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  1. Make sure that your ELS lights are above the glass on your hierarchy.

     

    Here's how i have my lightbar hierarchy set up

     

    +ELS

        Extras

    +Emerglights

        Whelen_Liberty_L0

        Whelen_Liberty_L1

        +Liberty_Glass

              Liberty_Glass_L0

              Liberty_Glass_L1

       

  2. If you're using ELS, then you can find the colors in the els config file located in your GTA IV directory. If you scroll down there should be a place in the document set up like this:

     

    [ POLICE ]

    Active = 1
    Color_Light1L = 0
    Color_Light2L = 0
    Color_Light3R = 1
    Color_Light4R = 1
    Offst_SLights = 0

     

    the number is the color of the light, which corresponds to this chart (also at the bottom of els.ini):

    Red         0
    Blue        1
    White      2
    Amber     3
    Green      4

     

    The look of your file might vary slightly based on the version of ELS you're using.

     

    Hope this helps!

  3. hey i dont know much about pc but i been get a crash on my pc and i get that blue screen dont know what it is so i call a friend that knows about pc thats what he say lol well he tall me to take of my ram stick and leave them off for a day or 2 so i did and pc work again for few day but afters i still get it again and some times wen playing the game and.

    also wen playing the game use 100% cpu and not even 50% of my ram is this good

    my pc is hp pavilion a6632f dual core 4gb ram 500hd windows 7 64 bit the only thing i change is the power unit and add it my video car

    any help on how to fix this will bee glad

     

     

     

    i might be reading the bolded part wrong, but If you've added a video card you might be experiencing issues with your HAL.DLL file, which is your Hardware Abstraction Layer. When changing components of your computer, it is critical for you to erase all previous drivers for the piece you're replacing. Not doing so can corrupt your HAL.DLL.

     

    If this is the case, try using your old video card, and boot windows into safety mode with the "last known working configuration"

    remove your old video drivers, then install your new video card.

  4. Besides the Sager Notebooks, I've been looking into Alienware. I know that Alienware is "overpriced" but when I looked at some of the other games I wanted to play on this laptop (besides GTA IV) like Saints Row 2, ArmA, Saints Row the Third and GTA San Andreas, they are asking for 2.8GHz and above to run the game well.

     

    This is where the Sager Notebook fails to meet the processor specifications (at least to me). Alienware's Mx14 can be upgraded to 3.4Ghz with a 2.0GHz Turbo Boost; the Sager NP9150 can only be upgraded to 2.8GHz, so Alienware beats Sager in this category, but is the amount of GHz a BIG FACTOR in running games well?

     

    Other than that, Sager and Alienware both have very good graphics cards and can be upgraded to even more powerful graphics cards including the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M which is really damn fast!

     

     

    Another question, when it says is 2GB of Video RAM good or bad?

     

    Keep in mind that the processors that you'll be buying are the newest generation. the new 2.8GHz quad core processor should be able to handle it.

    2GB of GDDR5 Video Ram is very good.

    Games in general (as far as i know) probably won't need anything above 1.5GB of video ram. With my PC at home, GTA IV doesn't run above 700MB of my video ram.

  5. here's a good comparison tool:

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

     

    I'm fairly certain that any of the Sagers that start with 91, and the 6350 have more than capable graphics processors.

    the GTX 670 is definitely a great card, and is well above the minimum for GTA IV, as is the 660. I'd say anything GTX 660 and above with 2GB GDDR5 is great.

     

    In terms of RAM for your computer, i would go with 6GB or more (not counting the Video Ram, which is a separate ram) RAM is not cummulative, if you have something that calls for 2GB, and another that calls for 4, you're perfectly fine with 4. The only reason you wouldn't be fine with 4 is if you wanted to run both of the games at the same time, which would just be silly.

     

    edit -

    Video ram works the same way, i see now that you specifically asked about the video ram :]

  6. @Ceril

     

    Your post was extremely helpful...but not enough to mark "solved".

     

    I applaud your "graphics for dummies walkthrough".

     

    I have one more question to ask; okay, two.

     

    What is the difference between recommended settings and minimum settings? And, if I got a laptop that is BELOW the "recommended" settings BUT ABOVE the "minimum" settings, would I still be okay with running the game well?

     

    I'm definitely going to be looking more into these Sager Notebooks; they look like the real deal AND small enough to be portable.

     

    I'm looking for something that is within 10'' - 15'' in length.

     

    @WelshPancake, I would get an Alienware, but if I can find something a bit cheaper, than that's a benefit. How good is the RAM on Alienware? I read an article on Alienware, that they offer very little RAM.

     

    I'm glad that my post helped :]

    Recommended settings are the what the company thinks that the game would run well on. Not necessarily great, but run okay. Minimum settings are the absolute lowest that the game can actually be played on. Anything below minimum generally just doesn't work. In terms of minimum settings, it really comes down to what the company believes is "playable". I had a laptop that was just above minimum settings for SW:TOR, and the game played at 5-20fps. Most of the time, it was like playing a slideshow. Hardly playable. But yet, the company still deemed it playable.

    If you were to buy a laptop somewhere between Minimum and Recommended, the game should run. It might not run great, but it will run. I would try to get as close to recommended as possible. I personally recommend getting something above minimum. Nothing sucks more than paying $1000 to play a slideshow, when a few hundred extra would mean a smooth game.

  7. This is just a VERY quick look at picking graphics cards for laptops. This is just the absolute basic, "graphics cards for dummies" kind of thing.

     

    When picking a graphics card for laptops (and desktops as well), there is always a number involved.

    For example:

    Nvidia GeForce 650

     

    The number is quite simple to explain, it works like this.

    the 6 is the generation. With Nvidia, the higher the number, the newer the card.

    the 50 is the version within the year. The higher the number, the better the performance.

    Generally, performance has to do with the internal clock and all that good stuff.

    People tend to assume that the first number (the 6) is what defines the performance, but it's not. For example, an Nvidia GeForce 480 is better than a 550.

     

    The next thing you want to look at is the RAM the graphics card uses. The current best (as far as i'm aware) is known as GDDR5. 1GB GDDR5 ram should be enough for GTA IV, though i might recommend 2 just for security.

     

    Now, in terms of the sager notebook, when you do the quick look, you see the 2.40 Ghz.

    When you select the laptop, and before you purchase it, you get to customize what you get, everything about it.

     

    This means you can put in a better processor, larger HDD, different graphics processor (if available), etc.

    The Nvidia GTX 670MX with 3GB GDDR5 that comes standard with the Sager 17" NP9170 is definitely good enough for gta iv.

     

    here are the CPU options:

    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM Processor ( 6MB L3 Cache, 2.40GHz)

    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3740QM Processor ( 6MB L3 Cache, 2.70GHz) [+$170.00]

    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3840QM Processor ( 8MB L3 Cache, 2.80GHz) [+$355.00]

    3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3940XM Processor Extreme Edition ( 8MB L3 Cache, 3.0GHz ) [+$875.00]

     

    the i7-3740QM is definitely good enough for GTA IV.

     

     

    I definitely recommend that you simply walk through the process of customizing a sager notebook, i'm not sure what screen size you want, but they have 15.6" and 17", and a whole bunch of others.

    I think the 15" starts at 1099. When i was going through the process of customizing the one that i wanted, i think the end total was 1399, with a beefier processor and graphics processor.

     

    Hope this helps!

  8. I've heard absolutely amazing things about these:

    http://sagernotebook.com/

     

    edit - Fixed the link.

     

    I've heard these laptops are just as good, if not better, than alienware.

    While alienware might be great, dell overprices them QUITE a lot.

     

    Just as a note, before i built my current desktop, i spent a lot of time researching gaming laptops because i wanted to have a laptop that could play SW:TOR. I eventually settled on building a desktop because it's a hell of a lot cheaper, and i really don't need the portability of the laptop. After all the research i did, it was quite clear that sager / Clevo (pretty much exactly the same, just a different company) is the best bang for the buck, so to speak.

  9. what are you using to view the model?

     

    edit- nevermind, i see at the bottom of the screenshots that it says OpenIV.

    Sometimes OpenIV doesn't show the textures, in fact, it never does for me. Try loading the model in game to see if there are textures.

