Saturday, September 5, 2020

Manual downgrade GTA IV to 1.0.4.0 or 1.0.7.0, Retail DVD version

Downgrade requirements and steps. 1

Running with XlivelessAddon 1

Appendix. 1

About SETTINGS.CFG file in 1.0.4.0. 1

Setting -availablevidmem.. 1

Manually unpacking GTA IV Rockstar patches.. 1

About ZolikaPatch express downgrade.. 1

Downgrade GTA IV to v1.0.0.0 retail DVD version.. 1

Reference links. 1

 

Disclaimer: This method is for advanced PC users and although it was extensively tested and works for me and many other users I do not take responsibility if your downgraded game does not start.

Once again - it is recommended to attempt the downgrade on a separate copy of GTA IV folder (the one that has GTAIV.exe), you may put this folder anywhere and name it as you wish. You must have write permissions to this folder and all its subfolders and files. If you are downgrading your main GTAIV installation DO make a backup first!

Downgrade requirements and steps


Direct downgrade 1.2.0.X -> 1.0.X.0 is supported. In general the downgrade works for any GTA IV with original pc\audio\config files and was successfully tested on

  • 1.0.7.0 PROPHET release based and 1.0.8.0 Xatab and FitGirl repacks (have original radio),
  • 1.2.0.32 FitGirl repack installed "With original music sets for radio" (has bundled old radio downgrader),
  • 1.2.0.43 clean Steam version (needs old radio downgrader).
  • 1.2.0.43 FitGirl repack (has bundled downgraded radio sfx data but needs older 1.0.X.0 audio config).

Remember that 1.0.4.0 does not support DLCs and if you need them you must also read the 1.0.7.0 section below and downgrade to 1.0.7.0 instead.

This method is for offline play only, if you need multiplayer you will have to replace XLivelessAddon with GFWL + Zolika's multiplayer addons/mods or GTAC.

If not specified otherwise all downloads are in this gdrive folder.

Downgrade radio

Key radio components are

  1. Radio config in pc\audio\Config
    GAME.DAT16 defines stations available in the game, SOUNDS.DAT15 contains station tracklists
  2. Radio data in pc\audio\sfx
    radio_*.rpf sound files contain songs

Radio in 2020 Complete Edition has following modifications:
Radio config

  • removed original songs from SOUNDS.DAT15 station tracklists;
  • added 3 EFLC radio stations (RAMJAMFM, SELFREALIZATION, VCFM) to GAME.DAT16. This causes Concrete Jungle freeze (all 1.0.X.0 without third party fix) and failure to autoload latest savegame on launch (1.0.4.0)
Radio data
  • removed original songs data from radio_*.rpf files;

For original radio experience you should restore both original radio config (station list, original tracklists) and original radio data (cut songs).


Special note for FitGirl 1.2.0.43 Repack downgrade
This repack already has downgraded radio data for pc\audio\sfx - no need to download radio downgrader! You need to
a) Run bundled "Downgraded Stations with Old Vladivostok FM.bat" - it will place correct radio data into pc\audio\sfx.
b) Get original 1.0.X.0 radio config - download and unpack 10X0_audio_config.zip to GTAIV folder.

Radio downgrader is not needed if the game already has original radio config and sound files installed e.g. 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 2014 Steam or repack.

·        Download, unpack to empty folder, delete common, tbogt,tlad subfolders, move what's left to game folder and run install.bat for GTA IV Complete Edition Radio Downgrader (RGL/Steam) old IVCEDOWNGRADE.rar ~637 mb. Note that you need old downgrader. The newest radio downgrader will not do for 1.0.x.0 downgrade - without third-party fixes or without original radio config it will freeze after Concrete Jungle mission as it has radio config for 2020CE with 3 EFLC stations.


Main steps for 1.0.4.0 downgrade

You may save some time and effort and download all-in-one 1.0.4.0 downgrade pack 1040_downgrade_AIO.zip (58 Mb). This pack includes open-source XLivelessAddon and Ultimate ASI Loader which may be flagged by antivirus, ignore it - it's a false positive. If your antivirus flags any files from this pack you may want to add your game folder to antivirus scan exclusion list. Unpack it to game folder, skip the main steps below and go to "Prepare to launch" section.

·        Set up InstallFolder value in registry to ensure smooth Rockstar patch installation - download _InstallFolder.bat, put it into game folder where GTAIV.exe is and run as Administrator (Right click in Explorer and choose "Run as administrator" in popup menu). If you don't have administrator privileges and can't set up InstallFolder in registry you will have to unpack the patch manually.

·        Obtain 1.0.4.0 patch GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1040_EFIGS.exe (download gtaiv_patch_1040.zip) and install it. If InstallFolder on previous step was not properly set up in registry you must unpack the patch manually.

·        Install correct 1.0.4.0 fonts

·        Install Euphoria 1.0.4.0 ped fix

·        Install either XlivelessAddon (recommended) or Xliveless+SecuROM crack. Make sure to read Running with XlivelessAddon section below if you are planning to use XLivelessAddon's settings folder refirection feature

·        (For AMD GPU users only) Get and unpack to GTAIV folder fixed AMD water shader


Prepare to launch


·        Remove SETTINGS.CFG. For details read About SETTINGS.CFG file in Appendix.

  • If you used 1040_downgrade_AIO.zip then run _SETTINGS_CFG.bat in game folder.
  • If you installed patch exe by double-clicking it move to next step, the patch installer already removed SETTINGS.CFG.
  • To remove SETTINGS.CFG manually run command
    move /y "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Settings\SETTINGS.CFG" "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Settings\SETTINGS.CFG.BAK"
    (Select this command, Ctrl-C, Win-R, Open: cmd, right click to paste the command and Enter to run it).

·        (Optional) add to commandline.txt
-norestrictions
-nomemrestrict
-noprecache

·        (Optional) convert your latest Complete Edition RGSC savegame to older format using https://gtasnp.com/ - upload your RGSC savegame and then download downgraded savegame by clicking Modifications / Downgrade version, select "1.0.8.0 IV / 1.1.3.0 EFLC and older". Put it into %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames

·        To avoid conflicts remove or move away from GTAIV folder dsound.dll, dinput8.dll, all .asi files from GTAIV folder and its plugins and scripts subfolders except XLivelessAddon.asi

·        Run the game through GTAIV.exe (recommended - see "Running with XlivelessAddon" section below) or LaunchGTAIV.exe (Xliveless+SecuROM crack). You may run LaunchGTAIV.exe or GTAIV.exe as ordinary Windows user e.g. clear checkbox "Run this program as an Administrator" on Compatibility tab for both LaunchGTAIV.exe AND GTAIV.exe

ATTENTION: on the first run of 1.0.4.0 GTAIV.exe may complain that you need to restart the system - it is normal, no need to reboot, just run the game again and it will always be starting OK later on.

