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BUG REPORTING: Please use http://mantis.gog.com

Always attach your logs when reporting bugs. You can find them at:
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 MacOSX: /Users/Shared/GOG.com/Galaxy/Logs


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Hi, everyone!

The Galaxy team is hard at work to bring you the Client application that will let you manage your GOG.com games library more conveniently. We’d love for the initial release experience to be as smooth and streamlined as possible for everyone, but releasing an app of this scope is no easy feat.

But before we jump in and hand out the alpha Client, we’d like to set some ground rules.

1) The key word here is ‘alpha’, which means that this is not the final app and not all functionalities are present. The purpose of this test is to evaluate the core tech in the Client on a wider set of computer configurations than what we can locally test on, so only core features are included. Below I will post a detailed list of what is present and what we plan to add in future releases.

2) Alpha also means that you can encounter some unexpected issues. If you have a metered connection (a bandwidth cap or payments per bandwidth used) or you’re currently playing and can’t afford a loss of game time, this might not be for you. In other words, if you want to avoid potential problems with the alpha Client, simply wait for the final release.

3) Please, please, please refrain from posting screenshots, reviews or first impressions, both on our forums or elsewhere, as this is not the final product and many changes will still be made.

If you’ve read all of the above proceed to the signup page: http://www.gog.com/galaxy/alpha

We will be sending out invitations in batches (along with some more info on how to install the client and report bugs), so not everyone will receive one right away.
Post edited May 02, 2015 by Destro
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Hi everyone,

we've released the 0.7 version a couple of minutes ago, here's the changelog:

- Back/Forward navigation in the Store section
- Import Folder - it is now possible to import a game which is not compatible with the client, by clicking the game in the Library section and choosing ‘Import Folder’ from the More dropdown
- Startup page option - it is now possible to decide if the client should start on LIBRARY page, STORE page, or continue previous session
- Search option - you can press enter in the search field to continue searching in the Store
- Option to Show Game Folder added to MORE menu
- New sidebar sorting options (sort by name)
- External links will now be forwarded to the system browser
- Wishlist option added to the LIBRARY menu
- Community option in the STORE menu
- Forum Replies option in the ACCOUNT menu
- Option to keep saves, when uninstalling a game
- Windows: starting the client when another instance is already running should now open the running instance (rather than displaying error message)
- Improved ‘Last Played’ information, which should now show the time of the user stopped playing the game, rather than started playing the game
- Fixed uninstallation issues on Windows
- Fixed an issue which prevented using Paypal, when buying a game
- Fixed an issue which prevented from displaying Terms and Agreements when registering new account
- Fixed some issues when installing and uninstalling DLCs
- Bugfix: client will now not allow dragging elements onto its window
- Fixed memory leaks, causing to crash the application when downloading lots of games
- Fixed a bug which was causing the client to crash on exit
- Fixed an issue, which sometimes caused the client to duplicate the news on game view
Post edited May 01, 2015 by Destro
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HOW TO IMPORT EXISTING GAMES INSTALLATIONS INTO 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, then click the More button and select "Manage" -> "Import folder" and point the folder selector into the folder where that game is installed.
Post edited May 01, 2015 by Destro
What's with the recent updates that Galaxy installed? Half a dozen of my games got updated (Real Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Little Big Adventure, Outcast, Shadowrun Dragonfall, Tesla Effect, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Chaser and Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams). Was there some sort of update for the integrations?
Several of my games have had their shortcuts put back on the desktop. Reasonably sure it is related to Galaxy telling me those games recently being updated. This is a bug, I assume?
So, I got into the alpha and downloaded the client, but I fear I might have made a bit of a mistake.

I did... glance... over the first post in this thread before signing up but re-reading it now, I may not be the best person to help test this out. I can certainly report bugs, copy/paste logs and try solutions, but I hadn't particularly planned on installing/uninstalling many games, unless they're games I actually wanted to install and play. I had basically thought to install it, play my usual GOG games, and report if anything goes wrong, and expect a buggy experience. I unfortunately didn't see the part that seems to require I put it through sort of a stress test what with the uninstalling/installing many games.
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POLE7645: What's with the recent updates that Galaxy installed? Half a dozen of my games got updated (Real Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Little Big Adventure, Outcast, Shadowrun Dragonfall, Tesla Effect, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Chaser and Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams). Was there some sort of update for the integrations?
Same here... bunch of games are suddenly wanting to update.
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Yeah, me too. I think all of my installed games are updating themselves, and I'm getting prompts to install Physx, and DirectX.
The Australian version of The Witcher 2 (title: WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS, THE (AU)) seems to be missing from Galaxy.
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Gibush: I had basically thought to install it, play my usual GOG games, and report if anything goes wrong, and expect a buggy experience. I unfortunately didn't see the part that seems to require I put it through sort of a stress test what with the uninstalling/installing many games.
Personal opinion, that is still fine. It is more adhoc testing instead of a more rigorous one, but it is still of use. Should you encounter any bugs, take a look at mantis to see if they are already reported, and if not create a new ticket.
I tried to uninstall and reinstall Sunless Sea: the Client disconnects, the download process fails and then it reconnects (same as when I tried to update it).
Is there a regular changelog for Galaxy Client releases? I'm using and testing it regularly, reporting bugs regularly and It's a bit annoying that I don't really know what each update fixes or adds to the client itself...
So, what's the changelog for version 0.6.1.778?
It would be nice if there was a centralized (even locked) thread with Galaxy client changelogs. It would help a lot tracking what has changed and what to observe and check when new client version gets installed.
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Azgrel: So, what's the changelog for version 0.6.1.778?
Nothing significant in this version, we're still testing and fine tuning auto update mechanism.

During alpha we're posting details of each important update here on the forums. Soon we'll have a dedicated page with a change log available to everyone.
So far auto update works, this time Galaxy surprised me with msgbox asking about installing updates.
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HeDanny: Several of my games have had their shortcuts put back on the desktop. Reasonably sure it is related to Galaxy telling me those games recently being updated. This is a bug, I assume?
http://mantis.gog.com/view.php?id=1140

Right now the client is updating twenty-something games on my machine, re-adding twenty-something desktop shortcuts after requesting an admin password twenty-something times.
Hi,

I installed(read 'downloaded') a few games on Galaxy and, when a download is close to the end - either at 99% or even at 100% - it just hangs and doesn't finish it.

Worth mentioning that this only happens occasionally and randomly on any given game. It happened to me once for Anachronox but then it downloaded and installed fine on the second attempt (perhaps a 'Pause' and 'Resume' buttons so to nudge the connection back on track would not be a bad idea?).

The following is just an observation, a rant, if you will: After installing a game through Galaxy, I can then play it whether I have Galaxy running or not which, I understand, is to keep up the 'No-DRM' feature of the GoG.com service. But, in the end, and although is nice to have all my games collection in one place (including each game of a series for download individually - awesome!), it feels like I only need to run Galaxy just to update my installed games, if necessary.

Anyway, keep up the good work.
Post edited April 09, 2015 by EasyGamer