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GOG Galaxy Changelog

What's new in GOG Galaxy 1.2.58.220

Sep 16, 2019
  • Fixed Overlay input lag for most games affected.

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.57.74 (Jul 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
  • GOC Galaxy will correctly reconnect to GOC services after long time of no Internet connection

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.56.15 (May 7, 2019)

  • GOG Galaxy will fix the path to its internal services, if it finds it is wrong
  • Updating of games' local dependencies will be handled correctly
  • Unexpected files in games' directories will no longer cause failure of games' update

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.55.53 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Hotfix for intentionally opening of facebook link after entering Forum

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.49.26 (Dec 3, 2018)

  • Changes & Improvements:
  • [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

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.47.67 (Oct 30, 2018)

  • Changes & Improvements:
  • Better Korean translations
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a bug where sometimes a blank screen would be shown to users when store / other page failed to respond
  • Changed error text that shows after page fails to load to be more informative
  • Windows Overlay:
  • Saving screenshots will work when User's home folder contains non-ASCII characters (e.g. Cyrillic)
  • Other fixes for screenshots in some games (e.g. Balrum. Death's Gambit)
  • Fixed scaling issues for some games (e.g. Eden)
  • Fixes for OpenGL games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Transport Fever
  • Simon the Sorcerer
  • WH4Ok Gladius - Relics of War
  • Fixes for DX 11 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Civilzation V
  • Crysis
  • King Arthur II
  • Fixes for DX 10 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Anno 1404
  • Two Worlds VE
  • Fixes for DX 9 games allowing us to enable Overlay support for the following games:
  • Treasure Adventure World

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.45.61 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • When hovering over mutual friends in friends suggestions - you can see the full list of mutual friends.
  • GOG Galaxy will no longer treat non-zero exit codes returned from dependency installers (such as Physx, Visual C++ Redistributables) as failure (caused
  • configuration error on installation)
  • Bugfixes:
  • Allows users to download cloud saves backup for all games with enabled cloud saves
  • GOG Galaxy will no longer be locked out from launching. if Galaxy Updater cannot launch at all
  • Upon update. invalid leftovers from database will be removed. They were caused by a bug with verify/repair (which was fixed in 1.2.44)
  • Running a webinstaller again will not interfere with already running installation process
  • "Continue previous session" setting will correctly restore last web content (game card. forum topic etc.)
  • When showing a conflict. GOG Galaxy will not show invalid date anymore (It may still happen once until conflict is resolved)
  • In case when GOG Galaxy is unable to fetch ownership information about not installed game (eg. User is not logged in), lnstall/ Buy button will be disabled.
  • instead of showing spinner infinitely. Play button is always enabled. when game is installed

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.44.30 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • Bugfixes:
  • GOG Galaxy no longer crashes when it is being launched by one of game's shortcuts on the desktop and the game is not updated to the latest version
  • Fixed an issue where some of MSVC exit codes were treated as failure, whilist they should be a success. Fixes recent problems with installation of Moonlighter
  • Fixed an issue with Verify/repair after failed installation

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.43.64 (May 30, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Clicking on users in the game view and Find Friends window. will now take you to their profile. (in Friends window opening chat is the default action)
  • Improved download process to avoid long download time of last few percents of the game
  • Right-clicking on a desktop notification dismisses it.
  • [Windows] Several improvements in rendering of Galaxy icon
  • Bugfixes:
  • Aborting and pausing downloads will happen nearly immediately
  • Adjusted default size of friends window
  • Fixed issue with sockets which may has caused issues with download
  • GOG Galaxy will no longer crash when trying to open pdf files - instead it will open them in external browser
  • Fixed an issue with Galaxy being unresponsive for a long time on startup and in a few other scenarios

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.41.110 (May 30, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • User Profiles - a personal space for every 606.com user for socialising among members of the community
  • Compare your game statistics with friends
  • See what your friends are currently playing
  • Share text. photos and videos
  • Personalise profile with your description and backgrounds from the games you own
  • Speed up aborting cloud sync in case of service downtime
  • Changed default number of download threads back to 10. due to reports of a decrease in download speed
  • Bugflxes:
  • Fixed message on game uninstallation
  • Fixed a rare crash in games caused by Galaxy SDK

