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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – FAQ/Walkthrough
FAQ/Walkthrough by HandsomeRockus
Version: 10.0 | Updated: 01/07/19
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| | ii) The Shootist | | iii) The Driver (Two Strategies) | | iv) The Job | | 3I.7.a) Rifle Range | | 3I.7.b) Rampages Concluded | | 3i.7.C) Car Showroom Mission Two (Vice Street Racer) | | 3I.8) FILM STUDIO | | 3I.8.a) Unique Jumps Continued | | i) Recruitment Drive | | ii) Dildo Dodo | | iii) Martha's Mug Shot | | iv) G-Spotlight | | 3I.8.b) Unique Jumps Concluded | | 3I.8.c) Chopper Checkpoint Missions | | 3J) Extra Missions | | 3J.1) AVERY CARRINGTON | | i) Four Iron | | ii) Demolition Man | | iii) Two Bit Hit | | 3J.2) PHIL CASSIDY | | i) Gun Runner | | ii) Boomshine Saigon | | 3J.3) LOVE FIST | | i) Love Juice | | 3J.4) "BIG" MITCH BAKER | | i) Alloy Wheels of Steel | | ii) Messing with the Man | | iii) Hog Tied | | 3J.5) LOVE FIST (2) | | ii) Psycho Killer | | iii) Publicity Tour | | 3J.6) UMBERTO ROBINA | | i) Stunt Boat Challenge | | ii) Cannon Fodder | | iii) Naval Engagement | | 3J.7) AUNTIE POULET | | i) Juju Scramble | | ii) Bombs Away! | | iii) Dirty Lickin's | | 3J.8) UMBERTO ROBINA (2) | | iv) Trojan Voodoo | | 3K) Assassination Contracts (Phone Missions) | | i) Road Kill | | ii) Waste the Wife | | iii) Autocide | | iv) Check Out at the Check In | | v) Loose Ends | | 3L) Checklist | | 3M) Storyline Final Missions | | i) Cap the Collector | | ii) Keep Your Friends Close... | | 4) Possible Glitch | | 5) Some Frequently Asked Questions | | 6) Technical Support | | 7) Some Final Comments | | 8) Author's Special Words of Thanks | | 9) Credits | \ / 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0.A) COPYRIGHT NOTICE ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This document, FAQ, is copyright 2004-2019 by its author and protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America and other countries, the Berne Copyright Convention of '76, and any other International Treaties. All rights reserved. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is copyright 2002-2003 by Rockstar Games, Inc. Rockstar Games, the Rockstar Games logo, Rockstar North, and the Rockstar North logo are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Rockstar Games and Rockstar North are subsidiaries of Take-Two Interactive Software. All rights reserved. The "Hidden Packages Map" and "Rampages Map" referred to in this FAQ are copyright 2005 by Alex Bates. All rights reserved. The "Items and Jumps Map" referred to in this FAQ is copyright 2003 by Slacker Bob. All rights reserved. All ASCII diagrams attached in this FAQ are copyright 2004-2018 by Glen T. Winstein. All rights reserved. The ASCII Grand Theft Auto logo shown in this FAQ is copyright 2003 by Kyle Sutton. All rights reserved. The ASCII Vice City logo shown in this FAQ is copyright 2003 by Alex Carr. All rights reserved. All other marks, trademarks, service marks, brand or product names, and copyrights contained in this FAQ are only owned by their respective holders. 0.B) DISCLAIMER ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This fully independent document is NOT an official FAQ and it is not endorsed by, affiliated with, licensed, authorized, or sponsored by the game developers or publishers. The author is in NO way affiliated with the game developers or publishers, or any member of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City development team. This FAQ is intended to help players complete the game GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY--a virtual life game in which you play a character named Tommy Vercetti. NO part of this FAQ should induce you to attempt any of his crimes or dangerous stunts in real life. Attempting any of them in real life may cause severe harm to you or your property or that of another (jacking a car, doing the Unique Jump, fighting in gun battles, etc.). Moreover, in this game, Tommy can even die yet just come out of a hospital to start a new life; but in the real world, can you?! Hmmm...what can I say? PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! 0.C) SITE PERMISSION LIST ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 | NeoSeeker---------------https://www.neoseeker.com | | GameFAQs------------https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com | | SuperCheats--http://www.supercheats.com/index.htm | | IGN---------------------https://www.ign.com/wikis | | SlackerBobGames-----------www.slackerbobgames.com | | CheatCodes--------------http://www.cheatcodes.com | | CheatHappens---------https://www.cheathappens.com | | GamerHelp----------------http://www.gamerhelp.com | | 1UP----------------------------http://www.1up.com | | HonestGamers----------http://www.honestgamers.com | | MyCheats-----------------------https://in.ign.com | | GameRevolution-----https://www.gamerevolution.com | | TrainersCity---------https://www.trainerscity.com | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 * the abovementioned are the only Web sites that are legally authorized to exhibit this FAQ. If any other Web site fails to link to the permitted sites given above and displays this FAQ or any part of it, it infringes on the author's copyrights. In that case, the author has no defense but to pursue the webmaster in the court of law. Don't make me do it, and don't-- DON'T EVER--think I won't do it! I'm sorry if I've scared any of my innocent, kind readers--like you! But some stupid people always have a habit of stealing content and removing the credits. Remember, you can still do me a favor: if you notice any Web site displaying this FAQ, and it is not listed here, please do notify me at once! 0.D) VERSION HISTORY ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The first version, v1.0, was originally published on December 16, 2004. You're now reading v10.0 last updated on January 7, 2019. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 1) INTRO STUFF ONLY! ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 1A) PREFACE ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Welcome to my FAQ! Welcome to Vice City! Welcome to the '80s!! Please note that this FAQ should be followed more closely than most other strategy guides or walkthroughs. I can assure that it'll show you the easiest and most effective way to complete "GTA: Vice City" 100%. The FAQ starts with the Sub-missions (Paramedic, etc.) and collecting Hidden Packages. You'll make use of the rewards obtained from these missions when you're doing the main story missions. Well, you'll learn how to use them while playing the game with the aid of this FAQ. I've used every easiest way to finish the game to 100% completion in a step- by-step series--EVERY EASIEST WAY! Now enough about me, so without further more ado, let's get to the FAQ. Happy gaming! ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1B) ABOUT THIS FAQ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. The standard formatting rule for every text document--so that everyone with different screen resolutions (640x480, 800x600, 1280x1024, etc.) can view without scrolling to the side--is not to have any line over 79 characters. The formatting works and line alignments to this FAQ are done with the help of the EditPlus Text Editor tool--an advanced version of WordPad--following the standards; therefore, everyone can view it without re-editing. * Thanks to Mark Wynn for the EditPlus Text Editor tool tip. For a better appearance (esp. for making any printout), open the FAQ file in the text format and change the Font to "Courier New," Font style to "Regular," and Size to ">=9." FAQ size: 358,329 bytes Printout details: 7,986 lines approx. 114 to 140--A4(210x297 mm)-sized--pages 2. Although I haven't explained the Xbox controls, this FAQ should be compatible for the Xbox'ers as well. 3. OK, on to the business at hand! Follow the systematic sequence of this FAQ--it explains clearly for you why it's to your advantage to do certain missions and when to do them. 4. This FAQ also refers to three great maps made by two different authors. They're helpful for various segments of the FAQ, so you should have them while using it. You can get them from: <https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/>--go to PS2 or PC, G, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, FAQs, then In-Depth FAQs. i. "Hidden Packages Map" by dark52 ii. "Rampages Map" by dark52 iii. "Items and Jumps Map" by Slacker Bob 5. There are NO cheats, spoilers, or any segments of unnecessary (boring) information introduced in this FAQ. It only gives a clear-cut methodology to use to complete the missions. Since I'm not against the use of cheats in a single player game, use them as you wish. (WARNING: DON'T save the game when certain cheats are switched on in the PS2 version--this will CORRUPT the save file and you'll NEVER be able to achieve 100% completion of the game.) 6. Always use the LATEST updated version (v10.x) of the FAQ. The most up- to-date version can be easily downloaded from NeoSeeker or GameFAQs. These are the ONLY Web sites where I personally update the latest file. Go to any of the following links: https://faqs.neoseeker.com/Games/PS2/grand_theft_auto_vice_city_q.txt http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/grand_theft_auto_vice_city_q.txt ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1C) CONTROLS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The controls listed are the default ones for the PS2 and PC versions (unless otherwise noted). However, this FAQ--compatible to both PS2 and PC users--will rarely name any keys to denote operations. I've capitalized the important operations--ACCELERATE, FIRE, HANDBRAKE, and so forth--to make things very understandable. I hope it will help you a lot. * Thanks to Robert Allen Rusk for his help with some of the controls. 1C.1) PS2 CONTROLS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ On Foot Fire--------------------------------------------------------CIRCLE Next weapon-----------------------------------------------------R2 Previous weapon-------------------------------------------------L2 Move around--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG Look around (1st person view)-------------------------RIGHT ANALOG Move around---------------------------------------------DIRECTIONS Zoom in-----------------------------------------------------SQUARE Zoom out---------------------------------------------------------X Enter/exit------------------------------------------------TRIANGLE Change camera-----------------------------------------------SELECT Jump--------------------------------------------------------SQUARE Sprint-----------------------------------------------------------X Target----------------------------------------------------------R1 Crouch----------------------------------------------------------L3 Look behind-----------------------------------------------------R3 Action (Buy property, replace weapon, and answer cellphone)-----L1 *Pause-------------------------------------------------------START * hitting this button will pause the game and let you see your Map, Stats, Brief, Options, or Resume the game. In Car/On Bike Fire--------------------------------------------------------CIRCLE Forwards---------------------------------------------------------X Backwards---------------------------------------------------SQUARE Move around--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG Move around---------------------------------------------DIRECTIONS Enter/exit------------------------------------------------TRIANGLE Radio-----------------------------------------------------------L1 ^Horn-----------------------------------------------------------L3 Sub-mission-----------------------------------------------------R3 Change camera-----------------------------------------------SELECT Handbrake-------------------------------------------------------R1 Look behind--------------------------------------------------L2+R2 Look left-------------------------------------------------------L2 Look right------------------------------------------------------R2 Pause--------------------------------------------------------START ^ you can also push it in gently to activate the siren and flashing lights for the Ambulance, Firetruck, or a law enforcement vehicle, or to activate the jingle and attract customers with the Mr. Whoopee truck. In Chopper Fire machine gun------------------------------------------------R1 Fire rockets------------------------------------------------CIRCLE Forwards--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG UP Backwards-----------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG DOWN Left----------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG LEFT Right--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG RIGHT Ascend-----------------------------------------------------------X Descend-----------------------------------------------------SQUARE Turn clockwise--------------------------------------------------R2 Turn anticlockwise----------------------------------------------L2 €Hover----------------------------------------------------------L3 Rotate------------------------------------------------RIGHT ANALOG Enter/exit------------------------------------------------TRIANGLE Radio-----------------------------------------------------------L1 Look behind--------------------------------------------------L2+R2 Pause--------------------------------------------------------START € a sort of air brake, which stops horizontal movement and comes in handy when positioning the chopper in the air. In Skimmer Forwards--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG UP Backwards-----------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG DOWN Left----------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG LEFT Right--------------------------------------------LEFT ANALOG RIGHT Accelerate-------------------------------------------------------X Decelerate--------------------------------------------------SQUARE Turn--------------------------------------------------RIGHT ANALOG Enter/exit------------------------------------------------TRIANGLE Radio-----------------------------------------------------------L1 Look behind--------------------------------------------------L2+R2 Pause--------------------------------------------------------START ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1C.2) PC STANDARD CONTROLS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ On Foot Fire------------------------------------------------NUM0-LCTRL-LMB Next weapon---------------------------------------EN-MS WHEEL DOWN Previous weapon-----------------------------------NUM.-MS WHEEL UP Forwards------------------------------------------------------UP-W Backwards---------------------------------------------------DOWN-S Left-----------------------------------------------------MS-LEFT-A Right---------------------------------------------------MS-RIGHT-D Look around-----------------------------------------------------MS Zoom in----------------------------------------PG UP-Z-MS WHEEL UP Zoom out-----------------------------------PG DOWN-X-MS WHEEL DOWN Enter/exit---------------------------------------------------RET-F Change camera-----------------------------------------------HOME-V Jump---------------------------------------------------RCTRL-SPACE Sprint---------------------------------------LSHIFT-RSHIFT (remap) Target (1st person view)-----------------------------------DEL-RMB Crouch-----------------------------------------------------------C Look behind--------------------------------------NUM1-CAPSLOCK-MMB Action (Buy property, replace weapon, and answer cellphone)----TAB *Pause---------------------------------------------------------ESC * hitting this button will pause the game and let you see your Map, Stats, Brief, Options, or Resume the game. In Car/On Bike Fire------------------------------------------------NUM0-LCTRL-LMB Forwards------------------------------------------------------UP-W Backwards---------------------------------------------------DOWN-S Left-----------------------------------------------LEFT-A-MS (car) Right---------------------------------------------RIGHT-D-MS (car) Enter/exit---------------------------------------------------RET-F Radio--------------------------------------------INS-R-MS WHEEL UP ^Horn------------------------------------------------LSHIFT-RSHIFT Sub-mission------------------------------------------NUM+-CAPSLOCK Change camera-----------------------------------------------HOME-V Handbrake------------------------------------------RCTRL-SPACE-RMB Look left+Turret left---------------------------------------NUM4-2 Look right+Turret right-------------------------------------NUM5-3 Lean up+Turret up-------------------------------------------NUM9-X Lean down+Turret down---------------------------------------NUM6-Z Look behind------------------------------------------------Q+E-MMB Look left---------------------------------------------------NUM1-Q Look right--------------------------------------------------NUM2-E Pause----------------------------------------------------------ESC ^ you can also tap it gently to activate the siren and flashing lights for the Ambulance, Firetruck, or a law enforcement vehicle, or to activate the jingle and attract customers with the Mr. Whoopee truck. In Chopper Fire machine gun-----------------------------------RMB-LCTRL-SPACE Fire rockets----------------------------------------NUM0-LMB-RCTRL Forwards-------------------------------------------------------NP6 Backwards------------------------------------------------------NP9 Left--------------------------------------------------------LEFT-A Right------------------------------------------------------RIGHT-D Ascend--------------------------------------------------------UP-W Descend-----------------------------------------------------DOWN-S €Hover------------------------------------------------------LSHIFT Turn clockwise-----------------------------------------NUM2-NUM5-E Turn anticlockwise-------------------------------------NUM1-NUM4-Q Enter/exit---------------------------------------------------RET-F Radio--------------------------------------------INS-R-MS WHEEL UP Look behind------------------------------------------------Q+E-MMB Pause----------------------------------------------------------ESC € a sort of air brake, which stops horizontal movement and comes in handy when positioning the chopper in the air. In Skimmer Forwards------------------------------------------------------UP-W Backwards---------------------------------------------------DOWN-S Dive----------------------------------------------------------NUM9 #Rise---------------------------------------------------------NUM6 Turn left---------------------------------------------------LEFT-A Turn right-------------------------------------------------RIGHT-D Enter/exit---------------------------------------------------RET-F Radio--------------------------------------------INS-R-MS WHEEL UP Look behind------------------------------------------------Q+E-MMB Pause----------------------------------------------------------ESC # for the take-off, hold this key along with the forwards key. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 2) ADVICE SECTION ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 2A) GENERAL ADVICE (Game related) *IMPORTANT* ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. Follow the FAQ exactly and do the missions when it tells you to. On your own, you may want to perform Rampages, Unique Jumps, buy houses-- properties, etc., anytime you want. Avoid it as much as possible; let the FAQ tell you when to do them. If you do them in a disorderly way near the beginning, there's a chance you'll forget what you've done and everything will get messed up. 2. One more IMPORTANT thing! As the game goes by, you will be invited by many employers to work for them where your in-game Map and radar show an "L," "A," "phone," "Skull," etc. Don't ever attempt to do missions for them early. The FAQ will tell you when it's to your best advantage to do them. You'll have to wait a little longer to enjoy them, so BE PATIENT! 3. When you try cornering fast in a four wheeled vehicle, it may lean like it's about to roll over. To avoid flipping when you feel it's about to roll over to the left, hit LEFT + BACKWARDS. Likewise, when you feel it might roll over to the right, hit RIGHT + BACKWARDS. This way, you can try to balance your vehicle and keep it upright. Because, flipping over the four wheeled vehicle will cause it to catch fire--and later will get exploded. 4. When you see your vehicle's (car/bike) caught fire while you're in/on it, you can still exit it to escape before it explodes. It is applicable while you're in moving, too. 5. When you're about to make a turn, let go of the accelerator, gently hold LEFT or RIGHT + brake, then ACCELERATE. This way, your car will make a tighter turn around the corner and speed forward. 6. When the fare or patient touches the door, ACCELERATE and they'll be carried along and get in. Always hold HANDBRAKE and ACCELERATE together when waiting for him and let go of HANDBRAKE when he touches the door. 7. Always slow down your vehicle while you're performing a drive-by or throwing pizzas. 8. When you get wanted stars in a vehicle, a cop can just open your door and BUST you! If you're stuck in the middle of the road, don't try to drive away--get out of the vehicle and keep away from the police. That way, the cop may try to kill you but he's less likely to be able to bust you. 9. What happens at each wanted level: 1 star: A cop will chase (in a Police Car or on foot) you (Tommy) and try to knock you down with a Nightstick or pull you from your vehicle and bust you. 2 stars: Two cops in a Police Car will chase you unceasingly and try to bust you if you're in a vehicle. If you're on foot, any cops nearby will try to shoot you to death with Pistols. 3 stars: A helicopter will join the enforcement and fire at you. Along with the ordinary cops, "Vice Squad" agents will chase you in "Vice Squad" Cheetahs and try to kill you with Uzi 9mms (PS2)/ Uz-Is (PC). Cops on the sidewalk roll out tire spike strips. 4 stars: SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) agents abseil from the helicopter, and chase you in Enforcers, and shoot Uzi 9mms (PS2)/Uz-Is (PC). 5 stars: You can get this wanted level after "Guardian Angels." The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents will chase you in FBI Ranchers and try to kill you with powerful MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC) guns. 6 stars: You can get this wanted level after "Rub Out." The Military joins the enforcement and chases you in Barracks OLs and Rhinos. The Rhino (tank) makes any vehicle it bumps explode. The soldiers try to kill you with powerful M4s. 10. What should you do about wanted rating(s): Surrender?! If you'd rather do that than get killed, get into any vehicle and sit tight till a cop opens the door and busts you--easy as pie. You want to live and go free?! Then for: 1 star: There's practically nothing you need to do. Run, drive, ride, or fly anywhere, and the star will disappear in 10 to 30 seconds. You could also use a Bribe icon or an Outfit icon or pay a visit to a nearby Pay 'n' Spray. 2 stars: Use a Bribe icon and run, drive, ride, or fly anywhere. You could also use two Bribe icons, an Outfit icon, or pay a visit to a Pay 'n' Spray. 3, 4, 5, and 6 stars: Pay a visit to a Pay 'n' Spray or use Bribe icons, Outfit icons, etc. (NOTE 1: in most cases, wanted stars that appear during a mission will vanish once you've completed the mission successfully.) (NOTE 2: save your game and reload the same save file to get rid of any stars quickly.) (NOTE 3: Glen T. Winstein informed me that the stars FLASH when you use a Pay 'n' Spray to give you a "probation period." If you do anything that would give you a wanted rating while they flash, the stars are reinstated. Then you have to use whatever method you'd normally use to get rid of them.) (NOTE 4: you'll start unlocking Outfit icons after "The Party.") 11. For a quick repair, put your beat-up vehicle in any of your garages (which you'll get with some of the houses you buy later) and let the door close. 12. SAVE the game after finishing every Sub-mission and any other hard mission. It's not required, but it insures that you save your achievements. Reload your last saved game and you can start from that point again. After you reload the game from your last save point, you may get BUSTED, WASTED, or the game may CRASH. (NOTE: saving or even just using a Save icon then resuming (without saving) the game restores your Health to the maximum.) 13. CHEAT CODES?! PS2 users who've corrupted their save files with cheats can only get 99%. Some PS2 cheats may cause a glitch that prevents you from getting 100%. My advice is to practice honest gaming without risking your neck. You can still use Cheat Codes while playing the game provided you don't save the game. (NOTE: the PS2 Health code, which can repair your vehicle, is an exception. It won't corrupt your save game.) (IMPORTANT: PS2 users, please read the "Some Frequently Asked Questions" section before you do anything--esp. if you're aiming for the 100% mark.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2B) GENERAL ADVICE (Map related) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. Throughout the game, such as during the Sub-missions, the collection of Hidden Packages, and even certain story missions, you'll frequently use the in-game Map--at least 1000 times. Hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and select Map--it can be a big help. 2. Point Tommy north to make the radar easier to compare with the in-game Map. 3. You should always take the MAIN roads whenever it's convenient while doing the missions. (NOTE: when you are slowed down or confused by the minor roads and alleys, head to the MAIN roads a.s.a.p.) 4. When necessary, FEEL FREE TO TRAVEL ON THE SEASHORE. Though your vehicle is slower on sand, you can steer clear of traffic congestions, pedestrians, etc.--esp. cops. 5. Memorize the locations of the Pay 'n' Sprays. 6. Memorize where the Bribe icons are located--you'll certainly need them when you have wanted stars, especially two or more. (NOTE: use the "Items and Jumps Map" by Slacker Bob to see their exact locations.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 3) GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 OK, now it's time to get into the game. (NOTE: under every story mission and Sub-mission, this FAQ gives you the save places, vehicles, locations, levels to be completed, rewards, difficulty-- rated from 1 (easy) to 10 (difficult), and the STEPS you need to know for it. Carefully follow the STEPS any time you do a mission.) 3A) IN THE BEGINNING... ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Start a new game. 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 | BEGINNING LINES | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ | | SONNY FORELLI: Tommy Vercetti... Huh! S**t. Didn't think they'd ever | | let him out. | | | | HENCHMAN: He kept his head down--helps people forget. | | | | SONNY FORELLI: People will remember soon enough. When they see him | | walking down the streets of their neighborhoods, it will be bad for | | business. | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 Step 2: Take the car, an Admiral (Mercedes Benz E Klasse (W123) '76-'85), and follow the pink blip on the radar to the hotel. (NOTE: this hotel is going to be your main hideout soon.) Despite what the game tells says you can do, hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and choose Map. Step 3: You can find the pink icon on the first MAIN ROAD. (NOTE: this MAIN road, the MAIN road of the Vice Point, and the MAIN road of the west island will be the main roads you travel on in the future.) Step 4: On your way, you can hear an announcement over the radio that all the bridges are closed due to the bad weather conditions. Just pay no attention to it. Stop your car in the pink shaft of light. Step 5: Now that you can get a good look at the Ocean View Hotel, enter it and go into the pink shaft of light at the base of the staircase. Step 6: After the cutscene is over, you will be told to follow the "L" on the in-game Map to get to the Lawyer's office. Just pay it no mind. Step 7: Walk into the pink token with a cassette image (Save icon) to save your game. (NOTE: have at least three copies of your save files, and make updated copies of your save file regularly, and take turns using them.) Now it's time to do the Sub-missions. Follow the STEPS given in this FAQ very carefully. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3B) SUB-MISSIONS STARTED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (IMPORTANT: the MAIN thing to avoid during Sub-missions is to alert the cops. Getting 1 star can be tolerable, but accidentally running over a cop will give you 2 stars. They won't go away till you use a Bribe icon or a Pay 'n' Spray.) 3B.0.1) SUB-MISSIONS: AN OVERVIEW ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. Over 85% of the time in "GTA: Vice City," you (Tommy Vercetti) are, without a doubt, a WANTED man who is dealing with narcotics, killing gangsters, fighting cops, porn films, a stripclub, whores, the black market, smuggling...all kinds of s**t. However, for at least 5% of the game, you've been given the chance to reveal your humanity and kindness, so you'll swell with pride when playing Sub-missions. DUH! (NOTE: even though you'll be playing as a GOOD GUY for them, the cops will still hate you. So, avoid attracting their attention.) 2. The Sub-missions can be activated by hitting the Sub-mission key when you're in the corresponding vehicle. 3. The Sub-missions are time-based, so you have to be fast and faster for them. 4. While driving on the seashore, drive very slowly to keep the vehicle balanced. If you drive fast, you may flip the vehicle and destroy it, and fail the mission. 5. There is a total of five Sub-missions in "GTA: Vice City." All five Sub-missions should be successfully completed to certain levels to get the five great rewards they offer and get 100% completion of the game. So whether they're hard for you or not, finish those missions early on in the game. 6. Follow the FAQ exactly. It not only teaches you how to complete these missions EASILY but also helps you USE the rewards efficiently later. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3B.0.2) FAILING SUB-MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ You will fail the mission, 1. when you are busted (got caught by a cop), 2. when your vehicle catches on fire, explodes, and you are wasted, 3. when you fall into the water and drown (feed the fishes), 4. when you leave the vehicle during the mission (except in the Vigilante Mission and Pizza Boy Mission), 5. when you accidentally or knowingly hit the Sub-mission key during the mission, 6. when you run out of time, or 7. when the passenger or customer is killed (except for the criminals in the Vigilante Mission). The five Sub-missions: 1. Taxi Mission 2. Paramedic Mission 3. Pizza Boy Mission 4. Vigilante Mission 5. Fire Truck Mission The first one is the Taxi Mission. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3B.1) TAXI MISSION ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: In this mission, you will be a taxi driver. Some citizens will want you to take them somewhere (usually a long distance away). You'll be given a time limit and the passenger will want you to get them there before the time runs out. This FAQ will help you do 100 CONSECUTIVE FARES. Though it's not necessary to do them consecutively, you'll make a hell of a lot of money that way. (For every five passengers that are dropped off consecutively, you get a BONUS: the number of fare times $100.) TRY FOR 100 CONSECUTIVE FARES! Difficulty rating: 3/10 in general (6/10 for 100 consecutive fares) Reward rating: 1/10 Vehicles: There are four different types of Taxis that can be used. - Taxi (Ford LTD '83-'85) - Cabbie (Checker Taxicab '56-'82) - Kaufman Cab (Checker Taxicab '56-'82) - Zebra Cab (Checker Taxicab '56-'82) * The Zebra Cab will be unlocked after a later mission of the game. First, you have to buy the Taxi Company Kaufman Cabs (a yellow building south of Phil's Place). Before buying Kaufman Cabs, you have to complete a chain of missions--you only get the Zebra Cab after passing the mission, "Cabmaggedon," of the Taxi Firm. You cannot wait that l-o-n-g to finish this easy mission. Therefore, forget about the Zebra Cab for now! * In my opinion, the Taxi is the best vehicle to perform the Taxi Mission with, anyway. Cabbies and Kaufman Cabs, though they're tough and speedy, have the worst cornering. * You have a radio in all the Taxis, and that is NICE! Locations: Walk out of the Ocean View Hotel (your main hideout) and look for any Taxis passing by. Levels: You have to drop off 100 passengers, not consecutively, in the time required for each delivery to complete the Taxi Mission. Rewards: - The main reward is that all the Taxis in the game will get the hydraulic jump feature. After dropping off 100 passengers, if you hit the HORN, your Taxi will jump; the faster you go, the higher you can jump. - Have fun in jumping over the other vehicles esp. the police cars. - The other rewards are having a lot of money at an early stage of game, knowing the roads and short cuts of the map, and getting good at handling any vehicle. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: As I said earlier, disregard the "L" symbol on the in-game Map and look outside for a Taxi. Step 2: Get into the Taxi. (NOTE: never pick a Cabbie--Cabbies have poor cornering and topple very easily. Kaufman Cabs aren't bad, but Taxis have the best handling of the group.) Step 3: Don't hit the Sub-mission key now as the game tells you to. Look at the Map and drive around for a little while. This will let you get familiar with the MAIN roads, other minor roads, Pay 'n' Sprays, Ammu-Nations, Tool stores, etc. Step 4: After getting familiar with the ROADS, it is time to travel fast on the seashore. Go north and south over the length of the seashore at least TWICE. Step 5: After getting to know little about Vice City, you're ready to start working on a REAL mission. Step 6: Park your Taxi in front of your hideout facing the beach. Hit the Sub- mission key now. Step 7: You'll see a yellow dot on your in-game Map, which represents a passenger with a pink arrow pointing down to their head whom you have to give a ride. Just stop near them (don't run over them). As I mentioned before, hold the HANDBRAKE and ACCELERATE together; once the passenger touches the door, release the HANDBRAKE and gun it. Step 8: The game tells you the destination at the bottom of the screen and shows you the drop off point with a pink dot on the radar. It will give you a certain amount of time to do it in. (NOTE: if the time given is less than a minute, cancel the mission by hitting the Sub-mission button. We can't start with the minimum time and having you feel too rushed on your first try.) Step 9: Press START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and choose Map. Now you can see your destination and plan your route. Step 10: Choose the MAIN road that takes you to the minor road(s) you need to use. Step 11: Watch out for the traffic, cops, pedestrians, vehicles, signal-posts, trees, and any other obstructions--hitting them and getting back on track takes up valuable time. I recommend that you switch to the LEFT lane whenever you don't see any vehicles coming toward you on it--whichever lane is clear at the moment. Step 12: The destination is shown by a glowing pink shaft of light. Apply HANDBRAKE and brake to stop in it and the fare will be counted. The game will continue to give you passengers till you fail the mission. Step 13: Be glad that you sometimes get the BEACH as a destination. It's easy to travel on the seashore. You save time on travel because you don't have to worry about vehicle accidents. Be careful not to hit the people on it, though --especially the cops. (NOTE: go at the fastest controllable speed. Try to avoid flipping by using the advice mentioned earlier.) Step 14: When you've damaged your car and your passenger flees, it doesn't mean you've failed the mission. You're allowed to look for new fares but, unfortunately, they're afraid to get into your beat-up Taxi. Use a Pay 'n' Spray to repair it. There are two Pay 'n' Sprays on the first island: one in Ocean Beach and one in Vice Point. (I hope you memorized their locations earlier so you don't have a hard time searching for them.) Step 15: Patiently drop the passengers off safely. Whenever you need to get your Taxi patched up, don't hesitate to go to a Pay 'n' Spray. Doing 100 FARES CONSECUTIVELY is really boring! Nevertheless, once you've done 100, you're closer to 100% completion of the game, so GO FOR IT even if it tires you out. Don't forget that getting CONSECUTIVE FARES gives you MORE MONEY BONUSES, so don't quit. Get Tommy into another Taxi if you need to and keep going. Step 16: After the 100th passenger is dropped off, the game will tell you about the reward stuff. Then go to your hideout and save the game. (Walk into the pink token with a cassette image (Save icon) to save your game.