Hello All, 

 

So, I've been trying to solve this issue for several days now resulting in several attempts to redo my mods folder. 

 

1. I will select a weapon from the weapon wheel

2. The weapon is selected but invisible 

3. The character then stays in constant 'jerking' motion, so I cannot do anything.

 

This is a link to a video I found from a person on Steam who reported the same issue. So far, there seems to be no clear fix. 

https://youtu.be/vd_gazgniK4

 

I checked mods and possible conflicting ones and it still didn't seem to rectify it. Is it possible this is a new issue shipped with the new update? Has anyone else had this?

 

Thanks!

Reopened as OP indicated this is an issue on single player with mods. 

17 hours ago, JammyRoo92 said:

Hello All, 

 

So, I've been trying to solve this issue for several days now resulting in several attempts to redo my mods folder. 

 

1. I will select a weapon from the weapon wheel

2. The weapon is selected but invisible 

3. The character then stays in constant 'jerking' motion, so I cannot do anything.

 

This is a link to a video I found from a person on Steam who reported the same issue. So far, there seems to be no clear fix. 

https://youtu.be/vd_gazgniK4

 

I checked mods and possible conflicting ones and it still didn't seem to rectify it. Is it possible this is a new issue shipped with the new update? Has anyone else had this?

 

Thanks!

Apologies for the inconvenience caused. Since the YouTube video you linked shows the issue in GTA:O, I assumed it was GTA:O you were talking about.

 

I saw you replied to another user in another thread. Has their troubleshooting steps worked for you/did you go with a full reinstall of the Game? If so, make sure you delete the GTA folder manually first. Otherwise any modded files that are not part of stock GTA will not be removed via a Steam/EGL/RGL uninstall.

Hey Lenny, 

 

Not a problem at all! I would have said but couldn’t comment on the post. 
 

I’m going to go with a full install and start with mods first to rule those out before moving to LSPDFR/ plugins and scripts. 

I’ll just keep periodically backing up mods folder until I find the issue. I think it must be dependent on an individual’s combination of mods/plugins that causes the issue - most likely anything that amends the vehicleanimations.meta. 
 

Do you recommend avoiding oiv file installs and doing them manually? 

 

 

 

If you are certain they work feel free to use the oiv. You can always revert by reading the assembly.xml and revert the files that have been modified.

As for your issue, it must have something to do with the mods folder, specifically meta files that alter weapon behaviour.

Yep, so far I have determined it is one of these mods or a combination of them: 

 

- California Roads 

- Calafia Roads 

- Desert Roads 

- MileHighClub YMAP 

- Drive V 

- RCA 

- LED Tracks 

- Freeway Lighting

- RemasteredEnhanced (Forests of SA) 

- Forests of San Andreas 

- Forest of San Andreas reflections 

 

I was checking them one by one and then became lazy and checked the weapons after installing all the Forests and LED stuff and the weapon issue returned! 
 

I didn’t expect it from any of these mods tbh. 

None of those is raising a red flag to me in terms of weapon incompatibility tbh. Maybe you can narrow it down further. There have been three threads recently around this particular issue. Yours, one you participated in and now this: 

 

I know, it doesn’t for me either but I’m now installing each manually instead of OIV. 
 

It doesnt make sense to me either but these are the only mods installed on a completely new copy of GtAV with LSPDFR and Simple Trainer installed. 
 

I even deleted all my original save data from GTAV to ensure everything was fresh and deleted all copies of GTAV beforehand. It has to be one of these mods that is causing it. 

Okay, so I tested them all again and so far the issue is not coming up again. 

 

However, the ONLY thing I did differently on this second install was install all OIVs manually. I did not simply drag and drop the OIV installer packages..

 

For the time being, this is what I recommend moving forward (regardless if it doesn't appear to contain files that relate to weaponanimation.meta).

 

The only other thing I can think of is that it a RANDOM issue related to the core GTAV files.

 

If the issue comes up again in any of my further installations, I will update here.

Edited January 13, 20251 yr by JammyRoo92

After vigorous testing each evening, I think I may have discovered what is causing this issue. Below are the list of mods that are green-lit:

 

Spoiler

SimpleTrainer 

LSPDFR

California Roads 

New Calafia Road (DNX)

Senora Desert Road (DNX)

Community Mission Row PD 

Real California Architecture

Vegetation Reflection 

Forests of San Andreas Revised

Forests of San Andreas (Remastered Enhanced Los Santos) 

Lighting Freeway 

Drive V 

Blaine County Traffic Light System DLC 

ELS 

EUP (Serve and Rescue + Base 8.3 + Menu) 

Realistic Weapon Sounds (partial) 

Immersive Combat (partial) 

Improvements in Euphoria 

Improvements in Gore 

 

—--- ALL GOOD SO FAR —- 🙂

 

 

Scripts:

 

 

Map Editor (for YMAPS)

 

Viewpoint V (January 2025 update)

EnableAllInteriors (2024 update)

Consciousness

 

However, OpenIV hit an error today and refused to open. I verified my files and it found issues with 14 files. When I got OpenIV working again, it had removed Custom_Maps and MapBuilder from my DLC list.

 

When I readded them, the weapon animation glitch returned. After several tests of returning them and removing them, the consistent issue is related to Custom_Maps being in my DLC list.

 

Essentially, if you ae having issues with this animation glitch, try removing Custom_Maps from your DLC list and any YMAPS. Hopefully that solves the issue.

Edited January 14, 20251 yr by JammyRoo92

On 1/14/2025 at 11:58 AM, JammyRoo92 said:

After vigorous testing each evening, I think I may have discovered what is causing this issue. Below are the list of mods that are green-lit:

 

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SimpleTrainer 

LSPDFR

California Roads 

New Calafia Road (DNX)

Senora Desert Road (DNX)

Community Mission Row PD 

Real California Architecture

Vegetation Reflection 

Forests of San Andreas Revised

Forests of San Andreas (Remastered Enhanced Los Santos) 

Lighting Freeway 

Drive V 

Blaine County Traffic Light System DLC 

ELS 

EUP (Serve and Rescue + Base 8.3 + Menu) 

Realistic Weapon Sounds (partial) 

Immersive Combat (partial) 

Improvements in Euphoria 

Improvements in Gore 

 

—--- ALL GOOD SO FAR —- 🙂

 

 

Scripts:

 

 

Map Editor (for YMAPS)

 

Viewpoint V (January 2025 update)

EnableAllInteriors (2024 update)

Consciousness

 

However, OpenIV hit an error today and refused to open. I verified my files and it found issues with 14 files. When I got OpenIV working again, it had removed Custom_Maps and MapBuilder from my DLC list.

 

When I readded them, the weapon animation glitch returned. After several tests of returning them and removing them, the consistent issue is related to Custom_Maps being in my DLC list.

 

Essentially, if you ae having issues with this animation glitch, try removing Custom_Maps from your DLC list and any YMAPS. Hopefully that solves the issue.

Have you ever found another fix? I have been having this issue for awhile now and I have no Custom_Maps or MapBuilder in my DLC list. No map mods for that matter actually.

22 hours ago, 0xShelby said:

Have you ever found another fix? I have been having this issue for awhile now and I have no Custom_Maps or MapBuilder in my DLC list. No map mods for that matter actually.

Hey! 
 

Unfortunately, the issue may be different depending on a combination of mods, plugins, etc. 

 

One potential solution seemed to be to remove MessageBoards if you have this installed. For some this has helped but there has also been debate around whether this is a cause. 
 

Based on my experience, it seemed to be YMAPs of some kind. I haven’t had the issue since, but we could be using different variations of SHV Nightly or SHV or various other plugins. 
 

Sorry I’m not able to help any further. All I can suggest is a 50:50 method of removal, and then go one by one OR reinstall and check after EVERY mod or plugin addition. It’s tedious but this was the method many of us had to take to find our own issues. 

On 3/26/2025 at 9:41 AM, JammyRoo92 said:

Hey! 
 

Unfortunately, the issue may be different depending on a combination of mods, plugins, etc. 

 

One potential solution seemed to be to remove MessageBoards if you have this installed. For some this has helped but there has also been debate around whether this is a cause. 
 

Based on my experience, it seemed to be YMAPs of some kind. I haven’t had the issue since, but we could be using different variations of SHV Nightly or SHV or various other plugins. 
 

Sorry I’m not able to help any further. All I can suggest is a 50:50 method of removal, and then go one by one OR reinstall and check after EVERY mod or plugin addition. It’s tedious but this was the method many of us had to take to find our own issues. 

Good news! I have pinpointed the source of the problem to a DLC/Addon map modification named MessageBoards (listed below). Not sure why this is causing it, but this is 100% the problem. I have put maybe 30 hours into LSPD:FR since disabling this mod and it has not happened once since then.

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6 minutes ago, 0xShelby said:

Good news! I have pinpointed the source of the problem to a DLC/Addon map modification named MessageBoards (listed below). Not sure why this is causing it, but this is 100% the problem. I have put maybe 30 hours into LSPD:FR since disabling this mod and it has not happened once since then.

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it is not my mod, stop tryna blame other creators who has nothing to do with the problem. 

10 minutes ago, 0xShelby said:

Good news! I have pinpointed the source of the problem to a DLC/Addon map modification named MessageBoards (listed below). Not sure why this is causing it, but this is 100% the problem. I have put maybe 30 hours into LSPD:FR since disabling this mod and it has not happened once since then.

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Uh huh............. "Not sure why this is causing it yet I'm gonna blame them anyway." Makes total sense. Dawg I have run with this mod and without this mod. I will always run into this issue. Likely case is it's something either in the base game scripting itself. OR it's in one of the essentially required mods like SHVDNET or HeapAdjuster idk. But I myself can confirm it is NOT MessageBoards. Womp womp try again. 

6 minutes ago, Venoxity said:

it is not my mod, stop tryna blame other creators who has nothing to do with the problem. 

Well, disabling it fixed it for me. Maybe not for others, but it did for me. Next time you can at least be a little more respectful and polite. All I am doing is trying to solve a problem that I and others are having. No need to be a dick about any of this, lol.

Just now, 0xShelby said:

Well, disabling it fixed it for me. Maybe not for others, but it did for me. Next time you can at least be a little more respectful and polite. All I am doing is trying to solve a problem that I and others are having. No need to be a dick about any of this, lol.

If your goal is to try and solve problems. Don't directly blame someone just because it worked for you alone. That is not viable evidence that it is necessarily their mod that is causing the issue. You may run into this issue again at a later date. Directly blaming someone on a personal basis(that may not work for other people) could also be a dick move. Observer(yes I said observer because I can't english lmao) your game for a few days. You will likely run into this issue again as I have. 

11 minutes ago, Venoxity said:

it is not my mod, stop tryna blame other creators who has nothing to do with the problem. 

I believe it is bro bro, ive had 2 people in RAGE discord server and BLD servers both tell me to disable the messageboards mod and it fixed it for me too. like Shelby said ive played for hours since and its not happened once since then

1 minute ago, Klepto said:

I believe it is bro bro, ive had 2 people in RAGE discord server and BLD servers both tell me to disable the messageboards mod and it fixed it for me too. like Shelby said ive played for hours since and its not happened once since then

Did you just remove it? Just load up your game and be like "Oh that worked thanks?" If so then you're also in the wrong. Even more so than Shelby. As I've state before I've run into this issue several times within a few days time frame. Give it time to happen again. Don't just immediately blame someone. 

I'd also like to state that MessageBoards has NOTHING to do with anything weapon related. NOTHING. It literally just adds a DLC, a prop, and they're scattered around the map. So the fact that you guys think a prop/map mod has something to do with a weapons glitch is void/unwarranted. 

2 hours ago, DarKKlusteR said:

Uh huh............. "Not sure why this is causing it yet I'm gonna blame them anyway." Makes total sense. Dawg I have run with this mod and without this mod. I will always run into this issue. Likely case is it's something either in the base game scripting itself. OR it's in one of the essentially required mods like SHVDNET or HeapAdjuster idk. But I myself can confirm it is NOT MessageBoards. Womp womp try again. 

MessageBoards has nothing to do with animations in anyway.  Thats just impossible.