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Crypt1cMayh3m: /* Data Types */

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Data Types

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	The following data is stored within the XML for each game and viewable via the front-end		The following data is stored within the XML for each game and viewable via the front-end

	* [[#Game Title]]		* [[#Game Title\|Game Title]]
	* [[#Release Date (Year)]]		* [[#Release Date (Year)\|Release Date (Year)]]
	* [[#Release Type]]		* [[#Release Type\|Release Type]]
	* [[#Max Players]]		* [[#Max Players\|Max Players]]
	* [[#Genre]]		* [[#Genre\|Genre]]
	* [[#Platform]]		* [[#Platform\|Platform]]
	* [[#Developer]]		* [[#Developer\|Developer]]
	* [[#Publisher]]		* [[#Publisher\|Publisher]]
	* [[#Series]]		* [[#Series\|Series]]
	* [[#Region]]		* [[#Region\|Region]]
	* [[#Play Mode]]		* [[#Play Mode\|Play Mode]]
	* [[#Source]]		* [[#Source\|Source]]
	* [[#Notes\Description]]		* [[#Notes\Description\|Notes\Description]]
	* [[#Alternate Names]]		* [[#Alternate Names\|Alternate Names]]
	* [[#Manuals]]		* [[#Manuals\|Manuals]]
	* [[#Additional Applications]]		* [[#Additional Applications\|Additional Applications]]
	* [[#Music]]		* [[#Music\|Music]]
	* [[#Images]]		* [[#Images\|Images]]
	* [[#Video Snaps]]		* [[#Video Snaps\|Video Snaps]]
	* [[#Application Path]]		* [[#Application Path\|Application Path]]
	* [[#Configuration Application Path]]		* [[#Configuration Application Path\|Configuration Application Path]]

	== Unused Data Types ==		== Unused Data Types ==

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	=== Configuration Application Path ===		=== Configuration Application Path ===
	This links to the games [[Installer]].		This links to the games [[Installer]].

			[[Category:Metadata]]

EXO at 13:53, 10 November 2021

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].		The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].
			It is located in .\Data\Platforms\

	== Data Types ==		== Data Types ==

EXO at 13:52, 10 November 2021

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	= Overview =		== Overview ==

	The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].		The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].

EXO at 13:52, 10 November 2021

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			= Overview =

	The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].		The XML file used by LaunchBox is the local copy of all textual metadata, supported by LaunchBox, exported from our [[Master Database]].

EXO at 21:38, 9 November 2021

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	* [[#Alternate Names]]		* [[#Alternate Names]]
	* [[#Manuals]]		* [[#Manuals]]
	* [[#~~Extras~~]]		* [[#Additional Applications]]
	* [[#Music]]		* [[#Music]]
	* [[#Images]]		* [[#Images]]
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	=== Series ===		=== Series ===
			The series section is a massive list of multiple types of sub data that links the games in the projects. This includes game series, sub-genre, themes, and categories. Examples include:
			* 3D Engine: Wolf3D (which denotes games that use the Wolfenstein 3D engine)
			* Alone in the Dark series (which lists the three main line titles, as well as the Jack in the Dark spin-off)
			* Board game - Chess
			* Card game - Poker
			* Genre: Falling block puzzle (for those hundreds of Tetris variants)
			* Historical Conflict: Cold War
			* King's Quest series
			* Lemmings variants
			* Scott Adam's Classic Adventures
			* Sports: Wrestling
			* Theme: Fantasy

			As you can see, this is a very wide ranging field that links the included games in a multitude of ways of finding games with similar attributes.

	=== Region ===		=== Region ===
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	The manuals are a massive project in and of itself. The [[Manuals]] page details this, however the short of it is any scanned manual for a game will be linked here.		The manuals are a massive project in and of itself. The [[Manuals]] page details this, however the short of it is any scanned manual for a game will be linked here.

	=== ~~Extras~~ ===		=== Additional Applications ===
			The "extras" for a game are listed here. This includes reference card, keyboard command charts, posters, technical addendums, release notes, game design documents, recorded audio (such as scans of cassette tapes or other media), making of documentaries, novels base don the game, and much more. It is also where the Pixel Perfect & Shader Options alternate launcher can be found. Details on this can be found on the [[Launcher]] page.

	=== Music ===		=== Music ===
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	=== Images ===		=== Images ===
	[[Images]] for a game include box scans, 3D boxes, media scans (~~flopopy~~\CD), title screens, game play screens, banners, clear logos, and more. Please check the[[Images]] page for more detail on how this project sources and assigns imagery.		[[Images]] for a game include box scans, 3D boxes, media scans (floppy\CD), title screens, game play screens, banners, clear logos, and more. Please check the[[Images]] page for more detail on how this project sources and assigns imagery.

