I've tried setting the compatibility mode to Windows 98/Windows ME and it didn't help, adding it to the Data Execution Prevention list and it done nothing, tried a No CD crack, uninstalling and reinstalling. My brother had a copy and we ran it through and installed it and it has the same issue.

I have San Andreas installed and it plays flawlessly without issues and GTA III works fine too. What's up with Vice City?

EDIT/FIX:

For anyone having the same issue, there's some missing DLL files I needed to install using the XP Codec Pack

Edit: im playing reVC version of the game and the reflection glitch seems to look like the PS2 one

Like in GTA 3 and San Andreas I would love it if I could listen to the radio while doing the taxi sub-mission.

What should I do for it?

Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Flavio, known online as Aeneas Romae, founder of Survival Games Italia and Vox Italica. The latter is an organisation specialising in video game localisation, both at amateur and professional levels. In this particular case, we've undertaken a complete Italian translation of this modification entirely free of charge as a contribution to the community.

Completed Project: Italian Translation of GTA Vice City NextGen Edition

We've completed a professional translation of the entire modification into Italian. The project encompasses:

Translated content:

• Approximately 13,000 dialogue lines distributed across 20 text blocks
• All .oxt files relating to game dialogues
• Complete user interface
• Nomenclature for areas, vehicles, and radio stations
• Cultural adaptation whilst maintaining fidelity to Vice City's original tone

Applied methodology:

• Complete preservation of all technical formatting codes (z, x, w, r, g, 1, etc.)
• Character-specific differentiation with distinct tones and linguistic registers
• Cross-verification across all blocks for terminological consistency
• Professional quality testing on representative samples

Important note: We translated the Russian .oxt files on the assumption that these were the source files to localise in order to implement a new language in the game. The structure of the Russian files appeared to be the correct basis for Italian localisation.

Technical Issue Encountered

Despite the translation being complete and structurally sound, we've encountered a critical technical blockage in implementation:

Symptom: The user interface displays correctly in Italian, but in-game dialogue subtitles persistently remain in English (or Russian, depending on the language setting in the game options). The system neither recognises nor loads the Italian localisation for dialogues.

Diagnostic tests performed:

1. File structural verification: • Checked integrity of all translated .oxt files • Verified exact correspondence of technical codes • Compared structure with original Russian and English files • Result: identical structure, no errors detected
2. Direct replacement testing: • Completely replaced existing .oxt files with translated versions • Renamed Italian files using Russian/English nomenclature • Overwrote all .oxt files in the game directory • Result: no observable change in in-game subtitles
3. Replace/ system verification: • Checked mod's override folder • Eliminated any duplicate mappings • Tested file loading hierarchy • Result: Italian UI functions, dialogues do not
4. Multi-language testing: • Tested game with language set to: Italian, English, Russian • Monitored files accessed during runtime • Compared behaviour across different configurations • Result: subtitles always load exclusively from EN or RU

Critical observation: The fact that completely overwriting the .oxt files produces no effect on in-game subtitles strongly suggests these files are not read during game execution. This behaviour indicates one of the following possibilities:

Technical Hypotheses

Hypothesis A: Compilation System The .oxt files may be source files requiring a build/compilation phase into a runtime format (likely .gxt or proprietary database) via specific tools not present in the standard mod distribution.

Hypothesis B: Compressed Archiving Runtime subtitle data may be packed into binary archives (.img, .rpf, .dat) requiring extraction, modification, and recompression using dedicated tools.

Hypothesis Hard-coded Architecture The modification may be structurally designed to support exclusively English and Russian at code level, necessitating script/binary modifications to implement additional languages.

