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r/GTAV_Mods rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/GTAV_Mods: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members
24,983
Community age
Created Jan 2015, 11 years
To post
No minimum in the rules
To comment
No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion
Not mentioned in the rules
Links
Not mentioned in the rules
Promo risk
MediumFrom the rules, not from removal counts

Checked November 7, 2026 from the community's public Reddit pages:

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Rule summary

No subreddit-specific rules were displayed on the public rules page when Rankhog verified it on 2026-11-07.

Works well

  • A post showing a mod you built or a modding problem you solved, with a short explanation of how it works
  • A tool or script release framed as something useful for people who mod Grand Theft Auto V
  • A question about a specific modding problem you are stuck on, asked like a real user of the game
  • A walkthrough or guide about a modding workflow, written to help people rather than to sell
  • A comparison or breakdown of modding tools or approaches, kept strictly about Grand Theft Auto V

Avoid

  • Posting anything that has nothing to do with Grand Theft Auto V modding, since the moderator one-liner says relevance is the one thing they ask for
  • Dropping a link to your product with no connection to modding, because off-topic promotion is the most likely thing to get flagged when a community has no written rules
  • Treating the empty rules page as permission to spam, since the moderator one-liner shows they still expect posts to stay on topic
  • Writing a generic marketing pitch that could apply to any game, instead of something clearly tied to modding Grand Theft Auto V
  • Posting the same promotional content repeatedly, which reads as spam even in communities without formal rules

What r/GTAV_Mods Is For

This community is for anything and everything related to modding Grand Theft Auto V. That is the whole public description, and it is a broad one. The people here are players and makers who mess with the game, whether that means installing mods, building them, fixing them, or talking about the tools around them. There are no published rules on the rules page, so the shape of the community comes from its topic rather than from a list of dos and don'ts. The moderator one-liner that comes with the evidence adds one expectation: keep your posts relevant to Grand Theft Auto V modding. So think of this as a room full of people who care about one game and one hobby, and who expect anything you bring to connect to that hobby.

What To Post

With no published rules, the safest good post is one that is unmistakably about modding Grand Theft Auto V. If you are a founder, the respectful move is to lead with something useful to modders and let your product sit in the background. That could be a fix for a common modding problem, a tool you built that solves a real annoyance in the modding workflow, or a question that shows you actually use mods yourself. Write it like a member of the hobby, not a marketer visiting it. Share what you made or learned, explain how it relates to modding this specific game, and be open about who you are if your tool is involved. A post that a modder would upvote on its own merits is the goal, and any attention your product gets should be a side effect of that.

What To Avoid

There are no written rules here, so nothing gets removed by rule name. What the evidence does give you is the moderator one-liner, and that points at the main risk: anything that is not relevant to Grand Theft Auto V modding. A generic pitch about your product, a post about a different game, or a link that has nothing to do with modding this game all fail that test. When a community has no published rules, moderators tend to fall back on the topic itself as the standard, so the safest thing to avoid is anything you cannot clearly connect to modding Grand Theft Auto V.

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Common questions about r/GTAV_Mods

Is this community okay with self promotion?

The public description says anything and everything related to modding Grand Theft Auto V, so start there and keep every post tied to that topic.

Are there published rules I should read first?

The community displayed no rules on its public rules page, so there is no written promotion policy to check. The moderator one-liner only asks that posts stay relevant to Grand Theft Auto V modding.

What happens if I post something off topic?

The safest read of the evidence is that anything you post should be about modding Grand Theft Auto V. If your tool helps modders, frame it that way and lead with the modding value.

Can I see what posts did well here before I post?

No top posts were observed for this community, so I cannot tell you what has performed well here. Build your post around the description and the moderator's relevance note.

Are links allowed in posts?

The evidence does not say. With no published rules, the practical approach is to keep your post clearly on topic and let the community response guide you.

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