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GTA3 Multiplayer
Kent767 writes "I'm on the development team for a GTA3 mod, called multi-theft auto. This mod makes GTA3 multiplayer over LAN or internet. Very shortly version 0.3b will be released (this is our first version which supports over 2 players). Dedicated Servers can run on Win32 machines, and a Linux version is in production.
2 of the game modes supported will be DM (Deathmatch) and CTW (Capture the Whoopie) which is a lot like capture the flag, only with a Mr. Whoopie truck." Making a great game even better! Hooray!
But anyway the main info you'll want is:
MTA Progress (0.3b)
Gameplay 95%
Client/Server Comm. 95%
GUI (interface) 100%
Memory coding 90%
Moderation: +4. Modded 70% Funny and 30% Overrated. 100% Saturated.
Great idea and all that (even if they could have more info on their website), but is this strickly speaking legal? While tinkering with old games like Doom is all fine and dandy (didn't Id release the code for that?), we're talkign about a game thats still is selling, ain't we? What if the original developers left the multiplayer hooks in the codebase (as the site says they did), in order to be able to sell multiplayer GTA as an add-on later - earning even more of our hard earned cash?
ps; no, it's not trolling - I probaly could have phrased the wquestion better, but I'm genuinly curious and a bit stumped.
Everything in the world is controlled by a small, evil group to which, unfortunately, no one you know belongs.
Another Multiplayer version-thing...
Not sure if it's related?
Gone are the days that a few maps were released and it was considered a mod. Modders these days are releasing really useful features, and in some cases entire new games. Nice work, guys!
GTA3, the gift that keeps on giving (blood), and giving (car jacking), and giving (hookers), and...
Now share your joy of giving with friends and family by kicking the crap out of each other online!
Business \Busi"ness\, n.;
A scam in which all people involved perceive as beneficial...
Many games these days are DESIGNED to be modified by users. Like UnrealTournament 2003 for example. It comes with a full featured scripting language (C basically), a kick ass map editor, and a copy of Maya PLE.
All in all, I think companies are happy to have fans extend their games for them. After all, it just makes more people want to play them (and makes them more money). I've never liked Quake for what it is but I owned Quake 1 and 2 because of mods for them.
While not all companies go through the trouble of releasing tools to help fans mod their games (it is a pian since internal dev tools often aren't suitable for release) I can't recall any cases of them getting mad because fans were smart enough to do it themselves.
Joseph "Stalin" Stranghold
/flesh and blood/ - to give our fine
Consumer Complaint Dispatcher
Rockstar Games, Ltd. - North Division
Dear Unhappy Customer,
I passed your letter on to the Vice President of our "Consumer Silencing
Division", located in the rather dilapidated building between our live-fire
capture-the-flag field and our jet-fueled motorcycle Extreme Racing Arena (tm).
He didn't respond to me directly (instead, he muttered something about "not
interrupting his threesomes so often" and "killing me if I ever were to set
foot in his office again"). I was, however, able to make out one paragraph of
his amphetimine-induced scrawl, after only a few hours of studying the "Kick Me
Hard and Often" sign he slapped on my back as he stormed out of the building.
I've included it below for your convienence:
At Rockstar Games, we pride ourselves in promoting an image of general
badassery - both in our entertainment products, and in our fine line of
ex-military extreme sporting accessories. Recently, it has been brought to
the attention of several of our "Customer Service" officials that the "system
requirements" for the PC version of our popular 'Grand Theft Auto' title -
calculated by those incompetents over at Rockstar North - may have been
misrepresented.
For our own family - our own
software the reputation of running on inferior hardware, is disrespectful,
and an affront to our longstanding tradition of excellence. I mean, come on -
a Radeon 8500? What kind of prissy-ass video chipset is that? We *kill
hookers with baseball bats*, for christ's sake! Our image has clearly
been tarnished.
I want those northern motherfu*kers wiped out. Heads will roll, and we will
restore honor to our family and fine corporation.
I hope this answers your question. I'm afraid I can't be bothered to write
much more - I've been invited to a mandatory rocket-sledding competition down
at the main Rockstar campus. I overheard someone talking about an "unfortunate
accident", so I'll want to give myself plenty of time to get down there
safely.
Sincerely,
- Joseph "Stalin" Stranghold
Rockstar North
Uhm. It's not like this mod is a commercial product. It's free. They're just getting the word out about a great project.
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