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.

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0 comments by jhxp on Dec 24th, 2012

We have an important announcement to make. On Sunday, 4th of November, 2012, we reached the moment we have longed for years. On that day, at 17.30 UTC we had over ten thousand concurrent players online on all MTASA servers around the world. That was more than the number of players combined playing GTA4 and EFLC on Steam at the time, or other hit titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops or Total War: Shogun 2 (according to Steam Stats).

This shows, that after all these years there is still a lot of interest in the older GTA games, especially the will to play them online with friends.

This also shows that you guys appreciate what we do, and that makes us very happy! The current record is 11128 concurrent players, set on 22nd December, so there is still room to improve.

We have made some progress towards the next release during these few months. Here is the list of changes made by our developers and contributors since 1.3.1:
- Integrated GTA:SA downgrader into MTA:SA installer and added support for the downgrader for few more GTA:SA versions (including GamersGate v1.01)
- Added vehicle component movement functions ( Code.google.com )
- Fixes for client and server crashes (including crashes related with setFarClipDistance() function, server closing, onResourceStop() and onClientColShapeHit events, and more)
- Added a fix for dark cars
- Fixed excessive CPU usage when the player is in a vehicle and the camera is pointing down
- Engineless NRG-500 Variant should be fixed properly this time
- Updated http download manager in the MTA:SA client
- Added heat haze setting
- Added readable depth buffer for shaders to access ( Wiki.multitheftauto.com )
- Added getPlayerOxygenLevel, setPlayerOxygenLevel, engineGetModelLODDistance functions
- Conformed client console log date format to ISO 8601
- Applied patches made by community members - Kenix (volk-rus) , Jusonex, [GP_A]XetaQuake, rafalh
- Included a new code signing certificate
- Introduced a new account passwords hashing algorithm and added a sha256() hashing function

More detailed list: Code.google.com

Additionally, a new resource was added to the resource pack: an Ingame Performance Browser. There were a handful of fixes and updates to to other resources too.
Code.google.com r875+

 

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That is all for now! Enjoy your Winter break.

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Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3.2

Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3.2

May 5, 2013 Full Version 1 comment

Eleventh stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas, with several new features including voice...

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3.1

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3.1

Sep 3, 2012 Full Version 6 comments

Tenth stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas, with several new features including voice chat...

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.3

Jan 24, 2012 Full Version 11 comments

Ninth stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas, with several new features including voice chat...

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.2

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.2

Dec 18, 2011 Full Version 8 comments

Eighth stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas, with several new features including voice chat...

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.1

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.1

Aug 24, 2011 Full Version 11 comments

Seventh stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas, with several new features including voice chat...

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.0.5

(outdated) Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.0.5

Mar 28, 2011 Full Version 5 comments

Sixth stable release of the Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas multiplayer modification for GTA: San Andreas. This installer package consists of a game client...

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DilinDafonte
DilinDafonte Dec 25 2011, 11:02pm says:

Alright IMPORTANT Question Time! Will this Mod and SA-MP work with a Digital Download from a store or do i need to scoure Ebay for a CD Copy.

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ChaseOquinn
ChaseOquinn Dec 26 2011, 1:53am replied:

Yes.

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LivingWithGames
LivingWithGames Dec 25 2011, 3:43pm says:

You guys did it.Great Job to everyone that made this mod since the old days to the new ones.I'm proud of you all!

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Hetero
Hetero Dec 25 2011, 8:48am says:

guys post some real videos of maps so people will experience mta like we do!
vortex vol11:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFtMTNqdLQ
claudio vol2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkZjTt-mvy8
christmas map!:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFra9vqYLLg
sebas v14:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxOIqQMLykE

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Slay£r
Slay£r Dec 25 2011, 8:38am says:

Congratulations on winning MOTY! Multi Theft Auto finally gets what it deserves.
I personally think ModDB should have founder better, more up-to-date videos to showcase MTA, though. Nevertheless, fanatastic work developing MTA over the years and good luck to future development!
Also, thanks to all the developers (and anyone else who made MTA possible) for making such an awesome mod!

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XX3
XX3 Dec 25 2011, 6:54am says:

Wow Congratulations MTA Team! You are number one in the MOTY 2011!
You got what you deserved, because of our support.

It deserved because the game got major development than that in the past which probably the number of players will come on par with SA-MP while being many, many times better than SA-MP.

I was happy to be part of it. I was out, but I'll be back soon.

- XX3

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DilinDafonte
DilinDafonte Dec 24 2011, 8:03pm says:

Whats the difference between this and SA-MP. :) Or is it possible to use both? =D

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jhxp
jhxp Dec 25 2011, 5:48am replied:

Both mods do not modify original GTA files, so you can have them installed at the same time, that's not a problem.

Feel free to install it and see, if you like our mod more than SA-MP.

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karlis
karlis Dec 25 2011, 5:38am replied:

samp is just multiplayer client, this is more of a multiplayer platform, with MUCH more possibilities.

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MaccerTW
MaccerTW Dec 25 2011, 7:32pm replied:

If you have a CPU with HyperThreading (especially Pentium 4's) you might have some issues. GTA-SA only runs on one thread. With the combination of MTA, your CPU might bottleneck rendering and updating.

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MTA:SA was brillantly developed, allowing any kind of game possibility. From racing to role-playing, forest mazes to hay stack climbings, there are endless possibilities. That makes MTA a modification impossible to get sick of, there's always something new to try out. And everything you need to create your own game is your brain, lua knowledge and a bit of imagination...

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