Because she has my copy of the game installed on her PC too, so with one copy we’re able to play together on two different computers instead of sharing a screen.
The lack of DRM means GoG doesn’t care about whether I’m online on more than one PC. Steam does, meaning one of us would need to be in offline mode. In games that implement the Steam DRM this would mean that the person in offline mode wouldn’t be able to play multiplayer.
Apparently that isn’t the case with this game but I didn’t realize that.
No, Steam is a store and a content delivery mechanism. It has the option to add DRM, which developers may choose to do, but don’t have to. There are games which can be purchased on Steam and which can be launched without the Steam client, just like any normal program.
There are DRM-free games available on Steam. They can be downloaded and installed with SteamCMD, run without the Steam client, and even copied to other computers that don’t have Steam installed and run without it.
The steam version is also DRM free IIRC.
Why does that make you able to play co-op over LAN?
Because she has my copy of the game installed on her PC too, so with one copy we’re able to play together on two different computers instead of sharing a screen.
The lack of DRM means GoG doesn’t care about whether I’m online on more than one PC. Steam does, meaning one of us would need to be in offline mode. In games that implement the Steam DRM this would mean that the person in offline mode wouldn’t be able to play multiplayer.
Apparently that isn’t the case with this game but I didn’t realize that.
steam IS drm…
No, Steam is a store and a content delivery mechanism. It has the option to add DRM, which developers may choose to do, but don’t have to. There are games which can be purchased on Steam and which can be launched without the Steam client, just like any normal program.
@schizosfera @endDRM could use your thoughts on this.
Are you being sarcastic or are you asking for assistance? Please clarify.
@Nioxic @JustEnoughDucks Steamworks is DRM. Not all games on Steam use Steamworks.
There are DRM-free games available on Steam. They can be downloaded and installed with SteamCMD, run without the Steam client, and even copied to other computers that don’t have Steam installed and run without it.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam