By John Walker on September 28th, 2010 at 2:44 pm.
They said it couldn’t be done. We’re still not sure how it was done, but we called it. One of the most infamously impossible to release games of all time is now available to play on modern PCs. Good Old Games are probably forgiven all their recent naughty doings by securing one of the finest RPGs of all time, Planescape: Torment. It’s $9.95, and just over a GB to download from their re-launched website. Unless you managed to get the mysteriously released boxed copy from Amazon last year (which was a completely unpatched version), this is the first chance to get the classic RPG in many years. We’re chasing GoG for more details about how they secured this, and check out Kieron’s superb retrospective of the game. Also, take a look at Alec’s guide for getting the game to run in enormous widescreen-o-vision. Planescape’s back!
28/09/2010 at 14:47 olemars says:
I’m buying it NAO. I don’t even care to check if it actually runs on windows 7.
28/09/2010 at 15:07 Locomorto says:
You scared me for a moment. Thankfully it looks like it runs on both 32 and 64 bit Windows 7. Why must it download so slow though :/.
I guess I’m just going to have to play it tomorrow
28/09/2010 at 14:48 Ignorant Texan says:
This is absolutely wonderful news. I guess Hasbroken(tip of the hat to Wacky Packs) must have the rights.
28/09/2010 at 14:49 Lukasz says:
Bought it. I have exams but fuck them.
28/09/2010 at 14:50 adonf says:
kieron’s superb retrospective reads “404″
28/09/2010 at 14:50 drewski says:
Everybody – EVERYBODY – should play this.
28/09/2010 at 18:16 Urael says:
No thanks. Tried it once. Was underwhelmed.
04/10/2010 at 01:10 WCG says:
I wasn’t crazy about it when it was first released, but I was trying to play it as an everyday RPG. Last year, I installed it again and maxed out my character’s wisdom and intelligence. MUCH better. Try it again. It really is a great game.
28/09/2010 at 14:51 Seniath says:
*glances at original ’99 boxed copy on shelf*
Oh, it never went away…
28/09/2010 at 15:16 Raum says:
Same here.
Haven’t tried to play it for a while. I’m pretty sure I got it working when I was running XP, though.
28/09/2010 at 15:23 drewski says:
I’ve run it fine on Vista, although it’s not really a big fan of modern graphics cards.
28/09/2010 at 16:11 dancingcrab says:
I’ve had it up and running in widescreen on Windows 7 64.
28/09/2010 at 17:24 K says:
I moved house three times since it was released more than a decade ago. I have thrown out nearly all boxes, and quite a few games themselves (most on floppies, which I cannot actually use anymore). But I have diligently kept my PST, and I also still use the box (which isn’t even pretty) to keep pens in. Just because it is Planescape: Torment, and I still consider it the best game ever.
I might want to buy this anyway, so I can play through it a fourth time, and in English.
28/09/2010 at 19:01 Raum says:
… you’ve… thrown away the boxes?
Madness.
28/09/2010 at 23:13 DigitalSignalX says:
My PC case has an unconnected floppy drive in front for purely comedic/cosmetic purposes. Keeping storage bins crammed with dusty floppy and CD games I would never (expect to) play again seemed pointless and I discarded them on my last move. Thankfully GoG is keeping these great items alive for us.
28/09/2010 at 14:52 Sam says:
Dear GOG,
All is forgiven.
28/09/2010 at 15:02 Locomorto says:
I’ve been hoping this would come up on GOG, since well, I first heard of it. I guess there goes any chance of me actually doing any work in the near future.
Sigh…
28/09/2010 at 15:13 Simon says:
Dear GoG,
Apology accepted for your very silly PR stunt. Now get MechWarrior 3 working on modern OSes and I’ll actually forgive you. Love and hugs.
28/09/2010 at 14:53 tengblad says:
I already own a retail copy (original version, mind. Got it at a sale on a local game story ages back) but still bought it from GoG the moment I saw it was available, just to show my support for this move. I sincerely applaud this opportunity to get the game into more peoples’ hands.
28/09/2010 at 14:57 pierec says:
Is it patched to work on modern machines? I’d love to try the game in english, as I only have a polish-translated (superb job, BTW) boxed copy. Also, I’m a bit too lazy to juggle with 4CD and to look for all the fixes to make it behave properly.
29/09/2010 at 10:02 pierec says:
Alright, coming back from a 6-hour PST binge I can say that it works. Yay!
