Seamless Character Switching v1.2
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- Significantly faster character switching
- Removes long sky transitions
- ✅️ Works on Legacy & Enhanced
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⚠️ Note for GTA V Enhanced users: To make OpenIV work with GTA V Enhanced, you need tools such as ZEnhanced.
⬇️ Installation (OpenIV):
❌ Uninstallation (OpenIV):
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Update Log
- Significantly faster character switching
- Removes long sky transitions
- ✅️ Works on Legacy & Enhanced
══════════════════════════════════════
⚠️ Note for GTA V Enhanced users: To make OpenIV work with GTA V Enhanced, you need tools such as ZEnhanced.
⬇️ Installation (OpenIV):
- Extract the ZIP file anywhere.
- Start OpenIV.
- Go to the toolbar, press Tools, then Package Installer.
- Navigate to your extracted folder -> open Seamless Character Switching.oiv.
- Press Install, select your location, press Install again.
❌ Uninstallation (OpenIV):
- Same procedure as the installation, but open Seamless Character Switching - Uninstaller.oiv instead.
- Select the same location where you installed the mod.
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Update Log
- v1.2 - updated folder structure and fixed instructions
- v1.1 - gta v legacy now uses .oiv packages for installation and uninstallation. minor adjustments
- v1.0.4 - updated file location
- v1.0.3 - added backup file
- v1.0.2 - edited readme.txt
- v1.0.1 - fixed close range character switching
- v1.0 - initial release
First Uploaded: September 17, 2023
Last Updated: March 29, 2026
Last Downloaded: 3 hours ago
38 Comments
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤDescription
- Significantly faster character switching
- Removes long sky transitions
- ✅️ Works on Legacy & Enhanced
══════════════════════════════════════
⚠️ Note for GTA V Enhanced users: To make OpenIV work with GTA V Enhanced, you need tools such as ZEnhanced.
⬇️ Installation (OpenIV):
❌ Uninstallation (OpenIV):
══════════════════════════════════════
Update Log
- Significantly faster character switching
- Removes long sky transitions
- ✅️ Works on Legacy & Enhanced
══════════════════════════════════════
⚠️ Note for GTA V Enhanced users: To make OpenIV work with GTA V Enhanced, you need tools such as ZEnhanced.
⬇️ Installation (OpenIV):
- Extract the ZIP file anywhere.
- Start OpenIV.
- Go to the toolbar, press Tools, then Package Installer.
- Navigate to your extracted folder -> open Seamless Character Switching.oiv.
- Press Install, select your location, press Install again.
❌ Uninstallation (OpenIV):
- Same procedure as the installation, but open Seamless Character Switching - Uninstaller.oiv instead.
- Select the same location where you installed the mod.
══════════════════════════════════════
Update Log
- v1.2 - updated folder structure and fixed instructions
- v1.1 - gta v legacy now uses .oiv packages for installation and uninstallation. minor adjustments
- v1.0.4 - updated file location
- v1.0.3 - added backup file
- v1.0.2 - edited readme.txt
- v1.0.1 - fixed close range character switching
- v1.0 - initial release
First Uploaded: September 17, 2023
Last Updated: March 29, 2026
Last Downloaded: 3 hours ago

Came to give an update since I am pretty much done the campaign now. I still have seen no issues and now must say that this is a must have mod.
@MadHunter i will look into this.
@MadHunter Yes, the delay when switching between characters located on top of Mount Chiliad is a game related issue and not a problem caused by the mod. (This occurs on both the Steam version and the PS5 version afaik.)
@backforce Well since you're still kinda active could u make a mod that is compatible with "Watch your death" mod? The problem of that mod is that when you toggle to activate the wasted screen ( acts as a delayer of death screen like in xbox360/ps3 versions ) it triggers the "FADING Away" sequence and not the actual Wasted screen, well it does but it does trigger the fading away sequence too early resulting in a too quick wasted screen. Could u make a mod that is either compatible with it ( im guessing its more easy ) for manipulating timer values?
@OneTrueFalafel my game just crashes when i switch charector with or wsithout this mod why?
I get "Err_fil_pack_3" when attempting to run any version of this mod. Any advice?
@TheDylanJG likely other mods interfering or an expired mods folder. never encountered this myself. try verifying game and reinstalling asi manager in openiv
no matter what mod i install if i mod the game even a bit everytime my game always crashes when i switch charectors anyone know a fix?
@Millennia Inc , verify your game
DMCA in...3...2....1
Nah jk, it's a cool mod.
Any way of making it possible to mod this without the use of OpenIV?
good
@piano_man no
Bro, sometimes during missions when the character is forced to switch, it freezes instead of switching from the sky.
@pkh93 are you playing on gta v legacy or enhanced? what mission does it occur on? and do you have other mods installed?
@backforce The version is Legacy, and the issue happens during the mission where Franklin follows the O'Neil brothers and the game force-switches to Trevor and Michael as they head to the helipad. I have several mods installed, but everything worked fine before I installed this.
@backforce I think it doesn’t work when the character switch is forced by the game, like during the O'Neil brothers mission, friend.
@backforce I hope you understand even if it sounds awkward because I'm explaining it through a translator, my friend.
@pkh93 thanks i'll look into it
@pkh93 a temporary fix is entering the story mission as the character that the game forces you to switch to. i'm working on fixing it for the next update.
Can you so instant character switching? Like you just choosing Character and you are instantly the character that you choose is this possible or does this mod exists?