Technical Questions to the Community

I direct these questions to anyone with experience modifying or knowledge of Vice City NextGen's internal architecture:

1. Is there a build or compilation process to convert .oxt files into runtime format?
2. Are the .oxt files actually the correct source files to translate, or do other formats exist that need modification?
3. Are there compilation tools, scripts, or batch files in the mod distribution that should be executed after text modifications?
4. Is subtitle data compressed in archives requiring specific tools for editing?
5. Does the mod natively support adding new languages beyond EN/RU, or is source code modification necessary?
6. Has anyone successfully attempted to add a localisation in another language?

Request for Support

We would be immensely grateful for any form of technical assistance:

• Technical documentation on the text compilation pipeline
• Tools or scripts necessary for building translated files
• Guides or tutorials on modifying the language system
• Direct experiences from those who've faced similar issues
• Contacts with the original mod developers for technical clarification

Our Availability

We are available to:

• Provide the complete translated files as a contribution to the community
• Collaborate with developers for official Italian integration
• Document the entire process for future localisation projects
• Test proposed solutions and provide detailed feedback
• Share methodologies and tools utilised in our workflow

If the mod's current architecture doesn't support additional languages, we're nonetheless willing to explore alternative solutions (such as the Russian file replacement method with Italian content for those wishing to play in Italian).

Sample Files

Upon request, I can provide:

• Samples of translated .oxt files for structural verification
• Comparative screenshots of UI (functioning) vs subtitles (non-functioning)
• Diagnostic logs or specific test outputs
• Complete documentation of our translation process

I thank in advance anyone who can provide technical guidance or direct us towards the correct solution.

Kind regards,

Flavio "Aeneas Romae" Founder, Survival Games Italia Founder, Vox Italica - Game Localization

I’m trying to track down information about what I believe were very early GTA Vice City pre-release / beta mechanics, and I’m wondering if anyone here remembers or has documentation about this.

Here’s what I remember:

• Tommy wearing the “Mr. Vercetti” suit by default

• Thompson existing instead of (or before) the Kruger

• A sawed-off shotgun before the SPAS-12 

• Army soldiers always using M4s, even during city pursuits (not switching to MP5 like in the version we know)

• Gang weapon differentiation (e.g. Bikers with shotguns and magnums, Diaz’s men with sawed-offs shotguns, Haitians with shotguns and machetes, Cubans with Thompson I think etc.)

• Much more frequent gang-on-gang firefights when rival groups met (even against you).

• There's a big rocky mountain and sea before the beach 

I also vaguely remember early stunt/combat test scenarios involving bikes (moto-3) and ramps. There's a Thompson gun I think, the challenge begins by aiming towards the riders and shooting them. After you finish, you get 6 stars . 

Again, I know memories can mix over time (cz it has been since 2010 when I played it on PC), so I’m mainly looking for:

• Confirmation of which of these elements existed in early builds

• Any screenshots, videos, dev comments, or leaked data

• Threads I might have missed that already discuss this

• And of course if it has a name, could you share it plz ?

I just wanna know was this a mod or an old version ?

If anyone has insight, archived info, or even similar memories, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance — and apologies if some of this has already been covered elsewhere.

Want to finish for 100% but i'm horrible at this no matter what and it takes a long time to complete

EDIT:Finished it now i made a backup so if i mess something up i don't stress about sh*t like this

Is there someone who can pass for me the "RC Baron Race" please?

My game's version is: GTA Vice City Definitive Edition PC

This is the save game: https://gtasnp.com/Tj7eXi

Thank you so much in advance

Getting it to run was as simple as getting it to run on windows 10, however, one giant problem is that the game can't create saves.

Everytime I try to save, it says "Save successful", but when you try to load the save, it says "Save not present".

I've noticed that:

*The game doesn't create a "Vice City User Files" anywhere in my computer (even documents yes)

*The game creates a gta_vc.set inside the game folder, which I know shouldn't be like this, it should be in the user files folder which doesn't exist.

Anyone know what to do?

