Man, back in the day I used to listen to Vladivostok radio all the time, as it had some really good Soviet\ post-Soviet rock songs, as well as a few actually decent pop songs. The 10-year-anniversary ruined the station because R* couldn't be arsed to renew licensing. Thanks for this!
The fact that I have to jump this many hoops just because Rockstar's launcher completely crashes my computer every time I try to install it says a lot about how much Rockstar actually cares about their community
Thanks a lot man. Followed every instruction and it works perfectly. I tried another persons video and followed their instructions a few months ago and it broke my GTA. So it's refreshing to know that someone such as yourself is out here giving the proper instructions!
works for me now, i downloaded the wrong one. Thanks been trying to do this for days, life saver! Also i've tried using lcpdfr but when i check the diagnostics it says im using two asi loaders at the same time so idk what to man
Unfortunately mine did not run as smoothly as yours and I got a "the connection to windows live has been lost" error message. At first I thought it was no big deal since it said "returning to single player" but then it just kept going back to the message in an infinite loop anytime I hit "enter". The game also didn't support my controller being plugged in but that's a problem for another day. Thank you for the video anyway. Did you do something different not included in the video, since obviously your installation didn't have the "stating new game" part so I assume you just continued your game?
thank you so much it worked! just the only downside is im not able to load my saved games even though i did downgrade them. Is there any suggestions/things im missing?
yes the mirror link will have the most up todated version of the downgrader. but not sure whats up with constant loading screen? i suggest joining the forum and asking for suggestions on teh mod page. i have not experienced that
no, just download the game and move the whole GTAIV directory to a differnt place on your computer :) youre going to be downgrading it anyways so u wont be launching it from a launcher
That happened to me with a modded copy of my game, when i downgraded with a clean copy (without mods) it opened, now the problem it's that everytime i change the radio station it crashes
after i finish downloading everything, i was opening the game with PlayGTAIV but it kept crashing and i tried different methods of opening the game but still crashes
just to let everyone know I did both which is back up and extract to a separate hard drive and my main hard drive and both ways worked its just that I had two separate steam accounts and two separate PC's so that's all
I did exactly what you did but GTA IV just doesn't launch on full screen its always stuck on the left corner of the screen and also the game just keep on loading. How the heck did you manage to work it?
@@kevindotexe i risolve this prob with command line in the gta iv folder delete the window option and start the game. ( in case u see niko invisible, pause the game press ALT + TAB return to the game and all its solved)
not sure if anyone will read this, but is there a way to load old save files? I downgraded them along with the game but it requires me to sign into some stupid windows live thing which I can't do
If your game loads and goes black then closes when you click PlayGTA its because your Rockstar launcher automatically signs you out (sign back into Rockstar launcher)
@@makandalp mate it fixed it the first time then I added a mod and had to reinstall the game because it went back to the black screen again - I suggest just reinstall the game and delete all files you can find in your docs that is related to GTA 4 for some reason if you reinstall the game without checking docs the game will black screen again a file(s) is left somewhere in your Pc try locate it or any files that you can’t delete • some docs won’t let you delete and may say Trustedinstaller (although you have uninstalled the game completely) don’t panic you can go to properties in the file and change it to your user to delete it suggests looking on the internet step by step to get rid of TrustedInstaller and delete the file. Good luck 🤞🏻
idk why i even bother, I downgrade exactly as shown and the game just doesnt launch, yes I pressed the PlayGTAIV.exe and literally nothing happens, I have no idea where to even troubleshoot from here because there's literally nothing to go off of, and I've tried doing this like 4-5 times and it's the same result every time, idk what to do anymore man I just want to play the game with the original fucking radio lmao.
i have tried to do this like 7 times and it dont work. i press play gta iv and then it comes up with a black screen then crashes. beedn trying this all day and it never fuckin works
If you did everything and the game still won't launch when clicking playgtaiv.exe, remove the fusion fix files from plugins folder. Should launch after that.
