Yep, for both client and Manual Installation files, they are both labelled 1.77_GOG_MP for the files, so presumably the Galaxy Client is not a requirement to enable multiplayer, and any GOG players can join in ..

.. Personally I will be heading straight to the settings to turn it all off. Likes my NMS Single Player only, as it was when I bought it :P

PSA. The multiplayer settings seem to be tied to individual saves, so if you're running one instance in Eissentam and another game in Euclid, for example, you may want to touch the network settings in both.

Is there any chance we could get Hello Games to embrace the 'Connect' feature so that our Steam friends can get the GOG version and then multiplayer with us?

Ok I'm trying to find up to date info on the GOG multiplayer and this thread hasn't had an update in four months.

Is the multiplayer still in BETA?
When is it coming out of BETA?
Does it work ok?
Does it have all the same multiplayer features as Steam?
What is the current position on Steam cross play?

Thanks.

The current version is 1.77_GOG_MP, which was released on 25 January. It's as much multiplayer as the Steam version; same features. There is no cross-play between GOG, Steam, Playstation, or XBox. The "universes" on the different platforms are distinct; a system discovered/named on one, for example, does not propagate to the others nor will players in the same system but different platforms be able to interact.

Edit: tyop. Forum needs a sepll chekcer.