OpenIV

OpenIV: Open-Source Modding Tool for GTA V

OpenIV is a popular open-source modding tool for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V and other titles. It allows users to view, edit, and modify GTA V's files and assets to customize the game.

What is OpenIV?

OpenIV is an open-source modding and reverse engineering tool for various Rockstar Games titles like Grand Theft Auto V, Max Payne 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Red Dead Redemption. It enables users to explore, view, edit, and modify the games' asset files including models, textures, animations, audio, scripts, and more.

OpenIV features a powerful file browser and archive editor that can unpack, repack, and modify proprietary file formats used by Rockstar Games. This allows creative gamers and modders to create and share custom mods that can alter the looks, gameplay, vehicles, weapons, characters, and environment in these games.

Some examples of popular mods made with OpenIV include adding new vehicles and player skins, improved graphics and textures, new weapons, custom game modes or missions, overhauls of game mechanics, and tools to produce cinematic videos. OpenIV also supports mod scripting using Grand Theft Auto V's native scripts.

While modding commercial games is a legal gray area, OpenIV aims to enable game customization as a creative outlet for fans. The tool can also be used by developers to analyze and learn from these AAA game titles. After initially being shutdown by a cease & desist from Take-Two Interactive, OpenIV was allowed to restore operations after discussions and an agreement not to enable online modding.

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