Im staring a V.City thread so post your opinion on the game,cheats,or just anything GTA VC.
If you dont have access to certain areas and you are just dying to see what allies on the other restricted areas of vice city then you might be interested in this info:
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Introduction
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This following text is for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the Playstation
version. This text includes information on how to gain access to restricted
areas of the game, mostly containing information on how to reach the 3 areas
that you are restricted to going to until you complete a certain mission.
Please note that I have tried to make this FAQ as simple as possible to
understand and it is in no form of perfect. However if you read this through
and actually take the time to do these things and try not to become frustrated,
then you should succeed in doing everything mentioned in this guide. There may
be easier or alternative ways to do things. Feel free to submit them to me as I
will most like try them and post them in here with credits to you. Read the
contacts section for more information. I toke the time out of the game to
experiment and try things to get to these areas. Everything written in this
guide was discovered and fully tested by me. If it is in this guide, I have
tested it and it works.
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2. Newz & Updates
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Here are the most recent updates, go to Update history (18) to find the rest of
the updates. This is so the beggining of the guide isn't so long.
1.2 P(12-3-2k2) I've gotten a few emails and tried some new stuff so I did some
additions to the guide.
1.1.1 P(11-30-2k2) Found 2 new ways to get into LLGC
1.1 UP(11-30-2k2) Small updates, I shortened this section and put all the old
updates way below. This is so you don't have to scroll down so much to get to
the real stuff in this guide. I know I don't like when the beggining of a guide
is filled with all this text. I have a few things to try from emails that I'll
try and put in the guide tonight but I've been working at 100 % lately and have
also been working a lot but I should make a posted version tonight.
1.0 P(11-27-2k2) 2 updates, I revised the Packer/PCJ method to gettin into the
West island because I felt it was misleading and neaded more detail. Also added
to the Tried but Failed and tips section.
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3. What/Where are the restricted areas in Vice City
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One of the first things you will probably do in Vice City is explore. With its
great scenery and jaw-dropping city filled with life, you'll want to cruise the
strip in your newly acquired stolen vehicle. While cruising, you will notice
bridges blocked off by either barricades and hurricane warning signs or fences.
As you start doing missions you will eventually unlock them. But their are ways
to get to these areas before you unlock these areas. This guide's purpose is to
tell you how to get into these blocked off areas.
If you look at the map that came in the game's DVD case or the in game map by
pressing start, you will see 2 big main islands with 4 bridges spanning across
water connecting them, as well as 3 islands in the middle of the 3 northern
bridges. Barricades or gates restricting access block all of these bridges off.
Now just like in GTA3, you get access to these islands as you go along because
R* (Rockstar) likes to give the feeling that your advancing in the game. And
just like in GTA3, there are ways to get to these areas. The first area is
called Star Fish Island, which in an island filled with mansions and beautiful
estate. It is the first island on the 2nd bridge going up. Gates close it off.
The second area is called Leaf Links golf course. Although you can get onto
this bridge, you are restricted by gates leading into the golf course and
barricades at the end of the bridge. The 3rd restricted area is the whole
Western island. All the bridges are blocked off because of the supposed threat
of a hurricane. Like mentioned, you will unlock these areas as you advance in
missions.
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4. Why not just wait?
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You can wait, there's nothing wrong with waiting to access these areas, but
here's a few reasons why you would want to access these areas, especially the
western island.
-Just the pride in knowing you were able to complete a challenge
-To find and collect all 100 hidden packages
-To get a certain vehicle, such as a helicopter or a boat from the west island.
-To do all the unique jumps, kill frenzies, and all other stuff to get around
50 % of the game completed before you start the first mission
-Just can't wait to explore the rest of the city
-Get 100 % with cheating. This is just a theory but I think if you can get all
the hidden packages and do all the stuff you need to do before you start doing
missions, I BELIEVE you can do all the missions using the cheat codes and still
get a 100 % game completion rating that you supposedly can't get if you use
cheats but that is just a theory.
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5. Why not just cheat?
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You can use cheat codes to get over to these restricted areas. Supposedly you
won't be able to get a 100 % game completion rating. SolidSnake7990@aol.com
informed me that you can cheat and still get 100 % game completion rating, and
the only thing that happens is you get a message saying you've cheated. I don't
know, I'm not even close to 100 % completion yet. It is also too easy to cheat
and there's no fun in it. It is fun to take on these challenges. Also, there
have been reports that using certain cheats such as the ones listed below, can
corrupt your save game file. I have used these cheats below but never have
saved the game with them activated in fear of loosing the file so be warned.
Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1 - Flying car code
Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2 - Cars float on water
*Codes from http://www.gamewinners.com*
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6. Star Fish Island
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I. What you need
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For the 1st method for getting in, all you need is an ambulance and basic
jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one next to
the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single garage
that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely an
ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 2nd method, you need a Packer, which can be found in Vice Port.
For the 1st method for getting out, you need an ambulance, basic jumping skills
and if you have a manual aim rifle that will help you. To get an ambulance,
kill a few people until one comes.
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II. Getting In
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1. My original method from the East island - Take your newly acquired ambulance
and take it to the SFI bridge and drive it down to the gate. The gate is too
high too jump over. There are fences on top of the concrete wall to your right
and left. They cannot be jumped over because of an invisible wall. However, you
can jumped AROUND the one to the left. Just simply take your ambulance and
drive it up the walkway part of the bridge to the left. Have the end of the
ambulance even with the back end of that black fence on top of the wall. Now go
to the front of the ambulance and run and jump onto it and climb to the top.
Now turn to face the tree ahead using the R3 joystick. Now run and jump off
the ambulance around the fence onto the tree. Run off the tree and you're on
SFI. If you line the ambulance and your jump up correct, all you have to do is
jump straight off. Just make sure you don't try to jump OVER the black fence on
top of the wall. You have to jump to the left of it onto that tree. 100 %
success rate.
2. My original method from the West island - With the Packer, drive it up to
where the SFI bridge is but don't get on it. Get out of the Packer and quickly
run away from it so the door stays open and the Packer will stay there. Now
look around for a descent car that can go pretty decent speeds. I used a Police
Car and a Manana. Now get out of it and keep the door open so it doesn't
disappear. Now take the packer and drive it onto the bridge toward the gate.
Park it facing the land area on the left side of the gate and have it a little
ways back from the gate, or else it will disappear as soon as you turn. Get out
and make sure you leave the door open. Now go back and get the car and hit the
Packers ramp at full speed and if you do everything right you should get onto
SFI with no problem. 90 % success rate.
3. Get a boat *See Pier 1/Getting Through*
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III. Getting Out
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1. My original method for back to the East Island - With your ambulance, take
it back to that tree that you landed on when you jump from the bridge to get on
the island (see method 1 for getting into SFI). Back the ambulance into the
tree. Jump onto the ambulance and use it to jump onto the tree. There is an
indivisible platform up top this tree. Advance forward using your manual aim
weapon to shoot down at the invisible platform to see where it ends (See tips
section). Now run and jump back onto the bridge, making sure you go around the
black fence that is on top of the concrete wall. If done correctly, you should
land perfectly on the walkway of the SFI bridge and take a few hits in damage.
This can be a ***** especially with not knowing where the platform is but I
have a 70 % success rate.
2. If you happened to go around and collect at least 80 packages, the sea
sparrow will be parked behind the huge mansion. This is a very cool helicopter
with a gun (press R1) and it can land on land and water.
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IV. What to do on SFI
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-There are 5 hidden packages that can be acquired on this island
-1 unique jump
-1 kill frenzy
-3 weapon and 3 health pickups
-Mansion driveways filled with different types of cars
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7. Leak Links Golf Course
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I. What you need
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For the 2nd method of getting in, all you need is an ambulance and basic
jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one next to
the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single garage
that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely an
ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 3rd method, all you need is a PCJ 600 (See FAQ).
For the 4th method, you can use this method to get any type of car into LLGC. I
used an Infernus and a Ambulance and they worked.
For the 5th method, all you need is a PCJ 600 (See FAQ).
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II. Getting In
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1. Easiest Method - Get onto the LL (Leaf Links) bridge and go all the way up
the bridge to just until you reach the black gate blocking the driveway up to
the main entrance to the golf course. From the bridge, you can jump THROUGH the
grayish railing and onto the golf course. Try to jump as close inland as
possible to avoid falling into the water. This is so easy and can be done on
foot. I have no idea how I've missed this.
