: Users strongly advise staying offline while using these saves. Going online with modded stats or items can result in your account being flagged or banned by FromSoftware. Troubleshooting

If you decide to proceed, you must follow these instructions exactly. One wrong step and your console will reject the file.

Depending on the specific version of the CUSA18581.zip you downloaded, the "story" or progression state usually includes:

These .zip files generally contain decrypted or modded save data intended for use with tools like Save Wizard or Apollo Save Tool .

This is 100% legal as long as you don’t sell it.

: Simply placing a downloaded save into your folder rarely works because saves are tied to a specific