Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Developers
	Rockstar North
	Rockstar San Diego
	Rockstar Leeds
	Rockstar Toronto
	Rockstar New England
	Rockstar London
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	April 14, 2015

Key points

Single player mods are allowed and are not a bannable offence. Disable any mods before going Online.

Ability to import your music for your own custom radio station.

General information

PC Report

GeForce Graphics Guide

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Comes with 7 DVD's, Product key also unlocks access to a digital download.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Developer website
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require the Rockstar Games Social Club in order to activate the game and play online and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.

Console players can redeem exclusive content in the PC version, including weapons, vehicles, events and money bonuses.

Game data

Configuration file location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271590/pfx/

Rendered Rockstar Editor videos are saved in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA V\videos\rendered

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Uses Rockstar Social Club's savegame cloud sync function.

Video settings

Video settings.

More video settings.

Even more video settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Chromatic aberration

Chromatic aberration is forced on by default. Use Chromatic Aberration Disabled to disable.

Input settings

Input settings.

Mouse stuttering when moving with the keyboard

Ease of Access Center[citation needed]
Start > Control Panel > Ease of Access > Change how your keyboard works Click 'Set up Filter Keys'. Select 'Turn on Filter Keys' and 'Turn on Repeat Keys and Slow Keys', uncheck 'Beep when keys are pressed or accepted' and apply. Click on 'Set up Repeat Keys and Slow Keys'. Set 'Avoid accidental keystrokes' to 0.0 seconds and select 'Ignore all repeated keystrokes' and apply.

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish				Includes localization for Spain and Latin America, but it depends on Windows Language preferences (for Latin America, Windows language must be on Español (México) or Español Latinoamérica, for Spain must be on any configuration of Spanish).

Adding custom music

Adding Music[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file location. Open User Music. Add any desired tracks. Notes Windows shortcuts can be used for the desired music. Only the WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A formats are supported. Some users have reported slower-loading textures when using the Self-Radio station.

Network

Online features require a Rockstar Games Social Club account.

Online characters can no longer be transferred from the console versions since March 6, 2017.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		30	Co-op, Versus Cooperative campaign requires a separate mod.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Steam version only. Type "steam://connect/[IP]" on Command Prompt or Browser (Recommended on Command Prompt)[citation needed]

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	6672, 61455-61458

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		Native support for up to triple-monitor setups. See also Helix Mod: GTA V.
TriDef 3D

Headsets
SteamVR		Use GTA:V OpenVR Mod.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Use GTA:V OpenVR Mod.
Windows Mixed Reality		Use GTA:V OpenVR Mod.
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues unresolved

Unable to start game on laptops with Intel-AMD switchable graphics

3 possible fixes
Start game with gtav.exe set to "Power saving" and change it back to "High Performance" at right time when main game launches Use Windows 10 Technical Preview with Windows Update drivers Seems to work for most people: hotfix that simply ignores the exception when launching game YouTube video with link and explanation

Issues fixed

Crash when using Dxtory

Run as administrator[citation needed]
Open GTA5.exe compatibility settings. Enable Run this program as an administrator. Notes If the launcher does not work, untick Run this program as an administrator for GTAVLauncher.exe.

Broken benchmark

At the end of the second mission, you will arrive at Franklin's house. Sleep in the bed to save your game and do the benchmark in the options menu from there[citation needed]

Heavy game stutter/stutter in general

Open the task manager and close, or either directly delete, the "RzSurroundVADStreamingService" service. Only viable if you have Razer Synapse installed[citation needed]

If you have a monitor that has higher refresh rate than 60Hz (like an overclocked monitor) you might want to set the refresh rate manually in the settings menu in game and then switch VSync on. Also go into the Nvidia Control Panel and turn off Shader Cache, set Maximum Pre-rendered Frames to 1, Threaded Optimization to On and put on Single Display Performance Mode. This fixed the remaining stuttering I had[citation needed]

ERR_GFX_D3D_INIT

Switch DirectX version[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file location. Open settings.xml with your text editor of choice. Find DX_Version and change the value to 0. Save your changes and run the game. You might need to force write protection on settings.xml if the value resets after launching the game.

ERR_GEN_ZLIB_2

The error message usually means corrupted data files. A manual action is required to solve the issue.

Verify the game's cache or redownload the game. Or also you can launch GTAVLauncher.exe with parameter -verify. Make shortcut of it, go to properties, and in "target" just add -verify after GTAVLauncher.exe. Game will verify integrity of the files, and download again corrupted files. Or follow this guide[citation needed]

Game does not open ("Grand Theft Auto V has Stopped Working" generic Windows error)

The game makes it past the launcher. However, when the main game loads it crashes instantaneously leaving you with a black screen, or the Windows error prompt.

Unplug your USB controller. If that doesn't work, try launching with just your mouse OR keyboard[citation needed]
Unplug other USB attachments. The Mayflash DolphinBar will cause this problem.

