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I had to tweak it slightly to fit within the 78 character lines I use for my guides.) ***************************************************************************** Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Guide [PlayStation 2 and Xbox Versions] Version 2.0 [Revision 1] (August 2005) By Robert Allen Rusk Copyright 2004-2005 Robert Allen Rusk. Email: rarusk[gnat]netzero[snot]com (Note: the [gnat] replaces the "@" symbol in this guide. It is to thwart spambots looking for email addresses to send spam to. Simply replace [gnat] with "@" when responding. I chose [gnat] because it rhymes with "at" and is easy to remember. Same goes for "." - [snot].) This guide may only be distributed and/or posted in it's original format. If you wish to post or use excerpts from this guide, PLEASE ask for my permission before doing so (especially if you work for a magazine or website). A lot of time and effort was spent putting this thing together and that should be taken into consideration. And remember..... "Respect is everything." Besides, contacting me will also give me an opportunity to hook up and talk shop with fellow San Andreas "thuggers"..... 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------0 It has been about six months since releasing Version 1. This is the first revision since that time. This version corrects a lot of the spelling and grammar errors that was in the previous version. I did not proofread Version 1 properly because I was getting burned out on San Andreas and I wanted the damn guide out the door. This version also includes new Xbox related information. I got the Xbox version with a $50 Best Buy gift card I won from GamerHelp.com because my San Andreas guide (despite all of the errors) won best guide for April. Then there is also the matter of "Hot Coffee". Man, what a mess. Now Rockstar has to pull all of the Original versions and replace them with "Caffeine Free" versions. My main beef is that, if what happened with Vice City is anything to go on, the game saves from the "Hot Coffee" version will not work with the new "Caffeine Free" version. Just another headache for me..... 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------0 0====================0 | Additional Sources | 0====================0 --Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Local Business Advertiser's Guide (Game Manual) --Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Strategy Guide [Xbox / PC version] (by Tim Bogenn and Rick Barba - for BradyGames). --GameFAQs San Andreas Message Board --(The Chadness - "Reuniting The Families" Exploit) --(TheLegendaryOne - Chiliad Challenge Exploit) --Vehicle Location Map by GamerLady 0==========================0 | Additional Contributions | 0==========================0 --Glen Winstein --glenJammin --Allan Curtis (aka "evilrage") --Andy Kim --Jason Vercellone --Anders Paulson --Odhita Kamayana --Andrew Mogridge --CNDW (aka "Evil Bastardo") --Monkey Man --Nick Markovich --Vaibhav Naruka --powerslaves --SkippPOP --Joshua Frech --Tom Fang 0================================0 | Other Documents I Have Written | 0================================0 X=======================================================================X | "Grand Theft Auto 3" Walkthrough (Strategy Guide) | |=======================================================================| | "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Walkthrough (Strategy Guide) | |=======================================================================| | Differences Between The Three Versions Of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice | | City" for PlayStation 2 (FAQ) | |=======================================================================| | "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Suggested Music List FAQ (Xbox and PC) | | (currently hosted by IGN.com) | |=======================================================================| | "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay" Walkthrough | | (Strategy Guide) | X=======================================================================X All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. ***************************************************************************** /==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==\ 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 | Table of Contents | 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 \==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==/ /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0=========================================0 | A. Introduction And General Information | 0=========================================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ 1. Who Am I? 2. My Setup 3. From the Author 4. About The Guide 5. Submissions 6. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 7. Controls 8. PS2 and Xbox Differences 9. Stats 10. Eating and Food 11. Fat, Muscle Stats, and Gym List 12. Stamina, Lung Capacity, and Health 13. Respect 14. Clothes and Clothes Stores 15. Haircuts, Tattoos, and Sex Appeal 16. Weapon Skill and Easy Upgrading 17. Law Enforcement 18. Pay N' Spray and BombShop List 19. Exploration and Unwelcome Areas 20. Police Vehicles 21. Driving and Bike Skills 22. Cycling Skill 23. Flying Skill, the Shamal, and Skydiving 24. Safehouses 25. Advanced Tips And Information 26. Bugs /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0==============================0 | B. Los Santos and Red County | 0==============================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ 1. Snack Machine List 2. Los Santos and Red County Safehouse List 3. Weapons And Other Items 4. 100% Completion List for Los Santos and Red County 0======================================0 | B.I. Before Doing The Story Missions | 0======================================0 1. In The Beginning..... 2. Bike Riding and the Commerce 24-7 Courier Asset Mission 3. Buying The First Safehouse 4. Inside Track Betting and Easy Money 5. Oysters 6. Graffiti Tags 7. BMX Challenge 8. Vigilante Mission 9. Leveling Up Carl 10. 8-Track (Los Santos Forum) 11. Pimping Mission 12. Ambulance Mission 13. Firetruck Mission 14. Taxi Mission 15. Doing Things in Unwelcome Areas 16. Taking Stock 0===========================================================0 | B.II. The Main Story Missions (Los Santos and Red County) | 0===========================================================0 1. Carl Johnson CJ1. "Big Smoke" (Carl Johnson) CJ2. "Sweet and Kendl" (Carl Johnson) CJ3. "Ryder" (Carl Johnson) 2. Sweet Johnson SJ1. "Tagging Up Turf" (Sweet Johnson) SJ2. "Cleaning The Hood" (Sweet Johnson) SJ3. "Drive Thru" (Sweet Johnson) 3. Using Gyms SJ4. "Nines and AK's" (Sweet Johnson) SJ5. "Drive-By" (Sweet Johnson) SJ6. "Sweet's Girl" (Sweet Johnson) SJ7. "Cesar Vialpando" (Sweet Johnson) 4. Cesar Vialpando CV1. "High Stakes, Low Rider" (Cesar Vialpando) 5. Ryder R1. "Home Invasion" (Ryder) R2. "Catalyst" (Ryder) R3. "Robbing Uncle Sam" (Ryder) 6. Big Smoke BS1. "OG Loc" (Big Smoke) BS2. "Running Dog" (Big Smoke) BS3. "Wrong Side Of The Tracks..." (Big Smoke) BS4. "Just Business" (Big Smoke) 7. OG Loc OL1. "Life's A Beach" (OG Loc) OL2. "Madd Dogg's Rhymes" (OG Loc) OL3. "Management Issues" (OG Loc) OL4. "House Party" (OG Loc) 8. C.R.A.S.H. CH1. "Burning Desire" (C.R.A.S.H.) CH2. "Gray Imports" (C.R.A.S.H.) SJ8. "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson) SJ9. "Los Sepulcros" (Sweet Johnson) SJ10. "Reuniting The Families" (Sweet Johnson) SJ11. "The Green Sabre" (Sweet Johnson) 9. The Aftermath 10. Orientation /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0============================0 | C. Badlands and San Fierro | 0============================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ 1. Snack Machine List 2. Badlands and San Fierro Safehouse List 3. Weapons And Other Items 4. 100% Completion List for Badlands and San Fierro 0=====================================0 | C.I. Before Going Back To The Story | 0=====================================0 1. Oysters (Badlands) 2. Mount Chiliad Challenge 3. Oysters (San Fierro) 4. San Fierro Photo-Ops 5. Hippy Shopper Courier Asset Mission 6. NRG-500 Challenge 7. BloodBowl (Corvin Stadium) 8. San Fierro Gym 0=========================================================0 | C.II. The Main Story Missions (Badlands and San Fierro) | 0=========================================================0 CH3. "Badlands" (C.R.A.S.H.) ??1. "First Date" $$$1. "Tanker Commander" (Catalina) 1. RS Haul Trucking Asset Mission (Part One) 2. The Truth TH1. "Body Harvest" (The Truth) CV2. "King In Exile" (Cesar Vialpando) 3. Catalina CA1. "First Base" (Catalina) $$$2. "Small Town Bank" (Catalina) CA2. "Gone Courting" (Catalina) $$$3. "Local Liquor Store" (Catalina) CA3. "Made In Heaven" (Catalina) $$$4. "Against All Odds" (Catalina) CV3. "Wu Zi Mu" (Cesar Vialpando) CV4. "Farewell, My Love..." (Cesar Vialpando) TH2. "Are You Going To San Fierro?" (The Truth) CJ4. "Wear Flowers In Your Hair" (Carl Johnson) 4. Zero RC Asset Missions ZRA1. "Air Raid" (Zero RC Asset) ZRA2. "Supply Lines..." (Zero RC Asset) ZRA3. "New Model Army" (Zero RC Asset) CJ5. "555 We Tip" (Carl Johnson) 5. Vank Off Hotel (Financial) Valet Parking Asset Mission CJ6. "Deconstruction" (Carl Johnson) 6. "Back To School" (Turning Tricks Driving School) 7. Loco Syndicate LS1. "Photo Opportunity" (Loco Syndicate) LS2. "Jizzy" (Loco Syndicate) LS3. "T-Bone Mendez" (Loco Syndicate) LS4. "Mike Toreno" (Loco Syndicate) LS5. "Outrider" (Loco Syndicate) CH4. "Snail Trail" (C.R.A.S.H.) LS6. "Ice Cold Killa" (Loco Syndicate) LS7. "Pier 69" (Loco Syndicate) LS8. "Toreno's Last Flight" (Loco Syndicate) 8. Wu Zi Mu W1. "Mountain Cloud Boys" (Wu Zi Mu) W2. "Ran Fa Li" (Wu Zi Mu) W3. "Lure" (Wu Zi Mu) W4. "Amphibious Assault" (Wu Zi Mu) W5. "The Da Nang Thang" (Wu Zi Mu) LS9. "Ya Ka-Boom-Boom" (Loco Syndicate) /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0============================0 | D. Desert and Las Venturas | 0============================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ 1. Snack Machine List 2. Desert and Las Venturas Safehouse List 3. Weapons And Other Items 4. 100% Completion List for Desert and Las Venturas 0=====================================0 | D.I. Before Going Back To The Story | 0=====================================0 1. Oysters (Desert) 2. Bayside Marina Boat School 3. RS Haul Trucking Asset Mission (Part Two) 4. Oysters (Las Venturas) 5. Las Venturas Horseshoes 6. Las Venturas Bike School 7. Burger Shot Courier Asset Mission 8. KickStart and DirtTrack (Blackfield Stadium) 9. The Freight Mission 10. The Ammu-Nation Challenge 11. Las Venturas Gym 0=========================================================0 | D.II. The Main Story Missions (Desert and Las Venturas) | 0=========================================================0 CV5. "Zeroing In" (Cesar Vialpando) CV6. "Test Drive" (Cesar Vialpando) CV7. "Customs Fast Track" (Cesar Vialpando) 1. Vehicle Exports And Imports CV8. "Puncture Wounds" (Cesar Vialpando) ??2. "Monster" (?) ??3. "Highjack" (?) 2. Mike Toreno T1. "Interdiction" (Mike Toreno) T2. "Verdant Meadows" (Mike Toreno) 3. "Learning To Fly" (Verdant Meadows Flight School) 4. Race Tournaments 5. Los Santos Race Tournaments 6. San Fierro Race Tournaments 7. Las Venturas Race Tournaments (Cars) 8. Las Venturas Race Tournaments (Aircraft) 9. Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset VMAGA1. "N.O.E." (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset) VMAGA2. "Stowaway" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset) VMAGA3. "Black Project" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset) VMAGA4. "Green Goo" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset) 10. The Four Dragons Casino FDC1. "Fender Ketchup" (The Four Dragons Casino) FDC2. "Explosive Situation" (The Four Dragons Casino) 11. Hunter Quarry Asset FDC3. "You've Had Your Chips" (The Four Dragons Casino) FDC4. "Don Peyote" (The Four Dragons Casino) 12. The Heist H$T1. "Architectural Espionage" (The Heist) H$T2. "Key To Her Heart" (The Heist) H$T3. "Dam And Blast" (The Heist) H$T5. "Up, Up And Away!" (The Heist) 13. Caligula's Palace CP1. "Intensive Care" (Caligula's Palace) CP2. "The Meat Business" (Caligula's Palace) FDC5. "Fish In A Barrel" (The Four Dragons Casino) CP3. "Freefall" (Caligula's Palace) 14. Madd Dogg CH5. "Misappropriation" (C.R.A.S.H.) CH6. "High Noon" (C.R.A.S.H.) CP4. "Saint Mark's Bistro" (Caligula's Palace) H$T6. "Breaking The Bank At Caligula's" (The Heist) FDC6. "A Home In The Hills" (The Four Dragons Casino) /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0=======================0 | E. Back To Los Santos | 0=======================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ CJ7. "Vertical Bird" (Carl Johnson) CJ8. "Home Coming" (Carl Johnson) 1. Territory Acquisition CJ9. "Cut Throat Business" (Carl Johnson) SJ12. "Beat Down On B Dup" (Sweet Johnson) SJ13. "Grove 4 Life" (Sweet Johnson) CJ10. "Riot" (Carl Johnson) SJ14. "Los Desperados" (Sweet Johnson) SJ15. "End Of The Line" (Sweet Johnson) /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0==========================0 | F. 100% Completion Score | 0==========================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ /XXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0===============0 | G. Conclusion | 0===============0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXX/ /==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==\ 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 | A. Introduction And General Information | 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 \==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==/ /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.1. Who Am I? | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ My name is Robert Allen Rusk and I am a 38-year old hardcore gamer with about 30 years of gaming experience. I am an ex-gametester (Broderbund Software, LucasArts Games, Point Of View Computing) and an ex-arcade attendant (Namco Cyberstation - Pier 39, San Francisco, CA). I also own multiple systems such as the Sega Dreamcast, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Atari Jaguar, PlayStation 1, Xbox, and, of course, the PS2. I currently work at JCPenneys at one of the malls here in San Antonio, TX. Retail isn't the best job in the world but JCPenneys is a very stable company unlike some of the other places I have worked for in the past like internet service providers or web programming companies. I am also a member of the X-Otic Computer Systems of San Antonio (www.xcssa.org), a group who specializes in Linux, Mac, and other systems. It is here that you can see some of my RGB hack work in the photos section. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.2. My Setup | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ This guide was written using BBEdit Lite 6.1 and a Power Mac Workgroup Server 8550/200 (with a G3 card running at 330 MHz). I view my work in Netscape 4.7.9, Netscape 7, and Internet Explorer 5.1.5 to help in seeing how it would look on the web and correcting format errors. I also played San Andreas (Xbox) on my NEC MultiSync 3D RGB monitor using a homebrew RGB box that contains a EL1883 sync separation chip which is MacroVision compatible. This allows me to watch my movies, like "The Matrix", in RGB Analog without the MacroVision copy protection signal getting in the way. MacroVision screws up the sync signal and the EL1883 is the only sync chip that can ignore it. Recently I removed my Sony CXA-1145 RGB amplification chip from my RGB box because it would oversaturate the red and blues when I put on the Thermal Goggles in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas". You know, as many revisions as that box has gone through I'm surprised it still works. When I do my writing and guide revisions I run my Mac (on one monitor) alongside the Xbox (on my MultiSync 3D monitor). This way I can simultaneously play and make changes to the guide at the same time. When I want to watch my movies in RGB Analog, I use my PlayStation 2 with an my MultiSync 3D monitor. I recently hacked my (Version 3) PlayStation 2 to access the RGB video and sync channels directly from the motherboard (you can find the topic threads of my hack work in the GamesX.com RGB forum) so I would no longer need a sync chip and a GameShark to watch DVDs in RGB video. Watching my movies (and TV shows) in pristine RGB Analog is great. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (Extended Version) looks fantastic in RGB. So does my Godzilla movies, "Red vs. Blue", "The Matrix", "Red Dwarf", etc..... I intend to acquire one of the new Slim PS2s and do the same hack so I can take full advantage of DVD Progressive Scan playback. The version 3 PS2 can then be used for hard drive experimentation (as soon as I have all of the necessary pieces). The sound is hooked up to an old stereo box I got from Radio Shack when I acquired my first Amiga 500 about 13 years ago and it has served me well despite it's age. At the time of this revision I have 17 memory cards for my PlayStation 2. I have recently reorganized the game saves on my memory cards and I now have eleven black memory cards specifically dedicated to GTA3 and Vice City (Original Version (1.40)) and San Andreas. In addition to the black memory cards I also have six colored memory cards that I use for other games but there are San Andreas game saves on five of them making it a total of 16 memory cards for San Andreas. I also have four memory cards for the Xbox which I used to archive my game saves for San Andreas. I have also done 100% Completion once on both the PS2 and Xbox versions. I imagine I would have to do the same to the new Caffeine-Free versions later to catalog any changes between those and the Original versions. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.3. From The Author | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Welcome to my Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas guide! If this is the first time you have visited, you will find a lot of useful information in a highly organized format that you can use to beat all of the missions here in San Andreas. Quotes taken from readers' e-mail are presented "as is" and may include spelling and grammatical errors. When I first posted my initial version of my Vice City guide in 2003, I did not know how well it would go over and how many people would respond. I wasn't exactly swamped with e-mail but I do get letters from time to time. Sometimes people would ask for advice and others would say how cool the guide is. All it takes is for one person to say how good and useful your guide is to make it all worthwhile. I want to thank GameFAQs for creating a place where such documents can be hosted for the benefit of all gamers. I also want to thank IGN.com, NeoSeeker.com, TheVGNation.com, GameHelper.com, and many other sites for their generosity in hosting my other work on their sites. I want to thank Brady Games for their excellent guide (despite the errors in the PS2 version of their book). Their guide has served as an encyclopedia that I have used to speed my playing through and to read during lunch as I tried to figure out how my own guide was going to look as I was building the Beta versions. I also want to thank everybody who has taken the time to download and read this guide. I love this game and I wanted to share my creative ideas with fellow San Andreas "thuggers". And, of course, I want to give a special thanks to all those who have taken the time to write to me and tell me what you thought, make suggestions, and ask questions. With that said, let's get down to business shall we?..... /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.4. About The Guide | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ The main emphasis of this guide is to provide creative and simple solutions to many of the missions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In the previous version I was using my own numbering system for the Tags / Oyster / Photo-Op / Horseshoe listings instead of the one used in the Brady Guide. This was because of the all the errors found within the guide when it was released for the PlayStation 2. However, when the Xbox and PC versions of the game came out, Brady Games revised their guide and re-released it to coincide with the new versions. After looking through their revised maps (especially their weapon placement maps) I decided to go back to using their numbering system. I have worked hard to make sure that this guide is as complete as possible but at the same time leave room for exploration. I hope that you enjoy this guide as much as learn from it. This guide is designed to help you achieve 100% Completion within San Andreas. Stuff that doesn't directly contribute to it won't be covered in the guide. This is mainly to keep things managable. Stuff that won't be covered are Girlfriends (although Gifts are listed in the Weapons and Other Items sections), basketball playing, and (surprisingly enough) Unique Stunt Jumps. Because of the large size of San Andreas each major section of the guide (Section B, Section C, and Section D) will have their own Weapon and Safehouse lists. Another emphasis of this guide is ORDER. If you do the missions and tasks in a certain order, the game will be easier and more fun for you. You don't absolutely have to do them in the EXACT order I have them listed but as you read the guide you will see how it benefitted me. The Graffiti Tags and Oysters are also used as landmarks to help in directing you around the city for some of your objectives. Also, each Graffiti Tag, Oyster, Photo-Op, and Horseshoe has a letter designation to make them easier to identify in this guide..... Graffiti Tags (Los Santos) will be identified with an "T". Examples: Graffiti Tag T21. Tag T32. T65. Oysters (San Andreas) will be identified with an "Y". Examples: Oyster Y34. Y16. Photo-Ops (San Fierro) will be identified with a "P". Examples: Photo-Op P27. P48. Horseshoes (Las Venturas) will be identified with a "H". Examples: Horseshoe H18. H37. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.5. Submissions | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ If you have any comments, suggestions, and critiques, you can e-mail me at the following address..... rarusk[gnat]netzero[snot]com Things to submit..... X===========================================================================X | Better ideas. If you have some better way to do certain missions, I would | | be glad to hear it. Once I confirm it, I will include your idea in future | | revisions and will credit you for it. | |===========================================================================| | Anecdotes and observations (especially if they're funny). | |===========================================================================| | Constructive critiques. While I have strived to make this as good a guide | | as possible, I know it is not perfect. Whatever criticisms you make of | | this guide please make them constructive so I can learn from it since I | | may consider doing guides for other games in the future. | |===========================================================================| | Grammatical and formatting errors. | X===========================================================================X /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.6. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ What can I say? Rockstar has done it again. They have completely blown my expectations out of the water with San Andreas. San Andreas is much, much larger than GTA3 and Vice City combined with many more things to do whether you want to get 100% Completion or not. There are even more vehicles to play with including earthmovers, tractors, biplanes, jets, street sweepers, and even trains. The one major criticism I have for this game is that they seem to have given us too much of a good thing. Of course, there are a lot of companies that would love to have that kind of criticism. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.7. Controls | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Although the manual covers the setup pretty good, I felt that I should include a section on controls for those who have gotten used copies of San Andreas that have no manuals. Below are the controls for the PS2 and Xbox versions. 0=========0 | On Foot | 0=========0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* Move Around...............................................Left Analog Stick [1] Look Around..........................................Right Analog Stick [2] Run............................................................X Button [3] Jump/Climb/Block..........................................Square Button [4] Attack/Fire Weapon........................................Circle Button Enter Vehicle...............................................Triangle Button [5] Center Camera/View Stats/Fire Weapon/Buy Property.............L1 Button Previous Weapon...................................................L2 Button Next Weapon.......................................................R2 Button Crouch............................................................L3 Button [6] Target........................................................R1 Button Look Behind.......................................................R3 Button [7] Gang Active Mode.....................................Directional Pad Up [8] Gang Passive Mode..................................Directional Pad Down [9] Positive Response.................................Directional Pad Right [10] Negative Response.................................Directional Pad Left Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode............................................Select Button Xbox Version ************ Move Around...............................................Left Analog Stick [1] Look Around..........................................Right Analog Stick [2] Run............................................................A Button [3] Jump/Climb/Block...............................................X Button [4] Attack/Fire Weapon........................................Right Trigger Enter Vehicle......................................................Y Button [5] Center Camera/View Stats/Fire Weapon/Buy Property..........Left Trigger Previous Weapon................................................White Button Next Weapon....................................................Black Button Crouch.............................................Left Analog Stick Button [6] Target....................................................Right Trigger Look Behind.......................................Right Analog Stick Button [7] Gang Active Mode.....................................Directional Pad Up [8] Gang Passive Mode..................................Directional Pad Down [9] Positive Response.................................Directional Pad Right [10] Negative Response.................................Directional Pad Left Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 [1] - There is no First Person Look Around this time. This Camera Control follows the current Third Person control found in most Third Person games these days. [2] - If you hold down the Run button too long, you will tire and have to rest before you can run again. Tapping the button in rhythm will serve to help you run a little longer. The more times you run, the better your stamina will be. [3] - When near a wall you press the button to grab the wall and press the button again to climb the wall. When fighting hand-to-hand you press the button to block their physical attacks. [4] - When holding a melee weapon (like a bat) or using your fist, the Attack Button is used to swing at your target. When using Grenades or Tear Gas, the same button is used to throw your weapon at the target. The longer you hold, the farther you throw. When holding a gun (like a Silenced Pistol) or a heavy weapon (like a Rocket Launcher), you use the Attack Button to shoot. Use the Target Button in conjunction to aim at your enemy. When used with a Camera, the Attack Button is used to take pictures. [5] - When outside of a vehicle you can see how your Stats are shaping up. When targeting with a weapon this also becomes a handy fire button depending on your particular comfort level. This button is also used to buy property when you approach a Property Icon. [6] - You can improve your ability to target and move at the same time by upgrading Weapon Skills. [7] - This is used in conjunction with the Target Button to recruit gang members. [8] - This is used to keep your gang from following you. It can also be used to disband your group. [9] - When talking to people you use this to give a positve response to their queries. [10] - When talking to people you use this to give a negative response to their queries. 