{"id":3563,"date":"2026-09-07T08:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/gta-iv-mod-gta-v-style-character-switching\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:15:00","slug":"gta-iv-mod-gta-v-style-character-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/gta-iv-mod-gta-v-style-character-switching\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA IV Mod Adds GTA V-Style Character Switching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new mod for <a href=\"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/hollywood-studios-not-panicking-over-grand-theft-auto-6\/\" rel=\"follow\">Grand Theft Auto IV<\/a> brings GTA V-style character switching to Liberty City, allowing players to swap control among Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez during gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mod was created by members of the GTA modding community. It adapts the three-way protagonist system introduced in Grand Theft Auto V and applies it to GTA IV\u2019s 2008 open-world map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2096026646037881123\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n            <noscript>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2096026646037881123\" target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n                    View this tweet on Twitter\n                <\/a>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enable multiple protagonists in the same session, the mod\u2019s toolchain merges character models and integrates each character\u2019s presence into the game world. The creators configured outfits, weapons and loadouts so each character retains recognizable gear while fitting into the original map and story context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players can switch characters during free-roam and while tackling missions, using different perspectives and equipment tied to each protagonist. The system follows GTA V\u2019s approach of allowing swaps during missions and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand Theft Auto IV launched in 2008. Its episodic expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, focus on Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez. Grand Theft Auto V introduced the three-character switch in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mod is available through established mod repositories. Installation requires following the creators\u2019 instructions to ensure compatibility with a user\u2019s copy of GTA IV and backing up game files before installing mods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is part of ongoing community efforts to update older games by adding modern mechanics, quality-of-life changes and additional content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new fan-made mod for Grand Theft Auto IV lets players swap control among Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez, bringing GTA V&#8217;s three-way switch to Liberty City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"newsroom_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GTA IV Mod Brings GTA V-Style Character Switching<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fan-made GTA IV mod lets you switch between Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez like GTA V. 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