Updated Classic: GTA San Andreas [ENG]

Overview

This guide is dedicated to pack of modifications for your favorite game. This build of mods are carries a lot of restored things from the PS2 and Xbox (Original) version which were lost at the PC port and also contains several fixes for the game.

About

Updated Classic is a big modpack that restores a lot features from PS2 and Xbox (original) versions, combines it with PC and gives a lot of improvements and fixes (that won’t destroy original atmosphere), even exclusive ones so you won’t find them anywhere else (if it hasn’t been stolen). And we’re working hard on it, spending hours, days and even months to fix some issues that can be already present in the games or can be caused by mods. And we’re working a few years on this already.

Differences from the PC version

Changes from PS2 version:

• Co-op, with all original modes (Free roam, Rampages).
• Some special objects from PS2 & Xbox versions.
• Script differences.
• Setting the weather and the atmosphere.
• Radar icons.
• Radio stations icons.
• Grass.
• Parked cars.
• Objects, models and textures which different on PC version.
• Text on the walls in the Ammu-Nations.
• Vehicles.
• Text files.
• Some effects.
• Reflections on the vehicles.
• Unused Pay’n’Spray in Las Venturas (Fixed).
• Markers.
• Loadscreens without compression.
• Art with Gant bridge in game menu.
• Destroyable statues in atrium.

Fixes:

