Unable to Join

VIRUXE · Jul 14, 2015, 09:34 PM

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.

KAKAN · Jul 15, 2015, 04:14 PM

Do u have the latest windows updates installed?
Which version of windows do u use?
Tell us something about ur graphics..

Thijn · Jul 15, 2015, 04:21 PM

Does singleplayer load?

VIRUXE · Jul 15, 2015, 05:23 PM

Yes singleplayer loads fine. Been having a blast once again playing it.

Windows 8.1 64bits

VIRUXE · Jul 15, 2015, 08:02 PM

It stays like this so I'm guessing it crashes.

maxorator · Jul 15, 2015, 10:49 PM

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).

VIRUXE · Jul 16, 2015, 10:39 PM

Will do and report back asap thank you

VIRUXE · Jul 21, 2015, 04:10 PM

Oddly I now get this:

With or without windowed mode.

I have reinstalled Vice City and still.

VIRUXE · Jul 21, 2015, 04:49 PM

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.