Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition
Developers: Rockstar North, Grove Street Games, Video Games Deluxe (iOS/Android) Publisher: Rockstar Games Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android Released internationally: November 11, 2021 (Windows/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X/Switch), December 13, 2023 (Netflix/iOS/Android) This game has uncompiled source code. This game has unused graphics. This game has revisional differences.

To do: Just scratching the surface. 2011 mobile leftovers.

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Development Leftovers

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Uncompiled Mission Script

In the files for the Switch port, Gameface\Content\OriginalData\GTA3\Scripts contains the uncompiled scripts for story missions, side missions and various other parts of the game. In most cases they also contain notes from developers, possibly from the original developers as well as Grove Street Games.

GXT Maker

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Found in Gameface/Content/OriginalData/GTA3/Text is gxtmaker.exe, an application used to convert .txt files into .gxt text containers for the game.

Unused Graphics

A set of unused weapon icons from Liberty City Stories, including the unused phone icon.

Revisional Differences

The Definitive Edition is based on 2011 mobile port, which itself based on 2002 PC port. Shortly after release, the Windows version was made unavailable as Rockstar "remove[d] files unintentionally included" in the game. The game was eventually restored on November 14th with the uncompiled mission scripts removed from the files. More polished Netflix / iOS / Android versions was released in December 2023. Those fixes, plus new updates was included in November 2024 on 1.112 patch for all platforms.

[11/11/2021] 1.0.0 / Patch 1.0.1 (NSW : 1.0.3)

- Initial release

[11/19/2021] Patch 1.0.2 (NSW : 1.0.4)

- Better rain effect
- View distance is improved on Nintendo Switch
- Another bugfixes

[11/30/2021] Patch 1.0.3 (NSW : 1.0.5)

- Cinematic camera
- Original sounds for the main menu
- Another bugfixes

[02/25/2022] Patch 1.0.4 (NSW : 1.0.6)

- Framerate improvements
- Tail Lights for the cars
- The middle finger of Claude is back
- Another bugfixes

However, this patch add two new issues (NSW) : Subtitles now appear incorrectly (but refocus correctly) / Incorrect background texture in selection wheels.

[10/18/2022] Patch 1.04.5 (NSW : 1.0.7)

- Unknown

[11/13/2024] Patch 1.112 (NSW : 1.0.8)

- Classic PS2 lighting option (with original colours, fog, birds and weather effects)
- Possibility to run with certain weapons
- Secret access to the second island was removed (old glitch from originals)
- The windy effect in Chinatown is back
- Issues from NSW 1.0.6 patch was fixed
- Another bugfixes