GTA 4 - Patch 1.0.3.0 für Steam veröffentlicht

Knapp drei Wochen nach der Veröffentlichung der Downloadversion des Patches 1.0.3.0 hat Entwickler Rockstar Games das Update zum Actionspiel GTA 4 nun auch für die Steamversion veröffentlicht. Der Patch bringt in erster Linie Verbesserungen und Optimierungen hinsichtlich ATI-Grafikkarten, Performance, Controller, Multiplayer und Sicherheit mit sich.

Die komplette (englische) Liste aller Änderungen im Überblick:

Grafik:

• Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards
• All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
• ALT-TAB fixed

Grafikeinstellungen:

• Added menu option "OFF" for Reflection quality
• Added menu option "OFF" for Shadow quality
• Scrolling signboards: Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)

Performance:

• Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)
• Graphical Performance Optimizations

Multiplayer:

• NAT Type detection
• Detect if user has a "strict" NAT and displays message for user
• Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

Eingabegeräte/Controller:

• Remapping restrictions removed
• Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
• Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
• Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
• Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu
• If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting
• Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
• Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device
• Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
• Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
• Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
• Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

Sicherheit:

• Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
• Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
• Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress
• Detect modified / non-original game launcher
• Prevent game from Launching if modifed/non-original game launcher is found