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    GTA Fix - rescale reflection maps

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mrsamsa, Dec 18, 2008.

  1. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    I tried this fix and it seems to make a difference.

    In summary GTA is bad at scaling the reflection and other maps used in the game, so if you put the game in low resolution mode and then scale it up you can use low resolution reflection maps and have a high res game. It seems to speed things up and there's no loss in visual quality

    Check it out here
     
    mrsamsa, Dec 18, 2008
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  2. Jarinawer

    Jarinawer Notebook Geek

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    doesn't works for me. worse perfomance and fps. i had reinstall the game. so i prefer without the commnadline and others 'experiments'.
     
    Jarinawer, Dec 18, 2008
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  3. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't see why this fix would cause you to reinstall the game.
    Your computer looks like it can probably handle the game better than mine anyways, perhaps you're limited by Rockstar's programming rather than your hardware.
     
    mrsamsa, Dec 18, 2008
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  4. Jarinawer

    Jarinawer Notebook Geek

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    i made a reinstall becouse i lost fps. and I can't come back. i dont know why.
    so i uninstall the game and install and my fps is ok again.

    (my english is bad)
     
    Jarinawer, Dec 18, 2008
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    heck. i reinstall operating systems if i have OS issues that i can't solve. i don't see why he shouldn't reinstall the game.

    @ mrsamsa - lets just all admit that rockstar messed up big time with GTA IV before we complain to people that they aren't capable of getting hack fixes to work properly.
     
    masterchef341, Dec 18, 2008
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  6. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    Oh, I'm not denying that at all. They really did.

    I'm just trying to help people.

    I just couldn't figure out Jarinawer chose to reinstall because that "hack/fix" is just a command line thing and easy enough to revert. It's his call, and his computer though.
     
    mrsamsa, Dec 18, 2008
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  7. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Well, now I run it at 1280x800, all high, and spec around 15-20(distance, traffic,etc) and it runs decently, 20+fps.

    This game is extremely CPU bound, so a fast cpu will always benefit here..
     
    eleron911, Dec 18, 2008
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  8. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    20% Performance increase, thank you very much
     
    brainer, Dec 18, 2008
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  9. Pranalien

    Pranalien Notebook Veteran

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    I have been putting off GTA IV till now. Can anybody tell how it will run on the notebook in my sig.? Thanks in advance BTW.
     
    Pranalien, Dec 18, 2008
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  10. maksin01

    maksin01 Notebook Deity

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    Hey thanks for sharing! :) Works fine here and got a few more average fps.
     
    maksin01, Dec 19, 2008
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  11. mrsamsa

    mrsamsa Notebook Evangelist

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    Looks like your laptop is below the game's requirements, and while with many games you'd still be able to run it, I don't think you'll have any success with GTA IV, I'm afraid.
     
    mrsamsa, Dec 19, 2008
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  12. Pranalien

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    OK thanks a lot for the reply. I will prefer to skip it then.
     
    Pranalien, Dec 19, 2008
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  13. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    sounds good
     
    spradhan01, Dec 19, 2008
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