[PC] Grand Theft Auto IV

[Neb]

There is a new version of ENB mod for GTAIV. This one works well with my 4890 and Cat 9.12. No game crash when exiting game.

http://enbseries.gtamaps.net/index_en.html


Now when I used it I did not enable it (I set it to disabled in config file). However it seems to make the game up the framebuffer size/post-process buffer size which makes the IQ much better. The otherwise low-res post-process buffer is now high-res and makes the DOF effect smooth out image with slight bluriness. Negative is the increased buffer(s) soakes up VRAM like a dog soakes up fat chunks.

Atleast I get around 20-30fps with mostly 20fps+ and some few spots down to 16-18fps and a few VRAM killing spots down to 5-10fps. Considering the settings I have the RAM is used as VRAM and I wouldn't be surprised if I was near or above 2GB VRAM use. Oh well for those with 58xx 2GB this is the combo for best visuals and you would have smooth perfomance aslong as your CPU can hold it.

Screenshots. Looks damn smooth in motion and jaggies/aliasing barely visible (note ENB SSAA is off). System is E8400 dual-core @3.6GHz, stock 4890 1GB, 8GB RAM, 16xAF, Cat AI off, weather mod, 2xdraw distance mod, object LOD increase mod and the settings in last screenshot.


How I set the ENB mod config. Ofcourse the DisplayWidth/DisplayHeight should be set to a value your monitor supports but for me it is native res.

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=

[GLOBAL]
AdditionalConfigFile=enbseries2.ini
UseEffect=false
CyclicConfigReading=false
ForceNVidiaCard=false

[ENGINE]
ForceDisplaySize=true
ForceDisplayRefreshRate=false
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false
MaxAnisotropy=8
AntialiasingSampleCount=4
DisplayRefreshRateHz=60
DisplayWidth=1680
DisplayHeight=1050

[EFFECT]
EnableBloom=false
EnableAmbientOcclusion=false
EnableSkyLighting=false
UseOriginalPostProcessing=false

 

[Neb]

Settled for same settings/config but shadows on high becouse this pretty much removed all VRAM choke points. Also set res to 1440x900 and it still looks smooth and DOF is sublte but jaggies are well hidden giving a semi SSAA image IQ. Framerate also went up about ~5fps so it is well playable in the 20-30fps range with avg ~25fps. Now I will be able to finish the game while having great clean graphics with very very high visuals!

 

[Neb]

Here is the mod package. It includes ENB, weatehr mod, fiel check fix mods to. You can see in screenshots teh framerate and the high settings I used. Mind you the framerate limiter is the system RAM speed as I greatly exceeded my 4890s 1GB VRAM and thus RAM is used as graphic memory. System RAM being brutally slower it ofcourse will limit framerate as shwocased in the 2 below images. If you dare set textures to medium and lower draw distance (VRAM hog) and framerate will pop-up on my system to beyond 30fps for all scenes below.

Makesm e regret I never bought a 4890 with 2GB VRAM as that would bost framerate quite a lot since CPU and GPU still has quite a lot headroom left due to brutal VRAM<->RAM swapping speed holding it up. XD

Download link (readme inside): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E6I3UDXM

Here you see framerate with city being rendered.


Yet here with no city to render it still about same framerate due to city being loaded into VRAM/RAM thus the system RAM speed being the limiter.


More screenshots (native res of 1440x900 ofcourse).

 

[Neb]

 

[Neb]

 

[GMâ„¢]

Sexytime!

Thanks for the package. I will download it and try it out this evening, but I am also limited by 1GB of VRAM on my 4870x2.

 

[Skinner]

I've tried it with the ATI HD5970 but I did not manage to run the antialiasing downsampling feature...
It did not downsample to my predefined resolution 1920x1200, just stayed at 3840 x 2400 and I cannot see anything but a top left corner of that big resolution ??

I did try to set the GPU scaling to centred? What did I do wrong?

