I always have problems with databases mismatching some of my games titles & description. And then of course some databases are simply incomplete.
What is the best practice to mix database information with custom information, with regards to games titles and description?
Mainly I want to be able to achieve the following:
1) Have GameEx use database titles and games descriptions as a starting point
2) Overwrite titles & description with custom values when for some reason there is a mismatch
3) Add custom titles & description when the game is completely missing from the database
I understand that GameEx uses .map files for titles. These are easy to modify manually, but will be re-generated every now and then (when exactly?), so if I fix any wrong title here, I have to do it again over and over. Is there a way to disable the re-generation of the map files, once I am confident that I won't change my set of games at least for a while?
I understand less about how GameEx uses the database files... which files can I edit manually to add missing games descriptions? Is it possible to edit them with normal text editors, or what software is needed? Will those files be re-generated sometimes?
Thanks for help!