[SOFT] Arrm (Another Recalbox Roms Manager)

[Alvin]

I'm still using ARRM v1.9.0.2 (no need for me to update because it works fine), but I have one Problem:

I'm still using a 15" CRT Montior with a resolution of 800x600.
When I start ARRM half of the GUI is missing and it seems that there is no Option to set the GUI-Resolution of ARRM to 800x600.
Even if there is no such Option, why is there NO Scrollbar on the Bottom to move the ARRM-GUI left or right ? Other Software have this but ARRM not ?
So for me, the only Possibility to save the Problem right now is to set the Resolution of my Monitor to 1200x800, than it shows me the whole ARRM-GUI but Font is now very small and hard to read.

So is there an Option to change the GUI-Resolution or at last to show a Scrollbar if you use a lower Screen-Resolution than 1200x800 ?

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

1.9.1.2 (03/19/2022)

• Added: If the boxbacks recovered on Screenscraper are less than 4 KB they are considered as blank and not recovered. To avoid green empty boxbacks.

• Added: 'Enable cache' checkbox in the 'Main options' tab, which allows textual information retrieved during a Scrape to be stored in a cache. Can be used for example following a crash during a scrape or a lack of gamelist. See Wiki: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=howto_cache_en

• Added: 'Load from Cache' button to retrieve cache information kept during previous scrapes for selected Roms and selected system.

• Added: 'Cache' button to cache already scraped selected elements.

• Added: 'Compress databases' button in the 'Tools' tab, which allows to compress the size of the databases used by ARRM. Automatically launches every 20 ARRM launches.

• Added: A checkbox: 'ROM Country Priority' in the 'Scrape Options' tab and in the media allocation forms. Allows to take in priority the artworks of the country indicated in parentheses in the name of the ROM file (screenscraper and launchbox). Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=media-assignation-en#order_of_priority_of_the_media_according_to_the_country

• Added: an 'Ignore existing MD5' checkbox in the 'Scrape Options' tab, which allows, when scraping on Screenscraper, to ignore the MD5 that already exists in the gamelist / Roms information panel

• Added: 'Arcade to Database' button in 'Update' tab: Used to update via .dat / .xml files the database used in 'Rename with Dat' or 'Arcade Clone Filter'. See Wiki: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=rename_game_with_datfiles_en#update_arcade_database_with_new_datfiles_dat_xml

• Added: Date/time variables usable in provider_custom.txt: %yyyy% (year), %dd% (day), %MM% (month), %HH% (hour 24), %mm% (minute) Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=customize_provider_gamelist_en

• Added: 'Cartridge' checkbox in the 'Filter' tab

• Added: Change from 10 layers to 15 layers for templates

• Added: A Philips CDI template by RustyMG

• Modification: Button 'Create M3U' which makes it possible to create the M3U automatically for all or part of the selected roms. ARRM will search for files containing (dis*) (side*) (tape*) (part*) [part*]. Unique files are ignored. scrape information will be retained. Roms added in M3Us will have the attribute hidden in the gamelist.

• Modification: It is possible to indicate a local file with full path in the layers of the templates: see wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=create_template-en#definition_of_layers

• Modification: It is possible to add other information for the customization of sub-folders with image and description. see wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=custom_subfolder_en#new_format

• Modification: To avoid overloading the HFSDB server, searches are carried out in priority on the MD5 (if existing), then the name of the file, then the name of the game. For HFSDB, it is advisable to check 'Force MD5 before scraper' in the 'Scrape Options' tab if the MD5s do not exist.

• Modification: 'Rename with DAT' button: If the processed system is one of the Arcade systems declared in the %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\arcade_systems_list.txt file, the search will first be done on the file name which in Arcade is normalized and the result will be very reliable, otherwise if the previous search does not return anything, the search will be done as before via MD5 / CRC32.

• Modification: Support for other .dat / .xml file formats for 'Arcade to Database' and 'Rename with Dat' procedures. Sample .dat and .xml files can be found in %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\tosec\samples and %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\dat\samples

• Fixed: On launch, error messages now appear after the Splashscreen

• Fixed: when creating M3U files on 1.9.1.2 Beta versions, sometimes spaces were added before the .m3u (thanks Cdaters)

• Fixed: The linked values ??displayed in the combobox associated with the 'DB fields' in the 'Search' tab take into account 'Show hidden' and are updated when entering the 'Search' tab

• Fixed: When deleting unused images, images referenced in <folder> tags are no longer deleted

• Fixed: The <emulator> tag is written again in gamelists when creating gamelists

• Fixed: Bug: Choosing Fanart in replacement modules caused a crash

• Fixed: Bug: Searching with MD5 on Screenscraper must give more precise results (passing the system as an argument)

• Fixed: Bug of previous Beta versions (only) which caused a slowdown when loading gamelist containing more than 1360 roms.

• Fixed: Bug that could occur following the implementation of API call limitations on HFSDB.

