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Game: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Platform: PlayStation2
Author of this FAQ: THAguyINgta3
Email Address: check Contact Information section to get my contact
information
Version: Final
Walkthrough Completion: The guide is complete.
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This FAQ is for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. You may not post this guide
anywhere unless I give you permission and you may not distribute this
information as your own no matter what. You may print it out though but you
cannot sell it. I am no longer taking contributions for the FAQ so stop sending
them in! If you are going to email me, read the contact info section first before
you do so I won't delete your email.
****
NOTE
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I had just started doing this guide again. I am now using a different word
processor to do it. The word processor I am currently using is very confusing
so I am having to manually press enter each time I make a new line. Because of
this, everything that is new in the guide as of 01-28-03 will look weird
compared to everything else in terms of length of characters per line. I hope
this doesn't cause too much of an inconvenience for you when viewing the
guide. Anyways, enjoy.
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Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s.
Having just made it back onto the streets of Liberty City after a
long stretch in maximum security, Tommy Vercetti is sent to Vice
City by his old boss, Sonny Forelli. They were understandably
nervous about his re-appearance in Liberty City, so a trip down
south seemed like a good idea. But all does not go smoothly upon
his arrival in the glamorous, hedonistic metropolis of Vice City.
He's set up and is left with no money and no merchandise. Sonny
wants his money back, but the biker gangs, Cuban gangsters, and
corrupt politicians stand in his way. Most of Vice City seems to
want Tommy dead. His only answer is to fight back and take over
the city himself.
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story
of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile as Grand Theft
Auto returns to the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system
this October. Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the
beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most
varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining
non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive
in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given
the opportunity to take it over as you choose.
As a major gateway to South America and the Caribbean and attracting
migrants, Vice City is brimming with diverse characters, so there's
a friend for everyone. It is a sociable place and the new guy in
town is sure to meet all manner of friendly people in the sunshine
capital of America. Athletes, pop stars, real estate developers,
politicians, trailer trash, everyone is moving to Vice City to find
out what makes it the number one growth city in America. But, as
Tommy quickly finds out, trust is still the rarest of commodities.
Vice City offers vehicular pleasures to suit every taste. For the
speed enthusiast, there's high-performance cars and motorbikes.
For the sportsman, a powerboat or a golf buggy lets you enjoy the
great outdoors. For those that need that sense of freedom and escape,
why not charter a helicopter and see the beauty of Vice City from the
air?
As the party capital of America, you would expect your ears to be seduced
by a host of sultry melodies and pumping beats, but the city is truly
rocking. You'll be AMAZED as you sweep through Vice City's FM dial. If
you are feeling like trouble, you can tune into some driving rock, or
some crucial electro, or maybe you want to slow down with some sweet
soul, and there will always be some great romantic anthems if you want
to really take your mind off things.
For the action man, or outdoors type, there's tons of fun things to do
and adventures to be had… guaranteed. For the secretive or creepy type,
Vice City is full of surprises, a place where you'll constantly be
surprised by the vivacious, fun-loving types who live there and the
things you can discover.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the most diverse and ambitious piece
of interactive entertainment yet created. The game is developed by
Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.
Credit to RockstarGames.com/ViceCity.com for the above.
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Table Of Contents
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Since this is a very large FAQ, you may want to make it easier to find
the thing you need. View the whole Table Of Contents and when you find
the thing you need, hold Control (CTRL) and press the letter F. A screen
should pop up and then you can type in the section you are looking for.
For example, if you are looking for weapons locations, you would hold Control,
press F, and then type Weapons Locations in the box because that would be the
section that best suits your needs.
0. Controls
1. Getting Started
-Game Basics
2. Really Basic Things
3. Pick-Ups
4. Weapons Database
5. Vehicle Database
6. Radio Stations
7. Radio Station Soundtrack
8. Gangs
9. Properties
10. Safe Houses
11. Ratings
-Criminal Rating
-Media Attention Level
-Flight Record
12. Costumes
13. Robbing Stores
14. Wanted Level
15. Places Of Interest
16. Quick Cash
17. Quick Ammo
18. Ken Rosenberg- The Lawyer
-An Old Friend
-The Party
-Back Alley Brawl
-Jury Fury
-Riot
19. Juan Garcia Cortez- The Colonel
-Treacherous Swine
-Mall Shootout
-Guardian Angels
-Sir, Yes Sir
-All Hands On Deck
20. Ricardo Diaz- Coke Baron
-The Chase
-Phnom Penh '86
-The Fastest Boat
-Supply And Demand
21. Tommy Vercetti- Criminal Empire
-Death Row
-Rub Out
-Shakedown
-Bar Brawl
-Copland
-Cap The Collector
-Keep Your Friends Close
22. Avery Carrington
-Four Iron
-Demolition Man
-Two Bit Hit
23. Love Fist
-Love Juice
-Psycho Killer
-Publicity Tour
24. Big Mitch Baker
-Alloy Wheels Of Steel
-Messing With The Man
-Hog Tied
25. Assassination Missions- Phone Missions
-Road Kill
-Waste The Wife
-Autocide
-Check Out At The Check-In
-Loose Ends
26. Phil Cassidy
-Gun Runner
-Boomshine Saigon
27. Auntie Poulet- Haitians
-Juju Scramble
-Bombs Away!
