Downpatching is a method in Elden Ring to return the game to a previous version. The best way to downpatch the game is to use the Steam Console to download various depots containing previous versions of the game. Typically offline downpatched versions are used in sync with EAC Bypass & No Logo mod.
Tutorial
Before proceeding, we recommend always backing up local copies of your Elden Ring installation, as well as backing up your save files. This will make both restoring your installation when something goes wrong and switching back and forth between different versions much easier. The installation location is: Steam\steamapps\common\ELDEN RING. Your save file is located in \Users<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\EldenRing<numbers>\ER0000.sl2
- Launch Steam (NOT Offline Mode)
- Press the Windows Key + R. This will open the Run window.
- Open the Steam console by typing the following string: steam://open/console Steam should now open the Console.
- Insert the string of the depot you wish to download. For example: download_depot 1245620 1245621 8390693081119963338 Refer to the table below for an overview of versions and depots.
- Steam will now download the depot. Note: There is no progress bar of the download in Steam, but it is still downloading in the background. You can confirm this by checking Steam's network usage in either the Downloads tab in Steam or via Task Manager. You can ignore any other information displayed in console. It is most likely unrelated to the downpatching process.
- Delete your save file ER0000.sl2 in AppData (make sure to backup saves with the SoulsSpeedruns Save Organizer). AppData is hidden by default. To locate it, press Windows Key + R, type %appdata% and hit enter or: open File Explorer > View > Hidden Items and follow C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming\Elden Ring<numbers>. (For Windows 11 users: Restart your PC after deleting your Elden Ring save!)
- Turn off Steam Cloud synchronization in Steam > Settings > Cloud in order to prevent Steam from attempting to automatically import cloud saves.
- Return back to the Steam console. Once the download is complete, it should present a temporary local directory in which the depot has been stored. This is usually something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\content\app_XXXXXX\depot_XXXXXX. Back up this game folder as well.
- Once all the required depots are downloaded, combine them together in 1 folder but DON'T replace them in the \Steamapps\common folder but instead, put them in a separate folder outside of the Steam folder. This can essentially be any place on your hard drive. The benefit of this is that this will isolate your downpatched copy of Elden Ring from your 'main' Elden Ring copy and protect it from future updates.
- Bypass the Easy Anti-Cheat by using method 1 (steam_appid.txt method) and add the text file to your downpatched directory.
- Add the eldenring.exe executable from that combined downpatched directory as Non-Steam game to your Steam library. (Games → "Add a Non-Steam game to my library"). You can also rename that newly added non-steam downpatched ER copy by rightclicking it in your library and select "Properties" to rename it to something more convenient.
- You did all these steps correctly, should be able to confirm your game version in the bottom right corner after launching Elden Ring.
Tutorial Video
Depot Overview
To find the correct depots for a specific Elden Ring version, you can either use the quick references below or SteamDB. To use SteamDB, first find the date the version of Elden Ring you want was released. Then go to SteamDB data depots and SteamDB exe depots, compare the version release date to the SEEN DATE column and copy the MANIFESTID from that row and replace the MANIFESTID with it in the following commands:
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 MANIFESTID DLC download_depot 1245620 2778580 MANIFESTID Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 MANIFESTID
Quick Reference
Ver 1.02.3 / Calib 1.02.1 - March 4th, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 8390693081119963338 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 2484355486124511110
(Japanese Version)
Data download_depot 1245620 1245623 6753042800700035993
Ver 1.03.2 / Calib 1.03.2 - March 23rd, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 651592403601971015 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 4044806403270059785
(Japanese Version)
Data download_depot 1245620 1245623 1329087738181980725
Ver 1.04 / Calib 1.04.1 - April 19th, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 8069659878263483524 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 3842441351441332671
Ver 1.05 / Calib 1.05 - June 13th, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 669913989806054276 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 4098090331125924085
Ver 1.07 / Calib 1.07.1 - October 25th, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 1553405179048183344 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 312006607626313969
Ver 1.08 / Calib 1.08.1 - December 15th, 2022
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 1372657426714032507 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 1790146326279181276
Ver 1.12 / Calib 1.12.1 - June 20th, 2024 (DLC Release)
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 8868449847359611551 DLC download_depot 1245620 2778580 1746314650894079894 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 6365523282031070954
Ver 1.12 / Calib 1.12.2 - June 26th 2024
Data download_depot 1245620 1245621 473223618148436659 DLC download_depot 1245620 2778580 1746314650894079894 Executable download_depot 1245620 1245624 4749783526617367064