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Hi,

welcome to the official GOG Galaxy forum thread. Please read the below info first:

== GOG GALAXY FEATURES IN GAMES ==

List of games supporting various GOG Galaxy features:
Achievements: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=achievements&sort=bestselling&page=1
Cloud Saves: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=cloud_saves&sort=bestselling&page=1
Overlay: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=overlay&sort=bestselling&page=1

== 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 (location described on mantis report page)

== 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 ==
- Galaxy cannot be launched by other users on the same computer

== CHANGELOG ==

1.2.49 (November 29, 2018)
- [Windows] Updater now requires administrator privileges to perform update of GOG Galaxy
- [Windows] Security of directories containing GOG Galaxy files has been improved
- [Windows] Updated Code Signing Certificate
- [Windows] Crash reporter has been added to Galaxy Communication Service
Bugfixes:
- Prevented several potential causes of "broken" games, where only way out was reinstalling
- [MacOS] Fixed a crash on shutdown when fatal error was shown

1.2.50 (December 13, 2018)
Changes & Improvements:
- Speed up startup time
- [MacOS] Strengthen up connection security with ClientService
Bugfixes:
- Fixed "disk access problem" when installing games, occuring mostly on fresh installation of GOG Galaxy
- Fixed a rare occurrence of a game update resulting in displaying "unknown game version"

1.2.51 (December 20, 2018)
- Improved Korean translations
- Fixed connection to notifications pusher in GOG Galaxy SDK

1.2.54 (March 14, 2019)
Changes and Improvements:
- Updated Chromium version to 71:
- Better performance
- Fixes playing Twitch videos on profiles
- Fixes playing Wistia videos
- Security fixes in the game installation process
- Security fixes in GOG Galaxy update process
- GOG Galaxy Updater should perform better under poor network conditions
Bugfixes:
- [macOS] Fixed passing multiple commandline arguments to games
- [macOS] Multiple "friend online" notifications will no longer appear when system wakes up
- Dates are now properly displayed in cloud saves conflict window

1.2.55 (April 17, 2019)
- Hotfix for unintentional opening of Facebook link after entering Forum

1.2.56 (May 06, 2019)
Bugfixes:
- [Windows] GOG Galaxy will fix the path to its internal services, if it finds it is wrong
- Updating of games' local dependencies (e.g. Dosbox) will be handled correctly
- Unexpected files in games' directories will no longer cause failure of games’ update

1.2.57 (June 12, 2019)
Changes and Improvements:
- Minor download speed optimizations
- Changes in PayPal payment flow
Bugfixes:
- Fixed rare crash occurence when reordering games' updates and installations
- GOG Galaxy will correctly reconnect to GOG services after long time of no internet connection

1.2.58 (September 13, 2019)
macOS:
- Enabled hardened runtime, making our application more secure
- Implemented Apple's notarization

1.2.59 (September 23, 2019)
Overlay:
- [Windows] Fixed crash in Overlay affecting some games (including Fallout 3 (Radeon only) and Dragon Age: Origins)
Achievements:
- [Windows] Fixed issue with achievements sometimes not being saved while playing offline

1.2.60 Beta (07 October, 2019)
General:
- Updated CEF version to 3729 (Chromium to 74)
- Security fixes
Updater:
- Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background, while the application is running
- [Windows] No additional UAC prompt during update

1.2.61 Beta (October 23, 2019)
Updater:
- Fixed an issue where non-admin users would not be able to update to newer versions of GOG Galaxy

1.2.62 Beta (October 30, 2019)
Overlay:
- Fixed crashes for various games

1.2.63 (December 02, 2019)
General:
- Updated CEF version to 3729 (Chromium to 74)
- Security fixes
Updater:
- Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background, while the application is running
- [Windows] No additional UAC prompt during update
Overlay [Windows]:
- Now supports games which use Vulkan API (e.g. Jupiter Hell, X4: Foundations)
- Fixes crashes for various games

1.2.64 (December 04, 2019)
- Hotfix for launching games

1.2.66 (January 23, 2020)
- Added information about GOG Galaxy 2.0 Open Beta
- Optimization related to showing download progress
- Fixed an issue where Overlay did not launch for some games that use Vulkan
- [Windows] Updated code signing certificate
- [MacOS] Crash fixes

1.2.67 (February 24, 2020)
General:
- [Windows] GOG Galaxy will now show a warning when trying to run on non-NTFS file systems
- Improved security of the application
- Updated POCO library
GOG GALAXY Update:
- Fixes for bugs in the GOG Galaxy update process
Post edited February 24, 2020 by TheTomasz
Is there a way to tell Galaxy what exe it needs to be targeting?

For Age of Wonders it keeps targeting the wrong exe and there does not appear to be an option to tell it to stop doing that.
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ShadowWulfe: Is there a way to tell Galaxy what exe it needs to be targeting?

For Age of Wonders it keeps targeting the wrong exe and there does not appear to be an option to tell it to stop doing that.
In the game folder, there should be a manifest file for Galaxy, you can edit the path there.

