- Serials should be separated with a comma and no space
- HTTP response headers should be attached to the file as a unique attachment.
- anonomous dumper names like
!anon-YYYY-MM-DD-######## can be used to uniquely identify an anonymous dumper, where YYYY-MM-DD is the GMT date the id was generated and ######## is a randomly generated lowercase alphanumeric 8-character string. The same id should be used across multiple dumps by the same anonymous person.
- If the ROM was dumped as trimmed (dumping tool guesses or checks when the "real" data ends), but then restored from the header field, you can add:
[Dumped as trimmed, restored from header] to the comment1 field
- If the dump date is from the http response header(s) date field, put
[Date from HTTP headers] in the comment2 field.
- If the file sizes are from the http response header(s) length field, put
[Sizes from HTTP headers] in the comment2 field.
Fields
Archive
| Field
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Explaination
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| Special
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Comma+space seperated values. Use "Aftermarket" if the game wasn't released within the console's lifespan.
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| Game ID
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Generally, this shouldn't be used - use the source or file serial fields instead.
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Source
| Field
|
Explaination
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| Session
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Generally, this shouldn't be used.
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| Title on media
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Generally, this shouldn't be used.
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| Origin
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This should only be used if the origin is non-standard for that system. E.g. just leave it blank instead of putting "Retail cart".
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File
| Field
|
Explaination
|
| Date
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Generally, this shouldn't be used, as it is put into the datfile, and ROM managers may change the local file date to match this, which may be undesirable.
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| File version
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This should only be used if an archive encompases multiple game versions (e.g. Nintendo CDN stuff).
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| Origin
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This is a WIP alternative to making "Trusted Modification" sources, and shouldn't be used for now.
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Tags
Documentation for common "tags" that are used in comment fields.
Archive
Sticky Note
| Tag
|
Explaination
|
| !pc-platform-[platform]
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For IBM PC digital. Values: windows, mac, linux. e.g. !pc-platform-windows
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| [Original title: x]
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Where x is the original title. To be used if the Media fields aren't enabled for that dat yet.
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Source
| Tag
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Explaination
|
| [Trimmed]
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Used to mark something as trimmed without using the "Trimmed" ROM status, which sets the source as bad.
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| [Untrimmed]
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For Trusted Modification sources.
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| [Modification of file: size-sha256]
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For Trusted Modification sources. size = Size in bytes, sha256 = sha256 of file, all caps
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| [Dev cart]
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Used when dump status is set to "other" to prevent dev cart from counting towards verified status.
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| [Internal checksum mismatch]
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Internal checksum doesn't match data.
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| [Standalone fix]
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For Satellaview Trusted Modification sources that contain fixed standalone ROMs for games in a Memory Pack.
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| [Marked as deleted]
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For satellaview ROMs that were marked as deleted (blanked header)
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| [Extracted files]
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| Tag
|
Explaination
|
| [Asked dumper for more info]
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To be used when the dumper hasn't provide pictures, etc, you've asked them for this extra info/data and are waiting.
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