28/09/2010 at 14:58 Tom OBedlam says:
Aces. I’ve been wanting my friends to play this for years!
28/09/2010 at 14:59 Komus says:
And so approx one week after G0G’s controversial publicity stunt, all was forgiven and forgotten on the RPS comment boards… Huzzah!
28/09/2010 at 14:59 mbp says:
This really is a coup. I tried to get this game for years and eventually bought a copy on Ebay for an exorbitant price.
Now they need to go after the holy grail of abandoned games: System Shock 2.
28/09/2010 at 17:10 Dude says:
Do you envy me that I have an original box copy of System Shock 2 and have made two backup copies which I use to play so the original stays safe? Do you? Do you?
28/09/2010 at 15:01 Bas says:
The bookstore I work at had a copy of this lying around since its release. I bought it a few years ago when I started there. Is this game rare then? Not pirated that is.
28/09/2010 at 15:06 subedii says:
Relatively rare. I suspect Ebay prices are going to take a dive. :P
28/09/2010 at 15:03 Skystrider says:
Okay folks, I have already given away two free games at GOG, so here’s one more for one of you great folks here at RPS.
Take this code: X2BG-V2M7-3SZL-7C48
Paste it here: https://www.gog.com/en/gift
…And hope you are the first. Be quick though, these things vanish like… ice-cream at the core of the sun. Yup. Tick-tock!
28/09/2010 at 15:07 drewski says:
I love the taste of nuclear fusion in the morning.
28/09/2010 at 16:25 jarvoll says:
Thank you, sir. You have turned a good day into an amazing week – +100 points of internet glory!
28/09/2010 at 15:05 jarvoll says:
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG.
28/09/2010 at 15:06 Dominus says:
tears of joy!
28/09/2010 at 15:09 l1ddl3monkey says:
Another classic I can cross off my “I wish I’d played…” list.
28/09/2010 at 15:10 ET says:
BUYING IT FASTER THAN LIGHTNING.
I still have the original version sitting on the shelf back home, but oh god Planescaaaaaaaaaape. NOW MY FRIENDS HAVE NO EXCUSE TO NOT PLAY IT.
28/09/2010 at 15:11 noobnob says:
System Shock 2 fully working on modern OSs coming next!…someday.
A man can dream, right?
28/09/2010 at 16:28 Pemptus says:
But it does work on modern OSes. Just a moderate amount of fiddling with fan patches and whatnot is required, look it up!
28/09/2010 at 23:49 Hidden_7 says:
It doesn’t really require that much fiddling to get dark engine games to work on modern os’s. It’s mostly just a case of running the game using the right settings. There is a bit of codec fiddling requires to get the movies to play in game, which can be a shade annoying, but otherwise it’s all pretty straight forward.
Here’s a nice resource:
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69958
28/09/2010 at 15:12 TreeOfAcknowledge says:
SS2 will make me cry
28/09/2010 at 16:13 Huggster says:
I recently played through SS2 on WinXP 32bit, not W7 though.
Underdogs had it, not sure if they do now. (I know this is frowned upon, I did buy it boxed aeons ago and I never DL anything but get it retail/steam)
Who gets the cash from this new PS:T on GoG? Surely not the original publishers / devs???
28/09/2010 at 16:23 Ignorant Texan says:
Based on this: http://www.gog.com/en/news/contest_guess_what_the_next_atari_hasbro_title_will_be/0
I’d say publisher(Namco Bandai, parent of Atari), yes, Hasbro(rights holder for IP), yes, Interplay, I don’t know.
28/09/2010 at 16:34 Huggster says:
Hmm. I think GoG should give it away as a service to gamers. ;-)
28/09/2010 at 23:23 VelvetFistIronGlove says:
Huggster: Please, don’t bring up the whole “do the original devs get money from this” thing? It’s a complete red herring. If you bought the game brand new very few (if any) of the people who made the game would have received any royalties from your purchase. Most of them would get salaries and bonuses, and no more. Leaving aside the retailer, most of your money would have gone to the publisher, who put quite a lot of money at risk to develop the game, banking on it selling well enough to make the risk worthwhile. Usually, the developers agree that the publisher acquires the rights to the game in exchange for the publisher taking on the risk (details will vary, but this holds true in general).
