Vehicle Mechanics 1.3.0

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Vehicle Mechanics is a lightweight, standalone vehicle immersion mod for GTA V that adds realistic wear, damage, and roadside assistance to your cars. From fuel consumption and engine fires to rollover chance and tire blowouts, every drive feels more unpredictable and rewarding.

Features:

Fuel Simulation — Per-vehicle fuel levels that drain as you drive, with a customisable HUD bar.
Engine Fire & Smoke — Front-end damage can cause smoking, steam, and eventual engine fires.
Rollover Chance — Hard impacts and collisions can send vehicles rolling.
Tire Bursts — High-speed driving and damage can blow out tires.
Brake Fade — Repeated hard braking reduces effectiveness over time.
Persistent Deformation — Vehicle damage stays with the car across sessions.
Battery Failure, Oil Leaks, Radiator Leaks & Transmission Damage — Extra mechanical failures for long-term wear.
Windshield Cracking & Headlight Breakage — Visual damage from impacts.
Roadside Assistance — Call a mechanic who arrives in a van, repairs your vehicle, then drives away.
Customisable HUD — Move, resize, rotate, and recolour the fuel bar in-game.
Fully Configurable — Toggle features, adjust chances, and set keybinds via VehicleMechanics.ini.
Standalone — No LSPDFR or RAGE Plugin Hook required. Works with GTA V Legacy and Enhanced using ScriptHookV and ScriptHookVDotNet 3.

Default Controls:

F3 — Open the Vehicle Mechanics menu
F7 — Reload the INI file in-game
B — Toggle seatbelt (when enabled)

All controls and features can be customised through VehicleMechanics.ini, including fuel drain rate, damage thresholds, fire chance, notification toggles, and HUD position.

Notes:

Refuel feature is currently in development.
Press Insert in-game to reload scripts and INI changes without restarting GTA V.
Remove any old VehicleMechanics.dll, VehicleMechanics.ini, and VehicleMechanics.log from your scripts folder before installing.
Any issues, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I'll be setting up a Discord server soon for live updates on this mod and future mods.

Edited July 19Jul 19 by VraithTV

What's New in Version 1.3.0

Released August 7Aug 7

The latest update fixes the mechanic service issue and now includes the INI configuration file in the download zip. If you are updating from an older version, delete the old VehicleMechanics.dll and VehicleMechanics.ini from your scripts folder before installing this one. The VehicleMechanics.ini configuration file is now included in the download zip, so you can tweak settings straight away without waiting for the mod to generate one on first launch.

Mechanic Service:

The mechanic should now drive to you, leave their vehicle, walk Infront of your car and repair it. The previous issue where the mechanic would not respond or fail to complete should now be resolved.

NOTE: I know about some of the issues about the mechanic spawning 2 times and I am currently on the works to fix that.

Default Controls:

F3 - Open Roadside Assistance Menu
F7 - Reload INI Settings

Installation:

Copy the scripts folder onto your GTA V main directory.
Make sure you also have an up-to-date version of ScriptHookV and ScriptHookVDotNet
Launch the game...

A discord server is now running where you can check for future and current updates on my mods!

Want to join? Head over to: https://discord.com/invite/se3QnfaXQ9

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1.3.0

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Adds realistic vehicle mechanics to GTA V

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Views 13,759
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Submitted July 19Jul 19
Published August 7Aug 7
Updated August 7Aug 7
File Size 1.35 MB
Compatibility All Versions
Special Features Adds realistic vehicle mechanics to GTA V including fuel simulation, engine fires from front-end damage, rollover chance, tire bursts, persistent deformation, and a roadside assistance mechanic you can call to your location.
Requires Community Script Hook V .NET
Minimum LSPDFR Version N/A
Script/Plugin Type Standalone plugin
Maximum LSPDFR Version
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BJ USA

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July 19Jul 19

Looks like you took some time with this, thanks for the hard work

John Q MERICA

Members

July 19Jul 19

Looks interesting. Getting this error message when trying to run the script on Enhanced.

VraithTV

Members Author

July 19Jul 19

Hey John Q MERICA what exactly is it that you are trying to do when you get that error?

John Q MERICA

Members

July 19Jul 19

Pressing any of the preset keybindings.

VraithTV

Members Author

July 19Jul 19

What keybind are you clicking on or have you tried all of these

Default Controls:

F3 — Open the Vehicle Mechanics menu
F7 — Reload the INI file in-game
B — Toggle seatbelt (when enabled) - Being worked on

John Q MERICA

Members

July 19Jul 19

When I press any of those I get the error message. Here's my current scipts folder.

VraithTV

Members Author

July 19Jul 19

Give me about an hour and it should be fixed ive noticed what the error is!

John Q MERICA

Members

July 19Jul 19

Thanks brother!

VraithTV

Members Author

July 19Jul 19 (edited)

Here is the link for my official discord if you would like to receive updates on the mods I make! Its abit plain rn but it should be sorted soon:

https://discord.gg/C5MVvhsCN

Edited July 19Jul 19 by VraithTV

John Q MERICA

Members

July 19Jul 19

Update corrected the error message on Enhanced. Thank you for your speedy work!

VraithTV
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249Xeno

Members

July 19Jul 19

Is there a demo video? I would like to see what it does before downloading it.

VraithTV

Members Author

July 19Jul 19

I will make one of these soon

KODEX999

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July 20Jul 20

This doesnt seem to work. changed the keybinds in the ini but still nothing

VraithTV

Members Author

July 20Jul 20

Hey KODEX999 what’s the issue your experiencing exactly is it calling in the mechanic?

Lepoisson

Members

July 20Jul 20

Hello, I just wanted to point out that the assembly version of your plugin is: 1.0.0.0 instead of: 1.1.0.0

KODEX999

Members

July 21Jul 21

21 hours ago, VraithTV said:
Hey KODEX999 what’s the issue your experiencing exactly is it calling in the mechanic?

Yes when i press the keybind for the mechanic menu nothing seems to happen. I have changed the keybind multiple times but none seem to work. Am i missing a file i need to load the menu?

VraithTV

Members Author

July 27Jul 27

Hey KODEX999 im currently working on the update as I type this message and will send a reminder here when its up and running!

If you would like to hear updates live head over to my discord with this link https://discord.gg/6ENzrPX8Yq and choose the lspdfr role to see the channels!

VraithTV

Members Author

July 27Jul 27

A new update for Vehicle Mechanics is now out and should fix the issue with people not being able to call the mechanic. I know it may seem scuffed when calling him on this new update but rest assured I'm currently working on a way to fix it. All updates will be on my discord channel so head over to https://discord.gg/6ENzrPX8Yq to be able to see live updates on all my mods.