[REL] GTA IV Bodyguard Mod [Archive]

rappo

01-07-2009, 12:38 PM

With the recent release of <a href="/news/comments.php?i=1540" target="_blank">aru's C++ Script Hook</a>, I've had an easier time making higher level mods for GTA IV. Throughout the day I've been working on a new one that I thought some of you would enjoy:

Version History
Current Version - January 10, 2009
- Fixed bug where game would crash if you had too many dead guards
- Fixed bug where guards turned on you or each other
- Guards now get an MP5 no matter what other weapon you choose so that they can perform driveby's

January 9, 2009
- Reworked controls
- Added ability to discard all guards, who will disappear when you're far enough away
- Added ability to change guard character models (340 models), invincibility, and weapons

v0.2 - January 7, 2009
Fixed bug that didn't allow users without a certain .dll plugin to run the script
Gave guards MP5's so that they can perform driveby shootings

Right now, this script allows you to spawn bodyguards in-game by pressing F7. These guards all come wielding an M4 rifle, and they're ready to use it. Anybody that begins to attack you, such as police officers, will get taken down by these guards. These invincible guards with great accuracy will also be your enemies' top targets.

In this version of the script, the guards' character models are all the same, and they all have the same weapon, but future versions will hopefully allow the user to choose how to spawn guards. This version was more of a test for myself, but it worked pretty nicely so I figured I should share.

Enjoy, and stay tuned for some more updates!

UPDATE, JANUARY 9
i've updated the mod - same download link as before: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/script-mods/1950 here are the new features:
<ul><li>Discard all guards: once discarded, they will simply walk off and act as pedestrians. When they are far enough out of your view, they will disappear.</li><li>Change character model: there are about <b>340 models</b> to choose from - everyone from Ricky Gervais to strippers!</li><li>Change weapon: choose which weapon you want your next guard to spawn with.</li><li>Toggle invincibility: spawn your next guard as invincible or mortal.</li></ul>
<center><a href="/downloads/gta-iv/script-mods/1950" target="_blank"><img src="/images/news/1231571358.jpg" border="1" /></a></center>

RnA

01-07-2009, 02:42 PM

rappo, readme says that i have to install GTAIV Script Hook 0.1m but how??? have you installed it?

rappo

01-07-2009, 02:43 PM

You don't need to install the Script Hook - there is no such thing as installing the Script Hook, that is how I created the mod, so don't worry about it. You only need an ASI loader. I am using Alexander Blade's ASI loader:

Loading ASI C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\Alice.asi
ASI loaded : C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\Alice.asi, Address 0x03700000
Loading ASI C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\guards.asi
ASI loaded : C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\guards.asi, Address 0x03860000

Ash_735

01-07-2009, 02:44 PM

They're like Dwaynes Guards, but less hassle and much more better. I will say one thing, for those of you struggling on Vigilante or Most Wanted, having some guards around really does make it easier. By the way, rappo, do these guys also carry any SMG's for Drive By's?

RnA

01-07-2009, 02:45 PM

rappo,can you give the link to download Alexander Blade's ASI loader?

rappo, ive downloaded it, installed, put files from archive to the root of game but it doesnt work

rappo

01-07-2009, 03:06 PM

Okay man, I understand. I'm trying to figure out what the problem is. Give me more than just two minutes.

edit: okay, Slim Trashman has the same tools as me installed and it won't work. I need to do some more research on this thing, which I can't do at the moment. I've removed the mod from the site, if anybody can continue to beta test it that would be great. Here's what I'm doing:

I use Windows XP SP3. I have Alice and Rick's XLive Wrapper installed (search our file archive or Google for links). I put guards.asi into the root GTA IV folder. The ASI log shows that it loads fine, as seen above, and it works perfectly in game. I will keep checking to see why I can run it but nobody else is able to.

claud3

01-07-2009, 04:28 PM

thats so cool. This will be a favorite for many i bet

rappo

01-07-2009, 05:53 PM

okay guys, it should work now. sorry to anybody that downloaded the previous version!

phlipp

01-07-2009, 06:07 PM

This is a great idea, do the guards spawn one by one? And is there a limit?

rappo

01-07-2009, 06:09 PM

yeah they spawn one by one. each time you hit F7 a new one spawns. i didn't set a limit - the limit is how much your computer can handle! :P it sort of gets bothersome when you have more than 20, though. theyre all following niko, and they all try to get as close as possible when theyre not shooting. that means everybody bumps into each other and stuff. also for some reason when there are a lot they might begin turning on each other :p

phlipp

01-07-2009, 06:11 PM

Ahh so kinda like VC guards then? Lol
It would be cool if you could have more than four people on a bus. Bus driveby anyone aha :P

GoonReb0rn

01-08-2009, 07:30 PM

Hi, Could I Please Have A link to Alexander Blade's ASI Loader as I have not found it after searching for hours
Thanks
GoonReb0rn

rappo

01-08-2009, 08:22 PM

you can just install Alice, it comes with an ASI loader: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1843

GoonReb0rn

01-09-2009, 02:16 AM

Thanks So Much Man, this mod is awesome 10/10 :D

Xan

01-09-2009, 08:38 AM

The thing i love here is that they actually take cover and move intelligently. Something i couldn't say about Dwayne's bodyguards.

Aside from looking badass, the M4 assault rifles actually bring a bit of memories back from the Movie Heat and the famous Bank Heist scene. I had 1 guy run to me backwards with a constant burst of fire, 1 was firing from cover and as soon as the other one got close to me he decided to take cover behind a hotdog stand.

