Making a persistant GTA world a reality - one if though.

[Guest]

Get a dedicated server from a company such as rackshaxck. $100 a month isn't too bad, considering what you get. I use one for my own personal [rojects, and can afford it (barely), so I assume with the donatiopns you guys could recieve, you could afford one as well.

The Rackshack network uses OC connections (If you thought T3 was fast..hahahaha!), so speed wouldn't be an issue.

There is one problem though - you can only run linux. Which means you would have to code the server files for linux.

Something to think about.

[Gtatari]

uhhhh sounds cool. can you explain the subject of your thread?

[CroxyBoy]

I think he is talking about the gta3 RPG game idea, which would be realy cool

[BaK]

I dont think there is a gtamta dedicated server even for windows atm.

[Blokker_1999]

and where should we get the mony from?

[Descrete]

paypal donations and advertizing. its that simple really

[BaK]

Donations are inconsistant and advertising doesnt bring in too much money.

[xerox]

paypal donations and advertising won't bring in revenue. It better if the game is free, as it will grow in popularity if its free =) The internet world loves free stuff, and more importantly, good free stuff.

You can always have a paypal donation link, but you shouldnt expect anything from it =)

[ijsf]

Isn't it a bit illegal to receive money on the name of R*, even by donations with advertising/Paypal - it seems a bit against the rules for me

[xerox]

good point. I nearly forgot that its a MOD of a commercial product. Oh well, we'll just to it better for free instead!

[TheBigJ]

lol good point. also, like in cuonter-strike, people wil want to have their own dedicated servers.

[Guest]

Ah, good point there. "If you build it, they will come".

As it is, my Rackshack deditcated server is relatively unused, so I might be able to help out on that regard, at least temporarily.

[Postal Sniper]

Ok I'm kinda new to this whole MTA thing. I have had GTA3 sence it came out, and i have been playing it off and on sence then. how does the MTA work exactly? does one person make his computer a server (host) and other connect to it? or is there only certain people that can host? like i said im kinda new to this whole thing.

[TheBigJ]

If i were you...i would wait until .3a comes out...cause i think its gonna be kinda soon, and .2a isnt too much fun for the ammt of work u have to do to get it to work, and the limited playtime before it crashes.

[-[TREADSTONE]-]

If i were you...i would wait until .3a comes out...cause i think its gonna be kinda soon, and .2a isnt too much fun for the ammt of work u have to do to get it to work, and the limited playtime before it crashes.

Yeah, I'm a newbie too and this is what I am waiting for. Like a lot of people this will either give me the YES or NO I need from this mod.