Description
Nightmare Protocol brings the terrifying atmosphere of Halloween to Grand Theft Auto V single-player mode.
When night falls over San Andreas, unexplained supernatural phenomena and relentless pursuers will hunt you down.
Active Hours: 21:00 – 05:00 in-game time.
This Version 1.0 is just the starting point: I’ll soon be back at work to expand the mod, adding new activities and exclusive events, including full support for GTA V Enhanced!
Stay tuned—you’re in for a treat!
FEATURES:
- Randomized Night-Time Encounters (every 90 seconds by default)
- Manual Trigger Catalog Menu (LemonUI interface, Key: F10)
- Christine Phantom Car (flaming aggressive pursuit vehicle)
- Cerberus Apocalypse Truck (heavy ramming tanker)
- Ghost Driverless Car (stealth ramming vehicle with headlights off)
- Hostile Slasher Killers (Clown, Hillbilly, Undead with melee weapons)
- The Doppelgänger (hostile evil clone armed with a sawed-off shotgun)
- Graveyard Awakening (creeping undead walkers rising from the ground)
- Possessed Beasts (aggressive wild animal ambushes)
- The Ghostly Apparition (translucent phantom watcher)
- Altruist Cultist Ambush (Molotov-throwing fanatical squad)
- Alien UFO Sighting (hovering vessel with active tractor beam abduction)
- Clean Atmospheric Controls (Natural Night, Dark Fog, Thunderstorm)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Always keep a backup of your original files before modifying game archives.
- Always install inside the “mods” folder in OpenIV!
PREREQUISITES:
Make sure you have the following installed before proceeding:
- ScriptHook V
- ScriptHookV .NET
- OpenIV
- LemonUI for SHVDN3 (v2.2.0 or newer)
HOW TO INSTALL (AUTOMATIC VIA OPENIV):
Inside the download package, you will find two automated installer files:
- OIV Nightmare Protocol (script)
- OIV Nightmare Protocol (dlc Menu)
Method A (Package Installer):
- Extract the downloaded archive to a convenient folder.
- Launch OpenIV and turn on “Edit Mode”.
- Go to Tools > Package Installer.
- Select the .oiv package file.
- When prompted, choose the “mods” (for dlc) or “game” (for script) folder to install!
- Done!
Method B (Drag & Drop):
- Launch OpenIV and enable “Edit Mode”.
- Drag and drop the .oiv file directly into the OpenIV window.
- Select the “mods” (for dlc) and “game” (for script) folder and click Install.
- Done!
HOW TO UNINSTALL:
To remove the mod, simply delete the “n_protocol_menu” DLC folder from your dlcpacks folder and
delete NightmareProtocol.dll along with ProtocolSettings.ini from your scripts folder.
IN-GAME CONTROLS:
In the game, use the following controls:
- Press [F10] to open the Nightmare Protocol Control Panel.
- Settings can be customized in “scripts/ProtocolSettings.ini”:
- MenuKey: Toggle key for the menu (default: F10)
- EventCheckInterval: Time in seconds between random event checks
- EventChance: Percentage probability of an event spawning
- NightStartHour / NightEndHour: Active timeframe (default: 21 to 5)
- WeatherPreset: NATURAL, OVERCAST, or THUNDER
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Author: DaveModsGTA
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