Grand Theft Auto IV

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Anyone know the deal with getting ejected from your car during a high speed crash? It has only happened to me once, during a police chase, I just tryied to do it again intentionally this time and can't.

From what i've seen its all about how fast you are going and how sudden the stop is. If you get going pretty fast and slam head first into something that wont move, ie a solid pole or building or something that will not budge, then you'll exit the windscreen. It probably works crashing into other cars etc too but crashing head on into a building will definitely do it if you are going fast enough.
 
With regards to Elizebeta...

Did anyone fail the mission where you have to hide Manny and his camera man's body? I stupidly got a wanted level then rolled the car, and was surprised when I didn't get the option to restart. Later on I called her number only to get a message saying something like "I'm sorry I'm away from the phone right now, try calling again in 25 years."

Does this happen if you complete the mission?
 
With regards to Elizebeta...

Did anyone fail the mission where you have to hide Manny and his camera man's body? I stupidly got a wanted level then rolled the car, and was surprised when I didn't get the option to restart. Later on I called her number only to get a message saying something like "I'm sorry I'm away from the phone right now, try calling again in 25 years."

Does this happen if you complete the mission?

I believe she has run away, or something. I beat that mission, and haven't seen or heard anything about her since. She's probably gone, now.
 
So what % and hours played are you guys sitting at?

Im ~65% at 32hours played.
 
cell phone....dial 911.....

I realize this, once I get into the emergency vehicle or taxi (besides the police car, I already know how to do vigilante missions) can I do missions for that particular vehicle? If so than how exactly?


EDIT: I'm somewhere around 25% with about the same number of hours.
 
ok I finally found the answer I was looking for, there are no Fire truck missions or ambulance missions, and the only taxi missions are Roman's (do you even get those back after the depot burns?) ... I love this game but that is pretty lame.
 
G.T
A slight problem - only for those near the end:
I got to the part in the story whether you choose to kill Darko or not. I decided not to, and now, after roaming around for 15 minutes, saving in my apartment once and going out with a friend for a drink, the final missions have still not appeared. I know it's not the final mission since there's still some "mission progress" in the stats section to be made with a few people. I've had a couple of phone calls from Brucie and that's it.

Do I have to wait longer or no I have to do something?

I killed him, shortly after that i've got a Bernie mission and now some other very important story mission i'm currently on. But that's all i'll say. A mission for Jimmy

So what % and hours played are you guys sitting at?

Im ~65% at 32hours played.

About 64% I'm at a really big story mission but stopped there and took a break.
 
Does 100% mean you finish the story, or are there things like hidden packages and stunt jumps included in that?

Because if you're still not done at 64%, it seems like the story alone is a huge chunk of the game.

So far i found...a HUGE tub boat.

Hmm, how huge? Where?
 
I.... :censored:ing.... WANT....

EPIC WANT....
PLEASESSSSS

Any possibility, at all, that they make even a low-res, low-detail PSP version?
 
Well I just finished the main story mode... All I gotta say is this is this is in spoilers but it's just a few words of my thoughts of the endings, no specifics but I'm a guy that doesn't like to ruin anything so look if you'd like.

It's kind of a satisfying and relieving ending but really it's sad. I feel really bad for Niko. :nervous:

Giancarlo: I just finished the game at %66.67 myself so the rest are side missions and all the regular stuff. At 31hrs 10min 40seconds
 
im at 29% in 26 hours, im slow haha. Anyone knows if it pays to keep youre 'friends' happy? its taking so much time :/
 
The ending:
The story features two possible endings, each of which features different missions depending on choices made by the player at this point in the game. The player can choose to exact Revenge on Dimitri or make a Deal with him.

If the player chooses to exact Revenge, Niko ambushes Dimitri on his tanker while he is supervising a shipment. A gunfight ensues within the hull of the tanker and Niko kills Dimitri in cold blood. In the aftermath Roman and Mallorie's wedding takes place and Jimmy Pegorino, furious after the betrayal, kills Kate McReary. Niko, Roman and Little Jacob visit the abandoned casino in Alderney to take down Pegorino, but he escapes to Happiness Island. Niko chases after Pegorino and a final confrontation takes place at the base of the Statue of Happiness, where Niko executes Pegorino.

If the player chooses to strike a Deal, Niko with the assistance of Phil Bell meet at the docks to make the exchange, however the deal is ambushed and Niko and Phil eventually retrieve the drugs money. Phil later calls Niko, saying that he must cut all ties with him due to a recent furor in the Pegorino family. Kate, who was against making the deal, is furious with Niko and vows never to see or speak to him again. Roman and Mallorie's wedding takes place and Dimitri's henchmen arrive to assassinate Niko but end up killing Roman instead. A devastated and vengeful Niko teams up with Little Jacob to take out Dimitri and Pegorino, who escape to Happiness Island. Dimitri executes Pegorino and a final battle ensues between Niko and Dimitri, who meets his fate in an alternate, darker and more sinister ending to the storyline.

