A mod devoted to recreating Liberty Metropolis inside Grand Theft Auto 5, as a mod, has shut down.
Insider-Gaming reviews that the Liberty Metropolis Preservation Challenge, a mod meant to recreate the setting of GTA 4 as a mod for GTA 5, has been taken down on the request of Rockstar Video games. In a press release on Discord, consumer nkjellman stated “As a result of surprising consideration that our undertaking acquired and after talking with Rockstar Video games, we have determined to take down the Liberty Metropolis Preservation Challenge.”
There is a new mod on the block for GTAV “Liberty Metropolis Preservation Challenge”, I attempted out the mod. It is AMAZING, it has a working subway community, the police and ambient visitors are trustworthy and it is so polished.
Wonderful work to the staff of devs who labored on this! pic.twitter.com/aLLtOMvwsc
— Ben (@videotechuk_) December 31, 2024
Rockstar is well-known for asking modders to take down varied mods like this AI-powered GTA 5 story mode mod, or a VR mod for Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2. The Liberty Metropolis Preservation Challenge take down can also be not with out direct precedent as Rockstar issued a take-down for a mod that attempted to recreate Grand Theft Auto Vice Metropolis inside GTA 5.
One fascinating improvement is that whereas Rockstar is even handed on the subject of taking down mods, in addition they generally rent these very modders to work at Rockstar Video games. And a few mods, just like the Vice Metropolis mod, have been taken down just for Rockstar themselves to announce remasters of these very video games.
This is not to say Rockstar is engaged on a GTA 4 remaster, by any means, however there is definitely precedent. Nonetheless it could be years away earlier than we get a solution as we all know Rockstar is at present exhausting at work attempting to prepared the highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 for a 2025 launch.
Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Options Editor.