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Hydrate

Pure Mode

What FiveM's Pure Mode is, what it allows, and how to make FiveM start in Pure Mode so you skip the restart every time you join.

Getting Started1 min read

Hydrate requires FiveM's Pure Mode, which blocks unapproved changes to your game files so nobody joins with an edge.

We run Level 1, which still allows graphics mods such as NaturalVision Evolved (NVE) and ReShade, and audio mods. Using them for an advantage, such as seeing better in PvP, is still Exploiting.

Skip the Restart

FiveM asks to restart in Pure Mode every time you join, unless you start it that way:

  1. Find your FiveM shortcut, or make one.

    • To make one, paste %localappdata%\FiveM into the File Explorer address bar and press Enter. Right-click FiveM.exe and choose Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).

  2. Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties.

  3. At the end of the Target field, add a space and -pure_1:

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\FiveM\FiveM.exe -pure_1

  4. Click OK.

Open FiveM with this shortcut from now on.