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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 May 05, 2015
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Paul31286: What I'm wondering now is whether or not Galaxy updates itself. I've only been in the Alpha since the last patch.
When i installed Galaxy, it was 0.7.860 version. Then it updated itself and still shows 0.7.860 version.
Posted May 05, 2015
Some games are failing to install on the Galaxy Client such as Pillars Of Eternity.
I have tried going to More > Manage > Verify/Repair which worked with Mark Of The Ninja but during installation it keeps cutting out and says Installation Failed: Disk Access Problem

Is this a common problem?
Posted May 05, 2015
i have all my games downloaded. can i give galaxy an external path so it doesn't redownload everything?
Posted May 05, 2015
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vsr: When i installed Galaxy, it was 0.7.860 version. Then it updated itself and still shows 0.7.860 version.
The GOG Galaxy isn't just the client, there is more components in it like the Galaxy Updater. It is a separate process and it is updated too from time to time ;)
Posted May 05, 2015
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Doc0075: Some games are failing to install on the Galaxy Client such as Pillars Of Eternity.
I have tried going to More > Manage > Verify/Repair which worked with Mark Of The Ninja but during installation it keeps cutting out and says Installation Failed: Disk Access Problem

Is this a common problem?
I just fired up Galaxy to try to install Pillars of Eternity and was unable to install it either. Mind you, I don't actually own the game so I wouldn't say it is a bug or glitch in Galaxy per se in my specific case. ;oP

On a less serious note though, check your amount of free disk space on each volume and possibly free up gobs of space.
Posted May 05, 2015
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Doc0075: Some games are failing to install on the Galaxy Client such as Pillars Of Eternity.
I have tried going to More > Manage > Verify/Repair which worked with Mark Of The Ninja but during installation it keeps cutting out and says Installation Failed: Disk Access Problem

Is this a common problem?
Could you check the logs (location available in the first post)? There should be more info about this access problem. Please also create an issue on Mantis. Thanks!
Posted May 05, 2015
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vsr: Galaxy multiplayer functionality will be optional, iirc?
After Galaxy's release there will be separate downloads for AvP Classic and other Galaxy-enabled games for people who do not want to use Galaxy for multiplayer (or just want more freedom of choice)?
And if i download game from my library without using Galaxy (i.e. using browser, GOG downloader or wget, etc) will it be Galaxy-enabled in multiplayer (if this game has multiplayer and is known to have Galaxy-enabled multiplayer capability)?
Galaxy is indeed optional. Galaxy multiplayer is optional in the sense that multiplayer is optional and if all you want to play is single player then you do not need to be concerned with Galaxy multiplayer, but for games that do have Galaxy multiplayer support they would have no multiplayer option at all whatsoever if the game wasn't enhanced to support the Galaxy multiplayer service. In this case, the publisher decided to add support for Galaxy multiplayer to the game so that GOG customers have an option to play multiplayer rather than to have a single-player only game on the GOG store, or avoid selling the game here at all due to lack of multiplayer service.

In the end, the publisher decides whether or not to include multiplayer functionality in their games here on GOG and whether they will use a 3rd party service for it like Gamespy (now defunct) or some other 3rd party service that could go defunkt, make their own service (rarer and rarer these days), exclude multiplayer, or use the new GOG supplied Galaxy multiplayer service. While there are options many of us could dream up that we'd ultimately prefer to have such as the option to have direct IP to IP multiplayer, that may or may not be something a game company is willing to develop for whatever their reasons and given the choice between not having multiplayer and having it I for one would prefer to have it. Given the choice between having GOG Galaxy multiplayer or Gamespy or Steam or Rockstar Social type setup, I'll choose GOG Galaxy multiplayer 1000 times before any of the external proprietary solutions because I trust GOG to be around longer than I trust most of those game publishers/developers to be around. But having the option to use it beats not having any option whatsoever in my personal eyes. One's own opinion is free to vary mind you.
Posted May 05, 2015
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Destro: HOW TO IMPORT EXISTING GAMES INSTALLATIONS INTO GALAXY

