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{{ | Multiplayer is one of the most wanted features by fans of the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series to be included in a GTA game. | ||
==Official Support== | |||
While Rockstar did include multiplayer support with the free download release of [[GTA2]] for the PC, no modern GTA game yet has featured a true officially supported multiplayer mode whereby people from anywhere in the world can play against each other. There have been hints that official support was going to be implemented in [[GTA3]], however nothing materialised from it. Small implementations have also been made and are detailed below. | |||
===GTA2=== | |||
The first game to officially support multiplayer modes was the [[PC]] version of [[GTA2]] which was released as a free download in December 2004. | |||
===GTA3=== | |||
It is now known that the PC version of [[Grand Theft Auto 3]] was at one point going to have a multiplayer mode. However, for whatever reason, it appears that the developers at [[Rockstar North]] (then [[DMA Design]]) decided to stop developing the feature. | |||
This is evidenced by the fact that one can view textures related to multiplayer mode menu screens in the file ''models/menu.txd'' which can be opened using a [[TXD]] viewer. Additionally, strings found in the game's [[GXT]] files suggest some of modes and options that would have been available, shown by this excerpt from the ''american.gxt'' file: | |||
<code> | |||
FEM_MAP - "Select Map" | |||
FEM_MP - "MULTIPLAYER" | |||
FEN_CON - "Connection" | |||
FEN_GAM - "Find Game" | |||
FEN_GNA - "Game Name:" | |||
FEN_NAM - "Name:" | |||
FEN_NCI - "NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET" | |||
FEN_NET - "Network" | |||
FEN_PLA - "Number of players:" | |||
FEN_PLC - "Player color" | |||
FEN_PLS - "Player settings" | |||
FEN_STA - "START GAME" | |||
FEN_TY0 - "Deathmatch" | |||
FEN_TY1 - "Deathmatch stealth" | |||
FEN_TY2 - "Team Deathmatch" | |||
FEN_TY3 - "Team Deathmatch stealth" | |||
FEN_TY4 - "Stash the cash" | |||
FEN_TY5 - "Capture the Flag" | |||
FEN_TY6 - "Rat Race" | |||
FEN_TY7 - "Domination" | |||
</code> | |||
===GTA San Andreas' co-op mode=== | |||
The [[PS2]] and [[Xbox]] versions of [[GTA San Andreas]] featured a co-op mode, which allowed 2 players to either 'free roam' or go on a 'rampage'. It was limited by the fact that both players had to stay within a reasonable proximity of each other. | |||
=== Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories === | |||
In 2005, [[Liberty City Stories]] was released on the [[PSP]] and featured a multiplayer mode for up to 6 players through WiFi ad-hoc mode. A total of 7 modes of play were available. In 2006, [[Vice City Stories]] was released on the PSP with the same functionality as its predecessor, though had an additional 3 mods of play available. | |||
=== GTA IV === | |||
Multiplayer has been confirmed as a feature in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], however no major details are yet known on what sort of modes or features it will possess. The only thing currently known is that it will '''not''' be a massively online multiplayer game. | |||
==Unofficial Modifications== | |||
===Multi Theft Auto (MTA)=== | |||
{{main|Multi Theft Auto}} | |||
===Vice City Multiplayer (VC-MP)=== | |||
{{main|Vice City Multiplayer}} | |||
===San Andreas Multiplayer (SA-MP)=== | |||
{{main|San Andreas Multiplayer}} | |||
===GTA Tournament (gtaT)=== | |||
{{main|GTA Tournament}} | |||
===Attempts by other teams=== | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://www.multitheftauto.com Multi Theft Auto] | |||
*[http://www.vicecitymultiplayer.com ViceCityMultiplayer.com] | |||
*[http://www.sa-mp.com SA-MP.com] | |||
*[http://www.gtat.org gtaT.org] | |||