Event: GRcade Theft Auto (Event complete!)

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by DarkRula » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:29 am

It's difficult to get people together for some GTA Online action unless we're all on the same platform. Really could use some cross-play, but then all the hackers would be able to invade the console players and make nowhere safe. Except maybe Invite Only, but I've seen somewhere that they're even able to crack their way into those lobbies now. I just hope that Expanded and Enhanced means more failsafes from hacking, but I doubt that'd ever happen unless they swapped to dedicated servers.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by aayl1 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:31 am

Well as I said happy to join a ps4 gang and have a muck about.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by OrangeRKN » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:36 am

Jenuall wrote:It doesn't even have crossplay? :fp:


In their defence it's from 2013.

But also as Rula alludes the game is plagued by hackers, in console versions too occasionally but especially on PC, and while you might expect one of the biggest online games still in active development to have had crossplay patched in like it has for many others, if Rockstar can't even fix the hacking then there isn't much hope.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Jenuall » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:41 am

OrangeRKN wrote:
Jenuall wrote:It doesn't even have crossplay? :fp:


In their defence it's from 2013.

But also as Rula alludes the game is plagued by hackers, in console versions too occasionally but especially on PC, and while you might expect one of the biggest online games still in active development to have had crossplay patched in like it has for many others, if Rockstar can't even fix the hacking then there isn't much hope.

Oh I get that it's old and all that but it's still crazy to think that such a huge online game is still locked to single platform online play. Even if they were worried about the PC hacker surely connected the consoles up wouldn't have been too much to ask!? :lol:

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by OrangeRKN » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:42 am

I think the next-gen versions have larger server populations which makes them incompatible?

And by next-gen I mean last-gen

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by jawa2 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:52 pm

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Don't just sit there... get into the action!

We already have ten GRcadians who are gonna be playing GTA games during the coming weekend. It's so easy to join in; play any GTA game on any system for as long or as short as you want!

Check out the opening post for full details.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by coldspice » Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:08 pm

I'll be on GTAV online on Friday evening with some friends as usual, so I guess you can count me!

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by jawa2 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:23 pm

Minty14 wrote:I'll be on GTAV online on Friday evening with some friends as usual, so I guess you can count me!

Nice one, Minty - I'll update the event log later :toot: .

I guess you've played quite a bit of GTA Online? It'd be cool if you wanted to share any thoughts or screenshots over the weekend :-) .

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Dual » Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:34 pm

Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Sprouty » Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:57 pm

aayl1 wrote:I'd be up for trying GTA online with some peeps from here if anyone fancied it?

Edit: I'm assuming there's crossplay, but I'd be on a ps4


I'm up for a GTA Online session. PS username in the sig.

Will look to capture some footage and share so people who haven't experienced Online can see how great it can be (yes I have grinded something stupid).

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Dual » Wed Jan 20, 2021 3:58 pm

Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by jawa2 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:06 pm

Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...

Ah! You're gonna take on the GBC versions, Dual? I'd kinda forgotten that they existed! It'd be neat if you did try 'em out and let us know how you got on :-). Shall I add you to the list, dude?

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Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

Oh! :lol: . Maybe you could play on another format?

SillySprout wrote:I'm up for a GTA Online session. PS username in the sig.

Will look to capture some footage and share so people who haven't experienced Online can see how great it can be (yes I have grinded something stupid).

Nice, SillySprout! Will update the event log this evening.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by BID0 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:15 pm

Dual wrote:
Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

The PC versions are free to download: https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classi ... load.phtml

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by jawa2 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:24 pm

BID0 wrote:
Dual wrote:
Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

The PC versions are free to download: https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classi ... load.phtml

Ooh! Good shout, BID0... maybe Dual is back in?!?

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by aayl1 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:14 pm

SillySprout wrote:
aayl1 wrote:I'd be up for trying GTA online with some peeps from here if anyone fancied it?

Edit: I'm assuming there's crossplay, but I'd be on a ps4


I'm up for a GTA Online session. PS username in the sig.

Will look to capture some footage and share so people who haven't experienced Online can see how great it can be (yes I have grinded something stupid).


Thanks! Very down for having a muck about and seeing whats up! Pretty free all weekend (what with the lockdown and all).

Probably easiest to hit me up via the GRCade discord- just tag me.

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Dowbocop » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:25 am

jawa2 wrote:
BID0 wrote:
Dual wrote:
Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

The PC versions are free to download: https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classi ... load.phtml

Ooh! Good shout, BID0... maybe Dual is back in?!?
Is there any way to play the London expansion using that?

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by BID0 » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:49 am

Dowbocop wrote:
jawa2 wrote:
BID0 wrote:
Dual wrote:
Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

The PC versions are free to download: https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classi ... load.phtml

Ooh! Good shout, BID0... maybe Dual is back in?!?
Is there any way to play the London expansion using that?

It's been a long time since I tried GTA but looking at the download link it's just an .exe file and from memory you launch the game directly from the executable rather than install, so probably not for mod support.

Google shows some questionable downloads but it looks like GTA London may be on Steam

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Dowbocop » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:52 pm

BID0 wrote:
Dowbocop wrote:
jawa2 wrote:
BID0 wrote:
Dual wrote:
Dual wrote:Just looking at Game Boy Color emulators and GTA + GTA 2. So maybe...


Oh god it's horrible to play. I'm out.

The PC versions are free to download: https://gta.com.ua/rockstargames-classi ... load.phtml

Ooh! Good shout, BID0... maybe Dual is back in?!?
Is there any way to play the London expansion using that?

It's been a long time since I tried GTA but looking at the download link it's just an .exe file and from memory you launch the game directly from the executable rather than install, so probably not for mod support.

Google shows some questionable downloads but it looks like GTA London may be on Steam

Couldn't see the expansions unfortunately but thanks anyway.

Just doing first time setup so I'm not fannying about this weekend. I've heard about the Rockstar Launcher. It's a bad thing isn't it? :dread:

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Photek » Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:53 am

I’ll play GTA IV. :o

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PostRe: Event: GRcade Theft Auto - Fri 22 thru Sun 24 January!
by Dual » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:07 am

I've got GTA 2 working on my laptop.


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