Mods#
The Grand Theft Auto series has a rich modding community that spans most GTA games, and GTA IV is no exception! This list contains all the vanilla-faithful mods I know of, but I won't list instructions on how to install them, as mods usually list their own instructions, so it becomes redundant.
Be sure to back up your files before making any changes. Use a modloader to avoid file replacement - but this may not work for all mods.
Most mods in the list are oriented towards 1.0.7.0 and 1.0.8.0.
Avoid using larger-scale and select smaller-scale mods in multiplayer.
I'm only listing these mods - I do not intend people to actually install all of them together. Pick what to install yourself.
List of mods (larger-scale)#
| Mod | Author(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aura | catsmackaroo, nastyyaboi, ItsClockAndre and cubabori | A vanilla+ graphics mod, building upon the vanilla look. |
| Improved Vanilla Timecyc | pidarasnahui516 | Another vanilla+ timecyc mod. |
| Enhanced Minor Characters | Datalvarezguy | Replaces vanilla peds in some missions with author's visions for the characters. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| AssaultKifle47's Snow Mod | AssaultKifle47 | A lightweight snow mod based on shaders rather than textures. Only compatible with 1.0.8.0. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader. |
| Addons for the Snow Mod | jumbo0, gr8man, Jantsu92, Alisa Belucci: Flash, Lover of Winter, Attramet, Straysify, gdanbo and me | Enhanced Snow Mod, Realistic Winter Trees, Snow Mod Reaction Fix, Realistic Snow Sounds and Beta Winter Pedestrians bundled as addons for AssaultKifle47's Snow Mod. Requires a modloader. |
| Enhanced Snow Mod Repack | jumbo0, gr8man, Jantsu92, Alisa Belucci: Flash, Lover of Winter, Attramet, Straysify, gdanbo and me | Enhanced Snow Mod, Realistic Winter Trees, Snow Mod Reaction Fix, Realistic Snow Sounds and Beta Winter Pedestrians bundled for Fusion Overloader with my own custom tweaks. Installation: Backup update. Extract update to the game folder, replace files when prompted. Disable/remove FusionFix's GTATrees.img, Console Visuals' FusionConsolevegetation.img and road textures. Set Screen Filter to TBoGT. Don't play DLC's. |
| Restored Pedestrians | Attramet | Restores various cut/non-included pedestrians to the game world. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Various Pedestrians Actions | Attramet | Restores various cut/non-included pedestrian actions to the game world. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| More Visible Interiors | Attramet | Makes interiors more visible on the outside. Requires OpenIV. |
| Project Birds | Internet Rob | Adds birds to the skies. Requires OpenIV. |
| Project Glass | DayL | Adds cubemap reflections to most glass in the world so it no longer looks like clear plastic. WIP. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Project Thunder | ItsClockAndre | Adds a highly customizable thunder effect to the Lighting weather. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader and OpenIV or a modloader. |
| VAmbience | ItsClockAndre | Adds highly customizable ambient sound of distant vehicles and shooting, similar to GTA V. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader. |
| Liberty Rush | Internet Rob, ItsClockAndre, donnits, Datalvarezguy | Adds dozens of improvements, restored content, new traffic scenarios etc. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| The Actual Complete Edition | C1aude_III | Backports a LOT of EFLC-exclusive things back to IV. Requires ZolikaPatch and OpenIV or a modloader. Replaces the following two mods. Due to being hosted on MEGA, you might get broken files, however. |
| The Complete Liberty City | ElYisusKing | A massive project aimed to make EFLC and IV maps one by eliminating their differences. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| EFLC Vehicle Addon Pack | 7urbo1ag, Gaming with SG | Adds the EFLC vehicles to base IV. Requires ZolikaPatch and OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Higher Resolution Miscellaneous Pack | Ash_735 | Higher resolution textures for a lot of secondary assets. Requires a modloader. |
| Vanilla Road and Vegetation Texture Enhancement | DayL | 2x AI upscaling for road and vegetation textures, as well as generated normal and specular maps. WIP, may cause streaming problems. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Vanilla friendly HD roads | Dhruvrock17 | Alternative higher quality road textures, made to look similarly to vanilla ones. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Vehicle Pack | Ash_735 | Higher resolutions textures for all vehicles(some ported from Max Payne 3 and GTA V, some sourced from original sources). Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Hi-Res Characters | Primusideus | Upscaled and higher resolution character textures. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Potential Grim | iiCriminnaaL | Adds more danger to the streets of Liberty City and makes gangs play a bigger role in freeroam. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| The Hardcore Lost MC | iiCriminnaaL | Enhances the TLAD experience, changes bikers' appearance and AI. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
