So just like I'm assuming most people who own this game from GoG currently - I signed up to that Galaxy beta test giveway thing.
Got my key and the game on my account all fine but I have no idea or instruction to where/how to actually get the Galaxy client itself.
I'm sure this is probably obvious or something but I'm not seeing a download button or anything on the store front (Apart from the aforementioned giveaway promotion).

there isnt a seperate client yet, you download the game and run it via the launcher, I am thinking this is to test the mp backend for galaxy

Ah ok, cheers. I thought testing the Client itself was the reason for the give-away promo thingy.
Fair enough.

I was confused about that too. Maybe you should check other issues as well (i.e. the thread I made about no ingame music...)

When is the client beta test expected?

strange. when I installed the game it game me 2 icons on my desktop..

Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
and Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 - Galaxy Client

clicked on the Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 - Galaxy Client and been playing without issues so far.

I hope GOG doesn't go this route. Everyone and their mother is running some kind of DRM crap. You have Origin, Playfire, Desura, Steam, etc, etc. Seems you nearly can't play hardly any games anymore without some sneaky additional launcher involved. And this fossil game is packaged with a built in one that makes you choose to be offline? Uninstalled after seeing that junk. Shame, shame. Yeah, so much for a DRM free website. Now you know they are actually experimenting with this game to see if
GOG users are going to tolerate an "additional" install against OUR usual wishes. Play offline. Sure. I feel that
the initial "install" should note that you are also installing an additional launcher. Hmmm. I sure didn't see any disclaimer when I installed, or I wouldn't of had to uninstall it 2 minutes later.

The GOG client in the future is optional that's what the GOG devs said. if you want to autoupdate your game use the client if you want the old fashion way download the update from your GOG game library and install it yourself

Still will be DRM free..

Nothing strange happening there ;) The "Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 - Galaxy Client" shortcut starts the launcher and is needed for multiplayer. The "Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000" shortcut is your "classic GOG" (singleplayer only).

I'll have to re-download it again then, because when I click the single player I get that familiar "do you wish to play offline" message.

Uhm... You can't play online multiplayer offline? The launcher is what's connecting to GOG's multiplayer. No launcher, no multiplayer. You don't want multiplayer? Start the "Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000" shortcut. The game will run without any launcher.

Anyway... How did you manage to sign up to this beta without seeing that it is a beta for the multiplayer of GOG's optional client? Speak for yourself please. There are many long-tim Goglodytes who asked for an optional client. You signed up to a fucking multiplayer beta!!! What did you expect?
Huh? Okay, this is weird. I'm sure I saw a blue saying that one of those shortcuts is the game without the launcher and multiplayer. Bug? oO

Both my icons do the same too. Both start the launcher.