/NetherSX2-patch

Unofficial Patches for NetherSX2

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NetherSX2-patch

These are Unofficial companion scripts for NetherSX2 to expand on the amazing work already done by Anon and EZOnTheEyes

They aim to do the following:

  • Remove the unnecessary ad services bloat left in the apk
  • Fix the RetroAchievements Notifications
  • Expose more Global settings in the App Settings to the user
  • Update the GameDB, Controller Support, and the Widescreen and No-Interlace Patches
  • Add additional AetherSX2/NetherSX2 spesific fixes to the GameDB
  • Resign the APK to Remove the Play Protect Warning

The Script can also be used to reupdate the GameDB, Controller Support, and Widescreen and No-Interlace Patches at a later date

Prerequisites

Windows:

Linux:

  • The xdelta3 package
  • The OpenJDK package (this name my vary depending on your Linux Distro)
  • Optional: The aapt and apksigner packages (the Linux version uses it's own binaries if these packages aren't installed)
  • A copy of the NetherSX2 APK

The rest comes prepackaged for your convenience

Using these scripts

  1. Run patch-apk.bat to patch your self-provided copy of the AetherSX2 4248 apk or to download a copy for you
  2. Allow it to finish patching, building and signing your copy of NetherSX2
  3. This will produce two copies of NetherSX2:
    • 15210-v1.8-4248-noads.apk - Comes with the Original GameDB
    • 15210-v1.8-4248-noads[patched].apk - Comes with the updated GameDB
  4. Copy your prefered apk file to your phone and install it using your File Manager

You can now rerun patch-apk.bat with the above APK to update the GameDB, Controller Support, and the Widescreen and No-Interlace Patches at a later date without needing to repatch it each time If you prefer the Older UI Design, drop the old-ui.xdelta file in the extras folder into the main folder (the one with patch-apk.bat) to make the script revert NetherSX2 to the Older UI design

Linux version:

Once you have a copy of the NetherSX2 APK named 15210-v1.5-4248-noads.apk, drop it in the same folder as patch-apk.sh and run these commands:

chmod +x patch-apk.sh
# then run sh file
./patch-apk.sh

Credit: TheKingFireS

And there you go, you should now have an updated and bug fixed copy of NetherSX2 on your phone!

Downloads

Stable

  • NetherSX2-builder.zip - Alternate way to build the NetherSX2 APK for yourself with these fixes already pre-applied. It can be used with this script to update it's contents
  • NetherSX2-patch.zip - Copy of this script
  • nethersx2.xdelta - The xdelta patch that can be applied to the AetherSX2 4248 apk with any patching program that supports the format and comes with all the changes pre-applied. This allows the creation of NetherSX2 on systems other than Windows, including Android when using the UniPatcher application
  • nethersx2-oldui.xdelta - Same as the above, but only using the classic AetherSX2 buttons

Development Builds

  • --Coming Soon--

NOTE: No APKs are provided due to licensing issues. You have to build it yourselves using the above methods

Credits