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GTA IV - FULL optimisation, fixing, improving, downgrading and more

By GillianMC

Huge guide to improve GTA 4 - with a drag&drop archive.

Includes:

Significant performance improvements and stutter fixes
Downgrading without losing anything
Fixes for common issues
Functional multiplayer
Accelerated game load times
Fixes and gameplay improvements
Graphics improvements
Trainers
Various mods

And more!

Award

Created by

GillianMC
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Category: Achievements, Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Maps or Levels, Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs, Workshop

Languages: English

Posted

Updated

12 Jul, 2023 @ 6:51am

5 Jan @ 10:48am

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Guide Index

Overview

Preface

The guide has moved!

Lastly

Comments

Preface

Motivation

This guide was originally inspired by catsmackaroo's work, and the initial version of the guide was a semi-translation of their youtube or steam guides.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObvIv5Q-8zU
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2438808634

What can you expect to get from this guide?

Significantly improved performance (sometimes up to 2-3x) and fixed stuttering
An easy-to-use downgrader without the common issues
Fixes for common problems
Functional multiplayer
Speed up game load times up to several times
Graphics improvements and fixes
Trainers
Various other mods
And more

The guide has moved!

This guide has become quite uncomfortable for me to use - so it is now on a separate site. Welcome to the new, versatile and maximally user-friendly site:

Go to the site[gillian-guide.github.io]

Also, please, avoid using Steam comments for support - visit my Discord server[discord.gg] instead

Lastly

Thank you for using exactly MY guide to improve GTA 4.

Support and Credits

Credits and donation links[gillian-guide.github.io]

If you want to support someone's work, I suggest you support the developers rather than me, they deserve it more.

60 Comments

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Cpt BaseballBatBoy™ 14 Aug @ 10:47am

my bad sorry <3 cheers and thanks

GillianMC [author] 14 Aug @ 10:45am

It's an inline link now, please pay attention to the page lol

Cpt BaseballBatBoy™ 14 Aug @ 10:42am

What happened to your gillian github site ?

There no Download Archive anymore

bjst2001yahoo.co.uk 17 Nov, 2023 @ 3:45pm

O ok

CandleLight 10 Nov, 2023 @ 5:25pm

Hmm, multiple issues with drag and drop and only a few hours in. World loading problems and demetri mission froze on me.

CrushingSkirmish 10 Sep, 2023 @ 2:03pm

Alright. Anyway, I want to thank you for this guide and all in one archive, saved a lot of time for me

GillianMC [author] 10 Sep, 2023 @ 1:27pm

it's on the troublehsooting page

CrushingSkirmish 10 Sep, 2023 @ 1:21pm

IDK if it's mentioned somewhere but game with dxvk crashes on startup when using MSI Afterburner overlay, hope it helps someone

DarkHorseCA (not in his prime) 10 Sep, 2023 @ 5:08am

@【=◈︿◈=】is it after you respawn at the hospital after dying? If it is... then restart the game easy solution

SomeDeadGuy 4 Sep, 2023 @ 11:02am

Frequent irregular crashes on fast travel on taxi on 1008.

But Little Jacob finally has his smoke in the car windows, that's a plus. And the game overall looks better.

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