⚠️ 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!
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
Version 0.1.0 -Initial beta release
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.
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!