Problems you would like fixed

[Psycold]

Well the gaming community has done A LOT more to help my performance than Rockstar has, so I guess it's up to us to fix things. Lets put together a single thread with all the problems people are experiencing ranging from technical to cosmetic. Let's also try not to repeat the same problems over and over to keep the thread from getting cluttered, with everything in one thread, hopefully Rockstar will at least look this way. I'll start with the obvious problems and a few ones I have personally encountered:

 

- Obviously we need drastic improvements to FPS, I don't know if this is even possible with a patch but I believe it is the primary concern for the game.

 

- Fix the controls, go through the entire keyboard and make sure people can bind all the buttons correctly and that other buttons don't interfere, example: I have right mouse button bound to jump, and when I get into a helicopter and press right mouse button it switches to the cockpit view, when I release it, it goes back to whatever view it was in before. You can't bind the ENTER key for anything, I use the arrow keys for driving and there is no way to change the phone bindings so when I am driving around and people are talking on the phone, I press the down arrow to use my brake and it skips the conversation, not very useful.

 

 

 

EDIT - I added the majority of problems that the community seems to be having, I will put ***HIGH PRIORITY***

by the ones that are mentioned the most and seem to be the most problematic.

 

 

PROBLEMS

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-Add AA ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

-Allow us to disable the "fly with mouse"

 

-Fix all keyboard bindings/allow alternate bindings ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

-Fix memory leak ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

- Make it so people can actually talk to each other without buying an xbox headset, add an actual bind key for the microphone, not everyone plays with a headset. I like to crank my speakers up, and if the mic picks up my sound automatically then everyone else has to listen to my mic picking up the sounds of my game, not cool.

 

- Add some sort of cheat protection ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

- Achievements are not being properly credited

 

- more graphical settings aka reflection maps etc ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

- fix Independence fm so it doesn't randomly stop working for no reason

 

- fix the jitters

 

- FIX THE Z-BUFFER PROBLEM

 

- Fix the shadows in general ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

- flickering textures ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

-fix the vid editor saying u cant take/edit videos because u havnt enough resources....which i do!

 

-Peds in cars cannot be seen until approximately 40ft away!

 

-Terrible, random stuttering when clip capture is enabled ***HIGH PRIORITY***

 

-Frame rate does not benefit from latest generation GPUs!

 

-Stereo sound only

 

-Fix the entire multiplayer process, you shouldn't have to load single player everytime you want to go into multiplayer ***HIGH PRIORITY***

Edited December 30, 2008 by Psycold

[trip]

-Allow for alternate key assignments. I like to drive with the arrow keys, but than again I like to drive with wasd when i need to do some shooting. left hand on arrows just doesnt feel correct

 

[Patrickadizzle]

I would like to be able to have more graphical settings. The more we are allowed to tweak, the better!

 

ex: water reflection, water quality, particle quality, rain density, etc..

 

I would also like to see improved textures and a dashboard cam on the inside of vehicles. I was kinda puzzled as to why this was left out, it seemed like it could be a neat feature. Most racing games have hood views AND dashboard views, and I know GTA 4 isn't a racing game but it doesn't seem too daunting of a task. I have used the already custom made dashboard cam but the interior of cars/bikes is just a mess. I'm not asking for working speedometers even though that would be cool, just improved textures.

 

Lastly, I would like to be able to use my phone while running. If I can use my phone while driving, why can't I when I'm sprinting?

 

Thats all for now.

[Psycold]

-Allow for alternate key assignments. I like to drive with the arrow keys, but than again I like to drive with wasd when i need to do some shooting. left hand on arrows just doesnt feel correct

Yes! This is something I wished was included, being able to bind one setting to multiple keys.

[aidan87]

-Add AA

-Allow us to disable the "fly with mouse"

-Fix memory leak

[GTAander]

Controls, controls , controls - eg the ability to assign whatever controls I want to what ever input I want, like keyboard, joypad, steering wheel, joystick. Like any other PC game....

[RSANtilles]

I think if they would just fix the memory leak I, sorry, most of us would be able to play the game without wondering...no, worrying about when the slideshow is going to kick in. Is it just me or do those who suffer random slideshows play with dread, just waiting an waiting when its gonna grind to a halt? LOL

 

Please Rockstar, lets start the new year with a big fix and let us restore our faith in you.

