Add Warning when game is not assigned to a Platform.

[David Maaß]

You can add a game to your collection without defining a platform for the game.

Launchbox does not complain about the entry - but if you close and reopen launchbox the just added title is just gone

[Retro808]

This is because all games need a platform to be tied to. You might be able to import and LB not complain as you mentioned, but on close LB needs to write the data/metadata to a platform xml and without a platform tied to that LB cannot properly do anything with the game. So you need to assign a platform, even if just a temporary one. On import LB has you choose a platform.

[David Maaß]

Then “Platform” should be a required field or Launchbox should warn on exit that data will be lost.

If you just forget to set the platform, as the game is not yet in gamesdb, it’s very annoying to notice that all your added date is just gone on reopening the application

[Retro808]

I agree there should be a warning.

However, regardless if a game is in the GameDB or not you should be setting a platform on import as it is the first metadata field LB asks you to populate so it should be easy not to forget. If you are unsure where you want to import it, for now your best option is to create and “Uknown” platform. This way it will not be lost and you can edit it at a later date.

[Retro808]

Updated title.