modding

“Federal Trade Commission Inquiry”

Sounds fancy, hmm? Take-2 have announced that staff from the FTC’s division of advertising practices have launched an investigation into advertising claims made for GTA San Andreas. Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive regret that consumers may have been exposed to content that was not intended to be accessible in the playable version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The

ESRB Attempts to Shut Down Modding, Modding Strikes Back

After recent statments from the ESRB stating they wish to see modding for all games stopped, some of us decided it would be a good idea to defend ourselves from the whole “modders are evil” myth they are perpetuating. Namely that we somehow made something so shocking and offensive with Hot Coffee that it undermines their whole rating system, even

Modders attempt to merge GTA3 and GTAVC with San Andreas

The inevitable modding project for combining games from the GTA3 series into one using the San Andreas engine has taken off. A group producing a mod known as GTA:LVS aim upon merging Liberty City from GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas all into one, and then allowing the player to travel between each of these. Whilst the mod is still very much

ZModeler 2 adds San Andreas DFF Support

An updated version of Zanoza Modeler 2 (ZMod) has been released allowing for the import and export of DFF model files in San Andreas. ZMod has consistently been one of the more popular tools used for modeling cars and buildings in all of the games in the GTA3 series but the newer version does have some limitations. Player models cannot be exported

ESRB reach a decision

Take-2 have announced the conclusion of the ESRB investigation concerning the hidden sex scenes in GTA San Andreas. The rating on all platforms was changed from “Mature 17+” (M) to “Adults Only 18+.” Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) announced today that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has changed the rating of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on all platforms

It’s Hilary!

A statement distributed by the Senator’s office this afternoon sets the scene, stating that “following recent reports revealing that the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has graphic pornographic content which may be unlocked by following instructions on the Internet, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will hold a press conference to discuss legislative solutions to keep inappropriate video game content

Hot Coffee mod stirs up further legal troubles – Investigation launched

Earlier today we reported on a complaint issued by California State Assembly member Leland Yee regarding the Hot Coffee mod released a while ago here on GTANet. Although we regarded the complaint with some skepticism, it seems the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is taking it seriously. They have just launched an investigation into whether or not Take2Games violated ESRB policy by not fully disclosing the

Player Skin Selection Modification

AdTec from our forums has made a nifty modification which allows you to play as different character models from the game. The San Andreas player selection mod lets you play as almost all of the storyline characters as well as the girlfriends and gang members. The modification comes with a simple installer and uninstaller and spawns you at CJ’s house in the hood from

Muwahahaha

After two weeks of wondering how on earth we would get around the new LOD grouping system, binary IPL files, over 16K map objects, and countless other brain-numbing obstacles, we did it. San Andreas has been removed, and we’ve started importing assets for the Myriad Islands community map project! Most of the hard work here was done by Steve M and his

Speedometer Modification Released

Spooky from our forums has released a San Andreas speedometer modification for the PC version, which adds a speedometer into the game. If you somehow don’t know what a speedometer is, it shows your current speed when you are driving in a vehicle. The speedometer can be toggled between miles and kilometres, and you can choose the corner in which it sits.