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GOG GALAXY 2.0 discussionGalaxy 2.0 is a step back(97 posts)(97 posts)
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Posted April 30, 2020
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I prefer the look of 1.2 over this by a long shot. I liked how my installed games were always shown, flushed to the left. They were never away from me when I wanted to start one up.

I wished they allowed us to keep the library UI from 1.2 (and website). Personally, The website/1.2 library looks really snazzy with its bookshelf-like appearance. I also like how all cover images had their titles directly centered on the artwork, giving them a clean, consistent appearance.

Hopefully, a later update will remedy all of this. So far, it’s all very underwhelming.
Posted April 30, 2020
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Rex3400X: I prefer the look of 1.2 over this by a long shot. I liked how my installed games were always shown, flushed to the left. They were never away from me when I wanted to start one up.

I wished they allowed us to keep the library UI from 1.2 (and website). Personally, The website/1.2 library looks really snazzy with its bookshelf-like appearance. I also like how all cover images had their titles directly centered on the artwork, giving them a clean, consistent appearance.

Hopefully, a later update will remedy all of this. So far, it’s all very underwhelming.
I agree, I like the original galaxy with it's light style and the game shelves looked nice. Like you said all games looked consistent where now some games don't because some have publisher/developer logos on them and some don't, etc
Posted April 30, 2020
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Rabenrecht: 20 minutes ago I had a Galaxy client where my game were presented on a nice bookshelf, filtered by tags, and could by sorted by date of purchase.

Then an update happend and none of this is true anymore.

For the bookshelf, I get that design is a matter of taste, but personally I really liked the bookshelf.

For tags, sure I could recreate my tags and go through all my 115 games and retag them.
There are two issues with that:
1) I shouldn't have to do this. Tags are obviously implemented in Galaxy 2.0, so this is a case of data migration. And considering Tags are not the most complex of things, the migration shouldn't be that hard.
Since Tags are a core feature for a programm like Galaxy (as a library of games) doing the migration should be a priority.
2) I actually considered retagging all my games - if I would know how to do that!
I have no idea how to:
- manage my tags
- add tags to a game

And even IF I would know, the drop in usability is HUGE considering how easy and intuitive it was to do so in Galaxy 1.

Gog team: please, PLEASE migrate the tag data to Galaxy 2 and reimplement the easy way of managing tags.
2. Right-click on a game -> Assign Tags -> Add
Post edited April 30, 2020 by BulletsOfCuddles
Posted April 30, 2020
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KTyr: Oh gash... I did that terrible thing... I did click UPDATE... I was sure it's gonna be just some minor update, not something that's gonna ruin my Galaxy. Now I'm screwed. Tell me... there must be a way to downgrade to 1.2?
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ftfy: 1.2 here:

https://content-system.gog.com/open_link/download?path=/open/galaxy/client/setup_galaxy_1.2.67.58.exe

Run Galaxy with /runWithoutUpdating in the shortcut.

No way of telling how much longer this will work, however.
Even with command the client keeps asking me to update to 2.0

I also tried to delete the GalaxyUpdater from C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy\redists\ as suggested on another thread, so I hope that works better in the long run.
Posted April 30, 2020
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Tuknar: Even with command the client keeps asking me to update to 2.0

I also tried to delete the GalaxyUpdater from C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy\redists\ as suggested on another thread, so I hope that works better in the long run.
Nice. Does deleting GalaxyUpdater.exe prevent the popup asking to update? I hope it doesn't just realise the updater exe is missing and download it again.
Posted April 30, 2020
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smuggly: I think the latest update is better than the last it still needs some work. I've been using it for a few months now I'm getting used to it. I don't use the integration features. I wish they would of let people stay on 1.2 but' here we are. It should get better. I have faith ib GOG. But A beta pushed on us is baffling.
I actually agree after using it! Caveats about dark mode, beta status, etc. aside, it has been almost a pleasant surprise. While it's obvious there are still a lot of issues, it's been very usable in my experience...
Posted April 30, 2020
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smuggly: I think the latest update is better than the last it still needs some work. I've been using it for a few months now I'm getting used to it. I don't use the integration features. I wish they would of let people stay on 1.2 but' here we are. It should get better. I have faith ib GOG. But A beta pushed on us is baffling.
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iangold: I actually agree after using it! Caveats about dark mode, beta status, etc. aside, it has been almost a pleasant surprise. While it's obvious there are still a lot of issues, it's been very usable in my experience...
i still prefer a launcher where i don't have spend 1 to 3 hours manually making it useable. customization can be a good thing but it can also take forever when you are already happy with the version you had before. i've never used tags or any of that stuff before. so for me the new 2.0 interface is completly unuseable.
Posted May 01, 2020
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smuggly: I think the latest update is better than the last it still needs some work. I've been using it for a few months now I'm getting used to it. I don't use the integration features. I wish they would of let people stay on 1.2 but' here we are. It should get better. I have faith ib GOG. But A beta pushed on us is baffling.
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iangold: I actually agree after using it! Caveats about dark mode, beta status, etc. aside, it has been almost a pleasant surprise. While it's obvious there are still a lot of issues, it's been very usable in my experience...
Forum show this topic as having 21 replys across 2 pages but there are only two in it...
Post edited May 01, 2020 by Melvin_T_Pelvis
Posted May 01, 2020
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iangold: I actually agree after using it! Caveats about dark mode, beta status, etc. aside, it has been almost a pleasant surprise. While it's obvious there are still a lot of issues, it's been very usable in my experience...
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Melvin_T_Pelvis: Forum show this topic as having 21 replys across 2 pages but there are only two in it...
It loaded onto page 2 for me, with 3 messages, including yours. Clicking "1" next to "pages" at the bottom showed the rest of the messages. Most forums load you onto the first page, not the last, so that's kind of weird, but it is an understandable explanation.

