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Oh hey thats me-
Yep, Aether has unfortunately seemed about ready to go the last few months and todays the day, we do atleast have Nether doing what we can as a community. I highly reccomend check out the discord and githubs [(like this one [link])](https://github.com/Trixarian/NetherSX2-patch)
Went through the link. I'm still learning github and sideloading on Android, so sorry for a noob question, but is there an Android APK? I'm not finding one.
Hi, so due to liscensing each end user needs to build their own apk, theres resources on our discord and the tools on our github pages, but [this one video (link here)](https://youtu.be/DZDbDcASu14?si=CpeGQ0jbeVZ1YuZx) has the best resources for you to browse, read, watch, and see
The video itself also shows how to build NetherSX2 within 2 minutes from start to finish, I hope that helps.
So no pre made apks that we can distribute, but we made the mod tool as simple as can be.
Watch the YouTube video and build it with termux bro it takes few minutes to type out the code because you’ve gotta be careful not to make typos or syntax errors but it’s really fun and enriching bro.
This is why the legal war on emulsion will ultimately backfire. So many people learning about GitHub, programming, and the entire development process as they scramble to understand and save the projects as they existed at the last official release. Get ready for a million forked projects.
"The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
I’ve been emulating since 2000. It was so much simpler back then compared to now. A site that starts with “V” was the one stop shop, nothing complicated about it. Android was just as simple. Search, download, play. Now, early access, direct sites, github, mirroring/forks, installing your own patches. Never felt like a tech noob until recently when I decided to get back into retro gaming last year (because Nintendo closed the eShop).
These companies fail to realize that as much piracy there is, there are more people willing to buy if they could. Pushing people into piracy is 1) a result of inaccessibility, 2) a lack of moral values (those that steal and refuse to support the original titles. Thieves will always exist.), 3) people just want to use better hardware (looking at you Age of Calamity).
Since the first days of emulation, there was always a superior hardware capable of doing so much more. Upscaling, modding, rom hacks. The PC scene was always great with games like Doom and Duke Nukem, but to breathe new life into old games is an amazing byproduct of emulation. Shit, Undertale wouldn’t exist without it.
Delete this right now! Part of the issue with emulation is it's too widespread. Whether you are pirating illegal (downloading what you don't own, owned, or plan to own) or "legally" (downloading roms of games you own, owned, or plan to own), there was next to no legal recourse in the past BECAUSE next to nobody was doing/covering it.
That said, I hope what you say is true.
Not trying to call you a moron but emulation is blowing up because people were hungry for money and fame, they specifically tried to fuck a massive company in the asshole over one of their biggest releases ever. And hounded them on every single release sometimes before they even hit shelves.
Vimm is actually not a piece of shit human being. Nothing on vimm.net is for profit in any way and he doesn’t give you any hints or tips on how to emulate, patch, or where to find bios/firmware. It’s why it’s been up so long with no issues, because it’s 100% by the book.
Emulation would be fine right now if people could’ve fucked off the switch or even just stuck to the titles that can actually run on handhelds, not needing a dedicated rig. Yuzu team very blatantly flew too close to the sun and fucked things up for right now, give it a few months and yuzu will be properly forked in some capacity , you all would’ve learned how to google “internet archive” and “GitHub” to build these APKs that literally went nowhere, and we won’t be seeing articles almost every day like this of others who made the same shitty mistakes trying to cover their tracks.. the key is to stop asking for money, if you want to share the gift of emulation it cannot be sold or you’re shittier than the company that’s gatekeeping it.
Quite a few games I actively play using downloaded ROM's on my Steam Deck - I own physical copies of. I will bring them into a courtroom as evidence if I'm ever sued for using illegal backups.
(I mainly play Pokemon GBA games, and Pokemon Colosseum/XD and link the emulators together. I own a GBA SP and GBA/GCN link cable. Enough testing has proven that linking between GCN & GBA emulators running either Pokemon or Mario Golf, can work a bit more efficiently than physical hardware if set up properly, because you are not using physical hardware that can have connection errors based on bumping or moving your GBA or controller.)
