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    Versatile C++ game scraper: Skyscraper

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      SammyBoy
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      @muldjord Thank you for the update I have small favour to ask and that is if you can allow pc roms to be scraped.

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        muldjord @SammyBoy
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        @sammyboy Sure, it will be in the next release :)

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          SammyBoy @muldjord
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          @muldjord Thanks

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            SammyBoy
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            @muldjord Sorry for bothering you so much but I have 2 more questions the first one is can I create something close to this picture: https://goo.gl/images/psZJoR
            My second question is can you change where your scraped files go using the simple mode twice for the same platform?
            Thank you for your patience and replies.

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              muldjord @SammyBoy
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              @sammyboy Yes, you can creates something very similar to that, please read the documentation. Simple mode is, as per the notice when running it, only meant for first time scrapings. For second time scrapings, if you wish to change the output folder for media, use 'Skyscraper -p [platform] -o [folder name] -s localdb'. Check all available command line flags with 'Skyscraper --help'.

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                SammyBoy @muldjord
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                @muldjord Thank you for your reply.

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                  AnalogHero
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                  @SammyBoy With the artwork.xml muldjord posted for me, you can create a similar result.

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                    SammyBoy @AnalogHero
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                    @analoghero what would you need to edit in artwork.xml file to get the cover to get it down a bit more? - so it looks like this https://goo.gl/images/psZJoR
                    I don't care if it's a box (I would rather it isn't) and I'm presuming for the wheel all you need is to add the layer resource and output type.
                    Thank you for reading my long message.

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                      muldjord @SammyBoy
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                      @sammyboy I appreciate your interest in Skyscraper but please read the documentation. What you want is explained right here for 'x' and 'y' attributes. I know it's easier to just ask, but pretty much everything is already documented. If you feel the documentation is missing something, let me know.

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                        SammyBoy @muldjord
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                        @muldjord I'm sorry I've been asking many questions but the truth is I should have read the wiki first. But thanks to your help I'm pretty positive that the scrapings will turn out good. Thanks for all your help and I'll keep the any unnecessary questions out the way.

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                          muldjord @SammyBoy
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                          @sammyboy I don't mind questions if it helps develop the documentation. And I can understand if it seems daunting to get into how Skyscraper works. So if you find something in the documentation that needs further explaining please let me know.

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                            SammyBoy @muldjord
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                            @muldjord OK I've got it.

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                              AnalogHero
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                              @muldjord @SammyBoy Forgot to mention that there is an error in the artwork.xml. One ">" is missing after "layer"

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                                SammyBoy
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                                @muldjord can you also add ports in the next skyscraper release. As well as this can you give me an estimated time of the next skyscraper release? Thanks

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                                  muldjord @SammyBoy
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                                  @sammyboy Ports won't be supported for the time being. Next release is imminent. :) Check the next post

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                                    muldjord
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                                    Removed for clarity. Check next release post 2 posts further down.

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                                      SammyBoy @muldjord
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                                      @muldjord Can you implement ports for the next update and do I need to delete the old skyscraper files in order to update to 2.2.5? As well as this could I manually allow ports to be scraped if I added ports to the platform.pp file and compiled skyscraper?

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                                        muldjord
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                                        Skyscraper 2.2.5 released: https://github.com/muldjord/skyscraper

                                        • Improved artwork 'shadow' effect. Now renders correctly on artwork with transparency
                                        • Added '(uncached)' to terminal output for media types that user has disabled for caching
                                        • Now always uses existing cached resources when scraping with any scraping module. Use '--updatedb' to force a refresh
                                        • Improved 'artwork.xml' parser to better handle xml syntax problems
                                        • Improved '--cleandb' so it always resaves the db after a cleaning run
                                        • Updated 'simple mode' to also include questions about '--forcefilename' and '--updatedb'
                                        • Now always converts images to 16bit externally. Still uses 32bit internally
                                        • Added 'pc' and 'ports' platforms

                                        Happy scraping! :)

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                                          muldjord @SammyBoy
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                                          @sammyboy Please re-download 2.2.5 (delete your files, and follow the instructions from the beginning again). I have now included 'ports' as you requested. :)

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                                            SammyBoy @muldjord
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                                            @muldjord Thank you so much

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