Hacking Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (2009) PC version modding

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HI all,

Although there are plenty of posts about modding the latest GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, there doesnt seem to be any about the 2009 collection that the mods were originally created for.
Seeing as the newest version has so many issues, I though it would be more cost effective to simply upgrade the old version instead. I want to share my experience on this forum for anyone else to reference in the future.

I have recently obtained a copy of the 2009 PC version & will try to get them as impressive looking as possible on my own set up, which will be trail & error until I can find a balance between performance & ascetics.

My PC set up consists of:

• Lenovo Thinkcentre M93P SFF desktop computer
• Windows 10 Pro (64 bit)
• Intel i5 4570 (quad core 3.2GHz)
• 8GB RAM (DDR3)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 LP graphics card (4GB GDDR5)

I have found the following lists of mods to try out for all 3 games:

• https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-3-best-mods-remaster/
• https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-best-mods-remaster/
• https://gamerant.com/gta-san-andreas-mods-remaster-game/

Not only do they improve the graphics, some introduce new game mechanics / missions / sound tracks / etc ...

Will keep you all posted