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Developer Docs

A curated list of resources for building GTA V mods — focused on LSPDFR, RAGE Plugin Hook, callouts, plugins, UI, world data and supporting tools.

RAGE Plugin Hook01

The main runtime used by many GTA V and LSPDFR plugins. Start here.

LSPDFR Development02

Building LSPDFR plugins, callouts, police features, agency integrations and supporting systems.

Community Resource Collections03

Pages that collect development links, references, spreadsheets, forum posts and community resources.

Open Source Examples04

Repositories worth studying to learn how other developers structure GTA V, RPH and LSPDFR plugins.

UI and Menu Libraries05

In-game menus, prompts, notifications, instructional buttons and Rockstar-style UI.

Natives and Low-Level References06

Native functions, hashes, controls and engine-level behaviour not directly wrapped by RPH or LSPDFR.

World, Zone, Scanner and Location Data07

Realistic callout placement, jurisdiction logic, scanner audio, patrol areas and world-aware plugins.

Ped, Weapon and Damage References08

Spawning characters, assigning weapons, creating suspects, backup units, ambient scenes and injury effects.

Standards, Polish and Design09

Small but useful resources for making plugins feel consistent with the wider LSPDFR ecosystem.

Map, Asset and File Tools10

Working with GTA V files, maps, models, interiors, textures, archives, placements and coordinates.

General GTA V Scripting11

For non-LSPDFR GTA V scripts or learning broader GTA V scripting concepts.

Suggested Learning Path
  1. 01Learn the basics of C#.
  2. 02Read the RAGE Plugin Hook documentation.
  3. 03Build a small test plugin.
  4. 04Learn how GameFibers work.
  5. 05Read the LSPDFR API examples.
  6. 06Build a basic callout.
  7. 07Study open-source plugins.
  8. 08Add UI with RAGENativeUI or LemonUI.
  9. 09Use NativeDB for lower-level GTA functions.
  10. 10Use CodeWalker, OpenIV and Sollumz for world, file and asset work.
  11. 11Build reusable helper code before creating multiple large plugins.
Notes for Developers

GTA V modding resources are spread across official docs, GitHub repositories, old forum posts, spreadsheets and community tools. Some older resources are still extremely useful, but always test against your current GTA V, RAGE Plugin Hook and LSPDFR versions. This list focuses on single-player GTA V modding, RAGE Plugin Hook and LSPDFR development.