Rockstar has just released the first update for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. While there are no release notes as of yet, we can confirm that this patch resolves two issues that plagued a lot of PC gamers.
These two issues are the infamous Windows User Name bug that prevented gamers from launching the game and the increased CPU usage from the game’s launcher.
This update will be auto-downloaded from Rockstar’s Social Club and Steam.
We’ll be sure to update this post with the release notes once we get them!
UPDATE:
Rockstar revealed the changelog for this first update:
- Fixed an issue where the GTAV Launcher would use an abnormally high percentage of CPU and sometimes crash
- Fixed an issue where frame rate would drop when left-clicking the mouse while driving
- Added a grid to the Golf mini-game to show the topology of the green while putting
- Fixed an issue where a character’s eyebrows or other facial features could change erroneously when transferred to PC
- Fixed an issue where a some players were asked to transfer their GTA Online character while a transfer was already in progress
- YouTube uploads via the Rockstar Editor will now correctly resume if Internet connection is lost during the upload and later restored
- Fixed a rare issue where the game could crash while using the Rockstar Editor
- Projects containing deleted clips will now load properly in the Rockstar Editor and warn the player of the missing clips
- Fixed an issue where birds were not recorded correctly in Rockstar Editor clips
- Corrected an issue where certain characters in Windows usernames would cause the Launcher to fail to load or other undesired game behavior. For details, see this page.
- Fixed an issue where players with one garage would not be able to replace an existing vehicle if the garage was full and the new vehicle was purchased from an in-game website
- Additional fixes to prepare for iFruit support
- Crew Tire Smoke can no longer be purchased if you are not in a Crew
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Still ERR_GFX_D3D_INIT in da house. R* is sure taking their sweet time with this one.
That sounds like a DirectX problem. What Windows and graphics card are you using?
8.1 gtx 980
Turn off Shadowplay. Shadowplay is causing crashes after about 20 minutes.
I don’t use that.
Also make sure you are running the latest drivers from AMD / Nvidia
I am!
its because of fraps
no way! really?
Idk but thats how some ppl fixed it in linustech forum
Ah cool, thanks bud. I’ll only be running steam fps overlay. Thank god Linus made that forum.
Dammit DSOG get rid of the ads that have auto music playing.
What ads? 😛
The ads on DSOG, maybe?
Dirty Adblocker.
What’s dirty about it?
DSOG is the only website where I don’t use Adblock. They deserve our support.
I use it on my desktop, but I look at this site far more times when I’m at work on my Galaxy Note 3, so they get enough ad revenue from me in the day.
That ad on top gave me such a fright.
My nr 1 problem with the game is when im driving at high speed the texture are not loading properly and i can see thru the map until it loads(slowly) i don’t know if the problem is on my end or the game hope they will fix this with a patch or a mod
I do not have this issue. Maybe try to de-frag the install file. I see small pop in here and there, but nothing like you describe. Win 8, HDD (non SSD, to big for mine)
I saw the “problem of loading texture while driving fast” on TITAN X using the game on SDD !
its not really a “problem” thats how the engine its running.
They will improve the experience overtime ofc 🙂
Now a quick fix is too put GTX5.exe on high priority
alt+tab then go the alt+ctrl+delete(task manager) click on GTA -> go to details -> and put GTA5.exe on high priority 🙂
Everybody has this problem and is more noticeable when you use FXAA in game!
yeah that did not work for me I’ve try all the fix there is on this problem and nothing so far i know for some people this fix the problem for some it did not
Did not know the launcher was doing this.
Nice update !
we wait more and more as GTA V now its my favorite game of all times 🙂
Can they patch the in vehicle FOV in first person next? right now it is terrible…
FOV Mod 1.2
https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/32n8m0/i_made_a_mod_for_freely_setting_your_firstperson/
Changelog
1.2 (April 18, 2015)
Polished and released source
Switched to INI for configuration
Added aiming, driving, crouching, ADS and third-person settings
Also the DRM free mod is out tnx to 3dm
Hi, does someone knows how to get acces to the picture taked with the phone? i don’t know, something like a windows folder, like in GTA San Andreas.
People should make a mod of this. Every picture you take with the phone, it’s saved on a personal folder.
SMAA rocks in GTA V!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, i want something that WONT get me banned from online though, but cool.
Anyone having problems with crashes and know a workaround to it ?
If it crashes in the car while aiming make sure you have not equiped any throwables. The best way to avoid it is to always select a pistol before entering a vehicle.
There is a crash during the Blitz Play mission when the game automatically switches characters. Its a widespread problem and is NOT fixed by the latest patch. The only true 100% working “workaround” is to purposely fail the mission three times in order to skip it completely. Afterward you will get the same problem in another mission further into the game.
Four of my mates on Steam bought GTA5 for PC and all of them are saying that they cant progress past one of the early heist missions because the game crashes when it automatically switches from one character to another.
I had a look around to see if i could find a work around or fix for one of my mates when I first heard of it and apparently this has been a problem for loads of people who bought the game at launch and still is not fixed after the latest patch.
https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/communities/public/questions/203593487-GTA-V-PC-Crash-during-Blitz-Play-Heist
https://steamcommunity.com/app/271590/discussions/0/611703999962444566/