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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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jaundicejuice said:
Honestly it's not that badly optimized. It runs about as well as the console versions do with console equivalent hardware. It's just that when you scale it up, it still looks ugly and the performance requirements go through the roof.
It also has really awkward controls coming off the superb Mafia 2.
DodgyGeezerFella
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Ive said it before, but ive always found GTA 4 to run great on Nvidia and shit on ATI (choppy, low frame rate).
SalsaShark said:
Why not?
Mafia 2 looks better, runs better, and controls better. It's not as if games have been getting more visually complex in the past few years. We reached the plateau not too far from the GTA IV release.
Keep in mind Mafia 2 is a tiny project compared to the massive GTA IV. Rockstar has just never been good with engines, at all.
Schmattakopf
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I can't speak for anyone else, but GTA4 ran flawlessly on my old PC. That was like, 8800 GT, 3GB of RAM and an Intel e6850. No crashes, no glitches, no framerate issues. But maybe I'm in the minority.
TheExodu5 said:
GTA IV is a bigger project in the sense of the huge world, money spent on voice talent, etc, but its not like Mafia II was an indie game. They didnt have to concentrate in making the sandbox aspect super huge and interesting with lots of things to do since its a much more linear game. Its a lot prettier, yes, but you should take this in consideration as well as the 2 years that passed.
I also love Mafia II, but i think GTA IV plays just fine. Its not ugly by any means (specially with mods) and it certainly controls alright.
chixdiggit
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GTA4 runs great for me. I use an Nvidia 470 if that matters.
Ickman3400
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The only problem I had with GTA 4 was the last mission where you have to pull yourself up, the button I had to mash wouldn't work and I'd fail the mission over and over. Same thing with the keyboard.
Oddly enough, turning fraps on and recording a video at that moment made it work. Some even say just turning fraps on works though I didn't try that. Just an FYI for anyone who bought it today and gets to that point.
Oddly enough, turning fraps on and recording a video at that moment made it work. Some even say just turning fraps on works though I didn't try that. Just an FYI for anyone who bought it today and gets to that point.
Xdrive05
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So roughly what settings/performance should I expect for GTA:IV with the following rig?
1 x ECS A780GM-A Ultra AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ940XCGIBOX
2 x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
1 x ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
--- the CPU is clocked to 3.6GHz and the GPU is @ 850/2000
1 x ECS A780GM-A Ultra AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ940XCGIBOX
2 x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
1 x ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
--- the CPU is clocked to 3.6GHz and the GPU is @ 850/2000
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm sure the game has made a lot of strides since the original PC release. I remember reading on here how the game was a killer and maybe the poor optimization bit was true. Now, with great HW, I'm running this at 60fps most of the time. The most taxing the game has been for me has been when a user online sets the fog to thick and that is the one and only time I've seen my frame rate go into the upper 20's. This game can definitely be and up and down but is playble and then some all the time. And I use a 6950 to 6970 2GB.
Buttonbasher
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Man Amnesia's Justine content is brilliant. So amazing.
jaundicejuice
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SalsaShark said:
Years ago, I've only ever played GTA4 vanilla. Never tried Lost & The Damned or Ballad of Gay Tony.
TheExodu5 said:
That's kind of my issue, although I don't think GTA4 would prove a problem for my current rig. I dunno, I just think I'd rather put the 10$ to something else. I put 50 hours into GTA4 vanilla and by the end I wouldn't describe it as a positive experience.
Also I think I would be better off replaying Mafia II so I could go through all of that DLC I bought in a sale a few months back.
Schmattakopf
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Oh well that's true, it certainly wasn't on max settings but it still looked great. I'm sure my new PC could handle max settings.AShep said:
Dog Problems
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I've got a copy of Portal if anyone wants it. First to PM me with the info to send gets it.
GTAIV hasn't been that bad for me, at least compared to what I'm reading in this thread. I have a GTX460, Intel Quad and 8gb of RAM so I have nice hardware, but not beastly by any means. With shadows turned to low (and draw dist. cranked up a bit) I get between 40-50 fps on average. It's not always the sharpest looking game but the scale can be impressive, especially when you're hovering over Liberty City in a Helicopter.
