vurt on 4/12/2008 at 09:41
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
The 360 version has this weird looking "level of detail" filter that can't be turned off. It's hard to describe, objects from a certain distance onwards look smudged. Did they remove it from the PC port?
Yes, unfortunately. The only way to get a blur effect (to get rid of all the flickering from jagged edges on objects, buildings) is to press "p" this will blur the whole image a little. It was better handled on the 360 since it was only used to blur things in the distance (and here's where AA/blur is really needed)..
A screenshot of GTA IV (PC) might look pretty good, but in motion with all those jaggies on objects that will flicker like hell all over the screen - doesnt look good and is higly irritating. I'm very spoiled with using AA to get rid of that :/
van HellSing on 4/12/2008 at 10:24
Assasin's Creed, Bioshock, GRID, etc. all run pretty good on my machine at highest possible settings in 1024x768.
GTA stutters at 800X600, everything turned down to minimum, and looks complete shit.
I give up.
steo on 4/12/2008 at 13:39
Well my preorder hasn't arrived yet so I don't have to deal with any of this shit and can just carry on playing stalker with a load of new mods which make the game look awesome. I don't really want the game to arrive any more.
SubJeff on 5/12/2008 at 01:30
This is turning out to be a tale of total incompetence. I'm glad the coin fell on the Left 4 Dead side in my mid-week "which of the 2 shall I get?" toss-up.
BrokenArts on 5/12/2008 at 01:40
I can always count on you guys to tell it like it is. Holy shit, I was wanting to get this game, now.........:erg:
belfong on 5/12/2008 at 05:33
I read somewhere that GTA IV is heavily CPU intensive and not so much of a GPU intensive. I wonder if it is true. Anyone with a Quad core running at higher resolution has success stories to share? I will have - after my Steam version completes it's download (and provided I manage to install successfully :D :D )
belboz on 7/12/2008 at 06:51
Why is is gta 4 shouldn't it be gta 6.
june gloom on 7/12/2008 at 06:55
oh christ i thought you were dead
aguywhoplaysthief on 7/12/2008 at 08:20
Okay, I got this off of Steam, and while it is completely confusing, you can play the game without signing up for Rockstar's stupid club (although it does need to install), and you can set up an offline Live account, which didn't require that I go to any website and set up an account. I just make up a user name, and it works.
As for performance - it's crap. I have a GTX260, an Intel Core2Quad, and 8GB of RAM, and it runs well enough - except for the random split-second hiccups, the long loading screens, and the four game ending crashes that have happened in two hours of play. Oh, and the shadows are set near the bottom, as is the draw distance, and the average FPS is 36.
denisv on 7/12/2008 at 08:39
Sounds like they used the ArmA engine.
