Scraper on GOG

Since version 1.8.9.9 beta 11, it is now possible to scrap on the GOG database.

It is advisable to use the GOG scrape manually (Auto Validation not checked), because the searches on the name of the games are exhaustive. For example if you search for the game name “Kitaria Fables”, the API will return all games containing Kitaria Fables (dlc and others).

It is however possible to use it automatically (Auto Validation checked) with the risks of erroneous results mentioned above.

I recommend using GOG to supplement media not found on other scrape sites. Indeed during a scrape in manual mode (Auto Validation not checked), the GOG module presents the media found on GOG, you just have to check the media you want to recover. Unchecked media will be replaced by media already existing in ARRM.

Before starting, here are the settings to be made in ARRM for the GOG module.

In the Tools tab

In the tab Batocera / Screenscraper / TGBD

• Other search limit : Indicates the maximum number of games to list when searching on HFS-DB / Steam-DB / GOG
• Auto validation Others : On HFS-DB / Steam-DB / GOG, When only one game is found in the API, the game selection is done automatically without displaying the choice window. Please note that the validated game may not be the one you are looking for (game title close to the one you are looking for, etc.). If more than one game is found, the game selection window will appear.
• Ignore when # games> 1 : In the Auto Validate mode, if more than one game is found, the game selection window will not appear if the option Ignore when # games> 1 . The game will be ignored and not scrapped.

In the scrapers module

Click on the button to start the scrape on the selected Roms

When you have selected one or more games and clicked on the button, if any games have been found the following window GOG-DB Browser will appear.

When you select a line containing a result, the media found on GOG will be displayed on the right. The checkboxes of the media found are automatically checked. You can uncheck the media and textual informations that you do not want to recover.

• Games Info Allows you to display the game page on the site GOG.com

By clicking on the button Choose this game , the checked media as well as the textual information will be recovered. If any media has not been checked, ARRM will use the already existing media.

If you do not wish to retrieve textual information, simply check No text in the Scrape Options tab

If you only want to retrieve certain textual information, remember, before launching the scrape, to uncheck the textual information that you do not wish to update.

This is done in the part Rom Information

When you use MIX image mode, some media are automatically recovered:

• Screenshot
• Boxart
• Wheel
• Cartridge

If you wish to recover other media, you must specify it in the Images Options tab by checking the desired media under the heading Force Media Download
In MIX mode you will not be able to check the Screenshot, Boxart, Wheel and Cartouche media because they are retrieved automatically.

You only want to recover certain categories of media (boxart, fanart, screenshot, logo, video), you just have to check No image, only texts in the Images Options tab

Then select the desired media by checking them under the heading Force Media Download

In MIX mode you will not be able to check the Screenshot, Boxart, Wheel and Cartouche media because they are retrieved automatically.