Dinesh_Malhotra
Forerunner
guys...
i`ll be postin here a few tricks to run this game properly which i found out in other forums
A very IMPORTANT tweak LATEST
i discovered this myself while going some keeda kandi with the game
trick is:
1: copy the attached file into ur GTA IV directory
2: under the graphic settings of the game select resolution to 1680*1050
3: Texture quality HIGH .. very important ( do not change this )
4: Render quality HIGH or highest if frames dont drop
5: View Distance to 30-40
6: Detail Distance to 30
6: Shadows to 0 (they are useless in GTA anyway)
dont give heed to what the game says about the ram exceeding sheet...
just play. avoid using fraps while playing
UPDATE............................................................................................ this is from me
guys I installed teh game
my advice to u all :
install all 3rd party applications before u install the game !!
like :
1:adobe flash both for IE/Firefox
2: .net Latest with service pack
3: Make ur account @ both Games for windows live and rockstar social cluB
4: install latest directx from microsoft... just do it.. it will update ur PC with latest runtime.
5: install latest driver for ur Audio Device/Graphic Device. (nvida-180.xx, Ati- 8.12 beta RC3)
6: install latest version of Visual C++ and install
7: Finally I started installing game. there also it gives unique errors like not recognising the 2nd disk or askin for CAB-4 which does not exist. then the solution for the same is to Copy DATA from all 2 disk in one folder of the Hard drive and install from there.....
8: play the game in the settings it has judged for u but change resolution to 1680*1050
9: avoid running fraps while playing GTA4
10: Windows Vista Users can change their appearance to Basic to gain a 2-3 more FPS
1: ATI users can enable anti-aliasing from their Catalyst Center . set it at 2
Credits Dingemini312/Dinesh Malhotra/Me
PS:
initially i wasted too much of my time in tweakin things up.
but later found that atleast until there is no patch, let the game decide what is best for u.
i get avg fps of 37 with min of 25 to max of 42
the game does look better/same to the console version. i have played the xbox360 version @ my nearest gaming parlours for almost 11-14 hrs, hence i can consider myself apt to gauge that.
the game is just loveable..... i have already played it for 6-7hrs and its PURE.....
buy it guys.. its still worth it
1............................................
"THE ULTIMATE GET-YOUR-FKN-GTA4-RUNNING-GUIDE!
1. INSTALL: Install the game fully & sign up for all the sh*t they want you to sign up for. (You NEED the Rockstargames SocialClub Account!!!)
2. SHORTCUT: Do as described in many of the posts around here… CREATE A SHORTCUT OF YOUR LaunchGTAIV.exe and put it nicely on your desktop.
3. OPENING: Rightclick and go to properties
4. CODING: ENTER THE FOLLOWING PART OF THE CODE AFTER THE PATH: -windowed <———- THIS IS CRUCIAL!!!
5. RESOLUTION: Behind that enter YOUR CHOSEN RESOLUTION like this: -width=1680 -height=1050 (You can chose ANY resolution you want as long as your VGA and Monitor support it.)
6. DETAILS: Behind that CHOSE YOUR DETAILS with the following piece of code: -texturequality=2 -renderquality=4 -detailquality=99 -viewdistance=99
7. SAVE THAT: In the end your commandline should look something like this (with your proper specifications ofc):
“D:\Games\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\LaunchGTAIV.exe†-windowed -texturequality=2 -renderquality=4 -detailquality=99 -viewdistance=99 -width=1680 -height=1050
8. CONNECT: Startup this stupid Rockstargames Social Club and LOG ON! IT’s CRUCIAL THAT YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND ARE LOGGED ON!
9. DON’T: Do not start the game through the provided button in the up-popping menu of Rockstargames Social Club. Just minimize it to the tray.
10. PLAY: Start the game through your shortcut of LaunchGTAIV.exe and ENJOY
NOTICE: You can put in ANY resolution you want, chose ANY detail-level your machine can handle, put in ANY viewdistance you like and the game will run it properly and FAST!
