FiveM guides
Free, step-by-step guides for making FiveM look, sound and run the way you want.
How to install blood FX (BFX) in FiveM
Install any FiveM blood FX pack in two minutes: where the .rpf and bloodfx.dat go, how to back up your old BFX, and how to fix a BFX that does not show.
How to make your own blood FX for FiveM
Make a custom FiveM BFX: recolour any blood effect, put your logo or a GIF on every hit, and make squiggly, black or rainbow tracers, without modding skills.
How to change your sky in FiveM
Install a custom FiveM sky and clouds the right way: which timecycle, weather and cloud files go where, why time.xml matters, and how to fix a dark, green or white-square sky.
FiveM FPS boost: best settings for low-end PCs
Get more FPS in FiveM on a low-end or mid-range PC: which graphics settings cost the most, the Windows settings that help, and how to clear the FiveM cache safely.
How to install a ReShade preset in FiveM
Install ReShade and a ReShade preset in FiveM: where ReShade goes (the plugins folder), how to load a preset .ini, and how to fix a preset that does not load.
How to change the kill effect in FiveM
Change the FiveM kill effect (the screen flash when you get a kill) without wiping your graphics pack: which file it lives in, the Post FX setting it needs, and how to undo it.
How to change gun sounds in FiveM
Install a FiveM gun sound pack: the two files a sound pack uses (RESIDENT.rpf and WEAPONS_PLAYER.rpf), where they go, and why your new sounds might not play.
How to make addon clothing for FiveM
Make FiveM addon clothing: what a clothing resource contains (fxmanifest, ShopPedApparel meta, stream folder), how to name your .ydd and .ytd files, and how to add it to your server.
How to make a custom chain in FiveM
Make a custom FiveM chain or logo pendant: what you need, how a chain becomes a FiveM resource, and how to add it to your server.
The FiveM citizen folder explained: where every mod goes
Where FiveM mods go: what the citizen, mods and plugins folders are for, which files belong in each (skies, BFX, sounds, ReShade), and how to keep backups.