This mod is interesting enough just by looking at the AI do it's job

rappo

01-10-2009, 01:27 AM

aight i updated the mod. here are the new features:
<ul><li>Discard all guards: once discarded, they will simply walk off and act as pedestrians. When they are far enough out of your view, they will disappear.</li><li>Change character model: there are about <b>340 models</b> to choose from - everyone from Ricky Gervais to strippers!</li><li>Change weapon: choose which weapon you want your next guard to spawn with.</li><li>Toggle invincibility: spawn your next guard as invincible or mortal.</li></ul>
Download here (http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/script-mods/1950)

Xan

01-10-2009, 02:02 AM

- Discarding all Guards while in a vehicle lead to a CTD on my game

I'll update post if i find anything later

behzad_sol

01-10-2009, 02:05 AM

RAPPO!!!! It's cooooooool,I love this mod,very useful+powerful ect...

rappo

01-10-2009, 02:06 AM

Xan: Were you in a mission by any chance? It works fine for me if I'm in a car - they either just walk out or get scared like a normal ped and run out when I come to a stop.

Xan

01-10-2009, 02:56 AM

Non mission, just freeroaming around

I guess it was just GTA IV being unstable, no worries then

edit:

crashed again; Tried to release my guys after a couple went crazy again to kill me, 6 stars, Shift + F4 resulted in a crash. Tried to release them again and crashed, so it's not looking very stable for me atm.

Also, everytime i load a savegame i have to kill a couple of people. If i don't then every guard spawned will be running away from me if i hit a pedestrian. Exiting the vehicle and killing someone then spawning guard works for me.

But leads me to my next problem. Those runners don't always take effect and completely despawn, because the game then thinks there is still someone going to be a passenger in the vehicle and that means the rest of the guards i can actually use will stand there. No supposed space that's used by someone else, no go.

A video for the Scared Bodyguards: http://www.xfire.com/video/61897/

Mortal Bodyguards: Seem to have almost no HP at all, someone bumping into them is enough to kill them. Most die during spawn if they collide on another bodyguard and get physics damage. Not sure if this is intended or not:

http://www.xfire.com/video/618dd/

RnA

01-10-2009, 07:27 AM

rappo, in the first version of script your bodyguards had 2 slots of guns, when your bodyguard got in your car he had uzi and when he got off he had another gun, but in new version you can give to your bofyguard onle one gun, can you do 2 slots for gun?

rappo

01-10-2009, 09:59 AM

xan: thanks for the reports, i'll keep trying it out. as for the HP, i updated that about 20 minutes after the news post, you can redownload to fix that up (at least it should)

RnA: i initially did that but the problem is, theres no way to control which one theyll actually use. i gave them an MP5 plus something else and they always just pulled out the MP5. i can keep looking if theres a way to control it though.

behzad_sol

01-10-2009, 10:27 AM

There are 2 problems for me,when my guards are in the car,they won't shoot,beside this,with the previous version,they would shoot from in the car,the another one is after I spawn above 15 times,game crashes...

Edit: Another problem,game crashes when disguarding above 8 times

rappo

01-10-2009, 11:36 AM

I'll address what I've seen with Xan's issues: I think that the guards abandon you and run off if they're invincible and near death. For your version, they could get easily hurt, so that might have explained why all those Johnny's ran out of your car :p I'm raising the health even more now, so that you don't get all these runaways so quickly. Also I found that after they run away and you try to discard, THAT is when you get game crashes. I'll see if I can fix that crash.

behzad_sol: the guards will only do driveby's if you equip them with a pistol, MP5, grenade, or molotov. As I said in my other post I'm going to see if I can give them secondary weapons without them always choosing it.

As for the spawning over 15 guards - that is not something I can reproduce. It may be your computer, I'm not sure. If all you're doing is spawning 15 guars right off the bat and it crashes, that doesn't happen for me. Same with discarding over 8 guards - it might have been another issue.

behzad_sol

01-10-2009, 11:39 AM

Ok man,I'll try to find the issue

sasagd

01-10-2009, 12:32 PM

This mod is awesome rappo, congrats.
My game also crashes when I dismiss my guards but other than that no problems, only fun stuff, I laughed so hard when my guard kattie said "I'm not a violent person" just before shooting at the cops.

rappo

01-10-2009, 01:06 PM

thanks! glad you like it. i'm going to a release a stabler version later today - no new features, just some bug fixes - that will hopefully fix your game crashes :wink2:

noobwannabe

01-10-2009, 03:20 PM

thanks! glad you like it. i'm going to a release a stabler version later today - no new features, just some bug fixes - that will hopefully fix your game crashes :wink2:

I dont know if this is a bug but everytime after I reload my game when I fail to complete a mission the bodygoard mod doesnt work anymore, i pressed all the spawning / weapon etc buttons but none worked, if you have time can you look into this? Thanks.

rappo

01-10-2009, 03:43 PM

made some bug fixes and added another feature. hopefully it'll fix a lot of the crashes you guys had:
- Fixed bug where game would crash if you had too many dead guards
- Fixed bug where guards turned on you or each other
- Guards now get an MP5 no matter what other weapon you choose so that they can perform driveby's

same download link: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/script-mods/1950

noobwannabe: if this version doesnt fix it for you, im not sure if i can fix that. it might be an issue with the ASI loader to be honest :p i can check out some other ASI scripts to see if theyre able to do it, and see what i'm doing differently if so

sasagd

01-10-2009, 04:36 PM

rappo you are awesome, this is by far the best GTA 4 mod I have seen so far, and thanks for the updates and for listening to feedback.

crowbar129

01-10-2009, 04:42 PM

Hi,

My game runs fine without the "Alice" + "Bodyguard" things. But as soon as I got them installed, my game goes (crash) back to desktop after the loading sequence. Is it because I don't use the official patch? (I click no everytime), I don't use it because when I used it once I had to reinstall the game because my game ran a lot slower.

If it's not patch related, I have no clue what it is.

