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This is the Comprehensive Guide on Command Lines for Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City (EFLC). This GTA 4 guide is suitable for all versions of GTA IV on PC, including the Niko Bellic and Complete Edition. Learn how to create custom command lines to enhance your GTA 4 gaming experience on any PC. These command lines will take your GTA 4 performance to the next level.

Table of Contents

  • Grand Theft Auto IV Command Line
  • How to Install Commandline in GTA 4
  • List of All GTA 4 Command Line Codes

Grand Theft Auto IV Command Line

The use of command lines in Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA 4) is important for PC players as it allows them to tweak and enhance their gaming experience. By adding specific command line arguments to the “commandline.txt” file located in the game directory, players can control various aspects of the game such as graphics quality, frame rate, and other performance-related settings.

Just like GTA 5 command lines this customization not only improves the overall look of GTA IV and feel of the game, but it can also help the game run smoother and more efficiently on lower-end PC systems. Therefore, incorporating command lines into the GTA 4 experience is a crucial step for PC players who want to get the most out of the game.

How to Install Commandline in GTA 4

Here are Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Command Line Options for Grand Theft Auto IV Niko Bellic and Episodes from Liberty City (EFLC) on PC:

  • Locate the game directory where GTA IV or Episodes from Liberty City is installed.
  • Right-click in the game directory and select “New” then “Text Document.”
  • Rename the new text document to “commandline.txt”.
  • Open the “commandline.txt” file,
  • Copy your favorite commands from the below section.
  • Add the desired command lines code.
  • Save the file and close it.

Note: These command line options can enhance the performance and overall experience of your GTA IV or Episodes from Liberty City game on PC. Before adding any new options, make sure to research and understand the effects of each option.

List of All GTA 4 Command Line Codes

PurposeCode
Runs the benchmark tool-benchmark
Lowest setting possible-safemode
Specified screen adapter number, zero-based-adapter
Turn off the imposter rendering for vehicles-disableimposters
Don’t block the window update when it loses focus-noblockonlostfocus
GTA 4 Basic Commands
PurposeCodeCustomize
Detail quality of the game-detailqualityLimit: 0 at 99
Texture filters quality of the game-renderqualityLimit: 0 at 4
Number of lights that cast shadows-shadowdensityLimit: 0 at 16
Shadow quality-shadowqualityLimit: 0 at 4
Texture quality of the game-texturequalityLimit: 0 at 2
View distance of the game-viewdistanceLimit: 0 at 99
GTA 4 Quality Settings
PurposeCode
High-end CPU audio footprint-fullspecaudio
Low-end CPU audio footprint-minspecaudio
GTA 4 Audio Settings
PurposeCode
Enable 64-bit mirrors (ATI / AMD graphics cards)-forcehighqualitymirrors
Force the ATI R2VB technique-forcer2vb
Limit frame to interval of FPS-frameLimit
Example: frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ
Force frame limit to work even in a window-framelockinwindow
Manual PU count if query fails-gpucount
D3D runtime managed resources-managed
Disable the ability to restore the game from minimiz-nominimize
Do not limit graphics settings-norestrictions -norestriction
Disable fading delay loading screen-noswapdelay
Disable wait for Vblank
What is Vblank?
VBlank & VSync = Vertical Blanking Interval / Vertical Synchronization
-novblank
Sets vertical refresh rate-refreshrate
Set game to support stereo rendering mode-stereo
Use application managed resources-unmanaged
Enable D3D Extensions-useD3D9Ex
Set width & height of main render window-width -height
Example: -width 1920 -height 1080
Force windowed mode-windowed
Force fullscreen mode-fullscreen
GTA 4 Graphics Settings
PurposeCode
Force the use of the mouse, keyboard, joystick or other game controllers-usedirectinput
Set the amount of physical video memory-availablevidmem
Example: -availablevidmem 0.5 — Set to amount/value you think ideal for you — 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,… 1.0, 2.0, 3.0…
Available memory restrict for resources-memrestrict
Disable all memory restrictions-nomemrestrict
Disable precache of resources-noprecache
Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA EFLC-percentvidmem
Memory set aside for other applications OS-reserve
Example: -reserve 67108864
GTA 4 Input Settings
PurposeCode
Quickly or too slowly skipping frames-notimefix
Display available commands-help
GTA 4 OTHERS Settings

Example of Use

To set shader quality (0-2) use command: -shaderQuality and (0-2) is a value, choose only one. 0 is the lowest value and 2 is a higher value in compare to the lowest value.

Example:

  • For low value settings: -shaderQuality 0
  • For higher than low value: -shaderQuality 1

Related Topic: List of all GTA 5 Command Lines

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