A dedicated Grand Theft Auto modder has developed a groundbreaking mod that enables players to seamlessly transition between the worlds of Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas. This ambitious project, created by user DryxioGTA, effectively establishes a Grand Theft Auto multiverse, allowing for instantaneous travel between the distinct game settings.
The mod achieves this feat by running all three games within the same process, sharing a single Direct3D device. Each portal within the game acts as a live GPU texture, with the corresponding game world actively rendering behind it rather than displaying a pre-recorded video. This technical implementation ensures that the separate game environments maintain their unique save files, missions, and settings, while also preserving their real-time world states, including dynamic traffic and physics.
Beyond mere traversal, the mod introduces a remarkable level of inter-game interaction. In a demonstration video, DryxioGTA showcased the ability to shoot through a portal, neutralizing civilians in one game world and consequently triggering a wanted level and hostile peds in the player's current environment. This functionality highlights the true real-time nature of the linked game states.
The mod is still under development and does not yet have an official name. However, its impressive capabilities have already garnered significant attention from the Grand Theft Auto community. Players have expressed awe at the interconnectedness, with one commenter noting that "We got inter-GTA portals before GTA 6." This sentiment comes as Rockstar Games prepares for the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, anticipated for November, an event that has already influenced the release schedules of numerous other major game titles.