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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 May 06, 2015
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apehater: can i somehow update alpha to beta or do i have to uninstall alpha and then install beta?
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moonshineshadow: Normally it should update automatically after you restart the client.
ok it did update itself now, but i started galaxyclient.exe out of the folder. it didn't update as i started the shortcut before.
Post edited May 06, 2015 by apehater
Posted May 06, 2015
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MorningStar33: Is auto-updating officially working in beta?

I have the option to enable/disable it for every game, but it's still greyed under "Features (Coming Soon)" in Galaxy Settings.
The greyed out one is for enabling/disabling it in general for all games. That has to be implemented yet, that is why it is not active yet. Aside from that auto-updating should work.
Posted May 06, 2015
Tried importing my games into galaxy and it only managed to add 3 games. The rest keeps saying 'install' altough the games are already installed
Posted May 06, 2015
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Esputi: Tried importing my games into galaxy and it only managed to add 3 games. The rest keeps saying 'install' altough the games are already installed
Not all games are compatible with that option yet, it will probably get better over time.
Posted May 06, 2015
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Esputi: Tried importing my games into galaxy and it only managed to add 3 games. The rest keeps saying 'install' altough the games are already installed
If they were installed originally from installers that were pre-galaxy, then they wont contain the metadata Galaxy looks for and it wont detect them. Essentially games that do not contain the metadata are no different than it detecting any other random application on the system, it has no way to know what they are.

You can however point it to a specific directory and try that by hitting the big + icon on the upper left and pointing it in the right direction. It may or may not work. I had it detect a few games and not detect many more. If it doesn't detect a game, allegedly if you rename the directory the game is installed into to what Galaxy looks for, that might work but it may cause the WIndows install system to not be able to uninstall it and leave a turd in the Windows install/remove programs dialogue in control panel.

This is all just current state of beta testing however, GOG has indicated that they hope to make this whole process as smooth as possible and have more games be detected via some means in the future. If you have the bandwidth and time to spare though the best way to resolve it is to either uninstall the game and reinstall it through Galaxy (and thus help test that part of the beta test also), or re-download the latest installers for the game and reinstall the game from one of those. The new installers in theory should have the latest Galaxy metadata present in them however I've personally found that to not be the case with some of the games so your mileage may vary.

Of course, it is a beta test which means there are bugs/issues that need to be found and resolved before it launches primetime so expect the odd bug and inconvenience for now as par for the course.

HTH
Posted May 06, 2015
this invite friends stuff is planned to replace the pm system?
Posted May 06, 2015
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Esputi: Tried importing my games into galaxy and it only managed to add 3 games. The rest keeps saying 'install' altough the games are already installed
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skeletonbow: If they were installed originally from installers that were pre-galaxy, then they wont contain the metadata Galaxy looks for and it wont detect them. Essentially games that do not contain the metadata are no different than it detecting any other random application on the system, it has no way to know what they are.

You can however point it to a specific directory and try that by hitting the big + icon on the upper left and pointing it in the right direction. It may or may not work. I had it detect a few games and not detect many more. If it doesn't detect a game, allegedly if you rename the directory the game is installed into to what Galaxy looks for, that might work but it may cause the WIndows install system to not be able to uninstall it and leave a turd in the Windows install/remove programs dialogue in control panel.

This is all just current state of beta testing however, GOG has indicated that they hope to make this whole process as smooth as possible and have more games be detected via some means in the future. If you have the bandwidth and time to spare though the best way to resolve it is to either uninstall the game and reinstall it through Galaxy (and thus help test that part of the beta test also), or re-download the latest installers for the game and reinstall the game from one of those. The new installers in theory should have the latest Galaxy metadata present in them however I've personally found that to not be the case with some of the games so your mileage may vary.

Of course, it is a beta test which means there are bugs/issues that need to be found and resolved before it launches primetime so expect the odd bug and inconvenience for now as par for the course.

HTH
Ah ok thx for the info. Perhaps I'll try re-downloading, if it helps the beta. Just gotta make sure to back-up all the save files
Posted May 06, 2015
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apehater: can i somehow update alpha to beta or do i have to uninstall alpha and then install beta?
It was enough for me to close/exit the client then start it again
It started downloading patch for me at least.
Posted May 06, 2015
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skeletonbow: You can however point it to a specific directory and try that by hitting the big + icon on the upper left and pointing it in the right direction. It may or may not work. I had it detect a few games and not detect many more. If it doesn't detect a game, allegedly if you rename the directory the game is installed into to what Galaxy looks for, that might work but it may cause the WIndows install system to not be able to uninstall it and leave a turd in the Windows install/remove programs dialogue in control panel.
I've had success with all of the games I tried to import so far. For the ones that it didn't automatically detect, I went to my library and clicked on the game. Then instead of Install, I clicked More, Manage, Import Folder. Then it knew which game was supposed to be in the folder I told it to import.
Posted May 06, 2015
It took 2 restarts, but I now have beta.
What features is the beta supposed to have?

I noticed the friends list, but that's all I can see.
Post edited May 06, 2015 by CthuluIsSpy
Posted May 06, 2015
I have a quick question for everyone using the alpha/beta of galaxy, Is there a way to shut the program down when exiting it out like any other program? when I close it down it does not shut down at all and just minimizes to my icons area.

Does anyone know a way shut this thing down without going to alt control delete end process method?

any help would be great thank you! ^_^
Posted May 06, 2015
Been using the client for a couple of days now, everything seems to be working pretty good.

I've got two suggestions regarding the Library navigation.

1) Place some sort of border around the options that appear when a game is selected. This will help to show where the options end, as currently (without any deliniation) the text from the options overlaps the title below and can be confusing.

2) Place Navigation 'Page" arrows at the top of a page as well as the bottom. I have about 400 titles, and love that I can browes through them alphabetically, however having to scroll to the bottom of a page to change pages is slightly redundant.


Thats about all I have found thus far small items, all-in-all I am loving the new client.
Posted May 06, 2015
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DreamedArtist: I have a quick question for everyone using the alpha/beta of galaxy, Is there a way to shut the program down when exiting it out like any other program? when I close it down it does not shut down at all and just minimizes to my icons area.

Does anyone know a way shut this thing down without going to alt control delete end process method?

any help would be great thank you! ^_^
If you are using windows
right click the icon, there shoud be two choices Exit and Open
click exit.
Posted May 06, 2015
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DreamedArtist: I have a quick question for everyone using the alpha/beta of galaxy, Is there a way to shut the program down when exiting it out like any other program? when I close it down it does not shut down at all and just minimizes to my icons area.

Does anyone know a way shut this thing down without going to alt control delete end process method?

any help would be great thank you! ^_^
Right click on the icon -> Exit.
Posted May 06, 2015
Got the beta
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