DaCoTa Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 For all of you to know: there is a multiplayer mod in development. It is in a very early alpha state, but the first working proto has been tested on a LAN. The official site will be launched probably later today, with a cam and info on how to use it. A few words of caution: this is a very early alpha version, actually the first one that ever showed anything. Don't expect a fine-tuned, easy working, bugfree mod, it's a long, long way from that. It only supports 2 players and in-car gameplay only, no shared peds, no correct carmodels and a fair performance hit on slower machines (sub 1 Ghz). But it works... Links - both in Dutch: Gathering of Tweakers Forum Topic Gamer.nl review P.s. Please keep this clean by not bitching about the state of this mod. It is real and it is going to be great. But it needs a lot of effort and time before it will be. Edit: I am not the author of this modification, a Dutchman IjsVogel (IceBird) is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJNeuphoria Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 hey this is cool, i got a submission in my email for my site about it dont know if your the same guy. But ive downloaded and just gotta find someone to get on my server now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Wow, finally. GTA3 MP moves a step closer... If/when you get it working fully, I'm sure it will be great, and thanks for all the time and effort that has been put into making it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 78 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 i think thahts really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyMothersMySister Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I don't understand dutch or all this technical Jargon to well so someone tell me in English what this guy has achieved please...... MmMs... Messiah To The Animals #Cyclop9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster129 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 OK, this gotten me so hyper about finally being able to do multiplayer GTA3 I've pretty much turned into a giggling idiot. Gotta go practice with a few missions where you have to go hunt somebody down for deathmatch. Starts up GTA3 I'm lookin forward to Vice PC multiplayer also! (Giggles like a resident of the local insane asylum) (Admittedly not my best post ever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster129 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Oh BTW anyone starting a server? If so, simply post your ip (or whatever that number is it uses) and perhaps somebody will join! EDIT:My ip:192.168.1.103 I'll be running a server until 6:45 Central time today (Feb. 13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_Assassin Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 This amazing, another huge step in the GTA3 modding book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sektor Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 My ip:192.168.1.103 I'll be running a server until 6:45 Central time today (Feb. 13). 192.168 is a local area network IP, it's not your internet IP, no one will be able to connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwards Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 My ip:192.168.1.103 I'll be running a server until 6:45 Central time today (Feb. 13). 192.168 is a local area network IP, it's not your internet IP, no one will be able to connect. He's right. 192.168.*.* means you're behind some sort of NAT, which nullifies almost all chances of running a server. edit: oh, someone try this mod out for me. sysnode.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster129 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 My ip:192.168.1.103 I'll be running a server until 6:45 Central time today (Feb. 13). 192.168 is a local area network IP, it's not your internet IP, no one will be able to connect. He's right. 192.168.*.* means you're behind some sort of NAT, which nullifies almost all chances of running a server. edit: oh, someone try this mod out for me. Oops.. nevermind then. EDIT: Oh, and how can I find my internet ip? Obviously not from winipcfg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sektor Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 try http://www.showmyip.com and http://www.whatismyip.com It's possible they could show a proxy IP though and not your IP. Also even if you do get your real IP, people probably won't be able to join since you'd need to forward ports. might aswell link to the offical page for this "multiplayer mod" http://www.gta3am.tk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmusick85 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 This is an amazing program! I tested it and was playing GTA3 multiplayer through my LAN with another person. It actually works and is real, unlike the many fake attempts in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 How exactly did you get a LAN game to work? MODERATORS PLEASE STICKY THIS POST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmusick85 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Not too hard. Here's how I did it: -Get the multiplayer program from the site: http://www.gta3mta.tk -Run it on both computers on the network -Choose one to be the server and click "Start Server" -On the other PC, click "Join Server", after typing in the IP address of the server -Under the logo, it should say "Connected" -Start GTA3 on both PC's -Now do this on both computers near the same location (ex: the Portland hideout): -Get in any car, then get out of it. -Get in a second car and stay in it. -Once both PC's have done this, the server needs to press ALT and F12 at the same time to activate multiplayer. -If both PC's are at the same place in GTA3 (such as the same hideout), then you should be able to see each other in another car. The car will probably be a different model than what it really is, but it should still work Let me know if this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJsVogel Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Hey guys, I'm the