As promised, Rockstar has released Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition on Steam. This new Complete Edition removes the Games for Windows Live service, as well as the game’s multiplayer mode.
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition will replace both GTA4 and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. Thankfully, current game save files are compatible with Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition. Furthermore, The Complete Edition includes Grand Theft Auto IV and the Episodes – The Lost and Damned & The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Players who have previously installed and played Grand Theft Auto IV or Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will be able to update their copy to Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete. The Update file size for those owning GTA Episodes from Liberty City will be approximately 22GB. On the other hand, the Update for those owning GTA4 will be 6GB.
Rockstar also noted that all users will need to be connected to the Internet and authenticate their copy of the game.
Now as you may all know, GTA4 had some major performance/optimization issues on the PC. Unfortunately, this new release does not address those issues. Thus, don’t expect major performance differences between these two Editions.
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Complete Edition : Half the soundtracks and MP removed, LOGIC
28GB total patch size to remove features.
That’s the weight of emptiness i guess lol
Custom configuration files that allow the game to run at desired refresh rate also don’t work anymore so you’re stuck with 60HZ refresh rate. Truly a “Complete Edition”!
Force it on the driver or use SpecialK, but anyway previous version had a working refresh rate option… I’ll stick to my retail versions, with 1.0.4.0 patch and Xliveless mod
How do you force in-game refresh rate within the driver?
On Nvidia go to the control panel – Manage 3D settings – Open you game profile (GTAIV) if it’s listed or just browse to the exe by clicking on “add” then look for Preferred refresh rate and select Highest available
I don’t know for AMD
I don’t have this setting available in my Nvidia Control panel. I did some quick googlin and it seems that this particular setting is only available when you use a GSync monitor.
Maybe right, i own a GSync monitor so i don’t know, but you can try launching the game with this command line : -refreshrate X
create a txt file in the root of the game’s directory and name it “commandline” without quotes, open it and past “-refreshrate X” always without quotes where X is the refresh rate you want ex : -refreshrate 144
Already tried that (and with previous version of the game it worked), hence my first comment about commandline.txt not working in this latest build of the game. I guess we’ll have to wait then. R* love sh**ting all over PC gamers, don’t they?
Of course lol, you can try borderless windowed mode, but if i’m right the only way to run GTAIV in borderless is to use Xliveless addon and i don’t know if it’s still working with new version, since the whole point of the new rereleased version of the game and Xliveless is to get rid of GFWL, try it…
You do know/realize that GTA IV has some technicall issues which they never fixed? Basically, the frames are tied to game physics/mechanics….. you have couple of examples in some missions. One of the best example during the last mission: “Out of Commision” during the: “helicpoter scene” with Jacob (the higher the fps, its harder to enter the Helicopter).
Steam page still lists SecuROM. I swear, Rockstar actively hate developing for PC and their PC fans.
Not lists anymore and SecuROM removed.
its not available on steam though? like there’s no option to buy/download it
I got the update on my existing copy, https://store.steampowered.com/app/12210
The new manuals folder includes a manual for multiplayer. :facepalm:
Could someone please tell me how to launch this “complete edition” without STEAM in background because of the stuttering. There is no file “LaunchGTA4” like before, and even after update the stuttering still happens.
Any way to update the boxed version then?
Yes…. you have the code, rockstar social club/rockstar launcher etc.
No…. The Code doesnt activate on Steam or Social Club since its a GFWL product key. “invalid product ID” there are threads on Steam about it.
Owners of boxed copies will be able to activate through the Rockstar Games Launcher after 24th, when the complete edition of GTA4 will be available there too.
Thank you Nik.
They update yesterday the info on their support page. Guess we have to wait until some time in April now..
https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/360001180407/Installing-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-for-PC-from-Disc
>Rockstar also noted that all users will need to be connected to the Internet and authenticate their copy of the game.
I guess it was too hard to remove SecuROM, even after all these years.
SecuROM is removed from this new version. 1 small thing why it’s good.
They removed MP ? They really want us to love them, huh!?
GFWLive multiplayer still works if you get non-Steam version.
I can understand butchered version for new buyers since they’ve ran out of GFWLive keys but why did C**kstar f**ked up GTA 4 for existing Steam owners?
Those who wanted, they knew how to remove GFWLive since ages ago.