IV-LANE (Complete Roads Overhaul using DKT70's HD Roads Textures)

Finally someone made this! I'll definitely check this out later. Thanks a lot.

it's really cool.

Finally, a good road textures mod. Fantastic work!

Sir, is it the same with "LC Roads and Highways " in nexusmods?

@cating34 Yes, but actually no. LC Roads and Highways only modifies the road textures, replacing the original ones with Lord Neophyte's. IV-Lane kicks it up a notch by replacing the road, the sidewalk and the normal maps textures with DKT70's, which are way better suited for this game.

@UncleDisco Ok sir. Thank you for the info. I'm gonna use this one. 10/10

Here I am, I'm back after testing driving around the whole map for 1hr. All I could say is it looks GREAT, CLEAN, REALISTIC, has a balanced texture, and really fits in any graphics mods...plus it gives me SMOOTH driving around the map, even in the city. IDK why. I thought it's gonna give me a heavy fps drop or stutter, But it's NOT. here's my final rate 12/10 Best road I ever used. This is a Top1 road for me. Nocap

@cating34 Thank you for your feedback!

Sir... I have a request. May I know what is the files/road in the "LC Roads and Highways" 3&4 picture (BOABO place)?? I want to combine it in this mod. The 3rd picture I found it(rh4_ksun.wdr). But the 4th picture can't find it... may I know what file name is it?

@cating34 Of course. brook_n.img -> bkn_dumboglue.wtd, bkn_dumboground2.wtd, bkn_dumboroads1.wtd ; brook_s.img -> a_rh2_ksun.wdr, rh4_ksun.wdr, rh5c_ksun.wdr, brooks_redh_01.wtd, rh4_ksuntxd.wtd

@UncleDisco What a F*cking Legend... Thank you so much, Sir. You are the best.

If running The Complete Edition and Episodes as DLCs, does that mean you only need the base .oiv? I cannot install the EFLC package after the base package.

@AceEliminator No, in your case you need to install both packages, firstly the base package and then the EFLC one. Regarding your problem with the EFLC package, could you provide more details?

@UncleDiscoBasically when I try to install the EFLC .oiv it comes up with an error. Installing the base .oiv works fine. Do you think it really matters? I'm playing TBoGT and the roads do look much better.

@AceEliminator Well, both TBoGT's and TLAD's game files include specific road texture files for different areas on the map, so they need replacing too, which is what the EFLC package does and the BASE package doesn't. Thus, without the EFLC package installed, when playing the episodes you'll stumble upon random patches of road and sidewalk that use the original game textures, which kind of ruins the purpose of IV-Lane. As for the installation of the EFLC package, since it's an OpenIV error, it might just be related to OpenIV or the game itself. If IV-LANE (EFLC).oiv would've been a corrupted file, no one would've been able to install it and that issue would've been easily noted and fixed by now. Make sure to use the latest version of OpenIV and if you want, try to install the mod on a clean copy of GTA IV and see if that solves the issue.

This mod installer thing is a bit problematic. I have to backup the whole game and cannot just replace "gtxd.img" if I want to swap road textures? Is there a manual method? I just want to swap road textures quickly. 🤔

Package installation error


This package cannot be installed into Episodes from Liberty City. Please check supported games list in additional information section.

CUsersuserDesktopIV-LANE (EFLC).oiv





[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] INFO -> Current GameId: "EFLC"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] INFO -> Current GamePlatform: "pc"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] INFO -> Current GamePath: "D:Games FolderGrand Theft Auto IV Complete EditionEFLC"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Loading package
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Loading package from "C:UsersUserDesktopIV-LANE (EFLC).oiv"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package file was opened successfully
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Loading assembly from "assembly.xml"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Reading assembly file "assembly.xml"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Format version: "2.0"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package info class: "TPackageInfo20"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Reading package info
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package ID: "{082B5820-0B65-43EE-8998-EAFE4CFB376B}"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package target: "IV"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package name: "IV-LANE (EFLC)"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package version: "1.0"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package version tag: "Stable"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package author: "UncleDisco, DKTronics70"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] ERROR -> The "footerLink" attribute is not found in node "metadata>description"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package contains changes for RPF archives
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package format supports "mods" folder
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Loading package icon from "icon.png"
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [4836] INFO -> Package loaded successfully
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] ERROR -> This package cannot be installed into current game
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] ERROR -> This package cannot be installed into current game
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] ERROR -> This package cannot be installed into current game
[1/2/2023 8:03:40 PM] [7376] ERROR -> This package cannot be installed into current game
[1/2/2023 8:08:02 PM] [7376] ERROR -> This package cannot be installed into current game

Finally some great texture mod. However after some time I'm getting this annoying texture loading bug (I dont have it with original textures and I use my own car pack all the time). Any advice?

