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Posted May 06, 2015
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!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING !!!

== BUG REPORTING ==

Please use: http://mantis.gog.com and include
1. steps to reproduce the bug (if possible)
2. screenshot or movie showing the bug (if possible)
3. Galaxy Client logs (see below)

Where can I find Galaxy logs on my computer?
On Windows 7 or later: C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy\Logs
On Mac OS X: /Users/Shared/GOG.com/Galaxy/Logs

== FEATURE SUGGESTIONS ==

Please use: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy. For feature suggestions and votes on them please try do explain how Galaxy and its users will really benefit from it.

== IMPORT ALREADY INSTALLED GAMES TO GALAXY ==

1. For GOG games installed using installers from the last few months (so called Galaxy-compatible installers)
Click the Galaxy logo button on top of the sidebar and select "scan and import folders" - it will find all compatible games within that folder and add them to the Client.

2. For remaining GOG game INSTALLATIONS
Find the game in the Library (click on the image of the game), then click the More button and select "Manage Installation" -> "Import folder" and point the folder selector into the folder where that game is installed.

== KNOWN ISSUES ==
- throttling max download speed is not yet possible
- notifications related to incoming chat messages and friend requests does not always disappear instantly when consumed and may require reloading Store page
- games imported from existing installations will auto-update once, even if updating is disabled
- Moving Galaxy from /Applications on Mac OS X will stop the app from working
- Galaxy cannot be launched by other users on the same computer
Post edited October 03, 2016 by Liosan
Posted July 03, 2015
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Hi Everyone,

Below you can find the changelog of GOG Galaxy.

Changelog 1.1.15 (September 7th, 2016):
Changes / Improvements:
• Added Wallet button in dropdown menu under user's avatar
• Performance improvements on UI speed and a little on CPU usage
• Enabled copying text in Galaxy forums
• History will now remember only the 100 most recent pages in history
Bugfixes:
• Fix for "Disk access problem" bug, which broke installation and updates of games. (Bug happened on Windows only, but general mechanism is better on OS X as well)
• Fix for Verify/Repair, which did not work in some scenarios (The above bug for example)
• Fix for "Server problem" while downloading backup installers or other goodies. They will now work, even if temporary download folder is same as destination folder
• Fixed situations in which Store page sometimes did not load properly after waking up computer

Changelog 1.1.16 (September 19th, 2016):
Improvements:
• Galaxy now supports H.264 codecs
• Much better handling of paying using third party processors (PayPal, paysafecard etc.)
• Friends and chat window now scale with the system scaling factor
• New and prettier GOG Eula will be used in games
• Better handling of loading timeouts

Bugfixes:
• "INSTALLED" label will appear all pages of the library now
• Fixed a bug with game time tracking for some games. Galaxy will now register more than one minute:)
• Fixed a bug in which Galaxy in rare cases could not be able to update the game (bug rather existed in rollbacks)
• Galaxy will no longer show a little bit of bare code upon launching
• Fixed blurred images in sidebar expanded list mode

Changelog 1.1.17(hotfix September 20th, 2016):
• Fixed crashes and 'Disk Access Problem' caused by updating Galaxy from 1.1.12 (and earlier versions) to 1.1.16

Changelog 1.1.18 (October 19th, 2016):
Improvements:
• More accurate game time tracking mechanism
• Improved mechanism showing current online status between friends

Bugfixes:
• Fixed a bug which caused Galaxy to stop tracking game time

Changelog 1.1.19 (October 25th, 2016):
Improvements:
• We have removed download size from Galaxy updater. It showed faulty data, as Galaxy Updater doesn't download > 100mb each time and only downloads differences. It will come back in nearest future, when it will show correct data:)
• The first check for game updates will be done 15s after Galaxy starts, instead of 5 minutes.
• OSX: Improved mechanism responsible for removing old files left by Galaxy updates
• OSX: Improved the way Galaxy handles installing games into protected locations like /Applications; you will receive a password prompt about a "Helper tool" installation

Bugfixes:
• Fixed "Essential components missing" error which sometimes appeared after fresh installation
• Fixed a situation where failure in Updater could lead to Galaxy not being able to launch
• Fixed self-update on OSX to properly delete leftover files
• Fixed friends window losing functionality after network loss and reconnect
• Fixed blurry Windows 10 Galaxy tray icon
• Galaxy will remember maximised window status

Changelog 1.1.20(November 2nd, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Fixed installing XNA4 and other msi-based dependencies.
• Store page won't be reloaded twice upon logging in

