They've already done it.

Glad to see GOG is doing this. I'd also like to see a "stickied" post that keeps a current list of the games that have been formally updated. It would make it easy for us to keep up. Since GOG is explicitly stating that they are updating the games, I'm assuming that those of us who are using Windows 7 (*raises hand*) should re-download the games as they are updated.

Edit: Too many uses of the term "update" and its variations within the same post...

Unless its been fixed in the last fortnight or so, there's a chrome character problem stemming from a broken slipstream of the latest patch. The critical rebuild fixes if but its an extra 300mb to download when really we shouldn't have to

But it took them almost 5 minutes since they made this post!!! :P

Thanks for the work on making sure those games will run with our modern OS!

A related question:
Is there any list / possibility to see which files were updated / added since their original release on the GoG.com site?

I have a ton of games from here on an external drive and would like to see what files I have to replace for my backup of my purchases.

Thanks :)

Patch as in the version GOG have patched it up to? No a manually applied patch?

Well in any case, if you can fix it yourself it shouldn't be a problem for GOG to update it.

Well, are the community patches/mods still compatible?

I know. Nevertheless, they are pretty fast. ;)

Funnily I got both games from the promo in october (best games on gog?). I downloaded Arcanum now and the file is identical with my backup from october (version 1.0.0.9) To check your game version right-click on it, click on properties and then version. At the moment I'm downloading Myst, I will post the file version of it later.

Edit: Okay, Myst is also unchanged. File version is 1.0.0.13

Patch as in version 1.69 which is the one GOG sells. There's been a small problem on occasion thoughout the game history where files installed in a patch corrupted things, in this instance the colour selection popout when creating a character shows one set of colours but the later patches massively expanded the list so the result is the old interface graphic is being overlayed on the new selection grid and no matter what colour you pick from the visible grid, you end up with one of the metallics.

Because of small but annoying corruptions like this, Bioware took to issuing a giant critical rebuild patch to take the game from retail to the current version replacing anything thats broken and that fixed everything (damned handy for patch-backup focussed people like me too). Installing the last critical rebuild patch does fix the GOG version but its a step that most regular users would not think to take and frankly gives GOG a bit of a bad (not to mention entirely chrome coloured) image. Thats what needs fixing

Even though I don't use Win7 myself, it is a good news anyways.

Same here. I just downloaded the Arcanum installer and it is bit-exact the same one I downloaded a few months ago.

I posted this already a few months ago in the Win7 thread, but maybe here it gets more official attention: It would be really nice to have a list with all actual file versions, so everyone can check if he needs to download the games again. This would save many bandwith and time for us and GOG.

Ok, so inspired by this third surprise I have created list of GOG games which still need their compatibility with Windows 7.

http://www.gog.com/en/mix/games_that_are_not_windows_7_compatibile_yet


By the way, is is a coincidence that all four promo games are not compatible with Windows 7, and today you announced as third surprise that more games are.