Before you get started, make sure you have the following ready:
- Playstation Vita/TV or the Vita3K emulator
- On real consoles, you will need to have Ensō custom firmware installed to load HENkaku at startup.
If you don't, complete the Vita Hacks Guide, then come back here.
- On real consoles, you will need to have Ensō custom firmware installed to load HENkaku at startup.
- The extracted PSARC files from your copy of WipEout 2048 (optional)
- You can grab these here, or acquire them automatically from the setup screen later.
- A PC or Mac with Java installed, version 17 at least.
- A way to transfer files between your computer and your hacked console
- The Filezilla FTP client is the recommended way to do this.
- You can also use your Vita's included USB charging cable, though this can cause corruption on Mac/Linux systems.
- Repatch Reloaded installed on your Vita
- If you do not have Repatch Reloaded, follow the installation guide for it here.
Installing Firestar
The latest version of Firestar will always be available from the official website.
- Windows: Use the .EXE installer.
- Linux: you may install one of the package files using your package manager and it will automatically add Firestar to your /usr/bin and to your desktop's Start menu.
- Mac: There is no installer for Mac at this time, but you can use the portable JAR version.
The JAR version works on all platforms and does not need installing like the others.
Follow the initial setup instructions to set up Firestar. You'll be asked for a copy of your game's PSARC files. If you play WipEout using the Vita3k emulator, it is easiest to copy the files yourself. Doing this on real hardware will require some extra decryption tools.
If you don't want to dump these manually, there is an option to download a (legal) copy from Playstation Network. You do not need to sign into your Playstation Network account to use this feature.
Using Firestar
Adding a mod to the mod list
Press the "Import" button and select an .FSTAR file to copy it to your list of mods.
This file will be copied to ~/.firestar/mods/, so if you delete or move the originals it will still remain in your list until you remove it.
Installing the mods to your Vita
Press the "Deploy" button and Firestar will automatically generate a new PSARC file that you can inject into your game:
You can then open VitaShell and copy the new PSARC file to your Repatch Reloaded folder.
- If you got a data.psarc, data1.psarc or data2.psarc, move it to
ux0:/repatch/(your Title ID)/PSP2/ - For dlc1.psarc, move it to
ux0:/readdcont/(your Title ID)/DLC1W2048PACKAGE/PSP2/ - And if you have dlc2.psarc, move it to
ux0:/readdcont/(your Title ID)/DLC2W2048PACKAGE/PSP2/
