A fan-made mod has restored a playable “Chapter 0” prologue for Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake, using unused material discovered in the game’s files. The sequence follows Ashley Graham escaping through the village before Leon arrives, offering a rare glimpse at content cut during development and at how the remake may once have opened.

The mod, available through NexusMods, incorporates original animations, camera angles and Ashley’s phone-flashlight feature, while filling gaps with existing game assets. Ashley witnesses cultists kill an outsider and sees Luis being captured; the chapter is inserted after the opening cutscene and before Chapter 1. Capcom has not explained why it was removed, though the article suggests it may have over-explained later plot points or weakened the game’s slow, ominous opening.