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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 07, 2015
Browsing on the forums through the client is laggy, and clicking on the search button does not work.
Posted May 07, 2015
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FiatLux: If that is the case then there are most likely some negative butt-heads down rating stuff for no other reason than personal dislike !
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vsr: No, it was bug on GOG forum. Fix is simple: go to "my settings" and press "save".
Oh ! , sorry , I were unaware of the bug , must be one of them bugs that I have not experienced ;)
Posted May 07, 2015
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FiatLux: But You seem to be unable to read other than in your smart-ass mode (try using your head) so discussing this with you is a total waste of time I guess ....
I won't honour you with a full point by point response as your rude and abrasive style of communication only fosters hostility and negative energy, which is something that I do not wish to endure more of. I wont harbour any negative energy towards you for it though, if that's the way you choose to present yourself towards others that's unfortunate but I'll accept you at face value although it is disappointing to see someone feel the need to be so vitriolic towards people (kdgog and I) who were otherwise having a rather pleasant exchange of communication.

There are a lot of great and wonderful things happening on GOG.com as of late though and I hope that you can find something to enjoy within it all and be happy about too though instead of feeling such anger. Peace be with you.
Posted May 07, 2015
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Nicole28: Browsing on the forums through the client is laggy, and clicking on the search button does not work.
Yup , I got a lot of error 500 yesterday when browsing forum through Client and even also a couple of times when using browser..
I mentioned it I think in the alpha forum ..
As for the search button not working then same here but I have not cared to report it as a bug as it looked to me as something that so obviously didn't work that GOG themselves had to be experiencing it ;)
Posted May 07, 2015
Curious - is there a way to cancel a friend invitation? If not yet, is it planned?
Posted May 07, 2015
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FiatLux: But You seem to be unable to read other than in your smart-ass mode (try using your head) so discussing this with you is a total waste of time I guess ....
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skeletonbow: I won't honour you with a full point by point response as your rude and abrasive style of communication only fosters hostility and negative energy, which is something that I do not wish to endure more of. I wont harbour any negative energy towards you for it though, if that's the way you choose to present yourself towards others that's unfortunate but I'll accept you at face value although it is disappointing to see someone feel the need to be so vitriolic towards people (kdgog and I) who were otherwise having a rather pleasant exchange of communication.

There are a lot of great and wonderful things happening on GOG.com as of late though and I hope that you can find something to enjoy within it all and be happy about too though instead of feeling such anger. Peace be with you.
You got it so totally backwards ! : You are the "posterboy" of negativity as shown through the way you took my post .
kdgog apparently read it quite different from you and gave a kind response so he and I are somewhat in sync as far as I comprehend it...
But if you think that I will take a load like what you served without giving you a piece of my mind then think again!
If you really meant "Peace be with you" you wouldn't be so negative and hostile yourself and you wouldn't piss off people in the first place ....

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HypersomniacLive: Curious - is there a way to cancel a friend invitation? If not yet, is it planned?
if GOG use the same concept that Steam do then the cancellation is called "remove person from your friends list" , and I would be very surprised if they don't implement that as a standard feature ;)
Post edited May 07, 2015 by FiatLux
Posted May 07, 2015
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HypersomniacLive: Curious - is there a way to cancel a friend invitation? If not yet, is it planned?
Yeah, just click on your account name and choose "MANAGE FRIEND LIST" from the dropdown menu, hover over the person's icon and a box with a down arrow appears on the right, click on it and you can choose "accept" or "decline". Hope this helps.
Posted May 07, 2015
Are any more games in line for adding achievements soon?

I know it seems silly, but I like them.
Posted May 07, 2015
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FiatLux: [...]

if GOG use the same concept that Steam do then the cancellation is called "remove person from your friends list" , and I would be very surprised if they don't implement that as a standard feature ;)
Not sure we're talking about the same thing. When user A sends out an invitation to user B, does user B added to user's A friends list immediately, or does this happen after user B accepts the invitation? If it's the former, it's bad implementation, imho; if it's the latter, what I'm asking is if user A can take back the invitation before user B acts on it.


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skeletonbow: Yeah, just click on your account name and choose "MANAGE FRIEND LIST" from the dropdown menu, hover over the person's icon and a box with a down arrow appears on the right, click on it and you can choose "accept" or "decline". Hope this helps.
Cheers, but not what I'm asking, see above, please.
Post edited May 07, 2015 by HypersomniacLive
Posted May 07, 2015
Is Galaxy clock change (summer/winter) ready?
It seems that Galaxy re-update all up-to-date games, that I have installed BEFORE the clock was changed this year! But there also could be random....
Post edited May 07, 2015 by Lebostein
Posted May 07, 2015
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FiatLux: [...]

if GOG use the same concept that Steam do then the cancellation is called "remove person from your friends list" , and I would be very surprised if they don't implement that as a standard feature ;)
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HypersomniacLive: Not sure we're talking about the same thing. When user A sends out an invitation to user B, does user B added to user's A friends list immediately, or does this happen after user B accepts the invitation? If it's the former, it's bad implementation, imho; if it's the latter, what I'm asking is if user A can take back the invitation before user B acts on it.
I understood what you meant "that you wanted a "take back" opportunity when sending a friends invite (a take back before anyone had accepted) .
My point were and is that the "standard" way of implementing that on Steam , as you well know , is that if you send an invitation and regrets it , then what's the big problem ? just delete the person from your friends list afterwards *if they accept* your invite , it's called managing your friends list or correcting mistakes - as you please ;)
Why on earth have GOG use lots of resources on giving people "take back opportunity" when / if (?) already implemented in remove person from list afterwards ?

Anyway , I might be in err here , with spending the resources to implement feature I mean , if this is something that you really thinks ought to be implemented then I think that you ought to put up a wish for it at the wishlist :
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy

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Lebostein: Is Galaxy clock change (summer/winter) ready?
It seems that Galaxy re-update all up-to-date games, that I have installed BEFORE the clock was changed this year! But there also could be random....
I am sorry I haven't noticed when and what Galaxy updates because I haven't used it that much after finding too many bugs in it when in alpha and supporting too few games , but if you think that you have a bug in the Client then please report it at :
http://mantis.gog.com
Post edited May 07, 2015 by FiatLux
Posted May 07, 2015
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HypersomniacLive: Cheers, but not what I'm asking, see above, please.
Yeah, there doesn't appear to be a cancel/revoke invitation feature yet.
Posted May 07, 2015
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HypersomniacLive: Cheers, but not what I'm asking, see above, please.
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skeletonbow: Yeah, there doesn't appear to be a cancel/revoke invitation feature yet.
What they should do is add a "Pending" section to the friends list so that you can delete them from there, or at least revoke the invitation. Also, to see if someone turns you down. Unless you're notified when someone turns you down, in which case, Carry on!
Posted May 07, 2015
I am wondering if I am the only one with the problem that when I select Store Page & Reviews on any game in my library it goes to an installer page instead. I didn't have this problem with the Alpha, but it has started on the Beta.

This doesn't work for me because I like to read the reviews prior to installing, and it also shows me the size of the game whereas Galaxy doesn't yet have that.

I am asking, because it was working, so maybe it's just my client, and I need to uninstall and reinstall?
Posted May 07, 2015
Is the "Viewing Threshold" thing the same as new posts not causing the thread title to be highlighted (bold) because that is what is happening with me and the "settings/save" thing didn't seem to work.
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