Grand Theft Auto V

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Grand Theft Auto V

Developers
	Rockstar North
	Rockstar San Diego
	Rockstar Leeds
	Rockstar Toronto
	Rockstar New England
	Rockstar London
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	April 14, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	96
OpenCritic	92
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Currency, Unlock, Infinite spend, Free-to-grind
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Racing, Gambling/casino
Vehicles	Automobile, Bicycle, Bus, Flight, Helicopter, Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto V is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, open world, racing and gambling/casino game in the Grand Theft Auto series.

The PC version is missing several features and improvements introduced in the "Next-gen" upgrade for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, released in March 2022: per object motion blur, TAA, improved indoor shadows, ray-traced sun shadows, ray-traced reflections and fixed cutscene character animation stutter.

General information

PC Report

GeForce Graphics Guide

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Comes on 7 DVDs. Product key also unlocks access to a digital download through the Rockstar Games Launcher.
Official website		Premium Edition.
Epic Games Store		Premium Edition.
GamersGate		Premium Edition.
		Premium Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Premium Edition.
Humble Store		Premium Edition.
Steam		Premium Edition.
GamersGate (unavailable)		Premium Online Edition.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Standard Edition.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Premium Online Edition.

All versions require Rockstar Games Launcher DRM, and a Rockstar Social Club account in order to activate the game and play online and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.

Console players can redeem exclusive content in the PC version, including weapons, vehicles, events and money bonuses.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bonus $1,350,000	Pre-order bonus.
Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack	Grants one million GTA$, properties, weapons and vehicles for use in GTA Online.
iFruit	Offered separately from the main game. Contains minigames that make the main game slightly easier, and online features like Rockstar Social Club and Lifeinvader.

Microtransactions

Grand Theft Auto V's microtransactions apply only to the game's multiplayer portion, otherwise known as GTA Online.

Type	Notes
Currency	Real money purchase of Shark Cards in various denominations. Shark Cards are an instant addition of GTA$ to a player's account. GTA$ are otherwise earned in-game.
Free-to-grind	All content can be earned and played without Shark Cards, albeit with a considerable grind.
Infinite spend	There is no cap on the amount of Shark Cards that can be purchased. There is no current GTA$ spending cap as new content is regularly added.
Unlock	GTA$ can be spent on vehicles, weapons, and clothing. Additionally GTA$ are used to purchase various properties such as offices and warehouses. These properties are required to experience much of the game's post-launch content.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use ASI mod to skip intros
Download Script Hook V and Skip Intro & Legal Messages. Copy dinput8.dll and SkipIntro.asi to <path-to-game>.

Modify internal game files

Download OpenIV and install it. Launch OpenIV and select Windows under Grand Theft Auto V. Locate the Grand Theft Auto V installation folder and select it. With OpenIV open, select ASI Manager under the Tools submenu, then install ASI Loader and OpenIV.ASI. Enable Edit mode under the File submenu. Scroll down to the x64a.rpf file within the mods directory used by OpenIV and open it. Inside x64a.rpf, navigate to movies, then delete the rockstar_logos.bik file. Back to the main directory, scroll down to the update.rpf file within the mods\update directory used by OpenIV and open it. Inside update.rpf, navigate to x64\movies and delete the rockstar_logos.bik file. Save the file and close OpenIV. Notes The game requires the dinput8.dll ASI Loader file and the OpenIV.asi OpenIV plugin to allow loading of ASI mods and modified RPF files as their signature is removed when editing them. These modifications might be detected by the anti-cheat immediately, therefore it's recommended to remove them before launching GTA Online. Modifying files outside the mods directory used by OpenIV will force the user to use OpenIV.asi to run the game all the time.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V\Profiles\<user-id> %PROGRAMDATA%\Socialclub\Player\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/

Rendered Rockstar Editor videos are saved in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA V\videos\rendered

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Uses Rockstar Social Club's savegame cloud sync function.

Video

Graphics settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Cutscenes are pillarboxed 16:9. Use the PCGW script as a workaround at own risk.
Ultra-widescreen			Cutscenes are pillarboxed 16:9. Use the PCGW script at own risk. For 32:9 use -borderless -width XXXX -height YYYY to fix incorrect interface scaling.
4K Ultra HD			Cutscene Black Bars Fix on 4K TVs
Field of view (FOV)		45-55° vertical. Use Extended Camera Settings Mod or the PCGW script to change FOV, may be bannable if used online.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, up to 8x MSAA, TXAA, and SSAA through Frame Scaling Mode option.
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 1.0 See FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 (FSR)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 270 FPS.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray-traced sun shadows and reflections are exclusive to RT-modes of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X versions and were never brought to PC.

Chromatic aberration

The game has a chromatic aberration effect always present at the edges of the screen.

