How to install mods gta 5 mods

How to install mods gta 5 mods

This guide will always be up to date. If I decide at some point to not update this I will say so here. Last updated 2/02/2019

I ADDED MANY MORE REALISM MODS, INCLUDING SOUNDS AND THE BEST CARS MADE FOR GTA V TO DATE. I RECCOMEND CHECKING OUT THE «REALISM» SECTION FOR NEW DOWNLOAD LINKS TO GREAT CONTENT.

THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON YOUR GAME FPS WISE. IF YOU INSTALL EVERYTHING I HAVE HERE YOU WILL LOOSE 2-3 FPS TOPS USUALLY NOT ANY.

UPDATED AND WORKING WITH THE NEW UPDATE.
REVISED THE ENTIRE GUIDE

YOU WILL NOT GET BANNED FOR USING SINGLE PLAYER MODS. WHEN YOU START A SINGLE PLAYER GAME IT WILL LOG IN TO SOCIAL CLUB AND THAT IS OK. AGAIN, YOU WILL NEVER BE BANNED FOR SINGLE PLAYER MODS.

This guide will focus on making it as easy as possible to mod every aspect of GTA V from Scripts to blips and show you how to mod anything and everything to make GTA V what YOU want it to be. I’m going to focus on modding game mechanics/assets with realism in mind, but this guide will show you how to install any mod. Make GTA V your own. Check out www.gta5-mods.com for all your mod needs. New cars are added there EVERYDAY. Just search by up-load date to see what’s new. Please comment if you have problems and please rate if this guide helped you.

WARNING! If GTA V updates you will have to re-mod your game. That means everything, The scripthook link I have here will always lead you to the latest scripthook but be sure to check the date on anything you download. Make sure its AFTER the GTA V update, This does not include cars or other asset based mods. Those will always work, but scripts will need to be updated.

As you mod your game be sure to test things as you go. If you mod in 100 cars and other things then start your game and it crashes you will have no way of knowing what caused the crash and you will have to start over loosing hours of work. I usually mod in cars 5 at a time, then start the game, spawn cars in and test them. When it comes to other mods like the police rebalance, or other non-asset based mods I’ll just put a single one in and then test it. If you fail with a mod there is a guide at the bottom of this guide on how to extract back-up files from your un-modded GTA V and fix it.

Do yourself a huge favor and skim through this entire guide prior to modding your game. Just skim through it and watch the videos, then do it setp by step. A Journey is much easier to complete when you know all the stops along the way.

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DO NOT TRY TO USE ANY MODS (EVEN GRAPHICS MODS) ONLINE THEY WILL NOT WORK AND YOU CAN STILL BE BANNED. (Also cheating is for losers) ALL MODS ARE FOR SP ONLY. EVEN THE SMALLEST MOD CAN/WILL GET YOU BANNED ONLINE!!

Modding GTA V is easy for some and hard for others. You will need to know the basics of how a computer works and how to move, copy, and paste files. If you can not do that. Learn that first and comeback. I get more questions on the copy/paste part than anything else.

First you need to choose if you want to use a mods folder, a mod manager or like me alter main files and have 2 full copies of GTA V. One for modding, the other for Multiplayer and pulling back-ups when needed. (this is very important!)

I do not use a mod manager. If you want to use a mod manager a great one can be found here:

IF YOU USE A MOD-MANAGER THE REST OF THIS GUIDE IS NOT USED. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MOD MANAGERS WORK BUT I ASSUME YOU INSTALL THINGS DIFFERENTLY THEN YOU DO WITH THIS GUIDE. USE THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN THE MOD-MANAGER IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE ONE.

OpenIV makes modding easier than ever with it’s «mods» folder. USE IT. If you mess up you can delete the mods folder and try again. Remember to always add one mod at a time and test it. When replacing assets in game like cars or weapons always use a mod called «EMF folder» it’s very easy and once the folders are built you can copy them and re-add them in seconds making modding and re-modding faster than ever.

MAKE 2 COPIES OF YOUR GAME: (Again I suggest a mods folder, and if you have the retail version of the game you HAVE to use a mods folder or GTA V will «correct» your game files by deleting and re-downloading vanilla files.

It’s best to keep both versions of GTA V in your steamapps/common folder.

Just always know the one you have named «Grand Theft Auto V» will be the one that both OpenIV and Steam will see.

For me I know this way it’s 100% safe from the ban hammer, and it’s the way I’ve done it for years and I personally can afford the 140+ gigs on the HD. If you can not afford the space you can also keep a copy on another drive. It will take 10-20 min to copy over but it’s still easier/safer to do it this way.

This is just how I do it. Mod your game they way YOU want to mod it. OpenIV makes it very easy with the «mods» folder and there are also mod managers. Those will NOT be covered here.

