Silent Patch + Downgraders (SA)

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For the respective GTA III and GTA VC discussions, please use the following 2 links:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/12100/discussions/0/34096318964714852/ - GTA III
http://steamcommunity.com/app/12110/discussions/0/34096318964657113/ - GTA VC


What is Silent Patch?

Silent Patch is an unofficial patch that fixes all the remaining issues with this game whilst bringing back features that were only found in the console releases as well. In my opinion: it's now a necessity for any player and ultimately gives you the best San Andreas experience possible. It works best with any PC version except for the "NewSteam" version. A changelog for it can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/12120/discussions/0/34096318964479523/#c34096318964543204


How do I install Silent Patch?

To install it: simply go to link 1, expand the box below the "Silent Patch" heading and click the "Download" button, and then expand the box below the "Silent’s ASI Loader " heading and click the "Download" button there as well. After that, unzip Silent Patch and then drag and drop the "SilentPatchSA.asi" and "SilentPatchSA.ini" files into your game's main folder. Lastly, unzip Silent's ASI Loader this time and then drag and drop the "vorbisHooked.dll" and "vorbisFile.dll" files into your game's main folder. Once all that's done you can optionally apply the Fixed Vehicles pack from link 3, which is nice to have and works great alongside Silent Patch. Instructions for it can be found here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/12120/discussions/0/34096318964479523/#c34096318964543204

1. https://cookieplmonster.github.io/mods/gta-sa/#silentpatch
2. http://gtaforums.com/topic/725635-wipsagta-san-andreas-fixed-vanilla-vehicles/ (not 100% complete at this time)


Should I downgrade?

That’s entirely up to you. San Andreas had previously only received one official patch (patch 1.01) and it limited modding severely. This was due to the "Hot Coffee mod" which controversially restored partially-cut content that wasn't supposed to be available to players. On November 7 2014, the Steam release was exclusively updated with another official patch (labelled by modders as NewSteam r1). On December 9 2014, the Steam release was updated with yet another official patch (NewSteam r2).

Rather than tell you what version is the best, I’ll simply list the pros and cons of each version with the following table:

	Version 1.0 (original release)	Version 1.01 (patched original release)	Version 2.0 (DVD re-release with 1.01 patch)	Version 3.0 (Steam release)	NewSteam r1	NewSteam r2
Controller support	no (unless you grab Silent or Deji's GInput mod)	no	no	no	yes (x360/x1 controller support)	yes (x360/x1 controller support)
Full soundtrack	yes	yes	yes	yes	no (18 songs were removed)	no (18 songs were removed)
Fully moddable	yes	no	no	no	no (partially moddable)	no (partially moddable)
Most resolutions supported	no (16:9 is not supported but Silent Patch and widescreen mods will correct this)	yes	yes	no (16:9 is not supported but Silent Patch and widescreen mods will correct this)	no (5:4 and 16:9 is not supported but Silent Patch and widescreen mods will correct this)	no (5:4 is not supported but Silent Patch and widescreen mods will correct this)

Downgrader 3.0 or 1.0?

Not all of Silent Patch's functions will work unless you downgrade to either version 3.0 or 1.0. 3.0 will revert your game to how it was before the NewSteam patches (this means the game will be less moddable and not all of Silent Patch's features will work) while 1.0 allows for the user to auto-install essential mods from within the downgrader program itself and will downgrade your game completely (there's even a button that will allow for you to install these mods without downgrading). Only use one downgrader!!
NOTE: after downgrading you will have TWO .exe files in your game's main folder. gta-sa.exe is named like the normal Steam shortcut (so you can launch the game from the Steam library and the game will launch from here with no issues) whilst gta_sa.exe is the name of the shortcut the non-Steam version of GTA SA always had (and is there in case you need it or for mods that require a gta_sa.exe file be present). It honestly shouldn't really matter which .exe you launch the game from but if you want the Steam overlay, launch the game from the Steam library.

