VC How-to: Installing/Making Mods

[brokenfish]

Note: This is currently abandoned and will most likely never be finished. If you're looking for a complete, complete guide, this isn't it. Sorry, but I just don't find enough time or reason to finish it these days. Excuse the inconvenience. Goodbye.

OK, since I do mostly modding, I thought I could make a tutorial-type post with proper English! :eek:

BEFORE BEGINNING: BLACK UP ALL FILES THAT YOU MODIFY! PLEASE DONT ASK EVERYONE FOR A FILE JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO LAZIE TO PUT IT UP!
I am now offering backups to save those irresponsible people :angel:
Get them here (http://mod-shack.com/dload.php?action=category&cat-id=16)...

After that, clear your Vice City files' "Read-Only" attributes. (Windows procedure) Select the file you are modifying (or just select all of them) and then right-click and go to 'Properties.' Somewhere near the bottom of the box is a checkbox labeled "Read-Only." Uncheck that, and you're set (Windows XP). In previous versions of Windows, you may have to individually set the attributes of the files you want. Just go into the flolder and set it for the indivudual file by itself. It's not that much harder... :)

Tools: [ General modding tools can be found here (http://brokenfish.gtagaming.com/dload.php?action= category&cat_id=8).]
Mission (SCM) Editor - Vice City Mission Builder by Barton Waterduck OR GTAMA by DanS and team. (equally handy; just choose whichever seems nicer to you, it's mostly personal preference.)
color=skyblue]Archive (IMG) Editor[/color] - There are various gta3.img editors available. For example, IMG Tool by spooky/illspirit, dirmanager by DNK, or DanS's ImgEd.
Image (TXD) Editor - Again, many are available. A few are ViceTXD by spooky/illspirit, Steve M.'s TXD Builder, and spooky/illspirit/MattJ have one for GTA3 that also works for Vice City files.
Text Strings (GXT) Editor - The only one I can truly recommend is CyQ's Vice City GXT Editor 1.2. It's the only completely bug-free one I have found. Make sure it is 1.2 and not 1.0. The older version will still cause the unexpected error in the game if you're not careful...
Sound (RAW/ADF/WAV) files - LithJoe had made a great sound editor for GTA SA. that is compatible with Vice City. Get that one if you're planning on modifying sound. Also, vicesimus alter and Audio Decoder by 'Pasadise #77' are good for converting radio station ADF files to MP3 for modifying. Or, if you only want to alter the dialogue sounds, use any audio editor to change the WAV files in the Audio directory.
Map (IPL) Editor - The only thing I've heard of is MooMapper by KCow. This should be fairly hard to learn and get started with.
Model (DFF) Editor - ZanozaModeler and its proper San Andreas filters are required for importing the models into Vice City. These models can be made in almost any modeling program that exports to a format that ZModeler can read.
Collision (COL) Editor - These files determine the actual "space" something takes up and defines its shape. Steve M. has an easy-to-use editor, Collision File Editor. Please tell me any more you know of.
Handling (CFG) Editor - Use Notepad or any simple text editor. No need to waste space on fancy car editors (unless, of course, you like the look. Again, it's personal preference.)
Weapon (DAT) Editor - Same as handling.cfg. For weapon.dat, Notepad will do fine.
Others - things like carcols.dat, default.dat, default.ide, gta_vc.dat, info.zon, map.zon, navig.zon, object.dot, particle.cfg, surface.dat, timecyc.dat, and waterpro.dat aren't modified a whole lot, so you shouldn't have to worry too much. :) Otherwise, use Notepad (with the exception of waterpro.dat. Steve M. had created another awesome program that edits the water levels for you.)

