How to install a FiveM blood FX pack

Updated October 24, 2026 · ~2 min read · FiveM · Blood FX

Got a blood FX pack? Here’s how to get it into FiveM in five quick steps.

Install in 5 steps

1. Close FiveMFully quit FiveM before you change any files.
2. Open your FiveM folderRight-click the FiveM shortcut, choose Open file location, then open FiveM.app.
3. Add the .rpf to modsPut the .rpf from the pack into FiveM.app\mods. No mods folder? Create one.
4. Swap in bloodfx.dat (if the pack has one)Back up FiveM.app\citizen\common\data\effects\bloodfx.dat first by renaming it to bloodfx.dat.bak, then copy the pack's bloodfx.dat in.
5. Start FiveMLaunch FiveM and join a server that allows client mods.

Undo

Delete the pack’s .rpf from FiveM.app\mods, then rename bloodfx.dat.bak back to bloodfx.dat. You’re back to stock.

Tips

• One blood pack at a time. Two packs fight over the same effects.
• Pure mode off only. Packs work on servers with pure mode off. They don’t work on servers with pure mode on, or on FiveM Enhanced.
• Respect server rules. Don’t use packs where custom effects aren’t allowed.