Can't see SA:MP chat when I get in game.

[Antonio.]

Yeah, I just downloaded the game last night on my cousin's PC. The PC is pretty shitty.... but that wouldn't be the problem, would it? I tried f7, but chat doesn't appear... so if anyone knows the solution to this problem, please tell me.

:ps: I changed the resolution, still no help.

[sandisk125]

Can you show a screen of the invisible chat?

[Antonio.]

Can you show a screen of the invisible chat?

Sure....

[jdixo17]

Have you tried reinstalling SAMP? Also, did you get the latest from the official SAMP site?

[Antonio.]

Yeah... downloaded the mirror from SA:MP Team. SA:MP 0.3c R3 is what I got.

[Leroy]

Looks like resolution, try turning it up or down, down if your cousins monitor is small and up if its bigger.

[Antonio.]

It's small... turned it all the way down. I guess it's just not meant for SA:MP.

[Gandalf]

Check on how many colours the setting is. Could be that you need minimal 256 colours.

[Antonio.]

Check on how many colours the setting is. Could be that you need minimal 256 colours.

Where can I check that? I mean I know it's using 32-bit system.
Post Merge: July 26, 2011, 03:37:52 pmOK, so I right-clicked on the SA:MP icon, and on the GTA_SA.exe and clicked "properties". The I went on the "compatibility" tab, and clicked "Run in 256 colors". I checked that for both SA:MP icon and gta_sa.exe. There is also "Run in 640x480 resolution", "Disable visual themes", and "Turn off visual text services for this program". What do I need to do? I checked only 'Run in 256 colors', but the chat still doesn't show up in game.

[Jellyfish]

Had the same problem.
Downgrade from the SAMP 0.3 R3 version and this bug will be fixed.
Install an older version and everything will be back to normal.

[CaptainCrazy]

Delete the "gta_sa.set" file inside your GTA San Andreas Userfile folder. Make sure you copy the file before you delete it if that isn't the problem.

[9r2e5i3k]

You could try /pagesize 20 in-game...

Also try different resolutions.

Also try different video drivers (including the default Microsoft Windows one).

Also I wouldn't run it in forced 256 colors, nor forced 640x480.

[SFTC]

Sure you are not with F7? try tipping it

[sandisk125]

Sure you are not with F7? try tipping it

It's not the Problem..

[Jellyfish]

Had the same problem.
Downgrade from the SAMP 0.3 R3 version and this bug will be fixed.
Install an older version and everything will be back to normal.

  Try it

A note to everyone having this problem,pagesize only makes it worse.