IV Released GTA IV Launcher

[ItsClonkAndre]

GTA IV Launcher

With this launcher you can add different GTA IV directories and instantly run them through this launcher, so you don't always have to navigate to that directory first to start it from there.

So with this launcher, you will always have your GTA IV installations in one place! You can also connect to any currently opened GTA Connected server using this launcher! Just go to the Multiplayer tab,

double click on any server, and you will join this specific server! GTA Connected needs to be installed tho. Without it you can't even play GTA Connected.

This launcher can be used with steam! So you hit play, select a GTA IV installation, and that specific installation get's started! Of course you can also use all steam functions like the overlay without a problem!

(Tutorial on how to use the launcher with steam below)

 

Note: This topic is not 100% complete. I will edit this topic over the days.

 

Requirements

• .NET Framework 4.7.2 (Should be installed on every Windows 10 machine)
• Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 or 7. Works best on Windows 10.

 

Downloads

• GTA IV Launcher Version 1.5 (160MB)

Notes

1. If you're upgrading from version 1.4 or below, you should delete all of your current GTA IV profiles, Shortcuts and Tools and readd them because the behaviour of how the files will get saved changed.

 

How to run the launcher from steam

If you want to use the launcher with steam, navigate to the folder where your steam games are located (Where are my steam games located?) navigate to Grand Theft Auto IV>GTAIV and drag & drop everything from the downloaded

folder into the GTAIV folder. Now, rename the already existing PlayGTAIV.exe to something else (When you hit Play in steam, steam is gonna launch the PlayGTAIV.exe) now rename the GTAIVLauncher.exe to PlayGTAIV.exe and GTAIVLauncher.exe.config to PlayGTAIV.exe.config.

And that should be it... Now when you click Play in steam it should run the launcher instead of GTA IV (Or the R* launcher if you haven't downgraded yet)!

 

Screenshots of version 1.5

 

Suggestions / Bugs

Do you have any suggestions for this tool? Or did you ran into a bug? Write a comment, or join my discord server and ask in #help!

 

Credits

Thanks to @Internet Rob for being my QA tester, and also for all of his ideas!

Thanks to @catsmackaroo for all those ideas!

 

Other links

gtainside

LCPDFR

 

Support

If you want to support me or this project, you can do that via Patreon, Ko-fi or PayPal. Any support would be greatly appreciated!

 

Changelog

Spoiler

• Version 1.5

1. Changed logo and icon.
2. Fixed search bar not searching properly in the Mod Manager Tab.
3. Adjusted window minimum size again.
4. Added option in the settings that allows you to show or hide the Tools and/or Shortcuts container on the “Play” Tab.
5. Added error message to the launcher that informs the user that the launcher conflicts with the d3d9.dll inside of the current directory.
6. Added “User Informations” Card on the settings Tab.
7. Added “News” Tab that gives you the latest news about GTA IV and the Modding Scene from our “IV Modding & News” Twitter Account!
8. You can now Drag & Drag oiv files onto one of your GTA IV Profile on the "Play" Tab so you don't have to open the Mod Manager for that Profile first.
9. You can now set a custom commandline for each of your GTA IV Profiles that will have priority over the commandline.txt file.

• Version 1.4

1. The speed of the animations can now be changed in the settings.
2. The animations are a bit faster by default now.
3. The launcher no longer closes when GTA IV closes and the option "Close launcher when launching GTA IV" is set to false.
4. The option "Close launcher when launching GTA IV" is now set to false by default.
5. Made changes to the layout and design of the settings tab.
6. Made some slight changes to the design of the play, manage profiles and manage shortcuts and tools tabs.
7. Made randomized background functional again.
8. Adjusted window minimum size.
9. Added mod manager.
10. Added oiv package installer to the mod manger.
11. Added window notifications. You can hover over a notification with your cursor and the notification wont close as long as your cursor hovers over a notification.

• Version 1.3.1

1. Fixed the bug where when you click on the OpenIV button, OpenIV wouldn't actually load that specific GTA IV installation.

• Version 1.3

1. GTA IV installations are now called "GTA IV profiles".
2. The "Manage Shortcuts and Tools" button doesn't stand out that much anymore.
3. Servers can now be filtered by players if you click on the "Players" label at the top of the "Multiplayer" tab.
4. Another server filter added: You can now filter password, and non-password protected servers by clicking on the lock at the top right of the "Multiplayer" tab.
5. Added "No favorite servers" label on the "Favorite servers" tab if you don't have any favorite servers right now.
6. Added "No profiles added" label when you currently don't have any profiles added.
7. Added "Manage GTA IV profiles" button on the "Play" tab.
8. Added the ability to reorder your gta iv profiles, tools and shortcuts in the corresponding manage tab.
9. Added an OpenIV button to each GTA IV profile item, this means users can quickly access the tool without having to manually change their directory path every time.
10. Buttons on the GTA IV profile item will now be hidden by default and will show when you hover over a item with your cursor.
11. Button to remove a GTA IV profile can now be found in the "Manage GTA IV profiles" tab. To access this tab, press on the "Manage profiles" button on the "Play" tab.
12. You can now move the settings.ini, Backgrounds, Favorites, Profiles and Shortcut folder into your documents folder. Make sure you put all this stuff in a "GTAIVLauncher" folder tho.