If the game doesn't start with error "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect..." it usually means runtime problem and you need to download and install vcredist_x86.exe from Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 redistributable.


Downgrade to 1.0.7.0

This guide supports

  1. Express downgrade with ZolikaPatch
  2. Classic GFWL-compatible downgrade

Express downgrade with ZolikaPatch


    Pros
  • Quick and easy - you only have to run bundled PlayGTAIV.exe
  • 2020CE game folder and file structure remains intact and downgraded exe may use 2020CE files directly
  • Can use modloader in backported FusionFix to easily mod DLCs
  • Has other advanced visual and QoL fixes

    Cons
  • Relies on ZolikaPatch exclusive fixes and will not work without it
  • ZolikaPatch is closed-source
  • Without peer code review new features/fixes may inadvertently break critical game features e.g. cop sirens not working, drunk camera appearing

Steps for express 1.0.8.0 downgrade

  1. Download ZolikaPatch and unpack it into game folder where GTAIV.exe is
  2. Run PlayGTAIV.exe, it will offer express downgrade, click OK.
  3. Launch through GTAIV.exe or PlayGTAIV.exe (Steam or RGL launcher)
For more info refer to section “About ZolikaPatch express downgrade” in Appendix.

Classic GFWL-compatible downgrade


    Pros
  • DLC folder structure is GFWL-spec compliant
  • Game can be launched with DLCs using only open-source GFWL emus and tools (XLivelessAddon, catspaw xlive emu, legacy DLC unlocker)

    Cons
  • Needs new DLC subfolder structure for DLC integration and older script.img
  • modloader in backported FusionFix currently can't mod DLCs

For 1.0.7.0 classic downgrade all steps above for 1.0.4.0 downgrade must be used with following modifications:

If downgraded game does not start there are probably newer 2020CE-compatible .asi files left that conflict with older exe, for example newer FusionFix will not work with 1.0.7.0 GTAIV.exe and it will just exit on start. Move away all .asi files except XLivelessAddon.asi from GTAIV folder and plugins subfolder and then when game successfully launches you may install 1.0.x.0-compatible .asi versions.

ATTENTION: without preliminary rollback to v1.0.0.0 or without third-party fixes switching DLCs on-the-fly may not work and the type of game you are starting or loading should be the same as running in current session. For example if during launch main GTA IV story was loaded then you can start only main GTAIV game using Game / New or load only savegames for main GTAIV - if you try to start new TLAD/TBOGT game or load a TLAD/TBOGT savegame the game may crash. If you want to start or load another type of game that is different from the type of currently running one you must select it first in the game startup menu during next GTAIV.exe launch. If startup menu is skipped by SkipMenu=1 in XLivelessAddon.ini you may hold Shift key during GTAIV.exe launch to display it. Alternatively you may set SkipMenu=0, start new game of desired type, then when you have a savegame you may set SkipMenu=1 back - on subsequent launches XLivelessAddon will skip menu and load your latest savegame.

Running with XlivelessAddon


XlivelessAddon has integrated XLiveless with GFWL DLC support, SecuROM patch, menu skip, VRAM detection fix - it is reported to yield fps gains as it avoids extra code from launchGTAIV.exe. It also supports redirection of settings storage - 1.0.4.0 settings will not conflict with existing SETTINGS.CFG left from later versions of the game.

How to redirect settings folder (allows later versions and 1.0.4.0 coexist on the same system)

·        Install XlivelessAddon, don't launch the game just yet;

·        To redirect settings

o   Create new subfolder settings1040 in GTA IV folder that you downgrade to 1.0.4.0;

o   Edit plugins\XLivelessAddon.ini and set
CustomSettingsPath = "settings1040"

·        Start the game through GTAIV.exe, if settings were redirected the game will create in settings1040\Settings files Limits.dat, SETTINGS.CFG, XString.dat.

ATTENTION: XLivelessAddon's CustomSettingsPath breaks Independence FM in EFIGS patches up to 1.0.4.0 (patch 4)! Folder {CUSTOM_SETTINGS_FOLDER}\User Music is created but files ufile.dat and utracks.dat there (scanned media DB) have zero length. Workaround is to use CustomSettingsPath with international version of patch 4 (patch 5) 1.0.0.4.

 

Appendix

About SETTINGS.CFG file in 1.0.4.0

File SETTINGS.CFG contains graphics and other game settings e.g. language. It is created/overwritten after every successfull game start/exit and is located by default at
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\Settings\SETTINGS.CFG

!!! IMPORTANT !!!!    GTAIV.exe 1.0.4.0 cannot load SETTINGS.CFG from later versions of the game and will quit on start after unsuccessful load attempts! Simplest solution is to remove/rename SETTINGS.CFG so that it is recreated on next launch but XLivelessAddon may work around this with custom settings folder – it allows later patches and 1.0.4.0 coexist on the same system.

This file has different sizes in different game versions:

·        1437 bytes in 1.0.4.0

·        1465 bytes or more in later patches

 

Successful start with absent or existing SETTINGS.CFG of correct 1.0.4.0 size

25/08/2020 18:44:29.900 Log started (xliveless 0.999b7)

...

25/08/2020 18:44:37.056 xlive_5270: XNotifyCreateListener (0x0000000000000001)

25/08/2020 18:44:58.906 [getSavefilePath]: 'C:\Users\anton\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames\'

 

Failed start with SETTINGS.CFG left from 1.0.7.0 or later versions

There is no line with [getSavefilePath] after 3 calls of XNotifyCreateListener.

Log is from debug version of Xliveless (xlive_d.dll put as xlive.dll in game folder).

 

Setting -availablevidmem

Although it is not required if -norestrictions is in commandline.txt (game may paint settings red but will run anyway) but it is highly advisable to specify -availablevidmem {correct value for your GPU} in commandline.txt. Without it game may use more conservative VRAM allocation and there may be more world-loading lags.

!!! ATTENTION !!! Do not use = sign in -availablevidmem! For example:
   -availablevidmem  30  (correct syntax)
   -availablevidmem=30  (incorrect syntax)

Apparently the meaning of this parameter changes from version to version (2020 Complete Edition expects VRAM size in megabytes but older versions expect some sort of multiplier) and the only way to find correct value for it is to experiment.  If game with -norestrictions parameter has too little VRAM detected it may fail to launch or it will have lots of game world missing e.g. no road textures and some buildings/other geometry missing.

