Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released

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Updates to Grand Theft Auto IV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Graphics

• Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards
  • All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
  • ALT-TAB fixed
• Graphics Settings
  • Added menu option "OFF" for Reflection quality
  • Added menu option "OFF" for Shadow quality
• Scrolling signboards
  • Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)

Performance

• Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)Graphical Performance Optimizations

Multiplayer

• NAT Type detection
  • Detect if user has a "strict" NAT and displays message for user
  Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

Controls

• Keyboard / Mouse
  • Remapping restrictions removed
  • Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
  • Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
• Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
  • Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu
  • If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting
• Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
  • Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device
• Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
  • Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
  • Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
  • Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

Security

• Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
  • Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
  • Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress
• Detect modified / non-original game launcher
  • Prevent game from Launching if modifed/non-original game launcher is found

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