III Released Tightened Thrice

[_Rob_]

 

'Tightened Thrice' is a 'Tightened Vice' prequel mod for GTA 3, that seeks to make every single mission in the game harder, with a focus on ruining the muscle memory of speedrunners...

 

 

 

 

Download Current Version - 1.9

Full Mod (enjoy, or not): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dboo46tboyy92aogber4k/GTA-Tightened-Thrice-V1.9-Full.rar?rlkey=vae4dmgjuq18qbz4e1qoaaxru&dl=0
Streamer Friendly Radio Replacement: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j4qckakos3kxrsk/TT Streamer Friendly Radio.rar?dl=0

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The game will autosave into slot 7 after every mission passed (inside its own "User FIles"). For safety I'd recommend regularly manually saving too.
'Streamer Friendly Radio' seeks to replace copyright audio, though I cannot make any guarantees.

**Due to the amount of text lines added and/or changed, playing the game in any other language than English will make very little sense!**

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What's Different?

 

• Every single story mission (including optional/side missions) has been tweaked, or in some cases completely rewritten to be much more difficult.
• Every single hidden package, health, armour, bribe and weapon pickup has been relocated.
• A new wardrobe system has been introduced, with 11 new outfits rewarded throughout the game.
• 4 Brand new "off-road" missions have been added.
• A large number of map additions and tweaks (including brand new interiors) have been implemented.
• 10 new vehicles have been added, some of which are rewards for beating certain missions.
• 20 new Unique Stunt Jumps.
• 20 new rampages.
• Import/Export garages swapped between Portland and Shoreside (with one vehicle completely new).
• Several back-ported VC features such as poppable tyres and breakable windshields.
• Traffic and pedestrian density has been increased, with behaviour tweaked to be less friendly.
• Gangs are now less friendly and become better armed at certain points in the story.
• Radio stations have been largely expanded thanks to the addition of LCS renditions, extra lore friendly/beta tracks as well as Head from GTA 2.
• 2 new radio stations have been added, 'Plastic Nectar' and 'Bang Radio'.
• The map has been littered with extra audio zones, parked cars and particle effects to bring even more life to Liberty.
• Mission specific music and a "failure jingle" have been added.
• Restored beta busker peds along with a couple of extra variations.
• Taxi missions are slightly trickier (being wanted will make the passenger flee, & fleeing passengers try to pull you out of the car).
• You can sprint infinitely and with any weapon from the start of the game.
• Draw distance and 2DFX lights have been greatly increased and island loading has been removed (thanks to Project 2DFX).
• + More I've probably already forgotten!

 

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Tightened Thrice is being made with Speedrunners in mind, as such it's a complete package that just needs to overwrite a vanilla III 1.0 install. This being the case, it also contains several plugins by other authors within its files:

 

Project2DFX,Widescreen Fix, Autosave & Radio For All Vehicles: ThirteenAG
SilentPatch: Silent
Breakable Windshields/Poppable Tyres/Heli & Plane Collision: Fire_Head
Fixed Boat Animations: DimZet
Fixed Lighthouse: Jinx
SkyGFX: aap
Sprinting With Weapons: H-G
Increased Traffic: TomOccupationComedian
'1986 Called' Outfit: AnriTool
Panto/Brigham/Dyablo/Blista beta cars: Son Of Big Boss
Vehicle ID Fix: stavskiy_anton
Cutscene Teeth: ForeverL
Cutscene Model Fix: _AG
Original VC Spider Car Handling: Fungt
Bang Radio: Lighnat0r & Eidgod

 

The radio station 'Plastic Nectar' is a combination of music from 'Buck Bumble' and 'Lego Island: Xtreme Stunts'.

 

Special thanks to EnglishBen, good faith bones,Momo_Ouali2001,Nick007J, RakeJyals, Churp64 & Zazaza691 for feedback, suggestions and inspiration!
Special thanks to Lighnator & Eidgod for partially inspiring the 'Tightened' series with their "GTA3: Toughened" mod.

