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Added brief explanation of why a batch script is used for GOG Galaxy
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; Part 3: configure GOG Galaxy
 
; Part 3: configure GOG Galaxy
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: You can use SMAPI through the GOG Galaxy client to enable the overlay and track play time. This allows you to launch Stardew Valley with the SMAPI console using GOG Galaxy.
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: You can use SMAPI through the GOG Galaxy client to track your play time. The steps below tell GOG Galaxy to launch a batch script, which in turn launches StardewModdingAPI.exe. This is because telling GOG Galaxy to launch StardewModdingAPI.exe directly causes the SMAPI console to be invisible, which can hide important errors and warning messages.
 
:# Open Notepad and paste in the following: <code>start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\StardewModdingAPI.exe"</code> If Stardew Valley and SMAPI are not installed at <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\</code>, (the default location for most people), replace that location with the location of where you installed Stardew Valley.
 
:# Open Notepad and paste in the following: <code>start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\StardewModdingAPI.exe"</code> If Stardew Valley and SMAPI are not installed at <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\Stardew Valley\</code>, (the default location for most people), replace that location with the location of where you installed Stardew Valley.
 
:# Click on File, then Save As... <br />[[File:Save_batch_script.png|800px]]
 
:# Click on File, then Save As... <br />[[File:Save_batch_script.png|800px]]
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