creator of this mp-mod, along with some other programmers and testers now. I know it's yet very unstable, but this is just the beginning. We have tested it already a couple of times and it really works, there is also a movie (codec is DivX 5.0.2) available from http://www.dutchgaming.net/upload/movies/GTA3.zip --when you get an error "requested URL could not be retrieved", just click the link there and wait-- and some screenshots (Dutch forum, so you probably don't understand it but screenshots are fully visible! http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/707958/11// I hope you enjoy playing.. the site of GTA3: Multi Theft Auto is http://www.gta3mta.tk! Greetings from Holland, IJsVogel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 That looks sweet! That's a big step towards the $$H being ablwe to blow all your heads off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster129 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 try http://www.showmyip.com and http://www.whatismyip.com It's possible they could show a proxy IP though and not your IP. Also even if you do get your real IP, people probably won't be able to join since you'd need to forward ports. might aswell link to the offical page for this "multiplayer mod" http://www.gta3am.tk Thanks! I got 68.102.36.21. Since people will probably still not be able to join, will anybody else here start a server? EDIT:Oh and perhaps if we manage to get one started perhaps we can do IJsVogel a favor and get him a few more screenshots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 It's great that this has been achieved, and I'm sure we will be able to thank the creators of this for many hours of the eagerly awaited GTA MP. On another note, a little question. I am connected to the net over a LAN. This causes some problems with games over the internet, such as GTA2. However, others worked fine, such as Delta Force 2. So, will this be able to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaster129 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Hey guys, I'm the creator of this mp-mod, along with some other programmers and testers now.I know it's yet very unstable, but this is just the beginning. We have tested it already a couple of times and it really works, there is also a movie (codec is DivX 5.0.2) available from http://www.dutchgaming.net/upload/movies/GTA3.zip --when you get an error "requested URL could not be retrieved", just click the link there and wait-- and some screenshots (Dutch forum, so you probably don't understand it but screenshots are fully visible! http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/707958/11// I hope you enjoy playing.. the site of GTA3: Multi Theft Auto is http://www.gta3mta.tk! Greetings from Holland, IJsVogel Let me say this- YOU ROCK!!!! I just checked out the video. The music went well with it. Keep up the great work. P.S. This topic NEEDS to be pinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 PIN THIS TOPIC Ok....because we have this now.....multiplayer for vice city will be realized! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMillard Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Sounds promising... let's see how it develops at the top of the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmusick85 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 It's great that this has been achieved, and I'm sure we will be able to thank the creators of this for many hours of the eagerly awaited GTA MP. On another note, a little question. I am connected to the net over a LAN. This causes some problems with games over the internet, such as GTA2. However, others worked fine, such as Delta Force 2. So, will this be able to work? I'm also connected through a LAN. For some programs, you have to use "port forwarding". Do you know what operating system the server (one directly connected to the net) has? If it has Windows 2000 or XP, then it's easy to forward ports and I'll tell you how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schopp Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 finally, m/p news that can possibly be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gta3pcguy Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 If this is true then a big f*cking well done to the guys and gals in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruethugg Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 does it have a compatibility issue with xp? i get a 'out of memory' error on load.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpmusick85 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 I have XP and it works fine. Some other people have had the same error as you, but I couldn't figure out why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruethugg Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 do you have SP1 installed? i had a similar error with another app i used, it would give me that on load mails.. i was talking to the programmer, and we were talking about new features to add, and i mentioned the bug and he fixed it, perhaps i can ask him what he did to fix it.. oh sh*t, maybe it was a division by zero error instead.. i thought of another possobilty, maybe it has to do with some of the services i have disabled.. some other apps i used to use, give me the same error.. or 'specified module cannot be found', or a ocx i have is outdated, use the one provided with the app, when i already am using it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majestik Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 ok so i cant get it working... i do as said, but when i finally hit alt+f12 the first car teleports to the portland hideout area and just sits there. when i smash that car, the game crashes... uhhh.. help? -------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Posted February 15, 2003 Share Posted February 15, 2003 a chat is a must, i didnt test it yet but i think you should keep this in mind as a multiplayer is almost usless if you cant communicate as you play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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