Hello guys! This tutorial will help you make the tedious GTA Modding a bit easier :)

WARNING: By reading this tutorial, you're accepting to reject any accusation against this tutorial or its owner for any damage you can cause to your game (Do it at your own risk). If you haven't read this before, do not relieve yourself from guilt. That doesn't mean that you can't ask for help.

• Knowledge What I need to know before asking for help
  • How can I fix this error?
  • How can I spawn ADD-ON Vehicles or Weapons?
  • Which bugs can make my life harder?
  • Why my car have no sound?
  • Why my game start crashing when I try to add a new Add-On Folder to DLCPACKS?
  • Why my game crash when I try to go into an Add-On vehicle?
  • Where I can find the DATA for each car I want to put as an Add-On?
  • My vehicle have some strange/misplaced corona's on headlights and taillights, how I fix that?
• Knowledge What I need before start using this method
• Knowledge What contains Add-On/Replace Base Folder?
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons
• Tutorial CREATE YOUR OWN ADD-ON VEHICLES PACK
• Tutorial REPLACER to ADD-ON Vehicles
• Tutorial ADD-ON to REPLACER Vehicles
• Tutorial REPLACER to ADD-ON MELEE Weapons
• Tutorial ADD-ON to REPLACE MELEE Weapons

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How can I fix this error?

• ERR_FIL_PACK_1: The total of vehicles that the game tries to load is higher than the default limit, or you're using a SCRIPT mod that's incompatible with the most recent game version. How to fix that? Try to use one of the "gameconfig.xml" available on main GTA5-Mods website, or check that all your SCRIPT mods are compatible with the most recent game version.
• ERR_FIL_PACK_3: The size of 1 or more DLCs is higher or close to 4GB. How to fix that? Defragment "vehicles.rpf" and "dlc.rpf" files from the DLC/'s that's causing that error respectively. If this does not work it means that one or more of your dlc.rpf files have already reached a size limit and you'll need to move some mods to a brand new DLC folder.

How can I spawn ADD-ON Vehicles or Weapons?

• If vehicle files are called "chevrolet.ytd/.ytf", in-game, use a trainer like Simple Trainer to spawn them. In this case, spawn will be "chevrolet".
• For weapons, you will need to buy them in a Ammunation Store, can't be spawned (or I don't know how) through a Trainer.

Which bugs can do my life harder?

• Carcols.meta/Carvariations.meta ID's: Try changing ID's in both files (If ID is 900, try 953 and other ID's) to see if this helps Tuning Parts working again. Since the DOOMSDAY game update, the limit of IDs is 32767.
• Bad edited files/Incorrect name's: Be sure you edited all files correctly, without mistakes, sometimes that's the problem (Using XML Tools with Notepad++ you can find if you did any mistake opening/closing tags (Example of a tag: <Item>).

Why my car has no sound?

• In "vehicles.meta" file: Check if "AudioNameHash" tag is like "". If yes, then change it to "VEHICLENAME", where "VEHICLENAME" is the name of the vehicle you like the sound of and you want to use it for your Add-On vehicle.

Why my game starts crashing when I try to add a new Add-On Folder to DLCPACKS?

• No worries about that: Probably you reached the limit of vehicles added to the game files. You can easily fix that using the gameconfig mentioned below ("What I need before start using this method" section).

Why my game crashes when I try to go into an Add-On vehicle?

• Vehicle Layouts: The game tries to find the correct layouts for the car you spawned but it doesn't find them, so the game crashes because there's no important information.

  How to fix that? You just need to see in which original game car is based the Add-On vehicle you made, look at the "vehiclelayouts.meta" file located to the path where's the original game vehicle, take the info related to it and add it to respective TAGS into the "vehiclelayouts.meta" file located in your Add-On files.

  That should fix the problem if you did all correctly.

Where I can find the DATA for each car I want to put as Add-On?

• handling.meta and vehicles.meta: The main ones are located on "/update/update.rpf/common/data/handling.meta" and "/update/update.rpf/common/data/levels/gta5/vehicles.meta", but in case that data is not located in any of both files, you'll have to check the content of every one of that files into each folder inside /update/x64/dlcpacks.
• carcols.meta: You'll have to check every one until you find the correct/needed data for your car. Be sure to check first carcols.ymt too, which is located in /update/update.rpf/x64/data.
• carvariations.meta: You can take any of the available ones and change just the lines needed (Always change the line that contains the car name with the new one, and if car does not have tuning parts in <kits> section, change the line inside it to <Item>0_default_modkit</Item>.)

My vehicle have some strange/misplaced corona's on the headlights and taillights, how I fix that?