List of mods (smaller-scale)#
| Mod | Author(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Animations Pack | B Dawg, C1aude_III | This project improves various issues with weapon animations. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| IV Fixes and Improvements | Zolika1351 | Collection of minor fixes and improvements. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Extra Options | Zolika1351 | Adds a lot of quality of life toggles into game's menus. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader. Not compatible with FusionFix 2.0+ - use this fork if you wish to use the mod. |
| Fix Collection | iiCriminnaaL, nkjellman and me | Several fixes from Responsive Plus and Graphics Fix, specifically - stipple.wtd, coronas.wtd, carcols.dat, cargrp.dat and files related to rain splash effects. My work in this is just bundling them separately. |
| Better Wardrobes | Zolika1351 | Improves the clunky wardrobe the game originally has. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader. |
| Xbox Rain Droplets | ThirteenAG | This mod adds SkyGfx's screen water droplets to GTA IV and other games. Requires Ultimate ASI Loader. |
| HQ Map | Alkimical | A high-resolution map for 1440p and 4K monitor users (may not look great on a 1080p or lower resolution monitor). Requires a modloader. |
| Restored Trees Position | Attramet | Restores several trees that were only present in the beta version. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Dodgy Doc - Higher Quality, Liberty Ferry Terminal - Waiting Sign Fix, Sugar Chomps - Separate Signs | donnits | Several minor-scale mods, you can read the descriptions for them on the page. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| High Quality Pigeons | Supreme Dear Leader | Improves the model and texture quality for pigeons. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Resized Blista Compact | Thundersmacker | Fixes the model for Blista Compact, giving it the correct size and correcting modeling errors. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Fixed LCPD Buffalo | Ooboy | Fixes the police buffalo model and texture bugs. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Player Outfit Texture Fixes | B Dawg | Fixes green-ish textures on outfits. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Outfit Enhancements | iiCriminnaaL | Several simple enhancements for some clothing. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Fixed Suit Display in Perseus | _ys | Fixes incorrect suit display in Perseus. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| IV Bikers in Episodes voice sets fix | B Dawg | Fixes IV bikers' voice sets. |
| Default pistol iron sight fix | grasscid | Fixes the incorrect iron sights of the ingame Glock. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Luis' Helmet Reflections Fix | 6135 | Fixes the reflections on Luis' helmet. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Luis' Bag Texture Fix | 6135 | Fixes missing normal and specular textures on Luis' bag, improves texture quality. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Johnny's Shoe Texture Fix | 6135 | Fixes missing normal and specular textures on Johnny's shoes. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| GTA Online QUB3D Background | Zolika1351 | Ports the QUB3D background from GTA V. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Traffic Cops: Back in the Tollbooths | Olanov | Simple script mod that replaces the tollbooth cop peds with traffic cops. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| IV-Presence | ItsClockAndre | Adds a Discord Rich Presence. |
| Reduced Traffic Screech (Audio Tweak) | GladiTek | Reduces the high frequency noise of the traffic screeching to a pleasant more natural level. Requires OpenIV or a modloader. |
| Higher Res Radio Logos In-Game and Higher Res Radio Logos Menu | Ash_735 | Replaces radio logos textures with higher resolutions ones. |
| Menu Art Fix | _ys | Fixes lower resolution backgrounds in EFLC's main menus. |
Workshops#
These workshops might have some mods or tools you may be interested in!
Zolika1351's Zone ItsClockAndre's
Donnit's Bakery Internet Rob's
Making mods#
If you're interested in making mods instead, visit this Discord server: