MTA:SA fix

CL13: GTA path contains unsupported (unicode) characters

MTA will not start because a folder name in your GTA San Andreas path has characters that are not standard ASCII. Move GTA to a plain path, then reinstall MTA.

Codes on this page: CL13

Steps

1. Look at every folder name in the GTA path

   Look at the full path of your GTA San Andreas folder. MTA needs every character in it to be standard ASCII: the English letters A to Z and a to z, the numbers 0 to 9, the space and common symbols. Letters with accents (like é) and letters from other alphabets (like Π or Σ) are not ASCII.

   Source: MTA source code, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft

2. Move GTA to a plain folder path

   Move your GTA San Andreas installation to a folder whose whole path has only standard ASCII characters. For example, MTA's manual gives C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\ as the default GTA folder.

   Source: MTA wiki, MTA source code, MTA wiki

3. Reinstall MTA and choose the new folder

   The message says to reinstall Multi Theft Auto after the move. When the installer asks for the folder where San Andreas is installed, choose the new folder.

   Source: MTA source code, MTA wiki

See also: CL15: semicolon in the installation path, GTA executable or a required GTA file is missing, Sorry, game not found: MTA cannot find GTA San Andreas

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