[noVa]

more graphical settings aka reflection maps etc

 

fix Independence fm so it doesn't randomly stop working for no reason

 

fix the jitters i can handle a lowish fps but the jitters make it rather annoying

 

errrr and on a long shot

 

get rid of live completely and give us dedicated servers with scripting ability (will never happen)

 

we're pc gamers not 12 year old ADHD sufferers i don't care about this "achievement" bollocks unless its tied to unlocking stuff in the game, utterly pointless.

[PestilenceJM]

Controls, controls , controls - eg the ability to assign whatever controls I want to what ever input I want, like keyboard, joypad, steering wheel, joystick. Like any other PC game....

In addition also being able to assign 2 or more inputs to a control. E.g. Steering left with "a" and steering left with "Racing wheel left".

[Psycold]

more graphical settings aka reflection maps etc

 

fix Independence fm so it doesn't randomly stop working for no reason

 

fix the jitters i can handle a lowish fps but the jitters make it rather annoying

 

errrr and on a long shot

 

get rid of live completely and give us dedicated servers with scripting ability (will never happen)

 

we're pc gamers not 12 year old ADHD sufferers i don't care about this "achievement" bollocks unless its tied to unlocking stuff in the game, utterly pointless.

Good call on the achievements, and your radio comment reminded me, I NEVER listen to any stations except for Independence, so everytime I get into a car I have to flip through each station trying to find the station. There should be a radio preset button so you can preset a radio station like a real car, and just push the button when you want to listen to your favorite station.

[Dan0]

haven't read all of this, but if rockstar does:

 

- FIX THE Z-BUFFER PROBLEM

- Fix the memory leaks people have

- Definantly add more options to the graphics, even if it is through the command line

[noVa]

 

- FIX THE Z-BUFFER PROBLEM

 

if you mean the flashing stripey shadows on buildings then yes this also, but this is probably a driver issue rather than a game one, so AMD and Nvidia sort your act out!

 

oh yeh and the LOD bugs, fedup of the LOD layers showing up in gun fights on rooftops and in buildings when i make a quick turn

Edited December 29, 2008 by noVa

[Wis3boi]

- overall performance help. Game runs good, but could be better.

 

- flickering textures on the ground (doesnt happen often but when it does it's quite annoying)

 

- improve the "P" button blur effect....make it blur things in the distance, not as much EVERYTHING in sight

 

- DX10 option so we can use AA...please...with sugar on top

 

- allow me to skip the launch menu (Rockstar Social Club with the PLAY button) so that when I launch the game thru my steam games list, I don't have to minimize the game to use steam instant message

[knacki99]

- add more variety in the car spawns; e.g. I drive a Turismo - almost all other lux street racers are also Turismos no comet or something. I drive a Sultan RS almost all other cars are Sultans.

[Psycold]

- add more variety in the car spawns; e.g. I drive a Turismo - almost all other lux street racers are also Turismos no comet or something. I drive a Sultan RS almost all other cars are Sultans.

unfortunately this won't change, this has been how the GTA games have always worked. As soon as you get into a car you start seeing a lot of that exact vehicle in order to keep the game from having to process an entirely new car model and it's physics

[chngdman]

- improve the "P" button blur effect....make it blur things in the distance, not as much EVERYTHING in sight

No way dude! I didn't like it at first, but I love it now.

[Badass_Cyborg]

-fix the disappearing textures issue! (i cant last 5 mins without the whole city slowly disappearing around me)

 

-fix the vid editor saying u cant take/edit videos because u havnt enough resources....which i do!

