Updated Classic Uncover: San Andreas

Build 38c

Disclaimer

The sole author of this guide is YouRock.

mskv has nothing to do with it other than adding YouRock as a co-author so that he could create, write and edit the Steam guide in the first place due to inability to do so without a purchased copy of SA in his library.

Therefore, we ask you to please direct all the issues, questions, problems you've got to YouRock, not mskv.

Features

• Rolling-release model of content delivery (you get updates frequently and regularly, staying fresh).
  
• Extra fixes and add-ons (15+) and game improvements (which will be not present in official Updated Classic).
  
• You can fork it yourself and use for your own mod (just like with a regular modpack).
  
• The modpack attempts to be as vanilla- and lore-friendly as possible we disable things that don't fit the original game.
  
• No unnecessary mod branding, we respect original developers and try to do things only in their style.

Download

Link[libertycity.net]

https://libertycity.net/files/gta-san-andreas/213725-updated-classic-uncover-san-andreas-38b.html

Installation

Copy and replace the files in the root folder with the original Grand Theft Auto game's copy.
Purpose: Distribution of fixes made within the framework of the assembly for the possibility of use by others in their developments with the indication of authorship of the developers.

Tips

• To enable addons, go to /modloader/addons/ folder and copy/move the addon you want to use to the /modloader folder. Or activate all addons by deleting the “addons” line from /modloader/modloader.ini

Content

PC Textures Update

Beta (Feels) Edition Addon

Addons

We have a more open and free policy of adding new add-ons to match style of the game, and we want to adapt as many modifications as possible to make them compatible

1. Glowing Pickups

Activates a hidden glowing pickup from Vice City

2. Stories Sprinting

Includes a plugin that activates a hidden sprint function.

3. Beta (Feels) Edition

Including:
[x] Characters designs
[x] Some small SCM restorations
[x] Timecycle
[x] Unique pre-release loading screens in 4K
[x] Some map objects restored
[x] Some vehicles designs (greenwood, savanna, clover, etc.)
[x] Some vehicles handling settings and restored colors
[x] Some peds designs
[x] Some radar & weapon icons, radar textures
[x] Some plugins settings (extended gang wars, gangs colored zone names, hostile gangs function)
[x] (Vice City) Aircraft rotors texture

Links

Discord
https://discord.gg/GY8wpdKdfE

LibertyCityNet
https://libertycity.net/files/gta-san-andreas/213725-updated-classic-uncover-san-andreas-38b.html
https://libertycity.net/files/gta-vice-city/214329-updated-classic-uncover-vice-city-build.html
https://libertycity.net/files/gta-3/213872-updated-classic-uncover-liberty-city-29.html

GTAForums
https://gtaforums.com/topic/998882-updated-classic-uncover-iiivcsa

Github (for devs only)
https://github.com/sah4pok/updated-classic-uncover-andreas
https://github.com/sah4pok/updated-classic-uncover-liberty

Steam Guides
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3340098589
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3336456614

Changes

Only new changes without Updated Classic changes list

Build 38c
General:
- Modloader was returned into game options
- Vanilla modloader and cleo .asi plugins was returned

Optimizations:
- Improved IMG loading time
- Improved txd optimizations
- Changed game loading speed
- MixSets settings was fixed

Build 39 (WIP)
General:
- Frontend was divided and can be turned off (Options > Mods)

Improvements:
- A lot of default textures was upgraded to PC textures quality standards

Addons:
- Beta Edition addon was added and updated
- Sniper rifle icon addon was added
- Glowing pickups addon was added

Comparison

I'm sure you've already seen the many guides available on Steam and now I'm going to do a little comparison of the features and functions that each of them provides to show you why you should choose Uncover

Steam Guide	Deep fixes	PS2 fixes	Xbox fixes	Improvements	Features	Weight	License	Support	Updates
Uncover (our)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Much	Much	Less(500Mb)	Legal	Yes	Rolling-stable
The Improved Classic	Less	Yes	Partly	Yes	Normal	Normal(1.3Gb)	Legal	Yes	Rolling-stable
Updated Classic	Partly	Yes	Yes	Less	Normal	Large(4.4Gb)	Piracy	Yes	Stable (takes much time)
Classic Edition	Less	Partly	No	Less	Less	Large(4.1Gb)	Piracy	Yes	Slow-rolling
PS2 Features to PC	No	Yes	No	Less	Less	Large(3.1Gb)	Unknown	Yes	Outdated

Rolling-release - you receiving the updates in the time of their creation/implevementation
Rolling-stable - same as just rolling, but it's base is stable and you can receive updates or in stable (major-releases) or in rolling models (github)
Slow-rolling - you receiving updates rarely but regularly
Stable - you receiving only major updates very rarely, it takes for months
Outdated - the modpack is not receiving any new updates since couple of years

Philosophy

Basically we adopt the principles and ideas that were put into Updated Classic we agree in the following:
- We stick to the fact that the PS2/Xbox versions are the most important and basic, the most canonical ones.
- We should fix bugs that were added when the games were ported.
- We can fix some illogical things that could have been done in the game (like the color of Emmett's shirt).

