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EagleEye

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Maybe I will play the russian BS version before GTA4 arrives on my....wait... old PC...must buy a new one quick... :shocking:

 

PC trailer looks good.

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hitman

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I didnt think GTA4 would be out until next october. Thats the word I got from Rockstar...considering that PS3 and PC are 2 very different platforms.

Mustang

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I didnt think GTA4 would be out until next october. Thats the word I got from Rockstar...considering that PS3 and PC are 2 very different platforms.

 

GTA IV release date is nov 18th 08 :)

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GTA IV release date is nov 18th 08 :)

 

And 21st in Europe and russia.

 

It is interesting game about serbs in NewYork, with russian radio and ukrainian DJ on it.:D:thumbup:

Будьте критичны к своим убеждениям.

Слава Україні. Жыве Беларусь.

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hitman

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I might get this instead of a second GTX260 video card. I just ordered my mobo, ram and cpu the other day. Still got to place the order for the replacement one. :D

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EagleEye

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Installation takes some time.

- You need SP3 for WinXP

- you have to register to Rockstar Social Club and Windows Live

 

After all game starts without problems, even I have a ATI graphic card (a german magazine was testing GTA4 with severall ATI cards and it doesn`t work, only some times).

 

Intro is running with a few stutters...

- I have to drive the cousins car to his home....game freezes. Reseting my PC (Kill the task didn`t work...).

 

- Starting again without internet connection: Driving the cousins car to his home...I´m about to crash with another car...game freezes....after 3 seconds I bump the other car and continuing driving....2 crossroads later...game freezes again. This time the game doesn`t continue. Reseting my PC.

 

- Going to the options menu and starting the benchmark....after few seconds, crash to desktop with a error message.

 

- downloading 31 windows updates....

 

That is the worst start ever I had in a game...:mad: I recommend to wait for a patch.

 

EDIT: With texture and render quality settings to low it doesn`t freeze any more... Trying to increase settings step by step...

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VMFA117_Poko

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^^ I heard about it too... But I've noticed only ppl playing on XP blame. Any news how GTAIV works on vista64 with ATI cards? I have a problem on XP SP3 with RACE07 in example and no patch has fixed it but on VISTA64 it works just brilliant (I've got two systems on my rig), no stutters, smoooth animation. Strange :huh:. Installing two systems was a good decision I made. Hope GTAIV will fit one of them 'cuz I'm peaking it up on friday too.

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Mustang

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Heres a copy/paste of a messege i read over at another forum regarding GTA IV:

 

THE GRAPHIC SETTINGS OF GRAND THEFT AUTO IV PC

 

Most users using current PC hardware as of December 2008 are advised to use medium graphics settings. Higher settings are provided for future generations of PCs with higher specifications than are currently widely available.

 

Graphics settings are limited by system resources by default. 256MB video cards force minimum settings by default. If a user bypasses these safety measures using command line arguments and exceeds their system resources, the users gaming experience may be compromised.

 

 

Video Mode

Resolution scaling effects water, reflections, shadows, mirrors and the visible viewable distance. The resolution settings relate to the amount of available video memory. At 2560*1600 the game will require 320MB of video memory in addition to all the memory required for content. At 800*600 the game will require 32MB of video memory in addition to the content. Medium resolution settings are recommended for most users as higher settings are only usable if there is available video memory.

 

Texture Quality

Texture quality affects the visual quality of the content of the game. High setting for textures will require 600MB of video memory at a setting of 21 View Distance in addition to the memory taken by the Video Mode. A medium texture setting is recommended for most users.

 

Render Quality

Render quality is the texture filter quality used on most things in the world rendering. Most people would know this as anisotropic filtering. Medium settings are recommended for most users and will provide filtering beyond what the console versions can execute.

 

View Distance

View distance scales the distance in which different objects in the world such as building and cars are seen. Raising this option increases the distance in which high quality objects must be loaded and will increase the memory it requires. Restrictions are established to ensure the game runs optimally for most users. A setting of 22 or more will provide PC users an enhanced experience over the console versions.

 

Detail Distance

Detail distance scales aspects of the environment that the View Distance setting does not including vegetation, trash and other moveable objects. A setting of 10 would be the equivalent to the performance on a console. This setting has little effect on memory.

 

Vehicle Density

Vehicle density scales the traffic density of the traffic in the game. It has no effect on the mission vehicles or difficultly of the game, but can have a significant impact on CPU performance

 

Shadow Density

Shadow Density controls the number of shadows generated for positional lights in exterior environments. These shadows are exclusive to the PC version and can have a major impact on CPU and GPU performance.

 

Crossfire/SLI

With the latest ATI driver (8-11 series) the game supports crossfire modes (ie. 4870x2)

SLI is currently unsupported. Support will be added through a future game patch as well as an updated Nvidia driver.

 

 

NOTE: Background Processes

Certain background processes can have a detrimental effect on system performance when playing GTA IV, especially on systems with minimum required system memory. Users should ensure they disable their Virus scans (especially “on-access†type scans) when running the game to maximize performance.

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EagleEye

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Yeah, read that to.

So, I choose medium settings for textures and high settings for render quality. It works very well now. Day/Night changes looking beautiful. The whole scenery looking good also. The first introducing missions (...tutorials) are a little bit odd for me. I still have no gun. Driving cars is pure fun. Physics are great. Well, I will see what comes next. Do I regret to bought this game, NO!:)

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Mustang

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Yeah, read that to.

So, I choose medium settings for textures and high settings for render quality. It works very well now. Day/Night changes looking beautiful. The whole scenery looking good also. The first introducing missions (...tutorials) are a little bit odd for me. I still have no gun. Driving cars is pure fun. Physics are great. Well, I will see what comes next. Do I regret to bought this game, NO!:)

 

Sweeeet, that's encouraging :) looking forward even more to getting my copy!

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hitman

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Welp...this time next week Im running my current specs! :D Ill be seeing you guys in FPS bliss. Ill get GTA4 when the parts get assembled.

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