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3B.2) PARAMEDIC MISSION ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: In this mission, you're an ambulance driver. It's different than the Taxi Mission--in this one, you have to pass through levels. At the first level, one patient will be waiting for you. You have to take them to the nearest hospital (easy as a walk in the park?). As the levels increase, the number of patients increase likewise (level 5--5 patients, etc.). The unfortunate thing is that an Ambulance can only accommodate 3 patients at a time (do you see the difficulty now?). Yeah, from the fourth level on, you have to make more than one trip to and from the hospital. It's timed, so it makes the mission a little tougher. Don't panic--it's a little hard on your patience because of the repetition of it, but not so hard you can't finish it. You can finish it with only a little difficulty after reading the following plan. LET'S RESCUE THE PEOPLE AND SAVE THEIR LIVES! Difficulty rating: 8/10 (due to repetition) Reward rating: 10/10 (trust me, the reward is SUPERB!) Vehicle: Ambulance (Ford E350 Diesel Ambulance '86) Locations: - Ocean Beach - Vice Point - Little Havana and - Downtown - Just kill some pedestrians with a melee weapon, and in a little bit you'll hear the siren--yeah, the medics have arrived in an Ambulance. Levels: You have to complete Level 12. The number of patients is the same as the number of the level. At the first level, there will be about enough time to pick up one patient; then about enough time to deliver them to the nearest hospital. At the second level there are two patients, etc., till at the last level there are twelve patients. Failing the mission will put you back at Square One. (NOTE: read the ways of failing any Sub-mission above.) Rewards: - The main reward is the Infinite Run--you can sprint infinitely without waiting to catch your breath. It is the best and MOST USEFUL reward of all the Sub-mission rewards. You'll appreciate how helpful this is when doing the story missions and Rampages later. Completing this mission early in the game makes your life MUCH EASIER for the rest of the game, so even when the mission seems to be hard, DON'T GIVE UP! - Otherwise, you're rewarded by having a lot of money early in the game, knowing the roads and short cuts of the map, and becoming a more experienced driver. STEP BY STEP: Bravo! You've begun the game with a huge success: getting 100 CONSECUTIVE FARES is impressive. I hope you now have a better idea of the layout of the roads in Ocean Beach and Vice Point. Go to the Vice Point area--the next two missions will be done there. Now that you have a hell of a lot of money, ever thought of what you're going to do with it? Let's BUY a house. Step 1: You're going to own an aesthetically pleasing bungalow with a garage. It's called El Swanko Casa (it costs 8 Gs, but the cost won't bother you now). The location: drive north on the MAIN road till you see the Vice Point police station (you might be accustomed with the location of it from the Taxi Mission). Pass the police station slowly and look for the traffic signals. Stop in the middle of the road and look to the left. The big stucco building is the property to buy. Take the shortcut to your left, pass the first building, and El Swanko Casa is just south of the T intersection. (If you still have no idea where the property is, hit Map and find the North Bridge. The eastern section of the North Bridge connects Prawn Island and the east island. From the east end of it, go east, follow the curve south, and continue to the end of the road--a T intersection. You'll see El Swanko Casa across the street.) Walk into the pink icon with green house image (Property icon) and press the button L1 (PS2)/Tab (PC) to buy the house. After buying this property, the pink icon with a cassette image (Save icon) will appear. Save your game there. Step 2: Walk out of your new house. Cross the intersection and look on the right side of the road to find the Shady Palms Hospital. That's where you're going to begin your next Sub-mission. When you go to the entrance of the hospital, you'll find an Ambulance near a rotating Health icon. (NOTE: if you don't see an Ambulance, leave and come back to let the game load on.) Step 3: Get into it. (NOTE: if the Ambulance is locked, leave and come back; the locking is programmed to happen randomly.) Step 4: Don't hit the Sub-mission key now though the game says you can. We've got to do a practice session to get used to this stupid vehicle. Just check the Map occasionally and take a little drive to Prawn Island and various locations on the east island. A little journey to the Ocean View Hotel will be good enough. Take your time to practice cornering and making sudden stops. Step 5: After getting the idea of how the ROADS are laid out, drive over the beach at a moderate speed. Drive the length of it, north to south and back, at least twice. Drive with the utmost care--a little bump can cause the Ambulance to flip over. Step 6: Avoid accidents, esp. when you carry patients later. (NOTE: each bump and collision not only decreases the Health of your delicate vehicle, but also of the patients inside it, which decreases the time for their survival.) Step 7: OK, we have to get to the REAL job at hand. Park your Ambulance in front of the hospital facing west. Hit the Sub-mission key. Step 8: Each yellow dot on your radar represents a patient with a pink arrow pointing down at their head that you have to pick up. Hit the START button (PS2)/Esc key (PC) and select Map to see the location(s) of the patient(s) and plan your fastest route. Step 9: Rely on the MAIN road of Vice Point as much as possible. Keep in mind the route(s) you planned for the yellow dot(s). When you approach each patient, just go close enough to trigger their response. Be careful not to run them over. (NOTE: if you even touch the patient with the Ambulance, they may die instantly, so always maintain a safe gap between your vehicle and the patient. Stop with the patient on the right side of the Ambulance whenever possible so they don't run in front of the truck to get into it.) Step 10: To save time, always park so you can pick up the patient with the back door. As mentioned earlier, hold the HANDBRAKE and ACCELERATE together while you wait. Once the patient touches the door, release the HANDBRAKE. Step 11: Avoid hitting the traffic, cops, pedestrians, vehicles, signal-posts, trees, and any other obstructions, especially when you are traveling fast. I recommend that you use whichever lane is clear at the time. (NOTE: you can also press horn several times to use the siren to cause the traffic to pull over, but I don't recommend it; this is optional. They may pull over into your path.) Step 12: The radar will show you the location of hospital you departed from. Park in the pink light there to drop off your first patient. Step 13: At level 2, you see two yellow dots on your radar. As usual, hit START/Esc, choose Map, locate the patients, and memorize your shortest route. (NOTE: always pick up the patient who is farthest away from the hospital at first. While you're making your journey back to the hospital, you can pick up a couple more along the way.) Step 14: Be glad that you're often given patients on the BEACH! It's easier to travel on the beach. You not only save time but also avoid police cars. (NOTE: when driving the Ambulance, go at a controllable speed. When you feel it's going to flip, use the advice mentioned earlier.) Step 15: After level 4, the real difficulty begins. As I said earlier, the Ambulance can only carry 3 patients on a trip, so you have to make at least two trips per level from level 4 onward. You go back and forth even more at higher levels (for level 10, you have to pick up and drop off 3 times 3 patients, then one more, for a total of four trips). As mentioned earlier, it's time- consuming. But if you can keep control over the vehicle, the mission is easy. Step 16: Complete each level patiently. Once you finally finish the 12th level, the game will announce that Tommy has the infinite run ability. Now go to El Swanko Casa and save the game. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3B.3) PIZZA BOY MISSION ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: Now it is your turn to wrap up your driver jobs with a pizza delivery mission. It's very different from your last two missions. In this one, you have to use a two-wheeler--the red and yellow Pizza Boy moped. After activating the mission by getting on the bike, the owner of the restaurant will tell you to deliver his orders to some people. The people will be waiting on the sidewalks for their pizzas. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JUST SERVE 'EM UP! Difficulty rating: 6/10 (repetitious) Reward rating: 7/10 Vehicles: Pizza Boy (customized Piaggio Vespa PX 200 '84-'86) Locations: - Vice Point - Little Haiti and - Downtown Levels: The highest level is 10. In this mission, you collect 6 pizzas from the owner on each trip to the store and deliver them to the customers. You're given 5 minutes for each level to deliver the pizzas. In this time, in level 1, you have to deliver a pizza to one customer, in level 2--two customers...and in level 10--ten customers. The unfortunate thing is you can only carry 6 pizzas at a time in your moped, so starting with level 5, you have to make a second trip during the level to collect another 6 pizzas from the shop. Failing the mission will you put you back at Square One. (NOTE: read the ways of failing any Sub-mission above.) It's easy, because you get used to the mission just from doing it. As the levels increase, you'll quickly learn how to manage your time good enough for the deliveries. Rewards: - The main reward is that your maximum Health will increase from 100 to 150. Isn't it good to have an extra 50% Health to fight the drug dealers with? - This reward is REALLY useful for later story missions and Rampages. - The other rewards are having more money at an early stage of the game, getting used to the roads and map, and getting good at handling a bike. * Your moped has a radio, and that's COOL! STEP BY STEP: Congratulate yourself on finishing the Paramedic Mission--it's the one of the hardest missions in the game. There is no doubt about it! At least Rockstar Games made it easier than in "GTA 3." If you played "GTA 3," I know you'd notice the difference. If you can learn to handle this experience, you should be able to learn to handle any type of vehicle in the game. You also have enough money to buy another house. Step 1: Now you're going to BUY another nice place with a garage. The property is called Links View Apartment, and it's in the Leaf Links area. (It costs 6 Gs, but the cost won't be any trouble now.) To get there, just head to the Pay 'n' Spray in the Vice Point area. Stand in front of the Pay 'n' Spray and look to your left at a tall apartment building. Drive up the ramp, walk into the round pickup that's pink with a green house on it, and press the button L1 (PS2)/Tab (PC) to buy the apartment. After buying it, a pink cassette marker (Save icon) will appear there. Save your game there. Step 2: Now it's time to train for drive-by shootings. You will need an SMG--a submachine gun--to perform drive-bys. The SMGs you can get currently are: i. Uzi 9mm (PS2)/Uz-I (PC) ~ (behind the Pay 'n' Spray in Washington Beach and on the front porch of the most northern house on Prawn Island.) ii. Ingram MAC 10 (PS2)/Mac (PC) ~ (Buy it from the Ammu-Nation in Ocean Beach.) iii. Tec-9 ~ (Go west over the little bridge west of the pizza shop in Vice Point, turn right, and go to the circular end of the dead end road. Stay away from the pink icon with a skull symbol. NE of this pink icon is a short pink house. Follow the path on the right side of it to the end.) Step 3: Now search for any motorcycle. (I'd recommend a Faggio (Piaggio Vespa PX 200 '84-'86); there's one on the sidewalk SE of the Washington Beach Police Station (VCPD HQ).) Step 4: You can perform a drive-by by pressing LOOK LEFT + FIRE or LOOK RIGHT + FIRE. Drive to the BEACH. You can see a lot of people walking, standing, or sunbathing on the shore. Go by them slowly and do a drive-by. Try to get the targets while you're moving. Take your time till you get used to doing a drive-by. (NOTE: now you're used to doing a drive-by, an ability that will help you in later missions.) When you're through practicing, go to the pizza store. Step 5: The pizza store is across the street to the west of the Bribe icon, which is on the corner that's north of the Malibu Club in the Vice Point area. Another way to get to the pizza store is to go east over the little bridge by the dead end road we were on a little earlier. Step 6: Go around the outside of the pizza shop and you'll find a moped parked near the drive-through window. (NOTE: if you don't find it there, go away and come back to let the game load a new one.) Step 7: Get onto it. (NOTE: the mission will be activated when you get onto the moped--there's no need to press the Sub-mission key.) Step 8: You're given 5 minutes and 6 pizzas at the start of the mission. As always, when you leave the store to make deliveries, hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC), choose Map, and memorize the shortest way over the MAIN road and others you need to use to reach the customer(s). Step 9: Approach the customer at a moderate speed and slow down or stop to perform a drive-by. (NOTE: this time you only need to throw one pizza to a waiting customer. You don't need to have 100% accuracy, but at least throw it close enough for them to get it.) Step 10: Watch them carefully: when you see them going for a pizza, it means it's been delivered. Take off! Step 11: As with the Paramedic Mission, you have to keep returning to the base of the job for more orders. You've moved on to level 2. There are two customers, each in a different location. As usual, press START (PS2)/Esc (PC), choose Map, find the customers, and memorize the most direct way, relying on the main road when convenient, to reach the customer who is the FARTHEST AWAY. (NOTE: always deliver to the customer who is the farthest away from the store first; you can take care of the other customer(s) on your way back to the shop.) Step 12: It starts to get harder during level 5, because you have to come back to the shop for more pizzas during the level. So always deliver pizzas to the customers who are the farthest away from the shop first, and save the closest customer for last. Again, make the first delivery to the customer who's the farthest away and take care of the rest on your way back to the pizza store. When you take a second batch of pizzas during one level, go to the ones close to you first. Step 13: You'll learn anything else you need to know about it by just doing it. That's all there is to completing the Pizza Boy Mission. Step 14: After completing the mission, go to your main hideout (the Ocean View Hotel) and save the game. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3C) COLLECTING HIDDEN PACKAGES--BEGINNING ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The 100 rotating glowing green statues placed all over Vice City are called Hidden Packages. By collecting them, you make money. And for every 10 Hidden Packages you collect, you unlock another GREAT weapon in your main hideout. Without help, you can't find them as easily as by taking a walk in the park (hence the name "hidden"), but by using the map designed by dark52 you can find them easily. It's a good time for you to get the weapons you're rewarded with for finding the packages, and they'll always be available at your save place (and at a couple of save places you'll get later on). So, again: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Difficulty rating: 5/10 (because it's time-consuming) Reward rating: 9/10 (EXCELLENT) Levels: All you have to do is collect 100 Hidden Packages in various spots all around Vice City. (NOTE: since the bridges are closed due to a hurricane warning, you can't enter most of the other islands and collect most of the Hidden Packages right now. After completing the mission "Four Iron," Leaf Links will be open, after "Guardian Angels," Starfish Island will be open, and after "Phnom Penh '86," the radio will announce that all the bridges are reopened because the hurricane didn't hit the city.) Rewards: - For every 10 Hidden Packages you collect, you'll unlock another weapon in your main hideouts. - You get money for every Hidden Package you collect. STEP BY STEP: Wow! Now you have the two of the best features you can have--the infinite run and 150 Health. It's a good time for you to explore one of the islands. (NOTE 1: you'll explore the west island later--the FAQ will tell you when.) (NOTE 2: on your journey, you may happen to see some strange pink icons with a skull in the center of each (Rampage icons). Avoid even touching them--or you'll trigger Rampage missions. The FAQ will tell you when the time comes to perform those.) PART I - HIDDEN PACKAGES IN VICE CITY EAST ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Step 1: Leave the hotel and jack any vehicle you want. Step 2: As I mentioned at first, keep dark52's Hidden Packages Map at hand. (NOTE: you can get the map from <www.gameFAQs.com>--go to PS2 or PC, G, "Grand Theft Auto Vice City," FAQs, and look under In-Depth FAQs. This FAQ will give you the order to collect the Hidden Packages in. Follow the same order, repeat the SAME ORDER! Step 3: Now you own one main hideout (Ocean View Hotel) and 2 other properties (El Swanko Casa and Links View Apartment), and now you'll be collecting all the Hidden Packages from the area. HP #4 - On the steps of the lighthouse. HP #3 - Go to the southernmost area and find a gray building next to a helipad. The package is rotating near the steps of the back entrance. HP #5 - Go northwest on the sidewalk and turn left into the parking lot. You'll find an underground car park on your right side. Go inside and collect. HP #6 - Leave the underground car park, and drive right. Actually, that curvy sidewalk is meant for walking, but you can drive over it. When you reach the road, you'll see the Ocean View Medical Foundation on your left. Drive up the steps, park by the ledge on the north side of the entrance, jump on your vehicle (use your vehicle as a step), and jump on the lawn (be careful not to touch the Rampage icon). Walk around the building so you can grab the package. HP #7 - Now you have to go to the closed South Bridge. Take the narrow walk around the bridge abutment on the right (north) side and get the package that's under the bridge. HP #11 - Go east across the street from the Lawyer's office to a house (which you'll buy later). Walk on the porch around to the back porch to get the package. HP #12 - From your last package, drive north until you see a small bridge. As you did for HP #7, just walk on the right (east) side of it on the lawn and you'll see the package. HP #16 - Go to the Bunch of Tools shop in Washington Beach area. Look west to see 2 apartments. Walk around the southern side of the short pink house to grab the package. HP #17 - Go to the west end of the apartment and into the north end of a row of outdoor multi-colored showers to find the package. HP #18 - Go to the next bridge to the north, the one that leads to Starfish Island, and take the path that goes under the bridge. Grab it. (NOTE: BODY ARMOR is delivered to the hall by your main hideout now.) HP #14 - Go east, passing the police station (VCPD HQ), and go to the steps of one of the small lifeguard huts that are due east of the police station. Just seize the package. HP #9 - Go to the big pink building that's east-northeast of Washington Mall. Walk up the gray steps on the south side of the building and find the package near the swimming pool in the back lot. Step 4: you've collected 12 Hidden Packages out of 100. Now that's good! Go back to your main hideout to save the game. Afterwards, if you walk up the stairs and down the hall, you can find your BODY ARMOR. And that's great! Step 5: Go to your Links View Apartment and save the game. HP #20 - Enter the construction site through a gap in the fence on the west side, go up the wooden ramps, and walk out along a girder that's poking up and out to the west to collect the package. HP #21 - Leave the construction site. Opposite to it, you'll see a row of similar small houses. Walk around the houses and you'll notice a wooden jetty on the waters edge. Grab the package. HP #23 - Go directly north of the Malibu club and you'll see a small walled-in lot; the package is rotating in the SE corner. HP #25 - Come out and look east. There, you can notice Vice Point Langer (WK Chariot Hotel on PC). Climb up the right-hand side concrete ramp. Go to the backyard of the hotel. Reach the NW corner of the back courtyard (a large swimming pool area on PC) and get the package. HP #26 - Go into the pizza shop and look in front of the counter. Obtain it. HP #27 - Go to the small apartment building across the street directly east of the pizza restaurant. Look behind the steps to find the package. HP #28 - The road you just crossed leads north. Go north on it and shortly you'll notice a white jewelry shop to your left--the only shop you can enter on this road. Walk inside and behind the counter to get the package. HP #29 - To the south of Links View Apartment you'll see a modern-looking building with ramps and patios. Go to the NW corner of the grounds and turn around to face south. The package is in front of the door. Grab the package. (NOTE: the CHAINSAW is delivered to your main hideout.) HP #30 - This is on the roof of the building that's across the street to the east of your last package. Climb up the stairs, go to the roof, go left, turn right when the roof allows it, jump onto the lower roof, and turn left to acquire the package. HP #31 - Find the Bribe icon east of Links View Apartments. From the icon, travel north till the fences' limit, then turn right (east), and then into the fence opening. Collect the package that's behind a palm tree. Step 6: Now go to your El Swanko Casa and save the game there. Check your Stats: you should have 22 Hidden Packages. There are more to collect on the east island. HP #32 - Go to the massive building (which is facing NW) on the hairpin bend that points W and that is SW of North Point Mall. Go up the steps, and go right to the inside corner of the bend. The package is camouflaged by being in front of the green bushes. Snatch it. HP #33 - Go to the diving board on the east side of the same building. Climb up the steps to the top and collect the package. HP #34 - Drive to the North Bridge in the northern Vice Point area. The package is at foot of the southern side of the E end of the bridge. Just steal it. HP #36 - Take a journey to the E side of North Point Mall and cross the street to a tall yellow and white striped building. Go left from the top off the entrance steps and grab the Armor if you don't have your maximum for it. Walk around to the back of the building to get the package. HP #37 - Follow the road to the north side of the mall. Right between the two big signs that say "North Point Mall" is a niche containing the package. Grasp the package. HP #38 - Go inside to the middle of the east side of the second floor to find the storefront with large red sale signs on it. Acquire the package there. HP #39 - In the middle of the south side of the second floor, go into the Gash clothes store and jump over the tables by the escalator to reach the package. HP #40 - Go into the multi-story car park on the west side of the mall. Turn right, look along the wall, and grab it. (NOTE: the PYTHON (PS2)/.357 (PC) is delivered to your main hideout.) HP #35 - On the north side of the beach, by the dirt track, look behind a blue and white striped billboard that advertises "JOCK SPORT." Steal the package. Step 7: The time has arisen for you to OWN another house. Finding the location of the greenish house is simple: hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and choose Map; the property is the most NE building in the whole city and across the street from North Point Mall. The name of it is 3321 Vice Point and it costs 2.5 Gs. Walk into the round pickup that's pink with green house image on it and press L1 (PS2)/Tab (PC) to buy the house. After buying this property, a pink marker that looks like a cassette (Save icon) will appear there. Save your game there. Check your Stats: you should have collected 31 Hidden Packages. There are only three more to get on the east island now. HP #41 - Go to Prawn Island with the help of the map. Take the first left and look on the right side of the road, by a police bribe, for an alley. Go to the end of the alley and grab the package. HP #44 - Go to the northernmost part of the most northern road on Prawn Island and look north. You'll see two old fashioned buildings on either side of you (ignore the middle one ahead of you). Each one contains a Hidden Package. Go to the green building to the west, walk up the stairs, turn right, and go around the house on the porch to steal the package. HP #45 - Now enter the yellow building to the east and look right and up to see the big hole in the wall. The Hidden Package is rotating in the room behind that wall. To jump into the hole, climb up the stairs and take the balcony to the hole--carefully drop down the hole. Acquire the package and climb up the ramp and out of the hole. Step 8: Go all the way back to your main hideout and save the game. Step 9: Check your Stats: you should have completed 3 Sub-missions and collected 34 Hidden Packages, and increased your game percentage considerably. This FAQ will lead you to the rest of the Hidden Packages later in the game; shortly, you'll be doing some story missions. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3D) STORY MISSIONS CONTINUED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The story missions are the REAL HEART of any "GTAs," so you'll be having a lot of fun playing them. These missions will seem real easy since you've had experience in dealing with the toughest missions already. HAVE FUN!! Vehicles: Use any vehicle you want in most cases. In some missions you'll be given a suitable vehicle that you ought to use. Levels: Since the bridges are closed due to bad weather, you're stuck on the east island for now. Consequently, you'll now be doing a few missions there. After finishing "Phnom Penh '86," the bridges will be reopened, and you can visit the west island and play there. Rewards: After completing each mission successfully, you'll be paid an amount of money that's determined by the difficulty of the mission. Locations: The location for triggering any story mission can be seen on your radar and in-game Map (read the Map Legend). When you go to one, you'll notice a pink shaft of light--just go into it to activate the mission. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Come out of your main hideout and jack any vehicle. Now go to the "L" on your in-game Map and walk into the pink marker to trigger the mission. Step 2: Do the story missions in the following order. 3D.1) KEN ROSENBERG ~ ("L" symbol) i) THE PARTY 1. After triggering the mission you ought to go to the first destination-- Rafael's clothes shop. 2. After changing your outfit, you will notice that the game encourages you to steal a Freeway (Harley Davidson Shovelhead '76) motorcycle. Just be aware that the bike's driver will chase you after you jack it, and will pull you off if he catches up with you. 3. Go to Colonel Cortez' party (Pier 2). After triggering the mission, watch the cutscene. You'll be introduced to some of the men who give you jobs later. 4. Get into the Stretch (Cadillac DeVille Limo '86) and head to the final destination--Pole Position Club carrying Miss Cortez. (NOTE 1: the Street outfit ($50) is unlocked at your main hideout.) (NOTE 2: the Soiree outfit ($100) is unlocked at Rafael's clothes shop.) (NOTE 3: you may use any Outfit icon get rid of wanted rating up to 2 stars.) (NOTE 4: grab some weapons before going for the next mission.) ii) BACK ALLEY BRAWL 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light ("L" symbol on the radar) to trigger a cutscene. After being briefed by the lawyer, jack any car and go to the destination. 2. After you've been briefed by Kent Paul, go to another location. Kill the chef/cocaine dealer and pick up his cellphone. 3. A man tries to talk you into joining forces with him. Now 3 chefs will chase you. Just ignore them and sprint to the yellow dot (a parked car) on your radar. 4. The same man is waiting in a silver Infernus (Lamborghini Countach QV '78-'86) sports car--leap into the car with him. You must keep this car intact. Go to the first destination, which is the Ammu-Nation. Don't enter it. 5. Go to the blip on your radar--the second location (the Ocean View Hotel) to complete the mission. (NOTE 1: you now have a cellphone. Answer all the calls you get on it during the game.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for an SMG.) iii) JURY FURY 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light ("L" symbol on the radar) to trigger the mission. Once you've been briefed by the lawyer, you will see a cutscene. Ignore the hammers the game offers you on the street and get into any car around. 2. Go to the southern destination. Notice the jury member talking to a woman. Ignore them and shoot at the car by them. The jury member will get into his car and try to drive away. Continue shooting at his car until a cutscene starts. The mission is half completed now. 3. Go to the northern destination--a car. Shoot at that particular car continuously until a cutscene starts. Mission accomplished. (NOTE 1: ignore the phone call and the phone symbol that appears afterward on your Map. It's not necessary to deal with that now.) (NOTE 2: all the Phone Missions will be done at the end of the game. If you do the Phone Missions whenever the phone symbol appears, you interrupt some of the story missions, which we don't want to do. Therefore, we'll do all the Phone Missions at once at the end of the game. BE PATIENT!) (NOTE 3: we shall once again work for lawyer Ken Rosenberg. Before that, make sure you have any gun in your inventory.) iv) RIOT 1. Activate the mission. Your first destination will pop up--Rafael's clothes shop. You don't have to change your outfit for this mission; therefore, ignore it. Head to the another destination (pink square). 2. You have to start a riot at first and then destroy three SpandEx trucks (Ford E-350 '83-'86 trucks) to pass the mission. Start a riot by running over the workers. 3. Get out of your car, ignore the guards, aim at the two red barrels by a pair of trucks, and fire. This will destroy two of the three trucks. Shoot at the third one till it blows up. Mission passed easily. (NOTE 1: the Coveralls outfit ($80) is unlocked at Tooled Up in North Point Mall.) (NOTE 2: the missions indicated by the phone symbol next to the mall and by the "A" are to be done later, so IGNORE them.) (NOTE 3: as you can no longer work for lawyer Ken, head to the newly appeared "C" symbol on your in-game Map.) 3D.2) COLONEL CORTEZ ~ ("C" symbol) i) TREACHEROUS SWINE 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light ("C" symbol on the radar) by the Marina to trigger a cutscene. After being briefed by the Colonel, go to the destination and stand in the pink shaft of light at the entrance to the building. 2. After the cutscene is over, jump over the railing, chase the target, and kill him. 3. After killing the target you'll acquire 2 wanted stars. Pick up the Bribe icon on the corner to the north to clear 1 star. Drive anywhere and your other star will disappear. When you lose the wanted level, you complete the mission. (NOTE: the Casual outfit ($120) is unlocked at the Gash clothes store in North Point Mall.) ii) MALL SHOOTOUT 1. After triggering the mission, get into the Cheetah and go to the destination. 2. After a brief talk with the target, ignore the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) agents and jump over the side of the escalators to the first floor. Get into the fast car. Chase the target and kill him any way you want. Get the briefcase containing the guidance chips. 3. Use the Pay 'n' Spray to remove your wanted rating and then go to the final destination. Mission accomplished. iii) GUARDIAN ANGELS 1. You will finish the mission on your 2nd try. 2. After you're briefed by the Colonel, go to the second floor of the car park to grab a rifle. 3. Just after getting the rifle, a silver Infernus (Lamborghini Countach QV '78-'86) car will arrive. The one who drove it, Lance, will be your new buddy. Use any vehicle to take him to the location. 4. You will have a rendezvous with Diaz. 5. The white Admiral brought by Diaz is the only bulletproof and damage-proof vehicle in the game and has good handling. You ought to STEAL it. But the car doors are locked--you can't jack it. So kill Diaz and his gangsters, voluntarily fail the mission, and the doors become unlocked. 6. Store the white "EP"--Everything Proof--Admiral in the garage of El Swanko Casa. 7. Trigger the mission and use the same procedure as before up to Diaz' arrival. Go up to the vantage point. You'll see some Cuban gangsters having a rendezvous with Diaz. 8. After they start shooting, crouch on the top of the stairs and shoot the Haitian gangsters (they're in white and blue) with the assault rifle. 9. Three cars and a van will come in succession; kill all the gangsters. 10. After a short cutscene, a biker will steal the briefcase with the money and flee. You will be hinted to chase him with a Sanchez (Yamaha DT 200 dirt bike '85-'86). But don't use the dirt bike: there's a chance you'll trigger a Unique Jump, we've to deal with those Jumps later in the game. 11. Take any car in that scene, chase him, knock him off the bike, and kill him. Take the briefcase and... 12. Before getting onto the pink shaft, make sure that you face the same direction Diaz' car is aimed at. Get onto it. Be ready to sprint as soon as the cutscene gets over. Now sprint south and turn around the first corner to your left. You'll find another "EP" Admiral. Own it, too! (Author's note: you've got your second "EP" Admiral by this way. I thank to Glen T. Winstein for showing me this easy method. Like him, I'd also like to respray this car before stashing it in the Links View Apartment garage. Surprisingly enough, respraying--this time--is FREE! Respray until you get your favorite color: again, like Glen, I'll get it a dark cranberry red color to conceal the somber gray marks and make it look newer.) (NOTE 1: Starfish Island is now open.) (NOTE 2: from now you can get a 5-star wanted level.) (NOTE 3: now head to the newly appeared "D" symbol on your in-game Map.) 3D.3) RICARDO DIAZ ~ ("D" symbol) i) THE CHASE 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light ("D" symbol on the radar) in the Starfish Island to trigger a cutscene. After being briefed by Diaz, make your way to the house mentioned. 2. After you look through the window, the subject will run upstairs and try to get away over the rooftops. Chase him. Be careful while chasing him on the rooftops--you could fall down. 3. He'll shoot at the red barrels--avoid the bonfire he makes. 4. He'll jump from the rooftop and ride away with his companion who's driving a dune buggy. They'll drive around the mall and head for Prawn Island. 5. Take the nearby moped and start shadowing them. He is a good shot, so weave side to side and always maintain a safe gap between him and yourself. 6. Finally the dune buggy will stop in front of a dirty building. Go very close to it to trigger a cutscene. Mission accomplished. ii) PHNOM PENH '86 1. Trigger the mission. Lance will take you in a helicopter to the same building in Prawn Island the dune buggy went to. 2. In this mission you have to keep the chopper intact, so you need to kill all the Streetwannabe gangsters who will be shooting at it. 3. You're given a first person shooter mode and an M60 attached to the chopper on a pivot. Constantly holding FIRE, aim at the red barrels or any vehicles at first, then aim ahead of the targets and let the helicopter sweep your aim in a horizontal direction across any targets. 4. Once you are out of the chopper, get inside the house. Ignore everyone--don't bother shooting at them. Just sprint up the stairs to the rooftop to collect the briefcase. Mission passed! (NOTE 1: the missions for the "A," "C," and phone symbol are to be done later, so IGNORE them.) (NOTE 2: after this mission is successfully completed, a radio announcer will give the message that the bridges to the west island have been reopened.) (NOTE 3: save your game at the Ocean View Hotel.