The exact same rationale is behind transactions when a company is bought out by another—the other company, seeing potential value (potential is risky, it may not be actual value) in the company’s assets, purchases them. In this case, the new owner has full legal and moral right to receive any profits from further sales of those assets. They choose to take on the risk of investing in another company (even riskier if that company was in financial difficulties), and they deserve to reap the rewards.
29/09/2010 at 08:50 Huggster says:
Your right.
I was just thinking along the book and music royalties thing. More out of curiosity than anything.
28/09/2010 at 15:13 Earl Grey says:
Looks like I’ll be buying from GOG again *sigh*. Oh well… YAY FOR PLANESCAPE! :D
28/09/2010 at 15:18 Subject 706 says:
Already own this, but a fully patched, CD-less version means GOG will get my business anyway.
28/09/2010 at 15:19 Gundrea says:
What can change the nature of RPS? A good game.
28/09/2010 at 15:23 Jacques says:
I’m torn. I’m thinking “fuck GOG” because of the stunt they pulled, but also, “must buy”.
Hnghhhhhhh.
28/09/2010 at 15:24 Fred Wester, CEO of Paradox says:
I mean, it’s no Victoria 2, but, shit. It’s a helluva game.
28/09/2010 at 15:27 Ian says:
I got it from Amazon and yet still had issues getting the effing thing working. Does this one work from the get-go? Because if so I’m tempted to just get this and flog my boxed one on eBay or similar.
28/09/2010 at 15:36 decanem says:
if we’re dreamin’ can i throw in “fully working co-op mode” too?
28/09/2010 at 16:17 decanem says:
Ack! i meant to reply to the System Shock 2 post!
oh i look like a right flapjack now.
28/09/2010 at 15:38 Hmm-Hmm. says:
Now I’ll really have to get this.
28/09/2010 at 15:38 Lukasz says:
PST for free for a quick one:
Take this code: WVVD-NVUL-RD3O-U7RE
Paste it here: https://www.gog.com/en/gift
and find what can change the nature of the man!
28/09/2010 at 15:42 Ignorant Texan says:
Lukasz,
You are a truly a prince among men. My eternal gratitude, sir.
28/09/2010 at 15:44 KillahMate says:
Dammit! So close!
28/09/2010 at 15:41 airtekh says:
Nice to see that my old excuse of professional extortionists on eBay no longer holds true.
Time to see what I’ve missed, and fill an embarassing hole in my gaming CV.
28/09/2010 at 15:46 KillahMate says:
Also, do the fan patches and mods work? I know some of that stuff modifies the .exe… I think.
28/09/2010 at 15:50 Ignorant Texan says:
For pipping you at the post, I’ll try them and give a report. I know they did on the torrent versions, with some exceptions. The main one being the wide-screen mod. Er, oh so I heard, Matey. ;-)
28/09/2010 at 15:50 Morte says:
the most unsurprising surprise follows the most unfunny funny?! Well i nevaaa.
Already own this, but tried twice to get into it, I’m just a not that type of gamer, I will buy it though, as I am a total hoarder, and my mates will be impressed.
28/09/2010 at 15:53 Pijama says:
THIS IS FRABJUOUS
28/09/2010 at 15:54 Ysellian says:
:D :D :D
28/09/2010 at 16:08 Vinraith says:
Oh hell. This is fantastic for the hordes of fans, and for all the folks that have never had a chance to try it since it’s been so expensive lately, but it puts me right back where I started with this damned game. I’ve bought Planescape three times, tried to play it three times, and sold it three times. When it got rare and expensive I figured I was finally done with it, because I couldn’t possibly impulse buy it “to give it one more try” at $100. Now, though, I’m clearly going to end up paying $10 to play through that slow, awkward, repetitive first few hours again in the dim hope of reaching all this good stuff people tell me comes along later.
Ah well, who knows, maybe I’ll get there this time. The whole problem is that it’s always seemed like a game I should love, after all. Any modernizing mods for this one, ala the refits for IWD and Baldur’s Gate?
28/09/2010 at 16:11 Gundrea says:
If you don’t like it then you don’t like it Vinraith. After three tries I think you’re qualified to make that assertion. Not everybody will like mint chocolate ice cream and nobody can burn you at a stake for not liking the flavour.
28/09/2010 at 16:13 Vinraith says:
@Gundrea
The issue is that I’ve always gotten the impression it gets better after those first few hours.Hell, I’ve never even encountered another party member beyond Morte in any of these attempts.
