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!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING !!!

== 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 (see below)

Where can I find Galaxy logs on my computer?
On Windows 7 or later: C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\Galaxy\Logs
On Mac OS X: /Users/Shared/GOG.com/Galaxy/Logs

== 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 ==
- throttling max download speed is not yet possible
- notifications related to incoming chat messages and friend requests does not always disappear instantly when consumed and may require reloading Store page
- games imported from existing installations will auto-update once, even if updating is disabled
- Moving Galaxy from /Applications on Mac OS X will stop the app from working
- Galaxy cannot be launched by other users on the same computer
Post edited October 03, 2016 by Liosan
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Hi Everyone,

Below you can find the changelog of GOG Galaxy.

Changelog 1.1.15 (September 7th, 2016):
Changes / Improvements:
• Added Wallet button in dropdown menu under user's avatar
• Performance improvements on UI speed and a little on CPU usage
• Enabled copying text in Galaxy forums
• History will now remember only the 100 most recent pages in history
Bugfixes:
• Fix for "Disk access problem" bug, which broke installation and updates of games. (Bug happened on Windows only, but general mechanism is better on OS X as well)
• Fix for Verify/Repair, which did not work in some scenarios (The above bug for example)
• Fix for "Server problem" while downloading backup installers or other goodies. They will now work, even if temporary download folder is same as destination folder
• Fixed situations in which Store page sometimes did not load properly after waking up computer

Changelog 1.1.16 (September 19th, 2016):
Improvements:
• Galaxy now supports H.264 codecs
• Much better handling of paying using third party processors (PayPal, paysafecard etc.)
• Friends and chat window now scale with the system scaling factor
• New and prettier GOG Eula will be used in games
• Better handling of loading timeouts

Bugfixes:
• "INSTALLED" label will appear all pages of the library now
• Fixed a bug with game time tracking for some games. Galaxy will now register more than one minute:)
• Fixed a bug in which Galaxy in rare cases could not be able to update the game (bug rather existed in rollbacks)
• Galaxy will no longer show a little bit of bare code upon launching
• Fixed blurred images in sidebar expanded list mode

Changelog 1.1.17(hotfix September 20th, 2016):
• Fixed crashes and 'Disk Access Problem' caused by updating Galaxy from 1.1.12 (and earlier versions) to 1.1.16

Changelog 1.1.18 (October 19th, 2016):
Improvements:
• More accurate game time tracking mechanism
• Improved mechanism showing current online status between friends

Bugfixes:
• Fixed a bug which caused Galaxy to stop tracking game time

Changelog 1.1.19 (October 25th, 2016):
Improvements:
• We have removed download size from Galaxy updater. It showed faulty data, as Galaxy Updater doesn't download > 100mb each time and only downloads differences. It will come back in nearest future, when it will show correct data:)
• The first check for game updates will be done 15s after Galaxy starts, instead of 5 minutes.
• OSX: Improved mechanism responsible for removing old files left by Galaxy updates
• OSX: Improved the way Galaxy handles installing games into protected locations like /Applications; you will receive a password prompt about a "Helper tool" installation

Bugfixes:
• Fixed "Essential components missing" error which sometimes appeared after fresh installation
• Fixed a situation where failure in Updater could lead to Galaxy not being able to launch
• Fixed self-update on OSX to properly delete leftover files
• Fixed friends window losing functionality after network loss and reconnect
• Fixed blurry Windows 10 Galaxy tray icon
• Galaxy will remember maximised window status

Changelog 1.1.20(November 2nd, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Fixed installing XNA4 and other msi-based dependencies.
• Store page won't be reloaded twice upon logging in

Changelog: 1.1.21 (November 17th, 2016)
Improvements / changes:
• Added "with preview updates" suffix to Galaxy window title
• Small optimizations with memory and Galaxy loading time
• Small improvements with updater, it should fail less

