GTA IV PC Patch 6

[Chris]

Rockstar has released patch number 6 for the PC version of GTA IV which features a large number of bug fixes and additional features. The patch is available through Games for Windows LIVE and a standalone downloadable version with be available soon. The majority of these new features/fixes are already present in the PC version of Episodes from Liberty City.

Rockstar Games Social Club

• Remove Rockstar Games Social Club application
  
• Separate RGSC application no longer required to launch game
  
• Social Club login now occurs during the launch process
  

Shadows

• A new, less memory-intensive, and better-looking scalable shadow solution has been implemented
  
• Enhanced Night Shadows added with user-selectable level of detail (replaces Shadow Density)
  

Performance

• Rendering optimizations have been made to improve performance, particularly when enabling shadows
  
• User-configurable graphics settings have been added for shadow control
  
• Improved memory management
  

Multiplayer

• Enhanced security to isolate users from cheaters and hackers
  

Episodic Content

• Provide in-game support to purchase "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony" (Not available in Russian/Japanese Versions)
  

Bug Fixes

• Vehicle shadows re-enabled between 8pm and 6am
  
• Fix floating street textures
  
• Pedestrians in vehicles appear further out from the player to allow for long range sniping
  
• The Moon has been implemented with simulated lunar phases
  
• Fixed garbled text in Japanese Multiplayer menus
  
• "RESC 10" error fix for specific hardware configurations
  

In addition, Episodes from Liberty City players are also getting a small update (1.1.1.0) that will improve memory management and address a hardware configuration error.

[JustADummy]

Yup the patch is awesome, but I give you advice, as soon as you install the patch, turn down the shadows if you have a weak gfx card or you'll get extreme lag; they're extremely detailed now even in Medium quality.

[Alvas.]

A question.

If I install GTA IV now, will I need to install all the patches for the PC version till date ? Or just this 'GTA IV Patch 6' ?

[JustADummy]

Just the latest patch.

[BlackListedB]

OK, I need a more layman newbie answer, I gamed the previous GTAs on PC, but the magnitude of the GTA4 series is such that I only used the two consoles. You can download the games and other things with LIVE, or you can stay offline and buy the DVDs. I bought them and I normally play them offline, so what do I need to know this being my case? Are the patches added already to the store released discs??

[Guest]

Useful patch, but my framerate dropped by up to 14 FPS in some cases. I'm using 1.0.5 again, works better for me.

[Chris]

  On 4/18/2010 at 1:17 PM, BlackListedB said:

OK, I need a more layman newbie answer, I gamed the previous GTAs on PC, but the magnitude of the GTA4 series is such that I only used the two consoles. You can download the games and other things with LIVE, or you can stay offline and buy the DVDs. I bought them and I normally play them offline, so what do I need to know this being my case? Are the patches added already to the store released discs??

No. The retail version is at 1.0.0.0

  On 4/27/2010 at 7:59 AM, Jessey1995 said:

Useful patch, but my framerate dropped by up to 14 FPS in some cases. I'm using 1.0.5 again, works better for me.

I went straight from 1.0.4 to 1.0.6 and didn't really notice much of a difference, but it certainly wasn't any worse. I don't play much anyway so doesn't bother me