Grand Theft Auto IV
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 15:36    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
The DoW2 trial keys have been blocked now, mate. Any other G4WL key works ok.


thnx Sabin, but is it recently blocked then!?
'cause i played it maybe max 2 weeks ago online, and reinstalliing after the trialperiod worked also!? (just after release of 1.03, because there was no working crack then...)

Brother in law bought an orginial DOW2, could I use that key, guess I can, or will his DOW2-account wil get in trouble? (damned, i wished I bought some copies of that RTS game of G4WL when they were only 5 euro Mad )
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 15:38    Post subject:
Blocked quite a while, but only blocked from REGISTERING. Those that had already registered before it was blocked, like you, it kept working for. Soon as you uninstall/reinstall/reregister, you get told it's a dead key.

Yes, you can use his legit DoW2 key ^_^

I recommend buying Shadowrun or The Club off eBay though, just to get your own key. They're only about £1-3 now Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 16:00    Post subject:
I bought Universe at war for 98 pence, delivered a few weeks ago from play.com


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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 16:01    Post subject:
Newty182 wrote:
I bought Universe at war for 98 pence, delivered a few weeks ago from play.com


Fucking SCORE!
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:09    Post subject:
Newty182 wrote:
I bought Universe at war for 98 pence, delivered a few weeks ago from play.com


you rock!! cheap bastard! Wink

gonna find me some, and that must be the case Sabin, well I enjoyed while it last...

thnx 4 the quick replies guys, this info/forum rulez Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:28    Post subject:
Of course it does! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:48    Post subject:
i recently started replaying this game after updating to 1.0.3.0 patch. i found a tool called 'xliveless' from gtaforum:

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=388658

it disables RGSC (rockstar social club)! i used to dread playing GTA IV because i have to login/launch the RGSC every time. now when i run GTA IV, it starts the game directly. i love the mod community.

it also disables file check (mod) and save file check (load any save file). there're more detailed info about the mod in the above link.
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:52    Post subject:
xliveless has been mentioned before in this thread mate. The only problem i have with using it, is, you wont get any achievements.


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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:54    Post subject:
Nor can you play online in MP.
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:54    Post subject:
is this game playable yet or is it still shit


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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 18:58    Post subject:
Still shit somewhat... Sad
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 19:49    Post subject:
Don't know why it is so shitty?

-Better framerate than consoles (if you have a decent rig)
-Better resolutions than consoles
-Better control scheme (if I want to shoot someone in the eyeball, I shoot them in the eyeball)
-Shorter load times
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 19:56    Post subject:
There's also a lot of mods, 1.3.0 also removed the file check on most files aside from MP ones to try to limit hacks/cheats but that didn't work as ASI stuff still loads and there are loaders that work with MP so script hacks are still possible.

Everything from unofficial patches to car tweaks and proper decals/names to gameplay addons suh as bank robbing and prison breaks to texture and performance tweaks or even improved visual quality.
(There's a ton of retextures by now.)
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 19:58    Post subject:
jackasshole wrote:
Don't know why it is so shitty?

-Better framerate than consoles (if you have a decent rig)
-Better resolutions than consoles
-Better control scheme (if I want to shoot someone in the eyeball, I shoot them in the eyeball)
-Shorter load times

You are mostly correct but PC version has bad z-fighting issues. Very noticeable when flying a heli.


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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 20:03    Post subject:
Still a lot of stability, performance and graphical bugs, on both nV and AMD hardware. Performance tweaks can't do magic, they just remove features to make the game run a bit faster.

Glottis wrote:
but PC version has bad z-fighting issues. Very noticeable when flying a heli.

This, among other stuff. Until Rockstar fixes these bugs, it is still categorized as shitty.
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th May 2009 20:33    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:
There's also a lot of mods, 1.3.0 also removed the file check on most files aside from MP ones to try to limit hacks/cheats but that didn't work as ASI stuff still loads and there are loaders that work with MP so script hacks are still possible.

Everything from unofficial patches to car tweaks and proper decals/names to gameplay addons suh as bank robbing and prison breaks to texture and performance tweaks or even improved visual quality.
(There's a ton of retextures by now.)


i've beatened the game several times (only once at 100%). i'm playing again just to see how it plays with the 1.0.3.0 patch (also a bit bored with the current crop of pc games). i'm also looking forward to trying out all the new mods. Razz
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th May 2009 10:10    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th May 2009 00:23    Post subject:
Grand Theft Auto : The Ballad of Gay Tony

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Yes, this is the logo for Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto IV expansion pack on Xbox 360. No, Rockstar is not yet done courting controversy.

