How to install GTA V Enhanced mods

Steps

1. Check you have Enhanced. Steam lists it as *Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced*, and the game folder contains GTA5_Enhanced.exe. If you see GTA5.exe, use the [Legacy guide](/gta-v-legacy/install/) instead.
2. Back up first. Copy your saves from Documents\Rockstar Games\GTAV Enhanced\Profiles. Note your build (right-click GTA5_Enhanced.exe › Properties › Details › Product version) and compare it with the build on [this page's verdict](/gta-v-enhanced/).
3. Plan for patch days. GTA V must be on the latest build to start, so you can't hold an update back for long. In Steam, set GTA V Enhanced to update only when you launch it ([how](/guides/stop-steam-auto-updates/)), and when a patch lands, play unmodded until [the verdict](/gta-v-enhanced/) says Script Hook V supports the new build.
4. Install Script Hook V. Download it from GTA5-Mods.com and copy ScriptHookV.dll and dinput8.dll (the ASI loader) into the folder that holds GTA5_Enhanced.exe. Launch Story Mode and press F4 to check the bundled Native Trainer opens.
5. Install DirectStorageFix. With DirectStorage on, Enhanced stops scripts writing their own config and log files. DirectStorageFix restores that, and trainers such as Menyoo and Rampage recommend it.
6. Set up OpenRPF for file mods. Install OpenRPF as its readme explains, then create a mods folder in the game folder. Modified archives go there, so the original files stay untouched.
7. Add Script Hook V .NET Enhanced if a mod needs it. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8, then copy Script Hook V .NET Enhanced's files into the game folder. C# scripts go into a scripts folder you create there.
8. Add mods one at a time. Put .asi files next to GTA5_Enhanced.exe, scripts in scripts, and replacements or add-ons in mods exactly as each readme says. Launch between mods, so you know which one broke something.

Common pitfalls

• Installing Legacy-only mods. Many older mods, and OpenIV.ASI, only work on Legacy. Check the mod page names Enhanced.
• Taking mods into GTA Online. Script Hook V closes the game when you try, but other mods don't. Rockstar can ban accounts for modding Online. Straight To Story Mode skips the Online landing page so you don't start Online by accident.
• BattlEye. If BattlEye is turned on for GTA V, ASI mods won't load. Turn it off in the Rockstar Games Launcher's settings for GTA V before playing modded Story Mode.
• Enhanced moves faster than Legacy. Rockstar has patched Enhanced more often, and Script Hook V sometimes supports Legacy first. Check [the Enhanced verdict](/gta-v-enhanced/), not the Legacy one.

Common errors and fixes

• "Critical error. Unknown game version" from Script Hook V. The game updated and Script Hook V doesn't support the new build yet. Wait for its update, or play without mods by moving dinput8.dll out of the folder. Source: Script Hook V's page.
• Trainer settings don't save. DirectStorage is blocking file writes. Install DirectStorageFix. Source: DirectStorageFix.
• Crashes with many add-on archives. Install Packfile Limit Adjuster Enhanced. For add-on cars whose tuning parts are missing, add Modkit Limit Adjuster Enhanced. Source: Packfile Limit Adjuster Enhanced.

Rolling back

• Steam has no older branch for GTA V Enhanced, and the game must be up to date to start, so you can't roll the game back. Wait for Script Hook V to catch up.
• To play unmodded meanwhile, move dinput8.dll, your .asi files and the scripts folder out of the game folder.
• If files are damaged, run Steam › Properties › Installed Files › Verify integrity of game files. Mods in the mods folder aren't affected.