"Short Stories of Survival Zombie Horror" is a new GTA IV Machinima webseries I am creating for fun and for the love of both the "Zombie Apocalypse" and the crazy customizable world of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Rather than traditional "episodes" and for the sake of my own short attention span, this series will vary in lengths and release, but expect something every few days, if time permits!
Some MODS (i.e. "Zombocalypse" & any other reskin/texture replacement) require the use of an editing program called OpenIV
For advanced players who want to get the best, and newest texture mods, visit this Forum thread: GTA IV Texture Overhaul Thread
Now to the essentials for modding GTA IVPATCH 7! Regarding texture replacements, install in the order I have listed!
InGame Trainer - Change time/weather/Teleport around/God Mode and a whole lot of other great options with a configurable ini for you advanced users out there.
To enhance your graphics for patch7, I recommend using RealityIV 1.62 by DKTronics70 - I also highly recommended using this with RealityIV, injectSMAA - Antialiasing in GTA IV / EFLC. Neither of these enhancements require ENB (which doesn't run well with Patch7) and using both of these have improved my average FPS.
GTA IV Ultimate Textures - (4.37 GB!) - This will replace tons of textures in GTA IV, bringing out the detail.
RealizmIV - This is a large download as well, but when its done, be sure to create a new folder on your desktop to install this mod too otherwise it will replace some files and break your game. After it's installed into a temp area, go to the "pc\models" folder and copy over the vehicles.img file to your real install location! The other textures won't be needed thanks to the above "Ultimate Textures" pack (which is better).
Tweak ALL the Peds MOD - This will visually enhance all the pedestrians in GTA IV! You do not need to use OpenIV, this file is ready to go.
TreesModIV Nice textures for the trees in Liberty City!
Trafficload - This script-mod will fix a bug where sometimes too many Taxi's are everywhere, while also diversifying the cars that show up around you.
More Liberty City V3 - This increases the amount of pedestrians that are outside populating the world of GTA IV.
No Watermark MOD - Great for your edited clips captured for youtube; this removes the "Rockstar SocialClub" watermark.
No Intro Logos - Load your game up quicker by removing the Rockstar logos from the start of the game.
ZOMBIE MODS!
Zombocalypse
- zombie skins for the pedestrians in GTA IV. Goes VERY WELL with any GTA IV zombie script-mod. Skins are made by MrSnaztastic (visit his youtube page!) You will need OpenIV to install the skins. Goes great with the "Tweak ALL the Peds" mod mentioned above!
Left 4 Liberty Infection by motorsport71 (visit his youtube page!) - Fantastic zombie scriptmod for (the best in fact) with a lot of great features like slow/fast zombie toggle, vehicle destruction aka random explosions in the city, fire bullets, you can call in 3 survivors for backup, & more!
MOD Pack (by Hippiecommunist) - in this mod pack is the best instant zombie apocalypse you could ask for. Press F9 and suddenly hordes of the undead will come after you, you being the only survivor left. The zombies moan in this mod as well as in Left 4 Liberty Infection!
APB Reloaded is a free to play mmo third-person shooter. This footage is from it's Public Open BETA release. Download the game @ http://www.gamersfirst.com/apb/
APB Reloaded is a revival of a game released last year of similar title that was not free-to-play. Having seen clips on youtube of the older title, and being a new player to it, I can say that graphically APB:R is far superior. You can extensively customize your character, choosing to be a "good" or "bad" archetype, which each has their own consequences for going against their grain in the form of losing Prestige levels. There are a variety of gameplay mechanics when it comes to Modifying weapons, player and your vehicle (yes, you get a vehicle from the start) and you can take any NPC (non-player character) vehicle off the streets. If I had one complaint about this game, it's getting use to a 1 second delay with driving controls.
Getting back to customization, there's much more to it, including a built in music-sequencer with a variety of sample packs. Why? Because you can create "death themes", a short 2 bar jingle that you create to torment the ones you kill. There's an entire marketplace for it in-game, where players can sell their creations. Unfortunately it's currently inundated with Lady Gaga and other pop/rock hits that truly succeed at leaving me feeling violated when I die.
There's also a tag/symbol editor that allows players to create their own icons, clothing designs & graffiti tags. Another niche in the marketplace allowing artists to make some money. Money made in-game is used to maintain your character, having to buy ammo frequently, try out new guns as they are unlocked through level progression, create different outfits, tattoos, accessories, etc.
Teamplay in this game is unique and quite easy to jump into. Within a couple clicks, by default "u" toggles a window showing teams, and you can set yourself to "LFG", then "k" readies yourself to accept team missions which an objective is shown on-screen, letting you know where to go and what to do. Combat mechanics will take some getting use too, but your standard weapons will be quite sufficient until you can unlock the N-Tec assault rifle.
There is so much more to say about this game, and maybe I will cover that at a later time. I recommend this title though to anyone who enjoys a good, strategic shooter.
Sorry for the jittery FPS. Anyhow this is Steam version of GTA IV, with the latest update, running a script mod made by Molotove - http://contagium.altervista.org/
Music is by Gazormass - http://www.myspace.com/gazormass
CONTAGIUM is the BEST GTA IV / EFLC Zombie MOD around! I couldn't get version 1.2b to run, but 1.1b worked for me. There's high hopes for this MOD, and big asperations from it's creator, Molotov!
I am not using the xliveless dll, just scripthook.dll + contagium.asi and my GTA games are purchase via Steam, so they have the latest updates.
If you are like me, a PC gamer who loves Rockstar games + Zombies and was overwhelmingly sad to not be able to enjoy UNDEAD NIGHTMARE, then this mod is your solution!
I'm posting this a little early, I know. I have a busy weekend ahead!
The song is a cover of the movie theme to "Beetlejuice" and is by two artists, Silencide & yan_g released on the free mp3 compilation called "Movie Ruiners" from Ego Twister Records!
Sorry for the bad FPS in parts of the video..
ATTN: ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC
Please release a proper zombie DLC for GTA 4 on PC !!!! I'll give you money for it! YOU WILL MAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OK. Thx.
Anyhow, until then, try using this zombie mod (despite the horrible zombie skins, lack of special zombie animations, and MANY many bugs - BLECH!)
