This fixes a security vulnerability mentioned earlier. Updates to the SA-MP 0.2.2 server are not required at this time.įrom security updates, the 0.2.2 R3 client also fixes some crashes/bugsįrom previous versions. The SA-MP 0.2.2 R3 client works on all SA-MP 0.2.2 servers. This is an optional update, although highly recommended. To address a recent security problem, we have released the SA-MP 0.2.2 R3 client. The version of SA-MP previously being developed as 0.2.5 will become SA-MP 0.3 to avoid any confusion. Added OnPlayerUpdate, a callback fired for every player network update. OnVehicleMod/OnVehiclePaintjob/OnVehicleRespray includes the origin playerid. Added seconds to server logs and also shows raw incoming UDP connections.
Removed compression from the aiming vectors to improve accuracy. Security updates to the client binaries. Various security updates to the netcode and connection logic. Fixed insecure handling of private messages.
GTA 4 MULTPLAYER UPDATE
This update includes fixes from 0.2.2 R3 client/server as well as the following: SA-MP 0.2.2 clients cannot connect to 0.2X servers. The SA-MP 0.2.2 server list will be discontinued. It is recommended that all SA-MP players and server owners update. If you want to figure out the update size files for each version, you'll find the details on the GTA 4 Steam page.A security-related update of SA-MP 0.2 is now available (SA-MP 0.2X). Rockstar has also assured players that all current save files will be compatible with Complete Edition.
GTA 4 MULTPLAYER WINDOWS
The unfortunate souls who activated theirs through Games for Windows Live, meanwhile, will have to create or link a Social Club account to update to the new edition - and creating accounts now has to be done outside the game on Microsoft's website. Those who bought a physical version of GTA 4, meanwhile, will be able to get the update by entering the key on the back of the box.
The change is happening on 19th March, and everyone with a pre-existing copy of GTA 4 on Steam will have it updated to (or installed as) GTA 4: Complete Edition when connected to the internet. Sounds a bit incomplete to me, really, but here we are.Īlong with the loss of multiplayer, some radio stations from Episodes from Liberty City will become temporarily unavailable: including RamJam FM, Self-Actualization FM, and Vice City FM. As a result of the problems with Games for Windows Live, multiplayer mode and leaderboards will no longer be available in Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition. To solve the problem, Rockstar has now decided it will replace all versions of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City with Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition "wherever it is currently digitally available", including Steam and the Rockstar Games Launcher. Rockstar explained to USgamer it was unable to "generate the additional keys needed to continue selling the current version of the game", as Microsoft had officially ended support for Games for Windows Live.
Why on earth is this happening? Last month Grand Theft Auto 4 was delisted on Steam thanks to its reliance on the Games for Windows Live platform.
GTA 4 MULTPLAYER PC
We've finally heard some news about Grand Theft Auto 4's place on the Steam Store today, but I'm afraid to say it's decidedly mixed, as Rockstar has announced it will return at the cost of multiplayer on PC platforms.