• Deletion: Button 'Delete Rom' of the panel 'Rom information': use the button 'Delete Rom' of the panel 'Possible actions on selected Roms'

Donwload links:
Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en
Beta versions page: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif
ARRM WIKI: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=Start-en
Videos tutorial playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK
Keep in touch : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=contact-en
Discord ARRM: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Donations : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=donations-en

[nexusone13]

sorry @alvin, that would require a major interface overhaul. This is not planned at the moment

[Alvin]

@nexusone13 said in [SOFT] Arrm (Another Recalbox Roms Manager):

sorry @alvin, that would require a major interface overhaul. This is not planned at the moment

That's great, I've got a lot of Software around in which the Interface is adjusted to the Screen Size (for example Windows, Word, Excel, Firefox, Thunderbird, Nero) and Scrollbars are attached.
And you will tell me that this is not possible or takes too much Work to add this in ARRM ?
So I must ask you why didn't you do this in the first Place and add this Option in the very first Release of ARRM ?

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

1.9.1.3 (04/30/2022)

• Added: Unitary or mass translation of Game Descriptions in the language of your choice. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=translate_description_en (thanks Schmurtz for the url)

• Added: When several systems are checked, it is now possible to choose the scrape engine you want and no longer only Screenscraper

• Added: When creating video with overlays, if auto template is not checked, ARRM will look in the 'templates_video' directory for a template with the same name as the template currently used by ARRM. If not present, ARRM will take the currently used template it finds in 'templates'. Voir wiki : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=video_overlay_en

• Added: Checkbox 'compress video+overlay' allowing to compress 'video+overlay' during their creation (the 'Compress video' checkbox no longer applies to 'video+overlay'

• Added: In templates, layers can be applied depending on the format (Portrait, Landscape, CD) of Screenshot/Boxart/Cartridge/Boxback. See example with the mix_splash_MAME template from TVsIan (see wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=create_template-en#conditional_layers)

• Added: In templates, screenshot can take Portrait, CD or Landscape attributes. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=create_template-en#screenshot (see TVsIan template : mix_splash_MAME)

• Added: When scraping on HFSDB if the game is not found with its MD5, a file %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\temp_missing_HFSDB_MD5_%system%.txt is created which could be useful to feed the HFSDB DB . See wiki: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=scraper-hfsdb-en#list_of_md5_not_found (look at template : cd portrait landscape sample)

• Added: 'Round Wheel (HFSDB / Screenscraper)' button in the 'Images Options' tab allows to recover the 'round wheels' on HFSDB and Screenscraper in the wheels directory. For Screenscraper the type (carbon or steel) can be selected in the 'Assignment media Screenscraper' module

• Modification: Adaptation of certain forms so that essential information can be displayed on a resolution of 1280x720

• Fixed: STOP button on multi-system scrape was not acting as expected

• Fixed: Steam multi-system scrape not working

• Fixed: A crash could occur when ARRM wanted to use a template referenced in template_association.txt when it no longer existed

• Fixed: On Steam, some artwork found was not downloaded

• Fixed: the 'Hide cue/gdi/m3u' button did not have the expected behavior (the files did not take the <hidden> tag when they were in subdirectories) thank you cdaters

Donwload links:
Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en
Beta versions page: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif
ARRM WIKI: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=Start-en
Videos tutorial playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK
Keep in touch : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=contact-en
Discord ARRM: https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Donations : http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=donations-en

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

			WARNING 

Since ARRM 1.9.1.4 Beta 1 , ARRM can run in 64-bit mode.
It is necessary to change the database engine by installing the file accessdatabaseengine_2016_x64.exe
(or its 32-bit equivalent: accessdatabaseengine_2016_x86.exe )
which you will find here : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54920

1.9.1.5 (06/07/2022)

• Added: Template download module accessible via the 'Show Mix Model' button. (In order to lighten the installation files) Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=choose_mix_en#download_and_install_new_mix_templates

• Added: Execution of ARRM in 64 Bits on a compatible system otherwise in 32 Bits (update the database engine. read above) See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku. php?id=download-fr#installation

• Added: 'Custom Marquee' checkbox in the 'Images Options' panel, allows you to create custom marquee via the 'marquee_fanart 1280_v2(Marquee)' template This marquee is made up of the upper portion of the game's fanart on which the Wheel/ logo. Masks can be used. (request by Bob Morane) See Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=custom_marquee_en

• Added: 'Artworks' checkbox in the 'Rom informations' panel which allows, if checked, to delete the links to the artworks/images during the execution of the procedure 'Delete Metadata' Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr /wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=delete_metadata_en

• Added: keyboard shortcuts to navigate in the datagridview (database). Click on the "Shortcut" link for a list of shortcuts. (request by Unktehila) See wiki: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=interface-en#the_database_list_of_roms_3

• Added: The Delete key allows you to delete the selected elements in the database (request by Unktehila)

• Added: It is possible to dock the database via the closing X (request by Unktehila)

• Added: Multi_part.txt file used in the duplicate detection procedure and when creating M3Us in mass (this file is located in %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\database\multi_part.txt) Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=search-en

• Added: Templates and Templates videos offered by TVsIan (Ian Murray) compatible from version 1.9.1.3 available here: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/8-templates-arrm

• Modification: Redesign of the 'Add to Collection' module

• Modification: The listview of available updated files (via the 'Update' tab) are sortable by date by clicking on the date column

• Modification: Update of the core/emulator files for Batocera and Recalbox used in the 'Set Core/Emu' procedure: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=emulator_core_en

• Modification: 'Add Disk', 'Add Country', 'Add Language' tries to conform to Tosec Naming Convention

• Modification: The 'add disk' checkbox now relies on the multi_part_add_disk.txt file (located in %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\database\multi_part_add_disk.txt) to find and retrieve multi-disk information in the names of files .

