Got a problem? Check here first!

This is deemed the official bug list for Vice City for PC.

This is a definite sticky to avoid having 1000 posts on "it crashes" or "my character was eaten alive by a pack of ravenous wolves."

So, tell us your bugs and list your solutions.

MAJOR UPDATE PLEASE READ NOW:

Take2Games has put up fixes for most problems here:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....%20City

A patch has been released here:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....patches

If the following doesn't solve your problem, send an e-mail to [email protected] if you need official tech support.

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Problem #1:
Textures take too long to load.

Solution: Turn frame limiter on.

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Problem #2:
The texture won't load behind the counter in the pizza place. Here is a picture: http://gtavc.gamehorizons.net/images/pizza2.jpg

Solution: None as of yet.

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Problem #3:
My game crashes after a certain amount of time.

Solution: You probably have overheating issues or possibly something running in the background that is trying to be the window on top of everything.

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Problem #4:
Textures look like this:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/leojrgtavc/crashes/crash.jpg

Solution: Download the patch located here:

English: http://www.take2games.com/support/patches/vicepatch_11.zip
German: http://www.take2games.com/support/patche..._german.zip

Also, look here:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Problem #5:
You experience a lockup with the sound still playing every now and then.

Solution: For those of know with similar problems (hardlock in video, sound still playing) try disabling custom MP3s for now or take a look at file names, it seems the game dislikes huge filenames for MP3s or ones like this "01 - Artist - Album - Song.mp3" for some reason.

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Problem #6:
The player continually spins and spins and will not stop.

Official Solution:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues
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Problem #7:
I want better game performance.

Official Solution with Tweaks:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Problem #8:
I get a CRC error when trying to install/run the game.

Solution:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Problem #9:
I am having trouble installing the game.

Official Solution:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Problem #10:
I have multiple partitions on my hard drive and I can't get Vice City to load.

Official Solution:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Problem #11:
I installed a new video card /updated drivers still having the same performance problems as before.

Official Solution:

http://www.take2games.com/index.p....=issues

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Alpha Blending

Problem #2 : Alpha blending issues





Take a look at the trees. Around the edges, instead of decent alpha blending, you can see the sky. This obviously isn't correct. Any ideas?

Replying to problem #2. Alpha blending is exactly like that in the PS2 version. I doubt there will be any way to fix that.

Post last edited by IceSentry on 13.05.2003, 03:42.

I noticed this while playing too!

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Re: #2

Not sure it can be fixed, no.. I noticed in the mall, some of the guns hanging on the back wall of Ammu-Nation have this weird effect going on too. I think it's just how the rendering engine works.

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I first receive a error while reading the play disk but when i restart the pc work fine, i dont know maybe they get a patch soon.

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when i go on a rampage it always stays at the number of people i have to kill and doesnt change when i kill them

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The first one is caused by overheating of the gfx cpu

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very ironic isn't it, that even though it has that giant, loud fan it overheats

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the tree is in my car and the car doesn't move

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That won't be fixed. It was in GTA3.

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I get exactly the same effect as the first picture. The textures just screw up. This happens after 5 mins play. I've reinstalled DX9 and updated my Nvidia drivers to the latest. Machine is a PIII 866 with GeforceFX 5200 running XP with service pack 1. Anyone got any ideas as this makes the game unplayable.

i may reinstall it in my win 98 partition see if that helps it at all.

HELP!!!!!

Do people not listen? On forum after forum I see the guy who posted the pic at the top whining on about this grafix problem and people keep saying that it is his sh***y GeForceFX card that is the problem! I myself have replied a couple of times...some people say it is the games fault...bull****! That is classic overheating!

GEFORCEFX CARDS SUCK! Nvidia decided to use technology it aquired when it took over 3DFX...instead they have made this beast of a card with so many problems that ATI must be pissing itself!

Ch@ppers

True! but that was a lil harsh on the guy!! i bet he just forked out a few hunderd wotevers on that card and you just totally dist it! LOL

ATI dude send your 5200FX back and get a 9500 or 9500Pro

and Mr 5800FX do the same but u buy a 9700pro or 9800Pro!!

peace

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hey D8Cam you have a GF3 right?? and it runs sweet?

mines a GF3 but overclocked to hell and back hoping its gonna fly on 1280x1028


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Quote:

Originally posted by DJNeuphoria The first one is caused by overheating of the gfx cpu

how the f**k so!

my card doesn't overheat!
it doesn't get near it even,and to prove its not that you can quicky fix the problem for a small amount of time by simply hitting esc,then donig it again to go back into game,and everything its fine,but i guess your card has time to cool down some in a 3 second period,since its so damn hot and overheating from playing vice city,psh please

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Originally posted by Ch@ppers Do people not listen? On forum after forum I see the guy who posted the pic at the top whining on about this grafix problem and people keep saying that it is his shitty GeForceFX card that is the problem! I myself have replied a couple of times...some people say it is the games fault...bullsh*t! That is classic overheating! GEFORCEFX CARDS SUCK BALLS! Nvidia decided to use technology it aquired when it took over 3DFX...instead they have made this beast of a card with so many problems that ATI must be pissing itself! Ch@ppers

like I said above,overheating isn't the problem here,my card doesn't overhear,it has a temp. display in video prop. and its nowhere near overheating,so no,i'm not getting a damn radeon,i hate them and always with from my time stuck with one.

Stop arguing. Yes Reverend, I have a Geforce 3 Ti200 and the game works perfectly with it. The only time I experience slowdown is when I crash into the water.

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Texture's with GeforceFX

A helpful dude e-mailed me this morning with this, I've yet to try it but..

it is now known how to fix this nasty graphic error for the GeForce FX
series video cards, this is what you do!

1) Right Click on your desktop

2) Click Properties

3) Go to the Settings Tab

4) Click the Advanced Button

5) Then Click the GeForce FX (X) Tab - (X meaning the type of card you
have)

6) When the little slide panel pops out click on Peformance and Quality

7) Look at Intellisample, It's the top option

Change the slider from QUALITY left to APPLICATION

And you are done. intellisampling forces a kind of texture rate. when
the
option is turned on quality geforce will do its own work to mess with
the
texture rate. when you switch it to application, your applications or
in
this case GTA Vice City will do what it was made to.

Hope this works..!

another prob

My prob is when i shoot the machine gun and my frames go down the hole. i have frame limter on and everything on, my resoultion is 1024x768 16bit.

image settings is at quality

aa is set to application

anisotropic filter is set to off

System specs

amd 2000xp+ 1.67ghz
133 fsb
512mb ddr ram
128mb ddr vram geforce 4 ti 4600
drivers( nvidia 43.00)
directx 9.0a

need help with some advice

my cpu temp is 40 degrees ceisus and thats full load
no overheating on video card.

is it just a bug in the game, there some issues in gta3 while driving but thats very little
all my other big 3d games work(unreal 2k3, warcraft 3, simcity 4, splitter cell.)