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Hi. I used Galaxy to download Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town, because I am short of time at the moment for downloading files and and burning them to disk. And the download seemed to go OK as I was able to play about 15 minutes of the game without any problems - after which I made a save and Quit. However later, when I went to play a little more and clicked on the Desktop Launch Icon, I got a spinning circle for an awfully long time until finally I was asked to log-in and "install" the game !! But the game has to already be installed because I've played some of it R clicking on the desktop launch icon gives the target of : "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\GalaxyClient.exe" /command=runGame /gameId=1247772513 /path="C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town" - which seems a very long and complicated address to me - but I opened it and clicked on PLAY from the Galaxy page that came up only to get another endless spinning circle and no game I've emailed GOG and reported the problem only to be sent the reply that it could be 2 weeks before they can help because they are so busy So I thought I would ask here just in case anyone might know what could be going on .... Anyone got any ideas
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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I looked at your target though and I don't understand why GalaxyClient.exe is in the string. My games downloaded with Galaxy go to the same target, but instead of GalaxyClient.exe, they go to GOG Galaxy\Games. I would try signing out of Galaxy. You do not need it to run your game, just for downloading. Some people like it for achievements and chatting with other players, but I don't like or use these features. It is great for downloading though. I am concerned this won't work because of the GalaxyClient.exe in your string. You might also ask your question in the Galaxy Community ForumMaybe Jenny will know more. I will try to check in later, but I'm up to my knees in tomatoes that need to be turned into salsa today.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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But the game has to already be installed because I've played some of it Don't assume that. Being able to play a game before it's finished downloading is/was certainly a feature of some game clients, like uplay and XBox One. It's possible that GOG thought it would be a good feature to add to their "updated" version of Galaxy. R clicking on the desktop launch icon gives the target of : "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\GalaxyClient.exe" /command=runGame /gameId=1247772513 /path="C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town" - which seems a very long and complicated address to me It looks OK to me. It gives the address to the Galaxy exe, then after the /path= part it gives the address where it's supposed to install the game. If you're absolutely sure the game has finished installing, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town and look for an .exe file that's specific to the game. It's not that big a game. The GOG page says it's only 2.1 GB. It shouldn't take all that long to finish downloading.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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I'm still concerned with that GalaxyClient.exe in her string. My games downloaded with the Galaxy client to not have that. They simply go to GOG Galaxy/Games/Game Name.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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I'm still concerned with that GalaxyClient.exe in her string. My games downloaded with the Galaxy client to not have that. They simply go to GOG Galaxy/Games/Game Name. Maybe that's because you waited for Galaxy to finish installing the game before closing Galaxy, while Mad did not. There's really nothing to be "concerned" about. Mad should either open Galaxy, sign in, and wait for it to finish installing the game, or download the installation files manually using her web browser and install the game the "normal" way.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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OK... That's good to know. I didn't pick up on the fact that Mad didn't finish downloading the game first.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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OK .... Well when I downloaded and installed the Galaxy Version I was told the installation was complete and was a success. But since I last posted here I have uninstalled and re-downloaded and re-installed the game (using Galaxy again) and been given the same assurances YET experienced exactly the same problems. I have also been sent a reply from a Tech person at GOG - even though I was told I might have to wait two weeks for one And that came with a list of things I was asked to try. Most of which, however, I didn't understand how to do or was not prepared to do. SO .... I gave up on the Galaxy side of things altogether and decided to download just the game files .... which I will at some time burn to disk. And guess what ?? The game launched in the normal way and proceeded to run without a single problem !!!! [Including my saving, quitting the game, switching off my computer, re-booting my computer and then replaying the game from one of my saves.] So I have politely thanked the GOG Tech and told him what I have done
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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Well, I'm still puzzled, but glad it all worked out! I didn't think I had seen you say anything about not completing the download. Well done, Mad! The end result is all that matters!
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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Both times after the Galaxy Version download I got the normal "installation was successful" message. I just don't know what the heck was going on and am nervous now, Draclvr, about the other few games I have where I've used Galaxy. One I have already played in the past - but will it work in the future ?? And a couple of others that have been downloaded but nothing done with them as yet EDIT : Is this on your Win10 machine, oldbroad ?? My adventures were with Win7.