Greetz,

crowbar

rappo

01-10-2009, 04:45 PM

Yeah I'm pretty sure you need the official patch to be able to use Alice.

you can try using this as an ASI loader, instead of alice: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=38865 8
but i cant confirm itll work without v1.01 of gta iv

crowbar129

01-10-2009, 04:55 PM

I guess I gotta try my luck and install the patch, the option above didn't work because it won't let me login on my account (Windows), which is what it does (disable online functions).

EDIT: NVM that, I forgot something in the readme, retrying.

UnknownProjects

01-10-2009, 04:58 PM

Could you make a settings .ini and possibly make it so you can change the hotkeys?
This currently conflicts with some buttons in dualCores trainer,
Now he does have a .ini that you can change hotkeys but i like them where they are at.

Also that would be cool if you could make a ingame gui, or talk with dualCore about him making a menu and throwing this into his trainer to :).

rappo

01-10-2009, 05:41 PM

UnknownProjects

01-10-2009, 05:51 PM

unknownprojects, sorry but i cant seem to figure out how to get the .ini read at the moment. i mean i know the code necessary, its just i'm having trouble implementing it with aru's C++ Script Hook. dualcore and i are using two different methods of creating ASI files, he's not using the script hook. it may be a little longer before i can get the .ini reading down, sorry for the inconvenience.

Oh well he uses a C++ with direct x hooking to get the trainer to have an in-game gui i believe.
And thats cool if you can't really get it to work...

I might just replace his default keys and use yours.

rappo

01-10-2009, 06:37 PM

the new version of his trainer makes my game crash, i wouldnt want to go through all that stuff :P the script hook is pretty reliable and simple, so i'm just going to stick with that. if you'd like me to make you a customized version of the keystroke maps i wouldnt mind doing that at all. send me a private message if youre interested, and i can send you the custom ASI file

claud3

01-10-2009, 06:54 PM

this is a really cool mod. With this fighting the cops is going to be so much fun and missions with alot of targets. this is cool

CoMPMStR

01-10-2009, 07:15 PM

hey rappo, would you mind sharing the source? I'd like to make an Alice script of this if you don't mind sharing. :D Unless you want to make the script, or you can PM it to me if you don't want the src all public. I won't distribute if you don't want. :peace:

crowbar129

01-11-2009, 04:50 AM

I got mine working now, the patch was needed. And somehow, the patch seems to run right now and no loss of fps now lol :S. Thx for help.

EDIT: My views:

It's a really cool feature, however I found a tiny bug:
-When I spawn someone with a bat, and I attack someone, suddenly out of nowhere he shoots him with an mp5 :S (I suppose this is cause you gave everyone a mp5 to use in the car for a drive-by.

kilwaxoni

01-11-2009, 05:52 AM

Awesome mod , congratulations rappo !

I'm just wondering if there is a way to make the bodyguards automaticly pick up a car or whatever near them to follow you when you'r car is full . That would be rly fun to see 30 car or bikes that follow you in the streets. :D

Thanks for this great mod ! keep working on it !

(sry for my bad english)

notodd1991

01-11-2009, 12:26 PM

-When I spawn someone with a bat, and I attack someone, suddenly out of nowhere he shoots him with an mp5 :S (I suppose this is cause you gave everyone a mp5 to use in the car for a drive-by.

I have that same bug even when i pick UZI for them to use they have a mp5

rappo

01-11-2009, 12:29 PM

when you say they use an MP5 after you pick Uzi, is that on foot, in car, or both?

crowbar129

01-11-2009, 12:39 PM

when you say they use an MP5 after you pick Uzi, is that on foot, in car, or both?

Since notodd1991 and I have the same problem, I guess I can answer this.

Yes, both ways do they have an mp5. On foot he only favors another gun IF it's stronger than a mp5 (M4, Ak47, rpg etc.). So for example, if I just want him to have a bat, he'll never use it.

rappo

01-11-2009, 12:56 PM

Thanks, I see that now, too. I guess it's just the AI doing that - I'll see if I can fix that.

crowbar129

01-11-2009, 04:00 PM

Thanks, I see that now, too. I guess it's just the AI doing that - I'll see if I can fix that.

No problem. This mod made me play GTA IV again ;). After I completed the story and such, I didn't play again until now. In fact, I am replaying the whole game with the bodyguard(s) :D it's really cool. I'm trying to take 1 bodyguard from start till end of story, not dying (impossible, yes I know :D).

I got some suggestions for maybe improving the mod, however I do not know if this is technically possible because I am not programmer ;).
My suggestions:
-Be able to give simple commands to your bodyguards like: move to place on map, follow, guard here, take/steal that car.
-When they can take/steal a car: they can follow you with there car.
-Blips on map, every bodyguard a blip.

Maybe some of my suggestions (if not all) are impossible, still I am quite sure if this is possible this will most likely please a lot of fans =), this way it feels more roleplay and fun to be able to lead your guards/enforcers (whatever ya call them).

rappo

01-11-2009, 04:05 PM

crowbar129

01-11-2009, 04:11 PM

the blips on the map per bodyguard are definitely possible, but im not so sure it would be a good thing for this mod, especially for people who like to spawn 40 guards (me!) :P i know there could be a keystroke for it, but im already pushing it on keystrokes. once i get a way to use dialogue boxes and all that, i'm probably going to make a sort of NPC spawner which will have a lot of character controls that aren't really suited for a "bodyguard mod." thanks for the suggestions though, and i'm glad youre enjoying the mod

That sounds nice :). I guess if what I suggested was ever done in the future, it would indeed not just be a bodyguard mod anymore. More like a little "Niko Bellic" organisation with secret members who will obey anything he commands them to do ;).

Oh well, I'll see what comes out of this corner.. :D, I got a feeling the coming months will be filled with growing mods for GTA IV :). Good luck.

Xan

01-13-2009, 07:37 AM

The latest Public version is perfectly playable now.

