The file path update/x64/dlcpacks/mp2023_01/dlc.rpf refers to the internal game data for the Los Santos Drug Wars update in Grand Theft Auto Online Story Content: Los Santos Drug Wars
This update, released in two parts starting December 13, 2022, introduces a new narrative arc centered around the psychedelics trade in Southern San Andreas.
The First Dose: Players team up with Nervous Ron and a group of "hard-partying nonconformists" known as the Fooliganz, led by a character named Dax.
The Mission: The story involves establishing a dominant psychedelic empire while fighting off a coalition of wealthy hippies and rival biker gangs.
The Acid Lab: A core gameplay element is setting up a mobile drug lab in the back of an armored MTL Brickade 6x6, which serves as a new business enterprise. update x64 dlcpacks mp2023-01 dlc.rpf
The Freakshop: This abandoned warehouse under the Los Santos Highway serves as the Fooliganz HQ and the primary social space for this storyline.
The Last Dose: The second part of the story, released in March 2023, concludes the initial Drug Wars arc and features the return of the single-player therapist character, Dr. Isiah Friedlander. Technical Context
If you are seeing this path in an error message (often associated with FiveM), it typically indicates that your game files are missing this specific DLC or are corrupted. You can resolve this by:
Verifying the integrity of your game files through Steam, the Epic Games Launcher, or the Rockstar Games Launcher. The file path update/x64/dlcpacks/mp2023_01/dlc
Ensuring your game is updated to at least version 1.64, which is the patch that introduced these files.
Manually checking that the mp2023_01 folder exists within your GTA V installation directory under update/x64/dlcpacks/.
mp2023-01/dlc.rpf?Outdated DLC packs are the number one cause of "Invisible Assets" and Game Crashes. If your server uses custom vehicles or clothes from 2023 onward, but your dlc.rpf is from an older patch, clients will fail to load the required metadata. You might see:
code 0xc0000005 (mp2023_01_fix).dlc.rpf)If you were to open the dlc.rpf located at this path, you would find the standard GTA V DLC structure: Infinite loading screens when entering a garage
common.rpf: Contains data files (.ymt, .xml configurations) defining:
x64 (Sub-folder): Contains the visual and audio assets:
models / cdimages: Contains .yft (models) and .ytd (textures) for:
audio: Contains .awc files for engine sounds, weapon sounds, and radio music.dlc.rpf from the vanilla directory (update\x64\dlcpacks\) into your mods directory at the same path.mp2023-01 folder does not exist in your mods folder, create the folder hierarchy manually.You must register the DLC so the game loads it.
Option A — Using dlclist.xml (legacy method)
Option B — Using mpmetadata.rpf (if using mpmetadata)
Note: Some setups use update.rpf or dlc_patch folders—match your game’s existing structure.