Questions tagged [grand-theft-auto-iv]
Grand Theft Auto IV is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, released on April 29, 2008. It is a sandbox adventure game by Rockstar for PC, Xbox and Playstation 3
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Does GTA IV require higher specs than GTA V?
I have 940MX GPU laptop with i7 processor and 16 GB RAM.
In this GTA V runs fine (30 FPS) at 1024x768 resolution and low to medium settings.
So I thought since GTA IV is 4 years old than this, it ...
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GTA not using full GPU capacity
I recently installed Grand Theft Auto IV on my PC (Intel i3 6100, 4GB RAM, GT 710 2GB DDR3). I installed a few car skins and the game started to drop frames at High settings. So I reduced it to Medium ...
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Can I play purchased PSN games without a PSN subscription?
I want to purchase one particular game- GTA 4 from PlayStation Network but I don't want it via any subscription.
Can I make a GTA 4 purchase, download it and play on my ps4?
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Is possible to get the SecuROM/GFWL Activation Key after the March 19 update of GTA IV?
The versions 1.0.7.0 and 1.0.8.0 released on Steam were activated with a SecuROM and Games for Windows Live key that was shown the first time that you open the game. This key could then be used to ...
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Do GTA IV or EFLC have problems with high FPS? (150+)
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City didn't ran that good once the game was made available on PC, but after more than 10 years since it was released, we have powerful graphics cards like ...
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GTA IV and black screen on Steam
Each time I start GTA IV in Steam I just get a black screen.
My graphics card is a GTX 1070 with 3 GB RAM, and I have found this thread, which mentions the solution to set the following parameters to ...
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Gta 4 Missing Shadow setting
Gta 4 runs well on my pc, but I am not sure Why some options in graphics tab are missing... Like Shadow quality, Reflection resolution, Reflection quality, etc:-
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Can I start a new game without wiping the old game's saves?
Title speaks for itself, I'm actually only a little over half done with my current game but I may want to get a new game started soon. I've heard it's possible from here, so long as you don't ...
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If I kill Playboy X and get his penthouse, will I still have access to the safehouse in Bohan?
Or at least will my cars parked at my Bohan safehouse still be accessible? I barely managed to get a car from Hove Beach to Bohan, it would be annoying if I lost it in the end...
EDIT: Killed Playboy,...
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Does taking revenge instead of the deal in GTA IV affect the ending?
When I was playing as usual I got a call and there was a Red Knife and Cash sign on map. So from the calls, I think it's revenge and deal. This is my first time playing this game, so I want to know if ...
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Running gta 4 in smoothly in inbuilt graphics (intel) [duplicate]
My pc specifications :
Display: Intel 82945G Express chipset Family
Ram :2 gb
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @2.20GHz
32 Bit windows 7
I want to run gta 4 on my pc anyway and graphics could be ...
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How to trigger this rare event in GTA IV - TBOGT?
I've played GTA IV - TBOGT Single Player on PC for a long time. But this thing is new to me.
The event:
I am roaming in Alderney with a six star wanted level. When I continue killing cops and ...
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My GTA 4 social club is not opening
So I recently installed GTA IV on my computer i did the online activate and then tried to start it (with the LaunchGTAIV.exe) and it said this.
How do I fix this? Oh and I tried reinstalling The ...
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Does GTA IV multiplayer still work?
I have had gta 4 for quite a long time now and so has my friend. Before he couldn't run it and now he can because he has a new PC. So I wondered if the multiplayer in this game still works. I heard ...
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Can I play without a DVD Drive?
I bought GTA IV - EFLC today.
I have got 2 DVDs and CD-Key. (also a printed map and manual. I like it.)
What I don't have yet is a DVD Drive on my Gaming Rig.
Any Ideas on how to run it?
Can I make ...
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In GTA 4, does driving a particular vehicle make it appear more often?
Usually online, when playing with my friends, we have spent a little over an hour searching every corner of the map looking for a particular car/motorcycle with absolutely no luck. Yet, after much ...
