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==Tweaks==
 
==Tweaks==
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===Graphical Memory Restrictions===
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===Command Line===
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The GTA IV graphics settings work on the concept of a "memory budget". As you turn up the settings, you near your memory budget. If you wish to remove the restrictions on your memory budget, follow these steps:
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By creating a file called "<code>commandline.txt</code>" and saving it to your root game folder /GTAIV/ (where GTAIV.exe and LaunchGTAIV.exe are found), you can alter the way your game runs. If you are using Steam, go to the game's properties in the library view, select 'Set Launch Options' and enter the commands separated by spaces.
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#Navigate to your GTA IV installation directory. (Usually located in "<code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV</code>" (for a 64 bit Steam installation) or "<code>C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV</code>" (for a 32 bit Steam installation).
 
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#Create a file called "<code>commandline.txt</code>" and add: <pre>-nomemrestrict</pre>
 
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===Windowed Mode===
 
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If you wish to run the game in windowed mode, follow these steps:
 
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#Right click on the game in your Steam library and select "<code>Properties</code>" then click on the button that says: "<code>SET LAUNCH OPTIONS...</code>"
 
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#Add: <pre>-windowed</pre>
 
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#Press: "<code>OK</code>"
 
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===No Intro Fix===
 
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[http://www.mediafire.com/?3tk3a90qvbnyvsl No Intro Fix]
 
  
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===Command Line===
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The table below describes the majority of commands usable in the game's command line file.
 
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|help || lists the commands and usage but doesn't look as snazzy as this || <code>-help</code>
 
|help || lists the commands and usage but doesn't look as snazzy as this || <code>-help</code>
 
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====Fixing Memory Leaks====
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There exist a series of tweaks by Rockstar to resolve some memory leaks. If you encounter stutter and other performance issues after running the game for a while, consider trying one of these in your commandline.txt file, depending on the texture quality you have selected in the game settings:
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* Low textures, <code>-memrestrict 209715200</code>
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* Medium textures, <code>-memrestrict 314572800</code>
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* High textures, <code>-memrestrict 629145600</code>
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===No Intro Fix===
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[http://www.mediafire.com/?3tk3a90qvbnyvsl No Intro Fix]
  
 
==Save Game Data==
 
==Save Game Data==

Revision as of 22:11, 12 May 2012

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USES GFWL

Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) is an open world action-adventure game published by Rockstar Games. Two DLC sets have been released so far: The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

The game was written primarily for consoles and the PC port is not of a high quality. However, for those who can get it running, there are many mods availible, some of which provide spectacular game and graphic improvements and alterations.

Patches

It is useful to know that, when patching, you only need to install the version you need, rather than all previous patches beforehand.

Non-Steam Version

Tweaks

Command Line

By creating a file called "commandline.txt" and saving it to your root game folder /GTAIV/ (where GTAIV.exe and LaunchGTAIV.exe are found), you can alter the way your game runs. If you are using Steam, go to the game's properties in the library view, select 'Set Launch Options' and enter the commands separated by spaces.

The table below describes the majority of commands usable in the game's command line file.

Command Line What it does Example Usage
width sets the horizontal resolution -width 1280
height sets the vertical resolution -height 720
texturequality changes texture quality low/med/high (0-2) -texturequality 1
shadowdensity adjusts shadows thrown up by car lights (0-16) -shadowdensity 3
renderquality adjusts the render quality of the game (0- 4) -renderquality 3
viewdistance adjusts the view distance (0-99) -viewdistance 25
detailquality adjusts the detail distance (0-99) -detailquality 30
norestrictions removes memory restrictions on graphic settings -norestrictions
novblank removes good ole v-sync -novblank
safemode runs GTA 4 with everything set to as low as you can go -safemode
fullscreen runs GTA 4 fullscreen -fullscreen
windowed runs GTA 4 windowed -windowed
availablevidmem allocates some system ram as additional vram -availablevidmem 1.5
percentvidmem how much vram of your gpu GTA 4 can use, 1.0 will be all of it and 0.5 will be half -percentvidmem 0.5
frameLimit limits your framerate to the refresh rate -frameLimit 1
refreshrate adjusts the refresh rate (oddly enough) be careful do not set a refresh rate your monitor can't do -refreshrate 60
fullspecaudio enable high-end cpu audio -fullspecaudio
minspecaudio enable low-end cpu audio -minspecaudio
noprecache turns precache off -noprecache
nomemrestrict turns all memory restrictions off -nomemrestrict
benchmark starts the in game benchmark and then quits the game -benchmark
help lists the commands and usage but doesn't look as snazzy as this -help

Fixing Memory Leaks

There exist a series of tweaks by Rockstar to resolve some memory leaks. If you encounter stutter and other performance issues after running the game for a while, consider trying one of these in your commandline.txt file, depending on the texture quality you have selected in the game settings:

  • Low textures, -memrestrict 209715200
  • Medium textures, -memrestrict 314572800
  • High textures, -memrestrict 629145600

No Intro Fix

No Intro Fix

Save Game Data

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Issues and Fixes

ATI Rain Effects Glitch

There is a problem with ATI 69xx (6950, 6970, 6990) cards and drivers at the moment. (And there has been for some time.) The rain shader in GTA IV causes spontaneous red, green, sometimes white starbursts while it is raining. Don't worry! These aren't really artifacts, but a shader bug.

There is a quick workaround. It involves disabling the lighting shader on rain.

  • Open your GTA folder (Usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTA IV)
  • Navigate to common\data\visualSettings.dat and open it with your favorite text editing software.
  • Scroll down to line 20 or so under "#Values for rain GPU particle effect" and change "rain.UseLitShader 1.0" to "rain.UseLitShader 0"
  • Play your game!

System Requirements

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Mac/Linux

It is possible to run GTA IV on *nix systems via Wine. It is suggested that you run the game using Wineskin.

XLiveLess

Due to current limitations, GFWL will not work (Wine is not yet fully compatible with .NET 3.5), so an XLiveLess fix must be applied to the game for it to work.

  1. Download the XLiveLess xlive.dll file: xlive.dll 0.999-beta7 29 May 2010
  2. Place xlive.dll in the root game folder:
    For Steam users, this is /Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common/Grand Theft Auto IV/GTAIV
    Otherwise, it should be something like /Program Files/Grand Theft Auto IV/GTAIV
  3. Ensure that you run LaunchGTAIV.exe rather than GTAIV.exe when starting the game, or you will encounter anti-piracy game effects

See Also