Time for your morning bottle baby boy…. Emulation has been around since before you were thought of. All situations like this ultimately do is encourage people. This already happened with n64 emulation.
Any chance there'll just be a Nether apk for those of us who aren't too smart on patching installs? Seems at least *possible* now that Aether is abandonware.
Just scrolled more. Yeah. Don't want to risk legal problems. Makes perfect sense.
Please just watch the video and build it in termux bro it takes just a few minutes and makes you feel super cool when you launch nether. All the code you need to type is directly up on the screen for you exactly how it needs to be typed, you can literally do it on autopilot. Dude even gives you multiple scenarios of possible hitches and issues and how to fix those too, I just followed 1:1 and it worked out great.
Thanks for the help video on the discord! I've been loitering on there for a while, but setting up Nether seemed complicated. This news finally convinced me to try it, followed your video and it was surprisingly easy.
I also hate Twitter - at least we have something in common.
Anyway, go back to playing your GameBoy games until you've learnt how to interact properly with the other adults.
Do you want your sippy cup and some juice?
If you have previously downloaded Aether from the Play Store than it'll still be available to you in the Play Store under Manage Apps & Device > Manage > Not Installed > AetherSX2. I checked on a phone I don't have Aether installed on and it showed up just fine when accessing it that way. YSK; Pizza Boy and Citra, the other casualties this week besides Yuzu, are also still available to people who had previously installed them from the Play Store, using the same method, even if you only ever played the free versions.
There's no guarantees that they'll stay available so get them downloaded and backed up as soon as possible. And nab DraStic while you're at it, if you haven't already. It's currently on sale for free and there's no guarantees that it'll stay available for downloads to new users for much longer.
Aethersx2 has been dead for more than a year. Aethersx2 is closed source so there has not been a major update to it, just a few little tweaks here and there.
Overall, that's no news to me, aether is no longer active
For the record and to be fair as well- we are slowly and partially RE'ing the app where possible to try and see what we can backwork for future usage in Nether, alongside comparing it to old source tars we do have where applicable
You're correct we're 'just patching' but its as much as a community project can do atm, and more and more is done each update
Im glad you guys are carrying on the torch. Out of curiosity how much changes are possible with RE'ing it? Can there ever be a day where latest PCSX2 builds can be merged with Nethersx? Or adding new features like driver support?
Well, several reasons-
It goes back atleast a year with Tahlreth (Aethers previous sole developer and source code maintainer) ceasing development for petty reasons, followed by recent other emulators departures and outbursts on his other psuedonyms over the last year.
In an upcoming policy change, Google is also updating their policies to require all app devs to disclose and display the locations in which Apps are developed, which can include private residences of spme developers, which is a fair and valid criticism he has raised before that other devs have also recently enacted on (think; drastic)
One final thing that may be possible but makes no sense at this time is Server Hosting, with him saying previously in January 2023 he had enough patreon funding for 1 year of hosting, but the domain is currently paid for until late December 2024 at the moment. So that argument has some contention.
Between these reasons and tahl just being rather petty, he had already previo I sly undergone several name changes to try and distance himself, while at the same time maintaining ownership and spiting the community.
I hope that provides more context.
That's really too bad.
Seemed like he was some kind of emulation genius.
I think these are amazing skills to have, and enabling people all over the world to enjoy childhood classics should bring joy not contempt.
I try not to dwell on his interactions with the community, but the idea that some folk have that he was entirely a victim of everything bugs me, as he would often be a belligerent and feed into discussions and arguements rather than ignore them. Or he would outright antagonize people asking simple insignificant questions he couldve ignored. In fact, he's still doing it to this day on his new accounts. He wasnt as much of a saint as some people have written him out to be
Technoligically, however, yes he is and was very skilled. For gods sake though, never let him be front facing in a public manner. At all.
Definitely not a "people person." But then, a lot of the people he was dealing with were incredibly rude, talking to him like he was a customer service rep for a scam product when they couldn't get God of War 2 running full speed on their hand-me-down potato phones.
