The official guide on installing mods and GTA Vice City ªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªªª By some name, Real Name shall not be revealed This guide was also contributed finely by Spaceeinstein, the senior GTA expert. Email: wickedwhizz@hotmail.com Website: www.gamestudio.net.tf *** Please note this Guide was mainly created for Gamestudio, GameFAQS and Spaceeinstein website. www.gamefaqs.com www.gamestudio.net.tf / www.gamestudio.info www.freewebs.com/spaceeinstein/vicecity.htm *** ªªªª Copyright Notes ªªªª This Guide is the property of Gamestudio.net.tf and I have given permission for GameFAQs and Spaceeinstein to host it on their site. If you think of hosting it on your site then please email me for permission but i assure you , i will not allow all websites to host it. If we do see this guide hosted anywhere without permission then we will remove this guide from all websites that we permitted and take copyright action, report you to your host. CONTENTS ªªªªªªª 1. Intro 2. GTA VC Installation Guide 2.1. Intro 2.2. Installation Guide 3. Installing VCM mods 3.1. Intro 3.2. Tips 3.3. The Step By Step Tutorial 4. Installing IMG Mods 4.1. Intro 4.2. Tips 4.3. The step By Step Tutorial 5. Installing other types of mods 6. Installing Multi Theft Auto 6.1. Intro 6.2. Installation Guide ---------------- (1) Introduction --------------- - What Is a Mod? A mod is the short term for modification. There are endless amount of mods for vice city. Once you finish the game, you feel bored and have nothing else to do so modding is the best option for killing vice city bordom. Modding is very simple, its just replacing a file/s or is as simple as clicking a button. Modding is very popular for vice city, and vice city would'nt be fun enough without the mods. - What you will learn. You will be learning how to install modifications and aslo learning what they do to make the game more fun and realistic. - What types of mods are there? * VCM Mods * IMG Mods * File Replacement mods * Automatic, button click installing mods * Skins * Patches These all are the types of mods you can find but there are many more also. Skins are amazingly simple to install, just put them in the vice city skins folder and go to options - Player Skin Setup and use your skin. Patches fix certain errors in your game and also do many other things also. - What errors you may encounter when using a mod Well, the most common and the only error I have is the 'unhandled exception' error, i basically call it the UE. When the error occurs, the game freezes and stops, you will get a very known and anoying noise from the erro r. And when you ALT - TAB to see what the error is, you find that there is an extra window named unhandled exception in the bottom start bar. ---------------------------------- (2) GTA Vice City Installation Guide ----------------------------------- (2.1.) [Intro] Installing GTA VC is fairly easy, just clicking on a few buttons and waiting for it to install. Well if your opinion is different and you are having problems installing this game then this is the guide for you. (2.2.) [Installation Guide] 1. Buy the Game, do NOT download it 2. Insert the install disc from the two discs you get access to, run the setup. 3. Fill in all the details and the things asked 4. Agree to the terms and conditions 5. Start the installation, the installation takes on average about five minutes, well to me it does but I can assure you it does not take hours and hours like some other games do. 6. In the middle of the installation you will be asked to insert the disc with the audio files in, thats the PLAY disc, eject and insert and re eject ( Only if you did not know yourself) 7. When the installation finishes, go to programs - start - rockstar games - play GTA vice city and play the game! CONGRATS, you have installed vice city, you are so talented ! (I know what you're thinking, i killed the joke) (2.3.) [Frequently occured error and questions] 1. - How can i play GTA vice city without the disc, is it possible? Its possible but illegal, if I tell you then this FAQ would be rejected, go find out yourself, google it or something. 2. - I get an unfinished setup error after the setup! This problem occurs to me sometime when i try install is well, just ignore the error, the error should say something like 'The installation is not finished - setup error' or something. At the same time you will also get an error saying 'Warning - The wrong volume is in the drive'. Ignore these errors and try to start the game, if the game does not start or another error comes then I am not the person to ask. But the game worked perfectly for me though after the error came. 3. - What the heck, Audio files disc? This means you did not read the installation guide at all or did not read it completely. The audio disc means the PLAY disc, keep this in mind and don't ask it again. 4. I have downloaded vice city, are there any downfalls? YES: 1. No radio stations 2. No proper mods 3. Sometimes not ability to use trainers 4. Cheats may not work 5. The game will keep freezing somewhere 6. Won't have access to all features 7. May not let you save your game and many many more... Seriously if you are thinking of dowloading this game from a filesharing network or anywhere else then please think again, the law is now after anyone who downloads music or software for free illegally. It is fine if you do not care but i am just waring you. My reccomendation is to buy the game, you will get more features and the game will run properly. You may also look at the advantages list: 1. (empty) 2. (empty) 3. (empty) -------------------------- (3) Installing VCM Mods ------------------------- (3.1.) [Intro] VCM mod installing is the easiest way of installing vehicle and some other type of mods, all you do is move the mod to a specific folder, go to the manager and click on install, it couldn't be even simpler. But there are some drawbacks but not many. Make sure you have the Dmagic Wheel mod and it is already installed. It should already come with the tool, if it isnt there then download the mod in another website or go to www.freewebtown.com/gtaworld/wheelmod.zip . The dmagic wheel mod is important for download vcm vehicle mods, if you do not then you will experience errors and unhandled exceptions. (3.2.) [Tips] * If you have a problem like an unhandled exception in the game , and you know you have properly installed the Dmagic Wheel Mod then the mod you are trying to install is probably or possibly corrupted. Try find the manual install of the mod and use the IMG tool for manual installation. * If you know how to use both tools but prefer using the VCM Manager then simple turn the dff and txd files into one vcm file. You can do that by using the vcm packager found