This is my enbseries config setting:

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=

[GLOBAL]
AdditionalConfigFile=enbseries2.ini
UseEffect=true
CyclicConfigReading=true
ForceNVidiaCard=true
ForceNVidiaCaps=false

[ENGINE]
ForceDisplaySize=true
ForceAntialiasing=true
ForceDisplayRefreshRate=false
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=16
AntialiasingQuality=0 or 1
DisplayRefreshRateHz=60
DisplayWidth=1920
DisplayHeight=1200
ReflectionsForceHighPrecision=true
ReflectionsExtremePrecision=true


[EFFECT]
EnableBloom=true
EnableAmbientOcclusion=true
EnableSkyLighting=true
UseOriginalPostProcessing=false

[INPUT]
KeyUseEffect=123
KeyCombination=16
KeyScreenshot=44
KeyAmbientOcclusion=121

[BLOOD]
ReflectionAmount=1.0
SpecularPower=0.8

[TREE]
LeavesReflectionAmount=0.15
LeavesSpecularPower=0.2
LeavesAmbientAmount=0.3
LeavesColorMultiplier=1.2
LeavesColorPow=1.2

[BUILDING]
WindowLightIntensity=1.5

[LIGHT1] //siren and some internal
LightIntensity=2.0
LightAOAmount=1.4
LightILAmount=0.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=0.0
ColorPow=1.5
LightCurve=1.0

[LIGHT2] //street light
LightIntensity=2.0
LightAOAmount=0.0
LightILAmount=1.5
EdgeLighteningAmount=0.3
ColorPow=1.5
LightCurve=0.7

[LIGHT3] //car front light
LightIntensity=1.7
LightAOAmount=0.0
LightILAmount=6.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=0.4
ColorPow=1.5
LightCurve=1.0

[LIGHT4] //secondary
LightIntensity=2.0
LightAOAmount=0.0
LightILAmount=4.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=1.0
ColorPow=1.5
LightCurve=1.0

[LIGHT5] //ambient spheres
LightIntensity=1.5
LightAOAmount=1.0
LightILAmount=0.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=0.0
ColorPow=1.0
LightCurve=0.7

[LIGHT6] //ambient spheres for omni light
LightIntensity=1.5
LightAOAmount=1.0
LightILAmount=0.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=0.0
ColorPow=1.0
LightCurve=0.7

[CARHEADLIGHT]
EmissiveMuliplier=2.5
LightIntensity=2.0

[LIGHTSPRITE]
UseExternalTexture=true
Intensity=1.0
IntensityInReflection=1.0
UseRays=true
RaysNumber=2
RaysIntensity=0.6
RaysRateOfChange=10.0
RaysLength=2.0

[CARWINDOWGLASS]
ReflectionAmount=0.8
SpecularPower=100.0
SpecularAmount=1.0

[CHROME]
ReflectionFront=1.0
ReflectionSide=1.0
SpecularPower=10.7
SideFade=1.0
MetallicAmount=0.05

[WHEELS]
ReflectionFront=4.0
ReflectionSide=0.2
SpecularPower=0.08
SideFade=1.0
MetallicAmount=0.1

[REFLECTION1]
ReflectionFront=1.5
ReflectionSide=2.0
SpecularPower=100.0
SideFade=1.0
MetallicAmount=0.05

[REFLECTION2]
ReflectionFront=1.0
ReflectionSide=3.0
SpecularPower=1.0
SideFade=0.5

[REFLECTION3]
ReflectionFront=0.6
ReflectionSide=1.0
SpecularPower=10.0
SideFade=0.3

[BLOOM]
BloomQuality=0
BlueShiftAmount=1.0
Radius1=1.7
Radius2=4.5
Contrast=0.9

[SSAO_SSIL]
ApplyAntialiasing=false
SamplingQuality=-1
SamplingRange=1.0
SizeScale=0.5
SourceTexturesScale=0.5
FilterQuality=1
AOAmount=1.4
ILAmount=0.0
EdgeLighteningAmount=5.0

[SHADOW]
FilterQuality=2

[ADAPTATION]
ForceMinMaxValues=true
AdaptationTime=1.0
AdaptationMin=0.6
AdaptationMax=1.0
AdaptationMinMultiplier=1.0
AdaptationMaxMultiplier=1.0

[ENVIRONMENT]
DirectLightingIntensity=1.5
NightLightingIntensity=0.5
DirectLightingCurve=0.6
ReflectionAmountMultiplier=1.0
SpecularAmountMultiplier=1.0
SpecularPowerMultiplier=1.0
ColorPow=1.4
AmbientSunMultiplier=1.0
AmbientSkyMultiplier=1.0
AmbientSunSaturation=1.0
AmbientSkySaturation=1.0

[SKYLIGHTING]
FilterQuality=1
AmbientSunMix=4.0
AmbientSkyMix=4.0
AmbientContrast=1.3
AmbientMinLevel=0.15

 

[Bludd]

Anyone know how to get that AA mod? The Russian's site is gone or down or whatever.