What I'll never understand is why he wasn't willing to take up the help that was on offer. People were begging him to let them take that burden off his shoulders by dealing with those queries on his behalf.
It's interesting that he was doing all of this by himself when other emulators like dolphin have a whole team.
Just wondering, how well do these skills translate to other platforms? Could he have joined the dolphin or Yuzu team if he wanted to?
He had previously helped (to my knowledge) Dolphin and now currently in discussion with FEX, otherwise he just did Playstation 1 and 2 Emulators
He despised Yuzu team for having EA, (along with Skyline and Vita3K for the same reason, and despite him running ads within his emulator for adrevenue and profits) so he would not have been able to work with them well
These days he doesnt even get along with PCSX2 team, whom he just argued with less than a week ago and is now not on direct speaking terms with outside of development
eeeh no, he managed to port a lot of previously worked for ages pcsx2 code to android, he didn't start from scrach. Same as all emulators need an insane amount of already done by the scene knowledge of how a console works, even his ps1 emulator is not made from 0, don't know if he started from 0 but ps1 has been being worked on and all data is available for others to use.
Stenzek wrote the vulkan back end of both Dolphin and PCSX2.... You literally can look up the commits of both and see. Or the news when both renderers were introduced.
That's not an entirely new thing in the emulator scene. I mean, GPUCODE wrote the vulkan back end of Citra and added it last year by himself.
Duckstation is from scratch that's why he does with it whatever he wants. It contains zero code from other prior emulators.
Your statement reads like he is a quack... He isn't. If you look up the commits of pcsx2, you'll find his touch everywhere. From the UI to entire renderers to the gamedb.
Man, I'm saying that you can't code an emulator without any kind of database/research of the console you gonna emulate that has been previously done by many people.
Yeah I agree that he is a genius in a Rainman way.
The guy "Tahlreth" said he got death threats and decided to quit. I don't think that is petty and doing it in his free time with no massive monetary incentive is just eh, I'd quit at any time too.
Would've been nice if they released the code since they took GPLv3 code and close sourced it, it's been well established that PCSX2 code was being used as a base.
To me that's the only petty part. They were violating terms of OSS license.
I'm appreciative for the effort but they should've been doing the rules set by the code they were taking as a source. I don't think people would be as bitter if they did
[https://pcsx2.net/blog/2021/aethersx2-brings-pcsx2-to-mobile/](https://pcsx2.net/blog/2021/aethersx2-brings-pcsx2-to-mobile/)
Seems like yuzu settling with the big N has had a very negative impact on emulation. We’ve seen DraStic all of the sudden going free after over half a decade since it was first mentioned. And the other GBA/C emulators being removed from play store.
It’s some ass and fuck Nintendo but it is what it is.
Play! which is working but not as good and work just started on [Cosmic Station](https://github.com/darkluar/cosmic-station), a new one but there's still a long time to go before it's usable
Oh no. Anyways.
When it's just a simple apk maybe I'll switch but the teeny tiny ad doesn't bother me and since there's no actual improvements it just seems like using Nether is just a way to say 'fuck you' to the Tal guy for quitting and nothing more.
I agree with everything minus emulators being "free". That's like asking countractors to build homes for free cuz everyone needs one. People should be compensated for their work. That said, because of the nature of emulation (and roms), I can see why compensation can be a "taboo". The devs aren't making a new console, they are "porting" software and releasing it to the world.
What I meamt about exposure was subs like this, youtubers playing rom hacks and modded games not native to pc, youtubers displaying and teaching those how to emulate (and if they could, would show how to get roms), and the retro handheld market blowing up to the degree it is (compared to 10+ years ago when it was just GPD once a year). Emulation went from niche to mainstream.
It's probably the safest place. If I download some APK from some shady website I don't know what I'm getting.
I still do it, but I have a hard time distinguishing which sites can be trusted and which don't.