I was able to do some of the most difficult missions in game just by spamming bodyguards and watching them take cover and kill the opposition.

I can execute or do anything i want and the guards will never try to attack me.

You can stand in a large space at 4 stars and your never going to be hit because the bodyguards are absolutely massacring the police.

Personally i always disable the godmode since it's more realistic and fun for me. I even noticed 2 of my guys took a car and drove to me, exited and opened fire on the police. Surprised me alot.

tl;dr

No issues to report so far, epic fun

claud3

01-13-2009, 09:04 AM

here this is a great mod. But i find the cops are like your bodyguards. What i mean is that if you are going to a big shootout with alot of gang memebers in it. I would wait until the cops are close by when the other start shooting just sit back and let the cops take over.

I have done this in nearly every gun based mission in the game and its make things alot better and easy to complete. Without taking any damage at all or shooting a single gun

Xan

01-13-2009, 09:19 AM

You have the liberty to have a personal army at your fingertips that won't give a shit if you shoot civilian or military.

This is one of the major breakpoints I'd take Rappo's mod over the 911 call.

claud3

01-13-2009, 09:24 AM

maybe so. But if you can't download it and the cops are neary by i take the cops with out the 911 call

Mani929

01-13-2009, 08:41 PM

Hey rappo i'm really enjoyed the BodyGuard ..but there any passble way can you show me the code that you used to this script ! if you don't mind!!!!!...:D
and another thing..can you make a script in LUA lang...???

rappo

01-13-2009, 08:49 PM

sorry i've been a little behind on it - i'm going to clean up the code and send it to some people, i'll be sure to include you

Mani929

01-13-2009, 09:04 PM

thanks man :-) ... Don't forget meeeeeeeee...

you didn't answer me ....what about making the Bodyguard Script in Lua format?? ...because you know the asi script loading one time in Sp !! its can't load twice..will not work in Mp or LAN ..!! but the lua work fine in Mp even when you load it again ....so if you can help me i'm so thankful ..coz i like to play Mp/Lan with my friends

rappo

01-13-2009, 09:29 PM

i'm not going to do that no, it would be a terrible task. compmstr seems to want to do it though, so when i clean up the code he's apparently going to try it out

Mani929

01-13-2009, 09:49 PM

ohh :D thanks man...i am waiting for the codes then ! Great Job ;-) keep it like this way !

crowbar129

01-14-2009, 09:55 AM

Actually, it will work in multiplayer. I had lots of fun on a private server with a friend. Basically, you gotta get invited by someone before going into singleplayer and accept that message, this way multiplayer will load (= first time loading), so it does work.

UnknownProjects

01-14-2009, 04:42 PM

nvm... haha im dumb, just saw there was a mode to make em mortal.

Mani929

01-14-2009, 06:48 PM

i Meant to play LAN ..not Online...so its have to load twice !!!

lironzz

01-15-2009, 02:53 AM

crowbar129

01-15-2009, 12:14 PM

i Meant to play LAN ..not Online...so its have to load twice !!!

This underneath also counts for LAN

Actually, it will work in multiplayer. I had lots of fun on a private server with a friend. Basically, you gotta get invited by someone before going into singleplayer and accept that message, this way multiplayer will load (= first time loading), so it does work.

With the "invite" thing, I mean someone must invite you via Live into a game, than you don't have to load twice.

rappo

01-15-2009, 12:31 PM

Hi can some1 help me? im new here and new to modding
i tried following the installation guide but i kinda got lost
The asi plugin loader is ment to be an application? coz its not for me and i dont no how to run asi files? please help =[
1. Download Alice: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1843
2. Install Alice by putting the files in your GTA IV directory
3. Download the Bodyguard Mod
4. Drag Guards.asi into your GTA IV directory

that's all

lironzz

01-15-2009, 05:40 PM

1. Download Alice: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1843
2. Install Alice by putting the files in your GTA IV directory
3. Download the Bodyguard Mod
4. Drag Guards.asi into your GTA IV directory

that's all
i tried that and it didnt work

rappo

01-15-2009, 05:45 PM

lironzz

01-15-2009, 05:58 PM

well, it does work.. soo... make sure youre overwriting the files Alice requires you to overwrite. and make sure you have v1.01 of the game (meaning you downloaded the patch from Windows Live). if youve done all that, take a screenshot of your GTA IV folder for me so i can see whats going on in there :p
alright im gonna try reinstall gta.. again.. and follow those esact directions
does that mean i dont need a moding unlocker like magic?

well, it does work.. soo... make sure youre overwriting the files Alice requires you to overwrite. and make sure you have v1.01 of the game (meaning you downloaded the patch from Windows Live). if youve done all that, take a screenshot of your GTA IV folder for me so i can see whats going on in there :p
i did esacly what you said and it didnt work =\

Demono

01-15-2009, 11:00 PM

Has the MP5 bug been fixed yet? I love the mod but I don't like the bodyguard's being forced to carry MP5's. Is there really a good reason to force this? If I want them to do drive-by's I can simply spawn them with a weapon which works for drive-bys, otherwise I don't mind if they aren't shooting from the car. I think the easiest fix to this bug would be to not force MP5's. Otherwise the mod is awesome and definitely one of my favorites! Keep up the good work!

rappo

01-15-2009, 11:14 PM

lironzz: as I said, show me a screenshot of your GTA IV directory with the mods installed

Demono: I can't really make them choose which gun to use. For that reason, I compiled another version for you where they do not get an MP5, download it here: http://www.gtagaming.com/files/gtaiv/Guards_No_MP5 .asi. Also, you can rename the ASI file to whatever you want (meaning you can override the old one).

