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--- plugin [2024/02/17 11:53] – romcenter
+++ plugin [2024/02/17 11:58] (current) – [Installation] romcenter
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 ====== Installation ======
-Plugin is linked to a datafile. Most of the time, hash displayed in the datafile must be calculated on 'pure' rom, without any header.
+Plugin is linked to a datafile. Most of the time, plugins must be use with 'pure' hash datafiles (datafiles produced from pure rom, with no header, not interleaved or swapped).
 Plugin to use can be defined in the datafile header:
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   </header>
 Here, when this datafile is loaded in romcenter, the nes.dll plugin will be used to calculate rom crc.
+If no plugin is specified in a datafile, romcenter will attempt to detect some games and will propose to use a specific plugin. Accepting will produce better rom identification.
 Plugin files (nes.dll here) should be located in romcenter/plugin folder.