IF YOU NEED TO DELETE YOUR MODDED GAME DELETE IT MANUALLY FIRST THEN VIA STEAM. DELETING ONLY THROUGH STEAM WILL LEAVE BEHIND FILES. STEAM ONLY DELETES VANILLA GAME FILES SO THINGS LIKE SCRIPTHOOK WILL BE LEFT BEHIND

ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT TRY AND HOP ONLINE WITH YOUR MODDED VERSION YOU CAN GET BANNED. Always peek in your game file quick before starting. If you see Scripthook in there it’s modded.

Nvidia GeForce Control panel tip:

For those that don’t know this little hint helped a LOT of people bet much better performance in GTA V. If you do not use Nvidia just go in to your GPU settings/control panel and find similar settings.

Graphics settings will be explored more in the «Graphics» section below.

Always mod Graphics first, it’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s the most important part.

Quick start guide to modding Grand Theft Auto V

This is a quick and simple guide to the basics of installing and playing with mods on Grand Theft Auto V for Single Player. It won’t cover MP mods like FiveM.

Modding GTA:O or console games is not welcome here and will not be discussed.

Setting things up

For a fresh start, you’ll need the following things:

It’s best to start out with a clean, unmodded game, to prevent conflicts and instabilities. If you’ve tampered with the files, it’s best to either re-install the game or to let Steam or Social Club verify your files before continuing. If you also had script mods installed and don’t remember what to delete, just start out clean.

For reference, the following files enable loading and running mods from the normal launcher:

If you recognize any of these and don’t exactly know why these are there, start out from scratch.

Essentials

GTA V mods roughly exist in two distinct categories: resource mods and scripts. You’ll need a couple of things to get this to work!

Download the archives or installers from the websites.

Installation: Follow the READMEs!

Downloading mods

It’s a good idea to only download mods from trusted websites, especially script mods. Remember that scripts are just libraries and can execute any code. Mods that change textures, vehicles and the like are less risky, but always do your research before downloading mods from random websites.

Good resources are:

Installing mods

Resource replacement mods (peds, vehicles, maps)

If you download a mod that replaces an original resource, like a vehicle mod that replaces a default vehicle, you’ll need to use OpenIV. The mod you download should have come with instructions with which file to replace in which exact folder and archive. FOLLOW THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.

Resource add-on mods (peds, vehicles, maps)

If you download a mod that’s marked as an add-on, it means it doesn’t replace existing resources. They are added as DLCs. In general they follow the following set-up:

You also need to install the following tools, as they are required to make the game deal with loading more resources:

What version am I running?

.oiv files

Scripts

Scripts allow to add extra functionality to the game in form of extra missions, extra functionality, trainers and much alike. Scripts need to be loaded through their respective library. If you download a script, it will usually say for which library it is made.

Some scripts come with additional configuration files. Extract these files according to the readme of the script.

RAGEPluginHook go in the GTAV_root/Plugins/ folder.

Updating mods

For most resource mods, you should just reinstall the mod completely by using the new files.

Updating game

Rockstar releases new DLC from time to time. Some mods keep working, other break. Here’s a basic guide of steps to take to prevent this, or to get back up and running quickly!

Disabling all mods

Moving or renaming dinput8.dll will stop ScriptHookV, ScriptHookVDotNet and OpenIV from loading. If you properly used OpenIV’s mod folder, this disables all mods and you should be able to play the unmodded game and even join a GTA:O session.

Backup / Reverting the update (downgrade game)

BEFORE a new DLC update drops, Rockstar hypes it up. Once a new DLC is announced, ensure you have a backup of the following files

Updating your mods

You can also choose to update your mods. In general it’s a good idea to wait until some core resources (ScriptHookV, ScriptHookVDotNet) have been updated to the new game version.

Resource mods

Things to pay attention to:

Script mods

Most scripts rely on ScriptHookV and just use natives. These will work after ScriptHookV gets updated for the new update, and won’t need updating themselves.

ScriptHookVDotNet uses offsets for peds and vehicles, so it’s wise to wait until ScriptHookVDotNet gets an update to support the new update. Most ScriptHookVDotNet scripts don’t need updating themselves.

If a script crashes after an update, just disable it and keep an eye on the mod page. The author might update the script in the coming hours/days/weeks/months/years. It might help to notify the script author.

Troubleshooting

Outside of the common update woes, things can of course go wrong. Here are a few common things that go wrong:

Common problems:

DLC Vehicles disappear when spawning

Rockstar disables MP cars in SP. Most trainers will fix this after an update.

Infinite loading screen or crash during loading

Crashing upon full screen

Vanilla vehicle spawning upon replacing said vehicle

A simple solution to fix replacement of vanilla vehicles, especially for old mods, is to use the search function in OpenIV ( CTRL+F3 ) and search for the respective vehicle yft, and consequently replace the one in the most recent dlcpack. If you are not sure about the order in which some DLC packs were added, you can sort them by date modified.

