GTA 4 - insert a mod

For GTA 4 there are now a variety of mods, for example for better cars and weapons, or funny scripts such as the "Iron Man Script", which allows you to fly through the air with a character in the form of an Ironman. There is a basic distinction between simple mods and script mods.

Insert mods with "Spark"

With mods you can replace cars or weapons or change textures and graphics. For example, if you want to replace the "Super GT" with another car in the game, look for a normal texture mod. To automatically insert the mods with the "Spark" program, proceed as follows:

1. Unzip the downloaded mod into a folder.
2. Unzip the RAR archive and open "Spark.exe" as an administrator.
3. Now click on "Browse" and scroll all the way down to "cdimages". In the folder you will find various texture mods, in the form of .img files.
4. Here you can choose what type of changes you want to make. If you want to install a new Auto-Mod, for example, select "vehicles.img". Double-clicking on the respective option takes you to the original game files, which you should save in the next step.
5. To save the original files of the respective option from the game, you should now press "Export all". A window opens in which you can select a folder in which the files are to be saved. Double-click on it to save the files there.
6. To install the new mod, click on "Import" in the top menu bar. a window is opening. Now navigate to the folder where you unpacked the mod from the RAR archive at point 1.
7. Select the files with the extensions ".wft" and ".wtd" and click on "Open". For example, if you want to replace said Super GT in the game with a new auto mod, you have to rename the files to "supergt.wtd" and "supergt.wft". So it is crucial that the files of the new mod have the same file name as the original files. Then you can import the two files.
8. The two imported files should then be highlighted in blue in the list. So you can see which of the original files have been replaced by those of the mod.
9. To complete the procedure, just click on "Rebuilt and" Save ".

This way you can only insert one mod at a time. To insert another mod, close the program and go through the above steps again. Before starting GTA 4, you should close Spark.

Insert script mods in GTA 4

Script mods are mods that bring new features or missions into play. Examples of this would be so-called "trainer mods" with which you can spawn cars, teleport yourself and perform other cheats. Or the "Undertaker Mod", with which you can order a hearse.

• To insert script mods, you need the "ASI loader" and "script hook" in addition to the actual mod.
• If you have downloaded these two files and the mod, you have to unzip all three into your GTA-4 folder (see screenshot).
• Now you can start your game and use the mods. Most script mods can be opened using the F3 or F4 keys (eg trainer mods).

Warning: With some versions of Windows, the script mods can cause problems with the game. If the game can no longer be started, try opening it as an administrator. If that doesn't help either, you have to remove the "dsound.dll" file from the GTA folder. However, you will then no longer be able to open most of the mods. So be careful!

A picture gallery of the best mods can be found here.