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.40.57 (May 30, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Ability to log in or register a new account with your Facebook account
  • Suggested friends will be visible on the bottom of Friends window
  • New Find Friends window with suggested friends will be opened when you click "+" in Friends window
  • Optimized network transfer in updater and fetching data for installation screen
  • Galaxy version is now displayed in the settings window
  • Bugflxes:
  • [Windows] Fixed font rendering in Friends window on 100% dpi scaling

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.39.53 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Increased the default number of download threads from 10 to 32. This should improve download speeds at the cost of CPU usage.
  • Improvements to windows handling: size and position persistance, native behaviours
  • Small network improvements during GOG Galaxy update
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed a bug with downloading older games in China
  • Fixed rare issue where downloading a backup installer would fail with "Server problem" for no apparent reason

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.37.7 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • After quitting a game, GOG Galaxy will check if game updates are available
  • Added indication on gameview that a game's beta channel is no longer available
  • General improvements to download mechanism
  • Bugflxes:
  • Fixed GOG Galaxy Notifications Renderer’s icon and details
  • Fixed issues with starting GOG Galaxy, when one of the configuration files was corrupt
  • Fixed issue where some DOSBox games would be broken by Galaxy updates

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.36.40 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Chromium Embedded Framework was updated to version 62, resulting in improved CPU and memory performance
  • Cloud copy of save games will be removed on next sync when local files are removed and quota is exceeded
  • Bugflxes:
  • Fixed a bug in GOG Galaxy SDK, which could cause games to crash
  • Fixed Unicode support in Galaxy Overlay

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.34.10 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • GOG Galaxy SDK bugfix in logging routine

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.33.21 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • GOG Galaxy SDK optimizations and bugfixes

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.32.20 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Galaxy backend will try to determine best servers for Galaxy Updates
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fix for GOG Galaxy starting very slowly
  • Galaxy will not crash when was unable to read user preferences file during initialization
  • Friend online notifications won't appear in batches after you wake your system from sleep, or regain internet connectivity
  • Galaxy will not falsely bump your gametime tracking by huge value when failing to start a game

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.31.8 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Improved Overlay scaling on high resolution displays, as well as on low resolutions (for retro games on fullscreen)
  • Decreased minimum resolution threshold required for overlay to work
  • Game time is saved when closing Galaxy while a game is running
  • Bugfixes:
  • [Windows 10 Fall Creator's update] Fixed Galaxy being auto-started by the system when auto-start was disabled in Galaxy settings
  • [Windows] Fixed some cases of "Connection to Communication Service was lost and could not be restored"
  • FPS counter will be properly showing up when using AMD graphics cards
  • Desktop notification will not be shown if you are using fullscreen application (eg. playing non-GOG game)
  • Fixed bug that caused problem with updating games because their files were marked as read only
  • Game time tracking information will no longer be lost if you were disconnected when shutting down a game
  • Fixed an issue with Overlay not showing up in Elex, when using AMD graphics cards
  • Screenshots will work properly in DirectX8 games (eg. Zwei)
  • Screenshots won't capture Overlay notifications in DirectX11 games (eg. Elex)
  • Fixed rendering issue in OpenGL games (eg. Owlboy)
  • Fixed rendering issue in DirectX8 games (eg. Mafia)

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.29.28 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Galaxy will no longer consider partial cloud saves sync (only pull) as complete
  • Tweaked desktop notification animations
  • Galaxy will no longer periodically fetch friends online status from the server (it will work OK via websockets)
  • Bugfixes:
  • Unity games will no longer hang on Nvidia graphics cards with Overlay turned on
  • Fixed several issues which caused game images in the sidebar to not appear
  • Fixed a few cases where extracting the archive with game images did not happen (e.g. when the game was installed with an offline installer)
  • Faster shutdown during a game update
  • Overlay and game time tracking will properly work with games that uses launchers
  • [macOS] Fixed a crash, which happend during updating Tyranny with all DLCs
  • Fixed background image not being refreshed after it's source has been changed

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.25.12 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • SDK Networking optimizations