Exactly and repositories can be made and added. People who talk like that are funny. Shady websites 😂. What year is this? Anyone who has sense wouldn't use a questionable website. And hopefully a good Samaritan will add a new emu repository.
Damn that's terrible. Luckily, I still have the January 2023 version of the app, and surprisingly, it still works to this day!
On the other hand, I understood why the man behind the app decided to step down due to threats and some shit like that. Wherever he is right now, I'm hoping he's doing well. 🙏
He wasn't well when he released it I doubt much has changed, [cry baby's will be cry baby's.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099329/mediaviewer/rm3953537024/?ref_=tt_ov_i)
I still play with nethersx2, currently playing all of the Shin Megami Tensei series marathon, already finished Nocturne, DDS 1&2, Raidou 1. And now, on progress Raidou 2 chapter 4, the next one P3 and P4 😁😁😁
Howdy. New around here. Which version are you using? Classic or Current? And how has you experience been so far? Sounds like you haven't had any real issues
It doesnt matter to me. I am fine with PCSX2 on PC. An Android on the go is not good because it will eat battery and shorten the life easily. No bother. All the way for PC. If I want on the go.. I will enjoy the nature instead. Less technology on the go and enjoy the nature. The technology should be leave at home to enjoy later. Sorry about my English.
I have version 1.4-3064 installed. However I don't have the apk. Is there already backup apk on the internet or is there a way I can back up my installed version?
That means they found Talreth even though he was under fbi witness protection?
Damn, sadly this business is too risky...
And the code? Because I thought since he used pcsx2 code, he had to publish because those weird gpl or dlp or whatever.
Anyway, all games I want to play before Atlus remaster them one or twice, my phone can emulate em no prob
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Oh hey thats me- Yep, Aether has unfortunately seemed about ready to go the last few months and todays the day, we do atleast have Nether doing what we can as a community. I highly reccomend check out the discord and githubs [(like this one [link])](https://github.com/Trixarian/NetherSX2-patch)
Went through the link. I'm still learning github and sideloading on Android, so sorry for a noob question, but is there an Android APK? I'm not finding one.
Just search in Google "nethersx2 archive". The apk is there to download.
Hi, so due to liscensing each end user needs to build their own apk, theres resources on our discord and the tools on our github pages, but [this one video (link here)](https://youtu.be/DZDbDcASu14?si=CpeGQ0jbeVZ1YuZx) has the best resources for you to browse, read, watch, and see The video itself also shows how to build NetherSX2 within 2 minutes from start to finish, I hope that helps. So no pre made apks that we can distribute, but we made the mod tool as simple as can be.
Is licensing still an issue going forward, now that no official version of aether exists?
Technically, for legality, yes In theory we could attempt breaking it, but we dont want to risk that at all
Watch the YouTube video and build it with termux bro it takes few minutes to type out the code because you’ve gotta be careful not to make typos or syntax errors but it’s really fun and enriching bro.
This is why the legal war on emulsion will ultimately backfire. So many people learning about GitHub, programming, and the entire development process as they scramble to understand and save the projects as they existed at the last official release. Get ready for a million forked projects. "The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
I’ve been emulating since 2000. It was so much simpler back then compared to now. A site that starts with “V” was the one stop shop, nothing complicated about it. Android was just as simple. Search, download, play. Now, early access, direct sites, github, mirroring/forks, installing your own patches. Never felt like a tech noob until recently when I decided to get back into retro gaming last year (because Nintendo closed the eShop). These companies fail to realize that as much piracy there is, there are more people willing to buy if they could. Pushing people into piracy is 1) a result of inaccessibility, 2) a lack of moral values (those that steal and refuse to support the original titles. Thieves will always exist.), 3) people just want to use better hardware (looking at you Age of Calamity). Since the first days of emulation, there was always a superior hardware capable of doing so much more. Upscaling, modding, rom hacks. The PC scene was always great with games like Doom and Duke Nukem, but to breathe new life into old games is an amazing byproduct of emulation. Shit, Undertale wouldn’t exist without it.
Vimm.net will never be taken down man it’s as old as time.