-Dirty Lickin's
28. Umberto- Cubans
-Stunt Boat Challenge
-Cannon Fodder
-Naval Engagement
-Trojan Voodoo
29. Boatyard Asset
-Checkpoint Charlie
30. Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory Asset
-Distribution
31. Kaufman Cabs Asset
-VIP
-Friendly Rivalry
-Cabmageddon
32. Sunshine Autos Asset
-List 1
-List 2
-List 3
-List 4
-Tips For The Races
-Race #1: Terminal Velocity
-Race #2: Ocean Drive
-Race #3: Border Run
-Race #4: Capital Cruise
-Race #5: Tour!
-Race #6: Vice City Endurance
33. Print Works Asset
-Spilling The Beans
-Hit The Courier
34. Film Studio Asset
-Recruitment Drive
-Dildo Dodo
-Martha's Mug Shot
-G Spotlight
35. Malibu Club Asset
-No Escape?
-The Shootist
-The Driver
-The Job
36. Pole Position Asset
-Helping Out The Strippers
37. Hyman Memorial Stadium Races
-Bloodring
-Dirtring
-Hotring
38. Vigilante Mission Tips
39. Brown Thunder Tips
40. Paramedic Mission Tips
41. Pizza Delivery Mission Tips
42. Firefighter Mission Tips
43. Taxi Mission Tips
44. Chopper Checkpoint Tips
-Ocean Beach
-Little Haiti
-Vice Point
-Downtown
45. PCJ Playground
46. Cone Crazy
47. RC Checkpoints
-RC Bandit
-RC Baron
-RC Raider
48. Trial By Dirt
49. Unique Jumps
50. Hidden Packages
51. Rampage
52. Secrets
53. Rare Cars
54. Easter Eggs
55. Things Not To Do
56. Programmers Cheats
57. Fun Things To Do
58. Challenges
59. Glitches
60. Good Killing Spree Spots
61. Single Made Up Missions
62. Series Of Made Up Missions
63. Frequently Asked Questions
64. How To Get 100% Completion
65. Character Bios
66. Car Locations
67. Weapons Prices
68. Weapons Locations
69. Pick Up Locations
70. Store Robbing
71. GameShark Codes
72. Code Breaker Codes
73. Review Of GTA Vice City
74. Vehicle Statistics
75. Weapons Statistics
76. Game Script
77. Contact Information
78. Version History
79. Legal Information
80. Sites
81. Can't Find What You Need In My FAQ
82. Credits
83. Shameless Self Promotion
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Controls
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Thanks to Minesweeper for Controls.
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On Foot
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TRIANGLE          - enter a vehicle
CIRCLE            - use a weapon or your fists
X                 - run
SQUARE            - jump
L2, R2            - change weapons
L1                - center camera
R1                - use weapon's aiming mode
L2, R2            - cycle through targets in lock-on aiming mode
L3                - duck
D-PAD, LEFT STICK - move
SELECT            - change camera view
START             - bring up pause menu
R3                - look behind you
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In A Road Or Water Vehicle
==========================
TRIANGLE          - exit vehicle
CIRCLE            - fire vehicle's weapon (if it has one)
- shoot a machine gun when holding L2 or R2
X                 - accelerate
SQUARE            - brake, reverse if sitting still
L2, R2            - look left or right, if pressed together look behind
L1                - change radio station
R1                - handbrake
D-PAD, LEFT STICK - turn left or right
RIGHT STICK       - rotate vehicle's cannon (Firetruck and Rhino only)
SELECT            - change camera view
START             - bring up pause menu
L3                - horn, light tap activates siren if vehicle has one
R3                - trigger vehicle mission if inside a special vehicle
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In A Helicopter
===============
TRIANGLE           - exit vehicle
X                  - go up
SQUARE             - go down
CIRCLE             - fire missiles (Hunter only)
L1                 - change radio station
R1                 - fire machine gun (Hunter and Sea Sparrow only)
L2, R2             - turn left or right, if pressed together look behind
D-PAD, LEFT STICK  - go forwards, backwards, and side to side
RIGHT STICK        - rotate left and right, and go up and down
SELECT             - change camera view
START              - bring up pause menu
L3                 - level helicopter
R3                 - trigger "Brown Thunder" mission (Hunter only)
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In A Sea Skimmer
================
TRIANGLE           - exit vehicle
X                  - accelerate
SQUARE             - brake
CIRCLE             - shoot machine gun when holding L2 or R2
L1                 - change radio station
L2, R2             - turn left or right, if pressed together look behind
D-PAD, LEFT STICK  - ascend, descend, and turn left and right
SELECT             - change camera view
START              - bring up pause menu
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Getting Started
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--Really Basic Things
This part of the FAQ is for people who have never played a GTA game before.
