Hello Friends

According to my post about setting back the systemdate to avoid periodly login to RockStar at gamestart.
I wanted to let you know that this also works with the new Launcher.
So if you start your game offline and the startbutton in the launcher returns to the 'unpressed-shape' and the game doesnt start, just set your systemdate back to around the day when you last logged in to RockStar. The game will start now without waiting for an online-connection.
Dont forget to set back the date to current if the game is runnung, to avoid trouble with your savegames.

To change the date under windows, click on the clock on the desktop-taskbar and choose 'change date and time'.
Again choose 'change date and time' in the popped up 'date and time'-window.
After the game is running pause it and press ALT&TAB at the same time to switch to desktop, where you can set back the date to current.

I hope i could help to disstress your gamestart a little bit with this 'hint'

I forgot to remind if you redate before gamestart, dont forget to switch to windows to set the date back to current after the game is running, otherwise you confuse yourself with your saved games because you allways would use the same date of saving...

First of all: Hi, im the new one...

maybe this can help if you have no backup of your older files:
im running on WIN7 so WIN sets automaticly restorepoints with its updates.
If you didnt erease the last retsorepoints you can use rightclick on f.i. launcher, select properties or attributes (dont know exactly cause using german version...) and in the popup select restore older version.
WIN will search your restorepoints and offer older fileversions out of them.

another tip for those who didnt think about this:
if you could restore and gain acces to your game again with this or other (upcoming) methodes,
the simplest way to prevent pereodly onlineconfirmation and loading unexpectet updates is to redate your system to the date of your last confirmation,
I do so since years and if there is an update i can check if scripthook etc. also is updated to avoid any trouble...

maybe this could help someone

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