Although it has been on the market for several years, the GTA V community is one of the most active that there is today. Among the users who play this Rockstar title we find many creators. There are players who create mods, with which it is possible to significantly improve or modify the original game experience. Mods that are therefore of great interest to other players in the game.
It is possible that are you looking forward to using some mods in GTA V, so that you will be able to have a very different game experience in the title. Then we leave you with a list of the best mods that we will be able to download in the game, in order to have a totally different experience, which will allow us to enjoy this game even more.
How to install mods in GTA V
The first big question for many users is how such mods can be installed in the game. For most of them there are two programs that will be of help: GTAV LUA Plugin and Script Hook V. These applications will be able to make changes that allow these mods to be in the game.
To install GTAV MOON Plugin on your account, you are going to have to download it from this link, unzip the downloaded folder and copy the file «LUA.asi» and the folder «scripts» where «GTA5.exe» is located on your computer. In the scripts folder you will see that there is a call "addins", which is where the files of the downloaded mods will be copied.
The other program used to install mods in GTA V is Script Hook V. It is a package that allows you to write and apply scripts in the game in a simple way. To use it, you are going to have to download it from here, and then unzip the folder and copy the files "ScriptHookV.dll", "dsound.dll" and "NativeTrainer.asi" to the location where "GTA5.exe" is on your computer. So you can use them.
The best GTA V mods
The selection of mods that we find available for GTA V is huge. Therefore, it may not always be easy to choose one, because you will most likely select several. There are mods intended for a specific purpose, such as improving the graphics or changing the way the game works, many options, therefore.
CryingLightning's FX 2.0
This is one of the best known mods for improve graphics in GTA V. This is a mod that allows us to change the color palette of the game, since we will be able to add more realistic or cinematographic tones, which allow spectacular results at all times, obtaining a new image in it.
This mod you can download from this link. When installing it you have to copy the content of "GTA V Folder - SWEETFX" in your game folder, then select a preset concrete and then copy the .txt file you want in the Sweetfx folder.
Multiplayer Co-op
It is a mod that will give us the possibility of do all kinds of tasks with a friend in the game. From completing missions to driving, it also allows players to create their own servers at all times. If you want to download this mod in GTA V, you have to download the corresponding files from it. Then you just have to enter it in the "scripts" folder. In the game you will only have to press F9 to open the server directly.
Grand Theft Auto V: San Andreas
This is a mod that allows you to travel to a modified version of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas map, where we find Las Venturas, Los Santos and San Fierro. So it takes us on a journey through time in this way, with a different game map that makes it especially interesting to play at all times. You can download this mode in the game here.
Ambient Weapons
A mod that has gained a lot of popularity in the game, which will allow us to save every moment of power use any object as a weapon. It will not matter where we are, since we will be able to take containers, bins, even a surfboard to be able to throw them to anyone who passes by at that moment. It is a somewhat crazy mod, but it allows to slightly change the dynamics of the game in a simple way. You can download it from this link.
Photorealistic San Andreas
This is another very popular mod when changing the graphics in the game. It uses shaders to show the city in a very realistic way and it even has a tool that allows us to change the camera angles in different ways. We can also add color gradations or filters, so that you get that very cinematic effect.
If you want to install this mod, you have to download this file, and in it extract the files "d3d11.dll" and "d3dcompiler_46e" and place them in the "GTA5.exe" folder. Then you are going to have to download the against from this link and copy it to the game folder.
Total Real Driving Simulator
This is a mod in which we will be able to transform arcade driving in game into simulator. Thanks to it, realistic damage is added to the cars, motorcycles and other vehicles in the game. Also, each car has its own physics. This is a mod that is fun, although the user is usually asked to use a steering wheel on it, in order to get the most out of it.
From this link you will be able to have access to this mod for GTA V. In addition to its installation, possible problems are mentioned that your installation may have, that it is important to read, before you go to install it in the game.
No Water + Tsunami + Atlantis Mod
One of the most radical mods in GTA V, which will allow you to turn the city into a kind of desert, with a more extreme situation. Since the city of Los Santos will not be able to have water, there will not be a drop of water. Although this mod also gives us an extreme option that is to flood the city completely until it is under water, completely submerged.
In addition, this mod has been updated, introducing more and more options. Since now we can also add a tsunami, which we can experience like this in the game. A mod that adds a very extreme situation to the game at all times. You can download it this link.
Open All Interiors
This is a mod that we will give access to all houses and rooms in GTA V. In the game there are houses and rooms that are normally closed, but thanks to this mod pedestrians are added in these areas, as well as elevators to large buildings or even indicators in stores that we can rob. So the mod will give us more possibilities when it comes to having access to buildings, since until now many of them were inaccessible.
If you want to download this mod, you can do it from this link. You will have to copy "OpenInteriors.asi" and "OpenInteriors.ini" in the GTA5 directory on your computer, where you have ScriptHookV installed. So in this case you will have to use said program to install this mod.
Superheros
Some of the mods that we can install in GTA V also allow us to change the original characters. There is even the possibility of change said characters for superheroes in a simple way. The change is very interesting, because it is not only aesthetic, not only does the character take on the appearance of a movie or comic hero, but he also acquires his powers. This helps change the dynamics of the game.
We meet many superheroes available, from the Marvel or DC Comics sagas, or even Japanese anime. Both heroes and villains are available in this case. So the selection is wide and thus choose the ones that seem most interesting to you. These are the ones you can download in GTA V:
- Costume Iron Man Mark V: download from here
- Costume Hulk: available here
- Spider-Man: several suits available in the same mod, download here.
- Superman costume: download from this link.
- Download Thanos from this link.
- Characters from The Flash series: available at this link.
- Goku from Dragon Ball Z available here
- Harley Quinn can be downloaded from this link.
LSPDFR
This last mod in the list will give us the possibility of become cops in GTA V. A radical change, since now we are the ones on the other side, although in reality not everything is going to change. Since we are going to be a corrupt policeman, by having the laws of the city of Los Santos at our disposal so that we can use them as we want. We can arrest people for no reason or set other criminals free.
In addition, we also have the possibility of customize both the police officer and the car, so we will adapt it to our liking. This interesting mod can be download at this link. On the official website of this mod we also have other mods about police, which could be of your interest in the game.