Could you remove the sandbags? Hot air balloons don't use them

I don't understand where are you supposed to find the required files to place the mod, do you need OpenIV or you can just do it through the GTA V Directory?

@Armouredivision @jerome74 thank you!
You can use the first person view just like any other vehicle, but it surely still requires some camera position tweaks.
@thatbazilcat I won't
@FaZerMissions you need OpenIV to edit the dlclist.xml file inside the update.rpf archive, which is required for the mod to load. However, the mod folder itself can be placed into the required place through Windows Explorer or any other files manager as well.

@w.. i see, might be something wrong with my game then, thanks a lot, i figured this may have been the case

Nice Job!

@w.. ok so this may just be with my game but once I enter balloon I cant change camera view, only way to enter first person is to already be in first person before entering,

also is it possible to make him exit whilst still airborne without jumping out the balloon, is there also a way to increase how often the balloons spawn, cuz they rarely spawn and some disappear when I turn away,

your mod is awesome but these small changes will make an already perfect mod even better, thanks again for sharing

@w.. I know where to place the mod, but in first place there isnt the required x64 file in my mods/updates folder, if you take out the files from the original updates folder the game won't start, so if I'm correct you need to copy paste the original updates/x64 file to your mods/updates in first place?

@FaZerMissions I strongly advise you to never EVER edit files outiside the "mods" folder. That will ensure you always have a clean copy of all files, saving you from reinstalling the game if you mess up something. And trust me, you will, all of us do one day or another.

To install the mod, you need to replicate the path to the "dlcpacks" in the "mods" folder and paste the "w_balloon" folder into it. Check other dlcpacks in the original folder for reference, if unsure.
Secondly, copy the update.rpf file in the mods folder and edit that dlclist.xml file inside it.

OpenIV can copy files for you so you don't have to worry about folders structure and stuff. Simply open the update.rpf and the program will promt you to copy it into the "mods" folder.

Balloons during day
Fireworks during night?

@Armouredivision Cool idea but it'd have to be pretty rare, or it'd get old fast.

@w.. I saw the hot air balloons like twice, but now they're not showing up. Also I don't see any clouds all of the sudden. What could have happened?

@Rome101 perhaps you search for them at wrong time of day. Also, most likely they won't spawn in bad weather at Vespucci Beach.
This mod can't possibly do anything to clouds, has to be something else.

@w.. Whatever it was...
I restarted the game - still nothing;
I went to flight school and took a couple of lessons (figured it'll force clouds to spawn) - still nothing;
Then I went to sleep - and BAM, they're back. Both clouds and balloons. Freaky.

This is even better than the latest balloon mod because it's ADDON and should be tagged like it.

@w.. I must report a bug when ballons are spawned for some reason they spawn only during morning on vespucci beach, no other plane spawn later anyewhere on map, I didn't find a single plane or blimp in downtown floating in like 15 minutes of fyling all around the map, thats definetly something that this particular mod messed somehow. Only scripted helicopters fyling on their positions.

@w.. it's definetly this mod I guess for some reason scenarios doing it, when they spawn and later despawn no plane appears on sky after that, I deleted mod and tried changing character weather time every time there was at least one commercional plane in the sky, but if balloons despawn no other airplane is into sky no matter what, maybe you can give a option mod without scenerios or ask some scripter to create script to spawn and despawn them properly or do some FIX into mod folder, but I don't want to choose between see few ballons randomly and have empty air all the time or missing it cus I am flying euthiastic.

@vylizanimamrdi I'll look into it, thanks for the detailed info. Definitely don't want to remove the scenarios, unless the problem you describe turns out really serious.

@w.. thanks you are allright, hope you fix it I would like to have both of these features in game, balloons and com. planes as well.

@w.. You, my friend, are brilliant for making this. You can fly AND they spawn naturally AND you optimized it for performance? I love you, may your days be many and your woes few.

@w.. really like this mod it adds some nice atmosphere to the game
i think it somehow "breaks" the blimp scenarios. the blimp wasnt spawning until i removed the dlc

cool