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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 March 28, 2019
How does this work? Just sitting there in the background using CPU, but other than that it does not seem to be doing anything, if it is downloading something can we get a progress window?
Posted March 28, 2019
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SergeTroy: Hey there Community, pretty simple question and let me know if I'm asking it in the wrong area. What I'd like to know is if it's possible to install GOG Galaxy to a different Drive & Directory than what it defaults to on my PC (which seems to be "C:\Program Files (x86)" ). By preference I'd like to install it to my Games Drive which is a separate SSD & Drive with it's own layout. Is that something I can do at start (Change / Set GOG Galaxy Install Path), or am I only able to migrate the installation after it installs to the default spot?

I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, Home Premium where it matters (though that'll change later). Thanks folks!
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helpi: Yes. In the installation menu you can select the drive and directory. Some data remains in the c drive unter ProgramData, with me about 700 MB.
Thanks @helpi, had been doing the bundled GOG Galaxy plus game install which was the confusion; when doing GOG Galaxy individually I was able to do like I wanted. :)
Posted March 28, 2019
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Johny.: Library - from when Galaxy was launched - didn't change much. We are happy to be working on improving it now. :) Can't wait to roll them out!
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BKGaming: Like just wondering... but whatever happen to this? I could be wrong, but I don't think library has really changed since this was posted. I was reading GOG's/ CDP's financial reports and this stuck out to me: GOG Galaxy is continually expanded with new features, in like with gamers’ and developers’ expectations.

We haven't had a major update since April 2017... almost 2 years and feature wise haven't gotten much in that time frame, except profiles which aren't directly a Galaxy feature. Just where is that "continually expanded with new features" for gamers happening at?
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Yea I look forward to Library improvements. I want to be able to see the shelf game library grid view offline and also be able to see my installed games in the shelf library grid view similar to how you can currently on the left side list view.
Posted March 28, 2019
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Johny.: Library - from when Galaxy was launched - didn't change much. We are happy to be working on improving it now. :) Can't wait to roll them out!
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BKGaming: Like just wondering... but whatever happen to this? I could be wrong, but I don't think library has really changed since this was posted. I was reading GOG's/ CDP's financial reports and this stuck out to me: GOG Galaxy is continually expanded with new features, in like with gamers’ and developers’ expectations.

We haven't had a major update since April 2017... almost 2 years and feature wise haven't gotten much in that time frame, except profiles which aren't directly a Galaxy feature. Just where is that "continually expanded with new features" for gamers happening at?
Yes, you're right - library in the current Galaxy version is the same as it was then. I don't change a word in what I wrote in the quoted post. :) Also, there was no lie in the financial report quote.

We're happy that you remember about us. We won't let you down.
Posted March 28, 2019
Someone from the GOG team can tell me if the URL and the IP of the detection message of my antivirus are common use of the page to make the downloads. I just want to rule out a false positive or a real threat. This message was published 3 days ago:

When I started the Spellforce 2 download, my ESET antivirus showed this message:

Time; 03/25/2019 08:32:19 p.m.
URL; https://cdn-edge-dynamic-1-bhs-ca-ovh.gogcdn.net
State; Blocked by internal IP blacklist
Application; C: \ Program Files (x86) \ GOG Galaxy \ GalaxyClient.exe
IP adress; 54.39.176.22
SHA1; A8B71843C86F1A71427BF91A70A7DD6F89265F6F

I had never been warned by my antivirus when downloading from Galaxy.

The ip address and URL that the message throws are legitimate from GOG?

I contacted the support, but they only thanked me for reporting the incident without giving me more details.
Posted March 28, 2019
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Johny.: Also, there was no lie in the financial report quote.
I'm not exactly saying that GOG / CDP lied and I have no doubt that Galaxy is "continually expanded with new features" while in development behind the scenes, but considering none of us know what those new features are or even when we will be able to use them... saying "GOG Galaxy is continually expanded with new features, in like with gamers and developers’ expectations" in a report about 2018 (in which no new features were really released) is a bit disingenuous when it could be years before those features are usable by gamers. Just saying...

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Johny.: We're happy that you remember about us. We won't let you down.
Well of course I remember, I've been waiting and waiting for version 1.3 to drop for a long time. But besides that, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, you kind of already let me down. I think a lot of us are let down because we expected that Galaxy would improve at a faster pace. Even if that meant smaller but faster feature updates, instead of these big long drawn out version changes that you obviously have planned. It's been what almost 2 years since leaving beta now and Galaxy still is missing the most basic of client features, stuff that should have been added long ago in smaller incremental updates.

