Today I bought VC exclusively through Steam just to play VC-MP. Upon clicking on a server to join the game loads and just freezes at the loading banner where I then need to close my Windows session in order to do something. Because it just freezes to a point not even CTRL+ALT+DEL shows up.
It is a fresh install and I just had before another problem with the client not being able to load a VC-MP dll because of it not correctly reading my windows username that goes on the dlls path. I've then reinstalled it onto C:\'s root.
Do u have the latest windows updates installed?
Which version of windows do u use?
Tell us something about ur graphics..
Does singleplayer load?
Yes singleplayer loads fine. Been having a blast once again playing it.
Windows 8.1 64bits
It stays like this so I'm guessing it crashes.
(https://forum.vc-mp.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpuu.sh%2Fj0rNw%2F8aea947eaa.jpg&hash=7322e7426fe6839e11f264d55bdae2b2ce196bf9)
Running it in windowed mode should work for now. Go to your C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\VCMP\04beta\vcmp_config.txt file and change the number after game_windowed to 1 (should be the third line in the file).
Will do and report back asap thank you
Oddly I now get this:
(https://forum.vc-mp.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpuu.sh%2Fj7rrY%2F95b878d446.png&hash=ecaf816dcc644106e633b936c7803ee01b8a71aa)
With or without windowed mode.
I have reinstalled Vice City and still.
Turns out I set gta-vc.exe to XP SP3 compatibility mode some days ago and that was causing it not to start.
Also, the path to the settings file seems to have changed to C:\Vice City Multiplayer\04rel003\
But, I've changed the windowed mode setting on it and made no effect.
Although I've changed the settings file in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\VCMP\04beta to set the game to run in windowed mode and I can now play.
Fixed.