• That's pretty easy, just open your carvariations.meta file with Notepad++ or any other text editor and replace the line similar to <lightSettings value="918" /> ("918" value can be another value in your case) with <lightSettings value="0" />. This will remove that shit tailights and will align headlights.

• OpenIV (Mandatory)
• NVE's Gameconfig (MUST-HAVE to avoid game crashes). You will download the full mod but you only need to get the gameconfig from the OPTIONALS folder that's inside the package. Has been hard-tested and works perfectly fine in every case.
• Notepad++ or any other text editor (Mandatory)
• Keep calm during the process (Mandatory)

Before you use the tutorial below, remember that if you want to convert a "mpluxe" Replacer car mod like Pagani Huayra by Vans123 to an Add-On, you should use "Vehicles DLC Folder #:four:" from my Add-On / Replace Base Folder mod. (MOST RECOMMENDED OPTION)

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BEFORE YOU START: If is the first time you will do an Add-On Pack, follow all the steps below. When you complete that, verify that your Add-On is working fine before you add more vehicles into it.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ADD-ON WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD MORE CARS: In that case, just start directly from the Step 6️⃣ (Don't forget to read the WARNING that's just above this Step).

Step 1️⃣: Download this file as a base for your Add-On's.

Step 2️⃣: Once downloaded, unzip to anywhere you want.

Step 3️⃣: Now, open OpenIV, go to "/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks/", create a new folder called as you want (I usually call my packs as "A2NS", "A2NS2", "A2NS3", etc) and put inside the "dlc.rpf" file.

Step 4️⃣: Go back to "/mods/update/". Now, go to "/update.rpf/common/data/" and export "dlclist.xml" to anywhere you want on your system.

Step 5️⃣: Use a text editor as Notepad++ and edit the file with the next line (Change FOLDERNAME to the name you put to your DLC BASE Folder):

For "dlclist.xml":

	<Item>dlcpacks:\FOLDERNAME\</Item>        

And now, save changes and put it back to directory mentioned in Step 4️⃣.

IMPORTANT: Edit "content.xml", and "setup2.xml", changing each "FOLDERNAME" word that you find in each file with the word you use as name for your Add-On's folder. Else, your game will crash.

Now you have a BASE folder to put replace cars files and data inside as Add-On's.

WARNING: Before that Step, if your car's already renamed or the name of his files is different to any other car from the game, you don't need to rename them again.

Step 6️⃣: Is the moment to put files into their respective directories. Rename "car.ytf/.ytd" files, for example "chall.ytd/.ytf" (Chall = Challenger), and put them into "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehicles.rpf". Do the same process with "car_mods.rpf" files, but put them into ""/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehiclemods" (Don't forget to rename files inside "car_mods.rpf", otherwise, they'll conflict with the replacer car tuning parts).

Step 7️⃣: Add DATA from the new car (if the car you want to put as Add-On didn't have data when you downloaded it, take data from the original game car that it replaces) to "vehicles.meta", "carcols.meta", carvariations.meta" and "handling.meta", which located in "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/data/" editing them with any text editor (This path is supposed to be the place where the DATA files (.meta) of your Add-On should be).

Step 8️⃣ (SKIP this if your car doesn't have Tuning Parts): Once you did steps above, if some of the cars you added have Tuning Parts (car_mods.rpf), now go back to "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/", export "content.xml" file, edit with Notepad++ or any other editor and add these lines to their respective section:

For "" section:

	<Item> 
          <filename>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/car_mods.rpf</filename> 
          <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType> 
          <locked value="true"/>
          <disabled value="true"/>
          <persistent value="true"/>
          <overlay value="true"/>
        </Item>

For "" section:

	<Item>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/car_mods.rpf</Item>        

Finally, if you did all correctly, you can try your new Add-On cars ;)

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Step 1️⃣: Download this file as a base for your Add-On's.

Step 2️⃣: Once downloaded, unzip to anywhere you want.

Step 3️⃣: Now, open OpenIV, go to "/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks/", create a new folder called as you want and put inside the "dlc.rpf" file.

Step 4️⃣: Go back to "/mods/update/". Now, go to "/update.rpf/common/data/" and export "dlclist.xml" to anywhere you want on your system.

Step 5️⃣: Use a text editor as Notepad++ and edit the file with the next line (Change FOLDERNAME to the name you put to your DLC BASE Folder):

For "dlclist.xml":

	<Item>dlcpacks:\FOLDERNAME\</Item>        

And now, save changes and put it back to directory mentioned in Step 4️⃣.

IMPORTANT: Edit "content.xml", and "setup2.xml", changing each "FOLDERNAME" word that you find in each file with the word you use as name for your Add-On's folder. Otherwise, your game will crash.

