GTAMEN00 Ultimate Weapons Pack

The goal of this pack is to create a more refined and advanced weapon set for GTA IV, replacing the original weapons with higher-quality models, real-world counterparts, beta/unused content restored from the game's development, while maintaining the game's lore, atmosphere and temporal consistency.

Rather than simply adding modern weapons, I wanted every replacement to feel like something that could genuinely belong in Liberty City between 2007 and 2008.


🔧 DETAILS
Optimized Package

The pack has been carefully optimized to keep its overall file size as low as possible, while still improving the visual quality and variety of the game's weapons.

Complete Firearm Replacement

Every firearm in the game has been replaced with a new model.

The replacements were selected with particular attention to their appearance, historical period, lore compatibility and how naturally they fit into GTA IV.

Skorpion vz. 61

The Micro Uzi has been replaced with the Skorpion vz. 61.

I chose the vz. 61 because it feels much more consistent with Niko's Eastern European background and with the kind of compact weapon that could plausibly circulate through criminal networks during the game's time period.

AK — Stockless Configuration

The AK has been replaced with a stockless configuration, together with a modified magazine featuring a quick-attachment setup, adding further visual variety to the weapon selection.

Glock 18

The standard pistol has been replaced with a Glock 18, giving the handgun slot a more distinctive and recognizable real-world counterpart while remaining appropriate for the game's era.

Suppressed Pistol & Beta Content

The Desert Eagle has been replaced with a suppressed pistol.

For this weapon, I also made use of beta GTA IV files to restore the suppressed-weapon sound functionality, bringing an unused/removed element from the game's development closer to the final game.

SPAS-12

Both original shotgun models have been replaced with the SPAS-12 with and without stock.

The choice was inspired by the weapon's presence in GTA IV's beta artwork featuring Niko, making it a particularly fitting addition to this pack.

Dragunov

The original sniper rifle has been replaced with a Dragunov sniper rifle, providing a more distinctive and period-appropriate counterpart while fitting the overall visual identity of the pack.

Custom Weapon Icons

Every replaced weapon also features a custom icon created specifically for this pack, so the weapon selection feels coherent not only in-game but also within the interface.

Knife

The original knife has been replaced with a more modern version, while keeping it visually appropriate for the game's setting and timeframe.

🧩 MORE THAN JUST MODEL SWAPS

The changes go beyond simply replacing weapon models.

There are also numerous smaller adjustments, including changes to things such as:

Magazine capacities
Weapon ranges
Weapon behavior
Visual proportions
Weapon icons
Sounds
Additional beta-related elements

There are many small details throughout the pack that would be difficult to fully explain in a description.

The best way to discover everything is simply to play it.

📦 INSTALLATION

Installation is straightforward.

Copy and/or drag all files contained in the mod folder into your GTA IV main directory, the same folder where:

GTAIV.exe

is located.

📋 REQUIREMENTS
Required
FusionFix

❤️ FINAL WORD

This project was created with the idea of making GTA IV's weapon selection feel more varied, believable and complete, without losing the identity of the original game.

Every replacement was chosen with the same philosophy behind the vehicle pack: improve the experience while preserving GTA IV's atmosphere, lore and time period.

There are many more small changes waiting to be discovered.

Try the mod and let me know what you think.

⚠️ CREDITS

I am not the original author of the weapon mods contained in this pack.

Full credits for the original weapons models, conversions and respective authors should be attributed to their original creators.

This project is primarily a curated and customized weapons compilation, with extensive selection, configuration, texture work, optimization and integration carried out specifically for this pack.

Please support the original mod authors whenever possible.