Popular Post Mako Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Before we start, I did not create these programs and this isn't their 'intended' purpose, I cannot guarantee this will work for every game. Please do not message me for help with these programs, as of writing this small update i remember nothing for troubleshooting and am unable to help. This will not work on the PS5. DISABLE AUTOMATIC UPDATES AND DO NOT PUT YOUR PS4 INTO REST MODE, YOUR GAMES WILL UPDATE. (Settings>System>Automatic Downloads> Untick Application Update Files) Method 1 (Windows required) This method uses a application call PSX Download Helper. It's the easier of the methods Download Link | Github (Optional) When you first open the program, it will be in chinese. To change the language follow the images below and then restart the program. Spoiler Start up your PS4 and head over to the settings, set up internet > custom > follow till proxy settings appear. Enter whatever appears in the IP and port box for you in the program, in the proxy settings on ps4. At this point, hit start and there will likely be a error box, just ignore it and hit okay. It will be set up and working, keep the program open and download something small to test. I downloaded Singstar as its only 100~ mb. You should not have to download it to your computer for method 1 to work. It should download straight to your PS4. Video Guides - https://youtu.be/pau4RQ7CYZYhttps://youtu.be/pJluDrXJt2k Method 2 (Windows, Mac, Linux, Possibly even android) This uses a Node.js script. It requires installing a few programs and downloading the game in parts to your computer then transferring it to your ps4. Download Link | Github I'll be doing this from the perspective of a windows user, It should be the same past installing node.js Start off by installing Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) I Clicked through most of it, accepting all of it besides when it requested to install some programs for C#/C++, It might reboot your PC. Once it's done installing, you'll need to navigate to where you saved the script in your file browser, it will most likely be in your Downloads folder and zipped. Go there and unzip. Open up your command line and navigate to your downloads folder. For me all i had to type was " cd Downloads\psx-download-helper-nodejs " and I was there. If it's different for your system, do the ls command, it will show you the folders you can go into from there, if downloads isn't appearing there and something like Desktop or Documents do appear, just move the script there. Once you've put it somewhere you can get to it from command line, type in " cd <folder name> " and do a ls command to verify the index.js file is there. Images below Spoiler Hopefully, you've made your way into the folder with it now, Open up another command line and type in ipconfig on windows, mac and linux will be different. You'll get a few things to pop up, what you're looking for is the adapter that looks like this. You want to write down the ipv4 there, in my case its 192.168.0.17 Once you've gotten that written down, go back to your original command line in the downloads folder and type. npm i node index.js It should say this. Start up your PS4 and start a download for the game you want and pause it. Head over to the settings, set up internet > custom > follow till proxy settings appear. Enter the IP you wrote down and put 8081 in the port. Go back to your download and start it, it should fail and a link will appear in the command line, copy and put it in your browser. It should start a download. Wait for it to finish then drag it into the Data folder in the script's folder then start the download again, the bar should go up and eventually fail again, check the command line again and there should be a new link or two, Check the link and see if it has /appkgo/ in the link. If it does download and repeat till it fully installs. Ignore links that just say /ppkgo/ Examples below Spoiler This is a good link gs2.ww.prod.dl.playstation.net/gs2/appkgo/prod/CUSA01037_00/5/f_88a2358e33fef62f8b595dc9787f17ab87ee4ade2d8427cb986cb2785def49bb/f/UP4491-CUSA01037_00-SURGEONSIM000001.pkg This is a bad link gs2.ww.prod.dl.playstation.net/gs2/ppkgo/prod/CUSA00405_00/5/f_847ea4f55e6f43934481552a740c9c4777ce13b42c64b86f194eaf03727608e7/f/UP0001-CUSA00405_00-TETRISGAME000000-A0102-V0100.json Alternative Guides Some posters have made other guides using these programs, if you're having trouble check these. Troubleshooting/Common Problems Method 1 will sometimes have patch links included, see above for differences in links. Only known fix is to restart proxy and ps4 till it works. Method 1 can have a "NW-31468-2" error caused by some form of router issue. putting your PC in the DMZ should fix this. - Thanks @Igni Thanks. I'd like to thank @HusKyCode for posting the Mad Max patch fix, because otherwise i'd never had looked into all of this and for some corrections on the node.js script And thanks to those who tested downloading games I don't have access too. Happy hunting pals. Edited April 23, 2022 by Mako 132 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallycrushed Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 You gotta get the drill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soufwar Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mako said: Before we start, I did not create these programs and this isn't their 'intended' purpose, I cannot guarantee this will work for every game. Method 1 (Windows required) This method uses a application call PSX Download Helper. It's the easier of the methods Download Link | Github When you first open the program, it will be in chinese. To change the language follow the images below and then restart the program. Hide contents Once that's done, Start up your PS4 and head over to the settings, set up internet > custom > follow till proxy settings appear. Enter whatever appears in the IP and port box for you in the program, on the ps4 At this point, it will be set up and working, keep the program open and download something small to test. I downloaded Singstar as its only 100~ mb. Interesting, it’s just for downloading the 1.0 version of games? This could be interesting if that version is easier trophy wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I'm guessing the only reason to be doing this is if a trophy is glitched on the latest patch version, or there is an exploit in version 1.00 that was patched out for a certain game you're playing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordguwa Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, Spaz said: I'm guessing the only reason to be doing this is if a trophy is glitched on the latest patch version, or there is an exploit in version 1.00 that was patched out for a certain game you're playing. correct. some had to do that for mad max for a time and i think one other game because the patch did "more harm than good". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Radio Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just now, kingdrake2 said: correct. some had to do that for mad max for a time and i think one other game because the patch did "more harm than good". The latest patch fixed the races but there is still the scavenging glitch. Over 33 GBs to break a part of the game and fix it afterwards. What a waste of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mako Posted November 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 55 minutes ago, Spaz said: I'm guessing the only reason to be doing this is if a trophy is glitched on the latest patch version, or there is an exploit in version 1.00 that was patched out for a certain game you're playing. Yeah, that's the intention. Things like Rack n' Ruin would be obtainable again and something like Surgeon Sim where you could get the A++ trophy without actually doing them all. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJ_Radio Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just now, Mako said: Yeah, that's the intention. Things like Rack n' Ruin would be obtainable again and something like Surgeon Sim where you could get the A++ trophy without actually doing them all. Still, that's largely unfair for the people who had to go through the games without using exploits. Not that they are banned or anything because most exploits in games are perfectly acceptable and don't break the game trophy wise. This is an interesting piece of software which if this catches on, some trophy hunters will use this to great effect. But I'm just going to skip this altogether and play my games with the patches, which usually bring improvements. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soufwar Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Spaz said: Still, that's largely unfair for the people who had to go through the games without using exploits. Not that they are banned or anything because most exploits in games are perfectly acceptable and don't break the game trophy wise. This is an interesting piece of software which if this catches on, some trophy hunters will use this to great effect. But I'm just going to skip this altogether and play my games with the patches, which usually bring improvements. I like to patch my games, but in the case where a patch brings more harm than good i’ll use this until I get said trophy then patch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmoredSnowman Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Spaz said: Still, that's largely unfair for the people who had to go through the games without using exploits. Not that they are banned or anything because most exploits in games are perfectly acceptable and don't break the game trophy wise. This is an interesting piece of software which if this catches on, some trophy hunters will use this to great effect. But I'm just going to skip this altogether and play my games with the patches, which usually bring improvements. People also use it to complete Gorod easter egg for Black Ops 3, since Treyarch made the easter egg impossible to finish in later updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodSuM Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just like the last proxy, I'll be keeping my eye on Roundabout's What a Fool Believes and Rack N Ruin's Dependency trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgins Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Thank Christ something like this exists. A workaround for when a company gives us a helpful "patch" that bugs up their game Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNumbers Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Rack n Ruin is the obvious one for me. Will try this within the next few weeks and report back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJ85 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 if this also works on the witness we have that easy plat back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusKy Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) I checked the node.js script and I can confirm that it's harmless. All it does is that it will intercept certain HTTP requests by matching their URL against a pattern and then prompts you to download the file locally to your PC only to server your console the file later. Makes me wonder, what is the original purpose of this script? Local cache for PS4 downloads? @Mako Did your PS4 start downloading the patch after the base game? Also this part: > Once it's done installing, open up your Command Line/Terminal and put in the below one line at a time, you might not need to install send, however i had too. You should first navigate into the unzipped folder, then run "npm i" which will read the "package.json" file and install the "send" package (into node_modules folder). No need to manually install it. Edited November 16, 2018 by HusKyCode 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I would appreciate it if someone could test Mercenary Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1rvine Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 10 hours ago, Mako said: When you first open the program, it will be in chinese. To change the language follow the images below and then restart the program. Once that's done, Start up your PS4 and head over to the settings... If the only step is to launch the program and change the