Modify internal game files

Download OpenIV and install it. Launch OpenIV and select Windows under Grand Theft Auto V. Locate the Grand Theft Auto V installation folder and select it. With OpenIV open, select ASI Manager under the Tools submenu, then install ASI Loader and OpenIV.ASI. Enable Edit mode under the File submenu. Scroll down to the update.rpf file within the mods\update directory used by OpenIV and open it. Inside update.rpf, navigate to common\data\timecycle, then open the timecycle_mods_1.xml file. Inside timecycle_mods_1.xml, search for nextgen, then directly under it, change all values related to the lens_dist_coeff, lens_dist_cube_coeff, chrom_aberration_coeff, and chrom_aberration_coeff2 settings to 0.000. Save the file and close OpenIV. Notes The game requires the dinput8.dll ASI Loader file and the OpenIV.asi OpenIV plugin to allow loading of ASI mods and modified RPF files as their signature is removed when editing them. These modifications might be detected by the anti-cheat immediately, therefore it's recommended to remove them before launching GTA Online. Modifying files outside the mods directory used by OpenIV will force the user to use OpenIV.asi to run the game all the time.

Use the No Chromatic aberration & Lens distortion mod.
Notes This mod also removes the lens distortion and film grain effects. The latest version of this mod might quickly become outdated with game patches, requiring constant updates.

Depth of field

Setting the in-game depth of field option to off does not fully disable the effect.

Modify internal game files

Download OpenIV and install it. Launch OpenIV and select Windows under Grand Theft Auto V. Locate the Grand Theft Auto V installation folder and select it. With OpenIV open, select ASI Manager under the Tools submenu, then install ASI Loader and OpenIV.ASI. Enable Edit mode under the File submenu. Scroll down to the update.rpf file within the mods\update directory used by OpenIV and open it. Inside update.rpf, navigate to common\data\timecycle, then open the w_clear.xml file. Inside w_clear.xml, search for all occurrences of the environmental_blur_in, environmental_blur_out, and environmental_blur_size settings and change all values related to them to 0.0000. Repeat the process for the w_clearing.xml, w_clouds.xml, w_extrasunny.xml, w_foggy.xml, w_halloween.xml, w_neutral.xml, w_overcast.xml, w_rain.xml, w_smog.xml, w_thunder.xml, and w_xmas.xml files. Save the file and close OpenIV. Notes The game requires the dinput8.dll ASI Loader file and the OpenIV.asi OpenIV plugin to allow loading of ASI mods and modified RPF files as their signature is removed when editing them. These modifications might be detected by the anti-cheat immediately, therefore it's recommended to remove them before launching GTA Online. Modifying files outside the mods directory used by OpenIV will force the user to use OpenIV.asi to run the game all the time.

Use the No Far DOF / No Edge Blur / No Chromatic Aberration mod.
Notes This mod provides separate folders with files to exclusively remove the far DOF effect or the edge blur and chromatic aberration effects combined; only the files within the NO far blur folder have to be used. This mod does not include a modified w_halloween file, however that should have no negative effect in practice as this file is only used in GTA Online.

Motion blur

Setting the in-game motion blur slider to the minimum amount does not fully disable the effect.

Modify internal game files

Download OpenIV and install it. Launch OpenIV and select Windows under Grand Theft Auto V. Locate the Grand Theft Auto V installation folder and select it. With OpenIV open, select ASI Manager under the Tools submenu, then install ASI Loader and OpenIV.ASI. Enable Edit mode under the File submenu. Scroll down to the update.rpf file within the mods\update directory used by OpenIV and open it. Inside update.rpf, navigate to common\data, then open the visualsettings.dat file. Inside visualsettings.dat, search for the defaultmotionblur.enabled and defaultmotionblur.strength settings and change their values to 0 and 0.0, respectively. Save the file and close OpenIV. Notes The game requires the dinput8.dll ASI Loader file and the OpenIV.asi OpenIV plugin to allow loading of ASI mods and modified RPF files as their signature is removed when editing them. These modifications might be detected by the anti-cheat immediately, therefore it's recommended to remove them before launching GTA Online. Modifying files outside the mods directory used by OpenIV will force the user to use OpenIV.asi to run the game all the time.

Use the Completely Disable Motion Blur mod.

FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 (FSR)

FSR 1.0 can be used through a mod to upscale the game to a higher resolution.

