NathanNeurotic (Ripto)
Creator and maintainer of PS2 Servers (Desktop, Core, Edge), the RiptOPL loader fork, and comprehensive PlayStation 2 documentation systems.
Credits, Sources & Acknowledgments
PS2 Servers is built on the collective achievements, reverse engineering efforts, and code contributions of the PlayStation 2 homebrew development community.
Core Contributors & Collaborators
FatBaldDad
Author of PS2-EtherDrive. In direct collaboration, co-architecting unified server foundations, networking standards, and hardware testing methodologies.
Upstream Projects & Specifications
pcm720
Pioneer of the udpfsd protocol specification and original server implementation, establishing high-speed UDP-based network game loading on the PS2.
ps2homebrew Team
The maintainers of the canonical Open-PS2-Loader repository and the open-source ps2sdk toolchain.
darkladark (dnunezx)
Author of LUNA (Lightweight Unified Neutrino Access) and key contributor to Neutrino network loading, Modulo protocol integration, and RiptOPL improvements.
Docmine17
Creator of Open-PS2-Loader-HTTP, introducing ISO streaming via standard HTTP Range headers.
Maximus32
Creator of the modular Neutrino external game loader core and driver architecture.
uyjulian
Longtime contributor to OPL network drivers, lwIP integration, and high-performance SMB protocol improvements.
Open-Source Technologies
- Python Software Foundation — Python 3 runtime and Tkinter GUI engine.
- Go (Golang) Project — High-concurrency static binary compilation for Edge.
- OpenWrt Project — Embedded Linux router operating system and package ecosystem.
- libchdr — Fast, portable CHD compressed disc image decoding.
- maxcso & LZ4 — High-speed compressed ZSO disc image containers.