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Simply replace [gnat] with "@" when responding. I chose [gnat]
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And remember.....
"Respect is everything."
Besides, contacting me will also give me an opportunity to hook up and talk
shop with fellow GTA3 "thuggers".....
I truly want to thank those who have written to me about this guide even if
you haven't received a response. I tend to read my e-mail late at night and
sometimes I'm too tired to respond right away. Mainly because I'm either a)
updating my other GTA (plus Riddick) related documents, b) hacking up a
console or doing more RGB experiments, or c) I've had a rough night at work
(I work retail you know....).
I've received a lot of nice e-mail about this guide from people around the
world saying how good the guide is and offering suggestions (many of which
made it into the previous revisions). I intend to continue updating and
polishing this document for as long as possible.
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"Grand Theft Auto III" is copyright 2001 by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
"Grand Theft Auto III" Official Strategy Guide (PlayStation 2 Version) -
Written by Tim Bogenn. Copyright 2001 by BradyGames, a division of Pearson
Education, Inc.
The Official Strategy Guide was used as reference during initial construction
of this text based guide for the following:
>>Hidden Package Maps
>>Power Up / Location Maps
All other trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by
their respective trademark and copyright holders.
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For this update I added a Quick Search Feature and I have new information in
the following chapters:
>>"Busted"
>>"Dead Skunk In The Trunk" (Joey Leone)
>>"Triads And Tribulations" (Toni Cipriani)
>>"Rampages" (R-20)
>>"Escort Service" (Donald Love)
>>"Espresso-2-Go!" (Asuka Kasen)
>>"The Exchange" (Catalina)
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| Additional Sources |
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--Grand Theft Auto 3 (Game Manual)
--spaceeinstein (http://www.freewebs.com/spaceeinstein/grandtheftauto.htm)
[PC Controls]
--A1210 [Xbox Controls]
--GameFAQs GTA3 Message Boards
--Huggable Joker Inc. ["Purple Nines Glitch, Darkel, Donald Love
Dissaperance and more questions" topic]
--Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc (Issue 67)
--[Cool Taxi Trick by DeMarlo King]
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--Alex T. Roth --Jon Porter
--Glen T. Winstein --Scott Exeter
--Richard Juntunen --Hari Vikram
--Sal Hatton --Huggable Joker Inc
--Kevin Berg --Jani Kivisola
--Web --S Page
--Dan Schauer --Sri c
--Haenlomal --Dennis Zoetebier
--Hadley Box --Sherry Alexander
--Shaun --The Baron
--xX-G-MaN-Xx --KWoBBS2
--John E. Schneider --Austin Taft
--Austin T. Witherspoon --kabuki777
--Lindsey Kids --LR
--Jesse Huongvilay --Charles Wooters
--Blank Blank --Danny Williamson
--Josh Dady --Demarest
--Vicktor Volpe --Nick R.
--Magnamerik --Fred Chagnon
--Jim Plate --Llwyd Campbell
--Mr. Spock --Leo
--Robbert Houtman --Mike Unger
--Ian Spears --Vanatorul DeVise
--Christopher Mora
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| Other Documents I Have Written |
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Strategy Guides
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>>"Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" (PS2)
>>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (PS2, Xbox, PC)
>>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories" (PS2)
>>"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" (PS2, Xbox, PC)
>>"Bully" (PS2)
>>"Stubbs The Zombie" (Xbox)
>>"The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay" (Xbox)
One of the earlier versions of my "TCoR: EFBB" guide can be found in the book
"GameFAQs Presents.....The Ultimate Xbox Strategy Guide" published (in 2004)
by Future Network USA.
FAQs
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>>Differences Between The Three Versions Of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"
for PlayStation 2
>>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Suggested Music List FAQ (for Xbox and PC
versions)
>>"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" Hidden Text FAQ
>>"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Hidden Text FAQ
>>"Rumble Roses XX" Character Story FAQ (Xbox 360)
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Although my guides and FAQs can be found at many sites around the internet
the latest versions of my work can always be found first at GameFAQs since
that is my primary contribution site.
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This guide uses a Quick Search Feature which takes advantage of the Find
feature used by many web browsers. This feature will allow you to go to any
chapter or section in this guide quickly.
On the left side of many of the chapters, as well as the right side of each
of the major section headers, in the Table of Contents is a four character
code. To access any of those chapters or sections do CTRL-F (PC) or Clover-F
(Mac) to activate the Find feature in the web browser. Then enter the code in
BRACKETS (or at least the left bracket) like this:
[xxxx] or [xxxx
You will notice that the chapters for the Main Story Missions do not have a
four character code. They are accessed a little differently. To access any of
the Main Story Mission chapters you activate the Find feature and enter the >
character followed by the chapter number like this:
>KR6 or >ZD12
This feature also works backwards. You will notice that the Table of Contents
has it's own four character code. Should you want to quickly go back to the
top of this document input the four letter code for the Table and you will
instantly be back at the top of the guide.
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1. Who Am I?
(MYST) 2. My Setup
(FTAU) 3. From The Author
(ABGD) 4. About The Guide
(SBMS) 5. Submissions
(GRTH) 6. "Grand Theft Auto III"
(GTVD) 7. GTA3 Version Differences (PS2 Only)
(PXDF) 8. PS2 and Xbox Differences
(XBDT) 9. Xbox 360 Data
(XPTV) 10. Xploder HDTV (PlayStation 2) Data
(CTRS) 11. Controls and Vehicles
A. On Foot
B. In Cars and Boats
C. In the Rhino
(TMSC) 12. The Main Screen
(GMNU) 13. Game Menus
(WPNS) 14. Weapons
(HBPA) 15. Health, Body Armor, Police Bribe, and Adrenaline Icons
(LWFM) 16. Law Enforcement
(UPNS) 17. Using a Pay 'N' Spray
(BSTD) 18. Busted
(WSTD) 19. Wasted
(PVGM) 20. Police Vehicles and Vigilante Missions
(ATPM) 21. Advanced Tips And Information
(PNGL) 22. The Purple Nines Glitch (All Versions)
(CLUD) 23. "Claude"
(LBCT) 24. Liberty City: 1998 to 2001
(CPLT) 25. 100% Completion List
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(ITBG) 1. In The Beginning.....
(BDMS) 2. Before Doing The Main Story Missions
(YSFH) 3. Your Safehouse
(PTLM) 4. Portland Island Landmarks
(PIWI) 5. Portland Island Weapons And Items
(HCPL) 6. Hidden Packages Explained
(PIHP) 7. Hidden Packages (Portland Island)
(IIEG) 8. Industrial Import Export Garage
(EVCR) 9. Emergency Vehicle Crane
(ABMS) 10. Ambulance Mission
(RGEX) 11. Rampages Explained
(RPGI) 12. Rampages (Portland Island)
(UNJE) 13. Unique Stunt Jumps Explained
(USJP) 14. Unique Stunt Jumps (Portland Island)
(VGPI) 15. Vigilante Mission (Portland Island)
(FTPI) 16. Firetruck Mission (Portland Island)
(PTPL) 17. "Patriot Playground"
(MFDS) 18. "Mafia Massacre" (Toyz Van)/"Diablo Destruction" (Toyz Van)
(GSIV) 19. Going to Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale Early
A. The Porter Tunnel Glitch
B. Hidden Packages CHT-H19 and FIA-H97
C. What You Can Do
D. Hidden Package SSV-H75 and The Dodo
E. Early Explorer Bonus
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(LGTR) 1. Luigi Goterelli
L2. "Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up" (Luigi Goterelli)
L3. "Drive Misty For Me" (Luigi Goterelli)
L4. "Pump-Action Pimp" (Luigi Goterelli)
L5. "The Fuzz Ball" (Luigi Goterelli)
(MTCK) 2. Marty Chonks (Bitch'N' Dog Food Factory)
A. "The Crook" (Marty Chonks)
B. "The Thieves" (Marty Chonks)
C. "The Wife" (Marty Chonks)
D. "Her Lover" (Marty Chonks)
(JYLE) 3. Joey Leone
J1. "Mike Lips Last Lunch" (Joey Leone)
J2. "Farewell 'Chunky' Lee Chong" (Joey Leone)
J3. "Van Heist" (Joey Leone)
J4. "Cipriani's Chauffeur" (Joey Leone)
J5. "Dead Skunk In The Trunk" (Joey Leone)
J6. "The Getaway" (Joey Leone)
(TNCP) 4. Toni Cipriani
T1. "Taking Out The Laundry" (Toni Cipriani)
(ELBR) 5. El Burro
E1. "Turismo" (El Burro)
E2. "I Scream, You Scream" (El Burro)
E3. "Trial By Fire" (El Burro)
E4. "Big 'N' Veiny" (El Burro)
T2. "The Pick-Up" (Toni Cipriani)
T3. "Salvatore's Called A Meeting" (Toni Cipriani)
(SVLE) 6. Salvatore Leone
S1. "Chaperone" (Salvatore Leone)
T4. "Triads And Tribulations" (Toni Cipriani)
T5. "Blow Fish" (Toni Cipriani)
S2. "Cutting The Grass" (Salvatore Leone)
S3 and S4. "Bomb Da Base (Acts I and II)" (Salvatore Leone)
S5. "Last Requests" (Salvatore Leone)
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(SILM) 1. Staunton Island Landmarks
(WISI) 2. Staunton Island Weapons And Items
(SIHP) 3. Hidden Packages (Staunton Island)
(RPGD) 4. Rampages (Staunton Island)
(USJS) 5. Unique Stunt Jumps (Staunton Island)
(RIPR) 6. "A Ride In The Park"
(MLYM) 7. "Multistorey Mayhem"
(TXMS) 8. Taxi Mission
(FTSI) 9. Vigilante and Firetruck Missions (Staunton Island)
(CSCL) 10. "Casino Calamity" (Toyz Van)
(SKSN) 11. Asuka Kasen
A1. "Sayonara Salvatore" (Asuka Kasen)
A2. "Under Surveillance" (Asuka Kasen)
(KJKS) 12. Kenji Kasen
K1. "Kanbu Bust Out" (Kenji Kasen)
K2. "Grand Theft Auto" (Kenji Kasen)
K3. "Deal Steal" (Kenji Kasen)
K4. "Shima" (Kenji Kasen)
K5. "Smack Down" (Kenji Kasen)
A3. "Paparazzi Purge" (Asuka Kasen)
A4. "Payday For Ray" (Asuka Kasen)
(RYMC) 13. Ray Machowski
R1. "Silence The Sneak" (Ray Machowski)
R2. "Arms Shortage" (Ray Machowski)
(AQRS) 14. Acquiring the Rhino (The Safe Method)
R3. "Evidence Dash" (Ray Machowski)
(DNLV) 15. Donald Love
D1. "Liberator" (Donald Love)
D2. "Waka-Gashira Wipeout!" (Donald Love)
D3. "A Drop In The Ocean" (Donald Love)
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(SVLM) 1. Shoreside Vale Landmarks
(VLWI) 2. Shoreside Vale Weapons And Items
(SVHP) 3. Hidden Packages (Shoreside Vale)
(RPGV) 4. Rampages (Shoreside Vale)
(USJV) 5. Unique Stunt Jumps (Shoreside Vale)
(SIEG) 6. Suburban Import Export Garage
(AQRN) 7. Acquiring the Rhino (The Not-So-Safe Method)
(GRPD) 8. "Gripped!"
