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Update 1.2 brings Universal Cloud Saves, the option to fully customize the Client to your needs, and much more!



NOTICE: The update is now live for everyone. Make sure to check it out and tell us what you think!



GOG Galaxy, our gamer-friendly Client, is coming out of beta with a major new update that greatly improves and enriches the user experience by introducing many long-awaited features. Let's take a closer look at some of them:

The highlight of Update 1.2 is, of course, the Universal Cloud Saves. This new feature makes it possible to add cloud saving functionality not only to new games but also to titles that never offered cloud saving before. Thanks to this, excellent games like Planescape: Torment, Heroes of Might & Magic® III, or Vampire®: the Masquerade - Bloodlines gain the benefits of saves syncing and cloud backup for the first time ever. Of course, if you prefer to keep your precious saves close at hand, your data is still saved locally for you to use, while GOG Galaxy also lets you download a backup of your saves at any time.

This huge Update introduces the option to customize the Client to your needs by selecting which features you want to use. In addition, there is a brand new hibernate mode that cuts down on Client CPU usage while playing a game and saves resources as well as battery life when idling in the background. We also went through the GOG Galaxy community wishlist and packed Update 1.2 with some of the most-requested features, including bandwidth limiting and scheduling, FPS counter, screenshot capturing, a sleek in-game overlay, achievement rarity, desktop and in-game notifications system, a new chat, and more!


The GOG Galaxy Update 1.2 is now available for all users. To download GOG Galaxy or see what’s new and improved visit <span class="bold">GOG.com/Galaxy</span>.
If you run into any issues, feel free to submit them <span class="bold">here</span>.
Haven't tried it yet but thanks already for keeping the settings optional.
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R0B0LUT10N: OS X V 10.11.5

I've remove all files that AppCleaner can find except the GalaxyClient.app and every time I lunch I get

Fatal Error

Connection to GOG Galaxy Communication Service was lost and could not be restored! GOG Galaxy will now shutdown.
On Windows 10, I get this exact same error immediately after I let it update the GOG client. Still looking for help. Never had an issue with the GOG client before.
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nm96: >The GOG Galaxy Update 1.2 is now available for all users*

*except Linux users (or do we not exist?)
Quoting this because it's true.

I am also wondering what's the status of the Galaxy LINUX client.
For me there are only a few things of beauty in this world. This is one of it (without the check mark of course).
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Post edited April 27, 2017 by VectorPrime
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srlyman: So the update installed today and now I can't use the client because it shutsdown with an error about not reaching some GOG Communication server? I never had any issues until this update. I can't seem to find anyone else with this issue.
It's not just you: http://mantis.gog.com/view.php?id=4951
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CraigGen_1970: ...
Contribution just full of rage. Reported as spam.
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Post edited April 27, 2017 by Fairfox
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ShadowAngel.207: It always boggles my mind how arrogant Linux users are.
Linux has what? 2% market share on Desktop Computers? On Steam 0.77% of all users use Linux. So you guys are a forgettable minority and basically third class users/gamers (behind Windows and Apple) and yet you act like you're so special, precious and important that you can "demand" something.
Be thankful what you get and have and if you want more support, switch to an OS that isn't basically dead, unimportant and uninteresting to every developer and publisher out there...
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Jemolk: Arrogance? Perhaps look in a mirror. A Linux version was promised. A Linux version has yet to be delivered after multiple years. We do not even have news on it. Some of us are getting a bit understandably impatient with the foot-dragging.

As for switching to an OS that isn't "basically dead and uninteresting," the Linux market share has been rapidly growing, and the Linux community has quite the foothold here at GOG, and elsewhere. Most indie games lately have been released with a Linux version. Ubisoft, EA and the like haven't shown any signs of budging, that is true, but Ubisoft and EA are well known for the kinds of abhorrent business practices most of us are at GOG to avoid, so what do I care? And for the record, Squeenix isn't much better, if any.

I might also point out that the Linux userbase on GOG is likely higher than on Steam simply because of the confluence of ideals, where Linux is the OS best for user freedom, which bears a striking resemplance to DRM-free ideas. However, we do not have exact numbers for GOG, so I can't say for certain. What I CAN say unequivocally is that your numbers for Steam are old and no longer valid.

There is also a sizable Linux gaming community, and we do stick up for ourselves. Claiming that we deserve third-class status simply on the basis of bizarrely skewed numbers that have very little relevance for determining whether it would be worthwhile for a company to put in the (fairly minimal) effort to add support for us in exchange for a drastically increased likelihood of recieving our money is moronic. Use your bargaining chips as a consumer. Even those companies that go out of their way to make consumer-friendliness their brand aren't going to consistently act in your favor without prompting. Simply being grateful for the scraps tossed your way by those who have a great deal is for corporate slaves and fanboys. If you want something from a company above and beyond bland mediocrity, you frequently have to force their hand.

