
The following method is provided by to make things easier when you use two copied of Grand Theft Auto V. When you want to use mods, you rename Grand Theft Auto V back to Grand Theft Auto V - Online and then rename Grand Theft Auto V - Mods to Grand Theft Auto V and the registry will use that one.
When you want to play online, you change the Grand Theft Auto V - Online version, to just Grand Theft Auto V and the registry will be pointing at that version.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto V - online. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Grand Theft Auto V - mods. The other should be "Grand Theft Auto V - online" : for online use only. One copy must be named "Grand Theft Auto V - mods" : for single player use only. The two copies must be in the same directory. However, using the mods folder is still necessary to disable modded files being replaced by the game.
The safest way to play online is having two copies of Grand Theft Auto V. How to play GTA: Online safely by using two copies of Grand Theft Auto V You need to place the RPF files you modded inside the mods folder.
Just creating a folder and renaming it to "mods" is not enough. It needs extra storage, sometimes more than 40GB. Stops RGSC/Steam replacing the modded files You must do this step if you have a legally bought copy of Grand Theft Auto V.Otherwise RGSC/Steam will download the original files and replace the modded files.Ĭreate a folder in the root of GTA V (where GTA5.exe is located) and name it to "mods". If you want to play online, you have to use the "Mods" folder. The other two also can be installed safely. Go to OpenIV/Tools/ASI Manager and install OpenIV.ASI. Installing Script Hook V and Community Script Hook V. Download Notepad++ here.ġ.2 How to play GTA: Online safely by using two copies of Grand Theft Auto VĢ. To view the screenshots, click the down arrow button. Posting such threads may result in your posts getting removed/locked. The files on this site are for the PC/Microsoft Windows version of the game, Console versions (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3) are not supported.ĭiscussions about Piracy and Console modding are not allowed in this forum. This tutorial will help you a bit in installing mods for Grand Theft Auto V.