Grand Theft Auto IV, has had a rocky run since the start. Many of us had a smooth install and smooth gameplay from the getgo. But many people had issue that almost seemed to be unresolved. The forums at gtaforums.com practically flipped upside down. Many of the issues turned out to be someone poorly overclocking a computer and then putting the first real bit of stress on it, since the overclocking. Many had the issue of over heating, or not enough memory, wrong service pack or poor drivers.
Well Rockstar Torronto Spent a great deal of time weeding through the posts on gtaforums.com checking and double checking for computer stats, and hardware configurations to see who all had what so they could re-test their build of the game and produce a patch.
After five tests, they have it .. For more information go here.
The online patch now allows us to ban people who join games we serve.. Actually made to kick out jerks and cheaters.
Today we released patched 1.0.0.4 for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. The patch features a number of updates and fixes including the conversion of all region SKU’s into the same SKU, more freedom for users to customize controls, and several multiplayer fixes. The full patch notes can be found below. Please visit http://updates.rockstargames.com/patches/gtaiv/GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1004.rar to download the patch.
Version 1.0.0.4 – November 10, 2009
GENERAL:
Convert all region SKU’s into the same SKU.
Include support for all languages within single exe.
CONTROLS:
Allow controls to be double mapped on keyboard.
Added option in controls menu to disable mouse controls in helicopters.
Adjust keyboard control sensitivity in hood cam view in vehicles.
MULTIPLAYER:
Security Updates to deter cheating in multiplayer.
Hosts can now immediately Kick users from their games in Lobby and in game via Cell phone without having to rely on peer voting.
Fixed a bug in Cops ‘n Crooks mode where Host would drop out and prevent remaining players from leaving game.
Grand Theft Auto IV, has had a rocky run since the start. Many of us had a smooth install and smooth gameplay from the getgo. But many people had issue that almost seemed to be unresolved. The forums at gtaforums.com practically flipped upside down. Many posts had been sent by flamers and trolls but there where lots of real legitimate posts. So for the moderators such as CC (CharmingCharlie) there was a heavy steady task. Regular users such as myself spent hours trying to contribute, by helping the legit and reporting the blatant flamers. That is all important because There where actual Rockstar game programers that would frequent gta forums to get ideas and imput. As we actually found out at the release of patch one.
The first patch was clearly a quick fix to suppress the unruly scream-alots. I totally understand and was happy with the fact that someone was there to hear and tame the cries of the kids with bad installs. I don’t remember exactly what was shut off in the patches but I do remember like the hotdog stands disappearing, and then when they came back, deeper detailed controls for video settings had been enabled. Of course that was at a later patch. Third patch I believe.
The fourth patch well there really was not much to the fourth patch as far as we could see. In fact the guy from Rockstar Torronto informed us it was preparation for next few big moves. Some of us old schoolers suggested it was for Downloadable content for pc..We where slapped down by forum moderators that let us know there was nothing in the statement that suggested DLC, and they locked our posts. They don’t realize that half the game of GTA is speculating what is to come in next game and by reading to much into anything said by R*. That is the heaviest traffic to gtaforums. but what ever. We have since then proven this to be true with the release of the fifth patch we see tlad in the achievement area for pc gtaiv.
Cheats are now nearly impossible, the servers are now used like dedicated servers, meaning the game creator can now ban anyone on his/her server at any givin moment, we no longer have to wait for votes. I assume that someone will create a script that allows them to jump servers and bann people at random without being modderator or creator. until then I am super happy with what is available.
many many fixes with patch five.
Incase you have not found the link to the fifth patch, here you go.
I have to say , ” My hat is off to ijji.com” These people took some game engines from I have no idea where and made new games. Or they made their own games from complete scrap. But what ever the deal is, they made them good, they made them free. They even have done extensive measures to reduce the cheaters.
IJJI.COM Has a huge set of games. I’m not fond of the racing one. It seems kinda like an old 80s arcade game, always eating and wanting more quarters. all of their games you can add money to your accounts and get more stuff, kinda like the games on myspace. It’s great to not pay for anything and be able to slaughter the people who spent tons on the extra equipment. On another note, to have the ability to slaughter them people without buying, but go ahead and buy anyway because you just have to see what it does, must be natural because I really want to try everything. I know, you might not have an idea what i am rambling about, no worries.. You will soon. Very soon.
My favorite IJJI game is
Soldier front Fast paced Capture the flag type games in a small area so the battles can go nuts and be loud almost seem chaotic at first. Once you settle into the game, it is so addictive you get 8 hours consumed and not ever notice.
Man you can crank the graphics up really well on this one, be sure and check the “manual” check dot. If you do not have at least 2 g processor and an nvidia 9 card with 2 gigs mem, I would not suggest you crank anything up. By all gaming means these days, those are low low low specifications. from what I see, the better settings they have are at 720p. it may go higher but I didn’t push a whole lot of my Rig.
AVA screenshot
The fire looks crappy, will remind you of grand theft auto III, with a crappy gif looking flame in the middle of it.
Now a good game that will remind you of doom and quake
Gunz just not enough people on it. looks a bit like anime . If you have a network of computers at your house and a bunch of friends over to play a game, this one is perfect for that. because it is a great game, but not enough players for anything fun to happen of it. Not to be played alone.
Ok for the nvidia
Warmonger These guys need to take a tip from ijji and clean and lean up the game a tad bit. a bit to taxing for a freebee.
This game is the game to make halo look like pacman, to make grand theft auto play like doom1.
The in game looks like cutscenes from starcraft II. if you know anything about stracraft cinema , you know there is major extreme detail in their characters and images. The terrain looks amazing.The skin has pores, the hairs are all single images and dimensions, instead of one blob with hair drawn in. IJJI has out done everything there is to play. and the fricken game is free.
