Here is an update to the new rail shooter that I'm working on for psp-hacks.com Homebrew Idol Competition.
Updated Credits
Game Design: hardhat, PSPdemon
Programming: hardhat
Art: PSPdemon, Meyitzo, Genz
Icon Music: DimensionT
Music: by Aleksi 'Heatbeat' Eeben, aka Antti Mikkonnen. (CC-Attribution-Non-comm
ercial-No Derivatives). mod soul brother
Sounds: meanrabbit.com
Testing: zion, Dutt, Wally, #psp-programming
Levels: Hardhat, Meyitzo, Yukon Ruby, Dutt, PSPJunkie, Zion
Title screen is cc-by-sa licensed (http://www.creativecommons.com)
and includes a reef photo by Mila Zinkova
Inspired by Rez
Change Log:
version 0.45
- added high score upload/internet ranking
- added new XMB background picture
- added new XMB song from DimensionT
- fixed some crash bugs in the level editor
- filled in some user levels with enemies
- updated credits to list some missed people
- windows level editor included in distro
- level editor includes preview of enemies on screen
Sony has released a cradle for the PSP Slim. Sadly, this is only in Japan. Hopefully it will be released in the U.S. because this actually looks pretty cool.
It comes bundled with a cradle (duh!), an AV Out cable, and a remote control where you can wirelessly control your PSP's XMB.
For you importers, this will run you about 4,800 Yen ($46 U.S.).
Finally after many weeks of updates I'm ready to release a public beta of the game Resonate that I posted a video for a while back. The online level and highscore sharing doesn't work quite yet, and the included user levels are kind of dull. But the main level is challenging and overall it is looking pretty good.
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Resonate is a fast paced undersea rail shooter. Your goal is to evolve into
a thresher shark and become king of the ocean. On normal difficulty the
player starts as a Sea Urchin (level 2). Hit the blue striped
targets to collect evolution up. Collect eight and move up a level to Sea
Horse (level 3). Miss a target that collides with you and move down to
Zooplankton (level 1). If you’re hit too many times, the adventure ends
and you need to try again.
Features
- five hero forms: Zooplankton, Sea Urchin, Seahorse, Stingray, Thresher Shark
- high score tracking for each game
- enemies in various attack formations
- three kinds of power ups
- level editor for Windows, Linux or MacOS based on fltk and OpenGL
Credits
Game Design: hardhat, PSPdemon
Programming: hardhat
Art: PSPdemon, Meyitzo, Genz
Music: by Aleksi ‘Heatbeat’ Eeben, aka Antti Mikkonnen. (CC-Attribution-Non-commercial-No Derivatives). mod soul brother
Title screen is cc-by-sa licensed (Creative Commons)
and includes a reef photo by Mila Zinkova
Inspired by Rez
Developers Hellcat and Mathieulh have released Custom Firmware 3.93! This was NOT developed by Dark_AleX or Team M33, but this was based off of their releases.
Custom Firmware 3.93 features:
Uses the 3.93 kernel
Implemented all the original custom firmware features.
Ability to use the normal recovery inside the XMB by pressing the HOME button:
When in the recovery, the system is suspended, and you can change all options directly.
All options work immediately, there is no need to reboot (even the Slim's USB charging option)
Ability to make a Pandora battery from the recovery, read and restore the EEPROM, etc. Providing that the motherboard supports it.
Ability to hide the MAC address in System Information, if you do so, the MAC will show visually as all 0's.
Ability to save the savegames in normal format, rather then encrypted (only functions in March33 and Sony NP9960 mode).
The native 3.93 pops isn't as good as the previous pops, therefor I hope the popsloader will get updated to support 3.93.
And here is a video of this firmware in action:
UPDATE: A 1.50 Kernel addon has been released for this custom firmware.
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Install kernel 1.50 on a PSP Fat. To use the 1.50 kernel for an application, you'll absolutely need to put the kernel to 1.50, even if the application is in the GAME150 directory. If you change the kernel in VSH Recovery, you'll still need a reboot.
The new recovery has this two asked features:
Suspend device
Shutdown device
!WARNING! Press “X” when the official updater finishes; if not, you will have a brick.
