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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 June 07, 2016
So, I've never actually seen this "in-game overlay" I've heard of even once so far.

For example, I'm playing Pillars of Eternity. Is it available for this game?
Posted June 07, 2016
Does anyone know if you can share installs with steam? I have all the stalker games, but not the internet speed and cap to re-download it all. Can I just point it to install in my steamapps folder and have GOGGalaxy identify the existing files?
Posted June 08, 2016
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jahnj0584: Does anyone know if you can share installs with steam? I have all the stalker games, but not the internet speed and cap to re-download it all. Can I just point it to install in my steamapps folder and have GOGGalaxy identify the existing files?
Nope, you can't.
Posted June 08, 2016
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jahnj0584: Does anyone know if you can share installs with steam? I have all the stalker games, but not the internet speed and cap to re-download it all. Can I just point it to install in my steamapps folder and have GOGGalaxy identify the existing files?
I think you may try importing existing files and see what happens.
Copy Stalker folder to different location, go to game page, click on more -> manage installation -> import folder and head to the folder with installed game. There is a chance that at least gamedata.db* will be recognized and not re-downloaded.
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Posted June 08, 2016
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jahnj0584: Does anyone know if you can share installs with steam? I have all the stalker games, but not the internet speed and cap to re-download it all. Can I just point it to install in my steamapps folder and have GOGGalaxy identify the existing files?
As far as I know, Steam executables are different(They have DRM) from the GOG ones. So I am not sure pointing out will work unless you manage to download the DRM free executables.
Posted June 08, 2016
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8BitGinno: So, I've never actually seen this "in-game overlay" I've heard of even once so far.

For example, I'm playing Pillars of Eternity. Is it available for this game?
The experimental game overlay is available in games that support it, which at the moment include:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Prison Architect

Once the feature is working properly and reliably it will no doubt be available to other games as well. If it requires changes to the game code itself, then it will probably only get added to new games and games that are still updated with new patches from their respective publishers. If there is a way for GOG to make it work with old games without source changes, then they'll probably do that in the future as well. Right now it is an unstable experimental feature so they're not going to want to enable it for everything across the board until it works properly or they'd have to hire 10000 new people to handle the incoming tech support burden. :)
Posted June 08, 2016
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skeletonbow: The experimental game overlay is available in games that support it [. . .]
Do you have or know where to find any screenshots of it? I'd like to see how it looks but searching for "GOG Galaxy overlay" on Google doesn't yield anything serious.
Posted June 08, 2016
Ok, so I tried it for the first time...

It's nice, but pretty useless as a downloader due to very basic features missing, which would be taken as granted in most similar applications.

If I download a "backup" I do so because I intend to use it in the future. You know when for example I do not have an active internet connection or costs money and so on. Not to mention there is no reason to download something every time I decide to install/uninstall it.

The current behavior of blindly downloading anything the user clicks is just dumb, and wastes time, bandwidth and money for everyone including GOG - the bandwidth could be a lot better utilized for other purposes...

a, The client should be aware of the files downloaded to my storage, e.g. external HDD where I select the location
b, There must be a feature to recursively scan the folders in my location(s) and import the installers as if they were just downloaded. You really should not expect people downloading few hundred GBs or even TBs just because they decide to use Galaxy... that's insane.
c, I thought if I downloaded via Galaxy (even without scanning/importing backup files) at least the client would know about the files afterwards... how wrong I was!
- Installing would blindly start downloading the game,
- clicking on a file that already exists would blindly download the same file
A very basic file manager/sync program would always check for the hash of the local copy first, would compare it with a hash list obtained from the GOG server, and only if they differ would attempt the download.
There should be an option to re-download if the user insists for whatever reason, but blindly downloading anything clicked is a big no-no.
d, Why the hell should I click on every single file to download it? At least make an option to select all, and then I would untick the files I do not want.
e, incompatible installers should be converted to compatible ones.

Using the client now is not any better than using a browser... and it's only a little missing to make it actually useful.

GOG Guys,
I am very happy to help out with programming these features or giving you a design if needed - how it is now won't convince anyone to use it at all.
It's not that much is missing, but right now it is a bunch of disconnected features combined into a single program that tries to mimic browser behavior.
Guess what? If I want to use a browser, I use one.
There must be a vision for this client, there has to be user stories, etc.
This client could be very significantly improved into a state that everyone would LOVE to use with a better design and some work. There is no chance the client would be widely used in the state it is - as it replicates existing features rather than adding new ones. Ever heard of "what is in it for me?" Right now, nothing much - but it could be very different.
This is my view both as a user and a software engineer.
Post edited June 08, 2016 by IFW
Posted June 08, 2016
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Tyrrhia: Do you have or know where to find any screenshots of it? I'd like to see how it looks but searching for "GOG Galaxy overlay" on Google doesn't yield anything serious.
No, I'm not sure if there is an easy way to take screenshots of it since it doesn't support screenshots. :) Also, it does not appear that there is any easy way to use Steam to launch GOG Games through Galaxy either, so the Steam F12 screenshot function can't be used for that either. You can launch GOG games through Steam, just not through both Steam and Galaxy together.