Bugfixes:
• Fixed a bug with Galaxy refreshing pages
• Fixed occasional crashes

Changelog 1.1.22 (November 22nd, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Galaxy will no longer freeze when downloading a game update and checking another game in library
• Galaxy should crash even less now:)

Changelog 1.1.23 (November 28th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Galaxy will be now able to reconnect to internet correctly, if computer was put to sleep and then woken up without (initially) Internet connection
• Downloading of games/updates should have less impact on starting other installations

Changelog 1.1.24(December 6th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Downloading an installer with Galaxy and using it to install the game should not result in redownloading the whole game again
• Updater should no longer report over 100% progress on download

Adjustments:
• Increased timeout for failures during sign in
• Increased timeout for "Loading Timeout"

Changelog 1.1.25 (December 20th, 2016)
Bugfixes:
• Fixed a crash when trying to install certain games (Game affected was 1979 Revolution: Black Friday).

Changelog 1.1.26 (December 23rd, 2016, Preview only)
Changes:
• Introduced new downloading mechanism

Changelog 1.1.27 (January 26th, 2017, Preview)
Bugfixes:
• Aborting or pausing downloads will be smoother (They will stop faster)
• Pausing downloads will no longer cause memory usage to go super high

Changelog 1.1.27 (January 31th, 2017)
Changes:
• Introduced new downloading mechanism
Bugfixes:
• Aborting or pausing downloads will be smoother (They will stop faster)
• Pausing downloads will no longer cause memory usage to go super high

Changelog 1.1.28 (March 10th, 2017)
Changes / Improvements:
- Better support for differential patches. They are now seperate depending on game's language and system bitness
- Italian & Japanese partial support + more Spanish translations
- Improved checking for new available updates of the games
- We'll sort available DLCs alphabetically
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash when Galaxy doesn't have permissions to the logs directory
- Fixed showing empty grey page after a while of inactivity
- Fixed infinite spinner after going to support page
- Fixed displaying of prices in cart when they were over 999 (Bug caused by a comma in the price)
- MacOS: Popup windows (for example chat) will no longer open as a tab but as a separate window instead
- MacOS: Fixed memory leak (~30MB upon GOG Galaxy launch)
- MacOS: Fixed memory leak while playing a game

Changelog 1.1.29 (March 14nd, 2017)
Changes:
- Changes in downloading mechanism, which allows for better control over download's flow
Bugfixes:
- Fixed displaying progress of differential patches (It did not display the "Extracting" status)

Changelog 1.1.30 (March 16th, 2017)
Bugfixes:
- Fixed a crash within games downloading mechanism

== PREVIEW UPDATES* ===

HOW TO ENABLE PREVIEWS?
Go to your Galaxy settings and check the option to receive preview updates.

HOW TO DISABLE PREVIEW?
- Uninstall Galaxy
- Download current installer from gog.com/galaxy
- Install Galaxy
- Import your games

Changelog 1.2.0 (March 22nd, 2017)
Changes and improvements:
- Cloud saves backup and syncing (supported games only)
- Screenshot capture with F12 (supported games only)
- In-game overlay with FPS counter and notifications (supported games only)
- Greatly improved chat, also in overlay
- Ability to enable or disable achievements, game time tracking, auto-updating games and more
- Desktop and in-game notifications system
- Ability to set bandwidth limit and scheduler
- New settings window
- Rarity information in achievements
- Abort button next to installation status
- Only one Galaxy Updater window will be shown in most cases
- GOG Galaxy updates will be downloaded in the background
- Games are now downloaded directly to their install directory, instead of a temporary location
- Galaxy changelog is displayed in Galaxy

Bugfixes:
- Fixed game time tracking issues
- Initial size of Galaxy Client window will respect Windows scaling
- Improved Windows 10 Galaxy tray icon
- Fixed a bug which caused Galaxy to redownload whole data in case of a failure of installation/update
- Thumbnail highlighting in media gallery now works properly
- Decreased client's network and CPU usage (especially for a lot of games)
- MacOS: Fixed situation when Galaxy Client could downloading due to App Nap
- MacOS: Fixed crash when logging out with "New post" popup open
- MacOS: Fixed game processes not being properly cleaned up after exiting
Post edited March 22, 2017 by TheTomasz
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For everyone who has a problem with missing api-ms-crt dlls in Client's versions post 1.1.5:
Please install one of those windows update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2999226 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3118401
You may need to update Windows to meet the requirements for these:
For Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2919355
For Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/976932