• Modification: The duplicate search no longer considers game files with disk 1/disk 2.../tape 1/tape 2... as duplicates. (uses the multi_part.txt file located in %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\database\multi_part.txt). Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=search-en

• Fixed: ARRM 1.9.1.4 app was not launching for new ARRM users.

• Fixed: Depending on the templates, some screenshots were saved with black borders

• Fixed: 'Add to collection' was not working correctly. (bug report by ZzackK)

• Fixed: A crash occurred during a scrape, when box, marquee, cartridge were selected as default image.

• Fixed: Duplicate search on CRC32 and MD5 did not work properly.

Donwload links:
Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en

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
Videos tutorial playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK
Textual Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARRM_sofware
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ARRMbyNexusone13

Utip : https://www.utip.io/jujuvincebros/arrmdonation
Buymeacoffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ARRM
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/arrm

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

		 WARNING 

Since ARRM 1.9.1.4 Beta 1 , ARRM can run in 64-bit mode.

It is necessary to change the database engine by installing the file accessdatabaseengine_2016_x64.exe (or its 32-bit equivalent: accessdatabaseengine_2016_x86.exe ) which you will find here : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54920

See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=download-en#installation

1.9.1.6 (07/04/2022)

• Added: 'The Bezel Project' button which automatically retrieves game bezels from The Bezel Project or locally and creates configuration files depending on the frontend used. See wiki: http://www.jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=bezels_project_en#the_bezel_project

• Added: 'GamesDB manual' checkbox in the 'Scrape Options' tab: allows the manual to be retrieved from the gamesdatabase site, when the manual was not found during the scrape (regardless of the engine)

• Added: Retrobat checkbox in the 'Recalbox/Batocera/Screenscraper' tab which allows you to adapt certain features for Retrobat

• Added: Retrobat taken into account for collection creation. See Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=add_collection_en

• Added: Exodos references: When loading a blank DOS/PC gamelist, ARRM will search its database for game information (Title, description, developer, publisher, genre, year)

• Added: A 32-bit version (arrm_32bits.exe) in the application directory, for those who encounter problems with the database engine when launching the application

• Added: Desktop shortcuts for the 64bit version (Arrm.exe) and the 32bit version (Arrm_32bits.exe), as well as a link to the WIKI

• Added: 'Add to collection' and 'Put in Cache' in the context menu of the Database

• Modification: Configuration files to take into account new systems

• Modification: Scummvm references: When loading a Scummvm gamelist, ARRM will search its database for game information (title, developer, genre, year)

• Modification: New version of the database.

• Fixed: Scraping on HFSDB could return incorrect results

• Fixed: Crash on addition to collection.

• Fixed: Since version 1915, fanarts were displayed in TVsIan Templates Screenshot only

• Fixed: Various bugs

Donwload links:

Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Patch page and Beta : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en

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

Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARRM_sofware
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ARRMbyNexusone13

Donations:

Utip : https://www.utip.io/jujuvincebros/arrmdonation
Buymeacoffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ARRM
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/arrm

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

1.9.2.0 (09/22/2022)

• Added: Multi-thread scraping on Screenscraper is now possible with ARRM (Max 15 threads). See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=scraper-en#multi-threaded_scraper_with_arrm_on_screenscraper
• Added: 1920×1080 resolution available : you will find in the ARRM installation directory, two executables (Arrm_1080.exe and Arrm_32bits_1080.exe)
• Modification: The 'Delete Rom' button also deletes associated media (request for cdaters)
• Modification: In Boxart, Boxback and Cartridge templates are compatible with profile mode (perspective view) (request for cdaters)
• Fixed: 'Research' tab combobox could have duplicate entries (reported by Nordicpower)
• Fixed: Platform scraping on Launchbox caused a bug (reported by Balrog57)
• Fixed: Multiple scrape on Launchbox no longer worked (reported by Nordicpower)
• Fixed: The 'Genre' combobox was no longer powered (reported by Nordicpower)
• Fixed: When 'Speed up' was not checked, some images found locally were not taken into account
• Fixed: For Hyperspin export the following tags have been corrected: <dev> becomes <developer> , <player> becomes <players>
• Fixed: When using 'Move to Folder', the content of some tags could be wrong
• Fixed: Various bugs

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changelog from previous version 1.9.1.8 (08/29/2022)

