Grand Theft Auto IV: Patch 1.0.1.0

[Hurricane5]

It's simple, I want to know how the Official Rockstar Games Patch for Grand Theft Auto IV on the PC has affected you, if you have even applied it.

 

Personally, I applied it, and it was the messiah to me. It has relieved almost all, or, at least all major (noticeable) bugs.

 

If you are still experiencing problems, will you please post your specs as follows...

 

 

Computer Specifications:

CPU: Clock Speed, Manufacturer, etc

GPU: Clock Speed, Manufacturer, and Driver Release Number

RAM: Total amount in MB

OS: Your Operating System, and number any service packs

 

 

 

[size=5][b]Computer Specifications:[/b][/size][b]CPU:[/b] Clock Speed, Manufacturer, etc[b]GPU:[/b] Clock Speed, Manufacturer, and Driver Release Number[b]RAM:[/b] Total amount in MB[b]OS:[/b] Your Operating System, and number any service packs

 

 

Thank you for your time and cooperation.

[H1Vltg3NZ]

No Difference. It changed nothing.

 

Going to reinstall.

[Wreckless]

Computer Specifications:

CPU: [email protected]

GPU: 4870X2, 8.12

RAM: 2x2GB DDR2 1066

OS: XP SP3 32bit and Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit

 

XP SP3 32bit benchmark results

1st benchmark file:

 

StatisticsAverage FPS: 56.32Duration: 35.62 secCPU Usage: 83%System memory usage: 61%Video memory usage: 95%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: HighRender Quality: HighestView Distance: 32Detail Distance: 100HardwareMicrosoft Windows XP ProfessionalService Pack 3Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2Video Driver version: 6.14.10.6891Audio Adapter: SoundMAX HD AudioIntel Pentium III Xeon processorFile ID: benchmark.cli

 

Shadows: 16

Resource usage showing 984/986MB in red

 

no patch

1. 56.32 FPS

2. 54.21 FPS

3. 54.21 FPS

 

patch

1. 55.19 FPS

2. 54.23 FPS

3. 55.39 FPS

 

So no change here.

 

Vista Ultimate SP1 64bit benchmark results

no patch

Running with texture quality on High results in missing textures, so i had to go with Medium.

 

StatisticsAverage FPS: 38.56Duration: 37.89 secCPU Usage: 80%System memory usage: 52%Video memory usage: 49%Graphics SettingsVideo Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)Texture Quality: MediumRender Quality: HighView Distance: 100Detail Distance: 100HardwareMicrosoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate Service Pack 1Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)Intel® Core2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHzFile ID: benchmark.cli

 

 

patch

With the patch applied texture quality set to High seems to work.

 

EDIT: The Vista benchmark I posted did not run under Vista... oops. I'll continue with (Vista) benchmarks in this topic: CrossFire / HD4870X2 support

Edited December 13, 2008 by Wreckless

[Ceano]

Well now i can't play at all, the game just spins around and i cant stop it (i'm playing with mouse + keyboard).

I still can't remap my mouse buttons to what i want.

 

Thanks R*

[Boxster]

Work =]

 

[caca president]

still cant launch the game

[ShinyG]

This patch broke my game!

I was able to decently play it unpatched by using that SpeedBoost program, now I cannot anymore!

Why, you ask!?

Well, first of all, my HUD flickers like f***ing crazy between keyboard buttons and Xbox360 buttons.

Second of all, my mouse has gone bananas! If I let it go, the camera revolves continuously around the player. If I press W to walk/run, it comes back to normal, but the camera revolving bug comes back when driving and it makes it impossible cu continue the game!

I would like to see if this patch removed the missing texture issues, but, I CAN'T, because of the goddamn camera!!! I'll try reinstalling the mouse (Logitech MX1000). If that doesn't work, I'll ask Steam for a refund and get back to playing games that actually work!

SO:

Shame on you R*, shame on you M$! You released a bug filled game and a bug filled update! You are both incompetent!

I SWEAR TO NEVER BUY ONE OF YOUR FRIGGIN' GAMES AGAIN! Saints Row 2 sounds mighty nice right now...

[Graven]

No issues before patch, no issues after patch.

[kakarot_9]

Computer Specifications:

CPU: AMD 64 X2 5200+ 2,6GHz

GPU: XFX nVidia Geforce 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition 512MB Forceware 184.84(the newest ones from Nzone)

RAM: 2048 MB RAM

OS: Windows Vista x64 SP1

 

The problem about getting disconnected from server still consists, very annoying as I'm not able to play multiplayer at all since it only keeps me connected for 1 minute. And to some servers I can't connect at all. The singleplayer works fine, they fixed the shadow flickering stuff.

