LittleBigPlanet

LittleBigPlanet
Developer(s)	Media Molecule
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	LittleBigPlanet
Release date(s)	NA October 27, 2008 JP October 30, 2008 EU November 5, 2008 AU November 7, 2008
Release type	PlayStation 3 exclusive
Genre(s)	Puzzle, Platform, Sandbox
Mode(s)	Single-player, Co-op, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BCES00141 (IRD), BCUS98148 (IRD), NPEA00241, NPUA80472, BCAS20058 (IRD), BCUS98199, BCJS30018, BCJS70009, BCKS10059 Game of the Year Edition BCES00611 (IRD), BCUS98208 (IRD), BCAS20078 (IRD) Demo NPEA00147, NPUA70045, NPJA90097, NPHA80067 Beta BCET70002
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LittleBigPlanet revolves around the player's control of a small character, known as a "Sackboy", in a variety of platforming levels. Though the game features a set of pre-built levels for the player to explore, the game's customisable nature is equally important, from altering the player's character and personal space, to building entirely new objects and levels (user-generated content), sharing and playing them online with other players as part of the LittleBigPlanet community. It was announced in March 2007, by Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference.

The game received critical acclaim from critics and has been praised for its presentation, including its graphics, physics, and audio, along with its gameplay and large array of customisable costumes and online features. Additional praise was given to its scope and future potential based on user-created content; minor criticism was reserved for specific elements of the gameplay mechanics and level creation facilities. LittleBigPlanet has won a number of awards. A PSP version of the game was released in November 2009, featuring new levels. The game was offered by Sony as a free download as part of their 'Welcome Back' program, following the PlayStation Network outage of 2011. A sequel, LittleBigPlanet 2 was released in 2011.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

GPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Write color buffers	On	Fixes horrible gas, smoke and fire.

Known Issues

Infinite Loading

This game must be updated to at least version 1.21 to prevent an infinite loading screen.

Broken Physics, Poor Image Quality, and Glitchy Reflections

It is suggested to use RPCS3 build 12757 in order to play LittleBigPlanet, as future builds have issues with physics inaccuracies and problems with the emulated MSAA. Also ensure Accurate XFloat is not selected.

Special Notes

Game saves

Unlike other games, LBP stores saves in the Game Data Utility (dev_hdd0/game) instead of the Save Data Utility (dev_hdd0/home/<ID>/savedata). So far, now way of making use of an encrypted save has been proofed.

As a workaround for save management, it is recommended to export/import profiles (start > settings > profile settings > import/export profile), that can be read from the Save Data Utility folder (dev_hdd0/home/<ID>/savedata).

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.3		Yes	No	No	No		Requires a custom server.

Patches

PPU-545c1abbf1c562d60fca7435401f020beab76b53:
  "Create Mode":
    Games:
      "LittleBigPlanet":
        NPUA80472: [ 01.30 ]
        BCUS98208: [ 01.30 ]
        BCES00611: [ 01.30 ]
    Author: "Zhaxxy, Aphelion"
    Notes: "Enables create mode permanently in all levels until deactivated."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0001877c, 0x38e00001 ]
PPU-545c1abbf1c562d60fca7435401f020beab76b53:
  "Beacon Custom Server":
    Games:
      "LittleBigPlanet":
        NPUA80472: [ 01.30 ]
        NPEA00241: [ 01.30 ]
        NPJA00052: [ 01.30 ]
        BCUS98148: [ 01.30 ]
        BCUS98208: [ 01.30 ]
        BCES00141: [ 01.30 ]
        BCES00611: [ 01.30 ]
        BCAS20058: [ 01.30 ]
        BCAS20078: [ 01.30 ]
        BCJS30018: [ 01.30 ]
    Author: "uh wot"
    Notes: "Patches server URL to point to Beacon, a custom server instance run by LBP Union."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00767c40, "http://lighthouse.lbpunion.com/LITTLEBIGPLANETPS3_XML\0" ] # https server url
      - [ utf8, 0x00767cf8, "http://lighthouse.lbpunion.com/LITTLEBIGPLANETPS3_XML\0" ] # http server url
      - [ byte, 0x0074b368, 0x00 ] # crash bypass on sceNpCommerce2 function, remove this once it's fixed on rpcs3