@shuvo030 An automatic uninstaller will be added in the next update, which will make things easier for everyone that wants to revert to the original textures and/or use other texture mods instead. Until then, you can simply install IV-Lane, then backup the gtxd.img file from pc->data->cdimages and replace it with any other road texture mod you desire. Just remember that gtxd.img does not include all of the textures that IV-Lane modifies.

@4m3lg In the next update, there will be added an EFLC only installer for IV-Lane. The current EFLC package available for download only targets the files from the Complete variant of GTA IV, which has both the base game and the episodes, hence why it cannot be installed on an EFLC only variant like the one you play on.

@Libertz This is due to how poorly optimized the PC port of GTA IV is and there isn't much to do here. Regarding your issue, a lot of it has to do with the vehicle mod pack that you're using, which, by default, uses a lot more memory within the game and so it increases the chances of texture popping, as the one you described. Adding IV-Lane to it it's only going to make matters worse, since it uses 1024x textures. Only advice I could give you is, if you haven't already, to create a commandline.txt within the game directory with the -nonmemrestrict and -norestrictions lines of text in it. Also, if your PC has 4 or more GB or RAM, you can change the value from "204800" to "409600" to all the lines of text from stream.ini which is located in the "pc" folder from GTA IV's directory. It's highly recommended to use Zolika1351's utilities, both his trainer and his patch, and also the mod called RIL.Budgeted by NTAuthority.

@UncleDisco I tried to defragment all those files by openIV in your mod, after I did it they have a lot less MB. It did usually help in vehicles.img file when I had this issue a few years back. So Im gonna try that. However with default textures like I said I didnt have this texture issue with that car pack. about commandline Im using this all the time:
-Nomemrestrict
-refreshrate 60
-availablevidmem 10
-norestrictions
-novblank
-shadowquality 3
-renderquality 4
-forcehighqualitymirrors
-fullspecaudio

any further advice, something I should add/remove/change?

as I can see in stream.ini I already have those 409600 values so there is not anything else I can do?. Thanks for answering.

@UncleDisco I played it now for about an hour and it didn't happen after defragmentation. Interesting. Do you think it could really have helped? yesterday before defragmentation it happened maybe after 15/20 minutes

@Libertz It looks like it helped, so that's a welcome sight. I didn't use this OpenIV feature before, but I will definitely try it. Thank you for pointing it out!

I want to update, I played it last two times and it happens after maybe an hour. This annoying texture loading bug. So the only change is it happens after hour not 20 minutes before defragmentation

I installed the base package but when I try to load singleplayer it crashes immediately

for some reason with this specific download i only get a pdf and idk what to do with it. all the other mod downloads were normal and i had no issues until this one.

@toastedtoaster Open the pdf and at the bottom there is a download link to iv lane

I'm trying to use OpenIV as the install pdf says and I'm getting a installation failed with eh log reading

Start: 28/05/2023 20:33:44
ThreadID: 21900
OS: Windows 10 Home (6.3.22621, 64-bit)
Path: C:UserslilsgAppDataLocalNew Technology StudioAppsOpenIVOpenIV.exe