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.24.93 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Reworked how the navigation history works, fixing numerous bugs (left/right arrows in top menu)
  • Added option to specify command line options when launching games (in each game's settings)
  • "Unread notifications" notification doesn't produce sound, and does not have a setting entry by itself
  • New in-game achievement notification animation and design
  • Improved looks of the close button for chat in Galaxy Overlay
  • Galaxy will show a spinner while verifying a game's private channel password. An error will be shown if the password is invalid
  • Small improvement in resources usage
  • Multiple desktop/in-game concurrent notifications sounds less choppy
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed grey (disabled) screen on login screen
  • "Continue previous session" setting for starting page will now properly remember the last page you visited before quitting
  • Game view background image scaling on ultrawide screens now works properly (no more grey areas on the sides)
  • Galaxy will no longer try to install 64 bit redistributables on 32 bit systems
  • Fixed a rare crash during game update
  • Fixed a bug causing Galaxy to freeze when using it with a slow internet connection
  • Sound volume regulation is respected for in-game notifications (50% quieter by default)
  • After changing windows back and forth (alt tabbing), input in the overlay will work correctly
  • Fixed a visual issue with (hint) text for rollbacks overlapping other text under it
  • Time of notification (e.g. "a few seconds ago") in the dropdown will change dynamically when you change Galaxy Client's language
  • Galaxy will no longer lose games when updated from version 1.1.30 to latest :)
  • The "You have unread notifications" notification won't show up more than once for the same notification
  • You won't see "Version you're currently on is not known" paragraph in not installed games settings anymore
  • Some scenarios (e.g. importing older game builds with auto-updates disabled) will no longer show newest game version label if Galaxy is not sure about that
  • In above scenarios, you'll see "The version you are currently on is not known. You can select the version to update to." instead of untrue "The version you are currently on is no longer available"

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.23.4 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Hotfix for long Galaxy start, when it was installed not to default location
  • Friends' statuses should be more up to date

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.22.31 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes & improvements:
  • New top navigation (already known from GOG.com)
  • New notifications system:
  • New notifications dropdown in the top navigation
  • Added desktop notification for forum replies
  • Added desktop notification for wishlisted items discounted
  • Improved pluralisation in desktop notifications
  • [MacOS] GOG Galaxy bundle name is renamed to 'GOG Galaxy.app'
  • Desktop notification reminding about unseen notifications respects your other notifications settings - e.g. if you've disabled desktop notifications for chat
  • GOG Galaxy now supports Wistia videos
  • Improved a bit performance, by doing less HTTP requests, which were expected to fail anyway
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed an issue with Galaxy trying to install 64-bit redistributables on 32-bit systems
  • You can see your own message written in another chat window immediately
  • Fixed a bug which could falsely show Not Authorized status on Game, if you've had connection problems when trying to view it
  • When you're on settings page of not installed game with auto-updates disabled globally, you won't see untrue sentence "The version you're currently on is no longer available"
  • Fixed issue where login/registration form would disappear after 30s (Which existed only in 1.2.21)
  • Fixed "Import Folder" not working in certain circumstances
  • Fixed false positive conflict when syncing cloud storage
  • Time of notification (e.g. "a few seconds ago") in the dropdown will change dynamically when you change Galaxy Client's language
  • Text in game settings will no longer overlap, when the game had only two rollbacks and autoupdates were disabled

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.20.36 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • [Windows] CPU usage improvements for GOG Galaxy Overlay
  • [Windows] Overlay will now react to change of keyboard layout (eg. from EN to RU characters)
  • Improved version detection of imported games. Galaxy will also not perform file adjustment if it's not needed. Supported only by newer games
  • Importing and updating The Witcher 3: GOTY (DVD version) will properly use differential patch mechanism (greatly reduced download size)
  • Galaxy update popup made more reliable
  • Bugfixes:
  • Game updates will no longer fail with disk access problem, after redeeming single DLC with a gift code
  • Slightly optimised download process, Galaxy will no longer stop downloading for a while during unpacking small files
  • Galaxy will not freeze after quitting during applying diff patches
  • It is now possible to log out without internet
  • [Windows] Fix for screenshots in Dragon Age: Origins and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
  • [Windows] Mouse cursor should not duplicate when opening overlay and moving the mouse simultaneously

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.17.9 (Jul 31, 2017)

  • Hotfix for communication with Galaxy backend

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.12.10 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Changes and Improvements:
  • Improved bandwidth limit and bandwidth schedule input behavior
  • Bugfixes:
  • Game language dropdown is no longer visible when the game is not installed