(FTSV) 9. Vigilante and Firetruck Missions (Shoreside Vale)
(RPRM) 10. "Rumpo Rampage" (Toyz Van)
R4. "Gone Fishing" (Ray Machowski)
R5. "Plaster Blaster" (Ray Machowski)
R6. "Marked Man" (Ray Machowski)
A5. "Two-Faced Tanner" (Asuka Kasen)
D4. "Grand Theft Aero" (Donald Love)
D5. "Escort Service" (Donald Love)
D6. "Decoy" (Donald Love)
D7. "Love's Disappearance" (Donald Love)
A6. "Bait" (Asuka Kasen)
A7. "Espresso-2-Go!" (Asuka Kasen)
A8. "S.A.M." (Asuka Kasen)
(DCEI) 11. D-Ice
DI1. "Uz-I Money" (D-Ice)
DI2. "Toyminator" (D-Ice)
DI3. "Rigged To Blow" (D-Ice)
DI4. "Bullion Run" (D-Ice)
DI5. "Rumble" (D-Ice)
(KCRT) 12. King Courtney
KC1. "Bling-Bling Scramble" (King Courtney)
KC2. "Uz-I Rider" (King Courtney)
KC3. "Gangcar Round-Up" (King Courtney)
KC4. "Kingdom Come" (King Courtney)
(CTLN) 13. Catalina
C1. "The Exchange" (Catalina)
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| I.1. Who Am I? |
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My name is Robert Allen Rusk and I am a 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 and 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360.
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 started writing guides in 2003 because I felt it was something I could do
utilizing my writing skills gained in college and gametesting along with my
passion for vidgames. Over time I have honed my overall writing and
organization skills plus my creative thinking skills. I have extended the
play value of the games I have written guides and FAQs for many times over
plus I have received many letters from all over the world.
I am also what one may call an RGB enthusiast. I hack my game consoles to try
to get the best possible video from them and that usually involves tapping
into the RGB Analog video signals and using them on the right monitors to
achieve my desires. To this end I became a member of the GamesX.com mod forum
and I post regularly on their "RGB + Video Discussions" forum area.
In addition, I am a member of the X-Otic Computer Systems of San Antonio
(www.xcssa.org), a group who specializes in Linux, Mac, and other systems.
I am also a regular forum poster at GameFAQs, an occasional poster at
www.Atariage.com and Digital Press, and I am also a member of the MOFAT (a
members only message board set up by "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" players
who met on the Vice City message boards at GameFAQs).
Outside of gaming, my interests include Godzilla (I have been a G-Fan since
the age of ten) and Red Dwarf (I own all eight series on DVD).
As far as favorite sports teams go my teams are the San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
[the local team], the Denver Broncos (NFL) [although I live in Texas I am
originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado], and the Air Force Falcons (NCAA
Football).
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| I.2. My Setup [MYST] |
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This guide was constructed using BBEdit Lite 6.1 and a Power Mac Workgroup
Server 8550/200 (with a G3 card running at 330 MHz). It is now being
maintained using TextWrangler 2.1.2 on a 1.5Ghz Single Core Intel Mac Mini. I
view my work in Safari to help in seeing how it would look on the web and
correct format errors.
I also play GTA3 on my NEC MultiSync 3D RGB monitor using a homebrew RGB
box that contains a EL1883 (MacroVision compatible) sync separation chip to
acquire video sync, for RGB use, from Composite Video.
When I do my writing and guide revisions I run my Mac (on a Compaq monitor)
alongside the Xbox or PS2 (on my MultiSync 3D monitor). This way I can
simultaneously play and make changes to the guide at the same time.
The sound is hooked up to an old stereo box I got from Radio Shack when I
acquired my first Amiga 500 in 1990 and it has served me well considering its
age.
For my guide work I have 22 memory cards for my PlayStation 2. I have
reorganized the game saves on my memory cards and I now have eight cards
specifically dedicated to "Grand Theft Auto III", "Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City" (Original Version (1.40)), and "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" (which
uses up 15 cards), "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories", and "Grand Theft
Auto: Vice City Stories".
These memory cards allow me to quickly go and try out new ideas (and modify
old ones) when they occur to me or suggested by others.
I have now done 100% Completion three times on three different versions (PS2
- Original, PS2 - Double Pack, Xbox - Double Pack) getting information
for this guide.
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| I.3. From The Author [FTAU] |
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Welcome to my "Grand Theft Auto III" 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 of the game.
Quotes taken from readers' e-mail are presented "as is" and may include
spelling and grammatical errors.
I also employ some creative writing in the chapter "Liberty City: 1998 to
2001" and in the land-marking sections.
When I first posted the initial version of my Vice City guide, which was my
first one, 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. And others have made suggestions that have been
incorporated into my guides.
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 this guide along with my other work on their
sites.
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 GTA3 "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?.....
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| I.4. About The Guide [ABGD] |
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The main emphasis of this guide is to provide creative and simple solutions
to many of the missions for "Grand Theft Auto III". Many hours were spent
going over each mission and finding unique ways to solve them. I think you
will be surprised by many of the solutions found here.
I also reference the map/poster that comes with the game (there is also a map
in the manual). Some of the location names come from that.
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 even included interesting
and humorous anecdotes, observations, and lines from GTA3. I hope that you
enjoy this guide as much as learn from it.
While this guide was written initially for the PS2 version of the game, this
guide will also benefit those with the PC and Xbox versions of GTA3. If any
of the strategies in this guide won't work in either the PC or Xbox versions,
feel free to write me and let me know so I can make additional adjustments in
future revisions.
This guide is designed so that you can do the missions without any cheat
codes. However, I have included one code, the Health Code (in "Advanced Tips
And Information"), to give you a little flexibility because there are some
areas, especially the Ambulance Mission, where you may wish to use it.
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. Although the
guide follows more or less the traditional story order there are ways to
acquire more powerful weapons early in the game. The chapter "The Porter
Tunnel Glitch" is the best way to get these weapons early plus allow you to
do all of the side-missions prior to doing the Main Story Missions so you can
concentrate on those.
Each Hidden Package, Unique Stunt Jump, and Rampage has a letter designation
to make them easier to identify in this guide. In addition there is a three
letter Neighborhood Prefix (listings below) indicating a particular
neighborhood or area where the item can be found (in these examples I use
"XXX"):
>>Hidden Packages will be identified with an "H".
Examples: Hidden Package XXX-H21.
Package XXX-H32.
XXX-H65.
>>Rampages will be identified with an "R".
Examples: Rampage XXX-R34.
XXX-R16.
>>Unique Stunt Jumps will be identified with a "J".
Examples: Unique Stunt Jump XXX-J24.
Unique Jump XXX-J12.
Jump XXX-J8.
XXX-J31.
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PTL - Portland SSV - Shoreside Vale
HWD - Harwood CCD - Cochrane Dam
STM - St. Marks CDG - Cedar Grove
PTB - Portland Beach PKC - Pike Creek
HPH - Hepburn Heights WCG - Wichita Gardens
RLD - Red Light District FIA - Francis International Airport
CHT - Chinatown
PLV - Portland View
PHB - Portland Harbor
TTN - Trenton
CLB - Callahan Bridge
CPT - Callahan Point
AQY - Atlantic Quays
STI - Staunton Island
RFD - Rockford
APT - Aspatria
LBC - Liberty Campus
FRS - Fort Staunton
NPT - Newport
BLP - Belleville Park
TRG - Torrington
BDT - Bedford Point
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| I.5. Submissions [SBMS] |
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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.....
>>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).
>>Differences between the PC and Xbox versions that may make my some of my
strategies ineffective.
>>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.
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| I.6. "Grand Theft Auto III" [GRTH] |
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"Grand Theft Auto III" is the successor to the moderately successful GTA2.
The first GTAs used a top-down perspective and a complex control scheme that
kind of made the game hard to get into.
"Grand Theft Auto III" put the main character in third person and the control
layout made it easier to play. Rockstar made up a reasonably good story with
real actors, like Joe Pataliano ("The Matrix", "The Sopranos") and Kyle
Maclachan ("Dune", "Twin Peaks").
They also made up a world where you can do just about anything at any time
regardless of whether it was violent or not. The combination resulted in
making "Grand Theft Auto III" one of the most popular vidgames of all time.
