Dec 18, 2010 - 100% completed GTA Vice City save - 100% completion percentage - Rating: Hitman (5269) - $ 572.408 on account - Saved in Vercetti.
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Any chance you've got a period in your windows username? If so then that's the problem, GTA SA has the same problems btw, another option could be that your user permissions block the game from creating the save file/folder. If that doesn't help there's some guides on modifying the.exe which was originally intended to fix corrupted save files but it has fixed the problem you're mentioning in some cases as well, I would save this option for last however since you'll probably need to do some proper research on how to do it before attempting it. Heh, tbh I haven't played the legit version ever when vice city was released I was still sailing the seas since those where the days that drm was really buggy and gamebreaking, but I wasn't referring to a cracked version, there's some fixes out there that require you to modify the.exe file yourself to dodge some compatibly problems. 2 things I remembered that should be easy to try, first one is checking the save location folder properties to make sure it isn't 'read only' which is something a lot of older non steam games struggle with and going by your description that just might be it, alternatively you could try running the exe in compatibility mode (xp should work right?) this might fix it if the game is unable to even create a save file folder.
When Vice City was released on the pc it was still basic no cd checks back then,so the DRM was hardly an issue,and steam version if anything uses whatever steam uses i would assume. I have had no issue saving or playing my steam version although the controller support is lacking a decent lay out and i hate using the keyboard that is my only major gripe. Would it be chance trying to hard save to C: users mknowlton My Documents by chance despite%userprofile% not being on C? That may be your issue as last i knew it would only save to the c: drive,but it could have have changed since then.It still worth a shot and mentioning. That is why i always make windows on the C: just in case of things like this as i know a couple steam games will not function unless they are on C: anyhow good luck.
I have ordered the full GTA Steam package. I tried to use my older savegames that I saved with my older non-steam versions. But there is one problem - the save games don't work on Vice City or San Andreas because the exe files seem to be different version.
I have fixed the problem with the San Andreas save games by modifying them with savegame editor to make them run on v2.0 or newer. But the problem with Vice City still remains. I just can't find any tool that can make that. I have a saved game which is really good and I have completed almost 100% of the game and I want to finish it. So can someone tell me is there any way I can make my save game compatible with the Steam version of Vice City?