When the next big update does drop, I have no doubt I likely won't feel let down and I will appreciate all the work you guys have put into it... but right now, yea I'm defiantly feeling let down because I think GOG management is largely mishandling Galaxy.

It's a game client that has left beta in Apr 2017 (almost 2 years ago) and started development with a closed alpha (I believe in Dec of 2014...I was part of this, but I could be off) and is still missing the most basic of features:

- Offline mode for chat / friends or appear offline.
- Online Status (Away, Busy, etc.)
- ETA for downloads.
- Linux client.
- Voice chat for MP / Group Chats.
- Ability to add Non-GOG games shortcut.
- Disable / un-check Start Menu shortcut creation.
- and many more.

It's been 2 years, I don't believe for a second you don't have features right now that are done and could be tested in the BETA branch gaining valuable feedback. But you won't... GOG refuses to add those changes and let us test them while we wait due to (I believe) either wanting to generate some kind of PR hype for 1.3 or some other equally absurd reason. So instead we will get a buggy mess most likely when 1.3 does drop or the features will not be fleshed out as they could have been with feedback. This is exactly what happen when version 1.2 was released, which did not stay in beta long enough at all.

Sorry, I know it's not personally your fault, but whoever in managing this project isn't doing the Galaxy developers any favors here.

This... this is how you approach software development:
https://trello.com/b/GXLc34hk/epic-games-store-roadmap

Planned features that are laid out with a clear timetable for when they might be implemented. GOG does the compete opposite and it's a bad development practice.

/ end rant
Post edited April 03, 2019 by BKGaming
Posted March 28, 2019
just purchased witcher during install it keeps stopping ..server problems ???
Posted March 28, 2019
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t-den123: just purchased witcher during install it keeps stopping ..server problems ???
Nope, this is new since the latest updates. I've been having it with every game too. Have fun pressing retry constantly.
Posted March 29, 2019
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BKGaming: snip
In the chat transcript from the recent results conference, Adam Kiciński said that GOG was working "on a new technology which will be unveiled in the second quarter"
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2019/03/individual-investor-chat-transcript.pdf
At least we have a time-frame, and I'm thinking it's something more gamer-facing, even though it doesn't specifically mention Galaxy.
Posted March 29, 2019
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BKGaming: snip
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SCPM: In the chat transcript from the recent results conference, Adam Kiciński said that GOG was working "on a new technology which will be unveiled in the second quarter"
https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2019/03/individual-investor-chat-transcript.pdf
At least we have a time-frame, and I'm thinking it's something more gamer-facing, even though it doesn't specifically mention Galaxy.
Well thanks for that info... so I guess between 1 April – 30 June we can expect something. I mean we waited this long I guess, what is another month or two or three? Sigh.
Post edited March 29, 2019 by BKGaming
Posted March 31, 2019
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t-den123: just purchased witcher during install it keeps stopping ..server problems ???
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omega64: Nope, this is new since the latest updates. I've been having it with every game too. Have fun pressing retry constantly.
Is that an issue specifically with The Witcher? I've downloaded 10+ games in the last week with Galaxy with no issues. Not saying others don't have issues; I'm sure they do. Perhaps I'm just lucky?
Posted March 31, 2019
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omega64: Nope, this is new since the latest updates. I've been having it with every game too. Have fun pressing retry constantly.
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echosa: Is that an issue specifically with The Witcher? I've downloaded 10+ games in the last week with Galaxy with no issues. Not saying others don't have issues; I'm sure they do. Perhaps I'm just lucky?
I don't believe everyone experiences this bug. For me it's happening with basically everything.
Posted March 31, 2019
Can't connect, can't access my games, gog galaxy is asking my password, but I already filled up correct one & he seems to remember me.
Posted April 03, 2019
Please make it start faster. 15 to 20 seconds launch time for a launcher is pathetic. And my system is not anemic, win 10, 16 GB @3200 ram, ssd, ryzen 1600, x370.
Internet 250 mbit..
Should start much faster.
Posted April 03, 2019
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larsberntrop: Please make it start faster. 15 to 20 seconds launch time for a launcher is pathetic. And my system is not anemic, win 10, 16 GB @3200 ram, ssd, ryzen 1600, x370.
Internet 250 mbit..
Should start much faster.
Yup.... A Browser starts for me within 2 seconds and gog use about 20 seconds for a launch. And I wait still for the fullscreen future for the videos in gog.... Gog, that s are basics....
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