Mr.Bill

that is the best thing you cna do, follow it step by step, if it says you died, disconnect and reconnect real fast or restart gta3 (not mta) or rejoin server. oh and try not to pt useless topics like GRR or HAPPY or stuff like that. Question answered THREAD CLOSED oh this was needed now for the rest.

time to SHINE!

Copied from Wazza posts in General 0.3b discussion, as it may be more helpful in the help section someone sticky this please thanks. ALL you NEED 2 KNOW about MTAv0.3b on HOW 2 JOIN & WHAT 2 DO!! Noobs, take your time & read this carefully!!! L33ters read what you need.(*) ==== Hey everyone, Since there probably are many peeps () having problems to handle MTAv0.3b, having trouble figuring out the mta-GUI & sorts, ...I decided to launch a new topic on the 'General MTA discussion' forum ! ...I 2 want 2 learn a few tips/tricks as possible... ...so do do the needed if you plz and Post'm Here.(just Some Idiaz 2 Do Multilike would D fine also)( speak:"lets..." ). I'm shure many'll get helped here in getting MTAv0.3b to work on there PC!! So ... I GUESS \\// this topic \\// may be long, but shure it shall help ALO(t)! ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (*)IF SOME DON'T WANT TO READ EVERTHING!(Though there're many interesting issue's.) I insist you read question (B), as it contains a great/logical TIP I noticed ingame (on my PC) to see other players moving again!! And maybe © to post. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== Preword: First off all as far as I know, The MTA Team gives, by releasing its GTA3:MTA modification, the Community the opportunity to (test-)play MTAv0.3b. Allready (partially) supported to choos a team & play a Deathmatch(DM)-typed game against all other players OVER the innernet. (for noobs: DM =all_you_can('t)_kill_!!!) ...and you can offcourse shoot(+-), race, punch n chat against/with other players. nice Tip!: Do NOT choose MAFIA team, Bcause Mafia is the bugged team. It could cause more difficulty staying ingame! Choose Diablo!! Allthough some people say they don't have any problems with it. There's really nothing wrong with MTAv0.3b, there're only few bugs in it. It's being worked on, allthough ;)them bugs can smthz be pretty amusing. (Netcoding witch'll reduce lag fo everyone, especially for 28K-connectiontypes, is what is mainly worked on for future release.) To be honest (for now) a good connection type would be prefferable. I mention again it's being rlly worked on for Mta's next release. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== The MAIN PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS, so I have sensed, ARE the FOLLOWING: (A) HOW DOO I START/CONNECT WITH MTAv0.3b ?? << noobs!!!!! (B) I PLAYED WITH OTHERS, BUT AFTER A WHILE THE WEREN'T MOVING ANYMORE ?? © WHAT DO I DO INSIDE THE GAME ?? (D) HOW DOO I CHAT [iNGAME] ?? I've made this post BIG & detailed. BUT. I also shortened it a bit, right here: (A) HOW DOO I START/CONNECT WITH MTAv0.3b ?? << noobs!!!!! (1) Use ASE to find(copie) an (server) IP to join a game. (2) Click GTA Launcher. (3) Click GTA3MTA button.(don't connect Yet!) (4) Sart New Game ->> Sart Multi Theft Auto ->> SEE credits, then push Alt+Tab. (5) 128KB (14kB/s), check version, fill in nick, type/paste IP. (6) Press 'Connect to Server' button!, Press 'Send Game request' button! (7) Choose Diablo team, and do as explaned in detail. (B) I PLAYED WITH OTHERS, BUT AFTER A WHILE THE WEREN'T MOVING ANYMORE ?? -> Read it in detail!(below) © WHAT DO I DO INSIDE THE GAME ?? -> Read it in detail! -> Also post other suggestion on this topic! (D) HOW DOO I CHAT [iNGAME] ?? ->type '/in '.(without the quotes(='') ofcourse!!) => ex. /in hello. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (A) HOW DOO I START/CONNECT WITH MTAv0.3b ?? -> untill you'dd see real players playing/moving/interacting!! (not ot talk bout seeing cheaters online) !!!First you NEED AllSeeingEye (ASE)!!! ->(2 find internet games with) ==== ==== YOU DON'T HAVE ASE PROPERLY INSTALLED & WORKING !! No Panic! Setting up ASE(AllSeeingEye) is the only part I won't explane. But don wurry on "??How to set up ASE??", there are explanations/places on the forum you can easelly find all you need. You better FIRST Go figure out (easy to use -) ASE first & come lookback here a bit later on. ==== LOOK at these ASE Topic's on forum TO GET STARTED: https://forum.multitheftauto.com/viewtop ... 586(untill "Zeno"'s step 14!) https://forum.multitheftauto.com/viewtopic.php?t=1157(or check out what "ME"'s postss!) Or Jlook thrue the forumz! ==== As there are no other programme's (th I know off) to find MTA servers online , You will def need to download AllSeeingEye @ the ASE-webpage: Download ASE: http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html (dl from N. America or Europe) ==== ==== YOU HAVE ASE PROPERLY INSTALLED & WORKING !! As from now you can start with step (1). (1) Use a programme called ASE (AllSeeingEye), you can find a Game! You only use this programme for 2/3 things: 1. Finding a online-game with an amount of players! How & Where, you say?? ->Highlight/Select 'GTA3:MTA'! ->On the left window in ASE. Selecting an installed the game; 'GTA3:MTA'! Then you push the 'refesh button'(or just push F5) NOW you should see a list off servers, running at this moment! 2. Copying a server'ip of a servers you want to join.(ex.217.89.233.63:2003). [Keep in mind you only need the 1e part(217.89.233.63) of the IP to paste into 1e "server ip" textbox. As the second is default(2003) allready filled in at the GUI.] There are 3 Ways on how you can easally fill in the 'server ip' textbox? (when GTA3MTA is clicked & a window shows, that's what called an the mta-GUI) (= a client(=you) connection interface) OR Just type in IP: 217.89.233.63 OR Highlight your choise of server in ASE and rightmouse -> Copy to clipboard -> Server Adress Ctrl+C OR Highlight your choise of server in ASE and pressing Ctrl+C to copie. yc? (Read 3., if you want to, because it doesn't work!! I guess. Maybe it'll lateron.) 