Project Pegasus
A Written tutorial and full guide on it's usage

As the Xbox One scene has continued to grow there has been a growing amount of homebrew software that has become available for the platform. But how easy is it to obtain this homebrew? Up til now the solution for obtaining homebrew had been to just scout through the pages of gbatemp and try and find what you we're looking for. While that does work, as more and more software becomes available it's not the best method going forward. This problem led me to developing a solution. It's called ProjectPegasus.

What is it?

ProjectPegasus is a tool for downloading Xbox One homebrew right to your PC. It currently has a good majority of homebrew that already exists for the Xbox One platform with more to be added in future releases.


Installation

To install ProjectPegasus just go to the github page here
https://github.com/wiired24/ProjectPegasus

You can either download the zip or do a git clone
Once downloaded just open the binaries file and you will see an
executable that can easily be ran.


A word of advice

Project pegasus by default will download your homebrew to C:\Users\Public\homebrew. If you don't have this folder that's okay the client will create it for you.

This should be obvious to some but if your someone who is unfamilar with how to install the homebrew to your Xbox One you can follow my written guide here where I cover in detail sideloading the APPX Package.
(Begin from Step 3) https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-sideload-chip8-emulator-on-xbox-one.470025/




Final thoughts

Moving forward ProjectPegasus will be the default way to download Xbox One homebrew. It will support virtually all or at least nearly all homebrew that is available giving end users the convience of having a central homebrew hub.

Currently this tool runs on
[*] Windows

[*] Linux (Mono Required just do sudo apt-get install mono-complete)
In order to run just locate where you downloaded Project Pegasus at and change to the binaries directory. Then just type mono Project_Pegasus.exe and it will start. Note: On Linux your homebrew will automatically download to the "binaries"
folder. The only time you need to create the C:/Users/Public/homebrew directory is if your using Windows.


[*] Mac It runs on Mac with mono. Thanks to gbatemp user @jackb994 for verifying.



A wiki has also been added if you'd like to check that out.
https://github.com/wiired24/ProjectPegasus/wiki

 

[Deleted User]

Project Pegasus
A Written tutorial and full guide on it's usage

As the Xbox One scene has continued to grow there has been a growing amount of homebrew software that has become available for the platform. But how easy is it to obtain this homebrew? Up til now the solution for obtaining homebrew had been to just scout through the pages of gbatemp and try and find what you we're looking for. While that does work, as more and more software becomes available it's not the best method going forward. This problem led me to developing a solution. It's called ProjectPegasus.

What is it?

ProjectPegasus is a command line tool for downloading Xbox One homebrew right to your PC. It currently has a good majority of homebrew that already exists for the Xbox One platform with more to be added in future releases.


Installation

To install ProjectPegasus just go to the github page here
https://github.com/wiired24/ProjectPegasus

You can either download the zip or do a git clone
Once downloaded just open the binaries file and you will see an
executable that can easily be ran.


A word of advice

In order to download homebrew through the client you first need to create a folder called homebrew in C:/Users/Public ProjectPegasus will download your files here. Once you have downloaded your selected homebrew through the client, just extract the files and you're good.

This should be obvious to some but if your someone who is unfamilar with how to install the homebrew to your Xbox One you can follow my written guide here where I cover in detail sideloading the APPX Package.
(Begin from Step 3) https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-sideload-chip8-emulator-on-xbox-one.470025/




Final thoughts

Moving forward ProjectPegasus will be the default way to download Xbox One homebrew. It will support virtually all or at least nearly all homebrew that is available giving end users the convience of having a central homebrew hub.

Currently this tool runs on
[*] Windows

[*] Linux (Mono Required just do sudo apt-get install mono-complete)
In order to run just locate where you downloaded Project Pegasus at and change to the binaries directory. Then just type mono Project_Pegasus.exe and it will start. Note: On Linux your homebrew will automatically download to the "binaries"
folder. The only time you need to create the C:/Users/Public/homebrew directory is if your using Windows.


[?] Mac It should run on Mac with Mono although I have not personally tested.
If anyone with a Macintosh Computer could verify I will add Mac to the list.

Your downloads don't work. They download broken files. They need to be direct links with the method you're using unless you use Mediafire's API

 

[dominater01]

same problem the downloads arnt working

 

[Deleted User]

same problem the downloads arnt working

He needs to make them direct links thats why. either via Dropbox premium or a webhost

 

[wiired24]

He needs to make them direct links thats why. either via Dropbox premium or a webhost

Hey guys, I Just realized the issue. Would google drive remedy this? Don't have the cash for Dropbox Premium atm.

Currently uploading to Dropbox Pro. Will test and report back.