Let me know if it doesn't work, as I haven't tested it! Thanks :D

Demono

01-16-2009, 01:10 AM

Awesome, thanks a lot!

lironzz

01-16-2009, 01:17 AM

rappo

01-16-2009, 05:28 AM

okay it looks like you have all the right files. uum, try installing one of the modding ability patches like Magic IV.

lironzz

01-16-2009, 05:46 AM

do i have to reinstall gta coz it needs the original files?

Demono

01-16-2009, 06:12 AM

lironzz: Are you using either of the XLive tools? I was having similar problems as you at first and I tried XLive Wrapper (http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1882). There is also XLiveLess (http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1975) but I couldn't get that one to work for me for some reason. For either one, just copy the xlive.dll into the same folder as LaunchGTAIV.exe. Don't worry about any of the other included files for now, just copy the dll and then try to launch the game.

lironzz

01-16-2009, 06:21 AM

Demono

01-16-2009, 06:33 AM

What happens exactly that doesn't work? Can you launch the game? Is the script just not working in the game or can you not launch the game at all?

lironzz

01-16-2009, 06:38 AM

when i press f4 nothing spawns

this is what i do
launch gta
sign in
when i get in game i press f4 -.-

Ash_735

01-16-2009, 09:59 AM

Might seem like an odd question, but have you tried walking outside the apartment first?

Xan

01-16-2009, 01:07 PM

I had that when i used Alice. It loaded but it didn't want to work at all. So i dumped it completely and went for XLiveLess.

Also spawning a bodyguard indoors will cause some of them to go invisible. They will be normal if they exit the area, but inside you can't see them or hear them. All you can do to notice them is to bump into them, or have them fire at something.

lironzz

01-16-2009, 05:25 PM

lol yeah ive tried many places to spawn including outside..

Demono

01-16-2009, 06:13 PM

When you press F5/F6/F7 do you see any text on screen?
Are there any LUA scripts in the Alice folder or any other .asi files that might be conflicting?
Here is another .asi loader you could try: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1976

lironzz

01-16-2009, 07:32 PM

hristi

01-18-2009, 08:36 AM

Thanks for this amazing mod!! I love all your mods!

keep up the good work!

ttwk1988

01-24-2009, 09:59 AM

I'm just wondering if this mod works w/ the latest 1.0.2.0 patch.

I love this mod, but it won't work for me after installing the patch.

lillb

01-24-2009, 10:10 AM

probably not:
http://www.gtagaming.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1 12890

Adam$$

01-25-2009, 09:59 AM

Hi all,

I have a problem, I was playing with a friend on the multiplayer, and the boudyguards were working, but i didn't see my friends bodyguards, and he didn't se my bodyguards - so it was no fun...

i have the newest version 1.0.2.0 and in single player it was working, but in multi not really

Do you have a solution?

rappo

01-25-2009, 01:46 PM

dang i totally forgot about this issue, i was experiencing it, too. in fact i was exerpiencing it before the 1.0.2.0 patch just recently (although it worked before). i'll try to see if i can fix it. thanks for reminding me.

blackdomina

02-02-2009, 06:04 AM

Hi Masta,

enjoying your deadly bodyguard mod, i had a few ideas that id like to submit to you.
Please tell me what you think about them.
I have no skill in dev but if i can do something to help you, just ask me and ill do my best.

Here we go:
-When fightin cops i noticed that when they dont have a car they stole some (and bikes). it could be usefull if the body guards could do the same and follow us in random stolen cars...
just think about 10 cars following you everywhere with tons of support inside...
-it could be also usefull to assign guards to groups... and perhaps make simple interface to give them order like walking far away from you and come only if there is action.
-perhaps we can manage to make guard spawn in car far away from us and coming in car like real "dwayne's guards"
-if the guards could fire at helicopters... it could awesome !!!

In general:
-Im not satisfied with cops... i mean there s no surprise, no big challenge to f*ck them all... and chases are not so fun..
can we manage to make them use more road blocks, more randomly? because they only block highways.

-can we manage to make the "custom radio" read some web radio?

-Where is the flag that make a car usable in race by AI? cause they often use sh*tty cars... i d like to remove them and make them use only racing cars... some canhelp me on that?

tHANK YOU SO MUCH !!

Yiman

02-03-2009, 12:02 AM

I say thank you for this great mod :D.

hristi

02-03-2009, 06:02 AM

Here we go:
-When fightin cops i noticed that when they dont have a car they stole some (and bikes). it could be usefull if the body guards could do the same and follow us in random stolen cars...
just think about 10 cars following you everywhere with tons of support inside...

I love to see this too. :P

blackdomina

02-03-2009, 12:17 PM

In fact it happens sometimes.
Yesterday i made a riot with manu guards and i respawn in hospital...
so i went back to the same place with a bike and how high was my surprise to seeing my own guards taking my bike for a ride.... So Niiice... but so rare...donowhy....

somone is working on it on gtaforums, i past the link here, if we can help us together it can only be better !

RAPPO WHERE ARE YOU ?

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=39598 4

Thank youuu !

rappo

02-03-2009, 12:30 PM

I am not welcome on GTAFroums and therefore won't be posting there. If somebody else is able to complete the car following that's cool for them, but I won't be adding that feature to my mod soon.

blackdomina

02-03-2009, 04:36 PM

mmm... ok....

what a situation.

Thank you for answering me.

rappo

02-05-2009, 01:23 AM

i see you posted about me at GTAForums:
I talked with rappo and he doesnt seem to be interest at working on mods anymore... maybe i missunderstood.. but i feel like he is angry with gta community... dont know the whole story and dont care.
and yes you did misunderstand. i'm banned from GTAForums and cannot post there, so i dont. the reason i'm not adding this functionality to my mod is because i dont know how to do well and without having to make tons of extra buttons to enable and disable features. the suggestions you posted add a lot of nice features to the mod, but they are not necessary, and they take up a lot more hotkeys and also time/energy spent coding, which i dont have at the moment. the current state of the mod will probably be the final version from me, sorry if its not exactly what you want. i suggest learning how to create and build upon existing mods to get features exactly how you want them

blackdomina

02-06-2009, 07:54 AM

You re right my friend.

