about spice2x

spice2x is a fork of SpiceTools, focused on addressing bugs, usability, and quality-of-life improvements.

spice2x binaries are meant to be drop-in replacements for existing installs (spice.exe, spice64.exe, spicecfg.exe). For a list of features, check out this page.

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beta downloads

Note that while beta releases are mostly stable, there may be some glaring bugs. If you experience any issues, please use the most recent stable release. Additionally, some of the new features and option flags may change. It is recommended that you back up the config file (%appdata%\spicetools.xml). These builds will be promoted to stable once they have been thoroughly tested.

• spice2x-25-01-16
  • More MIDI improvements
  • Windowed mode for CCJ, QKS
  • Please see the full changelog for details.
• spice2x-25-01-09
  • Better MIDI support; significant improvements for drum support
  • Nostalgia: fix velocity handling for MIDI input
  • UI fixes: bugs in Buttons / Analog tabs, Exit dialog (press Escape in game)
  • Please see the full changelog for details.

latest stable downloads

• spice2x-24-12-31
  • Fix videos not playing in Unity-based games
  • Dump audio device info in wrapped WASAPI handler
  • Update DLL load failure message
• spice2x-24-12-30
  • Busou Shinki: fix mouse cursor not showing in game
  • IIDX: add IIDX NVENC Quality option (-iidxreccqp)
  • Please see the full changelog for details.
• spice2x-24-12-13
  • Improve error messages for DLL load failures
  • Load cardio module in spicecfg
• spice2x-24-12-06
  • Clean up seldom used features (VR, Lua scripting, layeredfs, KFControl)
  • New card scanner section in Cards tab
  • Add -scardfix option for converting NFC cards into E00401 format
  • Add system information logging, controlled by -sysdump option
  • Please see the full changelog for details.
• spice2x-24-11-20
  • DRS: add subscreen overlay window (dance floor tape LED display) - contributed by bicarus
  • IIDX: TDJ cam selection options for users with 3+ cameras (-iidxtdjcamhooktop / -iidxtdjcamhookfront)
  • IIDX/SDVX: move some options to Advanced tab
  • Update -nvprofile to set V-Sync settings as Application Controlled
• spice2x-24-10-29
  • (IIDX31+) apply signature patch to force WASAPI by default; use -iidxsounddevice to override - Contributed by bicarus
  • Fix SDVX EG song search when using Japanese touch keyboard (when OS is not ja-JP) - Contributed by bicarus
  • Nostalgia I/O improvements - Contributed by bicarus
  • Expose DDR Gold cabinet tape LEDs via Spice API - Contributed by skogaby
  • Please see the full changelog for details.

past versions

wiki pages

• Known issues
• PC optimization guide
• Audio modes demystified (ASIO, WASAPI, DirectSound...)
• Patches / hex edits
• Info for Asus Xonar AE owners

suggested addons

• SpiceCompanion Android, iOS (app currently not listed in App Store), Windows - control spice from your phone / tablet / another PC
• ifs_layeredfs - for game asset modding
• spicehue - control Philips Hue lights over spice API
• slidershim - use your phone / tablet as keyboard input

disclaimers

spice2x team does not provide any tools to circumvent software copy protection, nor distribute any copyright-protected game data.

We are not associated with the original SpiceTools developers. SpiceCompanion apps are also separate projects owned by the app developers. Efforts will be made to keep up to date with upstream changes.

If you want to run spice2x on a real arcade cabinet, do note that the developers take no responsibility for any damage done to your hardware, nor provide any support.

issues, questions, bugs, feature requests

• project home on GitHub