28/09/2010 at 16:20 Bureaucrat says:
All it really needs is the widescreen mod.
Next time you walk out of the Mortuary, head immediately to the next map screen south, enter the big building in the middle of the map, and talk to Dak’kon.
*Endure. In enduring, grow strong.*
28/09/2010 at 16:21 Robbeasy says:
@ Vinraith
Completely agree – exactly the same for me. Always go into it vowing to give it at LEAST a good 3-4 hours of gameplay, then grinding to a halt after an hour or two. People keep on telling me how good it is, but man those first couple o’ hours are a grind.
And, no, I’m not some callow youth with no attention span or willingness to work for my pleasures – I. Just. Cant. Get. Into. It.
Should I be burnt at the stake or what?…..
28/09/2010 at 16:21 Gundrea says:
Well I can’t help you there. I enjoyed it right from the get go. (Possible Spoilers?)Creeping through the mortuary unravelling the mystery of where I was while tensely trying to avoid getting caught. When I first saw Dhall sitting in front of his book I was sure I’d been caught and spent ages agonising over whether to approach him.
Really there comes a point where if you just can’t get past the introductory section of the game without tasting sour lemons then the rest of it can’t be your cup of tea. Space Siege was like that for me. Played the first ten minutes then quietly uninstalled.
28/09/2010 at 16:22 Huggster says:
Its a sad world where some of what is considered “the best game narrative” comes from 1999.
It was a long time ago and my memory is old and jaded, but the last few hours I still remember, so they must have been pretty good.
I do recall it was clunky though, somewhat. I would probably play through again, I have probably forgotten most of it, its pretty solid though.
28/09/2010 at 16:24 Lambchops says:
For what it’s worth I found it difficult to get into as well but I always put this down to a dislike I had at the time for RPG game mechanics. I just loved it for the story and kind of tolerated what I saw at the time as utterly horrid combat.
It will interesting to see what I think of that now that I’ve played a lot more RPG games and my dislike of their mechanics has somewhat softened. Will I be more inclined to enjoy it or will I see it as even more deficient in the gameplay area?
That aside though it’s entirely worth it for the fantastic story.
28/09/2010 at 16:44 Pijama says:
With PS:T, persistance indeed is rewarded.
To drive my point home, there is even a spell called “Missle of Patience”, hehe…
Going through the first few hours might be a tremendous pain in the arse, but once you finish the first part, the game gets a very good, solid pacing. :)
28/09/2010 at 16:58 Malibu Stacey says:
“Its a sad world where some of what is considered “the best game narrative” comes from 1999.”
Why? What difference does it make when a good story is written? Good narrative is still good 1, 11 or even 100 years on otherwise why would people still doing things like performing Shakespeare plays etc?
It’s a sad world where people think just because something is old, it’s no longer good any more.
28/09/2010 at 18:08 Lars Westergren says:
@Vinraith
Richard Cobett has written a getting started guide that sounds perfect for you.
http://www.richardcobbett.com/codex/get-started-in-planescape-torment/
28/09/2010 at 18:45 Huggster says:
@ Malibu Stacey – the point I was making was not the age, but the relative dearth or good writing since then!
ME2 main plot? Ewwwww.
28/09/2010 at 19:17 VelvetFistIronGlove says:
But not this time. This time will be different…
…because you can’t sell it afterwards :P
28/09/2010 at 20:46 LintMan says:
@Vinraith – If you want the story of Planescape without the gameplay, you can check out the novelization online here: http://www.wischik.com/lu/senses/pst-book.html
I haven’t played the actual game (yet), but the novelization was pretty good.
28/09/2010 at 23:47 Vinraith says:
@Lars
Thanks, that really does look useful, I’ll give it a thorough read when I pick up the game.
@VelvetFist
Yeah, I thought of that already. :) Maybe being forced to keep it will provide additional impetus to push past those first few hours, who knows?
@LintMan
Thanks, I’ll keep that in mind as a fall back.
01/10/2010 at 19:28 Kadayi says:
Never finished it. Although I believe my last save is pretty much near the end of the game (I’m just past the column) . However it’s been so long since I last played I dread to think how rusty I am (did have a look at it a while back, but could figure out WTF I was supposed to do). Given the game is complete time vampire and my back log is huge I’m unsure whether I’d restart it.
28/09/2010 at 16:10 The Innocent says:
Maybe now Ebert will play it.