RESULT: I really dont have something you would call a High-End-Top-Notch-PC! Just an average AMD 64×2 4000+ with an average if not old NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GT (256MB) and 2 GB of DDR-RAM BUT the game runs PERFECTLY and ABSOLUTELY SMOOTHELY on my machine.
SO THE BEST OF IT: EVERYBODY CAN USE THAT APPROACH AND DOESNT NEED TO BELIEVE THE CRAP ROCKSTAR ‘ S BEEN TRYIN TO SELL YOU. Game from the future designed for future PC’s with uptodate hardware MY *SS! THEY JUST DIDNT PUT IN ANY EFFORT TO CODE THAT GAME PROPERLY!!!!"
@ credits to a GTAFORUM member (he wrote it , i paste it ... i found it )
2...........................................................................................
General Graphics Issues
Drivers:
As of December 4th, the best drivers to use with GTAIV:
- nVidia: 180.48
- ATi: 8.11
ATi have also released the 8.12's RC3. This is a *BETA* driver, so use at your own risk. There are reports that these drivers significantly increase performance in GTAIV.
DirectX:
Ensure your update your DirectX!
Note: These links will take you to the web installer. A 300KB program which downloads the latest DirectX release from Microsoft.
Clip Capture
This feature records the last ~30 seconds of gameplay, as you run around in GTAIV, and has been attributed to a lot of different loading and FPS issues. Go into your options menu, move to the "Game" tab, then disable "Clip Capture".
Error Code RMN40
Cause: Windows XP SP3 required.
Instructions: Simply download and install.
Warning: The download is over 300MB and the installation can take up to an hour.
Be careful! This issue can also occur in Vista if you are running Steam in XP compatibility mode.
Error Code MMA10
Cause: Rockstar Social Club
Note: Also try the "Social Club Fatal Error" solution (below).
Solution: Simply log out of the Social Club before playing GTAIV. To sign out, click the "Log Out" button below your username int he Social Club window
Notes: If you wish to play multiplayer, simply minimize GTAIV, log into the the Social Club, then maximize GTAIV once more. Multiplayer will work just fine.
Games for Windows Live Issues
download the latest one !
Graphics Restrictions
TA Steam Command Lines
Just had a thought about this and in theory it should work
Step 1) Open Steam Games List
Step 2) Right Click GTA IV and select 'Properties'
Step 3) Select 'Launch Options'
from there you can use the command lines to tweak the game
Ive got the retail version myself, and i use the following command lines
-width 1280 -height 1024 -shadowdensity 0 -viewdistance 10 -texturequality 0 -renderquality 0 -detailquality 10 -nomemrestrict
the full list of command lines are listen below
Quote:
Tools:
-benchmark: Runs the benchmark tool and immediately exits game.
-help: Display list of all command line options
Graphics:
-renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4)
-shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16)
-texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2)
-viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99)
-detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99)
-novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync)
-norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings
-width: Set width of main render window (default is 800)
-height: Set height of main render window (default is 600)
-safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible
-frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate
(ex If refreshrate is 60HZ –frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ)
-refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window
– Warning - Monitor must support (ex. –refreshrate 60)
-fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode
-windowed: Force windowed mode
-availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. –availablevidmem 0.9)
-percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA
Audio:
-fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint
-minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint
System:
-noprecache: Disable precache of resources
-nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions
@CREDITS TO BUSDRIVER UK GTAforums
Buggy Sound / White Noise
Cause: Old sound card drivers.
Notes: Only seems to affect Realtek Onboard Audio.
Solution: Download the latest drivers
"Router Too Strict / NAT"
Cause: Firewall.
Solution: Add GTA to your Firewall exclusions list (Win XP/ Win Vista), and forward the following ports:
TCP/UDP 88
TCP/UDP 3074
Social Club Fatal Error
download the latest version of .net framework along with SP1
This Game is Currently Unavailable...
Cause: Obselete version of Visual C++.
Solution: Download the latest version depending on your OS
GFWL Asking For CDKEY
Cause: Registry bug.