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Only one way to find out! I'm sure they will be OK.
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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I don't recall any issues with the few other games I've downloaded using Galaxy, either, Marian. It's a mystery !! But I think I've only actually played one of them. Even though I've had them for ages. They are still sitting on that overloaded un-played stack Did your download take "hours", oldbroad ?? Do all your downloads take that long ??
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Re: GOG Galaxy Game
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I'm fortunate that where I live I can have high speed broadband - but it COSTS of course However it's worth it to me. A game download taking hours rather than minutes would drive me mad I hope you can get access to faster speeds in the future, oldbroad
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It would drive me insane! I live out in the country and get about 12 Mbps speed which isn't great, but it's fast for me! Guess it's all about your comfort level for downloads!
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Me too which was very painful! But it's all I could get for years. It was better than dial-up, but not by much!
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Happiness is 1 hour per GB!
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I had dialup until 2003. The worst thing wasn't the speed -- it was that it would disconnect while I was downloading.
How about doing medical transcription from home while on dial-up and getting disconnected while in the middle of listening to a doctor's dictation of an operative report? That's how I started out with the job around 1996. It was a nightmare that almost gave me a nervous breakdown. The stress was unbelievable.
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I simply can't imagine! Now entire businesses are run and carried out over the internet!
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Today I received a final email from GOG's Support Team - containing a sentence that said this :- "GOG GALAXY is no longer supported for your Windows 7 system. The minimum system is now Windows 8." However, on the download page for the game it says :- "GOG Galaxy requires Windows 7 or newer. Download size 1MB" Rather confusing ???? !!!!
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Right, Marian. I see what you are saying. But it surely would be much more helpful to have that info posted on appropriate download pages. I would probably not even have tried to use it for the Willy Morgan game had I known I'm just hoping now that the few games I did download using Galaxy - and haven't played yet - WILL work
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I haven't had any trouble with Galaxy and the games that I have downloaded to my Windows 7 computer. Galaxy 1 or Galaxy 2.0 ? Maybe the older version of Galaxy works better with Windows 7.
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I haven't had any trouble with Galaxy and the games that I have downloaded to my Windows 7 computer. Galaxy 1 or Galaxy 2.0 ? Maybe the older version of Galaxy works better with Windows 7. I wasn't aware there was more than one version, Jenny100. So is the old version still available - and how could I find it ??
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I forgot to come back and ask .... I stopped Galaxy Client from running in my "start up" files (booting up my machine) as I'm not currently playing any of the games I downloaded with it. Is that OK ?? And do I just re-include it in "start up" when I DO decided to play one ?? Thanks in advance for any info
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I just unchecked it from the startup menu in Task Manager. When I launch a game, it launches Galaxy.
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And do I just re-include it in "start up" when I DO decided to play one ??
Does Galaxy have to be running when you play a game?
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And do I just re-include it in "start up" when I DO decided to play one ??
Does Galaxy have to be running when you play a game? No, it does not.
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She doesn't. You can play games without using Galaxy. There is an option to play many if not most of their games without using Galaxy. I forget how to do it right now... I'll do a search tomorrow.
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Apparently I don't have to, Uncle Reg. It looks to me (from the advice given on this thread) that although downloaded via Galaxy a game can be played by merely launching it from the desktop icon created during installation. But if I'm wrong I'm sure a techie will let me know
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Yes, Oldbroad is correct. If you look at the target path of the game, it will show GOG Galaxy. But there is some way to change that which I have forgotten to look up!
EDIT: OK. So that was easy. If you downloaded with the Galaxy client, the target path will indeed be through GOG Galaxy. If you don't want to use it, it's easy as going to the game folder, finding the .exe file, sending to desktop as a shortcut and launching from THAT icon.
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Well, I couldn't remember either and had to look it up! Ha, ha! Two old broads who can't remember... imagine that!
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So .... just to be sure ....
Once a Galaxy downloaded game has been installed, I should delete the desktop launch icon it initiates and transfer the one from the actual game files exe. to use instead ??
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That's what I just did with Shivers and it worked just fine!
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I don't mind if it opens to play, but I don't want it running in the background when I'm not playing. Same with Steam.
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