1.2.0.43 DOWNGRADE GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 1.0.7.0 EXCLUSIVE UPDATED

[Air]

Follow the instruction in this thread, this is how to properly do it.

Can add whatever nonsense on top afterward, just do this first, it will work.


QUICK AND PAINLESS METHOD NOT INVOLVING THE OFFICIAL UPDATE FILE

https://file120.gofile.io/download/586ed642-830c-4482-a0ee-7b2f031bc5be/Downgrade%20with%20DLC%20%2B%20MP.7z


Disregard everything that's been posted, I'll go and edit those later so people don't get confused along with the first one indicating the initial issue. This was a 2014 to 2016 discrepancy with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 bleeding into 2017 and now 2023 sadly. Culprit is Securom, which is a known anti-piracy nightmare that half worked efficiently stopping anyone from enjoying a working product, half harmed legitimate genuine ownership of this title whether on a disk or by digital distribution. Damage has already been done. Rockstar acknowledges this at least and has completely removed LaunchGTAIV.exe entirely of the newest version, but they don't really care. They only are going to do the bare minimum possible which will entice people to continue buying a broken port. Be prepared for yet another iteration of these to get shoved down our throat yet again, because now I want to play this with the crazy collection of workmanship I've been developing and totally owned my own installation trying desperately after I had fixed it from 1.0.8.0 and that was literally working flawlessly now there is 1.2.0.43 this is absolutely ridiculous, don't feel alone here, you ain't

Wish this issue was exclusively GTAIV, but it's not. This is a recurrent problem with GTAV their Online pay to win nonsense and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least it's less devastating on that side we just have to wait for a new scripthook currently v1.0.2944.0. First off, download a fresh copy of GTAIV, back up your GTAIV folder into a copy if you'd like to sift through your delicate collection of addons which most likely were partially overwritten and now completely broken. Once it's installed, get the latest official 1.0.7.0 update downloaded, and extract it to the root Grand Theft Auto IV folder in steamapps wherever you've decided to install the game for example steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV drop files all files here


https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/200145406/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Patch-7-Title-Update-v-1-0-7-0-English-1-0-6-1-Russian-1-0-5-2-Japanese


When I downloaded the Update from here, the cabinet file was corrupted, even after retrying a few times, so here is a mirror for the identical update. Give it a try only if you ran into issues. Also going to need this, just to be rather safe than sorry, but you can create a .bat yourself if you're worried about what it does. Place this in the same folder as the update files dropped. Don't trust running the old installer, it's old now


https://www.gtaall.com/gta-4/patches/3427-patch-dlya-gta-4-1070-en.html


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVsrI5-1J6zG92i-_HoEedcBHVIXOiKa/view


@echo off
msiexec /a TitleUpdate.msi /qb targetdir="%TEMP%"
start explorer "%TEMP%\PFiles\GFWLTitleUpdateRoot"
rem Move to GTAIV folder all files and subfolders from opened GFWLTitleUpdateRoot folder


Here is what it says inside the batch file, for quick reference. Just extracts the files to a folder, which you need to drag ontop of the files inside the GTAIV and overwrite everything. Finally, because LaunchGTAIV.exe is both non-existant in the install directory and also doesn't work at all anymore, will absolutely need to use the latest version of XLivelessAddon, drop this in your GTAIV folder and then you just run the title with GTAIV.exe or through STEAM, I'll do more investigation into the online


https://github.com/GTAmodding/XLivelessAddon/releases/tag/latest


Believe this is the best way, and it's as official genuine and functionally legitimate as possible I did a third-party found download before, because my files stopped working after Rockstar added another invisible update that changed radio songs back and forth because of temporary legal issues or something of that nature, but this looks promising. Going to give a shot with the full detailed script and asi extension that was working perfectly fine before and let everyone know if it's still good to go or not. Sadly, this issue persists even on GTAV and we're constantly having to wait for new scripthook versions whenever they decided to add an update for Multiplayer or useless Singleplayer content, but it's what we need to do the play the title we want, the way we want to play it, you know, properly and such, but there is more. Might be asking, how come 1.0.7.0? Truth be told it's the absolute best version of Grand Theft Auto 4 and has everything from .NET support, .ASI support with compatibility with every nearly every single GTA script or plugin addon that has ever been created. There is also the ability to run Multiplayer without the script or plugins, but with heavily altered installations of the title as long as they're identical between users attending the session, therefore the most ideal. Great strides have been underway to get this version to parity with the full Complete Edition, and perhaps in the future we could see better support and options all around. Don't get your hopes up though, fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you. Make backups and delete old ones regularly or even just every once in a while, don't let history repeat itself with your install as we've been shown it's doomed to reoccurringly happen. Upon extensive investigation, the 1.0.7.0 versions of ENBseries are actually far better and not only that the game simply looks and runs better on 1.0.7.0 even if it's not functionally video-memory perfect as the newest release, just don't use their timecyc or anything in the TBOGT or TLATD or pc and common folder, stick to full fledged overhauls that alter that instead. Don't forget RESHADE, which can use both together for absolutely insane combinations rivalling 2010 era of iceenhancer videos or even one up on what we see today in GTAV. There are plenty of mods to try, and now you don't have to worry about ruining a preciously saved install with no way of replicating it whatsoever except mods which are unfortunately no longer able to be found anywhere. Try to archive the zips