Solution: BE VERY CAREFUL IN YOUR REGISTRY
1) Click Start
2) Click Run / Vista users simply need to type into the "Search" box
3) Type: regedit
4) Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5) Scroll down and locate "SOFTWARE" then expand it
6) Scroll down and locate "Rockstar Games" then expand it
7) Click on "Grand Theft Auto IV"
8) Locate your key in the right quadrant
Error At Main Menu]
Cause: Outdated Adobe Flash.
Solution: Download and install Latest FLash drivers for both IE and FF
"The Application Has Failed To Launch"
Cause: Bug when downloading GTAIV through Steam.
Credit: SmileSkill
Solution:
1) Manually navigate to the Steam folder
2) Open "SteamApps"
3) Open "Common"
4) Open "Grand Theft Auto IV"
5) Open the "RGSC" folder
6) Double click "RGSCLauncher"
7) Click back
8) Open "GTAIV"
9) Double click "LaunchGTAIV.exe"
After completing these steps, GTAIV should launch successfully whether you open through Steam or "LaunchGTAIV.exe"
Game Pad Not Working
Cause: Rockstar.
Solution:
1) Download this http://lcsteam.net/dump/gta4/XBOX.360.controller.emulation.zip
2) Navigate to your SYSTEM32 directory (C:\Windows\System32)
3) BACK UP THE FOLLOWING FILES
- xinput1_3.dll
- xinput1_2.dll
- xinput1_1.dll
- xinput9_1_0.dll
3) Extract the contents of the archive to your SYSTEM32 directory (C:\Windows\System32)
4) Start playing GTAIV with your controller
SecuROM Launcher Has Stopped Working
Cause: You are running the D3DOverrider application that comes with RivaTuner.
Solution: Disable/Uninstall the D3DOverrider application.
Lack of Motion Blur
Cause: The depth of field / motion blur filter is disabled by default.
Solution: Press the "P" button on your keyboard while in game to enable and disable the filter.
@ CREDITS TO Ramzy GTA Forums i did a bit editin too
will keep on adding more as i find
i`ll be postin here a few tricks to run this game properly which i found out in other forums
A very IMPORTANT tweak LATEST
i discovered this myself while going some keeda kandi with the game
trick is:
1: copy the attached file into ur GTA IV directory
2: under the graphic settings of the game select resolution to 1680*1050
3: Texture quality HIGH .. very important ( do not change this )
4: Render quality HIGH or highest if frames dont drop
5: View Distance to 30-40
6: Detail Distance to 30
6: Shadows to 0 (they are useless in GTA anyway)
dont give heed to what the game says about the ram exceeding sheet...
just play. avoid using fraps while playing
UPDATE............................................................................................ this is from me
guys I installed teh game
my advice to u all :
install all 3rd party applications before u install the game !!
like :
1:adobe flash both for IE/Firefox
2: .net Latest with service pack
3: Make ur account @ both Games for windows live and rockstar social cluB
4: install latest directx from microsoft... just do it.. it will update ur PC with latest runtime.
5: install latest driver for ur Audio Device/Graphic Device. (nvida-180.xx, Ati- 8.12 beta RC3)
6: install latest version of Visual C++ and install
7: Finally I started installing game. there also it gives unique errors like not recognising the 2nd disk or askin for CAB-4 which does not exist. then the solution for the same is to Copy DATA from all 2 disk in one folder of the Hard drive and install from there.....
8: play the game in the settings it has judged for u but change resolution to 1680*1050
9: avoid running fraps while playing GTA4
10: Windows Vista Users can change their appearance to Basic to gain a 2-3 more FPS
1: ATI users can enable anti-aliasing from their Catalyst Center . set it at 2
Credits Dingemini312/Dinesh Malhotra/Me
PS:
initially i wasted too much of my time in tweakin things up.
but later found that atleast until there is no patch, let the game decide what is best for u.
i get avg fps of 37 with min of 25 to max of 42
the game does look better/same to the console version. i have played the xbox360 version @ my nearest gaming parlours for almost 11-14 hrs, hence i can consider myself apt to gauge that.
the game is just loveable..... i have already played it for 6-7hrs and its PURE.....
buy it guys.. its still worth it
1............................................
