Client Manual

Before you start

Before you install Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas, first make sure that there are no modifications to GTA:SA installed. These will conflict with MTA. If you would like to keep your single-player mods, you can create two installations by reinstalling San Andreas to a second folder on your hard drive.

Also, make sure that your machine is capable of running the game in single player. Note that if you are running single player on the absolute minimum requirements, you will experience slowdowns in MTA as it takes up extra processing power.

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]]	Note: MTA:SA will only work on GTA:SA v1.0. If you bought the game recently, it is likely that you have a later version. (More info) If you have a Steam copy of GTA: San Andreas you should read this first.

System requirements

Minimum system requirements

The minimum system requirements for Multi Theft Auto: San Andreas are slightly higher than the original minimum requirements for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas:

• Windows 7 or newer (Microsoft supported) operating system (XP and Vista do not work and are obsolete)
• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP
• 1 GB RAM
• Clean installation of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, version 1.0 (American or European)
• 3.7GB of free hard disk space (3.6GB for a minimum Grand Theft Auto installation; remember that MTA caches files from the servers that you play on and require disk space)
• Nvidia GeForce 4 series or ATI Radeon 8xxx series (64MB VRAM and DirectX 9.0 compatible)
• DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
• Keyboard and mouse
• Internet access

Recommended system requirements

• Windows 10 operating system
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor or AMD equivalent
• 2 GB RAM
• Clean installation of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, version 1.0 (American or European)
• >5GB of free hard disk space (Remember that MTA caches files from the servers that you play on and require disk space)
• Nvidia GeForce FX series or higher, ATI Radeon 9xxx series or higher, Pixel Shader 2.0 compatible
• DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card
• Keyboard and mouse
• Broadband internet access (for smooth online play)

Notes

• The minimum system requirements are considered the bare minimum for MTA: San Andreas, the performance can depend on the game modes that are running and the player count.
• For extra loading performance, more RAM is recommended.
• Make sure Windows is fully up to date.
• Make sure you head over to the Known Issues page if you have issues, or join us on Discord and do so in the #help-support channel.