Right-click ViceCityStoriesPC.exe → → Compatibility tab:
Alternatively, you can also download a fix tool that can automatically resolve the fatal error issue in GTA Vice City Stories. [Insert download link] Gta Vice City Stories Pc Edition Fatal Error Fix
: Navigate to the Data Execution Prevention tab. Select "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select," click Add , and locate your GTAVCS.exe (or similarly named executable) in the game folder. Right-click ViceCityStoriesPC
Run the tool and select your vcs.exe or gta_sa.exe (depending on the mod version). Run the tool and select your vcs
| Error Code / Message | Primary Cause | Underlying Mechanism | |----------------------|---------------|----------------------| | 0x0065A3F1 (Render target) | Unsupported DirectX 9.0c feature level | GPU reports no support for D3DFMT_A16B16G16R16F | | 0x00000005 (Access violation) | Pointer corruption in audio streaming | Async callback from XAudio2 to freed memory region | | 0xC0000005 (Read violation) | Save game serialization mismatch | Save file contains byte-order mark (BOM) or version field mismatch | | 0x887A0005 (D3DERR_DEVICELOST) | Improper device reset handling | Window focus change triggers invalid surface recreation |
(or match your actual VRAM) to prevent the "NextGen" infinite loading screen. Stream Memory: If using mods like , ensure your stream memory is set between 300 and 2048 to improve asset loading and prevent "tearing". Frame Limiter: Frame Limiter ON