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NiceDeck: version v0.6.0 released with scanners for Epic, GOG and Amazon

NiceDeck has been released in version v0.6.0.

Shortly after version v0.5.8, this is a considerably bigger update.

NiceDeck is a Steam companion app for console emulation, acting as an alternative to tools like EmuDeck and RetroDeck by automating emulator installation, organizing ROM libraries, and integrating them directly into the Steam Library.

New in this release are platform scanners for the Epic Games, GOG and Amazon Games launchers: NiceDeck detects games installed there and creates shortcuts in Steam. The internal term “roms areas” was renamed to “platforms”, and the CLI commands were renamed and reordered to match. Backup and restore now let you choose which state is saved or restored. The relativePath field in shortcuts is deprecated in favor of the new reference field.

  • Feat: better control proton use when scanning platform launchers
  • Feat: map new default tags for Windows shortcuts
  • Feat: move parse tags definition for each platform parser for more tag control
  • Fix: scan every platform to avoid losing games tracking
  • Feat: use better name for epic games
  • Feat: use temporary environment values for proton real path calls
  • Feat: add Amazon games launcher platform scanner
  • Feat: add GOG launcher platform scanner
  • Feat: add epic games launcher platform scanner
  • Feat: add and normalize programData path for both Windows and Proton
  • Fix: normalize tags for native platform app shortcut
  • Feat: increase debug messages for platforms processing
  • Feat: rename shortcut relativePath file to reference field and deprecate relativePath field
  • Feat: revised platforms with added support to scan from game launchers
  • Feat: rename and reorder CLI commands to match current methods
  • Feat: rename process roms areas to process platforms for more extensibility
  • Feat: let the user select which state should be backup or restored

NiceDeck programs overview

Source: GitHub

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