28/09/2010 at 16:15 Lambchops says:
Well that’s one out of 3 down. In the mythical world where I am the centre of the univers Little Big Adventure 2 and Toonstruck will be unvieled in the coming months!
28/09/2010 at 16:25 Huggster says:
LBA!
I though that game was all a dream until you mentioned it again.
28/09/2010 at 16:31 Zinic says:
SOLD!
… Friday.
28/09/2010 at 16:37 Weraxium says:
I had problems with this game and my nVidia card – 8 and 9 series. Is it working now or is it still broken and unplayable?
28/09/2010 at 17:01 Ignorant Texan says:
It’s working well on my 9800GT, so far. And, it’s in wide-screen for me, too. I’m now going to to download/install the the fan mods/patches.
28/09/2010 at 16:42 MappyMousePD says:
If Fallout 2 and Arcanum are $5.99, then so too should Planescape.
28/09/2010 at 17:12 Lukasz says:
The game is so desperately desired by fans that giving it 10 buck prices wouldn’t hurt sales at all.
sans
10 dollars for game. really. it is ridiculous price anyway.
28/09/2010 at 16:43 Igor Hardy says:
I’ll have to buy it again then. I only have the Polish version which is a brilliant translation, but I’m really curious how it all read in the original.
29/09/2010 at 10:20 pierec says:
From my initial playthrough I can say that the translation was a great job. People working on it focused more on conveying the sense that just translating the words and it really shows. I especially like how all the slang Sigil’s inhabitants are using was redesigned to fit Polish language.
I prefer original voice acting, though.
28/09/2010 at 16:50 Quasar says:
Slightly shamefully, I once pirated this just to see what the hype was about. I got a fair bit in, but ended up getting stuck in an impossible situation whereby I was facing a huge enemy force with no health, no way to rest, and no way back from where I was.
So, I’m buying this. Would it ruin the game to use the mod that lets you rest wherever you like?
Also, any tips on starting stats? I didn’t do so well in the opening the first time around.
28/09/2010 at 17:31 Arathain says:
I would recommend planning in playing as a magic user, so you can spend less on your physical stats and more on Intelligence/Wisdom/Charisma. These stats all open up new dialogue options. If you want to solve more of the game’s mysteries you’ll need them.
Remember, you’ll get a stat point every level, so starting stats are a touch less important than they normally would be.
28/09/2010 at 17:31 Smokey says:
Combat is by far the least interesting part of the game so you’re not really missing anything by cheating it, and while I can’t speak for other people I’ve had the most fun playing a high WIS/INT moderate charisma character, they get the most conversation options and can avoid a ton of the combat.
28/09/2010 at 17:33 Arathain says:
I wonder if your impossible situation was the undead town in the crypts. You can’t fight a whole town, but they’re a pretty friendly bunch, once you get to know them.
28/09/2010 at 18:49 Huggster says:
Now I recall – I think my CHA was very high as I knew it was a talkie not a fightie.
Its juicy knowing you get extra dialogue options that actually make a difference!
Forewarned is forearmed.
28/09/2010 at 23:53 sebmojo says:
There are two things that make the game a lot easier (but in a good way):
You can get a ‘free’ raise dead spell for your companions from Deionarra in the ground floor of the Mortuary if you say the right things to her
and
If one party member can zone out then the whole party goes with them. So it’s very easy to run away from a lot of fights.
28/09/2010 at 16:54 Malibu Stacey says:
I have a 4 CD retail copy from back when it was originally released around a decade ago but I reckon the lazyiness factor could make this my first purchase from GOG.
28/09/2010 at 17:00 LionsPhil says:
I’ve still yet to play past the morgue on my CD copy. :/
28/09/2010 at 17:25 Weraxium says:
@Ignorant Texan
Great! Thx!
28/09/2010 at 17:35 Okami says:
I bought Torment when it came out and completed it, I bought the german version as a cover DVD on a german mag a few years ago and I pirated it last year, patched it all the way, installed the high res mod on it and played halfway through it. And now I’m going to buy it again from gog.
Yes, I rather like the game.
28/09/2010 at 17:46 ghost4 says:
Too bad GOG are untrustworthy assholes who need stupid gimmicks to drum up business. I’d rather torrent games than buy anything from them, and I don’t even like torrenting.
28/09/2010 at 17:48 Casimir Effect says:
I’d actually recommend playing a fighter first off as I always find it simpler to do. High wisdom is a must for any character though, as it’s just so important in this game for dialogue, extra plot, and extra experience.
