Solitude 3 - timecycle

⭐ ⭐ (180 endorsements) 📥 12,181 downloads 📌 v1.1.4 📅 3/13/2024
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By Chunk · Visuals and Graphics

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/2/2026 📅 Created: 3/13/2024

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #11 of 76 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This visual mod keeps the original vibe of GTA IV while adding a fresh look that blends realism with some stylized touches.

SOLITUDE 3

Kept you waiting, huh?

Started the new version in October of 2025, took me a few months (and a few hundred hours) but we are finally here, Solitude 3 is out and I poured everything I have into it. As with previous versions, built from scratch, represents  my vision of  a perhaps slightly more realistic, but still highly stylized Liberty City.

The aim was to complement the gameplay and the themes of the game but still change it enough to feel new and refreshing. This mod should offer a visual style for the game that is unique.

Feature

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  • []Full FusionFix 5.x support, including volumetric fog and console gamma.[/]

    []Paid a great deal of attention to the transitions and uniformity of weather presets, to make sure everything fits together as perfectly as possible.[/]

    []All weathers should feel adequately distinct from one another.[/]

    []I really wanted everything to "just work" so players feel fully immersed without noticing weird artifacts or bugs while playing.[/]

    []It was very important to me that this mod feels good during gameplay and instead of being the focus (or an eyesore), it blends in.[/]

Installation -  Read the included Installation.txt for more info

  • []Install Fusionfix [/]

    []Put the contents of Solitude 3.rar into your main GTA IV folder (ex. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV\)[/]

    []Overwrite the files when prompted[/]

    [] Open GTAIV\plugins\GTAIV. EFLC. FusionFix.ini[/]

    []Make changes to these lines so they look like this and save the .ini file:

                SunShaftsDensity = 0. 9

    SunShaftsDecay = 0. 86 [/]

    []Check ingame settings.  Graphical/display settings for an optimal experience  of  Solitude are marked.[/]

    []Enjoy![/]

    I sincerely hope that you will like it and it enhances your gameplay experience.

    Credits

    Solitude 3 - chunk

    Volumetric Lights - RecklessGlue540

    Special thanks

    akifile47 - for his ingame timecyc editor

    The FusionFix team - for making this mod possible and keeping the game alive

    Parallellines0451 - for his essential work on FusionFix and for the tonemapper that I use

    DayL - for supporting and inspiring me to make my own timecycle

    Internet Rob - for getting me interested in modding GTAIV

    This mod took me several hundred hours and  multiple months to complete. Please respect my work and do not redistribute it.

📊 Mod Details

Game
GTA4 Mods
Author
Chunk
Version
1.1.4
Downloads
12,181
Endorsements
180
Category
Visuals and Graphics
Created
3/13/2024
Updated
5/2/2026

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