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What are the rules for spawning cars?
I've noticed that when I'm driving a certain car, that car spawns everywhere, presumably so that I have a replacement if I destroy the one I'm driving. I've also noticed that certain cars spawn most ...
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Can my save data carry over from GFWL to the Xbox 360?
If I played GTA IV/Fallout 3 on my PC with my Xbox Live account, can I buy GTA IV/Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 and play on the same account, will I have my save data? (No mods)
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Is it possible to mod both PC versions of GTA 4?
I'm considering purchasing GTA 4, and I'm leaning towards the two-disc physical version, but I'm worried it might not be possible to mod the physical version of the game.
Does purchasing the game ...
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GTA 4 Win 8.1 social club does load up but when I click play the loading circle shows up for a second or two but nothing happens
Yeah thats all that happens. I bought it on steam digitally. But theres a ReadMe file in the Gta 4 folder and it has a list of downloads. Is that what I need or does it not work for windows 8.1? ...
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Which vehicle can carry the most passengers in GTA IV
I wanted to know which land vehicle can carry the most number of passengers in GTA IV.
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What times do I need to beat to get Fly The Co-op?
For the achievement/trophy Fly The Co-op you need to:
Beat our time in versions of "Deal Breaker", "Hangman's NOOSE" and "Bomb da Base II"
What times do you have to beat?
My findings so far...
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GTA IV won't start: 'SecuLauncer failed to start application' error?
When I click play on GTA 4 (steam) I get the Rockstar Social Club login (which I can log in fine), but after that this shows up:
How do I fix this, so I can play the game?
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Is the "GTA: ELC" entry in my Steam library spam?
Ever since buying a GTA collection on Steam there's an entry in the library called "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City". I finally tried it today, only to get some [bleep]ing [bleep] about ...
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How can I fix the graphics on GTA IV?
When I bought GTA IV from steam, the graphics were automaticly on the lowest. I of course, wanted to turn them up. It wouldn't work. It just said; "Your graphics settings are near, or exceeded the ...
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GTA IV on Xbox 360 - Out of Commission - Helicopter bug
I've hit on an Xbox 360 the same bug described in GTA IV - Out of Commission - Helicopter bug:
I am on the last mission of GTA 4 -- Out of Commission -- and cannot finish due to the bug with getting ...
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In-game settings cannot be modified
The in-game settings in GTA IV are stuck at the minimal. (Resource use is 202MB.) But my computer runs a 4 GB ATI GPU.
So, I tried the Commandline.txt method, however this didn't affect the game in ...
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GTA IV not using my Nvidia GPU
I just got GTA IV for PC. I'm currently playing it on an Asus N550JK-DS71T. I can launch the game and start it up without any problems, save the fact that the game is using my integrated GPU instead ...
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GTA IV: EFLC crashes after loading screen
I've just installed GTA IV: EFLC and it was crashing just after the Rockstar blue logo. So I installed Games for Windows – Live then it worked and it showed the 2 episodes: The Lost and Damned, and ...
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Is it possible to run the Steam version of GTA 4 on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Is it possible to run GTA4 from Steam on Ubuntu? How would I go about installing it from my Steam client? Do I need to use some sort of Windows application wrapper like Wine? And can I play ...
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GTA 4 will not progress past loading on Steam
I have had the game for awhile, I can get it started up, and I can see the main menu, but, when I hit play it just scrolls through the characters endlessly.
Is there any way to fix this problem? ...
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Does GTA 4 retail activate with Steam?
I am thinking of buying a new copy of GTA 4. It says at the top of the box, "Games for windows Live". Does this game come with a code that activates/connects it with my steam account so I can connect ...
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Where can I get an Infernus early in the game (before unlocking third island)
I'd like to know where/if I can find an Infernus rather early in the game. I have unlocked the second (middle) island.
Is there a place more likely to spawn them or a mission that will make me ...
