MTA:SA error code

MTA:SA error CC50

MTA could not start Direct3D 9, the graphics layer GTA uses.

Code

CC50

Where you see it

A dialog from MTA itself

MTA's own wording

Direct3D9 initialization failure

Family

CC codes

What it means

MTA's own client shows a CC code when something fails before or during a connection: the address, the nickname, a module it could not load, or the connection itself. MTA's own documentation gives this code as Direct3D9 initialization failure.

How to fix it

Work down the list and stop when it is solved.

Longer version, with a source on every step: CC50: Direct3D9 could not initialize.

1. Update your graphics driver

   Install the current driver from the maker of your graphics card, then restart the computer.

2. Install the legacy DirectX files

   GTA needs the older DirectX 9 files even on Windows 10 and 11. Microsoft's DirectX End-User Runtime installer adds them without touching anything newer.

3. Repair your MTA installation

   Run the current installer from multitheftauto.com over your existing installation. It replaces MTA's own files without touching your settings.

Other CC codes

• CC20MTA refused the nickname you tried to connect with.
• CC21The address you asked MTA to connect to is not a valid host.
• CC22MTA could not open a connection to that server.
• CC23MTA waited for the server and got no answer in time.
• CC24The client and the server did not agree on the encryption or protocol used for the connection.
• CC25The server closed the connection.
• CC26The connection to the server was lost.
• CC27That server has banned you.
• CC28The server disconnected you.
• CC29The connection to the server dropped.
• CC30The server refused the connection.
• CC31MTA could not load the mod it needs for that server.
• CC32The server's answer was not what MTA expected (second form).
• CC33The server's answer was not what MTA expected, and MTA kept the payload it received.
• CC34The networking library on your client and on the server are different versions.

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