Wasted: This means you died. You will now respawn at the hospital closest to
you and you will have no more weapons and less cash.
Health: It's basically the amount of life you have.
Armor: Armor is just like health. It is basically life.
Wanted Level: Your Wanted Level appears when you have committed
a crime and an officer of the law has seen you do it.
The Wanted Level is measured on a scale of 1 to 6 stars.
According to how much destruction you do, you will get
so many stars. If you have just one star, police will arrest
you.
Game Time: The game time is presented in military time.
Each minute in the game is a second in real life. So that means
that if you play for one minute, an hour will go by in the game.
Money: You will earn money for all sorts of things in the game.
You get money for doing missions, killing people, doing R3 missions,
and a lot more. Money is pretty scarce at the beginning of the game,
but will get easier to find later in the game.
Weapons: You will need weapons for this game. There is no way to get
through it without causing violence and havoc. There are weapons
scattered around Vice City and you can buy weapons at Ammunations,
tool shops, and Phil's Place after you finish missions for
him.
Busted: This means the police arrested you. You will now respawn at the
closest police station and have no more weapons and less cash.
Radar: The radar is used to guide you from one location to another and tells
you where to go next. It shows roads, grass, sand, water, and lots
of other crap.
Cell Phone: This is used to receive missions from more bosses.
Safe Houses: You can save your game at the safe houses that you own. You can
buy more as you get enough money. At some safe houses, weapons will appear
according to how many hidden packages you have collected.
Pink Circles: Pink circles appear when there is a place to
start a mission. To start a mission, just walk into a pink
circle.
Map: When you press start, you can view a map of Vice City.
This helps a lot and will cause you to not get confused as easy
as you did back in GTA III.
Property: You can buy a lot of stuff in the game ranging
from businesses to safe houses. You can save at safe houses
and store cars there. At businesses you buy, you can do missions
and get money everyday if you pass all of the missions for a business.
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Game Basics
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This section explains basic things in the game. Thanks to Minesweeper for the
whole thing.
===================
Running And Walking
===================
To run while on foot, hold down the X button.  Until you get the Infinite Run
powerup from the Paramedic mission, you will run out of breath after a period
of time and you'll have to walk at a normal speed until Tommy can catch his
breath again.  Despite this, run as much as possible.  The more time you spend
running, the longer Tommy can run without catching his breath.  Even without
the powerup though, there is a way to keep running for a much longer time.
Keep tapping X while you run, and you'll be able to sprint a much longer
distance.
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Using Weapons
=============
==When On Foot
To fire a gun when on foot, press the CIRCLE button.  Your weapon may have a
targeting mode you can use if you press R1.  There are two kinds of aiming:
lock-on, and manual.  Lock-on weapons lock onto what the game deems the most
dangerous target when you press the button.  You can cycle through all the
available targets with R2 and L2.  Manual aiming is when an aiming sight of
some kind comes up when you press R1.  Use the D PAD or the LEFT STICK to aim
up, down, left or right.  If you duck down with L3, you'll have greater
accuracy since you can control the gun's recoil better in this position.
==While In A Vehicle
To fire a gun while in a vehicle, you need a machine gun.  These weapons are
indicated by yellow when you select them on your gameplay screen.  They
are also surrounded by a yellow glow in the gaming field.  Get inside
a vehicle, and then press R2 or L2 to look to the side.  Press CIRCLE
to fire in the direction you're looking.  If you're on a motorcycle, you
can shoot in front of you by pressing the CIRCLE button by itself. You can
also use a machine gun in a helicopter, however you must be in thecinematic
camera mode so it'll be near impossible to see what you're trying to hit.
========
Vehicles
========
==Getting In And Out Of Vehicles
To enter a vehicle, press TRIANGLE.  You will then run over to the closest
vehicle and you'll attempt to get inside it.  If someone is in the car,
you will automatically throw him out to get in the driver's seat.  Unless
you got in on the passenger's side though, his passengers will stay in the
car until they decide to run for it.To get out of a vehicle, press TRIANGLE
when not accelerating.  A new addition to GTAVC over GTA3 is that you no
longer have to wait for the vehicle to completely stop before you can get out.