I can understand all what you told.
I just have a different point of vew: If you do something, do it completly... cause now your mod is released, no one will make a better mod for a long time... particulary because your one is great.
But if you give interested people an access to your source it could be usefull.

But you re also right, i should learn. You know... everybody cant learn everything... you can make me mods, i can play you music and do other stuff, thats how we can complete ourselves.

whatever, i really apreciate what you ve done. Respect.

Thanks

rappo

02-06-2009, 02:48 PM

I've already given out my source code to several people. If somebody asks me I will be happy to give it to them. That person at GTAForums who is releasing that mod never asked me for the source code. I don't want to post it publicly because I want to keep track of who I've given it to.

Darkwizzard70

02-22-2009, 06:49 AM

im new lol i only have one mod right now thats the bagpack and the fingerless gloves sorry if im to newby but eh is there any tut on how to use this asi ? (any tut on how to do this?) Thx in advance :p

EDIT: oh sh!t lol i have patch 1.0.0.2 (the new one) But this mod doesnt work with that patch?

rappo

02-22-2009, 12:37 PM

it only works with the new one. first you need to install the ASI Loader (http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1976) - to install just put dsound.dll in your main gta iv folder. then put the bodyguard ASI file in the same place

Darkwizzard70

02-22-2009, 02:30 PM

well rappo u have helped me out! a rep for u :P

edit:wtf is happening with me. When i put dsound.dll in the gta iv folder it cant start gta iv (im using an crack of the game) Help me pls? anyone?

edit(2):I have windows vista btw

paduwan

03-07-2009, 06:19 AM

its not working for me..im using razor crack with xp...

GoonReb0rn

04-06-2009, 07:04 AM

Hi, I love this addon, but now with the new patch it diabled my no cd patch and when ever I run with Alexander Blades patch for the error I get which helps it run the game , I get this: -
Log start: Sun Apr 05 10:08:02 2009
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[INFO] GTA IV Script Hook 0.2.3 - (C) 2009, Aru - Initialized
[INFO] Process base address: 0x400000
[INFO] Auto detecting game version
[FATAL] Failed to detect game version

PLEASE HELP, As I love this.

rappo

04-06-2009, 12:58 PM

It currently doesn't work with the new patch, and I can't do much about it until a new GTA IV Script Hook is released.

GoonReb0rn

04-08-2009, 06:08 AM

ok man, thanks for the reply :D

kvecoman

04-08-2009, 02:12 PM

Hey rappo, could just post or send me source code for creating peds (not whole mod), because whener i try to create them GTA4 just frezes up :confused:. I guess i am probably making some mistake in my code.
My e-mail is kvecoman@gmail.com

xypres

04-13-2009, 11:50 AM

Hello , i'm currently using the latest bodyguard mod on GTA 1.0.2 version.

It works fine in singleplayer but if me and my friend go on LAN he can't see my bodyguards and i can't see his.. :facepalm:

Also when i turn invicinciblity off (in multiplayer) and i shoot a bodyguard my game crashes.

Anyone know how to fix these 2 issues? Thanks ;)

teo265

04-17-2009, 01:44 PM

Scripthook has been already released!

Here: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=39058 2

Please update your mod!!!

thenotsogoodtrickster

04-18-2009, 05:02 PM

Any plans to update your mods now that the script mods have been updated, rappo? I used your mods the most, and it sucks no longer having them :(

rappo

04-18-2009, 08:45 PM

Yeah I don't have the time this weekend but I'll probably get to it on Monday or Tuesday.

April 21 update: just a little update here, I've been trying to get my mods to use the new version of the ScriptHook but I'm having some issues, so I'll be waiting on aru for some help with the problems.

edit2: alright, i updated all my mods: http://www.gtagaming.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1 15087

teo265

04-29-2009, 06:06 AM

Can you make them to follow you with a car? that would be very cool!:evilsmile::evilsmile::evilsmile::evilsmile:

JPM

05-08-2009, 02:36 PM

I need help i followed the instructions i downloaded ASI loader and extracted everything to my root folder and when i launch the game it doesnt works its says not responding.:mad::confused::rolleyes:
I have patch 1.0.3.0.:facepalm:

rappo

05-08-2009, 02:46 PM

Are you using this ASI Loader: http://www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/tools/1976

If you are, then take a screenshot of your root GTA IV folder and post it here so I can see what files you have there.

JPM

05-08-2009, 03:28 PM

4413
I had to cut some things due the size.

rappo

05-08-2009, 03:33 PM

You have a lot of other ASI mods there - try only using the Bodyguard Mod to see if that's actually the problem.

JPM

05-09-2009, 12:44 PM

I found the problem its the ASI loader it seems that the dsound file doesnt works.:|

Bigd105

05-10-2009, 02:54 AM

hey rappo love ur mod but is it possible for the bodyguards to have hats/helms like SWAT helmets and Cop hats

JPM

05-13-2009, 11:12 AM

Got it work with xliveless but sometimes when i press f4 or f5 it activates some kind of drunk mode and i cant turn it off.

rappo

05-13-2009, 01:50 PM

hey rappo love ur mod but is it possible for the bodyguards to have hats/helms like SWAT helmets and Cop hats
you can choose which character model to spawn the bodyguards as. im assuming there are some characters in there that have hats :P

Ænemy

05-13-2009, 07:04 PM

Possible to make it so you can set more than just your bodyguard model? Like the person further above, make them have hats. But actually have control over their clothing? That'd be pretty tight.

It'd be even tighter if you could give them commands.

