MTA:SA launcher code

MTA:SA error CL38

A module could not be loaded.

How to fix it

1. Check that GTA single player starts

   Open your GTA San Andreas folder. Double-click gta_sa.exe (it can also be called gta-sa.exe) and check that single player starts. If it does not, MTA's guide says to try deleting GTA's settings file: Documents\GTA San Andreas User Files\gta_sa.set.

   GTA fails to open or crashes before MTA starts →

   Source: MTA help

2. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ packages

   Install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package and the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package. MTA's guide links both.

   Source: MTA help

3. Install Microsoft's older DirectX parts

   Run Microsoft's DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer. MTA's guide calls it the legacy DirectX runtime.

   Source: MTA help

4. Install the latest MTA

   Install the newest MTA. MTA's guide links one installer for Windows 10 and 11, and another for Windows 7 and 8.x.

   Source: MTA help

5. Remove d3d9.dll from the GTA folder

   Only if there is a file named d3d9.dll in your GTA folder, next to gta_sa.exe.

   Remove that d3d9.dll file from the GTA folder.

   Careful: This step is only about the GTA installation folder. MTA's guide does not tell you to remove a d3d9.dll from any other folder.

   ASI plugins or a game-folder DLL block MTA →

   Source: MTA help

6. Close programs that can interfere, then try again

   Close programs such as Evolve, RivaTuner or MSI Afterburner. Then start MTA again. If MTA still fails to start after the installs above, restart the computer and try once more.

   Source: MTA help

These are the steps of the guide CL38: Error loading netc.dll module.

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About this code

CL codes come from MTA's launcher, before the game starts: installing an update, finding GTA, loading MTA's own files or starting gta_sa.exe. MTA's own documentation gives CL38 as Module loading failure.

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