I didn't even have the fusion fix files and it won't load, like it goes into the loading screen with all the characters and right when its about to load the game it simply crashes. Any solution?
i have a slight problem, the game loads to the point where there i see the 'go', 'play', 'share',' visit' stuff, it loads a bit but never actually gets to the cutscene. Thats where it crashes.
when i used this downgrader and another one neither of them worked. When i played a game there was 3 seconds of the beginning and then crashes. do you know how to fix it?
i wanted to know how you game is running pretty smooth. i just bought the game and its kinda bumpy and laggy and wanted to know how to make my game smooth
what are the real resons to downgrade the game, I dont really get it? I'm looking for changing the engine of the game in orfer to have prettier game. What should I do ?
for patch 4, IceEnhancer mod, graphics mod makes the game look amazing. patch 7 is mods, you cannot mod newer versions of this game. If u want pretty def youtube "IceEnhancer 4"
after downgrading it still prompts me to sign into social club and when i want to run the game i got an error since i move the gta iv files in other path outside program files
I bought gta4 for 6 dollars and will start modding it soon thanks to you bro
Thanks for giving me the inspiration to enjoy video games again.
woo hoo! heck yeah!
gta 6 confirmed cause 6 dollars for gta 4
@@stanleybochenek1862 :o
@@stanleybochenek1862 HAHAHAHHAH LMAO YOU SO SMART AND SMART PEOPLE ARE CUTE😩
I"M HIGH ASF :O
Ive played alot gta 4 since i was 8, but never with mods. Im 20 now for reference, that just shows how good the base alone is i cant wait!
One of the best tutorials Ive ever stumbled across.
Videos like this are worth a subscription.
Yeet!
Man, back in the day I used to listen to Vladivostok radio all the time, as it had some really good Soviet\ post-Soviet rock songs, as well as a few actually decent pop songs. The 10-year-anniversary ruined the station because R* couldn't be arsed to renew licensing. Thanks for this!
thank you so much bro, out of all the tutorials i've tried to downgrade and mod GTA IV non of them have ever worked but this one did. thanks a ton!
Finally someone with a good video on how to do this . thanks man you got my sub
thanks brother, very helpful tutorial! Now I can finally install the SNOW mod :)
The fact that I have to jump this many hoops just because Rockstar's launcher completely crashes my computer every time I try to install it says a lot about how much Rockstar actually cares about their community
Facts
nice guide i was looking for this especially for the og soundtrack
Thanks bro, You're are a great narrator 10/10
Oh my god thank you so much, this was so easy and i had a genuine blast with zolika's trainer!
I like how they unplugged the social club neon sign in the main menu
A god amongst men, thanks king!
Thank you for this tutorial! The last mission is broken and I heard on version 1070 it's not so I can finally complete the game!!
Nice!!!!!
last mission wasnt broken for me idk why
@@1zzydash was for me maybe you chose the “deal” ending?
yeah but i have to restart the story when i downgrade
@@AmishGeneral no i chose revenge because i love roman
you have a great voice for tutorials lol
Thank you!
Amazing video - spent hours looking for a helpful guide and you smashed it.
Thanks sm!
Seems the steam version after downgraded simply refuses to open. It'll say it's opening then kinda just stops.
I’m very high and this was a great video!
Worked out very smooth i've been playing for hours of fun, THX!
Thank you so much dude! I'm going to install the Snow mod for GTA 4 😊
Thanks! Quite fun to tinker with IV. :)
Haven't tried the downgrader yet but I gotta say, I just love your voice
Edit: The downgrader worked, thanks!
Good job man
Keep it up 👍
Thanks a lot man. Followed every instruction and it works perfectly. I tried another persons video and followed their instructions a few months ago and it broke my GTA. So it's refreshing to know that someone such as yourself is out here giving the proper instructions!
thanks i was looking for it for a few days :)
Thanks a lot man new sub
You are the best love you ❤️
thanks! you made my day :D
Elite tutorial bro. def subbed, thanks for making this easy af for me. got stuck on the SecuLauncher error before your vid
It worked perfectly, thanks
Thanks you. Looking to play GTA IV in a good state without too much issues.
These guys actually made a pride month UI for their downgrader tool. This is top tier modding
Thanks! This worked flawlessly!
thanks for helping me get back into gta 4
That outro was clean tbh
thankyou for making downgrading easier.
Ima light one up in your honor later.
Thanks bro
much respect!
Man i like this guy hes calm
This video helped me a lot thank you so much
Ey thanks bro you helped a lot
works for me now, i downloaded the wrong one. Thanks been trying to do this for days, life saver!