 

[Skinner]

Anyone know how to get that AA mod? The Russian's site is gone or down or whatever.

http://enbseries.gtamaps.net/download_en.htm

 

[Bludd]

http://enbseries.gtamaps.net/download_en.htm

Thanks.

 

[Skinner]

Got it working. I just need a mod to bypasse the mem ristrictions.

 

[Neb]

Got it working. I just need a mod to bypasse the mem ristrictions.

Make a file named "commandline.txt" (regular textdokument named commandline) in your GTAIV game folder. Inside this file put the following value(s):

-availablevidmem 2.0 (this would mean 2x your real VRAM amount)

-renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4)
-shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16)
-texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2)
-viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99)
-detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99)
-novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync)
-norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings
-width: Set width of main render window (default is 800)
-height: Set height of main render window (default is 600)
-safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible
-frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate
(ex If refreshrate is 60HZ –frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ)
-refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window
– Warning - Monitor must support (ex. –refreshrate 60)
-fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode
-windowed: Force windowed mode
-availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. –availablevidmem 0.9)
-percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA

Audio:
-fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint
-minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint

System:
-noprecache: Disable precache of resources
-nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions

Tools:
-benchmark: Runs the benchmark tool and immediately exits game.
-help: Display list of all command line options

 

[Skinner]

Make a file named "commandline.txt" (regular textdokument named commandline) in your GTAIV game folder. Inside this file put the following value(s):

-availablevidmem 2.0 (this would mean 2x your real VRAM amount)

Thanx, but to bad this does nothing, I'm still restricted. Also the downsampling feature does blur things a tiny bit, and I hate blurr..
Overaal the game does look better with the mod, but I still searching to get it the way I want..
I have the setamversion, I also tried it to set the launchoptions in steam itself, but it stays restricted as fort Nox grrrr.

There is also a common downsampling method by just add a higher res and scale it back to the native one. This also sadly has never worked here. (ATI HD5970 now).

edit, got to the ristric bypass to work via the shortcutcommand One problem fixed, one to go.
Does someone know if it's normal this embseries mod blurring the picture a tiny bit when using the downsample methode?

edit, does downsampling need a bit of negative lod correction?

 

[Neb]

You probably need to have negative lod to correct bluriness.

 

[cp2009]

I tried to use some other mods with the latest GTA IV patch (IIRC, 1.0.0.4?), which is required for the latest ENB release. But they do not work together so I'm not going to revisit GTA IV until things are further matured.

 

[flipswitch]

Bought this off steam when they had their sale not that long ago, plus I've owned it on ps3 and currently have it on x360.It's a shame that you can't use any AA on the PC.

 

[AlNom]

Moved your post here because I'm sure a certain user would like to have a word with you about your AA problem.

 

[DennisK4]

I've tried it with the ATI HD5970 but I did not manage to run the antialiasing downsampling feature...
It did not downsample to my predefined resolution 1920x1200, just stayed at 3840 x 2400 and I cannot see anything but a top left corner of that big resolution ??

I did try to set the GPU scaling to centred? What did I do wrong?

Skinner, how did you eventually solve the problem with the game not downsampling but staying at 3840x2400?
You may have answered this already and maybe I didn't understand the answer.

Also, could anyone tell me where I would do the negative LOD correction with an ATI card?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[Neb]

To adjust texture LOD bias do the following.

Run regedit to launch Windows registry editor. Then follow this registry path,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Video\{xxx}\0000\UMD

Note that "xxx" is actually a string with lots of different numbers. You just have to find the string that when opened has "UMD" section.

To create the registry value that should be in the "UMD" section do the following,

Right click in right pane -> New -> "String value" (REG_SZ) -> Give it the name "LODAdj" without quotes -> A value between -3 and 3 (bias level with 0 being default driver standard). To counter SSAA bluriness try with values such as -0.5 or -1 etc.

You might be able to do this with Atitool program to and maybe even link it to some kind of profiles.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Finally getting around to trying this, thanks for all the links/info Nebula!