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[Alexios]

I've been in but can't comment on much since I don't use the integration of other clients (yet). It's about as functional as before with a slightly different layout I'm not yet too fond of. The library view can be pretty hard on the PC when the covers are made to be of a relatively small size so a lot of them fit within a single page view and it's overall quite sluggish there regardless. There seem to be a nice amount of options (like have it auto-exit the other clients when you quit their games) but I don't see a way to access the community tab which on the old client took you to the forums view...

Before you ask, I haven't tried to launch the in-game overlay either. I like the option to have it show the last page you were on when you launch it rather than one of the few allowed preset selections for a default view. I'd like a "small mode" like Steam's existing convenient one for the games list...

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Out of curiosity, does Galaxy 2.0 have any sound effects in the menus? That's one of the things I like about Steam's Big Picture mode that makes it feel less like a PC program and more like a console interface.

 

[PhoenixTank]

Has nobody else here got their invite yet?

Got an invite on the 2nd, FWIW.

Seems good so far, but definitely a beta. Glad they're trying to innovate, though.
I was a little shocked to see that the integrations are using Python. Better than yet another chromium process... I think?
The suggested integrations are up on Github.

Out of curiosity, does Galaxy 2.0 have any sound effects in the menus? That's one of the things I like about Steam's Big Picture mode that makes it feel less like a PC program and more like a console interface.

No sound effects that I've noticed - probably for the best on a normal UI.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

just got my invitation! installing it now. will be back soon to share my thoughts

edit:

holy crap this is good! it's not perfect but it is still of course a closed beta. i've tested it with all the clients and they work fine. the Battle.net one doesn't seem to want to automatically launch a game though so I still need to hit play once that loads up but the others launch seamlessly. i think once they let you close clients automatically after exiting a game then it will be perfect.

i've deleted all my client icons that were pinned to my start menu and now just have the GOG icon. Looks + feels so good to just launch one client for all my games. Well, the exception is Forza 7 which doesn't show up in GOG and I don't know how to add it so I need to launch that separably but whatever.

thank you so much CD Projekt/GOG! i wonder what Blizzard, Epic, Steam, EA are thinking of this....???

 

[hariseldon]

So for me Galaxy 1 is one of the best UIs out there for this kind of thing - seriously Steam could learn something from them (the only thing I would change is for fuck's sake put a search box on the store homepage). The screenshots for this look to be continuing the trend of UI excellence. Seriously, their UI team are shit-hot. I look forward to playing with this as I view GOG as the good guys in this industry, the most pro-consumer company out there. I get as much as I can on gog and if something comes up on gog that I already got elsewhere I will often double-dip to get that sweet DRM-free goodness. Only with GOG do you own your games in any real sense.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Yep, thanks for the pictures. Is it possible to have the games listed like how it's for Galaxy 1.2 (on the very left side where games, friends and store is written)? Those tiles look pretty bad.

What's wrong with the tiles?

 

[Helios]

GOG SUPPORT CENTER

support.gog.com

Update 2.0.3

## Bookmarks:

• Added tutorial how Bookmarks work
• Added context menu for bookmarks in Sidebar with an option to reorder bookmarks

## Friends:

• Added tutorial screen for Friends Recommendations
• Fixed issue with Friends Recommendations not displaying original platform name
• When scrolling through Activity of your friends, it will load correctly

## Library:

• Added ability to hide games in Library
• Added platform icon to tooltips for Library (grid view)
• Added mechanics allowing to record Last Played time for games without Game Time Tracking
• Fixed not updating Steam games' activity when they have at least 20h of game time
• Release of the games which were on preorder before, will be noticed by GOG GALAXY 2.0 immediately
• Context menu will no longer stay open after leaving Library
• Tags will no longer stay in context menu for games after last game using this tag has been removed
• Fixed falsely displaying “Not Compatible” over Install button for some platforms

## Recent view:

• Added platform icons to recently played by me game tiles
• Fixed issues with “Loading...” snackbar staying longer than it should

## Settings window:

• Fixed alignments of items in Settings window when using non-English language
• Fixed Settings window size on small monitors

## Statistics:

• Fix for mismatch between count of games in Sidebar and in Statistics

 

[sol_bad]

I just got my GOG Galaxy 2.0 invite and just installed.
As the above post mentions, it's already been updated 3 times in the past month and 10 days. Meanwhile how many times has the Epic store/app been updated in the last 8 months?

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Waiting .... Still waiting....

 

[Exentryk]

Got my invite too! It looks great!

