Wow, you I thought GTA IV multiplayer is lost in the history. So much memories. Playing C&C was best multiplayer game I ever experienced. Luckily I dont have PC capable of playing right now,.....
@@iggythakid6997 It was consuming too much time and frankly the mulplementation of the multiplayer wasted so much of out time by waiting and reconnecting ect. It was so good when it played but man so bad multiplayer implementation. We made it work for us despite of all of the bad code
@@TMracer73 I miss gta 4 online back when it was still mainstream on 360. It was never that big but you could join a server and find at least 10 people, and because liberty city was so small compared to Los santos it never felt that empty even with 5 people. 5 people in gta 5 feels like you’re in a ghost town while 5 in gta 4 feels like you’re like right next to eachother.
@@iggythakid6997 I think the experience for console player and PC players had to be very diferent. PC was full of cheaters. Its just my theory but playing GTA in US and in region which is considered "east europe" by Rocks start has to be very different. Its not about lack of ppl. Its about constant disconnects, unability to load, loading freezes endless waiting in lobby (matchmaking issues even if you knew there is LOt of ppl playing. I have very stable internet and fast mind you and high-end PC + static publlic IP + forwarded ports (even DMZ). Is 15min of waiting bad? It was normal. Its my experience with GTA V as well
THIS IS WORKING.... you a genius zetta, for those o thinking if this works before try it, i can say it works 4real just need to follow all the process like in the video and you guys will play online
i been trying to make my pirate gta iv run online and its been hard, i reinstalled gta iv so i can make a clean installation again and i will try your metod, at least till now it was the best explicit video i ever saw showing how do make it work, i will test it after my game is installed and i will report to you! keep the good work my friend
@@bhusanrajsharma2389 yes is working, just need to follow the same steps and you will play gta online, dont have to many people playing but you allways get someone online
Do you know if there is any way you can still access multiplayer with a connection to Social Club in order to unlock the achievements/trophies related to online only? From what I understood in this tutorial there is no connection to SC
I'm not sure but I think if you have a version from before the complete edition that removed multiplayer you could connect to GFWL, but again I'm not sure
Can you make a video for how to do this on steam deck please 🙏. I assume its very similar but i want to have a video to show to the less experienced homies
hey sorry I don't personally own a steam deck so I can't really make a video but I would assume that since SteamOS is linux that you could run the multiplayer program using wine but I'm not sure how you would downgrade it, sorry
I am playing on linux and when I launch the game with the launcher it use my integrated graphic card and when I right click the launcher to open with my dedicated gpu the game won't launch it crash right away having to force quit. do you have any workaround for this?
I've personally been using it on many windows installations and nothing suspicious has happened and I haven't seen anyone else reporting anything that it's not safe, so it should be safe :)
when i try to join a server i will justget stuck on a loading screen or somthing like that niko is on it, and its some text aswell. how do i get it to work?
I actually had that question for a long time, I remember the way I was able to change it is by going into a random server and the menu for maps and avatar and all was still open so I used that, I'm not sure how it works otherwise tho sorry
@@T0m4sos you gotta add it yourself, you have to go to properties, set icon and then for the path go to where your GTA 4 is installed, select the exe and it should let u choose the icon
i personally haven't seen anyone do that, but you could download the server file and make a server just for you 2, just put a password onto it so noone else joins
i tried this and my start up crashes after downgrader and everything i followed and can't even get into a online private lobby anyway you can help? i literally followed every step from fresh restart install now im stuck uninstalling and trying to play it with lame old crap install complete edition no downgrade, no online and nothing but rockstar and steam features from the last update ouch!
I had that problem a lot and I have no idea how but it just randomly worked this time when I downgraded it. I think if you move GTA 4 out of Program Files, into another folder it should work
Did you do everything correctly? Also if your GTA 4 is located within Program Files you have to specify a new path (like documents or desktop) or else it'll fail to open, also what's the error code you're getting?
I had it working but couldn’t play it properly had to get an Xbox remote. However I’ve tried to launch online again to no avail after it working to start with can anyone assist me?