Also i've tried using lcpdfr but when i check the diagnostics it says im using two asi loaders at the same time so idk what to man
ay delete the dsound.dll file
respond to meh if its works
btw backup the dsound.dll file
@@someon149 appreciate it bro but i fixed it a while ago
@@RebalOfficial ok gud bro
thank you so much bra
Unfortunately mine did not run as smoothly as yours and I got a "the connection to windows live has been lost" error message. At first I thought it was no big deal since it said "returning to single player" but then it just kept going back to the message in an infinite loop anytime I hit "enter". The game also didn't support my controller being plugged in but that's a problem for another day. Thank you for the video anyway. Did you do something different not included in the video, since obviously your installation didn't have the "stating new game" part so I assume you just continued your game?
Cheers bro
good video mate thanks,
thanks alot mate ! This helped me alot ! But Can u download skins and cars on this ?
thank you so much it worked! just the only downside is im not able to load my saved games even though i did downgrade them. Is there any suggestions/things im missing?
Yes there is a way I just am not sure, if you get in clonkeandres discord he's got the solution or even on the gta forums page
very nice video
Everything worked fine!
yes the mirror link will have the most up todated version of the downgrader. but not sure whats up with constant loading screen?
i suggest joining the forum and asking for suggestions on teh mod page. i have not experienced that
@@V3ryH1gh just reinstalled and followed everything step by step and now it loads up in no time, many thanks
still works perfectly!
Do you always need a D: drive (extended hardrive) in order to mod gta IV? Great video btw.
no, just download the game and move the whole GTAIV directory to a differnt place on your computer :) youre going to be downgrading it anyways so u wont be launching it from a launcher
@@V3ryH1gh Gotcha so as long as it is not in the program files it should be good
You just need that extra space it’s essential
Started laughing when i saw your file name was "Canismackthisdude"
What mic is that? Also thanks a lot
Great video bro! I hace a question. Does this downgrade allow me to play multiplayer? sorry for the bad english.
Thanks a lot
The installation was Currect but when i try to open GTA 4 by PlayGTa4.exe i don't get any error but it does not open what to do.
yea i have the same issue it worked at first but the second time its doing what you said its doing so im reinstalling the game and retrying
That happened to me with a modded copy of my game, when i downgraded with a clean copy (without mods) it opened, now the problem it's that everytime i change the radio station it crashes
If you haven’t found out yet, open it through steam instead while offline
I actually fixed this, i just used Legacy Downgrader instead
ur a god.
after i finish downloading everything, i was opening the game with PlayGTAIV but it kept crashing and i tried different methods of opening the game but still crashes
Me too.
actual one that works that i found
I downgraded my game but when I try to play it, it keeps opening the Social Club instead
move the entire gtaiv folder somewhere else onyour computer and DO NOT use the rockstar games launcher version of the game
that was good, you should do it for a living
i don’t understand i did everything and when i load playgta ex it’s loads to a black screen and the exits out
hey everyone I just downgraded to version 1.0.4 because I wanted to use enb graphics mods so 1.0.7 won't work with enb mods but 1.0.4 will
now my game doesn't boot up anymore :( PAIN...
So do I have to go into that same folder every time and click "PlaygtaIv" everytime or can I simply click the shortcut?
thank you
FFS. Why is Step 1 missing entirely from Steam on the actual SteamDeck? This is impossible to do on The Deck
I never put so much effort into doing something with a game
Switching to another hard drive seems pretty unnecessary. Everything working fine installed where everything else is. Just extra hassle.
just to let everyone know I did both which is back up and extract to a separate hard drive and my main hard drive and both ways worked its just that I had two separate steam accounts and two separate PC's so that's all
So we have to have the external drive installed to open the game?
Nice
I did exactly what you did but GTA IV just doesn't launch on full screen its always stuck on the left corner of the screen and also the game just keep on loading. How the heck did you manage to work it?
have you resolve?
Same here
@@kevindotexe i risolve this prob with command line in the gta iv folder
delete the window option and start the game. ( in case u see niko invisible, pause the game press ALT + TAB return to the game and all its solved)
I play in a tv 32" 1366x768 and dame problem, i change de resolution from display setting and i be able to set the Game in complete display
I did this but it crashes after i start the game
not sure if anyone will read this, but is there a way to load old save files? I downgraded them along with the game but it requires me to sign into some stupid windows live thing which I can't do
After downgrade niko dissapeared xD i can use him but i dont see him.. how can I fix it?
