IPS Peek

Game : N/A

Platform : Not Applicable

Author : VectorMan

Release date : 10 Feb 2015

Category : Patching

OS : Windows

Skill Level : Intermediate

Version : 0.6.0

Downloads : 5448

Utility description

IPS Peek is an IPS patch analysis tool for Microsoft Windows.

Usually, IPS patch files can only be analyzed with hex editors; this can be difficult if the user has no knowledge of the IPS file format. IPS Peek allows IPS patch file data to be easily viewed in a visual way.

IPS patches can be opened, along with an optional target file (a file the patch is designed for). Each patch record can be clicked in a list, showing the data that is written to the file (in the Data View). Patch records can be selectively enabled or disabled for a given target file, and tested with an emulator, all from within the application. Patch report information can also be exported for later use.

Main Features:
* Selective patching with instant visual file diff.
* Emulator testing (with selected patch records).
* Supports loading of a target file to see how patch records affect it (with patched file diff and highlighting).
* Shows IPS patch records, record sizes, offsets and more!
* Shows Lunar IPS truncate extension (CHS).
* Shows data (in a hex view) written by a patch record.
* Shows total size of all modified data.
* Allows exporting of patch information to a text file for later use.
* Filtering support.

System Requirements:
* Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0

Official Page: https://codeisle.com/products/ipspeek/

Project Page: https://github.com/vector-man/IPS-Peek

Reviews

Useful for version control	Miksy91	2018-10-11	Version 0.6.0
I have been working on an extensive rom hack based on a binary rom file, and this tool has been exceptionally useful for validating, that I don't accidentally cause unwanted changes (a.k.a "bugs") to the rom file. My hacking process is such that every time I start working on the hack, I have a backup of the hack at its current state. Once I have done some changes to the hack rom file, I'll create an ips patch between the backup, and the hack at its current state. Next, I review the contents of that ips patch with this tool. If the contents seem valid, and there are no unwanted changes, I "accept" the changes. This means that I archive the copy with a version, and create a new copy of the hack file as its current state. If there however are changes that I don't recognize or seem invalid, I'll check, what the data in those parts of the rom file used to be in the backup. If the contents in backup are correct, I fix them in the main hack rom file, and create another patch, and re-validate its contents.

Great tool for organization	Corvo	2015-02-13	Version 0.6.0
I've used this tool mainly for the Selective Patching option. Thanks to this, it became a lot easier to produce partial patches for beta-testers. Since the developer updates regularly, this tool shows a lot of promise.

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