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3E) COLLECTING HIDDEN PACKAGES CONCLUDED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: Since the bridges are open and the storm didn't hit the island, you have access to all of Vice City. Let's start collecting all the remaining Hidden Packages. You have to take the copy of dark52's Hidden Packages Map in hand again. Now it's time to collect all the FREE weapons, and they'll all be available at your main save place (and two save places you'll get later). SO, AGAIN, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! STEP BY STEP: PART II - HIDDEN PACKAGES IN VICE CITY WEST ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Step 1: Leave your main hideout to find the remaining packages now. From now on, you're going to travel by chopper to collect Hidden Packages. There are two helicopters on the west island available to you. Step 2: The first helicopter is on top of the VCN building. To get there: go west on the North Bridge (the northernmost bridge, near North Point Mall), cross Prawn Island, and continue west over the next section of the North Bridge to the west island. Go west from the bridge and look to the right for a pale gray skyscraper with a big "Eight Ten VCN" sign on the front. Enter the front door and you're transported to the roof. Just look up to find a helipad and a small chopper. (NOTE 1: you cannot fly the helicopter and shoot an SMG gun at the same time like the T-1000 does in Terminator 2. The T-1000 morphs a third arm in order to do both, and Tommy can't do that.) (NOTE 2: the VCN Maverick (Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger '86) has stupid handling, so always go to the 2nd location.) (NOTE 3: in addition, you can find a Hidden Package there.) HP #61 - Drop down from the helipad to a landing by the ramp you climbed to find the package. Now make your way to the location of the 2nd copter. Step 3: The second helicopter is on top of the Downtown police station. To get there: go west on the road in front of the VCN building--go slowly until you see the Ammu-Nation on the right side. There, go left/south. You can see a police parking area on the left side of the road. The tall building with the flag on the corner is the police station. Go left around the police station, go left into a side lot, and climb the stairs to the roof. Climb onto the helipad to find the VCPD Maverick (Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger '74). (NOTE: an office in the skyscraper to the east of you has a Hidden Package.) HP #62 - From the NE corner of that skyscraper, go up the stairs and around the landing to a door on the west side of the building. Go into the office area and go right to grab the package that is rotating in front of the second computer. Then go back to the police station, climb up the stairs, and get into the police copter. HP #59 - Go to the stadium in the most northwestern part of Vice City, travel around the stadium's parking area, hugging the stadium wall, and look on the northwest side for the package. Steal it. HP #60 - Go to the grounds of Schuman Health Care Center (an Ambulance will be by it), across the street and west of the Downtown Ammu-Nation. Go down a ramp into the front of it to a lower parking area. The package is in the northwest corner. Go down the ramp and turn right to grab it. HP #58 - The Schuman Health Care Center is on a corner. Go north from it, turn right into the alley with a police bribe, and veer right into a lot to find the package. (NOTE: don't buy the house that you are now bumping into however it tempts you to. We can buy this residential tower block later in the game; however, you'll prominently use it during your later missions. You may also read the "Some Frequently Asked Questions" section to know the reason why you are not buying it now.) HP #57 - Go back into the alley, out the east end, and continue east on the road. Use the map to find the location of the colossal white skyscraper with a big statue in a big clearing in the middle of it. Sprint and jump onto the base of the statue and acquire the package. (NOTE: the FLAME THROWER is delivered to your main hideout.) HP #56 - Go back to the road and go east to the coast. About halfway between there and the North Bridge to the south, the package is in an indentation along the back of a building by the coast--see the location on the map. Land your chopper on the lawn, go along the back of the building, and take the package. (NOTE: if your chopper is damaged, switch to another one, because it's time to travel south to gather more packages.) Step 4: By now you should have gotten 41 packages. Go south in the new chopper. (NOTE: if you wish, park your copter on the road in front of the Ocean View Hotel, go inside, save the game, and get back into the chopper. Although the chopper might vanish, so you take a risk in saving the game, I recommend that you SAVE it. It will probably stay there if you save and keep playing, so don't exit the game after you save it.) HP #1 - Go to the southern sea. Find the one of the three wooden huts that doesn't have a roof. Land on the wooden platform--the package is on the NE corner. DO NOT TOUCH THE RAMPAGE ICON--just snatch the package. HP #2 - Park your copter in front of the "C" symbol, walk over the northern jetty, take a boat, go to the large pile of rocks protruding from the southern sea south of the "C" symbol, and grasp the package. (NOTE: you'll collect the following packages from rooftops. When you're roaming around on rooftops, be careful not to fall off. If you fall off, you have to make the long trip NW to get another helicopter.) HP #8 - Go to the rooftop across the street to the east of the south side of Washington Mall (to the east of the phone symbol on your in-game Map). Hover and look south from the ramps. Grab it. HP #10 - Make your way up to the northwest corner of the second block north of your main hideout. The package is sitting comfortably on the lower of the rooftops of two buildings. Park on the rooftop and snatch the package. Look north to see a white building with blue horizontal stripes, which are windows. Travel there. HP #13 - Grab the package that is rotating on top of the aforesaid building. HP #15 - Go into the police station (VCPD HQ), which is the next building to the north. Walk straight to the end of the hall, go up the stairs to your right, go across the room, and go into the westernmost office. Snatch the package. (NOTE: now you have 2 stars, so lose them by using the Bribe icon nearby. Go east across the street, take the first road you find that goes east, and turn south into the alley.) HP #19 - Go to the lot of the Spand Express building, which is on the eastern side of the block of the unfinished building with red girders NW of the police station (VCPD HQ), and walk around to the narrow alley in back of the building. Steal the package. HP #22 - Go to the building that is located SE of the Malibu Club. Land on the swimming pool. Go to the SW corner of the terrace to find the package. HP #24 - Go to the building that is located north of the Malibu Club. Land on the rooftop. Go to the SE corner of the roof. Acquire the package. (NOTE: the PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) is delivered to your main hideout.) Step 5: Go to any of your houses and save your game. If your helicopter is damaged, go Downtown to switch to a new one. Step 6: Make your way to the Film Studio, which is located in Prawn Island. (NOTE: the gates are locked now at the Film Studio; so, if your helicopter is destroyed in it, use the stairs in the southeast corner to jump out.) Step 7: Land inside the middle of the Film Studio. HP #42 - Look southeast to the roof of a blue building. If you aim the scope of a sniper rifle at the ramps, you can see the package. Get into the chopper, land on the rooftop, and collect the package. Fly back to the middle of the grounds and park. HP #43 - Look south, go into Studio C, and turn left as soon as you enter it. Collect the package. (NOTE: check your Stats--you should have collected 52 Hidden Packages. There are only 48 more.) Step 8: Fly to any of your safe houses and save your game. Make your way to NW Downtown to get a new copter unless you've managed to keep your old copter in good shape. Go to the SE corner of the west island--Viceport. HP #81 - Go south from the South Bridge along the MAIN road and past the first road that turns west from it. Continue south over the MAIN road to the fifth in a row of houses on your right. Snatch the package. HP #82 - Go SE. Walk onto the big blue cargo ship using the northern ramp (it has a Health icon beneath it). Go right, turn left, and go to the other side of it. Sprint forward, pass the blue crate, run forward, and find the package behind the yellow crate. Steal it. HP #83 - Go to the parking lot of the Vice City Port Authority at the most southern T intersection. Look in the corner of the signs for it and find the package. HP #84 - Land on the western side of the western of the two big ships along the south coast. Get a grip on the package. HP #85 - Go into the building near the end of the dead end road that goes south through the middle of the south end of the island. Use the northern door, turn left, and go into the office to steal the package. HP #86 - Go east to a big open lot surrounded by garages except for the south end, which is along the south coast. Go to the NW corner and collect the package. HP #79 - Go due north and land in a lot with four big vertical jet fuel tanks. Go to the pipes between the tanks to grab the package. HP #78 - Fly NE across the road to Sunshine Autos. Go inside to the second floor and collect the package. (NOTE: the MINIGUN is delivered to your main hideout.) Step 9: Save the game at any of your save houses. Take any new helicopter to the middle of the west island. HP #63 - Go to the south end of the yard in back of the Moist Palms Hotel (a large swimming pool is in front of it), which is in the southern Downtown area along the main road. Grab the package from the corner of the concrete ramp. HP #64 - Fly due west, land on the cobblestone waterfront, and look on the NW corner of the lot. Collect the package. HP #65 - Go SE and land in the walled-in area of Phil's Place. Go to the northern section and find the package hidden in the NE corner of the red shed. HP #66 - Go to the supermarket across the street from Phil's Place, go into the alley, and look right. Go down the steps that lead down to a closed door. Grab the package. HP #67 - Land on the rooftop just southeast of the airborne police bribe that's in the middle of the most northwest block of Little Haiti. Walk down into the recessed area to collect the package. HP #68 - Go west from the west end of Links Bridge. The road curves up in a semi-circle. Take the road that goes west from the west side of the curve, then turn right. The dirty yellow old short building is the Taxi Company (Kaufman Cabs). Go back to the east side of it to an old pale greenish building with large windows. Go around it and up the staircase of it to take the package from the top of the staircase. HP #69 - Go back to the road and go to the west end of it again, but this time turn south and go just past the pizza store. Look on the same side of the road for Funeraria Romero--"The Dead Center Of Vice City." Go into the small alley at the south side of it to an open grave and acquire the package. HP #70 - Go south from the pizza store, take the second right, go left into an alley, then left into a little alley and look for the stairs on your right. Go up the stairs to the roof and grab the package. HP #71 - Use the map to find the "Little Haiti--Lifes a B**ch" billboard. Look behind the fence at the base of it--the package is hidden by a shrub. Steal it before the Haitians witness this! HP #72 - It's inside the laundromat. To get there, go back to the pizza shop mentioned in the directions to get to HP #69. From there, go south, take the second right, and follow it as it curves south and ends at a T intersection. The laundromat is set back from the road in a lot to your right. Go inside and get the package. (NOTE: the ROCKET LAUNCHER is available at your main hideout.) HP #73 - Go east from the laundromat to the greenish house, climb up the ramp, and get the package. HP #74 - Go west on the same road, follow it as it curves south, and ahead south off the road into an alley by a dirt lot with some big cardboard boxes. Collect the package. HP #75 - From the air, look southeast across the street at a rooftop with a Sniper Rifle. Land by it, and jump over a low wall onto the narrow walkway in front of the Kaufman Cabs billboard. Go to the other end of it to obtain the package. HP #76 - Go north from the west end of the South Bridge and go to the store advertising "Coffee Bagels Donuts" on the corner of the first left. Go into the delicatessen and collect the package. HP #77 - Go west over the road in your chopper to the rooftop on the left side of the end of the road. As you fly over it, you'll see a Rampage icon near the package. Grab the package. (NOTE: save your game at any of your safe houses. Check your Stats to see that you have 75 Hidden Packages, which leaves 25 to get.) Step 10: Take a helicopter and go SW. HP #80 - Fly near the four big jet fuel containers and look west to see a parking lot. Go to the southern end, locate the package between two trailers, and steal it. HP #87 - Fly southwest to the big rooftop at the west side of the end of the dead end road. Land on the roof and you'll see the package on the southern side. Collect it. HP #88 - Look west to a helipad--the package is the center of that helipad. Collect it. HP #89 - Fly northeast and land on blue McAdam Airways hanger's roof. Walk to the front edge and grab the package. HP #90 - Land on the southern end of the eastern white loading bridge to grab the package. (NOTE: the SEA SPARROW (Bell 47G or H-13 helicopter with pontoons) is unlocked behind Diaz' Mansion.) HP #96 - Land your copter on the roof of the terminal--IGNORE the Rampage icon that is directly above the entrance. The package is in the western valley. Collect the package. HP #97 - Land your copter outside the terminal, walk in the terminal, and go upstairs. The package is at the end of a passage (Gate 1-8, which is by a Health icon). Steal the package. HP #95 - Go downstairs and go to the NW corner. Acquire the package. HP #92 - The Package is under the back wheels of the jet at the southeast end of the western boarding bridge. Just take possession of it. HP #91 - The package is over the west end of the same jet. So land your copter on the nearby loading bridge and jump on the jet. (NOTE: if you fall in the gap, you will lose your helicopter. If that happens, make use of the gift you got for collecting 80 HPs--the Sea Sparrow.) Grab the package. HP #93 - Fly to the ground below and land. Go west to the hanger with a large jet sticking out of the end of it. Walk up and grab the package. HP #94 - Get into your copter, head north, and land by the Fire Station. Get the package that's rotating on the western side of it. HP #99 - Fly north past the terminal and past the big building (another terminal) north of that to a lot with more jets. Land by a big jet and get the package from under the back wheels of it. HP #98 - Fly east over the lot and across the street, then fly south to the inside corner of a bunch of billboards. The package is between the two billboards they say, "Take a Vacation in Liberty City" and "Escobar Airport." Just steal it. HP #100 - Fly north over the road and follow it as it curves west. Land on the south side of the street before you get to the entrance of "Vice City - Air Reserve Fort Baxter Air Base." Get the package, which is behind the sign, quickly since the soldiers may fire at you. (NOTE: the RHINO TANK is delivered to the Army Barracks. If you want to have a look at it, fly over Fort Baxter and look down at the massive invincible Rhino.) Step 11: Go to any of your safe houses and save your game. Check your Stats: should have collected a grand total of 90 Hidden Packages. There are only 10 more to steal. Step 12: It's time for you to get all 100. Go to Diaz' Mansion on the SE side of Starfish Island. HP #51 - Go to the Sea Sparrow behind the Mansion and look east on your radar --you'll see green then white adjoining a blue area; go to the middle of white part. Actually, now you're standing between 2 swimming pools. Go down the stairs in front of you and turn right to find the package tucked up next to them. Grab it. HP #52 - Go to the base of the large staircase at the front entrance of the Mansion. Go west to the pink wall then turn left and go to the end of the passage to steal the package. HP #53 - Fly north to the western of the two sections surrounded by road. You can't miss seeing the swimming pool shaped like Rockstar symbol (R*). Land near it, grab the Flame Thrower if you wish, and climb up the stairs onto the balcony to collect the package. HP #54 - Fly to the eastern section surrounded by road and land near the building with a brownish roof by a swimming pool. Just land and grab the package from the Jacuzzi. HP #55 - Fly to the NE part of the island to a house with a purple roof. Collect the package from the front doorstep. HP #50 - Fly to the south island of the golf course and look for the arch- shaped yellow bridge that connects it to the rest of the golf course. The package is on the crown of the bridge. Collect it. HP #49 - Go due north to a water hazard--the package is in the middle of a small island with a palm tree there. Walk through the shallow water and grab the package. HP #46 - Get into the chopper and fly north-northeast to the golf course side of a bridge. The package is underneath it. Steal the package. HP #48 - Fly west to two sand traps in the grass at the end of the curvy road. The package is over one of those sand traps. HP #47 - Now fly to the northern island of the golf course. The island is shaped a little like a "U." Go to the north end of the eastern branch and look for a wooden structure. (It's used by golfers to practice taking shots from but nobody is using it now.) Go to the base of the western side of the northern end of it to get the package. All done! (NOTE: the HUNTER CHOPPER (Hughes/McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache '84-'86) is delivered to the Army Barracks. If you want to have a look at it, just fly over the Air Base and you can see the invincible ultimate Hunter.) Step 13: Save your game at any of your safe houses. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3E.a) BUYING PROPERTIES ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The time has come for you to buy all 4 remaining properties currently available in Vice City. These are the 3 properties you own: 1. EL SWANKA CASA 2. LINKS VIEW APARTMENT 3. 3321 VICE POINT The other properties to be bought are: 4. 1102 WASHINGTON STREET ~ across the street to the west of the Lawyer's office. (You went to this building to steal HP #11.) 5. OCEAN HEIGHTS APARTMENT ~ near the Pole Position Club. (To get there, go to the Ammu-Nation in Ocean Beach and face east; you can't miss seeing two tall trees behind a fence. Go there to an alley and over the lawn to the next road to see a tall building with pink pillars and a big stairway in front of it. That is the required property.) 6. SKUMOLE SHACK ~ Downtown above Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium. (To get there, go north on the west island from the west end of the Starfish Island Bridge through Little Haiti to the Downtown section. There, the road divides--take the branch that goes east and follow it to where it curves northeast. Look on the west side of the street along that curve for a staircase with an Uzi (PS2)/Uz-I (PC) behind it. Climb up the staircase and find the Property icon at the front of the little shack on the roof. That is the required property.) 7. HYMAN CONDO ~ northwestern corner of Downtown. (You couldn't have missed it when you got HP #58. Now it's the right time to buy this second main hideout.) (NOTE: we'll buy the asset properties when they become available later in the game. There's an icon with a blue house symbol by each of them currently. Ignore about them and follow the FAQ for now.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3F) SUB-MISSIONS CONCLUDED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3F.1) VIGILANTE MISSION ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: In this job, you play the role of an unofficial cop. The Vigilante Mission is an easy one if you are in the right vehicle (the Hunter or Rhino). If you try the same mission in an ordinary police car or the Enforcer, it will be hard to get it done. (NOTE: although your mission is against criminals, it doesn't mean the cops will support you. You can still get wanted stars for any of the usual reasons.) Difficulty ratings: IMPOSSIBLE with an Enforcer, FBI Rancher, or a Barracks OL 9/10 with a "Vice Squad" Cheetah or a Police Car 8/10 with an FBI Washington 6/10 with a Rhino 5/10 with a Hunter Reward rating: 7/10 Vehicles: - Police Car (Ford LTD LX '83-'85) - "Vice Squad" Cheetah (customized Ferrari Testarossa '86) - Enforcer (Pierce Heavy Rescue truck '91) - FBI Rancher (Chevrolet Suburban '86) - FBI Washington (modified Lincoln Continental '82-'83) - Barracks OL (M939 five ton U.S. military transport truck) - Rhino (customized Bradley M3) - Hunter (Hughes/McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache '84-'86) Locations: - Police Cars can be found at any of the police stations. - "Vice Squad" Cheetah--behind the Little Havana police station. - Enforcer--at the Vice Point police station. - FBI Washington--behind the Downtown Rock City audio shop. - FBI Rancher--after getting 5 stars. - the Rhino is in Fort Baxter beyond the entrance. - the Hunter is in Fort Baxter near the middle of the north wall. Levels: Like the Paramedic Mission, it has 12 levels. At level 1, you have to kill one escaping criminal, at level 2, two criminals...at level 12, twelve escaping criminals. A maximum of four criminals can fit in one car, so from level 5 on you chase two cars. From level 9 on, you'll be chasing three cars. Failing the mission puts you back at Square One. Rewards: - The main reward is that your maximum Armor will increase from 100 to 150. Isn't it nice to have an extra 50% Armor when you fight the drug-dealers and the cops? It's harder for them to kill you when you have 150 Health and 150 Armor. - The other reward is tons of money. STEP BY STEP: I know you've been waiting a very long time to do this mission. Killing the criminals from the air or crushing them in your Rhino (tank) are the best ways to do it, and now you have your chance. (After getting the Hunter (Apache helicopter), your mission will be ridiculously easy.) Considering your efficiency in playing this game, this FAQ allows you take one of two choices: you can perform the Vigilante Mission in the Rhino (tank) or with the ultimate weapon around--the Hunter (Apache helicopter). 3F.1.1) PART I - USING RHINO ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (NOTE 1: the Rhino (tank) is slow, but it can be sped up by turning the turret backwards and firing. The main features of the Rhino are that it's extremely Damageproof, Bulletproof, no one can pop the tires, it has a working cannon, and it makes the vehicles it bumps explode.) (NOTE 2: the Rhino is not Flameproof.) Step 1: Steal the Rhino from the Military. Once the soldiers notice you, they use M4s and shred your Armor in a matter of seconds, so always go with full Armor and Health. Take a fast or heavy durable car like a Phoenix or a Securicar, drive through the gate, stop close to the Rhino, and get out. The soldiers will begin firing, but the moment you're inside, you're protected from their bullets. But you can still be pulled out, so get out of there and onto the road. You now own the Rhino. (Drive carefully to avoid bumping into and blowing up vehicles--especially police vehicles, and to avoid running over policemen, to avoid getting wanted stars.) Step 2: Now take your newly acquired Rhino all the way to your second hideout (the Hyman Condo), store it in the biggest garage, and save the game. (WARNING: sometimes the Rhino or any other vehicle disappears in this garage. Don't try to save too many vehicles in it, and try to walk carefully into the Save icon from the east so you can use it when the big garage door is closed.) Step 3: Make a quick journey to Vice Point, where you completed the Paramedic and Pizza Delivery Missions, since you're used to the roads there. To get to Vice Point, go east from the Downtown Ammu-Nation, go over the North Bridge and Prawn Island, and in a few seconds you'll be in Vice Point. Step 4: Once you're in Vice Point, activate the mission. Step 5: You'll see a moving car on your radar. As always, look at where the criminal is on your map, and figure out the shortest path to him that uses the MAIN road. When you get to the moving car, don't try to shoot him--just ram his car and it will be blown to bits, WHAM! Step 6: If the car just catches on fire, the criminal will get out and run to get into another vehicle. If that happens, wait till he's in the new car then ram it. Step 7: Since a car can only hold four criminals, two cars will be driving around starting with level five. Just ram them and make them explode. As the levels progress, there will be more criminals per level, so that after level 9 you'll have to smash three moving vehicles. Step 8: The unfortunate thing is how many other vehicles you blow up in the process (accidentally or knowingly), and that this gets the law enforcers after you--the number of WANTED STARS can increase to 5 now. For each star attained, you'll be attacked by more force: cops, vice cops, the SWAT team, a police helicopter, and the FBI (the Military will not get into the act until after you do a certain mission that comes up later). They'll all chase you and try to kill or bust you. It can be a big nuisance while you're trying to do the mission. The best tactic is to completely ignore them and focus on the criminals. (NOTE: to get rid of all your stars, go to one of the two Pay 'n' Sprays on the east island. In Ocean Beach, there's a big white building adjacent to the Pay 'n' Spray--park your Rhino on the ground level lot in the white building, get into the Banshee, and head to the Pay 'n' Spray. After evading your stars, get back in the Rhino. In the Vice Point area, there will always be some car parked on the lot of Links View Apartment. Get into it, use the Pay 'n' Spray, and get back in the Rhino.) Step 9: After level 12--if you want more money (?)--keep doing the same mission up to 400. Awwwr!...but you can also quit the mission simply by pressing the Sub-mission key. Then... Step 10: The game will increase your maximum Armor to 150. Use the above note to evade all the stars and save your game at the Hyman Condo. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3F.1.2) PART II - USING HUNTER ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Thanks to Glen T. Winstein for showing me that the PC Hunter has auto-aim for the machine gun but not the rockets. Glen T. Winstein writes in his FAQ: (For PC users) "...PC version with Standard Controls we're using has auto-aim for the machine gun but not the rockets, whereas the PS2 version has auto-aim for the rockets but not the machine gun. We're mainly relying on the machine gun." Step 1: First, steal the prize helicopter from Fort Baxter. Step 2: The easiest way to get there is to take the Maverick, the helicopter on the roof of your second main hideout (the Hyman Condo), and fly to the middle of the north side of Fort Baxter from the north. Slow down and hover over the spot where the Hunter is parked. If you come under fire, back off immediately and go away until the soldiers have disappeared. Come back again, land beside the Hunter, switch the copters, and take off. Step 3: You need to learn how to control the copter, so if you fail the mission, "no worries"--just reload the game and start from Square A. Step 4: When you're airborne, activate the Vigilante Mission (called "Brown Thunder"). Step 5: You'll see a moving car on your radar. Always look at the in-game Map, see where the criminal is, and figure out the shortest route to take to reach him. Step 6: When you've located the fugitive, approach them from behind. When you are within range, unleash the powerful rockets (PS2)/machine gun (PC). (Though the PS2 cannon has auto-aim, it still takes time to destroy the car, and in that time the criminal has a chance to get out of their car and run. So it's best to blow up their car before they get the chance.) Step 7: If the criminal gets out of the vehicle before it blows up and survives, the criminal will try to get into another vehicle. If that happens, wait till they're in the new car and blow it up. Step 8: Since a car carries 4 criminals at the most, two cars appear for level 5. Just blow them up. As the levels progress, more criminals appear per level. After level 9, you'll have to destroy three moving vehicles. Step 9: The cops on land won't bother you since you are staying high, so just forget about them if you're given wanted stars. If you get a few or more, police helicopters will shoot at you. Step 10: You've got a lot of time, so be slow and careful in handling the Hunter. You're only given one Hunter at a time--if you go back to Fort Baxter, a reserve will probably not be there. So it's very important that you don't do much damage to the copter. The Hunter is quite durable, but it can't help you if you keep hitting the buildings and trees with it. Therefore, make avoiding collisions with the obstructions a top priority while shooting criminals. Step 11: After level 12--if you want more money (?)--keep doing the same thing up to 400. But you can now quit the mission simply by pressing the Sub-mission key. Then... Step 12: The game will increase your maximum Armor to 150. Triumphantly, get back to the terrace of the Hyman Condo, go downstairs, and save your game. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3F.2) FIRE TRUCK MISSION ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: This is the last of the Sub-missions. Now your job is to put out burning people--yeah, you're a fire fighter now. The mission is to extinguish the fires of the cars and the people who emerge from them. You will always be inside the vehicle as in the previous missions. All you have to do is spray water on the fires, that's all! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Difficulty rating: 7/10 (because of time-consuming repetition) Reward rating: 2/10 Vehicle: Firetruck (Peterbilt Thibault truck '87-'88) Locations: Only in the Downtown area. Levels: Just like the Paramedic Mission, this has 12 levels. At level 1, there's one burning vehicle to extinguish. At level 2, after you extinguish the fire of the vehicle, the victims come out of the vehicle on fire. Spray them, or the smoke right over them, to put out the fire. At level 4, you have to chase a moving car that's on fire. (NOTE: chasing a moving car ONLY happens on this level. However, some cars in the future might try to flee away after you extinguish them!) At level 5, there are five victims, so a second car begins appearing at each level. It goes up to level 12, where a total of 12 victims fight for their lives. Failing the mission will you put you back at Point A. Rewards: - You will become 100% Flameproof. (NOTE: Vercetti is immune only to flames and not explosions, so becoming Flameproof is not so important as far the game is involved. This reward can help you mainly for 2 Rampages unless you use Molotovs a lot.) - The other reward is tons of dollars. STEP BY STEP: Excellent! Now you have finished 4 Sub-missions and collected 100 Hidden Packages. This is the last Sub-mission--after completing this mission, you will undoubtedly rule Vice City! Step 1: All you have to do now is find the Fire Station. You probably saw it while you searched for Hidden Packages. If not, please follow the next step. Step 2: Go south from the west end of the alley of your second main hideout-- the Hyman Condo. Jack a vehicle and take the first left. You'll see an Ammu-Nation on the left side of the road. (NOTE: you can see it on your map, too.) Turn right/south and continue until you see a chain link fence on the right side of the road. This surrounds the lot of the Fire Station, where you'll find a Firetruck. (NOTE: if not, leave and come back so the game loads a Firetruck there.) Step 3: Take the Firetruck to your newly owned hideout and store it in the same garage your Rhino is in. Save the game. Step 4: You don't have to practice much with the Firetruck, but it wouldn't hurt you to practice spraying a few people. Just take the Firetruck out of the parking lot and drive south. You'll see a lot people walking on the sidewalk. Just spray water on them and try to knock them all down--don't let anyone get up. (NOTE: always move the turret LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN in order to adjust the direction of the spray instead of using the LEFT and RIGHT movement of the truck.) If you see a cop doing his patrol, just knock him down, too. Have fun spraying water on a cop--he won't give you any wanted stars. Step 5: Once you've practiced to your satisfaction, go to Vice Point (where you completed the Paramedic Mission, Pizza Boy Mission and Vigilante Mission, and got familiar with the roads, making it the best place to do this mission, too). To get to Vice Point, just go east from the Downtown Ammu-Nation over the North Bridge and through Prawn Island, and you'll soon be in Vice Point. Step 6: Activate the mission. Step 7: You'll see a yellow dot on your radar--in actuality, that's the burning vehicle. Hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and select the Map to see the location of the burning vehicle. As always, take advantage of the MAIN road of Vice Point whenever it's convenient. Plan and memorize a route towards the yellow dot. When you've located the victim's vehicle, go close to it. (No worries--staying close to the burning vehicle will not cause your truck to explode). Spray it, or the smoke just over it, continuously till you see a lot of water vapor coming from the vehicle with a hiss, which tells you that you're spraying the right part to put out the fire. Finish level 1. Step 8: In level 2, after you extinguish the burning vehicle, the burning victim comes out of the vehicle. Spray them with water to put out the fire. (TIP: if you spray the side they come out of, it will knock them down so you don't have to chase them.) In level 3, follow the same strategy but with 2 victims running for their lives in two different directions. Just knock the two of them down and extinguish them. Step 9: Level 4 is a little different. You chase a moving vehicle containing 3 victims. This is the most frustrating level for most people--the one they will be the most liable to fail. My advice is to locate the moving vehicle a.s.a.p, chase it, and spray it with water when you get close to it. Once it's extinguished, 3 victims will jump out and run around. Knock them down and put them out. Step 10: From level 5 on, a second car is added (since the car can only fit 4 people). In level 9, there will be three cars to tend to. The strategy is to extinguish the cars one at a time, use a quick spray to knock down all the victims who emerge, then concentrate on the person who is furthest away. Try to put him out before the others stand up again. (TIP: spraying UP and DOWN will help you reach victims who are farther away.) Step 11: If you fail, understand: a fire fighter needs experience to learn their skills, so just redo the game. Step 12: Once you've finished level 12, the game will tell you that you're now "immune" to the flames. If you wish, you can continue the same mission and get on the level up to 400. Or... Step 13: Retire from the fire fighting job by gently pressing the Sub-mission key or just leave the Firetruck. (NOTE 1: immunity is only to the flames and not to the explosions. This feature is helpful for completing two Rampages very easily: one in Ocean Beach and another Downtown.) (NOTE 2: save the game at the Hyman Condo.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G) MISCELLANEOUS MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.1) RAMPAGES ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: A Rampage icon is pink with a skull image in the center of it. With dark52's Rampages Map in hand, we're going to deal with these strange icons (skulls). Unlike Hidden Packages, they're easy to spot. They're also easy to complete compared to some of the ones in "GTA 3," and the locations of the Rampage icons don't change when you fail them like they did in Liberty City. Difficulty rating: 5/10 Levels: There are 35 Rampages to complete scattered around Vice City. Each has a 2- minute time limit and provides infinite ammo for a particular weapon. General Advice: 1. Save the game after completing difficult Rampages. 2. Have full 150 Health and 150 Armor. 3. Before starting a Rampage, switch your weapon to one of the same weapon class as the weapon of the Rampage to avoid losing weaponry. For example, if the Rampage has Tommy use a pistol, change your weapon slot to any handgun. 4. Don't stay in one spot. Keep moving and looking around so the game keeps loading more gangsters for you. 5. The gangsters are normally found on the sidewalks. If the Rampage icon is far away from a road, go to it in a fast car, trigger the mission, and drive to the nearest road. 6. Let the medics rejuvenate the gangsters--if you kill them again, it will add to your score. 7. Don't bother getting rid of wanted ratings. The wanted stars vanish when you complete the Rampage successfully. (NOTE: if you fail the Rampage, the stars will remain till you take care of them.) 8. If you fail a Rampage, the icon reappears in the same location, so grab it and try again. 9. Only the kills of one group of gangsters (Diaz' gang, Bikers, etc.) are counted; the type may change with each effort at one icon. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Grab the Rampages Map by dark52. Start from the Hyman Condo. RAMPAGE #21: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members with a Flame Thrower. PREPARATION: Get a fast car. LOCATION: Go west from the west end of the alley by the Hyman Condo. Go across the intersection and west on the road. You can see a large billboard advertising some vehicle competition. If you go further, you'll see HYMAN MEMORIAL STADIUM. (NOTE: you'll be going to the stadium for some missions later.) Go north of it and find a helipad. The Rampage icon is near the ramp for it. ACTION: After triggering the mission, get into your fast car and head to the little road nearby. A lot of gang members will be walking in clusters on the sidewalks. When you see a group of gangsters, park your car in the middle of the road and shoot the group with the Flame Thrower. Just hold FIRE and wave the flame left and right. Once they're all toasted, get into the car and head for the next batch--on the next road, if need be. Repeat the procedure to complete the mission. RAMPAGE #20: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with a Python (PS2)/.357 (PC) PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Head to the Downtown Ammu-Nation. Across the intersection to the south is a long staircase. The Rampage icon is on top of the stairs. ACTION: After triggering the mission, jump from the stairs and shoot any gang member you see. One shot is lethal, but it has to be accurate. Sprint up and down the road letting the game load more gangsters. RAMPAGE #19: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 40 gang members with Molotov Cocktails. PREPARATION: Get a fast car. LOCATION: Go east from the Downtown Ammu-Nation and look at your left for a white staircase leading up to a tall building. Climb up the steps and trigger the mission. ACTION: After triggering the mission, jump from the steps and sprint toward the nearest group of gangsters. If you're good at aiming and throwing, you can throw a long distance, but it's not necessary to be a great thrower. Since you're fireproof, you can get real close to them and hit FIRE. The gangsters will burn but you won't. Use your car if you need to get to clusters of gangsters quickly. RAMPAGE #18: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members with a Minigun. PREPARATION: Get a fast car. LOCATION: Drive east from the last Rampage location and look on the right side of the road for the big statue in the big clearing in the middle of a building --the place where you found HP #57. ACTION: Trigger the mission and drive back to the middle of the nearby road and stand. Stand in the middle of the road. You can't sprint carrying the heavy weapon, so walk around, and stay in the same position. Shred the gangsters you see to bits. After killing them, jump back into your car and go to the next location. The Minigun is the deadliest weapon in the game, and it has the very long range of a Rocket Launcher or Sniper Rifle, so learn to use it well. RAMPAGE #23: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members with an M60. PREPARATION: Get a fast car. LOCATION: Go west on the entrance road of the Moist Palms Hotel to the parking lot. After you pass through the building, look around the right side of it for the icon in a corner. Trigger the mission. ACTION: Follow the same procedure as for the last Rampage. The M60 is a heavy automatic weapon with a long range, just a little weaker than a Minigun, and one shot is lethal. That makes the mission very easy and moreover, the gang members (Bikers) usually spawn in this area are the dumbest in Vice City--hunt them. RAMPAGE #22: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members using an Uzi (PS2)/Uz-I (PC) PREPARATION: Get a pizza moped. LOCATION: From the Moist Palms Hotel, go north to the first intersection and go left. At the western bend in the road is a pizza shop. Get the Pizza Boy moped on the north side of the building. Look at your Map--just south of you is a dark grey square block (the concrete floor at the base of the Rock City audio shop). Use the alley to go around the audio shop on your moped to find the Rampage icon. ACTION: Once you trigger the mission, drive along the sidewalks. When you see a crowd of gangsters within firing range, shoot forward at them. Shred any who come toward you. If they get too close to kill them fast enough, go to the middle of the road and do a sideways drive-by on them. Enough victims are generated in the area by going back and forth on the same road. RAMPAGE #25: (Save your game before you start this Rampage.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members using a Tec-9. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go to Little Haiti using dark52's map. Stop in the middle of the road on the NW side of the big block in SW Little Haiti. The Rampage icon is behind the second house from the north, a short green house, on the west side of the street. ACTION: This Rampage is hard because this sub-machine gun is really crappy. The accuracy and rate of fire is poor, and it takes a number of rounds to kill a single person. The Haitian gangsters can run faster than you, take a lot of shots to kill, and they usually stay in their groups. The best tactic is to stand at least five meters away from a crowd and open fire--if they run towards you, walk backwards while shooting; if they run away from you, chase them while shooting--hunt them all! RAMPAGE #24: TYPE: You will be given 2 minutes to kill 35 gang members using a Spaz Shotgun (PS2)/S.P.A.S. 12 (PC). PREPARATION: Get a PCJ 600 (Honda CBX 750 '86). LOCATION: Follow the map; on the NW curve of the same block in Little Haiti, look for a big billboard that says "Welcome to Hell." Ride west through the alley nearby toward the waterfront and look for the Rampage icon on your left at the west side of a little building. ACTION: The Spaz Shotgun is powerful--one shot is lethal at a short range. It's the BEST shotgun in the game, and if you hold FIRE, it will act like an automatic. Park your bike on the sidewalk, stand in the middle of the road, and shred all the gang members. Get onto the bike and go to the end of the road, killing any gangsters you see along the way. Repeat till you're done. RAMPAGE #26: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members using a Shotgun. PREPARATION: Get a PCJ 600. LOCATION: Go to the middle of Little Havana to reach a large area of pink houses (it's green with white dots on the Map and radar). Go into the block to the middle court of three basketball courts to find the Rampage icon. ACTION: The Shotgun has a short range, and it doesn't kill anyone in a single shot. You can't sprint carrying this big gun. Therefore, time is precious. Use the bike to get into the court, trigger the mission, and take the PCJ 600 to a nearby road. As usual, stand in the middle of the road to shred gang members, and use your bike to search for more gangsters. RAMPAGE #27: (Save your game before starting this mission.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 10 gang members by using a Katana. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: In your travels on the west island, you may have noticed a Securicar (Gruppe Sechs) parked in front of the tallest building in Little Havana: El Banco Corrupto Grande. Go up the steps of the bank, go left, go right around the building, jump on the land, and you'll see the Rampage icon by some loading bays. ACTION: Activate the mission, run to the nearby road, and find a group of gangsters. You won't be pressed for time, but the way you kill the gangsters must be done correctly: you need to behead them or drive the sword through them. The best tactic is to act as bait--cut a gang member with the Katana and lure the whole crowd to the grounds where you activated the mission. The crowd will attack you one at a time, and all you have to do is kill them the right way. You can knock down one or more gang members while you do so you're not attacked as much. When two or more are killed, sprint to the roadside again and bring a few more into the same area. RAMPAGE #28: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to gun down 20 gang members with a Sniper Rifle. PREPARATION: Bring your chopper. LOCATION: Look west from the west end of the bridge from Starfish Island to the west island. You'll see a hospital with a Health icon in front of it and Ice Cream Factory to the south of that. Go to the roof of the cafeteria building between them. The Rampage is on the south side of the roof. ACTION: You'll fly to a building next door after taking the icon, so read these instructions carefully. Park the chopper facing west near the Rampage icon, grab the icon, and get back in your chopper before the rotor blades have slowed down. Fly up a bit and look west for a very short building with a black roof. Park on the ugly roof and run to the edge of it. Snipe any gangster you see. It's slow at reloading but single shots should be lethal wherever you hit them, even on the leg. Since headshots are unnecessary, shoot them in the chest. Walk north and south on the roof to look for more victims. If the target runs, aim some distance in front of them and shoot when they come into your line of fire. RAMPAGE #29: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 20 gang members by using a Ruger (PS2)/ Kruger (PC). PREPARATION: Bring your chopper. LOCATION: Where HP #77 was. Go south over the main road from the west end of the Starfish Island Bridge, go right, and it's the roof of the last building on the left at the bend at the west end of the road. The Rampage icon is on the roof. Use your chopper to get there. ACTION: Stay on the roof to show the gangsters your sniping skills. One shot is lethal. The assault rifle has a long range with an automatic feature and it makes the mission easy. Run north and south on the roof to let the game generate more gangsters for you. Once 15 gangsters are killed, jump to the road and kill the gangsters who got so close to the building they were hidden from your view. Once you're done, go up the stairs to the roof, get back in the chopper, and head to the next location. RAMPAGE #32: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with a Spaz Shotgun (PS2)/ S.P.A.S. 12 (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go into the terminal of Escobar International airport. If you remember where HP #95 was, the Rampage icon is on the first floor on the opposite side of the room. Just hug the big window and go south to the Rampage icon. ACTION: Trigger the mission and go to the middle of the ground floor. This Shotgun is very powerful at a short range--a whole group, if nearby, can be slain in a few rounds. It is the BEST shotgun in the game. If you hold FIRE, it will act like an automatic. After killing all the gang members on the ground floor, go up the escalator and kill any gangsters there, too. RAMPAGE #34: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to destroy 15 vehicles with a Minigun. PREPARATION: If you have a chopper, you can get to the location easily. LOCATION: The Army Barracks is a few blocks northwest of the airport terminal. (NOTE: if you're traveling by car, take the road west from the airport terminal, follow it underground and back above ground, and when it curves east you'll see Fort Baxter on your left.) The Rampage icon is on the lawn east of Fort Baxter behind a tree. DON'T grab it yet. ACTION: The mission is to destroy 15 vehicles. But you can use the Rhino instead of the Minigun. So jack any vehicle, drive through the gate, stop close to the Rhino (tank), and get out. The soldiers will begin firing, but the moment you're inside, you're protected from their bullets. But you can still be pulled out, so get out of there and onto the road. You now own the Rhino. Head to the Rampage icon, get out of the Rhino, and grab the icon. The moment you touch it, leap quickly into the Rhino. Travel in any direction ramming into vehicles, and you'll soon realize the mission has been completed. RAMPAGE #30: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 35 gang members with Grenades. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: First of all, hit Map and go to the Pay 'n' Spray in Viceport. From it, turn right and follow the curved road north. On your way, you'll see a steep grass slope on your left side. Drive up that slope and find the Rampage in the middle of the bushes. ACTION: Trigger the mission and jump onto the road. You'll see a lot of gangsters standing on the sidewalks. If you're very good at aiming and throwing, you can throw from a long distance. But it's unnecessary to be a great thrower--go near them, hit the FIRE button, and run away from them. Do it to all the crowds and the mission is easily completed. RAMPAGE #2: (Save your game at the Ocean View Hotel.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members with Molotov Cocktails. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go south from the Ocean View Hotel on the MAIN road. As you reach the curve, look on the left side for the gravel driveway that leads to the lighthouse (across the street from the BEACH PATROL HEADQUARTERS). If you walk on the path, you'll see the Rampage icon. ACTION: Use the same tactic of RAMPAGE #19. RAMPAGE #3: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to run down 30 gang members with a vehicle. PREPARATION: Get any fast, durable car. (NOTE: if you still have the "EP" Admiral you took from Diaz, it will do nicely.) LOCATION: Go east from the hotel to the sea shore, and go south along it to the Rampage icon. ACTION: After triggering the mission, drive fast to the MAIN road. Run over any gangsters you see till you complete the mission. RAMPAGE #4: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with a PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Walk south from the hotel to the traffic signal, go west to the end of the road, and look for COLLARS & CUFFS. North of this clothes shop is a parking garage sign. Follow that sign and the white arrows painted on the road into the multi-story parking garage. Go up to the first floor, go left, and sprint to jump over a low wall onto the rooftop. The Rampage icon is on the SW corner of the rooftop. ACTION: You'll probably pass this Rampage mission because the gun is a semi-automatic sniper rifle. You can shoot it continuously, so you can hit FIRE rapidly. It's the BEST Sniper Rifle in the game. Aim at each gang member's chest and use all your sniping skills to complete the mission. RAMPAGE #5: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 20 gang members with a Chainsaw. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: You came across RAFAEL'S clothing store earlier. There's a tall pink apartment building called OakDale with a "TO LET" sign opposite to the clothes store. Go through the open gate and look south. ACTION: This is a cold-blooded murder type of mission. One slash is lethal. Go stand in the middle of crowds of gangsters and press FIRE to kill them all. RAMPAGE #6: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 10 gang members with a Katana. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go south from the Ocean View Hospital, take the second left, then turn left into a section of houses. Pass a house and turn right to find the icon behind a tree. ACTION: Trigger the mission and sprint to the sidewalk. Time is generous here. Since a Katana needs multiple slices to kill gangsters, aim at their heads and attack continuously. It's unlikely you'll fail this mission, but if you do, just grab the Health icon and try again. RAMPAGE #7: (Save your game before starting this mission.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with an M4. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: You came to the Ocean View Medical Foundation to collect HP #6 earlier. ACTION: The M4 is an automatic, but the recoil makes aiming difficult. To solve this, CROUCH and use the first person view before shooting. Hold the FIRE key continuously to take out whole crowds of gangsters. (NOTE: don't bother trying for headshots.) The problem in this mission can be getting enough targets, so if the medics come to revive them, allow them to do their jobs, etc., and you'll complete this mission successfully. RAMPAGE #8: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with a Shotgun. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: The Rampage icon is on top of the parking garage with the corkscrew ramp in the Washington Beach area. To go there, go east from the phone symbol on your radar in Washington Beach. At the T intersection, go right and look for it on the left side of the road by the mall. Go up the ramp to the roof of the mall and look on the western side by a slope. ACTION: After activating the icon, go up the western ramp and jump down to the road across the hospital. Go to the middle of the road and stand five meters away from a crowd. After you fire, the gang members fall down, but it doesn't mean they're dead, so keep shooting till they are. If your Health is low, grab the Health icon at the hospital to regain your Health. RAMPAGE #9: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with an MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: You came here to collect HPs #16 and #17, if you remember. Go to the Bunch of Tools shop in Washington Beach and look west to see two apartments. The Rampage icon is in front of the short pink house. ACTION: It's the BEST submachine gun in the game; it's also used by FBI agents to kill criminals. The gun is very light so you can sprint with it, it has a good range, and the accuracy hits the bull's eye. After triggering the mission, go to the middle of the road and kill the gangsters one by one. Aim at their chest or head and run towards them while shooting them. Slay the cops if they interfere with you. RAMPAGE #10: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members with a Spaz Shotgun (PS2)/ S.P.A.S. 12 (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go north from the Ocean View Hotel and after some time the road bends west. Stop there and look forward at a tall white building--the Rampage icon is behind it. When you approach the white building from the south, choose the in-game Map, and you'll see a black tail-like path deviating toward the beach. Follow the tail-like concrete path until it ends. Go left and go to the back of the white building--the Rampage icon is hidden behind the bushes. ACTION: The Spaz Shotgun(PS2)/S.P.A.S. 12 (PC) is powerful, one shot is lethal. If you get close to a crowd, you can kill them all few rounds. It is the BEST shotgun in the whole game, and if you hold FIRE, it will act like an automatic. After you trigger the mission, go to the beach and slay the gangsters to finish the mission. RAMPAGE #11: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 10 gang members with a PSG-1(PS2)/.308 (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Now walk north on the tile path behind the same building, and you'll find another area through a small gap in the fence. The moment you're in it, look up to the NE direction, and you'll see a Rampage icon over the top diving board. ACTION: It's the simplest Rampage in the whole game. Stay on the diving board --it's a good vantage point--and snipe gangsters continuously. Trust me, you'll NEVER fail this mission; if you do, grab the icon to redo it. RAMPAGE #12: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to drive-by 35 gang members using an Uzi (PS2)/ Uz-I (PC). PREPARATION: The "EP" Admiral would be the best, or steal a police car from any police station. LOCATION: It's on the same position as shown on the "Rampages Map." To get there, go to the pizza shop in Vice Point, go west over the little bridge, turn right, and go to the end of the dead end road. The Rampage icon is near the river. ACTION: After triggering the mission, forget about the gangsters in the loop area and go east to the MAIN road in Vice Point. Move very slowly in the middle of the road; when you see a crowd of gangsters, park your car on the yellow line and do a drive-by shooting. This mission is easy if you maintain a distance between you and the gangsters. Travel north and south to look for more targets. If you fail, grab the Bribe icon and redo the mission from Square One. RAMPAGE #13: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 20 gang members with a Chainsaw. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go west toward the little bridge that leads from the east island to Leaf Links. Just before the bridge, go through the gap in the wall on your right and down to the dock. The Rampage icon is on west end of the dock. ACTION: Use the same tactic of RAMPAGE #5. RAMPAGE #14: (Save your game at 3321 Vice Point.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 25 gang members with a Python (PS2)/.357 (PC). PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go south from 3321 Vice Point, and by the wall of your yard is a lawn that leads to the beach. Walk to the beach and look right. ACTION: Get the icon, sprint back over the lawn to the roadside, and stand on the lawn to shoot the gangsters one by one. Aim at their chests. One shot is lethal, but it has to be accurate. If a gangster runs toward you, take your time to aim at them before firing. RAMPAGE #15: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 35 gang members with an M4. PREPARATION: Get a fast car. LOCATION: The Rampage is by the eastern entrance to North Point Mall. ACTION: After triggering the mission, CROUCH and FIRE at the crowd of gangsters nearby on PS2; on PC, fire as you would with a Minigun. After clearing the area, drive south. If you see a pack of gangsters on the way, park in the middle of the road and shoot them. If you fail the mission, grab a Bribe icon and redo it. RAMPAGE #17: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gang members using an Uzi (PS2)/Uz-I (PC). PREPARATION: The "EP" Admiral would be the best; otherwise, get a police car. LOCATION: The Rampage icon's location on the "Rampages Map" is slightly altered. Go to the NW corner of east island. Press START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and select Map, and you'll see two white buildings there. The most north-easterly building is a large yellow one with ramps on both sides. Go up the east side ramp in your vehicle to see the Rampage icon. ACTION: Before activating the Rampage, align your car such that the moment you do, you can drive away. Drive south and north on the MAIN road to look for more targets. RAMPAGE #35: (Save your game first.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 35 gang members by running over them. PREPARATION: Get a fast car like a Phoenix (or the "EP" Admiral). LOCATION: This is the only Rampage on Starfish Island. Enter Starfish Island from the bridge from the west island, take the first left, and the icon is in the entrance to the first house on your left. Park beside the wall FACING south and use your vehicle as a step to climb over the wall. ACTION: Now you are inside the area--DON'T TOUCH THE ICON YET--take the Admiral that is usually parked in here and park it near the same wall you just jumped over. Activate the mission, sprint towards the Admiral, and use it as a stool to climb jump onto the road. Hop in the parked Phoenix and drive south toward the bridge. There may be a lot of gangsters standing on the sidewalks--simply squash them. Drive east and west to look for more targets. (NOTE: check your Stats: you should have passed 31 rampages right now. The remaining 4 Rampages will be done after Tommy Vercetti gets a remarkable ability. But before that...) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.2) UNIQUE JUMPS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: In Vice City, you can perform the Unique Jumps driving over ramps, girders, rooftops, stairs, and concrete structures--all at top speed. If you did it right, the game shows a cinematic view of the jump with a slow motion effect and a message confirms that the Jump was a success. Difficulty rating: 5/10 (repetitious) Levels: There are 36 Unique Jumps to be performed with no time limits. General Advice: (NOTE: it's NOT necessary to own the "BradyGames Official Strategy Guide" for Vice City for the following Unique Jumps. For the people who already have the jumps guide, note that Brady Jump guide starts from the west island and this section starts from the east island. The numbers used by the BradyGames guide for the Jumps are used here to assist you.) 1. Get a PCJ 600 (Honda CBX 750 '86) for performing all the Unique Jumps. The four permanent locations of the PCJ 600 are: i) MARINA. (There are two piers at the Marina. Pier 2 leads to Col. Cortez' yacht (the "C" symbol). Pier 1 is the northern one that the motorcycle is parked by.) ii) OCEAN BEACH. (North of the Pay 'n' Spray is a white building over a lot with a staircase. The PCJ 600 parked in the lot.) iii) WASHINGTON BEACH. (Follow the road that passes in front of the Ocean View Hotel north until it curves west and look right. The bike is on the grassy hill. Getting onto this motorcycle will trigger the "PCJ PLAYGROUND" mission that will be dealt with later. To take the bike without triggering the mission, have Tommy shove it a few feet away from the spot it spawns in before boarding it.) iv) DOWNTOWN. (Go north on the main road of the west island to where it divides in the southern Downtown area. Take the right turn and look on the left side of the road for "HOWLIN' PETE'S BIKER EMPORIUM." Break the glass and steal the motorcycle.) 2. Check your Stats after every Jump to confirm it. Sometimes the game announces that the Jump was counted for an "Insane Stunt" but actually it wasn't a Unique Jump. 3. You can perform the Jumps in any order you want, but note which Unique Jumps you've performed to keep track of them. To avoid messing up, FOLLOW the FAQ from the start to the end. 4. It's very easy to forget which Jumps you've completed; to avoid that, either memorize or make a note of all the Jumps you have completed. 5. While you're in midair, shift your weight back (or lean up) to raise the front wheel a bit. It will help you land with the back wheel touching the ground before the front wheel does and also gains you some distance forwards. STEP BY STEP: (NOTE 1: hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC), choose OPTIONS, and then DISPLAY SETUP: you have to change some settings for improving the graphics. * DRAW DISTANCE--full * FRAME LIMITER--on * WIDE SCREEN--off) (NOTE 2: you have to go to the REFERRED LOCATION first, and the FAQ will tell you how to get to the EXACT LOCATION from there.) (NOTE 3: despite the fact that you can do all the Jumps with a PCJ 600, the first Jump can be done easier with a Cheetah.) UNIQUE JUMPS #1 and #2: (Brady Jumps #29 and #28) REFERRED LOCATION: The parking garage with a corkscrew ramp by the Washington Mall where you performed RAMPAGE #8. EXACT LOCATION: Get a Cheetah, go to the roof of the parking garage, and stop. If you check your radar, you'll see that you're facing west. Make a brief left and right turn, go down the ramp, and up the ramp on the far side. Turn around to face down that ramp and back the car nearly to the wall. ACTION #1: Hold HANDBRAKE and accelerator down together, and when you release the brake, the Cheetah should race toward the western ramp. Now you'll fly over the low wall, across the street, and onto the rooftop to the east across the street and it's added to the number of Jumps in your Stats. (NOTE: if it's not added, redo it.) ACTION #2: After successfully completing UNIQUE JUMP #1, drop down to the alleyway and get a PCJ 600. Go to the roof of the (same) parking garage. Turn around to face down that (same) ramp and back the bike nearly to the (same) wall. Hold HANDBRAKE and accelerator down together, and when you release the brake, your motorcycle should race toward the (same) western ramp. Now you'll fly over the low wall, across the street, and onto the (same) rooftop to the east (the same slow-motion effect like you just got before). Slam on the BRAKES so you won't fall. Where you landed is a small slanted set metal steps. Drive past them and you reach another rooftop. Stop there and locate three metal ramps (air conditioner vents). The middle ramp, the one on the corner is the required ramp. Back up, charge at it in full speed, and you'll land on the rooftop across the street. Another Jump is added to the list. UNIQUE JUMPS #3 and #4: (Brady Jumps #32 and #33) (NOTE: these two Jumps are done in a row, but don't have to be succeeded with in a row, just like the previous Jumps.) REFERRED LOCATION: the Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean Beach. EXACT LOCATION: To the north of the Pay 'n' Spray you can see a white building over a parking lot and a staircase. Go into it on the north side. You can see that if your PCJ 600 is trashed, you can replace it with a brand new PCJ 600 parked inside the building. Moreover, if your Armor is low, you can climb up the stairs and make it complete again. OK, on to the business at hand! Across the street from the entrance is an alley. (You can see it on your RADAR as a dark grey upside-down "L.") Go to the north end of the alley facing those stairs (you just climbed for the Armor) to the south. ACTION #3: Watch the traffic before you ACCELERATE. Approach the stairs a bit left of the middle, fly over the Pay 'n' Spray roof, and land on the pink rooftop. ACTION #4: While flying, watch for the pink ramp to be jumped next. Charge the ramp and land on (or collide with) the brown building to complete the Jumps. (NOTE: these 2 can be done together, but you don't have to succeed at both at the same time. If you don't complete both Jumps in your first attempt, try them again as you need to.) UNIQUE JUMPS #5 and #6: (Brady Jumps #34 and #35) (NOTE 1: these Stunts are done in a series just like the previous Stunts. NOTE 2: SAVE your game.) REFERRED LOCATION: the Marina. EXACT LOCATION: There are two piers at the Marina. Pier 2 will lead you to Col. Cortez' yacht (the "C" symbol). Pier 1 is to the north of it. Switch your old PCJ 600 with the motorcycle nearby. Drive it out onto Pier 1, and you can see a long section near the end stretches to the south and ends with a ramp. Park your bike facing south and back it carefully to the ledge. ACTION #5: Unfortunately, this is also a difficult Stunt, and you could fail it by drowning in the sea. Now, back to business! You have to be going south at full speed when you reach the first ramp. While you're in midair, shift your weight back to raise the front wheel a bit. If you land on the other side, it means you've completed Jump 1. ACTION #6: Keep going straight and accelerating to go over the next ramp. Have brake/reverse ready to stop with. If you landed safely, you've succeeded. To get back to the road, you have to go east to a third ramp. UNIQUE JUMP #7: (Brady Jump #20) REFERRED LOCATION: The construction site where you collected HP #20. EXACT LOCATION: Go to the construction site from a gap in the fence on the west side and go up all 3 wooden ramps to the top floor. On the 4th floor, look for a red girder (ramp) on the west side jutting out to north. ACTION: Align your PCJ 600 perfectly with the middle of the girder. Though it takes patience, spend as much as time as you need to line it up properly. Back up, then keep accelerating. Don't steer while riding on the girder--you'll probably cause the bike to go off track if you do. If you lined it up properly, your PCJ 600 should go the distance. If not, you'll fall down, anyway. No worries even if you fall in your first few attempts--it happens to everyone. Just align it properly, fly off the ramp with a little left turn as you go off the end of it, and land beside the building ahead (or smack into it) to complete the Stunt. UNIQUE JUMP #8: (Brady Jump #18) (Save your game first.) REFERRED LOCATION: the Malibu Club. EXACT LOCATION: Stand in front of the club and look right (W). There you can see a concrete ramp nearby on the lawn. The ramp is facing west toward the neighborhood across the inlet. Go east from it across the street and into the lot to begin your runway. ACTION: When there's a break in the traffic, gun it. Aim for a spot near the fat palm tree and give it a touch of wheelie as you land just in case you need to skirt the fence on the other side of the water. Land on the neighbor's lawn to complete the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #9: (Brady Jump #19) REFERRED LOCATION: the Malibu Club. EXACT LOCATION: Go south over the lawn from the ramp you just used and you'll see a ramp that points south toward a little bridge and the street beyond it. ACTION: It's the easiest Jump in the game. Just go south at maximum speed over the lawn and hit the concrete structure with a little left turn to aim for the street. You'll fly over the bridge and land on the street (straight ahead are too many trees). When you get good at it, you can keep on going down the street. UNIQUE JUMP #10: (Brady Jump #21) REFERRED LOCATION: The bridge you just jumped over. EXACT LOCATION: Make your way towards further south from the same bridge to see another small bridge, and a concrete ramp just south of that. ACTION: Take a long run up from the east end of the road that passes south of the police station (VCPD HQ). Charge at the ramp and make a little right turn going off it to aim for the clearing ahead. You'll fly over the river, and one more Jump is added to the count. UNIQUE JUMP #11: (Brady Jump #22) REFERRED LOCATION: the Bunch of Tools store in the Washington Beach area. EXACT LOCATION: After the last Jump, you probably landed by the Bunch of Tools store. If you go back east and veer right into the lot before you get to the little bridge, you can see a pile of dirt by a break in the fence. ACTION: Get a good runway from the big peach-colored arch at the Starfish Island Bridge. When you approach the Hardware Store, curve right (ease up on acceleration for the moment it takes to make the turn if it helps you make it safely), and hit the ramp aiming for the street beyond. You'll now land in the road and can keep going with another Jump done. UNIQUE JUMP #12: (Brady Jump #23) REFERRED LOCATION: The ramp you used for UNIQUE JUMP #9. EXACT LOCATION: You can see a wooden pallet leaned against the building on the corner--south of the aforementioned concrete ramp. ACTION: If you want switch your old PCJ 600 with the brand new motorcycle on the hill nearby, deliberately fail PCJ PLAYGROUND. Now take a good run from somewhere around the west side of that hill, watch for traffic, and charge at the wooden ramp and land on the roof to make another Jump. (NOTE: you can try one or two unofficial Jumps farther down the roof as an option.) UNIQUE JUMP #13: (Brady Jump #24) REFERRED LOCATION: The ramp you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: In this Jump, you'll be using a staircase. From the east side of the aforementioned wooden ramp, go south down the alley and look for the staircase ahead. ACTION: You need a long runway, so start from the end of the alley, or even the grassy field, and race down the alley. Ride slightly to the left and aim for the middle of the staircase. You'll probably land on the pink building. Chalk up more Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #14: (Brady Jump #26) REFERRED LOCATION: The staircase you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: For this Jump you'll use another staircase. Go south from the last staircase, past the Bribe icon, and to the staircase you'll use. ACTION: You need a very long runway, so start from the road, race through the alley, and charge at the staircase. I hope you'll land on the roof to complete the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #15: (Brady Jump #27) REFERRED LOCATION: The staircase you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: For this Jump, you'll use a wooden pallet. Go south from the last staircase to reach the small ramp. ACTION: Here the important thing is to land in the alley beyond and NOT hit the building. Take a good runway, hit the ramp with a little left turn, and land in the alley comfortably to complete another Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #16: (Brady Jump #30) REFERRED LOCATION: The wooden pallet you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: For this Jump, you'll be using a small wooden pallet. From the last staircase, go further south to a small ramp. But this brown wooden ramp requires you to make a jump in the opposite direction from the direction you're traveling in now. ACTION: You have to approach the ramp from south. Take a good long runway, hit the ramp going north, aim for the clearing ahead, and land in the alley comfortably with another Jump accomplished. UNIQUE JUMP #17: (Brady Jump #25) REFERRED LOCATION: The staircase you used for UNIQUE JUMP #13. EXACT LOCATION: From that aforesaid Jump, you may remember there were two stairways--one on either side of the corner. Use the east-west one this time. ACTION: This one is a little tough because of the irritating traffic getting in the way at the traffic signal there. The signal post will obstruct your way, too. If you want, blow up the cars and let the wrecks hold back the traffic before you go for the jump. Now, on to business! Go east from the stairway, across the street, and onto the lawn to the low wall by the beach. Adjust your aim for the staircase, ACCELERATE, and charge. In midair, shift your weight back to gain some distance forwards. You have to land on the lawn of the police station (VCPD HQ) to complete the Jump Stunt. UNIQUE JUMP #18: (Brady Jump #31) REFERRED LOCATION: the Ocean View Hotel. EXACT LOCATION: Walk south from your hotel to the corner and go west. At the end of the road, you'll see the white COLLAR & CUFFS building. Directly north of the aforementioned clothes shop is a parking lot signpost. Follow that sign, the white arrows painted on the road, and go north into the multi-story parking garage. Go to the terrace of the multi-story car park. On the south side of the terrace is the ramp. ACTION: Easy jump. Just start at the north side of the terrace, charge at the ramp, and you'll land on the building that is directly south of the multi-story car park. (NOTE: all 18 Unique Jumps on the east island are finished now. There are 13 more on the west island and one on Starfish Island. Taken together, they'll add up to 32 Unique Jumps in this section. The remaining 4 Jumps will have to wait till after you acquire an asset property in the future.) UNIQUE JUMP #19: (Brady Jump #17 (?)) REFERRED LOCATION: Diaz' Mansion. EXACT LOCATION: It's the only Jump done on Starfish Island. Go north to the end of the north-south road across from the Mansion. Go across the street a bit to the east and into the alley. At the end of it, go right and through the open gate. Go clockwise around the garage, through the open gate, and across the yard to a hedge. If you look back