So, I got GTA4 actually playable, but...

[Suchy]

why they didnt make GTA 4 like Vice City is beyond me.

we need more 80's in our games.

And 70's. Enough satire and cool/cheese factor material in these decades for many games.

Interstate '76 and the first Driver did it good. A pity it's only these two games.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

GTA4 has sticky cover.

That you never use.

 

[relootz]

Suchy what about the fact that you had to sign in to several services when installing, is that all fixed?

Can u just install, apply crack and play?

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I don't know shit about cracking, but yeah you have to sign in to Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live when you want to play. Sucks, but at least it's quick and easy enough (at least for me). Fallout 3 also started having this Windows Live thing apparently.

 

[Suchy]

Apply the crack, block that RSC shit with a firewall and use WL offline account. The launcher will nag you to sign in to RSC, just ignore it. Razor's crack works this way.

But back to topic, does anyone have an idea how to properly emulate a pad with a joystick? Any software worth looking at?

 

[commie]

Suchy what about the fact that you had to sign in to several services when installing, is that all fixed?

Can u just install, apply crack and play?

Well the latest patch stops the requirement for Rockstar Social Club and all that other shit. It even uninstalls the Social Club if you want. The newest crack then works fine. Problem is that you STILL have to go through all that crap at least once to install in the first place.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

So... has anyone gotten Saint's Row 2 to a playable level yet?

Somewhat playable. Look on the Saints Row 2 Steam forum. There's a mod that lets you adjust the game speed if you're getting the "Game running too fast" bug. If you're getting the stuttering bug you still will, but it's slightly less annoying if the game's running at proper speed.

 

[Crichton]

I bought GTA IV on steam a while back when it was super cheap but I still haven't played any of it.

However the following program resolved all my "Xbox 360 controller only" issues with Saboteur (I use a logitech gamepad).

http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?act=home

 

[Multidirectional]

I don't know shit about cracking, but yeah you have to sign in to Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live when you want to play.

Newer patches remove RSC for single player, it is only required for mp.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

I don't know shit about cracking, but yeah you have to sign in to Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live when you want to play.

Newer patches remove RSC for single player, it is only required for mp.

The login still shows up though.

 

[ghostdog]

Are the hideous shadows fixed with these patches ?

 

[commie]

Are the hideous shadows fixed with these patches ?

Not that I noticed, although my PC is pretty lame for it, so maybe there is a noticeable difference if you have a super PC. I turn them off for the performance benefit and it's lucky they look like shit so it doesn't matter that they are gone.

 

[Suchy]

I bought GTA IV on steam a while back when it was super cheap but I still haven't played any of it.

However the following program resolved all my "Xbox 360 controller only" issues with Saboteur (I use a logitech gamepad).

http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?act=home

Thanks, got it working. Mapping all the controls is pain in the ass though.

 

[Multidirectional]

Are the hideous shadows fixed with these patches ?

Not that I noticed, although my PC is pretty lame for it, so maybe there is a noticeable difference if you have a super PC. I turn them off for the performance benefit and it's lucky they look like shit so it doesn't matter that they are gone.

Shadows are improved in latest patches, but I keep them turned off too, they are too heavy on performance.

 

[DriacKin]

GTA4 has sticky cover.

That you never use.

It doesn't matter off you never used it. All of the enemies did, which essentially transformed GTA4 into yet another shitty game of popamole.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Some guy here has a journalist's quote on his sig. Something about how the cover system in ME2 "doesn't work" because enemies "ignore it" and rush to your position, killing you while you're crouching.

Pretty much what I did in GTA4. It's only popamole if you want it to.