 

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Old Versions:
V1.0: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kpipzsk42k0z87r/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.0 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.05:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezs2v74ew5nnhyv/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.05 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.1: https://www.dropbox.com/s/179ze2jyvjwh026/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.1 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0hcxig9m41wa3rh/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.2 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.25: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovqtuw44kryydg3/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.25 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ocw8w4rtrjhrclp/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.3 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.35: https://www.dropbox.com/s/81rbmmwhn614069/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.35 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.4: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lv1nsnx5g6190jb/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.4 Full.rar?dl=0
V.45: https://www.dropbox.com/s/txjo32bj6dsr1ln/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.45 Full.rar?dl=0

V1.5: https://www.dropbox.com/s/46rcs773ggcrzeg/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.5 Full.rar?dl=0 

V1.6: https://www.dropbox.com/s/snx1wipgsfq1d9g/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.6 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.65: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e43onv1nuaf0k3n/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.65 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.7: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ykabhggjd1hr9t6/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.7 Full.rar?dl=0

V1.75: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5wptxazeuq0bjzv/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.75 Full.rar?dl=0
V1.8: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gdlbw1xb37offr/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.8 Full.rar?dl=0

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Edited February 2, 2024 by _Rob_

[PhPmayan]

YESSS Finally! I've been expecting to play this so much!

I will reply to the thread after I played it for the first time

[Jinx.]

Congrats on the release!

[LaszloR1]

GG! After Tightened Vice I can't wait to try out this one.

[Kretzescu]

it's time for Claude to finally find his words and say how much he hates Liberty City now...

[PhPmayan]

Well I played for like an hour and I gotta say that it's AMAZING! it's so much fun!

 

But I also found a bug, after I die and respawn at the hospital and get inside a car the radio doesn't work until I start a mission

[_Rob_]

2 minutes ago, PhPmayan said:

Well I played for like an hour and I gotta say that it's AMAZING! it's so much fun!

 

But I also found a bug, after I die and respawn at the hospital and get inside a car the radio doesn't work until I start a mission

Glad you're liking it!
Did you try pausing and unpausing? I seem to remember that fixing this bug when it occured in vanilla III.

[_Rob_]

Anyone that downloaded it before this post, I forgot to include this file (add it to the scripts folder): https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajbk442ajtr82bg/eASIer.txt?dl=0

I'm updating the V1.0 archive as we speak!

[MaestroMaior]

Доброго времени суток, хотел у вас узнать/уточнить на что теперь влияет миссия Парамедика и как получить огнестойкость? 

[Ivan1997GTA]

36 minutes ago, MaestroMaior said:

Доброго времени суток, хотел у вас узнать/уточнить на что теперь влияет миссия Парамедика и как получить огнестойкость?  (Good day, I wanted to ask you what are the changes to the Paramedic mission and is there a way to become fireproof?)

Пока у миссии парамедика и пожарного нет изменении. (So far, there are no changes to the Paramedic and Firefighter missions yet.)

Edited March 21, 2023 by Ivan1997GTA

[riccardoman]

In all honesty, I would reccomend this mod as a base to play GTA3 for the first time, it is that good and on point with the era it is set in. Also the music he uses for his showcases shows that he clearly knows what he's doing.

Keep up the good work!

Edited March 21, 2023 by riccardoman

[universetwisters]

Wowowowow I can’t wait to give this a try!!!

 

Im guessing you’ll be doing Tightened San Andreaice next?

[AVALS343]

I saw your mod on youtube ! this is amazing!! the new interiors and locations are amazing!!!!!!  I will download it urgently 

[Ivan1997GTA]

9 hours ago, universetwisters said:

Wowowowow I can’t wait to give this a try!!!

 

Im guessing you’ll be doing Tightened San Andreaice next?

_Rob_ said that he has no plans to make a "Tightened/Toughened" mod for San Andreas. 

