Jump to content
    1. Welcome to GTAForums!

    1. GTANet.com

    1. GTA Online

      1. The Criminal Enterprises
      2. Updates
      3. Find Lobbies & Players
      4. Guides & Strategies
      5. Vehicles
      6. Content Creator
      7. Help & Support
    2. Red Dead Online

      1. Blood Money
      2. Frontier Pursuits
      3. Find Lobbies & Outlaws
      4. Help & Support
    3. Crews

    1. Grand Theft Auto Series

      1. Bugs*
      2. St. Andrews Cathedral
    2. GTA VI

    3. GTA V

      1. Guides & Strategies
      2. Help & Support
    4. GTA IV

      1. The Lost and Damned
      2. The Ballad of Gay Tony
      3. Guides & Strategies
      4. Help & Support
    5. GTA San Andreas

      1. Classic GTA SA
      2. Guides & Strategies
      3. Help & Support
    6. GTA Vice City

      1. Classic GTA VC
      2. Guides & Strategies
      3. Help & Support
    7. GTA III

      1. Classic GTA III
      2. Guides & Strategies
      3. Help & Support
    8. Portable Games

      1. GTA Chinatown Wars
      2. GTA Vice City Stories
      3. GTA Liberty City Stories
    9. Top-Down Games

      1. GTA Advance
      2. GTA 2
      3. GTA
    1. Red Dead Redemption 2

      1. PC
      2. Help & Support
    2. Red Dead Redemption

    1. GTA Mods

      1. GTA V
      2. GTA IV
      3. GTA III, VC & SA
      4. Tutorials
    2. Red Dead Mods

      1. Documentation
    3. Mod Showroom

      1. Scripts & Plugins
      2. Maps
      3. Total Conversions
      4. Vehicles
      5. Textures
      6. Characters
      7. Tools
      8. Other
      9. Workshop
    4. Featured Mods

      1. Design Your Own Mission
      2. OpenIV
      3. GTA: Underground
      4. GTA: Liberty City
      5. GTA: State of Liberty
    1. Rockstar Games

    2. Rockstar Collectors

    1. Off-Topic

      1. General Chat
      2. Gaming
      3. Technology
      4. Movies & TV
      5. Music
      6. Sports
      7. Vehicles
    2. Expression

      1. Graphics / Visual Arts
      2. GFX Requests & Tutorials
      3. Writers' Discussion
      4. Debates & Discussion
    1. Announcements

    2. Support

    3. Suggestions

*DO NOT* SHARE MEDIA OR LINKS TO LEAKED COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. Discussion is allowed.

Disable shadows in GTA IV?


UniversalSoldier
 Share

Recommended Posts

UniversalSoldier

Does anyone know how I can disable shadows in GTA IV? I have observed that my game starts running slow wherever there are a lot of shadows. I want to disable shadows.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Does anyone know how I can disable shadows in GTA IV? I have observed that my game starts running slow wherever there are a lot of shadows. I want to disable shadows.

They can't be disabled.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Shadows definitely are the FPS killer and since in GTAIV there's shadows everywhere, I would like to disable them. The shadows look bad anyways, so why would I want them to be visible? In ArmA for example I have much better FPS when shadows are OFF, and on top of that the game looks fine.

 

Why there's no possibility to disable that horrendous bloom aswell? I know there's a tweak for that, but the game still tries to process it, which means FPS won't rise.

 

This port just reeks for stupidity.

Edited by salamibaker
Link to comment
Share on other sites

My shadows disappeared randomly. I was playing the game (it had dynamic shadows) then I quit it and played Far Cry 2 for a bit. When I came back and played GTA the shadows (dynamic) were gone.

 

I wish I had em still, but I won't mind since I have better frame rate.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I disabled shadows. Please look at this post with pictures:

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=380830&st=40#

 

If you like to disable shadows, you need to switch of the light. This is because, the Shadows are not rendered. The sun is rendered and not at shadows.

To only disable shadows, you need to add a global light, that will light all.

 

PS: Got no change in FPS without shadows.

 

user posted image

user posted image

 

Edited by adhome
Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Ok got my RAM upgraded from 1 GB to 2.5 GB today. Now the game rums fine.  smile.gif

you were fighting a losing battle with 1gb m8,bet its much better now? biggrin.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

UniversalSoldier
Ok got my RAM upgraded from 1 GB to 2.5 GB today. Now the game rums fine.  smile.gif

you were fighting a losing battle with 1gb m8,bet its much better now? biggrin.gif

Rightly said... biggrin.gif

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 13 years later...

I think I have got a solution for it are you guys interested?

On 12/21/2008 at 4:32 PM, cuvip said:

they can't be disable because of R* doesn't want to disable that, f*ck it!!

Bro I have come up with a solution 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

  • 1 User Currently Viewing
    0 members, 0 Anonymous, 1 Guest

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using GTAForums.com, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.