PSP Packer
Ok, this is one of those developer-only news, so bear with me if you don't quite understand this article. TyRaNiD, the creator of PSPLINK, has updated his program PSP Packer.
PSP Packer is an application to compress your PBPs to save space. Only on 1.0 and 1.5, though
Lua Adhoc lrx Module
be2003 has just released Lua-Adhoc lrx module. This library will allow all you Lua coders to have ad-hoc functionality in your games. Sounds nice doesn't it?
Here's what the author had to say:
"Well this is my second lua library and it is fully featured with two functions. There is alot more todo but this is a start
There's a new release of devkitPro Updater for you guys, which should make the process of selectively downloading the devkitPro team's toolchains and programming tools a lot easier and, hopefully, more bug-free
After engaging in some friendly competition with Re_AnimAte, which was about who would create the better PSP Game Maker, PSP homebrew developer -Maniac- is back with another creation - the PSP Lua Software Studio
C/C++ Development Studio
-Maniac- has dropped by our PSP development forums to tell us about the release of the tool he coded for aspiring homebrew deveopers for PSP - C/C++ Development Studio. It's a PC-based development application designed specifically to help coders via enhanced devoloping GUI/environment
intraFont
BenHur has released intraFont, an archive that lets PSP homebrew developers use genuine PSP fonts for their apps. The font library was also recently used in Chilly Willy's Doom port for the PSP v.1.4.
This is the second release of the library (intraFont v0.2)
PSP-PDA (source codes)
Developer zx-81 visited the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announce the release of a new build for the PSP-PDA application. This homebrew app, in case you weren't around during the previous releases, is a set of PDA programs built to run for the the Sony handheld
Nanodesktop 0.3.4
Filippo Battaglia is back with an update to his exceptional software development kit, Nanodesktop (previous update here). For those who aren't familiar with the application, Nanodesktop lets PSP homebrew developers code faster, with the use of extensive system libraries.
What's new with version 0.3
intraFont
With this update it's possible to print a string with characters that are stored in different font files. I.e. you can mix latin, japanese, chinese, korean and symbol characters as you like. This is done by setting an alternative font with intraFontSetAltFont(). The alternative font is used in case the main font does not contain a certain glyph
