5 useful plugins to install on your newly hacked FW 3.65-3.68 PSVita/PSTV consoles with h-encore!
Most PSVita hackers love their homebrew software, such as Adrenaline and RetroArch emulators. However, there is another category of software for hacked PSVita consoles,called plugins, which also deserves its own share of love! This article is here to explain and bring the light the best PSVita/PSTV plugins that work with h-encore.
1. ShellBat/ShellSecBat
ShellBat is a favourite of mine as it brings the battery percentage to the status bar, a feature that Sony themselves should’ve implemented!
Thanks to nowrep’s ShellBat, which was released back in May 2017, you no longer need to open a separate app to check your battery’s true remaining percentage (as Sony’s battery icon is inaccurate).
If you want more than just the battery percentage in the status bar, you can opt for ShellSecBat. ShellSecBat is a fork of ShellBat by OperationNT414C which also allows you to display:
- Seconds
- The remaining space of storage partitions including ux0, ur0, uma0 and xmc0
Both plugins were recently updated for FW 3.68 so you can start using them straight away!
2. DownloadEnabler
If you’re a fan of using your PSVita/PSTV without a computer/smartphone at your side, this one will prove extremely useful. DownloadEnabler, by TheFlow, allows you download any file you want (not just a few file types like images that Sony lets you download) via the Browser application and stores it to ux0:/download!
This plugin is even more useful if your PSVita is running FW 3.67 or 3.68 since lower firmwares don’t support TLSv1.2. This could make navigating the internet a little more painful as some websites have dropped support for browsers that don’t support TLSv1.2 encryption.
Like ShellBat, this plugin is available for FW 3.68 so you can go legally grab those ROMs now!
3. PSV VSH Menu
PSV VSH Menu, by Joel16, is a plugin that allows you to overclock your PSVita and do other stuff such as load applications. Of course, it also gives that nostalgic PSP-era VSH Menu look. Does overclocking the PSVita damage it? Absolutely not, some games like Project Diva F even do it natively!
Like the PSP, the PSVita’s CPU usually runs at underclocked frequency of 333MHz (the PSP ran at 222MHz) to prolong battery life but this sometimes has adverse effects on games.
More demanding games like Borderlands 2 could greatly benefit from ‘overclocking’ your PSVita’s CPU to 444Mhz by outputting much better framerates. Remember, overclocking your PSVita will make it heat up more and obviously, the battery will run down quicker so don’t overclock it if you won’t be near a charging source for a while!
While PSV VSH Menu didn’t get any update for the FW 3.68, users have reported that it still works properly so you can go install it right now!
4. NoNpDrm and NoPsmDrm
Both plugins strip out DRM protection on official PSVita games so that you could play games without having the adequate license. Obviously, both are/will be used for piracy although there are some legitimate use-cases for both such as running legally owned digital games on unactivated consoles (you can’t activate some PSVita firmwares).
NoNpDrm, by TheFlow, is targeted towards PSVita games (excluding PSX/PSP titles which can be run via Adrenaline) while NoPsmDrm is targeted towards PSM games. PSM (PlayStation Mobile) is a defunct software platform that was closed down in late 2015 so without NoPsmDrm, there would be no way to play PSM games today unless you bought them over 2.5 years ago and you didn’t delete them! Thanks to Frangar, you can play games such as Life Of Pixel even today but do note that downloading PSM software is technically illegal so let your conscience weigh down on that.
As both plugins are mostly used for piracy, no links will be provided and as always, purchase games to support their creators if possible (unlike it is with PSM titles).
5. Pngshot
If you regularly take screenshots on the PSVita/PSTV (START + PS button), you will notice that screenshots aren’t very high quality and some even contain watermarks. Thanks to xyzz’s pngshot plugin, you can take screenshots in PNG format in every application without watermarks.
It was recently updated to support FW 3.68 so that you can start taking good screenshots straight away!
Conclusion
Obviously, there are many more worthwhile plugins to install but some may not work on FW 3.68! Sadly, VitaBright and DS3Vita haven’t been updated yet which is why they didn’t make the list.
Other noteworthy plugins are DS4Vita, NoAVLS, Vflux, OclockVita and ReStore(lets PSN work on FW 3.60).