My first exposure to the Grand Theft Auto series began with "Grand Theft Auto
2" for the Sega Dreamcast. Once I got used to the overhead view and the
controls, it was easy for me to cause all kinds of chaos and havoc. While
there was nothing wrong with "Soul Calibur" and "Sonic Adventure", I liked
the idea of being the bad guy (or anti-hero if you prefer) where I can do
nasty stuff for the hell of it.
However, it turned out that the Dreamcast version was a shoddy port of the PC
version, a fact that was made more obvious after I acquired the PS1 version.
No volume menu, no included map, music loops that restarted every time that
you got into a car, one mission that you couldn't do due to a bug, and the
fact that you could only save one game to a VMU (as opposed to 15 on the PS1
memory card) were some of the things that were wrong with the Dreamcast
version (at least it looked good in VGA). And there was no real ending to
"Grand Theft Auto 2" (either version), just a "Game Complete" screen. Very
disappointing.
But I still liked GTA2 despite it's flaws. I especially liked running over
people (and cars) with the tank. And GTA2 looked better than GTA1 which I
acquired later. GTA1 had more discernible endings at the end of each level
and it also had music that you could also listen to in a regular CD player.
Then along came "Grand Theft Auto III". I first saw it at a Game World (now
GameStop - and moved to a different location) on Bandera Road here in San
Antonio shortly after it came out in October 2001. They had it playing on
their 27-inch TV so you could try it out. I decided to play around for about
15 minutes and then continue looking around the store.
Two hours later, I'm still shooting people, running them over, and making a
general nuisance of myself in the fictitious metropolis of Liberty City. Up
to this point there were only two games that hooked me to the point that I
got the system because of them: "Defender of the Crown" (Commodore Amiga) and
"Goldeneye" (Nintendo 64). And now "Grand Theft Auto III" (PlayStation 2). I
eventually got the system for Christmas and got GTA3 a couple of days later
(my family could not find the game in time to give it to me for Christmas).
I had a whole lotta fun with GTA3. I completed the missions, I got 100%
Completion, and I went on city-wide rampages. But I especially enjoyed
playing demolition derby with the Cops and jacking cars from the Yakuza
("I'll get you!"). The game is one of the best designed games I have ever
seen. It was a freeform, do anything you want design that made GTA3 more than
just an interactive crime spree - it was an experience.
But GTA3 was just the beginning. Vice City would later outdo GTA3 on many
levels and then San Andreas far surpassed both GTA3 and Vice City combined.
With all that said, let's get down to the business of the guide itself and I
will start with the differences between the Original and Double Pack versions
for the PS2.....
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| 1.7. GTA3 Version Differences (PS2 Only) [GTVD] |
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After doing some closer examination of both my Original Version and Double
Pack Version discs, I concluded that there are no major differences between
the Original, Greatest Hits, and Double Pack versions of GTA3.
Originally I thought that they had changed the requirements of the Ambulance
Mission for the DP version but one of my readers, Dan Schauer, indicated to
me that this was not so and I verified his information. More details on that
in the Ambulance Mission portion of the guide.
In addition, I placed my GTA3 discs in my Mac and opened up the file
"system.cnf" in BBEdit Lite:
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLUS_200.62;1
VER = 1.40
VMODE = NTSC
This was the case for both the Original and Double Pack discs. This means
that the Original and Double Pack are of the same version number (1.40).
Since the Greatest Hits version came out before the Double Pack this means
that it is also version 1.40. If Rockstar had made any major changes to GTA3
the version number would change (and the game saves from the new version
would be incompatible with the old version).
However, they did make a couple of tweaks without changing the major portion
of the code and version number:
>>"Uzi" in the Original Version is now called the "Uz-I" (I use this
alternate spelling in the guide).
>>One of the songs for Double Cleff FM, "O Mio Babbino Caro", was removed
starting with the PS2 Double Pack. It is not on any of the Xbox versions
either. Why was it removed? Unknown. Thanks goes to Blank Blank for that
find.
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| I.8. PS2 and Xbox Differences [PXDF] |
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What are some of the differences between the Xbox and PS2 versions? Which one
is better (from a technical standpoint)? Here's the breakdown:
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| Graphics |
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The graphics on the Xbox version are better than the PS2 version and
animate very well. Plus there's the added benefit of Progressive Scan for
the Xbox version.
With the release of Xploder HDTV for the PS2 you can now enjoy GTA3 in 480p
(although the main title introduction glitches up a bit due to "meshing
issues").
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| Sound |
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The sound quality is about the same between the PS2 and Xbox versions of
GTA3. The Xbox version gets a slight edge due to its custom soundtrack
feature.
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| Controls |
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The controls on the Xbox version are OK even though doing drive-bys is a
little awkward because you have to use the Right Analog Stick. The PS2
version gets the edge here because it is easier to do drive-bys with the L2
and R2 shoulder buttons.
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| Console Hardware Data |
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>>PlayStation 2
*************
The PS2 version runs very well with no problems. No sudden pop-ins or
texture loading problems.
>>Xbox
****
The Xbox version also runs very well with no sudden pop-in or texture
loading problems. The only time the game chugs even a little is when you
are blowing stuff up with the Rhino.
GTA3 also glitches out very bad if you happen to have an Xbox with a
Thompson drive (I had to trade in my initial Xbox because of this problem).
The best way to tell if you have the bad drive is when you load up the
game. If you can hear the title music but the screen remains black, you
have the bad drive. Microsoft used two other drives in addition to the
Thompson drive and only a drive replacement will solve this particular
problem.
As a result of these technical problems I have to say that it is a draw
between the PS2 and the Xbox version. This is not to dis the Xbox in any way
however. I have a lot of games for the Xbox and they all look and play great.
Based on recent information it appears that most of the PlayStation 2
library, including the GTA games, runs pretty well on the PlayStation 3. They
can even be run in Progressive Scan modes but, since I do not have a PS3 at
this time, I do not how well they look and play in these modes.
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| Xbox Version Differences |
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There are only a couple of differences in the Xbox version:
>>Catalina looks very different in the Xbox version. She has a different
hairstyle, a very revealing top, a tattoo on her lower back, slight panty
exposure (around her pant line), and a navel ring.
>>The dialogue in the cutscene for "Under Surveillance" (Asuka Kasen) was
changed. She mentions that the federal agents are doing the surveillance
instead of the Mafia. However, while the spoken dialogue was changed, the
subtitles were not thus making the cutscene a little awkward.
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| I.9. Xbox 360 Data [XBDT] |
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"Grand Theft Auto III" works with the latest Backward Compatibility updates
for the Xbox 360 (you need the Hard Drive to play Original Xbox games
on the X360).
You can play GTA3 in many different resolutions depending on your monitor or
HDTV setup. It looks and plays pretty good (although the main title intro
chugs quite a bit).
However, if you play it in 720p mode you may find that it slows down a little
from time to time because the Original Xbox version was not meant to be
played any higher than 480p.
Plus, you can't do custom soundtracks when playing GTA3 on the X360.
In addition, the White and Black buttons (from the Original Xbox controller)
are replaced by the Left and Right Buttons which are situated above the Left
and Right Triggers on the Xbox 360 pad.
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| I.10. Xploder HDTV (PlayStation 2) Data [XPTV] |
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\=========================================================================/
Xploder HDTV is a disc that will allow PlayStation 2 owners to play most of
their games in Progressive Scan mode. Many games will work but some of them
will have issues.
"Grand Theft Auto III" works great in 480p mode. However, the main title
intro will be glitchy because of "line meshing issues". This is actually a
minor problem since you can easily skip the opening credits by pressing X.
Once you get past the intro, all is good.
Because the graphics are designed for 480 vertical resolution it is not
recommended that you put "Grand Theft Auto III" in any mode higher than 480p.
The higher resolution modes, like 720p, simply shoehorn the 480 graphics into
the higher end modes and tend to really squash the screen.
With that said, let's move on to the most basic of functions......
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| I.11. Controls and Vehicles [CTRS] |
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Although the manual covers the setup pretty good, I felt that I should
include a section on controls for those who have acquired used copies of GTA3
that have no manuals.
Special thanks to spaceeinstein for his help with the PC controls and A1210
for his help with the Xbox controls.
It should be noted that on the PC version you have the option of using the
Mouse for targeting and driving instead of the Keypad.
I have also included basic action and vehicle information with their
respective control schemes.
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| I.11.A. On Foot \
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As with any GTA game there is plenty of things you can do when on foot.
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>>PlayStation 2 Version
*********************
Move Around...............................................Left Analog Stick
[4] Look Around (First Person Mode)......................Right Analog Stick
Move Around.................................................Directional Pad
[1] Run............................................................X Button
Jump..........................................................Square Button
[2] Attack....................................................Circle Button
Enter Vehicle...............................................Triangle Button
Center Camera.....................................................L1 Button
Previous Weapon...................................................L2 Button
[3] Target........................................................R1 Button
Next Weapon.......................................................R2 Button
Look Behind.......................................................R3 Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
Change Camera Mode............................................Select Button
Zoom In With Sniper Rifle.....................................Square Button
Zoom Out With Sniper Rifle.........................................X Button
>>Xbox Version
************
Move Around...............................................Left Analog Stick
[4] Look Around (First Person Mode)......................Right Analog Stick
[1] Run............................................................A Button
Jump...............................................................X Button
[2] Attack....................................................Right Trigger
Enter Vehicle......................................................Y Button
Previous Weapon........................................Directional Pad Left
[3] Target.....................................................Left Trigger
Next Weapon...........................................Directional Pad Right
Look Behind.......................................Right Analog Stick Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
Change Camera Mode.............................................White Button
>>PC Version
**********
[NOTE: NP = Number Pad]
[It should be noted that you can use the mouse for more accurate aiming
when attacking on foot.]