"THE ULTIMATE GET-YOUR-FKN-GTA4-RUNNING-GUIDE!
1. INSTALL: Install the game fully & sign up for all the sh*t they want you to sign up for. (You NEED the Rockstargames SocialClub Account!!!)
2. SHORTCUT: Do as described in many of the posts around here… CREATE A SHORTCUT OF YOUR LaunchGTAIV.exe and put it nicely on your desktop.
3. OPENING: Rightclick and go to properties
4. CODING: ENTER THE FOLLOWING PART OF THE CODE AFTER THE PATH: -windowed <———- THIS IS CRUCIAL!!!
5. RESOLUTION: Behind that enter YOUR CHOSEN RESOLUTION like this: -width=1680 -height=1050 (You can chose ANY resolution you want as long as your VGA and Monitor support it.)
6. DETAILS: Behind that CHOSE YOUR DETAILS with the following piece of code: -texturequality=2 -renderquality=4 -detailquality=99 -viewdistance=99
7. SAVE THAT: In the end your commandline should look something like this (with your proper specifications ofc):
“D:\Games\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\LaunchGTAIV.exe†-windowed -texturequality=2 -renderquality=4 -detailquality=99 -viewdistance=99 -width=1680 -height=1050
8. CONNECT: Startup this stupid Rockstargames Social Club and LOG ON! IT’s CRUCIAL THAT YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT AND ARE LOGGED ON!
9. DON’T: Do not start the game through the provided button in the up-popping menu of Rockstargames Social Club. Just minimize it to the tray.
10. PLAY: Start the game through your shortcut of LaunchGTAIV.exe and ENJOY
NOTICE: You can put in ANY resolution you want, chose ANY detail-level your machine can handle, put in ANY viewdistance you like and the game will run it properly and FAST!
RESULT: I really dont have something you would call a High-End-Top-Notch-PC! Just an average AMD 64×2 4000+ with an average if not old NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GT (256MB) and 2 GB of DDR-RAM BUT the game runs PERFECTLY and ABSOLUTELY SMOOTHELY on my machine.
SO THE BEST OF IT: EVERYBODY CAN USE THAT APPROACH AND DOESNT NEED TO BELIEVE THE CRAP ROCKSTAR ‘ S BEEN TRYIN TO SELL YOU. Game from the future designed for future PC’s with uptodate hardware MY *SS! THEY JUST DIDNT PUT IN ANY EFFORT TO CODE THAT GAME PROPERLY!!!!"
@ credits to a GTAFORUM member (he wrote it , i paste it ... i found it
)2...........................................................................................
General Graphics Issues
Drivers:
As of December 4th, the best drivers to use with GTAIV:
- nVidia: 180.48
- ATi: 8.11
ATi have also released the 8.12's RC3. This is a *BETA* driver, so use at your own risk. There are reports that these drivers significantly increase performance in GTAIV.
DirectX:
Ensure your update your DirectX!
Note: These links will take you to the web installer. A 300KB program which downloads the latest DirectX release from Microsoft.
Clip Capture
This feature records the last ~30 seconds of gameplay, as you run around in GTAIV, and has been attributed to a lot of different loading and FPS issues. Go into your options menu, move to the "Game" tab, then disable "Clip Capture".
Error Code RMN40
Cause: Windows XP SP3 required.
Instructions: Simply download and install.
Warning: The download is over 300MB and the installation can take up to an hour.
Be careful! This issue can also occur in Vista if you are running Steam in XP compatibility mode.
Error Code MMA10
Cause: Rockstar Social Club
Note: Also try the "Social Club Fatal Error" solution (below).
Solution: Simply log out of the Social Club before playing GTAIV. To sign out, click the "Log Out" button below your username int he Social Club window
Notes: If you wish to play multiplayer, simply minimize GTAIV, log into the the Social Club, then maximize GTAIV once more. Multiplayer will work just fine.
