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[SOFT] ARRM : Another Gamelist, Roms manager, and Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie

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    mitu Global Moderator @nexusone13
    last edited by mitu 5 Dec 2020, 07:15 12 May 2020, 06:13

    @nexusone13 On Retropie, the roms folder is in /home/pi/RetroPie. So the custom collections should containt paths like:

    /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.zip
    /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/pacman.zip
    

    EDIT: if users are using a custom/manual installation, it's possible they may use a different username, but the paths would be similar (/home/<username>/RetroPie/roms).

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      nexusone13 @mitu
      last edited by 12 May 2020, 09:18

      @mitu Thanks :)

      ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
      Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
      Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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        Krakatoa
        last edited by 12 May 2020, 20:46

        So I used this to download some games screens etc, and now when I use Emulationstation and try to jump to a letter in game set in only show the number 1 or 2. Somehow it messed up the jump to feature. Is this a known issue?

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          nexusone13 @Krakatoa
          last edited by nexusone13 5 Dec 2020, 22:18 12 May 2020, 21:16

          Hi @Krakatoa
          Go there
          479955f3-470f-46a0-9041-f96ce5b2ddd2-image.png

          Check the 'Remove sortname tag' checkbox then save your gamelist again

          I use the tag to allow sorting of the database by adding an index to the sortname. The jump feature seems to use the sortname tag when it is present

          ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
          Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
          Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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            Krakatoa @nexusone13
            last edited by 12 May 2020, 22:11

            @nexusone13 thank you.

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              nexusone13 @Krakatoa
              last edited by 13 May 2020, 10:14

              Hi All,

              New version of ARRM available :

              1.8.6.3 (05/12/2020)

              • Addition of an 'Add to collection' button in the database which allows Batocera & Retropie users to select the Roms to put in an existing collection or one of its choice. If collection exists, Roms are added. See WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=add_collection_en

              If you already have version 1.8.5.0 you can download only the executable alone + some configuration files here: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

              Download link : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

              Patch page between two versions and Beta : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

              ARRM WIKI : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=Start-en

              ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
              Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
              Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                Krakatoa
                last edited by 17 May 2020, 12:42

                How do I stop ARRM from creating duplicate games? When it scrapes Atomiswave games, it creates a image for both the bin and lst file, resulting in two games in emulation station. Can I filter this out somehow?

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                  nexusone13 @Krakatoa
                  last edited by 17 May 2020, 13:39

                  Hi @Krakatoa , look at the wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=remove_extensions_gamelist_en
                  And choose one of the 2 methods.

                  ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                  Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                  Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                    Krakatoa @nexusone13
                    last edited by 17 May 2020, 14:12

                    @nexusone13 Thank you, that worked

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                      retromoonman
                      last edited by 17 Jul 2020, 05:19

                      First off, this program is fantastic. Thank you for all the time and effort you've put into developing it.
                      However, there are two issues I'm having that are keeping me from moving off of Skraper.

                      1. The scraped screenshots used in image mixes are quite blurry. For example, here is what Skraper scrapes, but here is what ARRM scrapes. There are no differences even when turning off the image compression.
                      2. I've tried creating my own mix template to add a cartridge image, and this is what it looks like. If you noticed from the images mentioned in the previous issue, ARRM is unable to get cartridge or 3D box images when the box has the portrait orientation; it only gets the marquee. Landscape boxes are fine.

                      Any help here? Is my template syntax just wrong? I'd really love to use ARRM for everything!

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                        nexusone13 @retromoonman
                        last edited by 26 Jul 2020, 09:29

                        Hi @retromoonman . Sorry for the delay, I'm on vacation. I will have a look at this issue asap. I tried to reproduce this bug, but screenscraper is down for now. I'll try later.

                        ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                        Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                        Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                          nexusone13 @retromoonman
                          last edited by 29 Jul 2020, 08:41

                          @retromoonman I tried to scrape the game in your example with your created template and it works fine. For this game most of media are only available in japanese, so you ll have to add jp in your media order. See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=media-assignation-en#order_of_priority_of_the_media_according_to_the_country

                          ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                          Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                          Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                            nexusone13
                            last edited by 4 Oct 2020, 10:09

                            Hi All,

                            New version of ARRM available :

                            1.8.7.2 (10/04/2020)

                            • Added new Recalbox 7.0 systems

                            • New "Folders" tab in which you can configure the paths for each of the media (image, screenshot, boxart, wheel, cartridge, titleshot, map, fanart, manual, video)

                            • Media names have been shortened. Examples:

                              • Before : A.E. (USA) (Proto)_screenscraper_boxart_arrm.png, A.E. (USA) (Proto)_screenscraper_screenshot_arrm.png...
                              • Now : A.E. (USA) (Proto)-boxart.png, A.E. (USA) (Proto)-screenshot.png...
                            • Added TAGs: MANUAL, MAP, FANART and TITLESHOT (available on Batocera 5.27)

                            • In the "Images Options" tab, addition in the "Force Media Download" section of MAP, FANART and TITLESHOT media

                            • In the form 'Assignment of media Screenscraper, addition of TAGs: MAP, FANART and TITLESHOT. It is now possible to reference, in the MIX templates of ARRM, the FANART and TITLESHOT tags.

                            • Mix'Me module now accepts FANART and TITLESHOT

                            • Addition of a button "Check for missing images when loading gamelist.xml": When a gamelist.xml is loaded, if Media Tags are empty, ARRM tries to find the missing media locally.

                            • Added a button "Manual (magnifying glass)" and "Manuel +" to read a manual or add one to a Rom

                            • Some options have been put in drop-down lists to save space ("Folders" tab, "Images Options", the filters and "ROM Information")

                            • Removed a bug when using the "Delete Image" button

                            • In the filters, addition of WITH and WITHOUT to filter the TAGS WITH or WITHOUT media

                            • Addition of a "Query" combobox, in the Filters panel, which allows you to compose your own filter and find the history of personalized filters. Click on the? to know the syntax and the eye icon to see the history of custom filters. See wiki http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=interface-en#the_database_list_of_roms_3

                            • in the "Search" tab, the "Genre" combobox is replaced by a 2 combo box (combo box on the available fields, and combobox on the values ​​associated with this field). It is also possible to type the text you want in the combobox (Nordicpower suggestion)

                            • Taking into account of the systems 'model2', 'model3', 'mugen' under Batocera.plus.

                            • Addition of a 'Force' checkbox in the 'Gamelist Options' tab which allows to save the gamelist.xml without displaying the dialog box (Nordicpower suggestion)

                            • Fixed a bug which renamed the rom file in lowercase when moving rom to a subfolder (thanks Nordicpower)

                            • Addition of a BatoceraPlus checkbox in the 'Batocera/Screenscraper/TGDB' tab to manage the 'Windows', 'Linux' system with the .plus extension and the 'Flash' system with the .swf extension

                            • Fixed various bugs

                            • Added new Recalbox 7.0 systems

                            If you already have version 1.8.6.4 you can download only the executable alone + some configuration files here: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

                            Download link for full version : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

                            Page of Beta versions : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

                            ARRM WIKI : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=Start-en

                            ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                            Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                            Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                              nexusone13
                              last edited by nexusone13 28 Oct 2020, 10:13

                              Hi All,

                              New version of ARRM available :

                              1.8.7.4 (10/27/2020)

                              • Fix connection problems on Screenscraper
                              • Addition of a 'Video+Overlay' button allowing to create Video + Overlay (like the birthday videos of Screenscraper) based on the ARRM templates. They have the suffix -mixvideo. See WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=video_overlay_en
                              • Improved media management in the MixMe module (the selected media are no longer copied into the destination directory with their original name)
                              • Fixed bug in mass replacement
                              • Stop loading if corrupt gamelist.xml
                              • Addition of GenreID in the 'ROM Informations' Panel
                              • Addition of a combobox displaying the label of the genreID. It is possible to choose the genreID via the combobox or by writing it in the dedicated textbox. By clicking on the eye you can view the genreid? label association file
                              • Addition of a contextual menu on the database (right click on the database to make it appear)
                              • The 'Check ARRM updates' button now indicates the presence of a Beta / Patch
                              • Fixed the 'systemes_tgdb.txt' file which generated an error when scraping with 'TheGamesDb.net'
                              • Fixed a bug when moving game from one system to another
                              • During a complete installation the file "template_association.txt" is copied as "template_association.ARRM". When executing ARRM, if no existing "template_association.txt" file is present, the "template_association.ARRM" file is copied into "template_association.txt". This is in order not to overwrite your personalization of the file.
                              • Addition of an "All maps" checkbox in the 'images options' tab which allows you to retrieve all the available maps. Only the first will be assigned to the <map> tag of the gamelist
                              • The button 'Delete unused images and videos' can be applied on multisystems (several systems checked)
                              • Fixed a bug when changing the interface language (switching from French or English to other languages causes a blockage)
                              • Added corrected templates_association for new Recablox 7.0 systems
                              • Correction of the media path when they do not start with ./ in gamelist.xml (case of media scraped via the internet scraper Recalbox 7.0, which prevented ARRM from displaying the media scraped via Recalbox) (Thank you Flomartin)
                              • Addition of a "Replacements" tab which allows you to filter and then apply modifications / replacements on the database. See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=interface-en#replacements (Suggestion Nordicpower)

