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=== GTA III ===
=== GTA III ===
The PC version of Grand Theft Auto III was at one point going to contain a multiplayer mode, however Rockstar cancelled this during development. One can view textures related to multiplayer mode menu screens in the file ''models/menu.txd'', using a [[TXD]] viewer. Additionally, strings found in the game's [[GXT]] files suggest some of the modes and options that would have been available. The file ''american.gxt'' contains:
The PC version of [[Grand Theft Auto III]] was at one point going to contain a multiplayer mode, however Rockstar cancelled this during development. One can view textures related to multiplayer mode menu screens in the file ''models/menu.txd'', using a [[TXD]] viewer. Additionally, strings found in the game's [[GXT]] files suggest some of the modes and options that would have been available. The file ''american.gxt'' contains:
<code> </code>
 
  FEM_MAP - "Select Map"
  FEM_MAP - "Select Map"
  FEM_MP - "MULTIPLAYER"
  FEM_MP - "MULTIPLAYER"
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  FEN_TY7 - "Domination"
  FEN_TY7 - "Domination"


 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3eoUZ33Tpo A video] showing multiplayer menus left in GTA III is also available.


=== GTA San Andreas co-op mode ===
=== GTA San Andreas co-op mode ===
The [[PS2]] and [[Xbox]] versions of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] featured a co-op mode, which allowed 2 players to either 'free roam' or go on a 'rampage'. This feature was limited, in that both players had to stay within close proximity of one another.
{{main|Run-around}}
The [[PS2]] and [[Xbox]] versions of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] featured a co-op mode, which allowed 2 players to either 'free roam' or go on a 'rampage'. This feature was limited, in that both players had to stay within close proximity of one another. Also, some weapons, like the [[Sniper Rifle]] and the [[Rocket Launcher]] cannot be used in multiplayer. GTA San Andreas, at one point, in development, was supposed to feature a real multiplayer mode in the PS2 version, but it was dropped for unknown reasons in development.  


=== GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories ===
=== GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories ===
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=== GTA Chinatown Wars ===
=== GTA Chinatown Wars ===
{{main|Multiplayer in GTA Chinatown Wars}}
{{main|Multiplayer in GTA Chinatown Wars}}
=== GTA V - Grand Theft Auto Online ===
{{main|Grand Theft Auto Online}}
'''Grand Theft Auto Online''' is an online multiplayer universe accessible for free through retail copies of [[Grand Theft Auto V]] on the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]].
GTA Online is a dynamic and constantly growing world, as it will continue to expand as content is added either by Rockstar or GTAO players, thus making it larger than GTA V.
Though it mimics GTA V at first and is accessible through that game, Rockstar are treating it as a standalone, separate entity from GTA V, essentially even saying that they feel GTA V has no multiplayer mode because GTA Online is so separate.


==Unofficial==
==Unofficial==
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{{main|Multi Theft Auto}}
{{main|Multi Theft Auto}}


Multi Theft Auto was the first attempt by a team of fans to implement a multiplayer version of Grand Theft Auto 3. It saw its first release February 8, 2003 and quickly gained a large following. Development continued through the releases of [[GTA Vice City]] and GTA San Andreas, and is still ongoing today. The current release for GTA3 and GTA Vice City is 0.5, while a separate version, 1.1.1R is available for [[GTA San Andreas]].
Multi Theft Auto was the first attempt by a team of fans to implement a multiplayer version of Grand Theft Auto III. It saw its first release February 8, 2003 and quickly gained a large following. Development continued through the releases of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]] and GTA San Andreas, and is still ongoing today. The current release for GTA III and GTA Vice City is 0.5, while a separate version, 1.1.1R is available for [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]].


===Vice City Multiplayer (VC-MP)===
===Vice City Multiplayer (VC-MP)===
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{{main|San Andreas Multiplayer}}
{{main|San Andreas Multiplayer}}


SA:MP started out as VC:MP (described above) in April 2005. Once GTA San Andreas was released on the PC, most of the team turned to development for the game. It has enjoyed a lot of success during public beta tests, as well as in releases. It has a large variety of game modes, the most of any third party multiplayer mod, and also supports custom game modes. The current version is 0.3a, released by the team on 17th October, 2009.
SA:MP started out as VC:MP (described above) in April 2005. Once GTA San Andreas was released on the PC, most of the team turned to development for the game. It has enjoyed a lot of success during public beta tests, as well as in releases. It has a large variety of game modes, the most of any third party multiplayer mod, and also supports custom game modes. The current version is 0.3c, released by the team on 29th December, 2010.


===GTA Tournament (gtaT)===
===GTA Tournament (gtaT)===


GTA:Tournament started out in April 2003, created by "DracoBlue", who envisioned the use of scriptable servers, support for up to 96 players, and the ability to have thousands of skins and vehicles in the game. It eventually saw releases for Vice City, and later San Andreas. On 29th April 2006, DracoBlue announced that development on the mod would cease. After talks with the SA:MP team, DracoBlue turned to scripting for that mod.
GTA:Tournament started out in April 2003, created by "DracoBlue", who envisioned the use of scriptable servers, support for up to 96 players, and the ability to have thousands of skins and vehicles in the game. It eventually saw releases for Vice City, and later San Andreas. On 29th April 2006, DracoBlue announced that development on the mod would cease. After talks with the SA:MP team, DracoBlue turned to scripting for that mod.
===IV: Multiplayer (IV:MP)===
IV:MP started out on February, 2010 by JeNkSta, starting out as a simple interface on 0.1a, which was released on April 5th, as 0.1a, which featured a non-working Server browser, and needed to manually insert the server's IP. With 0.1a R5, the server browser was fixed, allowing a much more friendly GUI.
Latest release is 0.1 Alpha 2, released on April 9th.


===Attempts by other teams===
===Attempts by other teams===
 
[[File:Cops'n'Crooks-GTAIV-shootout.jpg|thumb|GTA IV cops n crooks game mode.]]
'''GTA Rumble'''
'''GTA Rumble'''


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'''SA-2P'''
'''SA-2P'''


SA-2P, or San Andreas 2 Player, was, as its name implies, a mod to bring the 2 player co-op mode found in the PS2 and Xbox version of GTA San Andreas to the PC, using online play. After having started in June 2005, version 0.1 only ever reached 10% progress according to its creator's website, which was last updated in July 2005. No versions were ever released. SA-2P's homepage can be found at [http://www.sa-2p.com/ SA-2P.com], and includes a few screenshots and videos of the mod in action, as well as a short FAQ.
SA-2P, or San Andreas 2 Player, was, as its name implies, a mod to bring the 2 player co-op mode found in the PS2 and Xbox version of GTA San Andreas to the PC, using online play. After having started in June 2005, version 0.1 only ever reached 10% progress according to its creator's website, which was last updated in July 2005. No versions were ever released. SA-2P's homepage used to be at sa-2p .com but no longer exists ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070216134621/http://www.sa-2p.com:80/ see archive]), and included a few screenshots and videos of the mod in action, as well as a short FAQ.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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** [http://www.sa-mp.com SA-MP.com]
** [http://www.sa-mp.com SA-MP.com]
** [http://www.gtat.org gtaT.org]
** [http://www.gtat.org gtaT.org]
** [http://www.iv-multiplayer.com IV: Multiplayer]
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