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⚠️ This code is from ~2009 was one of my first programming projects. The quality of the code is very very low and I do not recommend using this to learn how to code!


Shadow-Mapper

With Shadow-Mapper you can edit the map of GTA: IV.

This program is a public beta, so it may not function as expected. Please ensure you make backups of all files you edit before you save.


Requirements

  • You need to have Java installed
  • Version 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.0.4, 1.0.6.0, 1.0.7.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.0.43 of GTAIV.exe

Usage

  • Go to your GTA IV folder and make sure "read only" is ticked off
  • You can now start Shadow-Mapper.exe
  • The select install screen will show up
  • Click "Add Install" to add the IV installation you want to mod
  • Now browse to your IV folder you want to mod and select the GTAIV.exe
  • Give it a name
  • Select it and click "Select"
  • You can now edit the map

For an extended tutorial about how to use this program go to www.shadow-link.nl/?page=shadow_tut


Known issues

  • ZModeler models don't show up
  • Selecting water doesn't work properly sometimes
  • Selecting cars doesn't work properly sometimes
  • No collisions
  • Resizing the window doesn't work so don't do it
  • Some DXT5 rendering issues
  • Alpha issues

Changelog

Version 0.1.0 -Initial beta release


Credits

A very special thanks to (in alphabetical order):

Aru, Cool Fire, DeXx, Gforce, JostVice, listener, Paroxum, REspawn, smokey8808, supermortalhuman, Tim (and everyone I forgot)

who have been invaluable in the research of game code/file formats which made this program possible.


Legal

This program is provided "as-is" without any implied warranty or support. Use of modified files during online play may result in being banned. Use at your own risk!