If your game loads and goes black then closes when you click PlayGTA its because your Rockstar launcher automatically signs you out (sign back into Rockstar launcher)
I have this. How to fix
@@makandalp mate it fixed it the first time then I added a mod and had to reinstall the game because it went back to the black screen again - I suggest just reinstall the game and delete all files you can find in your docs that is related to GTA 4 for some reason if you reinstall the game without checking docs the game will black screen again a file(s) is left somewhere in your Pc try locate it or any files that you can’t delete
• some docs won’t let you delete and may say Trustedinstaller (although you have uninstalled the game completely) don’t panic you can go to properties in the file and change it to your user to delete it suggests looking on the internet step by step to get rid of TrustedInstaller and delete the file.
Good luck 🤞🏻
idk why i even bother, I downgrade exactly as shown and the game just doesnt launch, yes I pressed the PlayGTAIV.exe and literally nothing happens, I have no idea where to even troubleshoot from here because there's literally nothing to go off of, and I've tried doing this like 4-5 times and it's the same result every time, idk what to do anymore man I just want to play the game with the original fucking radio lmao.
Did you try asking for help from the place you actually downloaded the downgrader from?
Dude we are in the same exact boat lol. I’ve tried a good 8 months, step by step with like 10 other guides. Never works.
@@ShoopityDoopity I ended up just pirating an older version, it worked straight away with zero issues.
@@OutRiderWasTaken pirated versions crash - hows that going for u?
i dont get why i dont see the gta.exe when i browse for it in the downgrader. i only see 7 folders without the exe
same
i figured it will work if you use downgroader 1.7 cuz 1.8 changed that system
@@josereale00 where do i get 1.7?
Edit: I found it. I will try later. Thanks
but why does it need to be on a differant drive?
i cant sign into my microsft live account for some reason
giving me an error when installing. turned off firewall and allowed the downgrader through the firewall. 229 extended passive mode entered
0:35
I only have one drive, my SSD (C drive). Once I click the add button, I have no idea what to select out of list it gives me.
Then just try installing it where you can but make Steam might force it to update
I downgraded me game and mine wont load past start up 😞
Same
same
Same
same
i have tried to do this like 7 times and it dont work. i press play gta iv and then it comes up with a black screen then crashes. beedn trying this all day and it never fuckin works
Same here
It doesn't work, keeps demanding I log into GFWL to save my game but I can't.
voice your issue in the forum thread, the developer is active. i am not the dveloper
If you did everything and the game still won't launch when clicking playgtaiv.exe, remove the fusion fix files from plugins folder. Should launch after that.
I didn't even have the fusion fix files and it won't load, like it goes into the loading screen with all the characters and right when its about to load the game it simply crashes. Any solution?
Omg thx~
it's work so good thanks, but games for windows live demand key and i don't found my key on steam, you have a solution for this problem ?
i have a slight problem, the game loads to the point where there i see the 'go', 'play', 'share',' visit' stuff, it loads a bit but never actually gets to the cutscene. Thats where it crashes.
def go to the forum post for the downgrader and leave the question. andre or catsmackaroo might know more to this.
when i used this downgrader and another one neither of them worked. When i played a game there was 3 seconds of the beginning and then crashes. do you know how to fix it?
did you find out bro?
@@B0BBYFL4SH it’s because the rockstar version is not compatible
Mine just loads black screen then crashes
Do you need a fresh copy of the game to do this or can you do this with a mod menu downloaded
yeah i followed all the steps im assuming rockstar made the game unplayable unless you launch it through official launcher shits fuckin aggervating
The trainer menu is here but no buttons work to scroll or select when I bring up the menu. Any fixes?
i wanted to know how you game is running pretty smooth.
i just bought the game and its kinda bumpy and laggy and wanted to know how to make my game smooth
adjust graphic settings, dont use veryhigh anything really. and adjust distance scaling
etc
how do i open up multiplayer?
I wanna play LCPDFR with modded cars on the ballad of gay tony but I don't see how to do it anywhere
what are the real resons to downgrade the game, I dont really get it? I'm looking for changing the engine of the game in orfer to have prettier game. What should I do ?
for patch 4, IceEnhancer mod, graphics mod makes the game look amazing. patch 7 is mods,
you cannot mod newer versions of this game.
If u want pretty def youtube "IceEnhancer 4"
after downgrading it still prompts me to sign into social club and when i want to run the game i got an error since i move the gta iv files in other path outside program files
mine wouldn't run it says seculauncher failed to start application 2000 I followed everything
u launched it with playgtaiv.exe? if not then that is why.
@@V3ryH1gh i did, and that shows up :(