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How to Mod GTA 5 on PC

Learn how to set up your Grand Theft Auto 5 game for mods and money with this technical guide. Back up your installation, install prerequisite applications, mod scripts, native trainer mod, and switch between modded and standard versions for online play. Explore helpful resources for troubleshooting and enter the Shark Card giveaway.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 Modding Tutorial: How to Install Mods for PC

In this Grand Theft Auto 5 modding tutorial, we will guide you on how to install mods for your GTA V PC game. However, before we proceed, we must warn you that modding is a technically complex process and can go wrong if not done carefully. Therefore, this guide is for informational purposes only, and we advise that you attempt this at your own risk.

To get started with modding your GTA V, you will need to follow the below necessary steps:

Back up your GTA V Installation

Before you attempt to install mods, we suggest that you make a backup of your GTA V installation. At the time of recording, the backup required approximately 80 GB of drive space, so be sure to have enough space available on your hard drive.

To do this, open Windows Explorer and navigate to the folder above your installation folder, which is normally Program Files/Rockstar Games for Rockstar Social Club installations and Program Files x86/Steam/steamapps for Steam installations. Then duplicate the installation directory into the same folder. This process might take a while, but once complete, you will have a backup of your GTA V installation.

Install the Prerequisite Applications that Mods Run On

Now that you have backed up your installation, we can start installing the necessary tools for running mods on GTA V.

Dotnet Framework 4.8

The first tool you will need is Dotnet Framework 4.8. You can download it from the URL provided in the video or follow the link in the description. Once downloaded, open the folder and scan it with your preferred anti-virus software. However, if you already have a newer version of this application installed, you do not need to install a fresh copy.

Visual Studio Redistribute

The next tool you need is Visual Studio Redistribute. Head to the URL provided in the video, find the package suitable for your PC’s architecture, and download it. This will mainly be the x64 package scheme, and if needed, the x86 package too.

Base Mod Scripts

After installing the Dotnet Framework and the Visual Studio Redistribute, it is time to install the base mod scripts, starting with Script Hook Five. This tool comes bundled with the Native Trainer mod.

You can download it from the URL provided in the video, and when prompted, download the contents of the binaries or bin folder into the temporary folder you created at the beginning of this process.

Next, install the Community Script Hook Five .NET. To get it, head to the URL provided in the video and download the zip file on the GitHub page. Once downloaded, open it and copy everything except the text files into the temporary folder.

Finally, download the LUA Plugin for Script Hook Five from the URL provided in the video. Download and copy the contents, including the scripts folder, into the temporary folder. Then, scan its contents for malware, if any, before moving to the next step.

Install Native Trainer Mod

After installing the prerequisite applications, it is time to install the Native Trainer mod. Copy the contents of the temporary folder to the root game folder for Grand Theft Auto V and replace the father property.

Then, launch the game in story mode as the Rockstar launcher will prevent you from accessing Grand Theft Auto online. Once the game starts, press the F4 key on your keyboard to bring up the main menu of the Native Trainer mod, which will enable you to change environment settings, player skins, spawn cars, and a bunch of other stuff.

Avoid Getting Banned Online by Switching Between Modern and Standard Versions of the Game

Keep in mind that Rockstar does not allow the use of mod instances in online mode, and rightfully so. To switch back to the online mode, go to Windows Explorer, navigate to the Rockstar Games folder, and rename the Grand Theft Auto V folder to Grand Theft Auto V Modded. Then, rename the Grand Theft Auto V backup folder to Grand Theft Auto V, and that’s it! You can now load the game and use online as usual. To play with the mod again, reverse the process.

Conclusion

That’s it! You have successfully installed mods into your Grand Theft Auto V PC game with this tutorial. Remember, modding can be technically complex, and everything is done at your own risk. In case anything goes wrong, search Google or GTA V mods, GTA V mods forum, steam forums or arcade which is part of Stack Exchange – You will find a lot of helpful resources and a supportive community to guide you through.

