Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026
Lunar IPS
- 1Runs onWindows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Patch formatsIPS
- 4Supported platformswindows
- 5Command-line supportYes
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: fusoya.eludevisibility.org
Overview
Lunar IPS is ranked #14 of 20 in ROM patching software on Specifiction. It runs on Windows.
Compared on ROM patching software
- Free plan
- Yesfusoya.eludevisibility.org
- Patch formats
- IPSfusoya.eludevisibility.org
- Supported platforms
- windowsfusoya.eludevisibility.org
- Command-line support
- Yesfusoya.eludevisibility.org
Facts
- Purpose
- Lunar IPS is a lightweight Windows utility intended to replace the SNESTool DOS program.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Patch operations
- It can create and apply IPS patches.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Encoding
- It supports full RLE encoding and decoding.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- File sizing
- It supports expanding and truncating files.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Encoder output
- Its IPS encoder creates files the same size as or smaller than files created with SNESTool.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Encoder behavior
- Its encoder avoids the rare 0x454F46 (EOF) offset bug attributed to SNESTool's IPS encoder.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Logging
- Applying a patch can generate a log named ROMFileName.log.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- File association
- The utility can register the .IPS file type so users can double-click an IPS file and choose a file to patch.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Patch size limit
- IPS patching is supported for files up to 16 MB; the IPS format cannot record changes beyond that mark because it uses 24-bit addressing, though an IPS file itself can be any size.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Settings storage
- The logging and file registration options are saved to the Windows registry.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Current listed release
- The page lists version 1.03, updated February 2, 2022.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Operating system requirements
- The listed minimum operating systems are Windows 95 (32-bit) and Windows XP 64-bit.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Download size
- The listed archive size is 172K zipped and 437K unzipped.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Other languages
- The page lists Croatian, Dutch, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish versions.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- File handling
- It supports expanding and truncating files.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Patch output
- The IPS encoder creates files the same size as or smaller than files created with SNESTool.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Minimum Windows versions
- The listed minimum operating systems are Windows 95 for 32-bit and Windows XP 64-bit for 64-bit.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Version and update
- The listed version is 1.03, updated February 2, 2022.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
- Translations
- The page lists Croatian, Dutch, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish language versions.fusoya.eludevisibility.org · 5 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best ROM Patching Software in 2026#14 of 20
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Sources
- fusoya.eludevisibility.org/lips/· checked 5 Oct 2026