Here are values that I tested for RX580 8Gb with 1.0.4.0

With -availablevidmem

0.7          

GTA detects

2144 Mb

 

0.9

 

2757

 

33

 

2900

 

40

 

3779 red warning about exceeding suggested limits for your system

 

50

 

1652

 

60

 

3621

 

64

 

3589

 

64.1

 

3896 red warning about exceeding suggested limits for your system

 

64.2

 

106  RED – not enough VRAM

 

64.3

 

412  RED

 

80

 

3463

 

90

 

1336

 

100

 

3304

 

110

 

1177

 

120

 

3146

 

Manually unpacking GTA IV Rockstar patches

Unpacking patch 4 and older patches

  • open official patch GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1040_EFIGS.exe with 7-zip (do not run or double click the patch exe but run 7-zip and use menu to open the patch exe as you would open an archive file)
  • go to $0 subfolder
  • unpack all to GTA IV game folder

Unpacking patch 7 and other Microsoft Installer patches

  • unpack official patch title_update_7_EN.zip
  • Get update_unpack.bat, put it into title_update_7_EN folder that has .msi/.cab update files and run it from there
  • Move all files and subfolders from opened GFWLTitleUpdateRoot folder to GTA IV game folder.

 

About ZolikaPatch express downgrade

Express downgrade option is offered only if 2020 Complete Edition GTAIV.exe and ZolikaPatch.asi present in the game folder.

ZolikaPatch’s PlayGTAIV.exe removes some 2020CE-specific .asi mods incompatible with older game executables and unpacks the following necessary files:

  • vcredist_x86.exe - VC 2005 runtime (deleted after installation)
  • GTAIV.exe - v1.0.8.0, it will replace GTAIV.exe v1.2.0.X in game folder
  • xlive.dll - Ultimate ASI Loader

After downgrade the structure of 2020CE game folder and all data files and binaries (except v1.2.0.X GTAIV.exe) remain intact! Express downgrade became possible thanks to following ZolikaPatch fixes:

ZolikaPatch handles SecuROM and after v7.2 does everything that XLivelessAddon (supports fewer game versions though)
SkipLauncher - removes GTAIV.exe dependencies from other dll and exe files, allows direct launch from GTAIV.exe
LoadDLCs - loads TLAD and TBOGT from subfolders in game folder as in EFLC/2020CE (DLC integration pack/moving them to DLC subfolder is not needed)
NewFilesCompatibility - supports additional EFLC station icon files in radiohud.dat and script.img from 2020CE (DLC integration pack is not needed)

Other important ZolikaPatch fixes:

BenchmarkFix - fixes crash after benchmark
CutsceneFixes - fixes cutscene zoom and jitter at high fps
EpisodeSwitchFreezeFix - can load savegames/start new games of any type (IV, TLAD, TBOGT) at any time
HighFPSBikePhysicsFix - bikes don't slide at high fps

Downgrade GTA IV to v1.0.0.0 retail DVD version

Why you may need it

  • To remove files added in later patches that may somehow interfere with whatever mod you intend to use
  • To prepare your game folder for any official GTA IV Rockstar patch installation
  • To get a feel for how old version runs on modern PCs

Steps

  • Download Restore_GTAIV_to_v1000.zip (93 Mb) and unpack it to game folder where GTAIV.exe is
  • Run restore1000.bat in the game folder
  • (optional) Run _InstallFolder.bat in the game folder as Administrator (right-click it in Explorer and choose "Run as administrator" in popup menu). This ensures you will be able to install any official Rockstar patches afterwards by doubleclicking patch exe file.

After restore1000.bat finishes:

  • For 1.0.7.0/1.0.8.0 source game with original radio sfx files (PROPHET/2014 Steam/various old repacks) the game folder will be identical to v1.0.0.0 installed from retail DVDs. Use MD5 checksums in retail_v1000.md5 to verify.
  • For 1.2.0.x source game with cut radio (2020 Complete Edition/recent FitGirl repacks) radio sfx files in pc\audio\sfx will need to be manually downgraded to include cut songs that restored original radio config references. You may download original_radio_rpf.zip here (1.3 Gb) and unpack to game folder. DLC subfolders and DLC menu files are not deleted - if you don't need them delete subfolders TLAD and TBOGT manually.

Use XLivelessAddon or some other Xliveless/SecuROM solution to launch the game.

 

Reference links

·        [OUTDATED] How to Downgrade GTA IV to Version 1.0.4.0  speedrun.com

·        Downgrade to Patch 1.0.4.0 (Most/ Older Mods Work) steamcommunity.com

153 comments:

  1. How do you get the DLC to work? I tried launching GTAIV.exe (After applying XLiveless Addon) and it only loads the main game. I tried to launch the EFLC DLC from "New Game" but the game crashed after doing so. I'm on 1.0.7.0 BTW.

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    1. Did you install DLC integration pack and run dlc.bat?
      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uQjzY5wNfVKg7cokS_nbajX5hHJOdJJc/view?usp=sharing

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    2. I did. The DLC.bat moved TBoGT and TLAD into the appropriate folders. I can see the DLCs when I start the mission "The Cousins Bellic", going into the pause menu and selecting New Game. However, when I start any of the DLCs it resulted in a crash to desktop. Do I need the EFLC.exe file to play the DLCs as well? The Complete Edition doesn't have it though.
      Using the clean Steam version BTW.

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    3. You don't need EFLC.exe if DLCs are already integrated into the main game, GTAIV.exe will launch everything.

      You are right about CTD, I could reproduce this with SkipMenu=1 in XLivelessAddon.ini and no TLAD savegames.
      It is not a showstopper though. It does not occur when SkipMenu=0 or you already have a TLAD savegame that automatically loads on start.

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    4. Ah, so does that mean it'll work if I copy over a gamesave for TLAD and TBoGT and load it from there? If so then it's not much of an issue if I can find the saves on the web.

      Thanks!

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  2. I don't have EFLC installed and can't test loading its savegames but I am pretty sure it would work.

    BTW I researched the issue further and added new ATTENTION paragraph with possible workarounds to XLivelessAddon section https://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2020/09/easy-downgrade-gta-iv-to-1040.html?#_Toc50220891

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  3. I can confirm the DLC works now. Any way to add back the EFLC exclusive radio stations? I'm only getting GTA IV's radio stations for both the main game and the DLCs.

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    1. It is probably possible, unfortunately I am not familiar with this whole radio integration thing and do not intend to venture there. I've seen "unified lore" downgrader on gtaforums but did not test it.

      If you are successful in doing what you want and share steps to reproduce that I'll be happy to add them to this post crediting you.

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  4. GTA 4 is locked at 2047 Vram I can't increase it! I'am missing textures :(

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    1. If you have VRAMfix set in XLivelessAddon.ini and the game detects 2 gb VRAM and it is painted green in Graphics Settings it is OK. Older versions can't detect more than 2 gb.

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    2. 1.0.4.0 can detect 3Gb with disabled VRAMfix in XLivelessAddon.ini

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  5. Textures are missing when driving around port area?