Changelog: 1.1.21 (November 17th, 2016)
Improvements / changes:
• Added "with preview updates" suffix to Galaxy window title
• Small optimizations with memory and Galaxy loading time
• Small improvements with updater, it should fail less

Bugfixes:
• Fixed a bug with Galaxy refreshing pages
• Fixed occasional crashes

Changelog 1.1.22 (November 22nd, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Galaxy will no longer freeze when downloading a game update and checking another game in library
• Galaxy should crash even less now:)

Changelog 1.1.23 (November 28th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Galaxy will be now able to reconnect to internet correctly, if computer was put to sleep and then woken up without (initially) Internet connection
• Downloading of games/updates should have less impact on starting other installations

Changelog 1.1.24(December 6th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Downloading an installer with Galaxy and using it to install the game should not result in redownloading the whole game again
• Updater should no longer report over 100% progress on download

Adjustments:
• Increased timeout for failures during sign in
• Increased timeout for "Loading Timeout"

Changelog 1.1.25 (December 20th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Fixed a crash when trying to install certain games (Game affected was 1979 Revolution: Black Friday).

Changelog 1.1.26 (December 23rd, 2016, Preview only)
Changes:
• Introduced new downloading mechanism

Changelog 1.1.27 (January 26th, 2017, Preview)
Bugfixes:
• Aborting or pausing downloads will be smoother (They will stop faster)
• Pausing downloads will no longer cause memory usage to go super high

Changelog 1.1.27 (January 31th, 2017)
Changes:
• Introduced new downloading mechanism
Bugfixes:
• Aborting or pausing downloads will be smoother (They will stop faster)
• Pausing downloads will no longer cause memory usage to go super high

Changelog 1.1.28 (March 10th, 2017)
Changes / Improvements:
- Better support for differential patches. They are now seperate depending on game's language and system bitness
- Italian & Japanese partial support + more Spanish translations
- Improved checking for new available updates of the games
- We'll sort available DLCs alphabetically
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when Galaxy doesn't have permissions to the logs directory
- Fixed showing empty grey page after a while of inactivity
- Fixed infinite spinner after going to support page
- Fixed displaying of prices in cart when they were over 999 (Bug caused by a comma in the price)
- MacOS: Popup windows (for example chat) will no longer open as a tab but as a separate window instead
- MacOS: Fixed memory leak (~30MB upon GOG Galaxy launch)
- MacOS: Fixed memory leak while playing a game

Changelog 1.1.29 (March 14nd, 2017)
Changes:
- Changes in downloading mechanism, which allows for better control over download's flow
Bugfixes:
- Fixed displaying progress of differential patches (It did not display the "Extracting" status)

Changelog 1.1.30 (March 16th, 2017)
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash within games downloading mechanism

== PREVIEW UPDATES* ===

HOW TO ENABLE PREVIEWS?
Go to your Galaxy settings and check the option to receive preview updates.

HOW TO DISABLE PREVIEW?
- Uninstall Galaxy
- Download current installer from gog.com/galaxy
- Install Galaxy
- Import your games

Changelog 1.2.0 (March 22nd, 2017)
Changes and improvements:
- Cloud saves backup and syncing (supported games only)
- Screenshot capture with F12 (supported games only)
- In-game overlay with FPS counter and notifications (supported games only)
- Greatly improved chat, also in overlay
- Ability to enable or disable achievements, game time tracking, auto-updating games and more
- Desktop and in-game notifications system
- Ability to set bandwidth limit and scheduler
- New settings window
- Rarity information in achievements
- Abort button next to installation status
- Only one Galaxy Updater window will be shown in most cases
- GOG Galaxy updates will be downloaded in the background
- Games are now downloaded directly to their install directory, instead of a temporary location
- Galaxy changelog is displayed in Galaxy

Bugfixes:
- Fixed game time tracking issues
- Initial size of Galaxy Client window will respect Windows scaling
- Improved Windows 10 Galaxy tray icon
- Fixed a bug which caused Galaxy to redownload whole data in case of a failure of installation/update
- Thumbnail highlighting in media gallery now works properly
- Decreased client's network and CPU usage (especially for a lot of games)
- MacOS: Fixed situation when Galaxy Client could downloading due to App Nap
- MacOS: Fixed crash when logging out with "New post" popup open
- MacOS: Fixed game processes not being properly cleaned up after exiting
Post edited March 22, 2017 by TheTomasz
Posted March 26, 2016
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For everyone who has a problem with missing api-ms-crt dlls in Client's versions post 1.1.5:
Please install one of those windows update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3118401
You may need to update Windows to meet the requirements for these:
For Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2919355
For Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/976932

You can also try reinstalling Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables 2015 (x86) if you meet above requirements.
Available here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145

If above instructions doesn't work for you, create a separate issue on mantis.gog.com and we'll try to help you individually.

