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: June 8th, 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-24-06-08
  • Patch manager bug fixes - Contributed by bicarus
• spice2x-24-06-03
  • Fix patch status not being saved properly
  • Search tab for finding options - Contributed by bicarus
• spice2x-24-06-02
  • Fix BBC and Museca hang on boot when COM ports are present
  • Deprecate -iidxtdjw (use -iidxtdj and -w together instead)
• spice2x-24-05-31
  • Redesign patches tab - Contributed by bicarus
  • Add support for "number" patch type
  • History for remote patch URLs
  • Bug fixes
• spice2x-24-05-28
  • New patch JSON format, importing patches from URL - Contributed by Elpisdev, aixxe
  • Add Process Efficiency Class option for hetero CPUs
  • UI tweaks for importing patches
  • Add aliases for arguments with -sp2x prefix
  • Disable URL patch importing in-game - Contributed by bicarus
  • More UI tweaks for importing patches - Contributed by bicarus
  • Add caution string to patches.json format
  • Paste from clipboard button for URL patches import
  • Bug fixes

latest stable downloads

Last updated on: April 29th, 2024.

• spice2x-24-04-29
  • Move -vr to be DANCERUSH only option
  • Fix being unable to type into overlay when -nolegacy is on

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