Credits *"wireless" <wireless@CorvetteMail.com>*
2. My original method - Take the ambulance and bring it to the LL bridge. Gates
and bush walls block off the golf course. Drive your ambulance up the bridge
but not all the way to the golf course. As you advance up the bridge, on the
left there is a guardrail with a gate that ends and then the bush wall starts.
Park the ambulance right there with the front of the box part of the ambulance
even with the beginning and ending of the fence and wall. Simply jump onto the
ambulance by running and jumping onto the hood. Now turn around and run and
jump right onto or over the wall. You will fall into the golf course on solid
land and sacrifice a few health points.
NOTE: This method can also be used when you want to get into the golf course
without going through the metal detector once the course is opened. Also, this
method can be used on the other side, but to me, using the left side is so much
easier.
3. Take your PCJ and drive to the Pay N Spray in Vice Point. It is between the
2 save points that you can buy. Facing the Pay N Spray, go to the right of the
building and to the waters edge. There is a part of the land that juts out
close to LLGC. It might not look like it from this side, but that part of land
that juts out also sticks up out of the ground. Turn the PCJ all the way around
and take it back as far as it can go. Rev the engine and green, green, green!!!
Hit the corner of the land and fly right over to LLGC. Make sure to pull the
front up a little. Sometimes you wipe out sometimes you make it through but I'm
100 % success rate with this. Now you have a PCJ in the LLGC
Credits *Nation <nation_s@hotmail.com>, Keith Finnegan
<keith.finnegan@verizon.net>*
NOTE: There is an alternate way to get the PCJ into the Golf course by trying
to launch it onto that wooden bridge going over the LL bridge but it is a
little bit of a hasle and you have to get it just right. The above method is so
*much* easier, the hardest part is finding it.
4. I found this on accident. Get a car (I used an Infernus my first time but it
also worked with an ambulance). Take your car onto the SFI bridge. As your
driving from the gate back onto the Eastern Island, there is a big building
being constructed to your left. Turn off the bridge right when it ends and onto
the dirt/grassy RAISED part. You can see all the way down to a blue wall. To
the left of the blue wall is the target. Simply drive striaght right past that
blue wall and off the island. If all goes well, you will hit the small south
island of LLGC. Go easy with the Infernus because you can overshoot the island
or tip it over. I actually got onto the island smoother with the ambulance then
with the Infurnus. This is very simple and includes no special techniques. I'm
100 % success rate with this method and even though I've never overshot the
island (I was close but never did), that might be a problem for you when your
trying this so go easy. If you have to, aim for the palm tree and smack into it
to stop your momentum.
5. If you go to the dead end road on the Eastern Island (it's a small street
that dead ends and has a small circle at the end of it. It is across the bridge
from the Pizza place and has a drive-by rampage on it.) If you go to the last
house on the right side, you'll see this wall sticking out and there is a ramp
part overlooking LLGC. Take your PCJ back (I'd say to about even with the
bridge. If you take it to far back then you won't make the small turn onto the
road and you'll crash.) Rev the PCJ and gun it aiming for the ramp part of the
wall. This ramp LAUNCHES you up into the air and onto LLGC. That was cool. If
all done right (Very easy I got 100 % success rate) your on LLGC with a
motorcycle.
*Huge creditz to "DJMichaelHunt" for a very cool way to get into LLGC with the
PCJ*
6. See Pier 1/Getting Through
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III. Getting Out
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To get out is simple. Just go onto the wooden bridge spanning over the LL
bridge and jump off the side or wheelie over the side with the PCJ.
WARNING: When you try to go through the metal detector by the front of the golf
course building, your guns will be placed on the side of the wall. You can just
simply pick them up however I have not been able to get out onto the bridge
from here. This will cause you to have to go through the metal detector, which
will make you loose your guns and they will be stuck there. To get them back,
go away and keep coming back until a Comet is parked in front of the golf
course building. Gather your guns and jump into the car. Right ahead next to
the building there should be this barrel turned sideways with a few wooden
boards leaned up against it on the other side. This is a ramp but the ramp is
for leaving the golf course, not getting into it. But you can park the car next
to the ramp and you can jump onto the car to jump onto the ramp and back into
the golf course and explore more or leave.
