Common Problems
From SA-MP
Client
I get the error "San Andreas cannot be found"
San Andreas Multi-player is not a stand-alone program! It adds multi-player functionality to San Andreas, and thus you need GTA San Andreas for the PC - it also needs to be UK/US v1.0, other versions will not work and are highly unlikely to be added in the future.
I can not see any servers in SA:MP
First off, ensure you are following the procedures set out in the Quick-start guide. If you have followed what it says, and still cannot see any servers, you must allow SA:MP access through your firewall. Unfortunately, due to the large amount of available firewall software, we can not offer further support on this - we suggest looking at the manufacturers website or trying a Google search.
Single Player Loads instead of SA:MP
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THE SINGLE PLAYER OPTIONS (NEW GAME, LOAD GAME, ETC) - SA:MP SHOULD LOAD BY ITSELF AND NOT PRESENT THESE OPTIONS. IF YOU SEE "NEW GAME" SINGLE PLAYER HAS LOADED, NOT SAN ANDREAS MULTIPLAYER.
Single Player can load for 2 reasons - you have installed SA:MP to the wrong folder, or you have the wrong version of San Andreas and if you have the wrong version (you see v2.00 at the bottom-right of the screen when the single player loads) it's easy to fix. download this down grader that makes it the right version. click here to download the downpager.
I get "INVALID NICKNAME" when connecting to server
Ensure you are using no "Special" characters in your name (use 0-9, a-z, {},[],() only), and that your name is no longer than 16 characters long. This also could be caused when a player is on a server with the same handle as you.
Screen sticks at "Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xx:xxxx"
The server could be offline, or if you cant connect to any server, disable your firewall and see if it works. If it does you must set up your firewall properly - go to its website to find out how. It could also be that you have an old version of SA-MP, download the latest version from the SA-MP download page.
I have a modified GTA: San Andreas, and my SA:MP won't load
Mods are supported within SA:MP as long as they do not affect the gameplay. Any modifications you have made could though crash your game. Reinstall San Andreas again. Also, ensure that your directory looks like this. More info about what kind of mods are allowed can be found in this topic.
Crash: When I try to tune my car, the game crashes
Possible Solutions:
1)
- Go to your My Documents/GTA SA User Files Folder.
- Delete the file named gta_sa.set. This file contains your game configurations, the game will recreate this file when you start it next time with the default config.
- Start SA:MP, try to mod your car
- If it works, try to change settings (changing resolution, Visual effects, AA, etc.)
2)
- Go to start > run > dxdiag
- Click on the "Sound" tab.
- Under "DirectX Features", set the "Hardware Sound Acceleration Level" to "Basic Acceleration" (Should also work on Standard Acceleration)
- Click on "Save all Information", and Exit.
3)
- Update your drivers
4)
- Change compatibility mode to Windows 2000
I'm getting an Exception while the Game loads
If you're getting an Exception like this:
- EDIT: Exception At Address: 0x004F02D3
- Last SCM Opcode: 0x581
- Registers:
- EAX: 0x00000039 EBX: 0x00B60000 ECX: 0x00000000 EDX: 0x00000000
- ESI: 0x00B62CB0 EDI: 0x00B65238 EBP: 0x00000000 ESP: 0x0023FD8C
- EFLAGS: 0x00210213
then:
- Go to your My Documents/GTA SA User Files Folder.
- Delete the file named gta_sa.set. This file contains your game configurations, the game will recreate this file when you start it :* next time with the default config.
- Start SA:MP
- If it works, try to change settings (changing resolution, Visual effects, AA, etc.)
When launching GTA with SA:MP it wont start
Make sure you don't have any cheats/mods and remove d3d9.dll from your GTA San Andreas folder if you have it. You could also try deleting the gta_sa.set file in your userfiles-folder.
We can go to C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA SAN ANDREAS\ And Right click on gta_sa.exe go on Properties Then compability and Select Windows 98/ME
[Error] SAC Could Not Update
SAC No longer exists and therefore isn't supported. Make sure you have anticheat 0 set in your server.cfg
Connection rejected, you're using an incorrect version or may be using wrong nickname or might be banned
Server
Server instantly crashes when started
Most commonly its a error in your server.cfg file. Check the server_log.txt and the reason should be printed out or in the crashinfo.txt file.
... in server_log.txt ...Error: Your password must be changed from the default password, please change it.
Connection Problems
If you got the message "Connection attempt failed, retrying" , you probably have the wrong SA-MP client. For example, if you have the SA-MP 0.2.1 client and the server version is 0.2.2, you'll get this message.
