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), BCJS30018 (IRD) Game of the Year Edition BCES00611 (IRD), BCUS98208 (IRD), BCAS20078 (IRD) Demo NPEA00147, NPUA70045, NPJA90097, NPHA80067 Kiosk Demo BCUS70030 Beta BCET70002, BCET70011
Internal resolution	1280x720
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

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
Anisotropic filter	Auto	If not set to Auto some small lines may be visible in geometry.
Write color buffers	On	Fixes horrible gas, smoke and fire.

Known Issues

Infinite Loading

Issue 8000: This game must be updated to at least version 1.21 to prevent an infinite loading screen. Demo versions of the game suffer from the same bug without any known workaround.

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). There is no known way of using encrypted saves.

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).

Resolution scaling

If you want to increase the resolution scaling in this game you need to enable Force CPU Blit in Debug tab (must be enabled manually in /GuiConfigs/Currentsettings.ini by setting showDebugTab line to true). Note that this comes with a performance penalty.

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
1.30	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Available	Use one of the custom server patches and register your RPCN username to the respective server's site.

Patches

Anchors:
  lbp_130title: &lbp_130title
    "LittleBigPlanet":
      BCES00141: [ 01.30 ]
      BCES00611: [ 01.30 ]
      BCUS98148: [ 01.30 ]
      BCUS98208: [ 01.30 ]
      BCJS30018: [ 01.30 ]
      BCAS20058: [ 01.30 ]
      BCAS20078: [ 01.30 ]
      NPEA00241: [ 01.30 ]
      NPUA80472: [ 01.30 ]
      NPJA00052: [ 01.30 ]
  
  # Common digest key for servers implementing AutoDiscover's `usesCustomDigestKey` flag
  # Ref: https://docs.littlebigrefresh.com/autodiscover-api#version-2
  lbp_custom_digest: &lbp_custom_digest
    "CustomServerDigest"

  lbp_server_url_beacon: &lbp_server_url_beacon
    "http://lighthouse.lbpunion.com/LITTLEBIGPLANETPS3_XML\0"

  lbp_server_url_infinite: &lbp_server_url_infinite
    "http://lnfinite.site/LITTLEBIGPLANETPS3_XML\0"

  lbp_server_url_lbr: &lbp_server_url_lbr
    "http://lbp.littlebigrefresh.com:2095/lbp\0"

PPU-545c1abbf1c562d60fca7435401f020beab76b53:
  "Create Mode":
    Games: *lbp_130title
    Author: "Zhaxxy, Aphelion"
    Notes: "Enables create mode permanently in all levels until deactivated."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0001877c, 0x38e00001 ]
  "Beacon Custom Server":
    Games: *lbp_130title
    Author: "uh wot"
    Notes: "Patches server URL to point to Beacon, a custom server instance run by LBP Union."
    Group: CustomServer
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00767c40, *lbp_server_url_beacon ] # https server url
      - [ utf8, 0x00767cf8, *lbp_server_url_beacon ] # http server url
  "Infinite Custom Server":
    Games: *lbp_130title
    Author: "Toyo, uh wot"
    Notes: "Patches server URL to point to Infinite, a custom server run by the Infinite Team.\nCreate an account here: https://lnfinite.site/register \n(The first letter is a lowercase L, not a capital i)\n\nIf you have any crashes or connection issues, restart the game in RPCS3 after authentication.\n\nThanks to @uh wot for locating the addresses."
    Group: CustomServer
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00767c40, *lbp_server_url_infinite ] # https server url
      - [ utf8, 0x00767cf8, *lbp_server_url_infinite ] # http server url
  "LittleBigRefresh Custom Server":
    Games: *lbp_130title
    Author: "uh wot"
    Notes: "Connect to LittleBigRefresh, a second-generation custom server that focuses on quality of life features and improving user experience, with native support for mods and beta builds.\n\nThis server requires registration on the website at https://lbp.littlebigrefresh.com/register."
    Group: CustomServer
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00767c40, *lbp_server_url_lbr ] # https server url
      - [ utf8, 0x00767cf8, *lbp_server_url_lbr ] # http server url
      - [ utf8, 0x0079fbc0, *lbp_custom_digest ] # digest key