Developer Chunglam has just released an update for his DevHook Launcher Mod which is currently at v1.61a. Since there aren't too many launcher mods around, updates like these are truly a good thing to hear about, especially since modder TheBuzzer has also decided to lie low at the moment.

For v1.61a, the creator of this mod has added the following things:

* Added 12x12 character font in GB encoding format
* Added sample macro file "name.eng" for vshexmod with more than 350 game id and game name in English. You can change the name to whatever text you like, just make sure rename ISO/CSO file begin with game id and select correct font in vshexmod. Please rename "macro.sample" in "ms0:/dh" to "macro.txt" to activate macro function.
* Updated "mini-faq.txt" with information about CSO cache system
* updated Italian language file by hispanico
* Updated Spanish language file by Charlie52
* updated French language file by sanaell
* Updated French language file by Guilouz
* Updated Chinese language file


Vshexmod v1.18a

* Added macro function for ISO/CSO file name.
* For example, you rename "Bleach.cso" to "[USAS-40011]Bleach.cso" and add below text line to "ms0:/dh/macro.txt"
* [UCAS-40011]name="Bleach - Heat the Soul" will make vshexmod show the .cso file as "Bleach - Heat the Soul" and also try to look for cover bitmap file name start with "USAS-40011" or "[USAS-40011]"
* Improved "Copy to MS" performance
* Added startup welcome text mode to prevent cracking sound when emulation start
* Switching CPU/BUS clock using "HOME+SELECT" combo key even in single key mode
* Added show cover picture function, save cover picture from gamespot in 24bit/32bit bitmap to "ms0:/dh/covers" with same name as ISO/CSO/DAX file plus .bmp extention. The bitmap file size should be under 100k. For example, cover bitmap file for "game.cso" should be "game.cso.bmp".
* Added ".dax" extension filter
* Now the font list is gnerated from font files in "ms0:/dh/res"
* Specify character encoding in language file to make sure vshexmod use right font. For example, if you want to use simplified Chinese, add following line to your language file [vsh_setup]charcode=GB


This mod comes with a comprehensive readme file as well as an additional mini-FAQ that Chunglam has prepared, so be sure to check those out, especially if this will be your first time using a DevHook mod.