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    1. Nothing is missing on my end. I play 1.2.0.43 downgraded as per this guide.

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  6. I tried Downgrading using your guide but there's big problem, the radio station downgrade link is expired, where can i find the correct radio station downgrader? i've tried 2 radio downgraders and they were nothing but a waste of download, one from here:https://gamebanana.com/tools/6646 and the second was the one that you said it won't work and that version didn't even started the game.

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    1. I uploaded correct downgrader to gdrive and fixed the link.

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  7. Game doesnt starts after copying downgrade files, I can see it "running" on task manager but that's it. I'm trying with the latest FitGirl version of December 31

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    1. See "Special note for FitGirl 1.2.0.43 Repack downgrade"

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    2. Ok its working now but I have another issue, my game now has spanish subtitles and text, audio is on english thought, text is completely missing from the pause menus. I'm guessing it has something to do with the text now being set to an unsupported language?

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    3. I tried both 1.0.4.0 and 1.0.7.0 downgrades with new repack and everything works OK. You seem to have some corrupted files, reinstall and do everything properly.

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    4. I found something about XLiveLess causing this exact issue, however it doesnt mentions XLiveLessAddon since the forum post is from 2010. I will keep testing until i fix it

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    5. BTW latest repack needs at least 37 Gb free space to install and not 30 gb. It should install without any warning popups and postinstall checksum verifying should have no errors in data files. Also remove "Run as Administrator" from GTAIV.exe properties.

      XLivelessAddon is different from old Xliveless so that forum post does not apply.

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    6. Well everything works now, but I still have two cosmetic issues:
      1- Some radio stations have a white box instead of their proper logo
      2- I have no antialiasing, looks really bad honestly, specially with trees, I can't force it via AMD drivers, I'm using DXVK. I guess I can try with reshade?

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    7. I am glad it works. Well, I am not familiar with this whole GTAIV radio thing. If you find a way to set logos for these stations I'll be happy to include it in this guide crediting you. For AA try SweetFX http://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2021/01/antialiasing-with-dxvk-and-gta-iv.html

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    8. No issue with radios anymore suddently, I didn't changed anything at all but I guess its fine. Couldn't run Sweetfx, game freezes at copyright screen, just tested once thought, i'm using Vulkan Reshade for now, will try again after i finish the story

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    9. I also noticed that with SweetFX. If the game freezes on startup it may be because of SweetFX+DXVK initialization - press Del to reload it and the game should continue launching as usual.

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  8. This guide worked perfectly! You are amazing I love you Anton. Thank you so much.
    I lost my old modded GTA when I had to reinstall windows :( Now I'm playing 1.0.4.0 again!

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  9. Hey Anton I followed your guide and successfully downgraded my Rockstar Launcher Complete Edition to 1.0.4.0. I added a TON of mods... eventually the game broke and I had to do a fresh install. BUT when i tried to follow the exact steps to downgrade again.... i get a black screen and GTA IV does not launch :( It freezes on the disclaimer screen. Any tips? Thanks!

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    1. It probably has something to do with SETTINGS.CFG. If you redirected settings folder in XLivelessAddon.ini delete SETTINGS.CFG from that folder and let the game recreate it.
      Where is your downgraded game folder located and where is SETTINGS.CFG?

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  10. Hi Anton , I am trying to get my complete edition to 1.0.4.0
    But I keep getting error 7002.1 from rockstar launcher. What the heck am I doing wrong ?

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    1. When you have everything properly installed you may launch the game directly through GTAIV.exe and completely bypass RGL. Somehow your XLivelessAddon.asi does not load because of some sort of conflict. Reread the guide.

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  11. Hey man. Thank you for this magical guide, i have been searching a proper way to downdgrade to 1.0.4.0 this damn complete edition for months. Now i found peace finally haha. Game is running well, first try succeeded with the RGL version.

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    1. I am glad it helped. Enjoy the game!

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    2. Can i have 1040 and 1070 installed in separate folders? Id like to experiment with ENBs and see which is best for me.

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    3. You can but you'll have to redirect settings for 1.0.4.0 as described above in "Running with XlivelessAddon (recommended)"

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  12. Hello im using latest fitgirl but the game activated anti piracy measures after downgrading to 1.0.4 also would contig exe harm the downgraded game?

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    1. Hi Koray, this means that somehow XLivelessAddon.asi fails to load. Read comments above to give you an idea what may cause this loading conflict.
      Contig is a file defragmenter that may speed up loading of game resources on slower HDDs. I would say it is highly unlikely to damage the game. Also if you have SSD/Nvme you probably don't need it.

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    2. Here's the comment I meant, it is under another guide https://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2020/07/gta-4-stutter-choppiness-fix.html?showComment=1607737011347#c7341857221962169848

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  13. I followed your Steps Exactly and the game just wont load. it Doesnt even show up in Taskbar. I installed the patch in Clean install of GTA 4 Fitgirl repack 1.0.8.0

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    1. Actually removing Zolika Patch fixed this but does that Mean Zolika Patch wont work here?

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    2. As of now ZolikaPatch is not anywhere in steps of the above guide (you went rogue on this one) as it is still in development and may conflict with XLivelessAddon. ZolikaPatch duplicates some of XLivelessAddon functionslity and it may work only if you disable conflicting settings in XLivelessAddon.ini.

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    3. Yeah i went rogue sorry. I will try what you said about the conflicting settings and try if it works

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    4. Hey i have got another issue and this didnt happen to me before. Even after edition the Stream.ini files and putting the correct 409600 my game shows that i only have around 2 gb of Graphic memory. any fix for this?

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    5. @cyrix turn off the vram fix from zolika and xliveless seems to fix the problem.

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  14. Hey i ACTUALLY FIXED ALL THE ISSUES thanks to ur previous comments. I downgraded my saves, put some mods like hd blood, guns and the game is smooth asf! Thanks for this great and simple guide!!!!!!! and that zolika thing i only needed to enable vram fix as all other things which Xliveless does are already present in Zolika and more like fast loading times which is a big thing

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    1. It is good to hear. About stream.ini - what you see there is not graphic memory size but memory limit for game resource streaming. The GTAIV.exe is a 32-bit app which by default on 32-bit OS can address 2 Gb max. It is large address aware e.g. on 64-bit OS it can address 4 Gb max. Setting anything more than 3 Gb in stream.ini is probably pointless (1 Gb or maybe more is used for other game code and data) as game won't be able to allocate and utilize it properly. Similarly with VRAM - due to Direct3D resource management peculiarities available resource VRAM is limited by game process RAM e.g. even if GPU has 8 Gb of VRAM this game won't be able to utilize it all even though it can detect it all.

      ZolikaPatch works OK for me with XLivelessAddon after disabling conflicting settings.