If you think it's wrong for everybody, please report it to support. :)
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takezodunmer2005: I love gog and gog galaxy; it is my default program for accessing/downloading my games, but for the love of gog can you please fix the icon bug already!?
I don't know if it sad or just cringe worthy when you look up recent GOG videos on YouTube and you see people running version 1.2.44 and half their icons are missing. This is what possible non GOG users are seeing from Galaxy when watching these videos.

They say you only get one first impression, and I'm not sure this is the one GOG wants... I hope when these cache changes are made, this issue is fixed once and for all.
Post edited July 04, 2018 by BKGaming
The current version of Galaxy hits my GPU at 30-50% while downloading a game on thel library screen. This turns on my laptop fan and burns power for no good reason. Please fix
why my password manager Dashlane not supported?
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takezodunmer2005: I love gog and gog galaxy; it is my default program for accessing/downloading my games, but for the love of gog can you please fix the icon bug already!?
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BKGaming: I don't know if it sad or just cringe worthy when you look up recent GOG videos on YouTube and you see people running version 1.2.44 and half their icons are missing. This is what possible non GOG users are seeing from Galaxy when watching these videos.

They say you only get one first impression, and I'm not sure this is the one GOG wants... I hope when these cache changes are made, this issue is fixed once and for all.
And how!

Yeah, it's an irritant as far as I'm concerned, but nowhere near as being a deal breaker, as steam's entire icon library disables once you're disconnected from the internet, and at least you can restore most of the icons offline with galaxy!... **I noticed that the issues with the icons not showing up due to de-linking to the store have been resolved, they just need a caching system that allows for offline web content like most browsers!

But yeah, in spite of it all, new users need to give galaxy a chance!

**(My mistake, it hasn't...)
Post edited July 05, 2018 by takezodunmer2005
Downloads via Galaxy are not working again. Latest version 1.2.44.
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takezodunmer2005: Yeah, it's an irritant as far as I'm concerned, but nowhere near as being a deal breaker, as steam's entire icon library disables once you're disconnected from the internet, and at least you can restore most of the icons offline with galaxy!...
True but I doubt most people use Galaxy or Steam offline. For the grid icons you can also add a custom one which I believe works offline.
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takezodunmer2005: Yeah, it's an irritant as far as I'm concerned, but nowhere near as being a deal breaker, as steam's entire icon library disables once you're disconnected from the internet, and at least you can restore most of the icons offline with galaxy!...
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BKGaming: True but I doubt most people use Galaxy or Steam offline. For the grid icons you can also add a custom one which I believe works offline.
Heh, I'm one of those folks that do as I have been disconnected and.or without service for long stretches of time, What do you mean about custom grid icons for steam? How do you make custom icons?
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BKGaming: True but I doubt most people use Galaxy or Steam offline. For the grid icons you can also add a custom one which I believe works offline.
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takezodunmer2005: Heh, I'm one of those folks that do as I have been disconnected and.or without service for long stretches of time, What do you mean about custom grid icons for steam? How do you make custom icons?
https://www.pcgamer.com/customize-steams-grid-view-icons-for-a-beautiful-library/

There are websites that offer images already made and at the right size. You could also use something like https://www.gogdb.org to get logo images and then you can resize them if the game is on GOG too.
Post edited July 05, 2018 by BKGaming
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takezodunmer2005: Heh, I'm one of those folks that do as I have been disconnected and.or without service for long stretches of time, What do you mean about custom grid icons for steam? How do you make custom icons?
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BKGaming: https://www.pcgamer.com/customize-steams-grid-view-icons-for-a-beautiful-library/

There are websites that offer images already made and at the right size. You could also use something like https://www.gogdb.org to get logo images and then you can resize them if the game is on GOG too.
Thanks a lot for these links I'm sure they'll more than prove to be a valuable asset to my library!
i uninstalled it , for my computer is just a BLOATWARE
So now it seems like downloading with GOG Galaxy is the only option for downloading my games? Is there any way to get it to download the installer like before rather than installing it directly? I like backing up my installers locally so that I have them if the internet has gone out or I'm otherwise somewhere without connectivity.
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nguida: So now it seems like downloading with GOG Galaxy is the only option for downloading my games?
Wrong.

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nguida: Is there any way to get it to download the installer like before rather than installing it directly?
On the game card in the library (see attachment).
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Hello,

I've been using galaxy for a while now and like it for the convenience of installing and updating games.
However, I don't like to have it open while playing. Pressing the shortcut for some games now launches galaxy first and then launches the game afterwards.
I googled for a solution and apparently installing recently updated games now causes the shortcuts created by galaxy to launch galaxy first.

I know there's the easy workaround of simply making shortcuts to the exes in the folders manually, but I'd still like to ask if gog could give an option when installing games to not make the shortcuts open galaxy, or some option in the settings menu which would change existing shortcuts to run without galaxy. I'm aware it's not a huge issue but I found it more convenient before. Thanks for reading.