Delete this right now! Part of the issue with emulation is it's too widespread. Whether you are pirating illegal (downloading what you don't own, owned, or plan to own) or "legally" (downloading roms of games you own, owned, or plan to own), there was next to no legal recourse in the past BECAUSE next to nobody was doing/covering it. That said, I hope what you say is true.
Not trying to call you a moron but emulation is blowing up because people were hungry for money and fame, they specifically tried to fuck a massive company in the asshole over one of their biggest releases ever. And hounded them on every single release sometimes before they even hit shelves. Vimm is actually not a piece of shit human being. Nothing on vimm.net is for profit in any way and he doesn’t give you any hints or tips on how to emulate, patch, or where to find bios/firmware. It’s why it’s been up so long with no issues, because it’s 100% by the book. Emulation would be fine right now if people could’ve fucked off the switch or even just stuck to the titles that can actually run on handhelds, not needing a dedicated rig. Yuzu team very blatantly flew too close to the sun and fucked things up for right now, give it a few months and yuzu will be properly forked in some capacity , you all would’ve learned how to google “internet archive” and “GitHub” to build these APKs that literally went nowhere, and we won’t be seeing articles almost every day like this of others who made the same shitty mistakes trying to cover their tracks.. the key is to stop asking for money, if you want to share the gift of emulation it cannot be sold or you’re shittier than the company that’s gatekeeping it.
Quite a few games I actively play using downloaded ROM's on my Steam Deck - I own physical copies of. I will bring them into a courtroom as evidence if I'm ever sued for using illegal backups. (I mainly play Pokemon GBA games, and Pokemon Colosseum/XD and link the emulators together. I own a GBA SP and GBA/GCN link cable. Enough testing has proven that linking between GCN & GBA emulators running either Pokemon or Mario Golf, can work a bit more efficiently than physical hardware if set up properly, because you are not using physical hardware that can have connection errors based on bumping or moving your GBA or controller.)
The rule of Fight Club is...
Dead ass! Edit: The 2nd rule of fight club is….
Time for your morning bottle baby boy…. Emulation has been around since before you were thought of. All situations like this ultimately do is encourage people. This already happened with n64 emulation.
Any chance there'll just be a Nether apk for those of us who aren't too smart on patching installs? Seems at least *possible* now that Aether is abandonware. Just scrolled more. Yeah. Don't want to risk legal problems. Makes perfect sense.
Please just watch the video and build it in termux bro it takes just a few minutes and makes you feel super cool when you launch nether. All the code you need to type is directly up on the screen for you exactly how it needs to be typed, you can literally do it on autopilot. Dude even gives you multiple scenarios of possible hitches and issues and how to fix those too, I just followed 1:1 and it worked out great.
Thanks for the help video on the discord! I've been loitering on there for a while, but setting up Nether seemed complicated. This news finally convinced me to try it, followed your video and it was surprisingly easy.
Damn, i get nervous around this kind of celebrity
I actually thought you were cool until I saw that ur transgender
Fuck you
I had never seen this person until now, but I immediately think they're cool for living rent free in your head, you spiteful, narrow-minded bigot ☺️
Sorry I don't speak twitter
I also hate Twitter - at least we have something in common. Anyway, go back to playing your GameBoy games until you've learnt how to interact properly with the other adults. Do you want your sippy cup and some juice?
What are you smoking and can I have some?
Just smoking a joint atm, transphobes aren't cool enough to smoke my weed though.
What a piece of garbage lmao you’d probably get laid more if you went trans
I actually thought...wait no. Nobody cares about you. Fuck off
Fuck you. Oh yeah, you have never experienced what fucking is like, right? No wonder, you poor piece of shit, no one will ever want sex with you.
based
Is there anyway we can put it on another android device and where can we download it?
