#LetMaiDie game decrypter released – Games that require FW 3.67/8 can be now be played on FW 3.60/3.65 with compatibility packs!
Even though firmware 3.67/8 got hacked by TheFlow with h-encore a few weeks ago, games that required these firmwares weren’t playable on FW 3.60/5. Now, that’s changed as the #LetMaiDie project released their work!
What is #LetMaiDie?
VitaHEX, a PSVita developer, having fun playing a game that requires FW 3.67 on his PSVita running FW 3.60!
In simple words, the #LetMaiDie project is a game decrypting solution that allows you to run dumped games that require FW 3.67/8 on FW 3.60 or 3.65.
The need for #LetMaiDie arose from the fact that NoNpDrm doesn’t work by creating decrypted EBOOT files but instead tricks the PSVita’s DRM system to run games with fake licenses. It also arose from the fact that some people, myself included, stayed on Firmware 3.60 or 3.65 for HENkaku Enso or software that hasn’t been updated for FW 3.67/8.
As a consequence of the EBOOT being encrypted in NoNpDrm dumps, one could not change the minimum firmware required for games to run which meant that recent games wouldn’t run on FW 3.60/5.
#LetMaiDie is split into two parts, namely:
- FAGDec (what a name..) – A utility that lets you create compatibility packs for games. The compatibility packs include a decrypted EBOOT and decrypted modules.
- Obviously, to create compatibility packs, your device must be on the firmware that the game requires.
- The file extension of these packs is ppk and they’re plain ZIP files. An example of a file name is “PCSG01030-03_670-01_00-01_01.ppk” (PCSG01030 is Persona 5 Dancing Star Night)
- Compatibility packs work with all hacked firmwares. That means that one compatibility pack will work on FW 3.60-8 and any other hacked firmwares in the future, if there’ll be any!
- rePatch, a plugin that allows you to mod encrypted games.
- This plugin has been around for quite a while but has recently been updated to work with compatibility packs.
MaiDump is a pretty old piece of software that doesn’t dump games properly on FW 3.67/8. That being said, it worked quite well back in the day.
The developers are CelesteBlue and dots-tb, two well-known figures in the PSVita scene.
How does #LetMaiDie work?
#LetMaiDie works with both NoNpDrm dumps and official games (digital/physical) and it applies the compatibility packs mentioned above via RePatch. To use compatibility packs, the process is quite simple:
- First, you need to have rePatch installed.
- Then download the compatibility pack for your game and place it in ux0:/repatch/(TITLE ID of your game)
- Open your game and enjoy!
Like freeshop, pkgj is a tool that allows for piracy and #LetMaiDie will probably make it more powerful. Fortunately, there are some legit uses for LetMaiDie
Without a doubt, the main use for this will be piracy and some compatibility packs are already uploaded on NoPayStation’s repository. Furthermore, the ability to install compatibility packs may soon be included in the highly illict pkgj homebrew, which is similar to Freeshop for the Nintendo 3DS.
It must be noted that FAGDec and rePatch could be used in a legal manner if you create your own compatibility packs and dump your own games. While it may be convenient to directly download pre-made compatibility packs, it must be noted that this is still piracy as they contain copyrighted material!
The decrypted EBOOTs in the compatibility packs could also be useful for game modders so that’s another legitimate use.
Conclusion
All in all, this is something that will benefit both people who get their games from shady means and those who get them legally.
What this project achieved is quite a feat and it’s been done pretty well but the documentation relating to it should’ve been stored in one place! Tweets aren’t good enough for describing your excellent work, CelesteBlue and dots-tb! 😉
If you encounter any issues, report them to dots-tb and CelesteBlue in the Issues tab of the GitHub link below.
rePatch GitHub link: https://github.com/dots-tb/rePatch-reDux0/releases/tag/2.71
FAGDec download link: https://github.com/CelesteBlue-dev/PSVita-RE-tools/tree/master/FAGDec/build
CelesteBlue’s Twitter (further updates): https://twitter.com/CelesteBlue123
Dots-tb’s Twitter (further updates): https://twitter.com/dots_tb
nice
Noob question: cant i play every 3.60+ game on 3.60 henkaku, does it need to be 3.67 or 3.68?
If you read literally anything in this article, you’d answer this question yourself.
Noob question: I literally didn’t read the title of the article. Can you explain it to me here anyway?????
What if game requires specific feature set that only exist on higher firmware? Does this ppk extract those features from FW and append it as game patch?
All new firmware releases since 3.60 are just to patch vulnerabilities, not a single new feature has been introduced on vita since firmware 3.51 except TLS 1.2 support on 3.67
“Games that require FW 3.67/8 can be now be played on FW 3.60/3.65”
Take out the be after can. Just letting you know we all have typos and make mistakes.
Take out the “be” after “can.”
FIFY
I’m guessing probably not, but would this work to fix Twitch on 3.60?
so glad i did not update
i thought using this and decrypting eboot.bin, i can use the gohanmem hack tool with the nonpdrm game. false hope 🙁
Is there a list to know witch games exactly ?
LetMaiLive bite her
Big question! If I play a dumped version of a game and saved that game would I be able to play that save file in another dump of a different a game? I’ll explain what I mean. If I am playing a dumped copy of soul sacrifice from PKGJ store and make a save file can I play that save file in soul sacrifice delta which is also a dumped copy from PKGJ? Not many games let you import save files from older prequels of games. I think soul sacrifice and toukiden are the only games that come to mind.
wait I don’t understand. do we like install it first and see the icon bubble. then put the eboot inside the folder id and copy to repatch. and play . am I correct.
can you play with this Ys viii?
Can i use letmaidie and nonpdrm in the same console without problems?
PKGj with rePatch plugin installed do all the job 🙂
Since rePatch acts as if its an update and, redirects from the actual patch folder to rePatch, I cant use any official Updates from pkgj. Is there a solution for this? Can you, for example, place the updates directly into the game directory itself?
Sorry, but i dont understand on how to use it. Is the game needed to be patched or something?
great, thank you for sharing information