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    2. Thanks for still replying. I just wanted to ask. When i try to launch EFLC.exe it doesnt work. Any solutions?

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    3. Fitgirl 1.0.8.0 repack has EFLC as separate game. Your downgrade of main GTAIV game should not affect EFLC in any way and it should be launched through bundled cracked launchEFLC.exe. You may try to install XLivelessAddon into EFLC game folder and see if direct EFLC.exe launch will work.

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    4. Can you tell me how to downgrade EFLC?

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    5. Or maybe fitgirls is ok?

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    6. I don't play EFLC but it was released later and AFAIK has no older 1.0.4.0-equivalent patches. You may find older 1.0.6.0/1.0.7.0-equivalent EFLC patches but this downgrade will unlikely to get any performance benefits so you may as well use FitGirl's bundled binaries.

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    7. Thanks a lot for that confusion!

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  15. So I'm trying to do the 1.0.7.0 patch method but the Offical Rockstar URL keeps denying me from downloading the file. I tried wayback machine but no luck. Can someone help? Thanks.

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    1. Nevermind, I did inspect element and now it worked (for some reason)

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  16. Help! I have downgraded from the Fitgirl repack (1.20.43) and some mods that I use needed Zolika Patch, which is unfortunately doesn't work with xliveless addon. How do I make both of them work together?

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    1. Which setting should I disable? and from zolikapatch or xlivelessaddon? cuz I try messing out but it gives error for the zolikapatch at the start of the game.

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    2. Better yet, maybe share both of your setting? the zolikapatch.ini and the xlivelessaddon.ini?

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    3. - ZolikaPatch may not work from plugins subfolder - put zolikapatch.asi/.ini intp main folder with GTAIV.exe
      - Works with FusionFix 1.1 only if RemoveUselessChecks=0
      - Works OK with UAL/xlivelessaddon if BorderlessWindowed is disabled in xlivelessaddon.ini
      - Must have zolikapatch.ini from the same version as zolikapatch.asi e.g. update ini together with asi

      What I have in XLivelessAddon.ini
      SkipIntro = 0
      SkipMenu = 0
      DoNotPauseOnMinimize = 1
      BorderlessWindowed = 0
      SkipWebConnect = 1
      VRAMFix = 0

      SkipIntro, SkipMenu are set in ZolikaPatch.ini

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    4. Does fusion fix work on gta IV 1.0.4.0? Thanks for the config btw I have managed to get zolika patch work with xliveless addon.

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    5. Older FusionFix 1.1 works only with 1.0.6.0-1.0.8.0. Glad you made ZolikaPatch work.

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    6. Thank you for the answer! Also, i have just noticed that it seems on the 1.0.4.0 there is NO night shadows is it just happens to me? Or do I messed up something? I have already make sure to also set ForceDynamicShadows on the zolika to 1 as well, but it seems the shadow wont work.

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    7. Night shadows and more complex shadows appeared in later patches. Patch 4 has better performance because it has simpler shadows implementation.

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    8. alright, so i actually fix the problem. for some reason we have to use -availablevidmem command to make the game think that we have more memory even when we use -norestrictions command. the game seems to turn off any Night shadows if we are not defining the resource memory, and it seems that it turned off zolika patch forceshadow too.

      writing this here just in case someone had the same problem. thank you for providing the guide though, Anton!

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    9. By "Night shadows" I mean separate setting in Graphics menu. AFAIK it appeared in 1.0.6.0. When you enable it game adds complex shadows e.g. when Niko stands at night under lamppost beside a car with headlights on he will have 2 shadows pointed in different directions - one from lamppost and one from headlights. What you meant was not more complex Night shadows but simple shadows during nighttime. Of course you must experiment with -availablewithmem on older patches to get the game detect ample amount of VRAM and have no warnings in Graphics menu. VramFix setting in both XLivelessAddon and ZolikaPatch .ini should be off or else it will limit detected VRAM to 2047Mb.

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    10. alright, thank you. so i have a missing texture if i enable the -availablevidmem command, but if i disable the command, the game is disabling any night shadows, do you have the fix for this? or is it happens only on my games?

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    11. i try to downgrade to 1070 but it still happens, only thing is that the night shadow is set to off and i cant change it, even though my shadow quality is high.

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    12. When game detects enough VRAM in Graphics / Resource Usage there should be no missing textures. In 1.0.7.0 Night Shadows setting becomes available when you set basic Shadow Quality to at least Medium. I can't remember your config and all your downgrades so post your specs, what you have in commandline.txt, game version, any mods/addons/fixes/patches, Resource Usage.

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    13. I'm playing on laptop, i7-9750h and rtx 2070 with 16 GB of ram.
      I have both the 1.0.4.0 and the 1.0.7.0 both seems to not have a shadow.
      I use XlivelessAddon, RilBudgeter, Zolika Patch, Project 2DFX 4.3 and Icenhancer natural.
      I also use liberty city volume 1 and Extender Car pack.
      in commandline i use these,
      -rglLanguage=en-US
      -managed
      -novblank
      -norestrictions
      -nomemrestrict
      -noprecache
      -percentvidmem 100
      -availablevidmem 60.0 (for some reason this makes texture missing, but without it the game seems to disable all kinds of light source, making the shadow disappeared)
      -forcehighqualitymirrors
      -disableimposters
      -reservedApp 0

      in resource i have 3908 without vram fix and 2047 with it. for some reason vramfix seems to not work with me, and it only caps my resource usage to 2gb but ONLY if i use -availablevidmem that makes the resource usage over 2gb)

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    14. maybe you can share your commandline settings and dxvk config?

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    15. You are in mod hell - you have at least 3 mods that tamper with shadows and there is no way of telling which one or what superposition of mods makes shadows disappear. The thing about commandline.txt and dxvk.conf is that on good PC you don't need many commands there. My dxvk.conf is empty. I run 1.0.7.0 and on my main PC that has 32 gb RAM and 8Gb RX580 with DXVK I have only -norestrictions -nomemrestrict and the game detects 3 Gb of VRAM and runs OK. On my old 3Gb RAM PC with 2Gb gt730 I don't have -nomemrestrict but I added -availablevidmem 0.96 to limit allocation a little. Both PCs never had textures or shadows disappear.
      I think on laptop you always need some -availablevidmem ... command to avoid iGPU. You should start with fresh install/downgrade and run vanilla game in d3d9 mode ti test that textures and shadows are OK. Then start adding mods one by one. Check after each one and you will see which one breaks shadows or textures.

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    16. oh, so does texture mod can make the in-game texture disappeared?

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    17. It is unlikely although everything is possible. I think you must decide for yourself either you want to play the pretty problem-free game or you want to constantly troubleshoot the mod hell you created. I've already told you what to do and don't think I have anything more to add.