east through the gate you can see the back steps of a house. The steps will be your latest Jump ramp. ACTION: Take a good run to the steps in a straight line and fly over the yard and the hedge to the next yard to add to your Jumps count. UNIQUE JUMP #20: (Brady Jump #2) REFERRED LOCATION: the Downtown Ammu-Nation. EXACT LOCATION: You climbed these stairs to start RAMPAGE #20. This same staircase, south of the gun shop, will be used for a jump ramp. ACTION: If you wish, you can get a brand new motorcycle that's kept in a showcase window across the street from "Big" Mitch Baker's biker bar, the Greasy Chopper. Break the glass and steal the motorcycle. Back to business! Take a long run and charge at the staircase. I hope you'll land on the roof of the gun shop to complete the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #21: (Brady Jump #5) REFERRED LOCATION: The staircase you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: From the staircase (south of the Downtown Ammu-nation), drive south. Pass the Fire Station and the Moist Palms Hotel (it has a large swimming pool in front of it). Go right at the first right turn that's south of the Downtown area--you're in Little Haiti now. Go into the parking lot of a pale yellow building on the right side of the road. You'll begin a runway there to the ramp in a clearing between buildings across the street. (You don't need to go through the bribe hovering over it--that's one of the airborne bribes for helicopters.) ACTION: Get a good run from the lot of the pale yellow building. Charge at the wooden ramp at a good speed and aim for the clearing a bit to the right of the back of a billboard, finishing a Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #22: (Brady Jump #7) REFERRED LOCATION: the Pay 'n' Spray in Little Haiti. EXACT LOCATION: Go behind the Little Haiti Pay 'n' Spray and look west (or zoom west with a sniper scope). Look for a Bribe icon hovering over a wooden pallet. That's the Jump ramp. Drive west through the gray drainage ditch--the bike can go diagonally up the steep wall--and through the yards, across the street, and to the west end of the east-west street across from the ramp. ACTION: Take a good run up from the end of the road and charge at the ramp. You need to hit or land on the Pay 'n' Spray to complete the Stunt. UNIQUE JUMP #23: (Brady Jump #6) REFERRED LOCATION: The wooden ramp you used for your last Jump Stunt. EXACT LOCATION: From the wooden ramp, go west to the nearby road, go north, and take the first left and stop. To your left (south) you'll see a battered bus, and to your right you'll see a wooden ramp. That's the Jump ramp. ACTION: Go to the grassy area just north of the wooden ramp. Go to the end and make a run at the wooden ramp. The ramp is a little to the left, so (you might ease up on acceleration for a moment and) steer a little to the left just before reaching the ramp. You'll easily fly over the battered bus and some houses, or crash land on them, to finish the Stunt. UNIQUE JUMP #24: (Brady Jump #8) REFERRED LOCATION: Laundromat ~ Little Havana (where HP #72 was.) EXACT LOCATION: Go east from the Laundromat to the end of the road, take the first, and turn left into the alley. Look right/south at a ramp. ACTION: Take a nice run and hit the first ramp, then charge at the gray ramp, then ACCELERATE hard and go straight (south), aiming for the clearing to the right of the back of a billboard, and you'll quickly ramp off an air conditioner. You'll see the slow motion cinematic shot of the bike flying over the roof of a building across the street. One more Jump is added to your count. (NOTE 1: save your game at the Hyman Condo.) (NOTE 2: there are only 8 more Unique Jumps to be completed now. Thankfully, all the Jumps are in the ESCOBAR INTL. AIRPORT area. It will make for a total of 32 Unique Jumps in this section. The remaining 4 Jumps will have to wait a little longer--till after you buy a special asset property.) (NOTE 3: the disadvantage with the Jumps given below isn't with the Jumps but with the bike. Surprisingly, a parked PCJ 600 is unavailable in the nearby area, so always take a PCJ 600 there for Jumps.) UNIQUE JUMP #25: (Brady Jump #12) REFERRED LOCATION: The airport terminal. (You came to Escobar Intl. Airport in your copter earlier to collect Hidden Packages, so you know the area. To get there easily by road, go south from the west end of the South Bridge, go right, go straight through the intersection, and follow the road as it makes a 90 degree curve north then a 90 degree curve west. Look on the left side of the road for the big terminal.) EXACT LOCATION: Go east from the big passenger terminal and go into the parking lot on the right. Go due south past a big jet. Look and right and you'll see a set of steps on wheels (used to load luggage onto the jets). That's the Jump ramp. ACTION: Line yourself up with it then back up straight until you're stopped by a big structure. Then charge east to west at the mobile stairs at full speed. (You might give it a little right turn at the end to avoid the jet on the other side.) I hope you fly over the east boarding platform to complete the Jump successfully. UNIQUE JUMP #26: (Brady Jump #13) REFERRED LOCATION: The mobile steps you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: From the last ramp, drive due west until you're in front of another arm of the boarding platform (similar to the last one you flew over). You'll see another jet and another mobile stairway nearby. That's the Jump ramp. ACTION: Line yourself up with the ramp, then go straight backwards until the ramp is out of your sight. Charge east to west at the stairway at full speed. I hope you fly over the west boarding platform to complete the Jump successfully. UNIQUE JUMP #27: (Brady Jump #14) REFERRED LOCATION: The stairway on wheels you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: From the stairway you just used, cross beneath the white boarding platform. You'll see another jet and another stairway used to load luggage onto jets. That's the Jump ramp. But this time you make your run in the opposite direction--west to east. ACTION: Line yourself up with it then reverse until you're inside a hangar. Charge at the stairway at full speed. I hope you fly over the boarding platform to complete the Jump successfully. UNIQUE JUMP #28: (Brady Jump #15) REFERRED LOCATION: The mobile stairway you used for your last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: Go due south from the aforesaid stairway to a red radar station. Look on the ground at the NE side of it for a small yellow triangular sign, and to the SW from it for a set of mobile steps. The yellow sign is your ramp for UNIQUE JUMP #28 and the stairway will be your ramp for UNIQUE JUMP #29. ACTION: The problem is to avoid the red revolving radar on top. Take a long runway and charge at the yellow direction sign--aim for a spot over the low section of the building to the right of the radar. You should fly over it to pass the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #29: (Brady Jump #16) REFERRED LOCATION: The red radar station. EXACT LOCATION: A mobile set of steps (SW of the station). ACTION: Line yourself up with it, and then reverse until the ramp is out of sight. Charge at the stairway at full speed. I hope you fly over the red radar station to pass the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #30: (Brady Jump #11) REFERRED LOCATION: The mobile stairway you used for Unique Jump #25. EXACT LOCATION: Go south from the stairway to a long runway that runs SW to NE. You can see two ramps at the NE end. The one on the left is the Jump ramp. ACTION: Go SW on the runway--to the end of it, if you want. Charge full-speed at the left ramp. You'll fly over the hedge and land on the road to finish the Jump. It's an easy jump and the longest, too--I made a score of nearly 280 m distance for an "Insane Stunt." Never mind! UNIQUE JUMP #31: (Brady Jump #9) REFERRED LOCATION: The mobile stairway used for Unique Jump #25. EXACT LOCATION: Go east from the ramp to the fence that surrounds the airport. Go left (north) to another set of steps used to load luggage onto jets. That's the Jump ramp. ACTION: Line yourself up and back up until the ramp is out of sight. Charge at the left ramp, fly over the hedge, and land on the roof of the VICE CITY TRANSPORT POLICE building across the street to pass the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #32: (Brady Jump #10) (If your PCJ 600 is wrecked, don't search for a new one--read below.) REFERRED LOCATION: the airport terminal. EXACT LOCATION: Go north from the terminal to a large blue 3D billboard: VICE SURF. The billboard has a small wooden ramp at the base of it, which leads to an upward slope. That slope is the Jump ramp. ACTION: Though PCJ 600 is good for this Jump, it's not safe for the motorcycle or Tommy if it's beat up and smoking from doing jumps. If your PCJ 600 is in brand-new condition, use it for the Jump. Otherwise, get a Stinger or Cheetah going by the terminal for the Jump. Take your vehicle north from the billboard into the parking lot and go to the fence at the back of the area. Turn around and aim for the ramp at the base of the billboard. Charge at the ramp and go up through the middle of the slope. (If you used a bike, level your wheels for a landing.) You'll fly safely onto the roof of the terminal, completing all the Jumps we'll do for now. (NOTE: use the Stats to verify that you've completed 32 Unique Jumps. You'll have to wait a little while to do the remaining 4 Jumps.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.3) KNOCKING OFF STORES ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: There are 15 stores you can rob money from in Vice City, and you need to do it to complete the game. Use a weapon that puts an aiming reticule on the screen (a handgun, etc.), and aim it at the clerk behind the counter. Money appears over or by the counter. You can increase the amount of money near the counter, by holding your aim at him, up to $1,000. You'll get at least two wanted stars and the cops will be after you, so change back to Fist/Brass Knuckles if you don't want more wanted stars. When you switch to Fist/Brass Knuckles, the alarm will sound. Get the money and beat it. (This strategy avoids the PC--PS2?--glitch that causes some stores not to be counted as having been robbed.) Difficulty rating: 4/10 (because of repetition) Levels: You have to collect the money and get at least two wanted stars to complete the mission. If you're not sure how many stores you've knocked off, check your Stats. General Advice: If you let your wanted rating grow to 3 stars, you have two choices: get busted (not recommended) or try your level best to use a Pay 'n' Spray (for any number of stars), use bribes (one star each), or use an Outfit icon (for up to two stars) to get rid of your wanted rating. I recommend that you get rid of your wanted rating. STEP- BY-STEP: Step 1: You can even save at any of your save houses during the mission. Start knocking off stores one by one. SHOP #1 - BUNCH OF TOOLS ~ Washington Beach (a Hardware Store on your in-game Map). SHOP #2 - JEWELERS ~ Vice Point (where HP #28 was). SHOP #3 - SNACKS SHOP ~ Vice Point (Go across the street to the north from El Swanka Casa, go a bit east, then go north to a big pink store--the third store on your right--and rob it.) SHOP #4 - DISPENSARY ~ Vice Point (Go north from the Vice Point Pay 'n' Spray, cross the street, go a bit west, and go north to a pharmacy called DISPENSARY+ on your right side.) SHOP #5 - TOOLED UP ~ Ground floor North Point Mall (a Hardware Store on your in-game Map). SHOP #6 - JEWELERS (2) ~ Ground floor of North Point Mall (NE side). SHOP #7 - GASH ~ Ground floor of North Point Mall (1st floor of the two floor store at the S end of the mall--HP #39 was on the 2nd floor). SHOP #8 - VINYL COUNTDOWN ~ Second floor of North Point Mall (E side). SHOP #9 - JEWELERS (3) ~ Downtown (Go south from the west end of the Hyman Condo alley. Before you get to the Well Stacked Pizza store at the south bend in the road, you'll see a white JEWELERS store next to the green shop.) SHOP #10 - DISPENSARY (2) ~ Downtown (Go south from the aforementioned pizza shop, follow the 90 degree curve east, and you'll see the white pharmacy shop next to the Rock City audio shop.) SHOP #11 - RYTON AIDE ~ Little Haiti (north of the local Pay 'n' Spray on your in-game Map). SHOP #12 - COFFEE BAGELS DONUTS ~ Little Havana (where HP #76 was). SHOP #13 - SCREW THIS ~ Little Havana (a Hardware Store on your in-game Map). SHOP #14 - CAFE ROBINA ~ Little Havana (Go west from the Hardware Store and follow the road as it curves 90 degrees north then stop when the road curves 90 degrees east: Robina's Cafe Cubana is on the corner.) SHOP #15 - LAUNDROMAT ~ Little Havana (where HP #72 was). (NOTE: after completing the above missions, save your game at 3321 Vice Point.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.4) RC MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. RC CAR RACE 2. RC PLANE RACE 3. RC HELICOPTER PICKUP Overview: There are three light gray vans (Dodge Ram van '86) with the Top Fun logo in Vice City. Getting into each one triggers a cutscene with instructions for a mission in which you use a remote-controlled toy vehicle. The first 2 missions are races, and the third one is timed but without a time limit or other contestants to beat. Difficulty rating: 5/10 overall (repetitious) Vehicles: RC Bandit is a remote controlled car RC Baron is a remote controlled plane RC Raider is a remote controlled helicopter Locations: RC Bandit ~ By the south end of the dirt track on the north end of Washington Beach (where HP #35 was). RC Baron ~ On the roof of the North Point Mall multi-story parking garage in Vice Point. (You can enter the garage from the NE side of the second floor of North Point Mall or from the entrance to the street on the west side.) RC Raider ~ In the middle of the south side of the west island is a curved dead end road. (Go south on it and look on the right side for the entrance to the "Escobar International Airport Freight and Cargo Terminal" parking lot. The Top Fun van is just inside the entrance on the left.) General Advice: 1. RC Missions are frustrating. You need to take practice runs and learn from trial and error. 2. For the two races, you need to beat the other vehicles. For RC Raider Pickup, you can take your time picking up the tokens since you're not given any time limit (unless you want to try to improve your own time). 3. Remember, the RC toys will be destroyed if they get out of the range of the Top Fun van Tommy is in. 4. The RC Car race is very competitive, but don't panic! Go faster on straightaways and ease up on the curves. If you don't have the lead after the first lap, just destroy the car and re-enter the van to try again. 5. The RC plane is controlled like a bike except the controls for 'leaning back and forward' are used for 'going up and down.' For the take-off, hold the RISE key (lean back) and acceleration together. Once it's flying, swoop DOWN at targets and swoop back UP from them or obstructions. (The horizontal traffic light poles aren't solid, but the vertical ones are.) This race is easy because the other planes in the race are horrible at flying. The best tactic is to ignore the opposition completely. (Author's note: Robert Allen Rusk writes in his FAQ at GameFAQs that changing the "camera" view to cinematic in a vehicle before having Tommy enter the Top Fun van, it changes the "camera" view for the plane from 'above and behind' to 'behind' it. Thanks to Robert Allen Rusk.) Some of the important guidelines during the RC Baron mission: * You should take a lead in the race after collecting the 5th checkpoint --cut the corner and fly over the water towards the next checkpoint. * The 10th checkpoint above Well Stacked Pizza Store. After collecting it, turn right over the bridge and towards the 11th checkpoint, and then turn left. * The 16th checkpoint is located on the bridge--grab it. * The 23rd checkpoint is located next to the Marina--go under the billboard avoiding the trees to grab it. 6. Be careful! The RC Helicopter isn't very durable--if you bump it too much, it will burn and blow up. Take your own time and do this mission slowly to win. Some of the important guidelines during the RC Raider mission: * The 8th checkpoint is under a large passenger jet, inside the hangar. * The 14th checkpoint is above the passenger walkway but under the terminal canopy. * The 16th checkpoint is at the top of the ramp--large blue 3D billboard: VICE SURF. * The last (20th) checkpoint is in-between a red and blue cargo crate south of the awning (ground level). STEP BY STEP: 1. Unlike the "GTA 3" RC Missions, where they were arguably the easiest, in Vice City, these ones are tough. 2. Do these three RC Missions one after another. 3. You're likely to fail in your first few attempts. If you fail the mission, hit FIRE to detonate the toy, and get out of the van to re-enter it and try again. (NOTE: after completing the above missions, save your game at the Ocean View Hotel.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.5) BONUS MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. CONE CRAZY 2. PCJ PLAYGROUND Overview: These two are like the RC Raider Pickup except you'll be handling real vehicles, each with a different time limit system. In Cone Crazy, you have to collect 5 blue tokens without hitting any of the traffic cones. For each token taken you'll be given an extra 12 seconds. In PCJ Playground, you have 2 minutes to collect 24 tokens. Difficulty rating: 4/10 overall Vehicles: - Cone Crazy will be done in a Stallion (a mix of Ford Mustangs and Oldsmobiles). - PCJ Playground has to be done on a PCJ 600 (Honda CBX 750 '86). Locations: Cone Crazy ~ You performed UNIQUE JUMP #18 on this terrace. (Go south from the Ocean View Hotel, go west at the corner to the end of it. Look for a white building with a sign for COLLAR & CUFFS. Directly north of the aforementioned clothes shop is parking garage sign. Go where it, and the white arrows painted on the road, point you, and turn north into a multi-story car park. Go up to the NE area of the terrace and take the Stallion.) PCJ Playground ~ Go north from the Ocean View Hotel--when the road bends to the west, look north for the bike on the grassy hill. General Advice: 1. Don't worry--these two missions are easy finished unless you're a little inexperienced in doing this kind of mission. 2. Use Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram," shown below, for Cone Crazy. 3. In PCJ Playground, you activate the timer by collecting a token, which you take during your first ramp jump to a rooftop. When you jump from a roof, go moderately and aim in the direction of the alley with just enough speed to be fairly level so you won't wreck and fall off the bike. Always hold the brakes together firmly while jumping down from the rooftop. Some of the important guidelines during the PCJ Playground mission: * Go at a moderate speed to grab the 1st checkpoint--continue going forward to get the 2nd checkpoint. * After collecting the 2nd checkpoint, drop down on the alley to your left. Go back up the same alley to get a good runway for the 3rd one. * When you go for the 12th checkpoint, you will be intercepted by a truck (a similar truck you just jumped over--when you collected the 11th checkpoint), slam on the brakes and allow the truck to pass, wait until it's past you, and then head to collect the 13th one. * After collecting the 16th checkpoint, turn west in between the two buildings to collect the 17th. * After collecting the 22nd checkpoint, turn right (north), and you can see the alley way (you used it for a runway during your Unique Jumps #3 and #4). Go to the north end of the alley and turn 180 degrees facing the stairs. Now with a long run up, charge at the stairs to catch the 23rd checkpoint in midair. * Use the high speed to jump over the Pay 'n' Spray and land on the pink roof to get the last (24th) checkpoint. STEP BY STEP: 1. Do the missions--they're easier than the previous ones. 2. If you want to retry the Cone Crazy mission, park the Stallion where you found it, exit and enter it (or drive around to let the game load another mission vehicle in the same place). 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | ----=== Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram" ===---- | \ / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | south | | -------------------------------------------- | | | 2 | | * |__* <--ramp that slopes up | | | 3 from the E and N. | | |___ The cone below 2 | | * should be at the | | inside corner atop | | the ramp. | | ---------- | | * * | | 1 way out | | * * * * ---------- | | | | | | east * west | | * * | | * 4 * <-- 4 has a semi-circle of 16 cones | | * around it, open at the NW, and | | * another cone beside it on the NW | | * side. | | | | | | * * * * | | | | | | Stallion * | | 5 | | * | | -------------------------------------------- | | north | | | | | \ --Thanks to Glen. / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 (NOTE: after completing these two missions, go to the SE corner of the Downtown dirt track.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.6) DIRT TRACK MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. TEST TRACK 2. TRIAL BY DIRT Overview: Complete 2 laps of the track, collecting all the 38 Checkpoints. There aren't any time limits (unless you want to try again to beat your old time). Difficulty rating: 2/10 overall Vehicles: - Landstalker (Ford Explorer '91-'94) for Test Track - Sanchez (Yamaha DT dirt bike) for Trial By Dirt Location: The same track is used for both missions. The starting line is on the SE corner of the dirt bike track in NE Downtown. General Advice: 1. Go very slowly in the Landstalker around corners. The bumps make it flip over easily, so be careful! 2. Use the HANDBRAKE to corner with skids on the Sanchez. STEP BY STEP: 1. For "Test Track," take corners very slowly in the Landstalker. The bumps make it roll over easily. If you want to unlock the surprises for "Trial By Dirt," take a LOT of time in your first attempt. Stop just before the last checkpoint, wait for 6 minutes to go by on the clock, then drive through the last checkpoint. For the next attempt, do the mission just 10 or 15 seconds faster. 2. For "Trial By Dirt," try to take a LOT of time completing it at first, especially if you have the glitch that causes the game not to record any better a time for "Trial By Dirt" than you get for "Test Track." However long it takes you, it's enough for 100% completion of the game. Stop just before the last checkpoint, wait for something longer than your "Test Track" time to be up on the clock, then drive through the last checkpoint. For the next effort, beat your "Test Track" time, then do "Trial By Dirt" just 10 or 15 seconds faster than you did it the last time but still slower than for "Test Track." One: each time you beat your previous record, your money is doubled. Two: winning successively in "Trial By Dirt" (beating your own record) will unlock some "surprises." (CAUTION: the following "Author's note" section contains very minor spoilers, which will reveal what are the "surprises" behind beating your own record. Read the following section at your own wish.) (Author's note: Glen T. Winstein, in his last e-mail, brought me an attention about a possible glitch of the original PC (or PS2) version. He says: "I just tried 'Test Track' and 'Trial By Dirt' again. If you have the glitch of the original PC (or PS2) version, and you do 'Test Track' in 3:50, then do 'Trial By Dirt' in 5:00 or whatever longer time, the Stats will give 3:50 for both! To see the red barrels and rain and three Haitian gangsters on black Sanchezes of 'Trial By Dirt,' I'd get a little better a time for 'Test Track,' such as 3:45, then do 'Trial By Dirt' a little faster, like 4:50, and get 3:45 for both, etc. This way, you eventually see the rain, etc., and can get a black Sanchez if you want to from 'Trial By Dirt.' If you do that in a version with the glitch, the game may not recognize a shorter time taken for 'Trial By Dirt' than 'Test Track' at all --it will say you failed the 'Trial By Dirt' mission. If you don't have the glitch, you can take a long time for either one at first, etc., but you don't need to worry about getting a shorter time for 'Trial By Dirt' than 'Test Track.' The glitch is fixed on newer editions to record your actual time for both, so you just need to beat your 'Trial By Dirt' time scores a few times to see the rain, etc. in 'Trial By Dirt.'" So if you use the original version of the game (and have that glitch), you must get a shorter time for "Trial By Dirt" than "Test Track"; otherwise you will fail the mission.) (NOTE: after completing the above missions, save your game at the Hyman Condo.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.7) STADIUM MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. HOTRING 2. DIRT RING 3. BLOODRING Overview: Each of these 3 missions is a different kind of event. They're replayable, just like the above 4 missions. Difficulty rating: 6/10 to 7/10 overall (varies among individual players) Rewards rating: 6/10 (money, trophies, and two Bloodring Bangers are unlocked) Location: It's the large (say "huge") stadium located on the NW end of Vice City. The mission changes daily. To see what mission is playing today, check the two large billboards on the road that goes west from the stadium. Admittance is offered through the front entrance between 8PM to midnight. Since saving the game advances the game clock six hours, save the game at the Hyman Condo until you get a time that gives you plenty of time to enter the stadium. (If you fail the mission and reload the game to try again, you'll reappear at the same time at the condo you started at before, which is convenient.) Vehicles: Hotring ~ Hotring Racer Dirt Ring ~ Dirt Bike Bloodring ~ Bloodring Racer General Advice: 1. For the 12-lap Hotring race, you have to finish the game in FIRST, SECOND, or THIRD PLACE to pass the mission, but you need FIRST place for 100% completion of the game. Concentrate on driving; most of the other cars are reckless and try to ram you aside and wreck your car. When you're stuck between cars, REVERSE to get free and keep going. If the Health level of your car is very low, park in the pit stop. 2. For Dirt Ring, you're not required to beat a time limit to complete the game, so take your time collecting the checkpoints. But the quicker you finish the mission, the greater your reward will be: Under 5 minutes ~ 50 Gs Under 10 minutes ~ 10 Gs Over 10 minutes ~ 5 Gs 3. For Bloodring race, you have to build up to 60 seconds on the clock to win. The checkpoints appear one after another and are worth 10 seconds each. Collecting each checkpoint before anyone else does will increase your time. After the mission is started, wait for all the cars to collide with each other, then drive through a yellow token. The others cars won't try to collect the tokens as much as try to destroy one another, so avoid being a victim. Go for another token if any of your opponents grab one before you do. Go forward, backward--whatever it takes. STEP BY STEP: 1. Try to complete each mission separately i.e., if you fail any of the three missions, quit, reload, and try to complete the same mission. (NOTE 1: after finishing these missions, you can find 2 prize Bloodring Bangers parked on the south side of the stadium. Each one is a combination of half of a Chevy Bel Air '57 and half of a Dodge Dart '61--in otherwords, one is a customized Oceanic and the other is a customized Glendale.) (NOTE 2: two trophies will appear on the TV at the Mansion for completing Bloodring and Dirt Ring.) (NOTE 3: save the game at the Ocean View Hotel after all the missions are done.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.a) WEAPONS YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR INVENTORY *OPTIONAL* ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The BEST weapons you should have in your inventory: 1. Brass Knuckles 2. Katana 3. Molotov Cocktails 4. Python (PS2)/.357 (PC) 5. Spaz Shotgun (PS2)/S.P.A.S. 12 (PC) 6. MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC) (buyable at Downtown Ammu-Nation after "Rub Out") 7. M4 8. PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) 9. Rocket Launcher (for PS2 users)/Minigun (for PC users) (NOTE: use the "Items and Jumps Map" by Slacker Bob to know the precise locations.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3G.b) EASY MONEY *OPTIONAL* ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This section is entirely OPTIONAL. If you're getting tired of playing the regular missions, or want to do some other stuff beyond the required parts of the game, and earn money, use this section. HAVE FUN! 1. Enter and exit any cab or Taxi to steal $12. 2. During the game you might see a cop chasing a gangster. Punching the gangster yields $50--a Good Citizen Bonus for each punch. 3. The Coach bus may stop at any bus stop. Just get in the bus and wait for the fares. For each traveler that boards the bus, you'll get $5. If you run out of fares, move to another bus stop. 4. You can steal money from parking meters. Get a durable car and go east from the Hyman Condo alley. You should find a row of parking meters (red boxes on the top of silver posts) on your right. If you knock those posts down, a lot of money will spill over the sidewalk. When you've knocked them down to the eastern end of the row, they will have respawned on the western end. This money is NOT ILLEGAL, so no wanted stars are created by doing it. 5. Do wheelies with the Sanchez (Yamaha DT dirt bike) and try to beat your previous records. For wheelies, shift your weight back and ACCELERATE to lift the front wheel until it stays in a lifted position, and tap ACCELERATE as you need to so you keep rolling forward. The best place to perform them is on an Escobar International Airport runway. But since you can turn while holding wheelies, try them anytime anywhere in Vice City. 6. Do stoppies on mopeds and try to beat your previous records. For stoppies, shift your weight forward and stand up, drive faster, then slam on the brakes till you lean forward with the rear wheel in the air. Let go of the brakes and hold accelerator to move forward. You can release accelerator to get a slow speed that still works, then hold accelerator and it will maintain that speed. You can't turn while doing stoppies, so an airport runway is even more helpful for one than for a wheelie. Adjust LEFT or RIGHT to keep the back end from spinning out. 7. Go to Shop #5 - TOOLED UP or Shop #7 - GASH or Shop #15 LAUNDROMAT. Knock off a store until you're given 2 wanted stars, then use the Outfit icon to get rid of the stars. 8. Go to the entrance of the Ocean View Hotel or the Hyman Condo, kill all the pedestrians, and steal their money until you're given 2 stars. Then use any nearby outfit to get rid of the stars. 9. Try to beat your previous records in the RC Missions or Bonus Missions or Dirt Track Missions. 10. Play the Stadium Missions--esp. the Bloodring race. 11. Perform the Unique Jumps and look for other ways to do jumps all over town. Doing them will count as "Insane Stunts" and you're rewarded for them. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3H) STORY MISSIONS CONTINUED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: RETURN to the story missions to play the remaining ones! Vehicles: In some missions, you're given a suitable vehicle that you ought to use. But use any vehicle you want to in most cases. Levels: Since the bridges are open because the storms didn't attack the island, you can go anywhere in Vice City. Rewards: After completing each mission (except "Death Row") successfully, you get a financial reward--how big depends on the difficulty of the mission. (The money may seem less important right now because you're nearly a millionaire, but accept the money kindly, anyway.) Locations: The location for triggering any storyline mission can be seen on your in-game radar and in-game Map (use the Map Legend). Walk into the pink marker you find there to activate the mission. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Leave your main hideout, jack any vehicle, and go back to work for Colonel Cortez. Step 2: Complete the story missions in the following order. 3H.1) COLONEL CORTEZ (2) ~ ("C" symbol) iv) SIR, YES SIR! 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light ("C" symbol on the radar) by the Marina to trigger a cutscene. After being briefed by the Colonel, take the Cheetah and go to the west island over the South Bridge. 2. Once you see the Rhino (tank) to be stolen, go slowly across the road and park your car directly in front of the Rhino to stop it. 3. Get out of your car. Wait till a soldier gets into your car to clear the obstruction from the path of the Military procession. 4. Get into the Rhino and move forward so you can't be jacked or busted, and pause the game to look for your destination on your in-game Map. 5. Take the Rhino to the garage with nothing to worry about. (NOTE: now it's a good time to work again for Diaz; head to the "D" symbol. Before that, make sure you're heavily Armored.) 3H.2) RICARDO DIAZ (2) ~ ("D" symbol) iii) THE FASTEST BOAT 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light (the "D" symbol on the radar) at the Marina to trigger a cutscene. Now you are going to steal the fastest boat in Vice City, the Squalo II (Wellcraft 38 Scarab KV "cigarette" speedboat). 2. After meeting with Diaz, go to the back yard and jump into the Sea Sparrow. 3. Head to the destination. When you get close to the boat to be stolen, it will trigger a cutscene. Land on the concrete pier behind the boathouse, jump out of the chopper, and, ignoring everyone shooting at you (your 150 Armor should take care of their bullets), sprint into the boathouse to turn the switch on. Ignore everyone shooting at you and sprint towards the fastest boat. 4. Get into the fastest boat and it's smooth sailing to the pier by Diaz' Mansion. iv) SUPPLY & DEMAND 1. Trigger the mission. After being briefed by Diaz, go to the backyard and get onto the boat--the same Squalo II (Wellcraft 38 Scarab KV "cigarette" speedboat) you just stole--to activate the race. After Lance and Tommy are aboard, check the in-game Map to see your destination (the supplier's boat). 2. The race course starts with your boat facing east. Ignore the other competitors' routes and turn left (north), head under the Starfish Island Bridge then the Leaf Links Bridge, turn right (east) to go under a small bridge, and turn left (north) to the destination. 3. After winning the race, the game will provide you with a boat with a mounted M4 and Lance at the wheel. You have to keep your speedboat intact. Use the machine gun and keep waving the spray of bullets across the two boats that chase you to blow them up. While you do, try to aim at the crew of two each one has. 4. Ignore the gunmen on the jetties and aim your machine gun up at a pursuing chopper. Keep shooting at the chopper till you blow it up. While you do, try to aim at the cockpit to kill the pilot. 5. Kill the two gangsters in the boat up ahead that you pass by. Mission passed! (NOTE 1: the Tracksuit outfit ($100) is unlocked at the Downtown Jocksport clothes shop.) (NOTE 2: get the Rhino (tank) and head to the "K" symbol on your in-game Map.) 3H.3) KENT PAUL ~ ("K" symbol) i) DEATH ROW 1. Park the Rhino on the MAIN road outside the club facing north, with the turret pointing south, before you walk into the pink shaft of light. 2. After starting the mission, leap into the Rhino and go over the Leaf Links Bridge to the destination (City Scrap, where gangsters have Lance tied to a chair). Shoot the cannon backwards regularly to keep up a good speed. 3. As soon as you get to the long straight road that leads to City Scrap, you'll see that the gate is blocked by 2 cars. Ram into them to blow them up and go north. Go toward the yellow dot on your radar running over some of Diaz' henchmen along the way. Ignore the ones shooting from the top of the crane or pile of scrap. 4. As soon as you reach the big domed building the yellow dot/Lance is inside of, get out of the Rhino, equip the M4 (PS2)/Minigun (PC), and shoot some of the attackers that are in or near the building. Go to Lance, who's tied to a chair, to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, stay inside the building and kill everyone that runs toward you. When the gunfire stops, all the gangsters are dead. Sprint to the Rhino, lead Lance into it, and leave the junk yard. (NOTE: if you didn't park the Rhino close enough to the big domed building where Lance was, the Rhino might've disappeared. In that case, go south to the Trashmaster truck (Ford F800 ten-wheeler Garbage Truck '92), lead Lance into it, and leave the junk yard.) 5. As soon as you leave the junk yard, more men, in three wildly speeding Comets, will attack you. The Rhino's cannon should take care of them if they don't blow up by bumping into you. Now Lance and Tommy are free of any attackers (if you're in the Trashmaster, you'll see that your vehicle can withstand any attack but gunshots to the tires). Look at the in-game Map, find the hospital, and drive into the glowing pink marker there to complete the mission. (NOTE 1: before working (?) for Diaz, let's wrap up the last job given by the Colonel. Head to the "C" symbol on your in-game Map.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for Rocket Launcher (for PS2 users)/Minigun (for PC users), Spaz Shotgun (PS2)/S.P.A.S. 12 (PC), and M4.) 3H.4) COLONEL CORTEZ (3) ~ ("C" symbol) v) ALL HANDS ON DECK! 1. Walk into the pink shaft of light (the "C" symbol on the radar) by the Marina to trigger a cutscene. 