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rz4: So I got this problem first when I bought Riddick some time ago. My internet connection was pretty sh*tty back that time so it took hours to download the damn game. And it wouldn't download correctly... it didn't matter if I was using GoG downloader or I tried through the browser it always ended in a failure. So I tried again and again and for the 6-7th time it finally downloaded without any error or missing file.
Now I have a much better internet connection so I thought there wouldn't be any problem when I purchased SWAT 3 but I was wrong once again. I can't download it though the browser because it always ends in an error display saying I run too many things at once (which I don't) and the downloader just stops merely second before it would finish downloading the game and it stays that way no matter what I do.
So I search around in the support section and what do I find again and again? Use galaxy. That's the solution. Use the 100% optional client because without it you won't be able to access the game you just purchased. Well no GoG, I won't use your client because I don't want to. I don't care if it's the most awesome thing ever created I won't install another client, I'm sick of them.
In the end I just torrented the thing under 2 min. then deleted the torrent client. I was done in about 10 minutes. No hassle, no extra crap to run in the backround. And don't even start about how torrent is stealing 'cause I bought the game, I just couldn't access it and that is a pretty big problem if you ask me.

Please GoG continue to support your downloader. I like this site, I like that you sell games without DRM but if I have to get the game I purchase here illegally just to play it...I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
You can still use Galaxy as a simple offline installer downloader. Simply click "Backup & extras" and you can download the offline installers and extras and then exit out of Galaxy completely once you have downloaded all that you need.
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JudasIscariot: You can still use Galaxy as a simple offline installer downloader. Simply click "Backup & extras" and you can download the offline installers and extras and then exit out of Galaxy completely once you have downloaded all that you need.
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sunshinecorp: Judas, I apologise in advance for the question, because you quite probably get it a million times per day, but is there an ETA for a Linux version of Galaxy? At least a beta? I'm one of those fools who actually like the idea!
I have no idea, sorry.
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JudasIscariot: You can still use Galaxy as a simple offline installer downloader. Simply click "Backup & extras" and you can download the offline installers and extras and then exit out of Galaxy completely once you have downloaded all that you need.
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Randalator: But it's also, like, a client and stuff. That's, like, totally evil unlike a seperate downloader which, like, totally is not.
Btw. Galaxy downloads often fail for me, so GOG is totally forcing me to use alternative methods like the Downloader or my browser. For shame!
According to Qualys SSL Labs, your browser is also a client...
Post edited March 12, 2016 by JudasIscariot
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JudasIscariot: You can still use Galaxy as a simple offline installer downloader. Simply click "Backup & extras" and you can download the offline installers and extras and then exit out of Galaxy completely once you have downloaded all that you need.
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rz4: I didn't know about that, thanks for the heads up! Maybe I was a little harsh I would like to apologize for that.

Thanks for everyone who posted something helpful. I can probably solve the problem from here :)
Also, please make sure to update your browser(s) to the latest stable version just eliminate any potential browser-side issues.

I would definitely update Firefox to version 45 as that also adds a plethora of security fixes :)
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JudasIscariot: Also, please make sure to update your browser(s) to the latest stable version just eliminate any potential browser-side issues.

I would definitely update Firefox to version 45 as that also adds a plethora of security fixes :)
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timmy010: yeah, i love the "your display driver has stopped working and successfully recovered" feature on firefox 45 when you watch html5 youtube videos. ;-P
Must be a Windows thing, I suppose. Never had that happen on my Linux install :)
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JudasIscariot: Must be a Windows thing, I suppose. Never had that happen on my Linux install :)
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omega64: It's not, I've been using Firefox since forever and haven't encountered it. :P
Then I don't know...maybe it's a driver issue. I know Nvidia recently released updated drivers for Windows a couple of days ago so if anyone is getting driver resets from watching html5 youtube videos I can only recommend updating ASAP.
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JudasIscariot: Then I don't know...maybe it's a driver issue. I know Nvidia recently released updated drivers for Windows a couple of days ago so if anyone is getting driver resets from watching html5 youtube videos I can only recommend updating ASAP.
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timmy010: it is the driver, but it's the most stable driver for me and i updated around 2 months ago. i could update but then something else would break. best leave it alone ;-)
I don't know. I mean if it breaks when you do simple things like watch a youtube video in html5 then who knows what else is wrong with it? Well, it's your system and your choice :)
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Martek: software, unlike milk, doesn't spoil
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sunshinecorp: But milk, unlike software, doesn't have security vulnerabilities.
Sure it does, let's take a look:

- no user accounts
- allows unauthorized users to drink it
- the "cups" protocol is not forced at all which allows users direct access to the milk without rerouting it to a "cup" process (this is colloquially known as the "drinking milk directly from the bottle" exploit. It's a serious issue that has been ignored by the devs for a long time!)

Milk: it's insecure as hell!
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JudasIscariot: Sure it does, let's take a look:

- no user accounts
- allows unauthorized users to drink it
- the "cups" protocol is not forced at all which allows users direct access to the milk without rerouting it to a "cup" process (this is colloquially known as the "drinking milk directly from the bottle" exploit. It's a serious issue that has been ignored by the devs for a long time!)

Milk: it's insecure as hell!
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sunshinecorp: ...aaaaand now we know you drink yours with bourbon. :)
$sudo drink-milk --bourbon