Hey folks,
Thank you, everyone, for the feedback and the huge desire for a User Interface overhaul for GameVault on our Discord Poll.
In case you’re wondering what GameVault is, it’s like having your own video gaming platform for games on your server – think Plex, but for video games. If you are a self-hosting gamer, you most likely want to check this out.
With the brand new version 1.8, we’ve taken your feedback to heart and worked hard to give GameVault a fresh coat of paint!
I attached a before/after pic of how it used to look (left) versus now (right) so you can see the difference.
The UI underwent a complete makeover, and aside from looking pretty awesome, it is much better in terms of usability as well.
Just so you know: The first UI was kind of basic and only meant for us two developers, as we didn’t initially plan to release this project to the public.
Now that the traction is so huge and thousands of people are using this software, it would plainly feel wrong not to give it a facelift. So, every button and detail has been thoughtfully placed to make things way more user-friendly.
If you weren’t a fan of the old UI, now’s the time to swing by and check out the changes.
If you also want to steer the future development of GameVault, make sure to join our Discord Server.
You can check out GameVault here.
Why is everything on Discord? Now even some mods are exclusively on this closed platform.
due to popularity, but you can contact us via Email, Reddit, Lemmy or Github Issues / Discussions aswell
Personally I just use a web directory for my roms Company/Console/Game and search with ctrl and F. I can download it from a browser or wget in the terminal.
For artwork I have the steam ROM manager on deck or the emulator on desktop usually does it eg ppsspp
Im a little confused on whats the usecase for this? It seems cool but im a bit confused when youd be hosting stuff in this way
You either know the exact use case and need somehting like this or you don’t.
A lot of people just want to share their accumulated videogame libraries with their families and friends in some kind of platform.
So but would this be games thst you have installed? Or is this just like the individual install files?
For inatallers
What do I use this for? Do I install it on my NAS or my gaming pc?
My best guess is this is a self hosted network storage for games and other computers run the games from there? Or do they download the game from there? Is it a way to store game saves? Does it have any use for emulators like yuzu?
Sorry for all the questions, I’m only asking because the software looks really interesting but I just can’t figure out its uses.
Seems like the intro clears some things: https://gamevau.lt/docs/intro It looks like you install the server component on your NAS/server etc and store your game files/binaries/installers there. Then you can download client applications and download from that location to install on your gaming PC or whatever
So basically Plex/jellyfin for non drm games it sounds like.
In case you’re wondering what GameVault is, it’s like having your own video gaming platform for games on your server – think Plex, but for video games
Assassin’s Creed is free of DRM?
Kind of surprised although at least now looks like only 1st one is available