Still, a game that old should definitely run better than that. If GTAV actually has a PC release, hopefully it's better tuned.
Still, a game that old should definitely run better than that. If GTAV actually has a PC release, hopefully it's better tuned.
thunker 9000
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Does this work with the steam version by default?SalsaShark said:
Pookaki said:
Yup. I recommend using the installer to extract the files in a desktop folder and then manually copy them to the GTA3 folder in steamapps.
Only thing ive noticed is that it kinda screw ups the Steam overlay, since it closes itself for some reason. And apparently you also cant take steam screenshots.
Small price to pay though, since the game looks a lot better.
Shaneus said:
SA wasnt part of the xbox pack so i wouldnt know. There must be an xbox mod for VC as well i guess.
SA holds up pretty well on its own, im not that mad about it. I never really liked ENB that much, to me it mostly makes the game darker and pops out the colors in a weird way, dont really dig it that much. Im enjoying the higher res textures from this mod a lot more.
OT: i hope we get some sales tomorrow D:
Tried the ENB mod in Vice City. Default settings glitch it up. I toned most things down, but now the game is crazy dark. Meh.
Strange how each game has its own set of mods. III has Xbox. VC and SA have ENB, but the SA one looks much better even sporting shadow maps. I want shadow maps in VC.
Strange how each game has its own set of mods. III has Xbox. VC and SA have ENB, but the SA one looks much better even sporting shadow maps. I want shadow maps in VC.
two questions:
1. Mass Effect 2. Was it available on the day of release on Steam? Just curious.
2. Now that I've bought ME2 on Steam, do I have access to the Cerberus bullshit? I also have the EA version, can I just copy and paste the CD-key at their stupid website?
just finished ME1 (amazing game) and waiting for the d/l, which'll probably take all night
thanks
1. Mass Effect 2. Was it available on the day of release on Steam? Just curious.
2. Now that I've bought ME2 on Steam, do I have access to the Cerberus bullshit? I also have the EA version, can I just copy and paste the CD-key at their stupid website?
just finished ME1 (amazing game) and waiting for the d/l, which'll probably take all night
thanks
Sorry if this is in the wrong section I don't know where else to ask it. I just got a steam account at the request of my friend who gifted me team fortress 2. Ok so I'm on a Mac that I bought last year, and the game says preparing to launch team fortress 2, goes away and just stays black. Nothing else. Can anyone help?
zombieshavebrains
I have not used cocaine
Snuggler said:
Yes it was on steam the day of release. Yes you have access to cerberus network.
toastyToast
Member
R.U.S.E is Steam activated right? I have a key from when Ubisofts site got pillaged.
First to quote gets it.
First to quote gets it.
Does anyone know if there is a good quick save mod or save anywhere mod for GTAIV(steam version)? Even though I just bought it, I really don't feel like going back to the whole save spot bs. It's the reason why I skipped GTAIV in the first place. Though I could stand it with the previous GTA's, but having this archaic shit in 2008 was inexcusable to me.
Anybody else have a ton of problems getting the Steam website to work on an Android phone? I had to try a billion times to get the login button to work, and when I did a new form pops up that says I need to enter a code (that they emailed me) but every time I click on the text box the keyboard immediately pops up and then closes itself. When I CAN get the keyboard to stay up, it closes after a single key press, which means I'm physically unable to enter numbers.
Really want to buy GTAIV but I can't.
Really want to buy GTAIV but I can't.
Houston3000
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I can get in fine, just entered my key with the virtual keyboard and everything. I used Opera Mobile.Monroeski said:
Houston3000 said:
I was using the default browser. I managed to make my way past that verification window by copy/pasting, but then the purchase screen was blank (the area where you confirm account details; the left side when the right shows the cards they accept). This annoyed the hell out of me, so I went to the market looking for a different free browser, ended up downloading Opera, and it worked great.
LocoMrPollock
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We might get a shitty Sega sale, since they are having one on LIVE.
Dr. Zoidberg
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Monroeski said:
Just make sure you grab Opera Mobile and not Opera Mini. Opera Mini sends all your data through Opera's servers which means they have access to everything you're doing, even SSL encrypted stuff IIRC. Not that they would do anything malicious per se, but anybody can be hacked.
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