Iron Coast v0.3.0 — Architecture and Climbing Preview

Iron Coast v0.3.0 — Architecture and climbing preview

All six missions now have playable building and roof routes, 60 ladders, vertical camera tracking and continuous lower paths. Warehouses, pump works, freight cars, foundries and command structures replace the disconnected platform layout.

• New climbing poses and attachment/release transitions.
• 30 animated doors with finite, staggered enemy reinforcements.
• Roof and wall light occlusion, window projections and surface-specific reflections.
• Metal/water footsteps tied to movement, water splashes and improved architectural depth.
• Existing campaign, rescues and six bosses retained; all player-facing text remains English.

The four host test suites, eight atlas checks and 13 SDL/audio/save startup checks pass. Coverage includes all 60 ladder round trips, roof crossings and all 30 door encounters. VitaSDK compilation and VPK validation are performed for this release. Physical Vita performance remains unverified.

See the architecture report for coverage and limitations. This is an original 2D interpretation of architectural depth and cinematic lighting; elevators and full 3D rendering are not included.

Install

Download Iron-Coast-PSVita-v0.3.0.vpk and optionally SHA256SUMS.txt. Copy the VPK to ux0:VPK/, install with VitaShell and launch Iron Coast. All art assets and LiveArea files are included.

Title ID remains KHYI00001, application version 00.30. Back up ux0:data/KiyiHurdasi/save.dat before updating over the existing bubble. This legacy internal folder preserves existing progress.

English installation guide, story and updated screenshots

Only PS Vita game packages are distributed on GitHub.

Iron Coast v0.2.6 — English-only PS Vita Preview

Iron Coast v0.2.6 — English-only PS Vita preview

Iron Coast uses English throughout its dialogue, interface and public documentation. This update replaces the remaining title-screen and final-mission phrases, removes the alternate-language installation guide and translates the level-design research. The README includes the English installation guide, story and gameplay screenshots.

The six-mission campaign, bosses and v0.2.5 stability fixes are retained. The architectural map redesign remains planned work.

Download and install

Download Iron-Coast-PSVita-v0.2.6.vpk from Assets. Optionally verify it using SHA256SUMS.txt. Copy the VPK to ux0:VPK/, install it with VitaShell and launch Iron Coast. All assets and LiveArea artwork are included.

Title ID: KHYI00001. Vita application version: 00.26. Existing saves remain compatible; back up ux0:data/KiyiHurdasi/save.dat before installing over the previous version. This legacy internal folder is retained to preserve progress.

Installation, story and screenshots

Only PS Vita game packages are distributed. Physical Vita installation and performance testing remain pending. Host tests and package validation cannot guarantee device behavior.

Iron Coast v0.2.5 — PS Vita Stability Preview

Iron Coast v0.2.5 — PS Vita stability preview

Fixes rescue progress disappearing after a life loss or checkpoint Continue. Rescued workers and their count now stay consistent, without duplicate rewards when revisiting them.

Validation

• All six missions completed on foot and with vehicle boarding enabled, using real movement and weapon damage.
• 37 restart locations and 48 randomized input scenarios; 912,007 simulated update frames.
• 724 full-world renderer samples and the existing sprite/light checks.
• 13 full-application, SDL/audio and malformed-save startup cases.
• Host tests, local UBSan checks and VitaSDK compilation passed.
• Linux ASan, UBSan, float-cast-overflow, leak detection and atlas validation passed.

See the full stability audit and Linux sanitizer run for results and coverage limits.

Download and install

Download Iron-Coast-PSVita-v0.2.5.vpk and optionally SHA256SUMS.txt. Copy the VPK to ux0:VPK/, install it using VitaShell and launch the Iron Coast bubble. No additional assets are needed.

Title ID remains KHYI00001; Vita application version is 00.25. Back up ux0:data/KiyiHurdasi/save.dat before updating, then install over the previous version.

English guide, story and screenshots

Physical Vita testing remains pending. The campaign bot uses invulnerability to assess progression; separate tests cover death and retry. These results do not guarantee zero bugs or establish device performance. The planned building-led map redesign is not included.

Only PS Vita game packages are distributed.

Iron Coast v0.2.4 — PS Vita Preview

Iron Coast: Scrap Tide v0.2.4 — PS Vita preview

A self-contained PS Vita homebrew package with six missions, six bosses, worker rescues, weapon pickups and the Scrap Walker vehicle.

Original launcher/promotional artwork; not a gameplay screenshot.

Download

• Iron-Coast-PSVita-v0.2.4.vpk — installable PS Vita game, including all assets.
• SHA256SUMS.txt — checksum for the VPK.

Title ID: KHYI00001 · Vita application version: 00.24. Only PS Vita binaries are distributed. GitHub's automatic source archives are not installable game packages.

Included in this release

• Original orange-claw/cyan-core bubble icon.
• Illustrated LiveArea background, launch gate image and loading screen.
• Vita button labels in gameplay hints and navigation/controls screens.
• Boss recovery indicated by an animated core glow; no floating CORE OPEN label.
• Six actual game-renderer screenshots, story, campaign overview and detailed installation documentation.
• Indexed PNG, metadata, XML, archive and bundled-resource validation.

Install

Copy the VPK to ux0:VPK/ using VitaShell USB or FTP. Select the package in VitaShell, confirm installation, then launch Iron Coast: Scrap Tide from LiveArea. Keep at least 100 MB free for installation. No separate game assets or commercial game data are required.

Full English instructions

Before upgrading an existing installation, close the game and back up ux0:data/KiyiHurdasi/save.dat. The Title ID is unchanged.

Gameplay preview

Captured from the real game renderer on the development host using the assets bundled in the VPK, with training assistance enabled. Not a Vita hardware capture. All six mission screenshots.

Validation and current limits

VitaSDK cross-compilation, package validation and both host-side gameplay/render tests passed. Physical Vita installation, LiveArea display, controls, audio and performance remain unverified. This is a development preview; please report device results with model, firmware, mission and reproduction steps.

The building-led campaign redesign is research/planning only and is not included. The screenshots show the current playable levels; the cover illustration is promotional art.

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