PS3 OFW 4.81 Backup Games Injection LICDIR Mods Listing and Guide

Yesterday we saw a brief guide covering PS3 Games with Older LIC.DAT Titles, and @ShadixAced shared a link HERE of a PlayStation 3 game compilation listing that can be injected with backups using PARAM.SFO license directory modifications with update patches running on OFW 4.75 through 4.81.

To quote from in1975, roughly translated: Games running on OFW 4.75-4.81

1. Afro Samurai (BLUS30264)
2. Beyond: Two Souls (BCES01123 + NPEA90127) - release of Csalr etepm an
3. Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box (BLES00462)
4. Call of Duty World at War (BLES00404) - most likely works and an American
5. Call Of Juarez Bound In Blood (BLUS30347)
6. Fight Night Round 4 (BLUS30285)
7. FlOw (NPUA80001)
8. Gran Turismo HD Concept (NPUA80019)
9. Heavy Rain: Move Edition (BCES00802 + NPEA90076) - release of Csalr etepm an
10. Mirror's Edge (NPEB90114 + BLES00322 or NPEB00052)
11. MotorStorm Pacific Rift (BCES00129)
12. Need for Speed Undercover (BLES00450)
13. Rayman Legends (NPEB90505 + NPEB01356)
14. Sleeping Dogs (NPEB01046 + NPUB90832)
15. Star Wars The Force Unleashed - The Ultimate Sith Edition (BLUS30445 + BLUS30144)
16. Stranglehold (BLES00144 + NPEB90044 or NPHB00017)
17. Syndicate (BLES01371 + NPUB90713)
18. Timeshift (BLES00159 + NPEB90036 or NPEB90049)
19. Trine (NPEB90200 + NPEB00100)
20. Watchmen The End is Nigh Part 2 (NPEB00108)
21. WipEout HD Fury (BCES00664)

If you want to prepare the specified games for the console on the console, then see below: The method, how to make the game work, is pretty simple. The game should have an official patch (and how else will we launch it from the internal disk?).

The patch is being unpacked, the contents of USRDIR, except for EBOOT.BIN and updated files (if any) are taken from the disk version. PARAM.SFO (from the disk) is edited. Change the Category from DG to HG and App Version to the patch version.

In detail about each game:

Spoiler

Update: All Games Already Patched and Working Here alongside PS3GameExtractor_v1.8.zip (7.6 MB) and PS3GameExtractor_v1.8.1.zip (7.6 MB) followed by PS3GameExtractor_v1.8.2.zip (7.6 MB) from ErikPshat for those interested!

 

[othmane]

12. Need for Speed Undercover (BLES00450) + Patch 1.02. The patch with the modified PARAM.SFO needs to be thrown to another folder, for example BLES00450GAME, and the patch game without changes to the native folder (BLES00450).

^I read this 100 times I still don't understand it. What is the modified param.sfo and what is the bles00450game folder?

bles0045GAME is game folder itself that means that you will rename PS3_GAME folder to it

Param.sfo is file located in PS3_Game folder and in Patch folder too so you have to modifie that param.sfo (game version ...) in Game folder to be exact the same as the patch param.sfo

finally you get two folder (BLES00450=patch folder //BLES00450GAME=game folder + patch folder (only USRDIR and TROPDIR if available)

 

[cryptblood1986]

I did those but the game is not showing after I rebuild database.

I will have to use the converted NPUB00450 folder + BLES0045GAME + BLES00450?

 

[othmane]

no no only the two that I mentioned , I think you don't even need to convert the game , cause this method work also on 4.81 without lic.dat , so just PS_GAME turn it into BLES00450GAME then change ver of param.sfo like the one in the patch and apply the patch USRDIR+TROPDIR (if exist) in the end you will have just like I told you before

(BLES00450=patch folder //BLES00450GAME=game folder + patch folder (only USRDIR and TROPDIR if available)

 

[cryptblood1986]

no no only the two that I mentioned , I think you don't even need to convert the game , cause this method work also on 4.81 without lic.dat , so just PS_GAME turn it into BLES00450GAME then change ver of param.sfo like the one in the patch and apply the patch USRDIR+TROPDIR (if exist) in the end you will have just like I told you before

(BLES00450=patch folder //BLES00450GAME=game folder + patch folder (only USRDIR and TROPDIR if available)

1. Change original game folder PS3_GAME to BLES0045GAME
2. Open the patch param.sfo. Copy the version # to the BLES0045GAME folder param.sfo to be the same as patch folder.
3. Now I have BLES00450 and BLES00450GAME. I put in game folder in ps3.
4. I rebuild. Then I have black screen with error code.

It is version # or app version # of the patch param.sfo I copy?

 

[othmane]

1. Change original game folder PS3_GAME to BLES0045GAME
2. Open the patch param.sfo. Copy the version # to the BLES0045GAME folder param.sfo to be the same as patch folder.
3. Now I have BLES00450 and BLES00450GAME. I put in game folder in ps3.
4. I rebuild. Then I have black screen with error code.

It is version # or app version # of the patch param.sfo I copy?

should be both the same version , but you forgot to put patch's content in bles0045game folder

BLES00450 > USRDIR (cause it have Eboot file and update files so needed)
>TROPDIR (if exist)

which firmware ver are you in ?

 

[cryptblood1986]

which firmware ver are you in ?

4.81

 

[othmane]

4.81

did worked now?

 

[cryptblood1986]

1. Change original game folder PS3_GAME to BLES0045GAME
2. Open the patch param.sfo. Copy the version # to the BLES0045GAME folder param.sfo to be the same as patch folder.
3. Now I have BLES00450 and BLES00450GAME.
4. I take the USDIR and TROPDIR from BLES00450. I put it in BLES00450GAME.
Still getting error.

 

[othmane]

1. Change original game folder PS3_GAME to BLES0045GAME
2. Open the patch param.sfo. Copy the version # to the BLES0045GAME folder param.sfo to be the same as patch folder.
3. Now I have BLES00450 and BLES00450GAME.
4. I take the USDIR and TROPDIR from BLES00450. I put it in BLES00450GAME.
Still getting error.

you still didn't apply this : (BLES00450=patch folder //BLES00450GAME=game folder + patch folder (only USRDIR and TROPDIR if available)

 

[grim321]

Can anyone test lego batman 2 dc superheros demo to full and can they tell how it can work on 4.81