Move Forward................................................Arrow Up; W Key
Move Backward.............................................Arrow Down; S Key
Move Left.................................................Arrow Left; A Key
Move Right...............................................Arrow Right; D Key
[1] Run.........................................................Right Shift
Jump...................................................Right Control; Space
[2] Attack............................NP 0; Left Control; Left Mouse Button
Enter Vehicle...........................................Return/Enter; F Key
Previous Weapon...............................NP Period [.]; Mouse Wheel Up
Next Weapon......................................NP Enter; Mouse Wheel Down
[3] Target.......................................Delete; Right Mouse Button
Look Behind............................NP 1; Caps Lock; Middle Mouse Button
Change Camera Mode..............................................Home; V Key
Zoom In With Sniper Rifle....................Page Up; Z Key; Mouse Wheel Up
Zoom Out With Sniper Rifle...............Page Down; X Key; Mouse Wheel Down
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[1] - 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. You can solve the problem of tiring out by
getting the Infinite Run feature which is acquired by successfully
completing the Ambulance Mission (detailed later).
[2] - 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, 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 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.
[3] - When holding a gun, you hold down the Target Button target your enemy.
Use the Previous Weapon and Next Weapon Buttons to switch between
targets.
[4] - You can do this for precision walking (like on a steel beam) by helping
you "aim" your character in the direction you want him to face.
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| I.11.B. In Cars and Boats \
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As with all the other GTAs there are plenty of cars to use in Liberty City.
From junkers and gang cars to the fanciest sports cars. They can all be used
here. There are also a few boats you can use when open up the other areas of
the city.
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>>PlayStation 2 Version
*********************
Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick
Turn Vehicle................................................Directional Pad
Accelerate.........................................................X Button
Reverse.......................................................Square Button
Attack (Drive By Mode)................Circle Button (Plus L2 or R2 Buttons)
Exit Vehicle................................................Triangle Button
Change Radio Stations.............................................L1 Button
Look Left (Drive By Mode).........................................L2 Button
Use Horn (Or Siren)...............................................L3 Button
[1] Handbrake.....................................................R1 Button
Look Right (Drive By Mode)........................................R2 Button
Activate Vehicle Missions.........................................R3 Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
Change Camera Mode............................................Select Button
Look Behind.................................................L2 + R2 Buttons
>>Xbox Version
************
Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick
Drive By Mode/Look Around................................Right Analog Stick
Accelerate....................................................Right Trigger
Reverse/Brake..................................................Left Trigger
Attack (Drive By Mode)............................Right Analog Stick Button
Exit Vehicle.......................................................Y Button
*Change Radio Stations.........................................Black Button
Use Horn (Or Siren)................................Left Analog Stick Button
[1] Handbrake......................................................B Button
Activate Vehicle Missions..........................................X Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
Change Camera Mode............................................ White Button
* - To change cd/tape deck (Custom soundtrack), press and hold the Black
button while pressing up and down on the Directional Pad to select
"album"/folder. Then, while still holding the radio button, press left or
right on the Directional Pad to change songs.
>>PC Version
**********
[NOTE: NP = Number Pad]
Move Forward................................................Arrow Up; W Key
Move Backward.............................................Arrow Down; S Key
Move Left.................................................Arrow Left; A Key
Move Right...............................................Arrow Right; D Key
[1] Handbrake.........................Right Ctrl; Space; Right Mouse Button
Attack............NP 0; Left Control; Left Mouse Button (With NP 1 or NP 2)
Exit Vehicle............................................Return/Enter; F Key
Change Radio Stations.........................Insert; R Key; Mouse Wheel Up
Use Horn (Or Siren).................................Left Shift; Right Shift
Activate Vehicle Missions............................NP Plus [+]; Caps Lock
Change Camera Mode..............................................Home; V Key
Look Behind.................NP 1 + NP 2; Q Key + E Key; Middle Mouse Button
Look Left (Drive By Mode).......................................NP 1; Q Key
Look Right (Drive By Mode)......................................NP 2; E Key
Turret Left (Firetruck)................................................NP 4
Turret Right (Firetruck)...............................................NP 5
Turret Up (Firetruck)..................................................NP 9
Turret Down (Firetruck)................................................NP 6
Go Up (Yardie Lobo)..............................................Left Shift
Go Down (Yardie Lobo)...........................................Right Shift
Tilt Right (Yardie Lobo)...................................NP4; Shift + NP5
Tilt Left (Yardie Lobo)....................................NP5; Shift + NP4
Tilt Forward (Yardie Lobo).................................NP9; Shift + NP6
Tilt Backward (Yardie Lobo)................................NP6; Shift + NP9
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[1] - Your stopping power is increased when used in conjunction with the
Reverse button.
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| I.11.C. In the Rhino \
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The Rhino is probably the single toughest vehicle in the game and is one of
the preferred vehicles to use in the Vigilante Mission (explained later in
the guide). You can acquire this vehicle during a 6-Star Wanted Rating and
take it from the soldiers, after the mission "Arms Shortage" (Ray Machowski),
or wait until after you've completed the Main Story Missions where one will
be unlocked for you at Phil Cassidy's Army Surplus.
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>>PlayStation 2 Version
*********************
Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick
Accelerate.........................................................X Button
Reverse.......................................................Square Button
Brake.............................................................R1 Button
Look Left.........................................................L2 Button
Look Right........................................................R2 Button
Look Behind.................................................L2 + R2 Buttons
Turret Control...........................................Right Analog Stick
Main Gun......................................................Circle Button
Exit Rhino..................................................Triangle Button
Use Horn..........................................................L3 Button
Activate Vigilante Mission........................................R3 Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
Change Camera Mode............................................Select Button
>>Xbox Version
************
Turn Vehicle..............................................Left Analog Stick
Accelerate....................................................Right Trigger
Reverse/Brake..................................................Left Trigger
Turret Control...........................................Right Analog Stick
Main Gun..........................................Right Analog Stick Button
Exit Rhino.........................................................Y Button
Use Horn...........................................Left Analog Stick Button
Activate Vigilante Mission.........................................X Button
Pause..........................................................Start Button
#Change Camera Mode........................................... White Button
# - On the Xbox 360 this is the Left Button which is situated above the Left
Trigger.
>>PC Version
**********
[NOTE: NP = Number Pad]
Move Forward................................................Arrow Up; W Key
Move Backward.............................................Arrow Down; S Key
Move Left.................................................Arrow Left; A Key
Move Right...............................................Arrow Right; D Key
Brake.................................Right Ctrl; Space; Right Mouse Button
Look Left.......................................................NP 1; Q Key
Look Right......................................................NP 2; E Key
Look Behind.................NP 1 + NP 2; Q Key + E Key; Middle Mouse Button
Turret Left............................................................NP 4
Turret Right...........................................................NP 5
Main Gun..........NP 0; Left Control; Left Mouse Button (With NP 1 or NP 2)
Exit Rhino..............................................Return/Enter; F Key
Use Horn............................................Left Shift; Right Shift
Activate Vigilante Mission...........................NP Plus [+]; Caps Lock
Change Camera Mode..............................................Home; V Key
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| I.12. The Main Screen [TMSC] |
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Your Main Screen is where all of the action in "Grand Theft Auto III" take
place.
In the center of your screen is your main character, Claude Speed. You use
your Left Analog Stick to move him around and the Right Analog Stick to
rotate and manipulate the camera.
In the lower left corner of the Main Screen is the Radar. This is used to
help in finding your current position in the city, objectives, mission
strands, and Safehouses.
In the upper right corner of the Main Screen you will find the game clock,
your Health, your Armor (when you have Armor), your money, and the
weapon or item you are currently holding.
Special prompts will appear at either the upper left corner of the Main
Screen or at the bottom.
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| I.13. Game Menus [GMNU] |
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When you pause the game, using the Start Button, you also bring up these
menus listed at the bottom of the screen:
>>Stats
*****
This is where the statistics for everything you do are listed.
>>Load
****
This is where you load saves, delete saves, or start a new game.
>>Briefs
******
This is where you can go through the text used in the cutscenes,
missions, and outside of missions.
>>Controls
********
This is where you can see and setup your preferred control scheme.
>>Audio
*****
This is where you control the audio in "Grand Theft Auto III" and listen
to some of the radio stations featured in the game.
>>Display
*******
This is where you control some of the visual aspects of "Grand Theft Auto
III".
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| I.14. Weapons [WPNS] |
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Weapons are the tools of the trade for any professional criminal. There are
12 different weapons that can be found and used to create mayhem and
abuse.
The description of the weapons are listed here and their locations revealed
in each major area of Liberty City:
>>Fist
****
Good for hands-on fisticuffs when you need a little money (or just to
open a can of Whoop-Ass on some poor soul).
>>Baseball Bat
************
Great for batting practice (on somebody's head) or breaking kneecaps. The
Baseball Bat Weapon Icon is immediately available at all Safehouses.
>>Pistol
******
A decent handgun that can be bought or acquired from dead Cops. You can
use this while running to make yourself harder to hit while taking down
someone at the same time.
>>Uz-I
****
One of the better guns here, it has a good rate of fire and accuracy.
Like the Pistol, you can aim and run at the same time while using this
weapon.
>>Shotgun
*******
Just a standard pump action single barreled shotgun. Slow on the fire
rate but still effective. Perhaps too effective especially against cars.
This is almost as powerful as a Rocket Launcher when shooting up
vehicles. But you run slowly while holding one making you vulnerable to
Cops and pissed-off gang members (and pedestrians).
>>AK-47
*****
This powerful machine gun will make mincemeat out of anybody in your way.
Like the Shotgun, you also run slowly while holding one.
>>M-16
****
This has a very fast rate of fire but your sight will jump all around the
screen. Good for quick work once you manage to compensate for the
unsteadiness of the gun-sight (you have to hold Target to properly aim
the weapon). This is another heavy weapon that slows you down when trying
to run with it.