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    18. Actually, I have something to add. To avoid issues you need to start new vanilla game and create new clean savegame and load it for testing mods. If you use existing savegame made with lots of mods installed it may have some incorrect data structures and you may always have missing textures because of that even if you roll back to vanilla game.

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  17. Thank you for the guide! I downgraded to 1040 with Xliveless AddOn, following your steps letter by letter. While the downgrade process happened smoothly, I came across another issue which I am not sure is related to this, but I thought I will ask for help here anyways.
    After downgrading, I decided to install a few more mods, like the Zolika trainer (not the patch), driving physics with realistic damage, and a few script mods like the assassination mod and the business mod. It ran flawlessly for like four to five hours, but then the game crashed once to desktop. I thought okay no issues; one crash once in a while is normal. But from then on every time I booted up the game, it crashed every few minutes. Have you come across this issue and do you know a fix? Thank you!

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    1. I am glad it helped. Sorry to hear about your mods crashing the game but I have no idea what mod or combination of mods caused it. Check my July 18 answer to Irul above for troubleshooting tips.

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  18. ı downgraded my game it works but in graphic settings its just shows 24mb. it wasn't like that before and ıdk how to solve it

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    1. Post your GPU, OS and driver version. Reread "Setting -availablevidmem" section above and experiment with it until the game detects ample amount of VRAM.

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  19. Looks like I am going to comment on all your blog posts today. J
    okes aside, I just wanted to thank you for this as well. There are so many outdated or just straight wrong downgrading guides out there with or without suspicious download links and so on, you name it. Yours is not only one of the best ones I used so far, it also worked first try and gives me no trouble at all. Thank you so much.

    Is it normal, that 1.0.4.0 and 1.0.7.0 load savegames wayyyyy slower with DXVK than without? Can't enjoy playing any story missions with DXVK and these versions due to the loading times. Without DXVK they load quick and the CE with DXVK also doesn't load as slow. Is it normal and can it be improved? I'm already using XlivelessAddon's skipmenu and skipintro, I'm talking about the loading time while the screen is black and the missions name is pulsating in the bottom right corner. This takes forever, though it loads successfully in the end.

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    1. Also, I can delete TBoGT and TLAD folder after a successful downgrade to 1.0.4.0, as they can't be used by this game version anyway, right? Would save me some 7 GB of disk space.

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    2. I also encountered this very slow loading with DXVK on my old gt730 Win7 rig. In my case it was only on 1.0.4.0. On 1.0.7.0 with FusionFix loading was fast. On my newer rx580 Win10 rig both versions load very fast. It is hard to say why it happens. My guess it has something to do with RAM and VRAM allocation and -nomemrestrict / -managed. DXVK needs properly configured Windows pagefile of at least 3Gb even if PC has lots of RAM.
      If you find something please let me know.
      As for DLC subfolders you may safely delete them after 1.0.4.0 downgrade to reclaim space.

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    3. I will try 1.0.7.0 + DXVK + Fusion Fix. I thought it was only for newer patches. I guess I need Fusion Fix 1.10 then, right?

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    4. Yes, V1.10 works with 1.0.6.0-1.0.8.0

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  20. Hello, Anton!
    Thanks for your guide, thanks to him I was able to downgrade to 1.0.4.0. Can you provide me with 1C russifier compatible with 1.0.4.0? With the one that I found, text in the menu go beyond the screen at 2560x1140.

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    1. Для русификации нужно на втором шаге вместо международного патча загрузить русский патч GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1031_RU.exe
      и не забыть про замену шрифтов на следующем шаге.

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    2. Получается русский 1.0.3.1 это то же, что и 1.0.4.0 за исключением перевода? 1.0.4.0 устанавливал, чтобы использовать iCEnhancer 3.0 + DXVK. Хочу пройти GTA IV c наилучшей возможной картинкой. А для эпизодов, я так понял, всё тоже самое только версия игры нужна 1.0.7.0.

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    3. Да, у русских патчей немного другая нумерация, но они эквивалентны по фичам. Для 1.0.7.0 надо брать 1.0.6.1 (Russian) на странице загрузки.

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  21. Hello, I have installed fitgirl repack which has Complete Edition with 1.2.0.43.
    I'm trying to downgrade it to 1.0.7.0 version. Should I or should I not install XlivelessAddon ?

    So far, I followed your guide till this step

    -> Downloaded the 1.0.7.0 patch, ran the bat file inside the update folder, copied all contents from GFWLTitleUpdateRoot folder to GTAIV folder.

    In the 1.0.7.0 downgrade, u said to follow all 1.0.4.0 steps which includes XlivelessAddon Step.

    But in the XlivelessAddon link which u provided (http://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2020/08/how-to-run-gta-iv-offline.html#_Step-by-step_guide)
    It says in TL:DR,
    "Applies to GTA IV pre-2020 Complete Edition e.g. if your GTAIV.exe has version 1.2.0.x or above and uses Rockstar Game Launcher this is not for you!"

    So I'm a bit confused haha.

    Should I or should I not install Xliveless Addon?

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    1. You should. You see when you copied all contents from GFWLTitleUpdateRoot folder to GTAIV folder it included GTAIV.exe and your game became 1.0.7.0 so no confusion here.

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  22. The process went smooth but the game won't start it just says Ran out of video memory and closes

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    1. Post your GPU, OS and driver version, what game version you downgrade to, commandline.txt parameters. Also I need screenshots of error message and of the game folder after downgrade.

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  23. i went through the install process for this downgrade from the newest version of complete edition to 1.0.4.0 and it works but now after a few minutes i get drunk cammed any idea how to fix this issue, it is a legit steam bought copy and had the latest update that makes you use rstar launcher for reference

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    1. It means XLivelessAddon's asi does not load properly due to some conflict. Check your other .dll and .asi files.

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    2. nevermind i reinstalled the game and the downgrade and fixed it i installed some files out of order, great work

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  24. Hi, I got the fitgirl repack complete edition, followed all steps, gta 4 works, but when I try to launch tbgot from the initial menu, game crashes after loading screen.

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    1. Sorry to hear that. It works for me and you did read the disclaimer. Instead of troubleshooting this I would recommend installing a separate EFLC instead. Install repack https://archive.org/details/gta-episodes-from-liberty-city , patch it https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/200145386/Grand-Theft-Auto-Episodes-from-Liberty-City-Title-Update-1-1-2-0-Patch-2 , install XLivelessAddon, run EFLC.exe

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  25. I have fitgirl 1.2.0.32 and downgraded to 1070 just like your step, but whenever I enter a benchmark the game crashes where it would show the results. I also have DXVK installed

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    1. It is a known problem. Use 1.0.4.0 or install ZolikaPatch and check that it has BenchmarkFix=1 in its ini file.