However, the faster the vehicle is moving when you jump out, the more
damage you will take when you hit the ground.  If you're moving slow enough
though, you won't get any damage.  If you can, stop your vehicle before
you get out of it.If you're getting in a boat, you don't have to get inside
the boat first to take control of it.  Just tap TRIANGLE when standing
next to a boat on a dock to automatically board it.  When you want to get
out of a boat, press TRIANGLE to stop driving.  Press SQUARE when standing
next to the edge of a boat to jump out of it.  If you're next land, the
leaps should always land you on solid ground.
==When It's Time To Bail
You should abandon the vehicle you are in if its about to be destroyed.
Your car is about to blow up once the engine starts spewing black smoke.
If your car catches fire, GET OUT.  That's the signal your car is about
to explode.  Once it does blow up, it's going to heavily damage if not
destroy everything around it.If your car has flipped over and you can't
get it to roll back onto its wheels, then get out of there fast. Rolled-over
vehicles will catch fire and blow up after a short period of time.
Note that if your vehicle is laying on its side, you might be able to get
back on your wheels by pressing X and pressing the D PAD in the direction
the car is lying on the ground.
=======================
Road And Water Vehicles
=======================
==Carjacking
Most people you steal cars from won't try to fight back.  A few of them will
though.  In particular, the guy who drives the taxis almost always does this.
Drive away fast if you notice the driver is walking back towards you after
you threw him out of the car.
-Stealing Cop Cars
The police cars on the road always have their doors locked.  There is a way
to get them to unlock their doors though.  Try to open one of the car's doors,
and the cop will jump out to arrest you.  After he's closed his door, the
police car's doors will be unlocked.  You can then quickly hop in and speed
away.  Do it fast before the cop can arrest you.
- Stealing Gang Cars
Stealing a gang car is also a little trickier than a stealing a civilian
vehicle.  If you steal a gang car in front of members of the same gang,
they'll all come over to attack you.  So, you should try to steal gang cars
when none of the other gang members are looking.
- Stealing Parked Cars
Some of the parked cars you see have their doors locked, and sometimes
the car alarm will activate if you take one of them.  You should wait in
a quiet area for the alarm to stop, because if a cop sees you driving a
vehicle with the car alarm on, you'll get a one-star wanted level.
Thankfully, in GTAVC, car alarms and locked cars are far less common than
they were in GTA3.
==Drive By Shootings
To fire a gun while in a vehicle, you need a machine gun.  These weapons
are ndicated by yellow when you select them on your gameplay screen.
They are also surrounded by a yellow glow in the gaming field.
Get inside a vehicle, and then press R2 or L2 to look to the side.
Press CIRCLE to fire in the direction you're looking.  If you're on a
motorcycle, you can shoot in front of you by pressing the CIRCLE button
by itself. You can also use a machine gun in a helicopter, however
you must be in thecinematic camera mode so it'll be near impossible
to see what you're trying to hit.
=====================
Special Car Functions
=====================
==Horns And Sirens
To honk the horn in a road vehicle, press the L3 button.  You press the L3
button by pressing down on your LEFT STICK like it's a button.  To activate
the siren (if the vehicle has one) tap the L3 button.
==Vehicle Weapons
There are a few vehicles that have their own weapons on them.  They
include the Firetruck, the Rhino, the Predator, the Hunter, and the
Sea Sparrow.  Press the CIRCLE button to use the weapons.  The
Firetruck shoots water, the Rhino's cannon fires, the Predator's
machine guns fire, and the Hunter's missile launcher fires by
pressing that button.  Note that in the Firetruck and Rhino you
can rotate the cannon with the RIGHT STICK.  Also, in the Hunter and
the Sea Sparrow, you can fire machine guns with R1.
Thanks to Finny Merrill
==Hydraulics
This function is exclusive to the Voodoo.  Press L3 like you were
honking your horn.  The car will bounce higher into the air on its
suspension.  You can also use the R3 button to tilt the car around
with its hydraulics.
==R3 Missions
If you're driving a special vehicle like a taxi, you can press the
R3 button to trigger a special mission.  You press the R3 button by
pressing down on your RIGHT STICK like it's a button.  You can read
about these more in the R3 Vehicle Missions FAQ.
==Motorcycles
These aren't a new addition to the GTA series, but we haven't seen
motorcycles in a GTA game for quite awhile.  Most of the motorcycles
are really fast, but you're also extremely vulnerable while riding one.
If you hit anything hard enough, you'll fly right off and take some damage.
However, their spectacular acceleration and high top speed makes them
fantastic choices for timed missions.  Being able to accelerate quickly
in small spaces also makes them great for doing the unique stunt jumps.
==Special Moves
You can also pull off some cool moves on motorcycles that you can't do
in cars, namely wheelies and stoppies.
-Wheelies
Accelerate quickly, and press down on the D-pad.  Your front wheel will rise
into the air.  Be careful not to pull too far back on the D-pad, or the bike
will flip over and you'll fall off.  You need to keep the wheelie going for
several seconds for the game to count it on the stats screen.
-Stoppies
Get up to a high speed, then hold down the brake and press up on the D-pad
at the same time.  The back wheel will rise into the air as the bike slides
to a stop.  Don't stop too quickly though, or the bike will flip over and
you'll fall off.  Like wheelies, you need to keep stoppies going for a
while if you want the game to count them on your stats screen.
===========
Helicopters
===========
==Locations
You won't be flying any of these until you unlock western Vice City.
They're mostly on top of skyscrapers in the Downtown area.  In case
you want to know, these are all the places you can get helicopters
from in Downtown:- on top of Hyman Condo- on top of the police station-
on top of the VCN BuildingNote that the VCN Building and the Hyman Condo
have doors at ground level that take you quickly to the roof where the
helicopter is.  However, you must purchase Hyman Condo for $14,000 before
you can use its door to get to the roof.  The police station has stairs
on the side of the building to let you up to the helicopter.
==Flying Helicopters
My preferred way of operating the helicopter is to use the LEFT STICK for
navigating, the RIGHT STICK for turning the helicopter in the right
direction, and the X button and SQUARE button for ascending and descending.
For the first few minutes, you should practice in a wide open space with
the helicopter some so you can get used to its odd physics.  It's nowhere
near as difficult as flying the Dodo was in GTA3 though.When flying a
helicopter in the air, try to keep it out of tight spots.  Every time you
hit the helicopter's blades on something, you'll damage the helicopter.
It doesn't take very long to blow up the helicopter by doing this, so try
very hard not to touch anything.
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Planes
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==Location Of Plane
There's only one plane in this game that you can fly, and it's called the
Skimmer.  It looks like the Dodo from GTA3, only now it has full wings
andpontoons so it can land and take off on water.  There is only one
location to get the plane as well.  Beat the mission DILDO DODO after
you buy the Film Studio, and the Skimmer will always be parked on the
dock behind the studio lot in Prawn Island.  You have to unlock western
Vice City and have beaten the mission SHAKEDOWN to purchase the studio.
==Flying Planes
If you were never able to master the Dodo in GTA3, don't sweat it!
The Skimmer is a lot easier to fly than the Dodo in GTA3 ever was.
If you DID master the Dodo in GTA3 though, you'll already have a
headstart on learning how to fly this plane!  I prefer using the
LEFT STICK over the D PAD for flying this plane, since the stick
is better suited for flying.  Remember that in the Skimmer,
pressing up makes you go down, and pressing down makes you go
up.First, there's the takeoff.  Simply hold down the X button
and pull back on the LEFT STICK hard.  Make sure you're going
in a straight line and don't turn while doing this.  The plane
will slowly rise into the air.  The next thing you probably want
to do is get some altitude.Well, in this game you got altitude
in a similar way to how you did in the Dodo in GTA3.  After you've
gotten a decent sized distance from the ground, push forward on
the stick to do a nose dive.  Pull back on the stick after you've
built up some speed to rise up into the air.  You could have also
gotten a little altitude just by pulling back on the stick, but
that doesn't work very well.  There's a good chance the plane could
stall and go down when you try to pull up without good speed.
One of the few edges the Skimmer has on the helicopters is that
it can reach higher altitudes.No more tapping the stick to turn!
Just push hard on the stick in the direction you want to go.
Don't turn too close to the water though, or you could wipe out!
Landing is easy.  Just set your plane down on water.  You could
also do it on land, but don't count on being able to get the
Skimmer back in the water very easily considering it has
pontoons and not wheels.
==Acrobatics
Despite the fact the Skimmer isn't near as useful as the helicopter
is, there are some pretty fun acrobatic stunts you can try.
==Touch And Go
Try flying as low as possible to the ground.  It's lots of fun around Little
Haiti.  Also, try nose-diving towards the ground and then pulling up just in
time so you only just tap the ground.
-The Cobra Maneuver
I learned this stunt from the www.gamefaqs.com Ace Combat 04 board.  It's
strange that this trick somewhat works in a completely different game.
(Check out the game on PS2 if you can, because it rocks!  I also have an
FAQ/Walkthrough on it too if you want to read about it.)First, dive towards
the ground to pick up some speed, then pull up really hard.  Keep pulling
up and look at the plane from the side view.  If you have enough speed,
the plane will stop with its nose vertical in the air.  Once you've
stopped in mid air, the plane will start falling backwards to the
ground.  If you keep tapping the sticks correctly, you can keep it
falling backwards until you hit the ground.  However, you might want
to let the plane go horizontal again, because you might flip over when
you hit the ground.
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Getting Busted And Wasted
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==Busted
This is what will happen if you get arrested by a cop with a wanted level.
