{
  "id": 1980332,
  "title": "I modded GTA 5's NPCs to be punishable for their crimes, and also much more polite",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/i-modded-gta-5s-npcs-to-be-punishable-for-their-crimes-and-also-much",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/i-modded-gta-5s-npcs-to-be-punishable-for-their-crimes-and-also-much-more-polite/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an ongoing endeavor to either create a PC version of Grand Theft Auto 6 or ruin GTA 5 entirely, I am constantly modifying the game. Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow. Rockstar claims that Grand Theft Auto 6 will feature the most lifelike non-playable characters (NPCs) ever. However, I aim to make GTA 5's NPCs more realistic by making them act and react like real humans. I installed two mods: NPC Check On Player and NPCs Get Wanted Stars. The former makes the citizens more courteous; they will stop and check on you if they accidentally run you over. The latter makes them face consequences for their impolite actions. When they commit a crime, they earn their own wanted stars and get pursued by the police. My primary reason for installing the NPC Check mod was to compel the NPCs to stop when they receive wanted stars from harming me, but it does exactly what it promised. After being pancaked by a car, the driver will slow down, get out, and walk over to check if you are alright. The issue is that you can only say \"Yes, I'm fine,\" which is not the response I desire to give to someone who has just run me over. Additionally, the key to saying \"Yes, I'm fine\" is Y, which is also the key to go to sleep in my already-installed Roleplay Alone mod. Consequently, I frequently get hit by cars, fall asleep in the middle of the road while attempting to convince the drivers that I am okay, and they immediately jump back into their vehicles and drive away. Meanwhile, the NPCs Get Wanted Stars mod is more dramatic. GTA 5's NPCs are not naturally inclined to engage in random criminal activities, so you must trick them into it. I advise sprinting directly into them repeatedly until they become so enraged that they attack you. Ideally, do this in front of a police station, then watch in amusement as the police chase down the perpetrator, cuff them, and stand around perplexed about what to do next, as if they have not been trained for situations that don't involve a bullet-riddled suspect. The realism is unparalleled.",
  "summary": "Oh, and I still keep falling asleep in the middle of the road.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}