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Current GameId: "IV"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Current GamePlatform: "pc"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Current GamePath: "C:Program FilesRockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto IV"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Loading package
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Loading package from "C:UserslilsgDownloadsIV-LANE mod installers (V1.0)-20230528T171743Z-001IV-LANE mod installers (V1.0)IV-LANE (BASE).oiv"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package file was opened successfully
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Loading assembly from "assembly.xml"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Reading assembly file "assembly.xml"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Format version: "2.0"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package info class: "TPackageInfo20"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Reading package info
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package ID: "{8DC63569-721C-4552-8D71-470770B77E95}"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package target: "IV"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package name: "IV-LANE (BASE)"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package version: "1.0"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package version tag: "Stable"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package author: "UncleDisco, DKTronics70"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] ERROR -> The "footerLink" attribute is not found in node "metadata>description"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package contains changes for RPF archives
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package format supports "mods" folder
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Loading package icon from "icon.png"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [22764] INFO -> Package loaded successfully
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Current package have only one content to install
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> The "mods" folder is not supported by current game
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Show confirm install dialog before installation
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> Begin installation
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [21900] INFO -> No other running installation found
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Install options
{
Content Index: "-1"
Use "mods" Folder: "False"
}
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Package installer class: "TPackageInstaller20"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Validate content files
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Validate content files SUCCEEDED
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Installation
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Process ARCHIVE "GTA IV" with path "C:Program FilesRockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto IV"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> ARCHIVE "pcdatamapseastbronx_e.img" is exists
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Process ARCHIVE "bronx_e.img" with path "C:Program FilesRockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto IVpcdatamapseastbronx_e.img"
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Replace file in archive
{
Source: "content/ba124ff9-62a2-4e05-88e9-5559bb2c20a2/agld04_03.wdr"
Destination: "agld04_03.wdr"
Archive: "C:Program FilesRockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto IVpcdatamapseastbronx_e.img"
}
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] ERROR -> Unable to replace file "agld04_03.wdr" with file "content/ba124ff9-62a2-4e05-88e9-5559bb2c20a2/agld04_03.wdr". SYS_ERROR_00000005: Access is denied
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> ARCHIVE "bronx_e.img" processed
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> ARCHIVE "GTA IV" processed
[28/05/2023 20:33:44] [24144] INFO -> Installation FAILED


Any help? Thanks

Problem solved from below. Although OpenIV insists it doesn't need to be opened as admin and when you do open it as admin it promts you that "you no need to run OpenIv with administrator privileges" and asks you to restart ignore it and then it works, Might as well keep my comment there in case anyone else runs into the same issue

i accidentally clicked out of the details after installing.
what files got replaced so i can uninstall this.
after this got put in, the game world loads slowly.
i put it on TLAD.

The download link is down :(

In case you are not being able to download the .oiv files of IV-Lane directly from the GDrive link in the pdf file, this is due to the high amount of daily downloads of the mod. GDrive restricts those requests and basically removes the download option for a brief period of time. There is a workaround to this. Right-click the .oiv file you want to download, click on "Make a copy" and then a pop-up in the lower-left corner of your screen will indicate a "Show file location" button which you'll need to click on. That will transfer to your own GDrive and there you can right click on the copy of the .oiv file you just created and download it as per usual.

@UncleDisco

Can you reupload this? It's no longer available at all. GDrive just says there's nothing at that URL when I click it.

Never mind, I found a mirror

@saviddubscan you give the mirror link

I created a video making a remaster of gta 4 and used one of your mods. I promised subscribers to create an installer but said that first I would ask permission from the modders who created it. Can I do the installer? (It's free and you will receive credits) By the way, I put credits in the video too

Could you make it a drag and drop and/or compatible with Fusion OverLoader? I don't know which files to replace for uninstall.

Will this affect my gpu or cpu?

You seem to have accidentally included a coca cola texture, you can see it on a billboard in Alderney. I found the file tho its in nj_01.img, nj01policeground.wtd and the texture is ecola2_c_old.

To install using FusionFix or IV Tweaker do these steps:

- download the .oiv installer
- open .oiv installer using winRar or other archive tools
- extract the "content" folder to e.g. the desktop
- open "content" folder and search within for
- *.wdr
- *.wtd
- *.img (only gtxd.img)
- create an empty ivlane.img using OpenIV and place all the wdr and wtd files in there
- to create an empty .img simply duplicate gtxd.img and open it with OpenIV to delete the files within
- defragment the ivlane.img archive using OpenIV ("File -> Defragmentation")
- create a folder in "modloader" of IV Tweaker and name it sth like "IV_LANE"
- place ivlane.img and gtxd.img in that folder

in the end for IV Tweaker it should look like this:
- GTAIVmodloaderIV_LANEivlane.img
- GTAIVmodloaderIV_LANEgtxd.img

or using FusionFix:
- GTAIVupdateivlane.img
- GTAIVupdategtxd.img

@Haxogone check my comment