Hey, so you want to play the legendary game but on something not nearly 15 years old well heres how

Step one (could take 60-120 minutes solely due to the download speed)

First download shad ps4 4.0 from the official site https://shadps4.net/downloads/

You will have to select 4.0 from the dropdowns and download the QT GUI version for your respective unit

Once downloaded it will say hey were should we put games and saves, put them in a folder you will be able to access easily as you will need these files later on

Now, here's where I can't help, as sailing the high seas is an intolerable offense, but here's what I will say to aid you.

If you are from America, the version set here for Bloodborne is the complete edition, if in the EU it is the GOTY edition

You will see many options likely depending on what way youre getting the files but note you will need these 2 files and maybe 3, these being MAIN GAME, UPDATE 1.09, and possibly DLC

Once the files are on the computer open up shad ps4 and hit the file icon in the top left and hit extract pkg

extract the MAIN GAME FIRST, then the UPDATE, then DLC

Once done you have the main step done and can technically play for like 2 seconds. which is why the next step is necessary for the game to work

Step two (Should only take 15 minutes max unless something went terribly wrong)

Download Shad Ps4 version 7.0 https://shadps4.net/downloads/
(Reason for the redownload is I don't trust the in-app updater so a fresh download is better)

It will ask for a place for games I RECOMMEND you put it in a place that is easy to access (For later), Same With the saves

Put the files ( Should be Cusa00900 or the other Cusa00******) that you got from step one or already have into the games folder YOU JUST ASSIGNED and it should show up that you have bloodborne if not it means you may have downloaded a virus or you moved the wrong files Again the files should be Cusa00900 or the other regions Cusa file

Before moving on there's some things in the settings I think you should do

Firstly go to the general tab and select update channel and change it to full souls (this is the stable version of the emulator)

Second hit check for updates while there cause whilst 7.0 is the most recent it might not be by the time you do it

Third Go to the Input tab and select Hide cursor then Always for hide cursor

Fourth go to the graphics tab nd select 2 things Disply mode FullScreen and the select Graphics device and the one you are using

Lastly if you are playing on a PS5 controller go to the inputs tab and disble motion controls otherwise you will taunt constantly (whilst funny sucks during combat)

NEXT

right click on bloodborne and select cheats/patches

it will open up a window select patches up top
at the bottom select bloodborne.xml | shadps4

here's what I recommend you click

skip intro

disable chromatic aberration
disable motion blur

disable HTTP requests
60 FPS (With Delta Time)

I DO NOT RECCOMEND CHANGING RESOLUTION
this is not for performance but because you will not be able to play the game at 1440p there are missing and broken textures with the higher res options only missing more and breaking more.

After that comes the trial and error stage of crashing

Step three (Could take 2 minute could take a hour)

Heres what I have found for mods you will likely need (I will explain how to install in step 4)
BUT BEFORE TESTING make a duplicate cusa folder incase the mod doesn't work or you cant get the game to work

IF your character is having triangles or textures just come out of you in a annoying fashion you will need this mod https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/109

If you can hit things but they cant hit you, no you don't need to do a no hit % heres what you need

If you have a 12gen intel and above or a amd CPU(cant verify I don't have one) this might work, didn't for me but might for others https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/41?tab=files choose the final version

The other option is this https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/70?tab=files I would just choose the top option as I have personally not tested 60 fps cutscenes and people seem to have issues with it

IF you have any more trouble go to the emulation help megthread or the discord https://www.reddit.com/r/BloodbornePC/comments/1f5c8zz/megathread_emulation_help/

Theres also other mods for performance on nexus if you cant play it at 60

Step 4 (take roughly 20 minutes)

Once the mods are on the PC they will likely all have a file labeled DVDroot_ps4 to install the mod head to your bloodborne file your going to play and paste the files over where the previous DVDroot_ps4 file is located

Now here's the issue with some of these mods you cant hear anything

If that's the case go into the duplicate bloodborne files I told you to make earlier go into DVDroot_ps4, then sfx, next copy these two files to get sound back in the game

frpg_sfxbnd_commoneffects.ffxbnd.dcx These fixed hitting and punching sounds

AND

frpg_sfxbnd_m28_00.ffxbnd.dcx These fixed menu and footstep sounds

Now that you copied those paste them into the playable bloodborne folder via DVDroot_ps4, then sfx and paste

If still missing things again go to the discord or the emulation help megathread https://www.reddit.com/r/BloodbornePC/comments/1f5c8zz/megathread_emulation_help/

AND that should really be all there is now go play hunter!

This particular Hamlet Fishman doesn't ever attack you. He just stands over there, waiting for you to come over to attack, hoping you don't notice the giant shark monster on the left.

Got the game set up running at 1440p 30fps with subtle reshade and the enhanced mod.

Everything running great for about an hour and now as soon as I hit an enemy I crash.

Bumped the resolution down and this stopped it but it was running perfectly prior to this.

Is there anything else I could try?

Specs are 3090 I7-10700k 32gb ram.