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0============0 | On Bicycle | 0============0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* Pedal.......................................................(Hold) X Button Pedal Faster.................................................(Tap) X Button Bunnyhop..........................................................L1 Button Bunnyhop Higher............................................(Hold) L1 Button Xbox Version ************ Pedal..................................................(Hold) Right Trigger Pedal Faster............................................(Tap) Right Trigger Bunnyhop...........................................................B Button Bunnyhop Higher.............................................(Hold) B Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0=======================0 | First Person Shooting | 0=======================0 These controls only apply to when using a Sniper Rifle or Rocket Launcher. You hold down R1 (PS2) or Right Trigger (Xbox) to enter First Person Mode and release it to return to Normal Mode. PlayStation 2 Version ********************* [1] Zoom In.......................................................L2 Button [1] Zoom Out......................................................R2 Button Fire Weapon.............................................Circle / L1 Buttons [2] Move Scope/Aim.............................Left and Right Analog Sticks Duck..............................................................L3 Button Xbox Version ************ [1] Zoom In....................................................White Button [1] Zoom Out...................................................Black Button Fire Weapon........................................Left Trigger / B Buttons [2] Move Scope/Aim.............................Left and Right Analog Sticks Duck...............................................Left Analog Stick Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 [1] - This only applies to the Sniper Rifle. [2] - You use the Left Analog Stick to move CJ around (which can be used in aiming) and the Right Analog Stick to move the scope in other directions. 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0==========0 | Swimming | 0==========0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* [1] Swim Direction........................................Left Analog Stick Sprint......................................................(Hold) X Button Super Sprint.................................................(Tap) X Button Jump..........................................................Square Button Enter Boat/Climb Out........................................Triangle Button [2] Dive Underwater...........................................Circle Button Swim Forward (Underwater)..........................................X Button Swim Faster (Underwater).....................................(Tap) X Button Xbox Version ************ [1] Swim Direction........................................Left Analog Stick Sprint......................................................(Hold) A Button Super Sprint.................................................(Tap) A Button Jump...............................................................X Button Enter Boat/Climb Out...............................................Y Button [2] Dive Underwater................................................B Button Swim Forward (Underwater)..........................................A Button Swim Faster (Underwater).....................................(Tap) A Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 [1] - This is used to turn CJ where you want him to go. When pushed forward he will swim at a leisurely pace. [2] - The more you swim underwater, the more you increase your Lung Capacity Stat. 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0============================0 | In Cars And On Motorcycles | 0============================0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick [1] Camera Control/Turret Control........................Right Analog Stick Accelerate.........................................................X Button Brake/Reverse.................................................Square Button Handbrake.........................................................R1 Button Look Left.........................................................L2 Button Look Right........................................................R2 Button Look Behind.................................................L2 + R2 Buttons [2] Car Weapons/Nitrous Oxide.................................Circle Button Exit Vehicle................................................Triangle Button Change Radio Stations...............................Directional Pad Up/Down [4] Trip Skip.........................................Directional Pad Right Use Horn (Or Siren)...............................................L3 Button [3] Handbrake.....................................................R1 Button Look Right (Drive By Mode)........................................R2 Button Activate Vehicle Missions.........................................R3 Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode............................................Select Button Xbox Version ************ Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick [1] Camera Control/Turret Control........................Right Analog Stick Accelerate....................................................Right Trigger Brake/Reverse..................................................Left Trigger Handbrake..........................................................X Button Look Left......................................................White Button Look Right.....................................................Black Button Look Behind...........................................White + Black Buttons [2] Car Weapons/Nitrous Oxide......................................B Button Exit Vehicle.......................................................Y Button [3] Change Radio Stations...........................Directional Pad Up/Down [4] Trip Skip.........................................Directional Pad Right Use Horn (Or Siren)................................Left Analog Stick Button Activate Vehicle Missions.........................Right Analog Stick Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 [1] - You use this to control the main Camera inside and outside of vehicles. When in certain vehicles, like the Firetruck, you use this to aim the turret. You also use this to control the camera when in Cinematic Camera Mode. [2] - You use this in conjunction with the Look Left and Look Right Buttons to attack from either side of the car. On a motorcycle you can press this button by itself to fire forward. When not doing a Drive-By this will also activate the Nitros on any Nitros installed vehicle. [3] - When using the User Track Station (custom soundtrack feature) you use the following commands to control your music: Hold Directional Pad Left to go to previous track. Hold Directional Pad Right to go to next track. Hold Directional Pad Up to change to previous user soundtrack. Hold Directional Pad Down to change to next user soundtrack. [4] - According to Allan Curtis, when you fail a mission and start it again you may get the Trip Skip icon. When you press it you will automatically go to the mission location instead of having to drive to it again. However, this only occurs on certain missions like "Badlands" (C.R.A.S.H.) where you have to drive a considerable distance to get to your destination. 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0================0 | In Helicopters | 0================0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* Pitch/Roll................................................Left Analog Stick Rudder Left.......................................................L2 Button Rudder Right......................................................R2 Button Control Camera/Turret....................................Right Analog Stick Ascend.............................................................X Button Descend.......................................................Square Button Hover.............................................................L3 Button Primary Weapon....................................................L1 Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button Xbox Version ************ Pitch/Roll................................................Left Analog Stick Rudder Left....................................................White Button Rudder Right...................................................Black Button Control Camera/Turret....................................Right Analog Stick Ascend........................................................Right Trigger Descend........................................................Left Trigger Hover..............................................Left Analog Stick Button Primary Weapon.....................................................B Button Alternative Weapon.................................................A Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 0===========0 | In Planes | 0===========0 PlayStation 2 Version ********************* Pitch/Roll................................................Left Analog Stick Rudder Left.......................................................L2 Button Rudder Right......................................................R2 Button Control Camera/Turret....................................Right Analog Stick Thrust.............................................................X Button Reverse Thrust................................................Square Button Raise/Lower Landing Gear..........................................R3 Button Primary Weapon....................................................L1 Button Alternative Weapon............................................Circle Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button Xbox Version ************ Pitch/Roll................................................Left Analog Stick Rudder Left....................................................White Button Rudder Right...................................................Black Button Control Camera/Turret....................................Right Analog Stick Thrust........................................................Right Trigger Reverse Thrust.................................................Left Trigger Raise/Lower Landing Gear..........................Right Analog Stick Button Primary Weapon.....................................................B Button Alternative Weapon.................................................A Button Pause..........................................................Start Button Change Camera Mode..............................................Back Button 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0 It should be noted that due to the difficulty of flying and doing drive-bys with the standard Xbox controller it is HIGHLY recommended that you use either a third party controller that has extra White and Black shoulder buttons or a PS2-to-Xbox controller adapter (which will map the White and Black buttons to L1 and R1 respectively). I used a PS2-to-Xbox controller adapter while playing through the Xbox version. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.8. PS2 and Xbox Differences | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Now that the Xbox version is released, what are some of the differences between that and the PS2 version? Which one is better (from a technical standpoint)? Here's the breakdown: 0==========0 | Graphics | 0==========0 The graphics on the Xbox version aren't that radically better than the PS2 version but animates more smoothly than on the Xbox version of Vice City. This is probably due to the new engine for San Andreas. In addition the Xbox version has greater draw distance and is much brighter than the PS2 version. Oh, and let's not forget Progressive Scan for the Xbox version. Advantage: Xbox 0=======0 | Sound | 0=======0 The sound quality is about the same between the PS2 and Xbox versions of San Andreas. The Xbox version gets a slight edge due to it's custom soundtrack feature. Advantage: Xbox 0==========0 | Controls | 0==========0 This is where the Xbox version is clearly inferior to the PS2 version. The use of the White and Black buttons for flying and drive-bys makes some missions more difficult than on it's PS2 counterpart. Rockstar had to make do with what was given to them but the ambitiousness of San Andreas had to have made it difficult for them to come up with a proper control scheme. When one has to recommend a third party controller or a controller adapter to properly play San Andreas, you know things aren't quite right. Advantage: PlayStation 2 0=======================0 | Console Hardware Data | 0=======================0 PlayStation 2 ************* The PS2 version runs fairly well though it tends to chug in a few spots on the map (an intersection in Ocean Docks is one example). Sudden pop-ins are a bit of a problem especially when flying fast aircraft (like smacking into a tree you can't see because it has not loaded yet). Texture loading is pretty smooth but not as fast when using aircraft (within cities). Xbox **** The Xbox version also runs fairly smooth though it tends to chug when you fly through clouds. There aren't as much sudden pop-ins but texture loading is much slower (you can outrun the texture loading (in a city) when using a fast motorcycle). It is unclear whether the Thompson drives (which did not like my GTA3 and Vice City games thus forcing me to trade in my initial Xbox) would properly load up San Andreas. 0==========================0 | Xbox Version Differences | 0==========================0 At this time there is just one difference between the Xbox and PS2 version: >>Shady Industries in San Fierro is now called Solaris Industries. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.9. Stats | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ One of the major things that has been added to the GTA series is something called Stats. Stats adds an RPG element to your character and there are many things that you can change to make your character better (or worse). Most of the upgrades to your Stats are permanent although some can change one way or the other depending on certain physical activities. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.10. Eating and Food | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Another thing you will need to do during the course of the game is to eat. If you go too long without eating you will get hungry and start to lose energy. However, you lose energy very slowly so even if you are out in the middle of nowhere you can easily go and get food without starving to death. And you don't even have to eat a lot either. A simple snack will do to keep from going hungry. Eating is the only way to get your Health back up to it's current maximum. There are very few Health Icons this time unlike in GTA3 and Vice City. If you wish to make CJ muscular you will need to eat large amounts of large meals to get Fat so you can go to the Gym to convert it into Muscle. Eat too many meals in one day however (about 11), and he will throw up. You can also eat meals that can keep you from going hungry but without adding to your Fat. A Salad Meal at any of the fast food places will do the trick. There are three types of fast food restaurants in San Andreas. The restaurants listed below are opened during and after "Ryder" (Carl Johnson). Each place has a Map Icon for easy location: 0=====================================================0 | The Well Stacked Pizza Co. (Map Icon - Pizza Slice) | 0=====================================================0 --Idlewood (Los Santos). Southwest of Ganton and where you do the mission "Ryder" (Carl Johnson). --Montgomery (Red County). East side of the town. NOTE: No icon on map. --Palomino Creek (Red County). South side of town not far from the Ammu-Nation. --Esplande North (San Fierro). At the entrance to Pier 69. --Downtown (San Fierro). Northeast of the Big Pointy Building. --In the north part of Roca Escalante (Las Venturas). --At the mall in Creek (Las Venturas). --Inside the Chinese Strip Mall at Starfish Casino (Las Venturas). --At the mini-mall in south Emerald Isle (Las Venturas). 0========================================0 | Cluckin Bell (Map Icon - Chicken Head) | 0========================================0 --Willowfield (Los Santos). West of the Willowfield Safehouse. --East Los Santos (Los Santos). North of CJ's house. --Market (Los Santos). South of the Film Studio. Note: no icon on map (PS2 version) but there is one for it on the Xbox version). --Angel Pine (Badlands). --Queens (San Fierro). South of City Hall. --Downtown (San Fierro). Just west of Garver Bridge. --In Tierra Robada northwest of Las Barrancas (Desert). --Northeast part of Fort Carson in Bone County (Desert). --At the mall in Creek (Las Venturas). --Inside the Chinese Strip Mall at Starfish Casino (Las Venturas). --At the south part of Old Venturas Strip (Las Venturas). --At the mini-mall in south Emerald Isle (Las Venturas). 0====================================0 | Burger Shot (Map Icon - Hamburger) | 0====================================0 --Mulholland (Los Santos). West of the East Mulholland 24-7. --Marina (Los Santos). West of the Verona Beach Safehouse. --Juniper Hollow (San Fierro). Near the Pay N' Spray. --Financial (San Fierro). Just west of the Zip store. --Garcia (San Fierro). West of the San Fierro Gym. --In the north part of Spinybed (Las Venturas). --At the southeast part of Old Venturas Strip (Las Venturas). --Next to the Cluckin' Bell at the south part of Old Venturas Strip (Las Venturas). --At Redsands East (Las Venturas). --At Whitewood Estates (Las Venturas). There are four meals you can choose from in each place: >>Small Meal (adds a little bit of Fat) >>Medium Meal (adds a little more Fat than the Small Meal) >>Large meal (has the most Fat) >>Salad meal (has no Fat) There are also Snack and Sprunk Machines spread throughout San Andreas that you can use to keep from going hungry. They are open from the beginning of the game and their locations will be listed in each major section of the guide. You can get fat from using these machines but it will take awhile to build up a sizable Fat Stat this way. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.11. Fat, Muscle Stats, and Gym List | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Two of the Stats that will change most often is the Fat and Muscle Stats. If you eat a lot of meals and don't do any physical activities you will get pudgy. This will negatively impact your ability to run and jump plus people will make unflattering comments about you. In addition, the stuff CJ says will change. For example, he will say things like "Lunch money", "This should help keep my belly full", and "I'm gonna spend this on a good meal" when he picks up money. If you get a 100% Fat Stat CJ will be obese. You can change this by doing physical activities like bicycling or working out at the local Gym. When working out at the Gym you can change the Fat into Muscle. If you work out at the Gym long enough you can make CJ really buffed and ripped. But this too will negatively impact your ability to run and jump but people will look more positively upon you (especially the ladies). You can burn off the Fat without building Muscle. You can do things like swimming and bicycling to do this. Once you burn off the Fat, however, you will then start burning off the Muscle until CJ is skinny again. If you want to keep CJ with some degree of muscular build you will have to balance eating and working out. There are four Gyms you can use to work out CJ: --Santa Maria Beach (Los Santos). This is open from the beginning of the game and, with the use of the Snack and Sprunk Machines, you can gain a lot of muscle before doing any of the Main Story Missions. Note: There is no Gym Icon for this one on the Map. --Ganton (Los Santos). This is opened after doing "Drive Thru" (Sweet Johnson). --Garcia (San Fierro). This is opened after doing "Drive Thru" (Sweet Johnson) but you won't be able to access it until after doing "The Green Sabre" (Sweet Johnson). --Redsands East (Las Venturas). This is opened after doing "Drive Thru" (Sweet Johnson) but you won't be able to access it until after doing "Ya Ka Boom Boom" (Loco Syndicate). When you enter the Gym there are several activities you can do: >>Stationary Bike *************** You use this to increase your Stamina. There are ten levels you can select to help you get the most from using the bike. >>Treadmill ********* You use this to increase your Stamina. There are ten levels you can select. The higher you go, the faster CJ has to run to keep up otherwise he will fall off the Treadmill. >>Bench Press *********** You use this to gain Muscle. Select the weight you want to try and tap X and Circle (PS2) or A and B (Xbox) alternatively and quickly to make CJ do reps. >>Dumbbells ********* You use this to gain Muscle. Select the weight you want to try and tap X and Circle (PS2) or A and B (Xbox) alternatively and quickly to make CJ do reps. You can also learn new fighting moves here from the Boxing Trainer (There is no Boxing Trainer for the Santa Maria Beach Gym). It is also a requirement for 100% Completion. I will go into more detail about doing that in section B.II.3. Using Gyms You will also need to learn Martial Arts moves at the San Fierro Gym and Kickboxing moves at the Las Venturas Gym to get 100% Completion. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.12. Stamina, Lung Capacity, and Health | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Three other physical Stats that can be changed (but will be permanent) is the Stamina, Lung Capacity, and Health Stats. Increasing your Stamina will allow you to sprint longer on foot, in the water, and on bike. There is no Infinite Run feature this time so it would be wise to increase your Stamina as soon as possible. Fortunately, increasing your Stamina doesn't take a whole lot of time so you can do things, like looking for Oysters, to increase your Stamina prior to doing the Main Story Missions without it taking forever. Increasing your Lung Capacity will allow you to stay underwater for long periods of time. This is very helpful for acquiring Oysters and exploration. Swimming underwater a lot will gradually increase your Lung Capacity Stat. Over the course of doing physical activities you may also see your Health Stat increase. This increases your maximum health and you will see the Health Bar lengthen slightly. This takes a bit longer to maximize than the Stamina Stat but you can do this quickly by completing the Ambulance Mission since you can max out your Health Stat by successfully finishing it. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.13. Respect | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ "Respect is everything" went the tagline for GTA2. And it is back again for San Andreas. Having respect will allow you to easily recruit gang members for various activities, getting Girlfriends, and will impact how people look at you. Things that change your Respect are as follows: --Getting better clothes. --Killing cops and rival gang members. --Progressing through the Main Story Missions. --Doing certain Side-Missions. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.14. Clothes and Clothes Stores | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ In San Andreas you can change clothes to change how you look in the game just like in Vice City. Unlike Vice City, however, you can change your appearance in more ways than you can imagine. You can change shirts, pants, wear necklaces, change shoes, wear hats, etc. For those who want to go topless (if you have muscles you want to show off), go into your closet and use Remove Item to take off shirts and jackets. You can also use this method to make CJ go (almost) completely naked if desired. Getting better clothes is one way to increase your Respect (as explained above) and increases your chances of getting a Girlfriend (if you wish to pursue one). And, like in Vice City, you can also change clothes to get rid of Wanted Ratings. In San Andreas, there are many places where you can get new clothes once you have opened up the stores. Each store is represented by a shirt icon on your map: 0=======0 | Binco | 0=======0 Opened: After "Nines and AK's" (Sweet Johnson). Motto: "More trash for less cash." Notes: A budget clothes shop that looks like a thrift store more than anything else. But you can get some decent clothes here, just not very stylish clothes. This is where you can get green clothes for representing Grove Street. Locations: --Ganton (Los Santos). West of CJ's house and north of the Los Santos Gym. --Juniper Hill (San Fierro). Just south of the Juniper Hollow Burger Shot. --The Emerald Isle (Las Venturas). At the mini-mall south of the main hotel. --Las Venturas Airport (Las Venturas). Just north of the main terminal. 