GTA Connected – multiplayer of all GTA

09.04.2021

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Meet Gta connected – alternative multiplayer, sheltering classic GTA under its wing, and bringing back the original multiplayer GTA 4… Here’s how to get to your favorite Grand Theft Auto cities with your friends.

Let’s start with the main thing – in March 2020, Rockstar Games Released GTA 4 On Steam With GTA 4 And EFLC Multiplayer Disabled… A month earlier that year, we published the news, where they told in detail what functions the original Grand Theft Auto 4 lost…

Three years before this event, a young programmer Jack “Vortrex” Powellresiding in the United States, launched alternative multiplayer GTA Connected (GTAC)… As usually happens in such cases, many young developers and enthusiasts quickly lose interest and turn their attention to other things. But that didn’t concern Jack. Year after year, he developed his favorite brainchild, which suddenly brought him a certain popularity – GTAC became the only place where you can play the multiplayer modes of Grand Theft Auto 4.

Features of multiplayer GTA Connected:

supports work GTA III, GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas, Gta iv;
supports programming languages JavaScript, Lua and Squirrel;
supports synchronization of pedestrians, traffic and missions;
works in offline and online GTA modes;
supports dynamic snowfall and melting;
supports custom objects;
supports client-to-client (p2p) synchronization;
supports Windows XP and WINE virtual system;
contains a set of development tools (SDK) for client and server;
and much more.

I could not resist the temptation and went to research a new multiplayer for myself. First of all, I took out a DVD box with a GTA 4 license from the shelf, then updated the game with patch 1.0.7.0 (and this is the minimum supported version and with the national radio station Vladivostok FM), downloaded and installed GTA Connected.

When you start GTA Connected for the first time, translate the multiplayer into Russian by following the following path: Tools → Launcher Settings → Language → Russian.

In the settings of each GTA, you can choose the installation path for the EXE, enable or disable special hacks or fixes (each GTA has its own set).

Next, switch to the Internet tab, select the server you like and click the “Run” button at the bottom right. Wait for a while, GTA will be loaded immediately in the server lobby.

What versions of GTA does GTA Connected support?

You can play GTAC on the following versions of GTA:

GTA III

All 3 PC versions of GTA III are supported.

1.0
1.1
1.1 (Steam) – original file gta3.exe is required.

GTA: Vice City

All 3 PC versions of GTA: Vice City are supported.

1.0
1.1
1.1 (Steam) – original gta-vc.exe is required.

GTA: San Andreas

All 6 PC versions of GTA: San Andreas are supported.

1.00
1.01
2.0
3.0 (Steam) – original gta_sa.exe is required.
newsteam r1 (Steam) – original file gta_sa.exe is required.
newsteam r2 (Steam) – original file gta_sa.exe is required.

Gta iv

5 PC versions of GTA IV are supported.

1.0.6.0
1.0.7.0
1.0.8.0
Steam – Requires a patch for digital versions 1.0.7.0 or 1.0.8.0.
Rockstar Launcher – Digital patch 1.0.7.0 or 1.0.8.0 required.

Since GTAC unites four GTAs, and there is no time for each of them to make a separate review, we will limit ourselves to what this material was intended for – the return to GTA 4 multiplayer. Everything here is exactly the same as it was ten years ago – the same modes, settings, design, chat, the ability to close the lobby from uninvited guests. The only thing that is not here is leaderboards and familiar statistics.

How to connect to GTA 4 multiplayer modes?

Once you are connected to the server where the original multiplayer modes of GTA 4 (Rockstar modes) are available, then agree with the players about the mode that you or they will launch, and then follow the following instructions:

Take out mobile phone (↑) → Multiplayer → Games → Create Match (if you are a host) / Quick Match (if you are a participant).

The good synchronization of players, vehicles, traffic, shooting, animations and missions deserves special praise. Jack has done a good job on these essential components of every multiplayer.

How and with whom to play? Communication difficulties

Many old-timers remember that there are patches for GTA 4 that add the Russian language to the game, but at the same time, if other players have a patch with English installed, then instead of letters, there will be terrifying krakozyabry in the chat. Therefore, I recommend updating GTA 4 only with the English patch 1.0.7.0 (and not 1.0.6.1 for the Russian language).

While on the GTAC server, I thought it was better to play multiplayer with friends. Therefore, if you miss the old battles in the four, pass this news on to your friends, acquaintances, install GTAC and go for good impressions.

Well, it should be noted that GTA Connected does not support many modifications. In particular, it is forbidden to use CLEO scripts. Detailed the list of supported mods is available on a dedicated page…

Moreover, some kind of anti-cheat is announced in multiplayer, but during the tests I was “lucky” to meet a cheater who threw coffins in the lobby and fired from an RPG like crazy. So the protection against cheaters there may not be as powerful as in MTA: San Andreas…