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Hi and welcome back to the channel my name is Dan, and I’m an Old Grumpy Gamer
in this video we’re going through setting up your Grand Theft Auto 5 game
for money and installing your first mod a native trainer this works for the
Steam and social club versions of GTA 5 but at the time of recording the epic
version had not been implemented if you’re new to the channel we do how-to
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like button too it really helps us out in this video we’ll be covering making a
backup of your GTA 5 installation installing the prerequisite applications
that mods run on installing the base mod scripts installing a native trainer mod
which allows you to change environment settings players skins spawns cars and a
bunch of other stuff and finally how to switch between a modern and standard
version of your game so you can use Grand Theft Auto online without getting
the banhammer dropped before you take the dive into modding your GTA 5
installation on PC whether steam Rockstar social or any other platform in
the future you should be aware that modding is fiddly technical and can go
wrong but it can be really really rewarding just remember that everything
is done at your own risk this is a technical guide and while you don’t have
to be a support engineer to follow along we will be digging around the windows
file system so if you’re on a computer that’s not yours be sure to get the
permission of the owner before you do anything first things first we need to
make a backup of the current GTA 5 online installation at the time of
recording this backup needed around about 80 gig of drive space if you do
not have that space on your drive do not proceed if you don’t make it back up
you can’t play GTA online
alright let’s open Windows Explorer navigate to the folder above your
installation for Rockstar social club installations this is normally Program
Files Rockstar Games and for steam it’s normally Program Files x86 steam
steamapps and comment copy your installation directory and paste it into
the same phone this might take a while
next create a temporary folder somewhere convenient
and now we can start installing the prerequisites the first one is the
dotnet framework 4.8 which can be reached from the URL on the screen or
using the link in the description we’ll just wait for that to download
open up the folder and scan with your favorite antivirus or anti-malware
package
in my case I already had a newer version set up so there was no need to install
this one next we need to collect Visual Studio redistribute all head to the URL
on screen or click the link below download the package suitable for your
PCs architecture and foremost this will be the x64 package scheme
and in Seoul if needed
next up is one of the basements the script hook five this is bundled with
our first mod the native trainer ed to the URL on screen or click the link
below click download and then download again open the zip file and navigate to
the binaries or the bin folder and copy the contents to the temporary folder we
made before onto one of the other base mod scripts the community script hug 5
dotnet head to the URL on screen or click the link below and when you click
download you’ll be kicked through to a github page click the zip file in the
top post release and then open the zip file copy everything except for the txt
files into the temporary folder we made before
and finally the Lu a plug-in for script took five head to the URL on screen or
click the link below click download and download again and copy the contents
including the scripts folder into a temporary folder
open the temporary folder and scan the contents for malware
now copy the contents of our temporary folder into the root game folder for
grand theft auto
and replace the father property let’s not forget to clean up after ourselves
either
now we should be able to jump into grand theft auto 5 remember this only works in
story mode the Rockstar launch will prevent you from accessing grand theft
auto online rightly so once you’ve jumped into the game you can now use the
trainer model press the f4 key on your keyboard to
bring up the main menu you may need to hold and press the FN key to do this as
well depending on your PC setup once the menu is up use your numeric keypad on
the right to navigate
so that’s the modern taking care of but what about when we want to get back
online Rockstar won’t allow you to use a model instance in online mode and North
sure they
so that takes it the game and get this order
open Windows Explorer again and navigate to the Rockstar Games Faure again rename
the Grand Theft Auto 5 folder to Grand Theft Auto 5 modded then rename the
Grand Theft Auto 5 backup folder back to Grand Theft Auto 5 now you can load the
game and use online as normal and simply reverse the process if you want to play
a modern game again
finally what can you do if it all goes wrong your first stop should always be
Google there’s a good chance that someone else has already asked and
answered questions related to the issue you’re facing the GTA 5 mods for this is
a fantastic resource for help GTA 5 months will also be the main place
that you end up searching for new mods the steam forums similar to the GTA 5
mods forum and a very helpful community and finally arcade which is part of
Stack Exchange the community here is very technical and very helpful so
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