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Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.


⤏ Go to series page
Grand Theft Auto	1997
Grand Theft Auto 2	1999
Grand Theft Auto III	2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	2005
Grand Theft Auto IV	2008
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	2010
Grand Theft Auto: iFruit	2013
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary	2014
Grand Theft Auto V	2015
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars	2021
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (series)

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

GTA Modding - a wiki hosting mod information for the GTA series.

Availability

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All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE, SecuROM, and Rockstar Games Social Club (For multiplayer only).

Essential improvements

Patches (non-Steam)

Latest: 1.1.2.0

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

%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
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Video settings menu.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
French
German
Spanish

Network

Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards will stop working on June 30, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down. All other online features are unaffected.^[1]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

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. This may be due to missing codecs. If you are running Windows 7, this can be solved by installing the Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N and Windows 7 KN (KB968211) (this will require you to validate your copy of Windows 7).

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:

Instructions

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:

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom X3 2.1 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia Geforce 7900 ATI X1900 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia Geforce 8600 ATI Radeon 3870 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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

↑ Effect of GameSpy Closure on Past Rockstar Titles – Rockstar Support

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (12220) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Effect of GameSpy Closure on Past Rockstar Titles – Rockstar Support

[Note 1]

[1]

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 |fov notes                  = Pressing {{key|V}} will change camera angle and field of view slightly.
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]] <code>-windowed</code>
+|windowed notes             = Launch the game with <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
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 ===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. This may be due to missing codecs. If you are running Windows 7, this can be solved by installing the [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16546 Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N and Windows 7 KN (KB968211)] (this will require you to validate your copy of Windows 7).
 ===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:
-* Download the fixed shader: http://www.mediafire.com/?e0d69i8af8gz5l9
+{{Fixbox|1=
-* Open your GTA folder (Usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTA IV)
+{{Fixbox/fix|Replace the water shaders}}
-* Navigate to common\shaders\win32_30_atidx10\ and rename waterTex.fxc to waterTex.fxc.org
+# Download the fixed shader: http://www.mediafire.com/?e0d69i8af8gz5l9
-* Place your downloaded waterTex.fxc in the same folder.
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\EFLC</code>
-* Navigate to common\shaders\win32_30_low_ati\ and rename waterTex.fxc to waterTex.fxc.org
+# Navigate to <code>common\shaders\win32_30_atidx10\</code> and rename waterTex.fxc to waterTex.fxc.org
-* Place your downloaded waterTex.fxc in the same folder.
+# Place your downloaded waterTex.fxc in the same folder.
-* Play your game!
+# Navigate to <code>common\shaders\win32_30_low_ati\</code> and rename waterTex.fxc to waterTex.fxc.org
-Note: A lot of the fixes for Grand Theft Auto IV also work for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, But not all of them. So check first.
+# Place your downloaded waterTex.fxc in the same folder.
+# Play your game!
-==Cant Change the Graphic's Settings==
+'''Notes'''
-[From Rockstar's Support page]
+{{ii}} A lot of the fixes for Grand Theft Auto IV also work for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, But not all of them. So check first.
+}}
+===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.
-Possible workaround:
+A possible fix:
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Increase available memory|ref=<ref>From Rockstar's Support page</ref>}}
+# Create a text file named <code>commandline.txt</code> in <code>{{p|game}}\EFLC</code> and put the following statement inside it:
+<pre>-availablevidmem 2.0</pre>
-Create a text file named ‘commandline.txt’ in the main GTAIV folder and put the following statement inside it:
+. If that doesn't work, try increasing the number to one of the following.
--availablevidmem 2.0
+<pre>-availablevidmem 3.0</pre>
-If that doesn't work, try increasing the number to one of the following.
+<pre>-availablevidmem 4.0</pre>
--availablevidmem 3.0
+<pre>-availablevidmem 5.0</pre>
--availablevidmem 4.0
+<pre>-availablevidmem 6.0</pre>
--availablevidmem 5.0
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} For Steam copies, use the <code>-nomemrestrict -norestrictions</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameters]].
--availablevidmem 6.0
+}}
-If you are using Steam, try:
-Properties of game>Launch Options>Add: -nomemrestrict -norestrictions
 ==System requirements==
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 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz
-|minmem   = 1 GB (Windows XP) 1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
+|minmem   = 1 GB (XP)<br />1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
 |minHD    = 16 GB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia 7900
+|minGPU   = Nvidia Geforce 7900
 |minGPU2  = ATI X1900
 |minVRAM  = 256 MB
@@ Line 264: / Line 267: @@
 |recCPU   = Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz
 |recCPU2  = AMD Phenom X3 2.1 GHz
-|recmem   = 2 GB (XP) 2.5 GB (Vista, 7)
+|recmem   = 2 GB (XP)<br />2.5 GB (Vista, 7)
-|recGPU   = Nvidia 8600
+|recGPU   = Nvidia Geforce 8600
-|recGPU2  = ATI 3870
+|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 3870
 |recVRAM  = 512 MB
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers
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	Rockstar North
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	April 13, 2010