3. Now this would have been easiest, but it won't work really proper. You can connect to servers via ASE by a simple dubbleclick(or F9) on the server. It will launch your GTA3.exe automatically. But don't ask me how you "send a game request"!? using ASE , nor also using GUI (because it will only lauch another gta3.exe, etc). ->Beats me !? REMARQUE: If ASE would 'Send Game request' automatically when connected to server as a player, that would be great. I guess they'll inplement it 2, you know ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (2) Click the GTA3 Launcher icon. (witch You have downloaded from http://www.multitheftauto.com/downloads.php?ordner_id=1 & installed into your GTAIII folder) (So GTA3 Launcher: will be located in the folder you installed MTAv0.3b; this should be Rockstar Games/GTAIII; when you have found it, copy it to your desktop!) ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (3) Now click onto GTA3MTA button (choice2 out off 6choices): to launch: the MTA programme (the GUI=MTA popup window). GTA3.exe ,that is emmediatly after, automatically minimalized. ( Me!?, I found the automatic minimalizing really NOT nessecary, allthough minimallizing GTA3 was put in to allow confort. Yes, it's a confort! Still the auto-minimalizing could be left out, because i allways go in gta first untill the Credits, before I try my first connection attempt.) ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (4) TIP: I suggest you also do what I find much easier & quicker, by just going ingame(gta3.exe) again untill the Credits >> (so Maxamize after auto-Minimized !! )... HOW, you say ?? Click the GTA3.exe (desktop) to Sart New Game, Sart Multi Theft Auto untill you see the MTA Team's Credits.(that's all). ...and THEN I minimalize (= Alt+Tab) (don't push Esc first = NOT nesseccarry!) Next, it is time to (fin) connect! -> (5). ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (5) Now in mta-GUI: (GUI = MTA console): Always (& everyone) leave the "connection type(upload)" to its default. 128KB (14kB/s)!! (this IS recommended by Trx; Mta develloper) Check what GTA Version you got (v0.1 or v1.1). (v1.1 = GTA3 upgrade with the gta3patch1.1 -> search with google if needed) (I play with version0.1!: and all works fine!) Fill in ya'nick(-name) in the "nick textbox" in GUI. (you are capable of using 14 characters in your nickname, Bware!! there is possible minimum off characters also!!) [this could be a (if not the) problem for some peeps] Paste (ctrl+v) the IP you copied from ASE (see (1)) into the "IP textbox" in GUI. Carefull it will paste ###.###.###.###:#### and you only need ###.###.###.### . ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (6) 1. Press 'Connect to Server' button! YOU WAIT TO EVENTUALLY SEE the following: !!! Waiting for request Assigned ID: 2 Gametype: DM Connection found, ping received !!! OR !!! Look for ORANGE LED, indicating your connectionstatus: (on the right side next to'Connection Status') -> LED IS ON/ORANGE: you ARE connected ! -> LED ISN'T OFF/ORANGE: you AREN'T connected ! !!! & 2. Press 'Send Game request' button! (do not press this button when you didn't see the credits yet) ==== This Step (6) should almost never fail.(ifstepsRfollowdcorr!) If it DOES FAIL: Fully recheck atleast step number (5) again! OR Its probably the server you CANNOT connect to! (you can get an error message; my intuition always tells my it's due to the server OR the server sjust 2 far away from your hometown !!) (A better PC or Connection-type could help here. Sorry, but that's how it is, sometimes.) ==== ==== Oh, yeah, ussually, at this moment on, you could type a little announcement into the (outgame-)chatbox: ex. You type '/in hi there'. Can also read (D) to learn the chat. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (7) Now it's finally time to play! Click on your GTA3 (blow your desktop) 2 return too the MTA Credits again. And there! w8 3 secs. You should NOW notice you can choose a Team. (Again, choose Diablo!!, Mafia has a bug!!). So Step into the blue (diablo-)marker! When you spawn at the Diablo's hideout, you take a look at you radar. You should NOW see some other players appearing. They are represented by GREEN DOTS (moving/not-moving): If GREEN DOTS/Players ARE moving: Congratulations, you are IN! & you "can" read (B) if U wish OR just go out n play! If GREEN DOTS/Players AREN't moving: You can do the following: 1. press eEsc 2. press Alt+Tab 3. choose the MTA console (GUI) and press DISCONNECT 4. press CONNECT 5. press SEND game request 6. return to the game and you will see peapole playing again! So you can read (B) How, you say?? -> alt+Tab too gta3 or click gta3 blow your desktop ==== You should NOW be able to see and play with the other players, who are NOW REALLY showing to be moving! If not!?, try DISCONNECTING and RECONNECTING again. If still not, DISCONNECT!, EXIT all! & TRY again. Or connect to another server. Maybe also trying another nick. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (B) I PLAYED WITH OTHERS, BUT AFTER A WHILE THE WEREN'T MOVING ANYMORE ?? OR 1: You can: 1. press eEsc 2. press Alt+Tab 3. choose the MTA console (GUI) and press DISCONNECT 4. press CONNECT 5. press SEND game request 6. return to the game and you will see peapole playing again! So you can reAD (B). How, you say?? -> alt+Tab too gta3 or click gta3 blow your desktop again! ==== OR 2: -> = TIP, I'M almost POSSITIVE OFF! And I quote 'almost', not 100%! -> The dissapearing off the (non-moving)dots CAUSES reappearance off some !MOVING! greendots/players again !!! I ask, Do try to understand! This is Actually a pretty logical TIP. This TIP doesn't always work, but I post it, because I've seen many players reappear by it. Goal is to get NOT-MOVING players in losing all their healt, so that it CAUSES dissappearing from radar. And reappearance again!!!! (NOT