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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 March 26, 2016
So when is Galaxy going to be open source? And when is it going to be truly optional? The only time I ever think about it is when it's entirely not optional like with Dying Light.
Posted March 26, 2016
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XyleDaylight: So when is Galaxy going to be open source?
Did they claim it will be, or is this similar to "When will Dark Souls be open source"?

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XyleDaylight: And when is it going to be truly optional?
For single player, it will always be optional. For multiplayer, it depends on the game whether it will be optional or not.

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XyleDaylight: The only time I ever think about it is when it's entirely not optional like with Dying Light.
Dying Light has LAN play that doesn't require Galaxy.
Posted March 26, 2016
I am unable to import Shelter (1) into the new Galaxy client. I redownloaded the newest installer directly from Galaxy and install the game without Galaxy. Galaxy does not recognize the game after restart and does not find the game when I try to import it via "import folder" option.
Posted March 26, 2016
I've tried to update windows 7 and still appears the ucrtbase.terminate problem.
Posted March 26, 2016
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rvm7: I've tried to update windows 7 and still appears the ucrtbase.terminate problem.
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TomaszGOG: For everyone who has a problem with missing api-ms-crt dlls in Client's versions post 1.1.5. Please install this windows update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226
You may need to update Windows (Like having service pack 1 in Win 7) for this update to be applicable.
This applies to you too:)
Posted March 26, 2016
Anyone else notice that the Overlay is "working" now? In order to get it working I had to launch the Galaxy Client through steam, then launch the game I wanted to play through the galaxy client. Once in game I can hit "shift + tab" and the Galaxy overlay will come up (instead of Steam's). It has a window for the current game's achievements/playtime, your friends list, and the chat window for a selected friend.

Screenshot of the Overlay
Posted March 26, 2016
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TomaszGOG: For everyone who has a problem with missing api-ms-crt dlls in Client's versions post 1.1.5. Please install this windows update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226
You may need to update Windows (Like having service pack 1 in Win 7) for this update to be applicable.
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TomaszGOG: This applies to you too:)
I've installed the update, but still doesn't work. Now just doesn't start, without any message.
Posted March 26, 2016
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TomaszGOG: This applies to you too:)
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rvm7: I've installed the update, but still doesn't work. Now just doesn't start, without any message.
Try reinstalling 2015 VC redist and Galaxy Client, also while copy-pastying the .dlls you could've took wrong version, i'm not sure they're being overwritten by updates, so there also might be an issue :(
Post edited March 26, 2016 by TomaszGOG
Posted March 26, 2016
I have a question - I understand that the overlay is restricted to Witcher 3 now, for testing purposes.

But how will it be implemented for other games, when the time comes for that?
What I mean is: will game installers be modified to be compatible with Galaxy overlay, or will the overlay not need any special accounting for by games?

I'd really like to know the answer, if it's not some sort of a secret, I mean. :P
Post edited March 26, 2016 by Taro94
Posted March 26, 2016
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Taro94: But how will it be implemented for other games, when the time comes for that?
What I mean is: will game installers be modified to be compatible with Galaxy overlay, or will the overlay not need any special accounting for by games?
Prison Architect should also be able to use the overlay, assuming it doesn't hang when you try to call it. Don't think the installers will need modifying, but not exactly sure how the overlay works. Worst case scenario, Galaxy downloads a few extra dlls per game, or uses the required dlls from a central location.
Posted March 26, 2016
Thanks, though I'm wondering if any blue might give me the official answer. ;)
Posted March 27, 2016
So what is the keystroke to bring up the overlay normally? My overlay so far will only load if I am launching galaxy through steam?
Posted March 27, 2016
I installed assassins creed through the installer (from the last year I think), then I went to gog galaxy to add the game to the program through the "scan and import folders" option. But no matter if I select the "gog galaxy" folder (where the game files are located) or the directory where the game was installed, gog galaxy keeps saying "Did not find any game to import".
I have that folder on my D: partition, if that matter. I hope this will be fixed.

Edit: If I go directly to the game and then select to import it from there, it works.
Post edited March 27, 2016 by edoantonioco
Posted March 27, 2016
This is why I'm so against using front end software to play a game,. I haven't used Steam in a lng time and do not buy games dependent on Steam running to be able to play them. I bought this game not even wanting to install Galaxy and thought for the extras or achievements to complete and post during the game, I would need it . My Win 7 is fully updated, minus 34 language packs I don't need. Until this update, launcher worked fine. Now get an installer error l1.1.0.dll is missing. I uninstall C++2015 and try to reinstall and still won't complete. Then I get another dll is missing error when trying to launch, due to uninstalling 2015, instead of it updating. So I do a restore. Now I go an download CRT from the KB update and it pops up it's not applicable to my system. Was there an actual need to change the Galaxy programming to C++2015 to do a simple call to provide library, updates and achievement notification? If I do find a fix, I'm reluctant to even uninstall Galaxy and try to re-install to find it won't sync or add games back in.
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