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Posted May 08, 2015
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LaPtiteBete: Hi there, everybody !!! :)
**Big hugs, and coffee**
How are you doing ?...
I'm great, I slept in until midday... !!! n__n
I've installed GOG Galaxy client... I have a (silly) question : I see I can install again games that are already installed on my computer... will it install them again ? (on my computer ? on a server ?)... I installed Sokobond... which was already on y computer... I can run it both from my hard drive or from Galaxy... what is the difference ? Will my progress be saved only on the version I launched ?...
Thanks for reading me n__o
**Another random big hug**
Galaxy installs all games on your computer just like always.
If a game is already installed you may just have to 'import' it into Galaxy, if it's new enough it will work.
Older (not updated on your machine to Galaxy compatible) will have to be re-installed through Galaxy.
If you install to the same path it should not leave you with 2 installed versions.

Hope some of that makes sense, we just played with it to figure it out.

Edit: I need to learn to type faster so Moon quits ninjaing me. :-)
Post edited May 08, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane
Posted May 08, 2015
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moonshineshadow: Use the "Import games" button to add games you already have installed to galaxy to avaid having it installed twice. Then the saves will be the same regardless from where you start it ;-)
Woaaa... Thanks. You're very helpful, Moon !! :-D
**Enormous happy hug**
How are you doing ??
Posted May 08, 2015
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toxicTom: Just a quick Hello! and *waves only* from sickbed :-(

Been down with fever (38-39.5°C) for the last two days.
Sorry to hear... You best stay real easy there in the bed! Heavy on the hot liquids.
And no gog for at least a day, mister! :)
No seriously, take care!
Posted May 08, 2015
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LaPtiteBete: Hi there, everybody !!! :)
**Big hugs, and coffee**
How are you doing ?...
I'm great, I slept in until midday... !!! n__n
[...]
**Another random big hug**
Hey, my favorite Owl! Great to hear you got plenty of sleep!
I'm doing fantastic today. My head hasn't felt so clear in a really long time :-)
Unfortunately, I can't help you with Galaxy... I just launched it, and am probably more confused than you are :-|
**Big "happy weekend" hug**
Posted May 08, 2015
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LaPtiteBete: Hi there, everybody !!! :)
**Big hugs, and coffee**
How are you doing ?...
I'm great, I slept in until midday... !!! n__n
I've installed GOG Galaxy client... I have a (silly) question : I see I can install again games that are already installed on my computer... will it install them again ? (on my computer ? on a server ?)... I installed Sokobond... which was already on y computer... I can run it both from my hard drive or from Galaxy... what is the difference ? Will my progress be saved only on the version I launched ?...
Thanks for reading me n__o
**Another random big hug**
Bonjour *returns big hug*
Glad to hear that you're doing great :D - I'm good here :)
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Galaxy installs all games on your computer just like always.
If a game is already installed you may just have to 'import' it into Galaxy, if it's new enough it will work.
Older (not updated on your machine to Galaxy compatible) will have to be re-installed through Galaxy.
If you install to the same path it should not leave you with 2 installed versions.

Hope some of that makes sense, we just played with it to figure it out.

Edit: I need to learn to type faster so Moon quits ninjaing me. :-)
Thanks for your help, Endre !! :-D
**Big thankful bear hug**
I'm importing my games... :-)
How do you find Galaxy so far ?...
And how are you doing ? :-)
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Edit: I need to learn to type faster so Moon quits ninjaing me. :-)
Same here....Not here in that thread specifically but on the forums in general
Post edited May 08, 2015 by ElTerprise
Posted May 08, 2015
Hello there shoggoths and other unspeakable horrors. How's the afternoon going around?

Nordic is back, yay.

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CarrionCrow: By the look of it, what's up and running right now are the abilities to chat with people on your list without having to use messages, and you can also see what a person is playing if they have it loaded up through Galaxy.
Not yesterday, I couldn't.
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Galaxy installs all games on your computer just like always.
If a game is already installed you may just have to 'import' it into Galaxy, if it's new enough it will work.
Older (not updated on your machine to Galaxy compatible) will have to be re-installed through Galaxy.
If you install to the same path it should not leave you with 2 installed versions.

Hope some of that makes sense, we just played with it to figure it out.

