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Posted April 25, 2017
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Hi,

welcome to the official GOG Galaxy forum thread. Please read the below info first:

== GOG GALAXY FEATURES IN GAMES ==

List of games supporting various GOG Galaxy features:
Achievements: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=achievements&sort=bestselling&page=1
Cloud Saves: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=cloud_saves&sort=bestselling&page=1
Overlay: https://www.gog.com/games?feature=overlay&sort=bestselling&page=1

== 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 (location described on mantis report page)

== 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 ==
- Galaxy cannot be launched by other users on the same computer

== CHANGELOG ==

1.2.49 (November 29, 2018)
- [Windows] Updater now requires administrator privileges to perform update of GOG Galaxy
- [Windows] Security of directories containing GOG Galaxy files has been improved
- [Windows] Updated Code Signing Certificate
- [Windows] Crash reporter has been added to Galaxy Communication Service
Bugfixes:
- Prevented several potential causes of "broken" games, where only way out was reinstalling
- [MacOS] Fixed a crash on shutdown when fatal error was shown

1.2.50 (December 13, 2018)
Changes & Improvements:
- Speed up startup time
- [MacOS] Strengthen up connection security with ClientService
Bugfixes:
- Fixed "disk access problem" when installing games, occuring mostly on fresh installation of GOG Galaxy
- Fixed a rare occurrence of a game update resulting in displaying "unknown game version"

1.2.51 (December 20, 2018)
- Improved Korean translations
- Fixed connection to notifications pusher in GOG Galaxy SDK

1.2.54 (March 14, 2019)
Changes and Improvements:
- Updated Chromium version to 71:
- Better performance
- Fixes playing Twitch videos on profiles
- Fixes playing Wistia videos
- Security fixes in the game installation process
- Security fixes in GOG Galaxy update process
- GOG Galaxy Updater should perform better under poor network conditions
Bugfixes:
- [macOS] Fixed passing multiple commandline arguments to games
- [macOS] Multiple "friend online" notifications will no longer appear when system wakes up
- Dates are now properly displayed in cloud saves conflict window

1.2.55 (April 17, 2019)
- Hotfix for unintentional opening of Facebook link after entering Forum

1.2.56 (May 06, 2019)
Bugfixes:
- [Windows] GOG Galaxy will fix the path to its internal services, if it finds it is wrong
- Updating of games' local dependencies (e.g. Dosbox) will be handled correctly
- Unexpected files in games' directories will no longer cause failure of games’ update

1.2.57 (June 12, 2019)
Changes and Improvements:
- Minor download speed optimizations
- Changes in PayPal payment flow
Bugfixes:
- Fixed rare crash occurence when reordering games' updates and installations
- GOG Galaxy will correctly reconnect to GOG services after long time of no internet connection

1.2.58 (September 13, 2019)
macOS:
- Enabled hardened runtime, making our application more secure
- Implemented Apple's notarization

1.2.59 (September 23, 2019)
Overlay:
- [Windows] Fixed crash in Overlay affecting some games (including Fallout 3 (Radeon only) and Dragon Age: Origins)
Achievements:
- [Windows] Fixed issue with achievements sometimes not being saved while playing offline

1.2.60 Beta (07 October, 2019)
General:
- Updated CEF version to 3729 (Chromium to 74)
- Security fixes
Updater:
- Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background, while the application is running
- [Windows] No additional UAC prompt during update

1.2.61 Beta (October 23, 2019)
Updater:
- Fixed an issue where non-admin users would not be able to update to newer versions of GOG Galaxy

1.2.62 Beta (October 30, 2019)
Overlay:
- Fixed crashes for various games

1.2.63 (December 02, 2019)
General:
- Updated CEF version to 3729 (Chromium to 74)
- Security fixes
Updater:
- Will no longer download updates at startup, they will be downloaded in the background, while the application is running
- [Windows] No additional UAC prompt during update
Overlay [Windows]:
- Now supports games which use Vulkan API (e.g. Jupiter Hell, X4: Foundations)
- Fixes crashes for various games

1.2.64 (December 04, 2019)
- Hotfix for launching games

1.2.66 (January 23, 2020)
- Added information about GOG Galaxy 2.0 Open Beta
- Optimization related to showing download progress
- Fixed an issue where Overlay did not launch for some games that use Vulkan
- [Windows] Updated code signing certificate
- [MacOS] Crash fixes

1.2.67 (February 24, 2020)
General:
- [Windows] GOG Galaxy will now show a warning when trying to run on non-NTFS file systems
- Improved security of the application
- Updated POCO library
GOG GALAXY Update:
- Fixes for bugs in the GOG Galaxy update process
Post edited February 24, 2020 by TheTomasz
Posted November 26, 2017
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AlexRavenheart: I tried using the Add command line arguments option to specify -32bit -dxlevel 90 for Star Wolves and it does not apply those arguments. Applying the arguments directly to the shortcut created after installing the game works but launching the game from Galaxy does not apply them.