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Can you play GTA 4 on PC?
One time, I went to my friend's house and saw him playing Grand Theft Auto 4 on PC. Can you do that? I tried downloading it on PC but they said on Google that Grand Theft Auto 4 can be only played on ...
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DirectX error when loading GTA4
I'm getting the following error when trying to load Grand Theft Auto 4.
DD3D50
D3D Error - DirectX 9 video card required
My PC specs:
Core 2 Duo Intel
4 GB RAM
500 Hard drive
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Fastest way to get rich in Grand Theft Auto 4 - Episodes of Liberty city: The ballad of Gay Tony Singleplayer
What is the fastest way to get rich in GTA IV: TBOG SingleplayerT? What I do now, is betting on Cage matches. Is there perhaps another way?
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GTA IV lag on powerful laptop
I get about 15-20 FPS in GTA IV. I should be able to run it on the highest setting with over 60 FPS.
I have tried to lower all the settings to low, but it doesn't improve my performance at all, not ...
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Can I play GTA IV TBOGT with a standard GTA IV?
My episodes of Liberty City on Xbox doesn't load because of a reading error, I was wondering if I could install the Niko Bellic GTA onto my hard drive and play The Ballad Of Gay Tony? I still have ...
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Is there a way to kill the pigeons (or rats) without attracting the cops?
I'm currently going around and "collecting" all the pigeons, or flying rats as the game calls them (they don't look like rats), and it seems that 1 in 2 times when I shoot one I get a 1-star wanted ...
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Does it matter how long I stay at the strip club with a friend?
Sometimes when hanging out with friends, like Brucie and Jacob, I take them to the strip club. However, I'm rather impatient with the whole standing around a strip club doing nothing thing so I only ...
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Are there any benefits of helping "friends" other than a little extra cash?
While playing GTA4, I sometimes run across these blue person icons that the game refers to as a "friend" which is like a small side mission. Sometimes I accidentally walk into them without noticing ...
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Driving a boat: Pull back or forward to go faster?
What is the way to drive fastest a boat?
I'm stuck in a mission where I have to follow an helicopter using a boat and never reach it.
I've tried both ways but I'm not sure if there is a trick or ...
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Can't find a random character in Maisonette 9
I'm playing The Ballad Of Gay Tony and I've completed all of the main story missions. However, there's a random "female" icon on the map in (or very, very close to) Maisonette 9.
I've been inside, ...
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Can't access Xbox LIVE in GTA IV
I have an xbox360 and every time I play Grand Theft Auto IV and the go to multiplayer, it says "your gamer profile does not have the correct permissions to access Xbox LIVE functionality". I have ...
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How to time travel with a game GTA IV EFLC mod
How do I time travel in the GTA IV EFLC mod that I have downloaded from moddb.com. I don't know the assigned keys. Thanks in advance.
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What are the girlfriend quests I need to complete in order to achieve 100% completion?
I am trying to 100% GTA IV, but I'm currently stuck at 97.50% completion. The only section I haven't completed 100% is girlfriends.
What are the girlfriend quests I need to complete in order to ...
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What are the effects of Wanted Stars, and what tactics do you use to escape them?
What are the differences between the Wanted Star levels in GTA 4?
What are some tactics for escaping the police when you have 3+ Wanted Stars?
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Friends with benefits?
Which of the friends available in GTA4 has benefits?
What are they?
What is the best way to maintain that relationship in good standing?
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Plot doesn't continue after killing Darko in GTA IV
A couple days ago, I finished the mission called That Special Someone and I decided to kill Darko but with a weapon other than a pistol. What do I do? I didn't get a call from Pegorino like the wiki ...
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Steam version of Dark Souls and GTA 4 crash on Windows 8
Is there a way to play Dark Souls on Windows 8 RTM? Think it crushes because of games for windows live client..
UPD: found the answer here.
see Q. Dark Souls crashes and has a reference to XLive.dll, ...
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