	=== Video Snaps ===		=== Video Snaps ===

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	* [[#Notes\Description]]		* [[#Notes\Description]]
	* [[#Alternate Names]]		* [[#Alternate Names]]
	* [[Manuals]]		* [[#Manuals]]
	* [[#Extras]]		* [[#Extras]]
	* [[Music]]		* [[#Music]]
	* [[#Images]]		* [[#Images]]
	* [[Video Snaps]]		* [[#Video Snaps]]
	* [[#Application Path]]		* [[#Application Path]]
	* [[#Configuration Application Path]]		* [[#Configuration Application Path]]
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	=== Music ===		=== Music ===
			[[Music]] linked to the game will auto play (if the settings are allowed) while browsing. Music files currently in the eXoDOS project were primarily located and donated by erebus44, a member of the eXoDOS Discord.

	=== Images ===		=== Images ===
			[[Images]] for a game include box scans, 3D boxes, media scans (flopopy\CD), title screens, game play screens, banners, clear logos, and more. Please check the[[Images]] page for more detail on how this project sources and assigns imagery.

	=== Video Snaps ===		=== Video Snaps ===

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	* [[#Alternate Names]]		* [[#Alternate Names]]
	* [[Manuals]]		* [[Manuals]]
			* [[#Extras]]
	* [[Music]]		* [[Music]]
	* [[#Images]]		* [[#Images]]
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	=== Manuals ===		=== Manuals ===
	The manuals are a massive project in and of itself. The [[Manuals]] page details this, however the short of it is any scanned manual for a game will be linked here.		The manuals are a massive project in and of itself. The [[Manuals]] page details this, however the short of it is any scanned manual for a game will be linked here.

			=== Extras ===

	=== Music ===		=== Music ===

	=== Images ===		=== Images ===

	=== Video Snaps ===		=== Video Snaps ===
			If a video snap exists for the game, it will be linked here. Details on the [[Video Snaps]] project can be found at it's link.

	=== Application Path ===		=== Application Path ===
			A link to the games [[Launcher]].

	=== Configuration Application Path ===		=== Configuration Application Path ===
			This links to the games [[Installer]].

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Metadata Description

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	=== Notes\Description ===		=== Notes\Description ===
	Quite simply, a description of the game. The descriptions are composed of a combination of original descriptions and those sourced\editted from websites such as [https://www.mobygames.com/ Mobygames] and www.old-games.ru.		Quite simply, a description of the game. The descriptions are composed of a combination of original descriptions and those sourced\editted from websites such as [https://www.mobygames.com/ Mobygames] and [https://www.old-games.ru/ old-games.ru].

	=== Alternate Names ===		=== Alternate Names ===
			Some games were released under various names that either changed over time or by release region. This had led to confusion in the past, such as a user searching for Broken Sword and not finding it under it's U.S. release name, Circle of Blood. Alternate names have been integrated in order to alleviate this issue. It includes both alternate names in English, as well as foreign language spellings of games (when known).

	=== Manuals ===		=== Manuals ===
			The manuals are a massive project in and of itself. The [[Manuals]] page details this, however the short of it is any scanned manual for a game will be linked here.

	=== Music ===		=== Music ===
	=== Images ===		=== Images ===

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	=== Series ===		=== Series ===


	=== Region ===		=== Region ===
	This is not often used by the primary eXo projects, except in cases where a game is not in English. The Language Packs ([[Main_Page#Language Packs]])		This is not often used by the primary eXo projects, except in cases where a game is not in English. The Language Packs ([[Main_Page#Language Packs]]) however use this field to help denote the country of origin.

	=== Play Mode ===		=== Play Mode ===
			Cooperative, Multiplayer, or Single Player are the potential options for this field.

	=== Source ===		=== Source ===
			Source is also used to denote the Business Model. Commercial is a catch all for any game that was "sold". This includes boxed games sitting on store shelves or games that had a nagging address at the end asking you to send them $20 (such as the shareware concept). Freeware denotes games that were released either totally free, or under the "Donorware" model, in which the software solicited donations but did not nag or lock content behind them.

	=== Notes\Description ===		=== Notes\Description ===
			Quite simply, a description of the game. The descriptions are composed of a combination of original descriptions and those sourced\editted from websites such as [https://www.mobygames.com/ Mobygames] and www.old-games.ru.

	=== Alternate Names ===		=== Alternate Names ===
	=== Manuals ===		=== Manuals ===