New 1.0.3.0 patch- actually increased FPS notably for me

[stemot]

http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/index.html

Version 1.0.3.0 - March 19, 2009
GRAPHICS:

* Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards:
o All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
o ALT-TAB fixed
* Graphics Settings:
o Added menu option " OFF " for Reflection quality
o Added menu option " OFF " for Shadow quality

PERFORMANCE:

* Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)
* Graphical Performance Optimizations

MULTIPLAYER:

* NAT Type detection
o Detect if user has a " strict " NAT and displays message for user
* Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

CONTROLS:

* Keyboard / Mouse
o Remapping restrictions removed
o Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
o Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
* Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
o Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu.
o If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting.
* Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
o Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device.
* Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
o Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
o Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
o Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

SECURITY:

* Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
o Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
o Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress

VIDEO EDITOR:

* Scroll Bar improved response
o Tweaked to respond better to keyboard inputs
* Sped up load times for users with many clips

TITLE UPDATE 2 FIXES:

* Return of Hot Dog Stands and other props
o Missing hot dog vendors, fences, gates, pylons should be present throughout the world.
* Scrolling signboards
o Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)
* ALT-TAB pauses game during cutscenes
o Cutscenes should now pause and resume correctly after an ALT-TAB task switch. Audio remains in sync.


GENERAL ADDITIONS / FIXES:

* Mismatched MODO/Perseus Clothing
o Fixed a bug when Niko mixes clothing from Perseus and Modo
* 360 Controller Texture
o Controller image should be visible in Controller Configuration screen

Patch really has helped smooth the game out for me.

Also, check out this file from securom that lets you run the game without the cd (it is legal and from securoms ftp, and you still need a working cd-key, so don't worry about legality, it just means you don't need the CD in the drive to play):-

http://www.rapidshare.com/files/193315999/LaunchGTAIV.rar

Also, has anyone tried this tweak to the motion blur and DOF? I used the "tweak 1" download and it actually made the game look better, you can see the DOF effect in the background, but is sharper at the front as it should be:-

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=386262

 

[Russian Mafia]

Just patched it and am about to test out "tweak 1".

Edit: Well, the game looks better and no loss in performance, pretty good tweak.

 

[soulslicer]

Patch does not work with x-live, causing me not to be able to play my saves. so I reverted back to the previous patch

 

[stemot]

Patch does not work with x-live, causing me not to be able to play my saves. so I reverted back to the previous patch

the new patch will not work with mulitplayer if you have any mods installed at all, some anti-cheat thing.

 

[FishBulb]

I was never into the whole MP scene but I'm glad they've put in some anti-cheat protection. MP was pretty much dying when people were griefing with their rocket launcher pistols and whatnot.

And soulslicer, if you're referring to the XliveWrapper, you can just remove it when you save the other person's game into another slot, so it becomes your own game save and you no longer need the Xlive - at least, I think that's how it works?

 

[PimpinPenguin]

Patch does not work with x-live, causing me not to be able to play my saves. so I reverted back to the previous patch

Use X-live with patch 1.2 and copy your saves. Once they are working, remove X-Live, and patch to 1.3.
Overall this is a great patch. They've added all the little details that were missing. Shame it broke my mods, which by the way i only used in SP.

 

[CR0M]

Thanx for the heads up, will give this a go later.

Also, has anyone tried this tweak to the motion blur and DOF? I used the "tweak 1" download and it actually made the game look better

Already posted this tweak in this thread. Been using it for a while, it's the best tweak I've found so far for graphics improvements.

 

[unozero]

how do I turn on this tweak??



ugh sorry I can't read properly

 

[MJ12]

Is there a way to get rid of the freaking textures/graphics bugs?

When I go into a cinematic, texture and models just all disappear, when I get back to gameplay mode, it is the same way. I have to go in and change my graphics settings back and forth.

****ing annoying, can't watch ****ing cinematics.

 

[Cpt Tenacious]

People actually play this on the PC?

 

[MJ12]

Yes, we call them PC users.

 

[soulslicer]

Use X-live with patch 1.2 and copy your saves. Once they are working, remove X-Live, and patch to 1.3.
Overall this is a great patch. They've added all the little details that were missing. Shame it broke my mods, which by the way i only used in SP.

huh I tried, removed xlive and I reverted to 1.03, copied back the saves, tried: error please check your hardrive or something..sigh..

 

[Dekstar]

I updated to 1.3 and it wouldn't let me play. I just deleted xlive altogether and now it works perfectly. Nice performance boost too.

 

[stemot]

Yes, we call them PC users.

Lol, I actually prefer the PC version to the console, sure, it doesn't run as well as the 360 version (although when I upgrade my processor next month it will) but the controls for driving are better on keyboard and mouse, I can actually hit people when firing from a car now, as are the extra graphics options etc if you have the rig to use them.