at www.codenamevice.co.uk or some other GTA websites based on vice city. * Installing while the game is running will not work, close or quit the game before you install the mods. {*} You can also contribute tips for this guide by sending me an email, please tell me which tool the tips is for or if it is for both tools. All sensible contributions will be added to this guide. (3.3.) [Here is the step by step tutorial]: 1. First download the file 2. When finished downloading, start the setup and install the manager 3. Then (on the programs menu) click the 'mod manager' 4. When you have clicked it you will be asked to show the destination of the vice city folder, which is: C: Program files > Rockstar Games > Grand theft auto vice city 5. When you have done so, the manager will show up and you are now ready to install your mods. If you still don't know where to go to download mods then go to the link 'Game mod links' (warning: you can only install mods that are in VCM format with this manager, if you have downloaded a mod in a TXD or DFF format then visit the link 'IMG tutorial' 6. When you have downloaded a mod you want to install, extract the mod into: C: Program files > vcmm > mods > vcm 7. if you extracted it properly then the mod should show up on the manager and all you have to do is click the mod and click install If you get an unhandled exception then it means that you didn't install Dmagic wheel mod or the mod does not suit the original vehicle *** The VCM Manager can only install vehicle mods and very little of others. If you want to install other types of mods then use the IMG tutorial. *** ------------------------------- (4) Installing IMG mods ------------------------------- (4.1) [Intro] Installing IMG mods is a bit more difficult and but not too much. You may encounter some errors while trying to delete or replace the original files. With the IMG tool you can mod all the models and charactors and vehicles and many more. For installing vehicles with IMG tool is just simply deleting the original two files and adding the two mod files. You may rename the files names to replace a different vehcile but I would recommend using the normal or current replacement. (4.2) [Tips] * Do not try to install mods in while the game is running, you will get an error and there might be some accidental changes done to GTA.img, it happened to me once. So I suggest you quit the game first. * You can add mods into the game without replacement but you can only ad four until the game freezes. - By spaceeinstein. (4.3) [Here is the step by step tutorial] note: I will be using yankee.dff and yankee.txd several times in this tutorial. 1. First download the file 2. When finished downloading, extract the folder to a place you wish 3. Then open up the tool and go to 'file' and 'open' : C: Program files > Rockstar games > GTA VC > models > gta3.(img) 4. When you have done that, lots of files in TXD and DFF format will appear. You are now ready to install your mods 5. Just to check, open up your folder and there should be at least two files that are DFF and TXD. If there is only one file in the format of VCM then you have to use the mod manage r to install that mod 6. In the IMG tool go to 'edit' then 'find' and find the name of the vehicle you want to replace. (IMG tool mods have the same name of the original designs and can only be added to the ones that have the same name. E.g. If you downloaded a mod saying 'yankee.dff' and 'yankee.txd' then it means that the mod replaces the Yankee only) 7. *First I suggest you find the yankee.dff, so go to 'edit' and 'find' and find your 'yankee.dff' and delete it *Do the same to yankee.txd 8. Now is the main part. Go to 'commands' and then 'add' and find the mod file in DFF format (yankee.dff) and click 'open'. If you have done this properly it will be added in the long list of files. Then go the same with the mod file in TXD format and now all you have to do it go to 'commands' and 'rebuild archive' DONE! Now do that with the rest of your mods! -------------------------------------------- (5) Installing other types of mods ------------------------------------------- All mods do not just need IMG and VCM tool to install them. There are many mods like the replacement of the main.scm that you have to install yourself. Before you start installing and replacing, I have written a list of improtant tips and hints: (please read them) * Always and I mean always back up something that you are going to replace with a mod, for example just create a folder named 'backed up files' and put the backed up files there. You need to back the files up if something goes wrong or the mod is corrupted. * Main.scm modding will need a new game to play the mods. If you have a mod that replaced the main.scm with another then you should and would need to start a new game to use the mod. If you need help in installing some types of mods then please email me at wickedwhizz@hotmail.com and ask the question. -------------------- (6) Installing MTA ------------------- (6.1.) [intro] I took some tips for installing from multi theft auto website, since i do not know about installing MTA much myself. Please note that i do not give technical support on installing MTA so please do not email me asking for help in installing multhi theft auto. Please also note that codename blue is about to come out, codename blue is said to be much easier to install, use, a it also allows mods and it is also said to be less glitchy. I would wait for Blue to come out instead of just using this laggy and glitchy normal MTA. (6.2.) [Installation Guide] 1. Make sure you have installed GTA VC on your PC, remover all installed trainers or maybe even mods (i am not so sure). 2. Go to the website www.mtavc.com and click on downloads in the navigation bar. 3. Go to 'releases' and then to 'MTA:VC 0.2' , dowload from one of the links of mirrors. 4. After download, click on the EXE file and go through the setup, read all the stuff and install MTA VC. 5. After you have completely installed MTA VC then go to the website www.udpsoft.com/eye2 and search for the all seeing eye download and click from a mirror of your choice. 6. Install ASE 7. Filter - Configure Games..., seach Multhi Theft Auto, check the box visible in filter list and fill in the program location 8. Find Multi theft auto and press F5, select a server, double click on the server. 9. The client will start connecting to the server, this is your first time so click the disconnect button and and fill in a nickname and press connect again 10. Always start game from the button in ASE, not from the start menu. Start a new game and wait for it to load. Jubilations! You have passed your mission and succesfull installed MTA VC!. 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