Quick question about Game Actions

Reflection · 10-21-2021, 04:02 PM

I plan on using Game Actions to lump various ROMs from different consoles under one game entry (Wario's Woods NES and Wario's Woods SNES together, for example) in instances where the box art does not differ, just to reduce visual duplicate noise. Before I go about doing this, however, I'm wondering what the best method would be. I already have a number of Powershell scripts that point to the emulators I'd prefer, so I could just plop those into the {InstallDir} and use the language inherent to Playnite to refer to the scripts, which would be super easy to modify when I need to, *or* I can point to my emulators and use arguments from Playnite itself to accomplish what it is that I want to do. This might be my preferred method, just because I prefer as few windows involved as possible, but I can't find a way to easily access Game Action details outside of Playnite itself, so mass editing the directories would be a bit of a pain, whereas with a slew of Powershell scripts it would bas simple as find-in-files with Notepad++.

Is there an easy way to mass edit Game Action and other game metadata outside of the Playnite application, or should I stick with Powershell scripts?

I guess writing this out, I already know which path is going to be the most portable... Still, wouldn't mind some responses before I commit to something.

**Crow** · 10-22-2021, 05:11 PM

You can mass edit game actions from UI, but it will overwrite resulting edit to all games. There's no way to merge action or anything like that.

The other thing is that Playnite 9 automatically shows you selection dialog if you have multiple ROMs assigned to a game even if you have only one emulator play action assigned. So you don't have to create play action for each ROM.

Reflection · 10-23-2021, 01:46 AM

(10-22-2021, 05:11 PM)Crow Wrote: You can mass edit game actions from UI, but it will overwrite resulting edit to all games. There's no way to merge action or anything like that.

The other thing is that Playnite 9 automatically shows you selection dialog if you have multiple ROMs assigned to a game even if you have only one emulator play action assigned. So you don't have to create play action for each ROM.

Unfortunately, what I can't do in the Installation menu where Playnite lists the associated ROM files is tell it which emulator to use on which ROM. What I'm trying to accomplish, like I said, is merging of multi-platform versions under one listing. Where a game is on Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, I want a game menu to pop up asking me to choose which platform to launch.

As far as mass editing game actions from the UI, the only reason I would use it would be to tell Playnite that my ROM folders have changed, so it suits my purposes fine if it's applied to everything.

**Crow** · 10-23-2021, 06:51 AM

Then the only way is probably creating Play action for each ROM/version. If you want to automate this, you will have to use our SDK and write extension for it, there's no other way how to safely modify game library data.

Reflection · 10-23-2021, 06:09 PM

That's okay, I resigned myself to the fact that individual scripts were the way to go. It doesn't bother me all that much. Before this I was writing up .nfo files for every ROM to convince Kodi they were movies and launching the emulators as "external video players." Doing the legwork to get things suited to my personal tastes is something I'm no stranger to.

dianacrown88 · (This post was last modified: 11-30-2022, 08:04 AM by dianacrown88.)

(10-23-2021, 06:09 PM)Reflection Wrote: That is OK, I surrender to the way that singular contents were the best approach. It doesn't annoy me so much. Before this I was reviewing .nfo records for each ROM to persuade Kodi they were films and sending off the emulators as business accounting assignment help https://www.aussiessay.com/business-acco...ment-help/. Doing the legwork to get things fit to my own preferences is something I'm no more abnormal to.

LOL, this is just epic. I have been sitting and waiting for so long now to try my first ICS ROM. Waiting and waiting for CheckROM v7, checking out ALL the ICS roms. And now, I think I'm gonna flash this x"D Good job mate.

A question: If I make a nandroid backup of my current setup (Checkrom v6) and then try out your ROM, can I just restore my nandroid backup if I want to go back? Won't there be any trouble with the switching back from ICS to GB?