But in recent years the ideas of Updated Classic have been changed a bit and we don't agree with this new policy:
- Adding things that seem logical but are added for no drastic reason, like lots of different objects on the map (mailboxes, barriers, etc)
Answer: all non-canon compliant things will be cut and included as add-ons, not the main part of the game.
- Adding things from pre-release/beta/alpha versions of the game.
Answer: we have to consider each case separately, but content that is beta should go into a separate add-on and not the main game otherwise we violate its originality.
- Making changes to the range of drawing, high resource consumption and lack of optimization.
Answer: the original San Andreas was designed to use 50-70MB of RAM on the PC version, the current Updated Classic consumes about 300-500MB and this number grows as the game session, we do not consider this normal and want to make more effort to get a better picture with minimal resources. We don't want to make another "Definitive Edition", but a PC port that Rockstar could make themselves.

There are things that we allow and it certainly breaks the rules a bit but we think the benefits are greater than the problems that break canonicity:
- We allow ourselves to use textures that won't 100% match the original visuals, we allow 80-90% until we find a better replacement, but we believe that texture quality (resolution) is more important than 100% compliance (but we try to do it with the utmost care).
We are allowed to add more addons that will slightly change the gameplay in things that can be useful
Example: fast dressing or running in interiors is a thing that can annoy and slow players down, so through the addon you can turn it off optionally.

Outro

(This guide) represents the latest version (edge) of the Updated Classic builds as a set of files placed in modloader, instead of downloading the full build now you only need to download the archive with patches. I think the problem with the Updated Classic builds was that it couldn't be distributed as a modpack and forced you to download the whole game (i.e. violating the license, I want to solve this problem by letting you use your copy of the game.)

If you are willing and ready to contribute, join our Discord server[discord.gg]. We welcome any ideas and suggestions if they meet the terms of adding new changes.

All authors of used mods can be found in credits.txt

The license covering only the developments made by the Uncover project is free, you can do whatever you want and request the sources if you need it. Can be found in license.txt

[sah4pok]

@Chuken We didn't know you were a mod developer and we add all authors to a special credits.txt list on github, the files were used from the San Andreas Beta Edition mod and haven't even been published yet, so we can add you to authors.

So you're reporting nothing? These changes have not been published yet and were intentionally delayed to gather all the necessary data for publication

[sah4pok]

@ZakrivaiGlaza Спасибо за сообщения об ошибке, вообще основной сборка разрабатывалась не эта версия а "Uncover Complete" или "True Uncover" которая не использует нкиаких изменений из оригинальной Updated Classic кроме нескольких отдельных улучшений.

[sah4pok]

@RostovPapa Устанавливали на чистую игру? Нам давали репорт о ошибках но игра должна работать

[𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚔𝚎𝚗]

reported 🤓

[ZakrivaiGlaza]

Оказалось, что нужно удалить два мода (PS 2 menu), которые без доп. файлов НЕ РАБОТАЮТ, о чем не было сказано НИГДЕ, по сути человек, который скачивает сборку должен что-то удалять, что-то скачивать, чтобы эта "сборка" заработала. В такой ситуации это не сборка, а каталог модов, которые вместе не работают, и игрок должен ковыряться, чтобы что-то заработало. Лок в 30 фпс это отдельный разговор. Не знаю, кто в 2024 году играет с локом в 30 фпс

[ZakrivaiGlaza]

"Сборка" неиграбельный кусок Г. Столько времени клепали это недоразумение, и что в итоге? 8 модов в папке modloader, некоторые из которых настраиваются в отдельном MIXSETS и не требуют скачивать что-то дополнительно. На это еще можно закрыть глаза, но тот факт, что для запуска сборки нужны танцы с бубном - это пи*дец. Переместить файлы из одной папки в другую (ладно, это несложно), но при запуске игра вылетает с надписью о том, что SkyUI не может найти GInput. Объясните, как обычный пользователь должен решать эту проблему??

[Kazma]

The download links don't work for all 3 games

[RostovPapa]

Единственная нерабочая сборка из руководств

[sah4pok]

Русскоязычной версии пока не ожидается, просто в таком случае желательно не только русский но как можно больше языков и нужно организовывать это одновременно

[chups9434]

круто, поставил палец вверх, русская версия гайда то будет?