Now, choose a section:
[*Skins
Maps
Cars - INSTALLATION
Before we begin: You did back up your files, right?
You will need: An IMG Editor Text Editor
Let's begin. Unpack the car mod's flies to a folder that you can get to (I usually put them in a folder on the desktop). Open up your IMG editor, and open up your gta3.img file. Rename the files of the vehicle you want to replace to mark it as a backup. So, if you want to replace the cheetah with newcar, you would rename cheetah.dff and cheetah.txd to cheetah_orig.dff and cheetah_orig.txd. Now, ensure that the files in the folder where you extracted the files are properly named. Rename the .dff and .txd to the car you want to replace. As an example, we will rename them to cheetah.dff and cheetah.txd. After that, go back to your IMG editor. Use the add function to add the files from the folder you made. In this case, we're inserting cheetah.dff and cheetah.txd. Now we should have cheetah_orig.dff, cheetah_orig.dff and cheetah.dff, cheetah.dff. If this is all that's required, then you're done! Go ahead and play the game. Your car should now be replaced. If the car needs something else like handling editing or car colors, then open up handling.cfg and/or carcols.dat. Find the line(s) of the car that you want to replace. Delete it/them. Now copy the settings from the mod that you downloaded and paste them into handling.cfg and/or carcols.dat. Done!
Mission Mods
Weapons
Misc. (textures, sound, etc.)


~Takin' a break for now pricks... ;)
(As you can tell, this isn't done yet. I shall be updating this post as more things become available. Please list any tools or steps, etc. that I missed.)

This probably won't be touched for a while. To "request" a guide, post it. I'll try to find time to update this sometime. When I do have time.

[Kodo]

I think this would be more appropiate for the modding forum. Nice work though :)

[brokenfish]

updated

[ZCAB]

This'll help a lot of peeps out, nice work bf.

[brokenfish]

thanks! :)
tell me if i need anything else (besides the actual modding tutorial links; theyll come soon after i finish my site up ;) )

[theonlyone]

i'm new to this.. where can i get these tools..
is there a site just for gta mods..
is there any tutorial on this..
PLEASE HELP!!!

[brokenfish]

the latest and safest files are available from my site now :D

tutorials will come on the weekend probably

[smallpackage]

hey im a little stoned here:rolleyes: ,

on step 2 you say to " open IMG tool " which i did
then on step 3 you said to rename the backup files...
how do i open a dff or txd in an img tool? or did you mean just do it on windows? cuz you said open IMG tool then rename them lol...........

[brokenfish]

sorry, i meant open the img file. but you didnt figure out huh :p

[theonlyone]

hey fellas..
im looking more and more at these mods.. and ill like to start one my self..
i posted before here. but are there tools out now.. that i can use..
when making a model are u guyz using 3ds max to make them?

also can u use ur mods in multiplayer verison thats out there...

what do i need to do to start this..???

[stealth1991]

Broken Fish i need to know how to add a polygon with Zmodeler please ask somon like switch or somon if you dont know please!!

[brokenfish]

i dont know exactly how zmod works.
did you try adding triangles and work from there?

or is it all vertices and then you join them?

[tondi]

I need An IMG Editor and Text Editor... help?

[brokenfish]

text editor: notepad.

img editor: rappo might have one.
use his until mine gets back up.

[rappo]

Well, it would be pretty weird if you dont have at text editor... almost every computer comes with one (Notepad or Wordpad).

I think that the best IMG Editor out there is Spooky's IMG Tool.

get it here: http://gtawip.com/main/modules/mydownloads/singlef ile.php?lid=306

[tondi]

Ojay... thanks!


Isn't that for GTA 3?

[tondi]

IM MEAN TXD editor!!

I tried 100s of IMG Editors and none of them worked!

[brokenfish]

tondi dont double post please.

imgeditors usually have some flaw.
use one i suggest in the first post. those always work for me.

and its all vice city

[samerali2]

U MY MAN.
U R DOING GOOOOD.
BUT CAN U HELP ME TO INSTALL LIKE THIS FILES:
_´´´´ file.RAR ````_
THAT FILES WHO WE SEES IT IN THE:
(´´GTAGAMING.COM ``HOMEPAGE´´)
IF U WONT TO E-MAIL ME, SO USE THIS: samerali2@hotmail.com AM WAITING U

[rappo]

hey, check your email. i sent one to you.

[.::GoHaN::.]

GoHaN<<<Doesnt care Gohan wants 2 play The Mods =)

[brokenfish]

...thats nice...

just use this if you need.