[MaestroMaior]

Это было бы очень круто увидеть мод от данного разработчика на Gta:Sa 

Возникла проблема с огнеметом, он не поджигает педов что очень плохо(может у меня что-то не так случилось и как исправить) 

[Kretzescu]

i have posted the radio stations from this mod on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtnGCMvRFOGWSkInReOkt94DIuze-bwyx&feature=shares.
in case anyone wants to find a particular song, feel free to look it up. i also need help with the tracklists, so you're also welcome to help me post them.

[_Rob_]

Heads up, Patch 1.05 time! Thanks to some feedback and watching a few streams, a few small issues have come to light and been addressed.

Changelog:

- Fixed a marker in 'Something Smells Fishy' that could get stuck if the player dies too early.
- Adjusted traffic spawning values to reduce the chances of the blue/yellow lighting glitch.
- Fixed a couple of text strings.
- Fixed an issue where an uncollected weapon wouldn't despawn if uncollected in 'Butcher, Sailor, Powderstick Maker'.
- Fixed a memory leak that could cause enemy weapons to be uncollectable late in the game.

V1.05 Patch (overwrite existing mod files): https://www.dropbox.com/s/ynpmz18vuoc4pbt/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.05 Patch.rar?dl=0

V1.05 Full: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezs2v74ew5nnhyv/GTA Tightened Thrice - V1.05 Full.rar?dl=0

[Guest]

1 hour ago, _Rob_ said:

- Adjusted traffic spawning values to reduce the chances of the blue/yellow lighting glitch.

Why not just use "noreplay.asi" by The Hero?

 

http://gta.rockstarvision.com/workshop/noreplay.dll

 

Apparently the replay recording stuff on the PC version likes to overwrite timecycle data for some reason, which causes that broken lighting glitch among other similar nasty stuff. Don't forget to rename the extension from ".dll" to ".asi" before use, though.

[_Rob_]

8 minutes ago, H-G said:

Why not just use "noreplay.asi" by The Hero?

 

http://gta.rockstarvision.com/workshop/noreplay.dll

 

Apparently the replay recording stuff on the PC version likes to overwrite timecycle data for some reason, which causes that broken lighting glitch among other similar nasty stuff. Don't forget to rename the extension from ".dll" to ".asi" before use, though.

 

Because replays are a fundamental part of almost any speedrun, and removing them would go against the mission statement of the mod.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, _Rob_ said:

 

Because replays are a fundamental part of almost any speedrun, and removing them would go against the mission statement of the mod.

Oh well. Great job on the prequel anyway, if it wasn't for the huge download size I would definitely try out this mod (alternate DL link without radio stations please?).

 

The only thing I found jarring in the mod is that the police helicopter chases after you even in interiors. Did you not map out the cull-zones for them? They're needed to create places where rain, street rubbish and the police helicopter shouldn't appear.

Edited March 23, 2023 by H-G

[_Rob_]

25 minutes ago, H-G said:

Oh well. Great job on the prequel anyway, if it wasn't for the huge download size I would definitely try out this mod (alternate DL link without radio stations please?).

 

The only thing I found jarring in the mod is that the police helicopter chases after you even in interiors. Did you not map out the cull-zones for them? They're needed to create places where rain, street rubbish and the police helicopter shouldn't appear.

 

Yes... I know what cullzones are lol.
Sadly no new ones (yet). The recompiler doesn't seem to work for me, and disabling the dat and trying to force using the IPL doesn't seem to work either (or at least my added lines do nothing).

[MaestroMaior]

Заметил баг в отсутствие Колизии у корабля по заданию ship rekt

[MaestroMaior]

Good day, I found a bug and I don’t know how to fix it, the collision on the ship on which the ship rekt mission is taking place is gone. Maybe a bug?

[MeeMeeCandy777]

I didn't know this day would come. Now I want to try it out!

[_Rob_]

15 hours ago, MaestroMaior said:

Good day, I found a bug and I don’t know how to fix it, the collision on the ship on which the ship rekt mission is taking place is gone. Maybe a bug?