Here, I'll get everyone started on the right foot check it out



Restore Xbox 360 or PS3 Graphical Appearance ( includes timecyc.dat )

https://gtaforums.com/topic/989098-console-visuals

Further Enhance Weather and Graphical Appearance with RealityIV ( optional )

https://www.gtagaming.com/realityiv-2-0-f25401.html

More Liberty V3, the best version of this city population

https://www.gtagaming.com/more-liberty-v3-f4235.html

ICE ENHANCER 3 NATURAL ( ignore the PC and common and dlc folders )

https://www.gtainside.com/en/gta4/mods/135841-icenhancer-3-0-natural/


Complex script or plugin dependant projects I've tried extensively are below. Don't forget to grab scripthookdotnet and an Asi loader for those specific dependencies


Project 2DFX LodLights working with version 1.0.7.0 ( ASI loader required )

https://www.gtainside.com/en/gta4/mods/183482-project-2dfx-v4-3-for-iv/download/

[Viewbob]

im unable to downgrade to 1.0.7.0 :(

[Air]

引用自 homer guy：

im unable to downgrade to 1.0.7.0 :(

You need to download a different exe for the DLC content. I didn't upload it because I didn't have it at the time but I saw a fix for it somewhere on this forum as well as the DLC discussion page.

[Sgt. Max Cockburn]

TL;DR

But where do people come up with all those great services? Service people, you are horrible human beings and you are not making your mothers proud at all.

[Air]

My Mom is as good as extinct so no loss here. 40 left her brainless.

[The_Antonios]

Thanks

[Febreeze Air Freshner]

Finally I can actually finish the game now.

[Lorenzo Alfred]

updated dropbox link please? I can't get the first person mod to work anymore

[MeHigh]

The dropbox link is not working

[noreply]

引用自 LFE LEFT EFFECT EFFECT：

Fortunately for us, Rockstar updated the game and it's LaunchGTAIV Social Club system that half worked half malfuctioned even when properly setup on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10. It is now tied to your XboxLive gamertag through the social club website and you have the ability to link it when you launch the game as opposed to the old social club exclusive login screen which used to only work 5-15% of the time depending how fast you could put in your credentials and press play. This means that Online works properly for all the people who didn't go through the struggle of finding exactly what files and microsoft libraries were responsible for causing their game not to work with or without mods in the first place for the past five or so years. If you're looking for some Vanilla GTA IV action through Xbox Live the average user can easily set the game up and play now, so theres that I guess which means there are lots of new and old users online.

However this came at a cost which I also didn't intially realize until I did some searching and playing around with my files. Mods that require scripthook / an asi loader don't work with this new patch. x live less works in disabling Xbox Live which is what I primarily use for mods if I'm just playing single player for things like Arrest Warrant. However YAASIL and other asi / script loaders crash the game and function improperly. x live less appears to not load any ASI mods including script hook meaning in order to play with these mods you're going to need to downgrade to the 1.0.7.0 exe's of the game. This is all you need to do as far as I know and there is no annoyances with social club anymore even with doing this, however I haven't tested if modified games work online when properly configured with indentical mods on all involved PC's for or if online even works at all anymore in 1.0.7.0 patch. They did before this all happened because my buddies and I typically run games with Realistic Handling and my custom weapons / pedestrian settings in multiplayer without any problems. I wouldn't be suprised if it no longer worked flawlessly anymore which means we're going to have to wait till either Rockstar (unlikely) releases a fix for that portion of the modding or if modders just update their ancient 1-5 year old creations (another unlikely scenario at this point with GTA V taking the reign now). With that being said, here are the 1.0.7.0 executables so you can download and test it yourself. They are from my computers backup of the original 1.0.7.0 installation with all fixes included to have the game work on Windows 10, whatever they may be I can't remember there was alot. Looking at the changelog you might miss out on a few new features like the fixed video card memory allocation bar and Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 program compatibility but I am unsure of what is effected by doing this other than what is in the changelog. Just a compressed Dropbox link, let me know if you discover anything else about the points I discussed or if there was anything I ended up missing. The decision for right now from what I can gather is to play 1.0.8.0 online / offline with minimal mod support / straight up vanilla or to downgrade the game to 1.0.7.0 for offline / or minimal online support. For me I can't play the game without my script hook mods they're too essential in my opinion, but to each his own.

