Known Issues - FAQ
Post here your proposed Q&A, regarding the known problems with MTA:SA DM and their solutions, especially problems we're encountering now, that might be also encountered by users in the final release. You're also welcome to edit them grammar/style wise.
Client
General
Initial black screen
- MTA shows a permanent black screen after the splash screens.
AThis can be related to a lack of support for DirectX or video card features, on your system, which are needed to run the dynamically render menu. This dynamic menu is enabled by default. Try disabling the dynamic menu by downloading the adjusted coreconfig.xml file and placing it in our GTA San Andreas\MTA directory (overwriting any existing files).
Halt after splash screen
- Nothing happens after the 'Stop playing with yourself' splash screen
If you use nVidia GeForce, try turning off nView Desktop Manager before starting MTA.
Crash after splash screen
- MTA crashes after the 'Stop playing with yourself' logo. Both single player and the MTA: Race ran fine before.
Try downloading the latest DirectX Runtime files from Microsoft. Also check in Task Manager, if gta_sa.exe process isn't already running.
If you run at any substandard resolutions (e.g. 960x720), try to change your resolution to a commonly supported one (e.g. 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1152×864, 1280×1024) by launching Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in normal mode, setting the new resolution and exiting.
Controls not working
- My controls don't seem to work as they should.
Try using the 'copygtacontrols' command in the console.
Incorrect models
- Woman model's breasts look awkward ingame / I'm seeing odd, spider-like shaped player models.
This is caused by the way GTA handles player stats. To fix this, be sure to set both fat and muscles player stats to 0, when you're changing player skin.
Incorrect drive-by functionality
- Drivebys arent working as they should
Drivebys are handled by script, and will change depending on the loaded gamemode.
Unsaved settings
- My MTA setting(s) didn't get saved (...) I crashed.
First, configure the MTA the way you want to, then exit the game and launch it again. Settings should get saved. Alternatively, try removing the coreconfig.xml file, then configure it and quit the game.
Gamepad support
- MTA doesnt recognise my gamepad
This is a known issue - MTA's keybinds system does not support direct input. As an alternative, XPadder can be used. This emulates joypad buttons as keyboard/mouse so that it can be used in MTA.
Sky flickering
- My screen/sky flickers when weather or sky effects are enabled.
MTA:SA DM uses a new text rendering system from race, which is much more efficient in terms of FPS. However, this can cause conflicts within the game, particularly with ATI based cards. To fix this, bring up the console with ¬(tilde), and type the command ceguitext 1. This reverts the rendering method to that of Race. All glitches should no longer happen, at the cost of lower FPS.
Crash on launch
- I've successfully upgraded from MTA Race to MTASA DM on Vista, but it seems to crash on launch.
Go to your Program Files\MTA San Andreas\mods\race directory, and rename client.dll to something else.
Crash on connect
- I seem to crash whenever I connect to a server just before I go in-game on Vista
This seems to be an issue with the Microsoft DirectX April 2006 SDK Redistributable DLL file (d3dx9_30.dll) and sprite/font drawing code. Make sure that compatibility mode is turned off. We are trying to investigate this problem.
Invalid serial error
- MTASA DM installer complains about wrong serial provided. I'm running it for the first time.
You need to run the installer with Administrator privileges. To do so, right click on the installer executable, choose 'Properties', go into 'Compatibility' tab and tick the check box on the last field.
If User Account Control is disabled, you might need to enable it and run the installer with admin privileges (like said above) in order to install MTA:SA DM.
Clock manipulation error
- I am getting 'Clock manipulation detected!' error message upon launching MTA:SA DM
Further info coming soon.
Halt on launch
- When I launch MTA:SA DM, nothing happens (GTA_SA.exe is running but not loading up)
Run MTA:SA DM with Administrator privileges. To do this, right click on the installer executable, choose 'Properties', go into 'Compatibility' tab and tick the check box on the last field and try again.
General GTA problems
- I have unexplainable GTA problems or crashes
Make sure your computer as well as your GTA install meet the minimum requirements and that you are not running in any 98/2000/XP/2003 compatibility modes.
Also try the solutions from these pages:
- http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=273549&view=findpost&p=4537502
- http://pullmonkey.com/2007/4/30/how-i-got-gta-san-andreas-to-work-with-a-crappy-os-vista
Server
General
Fatal error 3
- I'm getting Fatal Error 3 whenever I connect to my server
This error happens when the server you are trying to connect to is unable to provide you the required downloads, because it does not have http downloading enabled. Be sure to set the httpdownload configuration tag in your configuration to 1.
Download error 9: Error downloading requested files
- I'm getting Download Error 9: Error downloading requested files whenever I connect to my server
This error happens when the server you are trying to connect to is unable to provide you with a valid link. This results in a 404 (Not found) HTTP error and an error at your end.
- If you are running the built-in server (httpserver is set to 1 and httpdownloadurl is empty), make sure that your HTTP server is accessible (you can try to access it by using a browser) for everyone.
- If you have configured an external web server (httpdownloadurl is set to your custom URL), make sure that your HTTP is accessible and please do not forget to extract all the zip archives in your web folder (since the external web server does not provide any options for auto-extracting these).
No known reported issues.
No known reported issues.