Always!) (non-moving players = when you see a Tommy Vercetti walking against a wall, just acting stupid n s**t) When you notice the players aren't moving anymore, you just keep yourself bussy wasting as much non-moving players, getting your PC to know the player's currnet data. (as if the current data reaches your PC correctly again, you can see allz working well now)(you can play gainst/with others now without having to DIS-and RECONNECT Again !!!!!) So most important is to make sure the green dot (or the player & its'Blue arrow pointing above its head if you like) on the radar disapeares! HOW? You can park-kill (most effective) Or road-kill them really fast, by running them over (prefferably slowly), parking your car ontop, with the (I normally park my car & get another car, since the disappearing takes a while.) There NOW should be a/some player(s) vissible again. Or in an little amount off patience. ==== DOWNSIDE: The green dots, who appear to be visible on your radar, could just also represent a player who disconnected shortly (i guess ). Then you are actually trying this TIP WITHOUT actually "getting someWhere". This could get anoying, and can be due to an error. So if this is the case, you'll know it after pressing Alt+Tab, reading the error in Windows. What I mean is, killing dots/arrows won't ALWAYS solve 2 see other mov again emmediatly! You'dd have to participate a bit to make some more arrows/dots fanish from ya'radar. Or notice quick enough there is an error taking place! ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== © WHAT DO I DO INSIDE THE GAME ?? search & approach those green dots on the radar get yourself a bus, driving That for once. just RAM! (You can also do nothing and just verveel (US accent) yourself!!) Hehee Just breaking some glass windows with another player, each in a car !! And fight your arses off together, to win by breaking the last glass window standing near Portland metro-entrance) -> little laugh , ..., ) Ram another again and Do all the possible to flip his car over ->> he has to crawl out ->> You mostly CAN'T (road-)kill him. ->REMARQUE ON that: I noticed When raming & player's car flips over, he get's out, bug seem 2 take over. You notice the player's data is lost again, so You can start doing the TIP [explained in (B)nr.2] again! BUT HOWEVER!, sometomes the player reappears automaticly, me being surprized he didn't have to crawl out off his car afteral! I like! TIP 2 use in MTAv0.3b: (That's allready beeing done!) By just using ingamechat with outgamechat you can try to get somebody's attention. Get him to talk to you about sth (Race, ...) you wanna Do/Suggest what you'r both could prob be in for. Chat! -> maybe some more examples/suggestions: Do post 'zzz. Race to stauton, starting at Tunnel, allowing to go your own freakin route! You first aggree (thrue chat) to race back to the sarting point(tunnel)! And maybe chant about it later on. !More player should garrantee to B more fun! A race from the policestation in Portland to the other in Staunton! Sarting from anywhere!! ->Chat!!; aggree!!; type '/in R U R, Set, GoGoGOOO!'. A (multi-) subway-race! Following each other around, doing some Wild_Stunt_Jumps ontop off, onto-, into-, over Objects OR -Places. you can also DOthink off other things:idea:yourself... & post them Here! ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== (D)HOW DOO I CHAT [iNGAME] ?? AAAAh. So you are also capable off typing a [iNGAME]Message. Textmessage that will be displayed ingame, for other players to see. Just by typing '/in ' or '/me ' (without the quotes). (/me displayes a message starting your nick followed by your message) (/in displayes a ingame-message starting your nick followed by your message ingame) It even doesn't matter were you put /in into your sentence. ->Maybe an example: If you want to type "hi, everyone", just type /in hi everyone. And your messages will be printed ingame for others to See/Read! ->The only DOWNSIDE about the chat-option is that you can only write it @ the outgame chat. (there being worked on a voice chat in next release) So you gotta Alt+Tab every time. BUT, it's Still handy to tell some1 where you wanna meet OR just to say '/in hi'. ==== ->The reason there isn't put in a ingamechatoption during yourplay ingame,is because I think the keys (=buttons if you like) you use to type, are the same keys you use to play gta3. (ex. if your f-key is set to enter a car (on your gta3).And you are standing near a car while you type. You WILL enter that car when you the the 'f' in your ! The gta-keys can'T be unbinded in "easy_mode" in GTA, while a (type/read_ingame-)chatoption is running! Allthough I remarque it, it wouldn' have bothered me much if The MTA Team wouldn't have left it out from Mtav0.2. But I'm sure they have their reasons. ==== ==== ==== P.S.: -> you can still put the ingamechat ON/OFF. I guess it's used to if you set other players'messages to be shown or not for U. (textmessages shown in the left, upper corner off the screen during game) Shift+Z = Chat/textmessages On. Shift+X = Chat/textMessages Off. ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== Supporting the Community! Keeping in mind We're all lucky bastards -> thx 2 ...!! Keep up the go_Od work, devs!! Major fan here!! Cheering Releases!! P.S.: ->Try making a habbit always Disconnecting before you Exit! ty.(it's known to cause problems in Mtav0.2; I'm not certain if it causes any prblms in the MTAv0.3b release) ->Plz, ply MultiThftAuto with a (>> thinknew,fresh) Clean Install!! if you pleaze? ->too MTA Team: I personally encouradge synched'cars to be putted in later release (I know it will be), as in without it, you can sometimes really get disturbed. GTA_mp fo'real!! ->Annie1, Feel free to paste this forumtopic-(urlshaped)link anyWhere you like asked for when serious crying is envolved. HeHeHee. Hope this has been of any use. Also any complaints about the lenght of this post are perfectly normal.

