Thanks guys hehe

@DragonCommander I had issues before with some games I bought on steam, steam was demanding an internet connection before it would let me play. I was sailing across the indian ocean at the time... lol. Maybe they fixed those issues now as it was quite a while ago. Don't really want extra software just for one game on my mac though to be honest.

So I can buy the GOG version, install it, play it when I'm away, then install updates when I get home?

Got two mates which I could convince to buy it if Larian produce a steam-free boxed version, chip in to have the cards and map etc. hehe