 

-never make a game as f*cked up as this

 

sorted

[kajdehoop]

Shoot with the Annihilator using a key, instead of the LMB (I don't have 3 hands )

[Kurgen]

1. Appalling performance. (800 x 600, detail @ min : 38fps / 1680 x 1050, detail @ max: 28fps)

 

2. No 5.1 support, in fact, only stereo!

 

3. Controller fascism; X-Pox pad or nothing.

 

4. CPU mis-ID; sees C2D & C2Q as Xeon PIII. (unimportant, but annoying)

 

5. Social club not unloading upon exiting the game.

 

6. Social club being prerequisite.

 

7. Lack of graphics options.

 

8. Irritating multiple steps just to get into the game.

 

 

[n3whous3]

- Z-fighting issue on my GFX

- When using -nomemrestrict, pop ups are gone (else there's a HUGE pop upping, even some close objects too...) and the FPS gets a big higher, but (because of the memory leak) the game gets jamming in 1-2 minutes of gameplay

- Center and sub-woofer are mute in my 5.1 sound system in the game.

- Every time I try to upload video to social club, it says: Upload Failed. Even if I try to spam the upload button like a maniac.

 

1,2 and 4. problem since I got the game (dec 3th), I got the 3rd nowdays (when I got the 5.1 system).

[nicotin3]

Fix the memory leak so i can play for more than 45 minuts?

Antialiasing would be nice, if not being able to adjust the post filter so it doesnt blur the whole screen..

 

[Corgi]

-Allow for alternate key assignments. I like to drive with the arrow keys, but than again I like to drive with wasd when i need to do some shooting. left hand on arrows just doesnt feel correct

I'm not surprised this was the first reply.

 

How rockstar could have thought forcing key bindings without any option to re-assign is a smart thing to do I will never know.

[chngdman]

Kurgen, this game renders and performs better at higher resolutions. When you try to "stuff" all those textures in a smaller area, you actually make your GPU and Proccy work harder. T2 support was pretty surprised about this too.

 

About memory leaks.... I found out my machine is only stabile with intensive video and 3D when I drop my DRAM to 266mhz. I think the leak is just people whose machines aren't used to this kind of strain, because I can now play for hours when I cut down my DRAM speed. I will consult my mobo maker about a new bios for timing and stability. Good luck all with this issue, maybe this will help you too!

[Skilled]

FIX the Multiplayer!!

[microsnakey]

1.Some NON JAGGIE SHADOWS. I want my shadows smooth

[noVa]

- Center and sub-woofer are mute in my 5.1 sound system in the game.

 

Im pretty sure this game doesn't do 5.1 only stereo.

[n3whous3]

 

- Center and sub-woofer are mute in my 5.1 sound system in the game.

 

Im pretty sure this game doesn't do 5.1 only stereo.

This game is doing 5.1, I'm pretty sure, becaus I hear that when I play -.- You know, voices back to you and left and right.

 

And anyways, even if it would be stereo, the game have to put the voices in each channels.

 

For example, the telephone and other talkings are on the Center.

 

We're in 2008, did you thought that a game like this doesn't support 5.1?

[noVa]

- Center and sub-woofer are mute in my 5.1 sound system in the game.

 

Im pretty sure this game doesn't do 5.1 only stereo.

This game is doing 5.1, I'm pretty sure, becaus I hear that when I play -.- You know, voices back to you and left and right.

 

And anyways, even if it would be stereo, the game have to put the voices in each channels.

 

For example, the telephone and other talkings are on the Center.

 

We're in 2008, did you thought that a game like this doesn't support 5.1?

it has no mention of it anywhere in the specs and my game only has an option for stereo output,

 

and tbh they have left other fundamental things out so i wouldn't be at all surprised if they left this out.

[reznor]

Textures without flickering, please

 

And AA, ofcourse

[Spaceman Spliff]

1) Performance & Graphics

 

-Terrible, random stuttering when clip capture is enabled

-Frame rate does not benefit from latest generation GPUs!

-"P" depth of field filter blurs everything on screen including close up high quality textures!

-Minimal graphics control / settings

-Stereo sound only

 

2) Gameplay

 

-Peds in cars cannot be seen until approximately 40ft away!

-Cannot run, jump, climb, shoot or enter/exit vehicles while on the phone!

-There is no run option--only walk or sprint

-Once on the phone, unable to turn off the car radio!

-Independence FM is barely audible compared to other stations

 

3) Wishful thinking

 

-Game time passes much too quickly--I cannot always get across 3 islands in under 2 minutes to meet a friend!

-A way to control radio volume in vehicles (like TV volume in safe houses)

-Blindsight shooting from cover shouldn't be deadly accurate