To get a mod to run in GTA 5, players will need to use a different strategy for each type. Before downloading any mods, players must first download and install a program called OpenIV.

Unlike the Bethesda games, GTA 5 does not have any third-party convenient mod managers. As a result, players must manually organize and install all of their downloaded mods.

Modders are already starting to chip away at GTA 5, but this is arguably the biggest breakthrough so far: OpenIV, a modding toolset used to access and edit Grand Theft Auto IV and Max Payne 3, has ...

Grand Theft Auto 5 has remained a best-seller for years on PC, largely thanks to mods made with the OpenIV toolkit. We previously reported on a takedown claim Rockstar parent company Take-Two ...

Update June 24, 2017: It looks like a win for OpenIV, as the mod has just received an update following Take-Two and Rockstar’s change of heart on single-player mods.After Take-Two released its ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Update: A new update for OpenIV has now been released, seemingly with Rockstar's blessing. It's unclear what exactly about it has changed to abide ...