2. The French agents will pursue Cortez' yacht in 3 boats. Equip the Rocket Launcher/Minigun and blow them all up before the agents can get close enough to climb aboard the yacht. 3. After the cutscene, 4 boats and some Dinghies will block your way. Equip your Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC) and all 4 and a 5th that comes from behind. 4. Now 2 choppers soar down from the east--knock them down into the water. 5. A Hunter (Apache helicopter) attacks from the southwest--shoot at it till it's down, too. (NOTE 1: either the Speeder or the Marquis can be found at Pier 2 or on the waters from the start of the game. The Speeder is the 2nd fastest speedboat in the game--we'll get to the fastest one later.) (NOTE 2: it's time to deal with Diaz, head to the "D" symbol.) 3H.5) RICARDO DIAZ (3) ~ ("D" symbol) v) RUB OUT 1. Now a pink marker is shining on the sidewalk in front of the Mansion. Walk into it to trigger a cutscene. 2. After starting the mission, you have to kill the "angry midget," as Tommy calls him, the crime leader, and, at the same time, make sure your friend Lance survives the shoot-out. 3. Equip the Python (PS2)/Minigun (PC Standard) and kill all the guards standing near the entrance (the front door is locked), then grab the Adrenalin Pill icon that's by the wall across the yard to the north. 4. You'll have the "Bullet Time" effect. Leave Lance and run back to the Mansion. Kill everyone you encounter. 5. Ignoring Lance, go in the back of the Mansion and make your way to the second floor office. Soon Lance will join you. Use the Python (PS2)/ Minigun (PC Standard) and wipe out all of his henchmen. 6. After the cutscene, the "angry midget" will come out of his office. Equip the M4 (PS2)/Minigun (PC Standard) and empty it into him to kill him. (NOTE 1: after completing this mission, the Mansion will become your third main hideout--the Vercetti Estate.) (NOTE 2: this property (the Vercetti Estate) and every asset property you buy later on will have the "Vercetti Gang" carrying Pistols around it to protect it from the rival gang members.) (NOTE 3: from now on, you can buy the most powerful SMG, the MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC), from the Downtown Ammu-Nation.) (NOTE 4: you can now get the highest 6-star wanted rating.) (NOTE 5: save your game and head to the "V" symbol on your in-game Map now.) 3H.6) TOMMY VERCETTI ~ ("V" symbol) i) SHAKEDOWN 1. After triggering the mission, sprint to the backyard of the Vercetti Estate to get your Sea Sparrow. Check the in-game Map for the destination and fly to the south end of North Point Mall. 2. After reaching the mall, you will need to make use of Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram" shown below (and follow the strategy he explains). 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | ----=== Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram" ===---- | \ / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | The radar shows the targets on your floor as red squares, and gives | | higher or lower ones as triangles pointed either up or down. Get them in | | order of proximity on one floor then the other. Tommy gets a five star | | wanted level, which goes away when all the windows are destroyed. | | | | | | 1st Floor 2nd floor | | _______________ ________________ | | | | | | | | Book Store Jewelry Store | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vinyl Countdown | | | | | | | | | | GASH | | GASH | | | |__________Tarbrush Cafe |______________| | | | | | | As you can see from this rough diagram of the layout, you can save time | | on the 1st floor by having Tommy shooting from between the two southern | | stores and between the two northern stores. Tommy can get most of the | | three sides of GASH from one spot, anyway. Have Tommy shoot from a spot a | | bit towards the center of the mall rather than directly between stores. | | | | The fastest way to do it would be to have Tommy enter the eastern of the | | two doors along the south end of the mall, get the 1st floor GASH and | | Tarbrush Cafe, go up the escalator in GASH to get the 2nd floor GASH, get | | Vinyl Countdown, then jump the banister to get the Book and Jewelry | | stores. | | | | | | You get $2,000. | | | | | \ --Thanks to Glen. / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 (NOTE 1: after completing this mission, the blue house pickups will turn into green house pickups, meaning all the asset properties are now FOR SALE!) (NOTE 2: ignore "Skull" symbol and "A" symbol right now--we'll deal with them later. Head to "V" symbol on your in-game Map.) (NOTE 3: stock up on ammo for Rocket Launcher. This time, the PC users should do it, too!) ii) BAR BRAWL 1. The pink marker is on the west side of the main room of the Vercetti Estate. After activating the mission, two (useless) bodyguards will follow you. Take the Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86) provided and go to the FRONT PAGE CAFE. 2. Before killing the two security guards at the cafe, find a fast car. After getting any sports car, kill the 2 security guards, then stand in the pink shaft of light to speak to the owner. 3. You're given 5 minutes to do the rest of the mission. 4. Ignore your bodyguards and leap into your fast car. The yellow marker representing the security guards you have to kill will be north around a left turn. Don't get too close to them. Park your car on the roadside, equip the Rocket Launcher, and shoot toward the security guards at the yellow markers. 5. When they're all dead, 2 security guards on motorcycles will speed south toward the lighthouse on the road that goes by the Ocean View apartment, and you have to chase and kill them. 6. Ignore the wanted stars and the Securicar (you can get a $1,000 bonus for destroying it, though) and concentrate on getting the two bikers. 7. It's very easy to kill them because they always get off their bikes near the lighthouse and run around the immediate area. (NOTE: don't worry about the silly phone conversation with your buddy. Store the Rhino in the garage at the Vercetti Estate.) iii) COP LAND 1. There's a pink marker shining on the east side of the front porch of the Vercetti Estate. 2. Start the mission, take the Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86) provided, and go to the garage indicated on your radar. You can find a police car parked at the side of the garage--shoot at it. You'll get 1 wanted star and a cop will come toward you. Kill him to get 2 stars and get into the garage. 3. Lance will follow you automatically. Sit tight until two cops enter the garage. (Run out and back if you need to lure two of them in.) After the cutscene, you'll both be disguised as cops. 4. Take Lance in the Sentinel to the Vercetti Estate. Get the Rhino from the garage and take Lance to the mall. Be careful not to ram any police car road blocks along the way. 5. Park your Rhino in the middle of the lane along the south side of the mall. Walk into the mall, activate the bomb, and run to the western of the two doors on the south side (to make sure Lance doesn't get killed while you hurry to get outside). Once the bomb blows, you'll have 5 wanted stars. 6. Get outside and lead Lance right into the Rhino. Rumble to the Vercetti Estate to finish the mission. (NOTE 1: now that you've completed the Protection Ring asset missions, a Money icon will appear in front of the Vercetti Estate that will earn you 5 Gs every 24 hours--collect it.) (NOTE 2: after the mission is done, the Cop Uniform ($90) is unlocked inside the Washington Beach Police Station (VCPD HQ). To get it, walk into the police station and go left into the locker room.) (NOTE 3: when you're disguised as a policeman, you can explore the police station or Army Barracks without automatically being shot at for going there.) "You can go out on a safari in Vice City and get a Rhino if you like." --Fernando Martinez, Emotion 98.3 (NOTE 4: ignore all the phone calls.) Step 3: Save your game at the Ocean Heights Apartment. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I) ASSET MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Since completing the "Rub Out" mission, you can buy all the asset properties --ones that make money for you. For starts, we'll go to the Pole Position Club. 3I.1) POLE POSITION CLUB ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: This is a mission to watch one or a few dancers perform a striptease. Difficulty rating: ??/10 (it's pretty tough--can't rate it!--I leave it to you) Reward rating: 1/10 (the Mr. Vercetti outfit is unlocked) Location: Leave the safe house (the Ocean Heights Apartment). The big building across from you is the Pole Position Club. To get to the entrance, go east from your safe house to the intersection then go north to the corner across the street. Level: 600 seconds. Reward: You have the asset, which will earn you 4 Gs every 24 hours. Collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Buy the asset, follow the red carpet to the door, and enter the main room. Go to the back hall and enter the first door on the left. Step 2: The mission is to spend $300 watching a striptease for about 5 minutes (600 seconds). (You can leave and return every minute or so to see all three dancers.) Step 3: After spending about $300 or more, hit X (PS2)/LSHIFT (PC) to exit it. (NOTE 1: the Mr. Vercetti outfit ($30) is unlocked at COLLAR & CUFFS clothes shop.) (NOTE 2: the Pole Position Club makes 4 Gs a day.) (NOTE 3: the "Management Only" room is unlocked--it's the one at the back of the hall on the right. You can enjoy another dancer, one who's a double of the Malibu Club bartender, for free.) Step 4: Head to the west island. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.2) BOATYARD ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: There's only one mission to accomplish here--a checkpoint race. All you have to do is collect the checkpoints in the allotted time. Difficulty rating: 6/10 Reward rating: 6/10 (two of the three fastest boats, including the fastest, are unlocked) Vehicle: The Squalo II (Wellcraft 38 Scarab KV "cigarette" speedboat) Location: Viceport (the Boatyard--it's surrounded by an old black wire fence) Rewards: - Two of the three fastest boats in the game. - You have the Boatyard asset, which will earn you 2 Gs every 24 hours--collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Go to the SE corner of the west island. Go south past the big blue ship and look for an old dirty building surrounded by an old black wire fence. Go into it, buy it, and watch the cutscene. Step 2: Save the game there. Step 3: At the shore of your new asset property, you'll see two boats: the Squalo II and the Cuban Jetmax. Getting into one always activates the "Checkpoint Charlie" mission. Step 4: The Squalo II (to your left-hand side) is usually violet and white (the colors may change randomly, though) and the Cuban Jetmax (to your right-hand side) is yellow-brown and brown. Always choose the Squalo II for this mission because it's the FASTEST speedboat, with the best cornering, in the game. The Cuban Jetmax is the 3rd fastest speedboat (the 2nd is the Speeder). Why go for the 3rd when you have the 1st? Step 5: You're given a time limit and 26 checkpoints are on the water--just grab them. (NOTE: 3 checkpoints are hovering over jump ramps. Slowly position yourself before charging at the ramps--ease up to make sure you're aimed at them because you don't want to miss the targets hovering above them.) Step 6: When you miss any of the checkpoints, just quit the game and reload it. This mission is very likely to become repetitive (especially if you try to beat your old time a lot, but you only need to beat the clock once to complete the mission). Step 7: The mission is replayable, too. The game creates different weather conditions depending on how often you beat your old time--for one effort, the game creates so much fog it's very hard to see the things round you. Challenge your "Checkpoint Charlie" score when you want to play with something about the game you don't need to do to get 100% (passing once is enough for 100%, though). Step 8: After finishing the mission, go to the Vercetti Estate and save your game. (NOTE 1: the Boatyard makes 2 Gs a day.) (NOTE 2: as you know already, this property (the Boatyard) and every asset property you buy from now on will have the "Vercetti Gang" carrying Pistols around it to protect it from the rival gang members.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.3) ICE CREAM FACTORY ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The only mission to be done here is to make drug deals. You have to sell ice cream (which is a cover for street drugs) to pedestrians. By pressing the HORN key a few times, you start the ice cream jingle, which, along with parking the truck, attracts customers. Remembering the locations of Bribe icons, with the help of Slacker Bob's "Items and Jumps Map," is very useful for this. In most locations, you may get a wanted star for every 3-5 deals. Difficulty rating: 2/10 Reward rating: 2/10 (the Mr. Whoopee is unlocked) Vehicle: Mr. Whoopee (GMC Grumman Step van '86) Location: You can't miss the grayish building with large white ice cream scoops on the roof on the west island when you get off the west end of the Starfish Island Bridge. Reward: The Ice Cream Factory (Cherry Poppers) asset, which earns you 3 Gs every 24 hours--collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Buy the Ice Cream Factory (Cherry Poppers). (WARNING: don't save your game there--there's a chance of it corrupting your save file.) After the cutscene, get into the van, which activates the mission, and go to Vice Point. Step 2: When you are in this familiar neighborhood, park and press HORN a few times to start the jingle and attract customers. (NOTE: if there aren't any customers, the game will tell you to try somewhere else.) Step 3: Stay close to Bribe icons to take care of wanted stars throughout the mission. Step 4: A good strategy is to sell ice cream till you get 1 star, then stop selling it till the star vanishes. Step 5: After serving 50 customers, you can get out of the truck to complete the mission. The Ice Cream Factory will earn you money. (WARNING: again, don't save your game here--there's a chance of it corrupting your save file.) (Author's note: the Stats' "'Ice Cream' Sold" refers to the total number of deals made from the Mr. Whoopie truck, whereas "Number of drug deals made" refers to the biggest number of deals made in one mission attempt with the Mr. Whoopie van. Thanks to Glen for this info.) (NOTE 1: the Ice Cream Factory makes 3 Gs a day.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for the MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC).) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.4) TAXI COMPANY ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: You do a few missions after buying this asset property. We are henceforth going into ACTION! Difficulty rating: 4/10 overall Reward rating: 4/10 (the Zebra Cab is unlocked) Vehicles: - a Kaufman Cab (Checker Taxicab '56-'82) for the 1st and 3rd missions. - a Kaufman Cab and a Sea Sparrow for the 2nd. Location: Whenever you explored Little Haiti, you couldn't have missed a big yellow building. (To get there, go west from the west end of Links Bridge. Where the road curves up to a left turn that goes west, take that road to the end. Kaufman Cabs is the dirty yellow building to your right on the corner.) That's Kaufman Cabs, the asset property you need to buy. Reward: You have the asset, which will earn 5 Gs every 24 hours--collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Buy the Taxi Company (Kaufman Cabs Taxi Firm) and watch the cutscene. Step 2: After the cutscene, get into the Kaufman Cab parked in a pink marker to activate each of the following missions. i) V.I.P 1. Get into the specified Kaufman Cab to trigger the mission. 2. Once you're told you have a time limit of 1 minute, rush to the pink shaft of light on the main road of Starfish Island. 3. Before sounding the horn, make sure you're facing west. 4. The V.I.P will get into the cab of a competing Taxi driver who cuts you off, and they'll head toward Escobar Intl. Airport. 5. You need do a drive-by on the Taxi till the V.I.P gets out of the Taxi and into your Cab. 6. Take him to the airport terminal to accomplish the mission easily. (NOTE: go save your game at the Vercetti Estate. Get the Sea Sparrow and fly to your newly owned Kaufman Cabs Taxi Firm asset.) ii) FRIENDLY RIVALRY 1. Park the Sea Sparrow by the Taxi Company (Kaufman Cabs). 2. Trigger the mission, get out of your Taxi, and hop into the Sea Sparrow. Fly to each rival car and blow them up with the Sea Sparrow machine gun, one by one. (NOTE 1: go get the Rhino and store it in the garage of the Vercetti Estate.) (NOTE 2: go jack any vehicle and head to the Taxi Company--you don't need the Rhino right now.) iii) CABMAGEDDON 1. Trigger the mission and go south to the dead end road that runs down the middle of the south end of the west island. Go south on it and turn right into the lot where you found HP #86. 2. The game will tell you to use the horn, but DON'T do it. 3. Get out of the Cab, ignore the message saying you need to be in a Kaufman Cab, jack any vehicle (except another Kaufman Cab), and go to the Vercetti Estate. 4. Get the Rhino and park it close to your Cab (be careful not to bump the Cab). Get out of the Rhino, get into the Cab, and use the horn. Well, Miss Cortez won't be there, but 6 rival cab drivers in their Taxis will come towards you. 5. After the cutscene is over, get into the Rhino immediately. Watch all 6 Taxis blow themselves up running into it. Then the time for a little showing off: when the leader comes in a Zebra Cab to finish you off, just sit tight in the Rhino and watch the rest--WHAM! 6. The Taxi Company (Kaufman Cabs) asset mission is completed. (NOTE 1: the Zebra Cab (Checker Taxicab '56-'82) appears from now on in the Taxi Company (Kaufman Cabs).) (NOTE 2: the Taxi Company makes 5 Gs a day.) (NOTE 3: if you jack a Kaufman Cab, the radio will have conversations between the Dispatcher (Deborah Harry) and other Cab drivers instead of a music or talk show station.) (NOTE 4: move your Rhino to the garage of the Vercetti Estate for the future use.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.5) CAR SHOWROOM ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: There are two missions. One, you have to steal the cars posted on each of four lists and store them in the garage nearby. Two, you have to win all six races in FIRST place (you'll do the latter mission later). Difficulty rating: 8/10 overall (depends how lucky you are) Rewards rating: 9/10 (some new vehicles are unlocked, including one of the best cars in Vice City) Location: Where HP #78 was. Rewards: - You have the asset (Sunshine Autos). After you complete the first list, it will earn you 1.5 Gs a day. It will make more for each list completed till, after the fourth list, it makes 9 Gs a day. Collect it regularly. - Four BONUS vehicles. One vehicle is unlocked after each list is completed. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: It's where you got HP #78. Buy the Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos) and save the game there. 3I.5.1) MISSION ONE (IMPORT/EXPORT GARAGE) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ You have to jack the cars on the list that's on a wall of the garage area in the back; the list is between the pink light and the nearest driveway. Store the vehicles in the garage beside the list. Once you complete the 1st list, you'll be rewarded with a BONUS car (which will always be available in the showroom), then start collecting for the 2nd list, and so on. You need not have to get and deliver them in the same order as listed, just look for any of them and put them in the garage. (NOTE 1: don't stand in the NE corner of the underground garage in the pink shaft of light. It will trigger Car Showroom Mission TWO: Vice Street Racer, and that has to be dealt with later.) (NOTE 2: Tommy gets his own Pay 'n' Spray called a "spray 'n' go" and can access four garages--two cars each.) (NOTE 3: look out for the cars for the next lists, too--when you get them, store them in the garages of your Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos).) (NOTE 4: you may save the game at any point of time during this mission.) LIST I: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Landstalker (Ford Explorer '91-'94) ~ Dirt Track in north of the Downtown area Idaho (Buick Riviera '74) ~ Usually around Little Haiti/Prawn Island Esperanto (Cadillac Eldorado Coupe '77-'78) ~ Usually around Vice Point Stallion (a mix of Ford Mustangs and Oldsmobiles) ~ On the terrace where you performed the "Cone Crazy" Rancher (Ford Bronco '78-'91) ~ Usually around Vice Point Blista Compact (Honda CR-X '83-'87) ~ Usually around Washington Beach (NOTE 1: the Deluxo (De Lorean DMC-12 '81-'83) is unlocked in the Car Showroom.) (NOTE 2: the Car Showroom makes 1.5 Gs a day.) LIST II: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Sabre (Buick Gran Sport GSX '70-'72) ~ Commonly around the Downtown area Virgo (Mercury Cougar XR7 '77-'79) ~ Usually around Washington Beach Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86) ~ Inside the Car Showroom Admiral (Mercedes Benz E Klasse (W123) '76-'85) ~ The Vercetti Estate Stretch (Cadillac DeVille Limo '86) ~ The Vercetti Estate Washington (Lincoln Continental '82-'83) ~ Usually around Starfish Island (NOTE 1: the Sabre Turbo (customized Buick Gran Sport GSX '70-'72) is unlocked in the Car Showroom.) (NOTE 2: the Car Showroom makes 4 Gs a day.) LIST III: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Cheetah (Ferrari Testarossa '86) ~ The Marina Infernus (Lamborghini Countach QV '78-'86) ~ The Vercetti Estate Banshee (Chevrolet Corvette '83-'86) ~ The Rockstar House near HP #53 Phoenix (Pontiac Firebird Trans Am '79-'81) ~ Commonly around Starfish Island Comet (Porsche 911 Targa) ~ The garage near HP #55 Stinger (Ferrari Daytona Spyder '71-'73) ~ Commonly around Starfish Island (NOTE 1: the Sandking (Jeep XJ Cherokee '84-'92) is unlocked in the first floor of the Car Showroom.) (NOTE 2: the Car Showroom makes 6.5 Gs a day.) LIST IV: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Voodoo (Chevrolet Bel Air '60 lowrider) ~ Commonly around Little Haiti Cuban Hermes (Mercury 2-door '49-'51) ~ Commonly around Little Havana Caddy (DS Electric Golf Car-Powerdrive System '48) ~ Hidden in the first shrub on the left, when you take the path leading west from the Lighthouse Baggage (an Equitech M40 '85 baggage tractor is close) ~ On the tarmac of Escobar International Airport Mr. Whoopee (customized GMC Grumman Step van '86) ~ In the Ice Cream Factory Pizza Boy (customized Piaggio Vespa PX 200 '84-'86) ~ At any pizza shop--Vice Point, Little Haiti, and Downtown (NOTE 1: Hotring Racer (Dale Earnardt's 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo NASCAR racer is close) is unlocked in the first floor of the Car Showroom.) (NOTE 2: the Car Showroom makes 9 Gs a day.) Step 3: Your BONUS vehicles are on the first and second floor of the Car Showroom. The Hotring Racer is undoubtedly the most durable and fastest car in Vice City (not counting the Rhino shooting the cannon backwards). You may need it for some missions later. (NOTE 1: you'll be doing Car Showroom Mission Two: Vice Street Racer later in the game. This FAQ will remind you when to do those races.) (NOTE 2: store the Hotring Racer at the Links View Apartment garage for the future use.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.6) PRINT WORKS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The print works missions will be somewhat tougher than the previous special properties' missions. This FAQ will give you the easiest way to deal with them. Difficulty rating: 5/10 overall Reward rating: 1/10 (the Storyline Final Missions are unlocked) Location: From the Ice Cream Factory, head north, turn at the second left, and go straight until you see a large low yellow building in front of you. That's asset property #6. Reward: You have the asset that will earn you 8 Gs every 24 hours. Collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Save your game at this asset property before activating the mission. You must be fully armored and carrying the PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) and Python (PS2)/.357 (PC). Go activate the mission. i) SPILLING THE BEANS 1. After triggering the mission, the game will tell you to use a Taxi. It only costs $9--use it to reach the destination quickly. The Taxi will drop you off in front of the Malibu Club in seconds. 2. Get into the pink marker. After the cutscene, you'll be told to go to the Chartered Libertine Lines ship in the SE Viceport area. 3. Steal any fast car and head over the South Bridge to the ship. You need not worry about the exact location of the pink marker. 4. Approach the blue ship from the north. Park on the grass facing west near the black gate by the side of the ship. 5. Now slowly walk a little NW to the road and look to the ship for a pink marker and a Security guard in front of it--snipe him. 6. Go a little more NE to the lawn and look to the ship for a heavily armed guard--snipe him, too. 7. Walk south on the road. Climb on the steps of the white building (an Armor pickup is there) that's across the street from the ship. You can see two guards--one standing in front of the flagstaff and another one patrolling. Snipe both of them. 8. Board the ship with the north ramp. Make sure you're equipped with a Python (PS2)/.357 (PC). Ignore the message and the gunfire. Sprint to your left. 9. As soon as you are about to take the first flight of stairs on the north end of the ship, you might be confronted by a security guard. Shoot him before he even aims at you. 10. Climb all the steps to the pink marker and walk into it. No worries-- you've eliminated the most annoying security guards. After the cutscene, you'll be given 2 wanted stars. Jump west from the top level to the next level without taking the steps--if you're fast enough, you'll jump to the ground. 11. Jump to the ground (if you're not there already) near the car and get in. Go west to the Pay 'n' Spray to lose your wanted rating. Drive back to the Print Works worry-free. (NOTE: go save the game at the Vercetti Estate. Get the Rhino and head to the Print Works asset.) ii) HIT THE COURIER 1. Park the Rhino a few car lengths from the pink shaft of light. 2. After triggering the mission, this strategy has you go somewhere other than where the game indicates for you to go. So read below before doing anything. 3. Later in the mission, you need to intercept the counterfeit plates that a woman will try to deliver to a female gang, and you need to get them while she's on foot. We'll approach this mission in an upside-down way. 4. First, you need to know where the counterfeit plates will be delivered. If you recall the location of HP #66, there's a set of steps leading down to a closed door. You went through an alley by a supermarket across from Phil's Place to get there. First, find the place and memorize the location, and note the north-south alley that leads there. 5. After triggering the mission, leap into your Rhino. You have more than 4 or 5 minutes to wait, which could be frustrating. Nevertheless, it's the easiest way to finish the mission. 6. Go to the alley you went through to get HP #66. You can't take the Rhino all the way through the alley because of a post. This little problem is a blessing in disguise by protecting you from being attacked by the female gang. 7. Reverse your Rhino and park it in the alley facing due north. You have time on your hands, so do it very carefully. By this time, you'll get the message that the courier has started moving. Just keep the turret pointed north and stay alert. Ignore everyone shooting at you from behind since they can't hurt you. 8. Check your in-game Map to see the yellow dot moving gradually towards you. The yellow dot is actually a black Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86) carrying the courier and her guard. A few seconds before the yellow dot reaches you, two maroon cars will arrive. Use the cannon to blow up them the moment you see them, or move out, ram them to blow up, and reverse back into the alley facing due north. 9. In a few seconds, the black Sentinel will screech to a halt in the middle of the road. (NOTE: don't blow up the black Sentinel because that could destroy the counterfeit plates.) Wait for a split second till a lady (courier) comes into the alley toward you. 10. The courier will come into the alley toward you. Do NOT shoot her because it could destroy the plates. Run over her and the plates will hover there. Her guard will come to pick them up--run over her, too. Now it's time to snatch the counterfeit plates. 11. Move a little forward ignoring the female gangsters who were shooting from behind you. Get out, pick up the plates, and drive back to the Print Works to pass the mission. (NOTE 1: the Print Works makes 8 Gs a day.) (NOTE 2: despite the fact that you've completed the missions for this asset, another pink shaft of light will appear at the Print Works after Tommy receives a phone call that unlocks a Vercetti mission, one of the final storyline missions of the game. We'll see to that later. Be patient till the FAQ prompts you to deal with them.) (NOTE 3: store the Hotring Racer in the garage at the Links View Apartment on the east island if you haven't already.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.7) THE MALIBU ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The following missions are similar to, but a little tougher than, the previous missions. Follow the FAQ for the easiest ways to deal with them. Difficulty rating: 6/10-9/10 overall Reward rating: 1/10 (the Bank Job outfit is unlocked) Location: You visited this club--located in the center of the east island--earlier during the story missions. Reward: You own the asset, which will earn you 10 Gs every 24 hours--collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Save the game at The Malibu Club. Make sure you're fully armored. i) NO ESCAPE? 1. Save your game before activating the mission. The pink light is by the bar. After triggering the mission, you need to go to the cells on the bottom floor of the Washington Beach Police Station (VCPD HQ) and set Cam Jones free. 2. Go inside the Washington Beach Police Station unarmed. Go left into the locker room. Get into the pink marker to change into a policeman's uniform. The cops won't harm you unless you attack them. 3. After changing clothes, you have to get a keycard. Walk to the back of the front hallway, head to the top of the stairs, stand there, and look forward. You can see the keycard inside the office across the room (the same room where you found HP #15)--collect it. 4. Now go back downstairs to the hallway, into a room on the east side, then down the steps to the bottom floor. Step into the pink marker. 5. A moment later, you'll be given 4 wanted stars. Pay no attention to Cam Jones (the person you just released). Sprint outside. Outside, to your left, you'll see a Sentinel waiting for you and Cam Jones (if not, Cam didn't follow you--go back inside and come out again). 6. Ignore Cam Jones, hop into the car, and head north to the nearby Pay 'n' Spray to get rid of your wanted stars. Now you're safe. Head back to the Washington Beach area to pick up Cam. Drive him to Cam's Can Openers in Little Havana. ii) THE SHOOTIST 1. You think you're a good shot? Your shooting skills will be tested in this mission. You'll be shooting in the first-person shooter mode. 2. Trigger the mission. After you've been briefed by Cam Jones, go to the Downtown Ammu-Nation. 3. Walk into the pink marker to meet Phil Cassidy (who thinks he's the best shooter in Vice City). 4. There are 3 rounds. You need 60 points to pass the mission. 5. In the 1st round, you'll be given a Pistol with 100 rounds and two minutes. The 1st round will be completed if you run out of ammo or time. Each target contains 5 pieces in the basic shape of a human silhouette. After hitting all 5 pieces of a target, the point(s) of that target will be given to you. 6. The closest target is worth 1 point, the middle one is worth 2 points, and the farthest one is worth 3 points. You have to have at least 60 points as your total for all 3 rounds to pass the mission. 7. Concentrate on the farthest target only. Just forget about the near target. After destroying the farthest target, try to hit the middle target. At that time, if you see the far target coming, then forget the middle target and go for the farthest target. 8. Carefully aim for the head piece. After hitting it, shoot the next two down, then the next two down, consecutively. Don't chase the target. Aim just ahead of it and let the target come into your line of fire. 9. After finishing the 1st round, you have to walk further inside (north) to find the pink shaft of light. 10. In the 2nd round, you will be given the same Pistol with 50 rounds and a 1-minute time limit. 11. Each target is worth 1 point. The targets will be moving from behind and across 6 windows. Actually, 2 or more targets will pause for a second. Shoot them consecutively while they're still. 12. The 3rd round is the hardest round of all the three, but you should have scored more than 60 points already. Move further forward and step onto the pink marker. In the 3rd round, you'll be given the same Pistol with 30 rounds and a 1-minute time limit. Aim just ahead of the path of the targets and wait for the targets to come into your crosshair before shooting. 13. After the 3rd round is over, go talk with Phil to complete the mission. (NOTE 1: a "SHOOTER OF THE MONTH" trophy appears on the TV in the Ocean View apartment.) (NOTE 2: one more mission, "Rifle Range," has to be finished in the same Ammu -Nation. We'll see to it later.) (NOTE 3: save your game at The Malibu.) (NOTE 4: for the following mission, I've included two different strategies. Try the first one--if you find it too difficult to finish, then use the next strategy.) iii) THE DRIVER - STRATEGY I 1. Ask anyone who's completed "GTA: Vice City" "Which mission is the hardest one in this game?" and their answer will probably be "The Driver." 2. In reality, the point of this mission is a little crazy. You want Hilary to be your driver for your next mission; but he says that he'll work for you IF and only IF you beat him in a street race. 3. The race starts with Hilary sitting in a Sabre Turbo and you behind the wheels of a Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86). As it's an illegal car race, you'll quickly be given 2 wanted stars. So, "How do I beat him?" you ask. 4. After triggering the mission and 2 cutscenes are over, you'll be in the Sentinel facing south. After the countdown is over, race ahead and collect the checkpoints. 5. After collecting the 4th checkpoint, you'll be given 2 wanted stars. 6. Don't worry about the 2 stars, they're just for a little show (try to avoid the police cars that try to ram your car). Just keep collecting the checkpoints. 7. If you can, try to ram the back of his car so that he'll spin off the road. 8. You'll overtake Hilary shortly. Just keep up your speed. 9. The driving tactics include: don't try to drive-by Hilary. It lessens your speed and expensive time. (Besides, if you kill him, you fail the mission; he has to live to show up in "The Job"). The main secret is CORNERING. When you're about to make a turn, let go of the accelerator, gently hold LEFT or RIGHT + brake, then ACCELERATE. This way, your car will make a tighter turn around the corner and speed forward. 10. The cops won't bother you till you pass the Ocean Beach Hospital. You'll face 2 police cars screeching together to form a blockade. Just slam on the brakes, turn from them, and keep going. 11. After reaching the pizza shop, go over the corner with a Bribe icon if Hilary is too close behind you. 12. If you're overtaken by Hilary, thrown off the road, or stuck in the traffic, DO NOT quit the mission. Just pass through all the checkpoints to memorize the exact places of the checkpoints. (There's also a glitch, if your PC is faulty or the settings are set too high for your PC to play the game properly, which might freeze Hilary somewhere. If so, you can win the race easily UNLESS that same glitch has him fall through the bridge and drown and you fail the mission.) (NOTE 1: if you find it too difficult to win the race, try the second strategy.) (NOTE 2: save the game at Links View Apartment.) (NOTE 3: get the Hotring Racer and go to The Malibu.) iii) THE DRIVER - STRATEGY II 1. Before starting the mission for the race, you must park the Hotring Racer in a special location. 2. To find the special location, start by going to the Washington Beach police station (VCPD HQ). Across from it, you'll see a triangular concrete fence with 3 trees in it. The "VICE CITY POLICE DEPT." sign is there. Park the Hotring Racer at the side of the road facing slightly south. (NOTE: check your in-game Map--there are three roads, and this road should lead you to the phone symbol.) 3. Go on foot to the Malibu Club and trigger the mission. 4. After triggering the mission and 2 cutscenes are over, you'll be in the Sentinel facing south. When the countdown is over, race ahead and collect the checkpoints. 5. After collecting the 4th checkpoint, you'll be given 2 stars. Leap out of the Sentinel, into your fast car, and race south. 6. Don't worry about the few seconds this takes to do--just go on collecting the checkpoints. 7. The driving tactics include: don't try to drive-by Hilary and lessen your speed and expensive time (or kill Hilary and fail the mission). The main secret is CORNERING. When you're about to make a turn, let go of the accelerator, hold LEFT or RIGHT + brake, then ACCELERATE. You'll tighten your turns and speed out of them faster. 