Patching your invalid gta3.exe or gta-vc.exe

[darkdreamingdan]

MTA does not function at all with German or Australian versions of gta3.exe and gta-vc.exe. This patcher will modify your existing .exe to work with MTA.

I am sure this is legitimate, there is not enough data in the .exe to extract the full gta-vc.exe. If a moderator/dev finds that this patcher somehow provides the entire executable file, remove the link and inform me.

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INFORMATION

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This patch does NOT turn your gta3.exe or gta-vc.exe into a version that requires no CD, but converts your gta3.exe or gta-vc.exe from German or Australian INTO the American/European version. Please make backups of the respective file in case something goes wrong. I am not responsible for damaged or lost files.

For this to work you must have one of the following:

* GTA3.exe German Version

* GTA3.exe Australian Version

* GTA-VC.exe German Version

* GTA-VC.exe Australian Version

If you get an "Invalid Executable" error for GTA3 please download the 1.1 patch before posting, from here: http://updates.rockstargames.com/patches/grandtheftauto3/GTA3patch1.1.zip. If you are still getting problems for GTA3 and are from Australia or Germany please post in this topic to help.

Thank you to "Pain" for providing the German gta-vc.exe and "Gremlin Gremlin" for the Australian gta-vc.exe, and vicer for his help.

I hope this helps.

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Edited November 5, 2010 by Guest

[=BDC=Empfys!]

Yeah good idea Talidan, we've had heaps and heaps of newbies come into the servers in Australia, most of them don't have a clue what is going on when they see that error or their game crashes just after it plays the VC movie. It would be a lot easier if they knew from scratch what is going on instead of having to ask everyone first, so maybe a link to the working exe or something would be handy in a place everyone can see before they bother starting the game instead of having to search up on why it won't work.

[darkdreamingdan]

okay the Patch is uploaded! If anyone has the australian/german version of gta3 i would appreciate if they contacted me, since this is not working for gta3 yet.

okay hope this helps

[Guest]

i have gta 3 1.1 and i still get the damn error.

ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times.

wiped everything out and still the error proceeds.

im not sure how to tell if my copy is american or not.

but it wont run.

please help.

[darkdreamingdan]

what country are you from?

do you still have your original gta3.exe? (unpatched)

[Guest]

Like always even when I try to patch, it says my .exe is an unknown version. Does living in canada have anything to do with it?

[orappa]

I didn't think Canadian versions were censored.

[Guest]

Then can anyone help me? it says 60% of all probelms can be fixed by patching GTa-vc but whenevr i try to patch, it syays my gta-vc.exe is an unknown version.

[darkdreamingdan]

You obiously have a no-cd crack, as mentioned in the other topic. Its not an original version if you play without using the CD. This patch is not intended to fix .exe's that use no-cd cracks or patches

[orappa]

Then can anyone help me? it says 60% of all probelms can be fixed by patching GTa-vc but whenevr i try to patch, it syays my gta-vc.exe is an unknown version.

They mean version 1.1, not this version.

[Guest]

Can u Fix the Download link? Its broken ~.~ Please.

[darkdreamingdan]

okay ive uploaded it at a temp new host. could you also remove the long quote in your post, it contains the old download link and could be misleading, and is a little spammy

[Guest]

okay ive uploaded it at a temp new host. could you also remove the long quote in your post, it contains the old download link and could be misleading, and is a little spammy

Thanx, i hope i can play with our patch =)

€dit: i got the error message "unkown Version" whats meaning?

[darkdreamingdan]

Thanx, i hope i can play with our patch =)

€dit: i got the error message "unkown Version" whats meaning?

is this gta3 or vice city?

[USA_Huffy1]

I have the same problem, It always says 'Unknown Version', I think this is because i have downloaded the game. Is there any way of playing GTA3 online?

[Vicer/Spitfire]

Patch to 1.1.

I didn't think Melbournians were stupid

[Gamefreek]

Patch to 1.1.

I didn't think Melbournians were stupid

He is trying to patch it, thats why he is getting the unknown version error. Its most likely because he has a no-cd crack. USA_Huffy1 go out and buy the game, its only about $10..

[orappa]

I have the same problem, It always says 'Unknown Version', I think this is because i have downloaded the game. Is there any way of playing GTA3 online?

Yeah, buy it.

[Guest]

Thank you so much. I was so dissapointed when it came up with the error when I first tried. I have a small suggestion, link to this post on the known issues post, then the next Australian with this problem won't have to spend 20 minutes searching Google

[darkdreamingdan]

yeah i did poke one of the team once, ill poke them harder this time, and maybe get a baseball bat out.

PS, i can get a gta3 version of the patch if anyone needs

[andeh]

yeah i did poke one of the team once, ill poke them harder this time, and maybe get a baseball bat out.

PS, i can get a gta3 version of the patch if anyone needs

warez

[darkdreamingdan]

yeah i did poke one of the team once, ill poke them harder this time, and maybe get a baseball bat out.

PS, i can get a gta3 version of the patch if anyone needs

warez

wtf? making the patch convert a gta3 german/ausie exe to US version isnt warez

[Vicer/Spitfire]

You're a dumbass Andy

[Slothman]

so am i right in thinking this alters the existing exe, not just replaces the file with an internal copy of the exe inside this app?

[darkdreamingdan]

so am i right in thinking this alters the existing exe, not just replaces the file with an internal copy of the exe inside this app?

yes, there is no way you can extract the full .exe from this patch, it needs the original .exe