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    2. Thank you! Now it works. Thanks to your guide and commentd I now have xlivelessaddon + zolikapatch (i didn't drag the gfwlactivationdisabler in but it works fine) and fusionfix. They are working so well.
      Finally I have created the ultimate GTA IV experience

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  26. idk if you gonna answer this or not but i just downgrade it to 1070 and i notice something after playing a few minute on tbogt the game was stuttering like hell. i've installed dxwrapper but i didn't think it's working, i can't downgraded it to 1040 because i want to play the dlc story... any advice?

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    1. Hello. So you followed the steps in the guide and was able to launch downgraded TBOGT. Congratulations, your downgrade was a success! As for your stuttering problem I am not an almighty computer wizard that can automagically detect remote user's OS, hardware and settings and the amount of help I am able to provide is directly proportional to the info you provide. For an alternative solution read my answer from December 19, 2021 at 5:57 PM above.

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    2. oh wait i'm sorry i forgot to give you my pc spec. it was:
      intel core i5-2520 2.5 ghz
      4GB RAM DDR4
      INTEL HD Graphics 3000

      yeah, yknow it was to old for this game but trust me it was running smoothly on low graphic (before downgrading). and i do some research that 1070 was the worst version for the performance but if i downgrade it to 1040 i cant play the dlc

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    3. Unfortunately there's nothing I can help with here. Patch 7 is for high-end PCs and it is acknowledged by developers to have stuttering problems https://gtaforums.com/topic/404147-how-to-use-memrestrict-to-fix-stuttering/ You should still test separate EFLC and experiment with different drivers and -availablevidmem.
      You also should have manually configured big (at least 6 Gb) pagefile and avoid using -nomemrestrict.
      Otherwise all I can say is don't downgrade if it was running smoothly before.

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  27. Everything went great and i got a huge FPS bump after downgrading.
    THANK YOU!
    but i have a liiiiitle complaint. The loading sound is no longer there. i can hear the first 2 seconds of violin play and then it stops.

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    1. Hello, Brahim! You are welcome. The loading sound may be cut off if some sort of menu or intro skipping is used. Check XLivelessAddon.ini or FusionFix....ini or ZolikaPatch.ini and set to 0 all SkipIntro and SkipMenu everywhere.

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    2. Worked like magic.
      Damn you know the game better than those who made it.

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  28. anton shabunin bro i did every single thing correctly but it didnt workk it is runing in back ground i can see on task manager but it didnt show up on screen or respondd i tried to fix this about 4 hours i need help please do you have intagram discord skype or what ever that i can connect you i installed latest fit girl repack and i didnt the first step like you said hhhhhhhhhh i will be crazy

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    1. and can you just share grand theft auto 4 folder that is 1.0.0.4
      it will be100 times better just share your game file that we can download fully

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    2. Hello, I cannot share my full installed game but I may help you. Start fresh - install clean game from repack, do not select Vanilla Fixes, after install go into game folder and remove dsound.dll, dinput8.dll, all .asi files from game folder and plugins and scripts subfolders. Follow the guide, especially "Special note for FitGirl 1.2.0.43 Repack downgrade". If the downgraded game still doesn't start post your specs and screenshots of your game folder and plugins subfolder.

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    3. Ok I will try that ty can I why can't you share a downgraded gta4 it can be 100 times better :)

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  29. hello, none of my save games are working. can you perhaps link me a 100% save game that works for this downgraded version?

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    1. Make sure that your game has original older 1.0.X.0 audio config. If you have newer audio config from 2020CE or from latest radio downgrader (newer audio configs have 3 more stations) old saves may not load.

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  30. Hello, unfortunately I don't have a savegame at hand. Go to gtasnp.com, choose Browse, select "GTA IV & EFLC - PC (Windows)", sort by Progress column, choose the 100% save you like, click its ID, expand Modifications, choose 1.0.8.0 IV/1.1.3.0 EFLC, click the appropriate slot, move downloaded file into your savegames folder (%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\savegames if you use XLivelessAddon), start the game and load the save.

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    1. hello. I tried the save file from the site and none of it ever works. it just crashes midway when loading the game.

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    2. I tried https://gtasnp.com/1niyrT (native old version save) and
      https://gtasnp.com/D9A8z2 (downgraded from CE save) and both load OK on 1.0.4.0. If you have crashes it means you have not properly downgraded your game.

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    3. yea I downgraded to 1.0.7.0 instead. everything works fine now

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  31. Everything went great in downgrading but the game shutters
    i use fitgirl version

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    1. Hello, Mohamed! Check out stutter fix guide on my blog

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    2. I have done the DXVK method but it also shutters ... after playing 5 minutes the shutter dont bothers me ... i think its that VRAM issue because when i put it the settings into medium the VRAM yurns to red ... but when i put it on very high it becomes green i dont know how.... but now the problem that i put enb mod and now the game crash :)

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    3. Sorry to hear that, it has nothing to do with downgrade though. The issue is with your hardware/OS/driver/some other software or leftover mods from repack. In general you should not start adding mods until your vanilla game runs smoothly. If you need help troubleshooting this you must provide your specs, screenshots of your game folder and plugins subfolder, screenshot of your Graphics settings menu, contents of commandline.txt.

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    4. i have a backup and i do downgrade on it and it works but its still has shuttering issue... even though i download DXVK... and when i put a ENB mod the game works but the mod is not applying in the game... i tired of this game :)
      My specs is
      Rx 560 4GB
      intel core i5 3450
      8 GB Ram
      How can i send screenshots ?

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    5. Your PC is OK and DXVK should work. Many use imgur.com for screenshot uploads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_image-sharing_websites
      Do not rush your modding, your main task is to get vanilla downgraded game run smoothly first. Post your OS and build number, GPU driver, monitor. Start with updating and decrapifying your OS https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/612495/windows-10-11-optimization-guide-for-gaming/p1 You may find latest cumulative OS update links for manual install at sysnative.com in Windows 10 or 11 section.

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  32. It's me again, this time i downgraded to 1.0.4.0 but now the texture wont even load up, it's says that i have only 123mb ram? I try using availablevidmem but it doesn't work

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    1. Yep fix it by myself, i just forgot to save the commandline.txt

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    2. now i have another problem. it cannot load a savefiles, it says "load failed, starting a new game"

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    3. Hello, when you open menu Game \ Load do you see your savegame? If yes what is the message when you manually load it? RGL savegame from 2020CE will not load on 1.0.4.0 without downgrading. Downgraded savegame needs original pc\audio\config to load successfully.

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    4. Yes i can see and load the savegame without problem. but everytime i exit and run again it just cannot load the savefile, it's always loads on the first mission no matter what last mission i've played.