Hey! thanks . First
It doesn’t seem like nopsmdrm is working on the newest firmware 3.68 so theres no way to play psm games on that firmware unless the program gets an update.
yeah i dont think the person who wrote the article actually investigated that all these plugins work on the newest HEN
Is ds4vita working on 3.68 whit Dual Shock v2? (the one whit the added lightbar on the touch pannel) Its not for me
NoNpDrm by far one of the best
I think Oclockvita plugin makes the work flawlessly and more simple than PSV VSH menu… do you guys agree?
PSV VSH Menu doesnt seem to work to me . i didnt have *ALL line to my config file so i just added in the end. Am i correct? added that line and the other one in the kernel . reboot and reload config but when i press l+r+start doesnt happen anything.
Also for the screenshot plugin how can i know if it really worked? thnx !
i put *all before *kernel and worked, but dont know if its the right way to do
NoNpDRM is written by TheFlow, the same person that did h-encore and is on his GitHub. I use it so I can run my games on Vita carts without needing the cart. This also allows the Vita to updates said games without having to decrypt the update first as the games are still encrypted. The games I have on carts, I actually have the digital versions in my PSN wishlist so I can buy the digital versions when they become cheap enough except for games like LEGO The Lord of the Rings that have been delisted.
Does NoNpDRM works on official vita memory card? Cause i cant install it.
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>Useful plugins for PS Vita/PS TV
>Battery Percentage Plugin
I’m questioning your capability to think now.
Either write an article that benefits both, or separate them completely.
You’re giving the PS TV as much acknowledgement as Sony did ffs.
Top 5 Plugins for PS TV
1. DSMotion – https://github.com/OperationNT414C/DSMotion
Allows you to use PS3 and PS4 controllers for Motion Control in games that support them.
2. FakeCamera – https://github.com/OperationNT414C/FakeCamera/
Allows you to fake having a camera on PS TV, with the ability to display a BMP image as the camera input.
3. Viimote – https://github.com/xerpi/viimote
Allows you to use a Wiimote (and extensions) as a controller.
4. USBMC/StorageMgr – https://github.com/yifanlu/usbmc / https://github.com/CelesteBlue-dev/PSVita-StorageMgr
Allows you to use USBs instead of the Sony Memory Card.
5. pngshot / NoNpDRM / PSV VSH Menu / ETC
Couldn’t think of a fifth thing that majorly benefits PS TV, but the four things I managed to find are very useful (maybe not Viimote).
Hmmm how about SD2VITA it is still support latest exploit?
This article has almost nothing useful for PS TV. I came up with four plugins that are useful in probably less time than it took to write the article.
1. DSMotion – https://github.com/OperationNT414C/DSMotion
Allows the use of Motion Controls with PS3 and PS4 controllers.
2. FakeCamera – https://github.com/OperationNT414C/FakeCamera/
Fakes Camera calls to allow gameplay to continue, along with the ability to use a BMP image as camera input.
3. USBMC/StorageMGR – https://github.com/yifanlu/usbmc / https://github.com/CelesteBlue-dev/PSVita-StorageMgr
Mount USB storage on boot.
4. Viimote – https://github.com/xerpi/viimote
Wiimote (and extensions) as controllers.
So you are no longer gonna link to anything that ‘might’ be used to facilitate or promote piracy? Bye Bye Wololo. It was nice knowing you. So long and thanks for the ride.
Never visiting the site again because you can’t find your own download? Talk about lazy. They don’t have to do everything for you. Just google what the stuff is called and you’ll find your download. If you can’t be bothered to do that, then you don’t deserve to visit this site, nor have a hacked Vita.
He never has. It’s easy to find yourself. Grow up and stop acting like an immature baby.
Thanks for your post! It’s been a long time since I read a good article and such a meaning! I hope you will continue to write articles like these for hobbyists!
Download Enabler link seems down, here is the working one
https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaTweaks/releases/tag/DownloadEnabler
Download Enabler link seems down, here is the working one:
https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/VitaTweaks/tree/master/DownloadEnabler
Just wanted to say thanks, nice list! 🙂