!~ ATOT OFFICIAL GTA3 PC Q/A THREAD ~! (UPDATED 6/20)

[nj]

I didn't read the whole thread, so excuse me if this has been covered before. I thought I'd add how I got GTA 3 to run smoothly on my XP, P4, GF3 Ti200 system. I was having a LOT of problems before I applied these changes.

1. Apply that patch if you have XP+Nvidia
2. Apply a no-cd patch (you'll have to figure out where to get it). If you have the legal copy of the game, I see no problem with this. Move all of the files from cd2 to the /audio directory.
3. Change the sound driver in the options from Miles 2d (whatever the default is) to D3D hardware.

The no-cd patch stopped all the stutters when changing stations. And believe me there was a lot. There REALLY should be a way to always have it go directly to one station or just MP3s.

The sound driver change completely smoothed out gameplay. I was getting moderate slowdowns and warping (randomly fast then slow etc) before I did this. After I changed it, it was running so good I upped the resolution to 1280x1024 and moved draw distance near the end. Sweet.

 

[Tommy2000GT]

What's a fast car to pass the street race mission with? I know the Banshee is fast but I destroyed it before I even knew about the street race mission.

Also, why can't I set the resoultion higher than 800 X 600? Some of you say you can set the resolution to 1024 X 768. I have a Radeon and P3 1 ghz.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

3000GT, use the Patriot (Humvee). Takes a ton of damage and is pretty quick.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Tommy2000GT
What's a fast car to pass the street race mission with? I know the Banshee is fast but I destroyed it before I even knew about the street race mission.

Also, why can't I set the resoultion higher than 800 X 600? Some of you say you can set the resolution to 1024 X 768. I have a Radeon and P3 1 ghz.

You can only reset the resolution before you start playing a game.

I recommend the Mafia Sentinel for the race if you are having problems getting through it with the Banshee.

 

[syzygy]

What's a fast car to pass the street race mission with? I know the Banshee is fast but I destroyed it before I even knew about the street race mission

the banshee slides around, very difficult to handle when pressed. try the police car if you must. you can
bypass this mission and come back to it later. you don't need it to move the game forward. there is also
an important cheat involving this turismo mission. you'll need a tank (maybe two) positioned in front of
your hideout to trap the cheetahs as they come screaming around the corner. if at least one of those
cheetahs hit the tank it'll explode and you'll have an opportunity to push the charred remains into your
garage. save the game and you'll have a bulletproof cheetah. read more about it at gta3.com.

 

[DrVos]

I can't seem to get the no-cd patch provided in the faq above to work for me, the game still prompts for my game disc two. I own a legal version of the game but the damned thing keeps on locking up on me. What am I doing wrong?

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: Tommy2000GT
What's a fast car to pass the street race mission with? I know the Banshee is fast but I destroyed it before I even knew about the street race mission.

Also, why can't I set the resoultion higher than 800 X 600? Some of you say you can set the resolution to 1024 X 768. I have a Radeon and P3 1 ghz.

haha.. i used a hummer to get through the street race.. lol.. i couldnt do it w/ the sentinel.. everytime one of em tried to pass me i would take em off the road.. haha.. it was pretty fun...

 

[Angrymarshmello]

You can also park a bus or something large in front to get in their way at first....but otherwise a Humvee is the way to go

 

[Valinos]

I just did the race using the greyhound bus. It may be slow as crap, but it owns for taking up the road

I just flip my tail end and they crash n burn and fly off a hill....BAHAHAHAH

 

[neomits]

My Adventures in GTA3 !!!!!!!!!! THIS GAME ROCKS!!!

My Garage
Boy I hate traffic
One way to solve problems
WAR!!!!

 

[MaxDSP]

whew! bought this game a week ago and only now I started on the missions. Wreaking mindless havoc kicks ass

 

[jcovercash]

AN OFFICIAL GTA3 Faw Site, With Skins, Modding Tutorials, Patches, and soo on is in the works. (*Endorsed by AMDman12GHz & LaSt*)

Main site layout has been designed.

I will anouce it here when its complete.

If anyone has computer parts they would like to donate for the server that woudl be nice w00t

Josh

 

[Celstar]

Q. When does the nude patch (a la sims) come out?

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: Celstar
Q. When does the nude patch (a la sims) come out?

omg what kinda question is that LOL

 

[etalns]

LOL!

Celstar, use your imagination.

 

[MrCraphead]

Ok, so I've played about 70% of this game on my roommates PS2, with PS2 controls, and now that I'm back at home for the summer, I can't for the life of me figure out what the controls were. The default controls that they give you in the PC version is diff than PS2, or maybe it's just b/c my Gravis Gamepad Pro assigns their buttons numbers different.

But then the game won't let you bind say, button 1 to fire when you're walking, and then for brake when you're in the car. it automatically makes it fire for both walking and driving. That's not right is it? someone please tell me I'm right.

Anyway, so could someone with the PS2 version of GTA3, list all the default controls? please? pretty please? with a cherry on top? thanks.

 

[dethman]

i dont know if this has been posted (too damn long a thread to read) but www.gta3.com and www.gta3warehouse.com has the answers to all your posted questions and more. for a messageboard for problems, go to www.gta3forums.com

 

[Sepen]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I wasn't bragging, if I were bragging I'd have bought AMD and built my own rig.

Just wondering how bad/decent/good this game will run on my rig.

My son has a P3-500 with 256mb ram and a 20 gig hd and a Geforce DDR and it runs fine. I have a XP1700 with 512ddr and 140 gigs with a Radeon 8500 and it runs perfectly. You should be just fine with that fast setup.

 

[MaxDSP]

hoq do I progress through the levels, from portland to staunton island, to shoreside vale? Is it like GTA2 where if I have enough money I progress or do I need to finish all the missions?

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
hoq do I progress through the levels, from portland to staunton island, to shoreside vale? Is it like GTA2 where if I have enough money I progress or do I need to finish all the missions?

U NEED TO COMPLETE MOST OF THE MISSIONS ON AN ISLAND TO PROGRESS

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
hoq do I progress through the levels, from portland to staunton island, to shoreside vale? Is it like GTA2 where if I have enough money I progress or do I need to finish all the missions?

U NEED TO COMPLETE MOST OF THE MISSIONS ON AN ISLAND TO PROGRESS

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

 

[MrCraphead]

WHY ARE WE YELLING?!? ;D

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: MrCraphead
WHY ARE WE YELLING?!? ;D

HE STARTED IT!

 

[jcovercash]

sorry bout the caps lol

 

[afropick]

UP

because GTA3 = teh oWnZ0r!!!