They can arrest you when you're lying down on the ground, or when they
manage to open the door of the car you're driving.  You will then be
warped to the police station.  You'll lose all the weapons you had, some
money, and if you were working on a mission at the time, you will fail it.
==Wanted Level
This indicates how badly the cops want to get you.  This is what each
star on your wanted level meter indicates:
===1 STAR - The police seem to be more interested in finishing their
donuts than catching you.  There will be only one car with one cop in
it chasing you if there's anyone at all.  They won't even use their guns.
If a cop catches up to you he'll just beat you with his nightstick.
===2 STARS - Now it gets a little challenging.  More patrol cars will
come, andthere are two cops inside each one.
===3 STARS - The police are really starting to get fed up with you at
this point.  There will be many cars in pursuit, and they'll even call a
helicopter to the scene to shoot at you.  They will start setting up roadblocks
and putting down spike strips to stop you.  There will be undercover Cheetahs
chasing you.  The cops inside them are equipped with Uzis.
===4 STARS - This is where the cops really start to pull out the heavy
artillery.  SWAT trucks full of SWAT cops with Uzis will begin coming
after you.  There will be police cars everywhere you turn, not to mention
barricades of SWAT trucks.  SWAT teams will even rappel from the helicopter
to flush you out of hiding places like garages.
===5 STARS - Prepare for big trouble if you manage to last long enough to
get this far.  The police will still be in pursuit, but now the FBI will
do most of the chasing.  They'll come after you in black Ranchers that
have four doors instead of two.  Each truck has four FBI agents in it, and
each of these agents is equipped with an MP5.  Find someplace to hide or
prepare to die!
===6 STARS - You've caused so much havoc that the army is going to come
after you now!  They will chase after you with Barracks OLs full of guys
with MP5s.  There are even some Rhino tanks after you!  If you just TOUCH
a Rhino tank, your car will be blown up.
==Keeping Your Wanted Level Down
--Avoid Getting A Wanted Level
First, never do anything illegal in front of a cop.  This is much harder
than it sounds.  Those cops on foot seem to be just about everywhere in
this game, and they're often difficult to pick out of crowds of
pedestrians.  Never attack a cop.  Just aiming a gun at a cop will earn
you two stars.
--Losing One Star
Hide somewhere and don't do anything. The star will go away by itself.-
Change clothes- Go to a Pay 'N' Spray- Collect one Police Bribe
--Losing Two Stars
Change clothes- Go to a Pay 'N' Spray- Collect two Police Bribe
--Losing Three Or More Stars
Go to a Pay 'N' Spray- Collect the number of Police Bribes that are on
your wanted level- Finishing a mission will usually cause you to lose your
wanted level completely, so if you are near mission completion, don't
bother hunting for Police Bribes or going to the Pay 'N' Spray.
==Raising Wanted Level
I am assuming you are trying to do this so you can get hold of a Rhino, a
FBI Rancher, etc.  There are lots of good ways to do this.  You can:-
Fire weapons- Blow up lots of cars- Kill lots of pedestrians- Steal lots
of cars
--Triggers One Stars
Try to steal a police car with a cop in it- Shoot at a police car, even
if there's no cop inside it- Shoot a gun in front of a cop- Attack a
civilian in front of a cop- Steal a car in front of a cop- Steal two
money items from a store- Shoot the clerk in a store
--Triggers Two Stars
Go into the VCPD HQ building in Vice Point when not dressed as a policeman-
Aim a gun at a policeman- Kill a policeman- Steal three money items from
a store- Allow the clerk in a store to set off the alarm.
--Triggers Three Stars
Steal four money items from a store- Blow up the Dodo flying around in
the sky over the city. Thanks to MelonHead.
--Trigger Four Stars And Beyond
Kill lots of law enforcement people- Blow up lots of law
enforcement vehicles- Shoot down the police helicopters
==Tips For Not Getting Busted
When you are in a police chase, I suggest using something with 2 wheels.
The PCJ-600 is the best vehicle to use if you are good at driving it. The
reason you ask? Well, the motorcycles have an awesome fish tail type of
ability. When you are accelerating but not going too fast, hurry and press
R1 and press down and left or right on the left analog stick. This will cause
the motorcycle to do a 180 degree spin. This is very useful when trying to get
away from parked cop cars and or roadblocks. Another thing that makes the
PCJ-600 the vehicle of choice is its awesome speed and handling. Overall,
it is probably the best vehicle in the whole game. When using cars, I suggest
using a sports car such as the Cheetah or Infernus because of their speed.
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Wasted
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Notice you have an armor meter and a health meter in the upper-right
corner.   As you take damage, you'll lose armor points until you're
out of armor.  At that time, you'll start losing health.  When your
health is gone, you are wasted.  You'll be transported to the nearest
hospital when you die.  You will lose some money and all your guns.
