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Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« on: April 14, 2010, 10:55:44 PM »
Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
Product Update - Valve
Updates to Grand Theft Auto IV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Rockstar Games Social Club
Remove Rockstar Games Social Club application  :2thumbsup:
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  :10:
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  :2thumbsup:
User-configurable graphics settings have been added for shadow control
Improved memory management

Multiplayer
Enhanced security to isolate users from cheaters and hackers  :2thumbsup:

Episodic Content
Provide in-game support to purchase "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony"

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
RESC 10" error fix for specific hardware configurations

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2010, 06:47:38 AM »
nice!!!!

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2010, 07:02:35 AM »
Can't wait to see the new shadows and rendering performance.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2010, 08:04:02 AM »
Oooo. we play dis weekend?

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2010, 08:06:41 AM »
Oooo. we play dis weekend?

Yes SIR!
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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 08:36:16 AM »
I take it this came along with the DLC? Speaking of which I got to install that.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2010, 08:57:21 AM »
I take it this came along with the DLC? Speaking of which I got to install that.


Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
Product Update - Valve
Updates to Grand Theft Auto IV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
That's Mr. Deception to you.

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2010, 09:47:51 AM »
I don't have it on steam.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2010, 10:00:14 AM »

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2010, 11:05:02 AM »
LOL

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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2010, 11:55:02 AM »
Yeah what else is new?
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Re: Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2010, 09:28:02 PM »
Just played with the settings a bit.  Shadows look MUCH better.  Still get some flickering at night though.  I do notice a performance increase in rendering so I can up the detail and view distance a tad.  Night time still is smooth as butter, but it's during the daytime that benefits the most.  If I drop some of the settings I can push the res up to 1680x1050 now and still get decent frame rates.  And this is on 2x8800gt's mind you. 
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