Once the menu works, look for these inside ped.ifp:
Let’s be honest: after beating the story for the tenth time, you get bored. Why not finish "End of the Line" with CJ breakdancing on Sweet’s car? The mod turns the game into a sandbox for absurdist fun.
If you play on multiplayer clients like SA-MP (San Andreas Multiplayer) or MTA (Multi Theft Auto), this mod is a game-changer. You can no longer just stand there while talking on Discord. Use the animation menu to sit on a bench, lean against a police car, or take a knee while speaking to a server admin. It adds a layer of immersion that text chat cannot match.
Rockstar hid hundreds of debug animations and test poses inside the game files. These include strange bird-like flapping, "zombie" walks, and animations that were cut from beta versions. The animation menu acts as a time capsule, letting you play with content that was never meant to be seen by the public.
For Windows 10/11 users. Disclaimer: Always back up your gta_sa.exe and scripts folder before installing. gta sa animation menu mod pc
Method A: Using CLEO 4 (The Standard)
Most animation menus run on the CLEO library. Here is the standard installation path:
Method B: Using Mod Loader (Recommended for multiple mods)
If you use Mod Loader by Link2012:
Even the best mods have hiccups. Here is how to fix the most frequent problems with the GTA SA animation menu mod.
Problem: "The menu opens, but when I select an animation, CJ doesn't move."
Problem: "The game crashes after 10 minutes of using the menu."
Problem: "The animations look glitchy or the hands stretch." Once the menu works, look for these inside ped
Problem: "The menu is in Russian/Portuguese."
No. The "Definitive Edition" (the Grove Street Games remaster) uses a completely different engine (Unreal Engine 4) and does not support CLEO scripts or .ifp animation files.
This mod is strictly for the original 2005 PC v1.0 executable (or v1.01). If you own the Steam or Rockstar Launcher version, you will need to downgrade your gta_sa.exe to version 1.0 (using the "Downgrader" tool by ThirteenAG) before this mod will work.