When loading into a multi-player game (either joining a game or starting one) the game keeps crashing ("EFLC stopped working") before the game loads or the menu screen when creating a game loads. Single-player loads without issue and multi-player used to too. I have dsound.dll.

Any ideas on why this may be happening? I'd like to avoid having to use a fresh install if possible.

Well you havent stated if you tried without mods so first up, disable ALL your mods you have and see if you can join MP after that

Edit: just make you you keep dsound.dll so you still join modded matchs.

Edited June 5, 201213 yr by Revan

I'd say do a fresh reinstall if you're having problems without mods. I use mods all the time and play multiplayer constantly in GTA4. So unless it's a mod, I'd say do a fresh reinstall.

I wrote that quickly before heading off to work, probably should have mentioned I've tried removing all the mods and I've tried a clean and patched backup, they both behave the same.

I'm going to try restarting my computer, that usually fixes any and all problems. If not I suppose I'll have to reinstall once again...the joys of GTAIV.

Anybody know why Social Club takes me about a year to login? It constantly says "Login failed" until eventually - when it feels like it - it will login. Such a pain.

Edited June 5, 201213 yr by Braveheart