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Video Games Mod for MobyGames - Scripts available

Posted: 2007-02-18 19:58:04
by IBB
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Hi everyone

I have created a Mod (language file + script) for a nice Database about video games (www.mobygames.com)

It retrieves almost everything interesting (Big picture, description, credits, release date, technical specifications, developer, publisher...) and seems to work pretty well.

Please report any bug or request any feature (that is not in the to-do list :p ) you'd like

Current version: 2.1b (February 23, 2007)

Language file, Script and exportation template

Mirror

Changelog

v2.1b
*Changed some fields:
*Release Date -> Resolution
*Main creators of the game -> Audio format
*Number of players supported -> Framerate
*Creation of an algorithm which tries to retrieve the main creators (Lead Designer, Producer, ...) from the credits of the game. Works not that bad, though far from perfect :ha:

v2.0b
*Greatly improved the algorithm to create the results window:
  • Now games are sorted chronologically inside each plateform
    Algorithm ~10 times as fast as before
*Games with no developper will now show up correctly
*Minor bugfixes (empty lines, spaces at the end of lines, etc...)
*Added exportation template based on airplane_vn v.0.5

v1.1
*Added user options
  • Large, Small or no cover
    Source and Lead Designer questions are optional
*Minor bugfixes and improvements

v1.0
*Retrieved information: (Information -> Field used to store it, in bold if different)
  • Platform -> Media Label
    Media Type -> Media Type
    Source -> Source
    Date added -> Date added
    Borrower -> Borrower
    Rating -> Rating
    Original Title -> Original Title
    Translated Title -> Translated Title
    Developer -> Director
    Publisher -> Producer
    Country -> Country
    Year -> Year
    URL -> URL
    Description -> Description
    Number of times completed -> length
    Credit -> Actors
    Technical specifications -> Comments
    Series to which the game belongs -> Video format
    Number of players supported -> Audio format
    Classification -> Subtitles
    Lead Designer -> Resolution
    Release date -> Framerate
    Game size -> Files size
    Disks -> Disks
*Large picture importation
*Results sorted by plateform

Posted: 2007-02-18 19:59:44
by IBB
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Posted: 2007-02-18 20:04:19
by IBB
To-do list:
  • - done: Host the files somewhere (Any ideas ? :??: ) so that the topic is readable :/
    - done: Improve the algorithm to create the results window (it can take up to ~10 seconds when the research yields 200 results)
    - done: Sort the results chronologically inside each platform
    - Add following user options:
    • - done: Small/large picture
      - More languages for translated title (upon request :D )
      - done: Make the inputs questions (Source, Lead Designer, Number of times completed) optional
    - done: Understand how to get the length of an Array :o
    - Make a French translation
    - done: Create an exportation template
    - Update exportation template to the last version

Posted: 2007-02-18 21:55:49
by antp
You can send me the file so I put them on my server (forum.antp.be/users)
The only downside is that you have to send me the new file each time that you want to have it updated.

Posted: 2007-02-18 23:23:45
by IBB
Done :)

Antp > Dis moi quand tu auras uploadé les scripts, et si j'ai bien mis les bonnes adresses

Posted: 2007-02-23 00:23:26
by IBB
v2.0b released. Thanks to airplane_vn for his template!

Posted: 2007-02-26 18:30:34
by IBB
v2.1b released, a few changes including different mapping for a few fields

Posted: 2007-02-26 23:17:12
by antp
I can remove it from my server, I guess, as you seem to have found a new host for the files? ;)

Posted: 2007-02-27 04:37:12
by IBB
Yep, thanks for the temporary hosting :grinking:

Posted: 2007-06-03 10:56:59
by pr1nc1p3
2 bugs! :wink:

- When a game has a complete "Release Date", "Year" not work.
- "Series" MUST BE A LIST (comma separator).

Thanks, I love this Script.

Posted: 2007-07-01 18:14:31
by IBB
Can you give me an example of a game that gives the Release Date/Year bug ?

I am not sur I understand your second point. You would like the "Series" field to list all the series given by MobyGames?

Thanks for bug reporting :)

Posted: 2007-08-04 18:39:38
by Burnout
can anybody host it again?
the link below is not available!
thx

Posted: 2007-08-22 00:37:29
by IBB

Posted: 2008-01-30 15:58:46
by furetto
Please. can anyone re-upload the files? The old hosting had already deleted the file.
Many thanks

Furetto

Posted: 2010-10-28 15:38:36
by Wild Wolf
Please. can anyone re-upload the files?
The links do not work!

Thanks!