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eddie3 / gogrepo

Python-based tool for downloading all your GOG.com game and bonus collections to your local computer for full offline enjoyment.
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Add a flag to not download/save patch files #67

Open elyashivhazan opened 1 year ago

elyashivhazan commented 1 year ago

Add a flag if saving the old version is not wanted.

There is no need to save patch files for new bought games.

eddie3 commented 1 year ago

I will definitely implement this in the next version. GOG used to heavily rely on patches, but it seems they are very frequently replacing the base files to the latest versions, making patches a lot less important.

I hope to implement a "smart" way for the script to tell if a patch is needed or not using version numbers where applicable... with the option to always skip patches if desired.

eddie3 commented 1 year ago

I think there is a PR #60 from someone that adds this capability should you want to use that for now. I haven't tested it, but looks like it should work.

elyashivhazan commented 1 year ago

I will definitely implement this in the next version. GOG used to heavily rely on patches, but it seems they are very frequently replacing the base files to the latest versions, making patches a lot less important.

I hope to implement a "smart" way for the script to tell if a patch is needed or not using version numbers where applicable... with the option to always skip patches if desired.

I couldn't with all of my 15x games I own to see only a new version coming only with a patch so idk or dont understand the reply.

To be honest I thought this project is dead, thanks for this script and keeping up with it.

Sargon-Aelther commented 1 year ago

I will definitely implement this in the next version. GOG used to heavily rely on patches, but it seems they are very frequently replacing the base files to the latest versions, making patches a lot less important.

I hope to implement a "smart" way for the script to tell if a patch is needed or not using version numbers where applicable... with the option to always skip patches if desired.

I used to want to skip all patches too to save space until I discovered that there are games where GOG has simply not updated the base game and a patch is the only way. Dragon Age Origins is one example I can remember, but there are definitely more like that.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_games_on_gog_where_the_standalone_installer_doesnt_includes_the_latest_patches/page1

I don't think this list is large, but something to be aware, for those wishing to skip patches. I'm not sure if it's possible to include some logic, when skipping, to compare latest patch version vs latest base game version. I guess different version syntax for each game makes this far more easier said than done.

eddie3 commented 1 year ago

Thanks. I'm thinking I can maybe parse out version numbers and only download patches if they appear to be newer than the base.

The project is semi-dead :) Critical fixes only for now.. I have a new version in progress but it's very slow going and no ETA.