I also tried using III.VC.SA Limit Adjuster and edited the settings, but the issue is still the same.

i have gta-vc 1.0

If anyone has a solution, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

I have the Steam version of GTA Vice City. I am on Windows 10, I have a GTX 1070 with 16GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel i5 2018 gen. When I boot up the game, the logo video plays juste fine, but then it just  goes to a black screen and does not play the intro video. It's just a black screen and I have to press something to skip to the main menu. I've checked the video file in question, it's titled "GTAtitles.mpg", it's under my Steam app folder, "\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto Vice City\movies" right next to "Logo.mpg" (which plays fine) and I can play it on its own with a media player without any problem. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game but to no avail. I've also tried running the game in various compatibility modes, including Windows XP, Windows 98 and Windows ME.

Does anyone have any idea that could help me solve this issue? Thank you.

EDIT: I found my answer. All I had to do was rename the file GTAtitles.mpg to "GTAtitlesGER.mpg" and the movie started playing without any problems.

The Synopsis:

Grand Theft Auto: Departed Prophecy

1978, Vice City

Before the drug empires and flashing neon lights in the '80s, Vice City was a breeding ground for secret societies, government cover-ups and cults. 
 

Christopher Hood, a 20-year old small time criminal, flees to Vice City after "hiccups" with Liberty City loan sharks. In Vice City, he meets a charismatic man, Gabriel Agaudo, who is a pastor for the church of Saint Michael, a televangelist, but most importantly a clandestine cult leader that indulges in human sacrifices, rituals, conspiracy and cannibalism all beneath the church. 
 

I apologise for the clunky synopsis. As I said this is just a concept, and with further feedback. I sure will improve it overtime.

Please help!

https://gtasnp.com/skuGhn

Any help is much appreciated!

Game crash loading screen

İ am start new game and loading screen game crash 

Crash 00640d0b 

İ'am buyed gta vc

I want to make an opcode in any basic mission where Tommy, in the middle of his path, 1 or 2 or 3 vehicles with guys with rifles appear and want to kill Tommy and Tommy (that's me) I execute them and get money, weapons and vehicles until I reach the pink icon mission, do you understand?

It's to give the game a touch of action, killing the bad guys who want to kill Tommy,

example: mission "the chase" or "treacherous swim" and hitmen appear with any #vehicle, #ped, #weapon, else_jump ...etc.

by the way, i have these mods installed, if that does something

-everything from the essentials pack folder

-widescreen frontend

-skygfx

-cutscene characters for gameplay

I'm playing the original Vice City on Steam Deck (not the Definitive Edition) with the Project Reborn mod. I made a lot of missions and right now I'm doing the Street Races from the Sunshine Autos.

I did the first 2 without problems. Then I guess something happened, because I can't do them anymore: the game closes itself as soon as someone (not necessarily me) arrives at the finish line, of any race (even the 2 I already finished). There are no error messages or error codes.

I tested doing another story mission first, or changing car and even clothes. This is a big issue because clearly with this I can't finish the game.

Do you have any idea what could be and if there is any way to fix this?

Thank you in advance

LINK: https://gtasnp.com/dkOg2i

I can't solve tried many time

Please help and thank you very mucn.

here pc specs (from speccy program)

Processor-i3 4000m ( Haswell 22nm technology)

ram-8gb dual channel ddr3 @ 798mhz

mother board-clevo w550su1 (sockket 0)

graphic-Generic pnp monitor ( 1366x768@59hz)  Intel hd graphic 4600 (Clevo/kapok computer)

Audio-realtek high definition audio

Mission:Dildo Dodo [gta vicecity-pc]

Link: https://gtasnp.com/QfbieO

I can't solve despite many try

Please help and thank you very mucn.

