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Posted December 05, 2014
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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
Posted April 30, 2015
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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
Posted May 01, 2015
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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
Posted February 10, 2015
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Shukaku: Please forgive my complete ignorance to this topic, having not downloaded games from GOG.com in a long time (and nor do I have the time to trawl multiple pages to find an answer), but what exactly "is" Galaxy? Is it a replacement to the old GOG.com Downloader tool?
http://www.gog.com/galaxy
Posted February 10, 2015
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Shukaku: Please forgive my complete ignorance to this topic, having not downloaded games from GOG.com in a long time (and nor do I have the time to trawl multiple pages to find an answer), but what exactly "is" Galaxy? Is it a replacement to the old GOG.com Downloader tool?
Think Steam minus the DRM...
Posted February 10, 2015
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DracoMagister: http://www.gog.com/galaxy
That page is useless and tells me nothing.

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BKGaming: Think Steam, minus the DRM...
That still doesn't tell me anything about what it does.
Posted February 11, 2015
It is for downloading, installing, launching and otherwise managing the games in your GOG library and is meant to provide all the features people have come to expect from a client such as autoupdates, achievements, etc, etc while at the same time being 100% optional and DRM free.

It is indeed meant as the eventual replacement of the GOG downloader. GOG have said that they will continue to provide standalone installers that can then be downloaded using either Galaxy or a web browser. I think the point is that these installers will be automatically generated by the backend software when GOG uploads games.

Galaxy's default way of doing things is however just like Steam as downloading and installing games is basically merged into one step
Posted February 11, 2015
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DracoMagister: http://www.gog.com/galaxy
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Shukaku: That page is useless and tells me nothing.

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BKGaming: Think Steam, minus the DRM...
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Shukaku: That still doesn't tell me anything about what it does.
GOG Galaxy Client App Will allow you to manage your GOG Games library and allow you to automatically update them without the need to download installers.
Auto update function will also help GOG to get updates faster from Games developers to the players.
GOG Galaxy Client App will also have achievements and friends list in the future.
GOG Galaxy will also allow GOG users to play multiplayer games.
You have The Witcher Adventure game + Aliens Vs Predator Classic 2000 + Double Dragon Trilogy Already Support GOG Galaxy.
Hope This Helps :).
Posted February 11, 2015
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Shukaku: That page is useless and tells me nothing.

That still doesn't tell me anything about what it does.
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Wild_Wolf: GOG Galaxy Client App Will allow you to manage your GOG Games library and allow you to automatically update them without the need to download installers.
Auto update function will also help GOG to get updates faster from Games developers to the players.
GOG Galaxy Client App will also have achievements and friends list in the future.
GOG Galaxy will also allow GOG users to play multiplayer games.
You have The Witcher Adventure game + Aliens Vs Predator Classic 2000 + Double Dragon Trilogy Already Support GOG Galaxy.
Hope This Helps :).
Doesn't Divinity Original Sin support Galaxy multiplayer also? They were originally going to hold the game up for a while to launch it with Galaxy multiplayer, but released earlier than that due to customer demand. Never followed what happened after that.
Posted February 11, 2015
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skeletonbow: Doesn't Divinity Original Sin support Galaxy multiplayer also? They were originally going to hold the game up for a while to launch it with Galaxy multiplayer, but released earlier than that due to customer demand. Never followed what happened after that.
It doesn't. They did plan for it to use Galaxy as a multiplayer component, but so far, the three games that are using Galaxy's multiplayer are Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000, Double Dragon Trilogy and Witcher Adventure Game.
Posted February 11, 2015
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Kristian: It is for downloading, installing, launching and otherwise managing the games in your GOG library and is meant to provide all the features people have come to expect from a client such as autoupdates, achievements, etc, etc while at the same time being 100% optional and DRM free.

It is indeed meant as the eventual replacement of the GOG downloader. GOG have said that they will continue to provide standalone installers that can then be downloaded using either Galaxy or a web browser. I think the point is that these installers will be automatically generated by the backend software when GOG uploads games.

Galaxy's default way of doing things is however just like Steam as downloading and installing games is basically merged into one step
Thank you for explaining, now I understand what it is for. I have kudos'd your post. :)
Posted February 11, 2015
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skeletonbow: Doesn't Divinity Original Sin support Galaxy multiplayer also? They were originally going to hold the game up for a while to launch it with Galaxy multiplayer, but released earlier than that due to customer demand. Never followed what happened after that.
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Grargar: It doesn't. They did plan for it to use Galaxy as a multiplayer component, but so far, the three games that are using Galaxy's multiplayer are Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000, Double Dragon Trilogy and Witcher Adventure Game.
That's kind of surprising, as they planned on doing that for the end of August IIRC and it'll be 6 months later at the end of this month. I did see a notification somewhere today that they're doing a "bang on Galaxy multiplayer day" sometime in the next few days and asking for everyone to bang heavily on it. I'll fire up AvP 2000 if I'm able to when the time comes, but that's the only game of the 3 I have. Hopefully the result of this test will help push Galaxy MP forward enough they can start deploying more games with it soon.
Posted February 12, 2015
Are they gonna send out more invitations? I've been itching to try Galaxy for a while now, though I don't know why...
Posted February 12, 2015
Anything that replaces the awful GOG downloader is good in my books.
Posted February 12, 2015
Any info on a new update? Preferably one that allows games to be sorted alphabetically because having to search to find a game when you have a lot installed is a pain.
Post edited February 12, 2015 by BKGaming
Posted February 12, 2015
How soon can we hope to see a pause function for downloading through the client? I have really bad internet speeds and it would help a whole lot if I could pause/resume (like we can already do with the GOG downloader)
Posted February 13, 2015
Quick question, which exceptions in my firewall do I need to make to use galaxy (as well as if I need firewall settings for the specific games, in question ALiens versus Predator Classic 2000)

So far I have these 3 allowed to send information:
C:\Program Files (x86)\GalaxyClient\GalaxyClient.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\GalaxyClient\GalaxyService.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\GalaxyClient\GalaxyUpdater.exe

I ran and installed AvP, going to test multiplayer right now.
Posted February 13, 2015
Reported in Mantis:
Bastion won't play when installed with Galaxy. Plays fine on manual installation.
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