How to scrape FDS games for NES platform?

[cubatilles]

Hi,

I finally decided to move from HyperSpin to LaunchBox. I'm now in the process of importing my games to Launchbox. The scrapping system is a big progress over HyperSpin, but some of my systems do have games from several different systems, like NES and FDS games on my NES collection, or Naomi and Atomiswave for my "Sega 3D" system. I would like to maintain this scheme in Launchbox.

Unfortunately, LB only scrapes info for games which recognizes as the main declared platform (NES in this case), leaving all FDS titles without metadata. I'm importing my own artwork (logos, boxes...) from HS, so the images and videos are not a problem, but how about the game description, publisher, etc..? Isn't there a way to force LB to scrape those unknown games against a FDS database and import them on NES platform? Or am I forced to choose between splitting both systems or assuming those games will have no metadata?

Second question: Is there a way to specify an AHK script for specific games inside a platform? I have some gameswhich I want to launch with different emulator cores in RetroArch (specific NES or SNES games mainly) so I would want to specify a default core for all and some specific overrides for specific games.

Third question: In my case, that I'm import6ing my own media from HS, is it recommended to store that media on specific Custom Image folders? Or shpuld I styore them on the default folders? For example, for NES clear logos, is there an alternative folder for custom artwork or should I place them on "...\LaunchBox\Images\Nintendo Entertainment System\Clear Logo" folder? I'm asking this because while working with a custom theme with Community Theme Creator I've seen you can override some sets of system artwork for your own theme, I wonder if this can also be applied to Games artwork, so that you prevent LB from "updating" my custom artwork or whatever?

Fourth question: Is there any artwork manager for LB? I've seen Don's HyperSpin Tools where going to be ported to LB, but the project seems dead after 2 years of inactivity. Is there any app you guys recommend to easily detect unscrapped games, missing artwork/video and such?

Sorry if some or all of my questions are already answered on the forum, but I'm a newbie, and I tried to find the answers myself but was unable to.

Thanks for your patience.