GTA IV Graphics settings

Dannyboy84 · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:20

i recently changed my grphx card to the one in my sig it has the most recent drivers installed, when i have gone to play GTA IV today all the grphx settings are reset to lowest with res of 800x600.

Instantly i have a message saying resource usage 202/3075mb, warning settings exceed current systems resources change settings now.

i cannot change the settings at all. The game worked when i had my old card in which was a GTS 250

anyone know how to solve this problem i cannot find any fix online :S

Thanks
Dan

Omaeka · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:23

Put -norestrictions in the launch properties on Steam, if not Steam, put at the end of the Target line in the .exe properties.

*Rich* · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:24

Well known issue, however i don't know what causes it. Solution as Omaeka says.

Dannyboy84 · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:29

thanks mine isnt on steam so would that be the GTAIV.exe cfg file?

Omaeka · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:35

1. Browse to the directory where you installed the game to and create a shortcut to Launchgtaiv.exe on the desktop.
2. Right click the shortcut and add the –norestrictions switch at the end of target field (leave a space after the closing quotes , add –norestrictions and press ok).
3. Start the game using the shortcut. You should now be able to change the graphics settings.

Dannyboy84 · 9 Feb 2013 at 19:42

Excellent thanks a lot

been bugging me for hours

Guest2 · 9 Feb 2013 at 21:33

Get the 1.0.7.0 patch, HD Road textures, ENBbyVuckov4.5 and trees_textures_mod_vanni83_v1_2...

sorry, I forgot about image size. Will do this spoiler thing from now on

silversurfer · 9 Feb 2013 at 21:56

Wont be long before people think those graphics are as impressive as the PS1

Guest2 · 9 Feb 2013 at 22:32

silversurfer said:
Wont be long before people think those graphics are as impressive as the PS1

Hopefully...

Now just to wait for new consoles so some decent games can be made to use current day hardware instead of 10 year old stuff

teenwolf · 9 Feb 2013 at 22:34

get graphic mods and vehicle mods, makes the game so much better

tonyt3rry · 9 Feb 2013 at 23:08

I couldnt get good rates so gave up on it

*Rich* · 10 Feb 2013 at 09:57

Which mods are the best for GTA 4?

I've tried the ICEenhancer (sp) mod.

Guest2 · 10 Feb 2013 at 10:22

*Rich* said:
Which mods are the best for GTA 4?

I've tried the ICEenhancer (sp) mod.

Ultimate Textures v2.0 - its about 4.5gb, that and maybe ENB

ENB is a good tradeoff between performance and visuals. Its doesn't cripple your machine too much

However there are better visual mods

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_gifs/4360573/Worlds+best+Grafix/

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-i...stic-graphics-and-no-we-are-not-exaggerating/

teenwolf · 10 Feb 2013 at 10:23

i use enb mod.
and a good car pack

Guest2 · 10 Feb 2013 at 10:31

Heres how I got mine looking. I tried a car pack but had problems with sirens, taxis etc

The amount of detail in the game is outstanding to say you can go into restaurants, subways, houses...

*Rich* · 10 Feb 2013 at 12:31

I'll give them a look at some point, thanks.

Dannyboy84 · 10 Feb 2013 at 14:19

Those mods look awesome is it easy to install the mods?

teenwolf · 10 Feb 2013 at 14:21

always have a backup of the game data before installing any mods.

some can be a pain to get working properly.

teenwolf · 10 Feb 2013 at 14:22

Guest2 · 10 Feb 2013 at 14:57

Dannyboy84 said:
Those mods look awesome is it easy to install the mods?

Yep pretty easy.

Install GTA4 > 1.0.7.0_Patch > Ultimate Textures v2.0 > HD Road textures > gta4_trees_textures_mod_vanni83_v1_2 > ENBbyVuckov4.5

There are ones to make it look even better but with the above its actually playable (~30fps on i5@4ghz, 8gb ram, GTX570) This is with everything maxed in the graphics options and 2560 x 1440 res)

Getting a GTX670 next week so I think it will be a lot more playable in the res I play at. 1080p runs great but looks rubbish compared to 1440p