NEXUS Client

Is it safe?

Signed updates

The loader only runs a client file that is signed with the server's private key (ECDSA P-256) and whose SHA-256 matches the release. Anything else, even a modified copy, is refused. Updates come from the public GitHub release page.

Check the files yourself

Compare the SHA-256 of your download with the one below, and look the files up on VirusTotal, which scans them with about 70 antivirus engines.

NEXUS.asi The loader you download and install once fa9871c68c915ba4acfa50f95ac23ca50d81bf556cf302ccc45a992ab9786ea3

VirusTotal Open report

nexus_core.dll The client itself, downloaded and verified by the loader (v0.3.10) 6b2427e2e0c4808e1875fe2c333ed406ac5e2633a7067b0bae991a4bfc51a05c

VirusTotal Open report

Why do a few scanners flag it?

Most of the ~70 engines on VirusTotal find nothing, including Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, BitDefender, ESET, Avast, Malwarebytes and Sophos (checked October 2026). The few that flag it use machine-learning or reputation scores (names like "ML.Attribute", "confidence 60%", "susgen", "BehavesLike") instead of matching any known malware. They judge how a file looks, and a game add-on looks a lot like what they are trained to distrust:

It downloads and loads a file. The loader fetches the client core and loads it into the game, the same pattern a "dropper" uses. Ours refuses anything that isn't signed with our key.
It reads keys and changes game memory. That's how the extra /binds keys, the HUD switches, the city maps and the chat features work, just like most SA-MP mods. Only the keys you bind in /binds are reported to the server.
It is new and not code-signed yet, so reputation-based scanners have never seen it before. This goes down as more players use it.

Not convinced? You don't need the client to play on NEXUS: it only adds extras.

Install

Check your game
GTA San Andreas 1.0 US with SA-MP 0.3.7-R1, 0.3.7-R3-1 or 0.3.DL-R1.
Have an ASI loader
If you have CLEO or a modpack, you already have one. If not, install an ASI loader such as Silent's ASI Loader.
Drop in the file
Put NEXUS.asi into your GTA San Andreas folder, next to gta_sa.exe.
Play
Join 212.73.137.3:7991. The client downloads its core once and connects. Type /client in game.

What's new

All features →

v0.3.10

/binds -> SA-MP: rebind SA-MP's own keys (chat T / F6 / `, F1, F4, F5, F7, F8, F9, F10, G passenger, Shift spawn) or turn them off
/binds shows which key names mean which of your GTA keys, left of the dialog

v0.3.9

Object editor in the map editors: the object menu's actions are buttons next to Save now (Move with values, Texture settings, Change model, Duplicate, Delete; hover one for its name)
They can have your own keys too: the gear -> Editor keys

v0.3.8

Fixed: GeoGuessr's map cursor stayed on screen after a round (until the chat was opened)

v0.3.7

Map editors (race, stunt, parkour, derby, DM, TDM, /createmap): 'Import from Map Editor' brings in a map made in a map editor program: paste its code or pick a file from Documents\NEXUS Maps, then watch the objects (and textures) load in with a progress bar

v0.3.6

The server can raise or lower a plane's landing gear and turn a Hydra's thrusters
/client -> Functions (admins): every NEXUS Client script function, with details

Older versions (28)

v0.3.5

Object editor: a new blue button next to Save opens 'Editor keys': bind your own keys to Save, Cancel and the Move / Rotate / Scale modes
Fixed: Alt saved the object by itself; Save is still on Alt by default, change it there

v0.3.4

The emoji list now puts the emoji into your chat bar instead of sending it (fixed: it said 'unknown command'); the chat bar stays open, send it with Enter
New emoji button left of the chat bar: opens the emoji list (the mouse cursor shows while typing)
The emoji list's scroll bar can be dragged

v0.3.3

/emoji (or /emojis): an emoji list under the chat with every emoji, a search bar, categories and your recently used ones; click one to send it (Shift + click: it stays open)
/binds -> General -> Emoji list: open it with your own key

v0.3.2

Fixed: the game crashed on 0.3.DL when the server hid or showed the kill list

v0.3.1

The server can hide HUD parts (money, weapon, health, armour, minimap), the kill list and the chatbox, and turn off the pause menu (your own F7 / F9 setting comes back after)
GeoGuessr rounds block the pause menu without the black widescreen bars