no I think you keep your sync the place's I've seen dot's at are 1. the police station, or that start out building 2. that place near mafia (the roof one) 3. the stadium, oh if you ever need it theres useraly a mafia sentinal parked behide the stadium, its saved me more then once.

I was wondering why the help section fell apart, and I noticed this was missing, so I just copyed and pasted the old one, a mod please annouce this, thanks. Yeah caps, bah anyway before you post your question/problem please do the following 1. Check the Readme, its in the Console, and I beleave on the site too. 2. Read the forums to see if there are simmelar problems. Use the SEARCH button (the link below) https://forum.multitheftauto.com/search.php Once you have done that and stil have no found a solution to your problem, wheny uo post remember the following 1. We do not read minds, please tell us your problem in detail, just saying "IT DONT WORK!!!!11" dosn't help us or yourselves at all. 2. Make a reasonable topic, not just "HELP!!1" Im not to sure about everyone, but that is kinda annoying. 3. Don't be stupid, things like "This stupid peace of crap wont work!" is not a good thing to say if your looking for help. 4. if you come across a runtim error, don't forget to post the number and de description of it 5. oh and if you dont know how to connect go to this thread, just under this one https://forum.multitheftauto.com/viewtopic.php?t=1650 That is all. Thank you P.S. If mods have ssomething to had, just unlock, and lock this thread back. I'll seeif I can't spice up the topic to get more attention though..