8. When you pass the Ocean Beach Hospital, 2 police cars will drive together to form a blockade at the intersection. Brake and turn to avoid them and keep going. 9. You might have passed Hilary by now. Just keep up your speed. 10. After passing the pizza shop, cut the corner to drive through the Bribe icon if Hilary is too close behind you. 11. If you're behind Hilary, thrown off the road, or stuck in the traffic, DO NOT quit the mission. Just pass through all the checkpoints to memorize the exact places of the checkpoints. (There's also a glitch, if your PC is faulty or the settings are set too high for your PC to play the game properly, which might freeze Hilary somewhere. If so, you can win the race easily UNLESS that same glitch has him fall through the bridge and drown and you fail the mission.) * Well done--you've completed the hardest mission in this game! iv) THE JOB 1. Make sure you are fully armored and carrying lots of rounds for your Python (PS2)/.357 (PC), MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC), and M4. Activate the mission. 2. After triggering the mission, you will have to drive Hilary, Cam, and Phil to the bank in the Taxi provided. Stop in the pink marker. Hilary will leave the three of you there and keep driving the Taxi around the block. 3. Go to the pink shaft of light for your disguises. After a short cutscene, there's a pink marker by the entrance of the bank. 4. Go to the pink shaft of light to get into the bank. 5. After the cutscene, go upstairs. There's a stairway at the NW corner. After climbing upstairs, equip the Python (PS2)/.357 (PC) and shoot at the 2 guards. 6. If you look in the rooms the 2 guards came out of, you'll see that the room with security monitors has an Armor pickup and the manager's room has a Health pickup. Don't use the Armor icon yet. Equip the M4 and go up onto the balcony. Kill the 2 guards. 7. Walk into the pink shaft of light in the elevator. 8. Kill the guard that comes from the room the safe is in. 9. Leave Cam there, get back in the elevator, and go down to the manager's room. As you reach his desk, you'll see the manager beg not to be shot then follow you around. Use the Armor pickup now. 10. Lead him to the elevator then to the room where Cam is waiting by the safe. After the cutscene, get into the elevator and go down to the main office to check on Phil. 11. As you reach the balcony, you'll be given 3 stars. Ignore the gunfire and step into the pink marker. The SWAT agents will drop smoke grenades and rappel down to fire; the scene will be foggy. Equip the M4 and shoot any of the agents you see. Try to look for a pink marker by the door while you're shooting at them. The moment you see it, walk into it. 12. All 3 of you will wait outside for Hilary. After the cutscene, shoot the SWAT agents. Keep Phil alive. (It isn't necessary to keep Cam alive because he isn't in later scenes like Phil is.) 13. Kill the agents surrounding the Taxi. Get into the Taxi. Once Phil gets into it, ignore everyone and speed north, bashing through the two SWAT vehicles. 14. Check your Map to find the nearest Pay 'n' Spray--it's north on the same road--and get your Taxi resprayed. Head south to the last stop of the mission--Cam's place. The bank heist asset missions are completed. (NOTE 1: the Bank Job outfit ($120) is unlocked on the 2nd floor of the Malibu Club.) (NOTE 2: the Malibu Club makes 10 Gs a day.) (NOTE 3: El Banco Corrupto Grande is open from now on. The moment you enter the 2nd floor, you will be given 4 wanted stars. To earn fast money, go to the manager's room and collect $1,000. Now sprint outside, jack any car, and go a little north to repaint your car. Every time you do it you'll make $900.) (NOTE 4: ignore the "P" symbol right now. Go save your game at the Hyman Condo and head to the Downtown Ammu-Nation for your upcoming mission.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.7.a) RIFLE RANGE ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: This mission is exactly like "The Shootist," except you're only doing the 1st round. This is a little tougher than "The Shootist" because it's more a matter of accuracy. A few more attempts will train you to get better at it. Difficulty rating: 4/10-8/10 (varies with individual players) Reward rating: 6/10 Location: The Downtown Ammu-Nation Level: You must score 45 points. Reward: You get the fast reload feature for all guns. STEP BY STEP: 1. You think you're a great shot? Your shooting skills will be tested in this mission. 2. It's basically the same as the 1st round of "The Shootist." 3. As the game tells you, you need to score 30 points to pass the mission, but you need to SCORE 45 POINTS to get the fast reload feature. 4. Use the same tactics we went over for the 1st round of "The Shootist." 5. Try for a high percentage of accuracy. You will fail the mission only by running out of ammo. So aim accurately before you shoot. 6. The important thing is to forget the nearest target completely and concentrate on the farthest target. 7. Complete the mission. It's likely you'll fail in your first attempt, so get into the pink marker to try it again. (NOTE: after finishing this mission, save your game at the Vercetti Estate. You'll next do the last 4 Rampages.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.7.b) RAMPAGES CONCLUDED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ STEP BY STEP: (NOTE 1: now that you have the fast reload feature, you're given an advantage in completing the following 4 Rampages and some dangerous races.) (NOTE 2: make sure you've replaced the Minigun with the Rocket Launcher in your arsenal.) RAMPAGE #1: (Save your game at the Vercetti Estate.) TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to destroy 10 vehicles with a Rocket Launcher. PREPARATION: Get the Sea Sparrow from the Vercetti Estate. LOCATION: You went to the same wooden platform at sea to grab HP #1. ACTION: You'll be flying somewhere else after grabbing the Rampage icon, so read the following carefully. After landing on the wooden platform, use the icon and get back into your copter before the blades have slowed down. Head to PIER 2 at the Marina. When you're near the entrance of the underground parking garage, bail from the copter, even if it's a little above the ground. Go into the parking garage and blow up the 3 cars that are always parked there. Get out and blow up the Cheetah and PCJ 600 that are always parked in the outdoor lot. Go to the entrance gate of PIER 2, stand by the pillars, and blow up the 3 boats that are always found on the jetties. You have to destroy 2 more vehicles, so destroy your chopper and go to the road to destroy one more vehicle. (NOTE: if the game fails to load any of the vehicles in their usual places, reload the game and start again.) RAMPAGE #16: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to kill 30 gangsters with a Rocket Launcher. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: The Rampage icon is across the aisle from the Vinyl Countdown store. Go to the middle of the east side of the second floor of North Point Mall. ACTION: After triggering the mission, run to the escalators nearby and stand next to them. Kill all the gang members on the second floor. Get down to the first floor on the escalator and kill all the gang members on the first floor. Then go back up to the second floor, etc. Repeat the procedure till you're done. RAMPAGE #33: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to destroy 15 vehicles with a Rocket Launcher--an RPG. PREPARATION: Bring a helicopter or a PCJ 600 (by performing UNIQUE JUMP #32) to get onto the roof of the airport terminal. LOCATION: You came here to collect HP #96. The Rampage icon is on the roof of the terminal over the entrance. ACTION: After triggering the mission, jump from the roof to the lawn in front of the terminal. Face north between the two trees. You'll see a lot of cars coming around the entrance lane. Blow them up. If you can't see any cars coming, then blow up the gangsters (careful not to hit anyone too close) to get wanted stars and attract police vehicles as targets. RAMPAGE #31: TYPE: You're given 2 minutes to destroy 15 vehicles with a Rocket Launcher--an RPG. PREPARATION: N/A LOCATION: Go to SE Viceport and find the big blue cargo ship you went to for HP #82. Climb up the south ramp, the Rampage icon is behind the big white flagstaff. ACTION: Don't touch the icon at first. Climb down the ramp and look for a Linerunner (Peterbilt 379 '86) in the NW corner and a Pony (Dodge Ram van '86) under the awning in the SW corner of the lot across the street. Just remember where they are. Now DO all sort of things to increase your stars (3 stars are fine) and touch the Rampage icon. Blow up the aforementioned parked vehicles, then all the police cars, police choppers, and civilian's cars that come along to add to your count. Sometimes the parked vehicles may regenerate during your mission, so watch for that. Complete the mission. (NOTE 1: check your Stats: you should have completed 35/35 Rampages.) (NOTE 2: make sure you have Rocket Launcher and lots of ammo.) (NOTE 3: save your game at the Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos).) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.7.c) CAR SHOWROOM MISSION TWO (VICE STREET RACER) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ STEP BY STEP: At the eastern end of the area below ground level, you'll see a pink shaft of light in front of a Vice City map. Your races will be against three fast and stupid cars and involve making one lap FIRST to complete the race. RACE I - TERMINAL VELOCITY RACE II - OCEAN DRIVE RACE III - BORDER RUN RACE IV - CAPITAL CRUISE RACE V - TOUR! RACE VI - V.C. ENDURANCE Step 1: After stepping into the pink marker and selecting any race, you've to get to the starting point of the race. Step 2: This idea is certainly NOT CHEATING--just get in front of the three competing cars, blow them up, and take your time (even in a Caddy) to pass through all the yellow checkpoints. Win all the races in FIRST place. "EARN CASH, NOT KUDOS" (NOTE: having completed all the STREET RACES, you're done with the missions for the CAR SHOWROOM asset.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.8) FILM STUDIO ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: The 2nd and 4th missions are repetitious. The other missions are as easy as a walk in the park. You'll be doing 1 Unique Jump after buying the asset, and the remaining 3 Unique Jumps during "G-Spotlight." Difficulty rating: 5/10-7/10 overall (varies with individual players) Reward rating: 5/10 (the Skimmer is unlocked) Location: On Prawn Island, where you got HP #42 and #43 with the helicopter. Reward: You own the asset (Interglobal Films), which will earn you 7 Gs every 24 hours--collect it regularly. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Save the game at the Film Studio (Interglobal Films). Step 2: We'll continue doing the Unique Jumps section with 1 more Jump. Get a PCJ 600. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.8.a) UNIQUE JUMPS Continued ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ UNIQUE JUMP #33: (Brady Jump #36) REFERRED LOCATION: The North Bridge. EXACT LOCATION: Go west on the North Bridge from the east island to Prawn Island. Stop where the bridge ends and look left at the alley. At the side of a building is a concrete ramp that leads to a "garage parking" area. That is NOT the required ramp, but we'll use it to get to it. Make a run up the concrete ramp, jump on a rooftop with two ramps where you'll use the ramp on the right to jump a bit right to land on the slanted part of a terrace. Go up the slanted part, then go west. Look west across the roof at a ramp. It's the required ramp. ACTION: You have to jump into your new special property to pass the Jump. Get a long runway and gun it. Give it a little right turn as you go off to land on a building in the film studio (which you can see from the ramp beforehand). Pass the Jump. (NOTE 1: the remaining 3 Jumps will be done in a subsequent mission--"G- Spotlight.") (NOTE 2: there's a pink shaft of light by the door to the studio D--go there.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ i) RECRUITMENT DRIVE 1. After triggering the mission, get any vehicle to go to the location and stand in the pink marker. 2. After the cutscene, ignore the 3 henchmen, sprint towards the escaping car, jack a vehicle and resume the chase, switch to any motorcycle and resume the chase, and do a forward drive-by to destroy the pimp's car. Easy! 3. After killing the pimp, get back on your bike to pick up Miss Suxxx. 4. Go to the Downtown Well Stacked Pizza place, get inside the pizza store, and stand in the shaft of light by Miss Cortez. 5. You need a 4-door car--a Sentinel (BMW E28 M5 '84-'86) is parked across from the pizza shop. 6. Lead the women into the Sentinel and take them to the Film Studio to complete the mission. ii) DILDO DODO (Save your game at the Film Studio.) 1. After triggering the mission, go through the narrow gate on the west side of the studio to the Skimmer--a Dodo with pontoons. Get into it. 2. It handles just like an RC Baron. Take off in it: hold the RISE key and acceleration together. Just gently tap DIVE and RISE to balance the Skimmer in the air. 3. There is a total of 12 checkpoints--6 blue (starting) and 6 red (ending) checkpoints. To make your trip easier, go to the in-game Map and find the 3rd checkpoint down from the north. 4. When you touch that checkpoint, a single red checkpoint will appear. Turn north very gradually and fly through it to finish the first part of the mission. Collect all the other checkpoints the same way. 5. Make a broad circle when you turn around. If you accidentally hit a building and fall to the road, there is no way you can take off--just reload the mission. (NOTE: after completing the mission, the Skimmer (Cessna 150 Amphibian) will be unlocked at the pier where you began.) iii) MARTHA'S MUG SHOT 1. After activating it, you will see two yellow dots in the in-game Map --one is Miss Suxx and the other is a Sparrow chopper. Get into the chopper and start following Miss Suxx--she's in a golden Stretch limo. 2. Follow the limo slowly--the limo goes to the building where you found HP #24 (north of The Malibu). 3. After the cutscene, ignore the message. It refers to the fact that, on the north side of the hotel--the Vice Point Langer (PS2)/WK Chariot Hotel (PC)--across the street, a door has been opened that leads to a good spot for taking the pictures. Instead, fly across the street to the hotel and land on the roof of the front porch. 4. Get out of the chopper. The Camera you're given operates like a Sniper Rifle except you shoot photos instead of bullets. It has a limit of 12 pictures. Zoom in and take at least three photos making sure that both Miss Suxxx and the Congressman are in the shots. As you finish, you're given a 5-star wanted level. 5. Leap into the chopper and fly to the film studio. You won't be bothered by the cops--provided you don't attempt any Unique Jumps in your chopper. Mission easily accomplished. (NOTE: check out the east wall in the office room of the Vercetti Estate to see a nude poster of Miss Suxxx, if you wish.) iv) G-SPOTLIGHT 1. After triggering the mission, get the PCJ 600 that is parked by the main gate. Check the in-game Map to find the location of the pink marker (Downtown). Stop in the pink marker then climb up the stairs. Park in the second marker, which is inside the office area (HP #62). 2. After the cutscene you will be on a higher floor. Drive to the pink shaft of light. There is an office worker by a large window across the room. You've got to smash through the window to reach another pink shaft of light. (This Jump is very similar to a scene in Terminator 2 where T-1000 breaks through the windows and hangs onto a police copter.) 3. You start in the evening and have till seven in the morning to go through 19 pink shafts of light. Forget the time limit--it's just for a little show. Use the PCJ 600 to go through most of the shafts of light with a series of jumps, then get in the last shaft of light, by a spotlight, to complete the mission. 4. You'll most likely complete the remaining 3 Unique Jumps during this mission. (NOTE: if you want to know what the Jump ramps are, refer the next section--"UNIQUE JUMPS Concluded.") 5. If you wreck or lose your motorcycle during the first batch of jumps, you have to start from the first step (get a new bike, if necessary, then get into the elevator and do all the same jumps consecutively). If you need to get to a roof to repeat the last batch of jumps, the game will show you a ladder you can use. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.8.b) UNIQUE JUMPS Concluded (available AFTER completing "G-Spotlight") ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Check your Stats: if the number of Unique Jumps completed is 36, GREAT, just skip this section and move to the CHOPPER CHECKPOINT MISSIONS. If you have only 33-35, then you must have missed one or more Jumps during "G-Spotlight." You MUST proceed to the following, even if it hurts. UNIQUE JUMP #34: (Brady Jump #4) REFERRED LOCATION: The office where HP #62 was. EXACT LOCATION: Get a PCJ 600, go to the office where you found HP #62, and get into the elevator. Once you're out of the elevator, go left to the end of the aisle and look left (north). There's an office worker standing by a large window--believe it or not, you drive through that window to do the jump. (This Jump is very similar to a scene in Terminator 2 where T-1000 breaks through the windows and hangs onto a police copter.) ACTION: ACCELERATE hard and crash through the window to land on a passage through the middle of a building to complete the Jump. Continue through the same passageway. UNIQUE JUMP #35: (Brady Jump #1) REFERRED LOCATION: It's the place where you landed for the last Jump. EXACT LOCATION: Drive forward and jump left off the building. Brake the moment you land then drive through the clearing where there's no low wall at a corner of the rooftop. On the next roof, take a medium (not big) run at the big ramp and brake on the next rooftop. Charge at the left ramp of the two ahead and brake as you land on the roof of the hospital, then go to the west side of it. At last--the ramp to the north is the required ramp. ACTION: (NOTE: be careful! If you fail, you have to go all the way back to the office to get into the elevator, etc.) Take as long a runway as you can and charge at the ramp. Land on a roof to the north to pass the Jump. UNIQUE JUMP #36: (Brady Jump #3) REFERRED LOCATION: the Dirt Track in the northeast area of Downtown. EXACT LOCATION: At the SW corner of the dirt track is a building with a metal staircase. This staircase was unlocked by you while you were successfully completing "G-Spotlight." Climb up the metal stairway (you can find an Armor pickup to the left side of the top). Use the concrete steps to reach the rooftop. The moment you do, you'll find a ramp. Frankly, you'll be making a series of jumps, but you won't miss any slopes since the distances to jump are so very small. Just jump continuously till you reach a spacious rooftop with a VERY LONG runway. The ramp at the other side of it led you to reach the "Spotlight" during "G-Spotlight," but you didn't perform it good enough to get credit for the Unique Jump. That ramp is now the required ramp. ACTION: Use a long runway and charge at the ramp. You've now completed all the Jumps in Vice City. (NOTE 1: you've completed all your Unique Jumps and all the asset properties missions.) (NOTE 2: the Film Studio (Interglobal Films) makes 7 Gs a day.) (NOTE 3: all the Chopper Checkpoint Missions are unlocked. We shall deal with them next.) Step 3: Save your game at the Hyman Condo. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3I.8.c) CHOPPER CHECKPOINT MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. Downtown Chopper Checkpoint 2. Little Haiti Chopper Checkpoint 3. Vice Point Chopper Checkpoint 4. Ocean Beach Chopper Checkpoint Overview: A number of checkpoints are scattered in midair--you'll have a chopper to collect them. There's no time limit. Take your time to complete the missions. Difficulty rating: 2/10 or 3/10 overall Vehicle: Sparrow. It's exactly like the Sea Sparrow except it doesn't have a gun or pontoons so it can't float on the water. Locations: Downtown Chopper ~ go to the same place (the office with an elevator) where you grabbed HP #62--you'll see the Sparrow on the roof. 22 checkpoints. Little Haiti Chopper ~ it's on the roof by the one where you found HP #67. (NOTE: you will need a helicopter or bike to get to the rooftop.) 22 checkpoints. Vice Point chopper ~ it's in the middle of the courtyards east of the Vice Point Pay 'n' Spray. 17 checkpoints. Ocean Beach chopper ~ it's on top of the large building with a pink roof where you landed for Unique Jump #3. (NOTE: you will need a helicopter or a bike to get to the rooftop.) 17 checkpoints. General Advice: 1. Avoid hitting the buildings, traffic posts, telephone poles, and lampposts. The horizontal traffic posts aren't solid, though. 2. You'll succeed your first time. If not, get a new chopper at the same place. (NOTE 1: after completing all the Chopper Checkpoint Missions, go steal a brand new Rhino from the Military and move it to the garage of the Vercetti Estate--we'll need the Rhino later. Save your game there.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC).) (NOTE 2: get the Sea Sparrow and fly to the "A" symbol on your in-game Map.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3J) EXTRA MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: You've been waiting a very long time to do these missions. You now have to go to the employers who've been waiting more than a week for you, esp. Avery Carrington, who's been waiting since before the bridges were reopened. We shall deal with him first. SO LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS AGAIN! Vehicles: Use any vehicle you wish in most cases. In some missions you'll be given a suitable vehicle and you ought to use it. Rewards: After completing each mission successfully, you'll get a reward of money, the amount of which is determined by the degree of difficulty of the mission. (The money may seem pretty meager right now because you're nearly a millionaire, but accept the money kindly.) Locations: The location for triggering these missions can be seen on your in-game Map (read the Map Legend). When you go there, you'll notice a pink shaft of light. Walk into it to activate the mission. STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Head to "A" symbol in the Sea Sparrow. 3J.1) AVERY CARRINGTON ~ ("A" symbol) i) FOUR IRON 1. Before activating the mission, park the Sea Sparrow a few car lengths from the shaft of light. After triggering the mission, fly north to the destination marked on your in-game Map with a blue T-shirt symbol. Step into the pink shaft of light to change your outfits. Then fly to your next destination. 2. Land beside the pink shaft of light and walk into it. After the short cutscene, get into your chopper and land inside the golf course. Get out of the chopper and find the target, who's practicing golf shots. 3. Equip the PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) and, when he's in your range with a clear line of sight, snipe his head once. Mission passed! (NOTE 1: the Country Club outfit ($40) is available at Leaf Links Golf Club.) (NOTE 2: Leaf Links Golf Course and Country Club is now open.) ii) DEMOLITION MAN 1. Trigger the mission. After talking with Avery, get into the Top Fun van at the yellow blip on the radar. 2. After the cutscene is over, you can see 4 bombs to be placed, one by one, on 4 barrels. 3. I suggest that you attempt to this mission the 2nd time you activate it. Initially, just locate all the barrels. After memorizing their locations, fail the mission and retry. Make use of Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram" shown below and the strategy he explains. 4. Descend to the top of any bomb to pick it up and start the 7-minute time limit. The time limit isn't too strict. 5. Always make the fourth floor target your last one. The idea is that you fly back from three of the four drop off places and the building blows up after you go to the fourth, so you should avoid would be the longest trip back. 6. Make sure that you're above the pink marker before you drop the bomb. 7. To destroy the men who hit or shoot at the RC copter, tilt the helicopter blades forward into them. Do this to as many of them as you feel you need to so they won't destroy the RC Copter. Try to avoid hitting things with the RC Copter, too, since it can be destroyed by damage. 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | ----=== Glen T. Winstein's "ASCII diagram" ===---- | \ / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 / \ | Here's a rough idea of the layout. Each floor has a central stairway, | | a different placement of wood divider walls, and each asterisk represents | | a big can with a pink shaft of light over it. Only the stairs that are | | flown over from the floor below are shown. In the case of the 4th floor, | | it's the same set of stairs flown over to get to the 3rd floor. North is | | at the top. | | | | | | Ground level---------- Ground level 2nd floor | | ___________________ ____________________ | | | | Four bombs | | | | | | | | | | | | _____ | | ____________ |* | | | | | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | | | | |_| | | | | | |_|_| | | |_|_| | | | | * | | | | | |_________________| |__________________| | | | | 3rd floor 4th floor | | ___________________ ___________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _____ | | ____ _____ | | | | | |_| | | || |_|| | | | |*___ | |_| | | || |_|| | | | | | | |_| | | || |_|| | | | | | | |_| | || | |_| *| | | | | |_|_| | || ___ |_|_| | | | | | | || | | | |_________________| |_________________| | | | | | | As you can see, when you go to drop the 4th floor bomb, just go | | straight up from the south end of the 2nd floor stairs and don't bother | | flying around any wood divider walls. | | | | When the fourth bomb is dropped, the building blows up. | | | | | | You get $1,000. | | | | | \ --Thanks to Glen. / 0- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 (NOTE: save your game at any of your safe houses; but make sure that the garage of the Vercetti Estate has a Rhino stored in it. Now jack any car and head to the "A" symbol on your in-game Map.) iii) TWO BIT HIT 1. Trigger the mission. After you're briefed by Avery (his companion is Donald Love from "GTA 3"), your next destination is marked on your in-game Map as a blue T-shirt symbol on the west island. 2. Before going there, get the Rhino from the garage of the Vercetti Estate. 3. Head to the blue T-shirt symbol. Step into the pink shaft of light to change your outfit. Another destination pops up to the north (Romero's Funeral Parlor). 4. On your way there, a pack of Haitian gangsters may shoot at you, but you'll be protected from their bullets in the Rhino. When you get there, you'll see some cars and a lot of Haitian gangsters. You'll be spotted and shot at by them, so shoot at them constantly. Another yellow dot will pop up on the radar--the Haitian gang lord. Shoot at him and kill him. (If you miss him and he speeds away in a hearse, hunt him down--WHAM! It's an easy extermination.) 5. Afterwards, you have to leave Little Haiti to pass the mission. Head to the Hyman Condo (Downtown), store the Rhino in the garage, and save your game. (NOTE 1: the Havana outfit ($70) is available in the doorway of Little Havana Streetwear.) (NOTE 2: you'll need the Rhino at the garage of the Hyman Condo for the next mission, but you don't have to take it with you when you go for that mission.) (NOTE 3: you receive a phone call from the Cuban gang leader, Umberto Robina, and a blue symbol appears on your Map. Let's forget him for now. Jack any vehicle and head to the "P" symbol.) 3J.2) PHIL CASSIDY ~ ("P" symbol) i) GUN RUNNER 1. After triggering the mission, you're provided with a Patriot (a Humvee) and some Remote Explosives. Now go get the Rhino from the garage of the Hyman Condo. The mission: destroy 4 pickup trucks, which appear in two pairs, and collect 4 different weapons. 2. Collide with the 2 trucks to blast them to smithereens. Collect the two guns (press L1 (PS2)/Tab (PC) if you have to) and get back in the Rhino. 3. On your way to the next pair, you will be intercepted by some angry motorcyclists, but, since you're in the Rhino--WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! (Author's note: do this however long you want to. But new ones will appear interminably, so don't try to get them all.) 4. Rush to blow up the remaining pair of trucks and get ahold of the guns to finish the mission. ii) BOOMSHINE SAIGON 1. It's exactly like one delivery of a Taxi Mission or Paramedic Mission except the screen will be blurry and the camera will wobble constantly. After triggering the mission and the cutscene, you're given a time limit of about 90 seconds though a timer doesn't appear on the screen. Ignore the time limit and head to reach the MAIN road (the north-south MAIN road in Little Havana). (Author's note: change the "camera" view to first-person view to enjoy the "real" drive.) 2. Once you're on the MAIN road, head south to the pink marker. 3. When there, at the hospital, Phil tells Tommy to take him to an ex-army surgeon buddy. 4. Use the in-game Map to find the last destination. Continue south, take the first right, follow the road west and around a 90-degree curve north to get there. You should make it before Phil's Health runs out. (NOTE 1: after completing this mission, pickups for four weapons will appear at Phil's Place, where the "P" symbol is, making it a sort of (expensive) Ammu-Nation that sells the Rocket Launcher, Minigun, Remote Explosives, and M60.) (NOTE 2: make sure that the Rhino is stored safely in the garage of the Hyman Condo.) (NOTE 3: stock up on ammo for the MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC).) (NOTE 4: take the Hotring Racer and head to the strange "Skull" symbol.) 3J.3) LOVE FIST ~ ("Skull" symbol) i) LOVE JUICE 1. Park the Hotring Racer a few car lengths from the pink shaft of light. Trigger the mission. 2. After starting the mission, park in the pink marker facing west. Sound the horn. Now you have to chase and kill the thieving drug dealer. 3. After killing him, pick up the briefcase. Then you have to take Miss Cortez from her house to the VROCK building. 4. Rush to the roof of the Hyman Condo and get into the copter. 5. Fly to her apartment and land safely (repeat SAFELY) on the pink marker. (NOTE: if you cannot land it there properly, land it on the roadside, jack any other vehicle to get Miss Cortez into, drive her to the copter, and when you get out and enter the copter she'll follow you.) You're given a 1 1/2-minute time limit to take her to the VROCK building. 6. Fly to the VROCK building with time to spare. (NOTE: you can't continue the Love Fist missions until you've finished all "Big" Mitch Baker's missions. Save your game and head to the strange "Black Spade Card" symbol.) 3J.4) "BIG" MITCH BAKER ~ ("Black Spade Card" symbol) i) ALLOY WHEELS OF STEEL 1. Activate the mission. These Bikers' vehicles (Angel--Harley Davidson Shovelhead FLH '76) are unique. They're fast, have good cornering ability, good road grip, and are the best racing vehicles in the game. 2. Before the race starts, steal one of Angels being ridden by one of the competitors. If you kill him, you fail the mission, so just jack it, which triggers the race. 3. Win the race very easily--mission passed! 4. You can store the Angel in one of your garages for future use, but the special qualities are lost once it's stored in a garage. (NOTE: go save your game at the Hyman Condo, get the Rhino, and head to work for "Big" Mitch Baker again.) ii) MESSING WITH THE MAN 1. Park the Rhino in front of the "Big" Mitch Baker's Biker bar--The Greasy Chopper--and activate the mission. 2. Once the mission has started, get into your Rhino and make your way anywhere (esp. towards the Hyman Condo) blowing up anything that is locomotive--WHAM!, WHAM!,... 3. After completing the mission, go to the Hyman Condo, leap out of the Rhino, and save the game--quickly since your wanted stars must've attracted law enforcers. (NOTE: stock up on ammo for Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun(PC).) iii) HOG TIED (NOTE: do this mission at noon so you can see better.) 1. After triggering the mission, ignore the pink dot on the in-game Map and fly the Maverick from the Hyman Condo to the roof of the Downtown Ammu-Nation. 2. Park on the terrace (across the pink dot on the in-game Map), leap out and shoot at the two gangsters on the terrace. (The yellow dot that appears on the in-game Map represents the Hog you need to take to "Big" Mitch Baker.) 3. Go west to the top of the staircase that leads down to the grounds of the gangster's compound. 4. After the alarm is tripped, a lot of gangsters will appear, over a period of time, to attack you. 5. Stay on top of the staircase and shoot them till you kill them all, you run out of ammo, or you want to risk killing them while running through them. (You may also use the Adrenalin Pill icon on the roof.) 6. Sprint down the first set of steps and jump to the ground on your right. Go due north ignoring everyone except to kill the heavily armed gang member before he aims at you. 7. Hop onto the Angel, turn right, and go to the SW corner. After crossing the small lot (a grassy area), make a 160-degree turn to your right. Now you'll be facing north. Make a run at a moderate speed across the lot and go over the white stairway. 8. You'll land by the Hyman Condo alley. Store the bike in the garage, go upstairs, and get full Armor. Blow up the 3 Burrito vans of gangsters then take the Angel to the Biker bar to complete the mission. (NOTE 1: since you've finished all the missions for "Big" Mitch Baker, Love Fist is assured of having security for their concert. Now you can work for Love Fist again. Save your game at the Hyman Condo and take a short walk to the "Skull" symbol on your in-game Map.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for the MP5 (PS2)/MP (PC).) 3J.5) LOVE FIST (2) ~ ("Skull" symbol) (NOTE: save at the Hyman Condo.) ii) PSYCHO KILLER 1. After triggering the mission, drive south to the Love Fist fans at the record store and stand in the pink marker. After a short cutscene, you've to kill a driver--this fellow is a real "psycho." 2. The problem is that your radar can't pick him up. But no matter where he turns or goes, his final destination is to Vice Point and he'll take the North Bridge to get there. Try to keep him in range because you can fail the mission if he gets out of range for a short time. 3. Shadow him and, whenever you get a chance, do drive-byes to kill him. iii) PUBLICITY TOUR 1. After getting into the limo, you'll learn that the limousine was rigged with a bomb (by the same psycho you just killed in the last mission, but how could he manage to escape?!) that will go off if the car slows down below a certain speed. The slower you go, the more the bar on the screen fills up. You have to keep the bar from filling up completely. 2. You must rescue Love Fist and yourself by driving fast enough while they diffuse the bomb. 3. After the bomb stuff is explained in a cutscene, turn the limo around 160 degrees to your left and go over the eastern road (the one that led you to the North Bridge in the past). Take the first right (go south from the Downtown Ammu-Nation) and go toward the Viceport area on the MAIN road. 4. Travel at a moderately fast pace for about 2 minutes--by then, the bomb should be defused. Take Love Fist to the venue to complete the "tour." (NOTE 1: the Love Fist Limousine (Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Limo '86) is now available in front of the VROCK radio station.) (NOTE 2: save your game at the Print Works--don't stand in the pink marker.) (NOTE 3: now it's a good time to work for the Cuban gang leader--Umberto Robina. Head to the strange "Blue" symbol on your in-game Map.) 3J.6) UMBERTO ROBINA ~ ("Blue" symbol) i) STUNT BOAT CHALLENGE 1. After triggering the mission, you will be sitting behind the wheel of a boat (a Cuban Jetmax). This mission is similar to "Checkpoint Charlie" but it's a lot easier. 2. The Cuban Jetmax is speedy--good at maintaining top speed--and easy to make turns with, and the 3-minute time limit is very generous. Make use of the experience you gained from doing "Checkpoint Charlie." 3. Before charging at the ramps, ease up to make sure you're aimed at them because you don't want to miss the targets hovering above them. You can pass the mission easily. (NOTE 1: ignore the black silhouette of a voodoo doll on your in-game Map. Save your game at the Print Works--again, don't stand in the pink marker, however tempting it is to do it.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for the Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun(PC), and PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC).) (NOTE 3: go to work for the Cuban gang leader Umberto Robina again.) ii) CANNON FODDER 1. After triggering the mission you need a 4-door car. The Taxi will do fine--jack it and stand in the pink shaft of light. Head to the destination and park in the pink marker. 2. From the end of the alley, blow up the Voodoo with your Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC). The car's explosion will kill all or most of the Haitian gangsters; if you see one or two yellow dots on your in-game Map, equip the PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) and kill any remaining Haitian gangsters. 