Theyve done everything to Los Santos.

you could even go all out and be Batman.

Technology has gotten wilder since GTA 5’s original release, and this list reflects some of that.

A cop gets out of a police car in GTA 5

GTA 5 can collapse under the weight of an errant add-on.

Rockstar have also made it very clear they will ban players for using single-player mods in GTA Online.

Pull Me Over and Better Chases+ will redress those issues a fair amount.

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Better Chases+ tries to make more sense of the police response when you refuse to pull over.

The range of responses to your actions are now more appropriate.

Beyond that, things get more complex.

A cop pulls over a car in the Pull Me Over mod in GTA 5

But they wont drive like maniacs trying to stop you.

However, if you have a helmet, mask, or tinted windows, you wont be recognised.

You have a lot of control over your gang.

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You recruit members, register vehicles, and kit out your street soldiers.

Rival gangs are marked on the map for you to battle with.

Each zone generates a passive income for who runs it, so its worth fighting for.

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The running battles between the gangs makes the world a lot more fun and lively.

With the ever-changing map, it’s possible for you to accidentally end up surrounded by rival gang-bangers.

Calling in your own gang for back-up will kick off a huge battle between groups of NPCs.

A long-haul truck from the Trucking Missions mod in GTA 5

The chaos is a step-up from GTA Vs usual carnage.

LSPD First Response lets you do just that.

Righteousness, as it were, should be taken with a big ol fistful of salt in this instance.

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Youll need to update the mod with Trucking Missions Revised to get it to work.

This adds a few more missions to the base set, too.

But it’s a bit boring, isn’t it?

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Railroad Engineer changes that by handing you a cap, a whistle, and free rein of the controls.

How many cars can you simultaneously explode in one sitting, that is the question.

Add some excitement to the morning commute.

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Batman lets you beat up everyone in Los Santos to within an inch of their lives.

Its WIP, but playable nonetheless.

Or it’s possible for you to just go all out evil and become a Predator.

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you’re free to even dangle the skinned corpses to let DannyGloverknow where to find you.

And it’s only for single-player.

You start the game by dropping into the city in a car with a random weapon kit.

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The other players (AI controlled) parachute in just after you spawn.

Every few minutes a new zone appears, and you have to be there and fight everyone else off.

It’s a hectic, unique game, with very new skills.

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To win, you better find the final zone and occupy it.

But it can all be wiped with one loss.

Download Complex Control

GTA V Remastered: Enhanced by Larcius

Want a livelier world?

Some modern architecture from the Real California Architecture mod in GTA 5

Lots more variety in the landscape, adding vegetation that helps break up the city.

Its still a work-in-progress, but a huge effort has made the backdrop of the game better.

Its an overhaul of a number of atmospheric effects.

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The weather and lighting of GTA V was always decent, but with VisualV itll be modernised.

Weather has received a major makeover, with the systems being rewritten from scratch.

Rain, fog, and storms are all more impressively rendered.

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The clouds have been replaced and upgraded.

Even the moon has been tweaked, and now it rises and falls in the correct place.

GTA V FSR is a port that sneaks it in under the hood.

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Each provides a performance boost while keeping things sharp.

Download GTA V FSR

R.E.A.L.

mod will let you run around Los Santos in first-person VR.

There are the usual issues.

Theres no motion tracking of the hands, so youre stuck using a controller.

Thats not the best way to play it, but you’re free to.