Help with Grand theft Auto IV PC

[Santa88]

Hahahahahaahh! I loved the hitler GTAIV video. I laughed so hard, so well done! xD <3

 

How do you open console and fps chart on gta4?

 

Oh, I just learned this trick by creating a text document in GTAIV folder and naming it "commandline.txt" and in the file typing "-norestriction".

 

This gives me a GREAT performance boost but due to the memory leak bug, I loose a little bit of performance after playing for a few minutes. =(

Do you have the clip capture turned off, that's where my memory leak issue was coming from.

Uhhh nope. It's on default which is on. Besides, lagg isn't the only problem. The game is missing textures sometimes, it's a waste to play it and finish it like this. I wanna actually enjoy the game. So I guess I am forced to wait for this imaginary "patch" in a few 100 years when gta 100 is out for PS50

[truehighroller]

Hahahahahaahh! I loved the hitler GTAIV video. I laughed so hard, so well done! xD <3

 

How do you open console and fps chart on gta4?

 

Oh, I just learned this trick by creating a text document in GTAIV folder and naming it "commandline.txt" and in the file typing "-norestriction".

 

This gives me a GREAT performance boost but due to the memory leak bug, I loose a little bit of performance after playing for a few minutes. =(

Do you have the clip capture turned off, that's where my memory leak issue was coming from.

Uhhh nope. It's on default which is on. Besides, lagg isn't the only problem. The game is missing textures sometimes, it's a waste to play it and finish it like this. I wanna actually enjoy the game. So I guess I am forced to wait for this imaginary "patch" in a few 100 years when gta 100 is out for PS50

If you turn it off, it fixes all, that..

[SilentScream]

where can i turn clip capture off?

[Santa88]

 

where can i turn clip capture off?

First you got to launch the game, then when in game go options->Game then you see clip capture.

 

Dude! 380W powersupply on those specs? My old single core AMD Athlon 3000+ pc has 400W power supply. I recommend you something like 600-700W.

[SilentScream]

 

where can i turn clip capture off?

First you got to launch the game, then when in game go options->Game then you see clip capture.

 

Dude! 380W powersupply on those specs? My old single core AMD Athlon 3000+ pc has 400W power supply. I recommend you something like 600-700W.

thanks.

 

yeah, im on it to buy a 550W chieftec but i havent got the money yet.

[Santa88]

No probs, oh ok good luck to that.

[vALKYR]

did ANYONE get the game with reasonable settings and ~25-30 fps on a laptop with a 2,2 GHz Dual Core CPU + 9600M GT 512?

 

Anyone? Or should I just give up and play with 15 fps on f*ckING 800x600

 

bah... never paying for a game again. Not only it's way too expensive, they also invest NOTHING, ZERO, RIEN, NADA time in optimizing!

[ViperInterface]

the game is not supported on laptops. Rockstar told me this in a response to my support emails.

[sead.2103]

Hey guys,

 

We've been reading the forums and understand that several of you are experiencing difficulties with Grand Theft Auto IV PC, and we are committed to doing everything we can to help resolve these troubles. We are working on a number of solutions, outlined below, and over the next few days we will be responding to questions posed on this forum in an effort to get your game up and running as quickly as possible. Please continue to check the list below for updates.

 

Driver News

We’re pleased to announce that in co-operation with Nvidia a new driver has been released that improves performance and fixes a major issue with 7900 series cards. If you haven’t gotten the driver yet download it here: http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_gtaiv_downloads.html

 

ATI has now released Catalyst 8.12 download them here: http://game.amd.com. Expect significant performance improvements when using this new driver.

 

Patch Is On The Way

We are working on making a patch available in the next few days. Since Grand Theft Auto IV is a Games For Windows – Live game the patch must be certified by Microsoft before release. The patch is already at Microsoft and we expect a speedy approval.

The patch contains a variety of fixes including:

 

-A fix to the crash after legal screen that some German customers were reporting.

-Numerous improvements to the video editor: Smarter naming of videos, improved rendering quality, better fx during replays

-Fix to bowling while using certain sensitive mice

-Fix for ATI 1900 shadows

-Overall savings to memory

-Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors

-Multiplayer character settings are preserved

-Support for DirectInput controllers. Note: The current hack way of supporting these controllers may not work with the improved functionality. So we recommend you remove the hack before upgrading to the patch.

 

Issues with power management software have also been fixed (slow speed, double speed issues). Even after the patch comes out setting power management software to maximum performance is recommended. We’ve seen cases where power management software does not detect the game is running and puts the CPU in green mode.