You can also try reinstalling Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables 2015 (x86) if you meet above requirements.
Available here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145

If above instructions doesn't work for you, create a separate issue on mantis.gog.com and we'll try to help you individually.

Please note that this solution only helps with the missing api-ms-crt dlls.


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Answering this question: Why 1.1 doesn't work after updating to 1.2?

This is happening probably due to incompatible database from version 1.2, please delete this folder:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\GOG.com\Galaxy\storage
usually
C:\ProgramData\GOG.com\storage\

Then you'll have to use scan&import (menu under the top Galaxy logo) function to see your games back in Galaxy Client.
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Post edited March 27, 2017 by TheTomasz
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ELFswe: Hm, I keep getting server problem when a file have finished downloading and it gets deleted when that message has popped up. It doesent matter what game or file I download.
I think I got the same problem - Galaxy client showed a message "Server fail" or something like that.
Opened GalaxyClient.log file and figured out that the problem is the same folder for temporary downloads and backups & goodies.

That's it:

2016-08-28 08:24:52 [Information][SubSystem installer thread (3)]: Moving F:\GOG Games\Downloads\obduction\obduction_manual.zip to F:\GOG Games\Downloads\obduction\obduction_manual.zip.

Note - Galaxy tries to move file to it's current location and fails to do so. I think we just cannot open the file for input and output simultaneously.

Since I changed path to the temporary downloads folder everything works just fine.
So, If anyone got the same problem - you probably should check Galaxy settings, assuming that setting the same path for "Temporary game download folder" and "Download backups & goodies to" is a bad idea.
Post edited August 28, 2016 by sigal_92
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mm324: The problem as I see it, even when they do put in some big features many are going to look at them and say "About time they added that". So I'm not sure how much of a wow factor they'll get.
The two are not mutually exclusive however. One can feel wow factor and simultaneously say "it's about time they added that". :)

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BKGaming: It is. However one needs to remember Galaxy is not competing against the Steam of old... Galaxy is competing against Steam of today. That's all that will matter to any potential Galaxy users.
Indeed, as they add new features and work the kinks out though, more and more people will deem it "good enough" for general use even if it lacks other features they want. Much like anyone using it right now such as ourselves. The list will get longer over time I'm sure.
Post edited August 28, 2016 by skeletonbow
Galaxy seriously needs an option to translate the username to something else user-defined to the games that desperately think its hip to pick the shop-platform username for ingame characters. First No Mans Sky and now my Emperor in the new Master of Orion. For me it ruins these games.

Its ok if its just an account reference like in Dying Light; the character has a defined name in there so it does not bother. But the other thing annoys me so much that I'd rather type annoying posts like these instead of playing these otherwise good games :(
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anothername: Galaxy seriously needs an option to translate the username to something else user-defined to the games that desperately think its hip to pick the shop-platform username for ingame characters. First No Mans Sky and now my Emperor in the new Master of Orion. For me it ruins these games.

Its ok if its just an account reference like in Dying Light; the character has a defined name in there so it does not bother. But the other thing annoys me so much that I'd rather type annoying posts like these instead of playing these otherwise good games :(
An option would certainly be fine, but it's most definitely the games' fault that there isn't a simple "Enter your name" field in them. (Not saying it isn't annoying, just that it's unfortunate.)
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anothername: Galaxy seriously needs an option to translate the username to something else user-defined to the games that desperately think its hip to pick the shop-platform username for ingame characters. First No Mans Sky and now my Emperor in the new Master of Orion. For me it ruins these games.