3.0 downgrader links (choose and use only one):
http://dl1.rockstarnexus.com/gta/sa/SA_12-9-14_Steam_3.0_DG.exe (675 MB)
https://gzwn.net/gta/sa/SA_12-9-14_Steam_DG.exe (675 MB)
{链接已删除}http://www.mediafire.com/download/i60lc800xqsad6b/SA_12-9-14_Steam_DG.exe (675 MB)
https://mega.co.nz/#!y1lWnaAA!wz2IdYvQD7ex3qBxPJ0cd63DB4MMoB_I7kFG04Rqviw (675 MB)

1.0 downgrader links - also works for v2 copies of this game (choose and use only one):
https://services.rockstarnexus.com/sadowngrade/SADowngrade_1-3-1_Full.exe (522 MB)
https://services.rockstarnexus.com/sadowngrade/latest.exe (2.1 MB - downloads downgrader files for you)


Controller support?

Both methods of controller support require you using the 1.0 downgrader first (directly above). Once your game is downgraded, you'll need to grab "Silent's ASI Loader" from link 1 (if you haven't already) and put its contents into your game's main folder and then make a choice between links 1a and 1b. I personally recommend link 1a as it's more recent and seems to do a better job.

1. https://cookieplmonster.github.io/mods/gta-sa/#asiloader (expand the box below the "Silent's ASI Loader" heading and click the "Download button")
1a. https://cookieplmonster.github.io/mods/gta-sa/#ginput - Silent's GInput (expand the box below the "Ginput" heading and click the "Download" button)
1b. http://gtag.gtagaming.com/mods/107-ginput/ - Deji's GInput


Some extra information on savegames and frame limiter bugs!

• Usually savegames only work on the version of the game that they were made on. If you made a save on v 2.0/3.0, don't expect it to work on a v 1.0 installation of San Andreas. It's best to start a new game if you can (especially if you weren't that far into the game) but if you really want to continue your save game, you can upload your save on here and this website does all the work for you (do note it only converts v2 saves to v1 and v1 saves to v2):
http://hmvartak.freeiz.com/SCMConverter/conv.htm

• GTA III, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas should all have the in-game frame limiter (Options --> Display Setup --> Advanced) enabled, otherwise you'll run into odd bugs. In addition to physics-related bugs and cars aceelerating/braking incredibly fast that you'll experience in GTA III and GTA: Vice City, you'll also notice CJ can't swim underwater and exercise minigames are far too difficult in San Andreas with the frame limiter disabled. So do yourself a favour and enable the frame limiter. Normally the frame limiter locks GTA III and GTA Vice City to 30 FPS whilst San Andreas is locked to 25 FPS, but with Silent Patch applied San Andreas properly locks at 30 FPS.


Who do I thank?

Silent - for his Silent Patch and GInput. He can be found on Steam and gtaforums.
Aztecas_5, StrafeBolt, Wesser and nyolc8 - for the gtaforums-hosted Fixed Vehicles pack.
Jack Thompson/gamerzworld - for his 3.0 and 1.0 downgrader. He can be found on Steam and gtaforums.
Deji - for his GInput. He can be found on gtaforums.
The rest of the modding community - for keeping San Andreas alive all this time.



Thank you.

[shanonai dede]

great patch!
thanks

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

引用自 |FMP|Arya：

When you have some free time, could you please reupload both the downgraders on mega? Or is that something that isn't possible at this time?

I'd have to ask Jack Thompson first as he made the downgraders -- I don't think he wants to upload it on Mega again. I also don't think it'd be worth reuploading as it'd probably get reported and removed again like the last Mega upload.

Besides all that: I can't edit the OP any longer (Steam's got this new restriction on the length of posts and my post goes obviously beyond that) so I would only be able to post it as a normal comment on this thread and that wouldn't be super-useful honestly.

I don't mind Mega personally but I'd recommend trying another mirror for now as I don't feel like reuploading the 1.0 downgrader on Mega anytime soon.

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

引用自 |FMP|Arya：

When you have some free time, could you please reupload both the downgraders on mega? Or is that something that isn't possible at this time?

Did you end up downloading a downgrader and if so, did you have any issues?

[Lulu Rainsong]

引用自 -3xA'Lu©κy：

引用自 |FMP|Arya：

When you have some free time, could you please reupload both the downgraders on mega? Or is that something that isn't possible at this time?

Did you end up downloading a downgrader and if so, did you have any issues?

Haven't yet cause of my adapter.

Edit: Just took the time to fix it, dling the 1.0 downgrader once I finish up with other things.

Edit #2: Marked as malware by Avast.

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

引用自 |FMP|Arya：

引用自 -3xA'Lu©κy：

Did you end up downloading a downgrader and if so, did you have any issues?

Haven't yet cause of my adapter.

