Setup, features and troubleshooting for GTA 5
Welcome to the Scooby Mod Menu Guide! This guide covers everything you need to know:
Please make sure to follow this guide step by step. We are not responsible for any bans, so please use at your own caution.
When installing Scooby for the first time, follow these steps:
Head over to scoobymenu.cc and click the download button to get the Scooby Installer. Make sure your anti-virus is turned off.
Extract the files into any folder. After that, run the .exe as an administrator. This ensures the launcher will run successfully.
VC Runtimes:
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/DirectX:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=6812Make sure you have your graphics drivers up to date.
Load up GTA and wait for it to be on the main menu or in story mode. Then go back to the launcher, get a free license, and follow the steps.
When you have acquired your free license, click Inject. This should inject the menu into the game. Then press Insert to open the menu - congratulations, you're done!
Need a key first? See Getting a Free Key in the General tab.
If you have used Scooby before, delete the C:\scooby folder first - the folder, not the loader. Otherwise it will probably crash due to old settings.
For both versions: make sure your antivirus is disabled or you will likely have issues, and use a Cloudflare or Proton VPN if you have connection issues. The free version runs with BattlEye off.
With BattlEye disabled you can play solo, or in a session with other Scooby users. You cannot join a public lobby and you cannot play with non-modders - joining public on the free version will crash. Public lobbies with friends require Premium Plus.
Modding outfits with Scooby is very simple! The menu includes a saved outfits section.
To use other people's saved outfits, find the file they share (many outfits can be found in the Scooby Discord) and save it to:
C:\scooby\GTA5\outfits
When you load in-game, use the menu to navigate to the outfits section and you will find the modded outfits there!
You can also mod outfits yourself! Head to the Outfit Editor in the Scooby menu. You can change the numbers on your character's clothing, and when you've found your perfect outfit, save it!
Modding vehicles with Scooby is also very simple!
Open the menu and head to the Vehicles icon, then click Vehicle Editor at the bottom. This will allow you to mod your vehicle. To save it, head to Saved Vehicles, click Save Vehicle, name it, and save!
Similar to outfits, you can use others' saved vehicles. Head to the Discord, find the vehicles thread, and download a file you want. Then drop it into:
C:\scooby\GTA5\vehicles
Within the Scooby menu there are many ways to make money if you don't want to do it legitimately.
Make sure to enable Solo Hosting in the Recovery tab. This lets you do heists that require more than 1 person. Head to the Heists tab, set up your heist accordingly, and start it. When the heist starts, click Insta Finish to end it immediately - you'll receive 100% of the cut!
Head to the casino and enable Manipulate Slot Machines in the Recovery > Casino option. Go to the slots, bet the max, and you'll hit the jackpot! Disable the option, force yourself to fail a slot, then turn it back on and repeat.
Head to the Business tab on the menu and find the Fill Supplies button. Your supplies will be maxed out, ready for you to sell!
Getting a public lobby to fill up is not just luck - it comes down to a handful of factors you can actually control. This guide covers what makes players join your session and what to do when nobody shows up.
Everything here assumes you have launched GTA 5 with BattlEye disabled in the Rockstar Launcher settings, which is required for Scooby. If you have not done that yet, see First Time Setup.
There are four factors behind a lobby that actually fills: your NAT type, your aim type, the region and time you host in, and a fair amount of luck.
Your NAT type affects how easily other players can connect to your lobby.
Important things to know:
Your aim setting decides which pool of players can even match with you.
For the highest chance of filling a lobby, start with Free Aim.
Timing matters as much as the region itself. Aim for hours when people are:
Good windows to try:
If one region is quiet, switch to another and try again.
Sometimes everything is set up perfectly and the lobby still will not fill. You can host a session that fills instantly, then host the exact same session 30 minutes later and get nobody. GTA Online matchmaking is unpredictable, so persistence is part of the process.
Some ISPs place customers behind Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT), which shares one public IP between many customers. This can hurt your connectivity, your matchmaking and your hosting reliability.
A VPN can sometimes improve how visible you are in matchmaking. Best practice:
Locations players commonly report good results with: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt. Results vary, but busy metro areas generally give better lobby population.
Be patient. Try different combinations, restart the session, switch regions and keep experimenting. An empty lobby after one attempt does not mean your setup is wrong.
A lobby that already has a few players inside attracts far more players than an empty one. Once the first few people arrive, GTA Online matchmaking tends to do the rest. You can also turn on Player Magnet in the Network tab to help pull players in.
In short: hosting is a combination of NAT type, aim type, region, ISP quality and a little bit of luck.
Here are solutions to common issues you may encounter:
Head to your Rockstar Launcher, click on Settings, and disable BattlEye. This will fix the issue.
You must inject the menu during the loading screen. This message means the game is signifying you're going back to story mode.
Same solution - inject the menu during the loading screen, not when you're already in the game.
Restart your game without opening Scooby and go to story mode before injecting. Frame Generator is now supported, so you no longer need to turn it off.
Turn off BattlEye in the Rockstar Launcher settings.
Use a VPN - your ISP may be blocking the menu. If that doesn't work, delete the C:\scooby folder to clear your cache, then restart Scooby.
Your internet is blocking it - use a VPN.
Use a VPN - your ISP may be interfering with the connection.
There are several fixes:
C:\scooby folder and restartingSee Universal Troubleshooting in the General tab - it covers "Failed to inject module", Auth Failed, crashing on inject, BattlEye kicks and the Scooby folder going missing. If Windows is flagging or deleting the loader, start with the Antivirus & Download FAQ.