#ALTERNATIVES TO LUNAR IPS MOD#
#ALTERNATIVES TO LUNAR IPS PATCH#

If there really is a better alternative, why isn't it used? IPS remains (to my knowledge) the most used patching method for mods right now. It could be that BPS is indeed better, but the way I - and a lot of people, really - look at this is like so:Įveryone uses IPS. Wouldn't mind some thoughts/feedback on this.Īll I'll say is that oftentimes when I see stuff like this, it amounts to little more than a sales pitch.

#ALTERNATIVES TO LUNAR IPS PATCH#

As for releasing prepatched ROMs that is up to them, but I hope that also releasing a BPS patch would be useful/desirable in the event the ROM links go poof or are taken down. So I am hoping that authors here consider offering BOTH the IPS and BPS patches or just the BPS patches for their current/future releases.

#ALTERNATIVES TO LUNAR IPS MOD#

My own mod for Shining in the Darkness uses the BPS format exclusively. It works similar to LunarIPS but even better in many ways.Ĭlick Apply Patch and it will ask you for the Patch File, the ROM to Patch, and where to save the Patched ROM (preserving your original).Ĭlick on Create Patch and it will ask you for the Original Unmodified ROM, the Modified ROM, and where to save the Patch File. BPS is GPLv3 and open-source so it can be improved on by anyone without needing the original author's permission so it is a far more open format than most IPS alternatives.įloatingIPS is super-easy to use and the settings by default are already optimal unless you want to auto-launch emulators or something.

Here is a nice overview of BPS and why it is better than IPS or UPS file formats. So one of the benefits of FloatingIPS is that it also enables BPS patching. We've been using IPS since the early days of emulating NES games with NESticle with DOS. However, I believe the IPS format has far outlived usefulness and I hope that people can switch to more error-resistant formats to future-proof their rom 'mods'. To mitigate patching issues with different ROM versions or header/headerless ROMs or other issues, I recommend using FloatingIPS instead of LunarIPS because FloatingIPS does things a bit better with regards to how it does patching.įuSoYa is fantastic and awesome.

Alternatives to lunar ips