Its ok if its just an account reference like in Dying Light; the character has a defined name in there so it does not bother. But the other thing annoys me so much that I'd rather type annoying posts like these instead of playing these otherwise good games :(
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Tyrrhia: An option would certainly be fine, but it's most definitely the games' fault that there isn't a simple "Enter your name" field in them. (Not saying it isn't annoying, just that it's unfortunate.)
I agree with that and I do not blame gog at all. But I guess the way they read out the account name would be more or less the same regardless of company (ab)using it. So I'd guess if gog has some kind of account name display field in each game (or at least each with such a fault) that could make sure that future virtual generations does not have to praise the name of <insert worst account name you can imagine in here>.
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ELFswe: Hm, I keep getting server problem when a file have finished downloading and it gets deleted when that message has popped up. It doesent matter what game or file I download.
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sigal_92: I think I got the same problem - Galaxy client showed a message "Server fail" or something like that.
Opened GalaxyClient.log file and figured out that the problem is the same folder for temporary downloads and backups & goodies.

That's it:

2016-08-28 08:24:52 [Information][SubSystem installer thread (3)]: Moving F:\GOG Games\Downloads\obduction\obduction_manual.zip to F:\GOG Games\Downloads\obduction\obduction_manual.zip.

Note - Galaxy tries to move file to it's current location and fails to do so. I think we just cannot open the file for input and output simultaneously.

Since I changed path to the temporary downloads folder everything works just fine.
So, If anyone got the same problem - you probably should check Galaxy settings, assuming that setting the same path for "Temporary game download folder" and "Download backups & goodies to" is a bad idea.
Yeah, changing the temp folder fixed it. Must be a patch I've missed.
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anothername: I agree with that and I do not blame gog at all. But I guess the way they read out the account name would be more or less the same regardless of company (ab)using it. So I'd guess if gog has some kind of account name display field in each game (or at least each with such a fault) that could make sure that future virtual generations does not have to praise the name of <insert worst account name you can imagine in here>.
The best one could hope for here is a way to change your username via the site or Galaxy. As I wrote in another post, this behavior is pretty standard in the industry no matter if you use GOG, Steam, uPlay, Origin, Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, etc. In the end it comes down to a design choice. At this point it's pretty ingrained in games with online features, so I would not expect this to change. I expect more games to release this way.

If it bothers you that much, contact support and get your name changed.
Post edited August 28, 2016 by BKGaming
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anothername: I agree with that and I do not blame gog at all. But I guess the way they read out the account name would be more or less the same regardless of company (ab)using it. So I'd guess if gog has some kind of account name display field in each game (or at least each with such a fault) that could make sure that future virtual generations does not have to praise the name of <insert worst account name you can imagine in here>.
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BKGaming: The best one could hope for here is a way to change your username via the site or Galaxy. As I wrote in another post, this behavior is pretty standard in the industry no matter if you use GOG, Steam, uPlay, Origin, Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, etc. In the end it comes down to a design choice. At this point it's pretty ingrained in games with online features, so I would not expect this to change. I expect more games to release this way.

If it bothers you that much, contact support and get your name changed.
Sorry, but thats a stupid solution; no service would change the name depending on what game I'd like to play now (even if, they won't do it instant). Also I might have said it before: The user being used as account name ingame would not even bother me as abstract account name definition if not for the push as a character name.

With Master of Orion the good thing is that it might indeed be an unintentional bug since you have to type a leader name before starting a session; its just that then it shows something different; another player even reported it showing his computers name.

Sorry if it bothers you reading my rant about this stupid practice; but even if it is common practice nobody should stop them doing it right by separating the character name from the account name; you cannot deny it being two different pairs of shoes.
Post edited August 28, 2016 by anothername
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anothername: Sorry, but thats a stupid solution; no service would change the name depending on what game I'd like to play now (even if, they won't do it instant). Also I might have said it before: The user being used as account name ingame would not even bother me as abstract account name definition if not for the push as a character name.