• Added: Added scrape engine on specialized GameTDB only on 3DS, DS, SWITCH, Wii and WiiU (search on title + platform). Returns Boxart (2d or 3d), BoxBack and Cartridge/CD. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=scraper-gametdb-en
• Added: Added scrape engine on MobyGames (search on title + platform). Returns Screenshot (choose from 4 random), Titleshot, Boxart 2D, Boxback, Cartridge 2D, Wheel/logo(rarely) . See Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=scraper-mobygames-en
• Added: 'ArcadeItalia' checkbox in the 'Arcade' tab associated with the 'Filter Arcade Clone' button, allows you to also check in ArcadeItalia if the selected rom is a clone, and indicates it in the 'temporary_rom' field
• Added: When loading EBOOT.bin file for PS3 in the database, the name of the PS3 game is retrieved if the file path contains PS3_GAME\USRDIR
• Added: In the tools tab you can now indicate the names of systems that correspond to Arcade, PC/DOS, ScummVM, Daphne/Singe. (used by ARRM for processing specific to these systems)
• Added: Template fanart screenshot 720 which displays a Fanart in priority if not a screenshot. (asks Bob Morane)
• Modification: The search for the long name of a rom is performed on new roms added when loading a system (search for Arcade/DOS/PC/Scummvm/Daphne/Singe systems.
• Modification: The 'Rename with DAT' button also allows to find the long name of a game from its short name for Daphne/Singe/ScummmVM/Arcade/DOS/PC systems
• Modification: If the 'No image, only texts' box of the 'Image options' tab is activated, it is possible to assign images in the MixMe module without recreating the Mix image. (request from Nordicpower) See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=mixme_en#edit_add_images_and_keep_your_existing_mix_image
• Modification: On Batocera, when 'PAD 2 KeY' is checked, and the system is in folder mode, the padto.keys file is copied into the game directory (request from Nordicpower)
• Modification concerning the generation of HTML pages: see wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=html_generator-en
• Fixed: When scraping on Screencraper if Fanart media was selected for TAGs other than Fanart, no image appears. (reported Balrog57)
• Fixed: On MobyGames, sometimes a field could be too long and generated a warning message.
• Fixed: Crash in 64-bit mode when unzipping 7zip file (reported Balrog57)
• Fixed: On MobyGames, some fetched media had no extension or were size 0. (reported by Bob Morane)
• Fixed: Interception of SQL crashes related to searches on GameTDB, SteamDB, LaunchBox
• Fixed: Platform scraping on Launchbox caused a bug (reported by Balrog57)
• Fixed: Multiple scrape on Launchbox no longer worked (reported by Nordicpower)
• Fixed: The 'Genre' combobox was no longer powered (reported by Nordicpower)
• Fixed: Various bugs

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Donwload links:

Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Patch page and Beta : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en

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

Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARRM_sofware
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ARRMbyNexusone13

Donations:

Utip : https://www.utip.io/jujuvincebros/arrmdonation
Buymeacoffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ARRM
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/arrm

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

1.9.2.2 (11/09/2022)

• Added: Added Extra1 and Wheelround donwload counter
• Added: Button 'Reset Media Bar' in the tab 'Tools' allows to reset the coordinates of the Media Bar if it is no longer accessible.
• Added: Checkbox "Article at end" dissociated from the "Clean name" button
• Added: Checkbox 'Ignore empty video' in 'Image Options' tab allows to ignore empty videos recovered on screenscraper which displays 'This game is not playable' (mainly on ps2)
• Added: Zoom of the image possible by passing the mouse over the thumbnails when scraping with the engines offering a choice of game.
• Fixed : Various bugs
• Fixed: Browse button for 'Romlist Attractmod folder' was not active
• Fixed: In multithreaded scrape, round wheels were not retrieved
• Fixed: In some conditions, on different scrape engines, boxart files didn't have a .jpg/.png extension
• Fixed: Media Bar was inaccessible after clicking the window minimize icon.
• Fixed: Since version 1.9.2.0 regions were not correctly retrieved
• Fixed: The 'Check Roms' button added a ./ in front of the game name when the 'Add country' option was activated
• Modification: Improved search on MobyGames
• Modification: In multithreaded scrape, it is possible to choose RoundWheel as the default image.
• Modification: It is possible to deactivate the image/marquee/thumbnail tags when saving the gamelist. (The entirety of the tags will always be kept in gamelist_ARRM.xml)
• Modification: Optimization of the scraping on screenscraper.
• Modification: The button 'Name via DAT' allows to find the names of PS3/Switch/WiiU/Wii/Gamecube/3DS/DS games, if the file name contains the title ID of the game
• Modification: The choice of the TAG image is now done via a combobox (more choices possible)
• Modification: When loading a system, the names of PS3/Switch/WiiU/Wii/Gamecube/3DS/DS games as well as the language/country are retrieved if the path or filename contains the title ID of the game
  .