Mod in FidelityFx Super Resolution 1.0
Download the latest release of gta5_fsr. Copy d3d11.dll and gta5_fsr.ini to <path-to-game>. Go to ingame Graphics settings and make sure DirectX Version is set to DirectX 11. Go to ingame Advanced Graphics settings and set Frame scaling mode: 0.5x - Performance Mode 0.667x - Balanced Mode 0.75x - Quality Mode 0.883x - Ultra Quality Mode

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		All control options must be bound, including redundancies.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Must use the Raw Input option, otherwise mouse sensitivity is frame rate dependent.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Supports both XInput and DirectInput controllers.
Full controller support		Rockstar Social Club launcher emulates LS of gamepad as mouse cursor. Opens virtual keyboard when clicking in input area.
Controller remapping		Can only switch between pre-set layouts.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Use X1nput

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Tracked motion controllers		Use GTAVR.
Button/gesture prompts		Use GTAVR.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Button prompts		For DualShock 3 prompts use the PS3 Gamepad Icons mod. For DualShock 4 - PS4 Gamepad Icons mod.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Use GTAVSteamControllerNative Mode. Rapidly changes button prompts.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 5.0 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Under the Audio menu.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Choice between metric and imperial measurements
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Fan translation.[citation needed] Doesn't contain translation for Online part.
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish				Subtitles can be read with GTA V - Reader v1.2 by Ivona or other voice chosen in system. Works with 1.0.350.1/2, see "update 5" in Stuttering during gameplay section.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish				Depends on Windows Language preferences, for Spain must be on any configuration of Spanish.
Latin American Spanish				Depends on Windows Language preferences, for Latin America, Windows language must be on Español (México).
Turkish				Fan translation, download.

Adding custom music

Adding Music[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file location. Open User Music. Add any desired tracks. Notes Only the WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A formats are supported. Some users have reported slower-loading textures when using the Self-Radio station. Suggested to be an issue when the CPU is already bottlenecking the game and transcoding the custom music bringing additional load to the CPU. Suggested to use 48 kHz 16-bit signed WAV files (normal format and bitrate of the in-game radio) instead of MP3 files to avoid this issue.

Network

Online features require a Rockstar Games Social Club account.

Online characters can no longer be transferred from the console versions since March 6, 2017.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		Use GTA CooP.
Online play		30	Co-op, Versus Cooperative campaign requires a separate mod.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Use FiveM or GTA Network
Self-hosting		Use FiveM or GTA Network
Direct IP		Steam version only. Type "steam://connect/[IP]" on Command Prompt or Browser (Recommended on Command Prompt)[citation needed]

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	6672, 61455-61458

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		Native support for up to triple-monitor setups. See also Helix Mod: GTA V.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive		Use GTAVR.
Oculus Rift		Use GTAVR.
OSVR
Windows Mixed Reality		Use GTAVR.
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers		Use GTAVR. See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Tobii Eye Tracking		Use GTA V Eye Tracking Mod
Play area	Native	Notes
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues unresolved

In-game stock market malfunctioning when playing offline

When buying stock the money is always deducted from your in-game account but the stock isn't reliably added to your portfolio, effectively causing your money to vanish.

Some tips/workarounds to avoid this issue
Unknown if the cause of this issue has been fixed by a title update. Make sure to save your game before buying stock and check your portfolio after buying stock to ensure you actually received the stock you bought, reload the save if not.

Game stays in the background processes/fails to close itself while Logitech G Hub is running

Workaround: close Logitech G Hub before running the game

Issues fixed

No sound when using a Bluetooth headphone/ear buds

Turn them off and on again
Turn the headphone/ear buds off (ear buds usually need to be put in the charger to turn them off), wait for the game to switch to another audio device and turn the headphone/ear buds back on.

Heavy game stutter when wanted by police

Close Logitech Gaming Software before starting the game[citation needed]
Due to Logitechs Gaming Software (not G-HUB) the lightsync usage in GTAV will cause heavy stutters for some people when wanted by police. Just turning off lightsync in the GTAV's keyboard/mouse options, or inside Logitech Gaming Software does not fix the issue.

Heavy game stutter/stutter in general

GTA V can only render up to a max of 188 FPS with stable performance and will cause stutter if it tries to render above this.^{[citation needed]}

Workaround: set the refresh rate to 144 in the in-game graphics settings[citation needed]

Workaround: set max frame rate to less than 188 FPS externally
All options for external frame rate capping are explained in the frame rate capping guide. Easiest option would be to use the NVidia/AMD Control panels.

Game does not open with "Grand Theft Auto V has Stopped Working" generic Windows error

The game makes it past the launcher. However, when the main game loads it crashes instantaneously leaving you with a black screen, or the Windows error prompt.

Unplug the Mayflash DolphinBar (if used) from the computer[citation needed]

Unplug USB-devices systematically[citation needed]
Unplug all of your USB-devices. Plug back in one of your USB-devices. Try launching the game to see if the crash has been solved. If not solved: repeat step 2 and 3 till you find the device that causes the crash. If USB-device that causes the crash has been found: Update its drivers. If that doesn't help: leave it unplugged when launching the game.

