LBPPC 0.1.3

Security

• Stronger sign-in to the online server. When the game connects to the level server, it now proves it's you with a
  one-time code from your own LBPPC account sign-in, so nobody else can go online as you, even on the same network.
  Please update: older versions will stop being able to go online once everyone has had time to move to 0.1.3.
• The game checks it's really talking to the LBPPC servers. Its secure connection to the level server is now
  verified, so nothing between you and the server can pose as it.
• Clearer messages when creating an account or signing in. You're told when a name isn't allowed, when too many
  accounts were made from your network in one day, and when sign-in is paused for a few minutes after too many wrong
  passwords.

Smoother play

• Far less stuttering the first time you see something new. The game used to freeze, sometimes for several
  seconds, the first time it met a new effect or object, most of all in the first level. That work now happens in
  the background, so play keeps going. The first time you see something new it can appear a moment late. If you'd
  rather it freeze than pop in, turn off Background shader builds on the launcher's Debug page.

Fixed

• Connecting online takes about a second instead of half a minute. Every time you went online, the game sat on
  the connecting screen for 30 seconds waiting for a network check LBPPC never answered. It now gets its answer
  straight away.
• Connecting online could load forever. On some PCs the game couldn't reach the sign-in server ("certificate
  has expired"), for the same reason the launcher couldn't before 0.1.2: Windows keeps an old, expired copy of a
  certificate the LBPPC servers use. The game now carries the current certificates itself, like the launcher.

Known issue

• Returning to your pod with a friend can occasionally leave you both stuck. We know what triggers it and are
  working on it. If it happens, both players restarting the game gets you going again.

Updating

• From 0.1.1 or 0.1.2: the launcher offers this update when it starts. Click Update.
• From 0.1.0: download this release by hand, unzip it into a new folder, and copy the user folder across from
  your old one (and input.ini if you changed your controls).

New to LBPPC? See the full guide: https://lbppc.com/getting-started

LBPPC 0.1.2 (hotfix)

Fixed

• "Certificate has expired" when creating an account or signing in. On some PCs, creating an account, signing in
  and the friends list failed with CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED ... certificate has expired, even with the right date
  and time. Windows keeps an old, expired copy of one of the certificates the LBPPC servers use, and the launcher
  picked that copy over the current one. The launcher now carries the current certificates itself, so it connects on
  every PC. Nothing changed for PCs that already worked, and connections are checked as strictly as before.
• The game stayed in English in most languages. The US version of LittleBigPlanet 3 only allows English and
  French by itself, so choosing Spanish, German, Russian or most other languages in the launcher still gave you
  English. Every language the game has text for now works: English, French, Spanish (Spain and Latin America),
  German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Polish.
  Arabic is no longer offered: the game has no Arabic text. If you had chosen it, the language goes back to Automatic.

Updating

• From 0.1.1: the launcher offers this update when it starts. Click Update.
• From 0.1.0: download this release by hand, unzip it into a new folder, and copy the user folder across from
  your old one (and input.ini if you changed your controls).

New to LBPPC? See the full guide: https://lbppc.com/getting-started

LBPPC 0.1.1

A setup wizard and updates in the launcher, DLC, more languages, save import, and a round of bug fixes.

Coming from 0.1.0? It has no update check, so download this one by hand: unzip it into a new folder, then copy the
user folder across from your old one (and input.ini if you changed your controls). From here on, the launcher
updates itself.

New in the launcher

• Set up your game. Choose your game folder and its 1.28 update folder, and LBPPC puts the update into your game
  folder for you. It opens by itself the first time, or from the new Set up... button next to Browse. It checks
  both folders as you choose them and says what's wrong in plain words.
• Check files. LBPPC checks your game's files against a known-good copy of LittleBigPlanet 3 1.28: a quick check
  every time, and a full check (every byte, about a minute) from the button in Set up. A missing or damaged file is
  the most common reason the game won't start.
• Updates from the launcher. The launcher checks for a new version when it starts and shows what's new. Click
  Update and it downloads it, checks it, and opens again on the new version. Your saves, settings and controls
  are kept.
• DLC. Step 3 of Set up adds your own DLC, extracted from your PS4, including LittleBigPlanet and
  LittleBigPlanet 2 packs that came to PS4. This is new: if a costume or kit you own doesn't unlock, tell us on the
  Discord.
• Import save. Bring your story progress over from a decrypted PS4 save (the link at the bottom of the launcher).
  Your current LBPPC save is backed up first.
• Languages. Pick the game's language in Settings: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch,
  Portuguese, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish or Arabic. The launcher is translated into the same
  languages (Arabic: the game only). The translations are new; fluent speakers on the Discord are checking them.
• Discord. While you play, your Discord profile can show that you're playing LittleBigPlanet 3 on LBPPC. Turn it
  off under Online.