 

Besides the patch we’ve also improved the way the Social Club handles data this should have greatly reduced or eliminated the Mma10 error. If you are still receiving this error after logging in and out of Social Club we would like to know as much info as you can about it.

 

Information Needed For Troubleshooting

We want everyone to experience Grand Theft Auto IV on the PC the way it was intended. To that end, we will continue to monitor the forums for any and all issues users are having, and respond whenever possible. We would greatly appreciate it if people with unresolved problems could post some information about their PC configuration in this thread for us. Please include the following information:

 

-Where exactly in the game you experienced the issue (start screen, while playing the game, etc.)

-What version of the game you have (retail, steam, other online store)

-What is your OS

-Benchmark info or DxDiag is also helpful

 

 

Rockstar Games Social Club Application Info

Due to the high volume of new Social Club users, some users may have experienced periods of time where they are unable to log into their Social Club account using the Rockstar Games Social Club application. If you are unable to log in using the Rockstar Games Social Club application, please skip the login process by clicking "Skip Login" or run in offline mode by clicking "Start in Offline Mode". This is meant as a temporary solution to allow users to play GTA IV PC, so please continue to periodically retry your login as we are working hard to promptly address any lapses in service.

 

A small number of users have reported the Rockstar Games Social Club application encountering a fatal error, preventing them from playing GTA IV PC. One possible solution is to uninstall the .NET Framework (from Add/Remove Programs) and reinstall it by downloading it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en. If you continue to run into fatal errors in the Rockstar Games Social Club application, please contact Rockstar Games support.

 

Thank you for your patience as we continue to work around the clock to resolve these issues. Support updates will continue to be posted at www.rockstargames.com/support as soon as they are available, and we will update this thread with any new information as well. Please send any inquiries about non-support issues to [email protected].

 

Thanks,

Rockstar Games

 

UPDATE - Since this thread is already getting so long we are asking everyone to post in this newly setup forum:

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showforum=233

 

This way we can better keep track of issues and have things be better organized.

Dude this link for GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE UPDATE IS DOESNT WORKING I HOT GTA 4 ON MY PC AND I WILL TRYING TO DOWNLOAD THAT TO PLAY UBT IT DOESNT WoRK I GUES YOU

CAN HELP ME

 

[GamerJerome]

lets hope patch 2 will fix becuse it also runs as crap on my dualcore 2 e8500 + nvidia geforce 9600gt

[Santa88]

Runs crap on my quad-core 2.60ghz with hd 4870 1 gb and 4 gb ram dude.

[truehighroller]

Runs crap on my quad-core 2.60ghz with hd 4870 1 gb and 4 gb ram dude.

I have two of them "4870 1gb" and mine doesn't run the best either.

[shomy_93]

Please can some1 answer me.my friend want to play gta 4 but he dont have internet activated on his PC, did he must have internet to play gta 4 or he can just install crack and paly like peoples who have internet....or people who dont have internet on their computers must have some specyfic crack???? ............ Pls help me - thank you

[n3whous3]

Please can some1 answer me.my friend want to play gta 4 but he dont have internet activated on his PC, did he must have internet to play gta 4 or he can just install crack and paly like peoples who have internet....or people who dont have internet on their computers must have some specyfic crack???? ............ Pls help me - thank you

Buy it. Even if it's a sh*t

[Santa88]

Yeah, not really well done for pc. I just tried Fear 2 demo all on max settings and it ran smoother than anything I'w had ever seen. Big disappointment for rockstar, hope there will be a patch.

[juscal]

Please can some1 answer me.my friend want to play gta 4 but he dont have internet activated on his PC, did he must have internet to play gta 4 or he can just install crack and paly like peoples who have internet....or people who dont have internet on their computers must have some specyfic crack???? ............ Pls help me - thank you

You can activate the game on another computer, just follow the instructions.

[shomy_93]

did people who dont have internet cant save game, couse they dont have windows live?

[juscal]

did people who dont have internet cant save game, couse they dont have windows live?

I'm pretty sure you can save the game without the internet. As far as I know, you only really need the internet is when you're activating.

 

But keep in mind that without an internet connection, you can't submit achievements to Windows Live, nor can you play multiplayer etc.

[Coldrain]

WHAT THE f*ck! PATCH THIS GODDAMN ERROR WICH FREEZES AT "PAYBACK"

LOADINGSCREEN AND OTHER MISSIONS!

SERIOUS!!!

 

What is about fixing errors which make us play the game till one point and let us crash.

I own GTA4 since release couldn´t play till Patch 1 and now I am stucking on 1 mission

since 1+ Month cause the Loading Screen freezes....

No Progress, No Fun

You have my money, well thx...