GTA VICE CITY PROGRES 99%

1. Rampages 35/35

2. Hidden Packages 100/100

3. Cone Crazy 0:08s

4. Test track 2:46s

5. By dirt 2:15s

6. PCJ playground 1:48s

7. 4 Chopper checkpoint

8. Border run 1:31s

9. Capital cruise 1:44s

10. Tour 2:06s

11. V.C Endurance 4:23s

12. Unique Jumps 36/36

13. Stores knocked out 15/15

14. Assassination contract 5/5

15. Fire truck level 12

16. Paramedic level 12

17. Passengers dropped 100

18. Pizza level 10

19. Ice cream sold 101

20. Alloy wheels 1:36s

21. The driver 2:24s

22. Dirt ring 5:49s

23. 3 RC mission

24. Terminal velocity 0:56s

25. Ocean drive 1:04s

26. Border run 1:21s

27. All 15 property

28. 45pts shoot rifle

29. Complete all property missions

30. Vigilante level 12

31. Hotring best result 1

It appears that Hilary's car can't get over the bridge to the other island in the race for some reason.

There was one attempt where I could see Hilary's arrow sticking out of the ground near the beginning of the race.

I really need some help with this, thanks!

Disabling censorship in 3 was easy: I downgraded it to 1.0 and installed Silent Patch. The same did not work in VC however. I tried many .exe files and blood patches but none of them work.

I had the same problem on my old Windows 10 pc but the game wasn't censored if I launched it before using any other program, but it doesn't work on my new Windows 11 pc.

I'd appreciate help if you've encountered the same problem and managed to fix it.

Link: https://gtasnp.com/1jeJLT

I can't even fly it. 

Please help and thank you.

Edit: figured out the reason. At 60fps, the game gives me a false “Mission Clear” message when I kill the guy. Turns out I’m supposed to follow him. 

hey, many thanks, @44Orca! . can you help me with the 2 boat missions as well? they are quie difficult to crack https://gtasnp.com/acS6Uw (Stunt boad challange and supply demand)

This community was super helpful during my sanandreas re-run, hope you folks do vice city as well 

The cars are easy, but helicopters are a nightmare.

Thank you!

Any other save works except for this, but this is my main save and I would really prefer not losing all my progress. Does this save work for anyone else, and if so, does anyone have any ideas as to how I can get this working on my PC again? I play with some simple mods (restored radio and map icon color changes) but have removed them all, yet the issue persists.

I'm fully prepared to accept that this save is irreparable, but I thought I'd ask the community for help before giving up.

Thank you in advance!

I've been playing the legit Netflix version of GTA VC DE recently, and I didn't get to finish it before Netflix took it down together with GTA III DE yesterday. Now if I try to open the game, I just get an error saying that the game is no longer available to play.

Before I uninstalled this now useless husk of an app from my phone, I tried to find the save files in the game's folder, but I couldn't find them (I had saved the game both in the could slot and the regular one, so I'm not sure why there wasn't anything there). I also asked on Netflix's help chat if they still had those cloud saves and if they could send them to me, but they send they don't send files to people.

Therefore I decided to pirate the game (the same Netflix edition), create a save file, and then modify it to recreate my progress, so that I could finish the game from where I left off. The problem is, the edition I installed seems to keep the game save data in a file named netflix.dat, where it includes a parameter SLOTS=........., where the dots look to me like base64 encoded data. I verified that by comparing all the game files when I had saved the game in 2 slots, and then in all the slots. The only thing that changed was the date and time written inside of netflix.dat and the length of the SLOTS parameter.

I'm not sure where to go from here. Maybe there is someone here who knows how to decode, modify, and encode that data, and could help me out a bit?

My game is GTA: Vice City – Definitive Edition (Netflix version) full with OBB, v1.90.48899882.

Here are the files, in case it helps

I play on a Samsung S24, Android 14

My lost progress was:

• Missions passed - In the beginning... and An Old Friend
• Paramedic lvl 12
• Firefighter lvl 12
• Pizza boy lvl 10
• Taxi driver 100 fares
• 100 hidden packages collected
• 9 rampages (from this video in order, don't really care about this one anyway since it's just 9)
• 1102 Washington Street and Hyman Condo purchased (also not important)