Hi guys,

 

I've tried installing multiple ENBs and every single time the game drops to around 9 FPS, regardless of how I change the graphic settings. I've reinstalled GTA IV each time I've tried a different ENB, and although I have a decent laptop, not a single one will work properly.

 

So, I'm trying to find a way to make the ELS lights look about as good as you can find in an ENB, without installing a full ENB with all of the extra fluff. I know that some of this has to do with the visualsettings file and the timecycle files, but I don't have the slightest idea what I'm doing when it comes to editing those files, and what it all means.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I already have all the mods and vehicles I like, I'm just trying to make the lights look better. The rest of the game looks fine to me. I tried an older "fake" ENB listed on the site here which contained only a visualsettings file. but it turned all of the red lights on ELS lightbars to a bright pink and baby blue. I've pretty much run out of ideas.

 

I've installed the latest versions of LCPDFR and ELS.

 

Below are my laptop specs, if that will be useful to anyone. I'd love to use a full ENB, but unless someone here knows what the heck is causing the severe lag, I'll have to look for an alternative.

 

BRAND: Xidax XM-5 Gaming Laptop (Custom Built)

CPU: Intel Core i7-4810MQ @ 2.8 ghz

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M

RAM: 8 GB 1600mhz DDR3

OS: Windows 7 Professional

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edited April 10, 201511 yr by CaptainX3

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I already have all the mods and vehicles I like, I'm just trying to make the lights look better. The rest of the game looks fine to me. I tried an older "fake" ENB listed on the site here which contained only a visualsettings file. but it turned all of the red lights on ELS lightbars to a bright pink and baby blue. I've pretty much run out of ideas.

 

I've installed the latest versions of LCPDFR and ELS.

 

 

If you haven't had any luck so far,  you could try some alternative visualsettings.dat that I tested.  I hope the "fake" ENB you tried is not from my post.  (as I make no claims on it doing anything a ENB does.)

 

 

My goal was to make the ELS lights look a little better than default with no ENB use.  

 

'?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> **OLD post so it mentions the older versions.  USE the latest versions of LCPDFR & ELS.  

 

 

The first post has thumbnails at the bottom so you can see a variety of lightbars and how they look.  If you like what you see,  give it a shot.

 

The last post has a link to few pictures on exaggerated settings.  It is an example to show people what they can change to find a custom brightness or bloom.

 

 

You only need to change 1 file in your GTA folder.   **I do warn you that a new install of GTA maybe required if you need troubleshooting.   It sounds like you have tinkered quite a bit with other files/mods.

 

 

Post here if you are unsure on how to go about it.

Hi KyneiZero,

 

Thanks for the info! I'll try those settings and see if they help. My main issue with the "fake" ENB is that the lightbar colors appeared to be pink and baby blue and very washed out, which drove me up the wall.

 

But that file that I used before was in the Downloads section of this site, it wasn't from your post. All it contained was a visualsettings file, which made the lights look better but just wrecked the colors. In the thread that you linked, the very first pic in the first post, the car on the far right, the lightbar colors are horribly washed out, while the other two cars colors look a bit better.

 

I have tried editing the model textures of the vehicles I like to use, but it seems like no one uses a universal file structure, so some vehicles have an emerglights texture, some don't, some have multiple textures that COULD be the colors, etc etc. So far I haven't been able to change the colors of any light on any vehicle I've downloaded, despite editing God knows how many different files.

 

I have no idea what causes so many issues with ENBs on my system, but I'd just like to make the lights on emergency vehicles look better and more realistic.

 

I'll try your settings though and see if that helps any.

 

Thanks!

Hi KyneiZero,

 

Thanks for the info! I'll try those settings and see if they help. My main issue with the "fake" ENB is that the lightbar colors appeared to be pink and baby blue and very washed out, which drove me up the wall.

 

But that file that I used before was in the Downloads section of this site, it wasn't from your post. All it contained was a visualsettings file, which made the lights look better but just wrecked the colors. In the thread that you linked, the very first pic in the first post, the car on the far right, the lightbar colors are horribly washed out, while the other two cars colors look a bit better.

 

I have tried editing the model textures of the vehicles I like to use, but it seems like no one uses a universal file structure, so some vehicles have an emerglights texture, some don't, some have multiple textures that COULD be the colors, etc etc. So far I haven't been able to change the colors of any light on any vehicle I've downloaded, despite editing God knows how many different files.

 

I have no idea what causes so many issues with ENBs on my system, but I'd just like to make the lights on emergency vehicles look better and more realistic.

 

I'll try your settings though and see if that helps any.

 

Thanks!

 

 

You are very perceptive.   Great post by the way.   You nailed the issue with this type of editing.  I am sort of stuck in the same place as you.

 

Some lightbars and their emissive textures ingame don't look very good in low bloom/"glow" situations.  (i noticed it is mainly Legend & Valor lightbars.)

 

'?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> <-You seem to know your stuff,  so you maybe aware of this or have seen this already.  

Either it is dull and washed out like you've said.  Or you bump up the emissive and the lights blob out...  I haven't been able to find a middle ground that I am personally happy with.

 

 

The visualsettings.dat can only do so much unfortunately.   And ENBs do so much more with visual/lighting upgrades.  But instability and performance problems can creep in to your game if your computer isn't beefy.

 

Good luck with your attempts.  :)