GTA IV steam purchase - which do i install or both??

Crixus00 · 4 Jan 2011 at 22:03

As title?

In Steam library I have GTA IV and also GTA episodes from...

Do i need to install both (that's over 30gb!)

Thanks.

wedgie · 4 Jan 2011 at 22:04

Yep.

Well assuming you want to play both, the episodes are standalone but that also means they don't share assets.

TheCenturion · 4 Jan 2011 at 22:05

No, you don't. Just install the one you want to play

Semiskimmed · 5 Jan 2011 at 10:47

TheCenturion said:
No, you don't. Just install the one you want to play

this

arknor · 5 Jan 2011 at 11:08

episodes TBOGT is the best arab ganster is LOL

mame · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:37

I purchased both of those. I've only downloaded gta 4 so far but when i start the game, i have to choose gta 4 or episodes before I can play

Tummy · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:39

mame said:
I purchased both of those. I've only downloaded gta 4 so far but when i start the game, i have to choose gta 4 or episodes before I can play

same

TheCenturion · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:40

mame said:
I purchased both of those. I've only downloaded gta 4 so far but when i start the game, i have to choose gta 4 or episodes before I can play

Yeah, this happens with my GTA IV. But I don't know how it works. I have the retail GTA IV and the steam version of liberty city. Yet when I go onto gta iv and click liberty city, it doesn't work :confused:

Liberty city works as a standalone though

Tummy · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:41

I still maintain that Games for Windows Live needs to be put to rest.

I can't seem to play GTA IV (on PC) without running in to problems with it, I've sat down just now to spend my day off playing GTA IV again and merrrrh.

Tummy · 5 Jan 2011 at 13:54

Uninstalled. Games for Windows Live is doing it's best to not allow me to play.

Memphis · 5 Jan 2011 at 13:58

Never, ever had a problem with GfWL. I would suggest you sort out whatever it is on your build that's causing the problem.

marc2003 · 5 Jan 2011 at 14:06

mame said:
I purchased both of those. I've only downloaded gta 4 so far but when i start the game, i have to choose gta 4 or episodes before I can play

TheCenturion said:
Yeah, this happens with my GTA IV. But I don't know how it works. I have the retail GTA IV and the steam version of liberty city. Yet when I go onto gta iv and click liberty city, it doesn't work
Liberty city works as a standalone though

the "episodes" option in the main GTA IV menu is only meant for people who purchased the downloadable content from GFWL. the GFWL version requires GTA IV already installed and it's roughly 3-4GB per episode as opposed to the 15+ required for the standalone episodes from retail DVD or steam. you can't launch the steam/retail episodes from the GTA IV menu.

Tummy · 5 Jan 2011 at 14:07

Memphis said:
Never, ever had a problem with GfWL. I would suggest you sort out whatever it is on your build that's causing the problem.

I've had a lot of problems with Games for Windows live.

It fails to update / doesn't install properly and then once installed won't start up properly.

Unistalled. Games shouldn't be this much hassle. It's the only game / games platform I continue to have problems with.

Crixus00 · 5 Jan 2011 at 14:28

Thanks for the replies. Seems a detailed issue! Still not sure what i want to do though, being not very familiar with the later GTA's and all.

TheCenturion · 5 Jan 2011 at 14:35

Only problem I've had with gfwl is that it doesn't update Arkham Asylum, and I can't manually update it via the patch,