You insinuate that we act like we're entitled to this. No, we're just using our bargaining power as consumers rather than surrendering all control of our lives to faceless corporate entities. You have this bargaining power as well, and using it would be good for you. However, it is in no way the fault of anyone else if you opt to cede any semblance of autonomy to those with influence and funds in favor of not having to think about what's really in your best interests as a consumer. Just don't attack the rest of us for using said bargaining chip to improve things for everyone, yourself included.
The Linux version is very much still planned, but we don't have an ETA or any kinda timeline for it at this moment in time. We are, however, working on it. I suppose this won't really satisfy many of the Linux users here but I figured I'd at least let you guys know that it's not been ditched by any means.
Congrats to the dev team for the GoG platform milestone! I am glad you all have stayed the course and kept it optional. Also I am quite grateful to have an alternative platform and I try to raise awareness by getting other gamers that I come across to visit GoG.

We need these alternatives as Win10 and the windows store is *Imperial March song* plodding forward with their nefarious plans. Making matters worse, Steam is stalled with their SteamOS as counting money apparently takes all day which leaves little time for much else lol.

So please continue the hard work in getting good games into as many peoples hands as possible DRM free!

Thanks again!

PS - would like to see things:

Change Font Size in GoG Galaxy, I am getting old and having to squint!
Offer Linux support as we need to move more to an open platform OS
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srlyman: So the update installed today and now I can't use the client because it shutsdown with an error about not reaching some GOG Communication server? I never had any issues until this update. I can't seem to find anyone else with this issue.
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Tuttle: It's not just you: http://mantis.gog.com/view.php?id=4951
Luckily they fixed it. I tried again last night and it just worked. I didn't change anything and the client version looks to be the same. Just glad they fixed whatever was going on server-side. I thought it was the client, but the client hasn't updated since this issue happened yesterday for me. Nice it is fixed.
GOG.

I don't really care what any of these other posters think. I took you at your word and I'm seeing nothing but lipservice....for years, As a customer, I'm asking you to do something about the linux client issue. This is getting ridiculous at this point. I've supported you because of your promise to get a linux client up and running...and that has been years now. Itch.io even has a linux client set up? Visually, it looks exactly like the same software you're using?

I won't be making another purchase on GOG until I see some progress.

Best Regards,

Liquid Cool
Post edited April 27, 2017 by TheCoinGuy
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TheCoinGuy: GOG.

I don't really care what any of these other posters think. I took you at your word and I'm seeing nothing but lipservice....for years, As a customer, I'm asking you to do something about the linux client issue. This is getting ridiculous at this point. I've supported you because of your promise to get a linux client up and running...and that has been years now. Itch.io even has a linux client set up? Visually, it looks exactly like the same software you're using?

I won't be making another purchase on GOG until I see some progress.

Best Regards,

Liquid Cool
>Linux
>Gaming

pick one, and go suck a fuck with your boycott in silence, thankyouverymuch
OS X V 10.11.5

Every time I lunch I get

Fatal Error

Connection to GOG Galaxy Communication Service was lost and could not be restored! GOG Galaxy will now shutdown.


Solution:

Used AppCleaner to delete Galaxy and all related files.

Deleted Galaxy files in ~/Library/Application Support

Deleted Galaxy files in Users/Shared

Re-downloaded and installed.

Now it works fine.


PS I would report this on your bug tracker, but I won't waste minutes of my time selecting pictures of rivers and mountains on a captcha when I already have a working login.
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GOG.com: Update 1.2 brings Universal Cloud Saves, the option to fully customize the Client to your needs, and much more!

NOTICE: The update is now live for everyone. Make sure to check it out and tell us what you think!

GOG Galaxy, our gamer-friendly Client, is coming out of beta with a major new update that greatly improves and enriches the user experience by introducing many long-awaited features. Let's take a closer look at some of them:

The highlight of Update 1.2 is, of course, the Universal Cloud Saves. This new feature makes it possible to add cloud saving functionality not only to new games but also to titles that never offered cloud saving before. Thanks to this, excellent games like Planescape: Torment, Heroes of Might & Magic® III, or Vampire®: the Masquerade - Bloodlines gain the benefits of saves syncing and cloud backup for the first time ever. Of course, if you prefer to keep your precious saves close at hand, your data is still saved locally for you to use, while GOG Galaxy also lets you download a backup of your saves at any time.

This huge Update introduces the option to customize the Client to your needs by selecting which features you want to use. In addition, there is a brand new hibernate mode that cuts down on Client CPU usage while playing a game and saves resources as well as battery life when idling in the background. We also went through the GOG Galaxy community wishlist and packed Update 1.2 with some of the most-requested features, including bandwidth limiting and scheduling, FPS counter, screenshot capturing, a sleek in-game overlay, achievement rarity, desktop and in-game notifications system, a new chat, and more!

The GOG Galaxy Update 1.2 is now available for all users. To download GOG Galaxy or see what’s new and improved visit <span class="bold">GOG.com/Galaxy</span>.
If you run into any issues, feel free to submit them <span class="bold">here</span>.
It is great.But there are still missing some things that think could be great.Like the support tab and the commmunity tab.Some of the features that the site has now the application or client is missing.There are features like set the screenshots folder would be also usefull to add and later on probably video recording and maybe streaming.
How can I tell which games have cloud support?