i follow the pinned! (insert custom cars into gta sa!)

1. xxx.txd open with txdworkshop, save as VCxBoX

2. open gta3.img and "REPLACE" xxx.txd and xxx.dff

3. rebuild archive

4. via FTP to xbox

5. delete cache x,y,z and e:/cache

6. reboot

7. after loading the savegame, the screen freezzzzzzeeee!

probleme?????? i need help!

what car did you use? (try to use a car with a dff no bigger than 1MB in size.)

what version of san andreas do you have? the second edition is unmoddable without the patch. more details can be found here and here

what version?

i use the patch from your forum for pal!

the dff file are bigger than 1mb!

can i more cars replace and than rebuild the archive?

thanks!

if the dff is larger than 1mb it ussually crashes when it spawns cause the traffic will load it more than once.

also are you asking, can you add additional cars to the game instead of replacing? as far as i know, no, you need to replace

i used a dff with 650kb and it is ok und runs! thanks!

my english is not so good! sorry!

to the asking! i open the gta3.img than replace aaa.dff/aaa.txd than rebuild archive! so! can i replace aaa.dff/txd than replace bbb.dff/txd and than rebuild? or after once car replace rebuild?

you can install more than once car at a time, yes.

ok! thanks!

no problem

oke, i read your tutorial, and it make sense to me, ive got the same problem...
but i think my solution is a bit different, i bought this xbox from someone else, en the previous owner modded san andreas... and it has the files default.xbe, but also default-unpatched.xbe... sow im guessing its already patched, but the mods used are to big... can i trace the mods and delete them, or replace them with good sized mods?

sorry for my poor english, im form holland

if you know what cars are crashing the game.


If I recall correctly though... if you replace a file in the gta3.img file with a modded one, it doesn't update the file size.

So finding the mod may prove more difficult than it appears.

@ 82_Z28

when the dff file are bigger than 1mb can i push(make it smaller) it with any prog?

do you understand me?

all download cars.dff are bigger than 1mb.

u can use 3dsmax or Gmax and kam's scripts (needed for 3dsmax or Gmax to import/export gta .dff files) to reduce .dff size.

I've seen apps out there that reduce the file size/complexity of models in .3ds format (which can be converted into the dff)
however most of them run anywhere from $500 to $2000 (way out of my price range.)

your best bet is to reduce the model manually with 3dsmax like Potman said.

thanks!

and where i find the tool?

3dsmax's not free, u have to buy it, unless u know how to get it free

gmax's free tho, it's similar to 3dsmax, download it somewhere here: http://turbosquid.com/

also u need kam's script for gmax or 3dsmax to export/import gta .dff files, download kam's script here:
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=218318

cool!

is it illegal to post "gta3.img"? or why i find not yet?

its a hart way for a noob to play the "my perfekt" gta game!

that's quite a confusing post.....


first of all, yes its illegal to post the entire gta3.img, besides, its too big to post anyway
if you wanna create a mod of your own, its best to start off small with one or two reskins or something.


that way all you would need to do is host a txd or two.

a good place to start looking for mods to add to your game (pre-converted too) is here:
http://www.invisionplus.net/forums/index.p...amp;showforum=7
nearly all of them have been tested in some way, so you know they work.

oh sorry! i want say thanks for the script and gmax.

not every dff file lets open in gmax! in your forum the dff file many bigger than 1mb.

thanks for the tipps!

if u meant "this is not a standard file" error then it means the dff file were made by zmodeller so u need to use zmodeller to import it. zmodeller made dff file doesnt work with gmax/3dsmax.
too bad zmodeller's dff filter/something's not free.

btw in xboxgamemods forum i'll upload alot of dff files around 300-500kbs size soon so check the forum sometimes.

okay!