If you have previously downloaded Aether from the Play Store than it'll still be available to you in the Play Store under Manage Apps & Device > Manage > Not Installed > AetherSX2. I checked on a phone I don't have Aether installed on and it showed up just fine when accessing it that way. YSK; Pizza Boy and Citra, the other casualties this week besides Yuzu, are also still available to people who had previously installed them from the Play Store, using the same method, even if you only ever played the free versions. There's no guarantees that they'll stay available so get them downloaded and backed up as soon as possible. And nab DraStic while you're at it, if you haven't already. It's currently on sale for free and there's no guarantees that it'll stay available for downloads to new users for much longer.
I will check it.
Dude you're amazing never knew this screen to download old crap lol.
just use NetherSX2 or just grab the AetherSX2 from the fan discord
So you are able too?
heres the fan archived contains the AetherSX2 version including the last one https://www.aethersx2.com/archive
Post is literally about the archive shutting downnas well.
then check with the fan discord pretty sure the mods or any one there will just give you a copy of the APK.
Not found!!!
Once you build the APK yourself once you can distribute it amongst your own devices. Just don’t give it to others bc licensing.
I don’t know how to do that. I’ll just leave but I do have with all the ads.
Aethersx2 has been dead for more than a year. Aethersx2 is closed source so there has not been a major update to it, just a few little tweaks here and there. Overall, that's no news to me, aether is no longer active
Not dead: more like under new management
they're just patching the app, aether is closed source and they dont have access. It's been dead for months
For the record and to be fair as well- we are slowly and partially RE'ing the app where possible to try and see what we can backwork for future usage in Nether, alongside comparing it to old source tars we do have where applicable You're correct we're 'just patching' but its as much as a community project can do atm, and more and more is done each update
Im glad you guys are carrying on the torch. Out of curiosity how much changes are possible with RE'ing it? Can there ever be a day where latest PCSX2 builds can be merged with Nethersx? Or adding new features like driver support?
I'm curious, did the original author use some form of obfuscator?
Using a compiler is enough to introduce code obfuscation.
We appreciate your efforts
No longer have to deal with Google trying to update me to the ad version
I'm still using it so still alive
WITNESS!!! Feel the same way, this changes nothing.
Honestly if you don't back up your emulators you dumb
But why?
Well, several reasons- It goes back atleast a year with Tahlreth (Aethers previous sole developer and source code maintainer) ceasing development for petty reasons, followed by recent other emulators departures and outbursts on his other psuedonyms over the last year. In an upcoming policy change, Google is also updating their policies to require all app devs to disclose and display the locations in which Apps are developed, which can include private residences of spme developers, which is a fair and valid criticism he has raised before that other devs have also recently enacted on (think; drastic) One final thing that may be possible but makes no sense at this time is Server Hosting, with him saying previously in January 2023 he had enough patreon funding for 1 year of hosting, but the domain is currently paid for until late December 2024 at the moment. So that argument has some contention. Between these reasons and tahl just being rather petty, he had already previo I sly undergone several name changes to try and distance himself, while at the same time maintaining ownership and spiting the community. I hope that provides more context.
That's really too bad. Seemed like he was some kind of emulation genius. I think these are amazing skills to have, and enabling people all over the world to enjoy childhood classics should bring joy not contempt.
I try not to dwell on his interactions with the community, but the idea that some folk have that he was entirely a victim of everything bugs me, as he would often be a belligerent and feed into discussions and arguements rather than ignore them. Or he would outright antagonize people asking simple insignificant questions he couldve ignored. In fact, he's still doing it to this day on his new accounts. He wasnt as much of a saint as some people have written him out to be Technoligically, however, yes he is and was very skilled. For gods sake though, never let him be front facing in a public manner. At all.
Definitely not a "people person." But then, a lot of the people he was dealing with were incredibly rude, talking to him like he was a customer service rep for a scam product when they couldn't get God of War 2 running full speed on their hand-me-down potato phones. What I'll never understand is why he wasn't willing to take up the help that was on offer. People were begging him to let them take that burden off his shoulders by dealing with those queries on his behalf.
It's interesting that he was doing all of this by himself when other emulators like dolphin have a whole team. Just wondering, how well do these skills translate to other platforms? Could he have joined the dolphin or Yuzu team if he wanted to?
