How to Fix Falling Through Ground

Help. I've fallen and I can't get up.

 The December 2021 Contract Update broke many addon maps as many gamers reported falling right through the ground or floor of MLOs. It is unlikely that Rockstar did this intentionally but whatever they changed seemed to have impacted existing static collisions. Not all addon maps and MLOs were affected. In September 2025 another Rockstar change made it impossible to load reverted versions of the game. This means users are now forced to upgrade and having to fix broken maps and MLOs. 

Thankfully this guide will help and you won't need anything more than editing text. Please note that every Map and every MLO are different. There isn't any universal fix. 

Fix 1 - No Longer Works
One simple solution, 100% effective, was to revert back to the previous version of the game. However at time of writing this is no longer possible. Even the integrity check mod can't fix this. Perhaps someone will create a new mod to bypass version checks in the future but reverting seems to be a dead process.

Fix 2 - Disabled and Persistent Tags
Change certain values in the content.xml file for each map or MLO. This file can be found at the highest level of the folder structure of the dlc.rpf package. There could be more than one per addon.
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This isn't recommended for new users or those with limited PC skills. Screenshot below is used as an example only to show tag to be edited. Refer to thread above for more details. Remember to change all the tags described above in the rpf and metadata tag sections - both are required.

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Fix 3 - Files to Enable Tag

This solution works for mods such as Mario Kart Wii (Luigi Circuit) and Akina mod. It involves changing another tag section, found at the bottom of content.xml, to explicitly name the files to enable. You might also need Fix 2 in certain cases - some combinations of fixes are often required.

<filesToEnable>
<Item>dlc_akinaforv:/%PLATFORM%/levels/gta5/akina/akina.rpf</Item>
<Item>dlc_akinaforv:/%PLATFORM%/levels/gta5/akina/akina_metadata.rpf</Item>
</filesToEnable> 

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Fix 4 - Load Completely Tag

If the solutions above don't work, you can try adding one extra line in Content.xml: <loadCompletely value="true" />. Try that additional line if all else fails, most users have not needed it.

<overlay value="false" />
<disabled value="true" />
<persistent value="true" />
<loadCompletely value="true" />

Again: remember to change all the tags described above including the metadata tags.

Fix5 - Generic Conditions Tag

Often you need to change this tag. 
<genericConditions>$level=MO_JIM_L11</genericConditions>
You might change the value from L10 to L11 or vice versa.

DO NOT CHANGE YOUR LEVELS.YMT FILE

Many youtubers will tell you to change the settings in the levels.ymt file which is found here:
mods\x64a.rpf\data
This is terrible advice because it might fix your map or MLO but it will break many others. Always limit yourself to changes in content.xml for each mod you want to fix.

Fix 6 - Streaming Map Name Tag
Another possible fix worked for Dubai Map and might work for other maps as well. The fix is to replace the map name with the folder name, when they are different. Note that all these changes, here and above, are done in content.xml.

 <changeSetName>CCS_PALMISLAND_NG_STREAMING_MAP</changeSetName>

was changed to the folder name: <changeSetName>CCS_dubai_NG_STREAMING_MAP</changeSetName>

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