A fan-made mod has brought a playable version of Grand Theft Auto VI’s map into Grand Theft Auto V, built using official trailer footage and data from leaked development assets.
The project, called Project Vice, was created by YouTuber Dark Space and released in March 2025 for the FiveM multiplayer platform and single-player GTA V.
Building the Map
Dark Space constructed the map by combining official GTA VI trailer shots with coordinate data that had circulated from earlier leaks. The modder also drew on the Mapping Vice City community project, which had been piecing together the game’s map by analyzing all available official material.
The resulting map includes areas such as Vice Beach, the Venetian Islands, and portions of Vice City. Players can drive around these locations to get a sense of the scale.
The mod was free to download and available for GTA V Legacy, GTA V Enhanced, and FiveM. Dark Space released a 50-minute video on YouTube showcasing the project.
Dark Space noted that the map was not a perfect recreation. Many buildings were imported directly from GTA V, some textures lacked collision effects, and the northern parts of the map were based on speculation rather than confirmed data.
Leaked Assets and Accurate Geography
The project relied partly on leaked coordinate data from the 2022 Rockstar hack, alongside the official trailer. Dark Space later said the map may have been too accurate.
‘My guess is that the map is probably a little too accurate,’ Dark Space said in a video explaining the project’s removal.
In a follow-up interview with IGN, Dark Space elaborated on the concern. ‘I think my map could have ruined the surprise of their map, which I get,’ the modder said. ‘If you spent years building out this amazing game world just to have some YouTuber spoil the experience of the map’s shape, size, and vibe… I’d want it removed too.’
The map’s layout aligned with locations that had appeared in GTA VI’s official trailers, according to community observations.
Take-Two Copyright Strike
Take-Two Interactive issued a copyright removal request to Dark Space’s YouTube channel shortly after the mod’s release. The company did not send a warning or engage in prior communication.
‘I spent months building a fan-made GTA 6-inspired map inside GTA 5 – something purely made out of passion, not profit,’ Dark Space wrote in a video introduction. ‘But shortly after uploading a video showcasing the project, Take-Two Interactive took it down. No warning. No conversation. Just gone.’
Dark Space removed the mod’s download link even though Take-Two did not explicitly request it. ‘I think it’s smarter to get in front of them than waiting for their email that will never come,’ the modder said.
The copyright strike resulted in the removal of the mod’s showcase video. Multiple strikes can lead to the termination of a YouTube channel.
Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij commented on the pattern of takedowns. ‘They will take down mods that interfere with their business interests,’ Vermeij said. ‘There’s no point getting angry about it. This is what companies are supposed to do.’
Project Status
Dark Space ceased all work on Project Vice after the takedown and removed the download link from distribution. The mod is no longer publicly available.
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. A PC version has not been officially announced.
In September 2026, a 192 GB archive of Rockstar development data surfaced online, containing early GTA VI map assets and a cancelled Liberty City expansion for GTA V. The archive originated from the same 2022 hack that provided the coordinate data used in Project Vice.