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We are working hard on the next version, and we should have a changelog soon. However, most of our team members, including me and @dilapidated are currently focusing on real life issues and commitments (I have finals in two weeks!). The next update is going to bring a lot of new content and bugfixes, as well as an innovative new installation method that was created by @dilapidated and @Jax765 which does not use dlc.rpf files in order to deal with 48 dlcpacks limit.

Thanks M8 yeah, that old like was definetly overkill. Changing it to -availablevidmem 10 improved my gameplay and fixed 99% texture loss.

GTA Iv is not the most stable game but, I'm doing a lot better off now than before when I created this thread.

Thanks Everyone :)

Nearly everything ticket off the list now. Just waiting for a new update of Better EMS to be released (this'll be worth the wait, by the way!) which will allow SmartRadio integration, and after that it's packing time 

You mean saved game? saved game works with xlives, you must have xlives.dll to make saved games works. But make sure use saved game file that stable with 1.0.7.0 path. 

Glad to hear that. 
 
I'm always spent lot of time writing those detailed replies... feel like I'm writing an essay 
 
Anyway, it's always a good thing learn from crashes, even though you spent lot of time on it, but who doesn't? As long as you keep trying, stand up from falling and crashing, even #nosleep like a crazy frankenstein, but one day you will realize, as much as you afford, more and more success you get. 
 
 
 
 
 
Peace 

Hi,
 
It is important that you go back to each step you did and find out what caused problem, not reinstall over and over again. 
 
First, make sure you have a legit GTAIV copy from steam, make a backup folder to your desktop, this will be the folder that you going to put mods in and downgraded as well, but always keep your steam original game folder clean, in case anything happened you don't have to waste time reinstall.
 
Second, use backup folder to downgraded, make sure you use a legit downgraded that stable with steam version of GTAIV, after downgraded right click on GTAIV launcher run as admin, test if works well.
 
Tired, you want to install mods to your downgraded game, don't put everything in your game folder all at once, you have to install mods one by one. I recommend you download lcpdfr 1.1 zip file, then copy those scriptsHooks to your game folder, those scriptsHooks are the most stable files to use. Then install trainer, because you already have scriptsHooks when you install trainer, be careful don't replace the same files, use lcpdfr's scriptsHooks.
 
You CAN NOT use two asi loaders at same time, if you use xlives.dll, you can't use dsound.dll, same as if you use dsound.dll then you have to remove xlives.dll. For me I think dsound.dll is more stable than xlives.dll, but which one you want to use is your choice. 
 
Please follow tired step to install trainer and scriptsHooks and pay attention don't use two asi loaders, as always, when you install mods make sure you install them one by one, then go back to game and test it, also, feel comfortable with make backup copies of your game, in case you can always go back to original if something doesn't works.
 
Any problems free to reply.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peace 
 
 

Update: currently waiting for some other plugins (BetterEMS, CustomBackup, new RPH, my other plugins etc.) to get their updates released. This is not something I have control over for the most part. The full release will wait until that satisfactorily happens to ensure proper functionality - once it does I can pack everything up for a release. Apologies for the delay.

1. he wont be supporting this any further because hes busy with smart radio
2. I hope none of you who use RPH or SH updated your game because you can use any mods till RPH and SH/SHDOTnet is updated.
3. 
@Slushy WIP= Work in Progress 
4.
@mjkiller52 you can either donate money to get a free mod or wait patiently like everyone else

it is complete from his last video, but hes mentioned numerous times about he doesnt want to release with bugs or something, thus the "still fine tuning" remark

He has not given a release date and yes he's still "fine tuning" the details

Fixes that will improve your experience in GTA IV and LCPDFR!
 
This will take at least 20 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer skills.
 
 
#1 (Steam only) Screenshot spam bug.
 
What is it? If you noticed, launching GTA 4 from the Steam client and using an Xbox controller causes it to spam screenshots, killing FPS and filling up your hard drive unnecessarily. 
 
Solution? (Retail users do this as well!): Create a shortcut.
 
How do I do that?
 
Step 1 - Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV for steam users, or C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV (If that folder exists) and right click on LaunchGTAIV.exe. Click on Create shortcut. It will either place a shortcut on the desktop or in the game folder.

Step 2 - Rename the shortcut to what you want. If the shortcut was placed in your GTA folder, be sure to move it desktop for easy access.

Step 3 - Right click on the shortcut. Click on Advanced, and make sure the red box areas match the screenshot below:
 
Click OK on the box on the right, then Apply then OK on the box on the left.
That's it! Now always launch the game from this shortcut!
 
Explanation: Just launching the game from Steam, despite having the overlay disabled, causes the screenshot spam bug, and means that you can't run the game as administrator, also meaning that sometimes scripts can't access the right resources.
 
I also recommend forcing your command line as launch options as well, for good measure.
 
Paste your command line into the 'Target' box like in the Shortcut properties box above.  Be sure to paste it like in the blue box above, leaving a space after the ". Separate your commandline variables with a space in the shortcut only! This doesn't happen by default!
 