• Enemy groups are now hitting your car in free mode.
• Fully working Hot Coffee mod. (It is activated and deactivated by the cheat code “HOTCOFFEE“).
• The game allocated more memory, which fixed the problem with the disappearance of textures.
• Pedestrians now do not disappear when you point camera at them.
• The noise with rain have been removed.
• Fixed “black roads” bug.
• Now when you use Alt + Tab, the game is not paused. (This fixed the problem with textures on the whole screen in the interiors).
• When an airplane exploded (when a player was inside), it no longer disappears.
• The “secret” Pay’n’Spray in Las Venturas has been restored and fixed.
• In the desert now appears the sheriff of the desert (in the original was the sheriff of the countryside).
• “Red Rain” has been fixed.
• Various fixes on the map (including interiors).
• Fixed the “black side” of palms and trees.
• Now you have access to the San Fierro police department.
• On the mission “Life’s a beach” to get a van, you now need to score 4000 points, as on PS2 (2500 on PC).
• In the first cutscene, the train is now are moving with the correct speed, as on the PS2.
• The siren in the mission “Black Project” was restored from the PS2.
• Fixed a problem with anti-aliasing and reflections in mirrors.
• The game now has a windowed mode.
• The night sky has been corrected.
• The light from the headlights was fixed.
• Various transport fixes. (Exclusive version)
• A double pair of wheels at the trucks.
• Parachute animations was restored.
• The mouse now works correctly.
• The mouse no longer goes beyond the screen, which allows you to play on multiple monitors.
• The sensitivity of the vertical axis of the mouse now corresponds to the sensitivity along the horizontal axis.
• More accurate counting of frames per second. Now frame limit is 30 (in default – 25, 26 in Steam).
• Fixed reflections on wet roads.
• All text now has correct shadows (depending on the selected resolution).
• In the folder “ReadMe” you can find manuals for the game.
• Added mip-map levels for all game textures.
• Added full support for gamepads.
• The interface now has the correct size relative to the screen resolution.
• Various script fixes.
• The NUM5 key works correctly (as in 1.01).
• Now, if the game does not have a configuration file, then the resolution in the game will default to the resolution of your computer’s screen (instead of the standard 800×600).
• DirectPlay is no longer required for the game.
• The size of the subtitles and radio stations is reduced, as in the Steam version.
• Fixed glare of the sun.
• Fixed a bug due to which melee weapon spawned by cheat code was replaced by another weapon when entering the marker.
• Rotors of helicopters and airplanes now work correctly.
• Hunter’s interior no longer disappears when you look at it through the glass.
• Lighting on objects no longer changes when changing weapons.
• Fixed a bug with the disappearing weapon icon on the jetpack.
• Blown up cars no longer shine.
• Fixed a problem with dirty vehicles. Now you can dirty and clean your cars in Pay’n’Spray (as in 1.01).
• The moon now has several phases (depending on the day of the week), as on the PS2.
• Fixed lighting of objects.
• User Tracks now support the FLAC format. (Only 8/16/24 bit, Mono / Stereo and up to 48 Khz).
• Temple and Queens are now properly reported by the police.
• Fixed a problem with the gym, when you forever could not use it.
• Fixed dumbbells in gyms.
• Saving in the Madd Dogg’s house no longer causes a problem with the basketball.
• Cheat code for floating vehicles from PS2 (Activation/deactivation – “SEAROADER“).
• Cops textures in “Reuniting The Families” and Quarry missions have been fixed.
• All music on the radio is present, unlike the standard Steam version.
• Fixed facial animations.
• Cut art in main menu was restored.
• Trains now have a glow effect from the headlights.
• The tram now has a dynamic change of sign (depends of area).
• Ryder’s number 9 in the “Drive-thru” mission now has the correct textures.
• Fixed a problem with the aero on Windows 7.
• Fixed a problem with long characters hands, when using skin mods.
• Fixed problems with the radar render.
• Improved smoke effects from car exhaust pipes.
• (Exclusive) Fixed wheelchair.
• Fixed Micro Uzi & (Exclusive) M4 models.
• All in-game models of story characters has improved.
• (Exclusive) Improved all billboards.
• (Exclusive) In mission ‘End Of The Line’ all bosses now have a correct weapons.
• Added HD icon of the game (can be found in data/Icons folder).
• (Exclusive) Fixed casino guard in ‘Key To Her Heart’ mission.
• Fixed Big Smoke statue in Crack Palace.
• Many animations was fixed.
• (Exclusive) Added radar icons for gym on Verona Beach, The Well Stacked Pizza Co. in Montgomery, barber shop in El Quebrados and Pay’n’Spray in Royal Casino.
• Radars in airports are now animated (like in GTA VC).
• (Exclusive) Hydra pilots replaced with soldiers in ‘N.O.E.’ mission.
• Game now can use up to 4 GB RAM.
• Weather’s colors now change every hour (like GTA III & VC) instead of every 8 hours.
• The amount of money that drops from a prostitute after interacting with her, now depends on how much money the player spent.
• Rancher now have a correct model with black windows in ‘Lure’ mission.
• Phoenix now have an animated engine.
• Newsvan now have an animated antenna.
• Fixed taxi lights. Now lights active only when taxi is free.
• Fixed taxi lights in ‘Taxi Driver’ mini-mission.
• (Exclusive) Now taxi driver uses a correct model in ‘Snail Tail’ mission.
• Improved Mission Packs loading. And now limit of Mission Packs is 10.
• Restored unused paintings in The Johnson’s House.
• Fixed some shoes.
• (Exclusive) Fixed Leviathan color in police radio.
• (Exclusive) Big textures research. Many textures was replaced with their better analogs (not HD).
• Text fixes.
• Many models fixed.
• Fixed aiming movement with high FPS. (But it’s still a problem thing)
• Fixed low shadows height.

Demonstration

From words to actions:

Maximum identical PS2 picture!

Here are some screenshots made in the game:
And also videos that representing the differences between PS2 and PC versions (not all) by Vadim M:

Download Build

We are marks versions of this pack, so that is easier to navigate with the freshness of the versions. Right now, Build 37 is available for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

You can download it here (link for choice): (Size: 4.32 GB)

• [link]
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Note: Build works perfectly without Steam. But, if you want to play it through Steam, then follow the instructions below.

So, you downloaded the archive and don’t know what to do next.
1. Remove the Steam Version:
First, you need to remove all files from the original Steam version of the game. To do this, click on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with the right mouse button in your Steam library and select Properties > Local Files> > Browse Local Files…. After this action you will have opened the folder with the game files. Just delete them all.
2. Installing Normal Version of the game:
Now everything is simple. All you have to do is unpack UC GTA San Andreas Build 37 archive, take all the files from it’s root directory and move it to your steam-version folder (which must be empty). When you move (or copy) all these files, you’ll be ready to play.
3. Install all necessary components for the game from the folder ReadMe/Prerequisites.
This is require for correct work of the game and mods. You may think, that it’s not really necessary installing these libraries, but it can give a guarantee, that you won’t see an error like “Can’t find file.dll”. We truly recommend to install it because it’s useful not only for this build, but for any other games.

