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

Last updated on: July 13th, 2024.

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-24-07-13
  • Fix windowed TDJ subscreen not accepting mouse clicks after card in, allow windowed TDJ/UFC subscreen to minimize, but not close - Contributed by guardianblue
• spice2x-24-07-10
  • Better gfdm XG2 and XG3 support - Contributed by bicarus
  • IIDX TDJ windowed mode rendering improvements - Contributed by guardianblue
    • NOTE: there is an issue with second window not registering touches properly. Please enable -iidxnosub as a workaround.
  • IIDX TDJ subscreen poke feature - Contributed by guardianblue
  • CardIO NumLock toggle option - Contributed by bicarus
  • Patch manager UI tweaks - Contributed by bicarus
• spice2x-24-07-06
  • Reliability improvements for config file saving
  • Experimental and incomplete support for gfdm XG3 - Contributed by bicarus
  • Option to specify path for screen resize config
  • Reflec Beat: fix being unable to type into overlay
• spice2x-24-07-03
  • Fix SMX stage compatibility - Contributed by DinsFire64
  • Patch manager: log header in patches JSON, better error handling - Contributed by bicarus
• spice2x-24-06-26
  • Fix MDX-003 not retrieving patches from online source
• spice2x-24-06-22
  • Reliability & performance improvements for auto-card-insert
  • Update -sdvxnosub to prevent creation of subscreen in windowed mode
  • Bug fixes
  • See here for more details
• spice2x-24-06-20
  • Improve experience for windowed SDVX UFC (always launch subscreen window). See here for details.
  • Add Delay option in analog binds
  • Fix pop'n soft-lock with auto card insert
  • Fix -graphics-single-adapter not working in Beatstream/Nostalgia
• spice2x-24-06-14
  • Touch emulation improvements for windowed mode - Contributed by guardianblue

latest stable downloads

Last updated on: June 8th, 2024.

• spice2x-24-06-08
  • Patch manager bug fixes - Contributed by bicarus

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, Windows - control spice from your phone / tablet / another PC
• ifs_layeredfs - for live game asset modding; spicetools ships with one built-in, but it's an old version; recommend that you download a newer version instead and add it as a DLL hook.
• hypersonik - DirectSound audio latency reduction for IIDX 24 and below
• popnhax - various mods to make popn more playable
• FlexASIO - software ASIO stack with multiple backends
• Asphyxia - offline EA emulator & plugins
• 2dxcamhook - IIDX camera hook for OBS
• 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. For example, some modes in certain games are known to push (practically permanent, difficult to reverse) firmware onto I/O boards, rendering them unusable. While efforts have been made to hook some of these codes from running, there is no guarantee that this will always work (e.g., if newer version of the game decides to a new method that isn't hooked). It is also no means comprehensive, as there may be yet-to-be-discovered code that may render your expensive hardware completely useless.

issues, questions, bugs, feature requests

• project home on GitHub