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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
Just got an invite to try galaxy and I'm really surprised by the looks of it: the visuals are excellent, the client is fast. I didn't have much time to play with it yet, but I'm glad it's turning out to be like this. Already read some pages in the forum and some of my suggestions so far are covered by other fellow GOG users. =)
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BKGaming: The Witcher games are supported by Galaxy, this is probably due to the naming issue with folder names. Witcher 2 is one of the games were you got to rename the folder.
I just have it named to whatever the default folder name is. I can also install it directly through Galaxy, but that requires me to sit through the 25GB download again.

Edit: I also tried it with another supported game, Arx Fatalis, and I get the same error. In fact, the only two games that I could import were games I had uninstalled a while back.
Post edited May 05, 2015 by gibbeynator
Is there a way to pause downloads? I know in the GOG Download Manager you can, so it makes sense that you could here as well, but I'm not finding anything.
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level250geek: Is there a way to pause downloads? I know in the GOG Download Manager you can, so it makes sense that you could here as well, but I'm not finding anything.
not yet but it's planned to be added probably in the next build/update. Keep in mind there are alot of planned features that are not implemented yet.
In case nobody else has reported it, when viewing your library filtered by OS X compatible games, it won't show the Blackwell Bundle games (but the last Blackwell game does show) nor the two first Tex Murphy games. Both bundles have Mac versions. You can import the Blackwell bundle games manually though. Have not tried to install the Tex Murphy games through client.

The Raven and Wing Commander II won't manually import (Mac versions). I have really old versions of both, so that might be the cause.
The Client keeps installing to drive C which I don't have a lot of room on, is there a way I can make it install to drive D please?
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Doc0075: The Client keeps installing to drive C which I don't have a lot of room on, is there a way I can make it install to drive D please?
Yes, go into settings and change the directories the game uses to where you would like them to point to.
The Witcher 2 (AU) is not compatible with galaxy.
Would still like to be able to organize my game shelf so that the games appear in the order I want them to be, rather than alphabetically or by purchase date.
Is what this link says true? Will the public beta be released today?
Is it possible to synchronize the installation files with the client? I have a folder with the GOG installation files as a backup for my GOG library on an external hard drive. But I don't know, how I should keep the files up to date.
Post edited May 05, 2015 by Lebostein
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Grargar: Is what this link says true? Will the public beta be released today?
"Other AAA games will follow." w00t! :)
Galaxy multiplayer functionality will be optional, iirc?
After Galaxy's release there will be separate downloads for AvP Classic and other Galaxy-enabled games for people who do not want to use Galaxy for multiplayer (or just want more freedom of choice)?
And if i download game from my library without using Galaxy (i.e. using browser, GOG downloader or wget, etc) will it be Galaxy-enabled in multiplayer (if this game has multiplayer and is known to have Galaxy-enabled multiplayer capability)?
Post edited May 05, 2015 by vsr
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Grargar: Is what this link says true? Will the public beta be released today?
It seems like an embargo was lifted half an hour ago. If you google something like "Galaxy open beta", you'll find lots of news articles about it.

What I'm wondering now is whether or not Galaxy updates itself. I've only been in the Alpha since the last patch.
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Doc0075: The Client keeps installing to drive C which I don't have a lot of room on, is there a way I can make it install to drive D please?
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skeletonbow: Yes, go into settings and change the directories the game uses to where you would like them to point to.
Doh, I didn't even see the settings button.
I think I'm losing the plot.
Thanks.