ERR_FIL_PACK_1

ERR_STR_FAILURE_3

GTA V throws this error in most cases upon spawning an object which references a null entry or when the engine is told to stream an object greater than the max value. As this is mostly a problem when trying to spawn vehicles, you can fix this by reducing the total poly count for the vehicle, modifying the base value of the vehicle in Zmodeler3 or reducing the amount of materials that the car has. Also getting rid of any embedded textures on the yft can sometimes solve this issue.

ERR_MEM_EMBEDALLOC_GUARD_1′

GTA V throws this error when the engine’s memory allocator cannot provide enough memory to store a singular or multiple objects. As this is mostly a problem with script mods, you can attempt to fix this by ensuring that said script is not creating too many entities.

Crashing on entering a vehicle

There’s a wrong reference to the vehicle handling and/or layout. Check vehicles.meta for the correct references.

Crash on startup with error on corrupt files

Others

Things to pay attention to:

Mod packs

Mod packs can add lots of resources. Usually when installing mod packs, it’s necessary to get a gameconfig that allows many add-ons. Examples of big mod packs:

A small note about «Redux»: This is mainly composed of resources stolen from various mod authors. You won’t find much support for an unstable game with Redux. Be a nice person and avoid that stolen mess

Level of detail is important for performance and appearance. Some vehicle mods have no good LODs, thus will either require a lot of performance even at a distance, or have a disappearing body. Take care installing these mods, especially if they are replacements. Your framerate can suffer significantly, no matter how good your computer is!

Scripts

Scripts can be unstable, either due to updates or due to how they are written. If the script crashes, this will usually be caught by the hook or runtime.

A ScriptHookV crash will show an error window before closing the game. Write down the crashing script and contact the author. If you do, please provide logs:

A ScriptHookVDotNet script crash is silent. The script just doesn’t work any more. As with ScriptHookV scripts, report this to the author. Provide:

Contributing

Suggestions in any form are welcome You can make a pull request on the repo, or just comment on the thread.

Changelog

2020-05-21: Removed broken «MP Vehicles in SP» and add Sjaak’s TrainerV.
2021-03-12: Added «What’s my game version?»
2021-04-17: Clarified «GTAV_root»
2021-04-19: Added required tools for add-ons

@Global-Moderators
I’d like this thread to stay open for suggestions and discussion. I also think this forum is the right place, as people seeking support probably end up here before the General Modding Discussion / Tutorials section.

You can discuss the guide here. Questions about modding will be removed.

Maybe you could also name RagePluginHook, because there are a good amount of people who use RPH for LSPDFR and other mods. (well mainly LSPDFR)
But RPH does a lot of good things like having an auto-updater and the functionality to automatically make backups of your game and reversing game version with ONE Click. It has a console and a lot of development helping things and it works flawless.
I know most people use SHV, but that’s also because they never heard of RPH, let people know there is an alternative to SHV and that you can use both at the same time without any problems (that’s what I am doing)

@Fledron What is the difference between scripthook and ragepluginhook?

Welcome to GTA5-Mods.com

Select one of the following categories to start browsing the latest GTA 5 PC mods:

Easy Mod Folder (EMF) 1.7

More mods by CSYON:

Easy Mod Folder (EMF) V1.7
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLING IT!

INFORMATION
This mod makes it easy to replace cars, weapons & peds. You don’t need to search for the patchdayX or x64X-folders anymore. Just put all your mod-cars into vehicles.rpf, weapons into weapons.rpf etc. Pls don’t put META or other files into a rpf! Put only ytd, ydr & yft into the rpfs’s!

META
Install handling, carvariations etc. like you normally do.

PATH
RPF-files can be found here:
\mods\update\x64\dlcpacks\EMF\dlc.rpf\x64

TUNINGPARTS
Tuningparts are supported! You need to put them into «vehicle_mods.rpf». DONT PUT THE RPF INSIDE THE «vehicle_mods.rpf». You need the ytd, ydr or yft files.

PLACEHOLDER
DON’T REMOVE THE PLACEHOLDER IN VEHSHARE.RPF!
There is a vehshare.ytd inside the vehshare.rpf Don’t remove the vehshare.ytd or your game will crash. You can overwrite it with mod-files. But don’t delete it!

ADDONS?
My EMF isn’t made for addons. It’s made for replacing things. If you want to use addons, you can install:
Add-On / Replace Base Folder

INSTALLATION?
Read the ReadMe 🙂

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WHEN REPLACING CARS:
Replace Cars Fix Install this to prevent flickering and gamecrashes when replacing cars.
This meta file removes tuningparts from the AI traffic. Most of replacer cars don’t have proper tuning parts (so they will use the original tuningparts from GTA 5). This will cause flickering and random crashing when a replaced car spawns with the wrong tuningparts. I highly recommend to install this mod when you want to replace cars.

