Today GTA Vice City is celebrating its 22nd birthday (the PS2 version debuted on October 27, 2002). More than two decades is an eternity in this industry, but there is still no shortage of players who return to this game regularly. This is especially easy on PC, where there is still a sizable community of fans improving this classic with mods. The largest project of its kind, called Grand Theft Auto Vice City Extended Featuresrecently received a new version.

Let’s start with the what first Grand Theft Auto Vice City Extended Features it is. It’s a mod designed to give the game a general refresh. The mod changes the graphics, adds support for high widescreen resolutions, and fixes technical bugs. But the biggest advantage is the new features. The project introduces, among other things, wars between gangs over territories (on the model of GTA: San Andreas), as well as a lot of mini-games (including poker and black jack) and additional weapons.

The mod also improves the artificial intelligence of NPCs, as well as refreshes the city map, giving us access to many previously closed objects. The modules responsible for the behavior of NPCs have also been greatly expanded.. In addition to all this, a substantial set of new missions have been added, including those that allow you to play the role of a police officer.

1. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Extended Features – download the mod from our FTP (the author gave us permission to host the mirror)

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Extended Features has been in development for more than a decade, but the mod is slowly reaching version 1.0. – the latest update was numbered 0.9.7. In addition to bug fixes, the update added over 50 new vehicles, bringing the project to a total of 225. The driving physics of 80% of them has also been improved.

The mod has grown rapidly in recent times. Among other things, an Empire Building system was introduced. There are 15 new types of buildings that can be occupied, build a business, and the shape of the building can be chosen by the player. The interiors of these buildings also vary depending on the type of building. A total of 5 new quests can be taken from these buildings. Loan shark, drug dealing, robbery, smuggling, protection racket and pimping.

In general Extended features it offers at least tens of hours of fun with new elements and is a great way for those who want to return to Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Finally, it should be added that the module only works with the original version for GTA Vice City and is not compatible with the updated version of the game included in the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition