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We may release an updated version of the admin tool. We didn't really put much work into it so there may be bugs. I'm sure Aeron will come out with an updated MTAMA which most people probably prefer to use. eAi Oh look i've passed 1000 posts

We've just released the MultiTheftAuto 0.5 server! You can't quite play the game yet, but you can get your servers ready, so that when we release the client your players can join straight away. Click here above to go to the download page. Many thanks to all our mirrors for making this release possible. Update: We will be releasing the client later on today/tomorrow (31 January).

I see that people are using the new promotional images on the forums... I've added some with transparent corners so that they'll look fine on any color background. Go get them -> http://www.mtavc.com/mta05/promoimages.htm Btw: Don-Makaveli - why are you using the "click here" image when thats not a link? Theres a perfectly good one without "click here" at the top... eAi

We've decided to give up battling this bug and we've removed the feature that was causing the problem. It affects GTA3 (all maps) only. We may try to fix it for a future release. We're just finishing some things up... eAi

Just a quick status update... We've been working hard on getting this out as soon as possible, and it looked like that was going to be done until a few hours ago, when we discovered a major bug in some of the map scripts. We'll be releasing the server (windows and linux) before we release the client. If you're a game server provider and host mutliple servers, you can send me a message on the forum and we'll notify you when the release is about to, or has just happened. Keep watching the front page and our IRC server (irc.multitheftauto.com) for updates. Releases will appear there first - don't download files posted on other websites or forums as these will be fake (and may damage your computer). eAi

Once you see Blue, you'll realise it has very little in common with 0.5. We have included some features in 0.5 that we're going to have in Blue (server browser namely), but the I think that gameplay is what makes a game, not how easy it is to find a server, and thats where Blue will excel, and sadly, 0.5 can't really compete. eAi

We've just released an update to the Multi Theft Auto 0.5 page. You can see 6 screenshots of the new client design. Click here, then click "Client Features" to view them! More news shortly.

Its great that we have other channels, I think. Lots of people only stay on one irc network, and joining a new one just for one channel can put them off. That said, too many channels is clearly bad, but as currently there are 42 people in #mta on quakenet and 101 in #mta on irc.multitheftauto.com its clear that there is demand for an channel on quakenet and that its not really "diluting" the main channel. eAi

We may be releasing the server early, it depends on various things. It may be half an hour or even less before the release of the client, though it could be longer (of course). eAi

They don't. That was a bug in the version when those pictures were taken. eAi

0.5 has held up the progress of Blue as all of us have spent the last few days working on 0.5 non-stop, concequently, Blue hasn't had much of a look in... eAi

One of the best features in the long run is the stability. We've been doing loads of testing, and in about 6 hours of tests we had 8 crashes (with 5 people playing). We've fixed 7 of those crashes, and one was probably causes by changing game while someone else was in-game... so we'll see. Clearly, when we actually release it could all go haywire eAi

You aren't using a really hard to use mobile phone keypad, so type so we can read it please.

0.5 is nothing like blue.

As has been rumored, what has up till now been known as Multi Theft Auto 0.4.5 is now known as 0.5. This is due to the large number of updates and new features in this version. We've just released a site dedicated to MTA 0.5 which can be viewed by clicking here! Here's a quick line up of some features included within MTA 0.5: - Huge increase in stability - Balanced stubby weapon - Two new GTA3 islands available including new gamemodes - Lots of changes to the existing maps - New server browser integrated into the MTA 0.5 client - Integrated MTA protocol handler (for mta:// links on websites) - Brand new client graphical interface - Rich text support for Message Of The Day, including colors and fonts - MTA Error Reporting Tool included within the installer (helps us fixing any bugs) - New MTA 0.5 Dedicated server binaries available for FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Linux - New installer and configuration tool for Linux dedicated servers And much more! We're just tidying up some final parts of the release and hopefully we'll be releasing it soon. Watch this space!

Update 2: We'll have some more news tommorrow (Saturday). Keep your eyes on this site! eAi

Things have been slightly delayed. We'll have things sorted for this within a couple of days at most. eAi

Nope.

Any language that people actually speak (no that doesn't include 1337-speak) is ok.

I've thought about doing this and done some minor investigation, but I think tbh theres other kinds of sprays that could be done - floating 3d sprites for example. Not somthing we're going to lose sleep over I don't think. eAi

im sorry but I would not consider Irish a "stupid" language I wasn't meaning irish... Someone said somthing stupid, I can't remember what. I've deleted the post since as I said, this isn't for discussion.I've updated the first post with languages we don't need. We'll be calling on translators probably around mid afternoon tommorrow (Friday) so try to be around if you've offered to help. eAi

We don't need stupid languages, and we aren't going to translate using bablefish or any other automated translator. eAi I don't think the demand for scottish is high enough...

We'd like you to translate the two getting started tutorials (see them at http://www.mtavc.com/mta05/getstarted.htm) into your native language. Please only do this if you are fluent in both your own language (I hope everyone who reads these forums is) and fluent in English (i.e. you don't need to look things up). Please download the html page, and edit that and email it to eAi[at]opencoding[dot]net and I'll put it up as soon as possible. Don't forget to say what language it is! Languages we have translated already: - English - German - Dutch - Hebrew - Portuguese - Polish * - Spanish * - Afrikaans * - Finnish * - French * * Not added to page yet. eAi

What a strange question... Ask Rockstar North?

It′s been a long time since we posted some development news, features or anything related to the new version of Multi Theft Auto which we′ve been working on for the last couple of months. We are currently getting ready to release. At the moment we′re doing the finishing touches and last tests to ensure we release as good a version as possible. We′ll have more information on the release within the next day or so, so check back regularly. While you wait, here are a couple of screenshots you might find interesting.