Donwload links:

Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Patch page and Beta : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en

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

Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARRM_sofware
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ARRMbyNexusone13

Donations:

Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/arrm
Utip : https://www.utip.io/jujuvincebros/arrmdonation
Buymeacoffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ARRM

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

1.9.2.4 (11/29/2022)

• Added: It is possible to modify (or empty) the suffixes of the media (-image, -boxart etc...) via the 'Folders' tab. Warning: if you use a single folder for your media, specify different suffixes so as not to overwrite your images.
• Added: In the scrape windows, if the user does not act (mouse movement/click), the game is ignored after a time defined in the 'Scrape Options' tab. Skipped games are indicated in the file %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\Arrm\temp_skipped_arrm_%SYSTEM%_%SCRAPE_ENGINE%.txt
• Added: Various translations
• Added: Some logos and wheels
• Modification: Now Mix images have by default the suffix -image in the image TAG (formerly -mix)
• Modification: Search on Mobygames could return Cartridge Back instead of Cartridge Front
• Modification: Stopping a scrape is now done via a unique STOP button
• Fixed: Crash on 1.9.2.3 when multithreaded scraping on screenscraper
• Fixed: Since version 1.9.2.2, there could be crashes in the MixMe module if the choice of the TAG image was different from MIX
• Fixed: On Mobygames, sometimes images could be size 0
• Fixed: On GameTDB, sometimes Box3Ds were not retrieved
• Fixed: Display bug when clicking on scrape engine buttons
• Fixed: Rom deletion problem in some cases
• Fixed: Default images not displayed.
  Donwload links:

Full version via arrm_setup.exe (remember to uninstall the previous version): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Full version without using arrm_setup.exe. (Allows you to install or update the application by copying files): http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Patch page and Beta : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=changelog-en

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

Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

Discord : https://discord.gg/p7QsBTS
Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARRM_sofware
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ARRMbyNexusone13

Donations:

Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/arrm
Utip : https://www.utip.io/jujuvincebros/arrmdonation
Buymeacoffee : https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ARRM

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[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.1 (03/21/2023)

• Modification: Redesigned application. Screenshots : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:screenshots_en_relooked
• Added "Header (SteamDB") checkbox in the "Images Options" tab, allows to retrieve the Steam game header and stores it in the wheels directory with the -header suffix. It is not assigned to any TAG in the gamelist.xml (request from bob morane)
• Added romsize / romsize in screenscraper API call
• "kidgame" tag taken into account when creating the gamelist for Batocera/Retrobat/Retropie
• Addition of NextPixel Supervision and Megaduck templates available in the templates donwload module (Update tab)
• Various bug fixes

Donwload links:

Download link: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Download link for Beta: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:changelog-en_relooked

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:start-en
Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.2 (03/31/2023)

• Modification: Redesigned application (Screenshots : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:screenshots_en_relooked )
• Modification: Searches on Launchbox are also done on alternative names
• Modification: In 'Selected systems' Tab, The "Retrieve Wheels Systems" button only retrieves the wheels + wheels-carbon of the systems checked in the list of systems.
• Fixed: A crash could occur when scraping if the system was not entered in the list of systems recognized by the scraping engine.
• Fixed: scrape on Mobygames not working anymore
• Fixed: On GOG the descriptions could be wrong
• Fixed: On GOG the promotional videos of the site are no longer retrieved
• Fixed: In single-threaded scrape on Screenscraper, the titleshot was saved with the suffix of the screenshot, thus overwriting the latter. (thanks foclabroc)
• Added: In the 'Updates' tab, checkbox 'Check if a Beta is available', allows you to check the presence of the Beta when launching the program.
• Added: In the Tools tab, the button 'Check if the systems exist in the list of scrape engine systems', allows you to generate the list of systems not found in the list of scrape engine systems. If a system does not appear in a scrape engine's list of systems, the scrape may not find anything. Warning: To screenscraper, it is imperative that the system is in the list. See Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:check_systems_in_scrape_engine_en_relooked
• Added: when scraping on screenscraper, it is now possible to scrape a game on several different platforms. See Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:scraper-screenscraper-en_relooked#how_to_scrape_a_system_on_multiple_platforms (thanks Andea for the suggestion)
• Added: In the 'Selected systems' tab, The "Get Arcade Wheels" button retrieves the list of arcade wheels for the systems defined in the arcadesystemename_long.txt file
• Added "Header (SteamDB") checkbox in the "Images Options" tab, allows to retrieve the Steam game header and stores it in the wheels directory with the -header suffix. It is not assigned to any TAG in the gamelist.xml (request from bob morane)
• Added taillerom (romsize) in screenscraper API call
• "kidgame" tag taken into account when creating the gamelist for Batocera/Retrobat/Retropie
• Addition of NextPixel Supervision and Megaduck templates available in the templates donwload module (Update tab)

Donwload links:

Download link: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Download link for Beta: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:changelog-en_relooked

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php
Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.4 (05/04/2023)

• Added: It is possible to scrape arcade Roms on ArcadeItalia (ArcadeDB) (http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/)
• Added: In file mode, it is possible to indicate per system at what depth to search for rom files in folders (file mode) via the file %appdata%\Nexouille Soft\arrm\Database\folder_search_depth_per_system.txt modifiable via the 'Settings' tab, 'Configuration files' tab, 'Change folder search depth by system' button. See Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:file_or_folder_mode-en_relooked#roms_search_depth_in_folders_in_file_mode
• Modification: it is now possible to make ARRM portable. Read the wiki for the implementation: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_fr:make_arrm_portable-fr_relooked
• Modification: The list of systems to be processed in Folder mode is now configurable via the 'Configuration files' tab of the 'Settings' tab . Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:file_or_folder_mode-en_relooked
• Modification: The checkboxes of the desired media tags in the gamelist of the 'Gamelist' tab are now memorized
• Fixed: When deleting unused media, '-header' images are no longer deleted
• Fixed: Using the 'Filter Arcade Clone' button with the 'ArcadeItalia' option checked could cause the application to crash
• Fixed : Various bugs