If you were working on a mission at the time, you'll fail it.
==Ways To Get Hurt
Get shot, punched, burned, hit by melee weapons, or get caught
in explosions- Fall for a long distance- Dive out of a vehicle
while it's traveling at a medium speed- Fall off of a bike when
traveling at a medium speed- Fall in ocean water (usually certain
death)- Sit in a vehicle when it explodes (instant death)
==Ways To Recover Health
Find a health icon, which looks like a heart on a pink disc- Order
some food at a restaurant if your health is under 100- Pick up a
prostitute in a car, go to a dark place, and watch (I'm serious
about this one!)- Get inside an ambulance
There are some things to note about these ways to get health.
Food you buy at restaurants can only bring your health to 100.
Prostitutes can bring your health only up to 125.  If you got the 150-
health powerup from the Pizza Boy mission, your health will be taken down
to 125 when the hooker does her thing.  Ambulances will take you to your
normal maximum health.  If you got 125 health from a hooker and your maximum
health is 100, your health will go down to 100.
==Get Armor
Find a body armor icon- Purchase body armor at an Ammu-Nation store for
$200- Get inside an Enforcer
==Gang Tactics
In GTA3, just about every gang out there hated you by the end of the game.
It was impossible to travel anywhere in the city without getting shot at by
somebody.  Thankfully though, gangs that hate you in this game are far less
common.  In fact, only one gang truly gets to the point where they hate you
enough to shoot at you.  The gang is *spoiler* the Haitians.
They'll begin to hate you after you beat the mission TROJAN VOODOO by
Umberto Robina.You should do everything that has to be done in enemy gang
territory before they start attacking you whenever you come to their territory.
Collect the hidden packages in the area, do the rampages, look for unique
stunts, etc.If a gang hates you, they'll shoot at you every time you pass through their
territory.  If you're going fast enough though, the enemy gang won't have enough
time to identify you. If you stop your car, they'll run over and try to throw
you out of your car.  Never stop moving while passing through enemy territory.
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Finding Work
============
If you want to make it in this town, you're going to need to get hold of some
cash.  And to do that, you have to get a job!  There are many ways to get
employment in Vice City.
==Storyline Missions
A large portion of the work you'll do in this game is from the major
employers in the city, like Colonel Cortez.  These are the most important
missions in the game you'll play, since you need to beat them to unlock
western Vice City, the ability to buy properties, and to see what happens
at the end of the game.  Completing storyline missions is also the only
way to meet a lot of your side bosses, like Love Fist.  They're all
represented on the radar by their initial in a blue box.  You'll meet
them through completing missions for the other storyline bosses.
Check out the Storyline Missions Walkthrough below this section to
find walkthroughs for these missions.
==Property Missions
Once you beat the mission SHAKEDOWN, you'll be able to buy certain
businesses around the map, like the Ice Cream Factory.  Look for the
green house icon in front of the business and press L1 on it to buy it,
if you have enough money. You should buy as many of the businesses as
you can.  The reason is because after you finish most of or all the missions
for a property, a money icon will appear at the business.  The business will
now generate a certain amount of money a day.  You can pick up this money at
the business and add it to your own wallet.  Look at the Property Missions
Walkthrough of this guide for more information.
==Side Missions
These missions come in various forms.  In some of them, you get missions
from a boss like the Property and Storyline missions.  The boss missions
you'll meet through the storyline missions.  They're represented on the
radar, so you won't have to go searching for them.  In other side missions
however, you might get in a certain vehicle in the gaming environment
and then the mission will automatically start.  Keep your eyes sharp
for parked vehicles in out of the way places, because they might just
be hiding something...  Check out the Side Missions Walkthrough for
more information.
==R3 Missions
There are special missions you can play in the game if you get hold of a
certain vehicle.  For example, if you find a taxi, you can play the Taxi
Driver game.  Press R3 to start these missions.  To press the R3 button,
press down on your RIGHT STICK like it's a button.  Read the R3 Missions
section for more information.
==Collecting Missions
These are side quests where you collect things.  Things to collect include
finding hidden packages, completing rampages, completing unique jumps, and
robbing every robbable store.  These quests tend to be difficult to complete,
since it's so hard to find everything.
Thanks to Minesweeper for the whole Game Basics section.
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Pick Ups
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Body Armor: gives you armor; helps in shootouts; can be bought at most of the
Ammunations
Health: restores life to your maximum; can be found throughout Vice City; you
can also regain health by buying food in various places like the pizza shops
and more. Just go over the pink marker and you will regain health but it does
cost money. The marker will only appear if you have don't have full health.
Thanks to killazilla3.
