*** OK LISTEN UP GUYS! GOOD NEWS! 2018 UPDATE! READ UP! ***
collaborators: Reacon and myself (JAM102970)
credits to: alexguirre (for his amazing mod)

On behalf of my buddy "Reacon" and I (JAM102970) we're happy to inform everyone that we managed to get this mod working again. For the past few weeks we've being doing independent tests and communicating with each other, trying to figure out the root of the problem with GTS and why it hasn't been working for quite a while now. As you probably already know, if you install GTS as is via .oiv package your game will crash and installing it manually doesn't help either. There are many problems with this mod such as limited playability, crashes, issues with dialogue, amongst other glitches. Well, after some extensive testing we figured out the problem lies within the "custom weapons" folders. For some reason the most recent .1395 and previous .1290 patches reject custom or any exotic weapons within any mod because of weapon.meta limits. The custom weapons included in this mod are rejected by the latest upgrade therefor causing crashes. If you unzip the .oiv to reveal its contents (you can use Winrar or 7-zip to open it), in the "update" folder you will find the dlcpacks, within the "dlcpacks" folder you have the "space1ng" & "space2ng" folders, within the "space1ng" folder there are two additional folders: the "weaponfluxpistol.meta" & the "weaponpulserifle.meta", those are the two exotic weapons meta files that are causing the crashes. Once we figured out those two files were the cause of the problem then we found the solution. Follow the steps below correctly and you should be able to play Grand Theft Space:

1. VERY IMPORTANT: Before installing GTS install this mod by alexguirre first > https://www.gta5-mods.com/tools/cweaponinfoblob-limit-adjuster, that's a mod that allows you to install weapons.meta files without causing a crash. The game has a hardcoded limit on the number of CWeaponInfoBlobs (a.k.a. weapons.meta files) that can be loaded, which Rockstar increases everytime they add new weapons.meta in DLCs. This limit is 90 as of v1365. Reaching this limit when installing weapon mods makes the game crash while loading, so this allows you to increase this limit to prevent those crashes. This mod is not absolutely necessary but, if you want to use those custom weapons in GTS you will need it. If you do not want to install this mod you can still play GTS by removing the "weaponsfluxpistol.meta" & the "weaponpulserifle.meta" files out of the "space1ng" folder however that may or may not cause problems along the way. If you want to use the special flux pistol and the pulse rifle then you will need to install that mod described above.

2. Once you've installed the "CWeaponInfoBlob Limit Adjuster 1.0.1" mod now you can install GTS. Make sure you have all the other necessary mods and files required by GTS already installed (a good GameConfig, NoBoundaryLimits, .NET Framework 4.5.2, C++ Redist 2017, latest ScriptHookV, latest ScriptHookVDotNet, latest NativeUI). You can install GTS normally via the .oiv package using OpenIV or if you prefer you can install manually by opening up the .oiv file to extract the contents within. It doesn't matter how you install GTS as long as you follow the instructions above it should work fine. Keep in mind that if you install GTS via the .oiv package and something goes wrong in your game you're gonna have a tough time getting your game restored back to normal if you didn't make a backup copy of your files because Grand Theft Space DOES NOT comes with an "uninstall.oiv". I personally prefer installing my mods manually if there isn't an uninstall.oiv included, that way I know exactly where I installed each individual file within the directory but, that's your choice. You shouldn't have any problems installing GTS via .oiv package as long as you have the "CWeaponInfoBlob Limit Adjuster 1.0.1" mod already installed in your game's directory or you can take out the weapon meta files from the "space1ng" folder. NOTE: If you're installing GTS manually read step #3 below, otherwise skip.

3. MANUAL INSTALLATION ONLY: If you prefer installing GTS manually follow steps 1 and 2 above first then follow these procedures once you've extracted the contents from the .oiv file:

1. Install "CWeaponInfoBlob Limit Adjuster 1.0.1" mod and put in main directory

2. Copy & paste the following files into GTAV main directory:
GTSLib.asi
RespawnFix.asi
RespawnFix.ini

3. Copy & paste the following files into 'scripts' folder:
"Space" folder
GTS Scene Creator.pdb
GTS.dll
GTS.pdb
GTSCommon.dll
GTSCommon.pdb
NativeUI.dll
NAudio.dll

4. Goto > mods/update/x64/dlcpacks and copy and paste "space1ng" & "space2ng" folders

5. Finally, add following lines to dlclist.xml:
<Item>dlcpacks:\space1ng\</Item>
<Item>dlcpacks:\space2ng\</Item>

That's it , you're good to go! Launch the game, if your game doesn't crash then you did everything right. Go to Forth Zankudo to begin missions, you should be able to see a greyish "star" marker right on top of Zancudo base on the map. That's where you have to go to begin your first mission. If you do not see that "star" marker over Zancudo on the map or if you experienced a crash when launching the game then you did something wrong or probably don't have a proper gameconfig installed! Start over again and follow the instructions carefully.

GTS 1.0.0 has been spawned back to life thanks to our persistence to get this mod to work again and thanks to my buddy Reacon who did most of the testing. Also big shout out to alexguirre for his wonderful mod that made it possible to play Grand Theft Space.

KNOWN BUGS / GLITCHES: While testing GTS I personally noticed the atmosphere on the planets looked "earth like" with blue skies and clouds, kind of unrealistic, my buddy Reacon didn't experienced that, it's possible that it all depends on how you install this mod. I installed mine manually, Reacon installed his via the .Oiv package, Installing it via the .Oiv probably adds extra content relating to the "dome" files, atmospheric contrast may also vary depending on what graphics enhancements mods you got installed, if any, in your game as well, whether it's Reshade, Visual V or whatever. Also, another glitch I encountered has to do with spawning vehicles on planet surfaces. Some vehicles when spawned at any of the planets they tend to glitch out the entire game causing dual surface layers on top of each, like some elements of earth blended in with whatever planet you're on, this glitch may or may not happen with all or some vehicles you spawn, you test your own vehicles yourselves.

These are some mods I recommend to use in conjunction with Grand Theft Space:

https://www.gta5-mods.com/player/astronaut-suits-for-the-protagonists-barak101

https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/bubbleship-from-the-movie-oblivion-add-on

We got word from sources that GTS 2.0 is coming soon! In the meantime you can play this version of GTS as long as you follow our instructions. Let us know if our instructions worked well for you and/or if you encountered other glitches not mentioned here. If you got any questions either ask me "JAM102970" or my buddy "Reacon" here at GTS's comment section. We'll try to answer your questions as soon as we can. Enjoy!!