[thyrl]

2 questions, number one I know nothing about mods and how to back up files. number 2 i cant figure out how to install vcmm... plz HELP ME lol and also what does IHMO mean?

[xan]

you just make a copy of the files you are going to change in order to backup.

[thyrl]

how come whenever I load VCMM it just keeps asking me to browse to find the file ( i extracted the vcm file too but nothing happens)????!!!

[brokenfish]

did you extract to the vcmm folder \mods\vcm\ ?

[thyrl]

yea like 28 times already just keeps bringin up that browse window UGHH lol

forget it im sick of this sh!t that piece of crap VCMM dosent work on my comp or somethin.

[brokenfish]

dont double post please

and going back: did you just extract vcmm into its own folder somewhere like c:\vcmm\ ? may sound stupid but some people forget stuff

[james]

edit
cheers, i have since sorted it

[brokenfish]

you dont install them.

i also dont advise giving out your email. you never know what spam bots may attack...

to extract rar files: go to http://www.rarlab.com and download winrar. then unrar the file to a folder on your hard drive. hopefully youll know what to do from there. ;)

[shit~on~fire]

Can you post a tutorial for the speed hack (handling.cfg)
it is for mta...

[PsychoFreak]

Please update it with a tutorial for making skins!

[rappo]

making skins isnt so tough acutally...

find the skin that you want to change in gta3.img (most of the characters are under CS_ and the main character is under player). export the .txd file, open it up with a txd editor (i recommend txd workshop), export a .tga or .bmp file. then go to paint or photoshop or something, edit it how you want it to look, then import the .tga or .bmp back into the .txd file and put the .txd file back into gta3.img.

if want a guide... look here: http://rappovice.gtagaming.com/texture_guide.jpg


as far as installing skins, here's a tutorial written by cam:

Adding Skins Tutorial
Author:Cam
email:footballstarcp42@hotmail.com
Programs you will need:
A PC
Vice City
Internet.

Welcome all to my Adding Skins tutorial!
When You want to add skins to Vice City,go to your vicecity folder and but
the bitmap (bmp) to the skins folder and open Vice City and then go to the game options >> player skin >> choose your skin, and select
and you are pretty much done except playing vice city!
Credits to brokenfish for helping me and putting this on his site
also thanks to imvision for putting this on his site




hope that helps.

[PsychoFreak]

I made one. Is it any good?

[rappo]

oooooooo. nice

do i have permission to host it at the mod shack :D

[PsychoFreak]

yeah ok. How do I change the vehicles names in the game. I got a Enzo Ferrari and it says "Banshee" when I get inside.

[rappo]

you need a gxt editor: http://www.mod-shack.com/dload.php?action=file&file_id=90

find the line for the banshee and just make it say Enzo Ferrari.

oh, and heres your mod: http://www.mod-shack.com/dload.php?action=file&file_id=688

[PsychoFreak]

The GXT editor don't work it keeps saying

Runtime Error '75':

Path/File access error

[rappo]

either your game is running, or your files are read-only. right click on gta3.dir and gta3.img and go to properties and make sure that they are NOT read-only.

if this doesnt work, then make your entire vice city folder non read-only.

[PsychoFreak]

Nope still don't work

[brokenfish]

did you type the path to your vice city file correctly?
the full thing:

_:\program files\rockstar games\grand theft auto vice city\text\american.gxt

default, with _ as your drive where you installed.

[PsychoFreak]

It works now. Thanx


Where can I find the vehicles textures?

please use the edit function instead of double posting, thanks

[brokenfish]

i believe they are still in the models\gta3.img file.

[Valikai]

Can somebody help me? I downloaded the Harrier Jump Jet and was trying to install it with VCMM and when i went to replace the skimmer i couldnt find skimmer

[brokenfish]

i dont think vcmm does planes or helis. not sure, but i dont like vcmm anyway.

