Second, it silently fixed the "streaming memory" bug. The vanilla PC port suffered from a notorious issue where, during high-speed flight or driving, the game world would fail to load quickly enough, causing players to fall through a grey void. The patched Hoodlum executable altered the game’s internal streaming parameters, allocating more cache for vehicle and world models. This single change made the infamous "Stowaway" mission on PC actually playable without random crashes.