GTA4 Niko Bellic

v1.0.1·Updated 2026-10-07

NIKO BELLIC (GTA IV)

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Niko Bellic (GTA IV)

Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV as a full-body costume for skate., running on ReSkate.

Shows up in Apparel → Costumes as niko bellic.

Version 1.0.1

  • Hats can now be worn with the costume: equip any hat on top of Niko. Everything else (the skater's own head and body, other clothing) stays hidden as before. Glasses do not fit Niko's head at all and all of them clip heavily in his face. Most hats are slightly too big, because accessories are made for skate.'s default head shape, and Niko's head is smaller than that. It's only noticeable up close though, they look fine from the in-game camera playing distance.

Version 1.0.0

  • Full Niko model with his own textures: jacket, track top, trousers, boots, face, hair and hands.
  • Rigged to the skate. skeleton: arms fitted to skate.'s arm bones, and every finger, thumbs included, laid along

its own skate. finger bones, so hands open, reach, grip and curl naturally.

  • Head and neck move cleanly when he looks down or turns, with no stretched skin behind the ears.
  • Trousers use the same knee and hip helper bones as skate.'s own track pants, with extra geometry so they fold at

the knee, and smooth weights so they don't stretch in deep bends and twists.

  • Plain surfaces for skin, hair and boots (no fabric pattern on the face or hands).
  • The whole skater body is hidden, so nothing pokes through.
  • Built on its own costume template (Mousie, with its sounds and costume effects removed)

Known limitations

  • During very deep crouches the back of the thigh and the calf overlap, so the white trouser stripe can be seen cutting

into the lower leg. The jacket hem can also clip into the thighs when kneeling. Clothing in skate moves with the

skeleton only and does not collide with itself, so this can't be fully removed (it has been reduced as far as

possible: denser trousers, and the same knee and hip helper bones as skate.'s own track pants).

Install

  • Copy this folder into Skate\Mods\.
  • Start the game through the ReSkate launcher and enable GTA4_Niko_Bellic in the mod list if it isn't already.
  • In game, open Apparel → Costumes and equip niko bellic.

Built for ReSkate and the current skate. build.

Credits and notes

  • 100% Vibecoded using Opus 5.5 and Human feedback loop.
  • Niko Bellic and Grand Theft Auto IV belong to Rockstar Games / Take-Two Interactive. Personal use only. This mod is

not affiliated with or endorsed by Rockstar Games, Take-Two, Electronic Arts, Full Circle or the ReSkate project.

  • Built with ReSkate Studio (custom cosmetic from the Mousie costume template) and custom conversion tools.

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

File & checksum

Filename
GTA4_Niko_Bellic-1.0.1.zip
File size
14.3 MiB