The original PC release of GTA III was notoriously buggy. It suffered from severe memory leaks, stuttering frame rates, audio desynchronization, and compatibility issues with newer graphics cards. The "full UPD" tag indicated that this release was pre-patched with official Rockstar updates (such as the critical v1.1 patch) and potentially community-made compatibility fixes. This saved users the hassle of hunting down patches manually. 3. "-RiP-" (The Compression Technique)