Alright fellas the time has arrived and your patience shall be rewarded.
ShadPS4 V0.13, using BBlauncher to run the game and manage mods. https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/194
BBlauncher does have a PKG extractor tool but I did run into problems when using it so I recommend downloading an older build of shadps4 such as V0.6 to install the PKG.
First things first there are some settings that you need to have a look at in BBLauncher.
-----> ShadPS4 settings (game specific settings)
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General settings:
-----> Fullscreen mode | I have this set to windowed because borderless doesn't work for me, it might work for you. If it doesn't, Special K is very useful for getting borderless windowed working.
-----> Present mode | I have Vsync disabled because I play with the game locked at 100 fps. Some of you might have this enabled if you intend on staying at 60.
-----> Enable FSR & RCAS Sharpening | Recommend enabling FSR, it's an old implemention, FSR1 afaik. But it does help a little bit with visual quality and performance. Adjust sharpening to your preference.
-----> Enable Shader Cache | To be honest I don't remember what exactly this does but very helpful for performance, highly recommend enabling.
-----> Select GPU | Choose your main GPU that you are using, so that shadPS4 isn't accidentally running the game on integrated graphics if your pc has that.
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Game-specific & experimental settings:
-----> Enable devkit mode | very important if you are playing above 1080p resolution.
-----> Vblank frequency | This setting depends on what fps target you are going for. I have mine set to 100 because anything above that causes lots of issues but even 100 isn't perfect however I like being able to top my monitor's refresh rate with 100 base fps plus lossless scaling.
-----> Additional memory allocation | Again, very important if you are playing above 1080p. I recommend setting this to 8000 MB and if you have the VRAM to spare you can increase if you are running into issues.
Now that we've tweaked our general settings let's get into the meat & potatoes.
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Cheats/Patches:
-----> Skip intro | Personal preference
-----> Disable Chromatic Aberration | Personal preference
-----> Disable skybox effects | Haven't really tested to see what this does but I saw a comment on nexus mods that recommended using this patch if you are using the Shadow Of the Hunt mod by fromsoftserve. This patch doesn't come in the default shadps4 bloodborne.xml, so you will have to find it online and add it to your current xml.
-----> Model LOD -2 (Highest) | Personal preference, makes the LODS look like nicer, I imagine this will have a significant impact on VRAM.
-----> Disable HTTP Requests | No idea what this does lol.
-----> Force Enable Old Hunters DLC | Self explanatory, this also didn't come in the default shadps4 bloodborne.xml for some reason so I had to copy the code from a different one and paste it in.
-----> Uncap FPS (With Deltatime) + (30 fps deltatime clamp) | Important thing to note here, I use this patch in conjunction with the vblank frequency set to 100 so that the game is capped at 100 fps. If you only intend on playing at 60 fps I recommend using the 60 FPS (With Deltatime) Patch instead.
-----> Resolution patch 3440x1440 21:9 | This is the resolution I play at, select whichever is your native resolution instead of this.
Almost there guys, with all the patches done let's have a look at mods now.
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Mods:
Ultrawide UI fixes | You only need this if you play on an ultrawide monitor. There are options for other aspect ratios too, not just 21:9.
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/202
Elden Ring Style Xbox 360 prompts | I use this because I play with an Xbox controller.
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/30?tab=files
Vertex Explosion Fix - modloader friendly | Still need this mod
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/109?tab=files
More Blood for BB (Enhanced) | Personal preference, I like more blood so it's a nice mod.
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/149
Even Better Cloth Physics | I am using the 100% Texture Resolution version included in the downloads. As someone has pointed out in the comments of this post, this makes the cloth physics better up to 60 FPS, if you go over 60 they will probably still look like shit, but it is what it is.
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/181?tab=files
Shadows Of The Hunt | This mod is awesome, just read the description and you will see what it does. I recommend using it with the reshade provided in the mod files section. Some things to note about this mod however. There is a chance it may nuke your performance, if this is the case make sure you have enough Vram to use this especially if you are playing higher than 1080p. I'd recommend 16 GB Vram. If you really want to use this mod for the dynamic lighting, you can install the mod but just remove the "map" folder. This will help a lot with performance and still give you a nice visual uplift.
https://www.nexusmods.com/bloodborne/mods/45
One last thing that is extremely important, please make sure to use BBLauncher to manage your mods, there are tutorials online on how to do this. Don't just drop mods into the game files because if something goes wrong you will have to do a fresh install of the game every time. This way you can activate and de-activate mods at will if there are any conflicts or issues with your game.
Anyway that's everything, good luck and happy modding :)
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