0.1 RC1 finally released

[J0sef]

The new version of this brilliant mod finally arrived. Let's hope that the managers will update the server as fast as possible.

PS : Dino and Reece, please read the pm I sent to you.

Kool and the Gang-Celebration

In the past year I did not really expect to write this but well, we are finally releasing the first stable version of IV:MP 0.1.
It has been hard months, not only for the team, but also for the community. IV:MP often stood at the edge of failure but in the end it seems to have all gone well.

Before I want to talk about the new features I would like to thank several people for what they have done:


    Cameron: For hosting our servers and being the guy, who always did something if you asked him for.
    jenksta: For developing IV:MP for years and creating the base this version now uses. I hope to see you more active in the future, not only as developer, but also as a friend who had a lot of fun with us, not only on the IRC.
    adamix: For being our russian guy who might be a bit lazy, but also helped a lot on IV:MP development. Also thanks to you for what you did in the vip IRC chan in order to cheer us up sometimes.
    FRi: For saving IV:MP by becoming the new active developer. Without you IV:MP would probably not even exist anymore. Thank you for all.
    MiniYoda: For having so many plans which did not always succeed (yet). Anways, thank you for all the parties, girls and for being our legal guy.
    The community: For being so patient, for helping us testing and also for commiting your patches to IV:MP. You are the reason this mod is still made so enjoy this release.


Let us talk about IV:MP 0.1 RC1 now. This release ends the mark of support for IV:MP 0.1 Beta 1 and IV:MP 0.1 T3 R2. Please note that both masterlists have been already shut down and it is advised to upgrade to IV:MP 0.1 RC1.

As the changelog from 0.1 Beta 1 to 0.1 RC1 is pretty long it is not included in this post. However you can view the whole changelog by clicking here.

Last but not least the whole team wishes you lots of fun with this new version. Please not that most of your scripts need to be adapted in order to work properly with IV:MP 0.1 RC1. For more information consult our wiki.

Please note that this is a release canditate, which means that this version may still contain bugs, but is usable for the daily use. Also this release canditate does not support serials as Beta 1 did. Please note that this feature will be provided in the upcoming RC2 release. In addition to that, CEGUI bugs may occur as we still need some feedback about it in order to fix everything.

It is also advised to look at the new terms of use, which feature important rules for commercial server hosting.
Any legal questions related to our new terms of use which are sent to us by PM are not going to be answered. Please write us an email instead (adress provided in the license file).

IV:MP 0.1 RC1 (Client)
IV:MP 0.1 RC1 (Windows Server)
IV:MP 0.1 RC1 (Linux Server) - Due to last minute compiling issues it will be provided in the upcoming hours
IV:MP 0.1 Module SDK (R4)



Please note that in order to play IV:MP properly you must have a original copy of GTA IV (unmodded). It is also advised to not use a modified .exe as this will reduce the stability.
These are the following things you'll need to do in order to play IV:MP properly and stable.


    Check if GTA IV Patch 1.0.7.0 is installed and GTA IV works properly
    Check if Microsoft Visual C   2005/2008 is properly installed (x86 on 32Bit systems or x86 and x64 on 64Bit systems)
    Check if you got the latest version of DirectX (If you are not sure just get the newest one from the official site)
    Update all your graphics card drivers (NVidia, ATI, Intel,...)
    Be sure to have the version of XLive (Games for Windows Live) installed, which was delivered with your GTA IV disc. (If you are not sure you may download the following: http://martinkonrad.square7.ch/Desktop.rar)
    Check if all Net.Frameworks are installed (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx)
    Run IV:MP as Administrator
    Disable UAC
    If IV:MP crashes at startup may try to use a compatibility mode and replace any spaces to your GTA IV directory with underlines (e.g. C:\GTA IV -> C:\GTA_IV)
    If nothing works you may read: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 and get in contact with the IV:MP development team

[Marcell]

This means we will be able to play without the game crashing each 10 minutes no matter if it's modded or not? That was the reason why I was never active on IV:MP.

[J0sef]

Well, they say that they fixed 90% of the common crash reasons.

[Mihail Junkovich]

oh God.. what a sweet thing to read on this evening ^^

[Devin]

Great to see this has been released, although it may take a couple of days before Argonath itself is updated to the new version so please don't download it just yet.

[J0sef]

I am aware of that. But I will just stay this excited for the next several days, until Argo uses it
OT : How to embedd videos in this forum?

[Mihail Junkovich]

Just post the yt link without anything

[Dino]

I tried new IV:MP.. It seems its even less stable than T3    Can't even play for longer than 1 minute before crash. Hopefully this will be fixed in next few days.

[Gandalf]

Good to see. Hopefully our team will have some time to change over soon.
Expect a RS1.x version first, as RS2 will take more time.

[J0sef]

@The pink dinosaur : Did you use one of the old nightly builds or the build, which was released a few hours ago?

EDIT : I just tried it and the same happens to me and everyone else on the testing server. I hope that that's only a problem of this specific server and not of whole RC 1 :S

[SugarD]

For those saying it's unstable, or wondering about mods, the announcement posted above actually clearly says to use an unmodded copy. This may also include mods that are used in order to make IV run faster.

[J0sef]

Well, I will  let Steam redownload the game, just to go sure.

[James Conway]

For those saying it's unstable, or wondering about mods, the announcement posted above actually clearly says to use an unmodded copy. This may also include mods that are used in order to make IV run faster.

Even with a unmodded version, it does not work. I have an unmodded version and it does not work. Only when joining your own server. Maybe something has yet to be fixed by the ivmp team.

[KhornateMonkey]

[SugarD]

Even with a unmodded version, it does not work. I have an unmodded version and it does not work. Only when joining your own server. Maybe something has yet to be fixed by the ivmp team.

Your own server?

Sounds like something on other servers that is script-related may be causing an issue...