Download link: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Download link for Beta: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:changelog-en_relooked

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php
Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.7 (06/10/2023)

• Added: 'Theme-Builder' folder in the 'Folders' tab in which will be stored media dedicated to the creator of themes / custom package. You will find there the Wheels created by the Wheel generator (see below), the Steam headers, custom marquee etc...
• Modification: Steam headers are now saved in the 'Theme-Builder' folder
• Addition: Simple Wheel generator: it can generate Wheels containing, at your choice: the title of the game, cleaned or not (suffix -wheeltitle), the Publisher (suffix -wheelpublisher), the Developer (suffix -wheeldeveloper), the genres (suffix -wheelgenre).
  These wheels are created in the 'theme-builder' directory
  For the last 3 you can limit the number of items to display. Text color can be solid (selectable via combobox) or randomly generated for each Wheel. See wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:creating_simple_wheel_en_relooked
• Modification: When scraping on Screenscraper the native extension of the images is kept (png/jpg...)
• Added: We can now assign to Thumbnail and Marquee the desired media for all Scrape engines
• Added: 'Assign media for other scrape engines' button in the 'Settings/General Options' tab. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:media-assignation-other_scrapers-en_relooked
• Added: In the 'Settings/Images Options' tab, the 'Marquee' and 'Thumbnail' checkboxes allow you to force the download of these media.
• Added: 'Thumbnail', 'Marquee', 'Bezel' directories are configurable in the 'Settings/Folders' tab.
• Added: In the templates, taking into account the <thumbnail> tag for Thumbnail and <marquee3> for Marquee
• Added: For Batocera and Retrobat the recovered bezels are copied into the chosen bezels directory and written in the gamelist in the <bezel> tag
• Added: Checkbox 'CRC32 before scraping' which calculates the crc32 hash of the file and writes it in the <hash> tag of the gamelist. This calculation is done before the scrape on any scrape engine if this option is checked
• Modification: Checkbox 'MD5 before scraping' calculates the MD5 before scraping on any scraping engine if this option is checked
• Added: In the 'Gamelist' tab, addition of the 'Bezel' checkbox to write or not the <bezel> tag in the gamelist
• Added: In the 'Replacements' module it is possible to use regular expressions (Regex) in the 'Replace' field. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:apply_replace_en_relooked#using_regex
• Added: in the 'Replacements' module it is possible to use the %%year_only%% variable to retrieve only the year of the game's release date (and not the long format of the type: 19911014T000000)
• Modification: The 'Compose image' button has been duplicated and moved to the level of the other scrape buttons for more convenience.
• Added: jpg images can be compressed now
• Added: Parameters of cjpeg (jpeg compressor) in tools tab / image encoder (by default: -quality 90)
• Added: In the mode: 'Missing media only', the creation of the Mix is only done if media has been found
• Added: A special example template (retro_gamesheet) generating files with extension '-gamesheet' which can contain text information. Wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:gamesheet_en
• Added: template mix + video 'Recalbox V2 like (square)'
• Added: template gamesheet 'retro_gamesheet'
• Modification : The Bezel Project button allows you to choose between Themed or System Art bezels. Wiki : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:bezels_project_en_relooked

Download link: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Download link for Beta: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:changelog-en_relooked

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php
Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK
Donations : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:donations-en_relooked

[nexusone13]

i everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.8 (07/05/2023)

• Addition : added following fields in the database: ratio, rotation, bezel and extra1
• Addition : added <rotation> tag used by Recalbox for TATE mode. This tag is retrieved only when scraping on Screenscraper. A 'Rotate Tag' button in the 'Selected Roms' panel allows you to configure ARRM so that it only updates this field and then launches the scrape on Screenscraper. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:grab_rotation_tag_en_relooked
• Addition : added <ratio> tag
• Addition : added <bezel> tag used by Retrobat (Batocera??) which points to the bezel of the game. A 'Bezel' folder is configurable in the 'Folders' tab
• Addition : added, following Pajarorrojo's suggestion, of a small module that allows you to select your favorite systems, so as not to clutter the checkedlistbox with systems that don't interest you. See wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:favorite-system-en
• Addition : added 'Max' checkbox next to the 'Video' checkbox in the 'image options' tab allows when scraping video on SteamDB, to recover the video in its maximum resolution, otherwise in 480. For better quality, do not compress the video (beware, the file may be large)
• Addition : added Template mix_recalbox_mixrbv1 and mix_recalbox_mixrbv2
• Addition : added WASM4 and Arduboy templates from RustyMG available via the 'Updates' tab, 'Download new Mix templates' button
• Modification : Media directories are only created when the media is retrieved
• Modification : When scraping on SteamDB, the Subtitles of the videos are in the same language as the ARRM interface.
• Fixed : Multi-thread scrape on screenscraper could crash if 'Missing Media' option was checked and no game met this criterion
• Fixed : Marquee and Thumbnail checkboxes were not remembered
• Fixed : various bugs