Now you have a BASE folder to put replace cars files and data inside as Add-On's.

Step 6️⃣: Is the moment to put files into their respective directories. Rename "car.ytf/.ytd" files, for example "chall.ytd/.ytf" (Chall = Challenger), and put them into "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehicles.rpf". Do the same process with "car_mods.rpf" files, but put them into ""/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehiclemods" (Don't forget to rename files inside "car_mods.rpf", otherwise, they'll conflict with the replacer car tuning parts).

Step 7️⃣: Add DATA from replacer cars (if the car you want to put as Add-On didn't have data when you downloaded it, take data from the original game car that it replaces) to "vehicles.meta", "carcols.meta", carvariations.meta" and "handling.meta", which located in "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/data/" editing them with any text editor.

Step 8️⃣ (SKIP this if your car doesn't have Tuning Parts): Once you did steps above, if some of the cars you added have Tuning Parts (car_mods.rpf), now go back to "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/", export "content.xml" file, edit with Notepad++ or any other editor and add these lines to their respective section:

For "" section:

	<Item> 
          <filename>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/car_mods.rpf</filename> 
          <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType> 
          <locked value="true"/>
          <disabled value="true"/>
          <persistent value="true"/>
          <overlay value="true"/>
        </Item>

For "" section:

	<Item>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/car_mods.rpf</Item>        

Finally, if you did all correctly, you can try your new Add-On cars ;)

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BEFORE YOU START: If it's the first time you will do a replace vehicles folder, follow all the steps below. When you complete that, verify that your replace vehicle is working fine before you add more vehicles into it.

There will be an already made replace folder in the final of this section, in case that you want to compare your results with my own folder.

Step 1️⃣: First, you need to download your desired file, for example, let's take the Ford GT 2005 by Aige.

Step 2️⃣: Once you have the mod downloaded, unzip and open "dlc.rpf" file with OpenIV.

Step 3️⃣: Find the "fgt.ytd", "fgt.ytf" and "fgt_hi.ytf" files using Ctrl + F3 and export these files anywhere you want. Do the same but with "fgt_mods.rpf" file. (Don't close "dlc.rpf" file opened with OpenIV yet, because we'll take the metadata information for Tuning Parts later on).

Step 4️⃣: Rename the exported "fgt.ytd", "fgt.ytf", "fgt_hi.ytf" and "fgt_mods.rpf" files to "bullet.ytd", "bullet.ytf", "bullet_hi.ytf" and "bullet_mods.rpf" respectively. These are the files that will replace the BULLET game vehicle and its tuning with the Ford GT 2005 models that you've downloaded previously.

Step 5️⃣: Download this file as a base for your Add-On's.

Step 6️⃣: Once downloaded, unzip to anywhere you want.

Step 7️⃣: Now, open OpenIV, go to "/mods/update/x64/dlcpacks/", create a new folder called as you want (I usually call my packs as "A2NS", "A2NS2", "A2NS3", etc) and put inside the "dlc.rpf" file of the option #4.

Step 8️⃣: Go back to "/mods/update/". Now, go to "/update.rpf/common/data/" and export "dlclist.xml" to anywhere you want on your system.

Step 9️⃣: Use a text editor as Notepad++ and edit the file with the next line (Change FOLDERNAME to the name you put to your new folder):

For "dlclist.xml":

	<Item>dlcpacks:\FOLDERNAME\</Item>        

And now, save changes and put it back to the directory mentioned in Step 7️⃣.

IMPORTANT: Edit "content.xml", and "setup2.xml", changing each "FOLDERNAME" word that you find in each file with the word you use as name for your Add-On's folder. Otherwise your game will crash.

Now you have a BASE folder to put replace cars files and data inside as Add-On's, but they will still replace the game vehicles that's the best part of this process.

Step 🔟: Is the moment to put the files into their respective directories. Put the exported vehicle files (the "bullet.ytd", "bullet.ytf" and "bullet_hi.ytf" files) into "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehicles.rpf" (Remember that "FOLDERNAME" is the name of your folder!). Do the same process with the "bullet_mods.rpf" file, but put it into ""/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/x64/vehiclemods".

Step 1️⃣1️⃣: Add the metadata information from the new car to the "carcols.meta" and "carvariations.meta" files respectively, which are located in "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/data/" editing them with any text editor (This path is supposed to be the place where the metadata files (.meta) of your replace folder should be).