Without those arguments the game will not run properly as no ships will fire their main guns. Running on Win 7 x64.
Is this a Galaxy bug or am I missing something?
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Johny.: Please report an issue on http://mantis.gog.com/ with your logs attached. :)
Done. Link to issue
Posted November 26, 2017
Hi all. I've got 511 games and 4 films in my account. Since months I'm trying to install about 150 games but Galaxy keeps forgetting the installation path - upon every crash or bootup the installed files are not shown anymore. As long as a session is running everything seems to be fine... My system is a notebook (Windows 7 x64 SP1) connected to my NAS via USB, one whole 4TB drive on the NAS is dedicated to GOG games (drive G:). I'm going crazy as I can't find out what's wrong. Any ideas?

I basically want every game installed before I start to play. I've got the User Account Control activated but log on always as the same user. When i use the import function of the client it finds only 1 or 2 games instead of the about 150 missing which I already installed so many times. I can point the client to the installation folder manually but it wont save the path.
Post edited November 26, 2017 by melliecarma
Posted November 26, 2017
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melliecarma: ... one whole 4TB drive on the NAS is dedicated to GOG games (drive G:). I'm going crazy as I can't find out what's wrong. Any ideas?
You are not the first person to have this type of issue and I would say using a NAS device is probably the problem. One user even claimed they were told by GOG support that NAS was not supported. Typically these type of issues appear to impact users using some type of external storage. I'm not sure if it's because the database get's trashed when the external storage is removed / disconnected or when the computer is powered off or what but that seems to be a theme with this issue.

Perhaps someone from GOG will be able to troubleshoot the issue with you... it may help if you submit a bug report with logs.

== 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 (location described on mantis report page)
Posted November 26, 2017
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melliecarma: ... one whole 4TB drive on the NAS is dedicated to GOG games (drive G:). I'm going crazy as I can't find out what's wrong. Any ideas?
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BKGaming: You are not the first person to have this type of issue and I would say using a NAS device is probably the problem. One user even claimed they were told by GOG support that NAS was not supported. Typically these type of issues appear to impact users using some type of external storage. I'm not sure if it's because the database get's trashed when the external storage is removed / disconnected or when the computer is powered off or what but that seems to be a theme with this issue.

Perhaps someone from GOG will be able to troubleshoot the issue with you... it may help if you submit a bug report with logs.

== 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 (location described on mantis report page)
Thanks for the swift reply. I will take a look into the thread you mentioned later when I have time. As a user with big accounts (1.000+ games on Steam, 500+ on GOG and about 700 on Desura, now defunct) I just can't rely on a tiny 750GB internal C: drive on my notebook. So the 8-bay Sharkoon NAS is a must-have for me. One 4Tb drive is not enough for my Steam games so there are 2 drives dedicated to that. Atm I try to let Galaxy update automatically again; maybe that will help. Hmmm, I see that Galaxy seems to be installing some games/updates now. I will see if more games are installed after a reboot later.

Honestly, I don't care if NAS are not supported. They just have to be! Because the collections will always grow bigger at Black Friday sales as will the sizes of storage media. You know sites like GOG, Steam or Desura offer a collection of let's say 3-5.000 games. How do they store them? THERE lies the answer... So it must be possible. Maybe they use servers instead of a NAS system. It would be very interesting to know...!

I wanted to attach a screenshot done with the Snipping Tool but got an error message because of a wrong file format... Anyway, Galaxy seems to be importing/installing all the files just fine now. I just hope they will be there after the next restart/crash/bootup. So far everything looks good.

Bye for now + greetings from Germany!

EDIT:
*Support Ticket posted #0005470*
Post edited November 26, 2017 by melliecarma
Posted November 26, 2017
I think others have commented on this already but I'd like to raise the question regardless.

Could you (GOG) please remove the Galaxy bundled installers? I noticed that these are selected by default now which I find sneaky, cheeky and cheap. There already is a "try galaxy" button for those who revel in things like steam/origin/uplay. If you want a higher uptake on Galaxy then promote it more but don't try to slide it in under the radar on your customers computers.

I know the separate installers are still there but this move makes me uneasy and raises the question, for how long?
Posted November 26, 2017
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jema: I think others have commented on this already but I'd like to raise the question regardless.

Could you (GOG) please remove the Galaxy bundled installers? I noticed that these are selected by default now which I find sneaky, cheeky and cheap. There already is a "try galaxy" button for those who revel in things like steam/origin/uplay. If you want a higher uptake on Galaxy then promote it more but don't try to slide it in under the radar on your customers computers.

I know the separate installers are still there but this move makes me uneasy and raises the question, for how long?
These were added because a high number of support request were received by people who did not understand that they needed Galaxy to take advantage of features like cloud saves and achievements according to those who went to GOG HQ. It was also stated this change has lessoned the support load.

So the best you could probably hope for is an option to set the classic installers as the default version, which GOG has stated they may add at some point.