There is a great FAQ written by a guy called Dan Simpson which should be easy to find on GameFAQs. Even if you don’t want to use it for the story help at all there are great tips at starting stats for the 3 classes possible (I gather you know you must start as a fighter).
The mod wouldn’t ruin it so long as you use it sparingly and find out where you can ‘legally’ sleep in the normal game. But it isn’t really necessary, especially as the Nameless One regenerates over time depending on Con.
28/09/2010 at 18:51 Huggster says:
Ahh thats right, wisdom is the key skill. It all comes back to me now!
28/09/2010 at 19:14 Arathain says:
Yup, if you’re going to boost one stat above all others it ought to be wisdom. I don’t think playing Mage make things that much harder. You’re going to have to manage spellcasters anyway, so you might as well have it be you. Besides, only a player mage can get the best spells.
28/09/2010 at 17:55 Mr Wibble says:
I squeed. Shame I can’t persuade the nearest and dearest to play it.
28/09/2010 at 18:16 Dean says:
The extras for this say it comes with a “book” – is that a PDF of the novelization? Worth a look for curiosity value I guess….
The link to Alec’s guide here is interesting too. When I saw this earlier it occurred that that is exactly what GOG should be doing. Provide the original, by all means, but when there are resolution patchers, restored content mods and upgraded texture packs, they should be linking to them.
28/09/2010 at 18:20 Rhygadon says:
Also, be aware that dying is not the end of the game … far from it, in fact. So if that’s what you’re worried about, just go ahead and die! You may even learn something …
28/09/2010 at 18:24 Rhygadon says:
Egad. Is there any way at all to ensure that one’s reply will function as such, nowadays? I find myself commenting less at RPS, now that leaving a logged-in comment has become such a bizarre stochastic reload-fuelled exercise. (At least on the machines I use.)
28/09/2010 at 18:37 Carra says:
Ah yeah, even a few puzzles where you *had* to die to complete them.
Fun!
28/09/2010 at 18:24 Mr. Versipellis says:
Happy.
Face.
:D
Although I already have it in a box, cause I’m just that cool. It even comes with a poster :D
28/09/2010 at 18:24 Sigma Draconis says:
Today is a good day! IIRC, Planescape: Torment was #2 on the apparently now-defunct GOG Wishlist. I’m glad I can finally play this and find out for myself why the hell it’s so highly regarded among the PC crowd.
28/09/2010 at 19:08 John Peat says:
Shouldn’t take long – it’s story was written by someone with an IQ over 80 – instantly distancing it from 99.9% of all other games :)
They also had a penchant for making the story fit into an interactive situation – something else most ‘games writers’ don’t bother with
I blame the Japanese – they create games with 20 min intros which mostly discuss teenager’s mood swings, star signs and blood groups and people call it ‘narrative’.,
29/09/2010 at 11:44 Lars Westergren says:
@John Peat
I saw someone compare the writing in Final Fantasy to Shakespear on the Kotaku forums the other day. I started to write a angry and sarcastic reply, but then I felt sorry for the guy, drowning in a sea of pop-culture ignorance.
Hopefully he will attend a literature class one day and realize what he has been missing out on.
28/09/2010 at 18:36 Carra says:
Wuwuwu.
Certainly one of the best games I’ve ever played. Well worth anyones time.
28/09/2010 at 18:59 Vague-rant says:
Anyone got the widescreen mod working on Windows 7?
I’m having the problem of it starting up in purple and black lines at 640*480.
28/09/2010 at 19:08 Ignorant Texan says:
Have you tried running it up unmodded yet? I’m using XP, and it seems that gog/GOG has already added wide-screen support. Does someone have any suggestions on getting the resolution higher? It’s really pixelated on my 1920×1080 monitor.
28/09/2010 at 19:19 Quasar says:
The widescreen mod just plain fails to install for me…
28/09/2010 at 19:28 Danny says:
The widescreen mod didn’t work for GOG’s version of BG as well, because they modify the .exe. According to superior human beings it was only a matter of time though, as it required some small changes with a hex editor.
But it would be sweet if GOG applied the option for improved resolutions themselves.
28/09/2010 at 19:42 Ignorant Texan says:
Well, I got it to 1680 x 1050 following running Big’s, then Ghostdog’s. Hopefully one of those two decides to bump it to 1920×1080. Does look a lot better after those mods, I guess I’ll live with the black vertical borders for now.
