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Flashpoint Importer for Launchers VIEW FILE FIL (Flashpoint Importer for Launchers) FIL is an importer tool for several launchers/frontends that allows one to add platforms and playlists from [BlueMaxima's Flashpoint](https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/) project to their collection. It is fully automated and only requires the user to provide the paths to their launcher and Flashpoint installs, choose which Platforms/Playlists they wish to import, and select between a few import mode options. Once the import is started the current progress is displayed and any errors that occur are shown to the user, with resolvable errors including a prompt for what the user would like to do. After the process has completed, the specified launcher can be started and the games from Flashpoint can be played like those from any other Platform. For Platforms, the importer is capable of importing each game/animation along with any additional apps, images, and most of the metadata fields (i.e. Title, Description, etc, see below). Function This utility makes use of its sister project CLIFp (Command-line Interface for Flashpoint) to allow launchers to actually start and exit the games correctly. It is automatically deployed into your Flashpoint installation (updated if necessary) at the end of a successful import and the latest version of CLIFp will be included in each release of this utility so it is not generally something the end-user needs to concern themselves with. Before making any changes to your collection, any datafiles that will be altered are automatically backed up (only one backup is maintained at once so any previous backup will be overwritten) and if any unrecoverable errors occur during the import any partial changes are reverted and the backups are restored; however, it is strongly suggested that you consider making a manual backup of your launcher's configuration to be safe. No responsibility is held for the loss of data due to use of this tool. FIL can safely be used multiple times on the same collection to update the selected Platforms and Playlists if that have already been imported previously. The method with which to handle existing entries is selected within the program before each import. The import time will vary, correlated with how many Platforms/Playlists you have selected, but more significantly the image mode you choose, which is expanded on later. Importing the entire collection usually takes 5-10 minutes with the recommended settings but can take longer with a more basic PC. The vast majority of the processing time is due to the plethora of images that have to be copied/symlinked when games processed so the speed of your storage device is the most significant factor. Running the importer for updates should be significantly faster it first checks to see if the source image from the new import source is actually different than your current one before copying/linking it. You will still be able to use the standard Flashpoint launcher as normal after completing an import. Compatability Flashpoint Infinity/Flashpoint Ultimate This tool was made with the express purpose of using it with Flashpoint Ultimate (i.e. all games/animations pre-downloaded), but since the 0.2 rewrite of CLIFp it should work with Infinity as well. Just note that use with Infinity is not tested as rigorously. General While testing for 100% compatibility is infeasible given the size of Flashpoint, OFILb was designed with full compatibility in mind. The ":message:" feature of Flashpoint, commonly used to automatically show usage instructions for some games before they are started, is supported. The entries that use it are added as additional-apps to their respective games as they once were when Flashpoint came packaged with LaunchBox. All messages are displayed in a pop-up dialog via CLIFp. Viewing extras (which are simply a folder) is also supported and the corresponding additional apps that open these folders will be added when importing a platform. Since Flashpoint originally used LaunchBox as its launcher, most fields within Flashpoint have a one-to-one equivalent (or close enough equivalent) LaunchBox field. That being said there are a few fields that are unique to Flashpoint that do not have matching field and so they are simply excluded during the import, resulting in a relatively minor loss of information for each game in your collection. Version Matching Supported Launchers LaunchBox Flashpoint While testing for 100% compatibility is infeasible given the size of Flashpoint, FIL was designed with full compatibility in mind. The ":message:" feature of Flashpoint, commonly used to automatically show usage instructions for some games before they are started, is supported. The entries that use it are added as additional-apps to their respective games as they once were when Flashpoint came packaged with LaunchBox. All messages are displayed in a pop-up dialog via CLIFp. Viewing extras (which are simply a folder) is also supported and the corresponding additional apps that open these folders will be added when importing a platform. Each metadata field (i.e. Title, Author, etc.) is matched to the closest equivalent of a given launcher, or a custom field if there is no near equivalent and the launcher supports them; otherwise, the field will be omitted. Both Flashpoint Ultimate and Flashpoint Infinity are supported. Version Matching Each release of this application targets a specific version series of BlueMaxima's Flashpoint, which are composed of a major and minor version number, and are designed to work with all Flashpoint updates within that series. For example, a FIL release that targets Flashpoint 10.1 is intended to be used with any version of flashpoint that fits the scheme 10.1.x.x, such as 10.1, 10.1.0.3, 10.1.2, etc, but not 10.2. Using a version of FIL that does not target the version of Flashpoint you wish to use it with is highly discouraged as some features may not work correctly or at all and in some cases the utility may fail to function entirely or even damage the Flashpoint install it is used with. Please see the project's releases page on GitHub to check which tool version targets which Flashpoint version. Metadata Fields Currently the following fields in LaunchBox will be populated for each game, which is limited by what is available within Flashpoint: Title Series Developer Publisher Platform Sort Title Date Added Date Modified Broken Flag Play Mode Status Notes Source Release Date Version Library Language (as a Custom Field) Usage Please check the usage section for the tool on its GitHub page. It's easier to keep the instructions up to date when they are in one location. If you have a bug or feature request I ask that you submit an issue on the GitHub page for this tool, but if you just want to ask a question, discuss the tool in general, or are having issues getting it working for reasons you don't think are due to a bug then please just make a post here. Since sometimes the line between the two can be blurry don't feel afraid to use the wrong system, it isn't a huge deal. GitHub FIL: https://github.com/oblivioncth/OFILb CLIFp: https://github.com/oblivioncth/CLIFp Submitter oblivioncth Submitted 08/27/2020 Category Third-party Apps and Plugins

