Realistic Traffic 2.2

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Realistic Traffic – Dynamic Edition

Please read the description carefully before installing this mod.

Project has been paused so I can focus on more important private projects

Experience traffic like never before. Built from the ground up to simulate natural density, realistic congestion, night calmness, and rush hour chaos.
This isn't just a tweak. This is a traffic system that responds to time, location, and intensity.

🧠 What This Mod Does

Realistic Traffic dynamically adjusts traffic density based on:

🕒 In-game time (rush hour, night, regular day)
🌍 Location (city, rural, highways)
📆 Day of the week (weekend evening boost)

Unlike the previous version (Realistic Traffic till 4.0), with this plugin you get lively traffic that changes around you.

🚗 Key Features

Dynamic Rush Hour Simulation
Morning (6–9 AM) and evening (4–7 PM) peak traffic with congested highways and slower movement.
Ultra-Realistic Night Traffic
From midnight to 5 AM, most roads are nearly empty. Just 1–3 cars every few blocks.
Rural Traffic Zones
Sandy Shores, Paleto Bay, Grapeseed and mountain roads always stay calmer whether it's night or day.
Weekend Evenings Get Busy
Friday and Saturday nights simulate nightlife traffic, with increased flow after 8 PM.
Traffic Horn Simulation
During rush hour, stopped vehicles occasionally honk for realism.
Menu
You can turn the horn on and off via the menu. You can also enable or disable Rush Boost.
Default key is F3, you can change it in the ini.
Better emergency lane when lights on NEW
Vehicles will automatically move to the side (right/left) when the siren signal is switched on. Some NPCs will “fail” and not dodge correctly.

🔧 Future features

🌧️  Weather-based density adjustment:
- Less traffic during heavy rain/thunderstorms
- More traffic jams in drizzle (accidents, braking)
🏙️  City-related density zones (e.g., Davis, Vinewood):
- Density is also regulated by district (e.g. Vinewood = denser, Blaine County = less)

Do you have a suggestion for me? Write it in the comments below, and I'll try to implement it as soon as possible.

🔧 Requirements

GTA V (latest version)
ScriptHookV
ScriptHookVDotNet 3 (Nightly built)

⚠ Known Limitations

Due to engine limitations, density is still bound by gameconfig & streaming range.
For best results, use with an enhanced gameconfig.xml (included).

⚠ Known issues

Nothing here yet...

✏️ Notice

If you've just started the game and the traffic isn't right, you may need to manually set a time for the traffic to update. From then on, the traffic will run completely dynamically
This doesn't have to happen, but it can occasionally occur.
The heavy game config is recommended. If your game can't handle all that traffic, you'll need to switch to the middle game config.
Unfortunately, the middle gameconfig is limited in its functionality. It primarily reduces traffic overall.
If you still want to play with the heavy version, you'll need to lower your graphics settings or remove certain graphics mods.
This doesn't have to happen, but it can occasionally occur.

IMPORTANT:
If Rockstar Games releases an update and the game starts crashing or won't start at all, it's most likely due to the gameconfig included with that mod. This must be replaced with a current custom gameconfig until this mod receives an update.

Video

This video shows the installation and a short gameplay.

Discord Support
https://www.discord.gg/p299cPjKr2

I would be very grateful if you would give me criticism or suggestions for improvement regarding this mod. Thank you!

Version 2.2 (Build R17)

Edited August 16, 2025Aug 16 by TechHack
v2.2 - Dynamic Edition

What's New in Version 2.2

Released July 13, 2025Jul 13

NEW: Better emergency lane when lights on
NEW: The menu displays the currently installed version and indicates when an update is available
Back again: You can choose between two gameconfigs if your game can not handle the heavy one
Updated: Completely switched to LemonUI
Updated: All settings are immediately saved in the ini
Updated: Menu key can be changed. Default: F3

Short Description

Bored with Los Santos Traffic? This mod creates more chaos in the city

BJ USA, J0SHV1B3S, Lightning200 and 8 others
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Submitted July 26, 20241 yr
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74 Comments 2 Reviews

TechHack

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October 1, 20241 yr

22 hours ago, alex34244 said:

is this beuty mod have diverse traffic??? and if not will be nice to see different traffic not always the same like vanilla

Do you mean traffic that is differently full at certain times?
This is planned and comes with version 2.0 called Dynamic Traffic. There will be rush hour traffic, slightly low traffic in the evenings and very low traffic at night. Hopefully this will make it even more realistic

alex34244

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October 3, 20241 yr

i mean to see different vehicles and the most recnt ones

TechHack

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October 14, 20241 yr

On 10/3/2024 at 8:48 PM, alex34244 said:

i mean to see different vehicles and the most recnt ones

To do this, you can install and set addons that then drive around in different places.. Or set up existing vanilla vehicles so that they drive in the areas where you want to see them

249Xeno

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December 26, 20241 yr

when will you update to 1.3 from 1.2 and what does the new update contain? or what we will be expecting from 1.3?

