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I need to get this one published. It's been lying here for months.
Floating IPS is an IPS patcher, intended to replace Lunar IPS. List of changes:
+ Can apply multiple patches at once. (Can't create multiple patches at once, though; make a batch file if you need that.)
+ Generated patches are (usually) (slightly) smaller. (Both LIPS and Flips are fully capable of applying patches generated with the other.)
+ Can apply and create patches through the command line. (Note that it's a hybrid console/GUI apps, and cmd doesn't really like that, so the output gets misplaced. It acts sanely if called from a batch file.)
+ Can apply a patch and run it in an emulator without forcing the user to create temporary files.
+ Can handle files containing characters outside the 8-bit character set. (But I'd bet you didn't even know LIPS can't handle that, they're rare.)
+ Open source, in case you care.
+ The executable is smaller, in case you care. (You probably don't.)
- Does not set up file associations.
- Interface is a bit less sophisticated.
- Icon is a blatant ripoff.
Have fun.
However, I've got a vague memory of a previous thread mentioning the perfect LIPS replacement having a few features this one lacks. Could you guys remind me what they are?
Edit: Changelog LIPS vs latest Flips:
<blm> zsnes users are the flatearthers of emulation
I need to get this one published. It's been lying here for months.
Floating IPS is an IPS patcher, intended to replace Lunar IPS. List of changes:
+ Can apply multiple patches at once. (Can't create multiple patches at once, though; make a batch file if you need that.)
+ Generated patches are (usually) (slightly) smaller. (Both LIPS and Flips are fully capable of applying patches generated with the other.)
+ Can apply and create patches through the command line. (Note that it's a hybrid console/GUI apps, and cmd doesn't really like that, so the output gets misplaced. It acts sanely if called from a batch file.)
+ Can apply a patch and run it in an emulator without forcing the user to create temporary files.
+ Can handle files containing characters outside the 8-bit character set. (But I'd bet you didn't even know LIPS can't handle that, they're rare.)
+ Open source, in case you care.
+ The executable is smaller, in case you care. (You probably don't.)
- Does not set up file associations.
- Interface is a bit less sophisticated.
- Icon is a blatant ripoff.
Have fun.
However, I've got a vague memory of a previous thread mentioning the perfect LIPS replacement having a few features this one lacks. Could you guys remind me what they are?
Edit: Changelog LIPS vs latest Flips:
- Can apply multiple patches at once. (Can't create multiple patches at once, though; make a batch file if you need that.)
- Can apply and create BPS patches.
- Generated IPS patches are (usually) (slightly) smaller (99.9994% on SMWCP2 1-15-13.ips) than those from LIPS. Both LIPS and Flips are fully capable of applying patches generated with the other.
- Can apply and create patches through the command line. (Note that you'll get the C:\> prompt again, with Flips' output on top, if launched from cmd directly; it works fine from batch files. It's either that or flashing a console window for a tiny while when it's double clicked, and a rare bug is better than a common bug.)
- Can apply a patch and run it in an emulator without forcing the user to create temporary files.
- Can compile and run on any platform you want. You can get Windows or GTK+ GUIs, or a CLI-only app depending only on libc. (No plans for an OS X port; I don't have any Macs nearby, though I'll include it if someone else makes one.)
- Can handle files containing characters outside the 8-bit character set (for example フローティング.ips). (But I'd bet you didn't even know LIPS can't handle that, they're rare.)
- Refreshes all folder windows once file associations are claimed, instead of waiting until next reboot.
- Open source, in case you care.
- Despite the added features, the executable is smaller than LIPS. (Not that you have any reason to care.)
<blm> zsnes users are the flatearthers of emulation