uh yeah zig zag, dont start making posts like this, people who do thing s like tihs, well you dont want to know, just you know, try not to

next version will be 0.3.5 (two .? ) and it'll basicly be an upgrade of .3 it'll be stable thats what they want to work on before adding anything more complicated, they want to get a good solid bass first and build from there, so thats it

I think they should keep that as a choice for admin "neo on cars - [./]

thats so cute you just got to lvoe it! somone make a gang worthhiping that bunny!

strio, I'm guessing something maybe like penny arcade? not sure ask him.

yeah it's kown for its bugs, but mosrt of them are funny, adn some really cool (like when the cars turn neon blue)

1. dont take my name 2. get ASE (all seeing yey) 3. before you ask search the forums via the SEARCH button 4.it runs how it runs, no dsoing anything to help it work better. 5. thats it, no search for ASE

iggy you spam more hten me, no wonder you have 5 barrels

yes, well that makes it worst!

That is about the only thing i can find that says anything about the integrity of this place. this could be though of as insulting this place, forum site, people all together, depending on how you look at it

lol hhahahaha beat ya

really? wow thats crazy never heard aobut it, I though it wa something only in movies, you know, to show that they could create big outdoor plasce's without lag, cool I need to hcheck this "outside" someday...

nice to know sconsidering im canadien and its a pain in the ass to go play in europe all the time (or round there, you know what I mean)

no, you see, you got on blokkers meanbad vbbad sign, which puts your inturn on anzas, and xerox's bad sign, and that oputs you on the blasta gangs bad sign (the spamming gang) and they own the forum, and you don't release, that you just started off on the wrong threa,d maybe idf you had srearch, or possibly been known around here, you might o fbeen forgiven, but alas, you didn't, and now your hated by mostly every, if you dont like the forums, they probably wont like you, all your questions can be answered by searching, so dont waist our time again if you ever have a prroblem, just search and levae us all alone, oh, and fuck you these forums are great.

wait wait, whats this, outside, and weather that you speak of? is it some stype of new game or program?

yeah probably, sounds right

you didn't find it, me did, why did you say Mr.me when em found it?? man your inconsiderate!~

you lucky bastard! I still got like 120 posts to go to get there! danm it!

yes, yes it is in the compleatly wrong forum, but alas, thats why we have people like me just alt tab disconnect and reconnect real fast go back ina nd should help (both of you).

k since I'm a Half-Life mapper, (yes I make maps for Hl, yay!) I can eexplain this more, the thing you were probably rtalking abuot were prefabs, things areadly made, like cars or elevators or such, for those who want to know how to map for hl2, get hl1 and download Hammer vseomthing I meyself Use Worldcraft 3.3 (older version of hammer, I'll have to changew though) and its real easy, so if you want to get a hadstart, go ahead.