Just couple ideas.

rappo

05-13-2009, 07:13 PM

That's getting into a whole new realm of stuff to be honest. I don't like to bloat my mods with loads of features because then it loses the actual essence of it, which is a bodyguard mod! Since there doesn't seem to be a Super Spawner update coming anytime soon I can maybe work on something like you posted about, along with other stuff. I'll see... Thanks for the suggestions though :wink2:

Bigd105

05-14-2009, 01:20 AM

thats a great idea Enemy, im trying to make a "cop' mod for myself (like ive done wit all the gta's) and only rappos mod makes it so i have intelligent teammates which i never thought possible so being able to mod their outfits would also be great.

mattqNg

05-21-2009, 10:23 AM

Hi Rappo,

This mod is fun, I played the game all over again because of this mod. I have a few requests.

1. Can you make the guards shoot longer bursts? Short bursts isn't very effective, even less effective when using ak or ar15. They were shooting 3 bullets burst then take cover. When they blind shoot in cover, they hit nothing, and sometimes they just stay in cover. Other times they don't do anything.

2. And can you make them use 2 weapons? 1 for drive by and 1 for on foot. And increase their detection range, lots of time cops shooting at me from afar and they standing still looking at me.

3. Make them keep the distance at least 5 feet from me. They're stand 2 inches from me, it's annoying to move and stop. They kept bumping into me and fell, even if I stand still in cover from a firefight. And they run in front of me a lot, I shot them in the head accidentally many times. Or make them not fall down when running into me.

It's impressive that a lot of guards can take a almost full clip of mp5 to the chest(from 20-27shots, I shoot them point blank, so I didn't miss), some can take a few more bullets. It seems that some guards are better than others. 1 bullet to the head still kill them. FBI can take twice the damage as other. But if you accidentally shoot a law enforcement guard then you get 3 wanted stars, and they don't protect you ever from other cops.

Thank you,

Vorador

06-09-2009, 08:09 PM

To rappo:

Suggestions for the mod:

- Make the bodyguards attack anyone you attack, instead of just people that attack you (i'd like to punch a guy and see him gunned down by strippers when he runs away)

- When you're picking player models for the guards, have a little picture of the model show up. It's a major pain to have to spawn a bunch of different guards just to see if I set the right player model (i've spawned 40+ guards just to find one certain model I like to use)

Also, being Wanted is a lot more fun when you're surrounded by uzi-wielding naked chicks. :) I just chilled out in an abandoned cop car while they wasted everybody! Then I spammed the F4 too much and crashed the game :facepalm:

teo265

06-19-2009, 11:35 AM

Please Update this mod for GTA IV 1.0.4.0

rappo

06-21-2009, 06:35 PM

I updated the mod for v1.0.4.0, same download spot. For more updated mods check out this news post: http://www.gtagaming.com/news/comments.php?i=1641

kdo70

06-21-2009, 10:49 PM

Hey rappo I need help when I press f4 nothing happens
Am I missing something?

rappo

06-22-2009, 12:12 AM

That image is a little small and blurry for me but to me it doesn't look like you have the ScriptHook.dll in there. Be sure to copy it over from the download archive.

_Karma_

06-23-2009, 07:58 PM

This looks great! I wonder, though, is there any way to make it so the guards aren't completely invincible? I mean, perhaps they have a ton of health but could eventually die and force you to "hire" a new one? It sounds more fun (and challenging) that way, though either way it's quite a powerful tool.

rappo

06-23-2009, 08:15 PM

that's actually already in the mod - just press Shift+F7 and the next guard you spawn wont be invincible. check out the readme for all the keys and mod functions :wink2:

strewart

06-24-2009, 04:14 AM

I'm having the same problem as the guy 4 posts up... I know the mod is 'there' and active because the other keys work, I can set invincibility, change models and weapons, but when I press f4 no one appears. I put the scripthook dll in my folder, so that isn't it... Any ideas?

I had an earlier version, a couple of months and a patch or two ago, which worked fine btw.

Edit: Don't worry, I figured it out. I had a different mod that used the F4 key, now that one has gone it works.

So much fun running around with bodyguards. :D

_Karma_

06-24-2009, 09:58 PM

that's actually already in the mod - just press Shift+F7 and the next guard you spawn wont be invincible. check out the readme for all the keys and mod functions :wink2:

Awesome. Sorry, I didn't have the readme since I didn't intend on downloading the mod at the time. :facepalm:
Thanks for still being civil. :)

rappo

06-25-2009, 08:55 PM

Nикита

06-27-2009, 10:18 AM

Hello,
I have a problem. I put ASi loader, to a clean GTA: IV and when you try to start the game, I get out the bug. Help my.

rappo

06-27-2009, 11:58 AM

What version of GTA IV do you have, and what ASI Loader are you using? And what's the error you're getting?

Nикита

06-28-2009, 02:35 AM

GTA IV v. 1.0.4.0, Asi loader v. 1.0.2.0b. OS - Vista Home Premium SP2

Signature issues:
Name event problem: APPCRASH
Application Name: GTAIV.exe
Version of the application: 1.0.3.1
Stamp time applications: 4a1aef01
Name of module with error: kernel32.dll
Version of the module with the error: 6.0.6002.18005
Time stamp module with error: 49e037dd
Code exception: c0000005
Offset exceptions: 00001c84
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Language Code: 1049
For additional information 1: dfc9
For additional information 2: f7fdf1981f82abaddb6169559f344083
For additional information 3: 0d54
For additional information 4: b965083fdade7756bbf33a24afc03f91

Read the privacy statement:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50163&clcid=0x0419

rappo

06-28-2009, 01:04 PM

Application Name: GTAIV.exe
Version of the application: 1.0.3.1
You should upgrade to GTA IV v1.0.4.0: http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/i ndex.html

Nикита

06-29-2009, 09:03 AM

I'm from Russia and we have the same thing that the 1.0.3.1 and 1.0.4.0.

rappo

06-29-2009, 10:29 AM

What mods are you trying to run? Just my Bodyguard Mod?
If you are trying to run other mods, remove them and try with just my Bodyguard Mod.
If you're already trying only the Bodyguard Mod, then do you have the ScriptHook.dll file installed?