[Dweirdo]

CPU:E7300 3.6GHZ

VCARD:4870X2 8.12 sapphire

RAM:4048<MMMMNMBBBB

OS:vista 64 sp1

settings:

high

highest

32 view

100 detail

29 traff

16 shadow

 

27 FPS before patch

30 FPS after.

[kuebk]

No problems before, but after: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA BSOD.

[lamer77]

after patch i have big lag in multiplayer , car and ppl teleport and my performance going down a bit

 

GG R*

 

my pc

 

6600 dualcore (overclock 3.00)

ati 4870 x2

2gb ram 800

 

[oc student]

after patch i have big lag in multiplayer , car and ppl teleport and my performance going down a bit

 

GG R*

 

my pc

 

6600 dualcore (overclock 3.00)

ati 4870 x2

2gb ram 800

Do you have any intelligence or even a brain? If so it would have occurred to you that you could just uninstall the patch and have things back to the way they were.

[pGrim]

after patch i have big lag in multiplayer , car and ppl teleport  and my performance going down a bit

 

GG R*

 

my pc

 

6600 dualcore (overclock 3.00)

ati 4870 x2

2gb ram 800

Do you have any intelligence or even a brain? If so it would have occurred to you that you could just uninstall the patch and have things back to the way they were.

No need to behave like an ass..

[Abnovitas]

No change at all.

FPS still the same and texture loading speed didn't improve too.

 

Computer Specifications:

CPU: 3,2 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 9450

GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB, stock clocks

RAM: 4 GB DDR-2

OS: XP64 SP2

[rwoodburn]

umplayable after patch.I get Fatal error out of memory with crash to desktop after 5 minutes of gameplay.Nice Ficking patch .

[p00se2]

no improvement

 

still getting RESC10 errors bitching at me on medium texture settings

video memory in use 322 mb of 860

 

 

 

 

Computer Specifications:

CPU: c2d e6600 2x2.4

GPU: GTX 260 8xx mb (tried many drivers ( old drivers = more performance )

RAM: 2 gig ram

OS: win xp sp3

 

 

 

 

 

[PeZzy]

I was finally able to complete "Three Leaf Clover" without getting a RESC10 error.

[PeZzy]

 

after patch i have big lag in multiplayer , car and ppl teleport  and my performance going down a bit

 

GG R*

 

my pc

 

6600 dualcore (overclock 3.00)

ati 4870 x2

2gb ram 800

Do you have any intelligence or even a brain? If so it would have occurred to you that you could just uninstall the patch and have things back to the way they were.

Uhhh....without the patch you cannot log into Live...without Live you cannot get into multiplayer....duh!

[Mistphi]

Computer Specifications:

CPU: 2x3,16 GHz, Core Duo E8500

GPU: ATI Radeon 4870, 8.12

RAM: 4 GB RAM

OS: XP Home, SP3

 

 

Graphic still crashing after 1-2 minutes of Playing. I was patient. Really. But after the patch didn't change anything I've given uo hope.

[vewass]

Nice shadows R* -

[The_Abbott]

Still can't Launch. Same problem. Dos window - GTA 4 has encountered a problem. That's after a fresh install of Win XP pro with all the updates and 8.12 and the patch. THen I installed Crysis and it worked fine.

 

Athlon XP 2500

512 MB ATI/Sapphire Radeon

1.5 GB of Ram

Win XP SP3

 

Guess I'll have to upgrade it looks like. Thanks for nothing Rockstar

[dannythepetrock]

i'm not sure if it's attributed to the patch or my recent install of CacheBoost, but the game now play's incredibly smooth. used to be that after 30 minutes or so of play the frames would dip significantly, now, after three hours it keeps consistent fps.

[litote]

hi

 

didn't installed the patch yet but wanted to know:

 

for those who installed it, have those promised fixes

 

" Overall savings to memory.

Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors"

 

become reality?

 

if someone can illustrate the second point with some pics, that would be great.

Edited December 13, 2008 by litote

[[LV]]

The same as before, crashes after some 5 minute playing

 

AMD Athlon 5000+

1Gb RAM

8500GT XP SP3

[PTRACER]

Sounds like the entire game engine is fundamentally flawed.

[HanShotFirst]

I have improved gameplay after applying this patch! +2-3 fps...ok, nothing major but an improvement.

 

Prior to the patch I could not see vehicle damage or deformation...now I can

[TGSG]

Game don't start before patch

 

Game don't start after patch

 

---------> useless patch

[Marcin6]

Nothing change for me

 

 

[thaCURSEDpie]

The patch now stops my game from starting... "WS10" error. Nice one R*, really nice.