Stuttering during gameplay

Disable custom radio
Custom radio could potentially cause several issues that are CPU-related. Stuttering is often also CPU-related. See the notes in Adding custom music for a possible workaround.

Change Windows sound quality[citation needed]
Open Start menu, search for "mmsys.cpl" and open it. On the Playback tab, click on your sound card and click on Properties. Click on the Advanced tab and change the default format to the more standard 16bit, 48000 Hz. Apply and hit OK. Difference is the most noticeable while changing from 24 bit/192 kHz and higher.

Turn off the Discord app overlay[citation needed]
Incoming messages can cause a slight stutter, and having the overlay on causes periodic stuttering.

Unable to play offline

Use the -scOfflineOnly command line argument[citation needed]
The activation resets around every week and requires to be renewed by running the game in online mode when the ""Unable to access Rockstar servers. Activation requires Internet connection." error appears. Doing this will make the game playable in offline mode again until the next activation reset.

"Dependency MFREADWRITE.DLL is missing. Please reinstall the game" error

The issue is due having installed an N/KN versions of Windows. It has no built-in Media Features Pack, which is required by the game.

Download the Media Features Pack needed for the installed OS
Download the corresponding Media Feature Pack depending on your Windows version. Install the downloaded Media Feature Pack. Restart your PC to complete the installation of the Media Features Pack.

Update Download Issues (Retail Copies Only)

If you are experiencing trouble downloading updates with a retail copy of the game (e.g. repeatedly losing connection, restarting download from scratch etc.) you should use the -verify -noChunkedDownload parameters with the launcher:

Set GTA V Launcher Parameters[citation needed]
Hit Start, Run, and type cmd. Hit enter. Type in cd <path-to-game> cmd window that pops up. Hit enter. Type GTAVLauncher.exe -verify -noChunkedDownload in this window Hit enter.

Story cannot progress with "The mission has been disrupted" message

When trying to start the mission "Monkey Business" a message appears when approaching the mission marker: "The mission has been disrupted, please return later". Returning later or with another character won't make a difference.

Unknown if the cause of this issue was ever fixed through a Title Update for the game.

Call a cab
Navigate away from the mission area until the blip has reappeared on your radar Call the Downtown Cab Company to order a taxi. When the taxi arrives, get in and select the mission as the desired location, making sure to choose to skip the trip. The taxi will deliver you to the mission location and you should be able to proceed from there.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10, 10.1, 11
Shader Model support	4.0, 5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet, Euphoria
Audio	XAudio2
Interface	Scaleform	v3.3.94
Cutscenes	Bink Video	v1.994a
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services	Only for the Epic Games Store version[dubious – discuss]

Modifications

Mods are safe to use in story mode, however, the games' anti-tamper solution will detect them and prohibit online-play until they are uninstalled (applies to all mods).

Script Hook

For using with simple trainer, other mods.

Simple Trainer

Mod menu for game.

Xbox One Button Icons

Includes all QTEs.

Utilizes official icons ripped from the Xbox One version of the game.

PlayStation 4 Button Icons

Includes all QTEs.

Utilizes official icons ripped from the PlayStation 4 version of the game.

PlayStation 3 Button Icons

Replaces the Xbox 360 controller button-prompts with their DualShock 3 equivalents.

Includes all QTEs.

Utilizes official icons ripped from the PlayStation 3 version of the game.

GTA V Redux

Features a completely rewritten weather system, simulated global illumination, better tonemapping, improved fog implementation, reduced lens artifacts, chromatic aberration, noise, and environmental blur, new motion blur, depth of field, bokeh effects, and volumetric lighting for times of day. Weather and particle effects, water, and custom timecycle edits to specific areas of the cityscape, and improved environmental tessellation have also been added."

NaturalVision Evolved

Changes made to the environmental weathers, lighting system, ambient colors and tonemapping

GTA V QuantV

The QuantV has a cooler color theme versus the NVE. If you are looking forward to a more realistic look without all the extra effects this might be the right choice for you. By installing shaders on your game you’ll get much better visuals while maintaining a decent frame rate because QuantV doesn’t modify too many extra things like the NVE.

GTA V PRV - Project REVIVE

Unlike the other 2 graphic mods introduced until now, this one doesn’t focus on being too realistic or dramatic. PRV reflects its author’s unique vision and tries to introduce a new theme to the game.

QOL Modlist: The enhanced experience

This guide aims to provide QOL and lore-friendly mods for an enhanced and expanded playthrough.

Command line arguments

See Rockstar's list of available command line entries.

By creating a file called commandline.txt and saving it to your root installation folder you can alter the way your game runs.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz	AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	101.35 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10/10.1 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 10 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.