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uncoolerenglisch/gtamodsmanager-scripthookdotnet-asi-manager-f-r-gta-iv-episodes

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TLDR

Windows GUI tool, described in a German README, that installs and switches between mod sets for GTA IV and its two expansions, with built-in ScriptHookDotNet, ASI Loader, and Native Trainer support.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((GTAModsManager-IV))
    Inputs
      Mod archives
      GTA IV folder
      ScriptHookDotNet
    Outputs
      Installed mods
      Backup of originals
      Mod profiles
    Use Cases
      Install GTA IV mods
      Switch mod profiles
      Roll back to vanilla
    Tech Stack
      Windows
      .NET
      ScriptHookDotNet
      ASI Loader

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Install a ZIP or RAR mod archive for GTA IV by dragging it into the manager window.

USE CASE 2

Keep separate mod profiles for the base game, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony and switch between them.

USE CASE 3

Roll back to the original game files using the automatic backup taken before each install.

USE CASE 4

Activate or deactivate individual .NET scripts and ASI plugins with a checkbox without uninstalling them.

Tech stack

Windows.NETScriptHookDotNetASI Loader

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

The download link points to an external website, not a GitHub release, and some older GTA IV mods do not work on the Complete Edition.

In plain English

This German-language README describes a Windows program aimed specifically at players who mod Grand Theft Auto IV, including its two expansion episodes, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which together are sold as Episodes from Liberty City. The program is presented as a sibling of the same author's multi-game mod manager, but tuned to the way GTA IV mods are usually built around two long-standing tools called ScriptHookDotNet and the ASI Loader. The README markets it as a one-stop way to install, activate, and switch between large mod collections on these titles. The feature list groups around the GTA IV modding ecosystem. The manager handles .NET scripts and ASI plugins with a click, supports the base game and the two expansions either separately or together, and is described as working alongside ScriptHookDotNet, the ASI Loader, and the Native Trainer. Other listed features include automatic backups of any original files that a mod would overwrite, a profile system so a player can keep separate sets of mods, a clear list of installed mods with their type and activation state, and an advanced option to place mods directly into the profile's folder by hand. Usage steps in the README are: unzip the download, run GTAModsManager.exe, point it at the GTA IV folder from Steam, the Rockstar Launcher, or the disc release, let the program build a baseline of original files, create a profile, drop ZIP, RAR, or 7z mod archives into the window, install and tick the desired mods, then start the game normally. The page warns that some older GTA IV mods are not compatible with the newer Complete Edition, that the Steam release may need extra patches for the in-game radio, and that a manual backup of the GTA IV folder is recommended before first use. It is Windows 10 or 11 only, needs about 200 MB of disk space, and the download link points to an external website rather than a GitHub release. No source code or licence is shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how this GTA IV mod manager differs from a manual ScriptHookDotNet install and what risks come with the external download link.
Prompt 2
Tell me what files this tool would write to a Steam GTA IV install and what the backup folder contains.
Prompt 3
Help me plan a clean GTA IV Complete Edition modding setup that uses ScriptHookDotNet and the ASI Loader through this manager.
Prompt 4
Translate the German README of this repo into English and summarize the supported game releases.
Prompt 5
Compare this mod manager to OpenIV and explain which workflow is safer for a first-time GTA IV modder.
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