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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 August 02, 2017
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LucasJSR: Hi everyone,
I have some games that have unnoficial patches and mods installed, like Baldur's Gate 1, that has BGFixpack and the ddraw Fix installed, and I was wondering if it's safe to import these games' folders to Galaxy? I've have installed these games and their mods before I started using Galaxy, and I haven't imported them out of fear that GOG Galaxy may delete the mods/patches when updating those games.
I was able to import my modded version of Quake just fine without Galaxy overwriting anything, but that may not be the case for all games for all I know. Only problem is that Galaxy doesn't yet support command line arguments or setting launch options which can be a problem for some games like Quake. Just remember to set that specific game not to auto-update in that game's Galaxy settings afterward.
Post edited August 02, 2017 by haydenaurion
Posted August 03, 2017
Think you coudl fix the issue where you can't use the search function to browse through lists of threads? Using it within threads works fine but in list view donen't, really frustrating. Also could you stop making the back button redirect to main store page?! If I want to buy somthing it'll buy it, If it don't care for it don't bother me!
Posted August 04, 2017
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LucasJSR: Hi everyone,
I have some games that have unnoficial patches and mods installed, like Baldur's Gate 1, that has BGFixpack and the ddraw Fix installed, and I was wondering if it's safe to import these games' folders to Galaxy? I've have installed these games and their mods before I started using Galaxy, and I haven't imported them out of fear that GOG Galaxy may delete the mods/patches when updating those games.
Hey,

it really depends on how the mods for Baldur's Gate works. If they modified the original game files then Galaxy will update them, if you have auto-updates enabled (controlled in application settings) then upon import Galaxy will perform initial sync to latest version possible and download any files that mismatch.

If you want to be safe, you could backup BG1 into separate folder before importing.

One option would be to import Baldur's Gate, abort the sync and turn off Baldur's Gate Auto-updates in the game's settings, as Galaxy changes game files as last part of the sync. You just have to abort the sync, before Galaxy manages to change the files. I attached a screenshot with abort button and an x to cancel the update.

Game settings are available in the More dropdown (Also in a .screenshot :)).

Good luck.
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Posted August 06, 2017
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LucasJSR: Hi everyone,
I have some games that have unnoficial patches and mods installed, like Baldur's Gate 1, that has BGFixpack and the ddraw Fix installed, and I was wondering if it's safe to import these games' folders to Galaxy? I've have installed these games and their mods before I started using Galaxy, and I haven't imported them out of fear that GOG Galaxy may delete the mods/patches when updating those games.
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TheTomasz: Hey,

it really depends on how the mods for Baldur's Gate works. If they modified the original game files then Galaxy will update them, if you have auto-updates enabled (controlled in application settings) then upon import Galaxy will perform initial sync to latest version possible and download any files that mismatch.

If you want to be safe, you could backup BG1 into separate folder before importing.

One option would be to import Baldur's Gate, abort the sync and turn off Baldur's Gate Auto-updates in the game's settings, as Galaxy changes game files as last part of the sync. You just have to abort the sync, before Galaxy manages to change the files. I attached a screenshot with abort button and an x to cancel the update.

Game settings are available in the More dropdown (Also in a .screenshot :)).

Good luck.
Thanks for your help, I'll try your suggestion!
Posted August 07, 2017
GOG Galaxy refuse to connect to Gog.com for me. When I go to the site in browser, it's ok, but Galaxy keeps starting offline and I can't even connect manually. It just hangs and stays disconnected. I have latest version of client on Windows 10 64bit, worked fine last time I used it (couple days ago).

EDIT: Seems like it was just a minor hiccup somewhere on the PC <> servers line and it's logging in now.
Post edited August 07, 2017 by kurcatovium
Posted August 08, 2017
I don't use Galaxy at all, so I don't understand why you are adding it to standalone installers now? I have to keep uninstalling a thing I never wanted in the first place (Galaxy). It's rather annoying, and damages loyalty to GOG.
Posted August 08, 2017
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kdgog: I don't use Galaxy at all, so I don't understand why you are adding it to standalone installers now? I have to keep uninstalling a thing I never wanted in the first place (Galaxy). It's rather annoying, and damages loyalty to GOG.
You can grab Galaxy free classic installers under the MORE button. You can also uncheck install GOG Galaxy even with the Galaxy installers under the installer options. You do have options.
Posted August 08, 2017
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BKGaming: You can grab Galaxy free classic installers under the MORE button. You can also uncheck install GOG Galaxy even with the Galaxy installers under the installer options. You do have options.
Huh, I didn't know that. Still, the default should be without - if people want Galaxy, they'll install it and manage games that way. Or at least give us a setting so we can choose our default. It's a pain to bloat files by over 100MB for customers who won't ever use Galaxy.
Posted August 08, 2017
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kdgog: Huh, I didn't know that. Still, the default should be without - if people want Galaxy, they'll install it and manage games that way. Or at least give us a setting so we can choose our default. It's a pain to bloat files by over 100MB for customers who won't ever use Galaxy.
GOG's reasoning for making it default is because many games now utilize Galaxy for MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc. and they want the install process as simple as possible for new users who may not know they need Galaxy for these features.

