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  • Grand Theft Auto V

Installing Mods

  • Avoiding Texture Loss

    • May 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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    This guide explains how to fix and avoid disappearing world textures or disappearing high quality world LOD models in GTA V.
  • Creating a Mods Folder for OpenIV

    • June 4, 2017 at 9:25 PM
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    Before installing modifications in GTA V, a mods folder should be set up to prevent replacing any original files.
  • Installing Vehicles with OpenIV

    • June 4, 2017 at 9:43 PM
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    Detailed information regarding the installation of vehicle mods using OpenIV.
  • Modifying Textures with OpenIV

    • June 5, 2017 at 11:34 AM
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    This guide explains the process of replacing textures to modify cars or other models.
  • Prerequisites, Requirements, and Tools for Installing Mods

    • June 4, 2017 at 4:22 PM
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    A list of prerequisites as well as the necessary tools to install mods for GTA V.

Creating Mods

Texturing

  • Diffuse, Specular and Normal Maps

    • February 17, 2020 at 9:06 AM
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    This guide explains the purpose of diffuse, specular and normal maps and how to create your own.
  • Texture Compression

    • March 5, 2017 at 7:06 AM
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    This guide provides information to help choose the right texture compression.
  • Mipmaps

    • March 4, 2017 at 2:20 PM
    • 21,301 Views
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    This guide is explaining the purpose of mipmaps and the recommended settings for optimal visual quality in GTA V.
  • Tools Needed to Create Textures

    • June 4, 2017 at 3:59 PM
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    A list of all the required tools to create and edit textures for GTA V.

Modeling

  • Tools Needed to Create Models

    • June 4, 2017 at 3:59 PM
    • 10,689 Views
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    A list of all the required tools to create and edit models for GTA V.
  • Calculating Normals

    • September 24, 2016 at 2:20 PM
    • 6,836 Views
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    This guide explains how to calculate normals using an optimized model and its high poly version as an example.

Vehicle Modifications

  • Setting Up Emergency Lights

    • August 24, 2022 at 7:36 PM
    • 46,207 Views
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    This guide explains the basics of setting up flashing lights for emergency vehicles, including information about the commonly used DLS and ELS mods.
  • Extra Components

    • October 8, 2023 at 10:35 AM
    • 21,258 Views
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    This guide explains how to set up extra components for GTA V and how to modify their spawn chances in the vehicles.meta.
  • ZModeler 3 and Vehicle Mods

    • November 14, 2017 at 2:34 PM
    • 91,441 Views
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    This guide aims to provide an understanding of the basics of modifying vehicles for GTA V in ZModeler 3.
  • Window Tint

    • October 5, 2023 at 9:24 AM
    • 11,179 Views
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    This guide explains how to set up window tint for GTA V.
  • Emergency Lights: Rotator Lightbars and Wig-Wags

    • October 6, 2021 at 9:12 AM
    • 23,025 Views
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    This guide explains how to create rotator lights and wig-wags with the game's default lighting system.
  • Materials and Shaders

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:45 PM
    • 52,842 Views
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    The game provides a variety of material shaders that can be used for vehicle mods. This guide explains what purposes the most usual shaders have and how to set them up.
  • LOD Models

    • September 23, 2016 at 10:42 AM
    • 47,190 Views
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    This guide is explaining the purpose of LOD models and provides information about setting them up.
  • Shared Textures

    • October 22, 2021 at 10:21 AM
    • 13,929 Views
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    In GTA V, .ytd texture files can be shared by multiple vehicles. This guide explains how to create shared textures.
  • Dirt Maps

    • February 26, 2018 at 4:26 PM
    • 19,771 Views
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    GTA V uses a so-called dirt map to generate dirt effects on the exterior of vehicles. This guide explains how dirt mapping is set up.
  • Glass Collisions

    • March 15, 2017 at 9:01 AM
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    This guide summarizes the most important points to set up glass collisions correctly.
  • Common Issues With Vehicle Mods and Their Solutions

    • January 31, 2017 at 7:20 PM
    • 13,279 Views
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    A list of issues found commonly in vehicle mods and ways to avoid them.

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