Kills me that while I was in my game testing phase, the game was still in beta. and I only have videos to go by. The smoke looks like smoke, the explosions are unruly real explosions.
These have to be the best of the best free first person video games. The internet needs more of these.
If you know any video games that are totally free and legal to download, please leave some information here in a response
This game is great, it’s exercise for the brain. The instructions if they exist, are so many clicks deep in a f.a.q. page I will not bother locating. Better exercise for the brain figuring the stuff out. I hate Faq pages. How can you have predetermined frequently asked questions? If you had issues in beta, that’s bugs!
I love the game, I am a car nut and I know this is all text based with cutesy pictures, but jeese this is addictive. and i know it’s all about advertisements, keep you coming back keeping adverts served fresh and new to you every day.
I have so many level one clutches, you can’t even see the rest of my clkutches, they go below what the frame will show in their embed code.. Gay. that is a stupid bug. I have even gone and bought every car available just so I could install clutches level-5 on each car until i dig my way out. Not a chance. That stupid magic box game is pointless, why would you pay to play that? you can’t get to you recent clutches..
Racing is fun, but upgrades do not come like they look. a 5power on a clutch does not equal your score plus five, it is you original score before last clutch plus five. kind of lame
The way to beat hospital riders.
What that means is they attack people until they find someone they can beat, then they over attack you, they level up from you and wait for you to attack them back, if you beat them, they can then use the retaliate and beat you more… most people’s defense is lower than their attack, so it’s common they actually beat people.
Everytime you try and attack them back, they are in the hospital. So all you can do is kill them and not give them a loss. so Weebear has a huge win count, low loss count, high death count, . Weebear attacks you all day every day, she never kills you. So she gets 50 wins on you and all you can do is get one kill on her. So her win count is amazingly high. This makes her look deadly… basically padding her wins.
How do you fix that? well it’s easy.
attack her, if they are in the hospital, then open there page in two separate windows.
in one of the windows, hitlist them.
then hurry to the other window and attack them as many times as you can as fast as you can.
There defense usually is greater than there attack so you will win.
You put them down, get most of your money back, give them a loss and a death. You didn’t waste a badge on them.
I created a forum on one of my other websites and started to just blot down all the stuff I notice as I go along
Weapons list reflects typical weapons as you are at my level . Cliche is just a list of crap I am sick of hearing, and well when you are a pro at the game, anything you say from that last, will just irritate someone who is not as new as you… really saying something you have seen said so many times, does not qualify you as something greater.
How to get 200 energy, well it tells you how without installing crap or giving your password out. When you read it and find out, you are going to kick yourself for not seeing it. lol it is litterally under your nose.
full screen mobbies, just takes you to the mobsters flash ap circumventing the myspace iframe. I use it because that stupid messenger is poorly coded and uses some of my screen relestate. I bought a large screen so I can see more, force me to block my screen a bit and you really upset me.
How to get your hitlist value up, well if your value goes up, you get more people adding you to top mobbies, giving you more energy for missions. and you are more costly to HL.
Effective accounts on the game?? WEll simply stated, you can create all the accounts you want, meaning you can create some accounts for specific tasks while in battle.
And yes I link to my other website, because I want you people to add stuff, so sign up and add to the stuff in my list, or heck argue with me.
My profile has been created and my system specs have been updated.
I am now trying to figure out what the trick is to get the beta. I sent everything.
It never said “we’ll get back to you”
nor did it say ” yeah if you suck, we won’t even acknowledge you”
but it is letting me download an older Starcraft..
Think that means something?
lol maybe I am waiting an email .
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I created a new Battle.net account, but I’m unable to opt in. Why?
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According to TomsGuide.Com
There is discussion of W.O.W. The movie being produced. Back in the day We used to wish to see Bruce Willis as Jim Reynor. Now, I would settle for Brad Pitt instead. But it looks like we will see the team from the LOTR Series put together the Animation engine again and plop out a movie that makes no sense in relation to the free roam mmorpg.
i’m not for this. Blizzard must be out of their mind. unless they plan to just do a “Warcraft” movie. that actually has a story , A trilogy in fact. But again, Starcraft has a real story and great animation.
and to the rest of that link. Guitar hero the reality show??? WTF!!!!
Sometimes the best offence is a good defence, so look through your equipment tab and find the weapon with the highest attack. If you have 500 mobsters, buy 500 of that weapon. If you have 258 buy 258, and so on and so forth. This will help you attack rival mobsters. Once you have the best attack weapons go to the armor tab and do the same for the armor, and once more for the vehicles.
But you also need to protect yourself against other people that are attacking you. So go to the weapons tab once more and buy the weapon with the highest defence. You will use the weapon with the highest defence if your defending. so it only makes sence to buy the best defence weapon. Then go to your armor tab and do the same thing, buy the armor with the best defence. and once more for the vehicles tab.
When attacking other mobsters you will use the best attack weapon/vehicle/ and armor to fight them so by buying the most amount you can use of each you are inreasing your chances at winning the battle.
Same goes for if you are attacked, best defence weapon/vehicle/armor will be used to defend you so buy the same number of each as you have mobsters.
EX: 500 mobsters buy 500 of the best attack weapons/vehicles/armor
EX: 200 mobsters buy 200 of the best defence weapons/vehicles/armor
And us at Attack At Will are always looking for new recruits to teach and fight along side with us. We will also help you reach the long awaited goal of 500 mobsters if you still need to. So come join us at Attackatwill.com. Tell them that Poit sent you.
