GTA Graphics Settings Issue

[HellHoundPro]

I bought a new GTX 275 to play this game. It runs wonderfully when I launch the game and can play though the textures are horrendous and I have no draw distance. No problem, go to settings and change them right? Nope. It won't let me tweak my draw distance or Texture quality for some reason.

Texture Quality = LOW

Draw Distance = 1

 

Their is no way to change them. Everything else is automatically set to high. I try lowering those things to try and higher the others but it still won't let me.

 

It says my PC usage is 444/859 so obviously their is room to improve.

 

Is their anyway I can change these?

[sgt.slaughter]

Have you tried making a commandline.txt in the GTA IV directory with,"-norestrictions"(<--NO QUOTES) written in it?

[HellHoundPro]

Ummmm... How?

[sgt.slaughter]

Let me work it out for ya:

 

1:Go to GTA IV directory,which is usually:C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV

 

2:Right click

--------------->New

---------------------->Text Document<--click

 

3.Name the new file,"commandline".

 

4.Open the file,and write,"-norestrictions"(<--NO QUOTES).

 

5.Save.

 

6.Try it out and see if it works .

[n11lc2]

 

Ummmm... How?

browse to c: program files > rockstar games> gtaiv> then right click while the mouse is off a file, select new text document, type whatever command u want to use inside it, save as commandline.

 

Edit, f*ck, got beat lol.

[HellHoundPro]

Ok yeah thanks a ton. I actually did it after I saw your first post. Thanks for the explanation but I guess I didn't need it after all. Works like a charm and looks so much better without any lag. THANKS!