Just started a test server at 203.17.15.135:2003 - grab the new version of it here and the GTA3 v1.1 patch here and jump on and give it a go. If you have problems connecting (I only got the credits when I joined the server) read this.

will we need cogs or is this an ausgamers server?

AusGamers

how do i get it to work? to connect and what not? i have no idea..

Have you got it working trog, how does it play? Still very beta'ry or can you actually have a decent bash with it?

Sounds like it would be a hoot on lan if it's all syncing properly.

It seems fine, except every time I join when ASE is reporting there are people in there, I can't find anyone :( I'm not exactly sure what is going on.

Basically, you connect, pick a side (Diablos or Mafia) and spawn in the respective base. You can then fang around in a car. There are no citizens or anything, just empty streets. Need to get someone to test it out with me to see if we can confirm its working properly!

Yeah i was in there.. i saw a guy hammered him with a couple of clips, he didnt respond? or die?

Then i ran over two other guys and they didnt fire back or anything... wierd

ANd i can't blow up a car no matter how much i hammer it

Yeh, that happened to me as well. I think its still buggy schlock :) Lots of issues raised on the forums. I think I'll leave the server up but give up on it until the next version.

OK. I can join the server and it lists players as being in the game (In the MTA client thing... not the actual game)

So as far as I can tell, unless you can get in with a mate and designate a meeting place that no one really is in the game. But then as I say, youd need to designate a place to have a hope of finding someone.

Who knows. Maybe you setup the server wrong trog ;)

grrr wonder why it was f***ing up, it would open then close straight away, my download fanked up.

you have to commend the guys though, theyre doing a bloody great job, considering what they got, which is no source code. Reverse engineering is not easy, especially for something as big, complex, and buggy as GTA3.

They really have done a great job. Compared to their last release which was REALLY REALLY BAD this one is like a polished cut diamond.

I dunno whats going on with no other players but everything else is great. Getting in is easy enough. Then the team selection feels good and suits the game.

I dunno, if you could easily see your opposition and if chat was easily available then it would really be a great product. Maybe we are all doing somthing wrong or maybe trog has the server set to 'hide opposition' mode or some s***.

Maybe you setup the server wrong trog ;) I like the way people are conditioned to blame server operators immediately when things go wrong, it makes me happy

blaming people is fun

Where's that random blame generator again?

Trog... a ";)" means I was taking the piss. Im glad that you can still differentiate. ah well... take it as you will. I was just joking. I had NO real opinion that you were the reason.

Srry if I hurt your feelings.

Actually. Just looking at it. Not sure if anyone might have noticed but there is a little option for game version. Its a drop down. I didnt before so maybe others havnt. If you havnt already try that and see if it makes a difference.

I just tested it then with suhaib... I think it works. I could see somone and I assume he could see me. I could see him run around as well as in a car. It would seem that it works. Just set your game to 1.1 in the client before you get in. It seemed to work for me.

yeah i can't find anyone either, my mate and I are on lan, didn't work.

Awesome, the forum link doesn't even work.

I can see heaps of people. Just then I was playing at there were heaps of guys flogging it around. Its hard to tell if they can see you but I assume they can because they keep going back and forth trying to RAM you :D

Its a little laggy but I guess thats fair enough :P It seems ok. It does wrok at least.

Just make sure you have the client set to v1.1 That seemed to fix it for me.

I can see heaps of people. Just then I was playing at there were heaps of guys flogging it around. Its hard to tell if they can see you but I assume they can because they keep going back and forth trying to RAM you :D

I see them too, but i see peple just standing around, when i ram them, the car hits the person like a brick wall. Nothing happens :/

anyone wanna come have a bash now ?

What are you going to do to Trog after you put the whip cream on his ass ?

Has anybody seen a guy called HOOOON running around in there? I can see people moving but I can't hurt them, also they tend to jump around but thats probably just ma s***ty dial up connection :( I'll be getting adsl in a few weeks though :)

I can hit people and knock them on their arse. I can ram cars and send them spinning off but Im never sure if I have actually hurt the people.

I just dont know... Trog wanna try some of those other game modes? Im not really sure what they are but it might give people more direction in game while there sort of isnt any realy certainty in the game...

i don't think you can kill them, i've spammed a guy with the uzi with around 400 bullets, still didn't die.

I shot a guy with a rocket launcher about 20 times and he didn't die, or fire back... damn pacifists ;)

I have nfi whats going on in there which is a pity since GTA would definatly be a top multiplayer game and might finally knock cs off its podium if it ever gets going properly

Having played this I just dont think the game works that well multi. Alot of the coolness about the game was the sotry line and the atmosphere it had. This sort of takes that all away. You can play around and have fun sure but its never going to be a serious game especially if the game isnt made for multi like this one is. The netcode and feel just isnt gonna be there...

IMO at best GTA3 MTA will be a fun short term mess around.