  10. Here's the hubcap:

    Yes i realize i spelt screenshot wrong when i saved it in the file.

    screenshotue.png

     

    http://www.mediafire.com/?2bramy6zkyhg28m

     

    If you want, i just found out how to make circles with more edges, so i can always remake the hubcap with sharper circles if you're not too fond of this one in game. (should be okay because it's pretty small in game, so it probably won't be that noticeable)

     

    Also, it'll have to be scaled down and rotated to face the proper direction. i set up the materials quickly, so you'll have to change them around to be correct. they should be:

     

    Mesh(tire)

    Texture

    Dirt

    Bumpmap

    Specular

     

    i just did texture, bumpmap, specular, and the auto sphere environment.

    I also didn't set up any of the user defined options. Let me know if you need to know how to set those

  11. That's really good news!; I noticed from that collision test that you had the signals in the wrong arrangement, though I figured it was a placeholder.  Glad that you've fixed it though - now if only that bouncy-ELS problem could be sorted out, though it is absolutely entertaining mind you.

     

    I fixed the bouncy ELS last night ;D

    Looking at a release of tonight or tomorrow.

    Anyways, i didn't mean to jack the thread lol.

  12. After finding a few shots, it seems as if this generation LTD's dog dishes are much simpler than the 1988-1989.  They appear to just be a flat, design-less, cylindrical add-on. [see photos in the spoiler tag, courtesy of a very lucky user over at a crownvic.net]

     

    21916.jpg

     

    21915.jpg

     

    Also, concerning the taillights of your current model; the lights below them should be the reverse lights.  They are currently the turn signals.  The turn signals were incorporated into the tail light so the entire light would flash.  See the second photo's taillights/reverse light.

     

    There is a slight arch to those dishes, but that shouldn't be a problem at all. I'll get to work on them in the next hour or two.

    Yes, i fixed the tail light and turn signals on my car the other day :]

    I actually had them set to be both the turn signal and the reversinglight, but the turn signal was in front of the reversinglights, so you couldn't see them.

  13. As some of you may know, i've been working on a 1989 FCV LTD.

    KevinDV has graciously lent me his absolutely beautiful ELS-H Aerodynic Lightbar, and i'm having an issue.

    After installing the lightbar, whenever i activate els the car does this:

    http://youtu.be/o6sYuBOLbFc

     

     

     

     

    I've looked over my model a dozen times, and i'm not sure what the heck is causing it. I've noticed that when i switch from WAG to Takedown, the car stays up in the air and stops bouncing. So i'm thinking it has to do with Extras 5 and 6... Have any of you ever seen this? And if so, Can you give me some advice on how to fix it?

     

    Thanks

  14. Here's a preview of the 1989 LTD with a non ELS Aerodynic Lightbar:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbP02mG6BNI&feature=youtu.be

     

    Still waiting for the ELS version, but the Lightbar looks amazing. Many thanks to KevinDV for letting me use it.

    Still need to put in a spotlight, but i've already added the Toughbook C19, Setina the Bodyguard Petition, and the console. Also have to do a bit of cleanup work, and probably add a COL file for the lightbar!

  15. here's an update to the 1989-91 LTD!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPxzEgPyUtM&feature=youtu.be

     

    Just a short video of me testing the collision.

    All that's left for me to do is clean up all the errors i'm getting from materials, and i'll be able to upload the civilian version!

     

     

    the video stars again at 0:50, but without audio. Must have been an error when i converted it, not sure why..

  16. For those of you unfamiliar with my current project, you can update yourself here:

     

    and to those of you joining me from the previously mentioned thread, here's a little update!

     

    screenshotka.jpg

     

    As you can see, the wheel is coming along nicely :D

    i have pretty much the entire outside of the vehicle set up in terms of materials and mapping, with the exception of the dirt layers, which i'll be working on last. I'll be moving on to the materials and mapping of the interior of the vehicle after i wrap up all the holes in the model.

    If you look between the bodyshell and the chassis, you'll notice a nice big, fat hole right where the doors are supposed to meet the body. I'll be making surfaces for those holes next. I'll also be creating an inside surface for the Hood and Trunk. When opened, you can see through the other side. That's definitely something that i have to fix. There's also holes in the sides of the doors, in between the dashboard and the bodyshell, etc. Most of the model is just the inside and outside surface, which isn't good. All in all, this model should be done by christmas!

     

     

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