>>Sniper Rifle
************
This fires one shot at a time and reloads slowly but it is effective. Use
Target to manually aim the weapon and use the Zoom In and Zoom Out
controls to help find and track your targets (the Zoom In / Out controls
vary from console to console).
>>Rocket Launcher
***************
This very destructive weapon is the most powerful in the game. Use Target
to aim and Attack to shoot. Don't be too close to your target though -
you can hurt yourself badly in the process. This heavy weapon will make
you run very slowly while holding it so care must be taken when wielding
it.
>>Flame-Thrower
*************
Better than the Molotov for roasting nearby enemies because you can aim
where the flames go. Its main use is against the Rhino since fire is the
only thing that can destroy it.
>>Molotov
*******
Can be used to flambe' your enemies and yourself if you're too careless
in where you throw one. Can also be used to destroy the Rhino.
>>Grenades
********
Toss one of these and watch the crowds scatter (in more ways than
one).....
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| I.15. Health, Body Armor, Police Bribe, and Adrenaline Icons [HBPA] |
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But Weapon Icons aren't the only things you will find scattered around
Liberty City. You will also find these other icons that you can use to help
you out.
The basic information for each icon is listed here and their locations
revealed in each major area of Liberty City:
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| Health Icon |
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This heart-shaped icon is used to restore your health to its maximum of
100.
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| Body Armor Icon |
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This armor-shaped icon will increase your armor rating to its maximum of
100.
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| Police Bribe Icon |
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These star-shaped icons will drop your Wanted Rating by one star when
picked up. It is best to know where all the bribe icons are located before
doing any missions so you can quickly deal with any law enforcement
pursuit.
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| Adrenaline Icon |
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This pill-shaped icon will slow things down and give you super strength.
Good for tight situations when you need a little extra help.
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| I.16. Law Enforcement [LWFM] |
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Every metropolis has a Police force and Liberty City is no different. When
you do something bad near a Cop, like mugging a person, one of the stars will
light up indicating a Wanted Rating. 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:
>>Hiding out somewhere for a bit (only works at 1-Star).
>>Driving a car (excluding rescue and most Police Vehicles) into a Pay 'N'
Spray.
>>Getting a Police Bribe Icon (drops the Wanted Rating down a notch).
>>Completing the current mission (if you get a Wanted Rating during one).
>>Getting Busted or Wasted.
>>Saving your game then reloading the saved game (thanks goes to LR for
that handy bit of info).
There are six Wanted Ratings. The higher you go, the more aggressive the
pursuit. Below are the Wanted Ratings and what you can expect.....
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| 1-Star \
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You are of mild interest to the Cops. They will chase you on foot and will
smack you with their fists when close enough. They would rather not be
chasing you but will be more than happy to bust you if you're stupid enough
to let them ("Anything you say is SHIT!!!"). Hiding out somewhere for
awhile will get rid of a 1-Star Wanted Rating.
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| 2-Star \
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Things get a bit more serious here. The number of Cops increase a bit and
they will start shooting you instead of hitting you with their fists.
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| 3-Star \
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At this level, a helicopter will start pursuing you and will shoot at you
if you stand still long enough for it to do so. And the Police will get
more aggressive in their pursuit of you.
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| 4-Star \
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Now the SWAT team joins in. They will try to blockade the road with their
Enforcers in addition to everything else being thrown at you. This is the
highest wanted level you can obtain while (officially) confined to
Portland Island.
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| 5-Star \
0=========0
The FBI will now lend their assistance in hopes of bringing you down. They
will ride in black FBI Cars and carry four agents, all packing AK-47's and
they are not afraid to use them. In addition, a second helicopter will join
in tracking you down. The FBI Car is the only Police Vehicle that you can
use in a Pay 'N' Spray. You can max out at 5-Star after unlocking Staunton
Island.
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After making mincemeat of the Police force, including the FBI, the city
will now call in the Army to deal with you. They will come in with Rhinos
and trucks and will mainly try to kill you (but they will arrest you if the
opportunity presents itself). The soldiers will kill you quickly with their
M-16's and barely getting touched (while in a vehicle) by a Rhino will
spell certain death. It will be quite difficult to survive at this level
for very long. You can achieve this maximum Wanted Rating after unlocking
Shoreside Vale.
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| I.17. Using a Pay 'N' Spray [UPNS] |
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As noted above you can drive a car or motorcycle, excluding Police and rescue
vehicles, into a Pay 'N' Spray to change the color of your vehicle, as well
as repair it, to get rid of Wanted Ratings at a cost of $1,000.
There are three Pay 'N' Sprays in Liberty City where you can go to get rid of
your Wanted Ratings and repair your vehicle:
>>Red Light District (Portland Island).
>>Newport (Staunton Island).
>>Pike Creek (Shoreside Vale).
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| I.18. Busted [BSTD] |
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If you get a Wanted Rating and the Cops end up catching you, you are then
Busted. Any mission you were doing at the time will be Failed.
When you are Busted, you are sent to the nearest Police Station where you
will be processed (which takes six game hours) and released. You also lose
all weapons including your Body Armor.
In addition, you will be fined based on the number of Wanted Rating Stars you
have when you are Busted:
>>1-Star: $100.
>>2-Star: $200.
>>3-Star: $400.
>>4-Star: $600.
>>5-Star: $900.
>>6-Star: $1,500. ++NOTE: You won't be fined after you get Busted on your
first 6-Star Wanted Rating run but you will be
fined the next time you are Busted at 6-Star
Wanted Rating.
There are three Police Stations in Liberty City where you may find yourself
if you are Busted by the Cops:
>>Portland View (Portland Island).
>>Torrington (Staunton Island).
>>Pike Creek (Shoreside Vale).
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| I.19. Wasted [WSTD] |
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If you do something to empty your Health Bar, like being too close to an
explosion, getting shot up a lot, or drowning, you will then be Wasted. Any
mission you were doing at the time will be Failed.
When you are Wasted, you are sent to the nearest Hospital where you will be
treated (which takes six game hours), billed $1,000, and released. You also
lose all weapons including your Body Armor.
There are three Hospitals in Liberty City where you may find yourself if you
are Wasted for any reason:
>>Sweeney Memorial Hospital (Portland View - Portland Island).
>>Carson General Hospital (Rockford - Staunton Island).
>>Hope Medical College (Pike Creek - Shoreside Vale).
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| I.20. Police Vehicles and Vigilante Missions [PVGM] |
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In GTA3, you can also grab Police Vehicles and use them in Vigilante Missions
(explained later). And there are a few Police Vehicles you can use for that
purpose:
>>Police Car (found anywhere. 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)).
>>SWAT Enforcer (at 4-Star Wanted Rating plus at the back of the Torrington
Police Station on Staunton Island. Bonus: you can get Body Armor when
entering an Enforcer).
>>FBI Car (at 5-Star Wanted Rating. Bonus: only Police Vehicle you can use
at a Pay N' Spray to get rid of a Wanted Rating).
>>Rhino (at 6-Star Wanted Rating - also unlocked at Phil Cassidy's Army
Surplus at the end of the Main Story Missions).
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| I.21. Advanced Tips And Information [ATPM] |
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Below are some tips and additional information that will be of benefit to
you:
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| The Health Code \
0==================0
Even though you can do everything in this guide without the use of any
cheat codes, I felt that I should provide this one to give the user a
little bit of flexibility. There are several areas of the game that can
possibly frustrate gamers and this code can be of use there. There are also
a few areas where I actually encourage its use (like the Ambulance
Mission).....
>>[PS2] - R2 Button (x2), L1 Button, R1 Button, Left (D-Pad),
Down (D-Pad), Right (D-Pad), Up (D-Pad), Left (D-Pad),
Down (D-Pad), Right (D-Pad), Up (D-Pad)
>>[Xbox] - Black Button, Black Button, Left Trigger, Right Trigger,
Left (D-Pad), Down (D-Pad), Right (D-Pad), Up (D-Pad),
Left (D-Pad), Down (D-Pad), Right (D-Pad), Up (D-Pad)
>>[PC] - Gesundheit
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| Quick Stopping \
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You can increase your braking power if you hold down Handbrake and Reverse
together. This works well in tight spaces (especially on the Ambulance
Mission).
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| Quick Targeting \
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When locking onto targets with a gun (like a Pistol) while holding down
Target, you can use the Next and Previous Weapon buttons to switch targets.
You can also let go of the Target button and quickly press it again to pick
up another target (after you kill the previous one).
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| The Tank Gun Boost \
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When you want to increase the speed of the often slow Rhino, rotate the
Main Gun 180 degrees so it faces the rear. Then fire the gun and keep
firing. The gun recoil will then propel it forward. The faster you fire,
the faster the tank will go. You can make the tank go very fast this way.
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| Useful Shortcuts \
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There are a couple of shortcuts that are very useful and will cut down on
traveling time. I have given them names and refer to them throughout the
guide:
>>Chinatown Shortcut
******************
This is a small north-south alleyway west of Sweeney General Hospital in
Portland that allows you to go from Chinatown to Red Light District
without going around the buildings. It is great for eluding Police
because it also contains a Police Bribe.
>>Gardens Shortcut
****************
Directly across the street from the parking garage of your Wichita
Gardens hideout is the Gardens Shortcut. There is a very large gap
between the guardrails and will lead to a gently sloping grassy
hillside. Going from the garage and through the shortcut will take you
to the main road leading to the Porter Tunnel and Cochrane Dam. A real
time saver.
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| Perfect Quadruple Insane Stunt? \
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One of the things GTA3 players like to do is to get the best Insane Stunt
possible. The best I have done is a Perfect Triple Insane Stunt. This is
about as high as most players have gotten. There was talk about whether or
not you can do a Quadruple Insane Stunt but no one has ever reported doing
one and everybody said that there is no such thing.
But while perusing the "american.gxt" file on the PS2 version (with the
disc inside my Mac), I came across this listing of Insane Stunts:
>>Insane Stunt
>>Perfect Insane Stunt
>>Double Insane Stunt
>>Perfect Double Insane Stunt
>>Triple Insane Stunt
>>Perfect Triple Insane Stunt
>>Quadruple Insane Stunt
>>Perfect Quadruple Insane Stunt
As you can see, there is a Quadruple Insane Stunt listed. But since no one
has ever reported doing one I have come up with two possibilities: One,
that Rockstar took out the Quadruple rating (but left the text) or two,
that the requirements for a Quadruple Insane Stunt are so high that no one
has figured out how to get it yet.
If anybody has managed to get either a Quadruple Insane Stunt or a Perfect
Quadruple Insane Stunt I'd like to hear about it and how you did it so I
can put it in future revisions.
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| Stock-Up Trick \
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If you have a bunch of Weapon Icons at your Portland Island Safehouse you
can quickly gain ammo for your weapons with this little trick.
Open the garage and remove any vehicle inside (just park it nearby for
now). Then pick up all of the Weapon Icons to increase your ammo, run all
the way to the back wall of the garage, and run out. You will see that all
of the Weapon Icons have immediately regenerated. Repeat this until you
have lots of ammo for your weapons.
According to Josh Dady, this trick also works with the Police Bribes that
spawn at your Safehouses.
Then save your game, after re-parking your vehicle inside your garage,
before resuming with the game.
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| I.22. The Purple Nines Glitch (All Versions) [PNGL] |
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One of the most notorious bugs in the GTA series is one called the Purple
Nines Glitch. This is a problem that has snared many an unwary gamer,
including myself, since the PS2 version came out. Sadly, this problem was NOT
fixed in the PS2 Double Pack version and even appears in the Xbox version
though it is one of the most well known problems in GTA3.
What is the Purple Nines Glitch? The glitch is related to the D-Ice missions
in Wichita Gardens which become available in the latter half of the game.
Most of the D-Ice missions involve the removal of a rival gang, the Purple
Nines. When you first arrive at Wichita Gardens you will see plenty of gang
members roaming about. Some will wear red shirts (the Red Jacks) and some
will wear purple (actually lavender) shirts (the Purple Nines). After the
completion of "Rumble" (D-Ice) you will effectively destroy the Purple Nines
and from then on you will not see any Purple Nines roaming Wichita Gardens.
You will see nothing but Red Jacks.
The bug manifests itself when you decide to start a new game after "Rumble"
(D-Ice) using the New Game option in the Options area. Naturally the game
will reset everything, gangs, vehicle lists, Hidden Packages, and so on.
Everything, that is, except the Purple Nines. For some reason, that remains
off. So when you make your way back to D-Ice and do his first mission, "Uz-I
Money" (D-Ice), there are no Purple Nines to be found - the game won't
generate any.
Therefore, it becomes impossible to complete the mission and you won't be
able to access his other missions either thus denying you a chance at 100%
Completion.
How do you get around it when you want to start a new game? There are three
ways.
First, reload a saved game that is prior to "Rumble" (D-Ice) and then do New
Game.
Second, is to keep your first saved game, right after "Luigi's Girls", in one
slot and never overwrite it. Then, if you want to start a new game, simply
load up this saved game and play anew.
And third, thanks to Fred Chagnon, is to load up the game with no memory card
in the slot. After loading up the game, which will start anew because there
was no memory card in the slot to load up a saved game, then you can put in
your memory card to save any new games you come up with.
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| I.23. "Claude" [CLUD] |
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In earlier versions of the guide I had given the main character a name: Alex.
This was to identify him better within the guide and give him a little
personality. Rockstar Games had originally not given "Alex" a name because he
was supposed to be an every-man kind of character. So I gave him one for my
guide.
But, as "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" was released, there was talk that
"Alex" makes an appearance and even has a name: Claude. I had doubted the
name at first since I had not gotten far enough into San Andreas at that
point to see for myself.
However, after completing San Andreas and receiving the phone calls (with the
subtitles turned on) that mentions his name, I've come to accept that the
name for the main character of GTA3 is indeed Claude and I have changed the
guide to accommodate. Claude also appeared in GTA2 and his full name, in the
credits, is Claude Speed.
According to Austin Taft the name Claude also appears in the "american.gxt"
file on the PlayStation 2 version of GTA3. It appears just before the main
group of readable text (that starts with the line "Hey! Get back in the
vehicle!").
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| I.24. Liberty City: 1998 to 2001 [LBCT] |
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X| Auto III". |X
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X| Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories" so read with caution if you haven't |X
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With the release of "Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories", set in the year
1998, we got to see what Liberty City was like prior to Claude's arrival in
2001. These are some of the things that happened between the two stories:
>>While it was understandable that the ferry workers were upset over the
Porter Tunnel project, no one seemed to have paid any attention to the
Callahan Bridge. When the Bridge was opened in late 1998, ferry
rider-ship plummeted. Why pay for the ferry when you can go over the
Callahan Bridge for free? Almost a year after the Callahan Bridge was
opened the ferries were shut down. At that point construction began on
the Porter Tunnel entrance for Portland Island. The ferry terminal was
dismantled and the remains, plus the dirt excavated, were used to fill in
the nearby Harwood Dirt-Track. This, of course, leads to.....
>>American Road Safety for Everybody (ARSE) finally succeeded in getting
motorcycles banned from Liberty City much to the dismay of the motorcycle
makers who immediately took the group, and city, to court. However, as is
typical of the American justice system, the legal matters are taking
their sweet time going through the motions. Although it appears that the
motorcyclists may very well win the case and get the popular vehicles
back in Liberty City, the shop Hogs & Cogs was forced to close after the
motion was passed. The owners plan to reopen in a bigger and better
location when the motion is finally overturned.
>>Liberty City is still recovering from the Fort Staunton Disaster that
claimed hundreds of lives. Many rumors still swirl about what caused the
explosion (everything from sewer rats to mob involvement) but the
official cause has been listed as "accidental ignition of natural gas".
That still doesn't satisfy many of the survivors. To make matters more
interesting, Pan-Lantic Construction almost immediately moved in to take
down the ruins and begin building office complexes where the neighborhood
once stood. The survivors filed lawsuits to stop the construction but
stood little chance against Big Money which had the lawsuits quickly
dismissed. Three years after the disaster, the survivors are still trying
to cope.....
>>Liberty Memorial Coliseum opened with great fanfare in 1999. That's the
good news. The bad news is that the football team that it is meant for,
the Liberty City Cocks, suck. The team has always been so-so but they
have been on a downward turn as of late. Even the coach has called them
out in the press saying that the team is "soft" and "unable to penetrate
the endzone". The fans, who have been taken to throwing bottles of
erectile dysfunction pills onto the field lately, aren't helping either.
As for the Coliseum's obscenely small parking lot, that's a whole other
issue.....
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| I.25. 100% Completion List [CPLT] |
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Below is everything you need to do to get 100% Completion within "Grand Theft
Auto III":
>>Completion of all Main Story Missions:
**************************************
--From "Luigi's Girls" (Luigi Goterelli) to "The Exchange" (Catalina).
**IMPORTANT: You MUST complete all of Kenji Kasen's missions before the
mission "Waka-Gashira Wipeout" (Donald Love) as well as
complete "Two-Faced Tanner" (Asuka Kasen) BEFORE doing "Grand
Theft Aero" (Donald Love). Otherwise you will lose out on 100%
Completion.
>>Completion of all Side Story Missions:
**************************************
--Marty Chonks (4 missions).
--D-Ice (5 missions).
--Kenji Kasen (5 missions - MUST be done before "Waka-Gashira Wipeout"
(Donald Love)).
--King Courtney (4 missions).
--D-Ice (5 missions).
>>Complete all four Toyz Van Missions:
************************************
--"Rumpo Rampage"
--"Casino Calamity"
--"Mafia Massacre"
--"Diablo Destruction"
>>Complete all four Vehicle Missions:
***********************************
--"Gripped!"
--"Multistorey Mayhem"
--"A Ride In The Park"
--"Patriot Playground"
>>Complete the following side-missions anywhere:
**********************************************
--Firetruck Mission (First 20 cars extinguished in each area to unlock
Flame-Thrower Weapon Icon at all Safehouses - 60 total).
--Vigilante Mission (First 20 criminals killed in each area to unlock
Police Bribe Icons at all Safehouses - 60 total).
--Ambulance Mission.
--Taxi Mission (100 fares).
>>Complete the following tasks:
*****************************
--Collect all 100 Hidden Packages.
--Complete all 20 Rampages.
--Complete all 20 Unique Stunt Jumps.
--Complete the Industrial Import Export Garage list (Portland Island) (16
vehicles).
--Complete the Emergency Vehicle Crane list (Portland Island) (7 vehicles).
--Complete the Suburban Import Export Garage list (Shoreside Vale) (16
vehicles).
With that said, it is time to move onto the main portion of the guide
starting with.....
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This is the main industrial area for Liberty City. The southeast part of the
island is where the main docks are located along with many businesses. The
western part of the island is home to many Chinese who have made this area
their own.
The northern area of the island has a large concentration of adult oriented
businesses legal and illegal. On the eastern side is where a lot of Italians
make their residence including the local Mafia.
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| II.1. In The Beginning..... [ITBG] |
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Liberty City: 1998.
Toni Cipriani, a valued friend of the Salvatore Leone crime family, returns
from exile after killing a made man. Once he arrives, he begins an odyssey
that will eventually bring Liberty City under Leone control and bring peace
to the local criminal underworld. Temporarily, at least.....
Liberty City: 2001.
A ruthless small time criminal, and our "hero", Claude Speed, is involved in
a robbery with a couple of accomplices at the Liberty City Bank. As they make
their getaway, with Claude trailing, a gunshot is heard.
The woman, Catalina, has killed one of the accomplices and now has her sights
on Claude. She shoots Claude, leaving him for dead but he survives.
