Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
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Developers | |
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Rockstar North | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Engines | |
RAGE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 13, 2010 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Shares many similarities with Grand Theft Auto IV in terms of its engine and performance.
- Extensive modding community, along with Grand Theft Auto IV.
- Ability to import your music for your own custom radio station.
General information
- Rockstar Games's Official Grand Theft Auto site
- Grand Theft Wiki
- GTA Modding - A wiki hosting mod information for the GTA series.
- GTAForums - Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Discussion
- GTA Network - A huge network of fansites all dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM DRM[Note 1]
- Online features require Rockstar Games Social Club.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 3 updates the game to the latest version (see Patch notes for changes). The Steam version is already patched. The previous version, Title Update 1.1.2.0 ("Patch 2"), is also available (may be required for some mods).
Recoil Fix
- By default, recoil/bullet spread is only enabled when playing with a controller. This results in 100% accuracy when using a keyboard and mouse.
- Not recommended to use in Multiplayer
Install the Bullet Spread/Recoil Fix script[1] |
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ColAccel
- Greatly reduces loading times
- If editing .IMG archives you need to delete
colCache.dat
and let it get re-created
Place ColAccel script in <path-to-game>[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Settings\SETTINGS_EFLC.CFG |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12220/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12220/pfx/[Note 2] |
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%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive
must also be backed up as the save data is bound to the Games for Windows - LIVE profile.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Ukrainian |
Network
- Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards have been shut down. All other online features are unaffected.[3]
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 53, 80, 3074 |
UDP | 53, 88, 3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
Crashing
- When starting the game, you may be notified that the file WMVCore.dll is missing. If you're running the game via Steam, this notification may not appear and the game will simply crash after prompting for Social Club login information. Install Windows Media Player to fix.
Game does not launch
Update LaunchEFLC.exe[4] |
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"SecuLauncher: Failed to start application [2000]" error
Install Visual C++ Redistributable 2005 and .NET 3.5[5] |
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Game doesn't get past Social Club window
Reinstall Games for Windows Live[citation needed] |
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ATI Radeon Water Fix
- There is a problem where the water loses its features and details after a while. To fix this issue do this:
Replace the water shaders[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Cannot Change the Graphics Settings
- There are reports that certain video cards with more than 2 GB of video memory may be causing GTA IV to believe the system is under specification even though the computer is powerful enough to run the game with higher settings. A possible fix:
Increase available memory[6] |
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-availablevidmem 2.0 2. If that doesn't work, try increasing the number to one of the following. -availablevidmem 3.0 -availablevidmem 4.0 -availablevidmem 5.0 -availablevidmem 6.0 Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Euphoria, Bullet | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.9r |
Modifications
- GTA4-Mods
- GTA Garage
- GTA Police Mods
- First person mod
- iCEnhancer - Notable graphical enhancement mod.
- It is strongly recommended to make a backup of any files modifications may replace or amend in the event of corruption.
XLiveLess
- Built-in ASI loader
- Remove Games for Windows - LIVE service.
- Savefiles folder changes to:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames\
- Disable access to the multiplayer to prevent cheating.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP1 | Vista SP1 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz |
AMD Phenom X3 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | 2.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1900 Nvidia GeForce 7900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8600 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) | 5.1 Channel Audio Card |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: activation, local profile support unknown.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Archived Requests, need ideas? - GTA III, VC & SA - GTAForums
- ↑ ColAccel - reduce loading time by 50%* - Scripts & Plugins - GTAForums
- ↑ Effect of GameSpy Closure on Past Rockstar Titles – Rockstar Support
- ↑ EFLC won't install, stuck on securom activation (Fixed) :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ SecuROM™ Support Website - Grand Theft Auto IV
- ↑ From Rockstar's Support page
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