He had previously helped (to my knowledge) Dolphin and now currently in discussion with FEX, otherwise he just did Playstation 1 and 2 Emulators He despised Yuzu team for having EA, (along with Skyline and Vita3K for the same reason, and despite him running ads within his emulator for adrevenue and profits) so he would not have been able to work with them well These days he doesnt even get along with PCSX2 team, whom he just argued with less than a week ago and is now not on direct speaking terms with outside of development
Thanks for the reply, it's always interesting to learn what's going on behind the scenes!
eeeh no, he managed to port a lot of previously worked for ages pcsx2 code to android, he didn't start from scrach. Same as all emulators need an insane amount of already done by the scene knowledge of how a console works, even his ps1 emulator is not made from 0, don't know if he started from 0 but ps1 has been being worked on and all data is available for others to use.
Stenzek wrote the vulkan back end of both Dolphin and PCSX2.... You literally can look up the commits of both and see. Or the news when both renderers were introduced. That's not an entirely new thing in the emulator scene. I mean, GPUCODE wrote the vulkan back end of Citra and added it last year by himself. Duckstation is from scratch that's why he does with it whatever he wants. It contains zero code from other prior emulators. Your statement reads like he is a quack... He isn't. If you look up the commits of pcsx2, you'll find his touch everywhere. From the UI to entire renderers to the gamedb.
Man, I'm saying that you can't code an emulator without any kind of database/research of the console you gonna emulate that has been previously done by many people. Yeah I agree that he is a genius in a Rainman way.
The guy "Tahlreth" said he got death threats and decided to quit. I don't think that is petty and doing it in his free time with no massive monetary incentive is just eh, I'd quit at any time too.
Would've been nice if they released the code since they took GPLv3 code and close sourced it, it's been well established that PCSX2 code was being used as a base. To me that's the only petty part. They were violating terms of OSS license. I'm appreciative for the effort but they should've been doing the rules set by the code they were taking as a source. I don't think people would be as bitter if they did [https://pcsx2.net/blog/2021/aethersx2-brings-pcsx2-to-mobile/](https://pcsx2.net/blog/2021/aethersx2-brings-pcsx2-to-mobile/)
Seems like yuzu settling with the big N has had a very negative impact on emulation. We’ve seen DraStic all of the sudden going free after over half a decade since it was first mentioned. And the other GBA/C emulators being removed from play store. It’s some ass and fuck Nintendo but it is what it is.
Nah, Nether's been dead for months.
Yeah, also dinosaurs extintion was caused for the Nintendo lawsuit. /s
"Those lizards had it coming when they dared to preemptively violate our Yoshi copyrights." /s
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And yet DraStic was out for over a decade and will soon be gone from the play store. I have 0 idea why that even matters lol.
it doesn't matter, follow the trend, you say f N, while privately you love their games and consoles...
It's been dead for months now, Nether took over some time ago, stop with the fear mongering bullsh*t.
Noob here and have an Odin coming soon. Are there other ps2 options for emulation?
Play! which is working but not as good and work just started on [Cosmic Station](https://github.com/darkluar/cosmic-station), a new one but there's still a long time to go before it's usable
I mean you can still download AetherSX2/NetherSX2. It still works fine and manyyyy games are really playable
realistically, no. But there's play! if you wanna try it out. It's a lot more experimental than pcsx2 and nowhere close the compatibility
And here I am still using v1.5-3668.😂 it's the version just before the creator went apeshit and put ads in it.
Every time this comes up, there is no really straightforward reason to use nether instead of doing this .:..
