So I’ve been patrolling in Tony Stark’s Hulkbuster armor for a few days now, thanks by the master modder JulioNIB found its way into the game through Los Santos, the big city in GTA 5, and have a lot of fun doing it. The armor looks great, I can fly, and I keep the city reasonably safe.
The only problem is that there is no Hulk. I’m perfectly equipped, but there’s no Hulk to beat. I look everywhere, but I only find the non-nuclear-irradiated normal residents of the city – and they’re not the kind who pick up a car and throw it into space or hit the ground so hard that the Earth’s orbit changes. Without Hulk, I don’t really know what to do with myself.
While I’m flying around, slightly bored, I suddenly see something big and green. Could this be the Hulk? Probably not – I don’t hear any shouting or announcements that anything is going to be destroyed – but it’s worth looking into.
I dive and land dramatically, ready to beat someone up, but it turns out it’s just one of those green garbage trucks.
However, I heroically appeared straight out of the sky, so I was probably supposed to break something. I give the garbage truck a small dose of my Repulsor Beam and it explodes, destroying a nearby car as well.
Well, you can probably guess the rest. The police show up and are anything but happy. Since Iron Man isn’t exactly one of those misunderstood heroes who constantly messes with the good guys, I have to assume that the Hulk won’t suddenly magically appear. That’s why I start beating the police officers.
In addition to a cool look and flying, the mod also has a few other powers/abilities. You can pick up, carry around and throw vehicles. They have one-handed and two-handed Repulsor Blasts, as well as a Chest Repulsor (beam that knocks enemies back). You can also shoot homing missiles and arrows, and you have a machine gun, although I don’t understand why the Hulkbuster would fire armor since they don’t do the Hulk a damn thing. Maybe just to get his attention?
While in the air, you can target and attack enemies on the ground, allowing you to accelerate tremendously and land with a shocking impact. This is great fun, even if there’s no Hulk to do this to.
I don’t know if you already have mods or skins for OpenV GTA 5 installed, but if not, you should know that it is a little inconvenient and difficult. There are a few steps involved in managing a few different folders, watching explanatory videos, and moving/copying various items to very specific locations.
JulioNIB has a pretty good guide here and links to everything you need to download, but please note that this guide also links to many other guides and several videos. It is also important to note that editing files with OpenIV permanently changes these files, which is why you should definitely back up your game folder before making the changes.
Is it worth the effort? Hell yeah. It’s a great pleasure to fly around in and over Los Santos with the Hulkbuster armor, even if the Hulk never shows up.
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