VHBL For Apache Overkill

What is it?

Vita Half-Byte Loader is a project to port the PSP homebrew loader HBL to the Playstation Vita, through the PSP emulator on the Playstation Vita.

This is the official VHBL download page for people who own a copy of the PSP Game Apache Overkill, and a firmware 2.06 or lower. If you don’t own this game, or have a higher firmware, go back to the VHBL page to see if we have a version of VHBL working with a game you own.

Check the VHBL page for more details on this tool.

Downloads




Choose the file that matches your version of the game:

How to Install and Run HBL on Apache Overkill

  • It is *strongly* recommended that you turn of all wireless connections on your PS Vita, and that you use OpenCMA on your PC instead of the regular CMA. This is recommended because otherwise your console has a way to force you to upgrade the firmware even before you get a chance to use the exploit.
  • Extract the HBL archive matching your version of the game in your CMA PSP Savedata folder. It is a folder on your PC named PSSAVEDATA/[lots of random characters here]. If you don’t know where it is, check your settings in CMA
  • Connect your PS Vita to the PC through the CMA, it should give you the possibility to copy the savedata from your PC to the Vita. If not, you probably extracted it in the wrong folder. (Note: You will also want to install some homebrews with a similar technique, read the section below)
  • To run HBL, start the game, then go to “High Scores”. At this point, VHBL should start

How to Install and Run Homebrews

Installing homebrews on the PSP was an easy task. On the Vita, until better solutions are provided, it’s quite a pain in the ***.
The CMA will only let you copy savedata, and will not recursively browse folders.

To address this, HBL comes with a tool that can extract archives with a specific structure.

Packaging the homebrew for installation on the Vita:
1) download PSP homebrews from your favorite website
2) extract the homebrew somewhere on your hard drive, and with your favorite utility, zip it again with the store setting (no compression), in a file that you will name “INSTALL.ZIP” (uppercase is important). If your compression tool does not have compression options, I recommend 7zip.
3) take any PSP savedata (but not the one used for HBL!), and add the “INSTALL.ZIP” to that folder, in your PC CMA folder. so your PSP Savedata will look something like this:
in folder PSSAVEDATA/1a2b3c4def5678/UCUS12345000/ (or something like this) you will have the following files:
– ICON0.PNG
– PIC1.PNG
– DATA.BIN
– PARAMS.SFO
– INSTALL.ZIP

On this page you will find several pre-packaged homebrews that have already been prepared to run with VHBL.

Installing:
1) run OpenCMA on your PC, and CMA on your Vita
2) copy the previously packaged SAVEDATA (see above) with your homebrew in “INSTALL.ZIP” on your Vita
3) run HBL (how to run HBL is explained in the previous section)
4) navigate with the HBL menu to the SAVEDATA folder, then go to the folder you just downloaded (in my example, UCUS12345000), and click cross or circle on it
5) At this point, the HBL menu should ask you if you want to install the homebrew. select yes, and wait until HBL is done extracting your homebrew
6) The homebrew is now installed, and you can run it by going to the GAME folder, if everything went well, a new subfolder with your homebrew has been created here, and you can run the homebrew

Need more help? Check our forums for more downloads and tutos

More

OpenCMA is strongly recommended to install if you want to use VHBL. Open CMA is a tool by Virtuous Flame that allows you to copy files from and to your vita without being connected to the internet. This is useful, especially if you don’t want Sony to forcefully update your firmware.

Looking for homebrews that run on VHBL? Check this thread with dozens of tested and pre-packaged homebrews.
Alternatively, check this list which contains a series of homebrews that have been tested on this specific version of VHBL.

89 Responses

  1. mansijav says:

    thank a lot
    work fine for me
    i will wait for new release with more compatibility homebreaw.

    • Jade F says:

      I managed to install my first homebreew.
      In fact I am resolved to buy another game than I had
      already and I put the contents of the rar Wololo. I chose Tomb
      Raider 3 and bingo! the homebreew installs and launches.
      By cons I found myself with a dozen games installed previously
      but I made ​​the mistake c1-2858-3. How to uninstall?
      Anyway thank you all

    • Jade F says:

      I installed PSP Copter, it works but I can not install anything else, every time malgrès total change folder contents (Tomb Raider 3), he installs whenever PSP Copter.
      Why? What to do?
      Thank you

  2. Jade F says:

    “PS Vita” FTP Client does not fonctonne home. Do you have a Homebreew that allows you to copy files and / or files to the root of the Vita. (File “seplugins” and its contents)
    thank you

  3. kofi says:

    how to exit out of a game without pressing the home button and why does it say memory leak?

    • wololo says:

      start + select will return to the VHBL menu. Memory leaks can come from many reasons, VHBL tries very hard to clean things up, but some things cannot always be unloaded, such as the MP3 module. A Memory leak is not too big a deal in general, but can have a bad impact on the next homebrew you try to run

  4. Pisson says:

    Hello,
    Is it PSSAVEDATA or PSAVEDATA ?
    When I put it in PSSAVEDATA it is not in the ps vita. When I put it in PSAVEDATA, the VHBL works but Snes9Tyl doesn’t as I do not the see the INSTALL.ZIP file…
    Can someone help please ?

  5. Alexis says:

    can you guys make a vhbl for nba2k13 psp coz pls i only have nba2k13 on my psvita and i cant wait to play some iso, cso, gpsp, sheeesh

  6. Alex75 says:

    Is it possible to install this VHBL or eCFW since 2013 April on PSVITA 2.06 ?

  7. mcfiddzelliz says:

    i cant get the monster apache on the store without updating my device and i don’t want to update my device….help please

  8. Jared says:

    I dont own apache overkill, but i have firmware 2.01 so i could run vhbl if i could get apache. unfortunately I need apache which would require updating my software…. help?

  9. tony says:

    I have firmware 2.11 is there any way i can get vhbl?

  10. writestuff77 says:

    please send me the game files(apache overkil) using opencma,
    i have the cso file but cant load it so please help.
    send to harleydolton@yahoo.co.uk

  11. mike24 says:

    Hi there.. Been playing homebrew for a while on this exploit and decided to try getting picodrive to work..have no problem with SNES but this one is problematic for me.. Could some one help me out here??

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