Adrenaline Pills: slows down things; can be found throughout Vice City
Rampages: makes you do rampages in a certain time limit; is usually like
"blow up so many cars with this weapon"
Police Bribes: these pick-ups drop your wanted level by 1 star; can be found
throughout Vice City
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Weapons Database
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This section gives info about weapons.
SLOT 1: Camera
SLOT 2: Fists
SLOT 3: Melee Weapons
SLOT 4: Projectiles
SLOT 5: Pistols
SLOT 6: Shotguns
SLOT 7: Submachine Guns
SLOT 8: Assault Rifles
SLOT 9: Heavy Artillery
SLOT 10: Sniper Rifles
Camera: Slot 1; only available in "Martha's Mugshot" mission
Fists: Slot 2; always in your weaponry
Brass Knuckles: Slot 2; can be obtained by killing a bouncer inside the
Malibu Club
Screw Driver: Slot 3; can be bought at any of the tool shops
Hammer: Slot 3; can be bought at any of the tool shops
Golf Club: Slot 3; can be obtained by entering a Caddy (golf cart)
Nightstick: Slot 3; can be obtained by killing a police officer
Baseball Bat: Slot 3; available at tool shops after completing "Jury Fury"
mission
Knife: Slot 3; available at tool shops after completing "Back Alley Brawl"
Meat Cleaver: Slot 3; can be bought at any tool shops
Machete: Slot 3; available in tool shops after completing "Jury Fury"; can be
obtained by killing bartender at Pole Position Club
Katana: Slot 3; can be found inside the Tarbrush Cafe in the North Point Mall
in back storage area
Chainsaw: Slot 3; kills almost instantly; can be found in Apartment 3C in the
bathroom
Grenades: Slot 4; can be purchased from Ammunation in North Point Mall; can
be found in basketball court near Cherry Popper's
Teargas: Slot 4; can be found outside multi-story police station in
Washington
Molotov Cocktails: Slot 4; can be found at taco shop in Downtown
Bomb And Detonator: Slot 4; can be obtained at Phil's Place after completing
his string of missions
Colt 45: Slot 5; can be bought at any time from Ammunation
Colt Python: Slot 5; available at Ammunation in Downtown after "Rubout"
mission
Chrome Shotgun: Slot 6; can be purchased at mainland Ammunation; can be found
on top of Washington Mall by going up the spiral driveway thing
SPAS 12 Gauge Shotgun: Slot 6; available at Ammunation after "Rub Out"
mission; can be found in main terminal of Escobar International Airport; can
be found by surfing statue at airport
Stubby Shotgun: Slot 6; available at Ammunation in North Point Mall; can be
found in the hangar near the junkyard in Little Havana
Tec-9: Slot 7; can be found on small road that leads to golf course
Ingram Mac 10: Slot 7; can be purchased at Ammunation in Ocean Beach
Uzi: Slot 7; can be found behind Pay N Spray in Washington
MP5: Slot 7; can be bought from Ammunation after "Rub Out" mission; can be
obtained by killing FBI officer
Ruger: Slot 8; can be bought at Ammunation in Ocean Beach
Colt M4: Slot 8; can be bought at Downtown Ammunation after "Rub Out" mission
Rocket Launcher: Slot 9; can be bought at Phil's Place after his string of
missions; there is one in the pool at the Hooker Inn
M60: Slot 9; can be bought at Phil's Place after his string of missions; you
can also find one in the north tower at Fort Baxter Army Base
Flamethrower: Slot 9; can be obtained in the pool the is shaped like the
Rockstar Games logo in Starfish Island; there is one in the Boatyard by the
parked Packer
Minigun: Slot 9; can be purchased at Phil's Place after you finish his
mission string
Basic Sniper Rifle: Slot 10; available at one of the Ammunations
PGS1 Sniper Rifle: Slot 10; can be bought at Ammunation in Downtown after
completing "Rub Out" mission; there is one on top of Cafe Robina
I think the best weapons for each slot are the following.
Fists- Brass Knuckles
Melee Weapons- Chainsaw and Katana
Projectiles- Bomb And Detonator and Grenades
Pistols- Python
Shotguns- SPAS 12 Gauge
Submachine Guns- MP5
Assault Rifles- M4
Heavy Artillery- M60 and Rocket Launcher
Sniper Rifles- PGS1 Sniper Rifle
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Vehicle Database
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In this part of my FAQ, I will name all of the vehicles and say what they
resemble in real life or try to describe them. I will also give some stats.
Blista Compact- Honda CRX
Speed: 3/5
Handling: 4/5
Cornering: 4/5
Cuban Hermes- Hermes but with flames on the hood
Speed: 4/5
Handling: 4/5
Cornering: 3/5
Hermes- '46 Mercury
Speed: 4/5
Handling: 3/5
Cornering: 3/5
Manana- Dodge Dynasty Coupe