{"id":300451,"date":"2025-10-14T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2160479"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:44:57","slug":"bloodborne-modder-restores-shortcut-door-cut-from-final-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bloodborne-modder-restores-shortcut-door-cut-from-final-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodborne modder restores shortcut door cut from final game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bloodborne-modder-restores-shortcut-door-cut-from-final-game.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Bloodborne modder has finally restored the shortcut door behind the Cleric Beast, which connects Central Yharnam to the Cathedral Ward. <\/p>\n<p>For some context, one of the biggest mysteries of Bloodborne is a locked door hidden behind the Cleric Beast, the first boss you are likely to encounter. But the door is inaccessible in the final version of the game: it&#8217;s just a static door asset.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the alpha demo build, it&#8217;s possible to interact with the door from the inside. The infamous Bloodborne modder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h2ojsgp1SCw\">Lance McDonald<\/a> showed that the door was meant to lead to a pathway which served as a shortcut between Central Yharnam and the Cathedral Ward. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-27-bloodborne-modder-restores-shortcut-door-cut-from-final-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-27-bloodborne-modder-restores-shortcut-door-cut-from-final-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bloodborne modder has finally restored the shortcut door behind the Cleric Beast, which connects Central Yharnam to the Cathedral Ward. For some context, one of the biggest mysteries of Bloodborne is a locked door hidden behind the Cleric Beast, the first boss you are likely to encounter. But the door is inaccessible in the final version of the game: it&#8217;s just a static door asset. However, in the alpha demo build, it&#8217;s possible to interact with the door from the inside. The infamous Bloodborne modder Lance McDonald showed that the door was meant to lead to a pathway which served as a shortcut between Central Yharnam and the Cathedral Ward. 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