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IV. What to do in LLGC
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-There are 5 hidden packages that can be acquired on this island
-1 kill frenzy
-1 weapon, 1 health, 1 armor pickup
-Wreak havoc on the golf course
-Steal a caddy and pretend your Johnny Knoxville from JackAss and try to drive
over a pig
-Get a warning level by beating up some golfers and have a fun fight with the
police. Try to knock them into bunkers and water hazards\
-Do some crazy stunts with the PCJ
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8. Western Island
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I. What You Need
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For my original method for getting in you will need a PCJ 600 and you will
pretty much have to be a very good jumper and very good with the PCJ to
accomplish this. A PCJ 600 can be found by Pier 1 behind the huge white
building on the Southwest of the east island.
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II. Gaining Access
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1. My original method - Take your PCJ and drive it up to the island with the
Film Studio on it. Right when you get off the bridge, there is a street to your
left. Right away there is a ramp going up. Get descent speed to jump the ramp
onto the top of the building. On top of this building are 2 ramp like things
sticking out of the roof. Jump the right one onto the raised part of the next
buildings roof. Now go to the right of this building and you'll see another
ramp like part of the roof sticking out over looking the studio. Go back as far
as you can, rev the engine and let her rip. This is also a unique jump. If you
make it across you will usually crash the motorcycle and take a few hits in
health. That was the easy part. Now go to the north west of the studio by the
huge water tower. There should be a Packer there. If not go to the opposite
side of them studio then come back. Get off the PCJ and into the Packer. Turn
it around and drive it up to the wall facing Northwest and only a one or two
feet away from the post to the water tower. Now press R2 so you get the side
view (looking right) of the Packer. Back it up and you will see a few boxes up
against the wall. Line the front of the Packer (not the front of the ramp on
the Packer) up with the WHITE box against the wall. Once this is done, get out
of the Packer, leaving the door open by quickly running away from the Packer
when you get out of it so it stays in the game engine, and jump onto your PCJ.
Take it back and around the corner to the southeast part of the film studios by
the fake burger place. Turn the PCJ around and rev the engine. Let er' rip and
make the left after the building on the left and don't hit the bump sticking
out of the ground. Drive straight onto the Packer. This goes quick but you have
to try to keep from hitting the wall. I usually do but am good enough over it
to either just tap it or wipe out and still land on the bridge. As your going
over the wall, press the up button so the rear wheel lifts up. This is the
wheel that always hits the wall. Try to keep the bike even. You don't want to
push all the way down on the bike and have the front wheel hit the wall. If you
get enough speed you should totally clear the wall and you should land on the
bridge if done right. If you hit the water, its because you have the Packer
faced to much West or you hit the wall too hard. If you hit an invisible wall,
its because you have the Packer facing too much North. When you land on the
bridge, if your still on the bike hit the brakes. You don't want to land and
then hit the side of the bridge and fly off it. This may take you a few tries
and can get stressing if you have to keep getting back into the film studio or
the bike blows or you die, but you should be able to get it. After you get it
once, you can basically do it whenever after that. Now my success rate is 70 %.
2. See Pier 1/Getting Through
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III. Getting out
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1. Take a car or ambulance and take it to the North Bridge. Drive it down to
the barricades and drive it too and through the orange barricade all the way to
the right. You should hit an invisible wall and go through that orange
barricade. Get out and jump on top of your car. Hold down X and jump out onto
the grassy area next to the film studio on the right. This is easy. I have a
100 % success rate with this.
2. See Star Fish Island/Getting In/My original method from the West island
3. You can take a Packer and with a 2 star wanted level, I drove it onto the
North Bridge. You can point the Packer to the grassy areas left or right off
the bridge. Just make sure your not pointing through the indivisible walls (See
Tips/Invisible Walls). Now jack one of the cop cars that comes to jack you up
and jack it over the bridge onto one of the grassy areas. Make sure you leave
the Packer's door open and don't park it right next to a wall, especially an
invisible wall because it has a tendency to disappear when you turn around. I
have only managed this once because the other police cars make it hell with
smashing into you before you can get enough speed to get on the Packer.
4. Find a boat? I haven't found one yet but I'm sure there is a boat parked
somewhere. Someone confirm this.
5. Helicopter. There is one on top of the Condo you can buy and another on top
of the bank rooftop. If you don't know which condo I'm talking about, go to the
Ammu-Nation in Downtown. As your facing it, turn left and go down the street to
the end, make the right and go down the alleyway marked on your radar. There is
a entryway in that building that you can enter to take to the roof. The
Maverick is usually up there.