Back on the topic, I like a lot about the 2.0 update, BUT there is a key element missing which was present in 1.2 and which I'd like to see returned:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/alternative_layout_suggestion_more_like_12
Posted May 01, 2020
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Melvin_T_Pelvis: Forum show this topic as having 21 replys across 2 pages but there are only two in it...
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obliviondoll: It loaded onto page 2 for me, with 3 messages, including yours. Clicking "1" next to "pages" at the bottom showed the rest of the messages. Most forums load you onto the first page, not the last, so that's kind of weird, but it is an understandable explanation.

Back on the topic, I like a lot about the 2.0 update, BUT there is a key element missing which was present in 1.2 and which I'd like to see returned:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general_beta_gog_galaxy_2.0/alternative_layout_suggestion_more_like_12
I tried clicking page one also. It just reloaded page 2. Also tried opening a new page using the page one link. It also opened page 2.
But now it's working. sooo...
Posted May 01, 2020
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Very disappointed after the forced update to 2.0, wasn't expecting this from a company with such reputation. Has GoG been sold to some chinese conglomerate or turned its business model to data mining like everyone else?

Please, keep 1.x version for those of us who don't want friends tabs, "recently played by others" ads, purple logos, integration with other platforms and such things. Keep it nice and simple as it was before.
Post edited May 01, 2020 by Benten75
Posted May 01, 2020
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Benten75: Has GoG been sold to some chinese conglomerate or turned its business model to data mining like everyone else?
Bruh...
Posted May 01, 2020
Bring back version 1.0. Really, It had better launching times than the 1.2.

And for the freedom of choice sake, mantain versions 1.0, 1.2, 2.0 and GOG Downloader. And change the colors to some more greenish or I will never use GOG again.
Posted May 01, 2020
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Yep - just got hit by the update - I've been clicking update for so long I didn't bother with checking and didn't realise it was the 2 version.

I hate to diminish work done - but I hate it. The whole presentation of items that are in the library to the layout and display.

I get the push to more multiplayer and social platforms - but if it becomes a choice between version and offline installers - then I guess I'm going full offline installers.

Edit : Honestly some big steps back - changing things that worked well for the sake of changing them and making them more obtuse I just don't get. What the heck was the point.
Post edited May 01, 2020 by Icinix
Posted May 01, 2020
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Icinix: Yep - just got hit by the update - I've been clicking update for so long I didn't bother with checking and didn't realise it was the 2 version.
Pretty much what happened to me.

I absolutely didn't expect that hitting the button would turn the whole thing upside down.

Because usually I do trust GOG being careful and considerate about updates and new features. Just now I'm getting doubts about it.

In the end I guess I can live with this 2.0 client even though those new features are exactly those kind of features that I don't want to use. But the way how this just came over me did not feel good. This kind of procedure is just what made me abandon Steam many years ago.

I can see how this whole platform integration and community integration thing is important from a business point of view. I do understand that platform scattering is a problem in that kind of sense.

Anyway I'd really like to be left alone with this stuff. Seeing the commotion going on on the forums (which I have never really used before this day) I think I can safely say that a good deal of customers on here are this kind of leave-me-alone-with-that-Steam-bullshit type of customers.

Please don't forget about us.

Wouldn't it be possible to have kind of a separate light version of the client for those people who just want to have a piece of software that you can use to list and to start your games and nothing else?

As a customer I don't want to bother about how to find a workaround for the doings of a service provider.
Post edited May 01, 2020 by al281442
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