When viewing "All Games", I'd like an option that greys out non installed games (both in list and grid view), similar to how it looks on Steam. Or add some other distinguishing feature between installed and uninstalled games when viewing "All Games".

Another useful feature would be to tag multiple games at once.

And of course big picture mode and controller support would be great too eventually.

Haven't started a game yet from this, so will test more. Have sent through above feedback to GOG already.

 

[Alexios]

Got my invite too! It looks great!

When viewing "All Games", I'd like an option that greys out non installed games (both in list and grid view), similar to how it looks on Steam.

I mean, all games is all games. If you just wanna view installed games then you go to the installed games view (which is the same as going to all games then adding the installed status filter). I'm not sure what's different with what you propose.

Edit: oh I get it, you want to view all games but for it to indicate what is and what isn't installed in that view rather than hide what isn't installed altogether. Never mind.

 

[Scopa]

I must be on their shit list...

 

[Helios]

I must be on their shit list...

How do we get out? How many Thronebreaker copies do I need to own?

 

[sol_bad]

I haven't mucked around with it yet. Been out grocery shopping.
Yaaaaay

Are there more view options than grid and list? Am I missing something?

 

[Helios]

Oh, damn. It worked.

 

[Scopa]

Oh, damn. It worked.

 

[Kadayi]

Oh, damn. It worked.

Still waiting.....

 

[FranXico]

I finally got my invitation!

I'm missing the "Backups and Goodies"/"Show Downloads" option.

 

[Scopa]

I finally got my invitation!

I'm missing the "Backups and Goodies"/"Show Downloads" option.

 

[sertopico]

Wow, this is what I call a client! I am astonished, can't wait for the official version.

 

[hariseldon]

Got my invite too! It looks great!

When viewing "All Games", I'd like an option that greys out non installed games (both in list and grid view), similar to how it looks on Steam. Or add some other distinguishing feature between installed and uninstalled games when viewing "All Games".

Another useful feature would be to tag multiple games at once.

And of course big picture mode and controller support would be great too eventually.

Haven't started a game yet from this, so will test more. Have sent through above feedback to GOG already.

Just got mine too, it's awesome. There's an Installed Games option on the left btw, plus installed is one of the filters available.

 

[Exentryk]

Just got mine too, it's awesome. There's an Installed Games option on the left btw, plus installed is one of the filters available.

Yeah, I noticed those. It's handy to have for sure, though I'd like some distinguishing feature in the "All Games" view for installed and uninstalled games.

 

[hariseldon]

Yeah, I noticed those. It's handy to have for sure, though I'd like some distinguishing feature in the "All Games" view for installed and uninstalled games.

Yeah sorry after I posted I realised I'd missed the point. You're right though that would be a useful feature.

 

[TacosNSalsa]

Guess the next wave of invites is going out , Just got this a couple of hours ago ..check your emails!

 

[DerFuggler]

Just got my invite this morning... but I can't use it. Maybe it's time to update to Windows 10...

 

[Scopa]

FINALLY!

 

[Helios]

FINALLY!

 

[Scopa]

I can’t see your pic.

 

[Helios]

I can’t see your pic.

Issa kid being happy. Don't worry about it

 

[hariseldon]

I'm exclusively using GOG Galaxy 2.0 these days, it's bloody lovely. The interface is a huge step up from Steam, and it's just an absolute pleasure to use.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Sigh.... I signed up late, but I should have the damn invite by now. I'm like... one of their most dedicated customers

 

[CRON]

YMMV, but it's impossible to launch alternate executables for games on 2.0. I can't launch No Man's Sky in VR.

 

[Helios]

 

[jshackles]

I've gotta say, manually adding games to GOG Galaxy easily fixes my biggest problem with 2.0. The process is easy (search game by name -> add to library -> link executable) and once linked it functions just like any other game in Galaxy.

The only omission in features now, which I find baffling, is that Windows Store integration doesn't exist and I can't figure out how to manually add games installed via Windows Store or the Xbox app. Considering that the Xbox integration is "official" (ie developed by Microsoft) this seems like a pretty glaring omission. I installed Gears 5 yesterday and started playing it, I'd love the ability to launch it from GOG.

 

[Thabass]

I've gotta say, manually adding games to GOG Galaxy easily fixes my biggest problem with 2.0. The process is easy (search game by name -> add to library -> link executable) and once linked it functions just like any other game in Galaxy.