Many people have asked for a setting so they can make the classic installers the default and GOG has stated they will look into it but we don't know if or when it will be added.

GOG has also stated they plan to make the Galaxy installers automatically download Galaxy online (if the user is online) rather than bundle it with every installer in the future.
Posted August 09, 2017
Add linux checksum for gog api please.
Posted August 09, 2017
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BKGaming: Many people have asked for a setting so they can make the classic installers the default and GOG has stated they will look into it but we don't know if or when it will be added.
Thanks, I didn't know that.

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BKGaming: GOG's reasoning for making it default is because many games now utilize Galaxy for MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc. and they want the install process as simple as possible for new users who may not know they need Galaxy for these features.
I think they'd be best off just having a note on the file download page - "if you want MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc for this game, then install it with GOG Galaxy [link], otherwise those features won't be available." That would be an easy fix.
I should clarify - I don't play multiplayer games, I hate achievements, and I don't generally care about cloud saves. I play a game until I complete it or get bored, uninstall, then install a new game. That's why for people like me Galaxy is frustrating (it's bad enough using the cruddy Steam client for non-GOG games!)
Posted August 09, 2017
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BKGaming: Many people have asked for a setting so they can make the classic installers the default and GOG has stated they will look into it but we don't know if or when it will be added.
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kdgog: Thanks, I didn't know that.

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BKGaming: GOG's reasoning for making it default is because many games now utilize Galaxy for MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc. and they want the install process as simple as possible for new users who may not know they need Galaxy for these features.
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kdgog: I think they'd be best off just having a note on the file download page - "if you want MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc for this game, then install it with GOG Galaxy [link], otherwise those features won't be available." That would be an easy fix.
I should clarify - I don't play multiplayer games, I hate achievements, and I don't generally care about cloud saves. I play a game until I complete it or get bored, uninstall, then install a new game. That's why for people like me Galaxy is frustrating (it's bad enough using the cruddy Steam client for non-GOG games!)
This. I like Galaxy so far, but bundling it with installers is just inconvenient for both customers and gog. Why would anyone want all of the installers to have Galaxy increasing the size and taking up more space on storage devices when we already have a page for a separate stand alone Galaxy installer for download? Why would gog want to increase their already stretched workload by having to update additional separate installers? It doesn't make sense.
Posted August 09, 2017
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kdgog: I think they'd be best off just having a note on the file download page - "if you want MP, achievements, cloud saves, etc for this game, then install it with GOG Galaxy [link], otherwise those features won't be available." That would be an easy fix.
You may think it's that simple but hardly anyone reads anything anymore and most people just click without reading or understanding what they are installing/downloading.

No offence, but take for instance yourself. The Galaxy installers are marked on the page when you download them, and if you had looked in installer options you would have seen you could install the game without Galaxy.

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kdgog: I should clarify - I don't play multiplayer games, I hate achievements, and I don't generally care about cloud saves. I play a game until I complete it or get bored, uninstall, then install a new game. That's why for people like me Galaxy is frustrating (it's bad enough using the cruddy Steam client for non-GOG games!)
Sure, but not everyone is you and for people like you GOG provides the classic installers. Just because something isn't set to be default how you would want it to be doesn't mean you can't own your own find what you want.
Post edited August 10, 2017 by BKGaming
Posted August 10, 2017
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BattleAngelAlita: Why my screenshots from little nightmares get broken?
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Johny.: Someone from my team told me that we might have a fix for that screenshot issue - waiting to be released together with another feature. I don't know when it will be released, though.
Okay so a few people are complaining about this issue now on Reddit with the release of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Two months latter and still no fix because it's "waiting be released together with another feature"? Really? To be blunt who is making these asinine decisions?

Can you guys on the Galaxy team please stop treating Galaxy like a beta and start treating it like a released version that it is suppose to be. Nobody told GOG to rush it out of beta, and now you guys are purposely leaving bugs unfixed for absurd reasons.

Fix the bugs. You keep adding more stuff, which don't get me wrong is great but you are adding it on an already buggy mess which creates even more bugs. Slow down, take a few weeks or a month, have a bug bash (these work wonders), you can even get the community involved, and again fix the bugs.
Post edited August 10, 2017 by BKGaming
Posted August 10, 2017
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BKGaming: Okay so a few people are complaining about this issue now on Reddit with the release of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Two months latter and still no fix because it's "waiting be released together with another feature"? Really? To be blunt who is making these asinine decisions?
We're aware of the Hellblade issue, and we're investigating it. This is a new bug, and is not connected to the previous screen shot improvements that were released a while back.
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