Bug fixes

• Multiple controllers: if you have multiple controllers plugged in, the game now follows what controller you're
  actively using, rather than picking one from the start.
• The launcher looked frozen at the first start or after choosing a folder: the window that needed an answer
  could end up hidden behind the launcher. It now always stays in front.
• The friends list could stay on "Signing in..." when the server was slow to answer. It now says what happened
  and tries again.
• Online co-op turned off: copies that keep their system files in a separate Sc0 folder had online co-op off.
  Set up now adds those files to your game folder.
• Wrong game version or region: a copy that isn't the US version 1.28 now stops with a message saying what's
  needed, instead of crashing. The European (PAL) and other versions aren't supported: LBPPC needs the US version.

Getting started

1. Unzip the release anywhere except Program Files (for example C:\Games\LBPPC).
2. Start LBPPC.exe. Windows SmartScreen may warn about a new app: More info, then Run anyway.
3. In Set up your game, choose your game folder and its 1.28 update folder (both extracted), then click Set up.
4. Press Play. The first start prepares the game (about a minute).

Full guide: https://lbppc.com/getting-started

You need your own copy of LittleBigPlanet 3 (US, CUSA00473) and its 1.28 update. This release contains no game files,
and we can't share any information about PKG extractors.

LBPPC 0.1.0

The first public release: LittleBigPlanet 3 running natively on Windows, online on LBPPC's community servers.

You need your own copy of LittleBigPlanet 3 (US, CUSA00473, version 1.28) dumped from your PS4. This release contains
no game files.

What's in it

• 60 FPS with frame generation (DLSS on GeForce RTX 40 and 50 series, FSR 3.1 on any other card). The game itself steps 30 times a
  second, as on PS4, so physics and timing are unchanged.
• 720p to 4K and ultrawide. The menus lay themselves out for wide screens; movies and loading screens stay 16:9.
  Ultrawide works online too.
• Online with one account. Create it in the launcher and play on play.lbppc.com: Refresh for levels, profiles and
  photos, and shadNet for sign-in, friends and co-op.
• Ten million archived levels. The community levels saved from LittleBigPlanet's original servers can be played
  again.
• Online co-op with your friends, with a relay through the server when your connections can't reach each other
  directly.
• Join protection. Only your friends can join your game, which closes the "force join" exploit that ended
  LittleBigPlanet's original community servers.
• Friends in the launcher: send requests, accept them, and see who's online. Friends playing LBPPC show in the
  Pod's friends list too.
• Quit Game in the pause menu (press it twice).
• NVIDIA Reflex / AMD Anti-Lag 2, and controllers out of the box, motion sensors included.
• Upscaling with FSR 1 and adjustable sharpening, for playing below your screen's resolution.
• Make a report in the launcher packs up everything a bug report needs, minus your password and Windows user name.

Getting started

1. Unzip the release anywhere except Program Files (for example C:\Games\LBPPC).
2. Start LBPPC.exe. Windows SmartScreen may warn about a new app: More info, then Run anyway.
3. Choose your game dump's folder and press Play. The first start prepares the game (about a minute), and the
   first time you see new things the shaders are built once.
4. To play online, tick Play online, choose a name and password, press Create account, and add your friends.

Full guide: https://lbppc.com/getting-started

Known issues

• Online co-op is new. If the game ever says the players' worlds diverged, make a report on both PCs and
  send them to us.
• Some effects or materials draw wrongly in some levels. Tell us where with a report and a screenshot.
• The mouse is off in this release. The mouse as the touchpad for touch Create Mode is planned for later.
• With a keyboard, the game shows PlayStation buttons. The launcher's Controls page shows which key is which.

What's coming

Being worked on for later updates, with no dates yet: native 60 and 120 FPS (the game itself running faster, not
generated frames), DLSS and FSR temporal upscaling fitted to LBP3, the mouse as the touchpad with keyboard keys shown in
place of PlayStation buttons, and Linux and Steam Deck once tested on more hardware.

Help and bug reports

• Discord: https://discord.gg/YqfBQCU4vc
• Bugs: GitHub issues, with the zip from Make a report attached.