Installing FiveM

So you've been accepted, congrats! Now how do you actually get onto the server?

Follow this guide and you'll be up and running in no time!

Install GTAV
We highly recommend (nay require) you install GTAV with Steam, make sure it's fully downloaded and that you've at least launched the game to the main menu.

Now feel free to close GTAV. You don't need it running.

Install FiveM
This is the application you'll run when playing HatRP, you will not run GTAV.


 * 1) Head to FiveM.net
 * 2) Download the latest Client (FiveM.exe)
 * 3) Place FiveM.exe inside a new folder (call it what you want and make it easily accessible)
 * 4) Make sure Steam is running in the background
 * 5) Run FiveM.exe - it'll download everything it needs
 * 6) If prompted to update the game cache, click YES
 * 7) It should launch and you should see the (messy) main menu!
 * 8) Any issues? Try this FAQ


 * HOT TIP! Head to Settings, then scroll down and turn off the background menu music, phew.
 * HOT TIP 2! Also, change the background to "No Blur" - sometimes the menu is very laggy with Blur enabled.

Finding & joining the HatRP Server
You have a few options to find our server. Sometimes it's hard to find, or the in-game server browser doesn't work


 * 1) In-Game. Click the big PLAY button. At the top search for "HatRP"
 * 2) * You see it?! Click Play! Make sure to hit the Star icon on the right too to favourite it!
 * 3) Web Server Browser. If you can't see it, try heading to FiveM's Server Browser website, search for it there
 * 4) * Click Play, it'll automatically connect if FiveM is already open
 * 5) Click the link
 * 6) * If all else fails, click HERE to launch FiveM and connect to our server.

Once you've Connected...
That's it! Be sure to fill out your Characters details EXACTLY as you wrote them in your whitelist application.

Now you need to acclimatise yourself to the server, and we've got the perfect guide for you right here