Revenge of Regular Recession Rides
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #19 of 35 Vehicles mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Traffic rebalance and/or accurate real car colors for added realism and variety - NOW WITH EFLC AND ADD-ON SUPPORT
GTAIV tries to show US during the Great Recession as depressing with its mood and color palette, yet streets are filled with cool classics in pristine condition.
This mod aimed to make traffic more down-to-earth and monotonous, and by that more pausible and pessimistic...
However most of all, it provides even more variety to LC traffic.
No more 4 Vigeros on the same traffic lights. More regular and utility vehicles, bright colors on supercars and more!
Any cool vehicle of choice is now guaranteed to make you look like the main hero.
The latest versions include data for popular lore-friendly add-on cars.
Two files are included and can be used separately or simultainously:
1. Regular Car Colors
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[]Many cars have their colors redefined, based on the real-life counterparts' OEM options. This means the more modern the car, the less colors it will have
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]Regular contemporary cars will mostly spawn in silvers, grays, beiges, whites, but typical 90's colors as teal, dark green, dark blue, burgundy etc. are prevalent as well[]On the other side, classics have more colors instead
[]Includes some eye candy, like Aston Martin Almond Green and Mako Blue on the SuperGT, BMW Phoenix Yellow and Estoril Blue on the Sentinel, popular Lamborghini colors on the Infernus and more
Files for EFLC are now uploaded, having the same effect as in the base game, but including episodic vehicles
Check out the latest version with colors for classics and add-on cars!
2. Regular Recession Traffic
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[]Modernised Algonquin traffic and more variety in other districts
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]Cool classic cars (as the Virgo, Peyote, Blista, Peyote, Dukes) are a bit rarer and not limited to poor citizens[]Buses, bikes and vans spawning regularly across Liberty City
[]Underused cars like DF-8, Lokus, Premier, Presidente, Pinnacle, Solair and Willard are now commonly found
[]Decreased presence of Patriots and FXTs, being based on uncommon cars
[]Taken up to 11 with add-on cars
Files for EFLC are now uploaded, having the same effect as in the base game, but including episodic vehicles
Check out the latest version for add-on cars!
Installation:
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[]Replace the files in GTAIV/common/data (and GTAIV//common/data for the TLAD and TBoGT files) or put them in appropriate folders in FusionFix's update/...
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]In section of FusionFix's .ini file, set VehicleBudget = 260000000 and ExtendedLimits = 1Tested on Steam CE.
Known issues:
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[]It takes a while for the traffic to change its pattern when travelling between islands
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]Traffic may disappear completely for a brief moment or a bit longer. Reloading the save fixes it immediately[]Excessively spamming car extras and random colors in ZolikaTrainer may cause the physics to go insane or crash the game.
[]It's based on personal taste, so make backups in case you'd want to go back.
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[]It takes a while for the traffic to change its pattern when travelling between islands
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[]Replace the files in GTAIV/common/data (and GTAIV//common/data for the TLAD and TBoGT files) or put them in appropriate folders in FusionFix's update/...
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[]Modernised Algonquin traffic and more variety in other districts
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- GTA4 Mods
- Author
- TwoTailedOtaku
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 1,059
- Endorsements
- 12
- Category
- Vehicles
- Created
- 5/30/2025
- Updated
- 4/28/2026
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