Download link: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/file/10-arrm-another-recalbox-roms-manager
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/12-arrm-executable-only
Download link for Beta: http://jujuvincebros.fr/telechargements2/category/11-arrm-update-correctif

Changelog : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:changelog-en_relooked

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php
Videos tutorial playlist : www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwA4JmSgv-PtLlzwPMOad5Ti96UfsbSzK
Donations : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:donations-en_relooked

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.0.9 (09/09/2023)

• Fixed: The copy of the 'Manual' file was not done when adding a manual via the icon of the 'Rom Information' panel (thanks msrecko)
• Fixed: On ArcadeDBItalia, screenshots had no dot before extension (ex 005png instead of 005.png) (thanks RGS)
• Fixed: In the Mix'Me Module, the MIX is dissociated from the IMAGE tag (unless you have chosen MIX as the IMAGE tag in combobox located in the 'Images Options' tab)
• Added: In the 'Scrape options' tab, 'Missing text only' checkbox allows during a scrape to update only checked missing text metadata. see wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:scrape_missing_text_en_relooked
• Added: 'Select' tab in which the buttons allowing you to make rom selections are centralized: Roms with missing media, Rom with missing text, Rom with missing overlay, Rom with missing Pad2key
• Added: 'Roms with missing media' button, allows you to highlight (select) games that do not have the media checked in the Settings / Images Options tab
• Added: 'Roms with missing text' button, allows you to highlight (select) games that do not have the texts checked in the ROM information panel. Only these texts are checked: Game Name, Description, Rating, Year, Developer, Publisher, Players, Genre, Regions, Languages
• Added: In the Mix'Me Module the extensions of the source media files are kept. (the .png is no longer forced)
• Added: In the Mix'Me Module, you can now select a media for the IMAGE tag
• Addition: in the 'Folder' tab, addition of the 'Mix' folder where the MIX images (from a template) are stored and suffix for the Mixes
• Added: 'Mix' checkbox in 'Images Options' tab: If checked, when creating a MIX using a Mix template (MIX in the 'Image TAG choice' combobox), the Mix image will be copied to the 'image' folder with the suffix defined for 'image' and in the 'mix' folder with the suffix defined for 'Mix'. If unchecked, the Mix image will be copied only to the 'image' folder with the suffix defined for 'image'
• Added: checkbox 'keep Gametitle (retroarch)': For users of the Retroarch frontend, allows you to configure ARRM to retrieve named media respecting the name of the game from .DAT files. Read the wiki: http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:keep_gametitle_retroarch_en_relooked
• Correction: when using template (MIX in the 'Image TAG choice' combobox), the resulting image will have the suffix defined for Mix, and will be stored in the MIX folder
• Correction: on 2.0.0.8 when launching the application you could have this error message 'file not found: cache_database.mdb'
• Fixed: Fixed THUMBNAIL and MARQUEE tag affections on Launchbox.

Download link: https://shorturl.at/bintv
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : https://shorturl.at/osEN2
Download link for Beta: https://shorturl.at/orsW0

Changelog : https://shorturl.at/chS18

ARRM WIKI : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php
Videos tutorial playlist : https://shorturl.at/gizDN
Donations : http://jujuvincebros.fr/wiki/arrm/doku.php?id=arrm_relooked_en:donations-en_relooked

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.1.0 (11/05/2023)

• Added: Textbox 'Ignore these files' in the 'Parameters' tab, 'Configuration files' Tab : Whe n loading a system, the indicated files are ignored. Can be used to ignore Bios files. You can use wildcards (* ?)
• Added: 'family' and 'mode' tag
• Added checkbox 'Ignore title search for these systems: 3DS, DS, GameCube, PS3, SWITCH, Wii, WiiU'. (this helps avoid bad naming)
• Added: Intercepting errors on invalid images
• Added: export module to retroarch. Allows you to export Media, Playlists and Overlays to Retroarch directories. See wiki: https://shorturl.at/BDIT5
• Added: Renaming of Artworks based on the game name / ROM file name. See wiki: https://shorturl.at/rSVY7
• Added: Checkbox 'Keep one genre' in the Gamelist tab: If checked, when saving the gamelist.xml, only the first genre of the game is kept. Warning: Other genres will be lost when you reload the gamelist.xml in ARRM
• Added: When exporting to 'Hyperslist' only the first genre of the game is kept.
• Added: When creating M3Us, alternative ROMs can be ignored via the 'Ignore Alternative Roms in M3U' checkbox in the 'Scrape Options' tab. The alternative tags sought are defined in 'Alternative Roms Tags' of the 'Configuration Files' tab
• Modification: Some special characters (c)(tm)(r) (~)² (cube)... are removed during the search to increase the chances of results.
• Modification: database engine detection method
• Modification: When searching for duplicates, the filter is retained. We can then make other filter queries on the selection of duplicates.
• Fixed : when using 'deleted unused artworks/videos' feature, 'extra1' images are taken into account
• Fixed : In 'missing media' mode, during a scrape with Screenscraper Multithread, the roundwheel was downloaded even if already present
• Fixed: Possible crash on other scrape engines, if 'seconds before ignore' was too large. It is now limited to 98 max
• Fixed : If an xml contained prohibited characters, a crash could occur after the alert message
• Fixed : Some images could be size 0 after unsuccessful compression: restoration of the original uncompressed image
• Fixed : The wheelround was not retrieved from HFSDB when the 'Missing Media' checkbox was checked
• Fixed: Deactivation of the search validation button by Title/Description/File when the textbox is empty (removes the resulting crash)
• Fixed: Various bugs