• 1. DirectX Pack – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Direct X/DXSETUP.exe
• 2. Runtime Pack – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Runtime Pack/RuntimePack_x86_x64.exe
• 3. Visual C++ Redistributable Hybrid – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Visual C++ Redistributable Hybrid/VCR_Hyb_x86_x64_24.04.2019.exe

Download: (link for choice)

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Put file in Steam/steamapps folder, after installation, then restart Steam.
Content of the archive:
appmanifest_12100.acf – File for Grand Theft Auto III
appmanifest_12110.acf – File for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
appmanifest_12120.acf – File for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Pre-launch

1. Turn on Frame Limiter in game display settings.
This is necessary for the game to work correctly. Since the game was not designed for high FPS, all sorts of problems appear because of it: some missions do not load, physics breaks.
Rockstar’s official ReadMe also contains this recommendation.

2. Make sure, that you have installed all necessary components for the game.
If you’re not sure about this, you certainly need to visit Readme/Prerequisites and install:

• 1. DirectX Pack – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Direct X/DXSETUP.exe
• 2. Runtime Pack – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Runtime Pack/RuntimePack_x86_x64.exe
• 3. Visual C++ Redistributable Hybrid – ReadMe/Prerequisites/Visual C++ Redistributable Hybrid/VCR_Hyb_x86_x64_24.04.2019.exe

3. Set the value of anisotropic filtering in the settings of your video card to the maximum value available.
This is to make the textures look as good as possible. Without anisotropic filtering, textures (mostly roads) will be blurry at close range.

4. Make sure to have “x32” at the end of your chosen screen resolution (in the game).
If the values have been changed, you need to restart the game.
This is necessary for correct display of colors. At “x16” you will see green smoke, green water etc.

If you have any technical problems/questions, see the “Frequently Asked Questions” section.

Warning: If you have problems with the build, contact with us on our Discord server (“bug-report” channel). If the build has crashed, please attach these files to your report message:

Updates

In this section you can see a list of changes in Updated Classic builds.

With each update, we completely re-upload the build. So, to install the update, you need to download the new Updated Classic build and unpack it into a clean folder.
Never install the update over the previous build!

