This is what we want to edit.Ĭopy them onto your hard drive (by dragging and dropping them into Windows Explorer / Finder). In this folder, you'll find all the files for the game, but the ones we're looking for are 'gta3_pvr.dir' and 'gta3_pvr.img', which hold a complete record of all the models in the game and their textures. Choose the iOS device with the Grand Theft Auto 3 app installed on it and open the following folders: 'Apps'> 'gta 3'> 'gta3.app'. Just in case it wasn't obvious, we take no responsibility for the messing up of your device during this process. This lets you fiddle with (some of) the files on your iPhone or iPad, even if you haven't jailbroken your gadget. Now, we need a program called iExplorer (available on Windows and Mac). It also lets you fire rockets if you really tweak the game, though for the sake of simplicity, we'll stick to a model and texture swap for now.ĭownload the files (in this case, they're called 'idaho.dff' and 'idaho.txd'), and store them somewhere safe. This one, made by ' ', replaces the Idaho. Like we said, we're going to put the Batmobile in Liberty City. There are lots of websites out there where you can find downloadable packages for Grand Theft Auto 3, but we recommend starting out with GameFront, The GTA Place, GTAinside, and Planet Grand Theft Auto. Follow along, and you'll have all you need to know to tweak Grand Theft Auto 3 to your heart's content.įirst up, we need to choose our mod. To show you how it's done, we're going to turn the stuffy old Idaho saloon car into a jet black 1989 Batmobile on our non-jailbroken iPad 2. This lets you play as Ronald McDonald, turn the Cheetah sports car into a Porsche Carrera, swap out guns, and replace buildings. Wily tinkerers have recently figured out how to hack Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 3, letting you install mods into this 10th Anniversary remake.īecause the iOS adaptation is a port of the crime sim's PC edition, you can install pretty much any modification from the web.

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