language, is there any reason to do that? Seems like it should be easy enough to put in a value on our PS4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonttuMummo Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) I used this to get the "Executioner" trophy on The Brookhaven Experiment, and it worked like a charm. Edited November 16, 2018 by Warped_Tonttu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka_Marimo Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Can something like this be patched away with a new firmware? If they deliver all games with the latest patch preinstalled just for convenience's sake, then I think they won't care too much about this. But the fact is that you're downloading something you aren't supposed to, so someone at Sony might already be scratching their head over this. Edited November 16, 2018 by GTRP_Lancerlover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German_Atheist Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Sorry to burst your bubble, but I know for a fact that download-only games are usually fully replaced within Sony's server infrastructure after they've received a patch. They already did this on PS3. So, if a game was patched to v1.02, this is the only version you can download. Players of Hyperballoid HD will painfully remember this... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HusKy Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, German Atheist said: Sorry to burst your bubble, but I know for a fact that download-only games are usually fully replaced within Sony's server infrastructure after they've received a patch. They already did this on PS3. So, if a game was patched to v1.02, this is the only version you can download. Players of Hyperballoid HD will painfully remember this... This is not true. The online download consists of base game + latest patch. The installation is actually identical to disc based games. Except with disc based games it's just really easy to not install the patch itself. Edited November 16, 2018 by HusKyCode 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post S_y_n_e_IR_g_Y Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 Another good example to use the 1.0 Version could be the Binding of issac:) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheYuriG Posted November 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, skateak said: I would appreciate it if someone could test Mercenary Kings. I'm pretty sure it works for every game, just go ahead and get it rolling. 10 minutes ago, German Atheist said: Sorry to burst your bubble, but I know for a fact that download-only games are usually fully replaced within Sony's server infrastructure after they've received a patch. They already did this on PS3. So, if a game was patched to v1.02, this is the only version you can download. Players of Hyperballoid HD will painfully remember this... You are wrong on so many levels, it's sad. Next time do try to test a theory before you try to say it doesn't work, the Mad Max scenario already said for the longest time that what you say is false. 9 hours ago, Spaz said: Still, that's largely unfair for the people who had to go through the games without using exploits. There were the people using exploits on launch and before the single download thing, then it was wiped, and now it returned. It's not unfair, people had access before and lost access after. Not anyone's fault if someone chose to do something the hard way, even if that was the only current possible one. This is going to be so helpful in the short future when I'll be doing Uncharted 2 and Battlefield 1, might also actually consider to do Mercenary Kings and Surgeon SImulator as well.Thanks for posting this. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 56 minutes ago, B1rvine said: If the only step is to launch the program and change the language, is there any reason to do that? Seems like it should be easy enough to put in a value on our PS4? True, Still figured it should be there. 34 minutes ago, GTRP_Lancerlover said: Can something like this be patched away with a new firmware? If they deliver all games with the latest patch preinstalled just for convenience's sake, then I think they won't care too much about this. But the fact is that you're downloading something you aren't supposed to, so someone at Sony might already be scratching their head over this. They would have to change how they deal with patches and actually prepatch games, even then i think this method would still be possible using the 2nd method and already having the game downloaded onto your PC 2 hours ago, HusKyCode said: Makes me wonder, what is the original purpose of this script? Local cache for PS4 downloads? @Mako Did your PS4 start downloading the patch after the base game? Also this part: > Once it's done installing, open up your Command Line/Terminal and put in the below one line at a time, you might not need to install send, however i had too. You should first navigate into the unzipped folder, then run "npm i" which will read the "package.json" file and install the "send" package (into node_modules folder). No need to manually install it. Ah, so that's where i went wrong with that, will fix the main post. And no, the first program blocked any search for the update even if i tried to manually do it, second i didn't test too much because of the annoying way to use it. Will note to turn off automatic updates though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusKy Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Mako said: Ah, so that's where i went wrong with that, will fix the main post. And no, the first program blocked any search for the update even if i tried to manually do it, second i didn't test too much because of the annoying way to use it. Will note to turn off automatic updates though. From what I can tell, the node.js script will offer you to download the patch as well (as long as it matches the URL pattern). Not sure what happens if I just quit the server after that, but it's possible that PS4 will properly install the base game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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