By May 14, 2021: Build 37

• [Exclusive] Added integrity check system for Updated Classic build. If some files was modded or deleted, you’ll see a special error window. Check can be disabled in INI file.
• [Exclusive] Fixed invisible Cluckin’ Bell menu sign in Willowfield.
• [Exclusive] Removed all speed limits around the map (for example, Strip in Las Venturas).
• [Exclusive] Minor vehicles fixes.
  Fixed M16 model in ‘Stowaway’ intro cutscene.
• [Exclusive] Added complete interance in SFPD HQ.
• [Exclusive] Numerous collision fixes.
• [Exclusive] Numerous collision materials fixes (shots effects, footsteps sounds, grass brightness)
• [Exclusive] Barriers added to all railway crossings in Los Santos.
• Fixed visual problems when using ITB and arcade machines.
• [Exclusive] LOD model of railway bridge in San Fierro (Kincaid Bridge) now has a lighting.
• [Exclusive] Denis Robinson was replaced with hookers in ‘A Home In The Hills’ mission.
• [Exclusive] Restored unused voices for peds WMYSGRD (id 71) and BMYPIMP (id 249) (there was a syntax error in the text file ).
• [Exclusive] Guards in mission ‘Custom Fast Track’ now have a WMYSGRD skin because a voicelines of this skin is using in mission.
• Fixed some invisible or visible by one side objects.
• Fixed a problem when a player’s dynamic shadow was disappearing after AltTabing the game.
• Fixed all problems with Advanced Driving School on an old UC saves.
• Fixed a bug with Driving School in ‘Outrider’ mission.
• [Exclusive] Numerous fixes on map: corrections of objects positions (some of them was under or above ground), added missing textures.
• Fixed all wrong vehicles colors.
• Fixed a problem with getting a private dance in “The Pig Pen” and “Old Venturas Strip Strip Club”
• Removed visual filter on the end credits.
• Removed Quadbike and Cart from Madd Dogg’s Crib.
• Fixed burning issues with story characters in “Mountain Cloud Boys” and “Mike Toreno” missions.
• [Exclusive] Now all passengers don’t change their sits in ‘Drive-Thru’ mission.
• Fixed a problem with access to Ammu-Nation in ‘Doberman’ mission.
• ZR-350 in cutscenes are now black just like on PS2 and ‘Farewell, My Love…’ race.
• [Exclusive] Fixed parked cars in Seville. Now they no longer going down the ramp to the road.
• Roadblocks between the cities now have a proper collision.
• [Exclusive] Fixed player spawn position when exiting from Safe House near Driving School.
• [Exclusive] After completing ‘Custom Fast Track’ you will see a Jester in Wang Cars instead of Savanna.
• [Exclusive] Train’s wheels are now animated.
• Fixed problems with tunning Flash.
• [Exclusive] Now game don’t changing player’s haircut in ‘Breaking The Bank at Caligula’s’ mission.
• Fixed a Safe House door in Redsands West.
• All race maps replaced with final version of the map.
• [Exclusive] Pickup of ‘yay’ (dropping from Big Smoke’s courier) was changed to more correct model instead of beta parachute.
• Added ‘Amazing Screenshot’ mod. Simply press Alt + V while playing and make a screenshot of your moment!
• [Exclusive] Removed all mentiones of heart attack since it’s a myth.
• Escalators are now works properly with FPS lower than 60.
• [Exclusive] Fixed an old glich with Freeway, ♥♥♥-900 and NRG-500 spawn around Bike School.
• [Exclusive] Fixed problems with Aztec’s territories getting under Vagos control in walkthrough.
• [Exclusive] Minor fixes in subtitles text.
• [Exclusive] Added 3th Vagos skin in Wrong Side of the Tracks just like in cutscene.
• CSR radio frequency changed back to 103.9 like in PC version and official guides. On PS2 it was 103.2. Probably a mistake.
• Fixed weird path of first oncoming train in ‘Snail Trail’ mission (when train goes from tracks to sky).
• Fixed cutscenes in ‘Drive-Thru’ mission:
  – In the intro scene, now the camera is a little higher so you can’t see the characters floating at the end. (you would never seen it on UC since UC are using original cutscenes FOV)
  – The famous dos “t-pose” has been corrected. Now the characters appear inside the car and close to the scene. (you would never seen it on UC since UC are using original cutscenes FOV)
  – Fixed CJ’s mouth being pursed by a frame when talking to Sweet.
  – Fixed CJ’s mouth not moving on his last speech.
  – Ballas members now appear inside the Voodoo (fixed the ghost car).
  – Fixed the characters disappearing on the screen in the last frame.
• Fixed mirrors in Woozie’s apartaments and Caligula’s office like on PS2.
• Improved game optimization in resource consumption.
• [Exclusive] Discord RPC – This script shows a lot of information in your Discord profile about what is happening in the game when you’re playing it!
  Features:
  – Current weapon;
  – Current weapon’s ammo;
  – Current health;
  – Current armor;
  – Current amount of money;
  – Current wanted level;
  – Current time in game;
  – Current state on foot/in vehicle/on jetpack;
  – Current area name when on foot/on jetpack;
  – Current interior’s name when on foot/on jetpack;
  – Current ‘on mission’ state;
  – Current mission name (include video games and mini-games) when on a mission;
  – Current progress made (in percentages);
  – Current radio-station when in vehicle;
  – If there is no radio in current vehicle, script also reports it;
  – Current vehicle’s health (in percentages);
  – If a player is wasted;
  – If a player is busted;
  – Game paused.
• Plugins and scripts updated.
• Fixed timing of giving a damage with kick boxing punch on the run.
• Corrected visual part of the game.
• Fixed ‘Gun’ tattoo (AK-47 on the back).
• S.W.A.T. are using Micro-UZI again.
• Gangsters no longer crouch in fear during gunfights.
• Now, when hitting different objects with melee weapons, there will be a corresponding sound.
• [Exclusive] Sun’s size are now automaticly adapts to draw distance.
• [Exclusive] Restored gym, pizza and barber icons are now appears with other by completing a specific missions.
• [Exclusive] Now the Triads and Aztecs will treat the player and his gang well as they progress through the story.
• [Exclusive] Peds VBMOCD (id 182), SMYST (id 241), SMYST2 (id 242), HECK1 (id 258), HECK2 (id 259), BMOCD (id 262) and WMOICE (id 264) are now using ‘fatman’ animation from Big Smoke.
• Restored original gunflashes effects.
• [Exclusive] Claude are now driving Elegy in ‘Farewell, My Love…’ race instead of Woozie.
• [Exclusive] Added a texture for a black sun hat. Originally, a texture was a small black square.
• Title screen changed to PC version.
• [Exclusive] Gamepad buttons replace with PS2 & Xbox Original versions.
• Improved numerous 2dfx effects in Jizzly’s club.
• [Exclusive] Fixed a bat pickup height in ‘Cleaning The Hood’ mission.
• Fuel calculation and RC Baron health in ‘Supply Lines…’ mission now the same as on PS2.
• Fixed all mistakes on the radar/map when it didn’t matches the actuall terrain.

