Well i couldnt wait anymore so i did it myself but i didnt know what you meant by "b) Flash the firmware by modding one of the flashing scripts (you could just rename your file that of the hacked firmware, and remove the check in the script that looks for RunApp~ and says the firmware has already been patched)" i downloaded the 3s_UK_v52.50312-MOD file then deleted the file and used my US backup to mod the file then when i had my modded backup file i just renamed it to 3s_UK_v52.50312-MOD but its a US v52.50312 i flashed it and everything is working great and all the games work again. thx for all the help you gave me with letting me know what to do. one question i have is how do you do that last step without taking the shortcut i did.
Here is the Download 3s_US_v52.50312-MOD
Here is the Download 3s_US_v52.50312-MOD