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IV. What to do on the Western island
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-The rest of the hidden packages
-Many rampages and pickups and unique jumps
-Stores to rob
-Steal a helicopter
-Cruise the town, visit the slums of Vice City
-Visit the airport or Fort Baxter (with full body armor)
-Go to the stadium between 20:00 and 23:59 to do some cool things.
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9. Interglobal Film Studios
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I. What You Need
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To get in you need a PCJ 600 and you need to be able to handle one pretty well,
well enough to do a unique jump.
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II. Getting in before purchasing
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Take your PCJ and drive it up to the island with the Film Studio on it. Right
when you get off the bridge, there is a street to your left. Right away there
is a ramp going up. Get descent speed to jump the ramp onto the top of the
building. On top of this building are 2 ramp like things sticking out of the
roof. Jump the right one onto the raised part of the next buildings roof. Now
go to the right of this building and you'll see another ramp like part of the
roof sticking out over looking the studio. Go back as far as you can, rev the
engine and let her rip. This is also a unique jump. If you make it across you
will usually crash the motorcycle and take a few hits in health but hey, your
in.
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III. Getting Out
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1. To get out of the Film Studios, there is a staircase on the southeast corner
of the film studios by the Patriot, which is behind the building setup with the
huge burger on top of it.
2. To get out and get onto the Western Island see *Western Island/Gaining
Access/Method 1*
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IV. Getting Out (Packer/Patriot)
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Use this method to get out of the Film Studios with the Packer or Patriot: When
you land in the studio, go to the water tower where the Packer should be. If it
is not there, drive to the South wall by the Patriot/Staircase and drive back
and it should spawn. Take the Packer and drive it to the black gate that is
closed at the front of the studios on the East wall. It's almost straight
ahead. Park the packer right up to the gate facing it. Get out of the packer
but leave the door open so the Packer stays in memory. Now you have to make
another Packer spawn. Go back to the water tower. The Packer won't be there.
Now run around to the South Wall by where the Patriot/stairway is. I usually
run to the Southwest corner and then all the way back to the water tower. If
done correctly, up to this point the 1st Packer should be up against the black
gate, a new one should have spawned by the water tower, and your PCJ should be
gone unless your currently on it. Now get into the 2nd Packer and drive it to
the base of the ramp part of the 1st Packer. You have to line the jump up
because if you don't, the Packer will drive off the side of the 1st Packer and
won't make it. Line the 2nd Packer up by driving it up a little up the 1st
Packer. If the thing tips to one of the sides, then you have to realign it.
When you can make it up a little ways up the 1st Packer without it tilting off
to one of the sides then your ready to jump. Use the back view by pressing and
holding R2 & L2 to line the tires of the 2nd Packer up with the ramp part. When
this is finally done, back the Packer up all the way to the Studio building
behind you. Now just simply drive forward and if you lined the Packers up
correctly, the 2nd Packer should go onto and jump over the 1st Packer right
over the Gate and onto the street outside the Film Studio.
NOTE: To get the Patriot out of the Studio, use the same method except instead
of respawning a 2nd Packer, just go get the Patriot and line it up the same way
with the 1st Packer as you would with the 2nd Packer and you should get the
same results with the Patriot.
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V. What to do in the Film Studios
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-Do the unique jump to get into the Film Studios
-Get the Packer or Patriot out of the Film Studios
-Get onto the Western Island
-1 Hidden Package
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10. Airport Terminal
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I. What You Need
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Nothing, but this is senseless if you don't have any weapons
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II. Gaining Access with weapons
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You can get into the airport terminal but you have to pass through metal
detectors and all your weapons get taken away from you. You also cannot jump
over the guardrails they have because of an invisible wall, but you can get
over the invisible wall.
Get to the airport and steal a CAR which is not to low to the ground but not to
high. I used the Sentinel. Drive it into the entrance up against the metal
detector/gates. Now jump onto the car then simply jump over the Metal detector
to get in with all your guns.
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III. Getting out
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Just pass through the metal detector. Your weapons will be taken out of your
inventory and placed on the sidewalk in front of the Airport Terminal. I got a
free Ruger and Ammo when I did this.