Delete gamepad/controller driver or library[citation needed]

Launch the game with the gamepad plugged in. Let it crash and close it. Go to Windows Event Viewer. Go to Applications. Look for the Error that corresponds to GTA, it should be recent since our game just crashed. Identify the problem in the Error description. For example: Faulting application name: GTA5.exe Faulting module name: 811EZFRD64.DLL Taking 811EZFRD64.DLL as an example (it may be different for you). It is located at %WINDIR%\USB_Vibration, which is a folder that contains gamepad related files. Delete the file (you may want to backup it, just in case). Try running the game with your gamepad plugged in. It should work fine now.

No NPC (Tonya) outside Franklin's house to start first obligatory Strangers and Freaks mission

See here[citation needed]
Or make sure you have folders mpchristmas2 and mppatchesng with dlc.rpf file inside, in location \update\x64\dlcpacks. Manual download available in description of the video

Game crashes during missions

The game crashes at random, with no error code, during cutscenes and missions where the game automatically switches between characters.

Enable Landing Page[citation needed]
In the game settings on the Saving and Startup tab, set Landing Page to ON[citation needed]

Stuttering during gameplay

Disable the custom radio[citation needed]

Keep the graphical settings under the video memory limit[citation needed]

Play in offline mode (see below for instructions)[citation needed]

Change Windows sound quality[citation needed]
Open Start menu, search for "mmsys.cpl" and open it. On the Playback tab, click on your sound card and click on Properties. Click on the Advanced tab and change the default format to a lower setting (16bit, 48000hz should stop stutter entirely). Apply and hit OK.

Set Graphics settings in Nvidia Control Panel[citation needed]
Right click on your desktop background. Select Nvidia Control Panel Go to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings tab. In the select program field, select GTA5.exe. Modify the following settings. Maximium pre-rendered frames=1 Power management mode=Prefer Maximum Performance Threaded optimization=On Vertical sync=Adaptive Hit Apply to save.

Use "-framelimit 1" command line parameter[citation needed]

Use update 5 (1.0.350.1) of the game

Make sure you have deleted all newer updates then patchday5ng in \update\x64\dlcpacks\. Leave previous ones. metadata.dat, update.rpf, GTAV.exe, GTAVLauncher.exe have to be gathered from external source, relevant to the files of update 5. Also preserve previous mp_xxx folders until the update 5, otherwise, some missions may be unplayable (eg. Tonya will not appear outside the Franklin's house). It is one of the latest versions without game files crypting/decrypting - with less load on CPU. Can cause disapearing of textures, and more stuttering if you use 4GB RAM, or/and slow HDD. Playing online is possible only with newest updates. Can increase overall FPS.

Change settings of page file

For 8GB/16GB RAM users it can be set: in field initial size - 400, and in maximum - 16000, for 4GB RAM - 8192. The best setting for game beeing installed on eg. D: drive is to have page file disabled on all partions except C: (system's partition will be used for page file globally - make sure you have enough space). If you possess second HDD beside the one on which you had installed the game, use it instead of C: for pagefile. Besides, SSD may behave as the fastest for this purpose. If you have slow HDD with 4GB RAM, set ~6GB in field initial size. Further instructions here

Change settings of V-Sync
Set V-Sync to auto in driver's panel (Nvidia Control Panel/Radeon Settings) Run the game Set in-game V-sync to off Load single/multi player mode Enable V-Sync in game settings If works, FPS boost will be most noticeable nearby the area of grass.

Use ReadyBoost Windows function
Plug in pendrive, and RBM on it in My Computer, go to ReadyBoost, then click "Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost". Since now, game may stutter less on 4GB RAM configurations (mostly during intensive using HDD and page file during the game). Before playing, make sure that process System or SysMain, stoped using disk.

Unable to play Offline

Use the -scOfflineOnly command line argument[citation needed] While having previously activated game, if you encounter error beeing offline: "Unable to access Rockstar servers. Activation requires Internet connection. [...]" Just click retry, and game may still be able to load without Internet connection. Please note that activation itself, resets around every week, requires Internet connection, and login into account with the game.

Missing mfreadwrite.dll

Some players reports missing mfreadwrite.dll error[citation needed]

The issue is due to N versions of Windows, because it has no built-in Media Features Pack. For Windows 8 N/KN - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30685 For Windows 8.1 N/KN - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40744 For Windows 8.1 N/KN Update - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42503 For Windows 10 N/KN - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48231 For Windows 10 N/KN with installed Windows Update 1511 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49919 For Windows 10 N/KN with installed Windows Update 1607 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=53356 For Windows 10 N/KN with installed Windows Update 1703 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4016817/media-feature-pack-for-n-edition-of-windows-10-version-1703-april-2017 For Windows 10 N/KN with installed Windows Update 1709 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4039813/media-feature-pack-for-windows-10-n-october-2017

GTA V account keeps disapearing among other Social Club accounts

Delete manually other profiles
Go to My Documents\Rockstar Games\Social Club\Profiles\ and delete all folders except the one with GTA V folder inside \Titles.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10, 10.1, 11
Shader Model support	4.0, 5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet, Euphoria
Interface	Scaleform	v3.3.94
Cutscenes	Bink Video	v1.994a

Command line arguments

See Rockstar's list of available command line entries.

System requirements

A 64-bit OS is required.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz	AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	72 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10/10.1 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 10 compatible