Did they think people just wouldn't notice? Did they think the problems would magically fix themselves by osmosis if they clapped their hands and released it on a service with a high reputation for bringing old games to new PCs? Did they do no research at all on the game's release history?įortunately I can still play the game perfectly fine if I want to again on my PS3 I just can't share the glory with my fellow Grogs. The game was notorious for being highly buggy on the PC, with problems that just got worse over time - so there was great rejoicing when they released it by surprise, since there were no warnings any problems remained and past experience would lead customers to believe the problems had been fixed. I don't understand what the GoG team was thinking. So GoG has, frankly very late, added a compatibility warning (one of several for different reasons) to the store page, and I have filed for a refund. As noted, the game can be bought and tried risk free for wallet credit or a straight refund.Īlas, checking for updates on patch progress tonight, I discovered (though the announcement was somewhat hidden!) that the hoped-for fix has hit a brick wall, although at least the problem turned out to be something else (so at least something was learned). GoG techs are still working on solving these problems, and feel like they can be fixed. In this case, the game never launches at all, or possibly launches and quits or crashes silently so fast that it seems like (after the usual Windows Permission window asking if you really want to run this application) it never starts at all. (In fact, strictly speaking it doesn't even affect core usage in the game, since the crash happens from the game being confused in how to read the 3rd and 4th core with certain graphic card calls.)īug 2 triggers if the processor has MORE THAN 4 cores running (which can be controlled from the BIOS etc.) I'm not sure it always happens with more than quad cores, but this is my problem. This fix only works with this bug, and doesn't affect core usage elsewhere. The solution currently is not too bad: tab out of the game while on the main menu screen, launch the Task Manager, select the Saboteur.exe, and look around until you find the affinity control, in order to disable cores 3 and 4 while running the game. In that case the game will actually launch, but then crash after the main screen at some point. No updates from GoG yet, but I wanted to clarify that there are TWO bugs related to multi-core crashing.īug 1 triggers if the processor has exactly 4 cores running (which can be controlled from the BIOS of course, if anyone dares), and if the graphics card is from ATI instead of NVidia. Will I be running an AAR of this? God willing and the creek don't rise!! Anyone who loves Paris noir during the war, may or may not like this game but you'll probably gush over the aesthetic!ĭid I buy and start installing this game immediately today? YOU BET I DID! Anyone who loves WW2 action games (especially in Western Europe) will probably love this game. ![]() (.I'd provide a link, but GoG Galaxy doesn't seem to work like that.)Ĭurrently it's 50% off as part of GoG's back-to-school sale (no mean sale in itself), but having beaten the game on PS3 years ago, I would say the game is well worth its current full price ($20) and even well worth its original price ($60) - though since I do have it on PS3, I wouldn't pay that of course.Īnyone who loves sandbox shooters will probably love this game. GOG has just released a DRM-free edition of the genius sandbox WW2 game. Available through Gamersgate, technically but not realistically, up until earlier this year, I was sad yet hopeful to see it disappear from the lists. Affectionately known to its fans (myself included) as Grand Theft Nazi, The Saboteur was sabotaged on its PC release by fatal and damaging levels of DRM.
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