PSVita & Switch News: CBS-Manager 3.0 for the Vita released with better animated boot logo support, Electry releases NoPowerLimits; No Blur Mod for TLZ: Link’s Awakening on the Switch released
Until a short while ago, it seemed that the PlayStation Vita scene had descended into a quasi-hibernation state but these last few days reminded us that some developers are still working on creating worthwhile stuff for the console. In this article, we’ll be looking at two plugins for the PSVita and a mod for TLZ: Link’s Awakening on the Switch.
PSVita Releases: CBS-Manager 3.0 & NoPowerLimits Released
CBS-Manager, by SKGleba, is an evolution of “Princess Of Sleeping“‘s Custom Boot Splash plugin. Contrary to ‘Custom Boot Splash’, CBS-Manager is effectively made out of three parts namely an updated version of the Custom Boot Splash plugin, an easy installer and settings menu for the plugin built-in to the native Settings app. Now, CBS-Manager 3.0 has been released, which comes with pre-compiled binaries (version 2.0 had pre-compiled binaries but they were taken down), and it brings along:
- Better boot animation support – This was achieved by:
- RAM preloading for small animations
- Some memory jobs were optimised
- SlowMode was added to get rid of artifacting
- LiveBoot mode was added
- Menus for managing the plugin have been added to the native Settings app
- Some installer bugs were fixed
As CBS-Manager runs a plugin pretty early in the booting-up stage of the PSVita, only FW 3.60/5 are supported since the plugin needs HENkaku Enso. Before using the plugin, it’s important to check out the README as it has some important information for enso_ex and update365 users.
To grab CBS-Manager 3.0 and get animated boot logos on your PSVita, check out this link. For pre-made boot animations, head over to this Reddit thread by ‘MrAnvil935’ or you can make your own with PSP2-CBAnim.
Onto the second PSVita plugin, Electry released NoPowerLimits this weekend which is a plugin aimed at circumventing some power-related limits that Sony put in place potentially to prevent overheating. This plugin, which has functionality similar to the VitaBright plugin, has the following features:
- The 77% brightness limit in games that use 166/222MHz for the GPU and WiFi has been removed
- Wi-Fi is no longer disabled when games require 166/222MHz for the GPU and full brightness – an example is God Of War Collection
To grab NoPowerLimits and get past Sony’s limitations, follow this link and install the SKPRX file you download under the *KERNEL section of your taiHEN config.txt file.
Switch Release: No DOF Blur mod for TLZ: Link’s Awakening Released
If you’ve seen screenshots of TLZ: Link’s Awakening, then you probably noticed the Distant Blur effect present in the game when roaming around outside. On the internet, opinions about the blur vary wildly with some people loving it and others hating it but thanks to the Switch hacking scene, the blur can be turned off with a recently released mod!
This mod, which is called ‘No DOF Blur’ and was developed by MelonSpeedruns, fully removes the distant blur effect present in the game while leaving everything in its original state therefore making individuals who dislike the blur happy. To make use of this mod, you have to:
- Download it from here
- Extract the ZIP file you downloaded and place the ‘atmosphere’ folder on the root of your SDCard
- You obviously need a hacked Switch running Atmosphere to use this mod
- If you’re emulating the game on Yuzu, rename the ‘01006BB00C6F0000’ folder found in the ZIP file to ‘No DOF’ and place it in “C:\Users\{Your Username}\AppData\Roaming\yuzu\load\01006BB00C6F0000\”
- Reboot your console or re-open Yuzu
- Enjoy TLZ: Link’s Awakening without the blur!
- Unfortunately, users have reported that the mod doesn’t alleviate any of the game’s performance issues so don’t install this mod with the sole intention of improving your frame rate
Conclusion
For more information about the homebrew/emulation scenes, you might be interested in reading RPCS3’s August 2019 progress report which was published a few days ago or check out this mod for enhanced Witcher 3 settings on the Switch.
Vita plugins sound fun! Electry should bring MSAA for Uncharted Golden abyss…
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OMFG FINALLY!!! Been waiting for this plugin since the first Cfw. Thank you!!!!!
The Win95 logo looks pretty tight on my formerly 3.65 vita…. I say formorly because it decided to change to 3.70 after resetting…. Awesome. I love not being able to boot. xD