[dm90]

hi all.
i'm a newbie here so please helpppp meeee.
i want to change the police stars but when I'm trying to import the new bmp file - the texture one, not the alpha, it returns me this error:
"Stream read error".
the bmp file was edited using photoshop and was saved as a 16 bit bmp file.
thx for the help and keep on ur great work.
thx :)

[brokenfish]

try using 8-bit, and im not sure if its supposed to be bmp.

[Valikai]

Could somebody help me again, My Vice City isnt working and it stops completely and after that is says Unhandled Exception:c0000005
At Address:00541129 and then Vice City Goes away. So could somebody please tell me why its doing that

[dm90]

thx brokenfish :)
I found the problem.
I was using photoshop for editing the bitmap but couldn't save it as 8 bit bmp.
but, I found the way to save it as 8 bit.
if you need that guide for ehm...
maybe your site I can send it to ya.
talk with me through this Thread or by ICQ.

[Valikai]

Can SOMBEBODY HELP ME!!?!!??!!

[Kung-foo_jew]

Valikai..Re-install..your games messed and there could be 100000 possible things wrong with it...finding the problem is impossible so just re-install....hey Theres an idea for a mod...something that tells u the exact problem when VC gives u the old Unhandled Execption.

[Valikai]

But i did re-install it and it still does it.I think i need a newer Video Card

[dm90]

Try to install the newest drivers for your video card
it could help you if the problem is related to the video card.

[Colonel V]

valakai its a mod that you've installed. you only get those errors when you change a game file.

[Kung-foo_jew]

Colonel V is right, Get that mod out

[Valikai]

What mod is it though??

[dm90]

try to re-install the vice city, and than - before you install mods - backup your:
models, data, text, txd dirs.

[Kung-foo_jew]

maybe your still in read only with your models and data folder?

[Aryaman]

with me, the ol' unhandled exeption comes if i install a mod wrong: like if i replaced a car with a bike or something.

BTW,does your vice city stop when you load a saved game?
if it does you must have replaced the MAIN.scm and tried to load a old savegame.or it is a default.ide/handling.cfg mistake!

Advice. try and remember one of the last mods you've installed and de-install it.

if it is none of the above,then i can't help : (

[Kung-foo_jew]

do u mean un-unstall? not de-install? lol

[brokenfish]

same thing, as long as you know what it means :)

dm90: if youd like to write tutorials, you can post it at my forums. i can convert it into an official article :)

[Kung-foo_jew]

Brokenfish...could u make me a mod that makes driveby's with any weapon possible?
thnx..Kung fu jew out

[Colonel V]

o-ok...you want brokenfish to do it. hah! less work for me :p

[Kung-foo_jew]

ON second thaought....I want you to do it Mr.V

[brokenfish]

i dont even have time to finish my own mod :rolleyes:
if i think i like it sometime, then ill do it ok :p

[Kung-foo_jew]

Thank u mr.fish

[Valikai]

How do i backup files??1!/

[Aryaman]

you just copy them into another folder!!! easy!

i have backed up my whole models and data folders : )

[.:Mouldy Punk:.]

I am trying to put a new color in for the PCJ because I want that silver color you can only get in a mission and I didnt get it lol I added the silver color code into the carcols.dat file but i still can't see any silver PCJ around and if I keep going to a pay and spray it won't change it to silver.

[Colonel V]

the colour is fully white. just drive around, and near the PCJ playground's PCJ and it will eventually go silver. Alternatively, use a garage editor.

[.:Mouldy Punk:.]

garage editor...?? There is White PCJ's now :D they just wernt around when I looked before lol I dont know what a garage editor is though...?

[Valikai]

Thanx for the help guys.

[Colonel V]

lithjoe's ultimate trainer. Click garage editor. Choose what car, what garage, what body colour, what trim colour, what misc. decals, and what ~ proof (eg. Fire proof etc)

[ld50]

where do you find the vcmm folder? is it one you must make up?i cant seem to find one.

[Aryaman]

I don't know :confused:

I don't use vcmm anyway,tried it once it blew up my game,had to reinstall :angry:

[ld50]

Thanks so does anyone know?Seems the better models are vcm's. Anyway thanks for the info i will keep it in mind.

