Grand Theft Auto IV

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Grand Theft Auto IV

Developers
	Rockstar North
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	RAGE
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2008

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Shares many similarities with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City in terms of its engine and performance.

Extensive modding community, along with Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

Ability to import your music for your own custom radio station.

Reports indicate this title is a poor port.

General information

Rockstar Support

GTA Modding - A wiki hosting mod information for the GTA series.

GTAForums - Grand Theft Auto IV Discussion

GTA Network - A huge network of fansites all dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto series

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Amazon.com		Complete Edition
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.		Complete Edition only
GamersGate
		Complete Edition
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM.

Online features require Rockstar Games Social Club.

Complete Edition includes Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

• Patch 1.0.7.0 - Latest version, includes a number of fixes.

Since 1.0.6.0 patch Rockstar Social Club is no longer required to run the game.

Downgrade to 1.0.4.0

Some mods work only with this version. This version is also claimed to improve game performance.

Multiplayer won't work with older versions.

Instructions

Flash Player

Flash Player is required to use the Social Club TV features. Flash Player for Internet Explorer is the version that needs to be installed.

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12210/pfx/

Configuration files are encrypted. For an alternative, see Command Line.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12210/pfx/

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive must also be backed up as the save data is bound to the Games for Windows - LIVE profile.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Mouse

Recoil seems to be inexistant with the mouse whereas it works properly with a gamepad. This makes the game much easier and shooting less realistic with a mouse over a gamepad. This is fixable with the Bullet Spread/Recoil Fix mod.

DirectInput Controller support

Instructions

PS3 Controller Buttons

If using a PS2/PS3 controller, you might want to change the Xbox 360 buttons to the PS2/PS3 buttons. In order to do so, follow the instructions below.

Instructions

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Russian
Polish				Unofficial.

Network

Social Club website stat tracking and leaderboards have been shut down. All other online features are unaffected.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	53, 80, 3074
UDP	53, 88, 3074

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Headsets
SteamVR		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		See RiftEnabled.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Issues fixed

Game uses Games for Windows - LIVE. Make sure you are running latest version and refer to the concerning page if you have further problems

Fatal error RMN20 upon attempted launch

Instructions

Stuttering and other performance issues after running the game for a while

Instructions

Instructions

Game minimizes after clicking start

If the game minimizes after selecting between GTA IV base and EFLC and can not be made full screen again it may be a problem with PunkBuster. It can be fixed by stopping it from running.

Instructions

Game will load with minimal graphic settings and won't let you change them

For some video cards the game will run but won't let you change the graphics settings to anything better. In order to force the game to allow the changes, load the .exe with the extra parameter: -norestrictions. If running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, run the game in compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP2)^{[citation needed]}.

Instructions

AMD Radeon water fix

There is a problem where the water loses its features and details after a while.

Instructions

Algonquin Bridge lag issue

Instructions

Invisible fonts glitch

An invisible fonts glitch may occur which involves game menu text disappearing.

Instructions

2GB+ VRAM is wrongly recognized

Instructions

Textures/Models not loading

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Bullet Physics Library, Euphoria
Interface	Adobe Flash
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Games for Windows - LIVE, Rockstar Games Social Club

Modifications

• GTA4-Mods
• GTA Garage
• GTA Police Mods
• First person mod
• iCEnhancer - Notable graphical enhancement mod.

It is strongly recommended to make a backup of any files modifications may replace or amend in the event of corruption.

XLiveLess

XLiveLess enables modding.

XLiveLess disables all multiplayer functionality to prevent cheating.

Custom Music

Grand Theft Auto IV allows users to play their own music on a custom radio station, Independence FM.

Simply place any audio files / folders or create shortcuts in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\User Music folder, and tune into the station in-game.

Supported formats are MP3, WMA, M4A. Other formats and extensions are not recognized.

QuickTime or iTunes needs to be installed for M4A support.

FLAC is not supported. Convert to WMA Lossless to use in-game.

Use shortcuts to audio files / folders to save disk space and improve performance.

Supports High-resolution audio files. Up to 96 kHz / 24 bit.

Supports Surround audio files. Up to 6 channels.

Monaural audio files not supported.

Command Line

By creating a file called commandline.txt and saving it to your root installation folder you can alter the way your game runs. If you are using Steam; go to the game in your library, right-click and click Properties, select Set Launch Options... and enter the commands separated by spaces.

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

Command Line	Definition	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 frame rate 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

Performance improvement

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz	AMD Phenom X3 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz
System memory (RAM)	1.5 GB	2.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB	18 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1900 Nvidia GeForce 7900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8600 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	5.1 Channel Audio Card

Online play requires log-in to Games for Windows - LIVE.