Jason Carr

I would absolutely love that. I'll be sure to link to you one way or another. :)

Thank you sir. :)

Awesome; great to hear. :)

Translation Instructions: WARNING: Do not open up all the files at once in Zeta Resource Editor! This unfortunately causes occasional conflicts and can be hard to fix later. You'll want to make sure to open each set of files individually. Once you receive the translation files, open up Zeta Resource Editor and then click the "Open Resource Files" button in the toolbar. Then you can select the resources files, one group at a time. For example, you can start by selecting both "AboutForm.__.resx" and "AboutForm.resx". Once you open them up, you should see the English text on the left, and the blank field on the right for the translation. You can fill out all the translations in the file, and then Save. When you send the files back to us, we'll be able to easily integrate them into the app. If ever you find something that doesn't need translated (should be the same for both languages), you can leave that field blank. There are some text fields that use ampersands (&) to define a shortcut key, like this: &Close - this means that the button will say Close but the C key will be used as the shortcut for the button. In these cases, you can do the same thing for the translation, or you can just leave the ampersand out in those situations (it's not often used). Finally, some strings have special "variables" in them that look like {0} or {1} or {2}, etc. For example: Image {0} of {1}: {2} LaunchBox replaces the {0}, {1}, and {2} variables above with the proper values, so that it looks something like this: Image 1 of 5: Fanart So, when translating, you can translate the words around it, but put the variables in the right spot in the string. That pretty much covers it; thanks to everyone for all the hard work translating LaunchBox!

Interested in translating LaunchBox? Here are the translations that are currently under way: Spanish - Complete thanks to @CliveBarker and @Kondorito Brazilian Portuguese - Complete thanks to @AFaustini and @Cauptain French - Complete thanks to @Wattoo and @Nyny77 German - Complete thanks to @Opaklopper Italian - Complete thanks to @dukeemu Simplified Chinese - Complete thanks to @cyanjiang Dutch - Complete thanks to @Bardock and @Just001Kim Arabic - Complete thanks to @MajKSA Traditional Chinese - Complete thanks to @gamehacker Russian - Complete thanks to @alexposad Japanese - Complete thanks to @k_kutsugi Czech - In Progress by @PattersonCZ Swedish - In Progress by @Izzy Polish - In Progress by @wirtual82 Norwegian - In Progress by @audunv Greek - In Progress by @sxetikos Turkish - In Progress by @eonder87 Korean - In Progress by @Soomin papa Translating LaunchBox is a huge job, but it's well worth the effort. Still, plan on spending 30+ hours on the project to successfully translate the entire application. We also want to make sure that translations are consistent, grammatically correct, and as high quality as possible, so we do ask that you only translate into your native language. It's also important to take your time and review your work as best you can. Chances are, we don't know the language you're translating into, so you will be the only quality control. It is also a good idea to get a friend to help review it, if you know another native speaker that is willing to help. We use an application called Zeta Resource Editor to help with the translations. You can download it free right here. If you're interested in translating, leave us a comment here and we will set you up with the translation files. Latest Translation Files Downloads: Spanish Simplified Chinese Brazilian Portuguese German French Czech Swedish Russian Polish Italian Dutch Japanese Norwegian Arabic Traditional Chinese Greek Turkish Korean

Yes but we have two consoles in this case...and still can't play our games. :P

If anyone isn't aware yet, the latest betas add both the ability to import non-installed Steam games, and a Windows import that should import Origin games. :)

Forgot to post last night, but the new Steam Banner import features are live in the latest beta. They could use some testing. :)

So, last night I put out a new beta that allows you to download Steam banners upon importing from Steam. And should also work in the Download Metadata and Images wizard. I could really use some help testing that, if anyone is interested. :)

Lol, so disappointed. I *really* want to believe that monkeys can play videogames.

Hahahaha...that is AWESOME. And hilarious. Thanks for that, Hippyshake. I gotta work that into a blog post somehow. I should be able to link you in the next release blog post. :D

I got a big slap in the face the first time I wanted to share my games with my son. I have a huge Steam collection, and he has a computer in his room. Suddenly I realized we both couldn't be gaming at the same time, even for different games, because all my games were in the same account. Suck. Tremendous amounts of suck. If I had bought physical copies of those games, we'd be able to play them at the same time. But no, not with Steam. This turned my enthusiastic view of Steam into one of much more disdain. GOG, of course, gives me no problem whatsoever, so ever since I discovered it I've been really pleased with it. I only wish they had a larger selection of games, and more of the newer games. But obviously that's not their fault. I got an alpha invitation for Galaxy too, and was pleasantly surprised by it. It's really nice and convenient, so much better than the previous ad-hoc approach. So yeah, I'm only wishing I could abandon Steam for new games altogether. But the fact of the matter is, most games only come out on Steam. But I see GOG Galaxy as being the missing piece that might be able to take GOG more mainstream. Let's hope.

True, any additions you make to the TGDB will end up in both the LocalDB and the future planned system.

Holy crap, that's insane. Wish I could understand what they're saying...

Hahahahahaha, home page, here we come! ;)

Hi hippy, the LocalDB is updated periodically from TheGamesDB.net for new releases. There's no real way for you to update it yourself.

Wow, it actually looks pretty effective. I was doubtful, but it identified a game I want to play that I didn't even know existed. So, that's a win.

Hippyshake said Although I blame that on my addictive personality and lack of self control, rather than gaming and alcohol. Oh man, I feel you there. Lack of self control, check. Addictive personality, check. I tend to latch onto things and never let them go. LaunchBox is one of those things, so it's not all bad, I guess.

Nice. If you build it, they will come.

Ha, is that even *in* installation notes anywhere? Do we even *have* installation notes? ;)

Glad to hear you got this resolved, finagle, and thanks for the purchase. :) LaunchBox does have a platform lookup list that attempts to identify the platform from many different options. It looks like maybe "Playstation 1" is missing; I'll add that to the list. But that's why it works for most, but didn't work there. Thanks for that.

Ah, I see! Very cool. Sounds good, hopefully I can get to that soon.

Nice, thanks hippy. Will review to see if there's anything I can do on those. Per the game details, I see what you're saying. But generally, I would think that it would make sense that you're only favoriting or editing one item, because only one item's game details are displayed.

Well, look who's back. :)

Ha...guess what? I just implemented a new Steam banner scraper yesterday. I should have another beta out including it in the next couple of days.