Download link: https://shorturl.at/bintv
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : https://shorturl.at/osEN2
Download link for Beta: https://shorturl.at/orsW0

Changelog : https://shorturl.at/chS18

ARRM WIKI : https://shorturl.at/aiBLT
Videos tutorial playlist : https://shorturl.at/gizDN
Donations : https://shorturl.at/iAFJK

[SumraAdmission]

@nexusone13 said in [SOFT] Arrm (Another Recalbox Roms Manager):

Hello everyone, I wrote this little utility to make it easier to manage gamelist.xml, scrape media, manage overlays and various other features for Recalbox, Batocera, Retrobat, Retropie, Emulationstation...
I make it available if it can be useful to you.

Here's a rough outline you might consider for your article:

Introduction

Briefly introduce yourself and your motivation behind creating the utility.
Highlight the pain points or challenges faced by users in managing gamelist.xml and related tasks across different emulation platforms.
Utility Overview

Describe the features and functionalities of your utility in detail.
Explain how it simplifies tasks like managing gamelist.xml, scraping media, handling overlays, etc.
Highlight any unique or standout aspects that set your utility apart from others.
Supported Platforms

List the emulation platforms and systems your utility supports (Recalbox, Batocera, Retrobat, Retropie, Emulationstation, etc.).
Mention compatibility with different versions or releases, if applicable.

How to Use

Provide a step-by-step guide on how users can utilize your utility.
Include screenshots or visuals to demonstrate its user interface and functionalities.
Offer troubleshooting tips or FAQs if there are common issues users might encounter. - Sumra Admission
Testimonials or User Feedback (if available)

If you have received any feedback or testimonials from early users, include them to showcase the utility's effectiveness.
Download and Support

Provide links to download the utility or access its source code/repository.
Mention any support channels (like forums, email, etc.) where users can ask questions or seek assistance.
Conclusion

Summarize the key points about your utility's usefulness and convenience.
Encourage readers to try it out and provide feedback for further improvements.
Remember to tailor the article's content and tone according to the platform where you plan to publish it. Additionally, including visuals and examples can greatly enhance the article's effectiveness in conveying the utility's value.
Source - Sumra

[nexusone13]

Hi everyone,

A new version of ARRM is available:

2.0.1.2 (24/12/2023)

• Modification: When searching on launchbox, removed the : in the game title, replace with -
• Fixed: Even if 'Keep one genre' was not checked in the 'Gamelist' tab, only one genre was saved in gamelist.xml (not in gamelist_arrm.xml which kept all genres)
• Modification: From now on when scraping on Arcade Italia, the game titles returned will be the long titles (eg: Top Driving (version 1.1.)) instead of the short titles (Top Driving). Use 'Clean Name' to remove this extra information.
• Modification: Retroarch export is compatible with the different Retroarch platforms (Windows, Android, Linux, Wii etc....)
• Modification: In the Retroarch export module, addition of the choice of 'Retroarch Cores folder' so that the correct core is indicated in the playlists (.lpl). Wiki : https://shorturl.at/dlrJN
• Fixed: When scraping with Missing Media checked, MIX enabled and no media checked, the MIX is now correctly generated.
• Added: For renaming Arcade Rom titles via DAT files, it is possible to indicate which DAT file to base on. See wiki: https://shorturl.at/jDEKT
• Added: It is possible to check the integrity of media (corrupt, unreadable, etc.) when loading a gamelist if the 'check if media exists' checkbox is checked, or via the 'Media exists?' button. from the 'Selected Roms' tab. If a media is corrupted, it is deleted as well as its reference in the database. See wiki : https://t.ly/4gOmm
• Added: It is possible to export a gamelist in %nom_platform%_GAME.csv format which you can use to constitute your GAME.CSV present in distributions such as 'GameStick Lite' See wiki: https://shorturl.at/CDHT9
• Fixed: Various bugs

Download link: https://shorturl.at/bintv
Donwload link for ARRM without installer : https://shorturl.at/osEN2
Download link for Beta: https://shorturl.at/orsW0

Changelog : https://shorturl.at/chS18

ARRM WIKI : https://shorturl.at/aiBLT
Videos tutorial playlist : https://shorturl.at/gizDN
Donations : https://shorturl.at/iAFJK