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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 March 20, 2015
Finally got the code for the client. While I like the client, it's designed really badly. Storing data in 10 different places is VERY BAD design.

So I have:
- GalaxyClient on D: drive
- Downloads in ProgramData
- GOG Games and Extras on C: drive

WHY!? Why can't it be like with Steam? Everyting WITHIN client folder? It works brilliantly and it's way more transparent than this mess. EA's Origin is doing the same crap and I hate it from the bottom of my heart. If I refresh my Windows 8.1 instalaltion I have to redownload 150 gigabytes of games just because of moronic client design. In Steam client, only thing that I have to re-download is the client itself, like 50MB and install it in the same folder as before. And that's it. No fiddling, no heavy downloading, it just works.

+GalaxyClient
+---DOWNLOADS
+---GAMES
+---EXTRAS

This is how I've arranged it now, but it' silly that it doesn't come this way out of the box.

And while I know this is Alpha build, minimizing to trey is a top priority must have feature. Without it, the whole existence of client is pointless.
Posted March 21, 2015
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rejzor: Finally got the code for the client. While I like the client, it's designed really badly. Storing data in 10 different places is VERY BAD design.

So I have:
- GalaxyClient on D: drive
- Downloads in ProgramData
- GOG Games and Extras on C: drive

WHY!? Why can't it be like with Steam?
I actually like the system here very much. I for instance have an ssd where I want all my games to be installed but neither the client nor the download data should take space on that drive.
Posted March 21, 2015
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hackebeilchen: I actually like the system here very much. I for instance have an ssd where I want all my games to be installed but neither the client nor the download data should take space on that drive.
So... your OS is not on your SSD? Or did you migrate your ProgramData?
Posted March 21, 2015
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Spinorial: So... your OS is not on your SSD? Or did you migrate your ProgramData?
nope my OS is on a different (very small) ssd.
Posted March 21, 2015
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hackebeilchen: nope my OS is on a different (very small) ssd.
Heh, that's one way of solving that problem :P
Posted March 21, 2015
Please add option to change maximum network bandwidth.. Galaxy download my games at full speed (and i cannot lower it) and it keep disconected when i browse internet at the same time.
Posted March 21, 2015
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Shofixti1227: Please add option to change maximum network bandwidth.. Galaxy download my games at full speed (and i cannot lower it) and it keep disconected when i browse internet at the same time.
While this is something we'll definitely add at some point, have you tried lowering number of download threads in Client settings?
Posted March 21, 2015
There will be achievements with score Gog?
Posted March 21, 2015
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Shofixti1227: Please add option to change maximum network bandwidth.. Galaxy download my games at full speed (and i cannot lower it) and it keep disconected when i browse internet at the same time.
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Destro: While this is something we'll definitely add at some point, have you tried lowering number of download threads in Client settings?
I didnt tried, because i download only one game at same time already (too many games mean mess on my desktop). Maybe my internet is to slow to handle it (~10mbps). Anyway thanks for including this idea into future release of client, and good luck with it.
Posted March 21, 2015
I have only been able to fiddle with the Galaxy Client for about a day now, the things i thought it needed, i will list. If my suggestions are somewhere back there im sorry, this is a 50 page thread and i cant read them all.
-Game Properties
-Customization game shelf
-User Profiles
-More Detailed options
-Game Timer
-Themes
-Bonus Content should totally be under the games name on the Game tab, in the shape of a treasure chest.
-Overlay, friends, FPS, CPU Usage, Temps, Google.
-Media player for the OSTs. I think it could be done very uniquely
-Free Cake.
Posted March 21, 2015
Installing over a game that I already had before, when the client checks which files are already present, is making me seriously worried about the safety of my HDD. I've never heard it grind and screech so loudly.

PS. how do I attach more than one log file to a ticket?
Post edited March 21, 2015 by Malek86
Posted March 21, 2015
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Malek86: PS. how do I attach more than one log file to a ticket?
If I recall correclty, you can add more files after you've finished submitting the issue and open it again.
Posted March 21, 2015
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Shofixti1227: I didnt tried, because i download only one game at same time already (too many games mean mess on my desktop). Maybe my internet is to slow to handle it (~10mbps). Anyway thanks for including this idea into future release of client, and good luck with it.
Number of threads is how many concurrent connections are made while downloading. It has nothing to do with multiple files (the client will only download one at a time any way). Reducing the threads should effectively reduce the bandwidth you're using at a given time whilst downloading a game.
Posted March 21, 2015
So I have a lot of gog games installed over 3 hard drives can I just copy and paste all the games into the galaxy games folder and it will find them or would I have to reinstall each one?
Posted March 21, 2015
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Neonshuffler: So I have a lot of gog games installed over 3 hard drives can I just copy and paste all the games into the galaxy games folder and it will find them or would I have to reinstall each one?
I don't have the alpha, but if I recall correctly from earlier posts I think you have to reinstall the game through Galaxy? I don't think the alpha has autodetection yet. Also, you may find out that some of your games don't show up in Galaxy's list of games that you own. That's normal, not all games on GOG currently have Galaxy support.
Post edited March 21, 2015 by a_lemming
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