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Word that using single-player mods in Grand Theft Auto 5 banned from GTA Online caused a storm in the PC modding community last week.

"We have always appreciated the creative efforts of the PC modding community and we still fondly remember the awesome zombie invasion mod and original GTA map mod for GTAIV PC among many other classics. To be clear, the modding policy in our license has not changed and is the same as for GTAIV. Recent updates to GTAV PC had an unintended effect of making unplayable certain single player modifications. This was not intentional, no one has been banned for using single player modifications, and you should not worry about being banned or being relegated to the cheater pool just for using single player PC mods. Our primary focus is on protecting GTA Online against modifications that could give players an unfair advantage, disrupt gameplay, or cause griefing. It also bears mentioning that because game mods are by definition unauthorized, they may be broken by technical updates, cause instability, or affect your game in other unforeseen ways."

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Now, Rockstar has come out with an official statement, asserting their support for single-player Grand Theft Auto 5 mods.Read on below, via Rockstar Games' official blog . Emphasis added.So in short, Rockstar supports the use of single-player mods in Grand Theft Auto 5. Rejoice!Based on Rockstar's statement, though, it's still safe to assume that just bringing modified files into GTA Online – even if you don't use them there – is a risk. An installed mod may still count as an active one.To be safe, you can consult our guide on uninstalling GTA 5 mods before venturing into multiplayer.Now go and choose from any one of the several Grand Theft Auto 5 PC mods we've taken a look at so far, including Script Hook V and LinGon Trainer , the Mayhem Mod , and the Gravity Gun Happy modding.

Chloi Rad is a Staff Writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @_chloi