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Multi Theft Auto Goes To Vice City

Posted by simoniker on from the gta4-to-be-written-by-modders dept.

Chris "Cray" McArthur writes "The MTA Team proudly announces the latest release of the first and most popular Grand Theft Auto PC multiplayer mod, Multi Theft Auto, now for GTA:Vice City! MTA:VC 0.1 is out now, and offers many new features and exciting additions, including support for 50 vehicles including bikes, helicopters and cars, up to 32 simultaneous players, in-game and in-client chat, and a car scanner (don't have a car? Use the car scanner to find one!)"

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  1. Slashdotting by Mr.Ned · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the home page:

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    News from august 2003

    Financial Sponsors, help needed! (02/08/2003 @ 18:44 CET) by MTA Team
    Due to our extreme amount of page views today:
    from 0:00 to 18:43 today, 30982 page views and increasing (ill be updating this until tonight 23:59), we urgently need financial sponsors to supply us with funds to pay our bills and keep the project up.

    If you want to help us and become our financial sponsor, please mail to sponsor@multitheftauto.com and we will talk and try to reach a fair accomplishment. We really need you!

    Thanks, The MTA Team
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    1. Re:Slashdotting by lukew · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I was just about to post that. I think Slashdot need to re-evaluate their stance on site caching.

      Before anyone chirps in with RTFR or whatever, surely more effort can be made in conjuction with the owners of the site to temporarily cache the site to illeviate the effects of being posted on Slashdot.

      This not only will help keep web servers up, but also apparently not cost site owners an assload of money.

  2. Some thoughts... by revmoo · · Score: 5, Informative

    I downloaded it and played it for a bit...

    It was pretty cool running around and shooting at other people, it definitly changed the dynamics of the game around. I think if Rockstar had built the game to be multiplayer it could've been awesome.

    However, after the novelty of this mod wears off, it's just plagued with bugs. Your car will randomly disappear saying it's been 'jacked', even though you were speeding across an empty bridge, the lag is horrible(gameplay is smooth, but actually trying to hit people is near impossible). it's also incredibly easy to cheat, I had a stunt airport mod, and the multiplayer game just left it in, so I could drive up the long long ramp and take potshots at people below who just saw me standing in space.

    So, basically, pretty fun for an evening, but little replay value after the initial coolness wears off.

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    I would expect such blatant racism on Fark, but on Slashdot? Mods please ban this asshole.
  3. Re:car scanner by illuvata · · Score: 4, Informative

    the multi mods dont have any trafic, so it is hard to find a car