Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition
Developers: Rockstar North, Grove Street Games Publisher: Rockstar Games Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch Released internationally: November 11, 2021 This game has uncompiled source code. This game has unused graphics. This game has revisional differences.

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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

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.