• Version 1.2

1. Fixed normalize icon not changing back to maximize icon when window is dragged to normalize state.
2. Fixed spelling issues (Once again).
3. You can now search for the server's ip in the multiplayer search textbox instead of only for the name.
4. You can now add favorite servers.
5. Added ability to add custom tools like OpenIV and shortcuts to folders to have an all-in-one launcher.
6. Some code changes for the SteamAPI.

• Version 1.1

1. Window is no longer cut off at the top of the screen.
2. You can now drag the window in the not maximized state like any other windows application (Still a bit strange but it works).
3. You can now add your own background images. Just copy any images you like in the "Backgrounds" folder that can be found in the "GTAIVLauncher" folder. (Images has to be a .png, .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg or .gif)
4. Added option to enable/disable the blur effect on the background image.
5. Added button to open the GTA IV installation folder of that current profile.
6. Added option to show/hide your steam name/picture at the top right of the launcher.
7. Moved version label over to the "Settings" tab.

• Version 1.0

1. Release

 

Edited September 1 by ItsClonkAndre
Added Donation Links

[catsmackaroo]

Oh my dear Clonk. This is a really cool project. Care to go into any future plans? (this is your part, OMG!)

[Its-SG]

Omg nice bro

[Internet Rob]

My favourite new thing  THANK YOU. 

 

Suggestions: 

- Right clicking a game in the Play tab should open its directory.

- I don't connect to Steam so the option to remove profile stuff in the top-right corner would be excellent. 

- The ability to connect specific directory paths under Tools, or wherever, like the User Music folder. 

[DayL]

Lovely!

[ChumCrumpet]

Fantastic work my friend

[Pi_]

Very nice

[catsandpaws]

Wow clonk, this is an amazing mod, i've seen your first mods on the gta inside website and you've came into an amazing adventure! Amazing.

[MiesThies]

Suggestion: When choosing the radio downgrader, I would love to have an extra option, besides Old and New Vladivostok, that would keep Old Vladivostok as it is and add the new vladivostk songs, but in a new radio station, something like "Eurodance" or so.. If that would be possible, I'd die for it! I like some of the new songs, but not in my good old and beloved Vladivostok FM station..

 

Absolutley love your mod as it as anyway!

[Flentric]

wonderful

[Badboyhero1000]

Can I make a suggestion about adding EFLC to the list, since it only allows GTAIV.exe.

[catsmackaroo]

On 3/26/2022 at 3:30 AM, Badboyhero1000 said:

Can I make a suggestion about adding EFLC to the list, since it only allows GTAIV.exe.

Not needed if you use the optimal/up-to-date methods of downgrading from CE, as it contains both IV and EFLC

[MaveriX]

great mod, thanks.

 

[Nightm4re987]

Nice mod!, i love it!

[Azhcrove]

Brother, how do i have multiple copies of gta 4? i already downloaded the game from steam and downgraded it to patch 4. How do i create a new directory for patch 8?

[ItsClonkAndre]

Version 1.5 of the GTA IV Launcher released! Download link on the main post

 

Changelog for Version 1.5

1. Changed logo and icon.
2. Fixed search bar not searching properly in the Mod Manager Tab.
3. Adjusted window minimum size again.
4. Added option in the settings that allows you to show or hide the Tools and/or Shortcuts container on the “Play” Tab.
5. Added error message to the launcher that informs the user that the launcher conflicts with the d3d9.dll inside of the current directory.
6. Added “User Informations” Card on the settings Tab.
7. Added “News” Tab that gives you the latest news about GTA IV and the Modding Scene from our “IV Modding & News” Twitter Account!
8. You can now Drag & Drag oiv files onto one of your GTA IV Profile on the "Play" Tab so you don't have to open the Mod Manager for that Profile first.
9. You can now set a custom commandline for each of your GTA IV Profiles that will have priority over the commandline.txt file.

Edited July 7 by ItsClonkAndre

[Teorhus]

Lovely mod

[catsmackaroo]

Awesome update! The program looks so modern now, it's really slick. Good job! Love the logo too... and the twitter page! And.. and.... and!

[Limah]

Will the mod work on Windows 11?