3. After the cutscene, you are told to snipe the Haitian criminal on the rooftop. 4. After killing him, move forward and kill the Haitian gangsters with your Python (PS2)/.357 (PC Classic)/Minigun (PC Standard). 5. Watch the cutscene. You must now get away in the van. Kill all the Haitian gangsters you can before getting into the van with your M4 (PS2)/Minigun (PC). Move it forward and back to run over any nearby Haitian thugs. 6. Ignore your companions head to the nearby road. Hit START (PS2)/Esc (PC) and select the in-game Map. Find the nearest Pay 'n' Spray, respray the van, and head to Umberto Robina's Cafe to wrap up the mission. (NOTE 1: save your game at the Print Works.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for Python (PS2)/.357 (PC), PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) and the Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC).) iii) NAVAL ENGAGEMENT 1. After triggering the mission, go to the Viceport docks, equip the Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC), and stand in the pink marker to speak with Rico. 2. As Rico says, you have to be a good shot for this mission. When the cutscene is over, Rico's boat approaches a couple of big boats of criminals. Quickly blow up the criminals' boats (and shoot the gangsters between them to make your job on shore easier). 3. Once ashore, equip the Python (PS2)/.357 (PC) or PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC) and shoot whoever you see around the pink building. There's a sniper on the roof and some men shooting at you from beside and in front of it. 4. After the enemy gangsters are killed, sprint to collect the three briefcases (three pink dots on your in-game Map). You get 4 wanted stars. 5. Run to the front of the house, get the Landstalker (Ford Explorer '91-'94), and drive to the Vercetti Estate. Sprint to the backyard of the Vercetti Estate to get the Sea Sparrow. If you see any cops around the chopper, equip the Python (PS2)/Minigun (PC) and make sure all of them are dead before in order to get into the chopper safely and fly to Robina's Cafe Cubana to wrap up the mission. (NOTE 1: save your game at the Taxi Company (the Kaufman Cabs asset).) (NOTE 2: on your in-game Map there's a black silhouette of a voodoo doll, which represents the shack of Auntie Poulet--the leader of the Haitian gangsters. You can't continue working for Umberto Robina until you've finished working for her. Grab some Armor and go stand in the pink shaft of light in front of her shack.) 3J.7) AUNTIE POULET ~ (the black silhouette of a voodoo doll) i) JUJU SCRAMBLE 1. After triggering the mission, get into the Voodoo (Chevrolet Bel Air '60 lowrider) parked across the street from the shack and head to the yellow dot on your radar. 2. The yellow dot is actually a briefcase kept hidden on the roof of an old building. The rooftop is accessible by going up a ramp on the north side of the building. 3. After collecting the 1st of 3 briefcases and a short cutscene, you're given 2 stars and a 1-minute time limit. Ignore the SWAT agent (who'll try to knock you down and bust you if you stay on the rooftop) and drop down to the road. 4. Sprint, weaving side to side to confuse the police, to the next destination--you can make it there that way in time. After getting the briefcase, you're given 4 stars and another 1-minute time limit. Sprint north up the road and through the police Bribe pickup in an alley. Continue north on the road to the 3rd briefcase. You can make it there in time if you sprint the whole way. 5. Sprint back to Auntie Poulet's shack to complete the mission. (NOTE: save your game at the Taxi Company (the Kaufman Cabs asset).) ii) BOMBS AWAY! 1. Trigger the mission. After you've been briefed by Auntie Poulet, go to the specified Top Fun van (Dodge Ram van '86) and get into it. 2. Your mission is to kill 9 Cuban gang members and destroy their 3 fast boats. Hold RISE and acceleration together to have the RC Baron take off and fly to the destination that popped up on the in-game Map! I hope you remember that the RC plane is controlled like a bike (except the controls for 'leaning back and forward' are used for 'going up and down.') Well... 3. Land it on the lawn near a Cuban gangster and his car. 4. Drive the RC plane like a car into the gangster and knock him down. He'll be killed--confirmed by the same sounds you hear if you do such a thing otherwise in the game--if you make him fall 3 or 4 times. 5. Have the plane go east and turn left through the gap to get to your next 3 victims and kill each of them the same way. 6. Have the plane go down the steps, turn right, and kill the gangster in the eastern corner. When having the plane kill the remaining four gangsters, save the one to the west of the crane for last. (If you accidentally send the plane into the water while going for the last man, quickly make the plane self-destruct--at least that might kill him.) 7. Now have the plane destroy the three boats! Drive the plane into the middle boat and have the plane self-destruct to blow up all 3 boats. (If this big explosion didn't destroy the other 2 boats, you'll need to use another plane to drop bombs on each.) Mission fin! (NOTE 1: buy a Sniper Rifle from the North Point Mall Ammu-Nation.) (NOTE 2: save your game at the Taxi Company (the Kaufman Cabs asset).) (NOTE 3: go work for Auntie Poulet again.) iii) DIRTY LICKIN'S 1. After starting the mission, rush to the roof of an old building to the east. Before climbing the stairs, use the Adrenalin Pill pickup, which is beneath them. 2. You have the "Bullet Time" effect now. Get on the roof and...hold your position! 3. Snipe the Cuban gangsters--they have pink arrows pointing down at their heads. Sniping any part of their bodies will kill them. Be quick! 4. When the first batch of Cuban gangster reinforcements--about 4 members --arrive in a van, turn your attention to shooting them. Stay where you are and show your sniping skills. 5. A bunch of Cuban gangsters will sprint in from the left to join them. Quickly equip a heavy machine gun and finish them once and for all! (NOTE 1: stock up on ammo for the M4 (PS2)/Minigun (PC).) (NOTE 2: now you can work for Umberto Robina again to wrap up his missions. Head to the blue symbol.) 3J.8) UMBERTO ROBINA (2) ~ ("Blue" symbol) iv) TROJAN VOODOO 1. At the start of this mission, you have to search for an Haitian gang car, a Voodoo (Chevrolet Bel Air '60 lowrider). One is always parked across the street from Auntie Poulet's shack. 2. Follow the other Voodoos all the way to the factory. 3. You're going to blow up this factory. Ignore your Cuban companions and get into the factory. Kill any Haitian gangsters you see with your M4 (PS2)/Minigun (PC Standard). 4. Once they're all slain, go upstairs and stand in the pink marker, which causes you to plant and activate a bomb. You have 45 seconds to plant and activate 2 more bombs and escape from the factory. 5. Go downstairs and plant the other two bombs. Ignore anyone shooting at you. You've activated all the time bombs--time to escape! 6. Ignoring everyone run out to the main gate, turn right (south), sprint to the end of the wall, climb up the steps, get on the roof, and run towards the south end to get safely away from the explosions. After the cutscene, the mission is completed. (NOTE 1: after completing this mission, the Haitian gang will run to shoot at you, jack you from your vehicle, and knock you down wherever they spot you. The Mafia (with their powerful Shotguns), Triads, and Diablos were a great danger in "GTA 3." These gangsters aren't as big a threat!) (NOTE 2: on the second floor of the demolished building, the Minigun will be available. If you want to come for it afterward, get ready for a little battle with the Haitian gang members.) (NOTE 3: get the Rhino and store it in the garage of the Vercetti Estate.) (NOTE 4: for the next mission, though, take the Hotring Racer to the phone icon on your in-game Map.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3K) ASSASSINATION CONTRACTS (PHONE MISSIONS) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: Do you remember stealing the cellphone from the chef/cocaine dealer? Actually, that chef was an assassin named Mr. Teal who seems to have worked for Mr. Black. That strange gentleman paid the chef to murder some of the inhabitants of Vice City. Phone symbols will appear whenever you take a call from him telling you to get to a pay phone. Sometime after each of the first 4 of his missions, when you're on foot, you'll get another call from that same gentleman telling you to get to a pay phone, and a pay phone icon will appear on your in-game Map. Assume the identity of Mr. Teal and take on his missions! Locations: The location for triggering a phone mission can be seen on your radar and in- game Map (read the Map Legend). When you get there, you'll see a pink marker shining in front of a ringing phone booth. Just walk into the light to trigger the mission. STEP BY STEP: i) ROAD KILL ~ (the phone symbol next to the Washington Mall) 1. Park the Hotring Racer near the pink marker and walk into the pink light to trigger the 1st of 5 phone missions. 2. After triggering the mission you need to kill a pizza delivery boy before he makes 50 deliveries (which takes about 2 or 3 minutes). Take a good aim and drive at him. Once he's knocked off the moped, run over him. (NOTE: save the game at the Vercetti Estate. You'll get a phone call to get to the payphone near the Vice Point pizza shop. Take the Rhino and go to the phone symbol on your in-game Map.) ii) WASTE THE WIFE ~ (the phone symbol near the Vice Point pizza shop) 1. Park the Rhino nearby the pink marker and walk into the pink light to activate the 2nd Phone Mission. 2. The mission is to kill Mrs. Dawson with a vehicle--you can't use a weapon. Park in the pink shaft of light across from the jewelry shop to trigger a short cutscene. Then follow Mrs. Dawson's car and you'll see it stop at a traffic light (if not, you have to chase her a little). Don't use the cannon--ram her car to kill her. Mission done. (NOTE 1: move the Rhino to the garage of the Vercetti Estate and save the game there.) (NOTE 2: you'll get the phone call to get to the payphone next to the mall. Please read the instructions below before you do anything.) (NOTE 3: now change into the cop outfit for the next mission, which makes part of it ridiculously easy. Walk into the Washington Beach Police Station (VCPD HQ) and go left into the locker room. Use the Outfit pickup and you'll be disguised as a cop.) (NOTE 4: there's no more preparation--read below.) iii) AUTOCIDE ~ (the phone symbol next to the Washington Mall) 1. Trigger the mission. You'll be shown that there's a PCJ 600 nearby. This PCJ 600 is the only silver one in the whole game. If you want it, put it in one of your garages, wait till the time runs out to fail the mission, and save the game at the Vercetti Estate. 2. On to business! Get the Hunter (an Apache helicopter)--the soldiers won't shoot you since you have the cop outfit on. Park the Hunter near the pink marker and walk into it to trigger the 3rd Phone Mission. 3. After triggering the mission, ignore the blue blip on your radar and get into the Hunter. 4. Fly NW from the phone booth. The 1st target will be working on a billboard that's on posts a couple of stories high. Shoot him down. 5. Fly NE to a lot where there's a gangster in a Securicar. Blow it up. If the target escapes, chase him and finish him off. 6. Fly due north to the Jewelry store in Vice Point where there's a truck and a couple of gangsters to destroy. Just keep shooting at the targets and your rockets (PS2)/machine gun bullets (PC) with auto-aim will destroy them. 7. Fly south to the yellow dot and look for a gangster in a big white boat. Keep shooting till you make it blow up--it's very easy. 8. There's one more target, a motorcyclist, to be hunted down to complete the mission. If your Hunter is in good shape, chase him down unleashing powerful rockets (PS2)/machine gun bullets (PC) on him. If you wreck the Hunter, switch to any PCJ 600 and go after him. You'll have 5 minutes to do this in, which is more than ample. You can finish him off easily with a forward drive-by. (NOTE 1: buy a Sniper Rifle from the North Point Mall Ammu-Nation.) (NOTE 2: save your game at the Vercetti Estate. Now you get a call to go to the payphone inside the airport terminal. Take your Rhino and go to the terminal area.) iv) CHECK OUT AT THE CHECK IN ~ (the phone symbol inside the terminal) 1. Park the Rhino in the parking lot, surrounded by the fence, adjacent to the east side of the airport terminal. 2. Go through the airport terminal entrance. The security system will remove all your weapons, which will appear along the outside of the window. Don't fret--we can recover them afterward. 3. Activate the mission. You won't be unarmed--get the Sniper Rifle with 10 rounds waiting for you to your right. 4. Watch the cutscene. Go toward the man with a briefcase while checking the Spook Meter to make sure you don't get too close and get spotted. Stop when it's about 3/4ths full. After a woman talks to the man, who's with his guard, then the woman walks away from him, take aim and kill both men. 5. Grab the briefcase, go outside, and recover all your weapons. 6. Sprint to your Rhino in the parking lot. Get into it and escape north through the northeast airport lot, north through the west coast of Little Haiti, and to the Downtown Ammu-Nation. That way you'll avoid the heavily armed gangsters waiting for you on the eastern roads. (NOTE: save your game at the Hyman Condo. You get a call from Mr. Black who tells you to get to the payphone behind the Cherry Poppers Ice Cream Factory. Take the Maverick from the roof of the Hyman Condo and go to the next phone symbol.) v) LOOSE ENDS ~ (the phone symbol west of the Ice Cream Factory) 1. Park the chopper in front of the supermarket and get into the pink marker at the phone to activate the last of the Phone Missions. 2. To your left is a small open gate to the back lot of Cherry Poppers. Equip the Rocket Launcher (PS2 or PC Classic)/Minigun (PC Standard) and move slowly to your left till you can see a vehicle in the back lot. Blow up the vehicle. Use the Python (PS2)/Minigun (PC Standard) to kill the henchman hiding just behind the gate. 3. Get into your chopper and fly north then turn right. From the air, you can see a parked chopper and a pink arrow pointing down at a briefcase on the roof. 4. Land on the lower roof of the hospital adjoining the Ice Cream Factory. You'll be heavily attacked. (If your chopper is blown up, don't worry --just make sure you survive.) 5. Shoot each of the 3 henchmen in black suits right in the head with your PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC). Change to your Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC) and let some rockets (PS2)/machine gun bullets (PC) loose on the cars parked below. 6. Snipe/shoot whomever of the gangsters you see (though it's not really necessary to pass the mission). Get into your chopper and head to the roof of the adjacent Ice Cream Factory. (If you lost your chopper, take a run to the south and jump to the rooftop--you can make it.) 7. Pick up the briefcase, get into the nearby chopper, and fly as high as you can over any remaining gangsters to get to the finishing point--a helipad at the airport--with ease. (NOTE 1: fly to the Vercetti Estate and save the game there.) (NOTE 2: check your Stats: you've now completed 98% of the game. Two more missions (2%) are left to do to beat the game.) (NOTE 3: before you take the Sea Sparrow and fly to the Print Works to trigger the final storyline missions, please read the Checklist given below.) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3L) CHECKLIST ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (IMPORTANT: if you've followed this FAQ, don't worry about this list. Just skip it and move on to the final missions. But if you've missed any of these missions, or don't remember which missions you didn't finish yet, check this checklist and do whatever you left out. I strongly recommend that you make your Stats the same as the ones shown on the Checklist below.) 1. FINISHED 5 SUB-MISSIONS: a. Taxi Mission - 100+ fares b. Paramedic Mission - up to the 12th level c. Pizza Boy Mission - up to the 10th level d. Vigilante Mission - 12+ levels e. Fire Truck Mission - 12+ levels 2. COLLECTED 100 HIDDEN PACKAGES 3. PURCHASED 7 PROPERTIES: a. El Swanko Casa b. Links View Apartment c. 3321 Vice Point d. 1102 Washington Street e. Ocean Heights Apartment f. Skumole Shack g. Hyman Condo 4. PASSED 35 RAMPAGES 5. COMPLETED 36 UNIQUE JUMPS 6. KNOCKED OFF 15 STORES 7. COMPLETED 3 RC MISSIONS: a. RC Bandit (RC Car Race) b. RC Baron (RC Plane Race) c. RC Raider (RC helicopter Pickup) 8. COMPLETED 2 BONUS MISSIONS: a. Cone Crazy b. PCJ Playground 9. COMPLETED 2 DIRT TRACK MISSIONS: a. Test Track b. Trial By Dirt 10. COMPLETED 3 STADIUM MISSIONS: a. Hotring b. Dirt Ring c. Bloodring 11. FINISHED 18 STORY MISSIONS: a. Ken Rosenberg - 4/4 b. Colonel Cortez - 5/5 c. Ricardo Diaz - 4/4 d. Kent Paul - 1/1 e. Tommy Vercetti - 4/4 12. PURCHASED 8 ASSET PROPERTIES AND FINISHED ALL 25 MISSIONS: a. Pole Position Club - 1/1 b. Boatyard - 1/1 c. Ice Cream Factory - 1/1 d. Taxi Company - 3/3 e. Car Showroom - 4/4 Lists and - 6/6 Races f. Print Works - 2/2 g. The Malibu - 4/4 h. Film Studio - 3/3 13. SCORED 45 POINTS FOR RIFLE RANGE 14. COMPLETED 4 CHOPPER CHECKPOINT MISSIONS: a. Downtown Chopper Checkpoint b. Little Haiti Chopper Checkpoint c. Vice Point Chopper Checkpoint d. Ocean Beach Chopper Checkpoint 15. FINISHED 18 EXTRA MISSIONS: a. Avery Carrington - 3/3 b. Phil Cassidy - 2/2 c. Love Fist - 3/3 d. "Big" Mitch Baker - 3/3 e. Umberto Robina - 4/4 f. Auntie Poulet - 3/3 16. FINISHED 5 ASSASSINATION CONTRACTS (PHONE MISSIONS): a. Washington Mall (1st) b. Vice Point pizza shop c. Washington Mall (2nd) d. Terminal e. Ice Cream Factory ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3M) STORYLINE FINAL MISSIONS ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Overview: These are the only missions left in the whole game. Once you complete these, Vice City will be at your feet. Difficulty rating: 4/10-6/10 overall (varies with individual players) Reward rating: 10/10 (VICE CITY WILL BE YOURS) Locations: The location for triggering these missions can be seen on your Map (read the Map Legend). When you get there, you'll notice a pink marker. Step into it to start the mission. STEP BY STEP: (IMPORTANT: only two missions are left to complete to beat the game. Check the Stats: if you're through with the things on the "Checklist" shown above, then proceed to the remaining missions. If not, I strongly recommend that you complete those missions first then come back.) Step 1: Go to the Print Works in the Sea Sparrow. i) CAP THE COLLECTOR 1. Park the Sea Sparrow a few car lengths from the shaft of light. Trigger the mission and hop into the conveniently parked chopper. 2. You have to stop your "old pal's" pairs of Mafia henchmen from collecting money from three of your asset properties. (As Glen T. Winstein says, there is a sequence of three pairs of them with Shotguns and M4s on Sanchez dirt bikes.) When one pair is stopped, another takes over where they left off. 3. Their 1st stop is the Boatyard, the 2nd is the Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos), and the 3rd is the Malibu Club. My idea is to rush to the Boatyard before they tax it. If you can stop the 1st pair before they tax it, the 2nd pair will go there, too. Stay low till they arrive and use the Sea Sparrow's machine gun to blast them to smithers. Wait till the 3rd and last pair arrives and kill them, too. 4. If you weren't able to stop the 1st or 2nd pair from taxing the Boatyard, then rush to the Car Showroom, wait till they arrive, and use the machine gun to blast them and any remaining pairs of henchmen to smithereens. Mission accomplished. (NOTE 1: ignore the phone call and save your game at the Vercetti Estate. Be careful not to get onto the pink shaft of light that's in front of the Vercetti Estate before you save.) (NOTE 2: stock up on ammo for Rocket Launcher (PS2)/Minigun (PC), PSG-1 (PS2)/.308 (PC), and M4.) ii) KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE... 1. After triggering the mission, stand in front of your office and start killing all of "old pal's" Mafia bodyguards who come into the main room on the first floor (and may try to run upstairs to your office safe). 2. Once the "double crosser" appears, IGNORE everyone and hurry upstairs to the roof of your estate. While running upstairs, the "double crosser" will appear ahead and shoot at you. Ignore him--you can't kill him right now. Just sprint to the roof. (Leave behind the ones stealing money from your safe, too--that's not a big problem now.) 3. After reaching the terrace, sprint to your left and grab the Adrenalin Pill icon. Ignore everyone and sprint to the helipad. 4. Use the Health icon before you get on the helipad. Your Health is full now and you have the "Bullet Time" effect, too. Hide behind the rails of the helipad and snipe the "double crosser" to kill him. Once he's dead, drop down to the front grounds of the Vercetti Estate. 5. Go grab your Armor from the wall to the east (where all your weapons generate). Blow up the three limos with the Rocket Launcher (PS2)/ Minigun (PC). Go into the Vercetti Estate through the front entrance. 6. Once the cutscene is over, your "old pal" will appear. Ignoring his Mafia henchmen, snipe his head at least 5 times to kill him. All done! 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 | END LINES | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ | | KEN ROSENBERG: Oh, Tommy! | | | | TOMMY VERCETTI: You know, Ken, I think this could be the beginning of a | | beautiful business relationship. After all, you're a conniving, | | backstabbing, two bit-thief and I'm a convicted psychotic killer and drug | | dealer. | | | | KEN ROSENBERG: I know. Ain't it just beautiful? | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 CONGRATS! YOU HAVE 100% COMPLETION. After the credits roll, you get the rewards for 100% completion. With "GTA 3," you didn't get any reward for 100% completion (except the Rhino was unlocked at the army surplus store on Staunton Island), but the makers of Vice City have decided to reward your hard work. REWARD #1: 200 Health and 200 Armor. REWARD #2: every vehicle you drive has twice the usual durability. REWARD #3: Infinite Ammo. REWARD #4: the Frankie outfit ($120) is unlocked at the Vercetti Estate and has a message written on it: "i completed vice city and all i got was this lousy t-shirt" REWARD #5: Three Bodyguards are unlocked in the Vercetti Estate (the western room on the first floor--the TV room). They'll follow you and shoot any person you lock onto (if you're using PC Classic Controls auto-aim) and fire at. Step into the pink marker beside each of them to hire them--spending $2,000 for each one. REWARD #6: The Hunter is unlocked on the helipad in Ocean Beach. It's on the southern end of the east island. REWARD #7: An Armor pickup and the Python (PS2)/.357 (PC) are unlocked in the TV room of the Vercetti Estate. REWARD #8: the Vercetti Gang carries Uzi 9mms (PS2)/Uz-Is (PC) and becomes the most powerful gang in Vice City. REWARD #9: You get phone calls from Kent Paul, the Colonel, Ernest Kelly (Print Works), and Steve Scott (Film Studio). ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 4) POSSIBLE GLITCH ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 If you use a Remote Grenade or 8 Ball's Bomb Shop Detonator, you will lose the use of all your weaponry and be stuck with the detonator till you detonate the bomb. You can correct it by: * Going through the metal detectors at the airport or Leaf Links golf course, which I recommend. * Getting busted or wasted, which we don't want. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 5) SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 1. "Can I post your FAQ on my Web site?" Please consider the following guidelines for any webmaster who wants to post this FAQ on his Web site (provided you've gotten permission from me already): * This FAQ should NOT be altered in ANY way. * This FAQ shown in a framed window with ads around it is NOT acceptable. * This FAQ should always be available in the most up-to-date form. 2. "How do I make a printout of the map referred to in your FAQ?" If you have Windows 8.1 (or any latest version) with the Paint tool, do the following: i) Open the map in the .jepg format (or .bmp files that use more MBs), ii) Press Ctrl + P, and iii) Hit Enter. 3. "What are payphone missions? Why did you leave payphone missions for the end of the game?" You remember the chef (Mr. Teal) from whom you stole the cellphone? Actually, that chef was an assassin who seems to work for Mr. Black. That strange gentleman paid the chef to kill some of the inhabitants of Vice City. The phone symbols will stop appearing after you successfully complete all of his missions. If you do a Phone Mission when it's first offered, after "Jury Fury," you'll get another after doing another story mission, and later another, etc. Five of them are scattered throughout the game and interrupt my strategy. Therefore, I pushed all the Phone Missions toward the end of the game. 4. "I missed two Unique Jumps--how do I find out which ones?" Unfortunately, Rockstar Games didn't assign any numbers to the Jumps, e.g. Jump #1 or Jump #36. Therefore, I can't tell which two Jumps you're talking about. The only solution is to do all the Jumps in a row and keep track of which ones you did as you go along so you know you got all of them. I know it can be a pain, but there's no other way to make sure of it. 5. "Why can't I purchase Hyman Condo as soon as the west island becomes accessible?" Since Hyman Condo is your second main hideout in the game, it should spawn all your Hidden Packages rewards. But due to a glitch in original PS2 version, the rewards do not appear unless you buy it after collecting all the hidden packages. 6. "How can I install a bomb in a car?" If you want to install a bomb in a vehicle, take it to 8 Ball's Bomb Shop. It works like a Pay 'n' Spray but rigs your vehicle with a bomb. When you leave the vehicle, you'll be equipped with a detonator. Hit the FIRE key to detonate the bomb. For those who don't know the location of 8 Ball's Bomb Shop: check the in- game Map and find the southernmost Pay 'n' Spray on the west island. If you go north from it, and before you reach an intersection, look on the left side of the road for a clearing between 2 large blue garages (a Benson (Ford F-series truck '84-'86) may be located there; on PC, it's always there). Make your way through the clearing and the open gate. Now you're in a vast area surrounded on three sides by Viceport garages. 8 Ball's Bomb Shop is located on the SW corner of the grounds. * I didn't use 8 Ball's Bomb Shop in any of the missions in this FAQ since it never particularly occurred to me. 7. "Will any of the Cheat Codes, or saving the game at the Ice cream Factory (Cherry Poppers), corrupt my save file so I don't get 100%?" I don't know unfortunately! I never used any Cheat Codes or did save at Cherry Poppers during my 100% completion. Well, I have taken few notes from some famous FAQ writers' walkthroughs to answer you--hope it might well answer your question. Glen T. Winstein writes in his walkthrough (for PC users): http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/grand_theft_auto_vice_city_p.txt "I don't know of any of the codes to keep you from getting 100% for the PC version. A few (the vehicle spawning codes and 'comeflywithme') can take 1,000 points of your CRiminal Rating, and I've read you shouldn't save the game after using the three violent pedestrian codes or you have to start a new game to get rid of them. They say the PS2 glitch of not getting 100% after saving the game at Cherry Poppers is a problem for the PC version, too, but I've never saved the game there because of that, so I don't know." Scott MacDowall writes in his FAQ (for PS2 users): http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/grand_theft_auto_vice_city_100.txt "Using any kind of Cheat Code MAY mess-up the game and accidentally cause a glitch that stops you from getting 100%. If you're lucky, it won't affect the game, but it's a definite gamble. Some players have used cheats and completed the game 100%; others got stuck on 98 or 99% because of it. I strongly advise you to practice safe gaming, and avoid cheating. There is nothing more frustrating then getting stuck so close to the glory." "There is a possibility that saving game inside the Cherry Popper Ice cream Factory will cause a glitch and may make you unable to load that particular save game ever again - the save file is corrupted." 8. "I'm stuck at 99%!" Some of the most commonly overlooked things in the game are: * Completing all the 6 races for the Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos) in 1st place. * Winning the Hotring race (the Stadium Mission) in 1st place. * Completing 2 different missions at the dirt bike track in NE Downtown. * Scoring 45 or more points in the Rifle Range mission at the Downtown Ammu-Nation. * Completing the Pole Position Club mission--spending $300 by watching a striptease for about 600 or more seconds. If you haven't missed any of these things, then you probably missed something else. See the "Checklist"--as there is NO glitch/bug to stop you from getting 100%. If you still haven't missed anything, DID YOU USE ANY CHEATS ON PS2 or SAVE AT CHERRY POPPERS? Then I'm sorry--I can't help you. You'll have to start a new game and try again. 9. "To get 100%, do I have to do that track mission with an SUV in the northeastern Downtown area?" Yes, you have to do the two vehicle missions, including the one using an SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle)--Landstalker (Ford Explorer '91-'94)--on that track. The Stats don't display the correct "Trial By Dirt" mission scores if they're lower than your "Test Track" scores, though. As Glen T. Winstein says, if you have the original version of the game, and have the "Trial By Dirt" glitch, the Stats won't record your "Trial By Dirt" score unless you do it after "Test Track," and will give "Trial By Dirt" your "Test Track" score whether you actually got a higher or lower score for "Trial By Dirt." If you do "Trial By Dirt" 1st, it won't appear in your Stats but is remembered by the game as the time you need to beat for it, so write it down. If you then do "Test Track" and do "Trial By Dirt" again, beating your old "Trial By Dirt" score, the Stats will still just attribute your "Test Track" score to "Trial By Dirt." 10. "What do you use the Adrenalin Pill icon for?" Taking an Adrenalin Pill icon gives Tommy a "Bullet Time" effect. When it's activated, game play slows, but Tommy can still aim weapons in real-time. You can use the Adrenalin Pill icon while sniping to help improve aim. 11. "Which is the fastest car on the Vice City roads?" The Hotring Racer--the bonus car you receive after completing the fourth Car Showroom (Sunshine Autos) vehicle list--is the fastest car. However, according to Glen's walkthrough, the Rhino (tank)--after being sped by shooting the cannon backwards--gains 20 to 25% of the maximum speed of a Hotring Racer. 12. "What.../Which.../Where.../When.../How...?!" If this "Some Frequently Asked Questions" section hasn't helped you yet-- before beginning to compose an e-mail to me--press Ctrl & F, then type in any section you're looking for, then keep clicking "Find Next" till you're taken there. (For example, if you want to know at what time the front entrance of the stadium opens, Search "stadium" in this FAQ, till you're taken there.) I believe this whole FAQ should cover everything you need to do with Vice City. 13. "I'm attaching the save file of the game, could you please play and complete Demolition Man mission?!" You won't be surprised to hear it - I've been receiving lots and lots of e-mails all these 10 years requesting me to beat this mission and return the save file. Please do not request me to play complete any of the mission. All these 10 years I've been still updating this FAQ, which does not mean I'm still playing this game! 14. "Are you in Twitter?" Yes, I am. Please read further below for my Twitter profile URL. 15. "How do I enroll in the '100% Club' of this FAQ?" Easy, send your name to my Yahoo! Inbox, mentioned further down below. 16. "The game doesn't run: crashes!" Read the next section, "Technical Support." ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 6) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 United States ============= Web site: https://www.take2games.com E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com United Kingdom ============== Post : Take 2 Interactive Technical Support Unit A, Sovereign Park Brenda Road Hartlepool TS25 1NN E-mail : email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Web site : https://www.take2games.com ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 7) SOME FINAL COMMENTS ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 Well, that's it! We've come to the end of the book!! I hope you've enjoyed reading this FAQ as much as I enjoyed writing it. I've truly worked hard to make this FAQ the best yet. I know it ain't perfect yet. I do realize, however, that only you, the reader of this FAQ, can tell me whether and to what extent I've succeeded in helping you out. So please do e-mail better ideas, suggestions, and comments. I always love to read all of your e-mails and reply to them instantly--and I have so far. OK, now it's time for me to bid you farewell. All I can say is I have to miss you now. See you next time, pal! 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 | E-Mail : firstname.lastname@example.com | | Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/handsomerockus | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 8) AUTHOR'S SPECIAL WORDS OF THANKS ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 To Glen T. Winstein: "Glen, I sincerely thank you for revising and editing this FAQ, and teaching me some grammar lessons. This FAQ not only got polished by your editing work but also garnered some feathers for its hat with your excellent ASCII diagrams. I learned many things from your walkthrough, too; for example, the differences between the PS2 and PC versions, the real names of all the vehicles, the prices of all the outfits, and many other references. I'm really proud to have picked such a nice friend through this FAQ-writing job. Your help and contribution to this FAQ are HUGE! And, my thanks to you cannot be just written in a few words alone." --Author. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 9) CREDITS ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 AUTHOR: Siva Ganesh Maharaja (a.k.a. HandsomeRockus) ASSISTANCE: Glen T. Winstein--for revising this whole FAQ and for being such a great friend Mark Wynn------------for inspiring me to write this FAQ and for being my friend Dr. S. BK-----for play testing this whole FAQ and for being such a nice brother Alex Bates--------------for designing the "Hidden Packages" and "Rampages Maps" Slacker Bob-----------------------------for designing the "Items and Jumps Map" Kyle Sutton-----------------------for designing the ASCII Grand Theft Auto logo Alex Carr--------------------------------for designing the ASCII Vice City logo Robert Allen Rusk---for providing me some info on the PS2 controls and RC Baron Scott MacDowall---------------for providing me some info on the PS2 Cheat Codes Ashok Kumar------for giving me the initiative to use the "Bombs Away!" strategy Paul Brown--------for reminding me to quit the Vigilante Mission after level 12 Nobodycares8291------for giving me the levels info about the Fire Truck Mission And, everyone--who e-mailed me telling how helpful this FAQ was. Thanks a lot! MISCELLANEOUS: Rockstar North---------------------------------------------for making this game Rockstar Games & Take-Two Interactive Software---------for publishing this game EditPlus Text Editor tool-------------------------in helping me format this FAQ Leo Chan at NeoSeeker.com-----------for letting me add this FAQ to his Web page Jeff "CJayC" Veasey at GameFAQs.com--------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Dennis at SuperCheats.com-for uploading this FAQ on his Web page through e-mail Stephen Ng at IGN.com-----for uploading this FAQ on his Web page through e-mail Steve Jenkins at CheatCodes.com------------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Chris at CheatHappens.com------------------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Spenser Hall at GamerHelp.com--------------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Michael Nelson at 1UP.com------------------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Jason Venter at HonestGamers.com-----------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Brooks Huber at MyCheats-------------------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Tim Tackett at GameRevolution.com----------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site Jean-Philippe at TrainersCity.com----------for hosting this FAQ on his Web site 100% CLUB (the names/IDs of some of my readers who've completed the game 100%): Congratulations, and Welcome to the 100% CLUB! ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 | PS2'ers | | PC'ers | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 | Kody Klock | | Douglas LaValley | | Thuglife4eva71 | | Renato Peneda [from Portugal] | | John Dorsey | | Paul Brown | | Snussafuss | | William Gates | | Justin Pope | | John (a.k.a. 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