Guardian 25mm (M1126 Stryker ICV and LAV III) from Mercenaries 2: World in Flames for GTA San Andreas by Dark Watcher.



Summary

1. What is the mod?

2. How to install the mod?

3. Notes



1 WHAT IS THE MOD?

The mod is a conversion of the Guardian 25mm from Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. Both the model and the texture are original, taken directly from the game.

Apparently, the vehicle's chassis was inspired by the M1126 Stryker ICV chassis and the turret was inspired by the LAV III turret.



2 HOW TO INSTALL THE MOD?

The process is as follows:

1. Open Alci's IMG Editor (or another Img edit program);

2. Open gta3.img (with the program mentioned above);

3. Click on "Import (remove if exists)";

4. Select "swatvan.dff" and "swatvan.txd" (my mod located in the "Import to gta3.img" folder);

5. When both "swatvan.dff" and "swatvan.txd" are already inside gta3.img, click "Save".


To make the vehicle's wheels normal size, place the "vehicles.ide" file in the "data" folder, which is located in your GTA San Andreas directory. Briefly, the process is as follows:

1. Enter the "data" folder which is located in the directory (main folder) of your GTA San Andreas;

2. Delete the "vehicles.ide" file or move it somewhere (if you want to keep it as a backup);

3. Extract the "vehicles.ide" file that is in the "Import to data" folder (my mod);

4. Move the "vehicles.ide" file to the "data" folder which is located in the directory (main folder) of your GTA San Andreas.


If you have Mod Loader and don't want to replace the "vehicles.ide" file, place the "Guardian 25mm" folder inside the "modloader" folder. This will ensure the wheels are the correct size. In short, the process is as follows:

1. Extract the "Guardian 25mm" folder from the "Import to modloader" folder (my mod);

2. Move the "Guardian 25mm" folder to the "modloader" folder, which is located in the main folder of your GTA San Andreas.



3 NOTES

The cannon does not shoot bullets, as the model replaces the SWAT tank which shoots water in GTA SA. However, on the internet, you can find CLEO mods that make the vehicle shoot bullets. Philipxnader made a great mod that replaces water with 40mm grenades. His mod was posted on GTAgarage.

The vehicle can transport four people (driver, front passenger and two rear passengers). In addition, rear passengers perform realistic entering animation behind the vehicle and are seated correctly in the seats.

Originally, in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, the rear door of the vehicle opens for rear passengers to enter. In GTA SA, it is not possible to make the tailgate work in the original way.

It is not possible to make CJ enter the vehicle in the same way as seen in Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.

All eight wheels work.

The lights work.

The model has realistic collision.

I would like to thank you for downloading my mod. If you are a fan of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames or have already played it, i hope you have fun and relive nostalgic moments of the game. If you are not a fan or have not yet played, in the same way, i hope you have fun with this addition to your GTA SA, causing chaos and among other things hehe.

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments about this or other mods of mine, please comment in the comments section on the page where you downloaded this mod or send me a private message (on GTAinside); i will be happy to answer. If you wish, too, rate the mod on the site.



Best regards,
Dark Watcher.