Download San Andreas Multiplayer 0.2x

The San Andreas Multiplayer expansion, abbreviated as SA:MP, adds the ability to play multiplayer online in the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It supports up to 200 simultaneous players in one game and adds some new play modes such as Manhunt LV and Local Yokel SE. In addition, it is also possible to create your own play modes using scripts. For more information, we refer you to this page. The developers recently released version 0.2x with the following announcement:

SA-MP 0.2X Released:

A security-related update of SA-MP 0.2 is now available (SA-MP 0.2X). You can find it on the Download Page. It is recommended that all SA-MP players and server owners update. The SA-MP 0.2.2 server list will be discontinued. SA-MP 0.2.2 clients cannot connect to 0.2X servers.

This update includes fixes from 0.2.2 R3 client/server as well as the following:

• Fixed secure handling of private messages.
• Fixed packet fragmentation/MTU issue.
• Various security updates to the netcode and connection logic.
• Security updates to the client binaries.
• Removed compression from the aiming vectors to improve accuracy.
• Added seconds to server logs and also shows raw incoming UDP connections.
• OnVehicleMod/OnVehiclePaintjob/OnVehicleRespray includes the origin playerid.
• Added OnPlayerUpdate, a callback fired for every player network update. This will help server side anti cheat.
• Limited filter scripts to 16.

The version of SA-MP previously being developed as 0.2.5 will become SA-MP 0.3 to avoid any confusion.