JudasIscariot: About point number 2:
If you turn off the GOG Downloader mode and click on a link to download the game, the window that pops up shows the full file name before you begin downloading the game, unless you have your browser set to save everything without asking for your input. It's not the most elegant solution, I'll admit, but it does work :D.
maciek: Thank you, you just saved one second of my time I'd otherwise waste on looking for the cancel button ;D But seriously, should I conclude that this strange deviation from the very good naming and notification strategy GOG introduced recently is accepted and it can happen again that another game is updated and nobody knows about it?
korell: I don't think anyone is getting update notifications at the moment, due to GOG gradually changing the version 1.0 installers to version 2.0 installers. I've not had an update notification in quite a good many weeks now.
maciek: This week I received notifications about Alpha Centauri and even Eador Genesis today, but those were additions not replacements if that matters...
" This week I received notifications about Alpha Centauri and even Eador Genesis today, but those were additions not replacements if that matters..."
That's correct with the exception of Alpha Centauri as that was an issue that had to deal with the official 2.0 SMAX patch that was resolved.