How to play GTA 4 over the network. Step by Step Instruction

Each GTA game series became a hit. But none of them gave the opportunity to play in one world with a friend. All parts were exclusively single-user. In GTA 4, developers have added multiplayer. How to play GTA 4 on the network, you will learn by reading the article.

Modem settings

To fight in the virtual world not alone, you first need to configure a modem or router. When distributing the Internet to several computers, these devices use the "Routing" mode, which prevents the game from connecting to the main server. To have the opportunity to play GTA 4 on the network, you must switch this mode to "Bridge".

You can perform the desired setting in the control panel of the modem, give some specific recommendations here is difficult, because the actions for different devices will differ.

check in

After configuring the router, you must register with the main services before playing GTA 4 over the network. It is important to follow all the steps in the order in order.

• First, register a new account on Yahoo, this mailbox will reduce the chance of failure during the next steps.
• Go through a similar procedure in the official service of RockStarGames. Be sure to include the e-mail address of the Yahoo site.

Now you need to register in Games for Windows - LIVE. Enter your e-mail and click on the "Join Now" sign. A page will open, where you will have to fill in all the boxes:

• Date of Birth - enter your date of birth here.
• Country - the country in which the user lives. Do not specify here Russia, it is best to choose the United States or the UK, because playing in GTA 4 on the network otherwise will not work.
• Password and Confirm Passwor - here enter the desired password to log in.
• Secret Answer - a test question, it will help if you forget your password. It is desirable to use not obvious answers. For example, enter the question "The name of the dog", and use "Ilya Yurievich" as the answer. This increases the degree of protection for your account.
• Characters - type here the characters in the picture next to the graph.
• Gamertag is the nickname. Desired name in the game.
• Picture - the image displayed next to the nickname.
• Gamer Zone - this field should be left blank.
• After filling each line, it remains to press the "I Accept" key.
• A few minutes later, an email will come to your e-mail to complete the registration. Just follow the link specified in it.

Recent Steps

Before playing GTA 4 on the network, it is not enough to register. Company RockStar does not allow to come online to those who just started playing. First you need to perform several in-game missions. Usually enough two or three.

Having completed them successfully, enter the game menu and follow the path "Network Game" - "Similar" - "LIVE" - "Search". In different localizations, these inscriptions may differ, but still will be similar.

When the search is completed, the list of rooms will be displayed. It remains to select any of them and click on the "Join" sign.