Falling through the ground on Map

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 colliders. Not all addon maps and MLOs were affected.

DISCLAIMER:  exceptionally, as I've never encountered any of these issues, they are provided "as is", compiled from forums. They may or may not help you with collision issues.

Fix 1
One simple solution, 100% effective, is to revert back to the previous version of the game. For those who want to keep the update there are a few solutions:

Fix 2
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 - don't forget the metadata tags.

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Fix 3

One user on a forum, also reported changing another tag section, found at the bottom of content.xml, to explicitly name the files to enable:

<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
Check the Mods section of this site for possible fixes and patches.

Fix 5

If the solutions above don't work, at least one user has claimed a fix by 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.

Fix 6
Another possible fix worked for Dubai Map and might work for other maps as well. It was reported by a user on a forum, and 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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