0=========0 | ProLaps | 0=========0 Opened: After "Nines and AK's" (Sweet Johnson). Motto: "Train Hard." Notes: A sports clothes shop where you can get anything from expensive sneakers to team jerseys. A lot of gangbangers like to wear sports related stuff. You can gain additional respect with certain items here. Locations: --Rodeo (Los Santos). Located just north of Victim and west of the Los Sepulcros Cemetary where CJ's mother is buried at. --Creek (Las Venturas). At the large mall. 0==========0 | SubUrban | 0==========0 Opened: After "Nines and AK's" (Sweet Johnson). Motto: "...come to where it's apparently at." Notes: A trendy hip-hop clothes shop. Most of the clothes are based on what the hot music acts are wearing. Additional respect can be gained by use of some of the items here. Locations: --Glen Park (Los Santos). Just north of the Jefferson Safehouse. --Hashbury (San Fierro). Right next to the Tattoo Parlor. --Creek (Las Venturas). At the large mall. 0=====0 | Zip | 0=====0 Opened: After "Are You Going To San Fierro?" (The Truth). Motto: "Clothing to get your teeth into." Notes: A mid-range clothes shop. Better than Binco but not as good as the others. Locations: --Downtown Los Santos. Southwest of the Mulholland Intersection. --Financial (San Fierro). East of the Financial Burger Shot. --Starfish Casino (Las Venturas). Inside the Chinese Strip Mall. --The Emerald Isle (Las Venturas). At the mini-mall south of the main hotel. 0========0 | Victim | 0========0 Opened: After "Learning To Fly" (Completion of Flight School). Motto: "To die for." Notes: A high class and expensive clothes shop. Clothes based on the rich fashion styles can be bought here. A lot of respect can be bought here too. Locations: --Rodeo (Los Santos). Located in the west part of Rodeo just southwest of ProLaps. --Downtown (San Fierro) . East of the Downtown Well Stacked Pizza. --Creek (Las Venturas). At the large mall. 0==============0 | Didier Sachs | 0==============0 Opened: After "Saint Mark's Bistro" (Caligula's Palace). Motto: "For those with discriminating taste." Notes: A high class and expensive clothes shop. The best of everything can be bought here. You can gain the most respect by shopping here. Of course, you'll also spend the most money but prestige doesn't come cheap. Locations: --Rodeo (Los Santos). Located in the west part of Rodeo next door to the Victim Clothes Store. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.15. Haircuts, Tattoos, and Sex Appeal | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ 0=============0 | BarberShops | 0=============0 You can also change hairstyles too. You open up the BarberShops when you do "Ryder" (Carl Johnson). There a quite a few hairstyles you can choose from but you can probably get the best results (in terms of increasing your Respect) from getting the most expensive style. They are represented by a scissors icon on your map. Listed below are the BarberShops within San Andreas: --Idlewood (Los Santos). Just across the street from The Well Stacked Pizza. This is where you do the mission "Ryder" (Carl Johnson). --Playa Del Seville (Los Santos). South of the apartment complexes and near the large curve of the main freeway. --Marina (Los Santos). North of the Marina Burger Shot. --Dillimore (Red County). In the north part of the little town. --Queens (San Fierro). North of the Queens Ammu-Nation. --El Quebrados (Desert). Not far from the El Quebrados Pay N' Spray. --Redsands East (Las Venturas). Southeast of the Redsands East Pay N' Spray. 0================0 | Tattoo Parlors | 0================0 Another way to change appearance is to get tattooed (no, not that kind of tattooed although I don't think you can get drunk or stoned in this game). No, I mean as in ink. Usually the more expensive and elaborate tattoos will be the ones that will increase your Respect the most. These shops open after doing "Ryder" (Carl Johnson). They are represented by a "T" (Olde English Font) on your map. Listed below are the Tattoo Parlors within San Andreas: --Idlewood (Los Santos). Next door to the Idlewood BarberShop and across the street from The Well Stacked Pizza. --El Corona (Los Santos). East of the pink and green Nude Shop. --Hashbury (San Fierro). Right next to the SubUrban Clothes Store. --Redsands East (Las Venturas). Southeast of the Redsands East Pay N' Spray and east of the Gay Gordos BarberShop. 0============0 | Sex Appeal | 0============0 Changing your appearance will not only increase (or decrease) your Respect but will also change your Sex Appeal. The higher your Sex Appeal, the greater your chances of getting a Girlfriend (if you want one) or having "coffee" when you do have one. You can also change your Sex Appeal by getting into a better car as well. A good, solid, pimped-out car will really jack up your Sex Appeal (along with good appearance). /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.16. Weapon Skill and Easy Upgrading | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Another thing that needs to be mentioned is Weapon Skill. Some of the weapons you can use during the game have skills that can be upgraded. When you first pick up a upgradable weapon it doesn't feel all that special. But when you reach Gangster Weapon Skill Level with it, you will see an improvement like being able to move while aiming and shooting plus longer range. When you reach Hitman Weapon Skill Level you will have reached the weapon's maximum skill. When Hitman Weapon Skill Level is reached on certain weapons you can then duel-wield them, one to a hand, allowing you to inflict a lot more damage. You can find out how far you have upgraded a weapon by pressing the L1 button (PS2) or Left Trigger (Xbox) to see your stats. You can also go into the Stats menu to see the specific point level of your current weapon. The upgradable weapons have three rankings: Poor, Gangster, and Hitman. Each weapon has a maximum skill point level of 1,000. When you reach 1,000 skill points on a weapon you will achieve Hitman Level. You can generally reach Gangster Level at about 200 skill points. The fastest and easiest way to upgrade your Weapon Skill Levels is to do the following: 0===============0 | PlayStation 2 | 0===============0 First, get a lot of ammo for the weapon you wish to upgrade. Next, grab a car and head for either the large flood control channel or deep into the wilderness. Get out of your car and switch to the weapon you wish to upgrade. Next, aim at one of the car's tires and plug away. The tire counts as a target and you can't destroy the car by just shooting at the tire itself. This works wonders plus you don't get hassled by either rival gang members or the cops. I recommend upgrading the SubMachine Gun class first since that is probably the type of gun you'll end up using the most. It won't take long either. 0======0 | Xbox | 0======0 The above method for the PlayStation 2 won't work for the Xbox version so we need another method. Get a car and place it into a garage. Shoot the car until it starts flaming and then run away from the garage. The garage door will then close. Wait a few seconds and when you run back to get the garage door to reopen, you car will be as good as new. Repeat the process until you have achieved Hitman Weapon Skill Level on your chosen weapon. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.17. Law Enforcement | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ The main enemies in "Grand Theft Auto 3" and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" are the Police. They were fairly aggressive but stupid and predictable. They were also fun to mess around with like playing demolition derby with them at the 4-Star Wanted Rating. In San Andreas, however, that's all changed. Here the cops are FAR more aggressive and intelligent. Even at the lowest wanted level they will take cover, block your physical attacks, and even shoot at you. In other words, playtime's over. Now things get serious when dealing with the law. They even have more vehicles (details a little later) including Motorcycle Cops who will shoot at your car to try to slow you down if they are chasing you. When you do something bad near a cop, like mugging a person, one of the stars at the bottom of the HUD will light up indicating a Wanted Level. The cops will then try to bust you. The more stars you have, the more aggressive they will be. There are several ways to get rid of a wanted rating..... X=========================================================================X | Hiding out somewhere for a bit (depending on what you've done, this | | will work for up to 4-Stars). | |=========================================================================| | Getting a Police Bribe Icon (drops the level down a notch). | |=========================================================================| | Completing the current mission (if you get a rating during one). | |=========================================================================| | Getting busted or wasted. | |=========================================================================| | Driving a car (excluding rescue and most police vehicles) into a Pay N' | | Spray. | |=========================================================================| | Changing clothes at any Safe House. This will work all the way up to | | 6-Star. It should be noted that you have to change items for this to | | work. It won't work if you use Remove Item. Thanks to CDNW for that | | handy bit of information. | |=========================================================================| | Saving your game at any Safe House. This will work all the way up to | | 6-Star. Thanks again goes to CDNW. | X=========================================================================X There are six wanted levels. The higher you go, the more aggressive the pursuit. Below are the six Wanted Ratings and what you can expect..... 0========0 | 1-Star | 0========0 You are of mild interest to the cops. They will chase you on foot and will whack you with their nightsticks when close enough. They will chase you for some distance on foot unless you get a car and make a fast getaway. If you attack a cop with your Fist or Melee Weapon a nearby cop may shoot at you. When fleeing in a car, Motorcycle Cops may shoot at you to try to get you to stop. Hiding out somewhere for awhile will get rid of a 1-Star rating but may take awhile depending on what you've done. 0========0 | 2-Star | 0========0 Things get a bit more serious here. The number of cops increase a bit and they will start shooting you instead of whacking you with their clubs. Motorcycle Cops will shoot at your car to try to stop you. You may be able to wait things out in a safe area but this may take a long time depending on your crimes. 0========0 | 3-Star | 0========0 More cops will join the fray and a helicopter will start pursuing you and will shoot at you if you stand still long enough for it to do so. The cops become more fearless and will stand in the open shooting at you in an attempt to stop you. Don't be surprised to find several cops standing there using you as target practice if you poke your head out of a safe area. Your best bet to get rid of a 3-Star Wanted Rating is to use a Pay N' Spray. 0========0 | 4-Star | 0========0 Now a second helicopter and the SWAT team joins in. They will try to blockade the road with their Enforcers and rappel down from the helicopter. They are heavily armed with powerful submachine guns will make quick work of your vehicle when encountering a SWAT roadblock. I've had a many as eight cops standing in the open taking shots at me (and making the most of them) at 4-Star. If you're in a aircraft, you will be shot at by missiles and be chased by fighter jets. This is the highest wanted level you can obtain while confined to Los Santos. 0========0 | 5-Star | 0========0 Now the FBI joins the pursuit with their FBI Ranchers. You can achieve this rating after the mission "Farewell, My Love..." (Cesar Vialpando). There is a Stat for how long you can maintain a chase with a 5-Star Wanted Rating. 0========0 | 6-Star | 0========0 The Army finally gets in on the fun here. They will come with Flatbeds and Rhinos and will kill you on sight. Considering how aggressive the cops are in San Andreas your chances for survival with a 6-Star Wanted Rating for more than a few seconds are very slim and probably none. Of course, that also depends on where you hole yourself up at and what weapons you have at your disposal. A couple of people have written me telling me how much fun they had with a 6-Star Wanted Rating. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.18. Pay N' Spray and BombShop List | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ 0==============0 | Pay N' Spray | 0==============0 When you can't find any Police Bribes to get rid of law enforcement you can drive into one of these places to deal with it. You can also use these places to change to color of you vehicle to any color you want. They are represented by a green spray can on your map. These Pay N' Sprays are opened at the beginning of the game and can be found in the following locations within San Andreas: --Temple (Los Santos). Southwest of the Mulholland Burger Shot. --Idlewood (Los Santos). South of the Idlewood BarberShop and southwest of the Well Stacked Pizza Co. --Dillimore (Red County). North part of town. --Juniper Hollow (San Fierro). West of the Juniper Hollow Burger Shot. --Downtown (San Fierro). West of the highway leading to the Garver Bridge and northeast of the Xoomer Garage. --El Quebrados (Desert). East part of town. --Fort Carson (Desert). Central part of town. --Redsands East (Las Venturas). One block south of the Las Venturas Gym. --Royal Casino (Las Venturas) (Available in PS2 version only. In the Xbox version the door remains closed). East of the main casino. NOTE: This one is not shown on the map and therefore hidden (info courtesy of glenJammin). Can also be used to access Grey Hell. The opening is where the door meets the ground. 