The only omission in features now, which I find baffling, is that Windows Store integration doesn't exist and I can't figure out how to manually add games installed via Windows Store or the Xbox app. Considering that the Xbox integration is "official" (ie developed by Microsoft) this seems like a pretty glaring omission. I installed Gears 5 yesterday and started playing it, I'd love the ability to launch it from GOG.

It's funny that it detects it for me, but it detects it as a XBOX game.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

i just want them to enable the ability to automatically close clients when exiting a game.

IT'S RIGHT THERE IN THE SETTINGS but it doesn't work.

if it's not working then don't show. jeez...stop the teasing

It's funny that it detects it for me, but it detects it as a XBOX game.

that's because if you've bought it on PC you also have the Xbox copy. that's what you're seeing.

unless you can launch it through GOG?

 

[BigBooper]

This update pushed it from being promising to actually being good and useful.

I'm not completely sold on how their manually adding works, because what if it can't find fan games in it's database or someone wants to add roms.

That's not a huge deal because I use other software to manage that, but it might be useful if they did it right.

 

[Thabass]

that's because if you've bought it on PC you also have the Xbox copy. that's what you're seeing.

unless you can launch it through GOG?

I get that. Especially since I play the game through Xbox Game Pass (PC version). But, idealistically, you should now be able to add the executable by adding it manually by just adding the EXE. I'll have to try when I get home.

 

[jshackles]

I'm not completely sold on how their manually adding works, because what if it can't find fan games in it's database or someone wants to add roms.

Their database seems to be pretty extensive.

Their API has system entries for NES, SNES, Genesis, etc.

Someone should write an integration with RetroAchievements to handle the achievement aspect of these games.

 

[Thabass]

Their database seems to be pretty extensive.

The only thing is though, if you wanted to add roms, you'd probably have to add just the emulator's executable. Otherwise you'd get an error when trying to launch it.

 

[jshackles]

The only thing is though, if you wanted to add roms, you'd probably have to add just the emulator's executable. Otherwise you'd get an error when trying to launch it.

Good point, they need a way to pass command-line arguments to executables.

 

[Denton]

I've gotta say, manually adding games to GOG Galaxy easily fixes my biggest problem with 2.0. The process is easy (search game by name -> add to library -> link executable) and once linked it functions just like any other game in Galaxy.

The only omission in features now, which I find baffling, is that Windows Store integration doesn't exist and I can't figure out how to manually add games installed via Windows Store or the Xbox app. Considering that the Xbox integration is "official" (ie developed by Microsoft) this seems like a pretty glaring omission. I installed Gears 5 yesterday and started playing it, I'd love the ability to launch it from GOG.

I never even managed to add winstore games to steam, I just run them from start menu. Uwp sucks and I hope MS stops using it asap.

 

[Thabass]

Good point, they need a way to pass command-line arguments to executables.

That'd be sweet. But, I think just getting normal games to be added manually is a good first step. We're just in beta after all.

 

[jshackles]

Also speaking of integrations, here is a good resource that has the official integrations listed as well as the unofficial ones that several others are working on

GitHub - Mixaill/awesome-gog-galaxy: A list of GOG Galaxy 2.0 integrations and upcoming features

A list of GOG Galaxy 2.0 integrations and upcoming features - Mixaill/awesome-gog-galaxy

github.com

This morning's update added a handful of new platform IDs as well to their API. I'm particularly happy that there is a community integration for Twitch now.

 

[Kadayi]

Finally got my Beta Invite, time to give it a good looksee.

 

[hariseldon]

Good point, they need a way to pass command-line arguments to executables.

Perhaps make a bat file to launch the emulator + rom, then add the bat file to gog galaxy?

 

[hariseldon]

jshackles Thanks for the Twitch heads-up - picked up some freebies on that a while back, maybe now I might actually play them! For those who don't know, grab the zip file and put it in %appdatalocal%\GOG.com\Galaxy\plugins\installed - extract the zip file to a folder with the same name as the zip and you're good to go.

 

[JSoup]

Someone should write an integration with RetroAchievements to handle the achievement aspect of these games.

I recall someone in the RA discord mentioning that it's on the list.

 

[Kadayi]

YMMV, but it's impossible to launch alternate executables for games on 2.0. I can't launch No Man's Sky in VR.

Same. The distinction is built into the Steam launcher versus it being its own separate Exe which is kind of annoying.

 

[Helios]

Same. The distinction is built into the Steam launcher versus it being its own separate Exe which is kind of annoying.

Is there a way to make it launch directly into VR? Like with a launch option? If so than I assume you could make a shortcut add that property and link that shortcut as it's own game.