Client Manual

How to Play

MTA:SA offers a comprehensive scripting system that allows map creators to customize many elements of the game in order to create their own innovative game modes.
The game incorporates as many single player elements as possible but some aspects are different.
There are no pedestrians and no AI traffic on the road. The only other people on the map are your opponents, or allies if it is a team game.
You can talk with them using the chatbox located in the left-hand corner of the screen by pressing T. To chat only to your team members, press Y.
MTA's map editor allows map creators to add various GTA objects to their maps including roads, exploding barrels, ramps, buildings, hills and more.
Not only this, but the objects can be scripted to move, change model and disappear.
This offers a great deal of fun and variation to the gameplay.
Holding Tab will display the scoreboard.
By default, only names and pings are displayed, but scripts can add extra columns that are specific to the particular gamemode being played.
For example, a deathmatch game mode would definitely have a column listing total kills, but the map creator may choose to add extra columns for the number of deaths you have and how long you have been playing for, in order to put your score into perspective.

Controls

In-Game Keys

F8 (or Tilde Key) - Console
F9 - In-game help
F11 - Show SA map (the following list is for use when the map is up)
numpad /- - Zoom in and out
numpad 4, 8, 6, 2 - move map left, up, right, down
numpad 0 - toggle between attach to local player (map follows player blip) and free move (map stays stationary)
F12 - Take a screenshot
T - Chat
Y - Team Chat
TAB - Player List (if Scoreboard resource is running on the server)


Console Commands

Bind defaults Binds control defaults in the settings menu
Press ~ (tilde) or F8 to access the console, then type a command followed by any neccessary parameters (if applicable) then press Enter.

/maps
This displays a list of all maps available on the server.
/nick [nickname]
This changes your nickname whilst in-game to whatever you specify in the parameters.
/msg [nickname] [message] or pm [nickname] [message]
This sends a private message to the person you specify in the [nickname] parameter.
Only the person you specify can see the message.
Both msg and pm perform the same function.
quit or exit
This disconnects you from the server and returns you to the Windows desktop.
Performs the same function as the Quit button on the main menu.
/ver
This displays the version number and copyright information for the software.
/sver
This displays the version number of the server you are connected to.
/time
This displays the current time.
/disconnect
This disconnects you from the server and returns you to the main menu.
/say [text]
This enables you to continue talking to people in the chat box whilst the console is open.
/ignore [nickname]
This will not display any text typed by the player you wish to ignore. To stop ignoring a player, type ignore [nickname] again.

A list of console commands can be seen by typing help into the console and pressing Enter.
The current map may also have extra commands which can be accessed by typing commands into the console.

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