As you may have noticed on the main page I put up a video of BETA testing currently going on by some of the original SA-MP devs for a multiplayer mod for Just Cause 2.
This game is really very good. The totally open environment is about 3 to 4 times as big as San Andreas, there are over 100 different types of vehicles and about 20 or so weapons. The game does require a modern PC but is very scalable like GTASA is in adjusting performance. -I hope the devs will stick with Raknet and use pawno or LUA for scripting (which I think they will).
If you haven't checked this one out yet; watch a few youtube videos and you will see what I mean.
I still don't understand JC2MP is real or is it just a dream?
it is real, it's just that they are working on it. Keep in mind that when san andreas was first released, samp didn't get released until 2006. They also got a lot of work to do with in getting familiar with the engine and syncing. It's a bit more complicated than samp since they have to get all those grapple hooks, car surfing, etc. working correctly.
The developers hosted a private BETA 2 days after your post Sprinkles. I am in the process of learning the scripting language (LUA) in order to be ready for the release (hopefully very soon). It seems to be pretty straight forward and I don't think it will be too difficult to learn. I am sure the initial release will be pretty limited as far as functionality is concerned, however as long as I can get a basic script together I am sure it will be alot of fun.
Hopefully we can get some old sSs members and friends together and start the next chapter