{
  "id": 3313440,
  "title": "I attempted to become a professional driver in a GTA 5 where every car had no friction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/i-attempted-to-become-a-professional-driver-in-a-gta-5-where-every",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/i-attempted-to-become-a-professional-driver-in-a-gta-5-where-every-car-had-no-friction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yesterday, I shared how I recently modified GTA 5 to disable friction for all NPC cars, causing them to move continuously and inadvertently crash or explode. To try my hand at being a professional driver, I installed The Getaway mod, allowing me to accept road missions by dialing a phone number. This involved picking up a passenger and delivering them to a destination, navigating through Los Santos streets with no other drivers obeying physics. However, the lack of friction made it incredibly challenging to secure a vehicle for these missions. I managed to obtain a car by using a car gun to launch one into a wall. Despite this, every intersection in Los Santos now felt like a dangerous dance with death, as every car remained unstoppable but relentless in its destruction. Even attempting to pick up a fare, such as when he tried to enter an inexplicably snow-covered North Yankton police truck, became perilous. A taxi cab drifted nearby, crashing into a pedestrian just inches away. This experiment highlighted the daunting challenges of driving in a world devoid of friction, where walkable urban spaces pose a constant threat of mayhem.",
  "summary": "Gotta make ends meet somehow.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}