Performance restored
The previous Title Update (1.28) for Grand Theft Auto V attempted to thwart gamers from using mods in Grand Theft Auto Online, though it had the unfortunate side effect of causing performance issues in Story Mode. There were complaints of significantly reduced frame rates, sometimes as low as 3fps on well equipped systems, and the issue seemed to affect both players with and without mods installed.
Rockstar Games promised to investigate the issue and appears to have found and fixed the culprit. There's a new Title Update available (1.28.01) that purportedly restores performance to what it was before applying the previous patch.
As for mods in Story Mode, Rockstar claims it isn't doing anything that would prevent players from using them.
"We also received some reports linking decreased performance when using Story Mode mods to TU 1.28. As mentioned previously, we are not actively targeting players using mods in Story Mode, nor are we explicitly implementing protections against them in-game," Rockstar said.
Instead, Rockstar said its primary focus is protecting the integrity of GTA Online and making sure players aren't using mods to gain an unfair advantage, disrupt gameplay, or cause griefing.
"However, as a reminder, mods are still unauthorized and as such, Title Updates may cause Story Mode mods to behave in unexpected ways because they are not supported or tested, and players run them at their own risk," Rockstar added.
In short, Rockstar doesn't care if you use mods in Story Mode, but if functionality breaks or performance suffers, you might be on your own.
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