[dm90]

vcmm is a tool (aka vice city mod manager)...
it's not just a folder, you need to install the program.
here's a link:
http://www.gtagaming.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=86

[ld50]

Dm90 thanks for the help I cant believe I missed that duh thanks again

[brokenfish]

better models are not vcms, i can tell you that right now :)

[ld50]

Just at the first takes anyway they seem to look better. Im new to the Vice modding, I have modded other games this one is alittle different though, anyway I can figure this one out as well with alittle "help" in the right direction.. thanks to all who reply to my help wanted,I really do appreciate it.Its always fun to bring new life to a game.

[pyromaniac]

i don't know if this has been asked before, but HOW do i make a vcm mod to replace a bike? I tried vcm packager but it seems like i need a script to make a vcm replace a bike.

[Valikai]

My game isnt working again. Every time I install a mod it makes a little sound when i even get close to thing i installed it to. Like i tried to install the Mini Cooper to the golf car and i put in :betterthanwalking" and the game stopped and put up that little unhandled exception window.. IM REALLY MAD

[Aryaman]

that means youv'e installed it wrong.........

[Valikai]

But if u use VCMM its still does the same thing

[brokenfish]

Originally posted by pyromaniac
i don't know if this has been asked before, but HOW do i make a vcm mod to replace a bike? I tried vcm packager but it seems like i need a script to make a vcm replace a bike. you need to make a custom script. the vcmm car modding autoscripter only allows packaging for selecting cars.

[Aryaman]

Originally posted by Valikai
But if u use VCMM its still does the same thing

well, then the mod may be corrupted...............!

[Valikai]

Then that means practically all the mods i downloaded are corrupted

[soulflyss]

what do I need to make my own wheels or mod what is already on a car?

[pyromaniac]

Originally posted by brokenfish
you need to make a custom script. the vcmm car modding autoscripter only allows packaging for selecting cars.

Uh i don't know what to put in do you have a script for me:)

[samerali2]

carskins: http://www.freewebs.com/samerali2/howto.htm

[brokenfish]

looks pretty messy :/

[samerali2]

:'(
I would like to help :'(

[brokenfish]

i didnt say it was bad. just make it easier to read :)

[f4lln]

i read through all this and still feel completely lost

i downlaoded some of the script files and cant figure where the hell im supposed to put them to make them work

if some one could explain this to me id greatly appreciate it

[f4lln]

nm i figured it out but on another topic i havent found any great mods really other than the ultimate vice city from file planet if any one knows of any that are prety good i like to know what and where u got them thanks

[Valikai]

Me again having problems, ive tryed to start a game in MTA but of course i get an unhandled exception, someboady please help

[Know Buddy]

Try to copy the original mta-vc.exe from cd, and try again.
If you need version 1.1, copy the original mta-vc.exe from cd, then install the 1.1 patch, and make sure that the client is set to work with the 1.1 version of VC. That should do it... :)

[brokenfish]

they sell mta on cd now?!

[Dimz]

need a tutorial on importing / setting up weapons in zmodeler , and import from the .dff file to the game . if anyone has any idea how to do this i would apprecitate it so much , i have a bunch of weapons just waiting to be imported .

[Blueflame]

i didnt know mta was on cd?

[brokenfish]

its not; where did you hear that?

[DeCoy]

Hey guys! I cannot find any .dff files?
Can you tell in which game folder should I look,and which program to use in order to open those files?

[South Bank]

The Dff's should just appear in IMG tool or whatever when you open GTA3.img. To edit them, download zmodeller and the GTAVC plugin, then import an extracted DFF in there. Extraction is done using the dropdowns at the top but its not nessecary unless you want to physically change the shape of a model.