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.
Will such games (using manual import, 2nd option) have all Galaxy features, like automatic updates, lamguage settings, repair etc?
Post edited May 05, 2015 by Atedos
Posted May 05, 2015
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groovebeat: i have all my games downloaded. can i give galaxy an external path so it doesn't redownload everything?
I too really want to know this. I initially though that Galaxy will auto-discover all the GOG games I already have installed but sadly that is not the case.
Posted May 05, 2015
Hi, will I need to reinstall the beta version of Galaxy if I already have the Alpha installed?
Posted May 05, 2015
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vicng93: Hi, will I need to reinstall the beta version of Galaxy if I already have the Alpha installed?
No, self-update :)
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almogo: I too really want to know this. I initially though that Galaxy will auto-discover all the GOG games I already have installed but sadly that is not the case.
The client has "Scan and Import" functionality for supported games and "Import Folder" for games from older, not compatible with GOG Galaxy installers.
Post edited May 05, 2015 by Fallen_Zen
Posted May 05, 2015
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vicng93: Hi, will I need to reinstall the beta version of Galaxy if I already have the Alpha installed?
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Fallen_Zen: No, self-update :)
When will the update happen, and will we have to restart the client to receive the update?
Posted May 05, 2015
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Fallen_Zen: No, self-update :)
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Paul31286: When will the update happen, and will we have to restart the client to receive the update?
mine has not received any update
Posted May 05, 2015
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Paul31286: When will the update happen, and will we have to restart the client to receive the update?
The client checks from time to time if any update is available, if you're running it 24h :)
Post edited May 05, 2015 by Fallen_Zen
Posted May 05, 2015
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vsr: Galaxy multiplayer functionality will be optional, iirc?
After Galaxy's release there will be separate downloads for AvP Classic and other Galaxy-enabled games for people who do not want to use Galaxy for multiplayer (or just want more freedom of choice)?
And if i download game from my library without using Galaxy (i.e. using browser, GOG downloader or wget, etc) will it be Galaxy-enabled in multiplayer (if this game has multiplayer and is known to have Galaxy-enabled multiplayer capability)?
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skeletonbow: Galaxy is indeed optional. Galaxy multiplayer is optional in the sense that multiplayer is optional and if all you want to play is single player then you do not need to be concerned with Galaxy multiplayer, but for games that do have Galaxy multiplayer support they would have no multiplayer option at all whatsoever if the game wasn't enhanced to support the Galaxy multiplayer service. In this case, the publisher decided to add support for Galaxy multiplayer to the game so that GOG customers have an option to play multiplayer rather than to have a single-player only game on the GOG store, or avoid selling the game here at all due to lack of multiplayer service.

In the end, the publisher decides whether or not to include multiplayer functionality in their games here on GOG and whether they will use a 3rd party service for it like Gamespy (now defunct) or some other 3rd party service that could go defunkt, make their own service (rarer and rarer these days), exclude multiplayer, or use the new GOG supplied Galaxy multiplayer service. While there are options many of us could dream up that we'd ultimately prefer to have such as the option to have direct IP to IP multiplayer, that may or may not be something a game company is willing to develop for whatever their reasons and given the choice between not having multiplayer and having it I for one would prefer to have it. Given the choice between having GOG Galaxy multiplayer or Gamespy or Steam or Rockstar Social type setup, I'll choose GOG Galaxy multiplayer 1000 times before any of the external proprietary solutions because I trust GOG to be around longer than I trust most of those game publishers/developers to be around. But having the option to use it beats not having any option whatsoever in my personal eyes. One's own opinion is free to vary mind you.
I'm not against Galaxy's multiplayer. I need a possibility to have vanilla multiplayer, multiplayer which was developed long before Galaxy (and still working - like LAN), LAN multiplayer which doesn't force you to login to Galaxy. To have independent multiplayer via private LAN (OpenVPN, tungle, hamachi).
Take a look at Double Dragon reviews here on GOG.
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