Hiya! I have several flash games ready to be uploaded to the database, but when looking for examples of what to use as a game box, i noticed the database already has some pretty standardized boxes for Adobe Flash, HTML5 and Unity. Been looking around in the forums and can't find them so far. Do any of you happen to have a template or a link to them in an external website? These seem very simple to rip from the images but a template would be obviously better.

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So I have always been using Flash Player Projector and the .SWF files (Games/ROM) to play my favorite games portable like any other emulator like "The Visitor" or "Super Mario Crossover". So can I suggest adding it into the platforms as "Adobe Flash", but most importantly how do I custom add this? Thanks!

Hello So I am starting a little project for myself adding some more games to my setup. Alot of this are games i played as a kid and have great memoeris of. Including the best flash games, openbor and mugen games. I love BigBox and the whole idea of having ALL video games under one roof. In need of new emulators to come out i want to add more games to my setup aswell, to ''save'' them for the forever future. As i started this project it soon became to realize this is a looong project. There are litterty 1000s of games out there that is not easily added to a big box setup. So to get some inner motivation to keep going, i have decided to try to get the whole thing out to the community along the way. This is a project that will take time. I will have to learn to use photoshop etc. This is to make custrom box art and clear logos. Current plans and systems : Web browser games; I am planning to release different games pack with about 50-100 games each. The zip packs will include the ''emulators''(Swiff for flash games, UniPlayer for Unity games) and the game ''roms. I am also going to include Game Controller profiles for all games. This will be for the program ''Pinnacle Controller Mapper''. The reason for this is its the only program that can auto load profiles in the background. I also need to make all game meta data including; Custom box cover, video snaps, game info, clear logos. And i need to add the games from my Game Collections to the games DB so that the game files will scrape all data automaticly. The prosses of adding games have slowly begin, here are examples of games that will be playable fullscreen and with controller support; http://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/platforms/games/85 MUGEN; Another great ''platform'' that has alot of fun games that is perfect for every arcade. Here i will need to make custrom box art, video snaps, clear logos. Maybe something of this exist? I know people had mugen in hyperspin. Also need to add games to Games DB for auto scraping. OPENBOR: Same as MUGEN, alot of fun games that i want to have in my bigbox when im 80 years. Lol. Anyway, here i also need to add custrom box art, video snaps and clear logos. And add games to the games DB. Maybe clear logos etc. exists from hyperspin? DOS: Make controller profiles for games from the exoDoS package. Hopefully one day have pretty much all games auto load controller profile when started Seamless coach gaming ftw! Would be nice to fill in clear logos, box art and video snaps where needed aswell. PSP minis\Wiiware: Show these two awesome platforms some Games DB love so that everything auto scraps for everyone.