Metal Gear Solid V might have released a few years ago, but the game is still widely popular thanks to unique gameplay mechanics that set it apart from the rest of the MGS games.
However, having released so many years ago, many of us have played it over and over again…
So maybe customizing the gameplay could give it a fresh coat a paint?
Sure, let’s take a look at some of the best mods you can get for MGS5. All free, of course!
To get us started let’s look into a must-have item.
On its own, it’s actually a pretty useless mod.
The SnakeBite Mod Manager allows you to properly manage all of your mods, and it saves you the time and trouble of having to load them all one by one.
If you want to use one or more of the mods that I’ve added to this list, you’re going to need the SBMM. It’s free to grab and not too exciting, but definitely start with this before moving on.
Look, I know that many people don’t really care about this, but true weapon nerds absolutely love watching all of the guns in the game named according to their real-life counterparts.
Sure, “Assault Rifle” is an extremely sexy name… but I think I’d rather have my weapons named in a more realistic way.
Now I’m not an expert when it comes to naming schemes so I don’t know why studios insist on adding fake weapon names, but I can tell you this: I love to see my enemies being killed with a real AK-47 in Afghanistan.
And this mod gives us that feeling every sessions of MGS5.
Fulton Extraction 3000 is the ultimate cheat mod for MGS.
Basically, it allows you to press one button and have all the soldiers in the map instantly fultoned back to your base, which allows you to recruit them all and clear the entire map quickly.
You can also set the mod to have the fulton extract only one soldier at a time, or select which ones you want to extract by marking them one by one.
Why do the hard work yourself when you can get your hands on the Fulton 3000 and have it work for you?
This mod allows all unique characters in the game to see their level increased, making them far more useful and helping you keep a truly unique Mother Base setup.
This includes all unique characters and soldiers in MGSV.
Why doesn’t this mod get a better spot on my list, you ask?
The reason is simple: the latest patch broke the mod, and the creator isn’t developing it anymore. Whoops.
Still pretty useful if you kept the older version! Although I’m rooting for an update soon.
I admit this wouldn’t be the first mod that I’d categorize as a must-have on my list.
But it’s surprisingly more useful than I expected it would be.
The creator of the mod used the simple technique of editing the vortex of the game’s outfits to make them all fit more closely to each person’s body type.
As such, you’re left with less saggy women’s outfits, as well as better-looking suits for Snake and other male characters.
Reshades are cool and make the game look refreshed. But they also drain a lot of your computer’s power.
In fact, if you want to install a shader, you’re guaranteed to see it consume a ton of resources and potentially lag your computer into the ground.
This mod completely changes the appearance of the game’s regions without the use of a reshade, which means that you’ll get to improve the aesthetic feel of MGSV without having to obliterate your GPU.
It’s one of the most annoying things to happen in Phantom Pain.
We’ve all gone on a mission and tried to remain in complete silence during the entire operation, only for the damn silencer to break in the most unfortunate of times.
With Infinity Suppressor, that’s no longer an issue.
You’ll be able to ice as many fools as you like without any fear of the suppressor’s durability. A small but welcome change.
It’s hard to single out one improvement from this mod, as it makes the game feel much better overall.
In fact, if you’d ask me to pick one Phantom Pain overhaul to download and keep forever, I think this one would have a strong chance of being my number one choice.
From more development missions to many more soldiers and even the ability to obtain the Medal of Honor offline, this is a fantastic mod that revamps many of the things we didn’t really like about the original Phantom Pain release.
Have you completed all the side missions in Metal Gear? If so, you’re like me and you’re probably bored out of your mind with re-playing it over & over.
You can only do the same missions so many times before you feel like jumping out of a window.
Well this mod adds a whole new bunch of missions to complete (50 in total) so you can expand your game experience during your next playthrough of Phantom Pain.
The Return of the Item Unlocker mod lets you research and craft every single item in the game (including the unique ones that are otherwise unobtainable).
Focus on what you want and research it – leave the days of blocked items behind with this fantastic mod.
Look, I really tried my best to leave Quiet mods out of my list.
There are just too many of them, man. You have no idea how crazy people get when you talk to them about Quiet (this has been the case ever since the game came out).
And with mods giving you the ability to have her completely naked during the entire game, things have just gotten crazier.
I’m adding this mod onto my list because, out of all of the top Phantom Pain mods that directly affect Quiet, this one is the only non-lewd one out of the bunch that’s worth it.
Crazy, I know, but this is a mod that I fully recommend to people who want to play as Quiet and customize her design. And it’s 100% SFW.
https://www.nexusmods.com/metalgearsolidvtpp/mods/316
Developing items has always been a fundamental mechanic of the game.
But sometimes requirements can be a bit too much for some players.
Getting your hands on so many resources can be extremely annoying and time-consuming, so this mod aims to remove that factor from the gameplay.
“No Development Requirements” basically allows you to research and develop items for free, which will keep Mother Base filled with new stuff without you having to break your back gathering resources.
That’s not how real-life works, but games shouldn’t feel like a chore anyway. Cheat away, boys.
The Man Who Sold the World has come to be a song closely associated with Phantom Pain, given that it’s the outro song of the title and it fits our MC perfectly.
This mod, however, focuses on something different.
It allows you to play with Big Boss instead of Venom Snake.
Turn back time and return to your former self with the magic of game modding.
Not all soldiers in the region should be idiots, right?
Well this mod allows S+ and S++ soldiers to spawn in the game, which increases your chances of capturing them and recruiting them to your base. Hurrah!
No longer will you have to complete difficult tasks to get your hands on some of these useful boys.
Now all you need to do is be on the lookout for them as you explore Afghanistan or Africa – gotta catch ‘em all!
Remember when I said if there was a compilation mod of the best ideas for the game, it would be The Ultimate Phantom Pain Mod?
Well, I lied.
This is the one you’ll want to get if you want a fully customizable experience!
It offers hundreds of customizable features and play modes, changes to Subsistence mode and Free-roam, customization options for all of your gear, vehicles… the list goes on and on.
Check out the mod’s download page for more details, but this is an MGS mod for the record books.
Born in the first half of the 90s, video games have been a part of my life ever since I was introduced to Age of Empires I by my dad. I'm a Mass Communications graduate with a specialization in Marketing, as well as a hardcore gamer. My aim is to bring you quality content so you can get the best out of your games and take your experience to the next level!