Homebrew developer gogy has created a very handy application for the PSP. It's called LuaStation. With this application you can develop in LUA right on the PSP!
One thing about LuaStation is that it requires LuaPlayer in order for it to run. It is suggested to read the readme file before installing this.
This release is actually an update. Here are the changes:
Complete color customization of the GUI.
Colored code syntax.
Display line numbers, or a scroll bar.
Auto-complete for common functions in text entry.
Auto-help, displays function descriptions and data types.
Features for text manipulation (select multiple lines, copy, paste, etc)
Features for navigation (Top, bottom, PgUp, PgDown, Home, End, goto line)
It's been a long time since we have seen a release of a shell replacement for the PSP. Pirata Nervo changed that. He recently subbmitted this to PSP-Hack's homebrew idol competition and has now updated it to version 1.7.
NervOS features:
Calculator
Web Browser (sceKernelExitGame is patched on it so it returns to NervOS after the user quit it)
Sony OSK for text input
Ability to skip tracks (after loading a playlist)
Ogg Support
Playlist reader (m3u)
File Browser: ability to delete files/folders.
File Browser: ability to rename files/folders.
File Browser: ability to copy files/folders.
File Browser: ability to make folders.
File Browser: displays file size after file name.
File Browser: sorts alphabetically folders and files and folders are displayed before files.
File Browser: detects more 14 file types.
When entering Load Music, the music only stops after you choose a new one.
Customizable font.
Image Viewer – PNG and JPEG files
Music Player – MP3 files
Can run homebrew – PBP files
Can run ISO/CSO files
Can run UMD's
Can load prx plugins (some prx plugins may not work)
USB Mode
Shows the current time – hours, minutes and seconds
Shows the battery life percentage
Shows CPU Speed.
Take screnshots – press Select
Task Manager – press L+R
Multi-tasking
After exiting from a game/homebrew, you are returned to NervOS.
The Underminer has developed a nice replacement for Sony's RSS Reader on the PSP. He recently subbmitted this to PSP-Hack's homebrew idol competition and has now updated it to version 0.3.
PReSS features:
Slim support
WPA and other encryption support
personal feed catalogue
mp3 download and playback
mp4 and AVC video download
atom/xml support added
more reliable: http 1.1 protocol for image download
ability to abort updating feeds
faster feed saving
remapped buttons (see read-me)
support for larger images
Real favicons instead of generic logo.
faster panning in image view
viewfinder in image view
show/hide topics window
Added to settings: Large thumbnail quality
0 = display image as a link
1-3 = image quality(only applicable for large images)
This is a bit of old news, but it is worth sharing!
CaptainMorgan4 of strmnnrmn.com/ received a copy of the beta for Daedalus R14 and has released information on the new release.
New features will include:
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- Dynarec Stack Optimisation = small speedup (located in the Rom Preferences)
- Highlight Inexact Blend Modes = replaces inexact blend modes with a placeholder texture (located in Global Settings)
- VFPU TnL = acceleration of vertex transform and lighting / small speedup (located in Global Settings)
- Clear Fragment Cache = clears the contents of the dynarec fragment cache / do this before loading a new game to avoid freezes and such (located after pausing a rom, works great too)
- Font in GUI has been altered (view pictures below)
The following screenshots were also released:
No idea on a release date as of yet, but I know I can speak for every one when I say it better be soon. As we receive more information we will let you all know!
It's been a long time since we had an X-Flash update, over a year! Developer Art has updated X-Flash to version 18. Art has noted the following:
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It's still a 1.50 kernel mode program, and I don't know if it will start, or how it will behave with newer firmwares, or running under Time Machine.
X-Flash v18 has been tested on 3.52 M33-3. You can, however, skip the version check so this can be used on any firmware, but this can be extremely dangerous. It is recommended that users read the readme file before using X-Flash.
Disclaimer: This program modifies the flash0. Errors in modification can result in a brick. PSP3d is not responsible if you do brick your PSP. We recommend that you have a Pandora Battery ready if you are going to test this on a firmware later than 3.52M33-3.
