Welcome to Stealing Automobiles, Kotaku’s semi-regular column devoted to rounding up fascinating tales and information in regards to the Grand Theft Auto franchise and Rockstar Video games. This time round, I chatted with one of many lead devs behind a cool new GTA mod mixing Manhunt and San Andreas into a brand new recreation. I additionally found a GTA 6 fan who counted over 10,000 timber in a single screenshot. And we’ve extra stats from that Rockstar Video games knowledge breach that occurred earlier this month. Y’know, the one which ended up resulting in Take-Two’s inventory value exploding.
New GTA San Andreas Mod Lastly Provides Followers The Manhunt Crossover They’ve Needed The 3D Grand Theft Auto universe (which incorporates GTA Vice Metropolis and San Andreas) is technically set in the identical world as Manhunt, Rockstar’s gritty, ultra-violent stealth-action sequence that has attracted a number of controversy over time. The most important clue that the PS2-era GTA video games exist alongside Manhunt are the repeated references to Carcer Metropolis, the horrible midwestern metropolis the place the unique Manhunt takes place. For an extended, very long time, followers have wished these two franchises to come back collectively. It’s by no means occurred, although, exterior of some cosmetics and references in GTA On-line. However don’t fear: devoted modders have stepped in to offer followers with GTA: Carcer Metropolis. That is an in-development mod for GTA: San Andreas on PC that absolutely converts the sport into a very new expertise set in Carcer Metropolis and stuffed filled with Manhunt vibes, sound results, areas, and extra. It’s a powerful creation, and earlier this month, the devs behind it launched a demo for it. I performed the demo and talked to one of many lead creators behind GTA: Carcer Metropolis in regards to the demo, the mod, and extra.
The modder I spoke to, who goes by Mattineu, stated that the concept behind the mod was to offer the GTA group with its “dream” mod of a brand new recreation set in a completely explorable Carcer Metropolis. Many different modders have tried previously, and a few of these incomplete makes an attempt have been included in GTA: Carcer Metropolis.
“All Ranges from Manhunt are included within the mod, as with out them, it wouldn’t be attainable to faithfully develop Carcer Metropolis,” Mattineu informed Kotaku. “I’d say lower than 10 % of the map is from Manhunt, 85 % by us (Me, Deadpool, Miauz, 1GB, and many others…), and the remaining proportion by older mods that we’ve permission to make use of.” Mattineu informed Kotaku that the mod’s model of Carcer Metropolis is straight impressed by two cities: Detroit and Cleveland. The modder says the group was aiming to create a “large industrial metropolis in ruins, removed from its glory days [as] the Crown Jewel of the Rust Belt.”
And to be clear, GTA: Carcer Metropolis is devoted to recreating Manhunt’s Carcer Metropolis and never town of Cottonmouth seen in Manhunt 2. Mattineu tells me that the group is utilizing some textures from that sequel, although, and {that a} model of Cottonmouth could be discovered within the bigger GTA: San Andreas mod often called Stars and Stripes. As for whether or not any characters from Manhunt will present up in GTA: Carcer Metropolis, Mattineu confirmed a number of acquainted faces will pop up, together with the journalist Robin, who is definitely within the recreation’s demo. The plan is to see how gamers react to the demo and proceed work on the total launch. The modder informed me that when GTA: Carcer Metropolis is completed and shipped, it will likely be about as large and lengthy as Grand Theft Auto III. If you wish to try the mod now, you possibly can obtain it right here. You’ll want an unmodded model of GTA: San Andreas 1.0 in your PC. Then you definitely simply paste the mod’s recordsdata into the sport folder in the best spot, and also you’ll be taking part in Carcer Metropolis very quickly.
I used to be capable of get the mod up and operating, and regardless of some technical points, it’s a powerful fan creation. At occasions, it feels pretty much as good as one thing from the Rockstar of that period, full with new loading display paintings and unique music, in addition to weapons from Manhunt. The radio stations and DJs are notably genuine and add to the moody, gritty ambiance of Carcer Metropolis. As a fan of each Manhunt and GTA, I at all times wished one thing like this from Rockstar Video games. That by no means occurred, however GTA: Carcer Metropolis is shaping as much as be the subsequent smartest thing, and I can’t wait to play the total launch sooner or later. GTA On-line gamers have earned over $2.5 sextillion in-game {dollars} for the reason that recreation launched Final week’s leak of knowledge from Rockstar Video games revealed quite a bit about how a lot cash GTA On-line has revamped the previous couple of months and years. However what about how a lot (faux, in-game) cash gamers are making? As individuals proceed to dig via the information, we’re additionally getting different stats about GTA On-line, with maybe probably the most fascinating being the truth that for the reason that recreation launched over a decade in the past, followers have earned an astronomical amount of cash from finishing missions, duties, actions, and different occasions. The full quantity? Take a deep breath earlier than studying this complete factor out. Followers have earned $2,933,053,579,559,480,000,000 in-game {dollars} in GTA On-line. You can purchase a number of mansions for that a lot, I reckon.
Somebody counted each single tree on this GTA 6 screenshot ©Rockstar Video games When you’ve been following Grand Theft Auto 6 information for the previous couple of years, you doubtless acknowledge this picture of a airplane flying over some water and timber. It’s very fairly. Properly, somebody determined to spend the restricted quantity of life we’re all given on this planet to depend each tree on this screenshot. Utilizing Photoshop, a number of free time, and a few guesswork, they arrived at 14,287 timber within the picture, “give or take possibly a pair hundred.” Rockstar, please, you possibly can’t delay GTA 6 once more. We have already got individuals determining the SPF stage of NPC suntan lotion and counting timber. Followers are going to begin counting what number of atoms make up somebody’s hat quickly at this price. Take-Two Boss says AI ought to substitute individuals like Elon Musk after he advised AI could make GTA 6 Throughout an on-stage dialog on the Semafor World Financial system 2026 occasion, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked briefly about AI and, utterly unprompted, proceeded to pivot to dunking on Tesla CEO, world’s richest man, and historical past’s saddest dork, Elon Musk.
“If AI had been going to do away with employment, the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk, is aware of a little bit one thing about AI, final time I checked,” stated Zelnick. “He has limitless monetary assets, and he has limitless human assets, and he has, apparently, an infinite variety of concepts. He is aware of his means round AI. The person works 20 hours a day. If AI had been going to take anybody’s job, wouldn’t it take his job? The richest man on Earth, wouldn’t that be job primary for AI to take? Why is he so busy? By the best way, why am I working tougher than ever even if I’ve completely accepted AI into each a part of my life?” Maybe Zelnick wasn’t joyful to see Musk claiming earlier this yr on Twitter that, within the close to future, AI content material era instruments will have the ability to create a recreation like GTA 6 in minutes. He even advised that sooner or later, AI will simply make video games you want with out you having to ask. That’s nonsense, however wealthy tech bros mainly solely communicate in nonsense and gibberish, so it’s to be anticipated. As for Zelnick, when requested if AI might generate a recreation like Grand Theft Auto 6, he referred to as the concept “laughable.” Which, to be honest, is what it’s best to say if your organization is primarily banking on promoting and making the most of GTA 6 after a virtually decade-long growth timeline. Goodbye! Stealing Automobiles could be a twice-monthly factor transferring ahead? We’re nonetheless attempting to determine it out.