0==========0 | BombShop | 0==========0 Like the previous two games in the GTA series, you can rig a car with a bomb so you can cause some chaos or leave a nasty surprise for someone you dislike. However, there is no icon on the map for these places so you will have to look around a bit. Once a car is modified with a bomb, you prime it by using Circle (PS2) or A/B (Xbox). Then sit back and watch the fun. These BombShops are found at the following locations within San Andreas: --[8 Ball Autos] El Corona (Los Santos). Next door to the El Corona 24-7. --[Weldings and Weddings] Redsands East (Las Venturas). Next door to the Las Venturas Gym. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.19. Exploration and Unwelcome Areas | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ In both GTA3 and GTA:VC there were roadblocks that kept you confined to a certain area of the city until you passed a particular mission in which case one of them would be removed. Of course, they could be easily circumvented by a variety of means so you could explore the rest of the city and obtain items which could be used in the early stages of the game to make things easier on yourself. With the swimming element introduced in San Andreas you can very easily get around the roadblocks that are supposed to keep you confined to Los Santos. However, Rockstar inplemented something that will make you think twice about leaving Los Santos early. When you cross the water and enter an Unwelcome Area (like Las Venturas) you will be hit with a 4-Star Wanted Rating. As I've noted, this is a difficult Wanted Rating to deal with. Worse still, Pay N' Sprays, Police Bribes, and even the Lower Wanted Level cheats WILL NOT work while in an Unwelcome Area. That's right. You're stuck with it until you go back to where you came from so you can get rid of it. However, more than likely you will end up going back in a body bag because of the very aggressive Police. This also makes early exploration of an area very difficult. However, because of the huge size of San Andreas, being confined to Los Santos really isn't a Bad Thing. The Los Santos / Red County area is much larger than Vice City with plenty of area to explore. San Andreas is also easier to deal with when you just focus on one area at a time instead of trying to absorb it all at once. But you can swim around these Unwelcome Areas without getting a 4-Star Wanted Rating as long as you don't make landfall. The only exceptions are an area on the west side of Los Santos Inlet and the area around the Aircraft Carrier at San Fierro. I used this to my advantage when collecting Oysters at the beginning part of the game. You can also fly around in the open water all around the San Andreas area without getting the 4-Star Wanted Rating as long as you don't fly over land. I also used this to my advantage. You can still do some of the challenges and tasks in the Unwelcome Areas but the 4-Star Wanted Rating will make them much more difficult. I'll explain that later also. But there is a way to easily explore Unwelcome Areas early without Wanted Ratings. There is an exploit that happens during the mission "Reuniting The Families" (Sweet Johnson) that allows you to fully explore San Andreas without any interference. I'll go more into detail about that when I get to that mission. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.20. Police Vehicles | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Like in GTA3, you can also grab Police Vehicles and use them in Vigilante Missions. And there are a lot of Police Vehicles you can use for that purpose. Below is the list of police vehicles you may encounter in San Andreas..... X===========================================================================X | Police Car (found anywhere in the cities of San Andreas. Bonus: you get 5 | | Shotgun shells when entering one (if you don't already have a Shotgun you | | can get a Shotgun with 5 shells.)) | |===========================================================================| | HPV-1000 Police Motorcycle | |===========================================================================| | Predator (police boat - found in the water around San Andreas) | |===========================================================================| | SWAT Enforcer (at 4-Star Wanted Rating. Bonus: you can get Body Armor | | when entering an Enforcer.) | |===========================================================================| | Police Rancher (in rural countrysides of San Andreas. You can also get | | Shotgun ammo by getting in a Police Rancher). | |===========================================================================| | FBI Rancher (at 5-Star Wanted Rating) | |===========================================================================| | Barracks (at 6-Star Wanted Rating) | |===========================================================================| | Rhino (at 6-Star Wanted Rating) | |===========================================================================| | Police Maverick (can be found on the roof of the Los Santos Police HQ. | | Press R3 (PS2) or Right Analog Stick Button (Xbox) to activate | | searchlight. Thanks to Nick Markovich for finding that.) | |===========================================================================| | Hunter (unlocked at the Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard by getting all | | Golds at the Flight School) | X===========================================================================X When in a Police Vehicle, press Activate Vehicle Mission to begin a Vigilante Mission. You will be prompted to chase and destroy a selected target, which is another car. You have to kill all the criminals in the car before moving onto the next level. Sometimes, if you damage the criminal's car enough, the criminals may exit the car to confront you. Drive-by or run them over to get rid of them. The higher you go up the levels, the more criminals you will have to deal with (up to a maximum of three cars per level). In San Andreas, at later levels of the Vigilante Mission, the criminals will shoot at you from their cars while you are chasing them. Some of them will carry Shotguns which can seriously and quickly damage your vehicle (and yourself if you are using a motorcycle). It is best to get Hitman Weapon Skill Level on whatever weapon you plan to use for the Vigilante Mission to increase your distance and rate of fire to deal with these threats quickly. After completing Level 12, you will be rewarded with a permanent increase in your armor (going up to 150 maximum). The Hunter, unlocked later in the game, is definitely the best vehicle to use for the Vigilante Missions although using the Cop Motorcycle is also a good way to do this mission (more details later). /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.21. Driving and Bike Skills | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ When you first start the game and enter a car you will see that the car might not handle too well. This is not neccessarily because of the car itself but because it is that you don't have any Driving Skill. The more you drive around in a car, the more you increase your Driving Skill. The higher your Driving Skill, the better the car begins to handle (although that is open for debate). I should note that it takes a very long time to max out your Driving Skill but you can speed that up by doing the Driving School which opens up later in the game. The same principle goes for Bike (Motorcycle) Skill. The more you ride around on a Motorcycle, the better the handling. In addition, you won't fall off as easily when struck. Maxing out your Bike Skill doesn't take nowhere near as long as does the Driving Skill but it will take some time to do. You may want to max out your Bike Skill first if you want to do the Vigilante Mission on the Cop Motorcycle. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.22. Cycling Skill | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ In San Andreas you can now use Bicycles. Bicycles also have skills that can be upgraded. The more you ride a bike, the better you become. The better your Cycling Skill, the less likely you will fall off by going backwards. You will also increase your ability to do Bunny-Hops which is jumping with your bike straight up in the air. When you max out your Cycling Skill you can do very high Bunny-Hops. It is best to max out your Cycling Skill before doing the BMX Challenge in Los Santos. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.23. Flying Skill, the Shamal, and Skydiving | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ The last vehicle stat that can be upgraded is the Flying Skill. As before, the more you fly a plane, the better your skill becomes. When you reach about 20% through maxing your Flying Skill, you will get your Pilot's License and the gates to the runways to all three airports will open and you will have an easier time getting to an airplane. You can increase your Flying Skill quickly by doing the Pilot School which is opened up later in the game. You can still upgrade your Flying Skill while still confined in Los Santos. What you need to do is get a car and go near the runway gate near the pink and green Nude Shop in El Corona. Get against the wall and climb on top of the car then climb the wall. Then go around the chain-link fences and go to the west end of the airport where you will see a jet (the Shamal). [NOTE: On the Xbox version DO NOT try to upgrade you Flying Skill until you reach the Flight School. Otherwise you will trigger the Pilots License Bug and you will screw yourself. See Section A.25. Bugs for more details.] The Shamal is a pretty fast jet and will allow you to get your skill upgraded reasonably quickly. You use the Look Left and Look Right buttons to turn the Shamal while on the ground so you can get lined up for takeoff. Once in the air, you can get really far up in the sky. Head due south until you "fly off the map" and go over deep water. Then just go around the entire San Andreas area to get your Flying Skill upgraded. If you accidentally fly into an Unwelcome Area you will get a 4-Star Wanted Rating and you will chased by a fighter jet and be shot at by heat seeking missiles. Maxing out your Flying Skill won't nearly take as long as maxing your Driving Skill especially with the Shamal. Maxing out your Flying Skill will automatically give you a Parachute every time you jump out of a plane regardless of whether or not you had one when you entered the plane. If you want to skydive, press Exit Vehicle while in an airplane high in the air. Push forward on the Left Analog Stick to fall faster. Press Circle (PS2) or B (Xbox) to deploy the Parachute. You can control your direction with the Left Analog Stick. To slow your descent pull back on the stick. You can actually fly pretty far this way. If you have a Wanted Level while in the air you will be vunerable to police attacks because you can't use weapons while parachuting. If you haven't maxed out your Pilot Skill you will want to find where the Parachute Icons are before flying. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.24. Safehouses | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ There are many places in San Andreas that you can buy. Each of these places serve as save points and each property bought will inch you closer to 100% Completion. Some of these properties have additional features, like garages. All Safehouses have closets where you keep all of the clothes you get during the course of the game. There are several Safehouses that can be purchased at the beginning of the game (they will show green on your map). Other properties won't be accessible until later in the game (they will show red on your map). /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.25. Advanced Tips And Information | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Below are some tips and additional information that will be of benefit to you..... 0===============0 | Crack Dealers | 0===============0 Sometimes you will see a black man with a black shirt just standing on the sidewalk with his arms crossed. He is a Crack Dealer. You can talk to him and give him eithar a positive or negative response. However, when you see one, just run over him. When you kill a Crack Dealer he will drop a lot of money (at least $3,000 or more). A good way to earn some cash. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | A.26. Bugs | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ San Andreas, like most games, has it's share of glitches and flaws. The vast majority of them are minor and some of them can be used to get around certain obstacles. However, this section is dedicated to more serious problems that can get in the way of things. Crash bugs and other problems that can seriously affect gameplay are some of the things that are listed here. They also have to appear during regular gameplay - meaning, no cheat codes. Plus, all serious bugs have to be verified. This means being able to make the bug happen again doing what you did before. By listing the very serious bugs here, I'm trying to help gamers avoid potential headaches that can negatively affect their experience. Fortunately, there is just one serious bug to report at this time: 0========================================0 | Pilots License Bug (Xbox - AO Version) | 0========================================0 If you get your Pilots License before you open up the Flight School (or, at least, the Desert / Las Venturas area) you will run into this bug. One of the things it does is it prevents you from doing the Taxi Mission. You can activate the Taxi Mission but you will get a message saying "There are no fares nearby. Keep looking." However, you can drive all around the city, literally for hours, and no fares will generate. Ever. Worse, it will also prevent you from completing one of the Main Story Missions. During the mission "Mike Toreno" (Loco Syndicate), you have to find him using a cellphone. You are then told to go to a certain destination. Once there, you are told to go to another destination. The problem occurs when you reach the second destination. No matter from which angle you approach it at or even of you sit on top of it, the game won't recognize that you are at the second destination and you cannot progress further in the mission. And, as a result, you cannot progress further in the Main Story Missions. You either have to start from a point before getting the Pilots License or restart your game from scratch. The best way to avoid this problem is to wait until you open the Flight School and get you License then. However, there are some people that are saying that they are getting the bug even when waiting to get the License at the Flight School. Because of this it may also be possible that this bug could be hardware related but there is no hard evidence of that at this time. It is also unclear if this could be fixed for the upcoming Caffeine Free (Xbox) version of San Andreas. In addition, according to SkippPOP, this problem also occurs on the PC version. /==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==\ 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 | B. Los Santos and Red County | 0===XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====0##***##0====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX===0 \==XX====XX====XX====XX====XX====X##***##X====XX====XX====XX====XX====XX==/ Los Santos, based on Los Angeles, is where you will spend a lot of time in. There is plenty to see and do. Most of the rich people live in Richman and Rodeo areas. A lot of the lower class people, including the Families, live in the south and eastern parts of town. To the north is Red County. It has lots of open countryside and small towns. You can find plenty of places to hide from the cops out here. The open spaces also make it easier to do certain things, like the Vigilante Mission. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | B.1. Snack Machine List | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ These are the Snack and Sprink Machines spread throughout Los Santos and Red County that you can use to keep from going hungry. They are open from the beginning of the game and can be found in the following locations: 0================0 | Snack Machines | 0================0 --Inside the Alhambra Club in Idlewood (Los Santos). --At the Carniceria El Pueblo market (with Liquor sign) at the top of the hill across from the Homies billboard in Los Calinas (Los Santos). --In front of the little strip mall west of the Jefferson Motel (Los Santos). --In front of the 6th Street Place (next to Sushi Man) in Willowfield (Los Santos). --At the Library in Palomino Creek (Red County). 0=================0 | Sprunk Machines | 0=================0 --Inside the Alhambra Club in Idlewood (Los Santos). --At the Liquor Store in East Los Santos (Los Santos). --At the storefront in north Willowfield south of the Idlewood Pay N' Spray (Los Santos). --At the Ten Green Bottles bar in Ganton (Los Santos). --On the ground floor inside the Jefferson Motel (Los Santos). --On the south side of Unity Station (Los Santos). --At the Going Gas Station (where Graffiti Tag T67 is) in Idlewood (Los Santos). --On the top floor of Smoke's Crack Palace after completion of "End Of The Line" (Sweet Johnson). --In the middle of the apartment complex where the Blueberry Safehouse is in Blueberry (Red County). 0======0 | 24-7 | 0======0 There are several convienience stores throughout Los Santos. Most of them contain both Snack and Sprunk Machines. These stores can be found in the following locations: --East Mulholland 24-7 (Los Santos). South of the VINEWOOD sign. --Commerce 24-7 (Los Santos). West of City Hall. --El Corona 24-7 (Los Santos). East of Unity Station. /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | B.2. Los Santos and Red County Safehouse List | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Here's a rundown of the places you can get in Los Santos / Red County: 0=======================0 | Willowfield Safehouse | 0=======================0 Location: In Willowfield straight south of CJ's house (Los Santos). Price: $10,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: Just a basic save point. Nothing special. 0=====================0 | Jefferson Safehouse | 0=====================0 Location: Northeast of County Hospital in Jefferson (Los Santos). Cost: $10,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: A basic save point. Good place to save if you wish to do the Ambulance Mission at County Hospital. 0=====================0 | El Corona Safehouse | 0=====================0 Location: North of Los Santos International Airport (Los Santos). Cost: $10,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: Has a car garage for storing vehicles. 0========================0 | Verona Beach Safehouse | 0========================0 Location: East of the Marina (Los Santos). Cost: $10,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: Has a parking lot where you can get a car. 0=============================0 | Santa Maria Beach Safehouse | 0=============================0 Location: West of the Santa Maria Beach Pier (Los Santos). Cost: $30,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: Has a car garage for storing vehicles. 0======================0 | Mulholland Safehouse | 0======================0 Location: North part of Mulholland (Los Santos). Cost: $120,000. Available: Beginning. Notes: Has a car garage for storing vehicles. 0==========================0 | Palomino Creek Safehouse | 0==========================0 Location: Northwest part of Palomino Creek (Red County). Cost: $35,000. Available: After "The Green Sabre" (Sweet Johnson). Notes: Has a car garage for storing vehicles. 0=====================0 | Dillimore Safehouse | 0=====================0 Location: Northeast part of Dillimore (Red County). Cost: $40,000. Available: After "The Green Sabre" (Sweet Johnson). Notes: Has a car garage for storing vehicles. 0=====================0 | Blueberry Safehouse | 0=====================0 Location: On the second floor of the run down apartment complex in the middle of Blueberry (Red County). Cost: $10,000. Available: After "The Green Sabre" (Sweet Johnson). Notes: Basic save point. 0======================0 | Fern Ridge Safehouse | 0======================0 Location: In the middle of Fern Ridge (Red County). Cost: None. Available: After "King In Exile" (Cesar Vialpando). Notes: Basic save point. And let's not forget CJ's house (which you have at the start at no cost). His house has a garage, which can be accessed without starting the first mission, and Weapon Icons for four weapons will spawn inside the kitchen upon completion of the Graffiti Tags. You will also gain the use of Madd Dogg's Crib (in Mulholland) after completion of "A Home In The Hills" (Wu Zi Mu). /=========================================================================\ 0===========================================================================0 | B.3. Weapons And Other Items | 0===========================================================================0 \=========================================================================/ Weapons are the tools of the trade for any professional criminal regardless of sophistication (or lack thereof). There are 32 different weapons, in nine different categories, that can be found and used to create mayhem and abuse. However, you can only have one of each type at a time so you can only carry a maximum of nine weapons. But there are other items that are not weapons but can be used for different purposes like picture taking, jumping from high buildings, or fostering relationships with some of the Girlfriends you can date within the game. There are three slots for these Other Items. It should be noted that some of these items can be used as weapons depending on the situation. Most of the weapons listed have Weapon Skills that can be upgraded which will make these weapons far more effective. Some Weapon Classes use the same type of ammo so you can easily get a lot of ammo for a weapon by switching from one type of weapon within that class for another within the same class. The Shotgun class is one example. You can increase your Shotgun ammo by switching from one type of Shotgun to another since they use the same ammo. But not all Weapon Classes allow you to do that (an example would be the Handgun class since the Handguns in that class all use different ammo for each type). Most of these Weapons can be found at Ammu-Nation which will be opened after completion of "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson). More weapons will be available for purchase at Ammu-Nation as you progress through the game. These Ammu-Nations can be found in the following locations within the Los Santos / Red County and are represented by a gun on the map: --Downtown Los Santos. Where you start "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson). --Willowfield (Los Santos). West of the Willowfield Safehouse. --Palomino Creek (Red County). Central part of town and next door to the Palomino Creek Well Stacked Pizza Co. --Blueberry (Red County). South part of town and just northeast of the Blueberry Well Stacked Pizza Co. Below are the Weapons and Other Items that can be found in the Los Santos and Red County area: /XXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0===============0 | Slot 1 - Fist | 0===============0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXX/ Good for hands-on fisticuffs but you can increase your damage potential by acquiring the Brass Knuckles in the alleyway beside the Commerce 24-7 (Los Santos). You can also find it underneath the south end of the bridge just west of CJ's house. /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0========================0 | Slot 2 - Melee Weapons | 0========================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ These weapons are used for pounding, stabbing, and slicing your enemies. There are quite a lot of choices here for the discriminating thugger..... 0==============0 | Baseball Bat | 0==============0 Great for batting practice (on somebody's head) or breaking kneecaps. There are no Baseball Bat Weapon Icons in Los Santos but you can get one from a angry pedestrian if he happens to be wielding one. 0============0 | Nightstick | 0============0 This can be acquired from a dead cop which is just as well, he won't be needing it anyway (or the locker room of the Los Santos Police Department HQ and Dillimore Police Station). This can also be found on the guard shack of the Film Studio south of the Los Sepulcros Cemetary. Great for when you want to enforce your own brand of law. Can't we all just get along?...... 0===========0 | Golf Club | 0===========0 You can improve your swing and work somebody over at the same time..... Locations: ********** --At the base of the broadcasting tower behind the large VINEWOOD sign in Mulholland (Los Santos). 0========0 | Shovel | 0========0 Good for digging up secrets and burying bodies..... Locations: ********** --In the backyard of Ryder's house. (Los Santos). --Under the overhang of one of the dingy shacks in the central part of the Panopticon (Red County). --By the makeshift graves just to the west of the shack between Blueberry and Montgomery in the forest in the southern part of Fern Ridge (Red County). --Inside the graveyard in the southwest corner of Palomino Creek (Red County). 0=======0 | Knife | 0=======0 A simple effective hand-held weapon. Can be used for stealth kills after doing the mission "Madd Dogg's Rhymes" (OG Loc). Get behind someone, crouch, target them, and then use the Circle (PS2) or B (Xbox) button to perform a stealth kill. Locations: ********** --On the loading bay ramp directly behind All Saints General Hospital in Market (Los Santos). 0============0 | Pool Stick | 0============0 When you want to "cue" up some mayhem..... Locations: ********** --In front of the restaurant in Blueberry (Red County). 0========0 | Katana | 0========0 Not as effective as it was in Vice City but still a nice melee weapon to have. Locations: ********** --Behind the wooden fence east of the El Corona 24-7 (Los Santos). 0==========0 | Chainsaw | 0==========0 Be careful using this weapon, you move slowly while using it so you are vunerable to being attacked or busted. Therefore, it has limited strategic potential. Good for some sick thrills though..... Locations: ********** --On the stone pier at water level on the southwest side of the main island in Ocean Docks (Los Santos). --Behind the large container to the left of the junkyard entrance by the railroad tracks west of the Willowfield Ammu-Nation (Los Santos). --Under the log shelter on the west side of The Panopticon (Red County). --In front of one of the shacks on the south side of the road in Hampton Barns (Red County). /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0===================0 | Slot 3 - Handguns | 0===================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ There are three Handguns that can be found in the game. These guns have Weapon Skills that can be upgraded. All three Handguns listed here all use different types of ammo so you will lose the ammo for one type of Handgun if you switch to another. 