Thank you for your response.

Quoting: HamishThe changelog just mentions it was "rebuilt using futureproof libraries" so I don't think there were any internal bug fixes and the newer libraries might actually be counterproductive on a retro system.

It's still a commercial game, and I don't know what they fixed with many of these patches. You can't access a bug tracker anymore, and it's one of the companies that tested their games on much older systems. You can see the software requirements, which aren't demanding.

I understand that you don't want modern features released many years later, and I played older versions of games myself for fun. However, it could be an interesting tidbit for other users if you want to include it.

I think it's still the retro version of the game if LGP created patches for older systems. Of course, they did it many years after releasing it.

Quoting: HamishIt reminds me of when I tried installing my Desura version of the Penumbra Collection on a period system that did not have SDL 2 built for it. The original binaries would have ran fine but not the update.

I had to upgrade my system to play the first version of Penumbra many years ago. Some companies focus only on the current distributions, which is bad.

I played some other games when the installer was much more modern than the game.

I won't reveal too many details because it could be a subject for your articles. For example, I played the LGP game from 2005 on a Linux distribution from 2003, and the other one was from 2009 running on a system from 2006 with patches from 2012.