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GTA 4 & Episodes from Liberty City
Beautification Project 1.1
by Tore Andersen
The GTA 4 Beautification Project is a small enhancement guide for Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto Episodes From Liberty City. It will significantly improve both graphics & effects, and optionally add some new content. Even though Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes From Liberty City were not designed to be modified, it's still possible with the use of some editing tools. The graphics of the games are not bad, but they are pretty far from the graphics of GTA V. The world of GTA IV & GTA EFLC also can't compare to the incredible details of GTA V, but with this modification guide, GTA IV & GTA EFLC will come closer at least with regards to render & graphics.
1: Preparation
2: Mods
3: Screenshots
4: Game Art
Before installing the mods, a few things needs to be setup
As Grand Theft Auto 4 was not designed to use mods, I highly recommend backing up the game before starting. That way, if something goes wrong, or if you want to tryout different renders, then you don't need to re-install the entire game again.
1: Update to latest version (if needed)
Make sure you have the latest version of both GTA IV & EFLC or the Complete Edition (The steam version comes already updated)
For non-Steam:
GTA IV Patch 1.0.8.0 (LINK)
EFLC Patch 1.1.3.0 (LINK)
2: Backup
Make a new folder and copy both GTA IV & EFLC game folders into it.
3: OpenIV (LINK)
Download and install this program.
*This is a tool to modify GTA IV & V game files. It works like a regular file explorer, except it can read/write inside the package files.
2 - The G.4.B.P. Mod-List
The following mods need to be installed one by one, in the order they are listed. This is important, as some mods overwrite files from others.
XLiveLess Fix (LINK)
Download and unpack the file.
Copy both 'xlive.dll' and 'xlive_d.dll' into both the GTA IV and the EFLC game folder.
*This will disable Windows Live, which is not supported any more. On windows 10, the game won't even start without this fix.
Ultimate Textures v2.0 (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
1: Copy 'gtxd.img' into: 'pcdatacdimages' inside both the GTA IV and the EFLC game folder. Overwrite.
2: Copy all 5 folders into: 'pcdatamaps' inside both the GTA IV and the EFLC game folder. Overwrite.
*If the above page is down, download the texture-pack here instead (LINK)
Lord Neophytes HQ texture pack (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Copy the 4 texture folders into: 'pcdatamaps' inside both the GTA IV and the EFLC game folder. Overwrite.
*If the above page is down, download the texture-pack here instead (LINK)
Playboy X Real Posters (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Open OpenIV, select GTA IV and click the 'Edit mode' button.
Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenericpublic_2.img' and replace 'plyrflr_frames.wdr' with the file from the temporary folder.
Close OpenIV when done.
Open OpenIV again and select EFLC, then click the 'Edit mode' button.
Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenericpublic_2.img' and replace 'plyrflr_frames.wdr' with the file from the temporary folder.
Close OpenIV when done.
New Posters Nicos House v2 (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV, same way as the previous mod. Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenerichomes_2.img' and replace the files.
Do this for both GTA IV & EFLC.
Romans Real Posters (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenericbrownstones.img' and replace the files.
Strip Club Mod - New Photos (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenericbars_1.img' and replace the files.
S Shop new Textures (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcdatamapsinteriorsgenericretail_2.img' and replace the files.
TV S Shop (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Copy 'electrical.img' into 'pcdatamapspropsresidential' for both GTA IV & EFLC. Overwrite.
DKT70 Road Textures VeN Edit (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Copy 'gtxd.img' into 'pcdatacdimages' for both GTA IV & EFLC. Overwrite.
Dead Or Alive 5 Kokoro Bikini (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcmodelscdimagescomponentpeds.img' and replace the files.
*Choose either nude or with bikini.
Resident Evil 6 Deborah Human (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcmodelscdimagescomponentpeds.img' and replace the files.
Rachel from Dead or Alive (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcmodelscdimagescomponentpeds.img' and replace the files.
French Maid (DOWNLOAD)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcmodelscdimagescomponentpeds.img' and replace the files.
*This is a repackaged file with renamed files, so this mod doesn't overwrite any of the previous mods.
Original mod(LINK)
Better Carmen (LINK)
Download and unpack to a temporary folder.
Install with OpenIV for both GTA IV & EFLC. Navigate to: 'pcmodelscdimagescomponentpeds.img' and replace the files.
*Choose any version you like. I recommend: 'LongStraight Hair'