Anyway, I got a problem with adding cars and I need some help. I've got several vehicle mods downloaded but none of them work. An example of this is the coach. I know how to replace the COL model for it and change the handling lines etc but when I try to use REPLACE, IMG tool, it tells me that the files I want to replace the current ones with are too big, so it won't let me. I've tried getting around this by extracting the current Coach files to my documents as a backup, then deleting them in IMG tool. I then added the new ones which were significantly bigger in size, and everythig was ok. I rebuilt the archive then opened up GTAVC, and the vehicle was on the game, but whenever I tried to get in/drive it, the PC went "PING" and froze every time. Its the same with all car mods I have tried to add in. I know its not the COL file replacement or handling files etc because I have tested these on the original cars and they work. So am I doing something wrong or is there a way I could shrink the file sizes down to match that of the current ones, because its doing my head in now. The most annoyiong thing is that when I try to put the original cars back, the game doesn't like it, so I've reinstalled the game 4 times now.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and like I've said, I'm sure I'm replacing the TXD and DFF files correctly but no cars will work, and everything I'm using to change stuff and all my mods were downloaded from GTAgaming.com so no, they aren't corrupt or poor.

[Zachnorn]

Hi, I have a problem with the Corvette 50th Anniversary car. I installed it, but didn't replace the Banshee, I used Sabre instead. When I go and find my car, the wheels are on top of the car. The driver can't move the car. When I get in, it starts jumping, and goes upside down. I have checked all the files I changed (handling.cfg, default.ide, and carcols.dat), and they look the same as the readme. Thanks for the help.

Edited to add that I found out what the problem was, I had to add a 1 after one of the Sabre's on the handling file.

[brokenfish]

sometimes the cars come with bad installation instructions.
check to see that its in proper vc format too.

[Robster_Davinci]

I downloaded a wepons mod form this site and now i don no wot to do with it (igot win 98):evil3:

[brokenfish]

does it come with instructions?

if it doesnt, you usually only have to replace the original files in the .img file with the ones provided. make sure you back everything up first!

[GTA - Wolf]

BF can you mod me a Honda S2000 with flames on the side, a spoiler, alloys, 4 huge exthausts, just make it 2 fast 2 furious style.

PLZ

[Dragon96]

Gta-wolf this is ur fourth thread that u asked this request in, i am telling u again MAKE UR OWN THREAD, how would u feel if u made a mod request and like tons and tons of ppl came in and started asking ppl to make a mod for them that has nothing to do with ur topic huh? i would hate it now make ur own thread ok please for the love of god MAKE UR OWN THREAD FOR A MOD REQUEST!

[brokenfish]

gta - wolf: no, im retired right now.
and dragon is right

[No1Kn0w$]

didnt help at all man

BTW ill kill any and every honda or any other ricer just meet me at Nopi in ATL GA in august

[sven]

hey, good guide, but i got a major problemo, i dwnlded that mod that changes the angels into san andreas police motorcyckes right, so i switched the files, the .dff and .txt but i start up the game, all goes fine and dandy until i try and load my game or start a new game, it goes to about the middle of the loading bar then freezes, and befo i installed that mod, it worked fine, so i dunno wtf is up, but if u could help?

[brokenfish]

if it froze at the pink bar about halfway (or at least somewhere between the ends :p ) then that means your default.ide or another configuration file was improperly modded. try fixing default.ide or gta_vc.dat.

[The Wraith]

if it came with an scm file so it spawns somewere special the game wont load nither

also if theres no setings for the default ide it woudnt need none BUT
if this aint the 1st time the bikes been changed,
if you had a bike in before it, that may of changed it ?
so if you had in previosly had one in, did they chnage the origional settings ?
lol more funky gta errors dont ya love em heheh

[brokenfish]

if its an scm mod, then you need to start a new game.

[dizzy]

Hi, i need help with the mod 100% saved game, i have downloaded and installed it, also file changed anything it has asked me to do successfully. the problem i have, is that evertime i go to run the game, load up that 100% saved game mod file, it crashes my game. If anyone can help me, plz reply back asap to me, i also have aim and msn. my msn is ee_tt2002@yahoo.ca, and my aim name is DiZzzZO, or GODZKKYLE., thanx very very much.:) :) :D


Dizzo

[aciddragon388]

i also need to know how to take screenshots

[goldberg]

yo,i need help with the vcm packager.i found a 2f2f mitsubishi lancer evo7 from another site and want ot to become a vcm version.....hw u change it?