0============0 | 9mm Pistol | 0============0 A decent handgun that can be bought or acquired from dead cops. When Hitman Weapon Skill Level is reached you can dual-wield Pistols. You can also use this with the Jetpack (acquired after "Green Goo" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset)). Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $200]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $200]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $200]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $200]. --On the lower floor inside the Los Santos Police Department HQ (Getting this weapon here will get you a 2-Star Wanted Rating). --In corner of back yard of house north of Sweet Johnson's house (Northeast of CJ's house). --At the lifeguard station just west of the Santa Maria Pier in Santa Maria Beach (Los Santos). --In an empty lot between two houses on the south side of the road leading up to the upper portion of Las Calinas (south of the Spray Can Icon) (Los Santos). 0=====================0 | Silenced 9mm Pistol | 0=====================0 A better version of the Pistol. More powerful and silent too. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $600]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $600]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $600]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $600]. --Behind conference building on the south side at the top of the stairs in Conference Center (and southwest of the Commerce 24-7) (Los Santos). 0==============0 | Desert Eagle | 0==============0 The best handgun in the game. You can't run while shooting with this gun but if you are quick with your targeting, you can still make fast work of a group of gunmen with little damage. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Black Project" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $1,200]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $1,200]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $1,200]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $1,200]. --Underneath the blank billboard behind where the chain link fences meet at the curve in northeast Ocean Docks (Los Santos). /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0===================0 | Slot 4 - Shotguns | 0===================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ The three Shotguns listed here have Weapon Skills that can be upgraded. All of the Shotguns use the same ammo so you can actually increase your Shotgun ammo when switching from one type of Shotgun to another. 0=========0 | Shotgun | 0=========0 Just a standard pump action single barreled shotgun. Slow on the fire rate but still effective. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $600]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $600]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $600]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $600]. --On the top floor inside the Los Santos (and Dillimore) Police Department HQ (Getting this weapon here will get you a 2-Star Wanted Rating). 0=================0 | Sawnoff Shotgun | 0=================0 This Shotgun has had the barrels sawn off to make it easier to conceal. However, this greatly reduces it's range. To quote Ripley from the graphic novel "Aliens: Earth War": "It's piss poor at a distance but a real mother up close". When Hitman Weapon Skill Level is reached you can duel-wield Sawn-Off Shotguns. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $800]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $800]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $800]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $800]. --At the Johnson House after getting all 100 Graffiti Tags (Los Santos). --On top of the Pig Pen club in northwest East Los Santos (Los Santos). Go up the hill near the club and climb where the roof is at it's lowest. --In one of the train cars inside the large blue building (where Graffiti Tag T31 is) at the junction of the main road and railroad tracks in north Ocean Docks (Los Santos). --Between Stage A and another unamed stage in the southwest corner of the Film Studio south of the Los Sepulcros Cemetary where CJ's mother is buried (Los Santos). --In the back yard of the house east and across the street from Jazz Mags in south central Palomino Creek (Red County). 0================0 | Combat Shotgun | 0================0 This cool looking rapid fire shotgun is the best shotgun in the game. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Don Peyote" (The Four Dragons Casino)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $1,000]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $1,000]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $1,000]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $1,000]. /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0==========================0 | Slot 5 - SubMachine Guns | 0==========================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ These lightweight weapons can take out anyone very quickly. These are the only weapons that can be used while in a car or on a motorcycle. These Weapons have Weapon Skills that can be upgraded. All of the SubMachine Guns use the same ammo so you can actually increase your SubMachine Gun ammo when switching from one type of SubMachine Gun to another. 0======0 | Tec9 | 0======0 This has the largest magazine of this group but is less accurate and has a slower rate of fire. When Hitman Weapon Skill Level is reached you can duel-wield Tec9's. You can also use this with the Jetpack (acquired after "Green Goo" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset)). Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $300]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $300]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $300]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $300]. --At the Johnson House after getting all 100 Graffiti Tags (Los Santos). --On the roof of Sweet's house (Los Santos). --Behind house on little road circle in central Mulholland (Los Santos). --Under freeway ramp near the Los Santos International Airport parking lot (Los Santos). --In open area to the west of the three-way intersection in north Los Calinas (Los Santos). It is near the International billboard and near the Body Armor Icon. --Across the street east of SpandEx in Blueberry (Red County). 0===========0 | Micro SMG | 0===========0 One of the better guns here, it has a good rate of fire and accuracy. It also has a slightly faster reload than the other guns. When Hitman Weapon Skill Level is reached you can duel-wield Micro SMG's. You can also use this with the Jetpack (acquired after "Green Goo" (Verdant Meadows Aircraft Graveyard Asset)). Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $500]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $500]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $500]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $500]. --Under the bridge over the flood control channel just east of CJ's house (Los Santos). --In the northwest corner of the top floor of the multistory carpark in central East Beach (Los Santos). 0=====0 | SMG | 0=====0 The best SubMachine Gun in the group. Has a high rate of accuracy and fire making it perfect for drive-bys. This is the only SubMachine Gun that you can't duel-wield at Hitman Weapon Skill Level but that doesn't make you any less dangerous..... Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $2,000]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $2,000]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $2,000]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $2,000]. --On top of the stairs of the house with the brick yard (east of the Flowers) in north Las Colinas (Los Santos). --On top of the Jefferson Motel in Jefferson (Los Santos). Use stairs on south side of Motel to reach. --Behind the white wall on the south side of Unity Station in El Corona (Los Santos). --Behind wall on the west side of the burned out building on the north side of Montgomery (Red County). /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0=========================0 | Slot 6 - Assault Rifles | 0=========================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ These weapons are very good for getting rid of a crowd. These Weapons have Weapon Skills that can be upgraded. They also use the same bullets so you can increase your ammo by switching assault rifles. 0======0 | AK47 | 0======0 A nice solid Assault Rifle that has been around a long time and is also easy to acquire on the streets. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Lure" (Wu Zi Mu)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $3,500]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $3,500]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $3,500]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $3,500]. --At the Johnson House after getting all 100 Graffiti tags (Los Santos). --Inside the large warehouse with the red top at the end of the railroad tracks (with the blue building that contains Body Armor and a Sawn-Off Shotgun Icon) at the southwest end on the ground floor (behind stairs) in Ocean Docks (Los Santos). --Behind the Mulholland 24-7 (Los Santos) (near the VINEWOOD sign). --Behind Stage B in the northwest corner of the Film Studio south of the Los Sepulcros Cemetary where CJ's mother is buried. --North side of the FleischBerg beer factory in Blueberry Acres (Red County). 0====0 | M4 | 0====0 This Weapon has a very fast rate of fire and is generally better than the AK47. Perfect for most missions and territory acquisition. Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Ya Ka-Boom-Boom" (Loco Syndicate)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $4,500]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $4,500]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $4,500]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $4,500]. --In between concrete ramps at the west end of the runways inside Los Santos International Airport (Los Santos). /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0=================0 | Slot 7 - Rifles | 0=================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ The Rifles listed have no Weapon Skills to upgrade. 0=======0 | Rifle | 0=======0 Good for taking out varmints like rival gang members and cops..... Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Body Harvest" (The Truth)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $1,000]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $1,000]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $1,000]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $1,000]. --Behind mansion to the west of the bridge west of the Mulholland Safehouse (Los Santos). 0==============0 | Sniper Rifle | 0==============0 This high powered, long distance weapon is very good for taking out people and to explore the surroundings with because of it's viewscope. You can even crouch with this weapon making your sight more steady (something you couldn't do in either GTA3 and GTA: Vice City). Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Pier 69" (Loco Syndicate)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $5,000]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $5,000]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $5,000]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $5,000]. --At the top of the stairs of Interglobal Television south of the Country Club in Vinewood (Los Santos). --At the top of the highest part of County Hospital in Jefferson (Los Santos) (can only be reached by helicopter or Jetpack). --On top of the large white apartment building in Mulholland north of the Pay N' Spray (Los Santos) (can only be reached by Jetpack). /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0========================0 | Slot 8 - Heavy Weapons | 0========================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ These are some of the most powerful weapons in the game. However, you walk slowly while carrying them thus making you an easy target for law enforcement. Plus you can't crouch either. These Weapons have no Weapon Skills to upgrade. There are four Heavy Weapons to find and use in San Andreas but there is only one that can be found in Los Santos and Red County: 0=================0 | Rocket Launcher | 0=================0 Say hello to my little friend! Oh wait, wrong game..... Locations: ********** --On top of the tall building with the antenna in Downtown Los Santos west of Glen Park (Los Santos). Needs to be reached by aircraft but can be had by Parachute by jumping from the tallest building in Los Santos. /XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\ 0=============================0 | Slot 9 - Projectile Weapons | 0=============================0 \XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ These weapons are meant to be thrown at your targets. The longer you hold the Attack button, the farther you throw. These Weapons have no Weapon Skills to upgrade. 0==========0 | Grenades | 0==========0 Toss one of these and watch the crowds scatter (in more ways than one)..... Locations: ********** --At any Ammu-Nation (after "Doberman" (Sweet Johnson)): --Downtown Los Santos [Cost: $300]. --WIllowfield (Los Santos) [Cost: $300]. --Blueberry (Red County) [Cost: $300]. --Palomino Creek (Red County) [Cost: $300]. --In northeast corner of the third f