Trick #1 definitely worked for me! Thanks to you I now have 25-40 fps instead of 19-30.

make a backup of the folder and put it in win32_30_nv8 so you have one win32_30_atidx10 and another in win32_30_nv8?

Nice! Does the resolution of the game help?

Like I play it on 800x600.... It does increase my FPS rite?

Worked for me! Smooth as hell now!

Hi,

 

excus for my English, I am french.

 

Can I have a French translate ?

Hi,

 

excus for my English, I am french.

 

Can I have a French translate ?

 

Regarde ma documentation dans le topic français (ou clique sur le lien dans ma signature).

 

 

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I'm just telling him to look at my french documentation.

Im getting  "FATAL Error -  Please re-install the game"  when i trya nd start the game  I did everything you said i made a backup of win32 and moved the folder win32 inside win32-n8 and did the commandline with exactly this in the GTA Directory with Notepad?

 

noprecache
windowed
novsync
novblank
viewdistance 0
renderquality 0
detailquality
frameLimit 0
texturequality 0

 

 

It's not win32 inside win32_nv8 but win32_30_atidx10 inside win32_nv8, if you have nVidia card.

For AMD/Ati, it's reversed : win32_nv8 inside win32_30_atidx10.

Hello, my game doesn't lag anymore.

 

But the problem is, i don't see any textures.

Please help me

 

When I bought GTA IV, I knew that I didn't meet the requirements to run the game. However, the game is running smoothly after doing some discovered and undiscovered tweaks and I still do not meet the requirements. I'm going to let you in on some things you may know and some things you don't Here are my specs you need to know.

Genuine Intel® CPU 585 @ 2.16GHz

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

RAM: 3.0 GB

The Trick #1:

Note: (This certain tweak can also help people who meet the requirements, but can only put their graphics on medium.)

Open your GTA IV directory and go to common/shaders/. You should see a folder called win32_30_atidx10 and win32_30_nv8 and others. Make a backup of win32_30_atidx10 folder and move it into win32_30_nv8. Once done, you may or may not get 10 extra fraps. If not, please don't blame me. Remember, it's more for people who can't put their graphics past medium.

The Trick #2 (for low end computers only)

Using a commandline is helpful only if you use it correctly.

Make a file in notepad called, "commandline" and add it to your main folder.

Add the following:

-noprecache

-windowed

-novsync

-novblank

-viewdistance 0

-renderquality 0

-detailquality

-frameLimit 0

-texturequality 0

Then, in the game graphics menu, whatever you can turn off or put on low, that would be recommended

You would think that after putting the settings above would cause the game not to load anything, but it does the opposite for me at least.

You put certain number in front of -availablevidmem depending on how much memory you actually have. Start with -availablevidmem 2.0 but if that doesn't help, put 3.0 instead, and if that doesn't work keep on going up.

Now, you might notice that your game is lagging once in a while. This is because you need to put your texture filter to Anisotropic 2x located in the graphics menu and it's recommended to turn off the clip recording feature located in the game menu. It also helps if you don't have too many scripts in the scripts folder because it could slow down your game or cause it to freeze. Using the LCPDFR which puts files in the Scripts folder should be okay. Just to make sure your game is totally running smoothly, download process tamer here and change the priority to above normal or high. you have to run the program every time you play gta iv to switch it to high or above normal If you need any assistance, comment.

Which file in the commandline.txt per-sets your graphics even if you change it back?

Which file in the commandline.txt per-sets your graphics even if you change it back?

the -noprecache

OR you can just pay me like $800 for parts LOL (KIDDING!)

Seeing your specs, What graphic levels do you play at? Can you write them all of them down? Eg, Texture Quality, Reflections, Etc.

The first step didn't work.  Got a fatal error starting my game.  However commandlines do work.  I have a question though.  I have lag spikes really bad where my frames will drop from 25 to 5 in a second.   This is extremely annoying in multiplier because it says my computer is running to slowly all the time and disconnects me.  Anyone have any solutions?

The first step didn't work.  Got a fatal error starting my game.  However commandlines do work.  I have a question though.  I have lag spikes really bad where my frames will drop from 25 to 5 in a second.   This is extremely annoying in multiplier because it says my computer is running to slowly all the time and disconnects me.  Anyone have any solutions?

 

Possibly try running the game as administrator, That sometimes does the trick.

Possibly try running the game as administrator, That sometimes does the trick.

Could you please post in normal (black) text in the future?  Bright text, like yellow, is often hard to see on this site because of the white background.

Could you please post in normal (black) text in the future?  Bright text, like yellow, is often hard to see on this site because of the white background.

 

Sure i can! Thanks for the advice :)

When you say move the folder? Do you mean the files or the entire folder?

Trick #1 definitely worked for me! Thanks to you I now have 25-40 fps instead of 19-30.

You're quite welcome!

I just found a huge trick to help run GTA IV on low end PC's. It has nothing to do with lowering graphics, editing the command line, or shaders folder. It has to do with the timecyc which actually has been mentioned before as a solution on multiple websites, but it's not helpful for everyone. I made a custom made timecyc file that will literally boost your game's fps by a lot without hurting the graphics in the game!

When you say move the folder? Do you mean the files or the entire folder?

You move the entire folder :)

Honestly, I think I have the most low end computer that is running windows 8.1. First and for most, it is a notebook pc (laptop mini), and half the hard drive was infected and wiped out. However, im still able to run gta iv w/ 24-26/202 mb. And trust me, it is a lagging queen. But since it is a laptop and all, i just stop charging it, and it runs smoothly. Not talking about specs, if my laptop is capable of running gta iv w/ lcpdfr and other scripts at the lowest possible settings, it is most likely yours can to. ;)

Still fun though