Downgrading GTA IV? (Solved)

[Gardee568 1]

I want to install some mods for single player but the recent update is preventing me from doing so. I have tried the Zolika Patch downgrader but I had no luck running the game with it. Is there any other way to downgrade GTA IV to version 1.0.7.0?

Edit 10/28/20: Success! GTA 4 has been downgraded! 

Edited October 29 by Gardee568

[Fierelier 21]

Check if you have Visual C++ 2005 SP1 x86, check if Games for Windows Live is installed. If that doesn't help, try using XLiveLess , but you will lose multiplayer. Just making sure you know: ZolikaPatch in itself is not a downgrade, although he offers a downgrade here.

Alternatively, you can also use my downgrader, but you will have to patch your game up to 1.0.7.0 manually and get it to run yourself. If you want a fast start, use Zolika's downgrade.

Edited October 26 by Fierelier

[Gardee568 1]

Thanks for replying! I will try your advise

[Gardee568 1]

6 hours ago, Fierelier said:

Check if you have Visual C++ 2005 SP1 x86, check if Games for Windows Live is installed. If that doesn't help, try using XLiveLess , but you will lose multiplayer. Just making sure you know: ZolikaPatch in itself is not a downgrade, although he offers a downgrade here.

Alternatively, you can also use my downgrader, but you will have to patch your game up to 1.0.7.0 manually and get it to run yourself. If you want a fast start, use Zolika's downgrade.

If I download Xliveless, do I need to download gfwl?

[Gardee568 1]

6 hours ago, Fierelier said:

Check if you have Visual C++ 2005 SP1 x86, check if Games for Windows Live is installed. If that doesn't help, try using XLiveLess , but you will lose multiplayer. Just making sure you know: ZolikaPatch in itself is not a downgrade, although he offers a downgrade here.

Alternatively, you can also use my downgrader, but you will have to patch your game up to 1.0.7.0 manually and get it to run yourself. If you want a fast start, use Zolika's downgrade.

I tried the steam downgrader guide but there is no luck running it again, even with Xlive, Did i do anything wrong?

[Fierelier 21]

17 hours ago, Gardee568 said:

If I download Xliveless, do I need to download gfwl?

No
 

 

16 hours ago, Gardee568 said:

I tried the steam downgrader guide but there is no luck running it again, even with Xlive, Did i do anything wrong?

Any errors? Make sure to try without any mods if you have any.

Edited October 27 by Fierelier

[B Dawg 10,161]

After you downgrade to any version, make sure to also use the Radio Downgrader (specifically the old one/linked in Zolika's guide) or you'll have problems in Singleplayer.

[Gardee568 1]

2 hours ago, B Dawg said:

After you downgrade to any version, make sure to also use the Radio Downgrader (specifically the old one/linked in Zolika's guide) or you'll have problems in Singleplayer.

Alright I won't forget that, thanks

[B Dawg 10,161]

Actually use it before downgrading the game, or you'll have to change the episodes folder structure to do it.

[Gardee568 1]

1 hour ago, B Dawg said:

Actually use it before downgrading the game, or you'll have to change the episodes folder structure to do it.

Alright

[Gardee568 1]

On 10/27/2020 at 1:55 PM, Fierelier said:

No
 

 

Any errors? Make sure to try without any mods if you have any.

Turns out I was using another version of xliveless, But now it works! Thanks! But prior to this I had saves already, is there anyway I could transfer them to this version?

 

[Fierelier 21]

Yes, you'd just need to find where your old saves are, copy them to the new spot, it should probably work. I unfortunately don't know the details, it depends on the xliveless scripts used.

[Gardee568 1]

9 minutes ago, Fierelier said:

Yes, you'd just need to find where your old saves are, copy them to the new spot, it should probably work. I unfortunately don't know the details, it depends on the xliveless scripts used.

I successfully downgraded the game however I'm getting texture floor loss here: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Fallasa568/images/

I can't increase my vram higher than 2047 even though I have a 6gb card? 

[Fierelier 21]

You usually do not need that much VRAM for GTA IV, try lowering the available video memory by using -availablevidmem 0.9 or slightly lower to what you already set it to. Alternatively, use ZolikaPatch and enable the VRAM fix in it. -- Also, your community screenshots seem to be set to private/friends-only.

Edited October 31 by Fierelier

[Gardee568 1]

Oh sorry I updated the photo

[Fierelier 21]

Yeah, just attempt what I said, if that doesn't work, your game might just be funked.

[Gardee568 1]

2 minutes ago, Fierelier said:

Yeah, just attempt what I said, if that doesn't work, your game might just be funked.

Alright I will try your fix

[Gardee568 1]

14 minutes ago, Fierelier said:

Yeah, just attempt what I said, if that doesn't work, your game might just be funked.

Welp guess I'm funked  I will just play GTA V

[Fierelier 21]

Sorry to hear you're having so many issues, hope you get it to work somewhen!

[Gardee568 1]

1 minute ago, Fierelier said:

Sorry to hear you're having so many issues, hope you get it to work somewhen!

Thanks for your help!