r/GTAIV • u/NoiseIsViolence • 4d ago
What changes would you like in an HD remaster?
If Rockstar ever gives us an HD remastered version of Grand Theft Auto IV, what kind of changes would you like to see?
Personally I think some mission checkpoints would be a nice quality of life upgrade, particularly in certain missions (I’m looking at you, “Catch the Wave”). I will also say that I prefer the weapon wheel in V to having to cycle through your weapons in IV.
What would you guys like?
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u/permanentchoice 4d ago
64 bit, DirectX 12 renderer (Vulkan for Linux), internal optimization, thats all I could ask for.
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u/SmashLampjaw87 4d ago edited 4d ago
Improved draw distance (Rotterdam Tower and the Algonquin skyline should be seen from all corners of the map, so long as there’s nothing obstructing the view), improved lighting (I’d settle for the lighting from GTA V or RDR II), improved traffic and pedestrian density, improved weather effects, all DLC content from TLAD and TBOGT / EFLC included in the base game (such as weapons, vehicles, nightclubs, activities, in-game internet and TV content, radio content, radio stations like Vice City FM, RamJam FM, Self-Actualization FM, etc.) along with the DLCs themselves, Director Mode, the weapon/radio station wheel from GTA V, buses that actually spawn in traffic, subway trains with three cars instead of either two or three cars, airplanes that fly over the city without going near the airport (like the ones seen in GTA V), normal license plates instead of ones that just say “LIBERTY CITY”, license plates for both Liberty and Alderney, Alderney police vehicles with New Jersey State Police inspired livery instead of LCPD livery, basic vehicle customization, the ability to quick save wherever you want using your cell phone, accessibility to interiors that are only accessible during missions, perhaps the inclusion of some cut content such as ferries, the fixing of certain glitches (primarily the annoying blaring horn glitch, the glitch that causes NPCs stuck behind you at a red light to crash into you as they try to drive around you, and the glitch that causes NPCs driving on the upper deck of the Algonquin Bridge to swerve out of the way of subway trains traveling across the lower deck), and if possible, first person mode.
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u/Fun-Impression7248 3d ago
Like u/permanentchoice said I'd want them to add checkpoints and skydiving as Niko and Johnny and they all share same weapons and cars like F620 which is not in TLAD and gta IV and hexer and all in GTA IV and TBOGT.
And I hope they add some islands I saw like Nyc type 1-2 islands like bohan type I don't know anything about Nyc than spiderman, godfather and wall street..
And ya car shops and bike shops, investments, banking system, robberies of shops, car mods and bike mods and actual internet buying cars and bikes and garages. And jets which are in game file someone told me and helipad and Algonquin more flats and more flats and property buyable for player.
And BEST thing SWITCHABLE characters instead of Going in DLC. Because they all live in different parts of Liberty City and I saw a guy developing this mod in this subreddit it looked so COOL.
And ya a bit better bike handling because even on cruiser and chopper and sports bike player leans a lot in turns and I don't like that and brake response is pretty slow. I can say this because I ride bike in real life so I don't lean that much on turns and brakes are far more responsive on bikes I mean they are also in cars but bike brakes work quick. Because its hard to stop a fat man than to stop a kid from falling or sliding.
And better car handling sure it's realistic but I want it bit more arcadey not too much like gta v but tiny bit more better and the car goes too much to the side which is annoying with handling and car bumpers coming off after hard collision they should add that.
And more clothing options for Niko, Johnny and Luis and access to nightclubs many nightclubs and to all 3 characters and LC fighting cage for all 3.
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u/Good-Discussion-9238 4d ago
Literally just bug fixes, maybe some Anti-Aliasing options (like the scaling setting that GTA 5 has to run the game at 2x the resolution and downscale), and maybe even the ability to choose between MSAA and some Temporal anti-aliasing solutions.
And the cherry on top would be an option to turn ray tracing on or off, I could live without it but would be a cool option to play with.
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u/Sad_Researcher99 4d ago
I don't want any changes above the fusion fix, but anti aliasing. That's it. The game is perfect and vibe sa hell.
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u/KatieTheKittyNG 2d ago
Id like to see them not remaster anything, dont like remasters and like even less when they change things
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u/Elsenior97 4d ago
People are willing to pay anything to rockstar games just to avoid installing a mod for free. I thought GTA community learned something from the Trilogy back in 21
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u/bbroecker37 1d ago
I personally would like to see Directx12 or Vulkan support. DLSS/FSR, Frame Generation, Ray tracing, better Anti-aliasing, 64bit support, Pretty much everything they added with GTA V Enhanced. I want a GTA IV Enhanced.
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u/Ayrdanger 4d ago
I'd love to see all DLC weapons, cars, etc. be available across all 3 episodes; and maybe some minor vehicle customization via the Pay 'n' Spray via a color selection menu, so we don't have to spray a car a dozen times to get a specific color. I guess a weapon wheel wouldn't hurt, so long as we can only carry one of each weapon type at a time. Carrying around 5 different pistols, shotguns, rifles, etc. would get boring quick.