Back up for the GTA 5 update coming on 9/15! And we’ll also show you efficient steps to prevent mod rebuilding.
If you are directly editing the file directly under Grand Theft Auto V, if you inadvertently update it, all the edited mods will be returned. If you’re creating a mods folder in OpenIV, you probably won’t go back, but I don’t know what happens under the GTA V root folder
Best is to back up the entire Grand Theft Auto V folder and below . This is the most reliable. Let’s copy it to an external HDD etc. Even if you are using OpenIV to create a mods folder, back up the entire mods folder, including the untouched rpf files in the root folder. At that time, it is still good to add “1.0.393.4” and the backup version
Why it’s better to use the mods folder in OpenIV
If you are an offline launcher or a Steam version person, you may edit rpf directly, but I personally recommend using the mods folder.
Benefits of using mods folder
Maintaining the identity of the original file
The mod will only be put in the mods folder, and the original rpf will remain the same, so you can always recover the original file.
You can go to online mode immediately
When playing in online mode, you can play by temporarily deleting the dll system such as ScriptHook.
Update measures
Backing up the original files makes it easier to see “where have the changes been made?” At the time of the update. (Of course, I think that people who rewrite directly have backed up first …) Also, there is a possibility that offline startup will not be possible due to the update.
If you have messed with rpf directly
Updates aren’t close! We recommend migrating to the mods folder method except for those who say.
Migration example
1. 1. Back up the entire Grand Theft Auto V folder to another drive, etc.
2. 2. Update before the update comes and get the current file
3. 3. Create a mods folder in the Grand Theft Auto V folder and put the rpf file saved in 1
4. Make mods folder available in OpenIV
I think that this can be done in general, but if you are using the latest version of the exe and the old update folder, there may be a malfunction.
In that case, you need to return the exe file saved in 1 and start it offline, or put the updated update folder in the mods folder and re-insert the mod.
I made a backup! What if an update comes?
Now, I’ve backed up the entire Grand Theft Auto V folder, including the mods folder! What should I do when an update comes?
Examine the modified file
First, look at the date to see which files have been updated. I think that the exe file will be upgraded, of course, but check other rpf files etc. one by one.
If there are no changes from the file before the update, that file can be used as it is.
For example, a x64a.rpf the files that are located directly under the Grand Theft Auto V folder, if x64a.rpf file you backed up is exactly the same, in the mods folder MOD is x64a.rpf file containing the is that even after the updates available as it is.
What if the update date or file size has changed?
This can also prevent the re-installation of MOD as much as possible by the method of “expanding and comparing” the rpf file .
You know that rpf files are like folders, and there are more folders underneath.
Social Club version does not need to be reinstalled even if mod installation fails
In the Social Club version, even if you accidentally delete the GTA5 file, the missing file will be downloaded at startup.
It means that it is okay to delete the original file when installing the mod. Before the release, I thought that the Steam version would be more convenient for introducing mods.
Even with the Social Club version, even if you fail to install the mod, you do not need to reinstall GTA 5, so you can rest assured.
Originally published at https://gtasteam.com on April 26, 2021.