Also, yes, the game finishes at ~66% without doing side missions.
 
Wonder what i should choose... Im not far off hitting the end of the missions now.
 
I killed him, shortly after that i've got a Bernie mission and now some other very important story mission i'm currently on. But that's all i'll say. A mission for Jimmy
Hmmm not sure what's going on then. I've saved several times, roamed around for half an hour, done a side mission, gone out with a friend and come out and back into the game, and they haven't appeared. I just gave up last night and will try again tonight. :nervous:

I'm at 59% I think, total playing time over 25 hours.
 
If I jump in a car and just take off, I seem more likely to go through the window in a crash than if I wait just a second or two after hopping in the car. I haven't seen Niko put on a seatbelt, but that's what I was guessing was going on.

I thought the same thing so I got in the car then jumped out and ran (so the door stays open and engine running, then I jumped in a drove instantly, still did a high speed (blurry screen) crash into a solid object and nothing happened. :(

From what i've seen its all about how fast you are going and how sudden the stop is. If you get going pretty fast and slam head first into something that wont move, ie a solid pole or building or something that will not budge, then you'll exit the windscreen. It probably works crashing into other cars etc too but crashing head on into a building will definitely do it if you are going fast enough.

I'll have to try some more.


*EDIT*
I was just doing a mission and smashed into a corner of a wall in a PMP600 and got ejected :D

G.T
This car was pulled over by the police, and he walked over and opened the guy's boot, examined it for about 15 seconds, closed it then walked over to the driver's window. Then the policeman said "do you know how much you were speeding?" Then walked off. :lol:

Thats awesome! I love annoying people enough in front of police until they start fighting and watch them get arrested. :D
 
So what % and hours played are you guys sitting at?

Im ~65% at 32hours played.
I'm at 53% with 33 hours played. I spent the most part of yesterday's and Sunday's playing just exploring and messing around and only completed a couple of missions. I think I have 64 missions completed.
 
Well i got the last mission to do then ive done the main story..

I guess after that i have to do the car collecting for brucies friend + races for brucie + shoot those dam birds and finish off the assains missions.
 
Has anyone found some of the random characters yet? I won't give anything away, but there's a random character you can meet in Alderney who is seriously creepy and weird.
 
yeah ive meet a few, quite funny some of them.

BTW ive finished all the main story missions now.

Now i have to try to learn the city...
 
Has anyone found some of the random characters yet? I won't give anything away, but there's a random character you can meet in Alderney who is seriously creepy and weird.


You mean the "friends" that are little green people on your HUD? Yeah, for the most part those seem useless. I've met a husband with an adulterous wife, an aspiring rapper, Dwayne's ex-girlfriend, and a crazy divorcee. None of them have done anything for me.

In fact the divorcee makes you buy a package she asks you to pick up, for $500. "I'll call and get everything sorted out." Sure. :lol:
 
You mean the "friends" that are little green people on your HUD? Yeah, for the most part those seem useless. I've met a husband with an adulterous wife, an aspiring rapper, Dwayne's ex-girlfriend, and a crazy divorcee. None of them have done anything for me.
Yeah, those guys. Some of them you can meet twice. But the one I met in Alderney is really freaky.
 
I met a druggie, he gave me 100 dollars, then 500 dollars later.

I hadn't done all of Faustin's missions before he died. Will that effect my completion?
 
Just curious about Playboy X and his request.

When having to decide between killing Playboy X and Dwayne, I killed Dwayne. What did you do?
 
Does 100% mean you finish the story, or are there things like hidden packages and stunt jumps included in that?

Because if you're still not done at 64%, it seems like the story alone is a huge chunk of the game.



Hmm, how huge? Where?

Like so huge, i was amazed you can operate it.

 
Oh jeeze... I'm so dumb. There was a symbol on the map which didn't look like a regual story mission symbol but I had to do it anyway. Another story mission has now been unlcoked. :dunce:
 
I have just started the game and have reached the Search and Delete mission. Getting the Cop car is no problem but catching up with Divas in the chase is a real pain. Any tips?
Cheers,
nige
 
G.T
Oh jeeze... I'm so dumb. There was a symbol on the map which didn't look like a regual story mission symbol but I had to do it anyway. Another story mission has now been unlcoked. :dunce:

What one was it?
 
Francis McReary and Gerard McCreary's icons have disappeared off my map before I completed their missions? Is that a glitch or will they come back does anybody know?
 
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