Where Can I Download Discworld 2?

Nikioko · Post by **Nikioko** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:50 pm

fuentesmith wrote:Hi BenAppleby,
I also know that certain sites are providing free Discworld 2. But these sites are providing the pirated copy and any recommend site does not provide it free. I hope you understand what I am saying?

BTW: How is the progress in freewaring DW and DW2?

Raziel · Post by **Raziel** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:52 pm

Nikioko wrote:
fuentesmith wrote:Hi BenAppleby,
I also know that certain sites are providing free Discworld 2. But these sites are providing the pirated copy and any recommend site does not provide it free. I hope you understand what I am saying?
BTW: How is the progress in freewaring DW and DW2?

The WIKI is out there...

Nikioko · Post by **Nikioko** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:42 am

Raziel wrote:
Nikioko wrote:
fuentesmith wrote:Hi BenAppleby,
I also know that certain sites are providing free Discworld 2. But these sites are providing the pirated copy and any recommend site does not provide it free. I hope you understand what I am saying?
BTW: How is the progress in freewaring DW and DW2?
The WIKI is out there...

So, nothing new since Rock 'n Roll, all quiet on the western front... Well, as I have the games, there is no problem for me.

Robot_Maker20 · Post by **Robot_Maker20** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:09 am

Well, I'm certainly getting a bit fed up waiting for it to be freewared; I do have an original, legal copy of DWII, but it seems to have succumbed to bitrot in the years since I bought it and now neither disc can be read or even detected in the drive by any machine. I tried making a backup copy once, but because DWII does apparently have copy protection, some very early version of securom I think, I couldn't get the copies to work and, thinking them thus worthless (this was before ScummVM even started work on Discworld), I threw them away, and now I'm stuck with nothing.

Post by **sev** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:21 am

Robot_Maker20 wrote:Well, I'm certainly getting a bit fed up waiting for it to be freewared;

...and what are you going to do with it?

Eugene

Morden · Post by **Morden** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:28 pm

Robot_Maker20 wrote:Well, I'm certainly getting a bit fed up waiting for it to be freewared;

Think of all those games that won't become freeware. How does that make you feel? In those cases, no matter how long you wait, you'll never be able to get a game for free. Look at the bright side - Discworld should be freeware sooner or later. That's better than never, right?

I do have an original, legal copy of DWII, but it seems to have succumbed to bitrot in the years since I bought it and now neither disc can be read or even detected in the drive by any machine.

That's too bad, but it's not like you can do anything about it. The first Discworld game can be found on eBay for $20, but probably won't come with a box. Second game is pricey, so either pay up or wait. I'd wait if I was looking at paying $80 for a game which I already bought once.

Vegan · Post by **Vegan** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:56 pm

What truly sucks is that none of that inflated $80 price would even be going to the makers of the game.

bobdevis · Post by **bobdevis** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:27 am

Vegan wrote:What truly sucks is that none of that inflated $80 price would even be going to the makers of the game.

Yeah. A ScummVM bundeled version of DW 1 and/or 2 on GoG.com for a reasonable price would be great.

Unfortunately, the games can not be sold as new for the same reason they are not freeware; The rights to them are in limbo.....

Nikioko · Post by **Nikioko** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:34 am

bobdevis wrote:
Vegan wrote:What truly sucks is that none of that inflated $80 price would even be going to the makers of the game.
Yeah. A ScummVM bundeled version of DW 1 and/or 2 on GoG.com for a reasonable price would be great.

Unfortunately, the games can not be sold as new for the same reason they are not freeware; The rights to them are in limbo.....

Well, if nobody has the rights, no one would complain and sue you if you just copy them. Therefore there must be anyone having the copyright...

ezekiel000 · Post by **ezekiel000** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:12 am

Someone owns the copyrights just not sure who, if they weren't sold off to another company when the developer disappeared then either Terry Pratchett or one of the former employees probably has the rights.