Games for Windows Live Issues
download the latest one !
Graphics Restrictions
TA Steam Command Lines
Just had a thought about this and in theory it should work
Step 1) Open Steam Games List
Step 2) Right Click GTA IV and select 'Properties'
Step 3) Select 'Launch Options'
from there you can use the command lines to tweak the game
Ive got the retail version myself, and i use the following command lines
-width 1280 -height 1024 -shadowdensity 0 -viewdistance 10 -texturequality 0 -renderquality 0 -detailquality 10 -nomemrestrict
the full list of command lines are listen below
Quote:
Tools:
-benchmark: Runs the benchmark tool and immediately exits game.
-help: Display list of all command line options
Graphics:
-renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4)
-shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16)
-texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2)
-viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99)
-detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99)
-novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync)
-norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings
-width: Set width of main render window (default is 800)
-height: Set height of main render window (default is 600)
-safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible
-frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate
(ex If refreshrate is 60HZ –frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ)
-refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window
– Warning - Monitor must support (ex. –refreshrate 60)
-fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode
-windowed: Force windowed mode
-availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. –availablevidmem 0.9)
-percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA
Audio:
-fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint
-minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint
System:
-noprecache: Disable precache of resources
-nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions
@CREDITS TO BUSDRIVER UK GTAforums
Buggy Sound / White Noise
Cause: Old sound card drivers.
Notes: Only seems to affect Realtek Onboard Audio.
Solution: Download the latest drivers
"Router Too Strict / NAT"
Cause: Firewall.
Solution: Add GTA to your Firewall exclusions list (Win XP/ Win Vista), and forward the following ports:
TCP/UDP 88
TCP/UDP 3074
Social Club Fatal Error
download the latest version of .net framework along with SP1
This Game is Currently Unavailable...
Cause: Obselete version of Visual C++.
Solution: Download the latest version depending on your OS
GFWL Asking For CDKEY
Cause: Registry bug.
Solution: BE VERY CAREFUL IN YOUR REGISTRY
1) Click Start
2) Click Run / Vista users simply need to type into the "Search" box
3) Type: regedit
4) Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5) Scroll down and locate "SOFTWARE" then expand it
6) Scroll down and locate "Rockstar Games" then expand it
7) Click on "Grand Theft Auto IV"
8) Locate your key in the right quadrant
Error At Main Menu]
Cause: Outdated Adobe Flash.
Solution: Download and install Latest FLash drivers for both IE and FF
"The Application Has Failed To Launch"
Cause: Bug when downloading GTAIV through Steam.
Credit: SmileSkill
Solution:
1) Manually navigate to the Steam folder
2) Open "SteamApps"
3) Open "Common"
4) Open "Grand Theft Auto IV"
5) Open the "RGSC" folder
6) Double click "RGSCLauncher"
7) Click back
8) Open "GTAIV"
9) Double click "LaunchGTAIV.exe"
After completing these steps, GTAIV should launch successfully whether you open through Steam or "LaunchGTAIV.exe"
Game Pad Not Working
Cause: Rockstar.
Solution:
1) Download this http://lcsteam.net/dump/gta4/XBOX.360.controller.emulation.zip
2) Navigate to your SYSTEM32 directory (C:\Windows\System32)
3) BACK UP THE FOLLOWING FILES
- xinput1_3.dll
- xinput1_2.dll
- xinput1_1.dll
- xinput9_1_0.dll
3) Extract the contents of the archive to your SYSTEM32 directory (C:\Windows\System32)
4) Start playing GTAIV with your controller
SecuROM Launcher Has Stopped Working
Cause: You are running the D3DOverrider application that comes with RivaTuner.
Solution: Disable/Uninstall the D3DOverrider application.
Lack of Motion Blur
Cause: The depth of field / motion blur filter is disabled by default.
Solution: Press the "P" button on your keyboard while in game to enable and disable the filter.
@ CREDITS TO Ramzy GTA Forums i did a bit editin too
will keep on adding more as i find
its for tp 