Patch 1.0.8.0 GTA 4 fixes:
- Added error code "WTV270" to indicate a problem with connecting to Windows Live Sign in Assistant / Games for Windows Live Servers.
- Added Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 to compatible OS check.
- Added Display Controller image in Controller Configuration.
- Fixed a bug which made completing "Out of Commission" mission impossible when frame rate exceeds 60fps.
- Fixed a bug with the "Resource Usage" indicator on graphics cards with more than 2GB of VRAM.
- Fixed a bug that restricted settings changes when using modern video cards.
- Fixed a bug with the map crosshair on certain resolutions.
- Fixed a bug with text scrolling in "Brief" Menu.
- Fixed "drawlist overflow" crash.
- Minor performance optimizations.

I also included x live less and scripthook for those that want the ones I know for sure work. Make sure you backup everything I'm not responsible if anything goes wrong

*UPDATED LINK*
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bvv5ye5qcbkcwte/GTAIV%201.0.7.0%20EXE.rar?dl=0
*UPDATED LINK*

Can you update the link?

[Air]

For sure give me a bit there is someone else who genuinely fixed up a downgrade extensively and in my experience this patch worked 100% flawlessly down to the files when I tried it and in fact GTAIV is still installed on my system which is now Windows 11 with a RTX 2080 Ti so no bluff there I'll try to find it soon, this is complex stuff. Something to take note of

° seem to remember a late game Mission being unstartable with the comprehensive mod setup I was using scripthook and asi loaders with at least two dozen mods. Could simply use a trainer to skip the level entirely, but to me it broke the immersion so keep an eye out for things like that in 1.0.7.0, it may be fixed now not sure. Doesn't hurt to keep two versions

[noreply]

The truth is that I am looking for a solution for gta iv. My problem is that when I install any visual or audio mod (such as new car models or new sounds) the game doesn't open, and I can't find any solution, do you have any idea if this will help me? And if not, do you have any idea how I could solve this problem?

[Air]

That is resident.rpf and vehicles.img you need to be really careful with those. 1.0.7.0 is the best version of GTA, even ENBseries I've extensively tested the 1.0.7.0 version ended up looking better with RealityIV so stick with this version. I'll try to update the link soon

[noreply]

so, if i play in the version "1.0.7.0" That won't happen?, Do you know how can i play on that version?

[Air]

Follow the instruction in this thread, this is how to properly do it.

Can add whatever nonsense on top afterward, just do this first, it will work.


QUICK AND PAINLESS METHOD NOT INVOLVING THE OFFICIAL UPDATE FILE

https://file120.gofile.io/download/586ed642-830c-4482-a0ee-7b2f031bc5be/Downgrade%20with%20DLC%20%2B%20MP.7z


Disregard everything that's been posted, I'll go and edit those later so people don't get confused along with the first one indicating the initial issue. This was a 2014 to 2016 discrepancy with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 bleeding into 2017 and now 2023 sadly. Culprit is Securom, which is a known anti-piracy nightmare that half worked efficiently stopping anyone from enjoying a working product, half harmed legitimate genuine ownership of this title whether on a disk or by digital distribution. Damage has already been done

Rockstar acknowledges this at least and has completely removed LaunchGTAIV.exe entirely of the newest version, but they don't really care. They only are going to do the bare minimum possible which will entice people to continue buying a broken port. Be prepared for yet another iteration of these to get shoved down our throat yet again, because now I want to play this with the crazy collection of workmanship I've been developing and totally owned my own installation trying desperately after I had fixed it from 1.0.8.0 and that was literally working flawlessly now there is 1.2.0.43 this is absolutely ridiculous, don't feel alone here

Wish this issue was exclusively GTAIV, but it's not. This is a recurrent problem with GTAV their Online pay to win nonsense and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, at least it's less devastating on that side we just have to wait for a new scripthook currently v1.0.2944.0