Unfortunately, for Claude, he is put on trial and sent to prison for ten
years.
As Claude is being transferred to Liberty Penitentiary, the prison van is
ambushed while on the Callahan Bridge. It appears that one of the other
prisoners is being rescued by a group of Columbians.
However, Claude and another prisoner, 8-Ball, take advantage of the situation
and manage to free themselves. As they set themselves free, a bomb, that was
thrown onto the bridge by the Columbians, explodes. This leaves a huge gap in
the bridge and destroys most of the vehicles on it.
Now begins the first mission of the game, "Give Me Liberty", a simple driving
mission to a little Safehouse in the Red Light District of Portland Island.
This also serves as simple tutorial to the driving and map mechanics.
You can collect Hidden Packages (to gain Weapon Icons) and Unique Stunt Jumps
while driving around during "Give Me Liberty". But you can't do Rampages or
any vehicle mission. Just park the Kuruma (with 8-Ball inside) and jack
another car to do other stuff. When you are finished, go back to the parked
Kuruma and go to the Safehouse.
When you arrive at the Safehouse, your new friend, 8-Ball, tells you to go to
a place owned by a guy named Luigi. You can't save your game yet so go to
Luigi's.
When you arrive at Luigi's, you start the mission titled "Luigi's Girls".
After a brief introduction, Luigi tells you to get one of his girls from the
clinic. This is nothing more that a simple pick-up mission. Take the car,
drive over to the hospital, pick up Misty, and drive her back to Luigi's
club. You will then earn $1,500 for mission completion.
After that go back to your Safehouse and save your game.
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| II.2. Before Doing The Main Story Missions [BDMS] |
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To start, I'm going to do as much of the off-story stuff as possible before
doing the second mission for Luigi, "Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up" (Luigi
Goterelli). A lot of this stuff can be done in any order but doing some
things in a certain sequence will be of most benefit to you (like doing the
Ambulance Mission (for Infinite Run and Adrenaline) and collecting Hidden
Packages for Weapon Icons for my Safehouses.
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| II.3. Your Safehouse [YSFH] |
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Your Safehouse in the Red Light District is a simple little getaway where you
can save your game and store one car in the garage.
At the beginning there is just the Baseball Bat Weapon Icon and over the
course of the game you will generate many more weapon and power-up icons here
(and at your other Safehouses at Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale).
After saving the game, let's begin by listing the:
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| II.4. Portland Island Landmarks [PTLM] |
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Listed below, by neighborhood, are the landmarks on Portland Island. This is
to help you in finding your way around and locating items placed on the
island. It is best to go around and find the landmarks before going after
Weapons, Rampages, Unique Stunt Jumps, and Hidden Packages.
The landmarks for Portland Island are:
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| Harwood |
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Porter Tunnel Entrance (Portland Island)
****************************************
Location: (Northwest) Harwood.
Notes: This is the Portland Island entrance to the controversial Porter
Tunnel project. At this point the construction is still not
finished and you won't be able to use it for awhile.
HEAD Radio
**********
Location: Harwood, just southeast of the Porter Tunnel Entrance (Portland
Island).
Notes: One of the most popular radio stations in Liberty City transmits
from here.
Harwood Fire Station
********************
Location: Harwood, just east of HEAD Radio.
Notes: A Firetruck can often be found here and used for the Firetruck
Mission.
Harwood Junkyard
****************
Location: (North) Harwood, northeast of the Harwood Fire Station.
Notes: This is where the junk and trash from Liberty City ends up. The
Car Crusher is also located here and can be used to get extra
money when disposing of most vehicles.
Capital Autos
*************
Location: Harwood, just south of the Harwood Junkyard.
Notes: The best deals in used cars can be found here.
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| St. Marks |
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The Ruins
*********
Location: St. Mark's, two blocks south of the Harwood Fire Station (east
side of potholed street).
Notes: These ruins used to be a place owned by Toni Cipriani. It was
destroyed in an arson fire a couple of years ago. While no one was
ever caught, rumors persist concerning the building's destruction.
Most rumors say that it was in retaliation for a gang attack but
one rumor going around was that Toni's mother had the place
firebombed so she could get her son to move back in with her! It
is currently undergoing rebuilding under new ownership including
repairing pipes under the nearby street.
Cipriani's Ristorante
*********************
Location: (Central) St. Mark's one block directly southeast of The Ruins.
Notes: This is where you can sometimes find a Karuma parked in the small
parking lot. In addition, this is where Toni Cipriani now lives
and where you can pick up his missions during the course of the
game.
Marco's Bistro
**************
Location: (Southeast) St. Marks north of the Portland View El-Train
Station.
Notes: One of the best Italian restaurants in Liberty City. "Eat 'til you
explode!"
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| Portland Beach |
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Salvatore's Mansion
*******************
Location: (East) Portland Beach.
Notes: This beautiful estate, overlooking Portland Rock, is where the
leader of the Leone crime family resides. You will also be taking
some missions from here during the game.
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| Hepburn Heights |
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Doorless Apartments (West)
**************************
Location: (West) Hepburn Heights.
Notes: A couple of large apartment buildings situated behind a tall wall
that goes around them. They are called the Doorless Apartments
because there are no entrances on either building! And still no
one has ever bothered to fix this problem. I wonder how people get
in and out of this place.....
Doorless Apartments (East)
**************************
Location: (East) Hepburn Heights.
Notes: Another pair of large apartment buildings with no doors (why? I
don't know). Located northeast of Doorless Apartments (West) and
next to the Hepburn Heights El-Train Station.
Hepburn Heights El-Train Station
********************************
Location: (East) Hepburn Heights.
Notes: This is one of three stations for the elevated track that goes
around Portland Island.
Misty's Building
*****************
Location: (South) Hepburn Heights.
Notes: This is home to Misty, girlfriend to Joey Leone. Thankfully the
construction crew managed to put in an entrance for this place.
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| Red Light District |
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Portland Island Safehouse
*************************
Location: (Northwest) Red Light District, indicated by a house on your
radar.
Notes: This is where you can find your Weapon, Health, Adrenaline, and
Police Bribe Icons, store a vehicle, and save your game.
Sex Club 7
**********
Location: (West) Red Light District.
Notes: One of the finest gentlemen's clubs in Liberty City. You will be
doing missions for it's owner, Luigi Goterelli, during the course
of the game.
Red Light District Pay 'N' Spray
********************************
Location: Red Light District, one block north of Sex Club 7.
Notes: This is where you go to get rid of Wanted Ratings, repair damage,
and change the color of your vehicles.
Red Light District Ammu-Nation
******************************
Location: (East) Red Light District.
Notes: One of two Ammu-Nations located in Liberty City. This is where you
can purchase weapons for use against your enemies or anybody else
who pisses you off.
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| Chinatown |
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Chinatown Subway Entrance
*************************
Location: (North) Chinatown.
Notes: This is the only entrance for the Liberty City Subway System for
Portland Island. At this point it is going through some repairs
and will open later in the game.
Chinatown El-Train Station
**************************
Location: (West) Chinatown.
Notes: This is another of the three elevated track stations for Portland
Island.
Raffles Fish Factory
********************
Location: (West) Chinatown.
Notes: These two large chinese styled buildings, located where the road
bridge leading to the Chinatown El-Train Station ends, is where
Chinatown does all it's fishy business.
Mr. Wong's Launderette
**********************
Location: (West) Chinatown, located two blocks south of the Fish Market.
Notes: The best place to get your clothes clean. "If it ain't Wong, it
ain't white!"
Chinatown Plaza
***************
Location: (Central) Chinatown, east of Mr. Wong's Launderette.
Notes: This is the major marketplace for Chinatown. Lots of good bargains
can be found here.
China Building
**************
Location: (Southwest) Chinatown, two blocks south of Mr. Wong's
Launderette.
Notes: This colorful building has an L-shaped alley and a set of stairs
to access the roof (also has a large Rockstar billboard on top).
Chinatown Park
**************
Location: (South) Chinatown.
Notes: A nice place to relax or to play a game of basketball on the
courts.
Old School
**********
Location: (Southeast) Chinatown, east of Chinatown Park.
Notes: One of the oldest schools in Liberty City. Can be rented for
parties.
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| Portland View |
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Sweeney General Hospital
************************
Location: (West) Portland View.
Notes: This is where you will be if you end up getting Wasted while on
Portland Island.
Portland View Police Station
****************************
Location: (West) Portland View, next door south of Sweeney General
Hospital.
Notes: This is where you will be if you end up getting Busted while on
Portland Island.
Portland View El-Train Station
******************************
Location: (North) Portland View, just southwest of Marco's Bistro.
Notes: The third of the three elevated track stations for Portland
Island.
SupaSave! Store
***************
Location: (East) Portland View.
Notes: The major supermarket on Portland Island. Bought out the troubled
Fidl Store a couple of years back.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Portland Harbor |
0=================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Garage Building
***************
Location: (Central) Portland Harbor.
Notes: This building is straight ahead when you enter the main entrance
to the Docks area. It has an overhang and seven garage doors.
Industrial Import Export Garage
*******************************
Location: (North) Portland Harbor, north of the Garage Building (go to
the east side of the Garage Building and turn north. Go between
the large building (on your left) and the small building on
your right. The Industrial Import Export Garage is straight
ahead of you.)
Notes: This is where you will be doing one of three car collection
missions during the course of the game.
/XXXXXXX\
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| Trenton |
0=========0
\XXXXXXX/
Mean Street Taxis
*****************
Location: (Northeast) Trenton.
Notes: The major cab company in Liberty City.
Bitch'N' Dog Food
*****************
Location:(Northeast) Trenton, across the street southwest of Mean Street
Taxis.
Notes: Took over the building from the Don Kiddick's Sausage Factory not
too long ago and converted the place to process dog food. "No
wonder she's so happy!"