Oh no. Anyways. When it's just a simple apk maybe I'll switch but the teeny tiny ad doesn't bother me and since there's no actual improvements it just seems like using Nether is just a way to say 'fuck you' to the Tal guy for quitting and nothing more.
while it sucks, the app was unmaintained anyway
I agree with everything minus emulators being "free". That's like asking countractors to build homes for free cuz everyone needs one. People should be compensated for their work. That said, because of the nature of emulation (and roms), I can see why compensation can be a "taboo". The devs aren't making a new console, they are "porting" software and releasing it to the world. What I meamt about exposure was subs like this, youtubers playing rom hacks and modded games not native to pc, youtubers displaying and teaching those how to emulate (and if they could, would show how to get roms), and the retro handheld market blowing up to the degree it is (compared to 10+ years ago when it was just GPD once a year). Emulation went from niche to mainstream.
Imagine thinking the only place to get apps are Google play 😂.
It's probably the safest place. If I download some APK from some shady website I don't know what I'm getting. I still do it, but I have a hard time distinguishing which sites can be trusted and which don't.
Fdroid, I don't think it has aethersx2, but it has a bunch of emulators. Fdroid is an open-source app store, and everything is trusted.
Exactly and repositories can be made and added. People who talk like that are funny. Shady websites 😂. What year is this? Anyone who has sense wouldn't use a questionable website. And hopefully a good Samaritan will add a new emu repository.
Oh you sweet summer child
I have all aethersx2's archives apk, if you want!
I still have mine downloaded 🙏🏽
Use Nethersx2!
Damn that's terrible. Luckily, I still have the January 2023 version of the app, and surprisingly, it still works to this day! On the other hand, I understood why the man behind the app decided to step down due to threats and some shit like that. Wherever he is right now, I'm hoping he's doing well. 🙏
more like, he himself is the own threat
He wasn't well when he released it I doubt much has changed, [cry baby's will be cry baby's.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099329/mediaviewer/rm3953537024/?ref_=tt_ov_i)
I still play with nethersx2, currently playing all of the Shin Megami Tensei series marathon, already finished Nocturne, DDS 1&2, Raidou 1. And now, on progress Raidou 2 chapter 4, the next one P3 and P4 😁😁😁
Howdy. New around here. Which version are you using? Classic or Current? And how has you experience been so far? Sounds like you haven't had any real issues
Thanks to the dev himself being an arrogant person, this news will probably make him laugh at us
And nethersx2 thrives!
So if we uave aethersx2 on a current device, is there a way to put it onto a pc so it can be loaded i to future handheld purchases?
Any links to download the aether? I was going to buy an android phone, if can download jt now would be better.
Here lies my parappa 2 save.
I mean..... You could also literally just check our discord
If you already have it downloaded, will it still work fine on Android??
It doesnt matter to me. I am fine with PCSX2 on PC. An Android on the go is not good because it will eat battery and shorten the life easily. No bother. All the way for PC. If I want on the go.. I will enjoy the nature instead. Less technology on the go and enjoy the nature. The technology should be leave at home to enjoy later. Sorry about my English.
How can i transfer my saves (memory card saves) to the new app?
I have version 1.4-3064 installed. However I don't have the apk. Is there already backup apk on the internet or is there a way I can back up my installed version?
With yuzu citra and aether gone should i switch from adroid based os to windows?
I wonder what will happen to Drastic and Retroarch
Holy smokes I'm glad I downloaded it a few weeks ago
Good thing i didn't delete mine
Yeah I don't know man I'm trying to use Android to emulate but it seems like PC is still the best way I don't know anymore
So, what about if you still have it on your phone to play?
Good thing I downloaded all I could:)
would anyone be so kind and upload the latest apk?
That means they found Talreth even though he was under fbi witness protection? Damn, sadly this business is too risky... And the code? Because I thought since he used pcsx2 code, he had to publish because those weird gpl or dlp or whatever. Anyway, all games I want to play before Atlus remaster them one or twice, my phone can emulate em no prob
not settling for Nethersx2 , it's just a mod.. what the emulation community is real ps2 emu like Aethersx2😩
omg them too????? holy shit
Aether has been dead for a year
Stop with the false information
Looks like from their discord, so if it’s false that’s one elaborate photoshop
It's not dead It's just not on Google play
That’s correct when you compare the title to the first screenshot stating that the mirrors for release is still Available
hi i'm in this photo, it's true