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.11 Beta (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Standardized usage of language codes between all Galaxy components, backend and website
  • Friends and chat in The Overlay are now translated to other languages
  • EULAs on Game's installation screen now contain more information about it's dependencies

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.10.31 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Standardized usage of language codes between all Galaxy components, backend and website
  • Friends and chat in The Overlay are now translated to other languages
  • EULAs on Game's installation screen now contain more information about it's dependencies

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.10.31 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Decreased Galaxy Client's RAM usage, especially when having lots of games installed
  • Small improvement of Galaxy Client loading time when having lots of games installed
  • Small UI performance improvements
  • Game invites in the Overlay are now translated
  • Bugfixes:
  • Overlay should no longer lose authentication while opening shop

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.9.5 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Online statuses in friends activity section of Game View
  • Added Limited support for Chinese (Simplified) language
  • Improved looks of overlay's game invite screen when you have connection problems
  • Improved readability of Japanese fonts
  • Bugfixes:
  • Screenshots in some games will no longer be transparent
  • "Disable overlay" per-game setting is remembered properly
  • Removed several scenarios where GOG Galaxy could freeze
  • Resolved several edge-case problems with GOG Galaxy uninstallation
  • GOG Galaxy Overlay will no longer lose connectivity after playing for over an hour

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.8.5 (May 21, 2017)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed issue causing some games not to launch if overlay was disabled

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.7.73 (May 21, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Improved keeping online statuses of your friends up to date in chat window
  • Improved the speed of Scan & Import
  • Buttons in Downloads Settings looks better when the path is short
  • Bugfixes:
  • Game installations and updates no longer get stuck on 'Getting file list...' operation (It was rather more likely to happen when you've had over 900 games installed)
  • Fixed 'Server problem' caused by Galaxy Client itself (Rare situation, which involved update of VC 2015 redistributables installers)
  • Fixed a bug that online status of your friend (in friends window) sometimes stopped updating when you clicked to open chat with him
  • Fixed a bug when periodic cloud save sync was aborting after first failure - we're continuing with remaining games now
  • Corrupted cache file will no longer prevent Galaxy from connecting to GOG.com services
  • [Windows 7] Fixed an issue with part of the screen blinking for split of a second when showing first desktop notification

New in GOG Galaxy 1.2.6 (Apr 25, 2017)

  • Changes and improvements:
  • Reintroduced option to specify extras download path
  • Added "Show screenshots" option under More, Manage Installation
  • Further reduced CPU usage when GOG Galaxy is idle
  • Notifications now appear by sliding in from off-screen instead of zooming
  • "Cloud saves not synced" does not appear before first synchronization - it appears only when sync failed
  • Bugfixes:
  • Fixed rare bug preventing game updates after reenabling Auto-updates in Settings
  • Fixed not showing any friends in "Friends Activity" if both Game Time Tracking and Achievements are disabled
  • Notification that you've just sent a game invite (in overlay) will not show if you've disabled "Game invite" notification category
  • Proper chat window will open when using "Start conversation" in GOG forum

New in GOG Galaxy 1.1 Beta (Feb 19, 2017)

  • Rollback:
  • Sometimes game updates break things. The Rollback feature is here, allowing you to restore your game to any earlier version just a single click. Game updates are now not just optional, but also reversible.
  • New installation options:
  • Control the installation process. You can now view required disk space, select your language, modify the installation path, and more.
  • Streamlined navigation:
  • Use the Back and Forward buttons across the entire app to easily navigate between your installed games, the store, and the library.
  • Friend search:
  • Find other users easily using their email address or GOG.com username, then add them to your friends with just one click.
  • Better performance:
  • The new update decreases RAM and CPU usage across the board. The app will now launch faster and take advantage of GPU acceleration on Windows, and App Nap support on Mac OS X.
  • HiDPI support:
  • Enjoy proper HiDPI scaling and a retina-ready UI for exceptionally high-resolution displays.
  • Pause and resume:
  • You can now pause the download and installation process at any time, without ever losing your progress.
  • Compact sidebar:
  • See more of your library and the store with a new, compact sidebar. If you prefer the old look, you can always go back.
  • And more...:
  • Double click to launch a game instantly from the sidebar, view available languages and space requirements, accept new invites directly from the friends list, and so much more...