I use a Xbox One S controller and it works as soon as I plug it into my pc, if your controller doesn't, try changing some controller settings in steam, idk any method to change controller settings for the rockstargames launcher tho
hello, i haven't used the client for long but it doesn't look like a virus, there's also the GFWL method, if you want an alternative, which is inside of GTA 4 but it needs a product key sadly
@DAVIX810 You gotta just click run anyway and it'll open it, if a file isn't downloaded that often then windows shows that cuz they think it's suspicious
it's actually just windows 10 but it looks like a combination of windows 7 and vista, im planning to get a different gpu to be able to use the real windows 7 tho
my dude is still using windows 7, what a legend!
it's actually windows 10 with a theme to make it look like a combination of 7 and vista :)
@@zettadoestech that's cool af!
@@zettadoestech we need a tutorial
@@zettadoestech i think its awesome, it had me fooled. i have mine to look like windows 7
@@zettadoestech How did you do that? i also need that :D
this legend is so humble "if you enjoyed it leave a like if you didnt enjoy it leave a dislike and tell me why you didnt like it"
I'm just trying to get some feedback yk, if i get likes even tho my video is bad I wouldn't know it's bad
@zettadoestech exactly but still humble asf most people expect perfection from the start keep doing a good job mate
Wow, you I thought GTA IV multiplayer is lost in the history. So much memories. Playing C&C was best multiplayer game I ever experienced. Luckily I dont have PC capable of playing right now,.....
maybe someday you get a pc that's capable of playing it :)
luckily?
@@iggythakid6997 It was consuming too much time and frankly the mulplementation of the multiplayer wasted so much of out time by waiting and reconnecting ect. It was so good when it played but man so bad multiplayer implementation. We made it work for us despite of all of the bad code
@@TMracer73 I miss gta 4 online back when it was still mainstream on 360. It was never that big but you could join a server and find at least 10 people, and because liberty city was so small compared to Los santos it never felt that empty even with 5 people. 5 people in gta 5 feels like you’re in a ghost town while 5 in gta 4 feels like you’re like right next to eachother.
@@iggythakid6997 I think the experience for console player and PC players had to be very diferent. PC was full of cheaters. Its just my theory but playing GTA in US and in region which is considered "east europe" by Rocks start has to be very different. Its not about lack of ppl. Its about constant disconnects, unability to load, loading freezes endless waiting in lobby (matchmaking issues even if you knew there is LOt of ppl playing. I have very stable internet and fast mind you and high-end PC + static publlic IP + forwarded ports (even DMZ). Is 15min of waiting bad? It was normal. Its my experience with GTA V as well
THIS IS WORKING.... you a genius zetta, for those o thinking if this works before try it, i can say it works 4real just need to follow all the process like in the video and you guys will play online
Thanks dude , works fine , i will suscribe
Hey I'm from Malaysia, thank you so much for the tutorial, it's very clear and easy to understand, thank u so much, Happy New Year
I'm glad I could help, happy new year to you too
This Works surprisingly fine!!
This is so freaking cool! Thank you for the tutorial and for bringing back the nostalgia!
im glad i could help :)
U are the GOAT my bro!
thanks
i been trying to make my pirate gta iv run online and its been hard, i reinstalled gta iv so i can make a clean installation again and i will try your metod, at least till now it was the best explicit video i ever saw showing how do make it work, i will test it after my game is installed and i will report to you! keep the good work my friend
so does it work
@@bhusanrajsharma2389 yes is working, just need to follow the same steps and you will play gta online, dont have to many people playing but you allways get someone online
thanks man finally found a nice video that works.
glad i could help :)
Sir you're a G !!!! Thank u 🙏🏽
np
brooooooo
Thanks to you, we have multiplayer!
w broooooo
the most worth it video
thanks :)
Thanks man, it worked! but, can i make the normal version on the steam directory and downgraded version copied onto another folder?