Please note that this solution only helps with the missing api-ms-crt dlls.


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Answering this question: Why 1.1 doesn't work after updating to 1.2?

This is happening probably due to incompatible database from version 1.2, please delete this folder:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GOG.com\Galaxy\storage
usually
C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\storage\

Then you'll have to use scan&import (menu under the top Galaxy logo) function to see your games back in Galaxy Client.
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Post edited March 27, 2017 by TheTomasz
Posted May 18, 2015
Hey guys, did I miss it or there is no redeem option on the client? There is on the web page but I couldn't find it on Galaxy

EDIT: nvm, just found it hahaha
Post edited May 18, 2015 by Pacote
Posted May 18, 2015
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Venom: !!! PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING !!!

== BUG REPORTING ==

Please use: http://mantis.gog.com and include
1. steps to reproduce the bug (if possible)
2. screenshot or movie showing the bug (if possible)
3. Galaxy Client logs (see below)

Where can I find Galaxy logs on my computer?
On Windows Vista or later: C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy\Logs
On Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\GOG.com\Galaxy\Logs
On Mac OS X: /Users/Shared/GOG.com/Galaxy/Logs

== FEATURE SUGGESTIONS ==

Please use: http://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy. For feature suggestions and votes on them please try do explain how Galaxy and its users will really benefit from it.

== IMPORT ALREADY INSTALLED GAMES TO GALAXY ==

1. For GOG games installed using installers from the last few months (so called Galaxy-compatible installers)
Click the "+" button on top of the sidebar and select "scan and import folders" - it will find all compatible games within that folder and add them to the Client.

2. For remaining GOG game INSTALLATIONS
Find the game in the Library (click on the image of the game), then click the More button and select "Manage" -> "Import folder" and point the folder selector into the folder where that game is installed.
Please be aware that Client will accept any folder pointed to and will overwrite files inside it (this can for example wipe some mods or damage other apps in case of pointing to a wrong folder) and will update the game to the newest version (current default language English).

== KNOWN ISSUES ==
- few games are not yet compatible with Galaxy and are marked accordingly on Library page
- back / forward navigation is only available in Store section and requires further work
- pausing downloads or throttling max download speed is not yet possible
- notifications related to incoming chat messages and friend requests does not always disappear instantly when consumed and may require reloading Store page
- games imported from existing installations will auto-update once, even if updating is disabled
- games installed in Galaxy alpha 0.6 that included DLC may require a full game reinstall in the beta
- reinstalling Galaxy (Windows) to a different folder than the initial install will cause an error
- Moving Galaxy from /Applications on Mac OS X will stop the app from working
- Galaxy cannot be launched by other users on the same computer
- DPI scaling beyond 100% is nor respected on Windows (Client UI will be very small or 4k screens)
it is may 19th yet
Posted May 18, 2015
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Pacote: Hey guys, did I miss it or there is no redeem option on the client? There is on the web page but I couldn't find it on Galaxy
Click the "+" on the right of the search bar.
Posted May 18, 2015
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Pacote: Hey guys, did I miss it or there is no redeem option on the client? There is on the web page but I couldn't find it on Galaxy
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Just Another Wallet: Click the "+" on the right of the search bar.
Sorry, I don't know how I missed the "+" haha
Thanks mate
Post edited May 18, 2015 by Pacote
Posted May 18, 2015
After much screwing around Telika and discovered that if you access or install The Escapists through Galaxy it DEGRADES the game taking it back to an older version.

Just a heads up.
Posted May 18, 2015
So to backup your games you have to download it all over again? Why don't you just let us download the whole package as before without installing it automatically? It was very convenient to backup downloaded packages from gog before. I guess i just wouldn't use galaxy till you will make normal download/backup options. Not everyone can have a superfast unlimited connection, you know...
Posted May 18, 2015
OK can someone help me please?? Everytime i install Galaxy i keep getting "Not properly installed" BS. Ive redownloaded the installer like a dozen time and i still keep getting errors. Im very dissapointed and quite frankly I think im gonna refund my games and go back to steam.
Posted May 18, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: I was referring to the 'install.exe files' themselves. Whenever I get an update flag I download the new installer so my backup stays up to date.
Galaxy seems to have no version checking for that like the GOG Downloader does.
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saluk: I understood your question, but your (understandable) confusion is that Galaxy does not use install.exe files at all. Instead, it scans the install directory for a game for what files it knows should be there (readme.txt, data folders, launch game.exe etc) and downloads them all individually. When there is an update, it again downloads the individual files that have changed.

