Link Related Images into Packaging Sets

📋 Summary

Add support for linking related game images together as matched packaging sets in LaunchBox and the LaunchBox Games Database.

❗ Problem

Some games have multiple official box variants within the same region, such as original releases, Greatest Hits, Player’s Choice, or other re-release packaging.

When multiple fronts, backs, and spines exist for the same game, LaunchBox may combine images from different variants when displaying box art or generating 3D boxes.

For example, an original front cover could be paired with a Player’s Choice spine or back cover.

💡 Proposal

Allow images in the Games Database to be grouped into named or numbered sets.

Example:

• Set 1: Original release front, back, and spine

• Set 2: Player’s Choice front, back, and spine

LaunchBox could then use images from the same set when displaying related artwork or building 3D box views.

🧩 Use Cases

• Keep original release box images together

• Keep re-release box images together

• Avoid mismatched front, back, and spine artwork

• Improve accuracy for 3D box presentation

📦 Benefits

• More accurate box art matching

• Better 3D box results

• Cleaner Games Database organization

• Improved preservation of different official packaging variants

⚠️ Considerations

The database would need a simple way for contributors or moderators to assign images to the correct set without making image submission too complicated.