v0.3.0

GeoGuessr like lostgamer.io: a minimap in the bottom-right corner. Your map key opens it, the wheel zooms smoothly, drag moves it, the pin goes exactly where you click; results show the solution and every guess on it
Each GeoGuessr game asks for the format: Website (minimap) or SA-MP (classic map)
New GeoGuessr map: Everywhere (San Andreas + Vice City + Liberty City)

v0.2.11

Auto reconnect is turned off for now: the game could crash while rejoining

v0.2.10

Auto reconnect: after 'Server closed the connection' or 'You are banned from this server' the game rejoins NEXUS by itself (up to 5 tries in a row)

v0.2.9

:pigeon: is now :fuck:
Race, stunt and parkour maps can have their own checkpoint colors (map creator: Checkpoint color, per map or per checkpoint); your /cpcolor comes back when you leave the map

v0.2.8

Chat emojis: every Discord emoji works now (:joy:, :fire:, :thumbsup:, :flag_hu: ...), with Discord's shortcodes
New NEXUS emoji: :pigeon:

v0.2.7

Fixed: the texture previews were empty

v0.2.6

Texture settings (house / asset furniture, DM, TDM, maps, race, stunt, parkour): every object texture with previews, TXD by TXD, and a Search button
Typing model / TXD / texture by hand still works (on top of the TXD list)

v0.2.5

GeoGuessr on Vice City and Liberty City: only for NEXUS Client players (/gg, Map option)

v0.2.4

Fixed: the game crashed as soon as the radar showed (0.2.3)
/client changelog: 5 versions per page, Older to see the previous ones

v0.2.3

Vice City and Liberty City: the HUD radar shows the city map too
Fixed: your position on the city pause-menu maps
Fixed: San Andreas gang zones showing on the city maps (zones in the city are in the right place)

v0.2.2

Vice City and Liberty City maps: in those cities the pause-menu map shows that city (blips, waypoint and area names work as usual). Everywhere else: the San Andreas map

v0.2.1

Chat emojis: :skull: and :cry: show as pictures for NEXUS Client players (others see the text). Images: Twemoji, CC-BY 4.0
/client settings: Chat emojis On / Off

v0.2.0

Automatic updates: NEXUS.asi keeps the client up to date by itself at every game start
Updates are digitally signed: only official NEXUS Client files are ever loaded
One-time step: replace your NEXUS.asi with the new one

v0.1.9

/client is now a menu: Settings and Changelog
Settings: Windows notifications (private messages, chat mentions, duel invites / responses), Discord activity, "Typing..." on players and checkpoint colors, each On / Off
Notification when your duel request is accepted or declined

v0.1.8

Alt-tab notifications: PMs, your name in the chat and duel requests flash the taskbar and show a Windows notification while you are tabbed out
Discord activity: your Discord status shows what you are doing on NEXUS

v0.1.7

/editmsg <new message>: edit your last chat message
Admins can delete chat messages of a player: /delmsg <player> (last / number / all)
Edited and deleted messages change for NEXUS Client players

v0.1.6

/client: this changelog
The connect message waits for the client, so "(uses NEXUS Client)" shows up reliably

v0.1.5

/binds Key detect sees every keyboard key and mouse button (F5, G, Z, Mouse 4 / 5, numpad...)
Keys SA-MP also knows are saved as normal binds, so they work without the client too
Esc, Windows keys, Menu key, T / F6 (chat), Alt + F4 and Alt + Tab can't be bound

v0.1.4

/config [player]: CPU, GPU and RAM of NEXUS Client players

v0.1.3

Race checkpoint colors: /cpcolor <hex> (or /cpcolor reset)
Modes can color race checkpoints for you

v0.1.2

The "typing..." indicator is now a chat bubble, at the same height as chat bubbles
Everyone sees it, with or without the NEXUS Client

v0.1.1

The connect message shows who uses the NEXUS Client
Works on 0.3.DL too
NEXUS.log next to NEXUS.asi for troubleshooting

v0.1.0

First release: "typing..." above players who are writing in the chat