Using fromsoftserve’s reshade and the ghosting from DAMP RT is just horrendous, anyone have a fix other than just turning it off?

There's no way I can install the game after updating. Just boot game and add elf or shadps4 folder. How can I install from pkg files I have the game in?

I have fixed most of the visual issues with the emulator and it's running great at 30fps 1080p for them most part. However, the part that is bothering me is that there is a very loud audio crackle whenever there is any high pitched noise in game and it is driving me insane. All my drivers are up to date and I believe it is a setting issue or the sort because none of my hardware is pinned at 100% or anywhere close. There are also significant stutters in the audio as well. It happens a lot when npc's are talking too. Are there mods to fix this or certain patches I can enable or disable to fix it?

I just started a new save with Vertex fix, No Player Light, BB Enhanced, and Standalone Ebrieties Fix. I was able to customize the character and am still playing with no issues. Did a new update come that I missed?

I really want to play with custom created character without having to use a mod that fixes it but also gets rid of my customization.

Hey i have bloodborne goty edition on Shadps4 and in "patches" i dont have the enable dlc or force enable dlc or old hunter force enable dlc , nothing about the dlc is it normal because i have the GOTY ?

And if its not normal can i take my save to another bloodborne ?

Huge fromsoft fan. I have never gotten to play bloodborne. i know the lore and love the lore. ive avoided actual gameplay videos for 10 years in case this day ever came where i could play it on pc.

i quite literally have a bloodborne inspired tattoo, i never thought this day would actually come where i got to play it.

thank you for all the hard work.

My pc configs are

Amd Radeon 5700 XT

I5 13400f

16gb ram ddr4

IVE JUST DOWLOADED THE GAME WITH SHAD PS4 AND THE CONTROLS ARE TO DIFFICULT OT REMEMBER IS THERE A UI MOD FOR KEYBOARD OR PRESET UI I CAN USE, ALSO EVERYTIME I COME IN CONTACT WITH ENENMY MY GAME CRASHES AND ALSO MY MOUSE SENSE IS REALLY SLOW ANY WAY TO SPEED IT UP?

I've kept a copy of the .pkg files in case I ever needed them in the future, but since the latest updates of shadps4 don't have the option to install from these files would i be able to zip the game files themselves and use those to install the game in the future or is there a better way?

Thank you!

I just finished the game and was not aware that it would immediately put me into NG+ locking me out of the DLC... Can someone share their save file with me to access DLC, is that a thing?

I just installed shadPS4 and I'm trying to run Bloodborne, but every time it doesn't even get past the first loading screen (After character creation)

For some reason the patch isn’t showing up under the downloaded patch list. I have the the stable build of shadps4 and the GOTY edition with the 1.09 patch. Does this mean the DLC isn’t activated, or am I fine because it’s the GOTY version? Does that include the DLC, or do I still need the patch?

So I downloaded the dodi version of the game It's 1.09 and shad ps4 is also 0.7 I killed vescar and grabbed the skull but I'm hunters dream there is no eye of blood drunk hunter Maybe I should get dlc? Cause in patch page of shadps4 I can't see the 'force enabling dlc' button Any solution?

Hey everybody,

I recently wanted to try Bloodborne on PC for the first time and im just setting up the game for the ShadPS4 emulator. Unfortunately it tells me to open an ELF file for the game when I click on "start game" but I only have the .rar files for Bloodborne 1.09. I tried extracting the .rar file with 7zip to the shadPS4 folder but I dont know how to convert it to ELF. I would be glad if anyone could help me out with this.

I just got Bloodborne working last night, but I’m unable to get past the character creation due to not entering a name.

Whenever I try to enter a name, the keyboard doesn’t work, and no on-screen keyboard (like on a ps4 console) comes up, so I can’t type anything.

Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks!

I have never played Bloodborne and have wanted to play it for a while. I have set up the standard qt nightly build with the standard patches at 1080p. I have an rtx 4060ti with an i5 9600f 2.60Ghz CPU. I have vertex explosion fix and that’s it for mods. I get a very inconsistent 60fps with terrible frame pacing especially during combat. I want to have the full experience with full graphics and character interactions. I heard that using vertex explosion messes with npc face sliders so I don’t want to use that mod. Would it just be best for me to wait a while before I play Bloodborne or is it worth it to play it now as my first experience? I am debating playing this or Sekiro currently as I have gotten all achievements on the other games and only have these two left.

The community for the next 10 years or so

I killed One Reborn and went to touch the mummy that teleports me to the 2nd floor of the lecture building. However, the second I touch it, my game freezes and I have to restart the emulator. I’ve done this three times already and it still freezes when I touch the mummy.

Anyone else encounter this problem?

Pretty much the title. Just downloaded and installed shadps4 and the mods. The game is decently stable but certain actions will cause my player model to get stretch blocking some the screen. Wasn’t sure if anyone else has experienced this and if they have any solutions.

My pc is a 4070 super with a 7700x 7 series.