GTA Update Block

On GTAV updates I can block the updates when one comes out.  I assume that this would work on this launcher update that just came out.  This is a video by Albo from a couple years ago and he shows how to create a firewall rule that you can enable and disable.  You would enable the rule when an update happens.  When you launch the game and it shows that it is going to update click cancel.  Go to the firewall settings and enable the rule.  I'm not going to explain step by step how to do that, you just need to watch the video.  Whole video about updating is interesting but how to set up the rule starts at about the 7 minute mark.   He said that this works for the retail version, but not sure about the steam because they have their own update system I guess.  I'll block updates for a while until something won't let me continue.  Usually when scritphook gets updated there is no choice to update later like Rage will give you a choice.  If I remember last time I couldn't continue unless scripthook got updated, which means the Rage had to be updated and everything else.  I think a few of us wait on downloading updates until all the kinks are worked out.

Anyway, I just loaded LSPDFR through Rage and it loaded without updating.  Maybe the game didn't detect the update yet but it will.  There is no running form it😁.  I'm guessing the next load will update and if the update is like all the others then I should be able to block it through the firewall rule.  Just have to click cancel before it is done updating.  So if you haven't updated yet and you have retail version then you might try this.  It will prompt you to play offline though.  So click offline when prompt.