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony will cast you not as the title character, a “legendary nightclub impresario.” Instead, you’ll play Luis Lopez, his assistant slash hired goon.

To be fair, Rockstar’s announcement on Tuesday stopped short of explicitly specifying whether Tony got his nickname because he is gay as in “jovial,” or gay as in “his name is written in a variety of sparkly rainbow colors.”

We’ll all find out together when we meet Tony this fall. Rockstar says the expansion pack will be downloadable for $20, or available on a retail disc in combination with The Lost and Damned for $40. You won’t need to own the original GTA4 if you buy the disc.



http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/05/grand-theft-auto-gay-tony/

Laughing

I hope they eventually get round to porting these over for PC.


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PostPosted: Wed, 27th May 2009 01:21    Post subject:
HELL YEAH
"available on a retail disc in combination with The Lost and Damned for $40"

thats 100h of gameplay right here
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th May 2009 11:42    Post subject:
does anyone know if the latest crack disables the windows live thing , i dont seem to have the windows live launching and loggin in stuff and want to play multiplayer, i have a offical key
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th May 2009 12:33    Post subject:
dickybob26 wrote:
does anyone know if the latest crack disables the windows live thing , i dont seem to have the windows live launching and loggin in stuff and want to play multiplayer, i have a offical key

Are you using xliveless ? Check your game folder for a xlive.dll file and rename it.
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th May 2009 13:36    Post subject:
no i am not using the xliveless thing, just gta4 and patchs and 3.0 crack
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PostPosted: Sun, 7th Jun 2009 11:31    Post subject:
without having to read all 100 pages....

are there more ways of editing the video settings? cause i read the ingame ones are not very advanced or extensive, and as max settings are unplayable atm i would prefer to tweak it to my likings.

any tips are appreciated
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PostPosted: Sun, 7th Jun 2009 11:38    Post subject:
The \common\data\visualsettings.dat file can be used to set some advanced graphical options and patch 1.0.3.0 also added some more ingame options to adjust or even turn off such as shadows and reflections. Smile
(There's also files for weather related to view distance and such but it's pretty advanced.)
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PostPosted: Sun, 7th Jun 2009 14:44    Post subject:
thanks beck, i see tweakguides doesnt have an article about this game.

Do you have any good resources for editing that .dat file where they compare impact on performance and IQ ?
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PostPosted: Sun, 7th Jun 2009 14:53    Post subject:
Stefan F wrote:
thanks beck, i see tweakguides doesnt have an article about this game.

Do you have any good resources for editing that .dat file where they compare impact on performance and IQ ?

I have a modified version of visualsettings.dat with less raindrops, more motionblur and tweaked trees shadows; it's basically similar to the modded file that comes with the "Ultimate Graphics Tweak" mod but provides a 2-3 fps gain.
Anyway with the latest GTA patches you can select s great number of IQ options, so editing the visualsettings.dat file isn't as useful as it was before the patch Wink
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 11:09    Post subject:
Hey guys, I'm wondering if you can help me out with something.

Well basically I bought a legit cd-key off my friend, and I'm truly hoping I'll be able to play online without the disc. Can anyone please tell me how to do this?

I installed GTA4, then installed the 1.3.0 patch and then the razor crack...but it seems to have the xlive.dll so LIVE doesn't load when you start the game.

Now, I tried renaming the xlive.dll but it just gives an error saying 'Invalid resource detected'.

Can someone help me out on what I should do to get it to work so I can play MP? Maybe a different crack, or a way to mount the DVD so it thinks it's the original?

Thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 11:15    Post subject:
just mount the disc?
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 18:01    Post subject:
manu_xl wrote:
just mount the disc?


Yeah, found a mini-image and it works now (with YASU).

So, can I play any game with LIVE now without needing a cd-key?
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PostPosted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 18:06    Post subject:
svr_2009 wrote:
manu_xl wrote:
just mount the disc?


Yeah, found a mini-image and it works now (with YASU).

So, can I play any game with LIVE now without needing a cd-key?


You will have to enter your LIVE key everytime you install a LIVE game.


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