28/09/2010 at 20:52 Vague-rant says:
Just to update, the widescreen mod does work for windows 7. I was stupid enough to type in 1200 for the x axis rather than 1280 and my problem stemmed from that.
Anyways, all working great.
29/09/2010 at 00:29 Zogtee says:
The mod works great with both BG1 and PST for me. I set it to 1280×1024 which seems like a decent compromise between looking nice and being readable. It’s kind of amazing being able to play Torment again. After all these years, it only took a couple of minutes before it sucked me right back in. The writing really is beautiful.
And yeah, I wish the mod worked as well with the Fallouts, because they are kinda hard to look at these days.
29/09/2010 at 02:18 Fumarole says:
There’s a widescreen mod for Fallout, I’ve played it at 1920×1200. Right now I am playing Baldur’s Gate with BiG at the same resolution.
29/09/2010 at 08:55 Huggster says:
Fallout at that res? That sounds pretty awesome I must admit!
28/09/2010 at 19:27 Dirk Von Steele says:
Can anyone tell me if GOG take American Express? The support page doesn’t list it as an option, yet the payment page does. It wont except the card number which would usually mean that they don’t, except that it wont take my Visa either which is odd.
Anyone else having problems purchasing?
28/09/2010 at 19:33 Squish says:
For a while PST was available on the Gametap Service. I’m not sure if you could actually buy the game from them at the time, but I do know you could pay to play it. Actually it was available to play for free for a long while on there.
Just saying.
Anyways, I bought my GOG copy. Currently downloading at a snail’s pace. But I have all day for this one.
28/09/2010 at 19:43 dethtoll says:
I’m going to have to echo the rare sentiment that this game simply did not do it for me. Actually, it’s more than that. More than simply not being able to get into the game, I’ve grown to hate it and the adulation it gets.
PS:T is a load of pretentious wash that tries to cram 700 pages of text down the player’s throat in the hopes they’ll think density = depth, wrapped in shitty gameplay mechanics that defenders love to simultaneously insist is both not the point of the game and integral to it (why should I have to fucking die over and over just to be able to eventually defend myself against low-level punks in an alley?) and is so drenched in breathless devotion to detail and a ridiculous freakshow setting that it’s hard to take it as seriously as it takes itself.
They got the name right though.
28/09/2010 at 21:48 Klaus says:
Not that I totally agree, but;
They got the name right though.
I lol’d.
29/09/2010 at 00:35 Zogtee says:
Yeah, and those fucking puppies, eh? What are they so happy about? Running around and yappin’ and shit. And flowers! What the fuck is up with flowers? All primary colors and smelling nice! I hate that! And blue skies! Don’t you fucking get me started on blue skies!
29/09/2010 at 00:36 august says:
I’m playing a character right now with no points put into any physical stat whatsoever – and street punks are not a problem for me and Morte. At all. I’d have to try to get killed by them.
“dethtoll” – at last you got the name right?
28/09/2010 at 20:51 Kj says:
swear ive seen a system shock 2 coop mod doing the rounds already….just need to find a version that works on modern machines….
*waits*
29/09/2010 at 00:00 sebmojo says:
SS2 had coop patched in by the developers just after release.
29/09/2010 at 00:42 JackShandy says:
Yeah, but it’s a bitch to get working. Me and a buddy have been trying all last weekend to get a game going over the internet, to no avail. You’d probably have more success with LAN.
28/09/2010 at 21:12 Rob says:
Next: Space Hulk.
Please, GOG, Please!
28/09/2010 at 21:38 LynkS says:
I pity you :((
28/09/2010 at 21:55 sfury says:
Well I was holding back from GoG till now, and my only excuse was they don’t have Planescape yet and that I’d join them once (if ever) they get it…
So there, that’s settled then.
Wonder what my bank account would look after I buy myself this AND all the other gogs I’ve been postponing…
28/09/2010 at 22:32 Iain says:
My netbook is weeping with gratitude. Baldur’s Gate and PST in netbook-friendly, installable without CD form? I may never sleep again, but YES, YES! Thank you, GoG.
30/09/2010 at 12:22 Mr_Day says:
@ Iain
Yeah, that was my thought. Something to so on long plane journeys! Now, to buy a laptop.
28/09/2010 at 23:08 pupsikaso says:
I’ll only forgive them once they put up Z on the catalogue.
