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Pünktlich zur Veröffentlichung von Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City auf dem PC hat Rockstar auch Grand Theft Auto IV einen neuen Patch spendiert. Das Update entfernt die separate Social Club-Anwendung, die nun nicht mehr zum Starten des Spiels benötigt wird. Auch verspricht der Hersteller einige Optimierung der Schattendarstellung und der Performance.

Download: Patch #6 - v1.0.6.0 (104 MB)

Rockstar Games Social Club

• Remove Rockstar Games Social Club application
• Separate RGSC application no longer required to launch game
• Social Club login now occurs during the launch process
  

Shadows

• A new, less memory-intensive, and better-looking scalable shadow solution has been implemented
• Enhanced Night Shadows added with user-selectable level of detail (replaces Shadow Density)
  

Performance

• Rendering optimizations have been made to improve performance, particularly when enabling shadows
• User-configurable graphics settings have been added for shadow control
• Improved memory management
  

Multiplayer

• Enhanced security to isolate users from cheaters and hackers
  

Episodic Content

• Provide in-game support to purchase "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony"

Bug Fixes

• Vehicle shadows re-enabled between 8pm and 6am
• Fix floating street textures
• Pedestrians in vehicles appear further out from the player to allow for long range sniping
• The Moon has been implemented with simulated lunar phases
• RESC 10" error fix for specific hardware configurations