Gully State
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Shit like this makes me want to upgrade my q9550 5850 build.
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GTA4 + iCEnhancer mod. Holy mother of god.
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ColonialRaptor
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So, I just did all the mods and changes and stuff, and I loaded up the game for the first time but the settings menu won't let me change any settings.
It's like back in the old days when you turned on a console with the joystick held to the left or something and everything keeps getting dragged left or something... anyone got any idea what could be causing that??
Seems this happens when the game decides that you don't have the performance requirements to play the game.
so my i7-860 at 3.5 and my two 6950's in Crossfire aren't enough to play the game huh?
It's like back in the old days when you turned on a console with the joystick held to the left or something and everything keeps getting dragged left or something... anyone got any idea what could be causing that??
Seems this happens when the game decides that you don't have the performance requirements to play the game.
so my i7-860 at 3.5 and my two 6950's in Crossfire aren't enough to play the game huh?
yellow submarine
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ColonialRaptor said:
You have to be careful with just jamming together mods and expecting it to work, especially in a game like GTA4 where the mod infrastructure/compatibility doesn't exist. Start off with your vanilla install and then add things as you go along. That way you know what additions work, and what you need to remove. I ignored this advice a few hours ago and now I'm redownloading the entire game since I didn't know which files I replaced.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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Disable Crossfire.ColonialRaptor said:
flipswitch
Member
Is that how it is supposed to look?
it actually looks much better when playing, the image is kinda compressed.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
Dibbz said:
It'd look a lot better if someone was able to implement it. A lot of the stuff looks really disconnected, like the trees floating on the ground. The lack of proper shadows like that seem to be one of it's biggest flaws. Also make the characters fit in better with the lighting.
the reflections on the other hand are astounding.
edit, case and point, the screenshot above, the pillers in the shadows look really strange because of how bright they are around the base.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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flipswitch said:
ColonialRaptor
Member
IcyBlueStrawberry said:
Really? I'm supposed to disable crossfire for this game?
Things seem totally farkin whacked out!
I'm getting 20 fps or less, and then the camera goes all wonky like i'm drunk or something and the world is spinning.. like seriously, had to quit because it made me feel motion sick, the worst thing I've ever experienced!
Does this game seriously not support Crossfire? I checked the Crossfire usage and it seemed to only be using like 25% of each card... what the F!!!
Man... that's whacked!
Looks absolutely incredible with all the mods though, if only I could get it to run properly.
Hard to see at night with all the flares and shit, but it appears realistic.
Edit - so wobbley cam is a piracy prevention / protection measure but I'm damn well playing the genuine game! I have the disc in the drive and it's using securom! WTF!
Edit 2 - Ahhh, fixed it, launched with the wrong exe, need to open with "LaunchGTAIV.exe" not "GTAIV.exe" lol... odd!
flipswitch
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Previously I had the enbseries mod, I used it with the new ice patch in this thread.I am not sure what patch it is, but it's not the latest and has been patched.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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And thus the bane of the Master Race has once again reared its ugly headColonialRaptor said:
Yeah, the game is a horrible console port.
Turn your distance, LOD and traffic density down. With my 2GB 5870 I get about 25-40 FPS with everything maxed, traffic density at 40 and draw distance/LOD as low as they can go (seriously, if I turn them past 10% I can't even hit 30 FPS). CF is a no-go, performance has pretty much gotten worse with every patch and at the end of the day, no matter how good it looks, it's still just buggy ass GTA IV.
And if you've installed it correctly using Sethos' mini-guide you should get used to the flares within 30 minutes or so.
flipswitch
Member
Going to uninstall it and try everything from scratch.It says copy into your root folder, what folder is that? Is it where the gta4.exe is?
ConstructMe
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Yes.flipswitch said:
Dreams-Visions
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hey guys, I'm seeing redish sky at night. Is there a way to resolve that?
Dreams-Visions
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taku said:
flipswitch
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There we go.
Gram Negative Cocci
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Spat_triate said::O
Can Rockstar match this with GTA5? I don't think so.
yellow submarine
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You know what? I'm about ready to throw the towel in on this one. Time was, I'd spend hours messing with configs and shit and tweaking games. I think I just got to that age where it isn't worth it to me. I think I would rather pay Rockstar $60 to sell this shit to me as a fixed and supported version. Maybe they will call it GTA 5 to make me feel better about it!
