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title = "Look how they massacred my boy..."
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description = "Modpack for original GTA Trilogy."
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date = 2022-12-19
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![Oh Misty! What they did to you?](gta-3-de.jpg)
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I have no idea why, but last year the Rockstar team, decided to play a hilarious joke
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on us and massacre the 3 iconic GTAs as hard as they could. They messed up the color palette,
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changed the characters faces to look like they were from The Simpsons, barely fixed any bugs,
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make the jokes more polite, and released this as a Definitive Edition for only (sic!) $59.99.
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What do you guys think? Funny? 💀
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Maybe a little bit. Also because the 3D Universe GTAs modding community is still alive (or was
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recently hehe, because [Rockstar doesn't seem to like it][re3-revc-taken-down]) and over the years has released
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many patches/fixes/mods that make it possible to play these amazing games without problems on
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new hardware and operating systems. You can just install a few of them and you have your own,
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better remaster. Eeeeeee... unless you are a console gamer, then you're at the mercy of Rockstar.
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And yeah, I know that original trilogy had cartoonish graphics and didn't try to look super realistic,
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but it was all created with style that gave these games a unique vibe and didn't look like Fortnite.
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No offence, I also play it sometimes xD. I'm just a bit sad that it's so easy for game companies like
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Rockstar to destroy classics and lie to us that it's cool only to make some money.
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### My go-to mods for original trilogy
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![Screenshot from modded Vice City](gta-vc2.jpg)
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So, as I am a PC player who does not like to spend money on crap, and I often like to return to the
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original GTA trilogy, I have created a list of mods that I consider worthy of attention. This
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small modpack will allow you to feel the classic atmosphere again, but in better quality, and
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without bugs. All for free, thanks to the super cool modding community.
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Installation process is quite simple and only requires placing the files in proper directories,
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everything is described in ReadMe files. Just keep in mind that some of these work best on 1.0 game
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version. So if you have a higher one you will probably have to downgrade it. To find out how to do it
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visit each game's page on [PCGamingWiki]. It is also important to lock the in-game FPS to a maximum of
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60, this can be done with [LimitAdjuster][limitadjuster] (one of the mods) or a external program like [RTSS][rtss].
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Otherwise, you can spot many bugs.
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Enjoy!
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| [SilentPatch][silentpatch] | Unofficial patch, fixes many bugs |
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| [WidescreenFix][widescreenfix] | Adds possibility to use widescreen resolutions |
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| [LimitAdjuster][limitadjuster] | Adds posibility to tweak in-game limits (e.g., number of pedestrians, FPS) |
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| [SkyGFX][skygfx] | Brings accurate PS2 and Xbox graphics to the PC version |
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| [Project2DFX][project2dfx] | Visual stuff, increases object draw distances, adds LOD corona effects |
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| [GInput][ginput] | Adds full controller support |
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[re3-revc-taken-down]: https://www.ign.com/articles/reverse-engineered-gta-3-and-vice-city-fan-project-taken-down
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[silentpatch]: https://cookieplmonster.github.io/mods/gta/
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[widescreenfix]: https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp
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[limitadjuster]: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/III.VC.SA.LimitAdjuster
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[skygfx]: https://github.com/aap/skygfx
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[ginput]: https://cookieplmonster.github.io/mods/gta/
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[project2dfx]: https://thirteenag.github.io/p2dfx
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[pcgamingwiki]: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home
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[rtss]: https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html
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title = "My home server hardware"
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description = "Tough decisions about home server hardware."
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date = 2023-01-26
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![Cool stuff m8](hustler-neofetch.jpg)
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As I don't like to pay big tech companies for services that are stealing my data,
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some time ago I decided to change something in my life and set up a home server. I mainly wanted
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to create a solution to sync files from many devices, organize my movie collection as well as
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having my own instance of some password manager. I knew what software I need, but I wasn't
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sure about the hardware. And that's how I started spending more and more time on the
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[r/selfhosted][selfhosted] and [r/HomeServer][homeserver] subreddits.
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Oh man 💀, it was long hours of reading and making difficult decisions, after all,
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I did not have an infinite amount of money, but I also wanted it to be equipment that
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would last me a good couple of years and which will be easy upgradable. It was also
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important to me that the server be quiet, and small so it wouldn't draw attention in
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a home environment.
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End of the day, I did it! I put together a server that has been running smoothly for a year now
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and runs services I need in about 30 [docker containers][docker-containers]. If you are interested in what services
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I selfhost and what software I use to manage the server, you can read about it [here][homeserver-repo].
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Ok, but what about my hardware choices? Let's get down to it.
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### 🔥 CPU
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[Ryzen 3 2200G][cpu]
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Since I didn't want to buy a separate graphics card, it had to be a processor with an integrated GPU
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which will handle video transcoding with Jellyfin. The whole server was to use the Proxmox platform,
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(I ended up with Ubuntu on bare-metal) so I wanted it to have at least 4 cores.
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### 💨 CPU cooler
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The only right choice, dead silent and beautiful [Noctua NH-L9a][cpu-cooler].
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### ⚙️ Motherboard
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Average and budget friendly [AsRock A320M-ITX][mobo].
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### 📝 RAM
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[Patriot Viper DDR4, 16 GB, 3200MHz, CL16][ram]
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Many people on Reddit say that the only option for server usage is RAM with ECC (Error Correction Code),
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to maximally protect the server from data loss. However, I did not opt for such because of the price and
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the fact that the likelihood of an accident in which data will be corrupted by a RAM error is very low,
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and I keep several backups offsite anyway.
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### 💾 OS drive
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Fast M.2 SSD with good price to value ratio - [Kingston A2000 250 GB][os-drive].
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### 💿💿 Storage drives
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2x [Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB SSD][storage-drives]
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Well... I planned to use HDD drives, but found they were too noisy for the server which is located in my living room where I spend a lot of time, so I had to get SSDs. Note that the best option for
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server are SSDs with PLP (Power Loss Protection) but they are more expensive. 🤨
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### 🔌 PSU
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Reliable beast with passive mode - [Seasonic FOCUS GX-550][psu].
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### 📦 Case
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Good looking, small and very popular among selfhosted community - [Fractal Design Node 304][case]
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(6x 3.5"/2.5" disk bays).
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### 🔋 UPS
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Inexpensive but sufficient [CyberPower UT850EG-FR][ups]. In my case it's used only to shut down the server gracefully in the event of a power outage.
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[selfhosted]: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/
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[homeserver]: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeServer/
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[docker-containers]: https://www.docker.com/resources/what-container/
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[homeserver-repo]: https://git.vercetti.cc/mr-vercetti/homeserver
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[cpu]: https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-3-2200g
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[cpu-cooler]: https://noctua.at/en/nh-l9a-am4
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[mobo]: https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/A320M-ITX/index.asp
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[ram]: https://viper.patriotmemory.com/products/viper-4-blackout-ddr4-performance-memory-ram-viper-gaming-by-patriot-memory
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[os-drive]: https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/products/sa2000
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[storage-drives]: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/sandisk-ultra-3d-sata-iii-ssd#SDSSDH3-2T00-G25
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[psu]: https://seasonic.com/focus-gx
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[case]: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/node/node-304/black/
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[ups]: https://www.cyberpower.com/eu/en/product/sku/ut850eg-fr
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