With Master of Orion the good thing is that it might indeed be an unintentional bug since you have to type a leader name before starting a session; its just that then it shows something different; another player even reported it showing his computers name.

Sorry if it bothers you reading my rant about this stupid practice; but even if it is common practice nobody should stop them doing it right by separating the character name from the account name; you cannot deny it being two different pairs of shoes.
This had nothing to do with GOG. In NMS you are an explorer, you are the same exact explorer as every other explorer. My explorer is the same exact explorer as your explorer. This isn't Skyrim or Fallout and shouldn't be confused as such. It's not designed to be a role playing game (though it of course can have role play elements).

In Master of Orion. You can pick a leader name for single player as a custom race. When playing online you are still anothername and I'm still BKGaming.

Your complaining about a design choice. You were not meant to have a name in NMS. You a nameless explorer. Even when using Galaxy and your account name is used for online play. This is not a character name. This is an account name used for online services.

Your confusing the two and really complaining about how the game was designed. Again GOG has no control over that.
Post edited August 28, 2016 by BKGaming
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Johny.: snip
As I stated before in an earlier post someone may want to change the achievement unlock banner in Galaxy. The glow effect looks really bad in some games (really noticeable in Master of Orion). I think it would look fine if you kept the purple achievement banner but removed the glow effect from it. I managed to capture a picture of it at any rate. Will also post to mantis.

EDIT: Posted to mantis here: http://mantis.gog.com/view.php?id=4548
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Post edited August 29, 2016 by BKGaming
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anothername: Sorry, but thats a stupid solution; no service would change the name depending on what game I'd like to play now (even if, they won't do it instant). Also I might have said it before: The user being used as account name ingame would not even bother me as abstract account name definition if not for the push as a character name.

With Master of Orion the good thing is that it might indeed be an unintentional bug since you have to type a leader name before starting a session; its just that then it shows something different; another player even reported it showing his computers name.

Sorry if it bothers you reading my rant about this stupid practice; but even if it is common practice nobody should stop them doing it right by separating the character name from the account name; you cannot deny it being two different pairs of shoes.
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BKGaming: This had nothing to do with GOG. In NMS you are an explorer, you are the same exact explorer as every other explorer. My explorer is the same exact explorer as your explorer. This isn't Skyrim or Fallout and shouldn't be confused as such. It's not designed to be a role playing game (though it of course can have role play elements).

In Master of Orion. You can pick a leader name for single player as a custom race. When playing online you are still anothername and I'm still BKGaming.

Your complaining about a design choice. You were not meant to have a name in NMS. You a nameless explorer. Even when using Galaxy and your account name is used for online play. This is not a character name. This is an account name used for online services.

Your confusing the two and really complaining about how the game was designed. Again GOG has no control over that.
What makes you think I blame gog; especially since I even said the opposite? oO

Besides that you're being wrong about the MoO point too. Its OK if you don't care about these details but don't tell me to not care if the name I picked in MoO gets overwritten (in singleplayer, don't care about MP in MoO). And nameless explorer? I wish for; at least then I could imagine he has a real name.

I do get that you give a crap what you characters are called or even what you are associate as character but don't give me crap just because it annoys you I care about that.
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anothername: What makes you think I blame gog; especially since I even said the opposite? oO
Didn't say you did, I said there is nothing GOG can really do about it.

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anothername: Besides that you're being wrong about the MoO point too. Its OK if you don't care about these details but don't tell me to not care if the name I picked in MoO gets overwritten (in singleplayer, don't care about MP in MoO). And nameless explorer? I wish for; at least then I could imagine he has a real name.
My point is not wrong. I own MoO... see above. What I said is accurate.

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anothername: I do get that you give a crap what you characters are called or even what you are associate as character but don't give me crap just because it annoys you I care about that.
I'm not giving you crap because you care. In some games I quite like that feature when the game is designed to offer it like Skyrim and Fallout. I'm a huge fan of these games. I love role playing games. I'm giving you crap (slightly) because your posting this in the Galaxy beta thread when only developer can make this sort of change. GOG has nothing to do with it. Galaxy has nothing to do with it. In single player your account is labeled as Explorer. If you play via Galaxy your account is labeled as your GOG account name. This is a design choice the dev has chosen to support online features.

