@SideRazor the fact nobody else has this issue might possibly be answered if we knew why your setup was different. Best to post this on the forums providing info on your version of the game etc.
@Anakin01 just to add, your error has nothing to do with code 16 so this bypass mod will not help. If the vanilla game throws a code 16, for unknown reasons, try https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/5165879060883/Social-Club-Error-Code-16
If other loading errors, use Rockstar support pages. No reason for a vanilla game not to load unless launcher or social club have been modified or downgraded. That's the easy part. Then simplify drop in GTA5.exe version 2372 and the bypass mod.
@Anakin01 I apologize, I misread your post. Are you getting any error message? How about this? Update your game simply by swapping in current exe. Remove the bypass mod. Now see if you can login. You might also want to rename dinput8.dll to dinput8.bak to disable all mods. In other words get the vanilla game to work first, then try modded and reverted.
@kagikn great, we agree. So users like @Anakin01 need to ensure the vanilla part of their game, including RGL and RGSC have not been tampered with or cracked or altered before downgrading GTA5.exe. This should allow your excellent mod to do its magic and eliminate code 16. If the game hangs or freezes or crashes, then those are different issues.
Sorry, meant to write your bypass mod with a reverted 2372 should Not result in a code 16 error, regardless of whether game is modded or not and regardless of whether the update.rpf is 2372 or not. Of course games will crash for hundreds of different reasons as we see daily on forums.
@kagikn absolutely. I go further than that, I also downgrade SH5 to 2372 for exactly those reasons even though it is designed to be backwards compatible. My vanilla game is always updated except for those 2 2372. The mods are frozen in time except for sh5dotnet and lemonui. What I was confused about was the relationship between your bypass and update.rpf. There shouldn't be a connection since it has nothing to do with scripts or the RAGE engine. Am I correct? Also am I correct in saying the wrong version of update.rpf in the mods folder will not cause a Code 16? Because that's the issue presented here, a reverted 2372 with your bypass should have a code 16.
@Anakin01 I can only suggest what works for me and I've done this a dozen times. Update your game by doing a verify integrity or worst case a full reinstall. If you screwed around with the launcher and or social club, make sure they update or reinstall them from Rockstar official site. Then copy over GTA5.exe 2372. I also downgrade SH5 but that's personal. Ignore any message from OpenIV that you need to update update.rpf. You don't want to update it, particularly since it will overwrite your gameconfig.xml and your dlclist.xml. The mod author is also implying there is a connection between his bypass mod and update.rpf but I don't understand why. Rockstar checks there own files and to the best of my knowledge this has nothing to do with mods or modded games, it's purely a check on GTA5.EXE, but maybe I'm missing something. Either way, update your game, don't update update.rpf, downgrade GTA5.EXE. As for update2.rpf, I have it in my mods folder but I don't think it's mandatory. Most of these files, including dlcpatches, don't impact SP.
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@SideRazor the fact nobody else has this issue might possibly be answered if we knew why your setup was different. Best to post this on the forums providing info on your version of the game etc.
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Cool vehicle. Who is model in pic? Tifa?
@Anakin01 any game issue can be fixed but suggest you post in forums section as this is unrelated to this bypass, if you're OK with that
@Anakin01 just to add, your error has nothing to do with code 16 so this bypass mod will not help. If the vanilla game throws a code 16, for unknown reasons, try https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/5165879060883/Social-Club-Error-Code-16
If other loading errors, use Rockstar support pages. No reason for a vanilla game not to load unless launcher or social club have been modified or downgraded. That's the easy part. Then simplify drop in GTA5.exe version 2372 and the bypass mod.
@Anakin01 I apologize, I misread your post. Are you getting any error message? How about this? Update your game simply by swapping in current exe. Remove the bypass mod. Now see if you can login. You might also want to rename dinput8.dll to dinput8.bak to disable all mods. In other words get the vanilla game to work first, then try modded and reverted.
@kagikn great, we agree. So users like @Anakin01 need to ensure the vanilla part of their game, including RGL and RGSC have not been tampered with or cracked or altered before downgrading GTA5.exe. This should allow your excellent mod to do its magic and eliminate code 16. If the game hangs or freezes or crashes, then those are different issues.
Sorry, meant to write your bypass mod with a reverted 2372 should Not result in a code 16 error, regardless of whether game is modded or not and regardless of whether the update.rpf is 2372 or not. Of course games will crash for hundreds of different reasons as we see daily on forums.
@kagikn absolutely. I go further than that, I also downgrade SH5 to 2372 for exactly those reasons even though it is designed to be backwards compatible. My vanilla game is always updated except for those 2 2372. The mods are frozen in time except for sh5dotnet and lemonui. What I was confused about was the relationship between your bypass and update.rpf. There shouldn't be a connection since it has nothing to do with scripts or the RAGE engine. Am I correct? Also am I correct in saying the wrong version of update.rpf in the mods folder will not cause a Code 16? Because that's the issue presented here, a reverted 2372 with your bypass should have a code 16.
@Anakin01 I can only suggest what works for me and I've done this a dozen times. Update your game by doing a verify integrity or worst case a full reinstall. If you screwed around with the launcher and or social club, make sure they update or reinstall them from Rockstar official site. Then copy over GTA5.exe 2372. I also downgrade SH5 but that's personal. Ignore any message from OpenIV that you need to update update.rpf. You don't want to update it, particularly since it will overwrite your gameconfig.xml and your dlclist.xml. The mod author is also implying there is a connection between his bypass mod and update.rpf but I don't understand why. Rockstar checks there own files and to the best of my knowledge this has nothing to do with mods or modded games, it's purely a check on GTA5.EXE, but maybe I'm missing something. Either way, update your game, don't update update.rpf, downgrade GTA5.EXE. As for update2.rpf, I have it in my mods folder but I don't think it's mandatory. Most of these files, including dlcpatches, don't impact SP.