon Knight Saga will doubtless be €10 on CD here in the near future.
Post edited March 03, 2012 by jamyskis
Posted March 03, 2012
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Misanthropic: So, GamersGate currently has Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga on sale for 75% off ($10). I might be inclined to purchase it now that the Devs have released a DRM free .exe, (though I'm still pissed over my last experience with Larian...), but I need answers to these questions.

~ I've seen people here claim it's possible to back up GG installers, does that method still work?

~ Does the GG version come split up into smaller files, (like GOG's larger games come split into the .exe and several .bin files), or is it just one big .exe?

~ To anyone that owns DII:DKS through GG, does the game require you to connect to Larian's activation servers during install? Common sense says no, but I figure it's safer to ask...
I haven't bought the game, but I can confirm that the GG backup method still works. I own 400+ games on GG, I made backups of all of them using the aforementioned method, and it has never failed. The last games I bought were from yesterday, so I doubt that the method has been made impossible now.

I can't answer the other two questions, though a single 6 GB exe would be very unusual for GG. But the publisher decides how the installer is packed, not GG.
Posted March 03, 2012
B.U.M.P., I suppose.
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