Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas (MTA:SA) is a multiplayer mod ("modification") for the Microsoft Windows version of Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that adds an otherwise absent online multiplayer component.
Although often referred to as a modification, Multi Theft Auto is based on code injection and hooking techniques whereby the game is manipulated without altering any original files supplied with the game. The software functions as a game engine that installs itself as an extension of the original game, adding core functionality such as networking and GUI rendering while exposing the original game's engine functionality through a scripting language.
Multi Theft Auto's latest release is for the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and is built upon a now open source game engine that has been in development for several years and is the only project that is still actively maintained. The engine provides users with all the necessary tools they need to create their own game modes and maps by exposing a large part of the original game functionality through a Lua scripting machine.
On Saturday, 22nd of August, 2009, Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas v1.0 was officially distributed as the first open source release. This release abandoned the now obsolete "Deathmatch" tag in the product name to emphasize on the versatility of the software. Gameplay functionality is solely provided by the scripting language, so users can choose or develop their own combination of scripts and other contents to customize and host their own type of game.
Winner of 2011's ModDB Mod of the Year Awards - MOTY Player's Choice.
Hello everyone!
Winter is just around the corner, and so is the Holiday Season. Would it not be great if you could start them with a fresh "A Year in Recap" post to read, just like the usual?
And surprise, surprise - we have you covered! We have prepared a brief summary of the past year with all the important stuff that happened in 2023 from an MTA fan's perspective. And there is more than just that, so be sure to read the entire post!
2023 in Recap
There were a few important highlights for us this year.
A bunch of interesting MTA:SA-related YouTube videos from this year
MTA SA: The Horror Game - by TEDERIs
MTA | DRIFT MASTERS GRAND PRIX | HANDLING - by Ahmkralq
Multi Theft Auto Showcase | Car Shop - by ianny
Nebla - Mausoleum of King Deshret - by Nakvie Records, map by Nebla
MTA SA: Simple AI & Pathfinding - by TEDERIs
Junky ft. Roxx ft. Nebla - Synthetic Life - by Nakvie Records, map by Junky, Roxx & Nebla
Current player counts and version fragmentation statistics
The numbers are lower than in the last year, but there are still many MTA players out there.
According to Steam Statistics, the number of players is more or less similar to games like PayDay 2, ARK: Survival Evolved or Garry's Mod.
MTA:SA version or series - Percentage of players using that version or series as of 23rd of December, 2023:
Also as of 23rd of December, 2023:
Status update
Not much to report at the moment. Projects like ours depend on the volunteer work and community contributions, so things can get slower at times. We are always looking for new staff members for the project, be it developers, moderators, content creators or managers. If you would like to contribute or test your skills, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord or via forum PMs.
We have a bunch of things kept on our backlogs too, so we might consider re-visiting them in the upcoming year.
We hope that you all will enjoy the Holiday Season and wish you all the best in 2024!
-- MTA Team
Credits for the content submissions: Dutchman101, Haxardous, Nebla, xLive.
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This build is for Windows 10 and above. Twenty-seventh stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas.
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I'm grateful that Rockstar or TakeTwo still haven't gone after this, despite their selfish aggression against countless other GTA mods in the past (R.I.P GTA Underground).
Hi Guys!
I came across these mod, quite honestly you did great job guys!
Capture the vehicle is a lot of fun for a lan party with some friends! Could you please release a few new maps? Cops and robbers for a example would be great to have for a lan party! Or some Team deathmatch maps with cars etc...keep on working! This is big!
P.S. I think a short manuel would be help full for people who are new with this...it is not complicated but...
Great job guys!!!
You can find more maps, gamemodes and other cool stuff on our Community portal:
Community.mtasa.com
WOOOOOOOOW! Best But ! problem when I respawn in it it Crashes... Plz Fix it
The best !
Atention, for MTA is recomanded to have a GTA SA client whitout modification !
ok cool thanks jhxp
like can i just install this and play? or do i need like patches and other stuff installed first?
You just need a clean installation of GTA:San Andreas. If you have that, you can just download MTA:SA 1.3.5 from ModDB or from our homepage.
This mod requires GTA:SA version 1.0, but if you have some other version the installer will try to downgrade it automatically for you.