  HD Interface

• [Exclusive] All race maps replaced with final version of the map.
• More correct font.
• Title screen changed to PC version.
• Improved RPG crosshair.
• Fixed a problem when HD textures for race maps and videogames didn’t load.
• Fixed all mistakes on the radar/map when it didn’t matches the actuall terrain.
• Removed addon “Co-op Anytime”.
• Removed addon “Extra Draw Distance”.

Addons

In this section I suggest some interesting addons for your favorite game. By the standard in the build they are not included, so everything to your choice.

1) HD Interface.
This add-on is improved interface textures. A better font and icons, without a strong loss of style.
Install:
1. Download archive Trilogy HD Interfaces.rar (Size: 109 MB) from same link below.
2. Copy the content from a folder Trilogy HD Interfaces/GTA San Andreas/put in game folder from archive and put it in Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.

2) No Money Zeros.
This addon removes zeros in the display of the player’s money. Now (for example) when you have $350, you will see in the interface “$350”, instead of “$00000350”.
Install:
1. Download archive No Money Zeros.rar (Size: 11 KB) from same link below.
2. Copy the content from a folder No Money Zeros/GTA San Andreas/put in game folder from archive and put it in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Download all the above-mentioned addons here (link for choice):

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Authors

• Philips_27
• 5d0
• Harahettagu
• ED97
• Izzotop

• Philips_27
• SaH4PoK

• ED97
• 5d0
• mc_sim
• Deji
• Silent
• Nights744
• Tim Dragon
• Marsi4eg
• Mr_GeniusZ
• Seeman
• Junior_Djjr
• Fabio
• Wesser
• LINK/2012
• ThirteenAG
• DK22Pac
• Den_SPB
• Fastman92
• Oksu
• The Hero
• Jack
• DeXx
• Sacky
• Philips_27
• Blood Tiger
• TrushinVlad
• El Dorado
• The_GTA
• BMWSauberF1.08
• format c:
• Mugetsuga
• artginPL
• Tomasak
• _F_
• Inadequate
• TJGM
• DeeZire
• SaH4PoK
• Sam1337
• Ryosuke
• Swoorup
• MrMADRYAN
• RJSanModder
• JohnnyK
• ED97
• AndrewParkinson
• 7Works
• Zom-Bear (ZomBearUA)
• MMK_033
• Vladion Prorock
• KeV3n
• Israel (Cloud)
• BH Team
• FYP
• Joao_Hass
• luluco250
• Daniel Pistelli
• Hrod Wolf
• xaspy
• Yhdf
• kurdt_62
• Blackbird88
• maxorator
• andre500
• Ryadica926
• Johnny Cash
• JOPKINSS
• SergeDV
• Thomas.
• cleomodlar
• MrFinger
• Son Of Big Boss
• Kalvin
• dmitriyewich
• ilver
• lazyuselessman
• ily4danshin
• Staunton Assassin
• daniltk2
• Rodion Saharov
• Yonebayashi
• Cleoude
• Elyzandro
• UnitedMel
• Izzotop

• Ash_735
• nick7
• Philips_27
• 7Works
• Nagi_Sanzenin
• Leonid Foksin
• Ruddy26
• Zera
• 1C Company
• Sergey311
• Free4life
• Junior_Djjr
• Firefly
• Fabio
• Blood Tiger
• uokka

And others!