Nикита

06-29-2009, 12:58 PM

I think I finally found the problem.
From the fact that in the USA and Russia in various designations patch your mod unfortunately does not want to work, that's what appeared in the log ScriptHook.dll:

Log start: Mon Jun 29 23:53:52 2009
-----------------------------------------------
[INFO] GTA IV Script Hook 0.2.6 - (C) 2009, Aru - Initialized
[INFO] Process base address: 0x20000
[INFO] Auto detecting game version
[FATAL] Failed to detect game version

rappo

06-29-2009, 03:03 PM

Sorry man but that's an issue with Aru's ScriptHook that I can't fix. His hook probably doesn't support the Russian EXE file. You may want to email him about it (aruforone@gmail.com) - he responds pretty quickly.

bptuner

07-01-2009, 05:01 AM

I just downloaded this mod, its pretty cool but I was wondering if it would be possible for me to modify it in someway so that when I shoot/attack people, the bodyguards attack them too, rather than them just responding to someone assaulting me so essentially they'd become more like 'hitmen' as opposed to 'bodyguards'. Let me know if this is possible or if theres an existing mod that features this.

behzad_sol

07-01-2009, 05:24 AM

rappo, I have a suggestion I'm not sure anybody has mentioned or not, I say if it's possible, make some key for bodygaurd behavior, like by pressing A button they attack enemies, pressing D they just defend you (if somebody shoots, they shoot too) and O button to make them off, just follow you. If you can make this, it'll be so good

p2bl

07-15-2009, 10:05 PM

hey guys, sorry im new, but i have everything installed and it wont let me even start the game, i get an error msg "gta has stopped working..."
i have the latest version of gta 1.0.4 or sumthing
and i have ASI loader v1.0.2.0b
and i got this bodygaurd mod (the latest one)
ideas?

rappo

07-15-2009, 10:06 PM

Do you have the ScriptHook installed? also is the bodyguard mod the only mod that you have installed..

p2bl

07-15-2009, 10:09 PM

i have script hook in the folder.
and yeah thats the only mod.

rappo

07-15-2009, 10:12 PM

its really hard for me to tell you whats wrong because the mod obviously works :P can you provide some details about how you installed everything? are all the files in your root GTA IV folder?

also are you using a different version of the EXE, like the guy above who had the Russian one?

p2bl

07-15-2009, 10:14 PM

yeah they all are...
i extracted the 2 (asi and bodygaurd) into the folder....anything wrong?
now it wont let me start up, unless i delete them.

has it happened to anyone else?

p2bl

07-18-2009, 10:33 AM

can it be because i have vista?
also when it stopps working it says Data Execution Prevention has closed gta 4...
when i try to unblock it (DEP) from closing it, it says this program must run with D.E.P enabled, you cannot turn it off for this program...
ideas?

rappo

07-18-2009, 11:33 AM

I run Windows XP SP2, GTA IV v1.0.4.0, Alexander Blade's ASI loader, and aru's latest ScriptHook. The only thing I can suggest at this point is to download aru's latest ScriptHook (http://aru.mtasa.com/gta4/GTAIVScriptHook_0.3.0_R edist.zip) which isn't the same as the one that comes in the Bodyguard Mod download.

tony007

07-23-2009, 12:01 PM

Hey rappo, i have a few questions.

1) When the bodyguards are in god-mode, i can't kill it. Would this mean that they're gonna go all around the city after i get taken to the hospital and take up my memory space? In other words, do god-mode body guards despawn after i die and get respawned at a hospital really far away?

2) Can you make body guards drive you around while you shoot?

3) Can you offer us a way to change the body guards' health to what we want? I really hate how they die so fast (this question is irrelevant if question #1 says body guards DO despawn when you're really far away from them)

rappo

07-23-2009, 02:29 PM

1) i think they might stick around after you die, they dont despawn. what you can do though is after you come back outside the hospital, you can discard all mods (i cant remember, i think the key is Shift+F4, check the readme though). that will despawn them and remove them from your memory, even if you cant see them

2) sorry but no i couldnt really get this to work. you can check out my Ride Along mod though, it lets you enter any pedestrian's vehicle and do drive-by's out of it

3) maybe this is irrelevant now :p

tony007

07-23-2009, 11:01 PM

you can check out my Ride Along mod though, it lets you enter any pedestrian's vehicle and do drive-by's out of itp

But the mod says it only works on v1.0.3.0 or lower O.o

Let's say i get it to work. Wouldn't shooting near a ped make him/her freak out and exit the car right away?

rappo

07-24-2009, 01:35 AM

if it says that ignore it, it should work with 1.0.4.0 if you have the new scripthook.
and most peds wont freak out and run away. theyll actually drive faster and wont stop for the police, which is basically what you want :P

Sanderj1989

07-29-2009, 01:55 PM

Hi, I'm new and just like my fellow forum member p2bl I have a problem with starting GTA IV with cheats.

I want to play GTA IV with the SimpleNative trainer, therefore I have extracted the latest ASI loader/dsound.dll file to my GTA IV directory, and GTA IV is updated to version 1.0.4.blablabla
But when I press PLAY in the RGSC window GTA IV crashes before it even starts.

I'm providing you with a screenshot of my current GTA IV directory, am I missing something that I still need to put in that directory?

Screenshot: http://i32.tinypic.com/33k57xt.jpg

Please tell me what I'm doing and if I need to add certain files.

Thanks a lot in advance