28/09/2010 at 23:11 krendo says:
Was in a charity shop today and bought it for 99p (white label… virgin? 4cd’s) as a back up to the DVD version that’s been kicking around of late that I’ve still not played it due to a) man hours involved and b) really don’t want to be disappointed due to it’s rep. Desparate for something meaty but a snob when it comes to d&d. Hell, here goes…
28/09/2010 at 23:28 Shocker of Systems says:
Booyah. Same here. Boxed copy of SS2 and CD-release original of SS1.
28/09/2010 at 23:35 Catbasketry says:
If I didn’t already own this, I’d buy it just to have another copy safe around.
I bought it a year after it came out, hearing how good it was – and hated it at first. I kept loading myself up with cheap silly ass copper rings and crap that enemies dropped, and then selling them for a pittance to merchants, thinking that PS:T would, as so many other games, rely on “get money, buy armor and upgrades, grind, repeat”. Not so. Ignore the need for money. You’ll get it when you need it. Just work on playing your character in a moral path of your choice. Don’t load up on crap you don’t need – you’ll find everything you need as you go. And when you have money, you can get tattoos.
29/09/2010 at 00:37 JackShandy says:
I got myself stuck in exactly the same situation! Got all the way to the mountain of skulls, but the combat started getting harder and harder to trudge through. My advice is, don’t be a stealthy thief character like I tried to be. You don’t get XP points for sneaking past foes, unfortunately, so if you try it you’re bound to find yourself in a boss battle or something that you’re just a t too low a level to handle. You’ll have Anna along soon to steal anything you need soon anyway.
I got so far, then I lost the disc and couldn’t bring myself to go through it again. Looks like now’s the time…
29/09/2010 at 03:07 Kloreep says:
I would recommend checking out this Planescape Torment installation guide:
http://thunderpeel2001.blogspot.com/2009/01/planescape-torment-fully-modded.html
It walks you through installing not only the widescreen/UI mods to get the interface working at your native res, but also points you to Qwinn’s excellent fix & tweak packs.
29/09/2010 at 13:43 KillahMate says:
Hey yeah, I just realized no one in the thread actually linked to the mods until now. Thanks Kloreep!
But for those who don’t know, obligatory blurb:
If you’re getting started in Planescape: Torment, you WANT the fan patches. Everything from high res, widescreen support to total bug removal to restoration of lost quests and dialog (optionally). It’s the vanilla game, only perfect. (And it was seriously buggy on release, meaning in the version GoG is selling.)
If you’re getting the game off GoG, you actually want to go to the GoG forum mod guide, it has some tips specifically concerning the GoG version of the game, plus some additional links. Do it! You can install all of it in 15 minutes, and the difference is night and day!
29/09/2010 at 08:08 Harlander says:
I never finished BG; I got what felt like a third of the way through (the last big thing I remember was some sort of travelling circus dealie) and all the combat with beasties in the overworld just got too enervating.
I gather that Planescape relies a bit less on the (frankly pretty rubbish) 2E fight styles; could be worth a punt
29/09/2010 at 11:54 Carra says:
Well, Planescape Torment is one of those few games that you can complete without actually fighting (much). I remember reading that you only *have* to fight like two times to complete the game.
29/09/2010 at 11:34 Thelonious says:
Endure. In enduring grow strong.
29/09/2010 at 13:19 Urael says:
Hmm. Apparently GOG servers have collapsed under the strain. Are you ALL buying copies of this game?
29/09/2010 at 16:52 dc says:
Is there really anyone out there who doesn’t have SS2 sitting on their shelf in its original box version? :-)
05/10/2010 at 12:46 Urael says:
Me :(
The only copy I had was that neon-coloured ‘The Best Names, The Best Games’ compilation someone with no colour sense produced. And I…*sniff*…gave that away. My current copy came from HOTU; I’d kill to be able to buy a legit, works-out-of-the-box-with-Win7 version.
29/09/2010 at 20:38 Zurax says:
! WARNING ! – there are STILL problems with direct draw and hardware acceleration.
04/10/2010 at 19:27 Mark S. says:
That game was/is killer. All i remember is how much time i wasted trying to find that one guy who was over there in that building somewhere down the path with the torches by the enterance to a hallway with the broken door and the fire burning past the guy selling weapons next to the guy selling handing out information about the guy you got lost trying to find…
maddening indeed but definitely worth the money back in the day.