GAME CRASH?
Check if you installed everything correctly.
If it still crashes, use a custom gameconfig with packfile limit adjuster and heap limit adjuster:
Gameconfig
Packfile Limit Adjuster
Heap Limit Adjuster

OTHER STUFF
You need OpenIV to use this folder!
Download OpenIV

Make a backup if you are a noob at modding 😀
Don’t reupload this mod!

How To Install GTA 5 Mods

Grand Theft Auto V modding hasn’t been given any support by Rockstar, but this is PC-land and PC players will not be restrained. If you’re interested in learning how you install mods for the game, I’ll briefly lay out some basic instructions below. It’s extremely simple, but it requires a couple of pre-installed files before most mods will work, and it can be intimidating if you’re new to modding and the instructions are never all in one place.

GTA 5 Mod install guide

Original words by Graham Smith, updates by Dave Irwin

For some, the only mod they’ll ever need is one that’s already present in the game. I am of course talking about the various cheat codes that are present in the game. Check out our GTA V cheats guide for every cheat code present in the game, including those that spawn vehicles, give infinite ammunition, and lower your wanted level.

That said, there’s nothing you’re doing here that can harm your game, your saves, or that can’t be simply undone. To do this, right-click Grand Theft Auto V within your Steam Library, and go to Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Cache. This will wipe away your changes and re-download any modified files.

Let’s get started. You need to download just two things, Script Hook V and the LUA Plugin, and it won’t take you more than three minutes to get it all working.

Script Hook V

Script Hook V has a descriptive name: it’s a library of files created by Alexander Blade that allow enterprising modders to write scripts that then hook into Grand Theft Auto’s singleplayer mode. This is the basic tool that makes modding possible. Download Script Hook V from here.

The package comes with both the most recent Asi Loader and the latest version of the Native Trainer. The Asi Loader is essential, the Native Trainer is not but does give you ready access to various cheats in the game, including teleportation, fast run and super jump.

How to install Script Hook V:

GTAV LUA Plugin

Now that you’ve got Script Hook V installed, there are some other basic mods that make other modding easier. The first is the LUA Plugin by headscript, which lets people write LUA scripts that work with the game. LUA is a language that might be familiar to you, at least in name, if you’ve ever futzed around with something like Garry’s Mod; in short, it lets people make cool things. You can download the GTAV LUA Plugin from here.

How to install GTAV LUA Plugin:

How to install a mod in GTA 5

Now that you’ve installed the tools, let’s put something in it. You’ve probably got something already in mind, but as an example, I’ve chosen something simple and you can download sakratt’s Ragdoll/Limp On Demand script from here.

How to install GTAV ragdoll mod:

1. Inside the file you just downloaded, you will find a ragdoll-on-demand.lua file.
2. Drop it in the \SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto V\scripts\addins folder as mentioned above.
3. That is legits all. Press ‘u’ to perform the action in game and see the included readme.pdf for instructions on how to edit it so it’s a toggle on/off button or a different key.

Tada! You can now mod Grand Theft Auto V. Now that you know, you can import lots of different scripts into the game, such as the aforementioned Ragdoll mod, or something more majestic like dropping blue whales into the world of Los Santos. You can take a gander at these here GTAV scripts.

Automatic installation mods for GTA 5!

Hooray! It is done what we’ve all been waiting for!

We were able to implement support for the import files in the archives of the game Grand Theft Auto V! This means that now will be published on GameModding.net cars, motorcycles, weapons, skins, and other mods with fully automatic installation! Now, no longer need to suffer and to put mods manualy with special tools. Down with the boring and tedious installation! Give us the simplicity and convenience!

This is a truly amazing event and all the fans of GTA 5 is waiting for this. Nowhere in the world is not so simple installation, both at our GameModding.net!

If you find any bugs with GTA 5 archives, be sure to let us know and we will fix it.

Well, now let’s go on to add «five’s» mods! We have already begun. Here are the first 3d models mods for GTA 5 with automatic installation:

Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 2015 v1 for GTA 5

Yamaha XJ6 for GTA 5

Tactical M4A1 CQB for GTA 5

Joins the filling file archive. Especially that for each added mod for GTA 5, you get a bonus as much as 3 stars!

To add importing files into the RPF archives you must upload it in «To RPF» tab. Please be aware that the game GTA 5 is many rpf files already contained in other rpf archives. Our installers are able to work with such situations. To the installer was able to establish the correct mode you need to add files like this:

In the first column, you must specify the full path of the installation file entirely with all rpf files and folders to the file. In the second column, only the name of the file to be replaced. You can read the path for mod files installation from ReadMe.txt file, which usually goes in the archive containing mod. If you still have questions on how to add mods, you can ask them in the comments.

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