Even with Galaxy installers they all work fully offline and you can disable the Galaxy install completely under the installer settings so they in effect can be used as standard classic installers.
Posted November 27, 2017
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Skladzien: on my old system when trying to run gog galaxy i am getting error message application was not run correctly (0xc000007b). Installing vcredist did not repair the problem.
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omega64: Define old? If it runs XP that isn't oficially supported.
Old means it runs win 8.0, and it is lenovo g500.
Posted November 27, 2017
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Wraithcat: I'm sick and tired of GOG deciding that it is going to charge me in US dollars, despite the fact that I use the Aussie Dollar.
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Johny.: We have support for AUD. Did you choose AUD as your currency in account and locale settings?

Do you experience any problems with Galaxy Client on that matter? If so, could you try to change the currency in your profile settings from in-galaxy? (your avatar dropdown -> account management) Change it back and forth if it's already set.

Please send back your feedback when you're done. :) If we see any issue there regarding Galaxy Client, we'll add this as a bug to fix.
While I can change the Country, the Account Settings won't let me change to any other currency and is locked in US dollars.
Posted November 27, 2017
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Johny.: We have support for AUD. Did you choose AUD as your currency in account and locale settings?

Do you experience any problems with Galaxy Client on that matter? If so, could you try to change the currency in your profile settings from in-galaxy? (your avatar dropdown -> account management) Change it back and forth if it's already set.

Please send back your feedback when you're done. :) If we see any issue there regarding Galaxy Client, we'll add this as a bug to fix.
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Wraithcat: While I can change the Country, the Account Settings won't let me change to any other currency and is locked in US dollars.
I have one more question and I'll submit a bug for you. Does currency changing take effect for you in your browser, via this page?
Posted November 28, 2017
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qj08: Hi there, I picked up several new games during the sale, but encountered a weird problem. When I tried to install the new games via galaxy, it said "downloading started" but the progress remained at 0%.. after a long time it would tell me "failed". Meanwhile, I am able to download the backup copies through the galaxy without any problem.. is this something wrong with my internet connection, or something on the galaxy end? Thank you!

Oh, by the way, the galaxy agent worked OK for me previously. This happened a couple of days ago and persists as I write now.
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ChrisSZ: Might have something to do with your location, in some parts of the world... . I have the same problem :-P

Sometimes it works again after a few days/weeks...
The problem is gone when I tried again this morning. Hopefully galaxy will remain functional in future.
Posted November 28, 2017
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woytazGOG: Restarting applications which were running before shutdown is a new feature in Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update (v. 1709), as explained in this thread by a Support Engineer from Microsoft.

We'll be looking into this issue soon.

Until then closing the application before rebooting or shutting the computer down should help, which I know is not ideal.
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eschenbacher: Thanks for the answer and sorry for my anger.

Until now on my system Galaxy is the only software with this behavior. No Browser, no mail, and no steam client does it. But good to know the reason.
I'm seeing the same issue, every time I boot up Win 10 I see Galaxy. Like you, no other programs do this. I do a normal shutdown of Windows at least once every day, and typically use Chrome browser, Libre Office, Waveform, Band-In-A-Box, Steam client, VLC, Search Everything, KeePass and FreeCommanderXE. I guess Microsoft likes Galaxy but not the others?

I close all programs before I shut down Windows, but don't close any services or task tray programs. I have Galaxy's Auto Start option unchecked. When it's time to play games, a tool like Galaxy is a welcome way to update, play, research, and buy games. The rest of the time I don't want to see it, and don't want it using up memory or CPU cycles or slowing down my hard drive.
Posted November 29, 2017
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Venom: Games installed via GOG Galaxy now have shortcuts that also point to GOG Galaxy, so that you will get all the features (game time tracking, achievements, overlay, multiplayer, cloud saves etc.) when launching games via shortcut.
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StahnAileron: Is there anyway to turn this function off? The reason I like GoG is it doesn't force or insist I run something in the background I don't want. I don't care for the in-game functions GoG Galaxy offers and would rather not have it force-start itself when I run a game. If I wanted it, I'd have it start-up with my system on boot/log-in by default.

I am not a social gamer, I don't need to be reminded how long I've had a game running (not necessarily playing as I fallen asleep at the keyboard before), achievements are tracked in-game if they have them, I don't play on multiple systems (and know how to find my saves if I really need them), and overlays are pretty much useless without the features.
Yes please! When I noticed this change several months ago, I uninstalled Galaxy. I would like to use Galaxy to manage my library, but NOT to run games!

Has this suggestion been implemented yet?

If not, can we please get an option in Galaxy to create non-Galaxy shortcuts (like they used to be)? Having to manually create shortcuts for all my games is ridiculous.
Posted December 02, 2017
I having a lot of trouble with the GoG Galaxy client on the latest version. After installation I get an error that says it couldn't update, then when I try to sign, it won't do that either.
Posted December 02, 2017
Starting with the latest update, GOG is launching on start-up in Windows 10 64-bit, even though in the options the launch at start-up is unchecked.
Posted December 03, 2017
This is the shittiest game store / system. I can't download galaxy or any of my games. I will take to social media because this is a total scam.
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