Again in NMS you are not naming a character, this feature does not exist. What you see as a name is used for online features only. It has nothing to do with your "character" as you put it. You again seem to not understand this important difference.

This is like arguing because you can't change your name in The Witcher 3. You are Geralt of Rivia . In NMS you are an unnamed Explorer. In nether case was the game designed for you to pick a name. But both games list your GOG account name when played via Galaxy. When I first load up the Witcher 3, I see BKGaming listed right on main menu. Same as in NMS when I open the start menu.

GOG account name =/= character name.
Post edited August 29, 2016 by BKGaming
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anothername: What makes you think I blame gog; especially since I even said the opposite? oO
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BKGaming: Didn't say you did, I said there is nothing GOG can really do about it.

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anothername: Besides that you're being wrong about the MoO point too. Its OK if you don't care about these details but don't tell me to not care if the name I picked in MoO gets overwritten (in singleplayer, don't care about MP in MoO). And nameless explorer? I wish for; at least then I could imagine he has a real name.
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BKGaming: My point is not wrong. I own MoO... see above. What I said is accurate.

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anothername: I do get that you give a crap what you characters are called or even what you are associate as character but don't give me crap just because it annoys you I care about that.
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BKGaming: I'm not giving you crap because you care. In some games I quite like that feature when the game is designed to offer it like Skyrim and Fallout. I'm a huge fan of these games. I love role playing games. I'm giving you crap (slightly) because your posting this in the Galaxy beta thread when only developer can make this sort of change. GOG has nothing to do with it. Galaxy has nothing to do with it. In single player your account is labeled as Explorer. If you play via Galaxy your account is labeled as your GOG account name. This is a design choice the dev has chosen to support online features.

Again in NMS you are not naming a character, this feature does not exist. What you see as a name is used for online features only. It has nothing to do with your "character" as you put it. You again seem to not understand this important difference.

This is like arguing because you can't change your name in The Witcher 3. You are Geralt of Rivia . In NMS you are an unnamed Explorer. In nether case was the game designed for you to pick a name. But both games list your GOG account name when played via Galaxy. When I first load up the Witcher 3, I see BKGaming listed right on main menu. Same as in NMS when I open the start menu.

GOG account name =/= character name.
Check the lower left screen in your NMS cockpit :(

Sure, there is no "Character Name" field, but its in such a use all over the game that it could be.

And I have not asked gog to change these games (I know thats silly) but to add a feature in Galaxy that communicates another name (... pun not intended) than the account name to them. And I only made that suggestion because MoO was the 2nd game which did that (this time specifically tied to a character) and because yourself told me that a lot more modern games have this taint.

And since gog wants (at least I think so) most if not all modern big games I do think it is not only a big feature for everybody who wants more disconnection between their account and the character they play but also a feature that is a distinct difference to Steam.

(edit: Just to make sure: I have no real problem if it is already separated in game. AFAIR Dying Light is such a case where my account is also used but, thankfully to the narrative nature of it, the character has a different name).

GOG account name =/= character name you say? Yes, I'd take two please! :)
Post edited August 29, 2016 by anothername
Hey,

another update! We've released a quick hotfix (1.1.14) to the new update mechanism released in 1.1.13. I'm pretty sure you'll notice decrease in download size for couple games' updates, when patches for those start flying out :)
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TomaszGOG: Hey,

another update! We've released a quick hotfix (1.1.14) to the new update mechanism released in 1.1.13. I'm pretty sure you'll notice decrease in download size for couple games' updates, when patches for those start flying out :)
Library and Shop are broken for me after update to 1.14 (see screenshot). Error of version or some cache issue?

Edit: deleting cache and restarting it fixed everything :)
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Post edited August 29, 2016 by hohiro