AM Petroleum Company (Portland Island)
**************************************
Location: (Central) Trenton, southwest of Bitch'N' Dog Food.
Notes: One of the offices for the large oil company based out of Liberty
City.
Joey's Auto Painting
********************
Location: (Central) Trenton, across the street north of AM Petroleum
Company (Portland Island).
Notes: This place handles car repair and painting. It is also owned by
Joey Leone and you will be taking missions from here during the
course of the game.
Liberty Pharmaceuticals (Portland Island)
*****************************************
Location: (Central) Trenton, across the street east of AM Petroleum
Company (Portland Island).
Notes: One of two factories for the famous pharmaceutical company based
out of Liberty City. "Pills to chill your ills."
Bus Station
***********
Location: (South) Trenton.
Notes: This is the main cross country bus station for Liberty City.
Liberty City Sawmills
*********************
Location: (South) Trenton, next door west of the Bus Station.
Notes: Outside of the Red Light District this is the biggest wood
producer in Liberty City and nearby regions.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
0================0
| Callahan Point |
0================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Greasy Joe's Diner
******************
Location: (West) Callahan Point.
Notes: They took the building over from Rusty Brown's Ring Donuts when
they restructured and pulled out of Liberty City. Still remains a
popular Cop hangout.
Turtle Head Fishing Co.
***********************
Location: (Southeast) Callahan Point
Notes: This walled and gated area is rumored to be the main drug factory
for the Triads.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Atlantic Quays |
0================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
The Warehouses
**************
Location: (South) Atlantic Quays.
Notes: A group of four large warehouses.
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| II.5. Portland Island Weapons And Items [PIWI] |
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Listed below, by neighborhood, are the Weapon, Health, Body Armor, Police
Bribe, and Adrenaline Icons on Portland Island:
/XXXXXXX\
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| Harwood |
0=========0
\XXXXXXX/
Weapons
*******
>>Uz-I: At the corner of the concrete embankment just northeast of the
car crusher at the Harwood Junkyard.
>>Flame-Thrower: On top of the HEAD Radio building.
Health
******
>>At the AMCO Gas Station across the street from the Harwood Fire
Station.
/XXXXXXXXX\
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| St. Marks |
0===========0
\XXXXXXXXX/
Weapons
*******
>>Uz-I: In one of the backyards running along an alleyway. From
Cipriani's Ristorante, go south to the next block and turn left
into the alley right next to a shop with green awning. Once
inside the alley, head east then turn left at the third opening
(near the Police Bribe). Turn east and you will see the weapon
next to Hidden Package STM-H8.
>>Shotgun: On top of one of the car garages on the block north of
Cipriani's Ristorante. You have to go through the rooftop park
across the street west of Salvatore's Mansion to gain access.
>>AK-47: In a secluded area behind Cipriani's Ristorante. From Cipriani's
Ristorante, use the sidewalk on the south side of the block and
head east. Proceed up the hill until you reach a driveway that
cuts across the block. Go onto the driveway then turn west. Go
to either the north or south of this building and continue west
along the ledge. Go around the corner and proceed to the middle
of the block. You should see a ramp leading down into the
secluded area. The Weapon Icon is in the corner near the ramp
and next to a Body Armor Icon.
>>Molotov: Inside the abandoned rail tunnel (that runs underneath St.
Marks) just southeast of 8-Ball's BombShop.
Health
******
>>On a ledge east of Cipriani's Ristorante. From Cipriani's Ristorante,
use the sidewalk on the south side of the block and head east. Proceed
up the hill until you reach a driveway that cuts across the block. Go
onto the driveway then turn west. Go to the north side of this building
and continue west along the ledge. The Health Icon is in the middle of
the ledge.
>>Across the street directly east of Marco's Bistro.
Body Armor
**********
>>In a secluded area behind Cipriani's Ristorante. From Cipriani's
Ristorante, use the sidewalk on the south side of the block and head
east. Proceed up the hill until you reach a driveway that cuts across
the block. Go onto the driveway then turn west. Go to either the north
or south of this building and continue west along the ledge. Go around
the corner and proceed to the middle of the block. You should see a
ramp leading down into the secluded area. The Body Armor Icon is next
to a AK-47 Weapon Icon.
Police Bribe
************
>>In the middle of an alley south of Cipriani's Ristorante. From
Cipriani's Ristorante, go south to the next block and turn left into
the alley right next to a shop with green awning. Once inside the
alley, head east and you should see the Police Bribe Icon straight
ahead.
Adrenaline
**********
>>Between some car garages across the street south of the Harwood Fire
Station training area.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Hepburn Heights |
0=================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Weapons
*******
>>Shotgun: On the northwest side of Doorless Apartments (East).
Health
******
>>Between a tree and a lamppost south of Doorless Apartments (East).
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Red Light District |
0====================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Weapons (Red Light District Ammu-Nation)
****************************************
>>Pistol: Becomes available after completion of "Pump-Action Pimp"
(Luigi Goterelli) [Cost: $250].
>>Uz-I: Becomes available after completion of "Cipriani's Chauffeur"
(Joey Leone) [Cost: $800].
Health
******
>>In the alleyway by XXXMags (right next to the elevated tracks and
across the street north of the Chinatown Subway Entrance). The Health
Icon should be by the Perennial.
Police Bribe
************
>>On the elevated tracks right next to XXXMags.
/XXXXXXXXX\
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| Chinatown |
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\XXXXXXXXX/
Health
******
>>In the L-shaped alley at the southeast part of the Chinatown Plaza not
far from CHT-H20.
Police Bribe
************
>>In the north-south alleyway that connects Chinatown with the Red Light
District (The Chinatown Shortcut).
>>Over the pedestrian bridge leading from the Chinatown El-Train Station.
>>On one of the basketball courts in Chinatown Park.
Adrenaline
**********
>>Between the two main buildings of the Raffles Fish Factory.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Portland View |
0===============0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Health
******
>>At Sweeney Memorial Hospital (x2).
Adrenaline
**********
>>Tucked in a cubbyhole north of the entrance to Sweeney General Hospital
(go up the ramp and turn right).
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Portland Harbor |
0=================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Health
******
>>At the south end of Portland Harbor near the parked tractor trailers
(and near a parked Linerunner).
Body Armor
**********
>>In the northeast corner of Portland Docks near the ship (and two
cranes).
Police Bribe
************
>>Under one of the giant cranes north of the large "Les Cargo" ship south
of the Garage Building.
Adrenaline
**********
>>In the middle of a group of small trailers southwest of the Garage
Building and southeast of the entrance to Portland Docks.
/XXXXXXX\
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| Trenton |
0=========0
\XXXXXXX/
Weapons
*******
>>AK-47: On top of Liberty Pharmaceuticals (behind the large sign) near
an Adrenaline Icon, a Health Icon, and a Body Armor Icon. Jump
from the elevated tracks near the northeast side of the large
complex to access.
>>Uz-I: On top of Liberty City Sawmills (near the large teal rooftop on
the west side) next to the Body Armor Icon. Use the very low wall
near the Bus Station. Walk on the low wall and jump over the
sawmill wall. Then go over to the large mound of sawdust to gain
access to the rooftop.
Health
******
>>In the small area just southeast of Mean Street Taxis.
>>On top of Liberty Pharmaceuticals (behind the large sign) near an
Adrenaline Icon, an AK-47 Weapon Icon, and a Body Armor Icon. Jump from
the elevated tracks near the northeast side of the large complex to
access.
Body Armor
**********
>>On top of Liberty Pharmaceuticals (behind the large sign) near an
Adrenaline Icon, an AK-47 Weapon Icon, and a Health Icon. Jump from
the elevated tracks near the northeast side of the large complex to
access.
>>In the grassy area outside of the chainlink fence just southeast of AM
Petroleum Company (Portland Island).
>>On top of Liberty City Sawmills (near the large teal rooftop on the
west side) next to the Uz-I Weapon Icon. Use the very low wall near the
Bus Station. Walk on the low wall and jump over the sawmill wall. Then
go over to the large mound of sawdust to gain access to the rooftop.
Police Bribe
************
>>In an alley east of the Old School in Chinatown. From the entrance of
the parking lot for the Old School, head east and through the
intersection. Turn right at the alley just past the intersection. Keep
going south and you should see the Police Bribe as you head toward the
wooden ramp.
Adrenaline
**********
>>On top of Liberty Pharmaceuticals (behind the large sign) near a Health
Icon, an AK-47 Weapon Icon, and a Body Armor Icon. Jump from the
elevated tracks near the northeast side of the large complex to access.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Callahan Point |
0================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Weapons
*******
>>Pistol: On the north ledge of the large building next to and south of
the Callahan Bridge.
Police Bribe
************
>>On top of Greasy Joe's Diner.
/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX\
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| Atlantic Quays |
0================0
\XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/
Body Armor
**********
>>At the end of a long wooden pier on the west side of Atlantic Quays
south of The Warehouses.
With that done, let's move onto.....
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| II.6. Hidden Packages Explained [HCPL] |
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By collecting Hidden Packages, you will be helping yourself get familiar with
Liberty City as well as generating Weapon Icons that will spawn at your
Safehouses.
There are a total of 100 Hidden Packages in the game and each Package
retrieved will also give you a some money - $1,000. When you acquire the last
Hidden Package, you will get a $1,000,000 bonus.
A recap of what you get for collecting Hidden Packages:
>>10 Packages - Pistol
>>20 Packages - Uz-I
>>30 Packages - Grenades
>>40 Packages - Shotgun
>>50 Packages - Body Armor
>>60 Packages - Molotovs
>>70 Packages - AK-47
>>80 Packages - Sniper Rifle
>>90 Packages - M-16
>>100 Packages - Rocket Launcher
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| II.7. Hidden Packages (Portland Island) [PIHP] |
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Listed below are the 33 Hidden Packag