Twitch streamer Tom Walker garners attention for attempting to beat GTA IV with in-game car speeds set to the maximum

Tom Walker is a comedian in real life but a gamer on Twitch, where he streams on his channel TomWalker. His most popular streams feature gameplay from Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, Lethal Company, and Crusader Kings III. Currently, he averages 600 viewers per stream and typically streams in the platform's Just Chatting section.

Most recently, Tom has delved into the world of Grand Theft Auto, specifically GTA IV, and he has challenged himself to beat the title while all the cars in the game, even the ones driven by NPCs, are set to maximum speed.

With this setting enabled in the game, cars fly by at top speed, creating absolute chaos. Nevertheless, the game is still very much playable. These adjustments are done through the handling files for GTA IV. A slight tweak to car speed, which includes changing one number to -999, leads to every car in the game zipping around at maximum velocity.

It's quite common for players to tweak the game and add modifications. Grand Theft Auto IV is well-known for its active modding community. A popular area of modding in this title is enhancing the physics engine, particularly the car handling and damage systems, which many players find more realistic than in subsequent GTA titles.

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Who is Tom Walker?

Tom Walker is an Australian comedian, podcaster, and Twitch streamer known for his unique blend of absurdist humor and physical comedy. Trained in clowning at the École Philippe Gaulier in France, Walker has earned a reputation for his off-the-wall and unhinged performances.

Tom regularly does impressions during his comedy sets (Image via TheMelbComedyFest/YouTube)

He gained significant recognition in 2016 when he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Newcomer and Director's Choice awards for his show Beep Boop.

Walker has also been featured in various television appearances, including Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia and Drunk History Australia. His comedy special Very Very, directed by Zoë Coombs Marr, is available on Amazon Prime.

Tom Walker started streaming on Twitch in May 2020, where he would chat with his viewers or play video games. He has about 240 hours played on American Truck Simulator, a game where players take on the role of a truck driver, completing deliveries of goods across long distances.

In addition to his live performances, Tom Walker co-hosts the podcast bigsofttitty.png with his wife, comedian Demi Lardner. His latest comedy show My Treasures My Beautiful Treasures explores themes of obsession, the internet, and the quirks of society, offering an hour of comedy filled with his trademark bizarre and expressive style.