Grinch Trainer

Introduction

A trainer Grand Theft Auto III, VC & SA enabling a much more easier & amusing gameplay with cheats. This is NOT intended for use in multiplayer, I won't be responsible for any form of bans. Use it at your own risk!

Press Left Ctrl + T (on keyboard) or GamePadFaceLeft + GamePadFaceDown (on consoles - check keymappings section) to open the trainer.

Gamepad Key Mappings

1. GamepadStart

   • Xbox: Menu
   • Switch: + (Plus)
   • PS: Options

2. GamepadBack

   • Xbox: View
   • Switch: - (Minus)
   • PS: Share

3. GamepadFaceLeft

   • Xbox: X
   • Switch: Y
   • PS: Square

4. GamepadFaceRight

   • Xbox: B
   • Switch: A
   • PS: Circle

5. GamepadFaceUp

   • Xbox: Y
   • Switch: X
   • PS: Triangle

6. GamepadFaceDown

   • Xbox: A
   • Switch: B
   • PS: Cross

7. GamepadDpadLeft

   • Xbox: D-pad Left
   • Switch: D-pad Left
   • PS: D-pad Left

8. GamepadDpadRight

   • Xbox: D-pad Right
   • Switch: D-pad Right
   • PS: D-pad Right

9. GamepadDpadUp

   • Xbox: D-pad Up
   • Switch: D-pad Up
   • PS: D-pad Up

10. GamepadDpadDown

    • Xbox: D-pad Down
    • Switch: D-pad Down
    • PS: D-pad Down

11. GamepadL1

    • Xbox: L Bumper
    • Switch: L
    • PS: L1

12. GamepadR1

    • Xbox: R Bumper
    • Switch: R
    • PS: R1

13. GamepadL2

    • Xbox: L Trigger
    • Switch: ZL
    • PS: L2

14. GamepadR2

    • Xbox: R Trigger
    • Switch: ZR
    • PS: R2

15. GamepadL3

    • Xbox: L Stick (click)
    • Switch: L3
    • PS: L3

16. GamepadR3

    • Xbox: R Stick (click)
    • Switch: R3
    • PS: R3

17. GamepadLStickLeft

    • Xbox: Left Analog Stick Left
    • Switch: Left Analog Stick Left
    • PS: [Analog] Move Window (in Windowing mode)

18. GamepadLStickRight

    • Xbox: Left Analog Stick Right
    • Switch: Left Analog Stick Right
    • PS: [Analog] Move Window (in Windowing mode)

19. GamepadLStickUp

    • Xbox: Left Analog Stick Up
    • Switch: Left Analog Stick Up
    • PS: [Analog] Move Window (in Windowing mode)

20. GamepadLStickDown

    • Xbox: Left Analog Stick Down
    • Switch: Left Analog Stick Down
    • PS: [Analog] Move Window (in Windowing mode)

21. GamepadRStickLeft

    • Xbox: Right Analog Stick Left
    • Switch: Right Analog Stick Left
    • PS: [Analog]

22. GamepadRStickRight

    • Xbox: Right Analog Stick Right
    • Switch: Right Analog Stick Right
    • PS: [Analog]

23. GamepadRStickUp

    • Xbox: Right Analog Stick Up
    • Switch: Right Analog Stick Up
    • PS: [Analog]

24. GamepadRStickDown

    • Xbox: Right Analog Stick Down
    • Switch: Right Analog Stick Down
    • PS: [Analog]

Get stable binaries from here. Beta binaries are available at the discord server.

Installation

Only these versions of the game is supported. I highly recommand installing the menu on a fresh, non-modded game first.

• GTA SA v1.0 US Hoodlum
• GTA VC v1.0 EN
• GTA III v1.0 EN

If you have those mentioned versions installed,

1. Install DirectX9, Visual C++ Redistributable 2022 x86 & Ultimate asi loader.
2. Download GrinchTrainerSA/VC/III.7z and extract everything in game root directory (NOT MODLOADER). The GrinchTrainer folder & .asi file must be placed in the same place.
3. Install SilentPatch (For GTA III don't install the ddraw.dll component)
4. Install D3D8to9 wrapper (For III & VC)

Check out the Compatibility List

Images

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Things to do on crash

1. Delete the GrinchTrainerXX.toml config file and try again.
2. If it's happening after installing a recent mod try removing it.
3. Try on a fresh installation of the game.
4. If still doesn't fix your issue, go ahead and report it.

Crash reports/ Bug reports

Install Crash info & reproduce your crash. When reporting the crash upload the crashinfo logfile with it. Explain how to reproduce the crash in details. Also include,

• Game version
• Menu version
• List of mods installed

You can either open a issue here or directly contact me on discord (Recommended).

Submit Translations

How to translate trainer to another language

The translations are loaded from GrinchTrainerXX/locale/*.toml files. Make a copy of the English.toml file and translate the texts there to your language. Rename the file to your_language.toml and make a pull request.

If you're language isn't supported ( Appears ??? in the menu. Check here for supported languages), open a issue asking for support.

All credits are given in Menu/ About tab.