      And i don't have any CE savefile

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    5. I fix it again, i just need to delete the save and play the mission from start BUT i need to turn off the skip menu/intro, and then after i finished the mission i turned on the skip menu/intro and now it can load the savefile

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    6. It scans all available savegames upon start and tries to load the one with latest timestamp. If save with latest timestamp is a DLC/2020CE/corrupted one then the game will start from Cousins Bellic. When you did your save it received latest timestamp and so it became the one to load upon next start. Glad you sorted this out.

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  33. This is no longer working as of 16/09/2022 for the Rockstar Games Launcher CE edition. I have tried well over 4 times using your downgrade method, as well as gtaforums downgrader and dozens of youtube videos. NOTHING works for the RGL games edition.

    Do not buy the RGL GTA IV games edition otherwise you are screwed, you will not be able to downgrade or mod the game.

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    1. I highly doubt that they modified some crucial game data files in latest updates to 2020CE. These updates are usually for RGSC stub inside GTAIV.exe. What exactly do you mean by "not working"?
      Make sure that your vanilla 2020CE is playable before downgrading e.g. redownload or verify game files.
      I support my guide and if you need help troubleshooting post your specs (CPU, GPU & driver version, RAM, OS build), describe what you did and post screenshots of your game folder and scripts & plugins subfolder.

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  34. Hi there, Anton. So, I downgraded to 1040, in my case I'm using the fitgirl's version, and everything works pretty fine, except for one thing. When the game is loading and the cousins bellic tittle appear in the screen the game suddenly crash without warning. Any ideia of what I could do?

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    1. Hello, it us a symptom of not enough VRAM when -availablevidmem ... is invalid or interpreted by the game as too low. I had exact same thing when the game crashed without any messages at the start of new game. Try with empty commandline.txt and then find -availablevidmem ... multiplier suitable for your system.

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  35. i did everything to downgrade from 1.0.7.0 to 1.0.4.0
    but when start the game it shows the first part load screen and close
    if any one can upload a working downgraded to patch 1.0.4.0
    or provide a link to download the downgraded version I would be grateful

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    1. Hello, looks like you have settings.cfg that is incompatible with 1.0.4.0 exe. Follow the guide, use XLivelessAddon and reread "Running with XlivelessAddon (recommended)" section. I can provide support for my guide if you describe what you did and upload screenshots of your game folder. I can't provide full game releases/repacks, go to cs.rin.ru for that.

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    2. i downgraded the radio
      ,moved files from $0 to my game folder
      , installed the fonts
      , downloaded the xlivelessAddon to my game folder
      ,have the commandline in my game folder
      ,did not do the AMD gpu and the Optional step
      , there was no any file that can conflict my game
      and there is my screenshot https://snipboard.io/6FXUEa.jpg

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    3. If you downgrade from 1.0.7.0 repack you already have original radio data and radio config so you don't need radio downgrader step. You may delete subfolders Tbogt and Tlad to save space as 1.0.4.0 doesn't support DLCs. Your game folder looks OK overall but
      - you forgot "Running with XlivelessAddon (recommended)" section - create settings1040 subfolder and edit plugins\XLivelessAddon.ini, post what you have in commandline.txt and plugins\XLivelessAddon.ini
      - I need to see file sizes and dates on the screenshot, please redo it with file sizes and dates visible
      - also post 2nd screenshot of your plugins subfolder with file sizes and dates visible

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    4. can u explain step by step pls
      https://snipboard.io/r1MmcB.jpg
      https://snipboard.io/IcVp7g.jpg
      https://snipboard.io/cHpoiN.jpg

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    5. Right click in game folder, choose new / folder, name the folder settings1040, then open plugins\XLivelessAddon.ini in Notepad and edit it so that the 3rd line reads
      CustomSettingsPath = "settings1040"
      and save it, run gtaiv.exe. Your downgraded game should work OK.
      When I ask for screenshot with file sizes and dates visible I mean like the last one - it has "Date modified" and "Size" columns, it is to check that your gtaiv.exe is the right one.

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  36. i have created new folder "settings1040"
    and i did thes step CustomSettingsPath = "settings1040"
    there is some screenshots
    https://snipboard.io/0aE6mV.jpg
    https://snipboard.io/vh1KnA.jpg
    https://snipboard.io/h93TSP.jpg

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    1. when i run gtaiv.exe still close after 2-3 sec

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    2. should i keep my old radio files ? or this has nothing to do

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    3. can u pls remote control using TeamViewer

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    4. commandline https://snipboard.io/HfnwiK.jpg

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    5. I can't provide remote interactive support, sorry. If your game doesn't work it means one of the following:
      - your OS is damaged and can't run any GTA IV version because of DirectX, driver or some other critical OS component issue.
      - your OS is OK but your source game folder is damaged and unusable for downgrade
      - your OS and source game both OK but you made a mistake during the downgrade

      If your vanilla 1.0.7.0 repack installs and launches OK e.g. your OS and your source game are both OK then you may
      use this 1040_downgrade_AIO.zip all-in-one downgrade package I made for you to avoid possible mistakes during downgrade. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E9AWjRlHn0bV1sr683ExP4ZmV0CzKg_9
      Just unpack 1040_downgrade_AIO.zip into your clean 1.0.7.0 folder overwriting any files and run gtaiv.exe.
      Some launching tips:
      - After first start check that the game creates in settings1040\Settings files Limits.dat, SETTINGS.CFG, XString.dat
      - in GTAIV.exe properties on Compatibility tab / Change high DPI settings
      check "Override high DPI scaling behavior" in High DPI scaling override, scaling performed by Application
      - Remove commandline.txt or empty it to avoid possible VRAM shortage issues, then after your game launches OK add your parameters one by one

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    6. I don't know how the game worked, but what I know is that the first time it started, a smile was drawn on my face :) ty man

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    7. pls man
      can u recommend best graphic mods

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    8. The best for my taste is https://www.gtagaming.com/fixed-colors-f31475.html timecyc-only mod for vanilla experience. If you want ENB try iCEnhancer 3.0 Natural

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  37. Tell me, please, why can't you just transfer the patch GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1040_EFIGS.exe to the folder with gta 4 and run (double click) it? How will it differ if you manually transfer files from the $0 folder

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    1. Hello, Roman! Rockstar patches rely on InstallFolder value in the registry and if it's not set then installing patch by doubleclicking it won't work. Modifying registry requires Admin privileges.
      Manual unpack method always works and doesn't require Admin privileges. I will think of something to streamline patch install e.g. a script that correctly sets up InstallFolder in the registry.

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    2. Enjoy _InstallFolder.bat script https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1E9AWjRlHn0bV1sr683ExP4ZmV0CzKg_9
      Put it into game folder where GTAIV.exe is and run as Administrator

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