Yes, you can do that within the downgrader, that's what I personally do aswell
Do you know if there is any way you can still access multiplayer with a connection to Social Club in order to unlock the achievements/trophies related to online only? From what I understood in this tutorial there is no connection to SC
I'm not sure but I think if you have a version from before the complete edition that removed multiplayer you could connect to GFWL, but again I'm not sure
if you click the option to install the zmenu you can still play online regularly right?
I haven't tried it myself, I think it should work
@ Ok thanks
Is it necessary to download fresh gta iv? I have some mods that optimize pc version
mods can be incompatible but you could try playing with them but it might not work
Great tutorial. You should do a tutorial on how to set up a private server.
I sadly don't know how to do that sorry
Can you make a video for how to do this on steam deck please 🙏. I assume its very similar but i want to have a video to show to the less experienced homies
hey sorry I don't personally own a steam deck so I can't really make a video but I would assume that since SteamOS is linux that you could run the multiplayer program using wine but I'm not sure how you would downgrade it, sorry
I'm just wondering whether its worth it. Doesn't seem like many people are playing going off the server list?
Yea, not that many people are playing it but it's still fun for some people, I think it' worth trying and seeing if you like it or not
Legend good tutorial
thanks
I am playing on linux and when I launch the game with the launcher it use my integrated graphic card and when I right click the launcher to open with my dedicated gpu the game won't launch it crash right away having to force quit. do you have any workaround for this?
hate to ask but do you know if the downgrader is 100% safe to download?
I've personally been using it on many windows installations and nothing suspicious has happened and I haven't seen anyone else reporting anything that it's not safe, so it should be safe :)
when i try to join a server i will justget stuck on a loading screen or somthing like that niko is on it, and its some text aswell. how do i get it to work?
I don't see the option to open the directory. Ugh.
Can I use performance mods like DXVK and FusionFix while online ?
I haven't tried that out, you could give it a try and see if it works :)
Thanks buddy, but can you tell me how to change the character?
I actually had that question for a long time, I remember the way I was able to change it is by going into a random server and the menu for maps and avatar and all was still open so I used that, I'm not sure how it works otherwise tho sorry
So whe can play it still whit a Windows XP online ? Nice.
according to their website windows xp works with the client :)
6:30 why I don't have IV logo after do shortcut and rename it?
@@T0m4sos you gotta add it yourself, you have to go to properties, set icon and then for the path go to where your GTA 4 is installed, select the exe and it should let u choose the icon
can you still play story after downloading?
I'm pretty sure if you launch it over the normal LaunchGTA4.exe instead of over the multiplayer launcher that it will start story mode
Can i play with my brother in local network offline with two pc? Is that possible, so i can loking for it
i personally haven't seen anyone do that, but you could download the server file and make a server just for you 2, just put a password onto it so noone else joins
bro can i play on the server if i had complete edition
watch the video from the beginning
Is there a way to change ur player?
what worked for me is spamming the change character button when the lobby is loading :)
@@zettadoestech my laptop not good lol so and kept freezing so no chance of me doing that xD
is it possible to play with proximity chat or smth
i don't know
Does it work with pirated GTA 4 too?
Idk, I bought GTA4
will i still be able to get achievements?
If you selecet the achievement patch during the downgrade then you should be able to
It worked but how do i fix the problem with the mouse. It keeps exiting the gta game window when i click it.
4:38 no cursor escape option
Alright ok, but how do I do it in 2025 ?
i love you man you the best
what
i tried this and my start up crashes after downgrader and everything i followed and can't even get into a online private lobby anyway you can help? i literally followed every step from fresh restart install now im stuck uninstalling and trying to play it with lame old crap install complete edition no downgrade, no online and nothing but rockstar and steam features from the last update ouch!
I had that problem a lot and I have no idea how but it just randomly worked this time when I downgraded it. I think if you move GTA 4 out of Program Files, into another folder it should work
does this work on pirated gta IV cuz i dont want to break the gamee
Yes
this method did not downgrade my game and i get an error code when connecting to a lobby
Did you do everything correctly? Also if your GTA 4 is located within Program Files you have to specify a new path (like documents or desktop) or else it'll fail to open, also what's the error code you're getting?