[aciddragon388]

me freakin too

[misguidedangel]

to take screens u can use the print screen button on your comp or a program called fraps also works.

anyways onto my question, how does u make weapon mods? i got 2 idea im dieing to try out. thanks

[Vincent Pale]

CTRL-Shift-PrtScrnSysRq for newer systems

[brokenfish]

Originally posted by Vincent Pale
CTRL-Shift-PrtScrnSysRq for newer systems i dont think so.
newer systems would make it easier :rolleyes:

[stewie]

what do i run the img thing with and whats a txt editor

[brokenfish]

the img thing is a program that you download
a txt editor is something like notepad

[Nako]

Can you make a guide for installing weapon mods please, or is it just the same as installing car mods?

[Rockstar Rox0rs]

If it involves TXDs and DFFs its ALL the same.

[Biotoxic]

Hello, i have some problems installing Respawn district — when i instal with Gta3mods img tool and click add files then suddenly appear some error and that loading suddenly stops. When i first time made that island it was invisible, excluding some trees, bushes and buildings

[willbobmick]

brocken fish, whats your favourite vehicle mod, plaese give me a
link to it.
I'm looking for a really good one cause i'm bord of rubbish stuff.
Maybe something to replace the Cheetah

[brokenfish]

Originally posted by Biotoxic
Hello, i have some problems installing Respawn district — when i instal with Gta3mods img tool and click add files then suddenly appear some error and that loading suddenly stops. When i first time made that island it was invisible, excluding some trees, bushes and buildings make sure you installed the mod completely before you try running the game. if you get errors during installation, be certain that the files are not set to read-only.

Originally posted by willbobmick
brocken fish, whats your favourite vehicle mod, plaese give me a
link to it.
I'm looking for a really good one cause i'm bord of rubbish stuff.
Maybe something to replace the Cheetah i like cars that match vice citys style.
i dont have any favorites (i try to avoid using vehicle mods at all) but id say that the one ive used most is the lamborghini murcielago r-gt by yazu (http://www.gtagaming.com/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=362).

its neither particularly small nor highly detailed, and i like the "between-ness."

plus, i just like how the car looks. there are others i could recommend but i suggest you look for ones from high-quality authors.

[SgtCarneiro]

Originally posted by Biotoxic
Hello, i have some problems installing Respawn district — when i instal with Gta3mods img tool and click add files then suddenly appear some error and that loading suddenly stops. When i first time made that island it was invisible, excluding some trees, bushes and buildings

Biotoxic, make sure u install Img editor for Vice City and not for GTA 3...

Now I want to expose my problem...
I do all that is in the tutorial... no problems... I do all in Img Editor, in haddling, colors and default.ide... But when i finish and start game... Vice City shut down when i do Load game, or New Game....

I need some help here :rolleyes:

[GROVEST4LIFE]

how do u take screen shots while playing Vice City PC?

[MAD MAN]

Originally posted by GROVEST4LIFE
how do u take screen shots while playing Vice City PC?
is that a joke or something?! u just press "print screen" in your keyboard. it's above the insert button....
then just go to MS paint or something...go to edit:paste and then just save the pic. SIMPLE,JUST SIMPLE.:)

[SgtCarneiro]

:evil: HeLp Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!:evil:

[SVTcobra04]

could someone make a guide or tell me(and probley alot of others) how to make a mod.Id like to make a sweet car.wut programs do i need to make it.

[gtastuntman]

do you need to know how to script write and if so is there anywhere i can learn how to do so?Thanks!

[soulflyss]

Is there a DFF editor out yet for San Andreas? (I think the forum is broke no one responds to post around here :wtf: )

[CarModLover]

I Don't know the part where u say you will need "An IMG Editor" which one is it?? The Archive (IMG) Editor or the Image (TXD) Editor ???
Please Answer If Somebody Knows!!!
THX ~~

[CarModLover]

This is scary..........Anyone answering???does anyone know??
answer please

[b_blakeney]

the best, man.

--b

[b_blakeney]

Is there an updated version of this for GTA:SA?