Edit: I need to learn to type faster so Moon quits ninjaing me. :-)
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LaPtiteBete: Thanks for your help, Endre !! :-D
**Big thankful bear hug**
I'm importing my games... :-)
How do you find Galaxy so far ?...
And how are you doing ? :-)
Glad you got some rest and are well today Little One. ;-)
I'm OK, just a bit achey and tired.
Not sure about Galaxy yet, it has a lot to improve on but looks promising.

My main concern is the download size.
For example the Black Mirror installer is 1gb in size, Galaxy had to download 2gb to install the game.
Very much a bandwidth hog. ;/
Post edited May 08, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Glad you got some rest and are well today Little One. ;-)
I'm OK, just a bit achey and tired.
Not sure about Galaxy yet, it has a lot to improve on but looks promising.

My main concern is the download size.
For example the Black Mirror installer is 1gb in size, Galaxy had to download 2gb to install the game.
Very much a bandwidth hog. ;/
What? 1gb difference? Huh..so the galaxy versions are less compressed i assume...
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j0ekerr: Hello there shoggoths and other unspeakable horrors. How's the afternoon going around?

Nordic is back, yay.
Good afternoon - doing good here what about you?
Post edited May 08, 2015 by ElTerprise
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: My main concern is the download size.
For example the Black Mirror installer is 1gb in size, Galaxy had to download 2gb to install the game.
Very much a bandwidth hog. ;/
The size will probably decrease to the normal installers once the client is downloading standalone installers and then installs and not this seperate thing we have now.
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: Galaxy installs all games on your computer just like always.
If a game is already installed you may just have to 'import' it into Galaxy, if it's new enough it will work.
Older (not updated on your machine to Galaxy compatible) will have to be re-installed through Galaxy.
If you install to the same path it should not leave you with 2 installed versions.

Hope some of that makes sense, we just played with it to figure it out.

Edit: I need to learn to type faster so Moon quits ninjaing me. :-)
Except when it does. In my case it did so with Sam & Max Save the world, due to the names of the directories being different to those of the new galay-compatible installer. Which more or less confirms what I thought about galaxy doing a checksum of what you have installed against what galaxy expects to be installed.

Darn ninjas, them be scurvy-ridden landlubbin dawgs o' the orient. Arrrrr! And Moon be the worsest of all!
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ElTerprise: Good afternoon - doing good here what about you?
Steamrolling the starter areas with a +4 black knight halberd!

DIE IN ONE HIT ZOMBIE KNIGHTS!
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EndreWhiteMane: Glad you got some rest and are well today Little One. ;-)
I'm OK, just a bit achey and tired.
Not sure about Galaxy yet, it has a lot to improve on but looks promising.

My main concern is the download size.
For example the Black Mirror installer is 1gb in size, Galaxy had to download 2gb to install the game.
Very much a bandwidth hog. ;/
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ElTerprise: What? 1gb difference? Huh..so the galaxy versions are less compressed i assume...
Actually, I would think the galaxy version is not compressed at all.

A possible explanation for the size increase is that when installing it doesn't download an installer and then runs it. But copies the files directly to your computer, thus the file transfer is also the installation. Hogging bandwidth but saving disk space.

Thus you don't download one huge compressed file. But the uncompressed individual files from the online repository.

That would also explain the "number of connections" slider in the settings.
Post edited May 08, 2015 by j0ekerr
Posted May 08, 2015
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j0ekerr: Steamrolling the starter areas with a +4 black knight halberd!

DIE IN ONE HIT ZOMBIE KNIGHTS!
So it's still Dark Souls i guess...
Posted May 08, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: My main concern is the download size.
For example the Black Mirror installer is 1gb in size, Galaxy had to download 2gb to install the game.
Very much a bandwidth hog. ;/
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moonshineshadow: The size will probably decrease to the normal installers once the client is downloading standalone installers and then installs and not this seperate thing we have now.
I hope so, at this point it appears to be downloading the installed version as my install folder is now 1.9gb in size.
It needs to download and use the installer and then give us the option to save it or discard after installation.
The giant problem is making everything compatible with automatic updates on GOG's end.
Posted May 08, 2015
Afternoon all :)

I see Nordic are back, GoG is definitely on a roll :)
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