Frequently Asked Questions

In this section, you may be able to find answers to some questions related to the build (the list will be updated).

A: Yes, but please note that this can cause various technical problems/issues and you will lose our support.

A: Windows 7 SP1, 8 & 10.

1. Delete file Grand Theft Auto San Andreas/scripts/scrlog.asi.

2. Open file Grand Theft Auto San Andreas/scripts/Mix Sets.ini and change the value of Anisotropic parameter to 2, 4 or 8.

A: Update codecs. If after this you’ll have only sound, try compatibility with some operation systems.

A: In Advanced Display Settings (in game) in resolultion find a windowed value.
Or
Put file ReadMe/Windowed Mode/III.VC.SA.WindowedMode.asi to scripts and you will have bordersless windowed mode.

A: In the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas/scripts/GInputSA.ini file, set the PlayStationButtons parameter to 1.

A: Update your archiver or use another.

A: A Guide to Converting Saves:
1. Go to gtasnp.com and upload your save file there (located in My Documents/GTA San Andreas User Files/GTASAsf1.b – where the digit 1 in the file name indicates the slot number).
2. After uploading the file to the site, expand the Modifications section.
3. Change the value of Binary/EXE Version to unmodified.
4. Change the value of Script/SCM Version to v1.
5. Below choose one of the eight slots in which you want to save your file and put it back in My Documents/GTA San Andreas User Files.

A: Open the file Grand Theft Auto/San Andreas/scripts/skygfx.ini, then set the parameters pedShadows and stencilShadows to 0.

Or

A: 1. In properties of gta-sa.exe go to Compatibility, select Change high DPI settings and turn ON following parameters:

• “Program DPI: when I open this program”
• “High DPI scaling override: Application”.

2. In the file Grand Theft Auto San Andreas/scripts/GTASA.WidescreenFix.ini in the parameters ResX and ResY set the resolution values of your monitor.
Example:

A: 1. nstall DirectPlay.
2. Delete file My Documents/GTA San Andreas User Files/gta_sa.set.

A: In Advanced Video Settings (in game) turn on “Widescreen” feature.

A: Make sure that the game and Steam are installed on the same drive.

A: Move the IndieVehSmoke.asi file from SA/scripts to the game directory.

A: Rename the gta-sa.exe file to gta_sa.exe.

A: In the tray, clock on the speaker with the right mouse button, then ‘Open Sound Settings‘, then ‘Sound Control Panel‘, click on the active speakers, select “Configure” and select “stereo“.

A: Set the polling rate of your mouse to 125 Hz.

A: Open file scripts/skygfx.ini and set following settings:

A: In the Scripts/GinputSA.ini file, you need the “ControlsSet” option. All available control “sets” can be found in the file ReadMe/Ginput docs/GAME CONTROLS FULL LIST.txt.

A: Open file Scripts/GTASA.WidescreenFix.ini, find ForceAspectRatio parameter and change it’s value to your aspect ratio.
Example:

A: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian.

A: Open SA/cleo/Two Player Missions/Two Player Missions Options.ini and change value of EnterSeparateVehicles parameter to 0.

A: No.

A: Open file scripts/skygfx.ini and set value PC to colorFilter parameter.

A: Sure, build has all original audio and tracks from game.

A: Move rundll32exefix.asi file from scripts folder to game directory.

A: 1.0

A: Make sure that your anti-virus didn’t delete any game files. Add a game folder to exceptions and reinstall build.

A: Your savegame file has been corrupted by extremely unlikely bug when blackboard with vehicles list for Import/Export has disappeared. Install this script into Grand Theft Auto San Andreas/cleo folder, overwrite your savegame file and remove this script.

Or

A: This is a problem of savegame file.

Links

Русское руководство:
[link]
Updated Classic: GTA III:
[link]
Updated Classic: GTA Vice City:
[link]
Updated Classic: Manhunt:
[link]
Updated Classic: Max Payne:
[link]
Updated Classic: Max Payne 2:
[link]
Discord Server:[discord.gg]