TechHack

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January 12, 20251 yr

On 12/26/2024 at 9:57 PM, 249Xeno said:

when will you update to 1.3 from 1.2 and what does the new update contain? or what we will be expecting from 1.3?

Version 1.3 includes the current Gameconfig.xml as it was updated by R*. The functionalities remain the same.

andrewsss

Members

January 12, 20251 yr

How much RAM, VRAM and what kind of processor is recommended for the mod?

ThinlineGaming.

Members

January 12, 20251 yr

realistic but i get way to mad when the npcs drive... Awesome job though 🙂

TechHack
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TechHack

Members Author

January 22, 20251 yr

On 1/12/2025 at 6:26 PM, andrewsss said:

How much RAM, VRAM and what kind of processor is recommended for the mod?

Normally, Steam's recommended system requirements should be sufficient for this game.

249Xeno

Members

February 21, 20251 yr

Question, is there any way you can make it light traffic to medium traffic?

TechHack

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March 6, 20251 yr

On 2/22/2025 at 12:53 AM, 249Xeno said:

Question, is there any way you can make it light traffic to medium traffic?

If you want medium traffic, you can use the gameconfig in the folder "middle traffic"

Naim933801

Members

July 2, 2025Jul 2

is the gameconfig included in the 2.0 download like this one?
https://fr.gta5-mods.com/misc/gta-5-gameconfig-300-cars

or is it less?

TechHack

Members Author

July 2, 2025Jul 2 (edited)

3 hours ago, Naim933801 said:

is the gameconfig included in the 2.0 download like this one?
https://fr.gta5-mods.com/misc/gta-5-gameconfig-300-cars

or is it less?

The gameconfig is this one, optimized for my Traffic Mod. Its a custom gameconfig for addons etc.
Yeah, its included in the folder "gameconfig"

Edited July 2, 2025Jul 2 by TechHack

sushigirl

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July 2, 2025Jul 2 (edited)

I just installed the mod, with the dynamic option and im sorry but is this supposed to be the "light traffic" for blaine county?

granted its like 5 PM on this picture, but still, its too much for blaine county. even for back roads.

It also made cars started to fly?? lmao

Edited July 2, 2025Jul 2 by sushigirl

SeerFC

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July 2, 2025Jul 2

18 minutes ago, sushigirl said:

I just installed the mod, with the dynamic option and im sorry but is this supposed to be the "light traffic" for blaine county?

granted its like 5 PM on this picture, but still, its too much for blaine county. even for back roads.

It also made cars started to fly?? lmao

nah this post has got me laughing so much what the hell 😭

In all honesty, I wanna download this as there's nothing like it with the correct gameconfig. Is it worth it in the current state?

sushigirl

Members

July 2, 2025Jul 2

5 minutes ago, SeerFC said:

nah this post has got me laughing so much what the hell 😭

In all honesty, I wanna download this as there's nothing like it with the correct gameconfig. Is it worth it in the current state?

Brother i was laughing so bad, even going up to mount chilliand and seeing all the cars fly and as i went closer they started to fall and fucking EXPLODE lmaoooo

My guess is that the mod creator has the mod :DNX chilliad town installed, and when making the mod, the AI affected that you know

the mod idea seems fine but please fix the amount of NPCs in blaine county, i would suggest to make a version for DNX town and without it.

Naim933801

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July 2, 2025Jul 2

4 minutes ago, sushigirl said:

Brother i was laughing so bad, even going up to mount chilliand and seeing all the cars fly and as i went closer they started to fall and fucking EXPLODE lmaoooo

My guess is that the mod creator has the mod :DNX chilliad town installed, and when making the mod, the AI affected that you know

the mod idea seems fine but please fix the amount of NPCs in blaine county, i would suggest to make a version for DNX town and without it.

yea thats a good idea, i dont want to die while in a pursuit

TechHack

Members Author

July 2, 2025Jul 2

1 hour ago, sushigirl said:

I just installed the mod, with the dynamic option and im sorry but is this supposed to be the "light traffic" for blaine county?

granted its like 5 PM on this picture, but still, its too much for blaine county. even for back roads.

It also made cars started to fly?? lmao

Thanks for your feedback!

I didn't notice this bug while testing the mod. Thanks for pointing it out.

The bug will be fixed as soon as possible.
But I wonder how the cars get to fly haha

Luvmysg

Members

July 2, 2025Jul 2

Is there a way to disable the honking.... The honking was literally non-stop at each light.

isho and pixelPgaming
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sushigirl

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July 2, 2025Jul 2 (edited)

1 hour ago, TechHack said:

Thanks for your feedback!

I didn't notice this bug while testing the mod. Thanks for pointing it out.

The bug will be fixed as soon as possible.
But I wonder how the cars get to fly haha

The cars are flying because it seems they have pathing for the DNX chilliad town mod, the "lines" they go trough aling 1:1 with the roads of that mod
Once you get close they start to fall, its honestly a pretty common bug with custom maps and custom AI pathing

But it might be a bug on my end so who knows.

Edited July 3, 2025Jul 3 by sushigirl

TechHack

Members Author

July 3, 2025Jul 3 (edited)

50 minutes ago, sushigirl said:

The cars are flying because it seems they have pathing for the DNX chilliad town mod, the "lines" they go trough aling 1:1 with the roads of that mod
Once you get close they start to fall, its honestly a pretty common bug with custom maps and custom AI pathing

But it might be a bug on my end so who knows.

Normally, this has nothing to do with the Chiliad Town mod, so it doesn't affect the bug. Unfortunately, I haven't found a location in my game where the cars are flying. Could you perhaps give me the exact address where you observed it? That would be very helpful.

There is a location in my code that could be causing it, but before I change it, I wanted to see the problem myself so I could experiment with it.

56 minutes ago, Luvmysg said:

Is there a way to disable the honking.... The honking was literally non-stop at each light.

A menu will be added with the next bug fix update to disable this.

The horn only sounds between 6 and 8 a.m. in-game time.

Edited July 3, 2025Jul 3 by TechHack

sushigirl

Members

July 3, 2025Jul 3

14 minutes ago, TechHack said:

Normally, this has nothing to do with the Chiliad Town mod, so it doesn't affect the bug. Unfortunately, I haven't found a location in my game where the cars are flying. Could you perhaps give me the exact address where you observed it? That would be very helpful.

There is a location in my code that could be causing it, but before I change it, I wanted to see the problem myself so I could experiment with it.

A menu will be added with the next bug fix update to disable this.

The horn only sounds between 6 and 8 a.m. in-game time.

i couldnt give you an EXACT location as it was happening all around mount chilliad, but one of the places where you would notice it is on the dirt roads from grapeseed to mouth chilliad

Also, i was checking my dlc folder and i had things regarding the Blaine County traffic lights mod, which also have things for the chilliad town mod, maybe they were conflicting

As for the huge amount of cars, i think it had mainly to do with the gameconfig because even when i disabled your mod, there was still an exagerated amount of cars everywhere

TechHack

Members Author

July 3, 2025Jul 3

9 hours ago, sushigirl said:

i couldnt give you an EXACT location as it was happening all around mount chilliad, but one of the places where you would notice it is on the dirt roads from grapeseed to mouth chilliad

Also, i was checking my dlc folder and i had things regarding the Blaine County traffic lights mod, which also have things for the chilliad town mod, maybe they were conflicting

As for the huge amount of cars, i think it had mainly to do with the gameconfig because even when i disabled your mod, there was still an exagerated amount of cars everywhere

The gameconfig ensures that Rockstar Games limit can be increased. If you remove the script and leave the game config in, there will be a lot of uncontrolled vehicles because the script is missing.

The game config allows many vehicles to spawn.
I need this game config to enable rush hour traffic.

The Blaine County Traffic Light is just a traffic light extension. It doesn't create new roads, so it can't be the mod's fault.

I've been looking for the flying cars for a long time now and haven't found any. Maybe it really is one of your installed mods that's causing conflicts.

This update to 2.1 should fix the bugs, though. Feel free to test it out and let me know.

sushigirl

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July 3, 2025Jul 3

7 hours ago, TechHack said:

The gameconfig ensures that Rockstar Games limit can be increased. If you remove the script and leave the game config in, there will be a lot of uncontrolled vehicles because the script is missing.

The game config allows many vehicles to spawn.
I need this game config to enable rush hour traffic.

The Blaine County Traffic Light is just a traffic light extension. It doesn't create new roads, so it can't be the mod's fault.

I've been looking for the flying cars for a long time now and haven't found any. Maybe it really is one of your installed mods that's causing conflicts.

This update to 2.1 should fix the bugs, though. Feel free to test it out and let me know.

Yes, the blaine county traffic lights adds traffic lights, but i also has some compatability patches for the chilliad town mod, they include nodes for example, i believe whats what might have caused it because when i installed it, the intructions were extremetly hard to follow

And sure, ill test it and let you know if the traffic in blaine county is still extreme

TechHack
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sushigirl

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July 3, 2025Jul 3 (edited)

Yeah now the traffic is much more common lol, altho still maybe more than i would think as per blaine county population, but i did notice the new menu letting you adjust it, so its just personal prefference thing
I do believe the honk is still too much, as they honk even when at a normal stop light without any traffic.

Thank you for all the attention and support, great mod

Edited July 3, 2025Jul 3 by sushigirl

TechHack

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July 3, 2025Jul 3 (edited)

22 minutes ago, sushigirl said:

Yeah now the traffic is much more common lol, altho still maybe more than i would think as per blaine county population, but i did notice the new menu letting you adjust it, so its just personal prefference thing
I do believe the honk is still too much, as they honk even when at a normal stop light without any traffic.

Thank you for all the attention and support, great mod

Thank you very much for your Feedback!

You can disable the honk with the F3 Menu soon.
And what about the flying cars xD.. are they still there?

Edited July 3, 2025Jul 3 by TechHack

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