I had it working but couldn’t play it properly had to get an Xbox remote. However I’ve tried to launch online again to no avail after it working to start with can anyone assist me?
That sounds weird, what happens when you try launching it?
How do u run administrator when I right click it doesn’t show run administrator
Are you already in an account called "Administrator"? If yes, you're already running everything as admin
I managed to install thank you but you don't know how to play with a controller please?
I use a Xbox One S controller and it works as soon as I plug it into my pc, if your controller doesn't, try changing some controller settings in steam, idk any method to change controller settings for the rockstargames launcher tho
When I run IVDowngrader I get a message saying Windows has protected this computer
I got that aswell, check the message which it says cuz often it just says that it's a file which hasn't been downloaded often
What a LAD! Thank you!
np
Is this still active? Im gonna try this when i get home tonight in about 6-7 hours.
as far as i know the program for multiplayer is still fully functional :)
@@zettadoestech bet!
I don't know if it's me but i can't see the servers in GTA connected
it says disconnected on the bottom
that's weird, did u setup everything correctly?
fixed?? i have the same error
Does a cheat menu count as a mod?
what do you mean?
@zettadoestech its like a menu to spawn all the cars, god mode, no reload/infinite ammo, things like that
@@ianguimaraes8094 i think on some servers you can use it but most will ban you for it
Thanks broo
no problem :)
when i press play gta iv it does not work i can only play online but not story
that's weird, were any mods installed before you downgraded the game?
@@zettadoestech i had some
@@zettadoestech i had some
Thank uuu
vista in 2024 (ik its a theme) but damn, ur one ol' oldhead lol +like
pls help me it pops up an error idk why ill explain more if you reply
what error shows up?
@@zettadoestech i tried redownloading, it stopped giving the error but just quits i have zolikapatch too
still using windows 7, W.
It's my 2nd favourite OS :)
@@zettadoestech what's your 1st?
@@YourPalLex Windows XP will always be my favourite, it just works
@@zettadoestech ayyy yes I agree, that was my very first home OS (windows 98 was first one I used at school lmao)
i got log error i dont know what to do
what's the error?
thank u OG
np
is the client virus free? I saw every video look like this.
hello, i haven't used the client for long but it doesn't look like a virus, there's also the GFWL method, if you want an alternative, which is inside of GTA 4 but it needs a product key sadly
can u have trainer?
Thanks
how can we create a server??
Idk I didn't really try that out
My pc doesnt want to open it
is there any error you get?
@ i got a notification that it is protecting Windows and thanks for repling
@DAVIX810 You gotta just click run anyway and it'll open it, if a file isn't downloaded that often then windows shows that cuz they think it's suspicious
@ onli option was close so i am cooked
there are no servers to join but thank youu
what if i already have GTA4 v:1.0.6.0 ?
I'm not sure if that version is supported, you can try launching the multiplayer program and test it
Can I create a separate GTA 4 directory, downgrade it, and then play multiplayer using GTA Connected in that folder?
update: it works lmao
Im pretty sure you can do that
@@zettadoestech yeah it works 😁
how to play Minecraft Xbox 360 in pc
i had a video on that before but youtube took it down so i won't be making a video about that again
@@zettadoestech ok thank you man
bro didn’t hesitate to give the directives
did this work for anyone?
It worked for me and other people I know :)
is not connet to server
did you follow the steps like i showed?
is this a vírus
Do you have link game gta iv ?
you can buy it on steam or the rockstargames launcher or you can find the dvd version for sale, i bought it on steam for only 5€
bro but that file is a virus
wdym
@@zettadoestech LMFAO he prolly clicked an AD
bro you have windows vista !!! wow
Just a skin
It's windows 10 with a vista skin :)
fr
hacker
what
@@zettadoestech just messing with u bud
@@antiimperialista oh ok lol
het man can i add you on dc it didnt work at 2:42
what didn't work? can you describe the error?
Like how to go to directory
my dude is still using windows 7, what a legend!
it's actually just windows 10 but it looks like a combination of windows 7 and vista, im planning to get a different gpu to be able to use the real windows 7 tho