The game essentially panics. It hands the video card a texture and says, "Convert this." The modern driver shrugs and says, "I don't know what that is," and the game throws the error rather than rendering a mess of broken polygons.
Modern high-tier cards, such as an RTX 3070, are often poorly optimized for legacy engines, leading to errors even when the hardware vastly exceeds the game's requirements. gta 3 cannot convert textures your video card
Paste them directly into your main GTA 3 installation directory (where gta3.exe is located). The game essentially panics
I can provide specific folder paths and links to guide you through the process. Paste them directly into your main GTA 3
: Ensure GTA III is installed on the same storage drive as your game launcher (e.g., Rockstar Games Launcher) to avoid permission conflicts during texture conversion.