Edit: I'm migrating all the files over to Google Drive. I have tested and it works. I Apologize for any incovenience.

 

[Enovale]

Hey guys, I Just realized the issue. Would google drive remedy this? Don't have the cash for Dropbox Premium atm.

Currently uploading to Dropbox Pro. Will test and report back.


Edit: I'm migrating all the files over to Google Drive. I have tested and it works. I Apologize for any incovenience.

I can test this on Mac using winebottler this Friday

 

[wiired24]

I can test this on Mac using winebottler this Friday

Awesome What exactly is winebottler though btw?

 

[Enovale]

Awesome What exactly is winebottler though btw?

It's like a mini virtual machine. It uses like, a runtime to run exes on Mac. You can also compile it as a .app which is basically the same thing but in one file.
http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/

 

[wiired24]

It's like a mini virtual machine. It uses like, a runtime to run exes on Mac. You can also compile it as a .app which is basically the same thing but in one file.
http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/

Oh okay cool. If that doesn't work for Mac try it with mono on Mac and see

 

[Enovale]

Oh okay cool. If that doesn't work for Mac try it with mono on Mac and see

I've never tried mono so I'll see

 

[wiired24]

I've never tried mono so I'll see

Should just be able to download install it and then in the Mac Terminal it's

mono exampleprogram.exe

 

[Enovale]

Should just be able to download install it and then in the Mac Terminal it's

mono exampleprogram.exe

Dang. It seems I can't test mono. It installs with a pkg, but since the computer is my dad's he put restrictions on so I can't make low level changes... I can still test wine tho, it's for the most part just as good from what I can tell

 

[wiired24]

Dang. It seems I can't test mono. It installs with a pkg, but since the computer is my dad's he put restrictions on so I can't make low level changes... I can still test wine tho, it's for the most part just as good from what I can tell

Lol that sucks. Okay Sounds good

 

[wiired24]

@dominater01 @Sasori @ElijahZAwesome

The problem with the links has been fixed. Everything should work The only issue remaining is with Dungeon Run but it's minor and will be fixed soon I just need to compress the program down enough so google drive can scan it for download. I Updated the binary on the github page as well to the latest build so feel free to re-test/test and confirm

 

[Zapper_]

I like the whole concept you are doing, but I however do have some points to address:

1. Consider switching from hardcoded paths and filenames in your binary to something like a JSON-file approach. This way, people don't have to download your executable over and over again; only with specific changes to the executable code. The JSON-file could even be hosted on Github Pages so that other developers could send pull requests. This saves you time and saves your users hassle. Just make sure you are using some RawGit.com-type link to prevent having your Github Pages site down in no time.

2. It might be an idea to skip the whole menu thingie and make command-line arguments like search or index available. I know some here will appreciate it! Including me.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great project! Hopefully it will help aspiring Xbox One/UWP developers to get some more shine.

 

[wiired24]

I like the whole concept you are doing, but I however do have some points to address:

1. Consider switching from hardcoded paths and filenames in your binary to something like a JSON-file approach. This way, people don't have to download your executable over and over again; only with specific changes to the executable code. The JSON-file could even be hosted on Github Pages so that other developers could send pull requests. This saves you time and saves your users hassle. Just make sure you are using some RawGit.com-type link to prevent having your Github Pages site down in no time.

2. It might be an idea to skip the whole menu thingie and make command-line arguments like search or index available. I know some here will appreciate it! Including me.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great project! Hopefully it will help aspiring Xbox One/UWP developers to get some more shine.

Thanks for the kind words as well as the constructive feedback I do appriciate it
I'll look into the JSON Approach in the future.


"Don't get me wrong, it's a great project! Hopefully it will help aspiring Xbox One/UWP developers to get some more shine."


That's what this project is all about. The idea that anyone can write homebrew on their computer for the Xbox One and then have it featured for download to reach thousands of users is an incredibly powerful concept.

 

[ScarletDreamz]

Havent check this, but if this is C#, i can do some pimping on this C:

 

[wiired24]

Havent check this, but if this is C#, i can do some pimping on this C:

Yep just standard C#. Using the Webclient class to retrieve homebrew files from the net and a simple Switch Block for the Menu. I try to keep my code clean for others so it should be pretty easy to look at

 

[ScarletDreamz]

Yep just standard C#. Using the Webclient class to retrieve homebrew files from the net and a simple Switch Block for the Menu. I try to keep my code clean for others so it should be pretty easy to look at

If its Console based, i can tryto port it to a GUI based client.

 

[Deleted User]

If its Console based, i can tryto port it to a GUI based client.

You mean like this?

(complete with a webhost for faster and more reliable downloads btw)

*ps* even auto generates the needed folders in a more accessible path