Sounds like it, though an odd one. What happens, the ship just suddenly stopped having collision, or?

[MaestroMaior]

3 hours ago, _Rob_ said:

 What happens, the ship just suddenly stopped having collision, or?

Такое происходило время от времени и как я думаю связано с тем что при загрузке сохранения объект не загружает коллизию, Либо самим собой решалось или при переезде на другой остров и обратно(This happened from time to time and, as I think, is due to the fact that when loading the save, the object does not load the collision, Either it was solved by itself or when moving to another island and back)

[MaestroMaior]

(Text on Russian Language) Вообщем краткий список того чего я заметил из багов за время моего геймплея (1 остров пройден+ сама игра почти пройдена)

• Timecyc багованный и иногда устраивает лсд вечеринки на улицах Либерти Сити 
• Пропадает коллизия у корабля на котором проходит доп квест Ship Rekt
• Порой при попытки сохраниться игра не выводит окно о сохранение и персонаж стоит внутри вечно
• Необъяснимые для меня порой вылеты во время захода на задания(может я что-то перемудрил)

P.s Роб, я сделал на основе твоей модификации свою сборку для более комфортного прохождения в стиле lcs, если ты будешь не против, могу ли я выложить ссылку здесь, все что в ней есть продублирую в следующем сообщение 

(Text for the English speaking community) In general, a short list of what I noticed from the bugs during my gameplay (1 island completed + the game itself is almost completed)

• Timecyc is buggy and occasionally throws LSD parties on the streets of Liberty City
• The collision of the ship on which the additional quest Ship Rekt takes place disappears
• Sometimes when you try to save, the game does not display the save window and the character stays inside forever
• Sometimes inexplicable crashes for me when entering tasks (maybe I overdid something)

P.s Rob, I made my build based on your modification for a more comfortable passage in the style of lcs, if you don't mind, can I post the link here,
I will duplicate everything in it in the next message.

Изменения:

• V1.0.5 взята за основу
• Худ из LCS +шрифты из нее же
• Свободная Камера при езде на машине
•  На Додо теперь можно летать как в GTA SA
• Фикс камеры Додо при пролете оным трамплина
• Добавлена возможность стрелять из положения сидя

English Language

• V1.0.5 is taken as a basis
• Hood from LCS + fonts from it
• Free camera while driving
• Dodo can now be flown like in GTA SA
• Fix the Dodo camera when flying over a springboard
• Added the ability to shoot from a sitting position

[_Rob_]

So you took the "hard mod" and made it easier lol? Alright, well you do you, so long as you're having fun!

Are the issues you're reporting on exactly as I supply the mod, or with your own mods and stuff on top? 

[MaestroMaior]

3 minutes ago, _Rob_ said:

Are the issues you're reporting on exactly as I supply the mod, or with your own mods and stuff on top? 

All this happened on the normal version of the mod without my lotions(innovative), I just forgot to mention that in the Luigi kart Import / Export garage it is called flatbed and its sound has not been changed

 

Yes, and not to say that somehow the mod becomes easier, it's just that the Dodo itself was not a priori conceived as an aircraft and still I was able to get my portion of pain from controlling it

I also wanted to add the ability to view the map as in LCS, but the mod just crashes with an error when adding it, Lol

Plus, I ran into a problem during the installation of the mod, since the normal version of the game is hard to find

[_Rob_]

2 minutes ago, MaestroMaior said:

All this happened on the normal version of the mod without my lotions(innovative), I just forgot to mention that in the Luigi kart Import / Export garage it is called flatbed and its sound has not been changed

 

Yes, and not to say that somehow the mod becomes easier, it's just that the Dodo itself was not a priori conceived as an aircraft and still I was able to get my portion of pain from controlling it

I also wanted to add the ability to view the map as in LCS, but the mod just crashes with an error when adding it, Lol

Plus, I ran into a problem during the installation of the mod, since the normal version of the game is hard to find

The import/export list did change to reflect the car change, are you sure you don't have some kind of texture pack installed or something?