--b

[slader]

hey im sorta a noob with this whole rar file thing i cant seem to figure it out can someone help me

[eagle30]

can I edit some missions?

[snipermist]

HEY BROKENFISH the link that u made for backup files dosen't work PLEASE could u make it work for me or tell me a mod that WILL replace the cheetah.dff and txt. cuz I deleted them by MISTAKE and Vice City won't load without them PLEASE!!!or anybody IF U KNOW of a CAR that replaces CHEETAh please let me know HELP!!!!or e-mail me at Jonathan2936@aol.com

[snipermist]

PLEASE brokenfish help me with this problem i deleted cheetah.dff adn txt. .i tried teh link that u set up but it dosen't take me nowhere ....please could u help me get those files back...or better yet tell me where to get a CAR that will repleace teh Cheetah.dff txt. and COL...please my game won't goon with out it HELP!!!!!!!

[zechare]

I have question i'm new heer ani was wondering how to get to the car list for GTA SA? can somone with this is wanna mod bad

[ajs]

can anyone help me with an error message i'm gettin from vice city. i just edited some files for a new car mod and when i try to load a game a message comes up sayin "Unhandled exception:C0000005 at address: 0064dec5". any ideas??

[rappo]

Did you install the Tumbler Batmobile from my San Andreas tutorial?

[ajs]

thats me.

[rappo]

Yeeahh..well...that car is made for San Andreas. Meaning, it won't work in Vice City.

[ajs]

ok. thanks anyway

[ajs]

i tried adding a mod to vice city and it seemed to work at first but when i got into the game i couldn't find it and there were other cars where it was usually parked. a message has started to appear saying "Unhandled exception: c0000005 at address: 00579dcb". any ideas

[rappo]

Dude, I just told you... it's because you're installing a mod that is meant for San Andreas. DOWNLOAD A MOD FOR VICE CITY AND DO IT!

[-:FatAzZ:-]

Originally posted by South Bank
The Dff's should just appear in IMG tool or whatever when you open GTA3.img. To edit them, download zmodeller and the GTAVC plugin, then import an extracted DFF in there. Extraction is done using the dropdowns at the top but its not nessecary unless you want to physically change the shape of a model.



ok, well i want to " remodell" a few cars in GTA SA, but ive searched
for the plugin for zmodeller but ive come up with nothing.
please if n e one has a link to a dff plugin for either zmodeller or 3D Studio Max 5 post here, i would apreciate it very much :)

Fatazz

[Bob-o]

I've got no idea what im doing here.

Ok, i have a .rar mod file and WinRAR, and VCMM. how do i get the .rar file into the game?

[-:FatAzZ:-]

Originally posted by Bob-o
I've got no idea what im doing here.

Ok, i have a .rar mod file and WinRAR, and VCMM. how do i get the .rar file into the game?

i can help u with the first part.
unrar the file first, like this
right click on the file, choose unrar to [foldername]
and then u will have teh file ready to put it in the game.
teh rest i dont know how to do, cuz i havent done it myself yet.

Fatazz

[eagle30]

needing tutorial for mission builder

[bob_2122]

i can only get vehicle mods 2 work! im using SAMI on san andreas, i need 2 use the 100% mod but it wont let me, can anyone help

[eagle30]

thread is death!

[Eddie******101******]

someone join my buggati thread please thanks

i need a modder to make me a bugatti!

[Mousey]

trust me you are gonna get banned, stop posting the same things. maybe nobody wants to make a new one for you, search fucking google for one ffs

[binary demon]

i would like ot know where iu can get a manual for packaging car mods that allows me to package and auto install the col file sinto vehicles.col so it doesnt have to be done manually.

[maddmike]

and yet i still dunno how to mod cars for VC i gotta be tech. retarded

[craign]

Please can someone help me? I have installed VCMM, but how do you open files with it? It is not a valid win32 application, and it has not got a file toolbar. HELP!

[Asif]

Please can someone help me? I have installed VCMM, but how do you open files with it? It is not a valid win32 application, and it has not got a file toolbar. HELP!

How to use VCMM (http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1443 56)