Wishbone: Why doesn't it simply do both? This sounds like if I start a game that uses cloud saves, and I want to continue it later at a time when I won't have an internet connection, I have to remember to manually download a backup of my save data beforehand. If this is the case, the cloud save functionality seems pretty useless.

MarkoH01: Does this mean that no matter if you are offline or online the game will be saved in the regular (game assigned) folder as well?

Jemolk: That suddenly makes sense. I still say these new features are useless to me because there's no Linux version though. Can we get an update on how that's coming, please?

adaliabooks: Anyone else finding that loading the games in library seems to take a while? Like a minute or two to load up?

MarkoH01: I turned auto updates off to see what the game page would look like. To tell the truth: Now I am not sure if I am correct. In theory it should work the way I said (given what "auto update" means ect.) but given how the game page looks it suggests that there won't be any updates at all if auto update is turned off which would be another fail imo! Take a look at the attached screenshot. Maybe Johny can clear this up.

budgie1967: Po instalacji beta 1.2.1 i odinstalowaniu, nie można już wrócić do wersji 1.1. Beta 1.2 nie da się pobrać znikąd, a 1.1 już nie działa jeśli wcześniej była 1.2. Tym samym pozostałem bez GOG GALAXY i muszę czekać do kwietnia (pewnie będzie to 30 kwietnia). Gwinta już też nie przetestuję. Czy można coś zrobić aby beta 1.2 była gdzieś dostępna do pobrania?

thomq: (snip)
perhaps you could add that note of yours about needing to manually remove the database to the initial post of this thread?

I'm suggesting this because your info seems to be very helpful to a lot of people and has gotten repeated in this thread and in other threads. Having it added in the initial post of this thread would be very helpful because this thread always has the first post on each of its pages. I think your helpful advice would be seen more easily, the question asked less often, and the answer much easier to point out.

Sude: Is there going to be official public documentation for the Galaxy API?

Sude: Are you planning on updating all games to use generation 2 builds?
Just asking to know if I should bother implementing support for the generation 1 builds in LGOGDownloader.

Sude: [url=https://content-system.gog.com/products/{product_id}/os/linux/builds?generation=2]https://content-system.gog.com/products/{product_id}/os/linux/builds?generation=2[/url]
Because that doesn't return anything I assume that the API doesn't support Linux yet.
Or was my guess for the Linux url wrong?

thomq: (snip)

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.

Shimazu1989: Can i opt out of beta cause when i updated last month it messed with my GOG client when i tried to stop receiving beta update.