Since GTA V’s release in 2013 a plethora of hundreds of thousands of modifications were created to support the game. The community of modders is among the most enthusiastic gamers and this is true for the latest Rockstar Games creation. However, considering GTA V is the studio’s most popular release to date, it’s understandable that GTA V would have the greatest mod support. One of the biggest issues that gamers face with mods is understanding how to install and download them to ensure they function in game. This can be difficult for those who might not be tech-savvy. There’s also the issue of figuring out what modifications to download in 2022 almost 9 years since the game first launched. Below, players will be able to see exactly how to download the mods for GTA V and which ones they should be considering installing first.
Downloading Mods in GTA V
Before players know the mods to install, they should be aware of the best way to download the mods. It is important to note that players are only able to use mods when playing in single-player mode, since Rockstar Games had forbidden the use of mods in GTA Online. If players try to play GTA Online with mods enabled it could result in an exclusion. There are a variety of steps involved in downloading mods for GTA V. The first part of the procedure is described below.
- Go to OpenIV.com and press the Download Now green button on the homepage.
- Download the application from your browser, and then follow the steps to install the application provides.
- After the installation is completed, open the game and choose Windows on the Grand Theft Auto V box
- Enter the file path for the game directory of GTA V (should look like C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto V\)
- Continue pressing and then the Tools box at the taskbar at the top of OpenIV
- Choose ASI Manager, and then install ASI Loader as well as OpenIV.ASI. Choose Yes when asked.
What this procedure gives players is an opportunity for downloading and managing their GTA V mods. The players can launch the OpenIV application anytime to monitor whether their modifications are in good condition, deinstall them, or alter the mods. The next step of the process is to locate physical mods that can be downloaded.
- Go to: GTA 5 mods – Best Modding
- Select a mod that you wish to download. You can pick a particular class of mods on the site
- After a mod has been chosen then click on its box, and then click the green button to download it.
- Certain mods will download the .rar extension file into your internet browser, while other redirect you to an Github page that contains the latest version of the mod to download the file.
- If the mod downloaded is a .rar file, you’ll require a different program in order to view it for instance, 7-Zip File Manager. It is available for download on the Microsoft Store
- After you have opened the .rar open file has been opened you’ll likely get a ReadMe document that you can open in Notepad. This will give you directions on how to download the mod
- If the mod is listed found on the Github page you can download the most recent version. The mod will be downloaded as a zipped archive, that you have to extract into a different folder on your computer.
- After the files have been extracted After the files have been extracted, copy or paste it in the Mods folder in the computer’s GTA V game directory. This is the exact directory you have entered into the file path of the OpenIV application.
- Then, launch GTA V once you’ve copied and pasted the contents of the file to GTA V’s GTA V directory or followed the directions to open the .rar file
This process is not limited to the general mods accessible for download, there’s also mods that make use of scripts. This requires a different mod, called Script Hook for it to function.
- Download Community Script Hook V .NET, by Alexander Blade
- Download the zip file and extract the contents to another folder on your computer.
- Paste the contents of the file into the directory for games within GTA V, but don’t put them in a particular directory.
- Create a new folder within the game directory
- Visit best-modding.com and choose an option to download a script modification (these typically are tagged with .net)
- Unzip the mod file then extract it time
- The contents should be copied and pasted into the newly created folder in your GTA V directory.
- Start GTA V and make sure that you follow the instructions to use the mod provided by the mod’s creator. The instructions is available at the best-modding.com page about the mod
After all these steps are complete After that, players are able using mods without restriction after which they can begin to use mods GTA V.
