Hacking [RELEASE] Pkgi 0.04 - Install games directly on Vita (similar to FreeShop)

europat

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Feb 28, 2015
Messages
116
Trophies
0
XP
1,530
Country
Canada
Edit : Latest version 0.05
  • significantly improved download/unpack speed (should be ~4 to 5 times faster).
  • better error message when config.txt file is missing last newline.

Credit goes to Martin Mozeiko from another forum

https://github.com/mmozeiko/pkgi/releases

1- Install this vpk with your method of choice

2- You must create a txt in ux0 , folder pkgi, pkgi.txt inside this

3- In this pkgi.txt, you need those information :

This file is in very simple CSV format where each line means one item in the list:

contentid,flags,name,name2,zrif,url,size,checksum

where:
  • contentid is full content id of item, for example: UP2120-PCSE00747_00-TOWERFALLVITA000.
  • flags is currently unused number, set it to 0.
  • name is arbitrary UTF-8 string to display for name.
  • name2 is currently unused alternative name, leave it empty.
  • zrif is NoNpDrm created fake license in zRIF format, it must match contentid.
  • url is http url where to download PKG, pkg content id must match the specified contentid.
  • size is size of pkg in bytes, or 0 if not known.
  • checksum is sha256 digest of pkg as 32 hex bytes to make sure pkg is not tampered with. Leave empty to skip the check.
4- The plugin NoNpDrm must be installed before starting PKGI

5- The software will download PKG directly from Sony, extract and install it too

Enjoy :)

More information at : https://www.psxhax.com/threads/pkgi-download-unpack-ps-vita-pkg-files-directly-by-mmozeiko.2955/

0Z2Ja7P.jpg

fwo7MOh.jpg
 
Last edited by europat,

Byokugen

Unit_01
Member
Joined
May 16, 2016
Messages
1,544
Trophies
1
Age
36
Location
Just a bit to the right, or was left...
XP
1,106
Country
Serbia, Republic of
does it download dlc and updates too ?
DLC download will be implemented soon.
But updates you can download yourself. Nonpdrm games are able to update from live area. Note that some updates require 3.61+ firmware, in case off those, simply delete the update from patch folder/gameid
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deleted-379826

cearp

瓜老外
Developer
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
8,737
Trophies
2
XP
8,580
Country
Tuvalu
Ok, even though it's a different system, it's just like CIAngel, freeshop.
As in, no, not every single thing is available, each thing needs to be bought and the key dumped.
Apart from updates.
Like the 3ds, this will work indefinitely.

Sony is not going to change the url of all the packages on their server, and not going to reencrypt them with a different key.

About getting banned, well we have had piracy for a while for vita, this is just piracy in a better and cleaner way. I doubt bans will start happening.

If this was possible on the latest fw, maybe a different story. Although I don't think for ps3 that Sony banned for piracy, only for cheating and homebrew?

What this program does is not new, we were doing this for ps3, but with a tool on the pc. The reason that this tool is great is because it's on the actual console itself.
 
Last edited by cearp,

Billy Acuña

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Oct 10, 2015
Messages
3,126
Trophies
1
Age
31
XP
3,701
Country
Mexico
Ok, even though it's a different system, it's just like CIAngel, freeshop.
As in, no, not every single thing is available, each thing needs to be bought and the key dumped.
Apart from updates.
Like the 3ds, this will work indefinitely.

Sony is not going to change the url of all the packages on their server, and not going to reencrypt them with a different key.

About getting banned, well we have had piracy for a while for vita, this is just piracy in a better and cleaner way. I doubt bans will start happening.

If this was possible on the latest fw, maybe a different story. Although I don't think for ps3 that Sony banned for piracy, only for cheating and homebrew?

What this program does is not new, we were doing this for ps3, but with a tool on the ps3. The reason that this tool is great is because it's on the actual console itself.
This is more like CIAngel rather like freeShop since it's not actually a PS Store clone, just an on-console PSN fetcher like CIAngel is an on-console NUS fetcher.
 
  • Like
Reactions: THYPLEX

cearp

瓜老外
Developer
Joined
May 26, 2008
Messages
8,737
Trophies
2
XP
8,580
Country
Tuvalu
This is more like CIAngel rather like freeShop since it's not actually a PS Store clone, just an on-console PSN fetcher like CIAngel is an on-console NUS fetcher.
Yeah I started CIAngel, I know :)
It was the first on console piracy app, which was really cool.
freeshop is just the same but with more pictures really.

Let's hope the development doesn't get cut short because the op can't behave in society... (freeshop)
 
Last edited by cearp,

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    I think Game streaming should work like this.... Local Hardware able the run the game fine, game engine and common assets stored locally, all FMV and music and textures could be streaming
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Some temporary storage
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    also @BigOnYa im making some progress on my gdevelop project, implemented various mechanics
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    They went all in on streaming, should have been more of a hybrid approach
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Or free government supplied high speed internet be nice also. Like Obama care. Xdqwerty that's cool, its time consuming but rewarding once done or playable, to see what you've made from scratch. Animations take forever, but worth it.
    +1
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @BigOnYa, although the bullets are a bit buggy
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Not to mention this would be a massive pain to pirate
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @BigOnYa,
    and the visual aspect of the game is quite crude (the sprite that looks best is that of the protagonist just because he is a stickman with sunglasses)
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    There is a bullets behaviour you assign to your character, that makes the code easier, under "behaviours"
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    i meant that when the character is pointing to the right, the bullets spawn where they should, but when he is on the right, they move to the right but the spawn point is incorrect
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Itch.io has lots of free assets also. Under the bullets behavior tab, there is a "rotate bullets" option, can try that. Or in the code can try
    - fire bullet Player.X(PlayerDirection)
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    im taking a break for today anyway
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    YEa gotta after a while, looking at code for long periods will bug your eyes.
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    That's cool tho, I'm proud of you going back to it, not giving up. It is difficult at first to learn, but fun once you get the hang of it. I think I've watched every tutorial video there is, but I still struggle sometimes to get stuff to work right. But gotta keep trying dif things, and eventually you will get it right.
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Lol McDonald's has a grandma mcflurry
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @K3Nv2, furry grandma?
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    It sounds good actually, I like butterscotch
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    It sucked don't know wtf these little bits and pieces are they use now
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I live maybe 3 minutes from a Dairy Queen, so I would just go there for ice cream anything anyways. I usually get the Oreo Blizzard, or a Peanut Buster Parfait.
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    whats a dairy queen?
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Ice cream shop
    +1
  • Xdqwerty @ Xdqwerty:
    @BigOnYa, mmmm ice cream
    +1
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Uremums a dairy queen
    K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2: Uremums a dairy queen