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by StainlessSteelRat
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: API limits
Replies: 3
Views: 18769

Re: API limits

Your goal with the API is supposed to be to use your private key to gather the entire database, and then use your public key on clients to stay up to date using the updates api.
by StainlessSteelRat
Tue May 28, 2019 7:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How is box art selected?
Replies: 7
Views: 8973

Re: How is box art selected?

As far as I can tell, you can replace images by choosing "edit" -> "upload images" and uploading new images for the specified category.
by StainlessSteelRat
Tue May 21, 2019 7:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 game - several platforms
Replies: 1
Views: 3143

Re: 1 game - several platforms

One of the biggest issues with that is that many fields don't agree across platforms. For example: release date. Obviously Mario Bros. has been released multiple times over the last 20 years Overview: Features change, graphics get updated, new modes are added, etc... Publisher/Developer: Often chang...
by StainlessSteelRat
Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:12 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: I have this PS3 disc
Replies: 2
Views: 4829

Re: I have this PS3 disc

I think you should totally add it
by StainlessSteelRat
Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Uploaded artwork
Replies: 1
Views: 2538

Re: Uploaded artwork

Yes, there is a delay of up to 24 hours for new photo sets
by StainlessSteelRat
Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:45 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Search by game name
Replies: 4
Views: 6627

Re: Search by game name

IMO, a fuzzy search (one implementation of which is similar to what you said, searching each word) is a common approach, or rather the only approach thatb works. Otherwise, you give a false idea that these games do not exist and incur more duplicates. At minimum, a fuzzy search should be used when a...
by StainlessSteelRat
Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:45 am
Forum: Game Change Requests
Topic: [Game Addition Request] Noitu Love: Devolution
Replies: 2
Views: 4174

Re: [Game Addition Request] Noitu Love: Devolution

Hey Wiz, you can add the game yourself for the whole community at the mainsite. Just click your username (they’ll add a dedicated button eventually).
by StainlessSteelRat
Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:18 am
Forum: API Requests
Topic: ARC Browser
Replies: 9
Views: 13235

Re: ARC Browser

Am I the only one that thinks the update API is overcomplicated? It could be a simple bit mask representing major categories for a game (i.e, art changed, metadata changed, game deleted, etc...) or something like that. Then you wouldn't even have to worry about paging since you won't have large fiel...