The downgrade to 1.0.4 seemed to work correctly. Xlive install was verified to work. When I tried to put in various versions of Scripthook all, I could load the game all the way to the loading screens and then it would crash. There's no way I am going to play in that sandbox with the vanilla ruleset (sans the simple trainer since it needs scripthook). Why have a really good looking game where I can't spawn cars or do wild and crazy stuff?
Maybe someone will have better luck making it work with the steam version. :[
The downgrade to 1.0.4 seemed to work correctly. Xlive install was verified to work. When I tried to put in various versions of Scripthook all, I could load the game all the way to the loading screens and then it would crash. There's no way I am going to play in that sandbox with the vanilla ruleset (sans the simple trainer since it needs scripthook). Why have a really good looking game where I can't spawn cars or do wild and crazy stuff?
Maybe someone will have better luck making it work with the steam version. :[
SneakyStephan
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Please leave your Master Race membership card and mouse on the desk before you leaveyellow submarine said:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/04/icenhancer-gta-4/#more-64888
GAF-> Internet -> GAF
Dreams-Visions
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I think I'm doing this wrong.
With vanilla 1.0.7.0, I can set most things to High with the 3 sliders @ 60 and get 45-60fps.
With 1.0.4.0 + mod, I get 20-25fps.
Rig is i7-920 + 6950 + 9GB ram
I've followed the basic instructions here in the thread. Is there something else I'm missing that would up my performance to at least 30fps?
With vanilla 1.0.7.0, I can set most things to High with the 3 sliders @ 60 and get 45-60fps.
With 1.0.4.0 + mod, I get 20-25fps.
Rig is i7-920 + 6950 + 9GB ram
I've followed the basic instructions here in the thread. Is there something else I'm missing that would up my performance to at least 30fps?
Gram Negative Cocci
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Mr_Brit said:
GTA5 is this gen, dude. Take a pill. Wii U... I don't think it could to be honest. Not with smooth frame-rate at least.
Dreams-Visions
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So...FRAPS is lying?mr_nothin said:
jediyoshi
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I couldn't put my finger on it at first, but a lot of these shots look like they're straight up shot with a lomo camera.
http://www.lomography.com/photos/cities/7-new-york?page=3
http://www.lomography.com/photos/cities/7-new-york?page=3
flipswitch
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Why does this mod look too colourful,while in the OP the lighting is much different? I sort of prefer the ENB series mod to this because of that.
Can't wait to get home and see how the GTX 580 handles in comparison to the 5970, Crossfire pile of wank. When I tried the vanilla game, the lag when turning the camera which is the main issue I have with the mod is still present! So it's an underlying issue with my card and the game, not the mod. So theoretically, I should easily be able to get a 40+ steady FPS with the new card if that is fixed. ATi probably screwed it up in their drivers or something.
iCEnhancer is also ENB. "ENB" isn't a specific unless you are talking about Boris' default config, there's a million different configs and iCEnhancer is yet another ENB config that is just more polished. Everything is based off Boris Vorontsov's work, his game shaders and settings, everything else is just tweaks and custom settings off of that.
flipswitch said:
iCEnhancer is also ENB. "ENB" isn't a specific unless you are talking about Boris' default config, there's a million different configs and iCEnhancer is yet another ENB config that is just more polished. Everything is based off Boris Vorontsov's work, his game shaders and settings, everything else is just tweaks and custom settings off of that.
flipswitch
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So in other words, we need that guy's config file!
flipswitch said:
Well, most iterations of the mod has more than basic config change, they tweak a lot of the files so you basically download the full mod each time you try out a different comprehensive ENB setting. Look for Dpeasant's upcoming release ( His current is wank ), that's supposedly going to look like some of those photorealistic settings you've seen that's washed out and desaturated as well.
Dreams-Visions
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okay, so it wasn't just me.-viper- said:
TheVampire
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Dreams-Visions said:
Its the shadows.
Turn off all shadows (both the two settings) and see the huge fps gain.
Empyrean Heaven
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Rockstar, get this guy hired and working on GTA5. Oh, and use Team Bondi's face tech while you're at it.
TheLegendOfMart
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Haha i installed that and got Zondas spawning everywhere, installed Real Traffic Spawn 1.02 and its stopped all of one type of car spawning. Just need Ice 1.25 now as i had to install 1.7 couldnt get 1.4 running to my liking.ColonialRaptor said:
I still absolutely love the look of fonia5's enb settings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFY9XeoFiIo&hd=1#t=3m04s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFY9XeoFiIo&hd=1#t=3m04s