Edit: Just took the time to fix it, dling the 1.0 downgrader once I finish up with other things.

Edit #2: Marked as malware by Avast.

Sorry I didn't get to you sooner but this is a false positive that Avast users have been experiencing recently (this was discussed at length in the previous pages). The mirrors have remained as they are since ~December last year and all the people that have visisted this thread have had virtually no issues with them.

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

I can edit the OP again!


[EDIT]:

I removed the Mega links from the OP (both didn't work) and added the Fixed Vehicles Pack back in. Unfortunately, as of today, the mediafire downgrader links can't be viewed because Steam's filter now says they're unsafe.

I also updated the "FIXED VEHICLES PACK INSTALLATION" (and how to use Modloader) on page 1; post #1.

[nulldata]

DG to 3.0: https://mega.co.nz/#!y1lWnaAA!wz2IdYvQD7ex3qBxPJ0cd63DB4MMoB_I7kFG04Rqviw

DG to 1.0: https://mega.co.nz/#!K4VWnLjQ!y9S57u2x-wO6tYa3_qFHyY1QsenfHtISEmo-kndbE04

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

引用自 Jack Thompson：

DG to 3.0: https://mega.co.nz/#!y1lWnaAA!wz2IdYvQD7ex3qBxPJ0cd63DB4MMoB_I7kFG04Rqviw

DG to 1.0: https://mega.co.nz/#!K4VWnLjQ!y9S57u2x-wO6tYa3_qFHyY1QsenfHtISEmo-kndbE04

Added. Huge thanks for that.


[EDIT]:

Added a rockstarnexus mirror for the 3.0 downgrader to the OP. Thanks to Jack again.

[Sor Eddie]

Hey, thanks for all these topics for the GTA games, been a big help! Just wondering: As a first time player of San Andreas, which downgrader would be better, the 3.0 or the 1.0? I'm more worried about bugs than moddablity (gonna do my first playthrough largely vanilla), so I'm guessing the 3.0 downgrader would be better?

[nulldata]

引用自 Sor Eddie：

Hey, thanks for all these topics for the GTA games, been a big help! Just wondering: As a first time player of San Andreas, which downgrader would be better, the 3.0 or the 1.0? I'm more worried about bugs than moddablity (gonna do my first playthrough largely vanilla), so I'm guessing the 3.0 downgrader would be better?

Honestly, 3.0 doesn't really do much except break mods and doesn't offer much, if at all, in the fixing bugs department. I'd just downgrade to 1.0, install SilentPatch and call it a day IMO. SilentPatch fixes a plethora of issues and you'll have 1.0 incase you do want to install mods such as mods that fix things Rockstar broke during porting and general development[gtaforums.com].

You'll have to pick through that list by the way. That thread used to be strictly fixes that fit the vanilla style, then some moderator came along and made it a general list of mods. *sigh*

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

引用自 Sor Eddie：

Hey, thanks for all these topics for the GTA games, been a big help! Just wondering: As a first time player of San Andreas, which downgrader would be better, the 3.0 or the 1.0? I'm more worried about bugs than moddablity (gonna do my first playthrough largely vanilla), so I'm guessing the 3.0 downgrader would be better?

I'll echo what Jack said because he's right. 3.0 has some fixes but downgrading all the way allows you to mod -- so there's that. You can also use mods to fix any remaining bugs too.

Silent Patch gives you most if not all of the fixes that 3.0 has anyway. Just check page 1 of this thread for the S.P. changelog and you'll see all the fixes that Silent Patch has far exceed any officially-patched San Andreas....

[Sor Eddie]

Great, thanks for the swift reply!

BTW just so I'm sure, the order would be 1.0 Downgrader -> SilentPatch -> ASILoader -> Fixed Vehicles + Fixed Vehicle patches
right?

[Silent]

引用自 Sor Eddie：

Great, thanks for the swift reply!

BTW just so I'm sure, the order would be 1.0 Downgrader -> SilentPatch -> ASILoader -> Fixed Vehicles + Fixed Vehicle patches
right?

Doesn't matter too much, this order might as well be good, though SilentPatch won't work until ASI Loader is in place ;)

New build to arrive today!

[Silent]

SilentPatch has been updated with a new fix! More info here:

http://gtaforums.com/topic/669045-silentpatch/?p=1067666335

[-3xA'Lu©κy the disappearing act]

Updated the OP and changelog in accordance with the new build being released.