Hacking GameTDB - game information database + covers

[jservs7]

Nevermind...

 

[spayrosam]

can someone fix this cover!!
http://wiitdb.com/Game/RCVP41

WiiTDB cover

Spoiler

New cover

Spoiler

Please remove this cover,I was wrong (DE cover)

 

[Yod4z]

spayrosam removed new full cover to the old one

 

[LxTrix]

So my title ids for custom isos, for like mplayer and the emulators dont match with whats on wiiitdb so the covers don't show, so are my title ids incorrect or are yours?

 

[Benjay]

yours.

All the custom isos added on WiiTDB must match the same pattern : C (for custom) , xx (name of the app or game) , P or E (pal or ntsc) and 00 (no publisher)
---> CxxP00 or CxxE00

 

[LxTrix]

so the best way to fix this would be renaming the .wbfs files?

 

[Benjay]

yes , and all the application that are listed on your screenshot , exist on WiiTDB

another way would be to download the covers of your apps from wiitdb (on your PC) , and rename them so they match your gameid.

 

[Skizzo]

I think you need to make the rule about not uploading custom HQ covers bigger and bolder, as people are still doing it, like the REC cover, which is fucking hideous.

http://wiitdb.com/wiitdb/artwork/coverfullHQ/US/SBDE08.png

EDIT: NM, I see you already deleted it while I was working on a replacement.

The other covers (2D & 3D) for it are wrong too though.

 

[Benjay]

damn , since 3 days i've already deleted 4 different ugly custom covers for this fu**** game !!!!!!

rules are in place , minimal size for hq covers is 1024x680 , but if someone convert a 512x340 to 1024x680 before uploading , all we can do is delete it.....
the upload form is not , and will never be able to judge itself the quality of the cover that is uploaded ^^

 

[LxTrix]

It would seem the emulators & neogamma dont have ntsu entries.

 

[Benjay]

that's not a problem , rename your isos with the pal id , these programs are regionfree.....

 

[Skizzo]

Just wondering when the images on the main game information page are updated. For example, the HQ 'thumbnail' on http://wiitdb.com/Game/RPBE01 isn't the same as the actual HQ image (it shows a cover with a custom spine, while the actual HQ image is correct).

 

[Benjay]

on the game information page , it's not the "HQ thumnail" that is displayed , but the 512x340 cover.
they are different because the HQ must have been updated by someone , and not the 512x340.
it happens when we add a HQ cover directly on the FTP , and not on the site.
It's fixed now (for this game) , so if you find some errors like this one , report them , and we will fix them.

I'll get in touch with Zorglub to see if he can generate all the 512x340 covers from the HQ , and update the 512x340 folder on the FTP.

thanks

 

[zorglub07]

The 512x340 full covers are in synch with the HQ ones now.

 

[Wiimm]

Are there plans o put the BCA codes into WiiTDB?
For WWT I would use the db to patch the iso images automatically.

 

[zorglub07]

I don't think it will happen, not in the database at least. I'm sending you a PM.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Can someone do a new custom for RE Archives: RE0 (NTSC-RBHE08) based on the cover art? The custom there now looks pretty darn fugly.

EDIT: Made one myself & just waiting for the current image to be removed so I can upload it to the site.

EDIT 2: If anyone wants to use it before then.....

 

[zorglub07]

Sorry, the one you uploaded didn't have the proper rating logo ("E" instead of "M").
Can you make on in the "marker style"?

What's new on the site:

• 12/04/09: The Wii Games list navigation should now be faster.
• 12/02/09: You can now see the latest covers at the top of each page.
• 11/27/09: The French full covers set is now complete thanks to Benjay and also Yod4z of course.

 

[LxTrix]

I has a suggestion maybe a download link next to each game that puts games in their directory....

covers/
covers/3d
covers/disc
covers/full

Meaning you have that pre zipped....

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Oops, lol. Didn't even notice the rating. That's funny.

Will fix that, but I don't think I will do the marker style. I've never much cared for it myself, do retail Wii discs look like that?