Side Missions

GTA 4: The Lost and the Damned Guide

Side Missions

Races

The Lost and Damned introduces a decidedly more brutal style of racing to Grand Theft Auto IV. You’re goal here is to not only reach the final checkpoint while at the head of the pack, but also to dethrone your fellow bikers by delivering a solid hit to the chops with your trusty bat.

You’ll get a call from Terry at some point during the storyline. He invites you to participate in a street race. To participate, drive to the red and white motorcycle helmet icon on the GPS and touch the marker while on a bike. You can use any motorcycle you wish. If you are without a motorcycle, you can call Clay and have him deliver one to you if he is available. If you’ve completed the storyline, there should be a better variety of bikes to choose from. The Diabolus seems to be a good choice.

To win the race, you must hit the final checkpoint before any of the other bikers. Each race circuit has a number of laps, each consisting of the same set of checkpoints. The checkpoints appear on your radar, and inside of each checkpoint is an arrow pointing in the direction that the next checkpoint will be.

Using your bat during a race is simple: use the X button to swing the bat to Johnny’s left, and the B button to swing the bat to Johnny’s right. Hold either button and Johnny will perform a powered-up swing, capable of knocking a target off of their bike. Simply tapping the X or B button is not enough to send an opponent to the asphalt, although you may be able to set them off course that way. Be careful yourself, however, as the other bikers are armed with bats as well.

There are 12 different race circuits total. Completing all 12 races contributes some percentage towards the per cent completion stat. You’ll also receive a monetary reward for each race won. Furthermore, the “TLAD: Get Good Wood” achievement is unlocked by knocking 69 riders from their bike. You can view your progress towards this achievement under “Score” in the “Stats” section of the Pause menu.

Gang Wars

After you’ve reached a certain point in the main storyline, you can then participate in gang wars around the city. Gang wars are denoted by red and white explosion icons on the radar and map. You need to be on a bike to start one.

After triggering a gang war, a number of Lost members will appear to accompany you. The objective is to eliminate all of the rival gang members that appear on the radar. The enemy gang members are usually quite a distance from the starting point. In certain scenarios, the objective is to destroy a rival gang’s van, which is being escorted by a number of enemies on motorcycles. Just invest some money in a Carbine Rifle, some Body Armor, and some thrown explosives and you should be able to take down the target gangs easily.

The Lost members that accompany you during the fight become more battle-hardened if they survive to the end. If any of the disposable Lost members die, they will be replaced. Clay and Terry are the only two characters who cannot die. Since Clay and Terry are with you by default, completing gang wars is a good way to work towards the “TLAD: Full Chat” achievement, which is unlocked by building Clay’s and Terry’s toughness to 100 per cent.

There are 25 different gang war scenarios total, but they can be replayed. For every 10 gang wars completed, a new weapon will from then on, spawn in the arm wrestling room on the second floor of The Lost clubhouse.

Safehouse Weapon Spawn Rewards:

Complete 10 Gang Wars - Sawed-off Shotgun
Complete 20 Gang Wars - Automatic 9mm Pistol
Complete 30 Gang Wars - Carbine Rifle
Complete 40 Gang Wars - Automatic Shotgun
Complete 50 Gang Wars - Grenade Launcher

Motorcycle Exports

After completing a couple of Jim’s missions, Angus’ number will be added to your cell phone. You can then call Angus and select “Job” to start an export mission. In each mission, you need to steal a specific motorcycle and ride it back to The Lost clubhouse. There are 10 export missions total. You’ll receive a modest cash reward for each delivery.

Tattoo Parlor Lament: The motorcycle is parked right outside of the tattoo parlour. Just follow the blue marker on your radar to the bike, hop on, and take it to The Lost clubhouse.

Zorst Fumes: You’re after a Hellfury. The leader of a small motorcycle gang has one. The gang is currently riding around Alderney. As soon as you open fire, the entire gang will turn on you, so be ready. Kill the leader and the other gang members, then get on the Hellfury, shake the cops if necessary, and drive the bike to The Lost clubhouse to receive your reward.

Stripclub Hog: The target bike is a Hellfury. It’s over by the strip club in Northern Gardens, Bohan. The owner of the bike is standing right next to it, so take him out—as well as the stripper accompanying him—before stealing the bike.

A Ride in the Park: The Wolfbane is being driven around Middle Park, Algonquin. It’s occupied by a pair of unarmed pedestrians, so just drive up alongside them, shoot them off, and take the bike for yourself.

Get Off Your High Horse: The Angel is likely being driven around Broker. There are two other bikers driving behind the guy with the Angel, however they do not appear to be armed. Either shoot the driver off, or ram the back of the bike with another vehicle to hopefully knock him off.

Delivery Boy’s Hardship: The target here is a Hakuchou. The delivery boy should be driving around China Town, which is at the south end of Algonquin. He’s moving very slowly, so just ram the back of the bike with a vehicle to knock him off, then get on the bike and take it to The Lost clubhouse.

Take Out Liquor: The Hellfury is parked over in Schottler, Broker. There are about five guys standing around the bike, so you’ll have to take them out first. They are all armed, so kill them quickly with a shotgun or automatic weapon, or run them over with a vehicle.

Ex-Display: The Sanchez is in the West Dyke Autos show room in Alderney. Just break in there and hop on. You’ll be attributed a two-star wanted level for entering the show room, so you’ll have to shake the cops before you can deliver the bike.

Short Stay Parking: The Hellfury is parked on the second story of the parking garage over in Purgatory, Algonquin. You’ll have to use the on-ramp just south of the garage to reach the second level. The bike is parked unguarded at the far end of the floor, so just hop on and make your way to The Lost clubhouse. Escape the police first if necessary.

Beachcomber: The NRG 900 is being driven on the beach at the south end of Broker. There should be a couple of bikes at the head of the beach, which you can use to chase down the target. Kill the target, get on the bike, and take it to The Lost clubhouse to receive your reward.