 

 

[Juuti]

My game used to work fine, but now the game wont start anymore. When I sign in to social club and press play, then after the small black window comes up nothing happens.

[Testosterone666]

Hey coldrain, same problem here. Gets stuck loading when you hit the yellow marker outside the diner and never starts again. Let me know if you ever find a fix for that.

[f1lth101]

Graphics settings

 

Resolution - 1176x664 (pretty sharp, just a snip away from the X360)

textures - (set as MEDIUM and reduced to low without restarting)

rendering quality - medium (no real gain from high at this resolution)

 

View distance - 10 (can push to 17, but eats about 5fps for minor view improvement)

detail distance - 10 (same as X360)

traffic density - 28 (default)

shadow density - 0 (see end of post!)

 

 

This all runs between 18-26fps, which is playable and looks pretty decent for a laptop.

More powerful machines could easily hit 30fps and id recommend getting the resolution to 1280x720 and then work on increasing view distance.

 

 

I couldnt seem to find any visual or perfomance impact for shadow density, i havent yet tested it at 0 and 16 with a restart. But altering it makes no difference to the quality or number of shadows, nor does it seem to affect frame rate. If anyone figures ths is out please post details.

 

 

I hope this all helps to get this game playable.

[Flitzbue]

OMG.. whats this ? My GTA IV has just downloaded a patch ?!?

Gotta test what it does.. brb

[Flitzbue]

Hmm.. 2 more fps in benchmark.. so got 52 now.. new options in graphic settings.

Would be nice with a log of whats updated.

[PunchyPappy]

 

Hmm.. 2 more fps in benchmark.. so got 52 now.. new options in graphic settings.

Would be nice with a log of whats updated.

you are kidding right?

 

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=393961

[truehighroller]

This what I get now with the new patch they released. I have 2 4870 1gb cards by the way.

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 60.59

Duration: 37.23 sec

CPU Usage: 67%

System memory usage: 69%

Video memory usage: 93%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Render Quality: High

Reflection Resolution: High

Water Quality: Very High

Shadow Quality: Very High

View Distance: 32

Detail Distance: 70

Definition: Off

VSync: Off

 

Hardware

Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate

Service Pack 1

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630

Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

 

File ID: Benchmark.cli

 

 

When I had patch 1 with windows 7,

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 55.83

Duration: 37.69 sec

CPU Usage: 63%

System memory usage: 60%

Video memory usage: 88%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 (59 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Render Quality: High

View Distance: 30

Detail Distance: 70

 

Hardware

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample – WDDM v1.1)

Video Driver version: 8.14.10.630

Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)

Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

 

File ID: benchmark.cli

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT:!! The f*cking clip capture still has major issues because I just started playing the game and when I went to slide side ways with my car my FPS went staright down to 3 fps . f*ckING ASSHOLES DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX sh*t JESUS f*ckING CHRIST!!!!!! I JUST TURNED IT OFF SO I'm HOPING THAT RESOLVES THAT ISSUE WILL POST BACK WITH MORE INFO AS TO RATHER OR NOT THAT STOPPED THE ISSUE.

 

 

 

 

POSTING BACK REGARDING STILL OBVIOUS CLIP CAPTURE ISSUE:

 

 

 

Turning it off resolved the issue but, it seems to me like my FPS are lower now then they were with patch 1 even though my benchie does fine obviously. EPIC FAILURE DRR DRRR DRRR DRRR DRRRRRR!!

Edited January 24, 2009 by truehighroller

[Kernel32]

@Rockstar Toronto.

 

This might be a bit offtopic but since we have official R* spokesmen on the boards now I couldn't resist asking...

Was the deepthroat hype on the forum a genius viral marketing trick by the guys in NY?

 

 

[artha67]

why if i play the gta 4,the screen has a blue dot,n green line?its seems bugs?or my graphic card is weak?please your suggestion...thx..

 

 

my PC spec:

motherboard ga-m52l-s3

processor amd athlon 64x2 5000+ 2.00Ghz

ati radeon hd 4650 1gb hyper memory gddr3

memory ram 2gb ddr2

hdd seagate 80gb

 

[One-time]

why if i play the gta 4,the screen has a blue dot,n green line?its seems bugs?or my graphic card is weak?please your suggestion...thx..

Have you patched the game? Have you installed the latest ATI driver? If not, do it.

[artha67]

why if i play the gta 4,the screen has a blue dot,n green line?its seems bugs?or my graphic card is weak?please your suggestion...thx..

Have you patched the game? Have you installed the latest ATI driver? If not, do it.

yeahh..i have patched the game with patch 1.0.2.0,but the screen still have a blue dot n strip green line.

 

i also used ATI driver catalyst 8.12...