Before we start
The following are the rules that you need to obey while posting a Mod on the forum!
Do not post any misleading website, like adult rated websites. You need to keep in mind that not everyone is 18 year old.
Do not post any viruses. If you get caught posting viruses, you will be temporarily banned from the forum
Test EVERY mod before posting. If it doesn't work, and it ruins your game, then that would ruin everyone else's game. This will also result in a temporarily ban.
No Mods that don't adapt to San Andreas. This isn't Vice City/Liberty City(Etc).
1.GTA San Andreas System Requirements
2.Backing Up
3.Installing The Mod
--Method 1: Using IMG Tool
--Method 2 Self Mod Installers
----GMM
----San Andreas Mod Installer
--Installing cloths
--Installing Weapons
4.Tips
5.My Mods arn't working!
6.Patching your German, 1.01 or 2.00 version of gta_sa.exe
1.GTA San Andreas System Requirements
You need to make sure you computer can run San Andrease. Theese are the Requirements.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Pentuim 4 or AMD XP Processor (or better)
384MB RAM
16x Speed DVD Drive
4.7GB Hard Drive Space
128MB Video Card
DirectX 9 compatible sound & video drivers
Keyboard, mouse or game pad
Minimum System Requirements:
1GHz Pentuim III or AMD Athlon
256MB RAM
8x Speed DVD Drive
3.6 GB Hard Disk Space
64MB Video Card
DirectX 9 compatable sound & video drivers
Keyboard, mouse
2.Backing Up
Before you do anything to the game, back up the files you are going to mod. I usally copy the GTA folder and rename it "Normal San Andreas" And that is good because you can play MTA and SA-MP with the normal version and play it modded with the foloder you are going to mod. If you have minumum space just back up the files you need.
ALWAYS BACK UP EVEN IF ITS A HASSLE
3.Installing the mod
There are a couple of ways to install mods in to San Andreas, you can do it the normal way using IMG tool, or there are some Auto mod installers. I will show you how to use each one. (In this guide I am only showing how to install cars.)
Method 1: Using IMG Tool
1. Download img tool from here
2. Download a car from here here
3. Read the read me, which should have the handling and other things wich you will need too. It should also say what mod you need to replace. So go into GTA3.img , wich normal should be in Rockstar Games/ San andreas/ Models
4. Now what ever car you need to replace find in there and delete it. In the ZIP file you downloaded there should be 2 files wich should be .dff and .txd and extract them and then go into img tool, go to edit find and search for example.dff and delete it. Then add the one you downloded. Then go to example.txd and do the exact same thing!
5. Now all you have to do is replace the handling. Open handling.cfg in /data with Notepad in the read me there should be a name of a car then lots of numbers, example
Quote
PHOENIX 5000.0 20000.0 2.2 0.0 0.1 -0.15 85 0.7 0.9 0.52 5 200.0 26.0 5.0 R P 6.0 0.55 0 30.0 0.8 0.08 0.0 0.28 -0.24 0.59 0.4 0.25 0.1 350000 20286000 00708403 1 1 0
Now if yours sais Land Stalker or somthing else search that in the noteoad using ctrl + f. Once you find it copy the one in the read me and highlight the other one and paste to replace. Then 0pen carcols.dat in /data with Notepad (again) and in the readme most of the time there is another thing that has the name of a car and a couple of numbers. Not usally much. And do what you did with the handling and it should be installed!
Method 2 Self Mod Installers
There are 2 main Mod installers
Self Mod Installers GTA Garage Mod Maneger and San Andreas Mod Installer
GMM
GMM is simple.
1. Download GTA Garage Mod Maneger
2. Once downloaded Install it.
3.Download a GMM mod from here
4.Run GMM
5.Click on installer then click on install a car package. Select the car you want to install. Then a Car Mod discription and click on install. And then the new window show open and click ok. And it should be installed!
San Andreas Mod Installer
This one is another automatic mod installer.
1.Download San andreas mod installer here
2. Once downloaded install it.
3.Run it. Click on Install a mod.
4.Select your San Andreas Directory, where you installed it too. It should usally be C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\
5. Then on the second one select the mod you downloaded. Wich should be in a ZIP folder. Then click continue. The Handling should be there automaticly if not get it from the readme in the zip file. The press Continue again. Type the name of the car you are installing and the car it is replacing. If you don't know which one to replace just look in the ZIP and look at the .dff and what it is called. Then install it! And its done.
Installing cloths
1st. Download img tool from the link here
2. Download the cloth mod
3. Go to San Andreas Directory and then modles. Go to Player.img
4. In the Zip you downloaded there should be a (or more) .txd files. Remember the .txd file name.
5. In image Tool go to edit, find and type the file name in. Once you have it selected delete it. Add the .txd file in the zip. and it should be done!
Installing Weapons
1.Download weapon mod from here or another website.
2. Open the .zip file.
3. Look at the file and see what the name is.
4. Open GTA3.img in that will be in the modles folder in the San Andreas Directory.
5. Search for the file that is in the zip. (not the readme)
6. Delete the one in the gta3.img
7. Add the one in the Zip file. It should now be installed!
4.Tips
-Make a copy of your whole San Andreas before installing mods you can use it as back ups and for MTA!
-Make a foldor where you keep your mods. You can have a Folder called GTA mods. In there add a foldor called GMM Mods, Weapons, Cars, Installers, Total Conversions, ect.
-Try too look for total conversion mods wich are much less of a hassel to install and usally replace more cars that you would of done your self.
- Look at more than one site for all your mods.
-If there is somthing that shows views or rating look for the mods with the highest ones!
6.Patching your German, 1.01 or 2.00 version of gta_sa.exe
And Follow the instructions, and if you have any questions ask there.
Need help installing a particluar mod? Just ask I'll add the tutorial to add it on here.
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