How to remove lag and gain FPS on GTA IV

[Denzel.]

can anyone send me the gtxd.rar file? i can't download through Rapidshare D:
Post Merge: November 01, 2011, 09:01:40 amhow can i reset my GTA IV settings without going ingame? :O

[sudip12345]

Wooooow!!! Thanks very much... Before I had done this, i had only used 300 resource from graphics setting which was not that better, but after i followed this step, i am using 1000 resource without any lag or no problem... My game charms..    U're the best....  :banana:     :banana:     :banana:

[Batta]

How does it work for high-end PCs? Did anyone try it? I get 50-80 FPS almost maxed out but when there are lot of lights in the evening (and lots of cars) FPS could fall to 40 (almost laggy for me :P). I don't want it to decrease the quality in any way.

[Devin]

It doesnt decrease the quality, it simple re-textures the game, making items clearer and smoother. Also giving an FPS boost.

[Batta]

It doesnt decrease the quality, it simple re-textures the game, making items clearer and smoother. Also giving an FPS boost.

I could try it, I can easily backup my old files and restore them without problems right?

[Denzel.]

damn, i'm still runnng contig, have been running since last 3-4 hours, it's kinda'......slow? :O

[Martin.]

damn, i'm still runnng contig, have been running since last 3-4 hours, it's kinda'......slow? :O

It is slow indeed. In order that u could compare figures i can say that mine took about 20 mins

[Ted]

Personally I believe all of this contig business is nothing but a placebo as are a lot of "fixes" out there. I will be surprised if you get a frame rate increase that's not simply in your mind because of the placebo effect.

The best "fix" that someone can do is to upgrade components or simply buy a new computer. If your too young to work save up or do some little odd jobs for people your money will soon be adding up.

[Martin.]

Personally I believe all of this contig business is nothing but a placebo as are a lot of "fixes" out there. I will be surprised if you get a frame rate increase that's not simply in your mind because of the placebo effect.

The best "fix" that someone can do is to upgrade components or simply buy a new computer. If your too young to work save up or do some little odd jobs for people your money will soon be adding up.

That is not the best fix people can do. I have applied multiple fixes to my game and gained about 5-10FPS. These things can make the game run smoother for people with crappy hardware and I m living proof . Kenzaki, I also suggest u adjust your ingame setting correctly. There are many things that will give you big boost for FPS and make the game run smoother. Such as Tri Linear texture filter and no shadows. Those 2 things itself should give a noticeable result. For me it did atleast.

[smasher]

3-4 hours :o mine took only 1 minute i always run contig when i ran gta iv. it boost my fps around 55%. i love it

[thejorens]

I`ve heard that people lag on quad core processors.
If there are any here, let me know,  I know something that might be helpful.  (I wont now coz it has no use if there aren`t any)
And martin... I can`t live with no shadows so that`s not good for me.....

[Batta]

I don't lag as my quad-core is high-end and my graphics card too, but people with intel core quad could lag.

Anyway what's that tip?

[CharlieKasper]

I don't lag as my quad-core is high-end and my graphics card too, but people with intel core quad could lag.

Anyway what's that tip?

What's your GPU?

[Batta]

What's your GPU?

Gigabyte GTX 560

[Andy]

I didn't really understand Step #10, it confused me. What's that 'GTA Lag fix' and how exactly do you launch it or where can you get access to it? I've done the 'contig' part and everything is fine. What exactly is this Grand Theft Auto Lag Fix? Plus I've been trying to isntall Tweak. I got patch 1.0.7.0 but tweak won't run on that patch..

STEP 10:------------------------------------------------------------------------
Finally install the "Grand Theft Auto Lag Fix", Once the installation is done, you will see a "Contig" and a "GTA 4 Downgrader" on the GTA IV main folder. First select the "Contig" file and make a shortcut to the desktop. After you
create the contig shortcut, right click and go to properties. Once on properties look at "Target" everything should be highlighted, DON'T DELETE IT, at the end make a space and an -S, like this ""C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\For Slow\Contig.exe" -s" once you have eddited the contig shortcut run it,
you will get a CMD window, don't don anything just let it run intill it finishes should not take that long, 10-30 minutes depending on your computer speed. Next on the GTA IV main folder look for "GTA 4 Downgrader", for this one you don't need to make a shortcut just run it, again you sould get a CMD window,
don't do anything just let it finish should not take that long just a few seconds. Once its done ill ask you to restart the system. This will be the last restart.