Dark Lands Vita

Dark Lands Vita
Dark Lands Vita
General
Author	Rocroverss
Type	Platform
Version	1.0
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2026/06/26
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Dark Lands is a 2D action-platformer where players take on the role of an Ancient Greek hero. With reflexes and a sword, they must survive a dark world filled with shadows, deadly obstacles, and relentless foes.

The port works by loading the official Android ARMv7 executable in memory, resolving its imports with native functions, and patching it so it can run properly on PS Vita.

Setup Instructions

Install Kubridge and FdFix by copying kubridge.skprx and fd_fix.skprx to your taiHEN plugins folder.

The folder is commonly ur0:tai, but use ux0:tai if that is how your Vita is configured. Add both plugins under *KERNEL in config.txt:
```
*KERNEL
ur0:tai/kubridge.skprx
ur0:tai/fd_fix.skprx
```
Do not install fd_fix.skprx if you are already using the rePatch plugin.
Install libshacccg.suprx to ur0:/data/ or ur0:/data/external/. If you do not have it, follow a libshacccg extraction guide.
The game runs correctly at the default 444 MHz CPU clock. For the best performance, however, it's recommended to install PSVshell Vita and overclock the Vita to 500 MHz.
Install dla.vpk.
Create this folder on the Vita:
```
ux0:data/dla/
```

From your legally obtained Android APK, extract:

Obtain dark-lands-1-5-6.apk (version 1.5.6).

Verify that the APK matches the expected SHA-256 checksum: Windows (Command Prompt):

certutil -hashfile dark-lands-1-5-6.apk SHA256

Expected output:

7ecd7f1c4cd2e9d9066b0515c7bde2af7ce6d0a8b7d79deab652b98e7f3d1b0e

Run the following command that will create the dla folder that you need to place at "ux0:data/":
```
 python prepare_dla_folder.py dark-lands-1-5-6.apk
```

The clean final layout should look like this:

ux0:data/dla/
|- base.apk
|- libcocos2dcpp.so
|- assets/
|  |- ...
|- gxp/                       created by the port when shader cache is used
|- DarkLandsSecurePrefs.bin   created by the port after saving
|- SharedPreferences.bin      created by the port after saving