 
#2 Stream.ini editing
 
NOTE: For this to work, you must complete this guide first: 
What is it? It's a file that tells the game how much RAM it is allowed to use, and editing this reduced texture loss for me.
Note: Editing the file just removes the limit, it doesn't force GTA IV to use all of your RAM. The game will usually use 2GB of RAM on the ground in a car.
 
How do I edit this?
 
Step 1 - Go to:
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV\pc for steam users, or 
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV (If that folder exists)\pc 
 
and find the file named "stream.ini". Right click on it, and select "Open with". 
 
Then click on "Notepad" (I recommend ticking "always use this program to open these file types")
 
You will see this:
 
 
These numbers are the amount of RAM that GTA 4 uses.
 
Options:
 
1. The game can use up to 3GB of RAM, for vehicles, scripts and rendering. (Recommended if you have 4 to 6GB of RAM)
 
 
 
2. The game can use up to 4GB of RAM, for vehicles, scripts and rendering. (Recommended if you have 8GB of RAM)
 
 
 
3. The game can use up to 8GB of RAM, for vehicles, scripts and rendering. (I use this because I can, and my PC can handle it - example)
 
 
For all of the above, make sure you select everything in the spoiler and replace the full contents of stream.ini
 
Explanation: Improves memory usage of the game.
 
 
#3 ProcessTamer

(Pasted and edited from here - Credit to ObsessedWithGTA4 at gtaforums.com)
 
What is it? It's a program that forces the affinity of programs based on the user's rule - this means that GTA 4 can take full advantage of our computer's resources.
 
How do I do it?
Step 1 - Download Process Tamer - here
Step 2 - Install Process Tamer
Step 3 - Load Process Tamer
Step 4 - Go to Configuration and ENABLE "Start with Windows".
Step 5 - Go to Configuration and DISABLE "Tame applications based on CPU Usage".
Step 6 - Load GTA IV PC
Step 7 - After the game has loaded and is at the Main Menu press ALT+TAB minimizing the game.
Step 8 - Load up Process Tamer (There will be a icon near your clock)
Step 9 - You will now see a few things in the Processes section of Process Tamer:

GTAIV.exe
gta4Browser.exe
RSC.exe

Step 10 - Under the Priority section set GTAIV.exe to HIGH
Step 11 - Under the Explicit Rule set GTAIV.exe to FORCE HIGH
Step 12 - He (and I) also set gta4Browser.exe (loads GTA IV files while you are playing) and LaunchGTAIV.exe to the same settings as GTAIV.exe but it's probably not necessary.
Step 13 -Close the game and restart it. After the game has loaded to the Main Menu for the second time, ALT+TAB again.
Step 14 - At Windows desktop, right click on your start bar and select "Task Manager".
Step 15 - In the Windows Task Manager click on the Processes tab.
Step 16 - Locate GTAIV.exe and right click on it and select "Set Priority", it should now say HIGH. 
 
Explanation: Allows GTA 4 to take full advantage of your computer's resources.
 
 
#3 SLI bits
(Nvidia SLI Users only)
(Idea from here - Credit to Kingping1 at forums.geforce.com)
 
What is it? It's a small driver modification for make GTA 4 use both of your graphics card the way they should.
 
How do I do it?
Step 1 - Download Nvdia inspector from here (Note - you will need a program to extract .rar files for this - I recommend 7Zip  - download instructions - here)
Step 2 - Extract it somewhere. Guide here.
Step 3 - Run nvidiaInspector.exe as administrator as shown here.
Step 4 - Click on the settings icon as shown here
Step 5 - Change the SLI bits to 0x43500405 as shown here
Step 6 - Click Apply changes as shown here
 
Explanation: Allows GTA 4 to use all of your GPU power if you use SLI
 
 
#4 Nvidia control panel settings
(Nvidia users only)
(There is an AMD counterpart to this)
 
Credit to Original Light:
 
End
 
 
Hope this guide helped.
 
I recommend EyeCandyENB V6 by Polecat324.
 
My commandline:
 
-nomemrestrict
-norestrictions
-availablevidmem 10.0
-percentvidmem 100
-shadowquality 3
 
 
This guide can be found on steam here
 
Images I can't remove (ignore):
 

Troll post, build a wall, ban/suspend... k bye.

As has been pointed out, the old Police Radio was not my mod - it is by Finkone and I've been updating the code for a year after he left (it was uploaded again under DCP's name). Now decided to make a new version. The old Police Radio still works fine on the latest updates so no idea what you're on about. This is also not the place to post about other modifications.
Regs.

The Police Radio mod was developed by @ DCP1293  where as smart radio is being developed by Albo, 2 different mods.

I'm currently collaborating with others on making SmartRadio more successfully compatible and thus need to wait until everyone finishes their part, hence why it's taking a bit longer. I'm not going to rush them.
If you'd like early access right now to SmartRadio as is, you can join the Loyalty Rewards Programme.
 
Regs.

It is currently on hold while other external assemblies are being finalised/updated so it can function correctly. If you'd like early access you can join my Loyalty Rewards Programme. 
Regs.