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How to Install FiveM for GTA V Enhanced (Early Access) — Without Breaking Your Legacy Setup
On July 21, 2026, Cfx.re — the team behind FiveM, part of Rockstar Games since 2023 — opened early access for FiveM for GTAV Enhanced, a separate client built for the Enhanced edition of GTA V. Your existing FiveM install is now referred to as GTAV Legacy, and per Cfx.re both are available side by side for the time being, with a longer-term goal of bringing the two experiences together into one place with one centralized server list.
This guide walks you through installing the Enhanced client today, what early access does and doesn't include, and why your current setup keeps working.
What launched, in one paragraph
The early-access release includes a new client download for GTA V Enhanced, new Cfx Server binaries for hosting Enhanced-compatible servers, a rebuilt VoIP system that replaces the existing Mumble integration, and significant sync and runtime upgrades. Details are in the launch announcement and the two development updates (#2, #3).
Before you start
Step-by-step: installing the Enhanced client
That's it — the Enhanced client and your Legacy client now coexist as separate installs with separate shortcuts.
Will I lose my Legacy servers?
No. Per Development Update #2, both experiences are available side by side for the time being, and the stated longer-term goal is to bring them together into one place with one centralized server list. Until then, keep playing your usual servers on Legacy and treat Enhanced as an opt-in preview. Nothing about installing Enhanced touches your Legacy configuration if you gave it its own cache folder.
Why bother switching early?
Development Update #3 outlines the headline technical changes:
Early-access caveats
Server owners: the short version
Hosting a server that supports GTAV Enhanced means moving to the new Cfx Server binaries and adopting the rebuilt VoIP system that replaces the existing Mumble integration. That migration — binaries, resource compatibility, voice reconfiguration — deserves its own walkthrough, and we'll cover it in a dedicated Cfx Server migration guide alongside our existing sv_enforceGameBuild and ACE-permissions articles.
For broader context on the launch and follow-up developments, you can also check sourced GTA coverage on TOP OF GAMES.
Bottom line: install Enhanced from fivem.net's dedicated button, give it its own cache folder, keep Legacy untouched, and report what breaks. You lose nothing by trying it and you'll be ready when the two clients merge.
On July 21, 2026, Cfx.re — the team behind FiveM, part of Rockstar Games since 2023 — opened early access for FiveM for GTAV Enhanced, a separate client built for the Enhanced edition of GTA V. Your existing FiveM install is now referred to as GTAV Legacy, and per Cfx.re both are available side by side for the time being, with a longer-term goal of bringing the two experiences together into one place with one centralized server list.
This guide walks you through installing the Enhanced client today, what early access does and doesn't include, and why your current setup keeps working.
What launched, in one paragraph
The early-access release includes a new client download for GTA V Enhanced, new Cfx Server binaries for hosting Enhanced-compatible servers, a rebuilt VoIP system that replaces the existing Mumble integration, and significant sync and runtime upgrades. Details are in the launch announcement and the two development updates (#2, #3).
Before you start
- This client targets GTA V Enhanced. It's a separate launcher from your current FiveM client, which continues to run GTAV Legacy.
- Don't uninstall your current FiveM. GTAV Legacy will continue to be supported within the current FiveM client, and your favorite servers stay reachable through it until they migrate.
- Expect early-access roughness. Cfx.re states this early-access version will contain bugs and missing features — that's explicitly part of the deal right now.
Step-by-step: installing the Enhanced client
- Go to fivem.net and click the "Download FiveM for GTAV Enhanced" button. Get the installer only from fivem.net — as with any hyped launch, fake "Enhanced" downloads will circulate.
- Run the new installer. Per Development Update #3, you can choose a separate folder or drive for cached server files and opt into Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts during setup. Pick a cache location distinct from your Legacy install so the two clients don't fight over data.
- Launch and pick a server. Only servers running the new Cfx Server binaries support the Enhanced client during early access, so expect a shorter server list than you're used to on Legacy.
That's it — the Enhanced client and your Legacy client now coexist as separate installs with separate shortcuts.
Will I lose my Legacy servers?
No. Per Development Update #2, both experiences are available side by side for the time being, and the stated longer-term goal is to bring them together into one place with one centralized server list. Until then, keep playing your usual servers on Legacy and treat Enhanced as an opt-in preview. Nothing about installing Enhanced touches your Legacy configuration if you gave it its own cache folder.
Why bother switching early?
Development Update #3 outlines the headline technical changes:
- Sync rate configurable up to 120 updates per second, up from the previous 30 — a big deal for racing, PvP, and anything physics-sensitive.
- Multi-core entity culling inside the sync pipeline, so entities appear around players faster even on highly populated servers.
- Modernized script runtimes — .NET 10 support for C# developers and NodeJS 26 on the server.
- Faster state bags — sets are around 10x faster on average, with lower networking overhead.
Early-access caveats
- Asset Escrow support is not available at the start of early access (Development Update #2) and will arrive in a later update. If your favorite server depends on escrowed resources, that's a likely reason it hasn't migrated yet.
- Bugs and crashes are expected. Cfx.re asks users to post on the dedicated citizenfx/rfc GitHub repository using the Discussions tab — during early access, good reports directly inform future development and optimization.
- Features will land incrementally. If something you rely on is missing, check the dev updates before assuming it's broken on your end.
Server owners: the short version
Hosting a server that supports GTAV Enhanced means moving to the new Cfx Server binaries and adopting the rebuilt VoIP system that replaces the existing Mumble integration. That migration — binaries, resource compatibility, voice reconfiguration — deserves its own walkthrough, and we'll cover it in a dedicated Cfx Server migration guide alongside our existing sv_enforceGameBuild and ACE-permissions articles.
For broader context on the launch and follow-up developments, you can also check sourced GTA coverage on TOP OF GAMES.
Bottom line: install Enhanced from fivem.net's dedicated button, give it its own cache folder, keep Legacy untouched, and report what breaks. You lose nothing by trying it and you'll be ready when the two clients merge.