Basically, when you SHIFT-TAB pop up the overlay, you get 3 white panes. From memory, the left shows your name and account info, the middle is your friend list and the right is a chat/conversation window. At the moment it is very basic.

Update: After sending this I got to thinking... I did some overlay beta testing months ago and went and looked at my bug reports and I did have screenshots of it however they are of bugs encountered at odd resolutions so it looks kind of terrible in those (one was massive triple-head setup). I found one screenshot that shows the Witcher 3 overlay as of 3 months ago (so it may look different currently, unsure). I tested the game overlay at 1024x768 and found some UI element scaling and font scaling issues that I reported. I'm attaching the screenshot below for the curious, but don't ask me how I took the screenshot as I haven't got a clue...

What the heck, I decided to attach the mega-triplehead screenshot also just for kicks.

NOTE: The red lines I drew in to highlight glitches, and to show where the boundaries of each monitor were in triplehead.
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Post edited June 08, 2016 by skeletonbow
Posted June 08, 2016
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Tyrrhia: Do you have or know where to find any screenshots of it? I'd like to see how it looks but searching for "GOG Galaxy overlay" on Google doesn't yield anything serious.
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skeletonbow: ~snip~
Thank you!

Now I know that it exists. There are a lot of images of Galaxy achievement notifications on the Internet, but nothing when it comes to the overlay. I thought it was pretty much just a myth. :P
Posted June 08, 2016
I hope when the overlay is fully functional and the Galaxy client reaches stable status that GOG ads a new optional feature to the overlay to subscribe to get in-game notifications of games on your wishlist going on sale during flash sales and Insomnia sales so you don't miss them when they're up for like 2 minutes. Even better would be if you could buy GOG promotions inside The Witcher 3 when you're at the blacksmith, armorer etc. :)
Posted June 08, 2016
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IFW: Ok, so I tried it for the first time...

It's nice, but pretty useless as a downloader due to very basic features missing, which would be taken as granted in most similar applications.

If I download a "backup" I do so because I intend to use it in the future. You know when for example I do not have an active internet connection or costs money and so on. Not to mention there is no reason to download something every time I decide to install/uninstall it.

The current behavior of blindly downloading anything the user clicks is just dumb, and wastes time, bandwidth and money for everyone including GOG - the bandwidth could be a lot better utilized for other purposes...

a, The client should be aware of the files downloaded to my storage, e.g. external HDD where I select the location
b, There must be a feature to recursively scan the folders in my location(s) and import the installers as if they were just downloaded. You really should not expect people downloading few hundred GBs or even TBs just because they decide to use Galaxy... that's insane.
c, I thought if I downloaded via Galaxy (even without scanning/importing backup files) at least the client would know about the files afterwards... how wrong I was!
- Installing would blindly start downloading the game,
- clicking on a file that already exists would blindly download the same file
A very basic file manager/sync program would always check for the hash of the local copy first, would compare it with a hash list obtained from the GOG server, and only if they differ would attempt the download.
There should be an option to re-download if the user insists for whatever reason, but blindly downloading anything clicked is a big no-no.
d, Why the hell should I click on every single file to download it? At least make an option to select all, and then I would untick the files I do not want.
e, incompatible installers should be converted to compatible ones.

Using the client now is not any better than using a browser... and it's only a little missing to make it actually useful.

GOG Guys,
I am very happy to help out with programming these features or giving you a design if needed - how it is now won't convince anyone to use it at all.
It's not that much is missing, but right now it is a bunch of disconnected features combined into a single program that tries to mimic browser behavior.
Guess what? If I want to use a browser, I use one.
There must be a vision for this client, there has to be user stories, etc.
This client could be very significantly improved into a state that everyone would LOVE to use with a better design and some work. There is no chance the client would be widely used in the state it is - as it replicates existing features rather than adding new ones. Ever heard of "what is in it for me?" Right now, nothing much - but it could be very different.
This is my view both as a user and a software engineer.
Completely agree!
The development has been painfully slow and major features such as profiles and achievements are missing or nonexistent.
The chat sucks too.

I'm using the client, but It's hard to make my friends use it in this state. Hurry up before people get annoyed.
Posted June 08, 2016
Every time where i open the Galaxy, My computer's bright to MAX!!! My poor eyes,so sadness.

And I can't find My "Logs" folder
Posted June 08, 2016
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zerolisp: Every time where i open the Galaxy, My computer's bright to MAX!!! My poor eyes,so sadness.

And I can't find My "Logs" folder
On windows paste %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GOG.com\Galaxy\logs in address field, should work.
Posted June 08, 2016
The GOG store is not very pleasant to browse with the client. In Browse games, make any search criteria or select a sorting option. Then view any game's store page, press back button and all the sorting options are reset. :(
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