NO install.exe files at all. Galaxy itself is the install.exe. It's a totally different method. Eventually a bandwidth saver - rather than download an updated installer that's the size of the original, it just patches in a few files.

Currently incomplete, and a bandwidth hog.
Sorry but my intention is to replace the GOG Downloader. Nothing more.
When I get an update flag on the website I want to:

Start Galaxy.
Go to my library.
Select desired game.
In the dropdown select 'get backup & extras'.
Click on each file (installer and extras) and wait for it to download.
Close and exit Galaxy.

I have no need for Galaxy to do anything except download those files.
Just like the GOG Downloader works. No installs, imports, chat, friends.

This is where Galaxy isn't as capable as the Downloader as it doesn't check those files to see which are updated and which are current version. It just downloads all of them again.

This was my original question, am I missing something about how Galaxy works as a downloader only?
Post edited May 18, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane
Posted May 18, 2015
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Steve236: OK can someone help me please?? Everytime i install Galaxy i keep getting "Not properly installed" BS. Ive redownloaded the installer like a dozen time and i still keep getting errors. Im very dissapointed and quite frankly I think im gonna refund my games and go back to steam.
Galaxy is currently only beta software and is quite developmental and unstable. If you're looking more for working functionality and prefer not to beta test and experience the potential instabilities of that, you should consider using the GOG Downloader program instead as that is rather stable.

If you have any trouble though, please contact GOG support and give them 24-48 hours during business hours in Poland timezone with which to respond and assist you. They have excellent technical support and will definitely do their best to try to help resolve any issues that you might have.

Hope this helps, best wishes.

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EndreWhiteMane: This is where Galaxy isn't as capable as the Downloader as it doesn't check those files to see which are updated and which are current version. It just downloads all of them again.

This was my original question, am I missing something about how Galaxy works as a downloader only?
You're right - Galaxy does not do that yet but only because it is beta and they have not yet implemented that functionality which will most likely come at a later date, but hopefully a sooner later date than a later later date. :)
Post edited May 18, 2015 by skeletonbow
Posted May 18, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: This is where Galaxy isn't as capable as the Downloader as it doesn't check those files to see which are updated and which are current version. It just downloads all of them again.

This was my original question, am I missing something about how Galaxy works as a downloader only?
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skeletonbow: You're right - Galaxy does not do that yet but only because it is beta and they have not yet implemented that functionality which will most likely come at a later date, but hopefully a sooner later date than a later later date. :)
As long as sooner™ is before the downloader gets forgotten all together, which will be sooner or later. :-)
Thanks for the reply, I'm not a client person but the downloader sure is handy.
Posted May 18, 2015
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fangorn.796: So to backup your games you have to download it all over again? Why don't you just let us download the whole package as before without installing it automatically? It was very convenient to backup downloaded packages from gog before. I guess i just wouldn't use galaxy till you will make normal download/backup options. Not everyone can have a superfast unlimited connection, you know...
You can use Galaxy to download backup installers. Navigate to your Library, choose a game and go to "More" -> "Get Backup & Extras". You can download a standalone installer for each game and all the goodies.
Posted May 18, 2015
Is it possible to pause the downloading in GOG Download and turn off the PC in order to come home from work, for example, and continue loading?
Posted May 18, 2015
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SiyesRoyal: Is it possible to pause the downloading in GOG Download and turn off the PC in order to come home from work, for example, and continue loading?
Not currently, will be in a future patch... you can right click in the taskbar and exit Galaxy while downloading which should allow it to pick up where it left off on a restart.
Posted May 18, 2015
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USERNAME:SiyesRoyal#Q&_^Q&Q#GROUP:4#Q&_^Q&Q#LINK:1019#Q&_^Q&Q#Is it possible to pause the downloading in GOG Download and turn off the PC in order to come home from work, for example, and continue loading?#Q&_^Q&Q#LINK:1019#Q&_^Q&Q#
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It's not a Galaxy.It's a simple GOG Downloader
Posted May 18, 2015
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SiyesRoyal: It's not a Galaxy.It's a simple GOG Downloader
Well you posted in the Galaxy thread, the GOG Downloader has a pause button yes... I would assume you can turn the PC off and resume without issue. Not 100% sure on the downloader.
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