First off, download a fresh copy of GTAIV, back up your GTAIV folder into a copy if you'd like to sift through your delicate collection of addons which most likely were partially overwritten and now completely broken. Once it's installed, get the latest official 1.0.7.0 update downloaded, and extract it to the root Grand Theft Auto IV folder in steamapps wherever you've decided to install the game for example steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV drop files all files here


https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/200145406/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Patch-7-Title-Update-v-1-0-7-0-English-1-0-6-1-Russian-1-0-5-2-Japanese


When I downloaded the Update from here, the cabinet file was corrupted, even after retrying a few times, so here is a mirror for the identical update. Give it a try only if you ran into issues


https://www.gtaall.com/gta-4/patches/3427-patch-dlya-gta-4-1070-en.html


Also going to need this, just to be rather safe than sorry, but you can create a .bat yourself if you're worried about what it does. Place this in the same folder as the update files dropped. Don't trust running the old installer, as it may or may not work for certain individuals


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVsrI5-1J6zG92i-_HoEedcBHVIXOiKa/view


Here is what it says inside the batch file, for quick reference. Just extracts the files to a folder, which you need to drag ontop of the files inside the GTAIV and overwrite everything


@echo off
msiexec /a TitleUpdate.msi /qb targetdir="%TEMP%"
start explorer "%TEMP%\PFiles\GFWLTitleUpdateRoot"
rem Move to GTAIV folder all files and subfolders from opened GFWLTitleUpdateRoot folder


Finally, because LaunchGTAIV.exe is both non-existent in the install directory and also doesn't work at all anymore, will absolutely need to use the latest version of XLivelessAddon, drop this in your GTAIV folder and then you just run the title with GTAIV.exe or through STEAM


https://github.com/GTAmodding/XLivelessAddon/releases/tag/latest


Believe this is the best way, and it's as official genuine and functionally legitimate as possible I did a third-party found download before, because my files stopped working after Rockstar added another invisible update that changed radio songs back and forth because of temporary legal issues or something of that nature, but this looks promising. Going to give a shot with the full detailed script and asi extension that was working perfectly fine before and let everyone know if it's still good to go or not. Sadly, this issue persists even on GTAV and we're constantly having to wait for new scripthook versions whenever they decided to add an update for Multiplayer or useless Singleplayer content, but it's what we need to do the play the title we want, the way we want to play it, you know, properly and such, but there is more

Might be asking, how come 1.0.7.0? Truth be told it's the absolute best version of Grand Theft Auto 4 and has everything from .NET support, .ASI support with compatibility with every nearly every single GTA script or plugin addon that has ever been created. There is also the ability to run Multiplayer without the script or plugins, but with heavily altered installations of the title as long as they're identical between users attending the session, therefore the most ideal. Great strides have been underway to get this version to parity with the full Complete Edition, and perhaps in the future we could see better support and options all around. Don't get your hopes up though, fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, shame on you. Make backups and delete old ones regularly or even just every once in a while, don't let history repeat itself with your install as we've been shown it's doomed to reoccurringly happen

Upon extensive investigation, the 1.0.7.0 versions of ENBseries are actually far better and not only that the game simply looks and runs better on 1.0.7.0 even if it's not functionally video-memory perfect as the newest release, just don't use their timecyc or anything in the TBOGT or TLATD or pc and common folder, stick to full fledged overhauls that alter that instead. Don't forget RESHADE, which can use both together for absolutely insane combinations rivalling 2010 era of iceenhancer videos or even one up on what we see today in GTAV. There are plenty of mods to try, and now you don't have to worry about ruining a preciously saved install with no way of replicating it whatsoever except mods which are unfortunately no longer able to be found anywhere. Here, I'll get everyone started on the right foot check it out


Restore Xbox 360 or PS3 Graphical Appearance ( includes timecyc.dat )

https://gtaforums.com/topic/989098-console-visuals

Further Enhance Weather and Graphical Appearance with RealityIV ( optional )

https://www.gtagaming.com/realityiv-2-0-f25401.html

More Liberty V3, the best version of this city population mod

https://www.gtagaming.com/more-liberty-v3-f4235.html

ICE ENHANCER 3 NATURAL ( ignore the PC and common and dlc folders )

https://www.gtainside.com/en/gta4/mods/135841-icenhancer-3-0-natural/


More complex script or plugin dependant projects I've tried extensively are below. Don't forget to grab scripthookdotnet and an Asi loader for those specific dependencies. Will update soon


Project 2DFX LodLights working with version 1.0.7.0 ( ASI loader required )

https://www.gtainside.com/en/gta4/mods/183482-project-2dfx-v4-3-for-iv/download/