                              If you already have version 1.8.7.2 or 1.8.7.3 you can download only the executable alone + some configuration files here: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

                              Download link for full version : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager

                              Page of Beta versions : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

                              ARRM WIKI : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=Start-en

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                              ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                              Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                              Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

                              ExarKunIvE 2 Replies Last reply 28 Oct 2020, 13:27 Reply Quote 1
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                                ExarKunIv @nexusone13
                                last edited by 28 Oct 2020, 13:27

                                @nexusone13 Nice list of fixes and additions. Now that i know how to use it. i just love it.

                                RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                                Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                  ExarKunIv @nexusone13
                                  last edited by 30 Oct 2020, 15:57

                                  @nexusone13 so i updated to the latest version and i have a problem

                                  when i try to load the games in the PC folder for my dos box. nothing comes up.

                                  yes i have gone and fixed the extensions to include .sh which is how i start all my Dosbox games and still nothing comes up.

                                  in the prosses window i get this

                                   Start : 10:50  2020-10-30
                                  
                                  Replacing \\RetroPie\roms\pc\gamelist.xml with content of \\RetroPie\roms\pc\gamelist_ARRM.xml
                                  Loading XML into database In progress
                                  Comparing ScummVm DOS files with XML
                                  Applying template : C:\Users\eceise.000\AppData\Roaming\Nexouille soft\arrm\ressources\templates\Next_Pixel_1080_computer\Next_Pixel_1080_computer.xml (auto associated)
                                  Backing up C:\Users\eceise.000\AppData\Roaming\Nexouille soft\arrm\database\systemes_extensions.txt
                                  Backing up C:\Users\eceise.000\AppData\Roaming\Nexouille soft\arrm\database\systemes_extensions.txt finished
                                  

                                  i think is has something to do with this
                                  Comparing ScummVm DOS files with XML

                                  hope this is a easy fix for you. till then i will get a older version and go from there

                                  RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                  RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                                  Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                    nexusone13 @ExarKunIv
                                    last edited by nexusone13 31 Oct 2020, 07:11

                                    @ExarKunIv hi

                                    could you show me your PC folder directory structure. I want to see how games are named inside this directory
                                    Does it works on previous version , which one ?
                                    On batocera or recalbox, folders of games inside PC folder must be names like this :

                                    Aces of the Pacific.pc
                                    Alone In The Dark 2.pc
                                    etc...
                                    ​
                                    They thus appear in the gamelist, without having to indicate a .bat or .sh file, cause Recalbox/Batocera frontends knows how to handle it.

                                    You can join the ARRM textual Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS , it will be easier and more reactive to discuss

                                    Warning: old versions of ARRM can no longer connect to Screenscraper, at least version 1.8.7.4 is required

                                    WIKI ARRM : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                    ARRM textual Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

                                    ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                    Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                    Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                      nexusone13
                                      last edited by 31 Oct 2020, 11:59

                                      Hi @mitu ,

                                      for DosBox, in DOS or PC folders, is it necessary to indicate the full path to a .sh file in the gamelist

                                      <path>./Silent Service (1985).pc/Silent Service (1985).sh</path>
                                      

                                      or (like batocera/recalbox) the path to the folder is sufficent for retropie to launch the .sh file

                                      <path>./Silent Service (1985).pc</path>
                                      

                                      Thanks

                                      ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                      Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                      Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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                                        mitu Global Moderator @nexusone13
                                        last edited by 31 Oct 2020, 14:23

                                        @nexusone13 said in [SOFT] ARRM : Another Gamelist, Roms manager, and Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie:

                                        for DosBox, in DOS or PC folders, is it necessary to indicate the full path to a .sh file in the gamelist

                                        In RetroPie you need to set the 'full' path to the launching exe/sh/conf file, there's no convention to treat .pc folders specially (like in RecalBox or Batocera).

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                                          nexusone13
                                          last edited by 31 Oct 2020, 15:03

                                          @ExarKunIv , could you come on ARRM discord, I'd like you to test a version which could help you. Thanks

                                          ARRM textual Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

                                          ARRM (Roms Manager, Scraper for Recalbox, Batocera, Retropie, ES...) : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
                                          Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=start-en
                                          Discord: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS

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