WARNING: The "vehicles.meta" and "handling.meta" files won't work there. These files should be edited on the following path:

• Path for "handling.meta" file: "mods/update/update.rpf/common/data/"
• Path for "vehicles.meta" file: "mods/update/update.rpf/common/data/levels/gta5/"

Step 1️⃣2️⃣: Now it's the time to edit the previous metadata information files. Do this process for all of them (except "handling.meta" and "vehicles.meta" files, which should be edited in a different way):

• Open the file and search for the word "fgt". You should find, at least, one result or more depending on which file you're editing.
• Replace the found word/s with "bullet" until there's not any "fgt" word left.
• Save the changes and do the same process for every metadata file.

For the handling.meta and vehicles.meta files, instead of renaming we will do the following:

• Export both files anywhere you want. Open them and find the "bullet" lines.
• From the first "" to the first "" open/close tags of the "bullet" find, replace the content with the same lines provided by the Add-On file that you've downloaded, but remember to keep the name "bullet".

Once it's done, import them again to the respective paths.

Step 1️⃣3️⃣: Once you did steps above, now go back to "/FOLDERNAME/dlc.rpf/", export "content.xml" file, edit with Notepad++ or any other editor and add these lines to their respective section:

For "" section:

	<Item> 
          <filename>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/bullet_mods.rpf</filename> 
          <fileType>RPF_FILE</fileType> 
          <locked value="true"/>
          <disabled value="true"/>
          <persistent value="true"/>
          <overlay value="true"/>
        </Item>

For "" section:

	<Item>dlc_FOLDERNAME:/%PLATFORM%/vehiclemods/bullet_mods.rpf</Item>        

Finally, if you did all correctly, you can try your new Add-On cars working as replacers without having to mess with most of the original game files ;)

Before you start with steps, I recommend use this method to follow the process, otherwise this method could not work for you.

STEPS:

Step 1️⃣: First, you need to download your desired MELEE weapon file.

Step 2️⃣: Once you have the mod downloaded, unzip and take "weapon.ytd/.ytf" files. Open OpenIV and go to "/dlc.rpf/x64/models/cdimages/weapons.rpf" and put these files there.

Step 3️⃣: Go to "/dlc.rpf/common/data" and add DATA from the Replacer weapon (take it from original Rockstar Game files or if weapon comes with his own, use it) to each file of this location, and don't forget to do the same if needed with "/ai" and "anim" folders inside the previous one, but mainly they shouldn't be edited.

(Don't forget to replace "FOLDER" word in all the files that have it with the name of your DLC folder.) (Be sure you're doing all correctly, please, be careful with this step).

Step 4️⃣: Now go to "/dlc.rpf/", edit "content.xml" and "setup2.xml" files and change each "FOLDER" word with the name of your new DLC folder (if you changed it, obviously, otherwise don't do that).

Step 5️⃣: Use a text editor as Notepad++, edit "dlclist.xml" file in "/mods/update/update.rpf/common/data" with this line (Change FOLDER to name you put to your DLC BASE Folder):

For "dlclist.xml":

	<Item>dlcpacks:\FOLDER\</Item>

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FIRST WAY (Highly Recommended):

Step 1️⃣: Change all "weapon.ytd/.ytf" name files to an existing one. For example, if you have an knife called "knifeADD" and you want it as replacer for the original "Knife" of the game, just change his ".ytd/.ytf" names to "Knife.ytd/.ytf", and it will appear as replacer.

Step 2️⃣: Taking the example above, open every DATA file of the Add-On, and change any "knifeADD" name found into them with the "knife" word. This will make that "knifeADD" data now will work for "knife" weapon.

SECOND WAY (Much more stressfull. Only for people with a lot of free time and patience):

Step 1️⃣: Rename "knifeADD" (taking the First Way EXAMPLE) weapon files located in "/dlc.rpf/x64/models/cdimages/weapons.rpf" to "knife" and place them to the "knife" original game location files (Use Ctrl + F3 with OpenIV to find them).

Step 2️⃣ (Stressfull): Change all "knifeADD" words inside each DATA file to "knife". Then copy/paste every DATA lines from every DATA file to his respective file located in any of the "patchdayXng", replacing old lines.

You finished!! 😀

You're free to help me improve this tutorial or help others, as @yeahhmonkey and more awesome people did already ;).

I want to convert this tutorial as a base/resource for GTA V modding, so, if you have more information about other GTA V errors, please provide it to me or add a comment here, so I can read and add it to this Tutorial.

To make it easier, just copy/paste and replace the following lines of code with the specific information on each part:

- **`ERROR NAME HERE`:** Definition about why it happens here (If you have no idea, write VOID). 
***How to fix that?*** Here your explanation about how to fix it (If you have no idea, write VOID).

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If I missed something or you're having problems using this method, please leave a comment.