10-20-2021, 03:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-31-2023, 03:50 AM by OneAngryGamer.)
This extension imports games into Playnite from emulators. The idea for this extension came from the ScummVM game importer by Crow (link here) I could not have made this without standing on the shoulders of giants.
Features:
Expected Questions:
Known Issues/User Errors:
Future Plans:
DONATIONS? I'm not taking donations. If you want to donate, please consider donating to one of these projects instead:
Compatibility Warning: Due to the Great 8 Break, this extension is not compatible with any version of Playnite after v8.15.
I will release this for Playnite 9 if somebody can explain all the changes needed to convert P8 scripts to P9.
If you found this extension useful, you can find more of my extensions here
After these forums close I will upload add-ons to https://mega.nz/folder/M2lQjAwK#njde1JEQbJjquOAojrXF_A
Features:
- No duplicates - This is designed to detect games already imported and will automatically skip those when importing.
- No deleted/moved games - Extension verifies paths for every game it imports. It will not import broken paths from games that were moved/deleted.
- Auto detect location of emulators - No need to type paths or folder drill.
- No more game names like EBOOT.BIN - Extension will read the rom meta files to return the official title for each game. If it is unable to detect the name, it will look up a list (RPCS3 only) or, as a last resort, attempt to extract the game name from the game install path.
- Auto set Region - Attempts to read the game region codes from the rom meta files (PS3 and Wii U) and uses these to set the region field in Playnite. RetroArch has beta region detection based on the No-Intro/Redump file names.
Expected Questions:
- Why use this extension to import Vita3K instead of using Playnite to import? Because using Playnite will create issues every time you try to play the rom.
- Why use this extension to import RPCS3 and/or Cemu instead of using Playnite to import? This extension reads the game locations from the emulator config files (no folder drilling to the rom folder), selects the correct game file (no more de-selecting multiple .BIN files for RPCS3), sets game name and region.
- Why use this extension to import roms from RetroArch instead of using Playnite to import? This extension reads the game locations from the emulator playlist files (no folder drilling to the rom folder).
Known Issues/User Errors:
- Emulator location not found - import the emulator into Playnite before importing games.
- No games were found in the emulator - The extension was intended for switching from using the emulator frontend to Playnite. You need to have set up your emulator first before you can import games from it.
- (RetroArch only) Playlist refuses to import because no default emulator set - It only imports if a default emulator has been set for that Platform.
Future Plans:
- Add support for Dolphin emulator - I have found the game list file but I am unable to parse it. Please reply to this thread if you can help.
DONATIONS? I'm not taking donations. If you want to donate, please consider donating to one of these projects instead:
- RPCS3 https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina
- Cemu https://www.patreon.com/cemu
- Vita3K https://ko-fi.com/vita3k
- RetroArch https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=donate
Compatibility Warning: Due to the Great 8 Break, this extension is not compatible with any version of Playnite after v8.15.
I will release this for Playnite 9 if somebody can explain all the changes needed to convert P8 scripts to P9.
If you found this extension useful, you can find more of my extensions here
After these forums close I will upload add-ons to https://mega.nz/folder/M2lQjAwK#njde1JEQbJjquOAojrXF_A