They made the button really large and it can make users think that Galaxy is the only way. This is why so many are worried that Galaxy will be made mandatory in the near future.

Or look at it another way, they made it really big so users know exactly what they are downloading and won't get confused downloading the wrong installer like last time. :P

Before the classic installers were completely hidden, now they are visible right there beneath the big Galaxy button and it's no longer that easy to miss them. Definitely an improvement in my eyes.

That's the GOG I know and like a lot: bringing new stuff out of the blue. GOOD new stuff.

Thanks!

I've read this since Galaxy became a thing (when was it? 3 years ago? 4?) and it still isn't mandatory. I mean, when is this "near future"?

Thumbs up from me.

Great. Now all I need is Galaxy to have an option to create REAL, NORMAL SHORTCUTS for things. I don't mind using Galaxy for some convenience and features, but I want my desktop shortcuts to open the game directly itself, without spawning Galaxy first for most of my products. Games with cloud saves can be the exception (though, I'd still prefer the option/control). AND it constantly re-creates these shortcuts if I manually make my own any time the game updates.

One question, if I download the offline installer, will the installed game still be able to be imported into Galaxy and support the Galaxy features after the import?

I like to keep the offline installers but also want to keep my installed games up to date with Galaxy.

Second change means, we’re removing entirely the previous GOG Galaxy game installers. So if you want to take full advantage of all GOG Galaxy features in your games, just use the new web installers.

That's EXCELLENT! It is very similar to what we had mostly suggested when Galaxy installers were introduced. Well done. I had already re-started buying games since NWN is still in the library and now this solution mostly restored my faith in GOG.
I believe yes. Because that's how things have been so far. I only download now so called "back up installers" and Galaxy see them after the installation.

I believe they only removed the need for 2 different kinds of installers this way. Less hessle for everyone.

uBlock Origin does as well.

edit: Just to mention.

Nice improvement. So now there is only one offline installer package that has to be supported and it does not include Galaxy. Should take a bit off GOGs workload as well. Good solution, thank you GOG :)

So it did take quite a while but they kept the promise they gave when we visited them in Warsaw. I am so happy about this.
Not exactly. This BBB is not only installing Galaxy (if it hasn't been installed correctly), it will also initiate the game download from inside Galaxy.

Edit: But this was already answered by a blue - didn't see this. Sorry.

You can still try the GOG downloader which is not officially supported anymore (though it still works fine for me) by accessing this. To use this for download you will have to install it and then use the so called "gog downloader links" that you can acess by clicking "more" after you clicked on your game. If you use those GOG downlaoder will download every part of the offline installer with one click.

If you really are interested in downloading offline installers and it is too much of a hassle for you to click "more" every time also take a look at this great script here.

And if you don't mind usoing scripts I would also highly suggest this as well.

Edit: Or you can do what BKGaming said and use Galaxy to download offline installers (totally forgot about this option)