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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 And A Request For Help | | 8) Author's Special Words Of Thanks | | 9) Credits | \ / 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -0 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 0.A) COPYRIGHT NOTICE ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This document, FAQ, is copyright 2004-2006 by its author--HandsomeRockus--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 2004-2006 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 | NeoSeeker----------------http://www.neoseeker.com | | GameFAQs------------------http://www.gamefaqs.com | | SuperCheats--http://www.supercheats.com/index.htm | | IGN---------------------------http://faqs.ign.com | | SlackerBobGames----http://www.slackerbobgames.com | | CheatCodes--------------http://www.cheatcodes.com | | CheatHappens----------http://www.cheathappens.com | | GamerHelp----------------http://www.gamerhelp.com | | 1UP--------------------------------http://1up.com | | HonestGamers----------http://www.honestgamers.com | 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 * the abovementioned are the only web sites which 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The first version, v1.0, was originally published on Dec 16, 2004. You're now reading v9.3 last updated on July 28, 2006. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 1) INTRO STUFF ONLY! ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 1A) PREFACE ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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! ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1B) ABOUT THIS FAQ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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: 356,124 bytes. Printout details: 251,802 characters (no spaces), 7,939 lines, and approx. 112 to 140--A4(210X297 mm)-sized--pages. 2. Although I haven't explained the Xbox controls, this FAQ should be applicable for the Xbox'ers also. 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 3 superb 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: --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 (v9.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: http://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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1C) CONTROLS ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 crystal clear. 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 & 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1C.2) PC STANDARD CONTROLS ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 | ----=== 2) ADVICE SECTION ===---- | 0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-0 2A) GENERAL ADVICE (Game related) *IMPORTANT* ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 & 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 (you'll get the garages 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 "Frequently Asked Questions" section before you do anything--esp. if you're aiming for the 100% mark.) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 2B) GENERAL ADVICE (Map related) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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,--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.) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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, and the STEPS you need to know for it. Carefully follow the STEPS any time you do a mission.) 3A) IN THE BEGINNING... ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ STEP BY STEP: Step 1: Start a new game. 0-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --0 | BEGINNING LINES | | ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ | | 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3B) SUB-MISSIONS STARTED ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ (IMPORTANT: the MAIN thing to avoid during Sub-missions is to alert the cops, for Gosh's sake. 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3B.0.2) FAILING SUB-MISSIONS ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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. 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 Sub-mission is the Taxi Mission. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3B.1) TAXI MISSION ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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.) GO 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! * IMO, 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 100 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.) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3B.2) PARAMEDIC MISSION ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3B.3) PIZZA BOY MISSION ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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. 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. 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.) 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 HARDEST mission 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 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: 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 which 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. Make your deliveries.) 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3C) COLLECTING HIDDEN PACKAGES--BEGINNING ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 now 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 hideout. - 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 --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 which 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 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. 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3D) STORY MISSIONS CONTINUED ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 glow 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 a wanted rating up to two 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. 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 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: you can now get a five 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.) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3E) COLLECTING HIDDEN PACKAGES CONCLUDED ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 1st 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. Because the T-1000 actually morphs another third arm in order to perform both--and that gimmick, Tommy can't.) (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 2nd 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. 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 3: 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 which 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 4: Go to any of your houses and save your game. If your helicopter is damaged, go Downtown to switch to a new one. Step 5: Make your way to the Film Studio, which is located in Prawn Island. (NOTE: Film Studio gates are locked now, so if your helicopter is destroyed in it, use the stairs in the southeast corner to jump out.) Step 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: Save your game at any of your safe houses. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3E.a) BUYING PROPERTIES ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 ~ Downtown. (You couldn't have missed it when you got HP #58.) (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.) ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3F) SUB-MISSIONS CONCLUDED ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3F.1) VIGILANTE MISSION ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 (Rolls Royce Silver Spirit '80-'86) - 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 ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ (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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3F.1.2) PART II - USING HUNTER ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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 & 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. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 3F.2) FIRE TRUCK MISSION ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 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? Diffi