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IV. What to do in the Airport Terminal
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-Go NUCKING FUTS. You can go on a rampage in here and you don't have to worry
about helicopters or police cars.
-2 hidden packages (One on the roof though)
-2 Rampages (One on the roof though)
-1 Health Pickup
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11. Fort Baxter
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I. What You Need
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You need to have the Cop Land mission completed in order to acquire the Police
Costume in the police station lockeroom in the police station just south of
Malibu Club
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II. Getting In Alive
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For some reason the army hates you, and upon seeing you near Fort Baxter, you
are violently mauled down by their assault rifles. They can take you out in
seconds with full armor/health. You can however, after completing the Cop Land
mission, get a police uniform from the Police Station south of Malibu Club. You
can now just simply walk into Fort Baxter without being shot at by the army
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III. What to do in Fort Baxter
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-1 hidden package behind the entrance sign
-1 Rampage next to Fort Baxter
-You can get the Hunter here after getting all 100 packages
-You can get the Rhino Tank here after getting 90 packages in any order.
-1 Body Armor pickup
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12. Pier 1
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I. Where is Pier 1
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Pier 1 is a bunch of docks behind the huge white building on the west street in
the south west of the east island (I probably confused you so look on the map
and you can probably find them. You do missions over here for *someone* later
in the game). Gates that say Pier 1 and Pier 2 block it off. Pier 1 is the
right 1. This gate opens later in the game.
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II. What you need
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For the 1st method for getting in, all you need is an ambulance and more
advanced jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one
next to the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single
garage that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely
an ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 2nd method, you need a long vehicle. I usually use a Coach but was
successful with a Regina and also made it using a Cheetah once. A Coach can be
found in Vice Point. I usually just drive around the mall to get one.
For the 3rd method, you need an ambulance and you need to be able to do good
wheelies and have good balance with the PCJ. To get an ambulance, go to the
hospitals. There's one next to the south bridge and one just North of the nice
house with the single garage that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few
people and most likely an ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level
and your 6.
For the 4th method, See *Interglobal Film Studios/Getting Out (Packer/Patriot)*
to get a Packer.
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III. Getting Through
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1. Take your ambulance and drive it down to Pier 1. You see a gate fully
covering the entrance of the Pier. However, if you pull out a manual aim gun
and aim and shoot at the top part of the gate, you will see no spark (See
Tips/Invisible walls) The top part of the gate is not solid, which means there
looks like there is bars there but there are not. Back the ambulance into the
space, back end in first. Jump onto the ambulance. Now you can try to get in by
2 ways of jumping. Either go right up to the fence, hold down the X button and
try to jump through by holding the up button or you can take a step back and
try the same, but make sure you hold the up button up so when he gets stuck on
top of the solid part of the gate, he will go through. This might take a few
tries but you eventually get through.
2. Take your vehicle (let's say it's the Coach) and drive it to Pier 1. To the
left side or the gate is an opening in the fence with a little tree. Smash the
Coach through the tree and get the front wheels onto the curb thing. You want
to have it pointing as straight as possible or slightly to the right to get it
as parallel and as close to the Pier as possible. Now get out of the Coach and
get behind it. Run into the back of it to try to push it in the water. You
might have difficulty with the Coach, as other cars can be pushed right into
the water. The coach, you have to get it just right to be able to get Tommy to
push it into the water and not just run into it and bounce off the side. You
push it over the edge and it should go straight in and be floating. If it
slants out to far to the left then you won't be able to do it. Once you get it
in parallel and close to the pier, you now have your own makeshift platform
that you can use to jump on the jump off onto Pier 1. If you push it out far
enough, you have to jump from in front of the gate to get onto it. This was the
case when I used the Cheetah. With the Coach, you can usually just jump onto it
from the opening in the fence. I have a 40 % success rate with getting the
Coach to and into the water without falling in but I have a 100 % success rate
n getting onto the Pier from the Coach.
Credits *"Nicholas Weaver" <nweaver@CS.berkeley.edu> *
3. With the Ambulance bring it to Pier 1 and get out of the Ambulance leaving
the door open so it the game keeps it in memory. Get the PCJ nearby and bring
it back. Now take the Ambulance and park the back end right up against the gate
just like in method 1. Now get some distance between the Ambulance and PCJ. I
use about a car length and a half. Hit the gas and right away do a wheelie.
When you're about to hit the Ambulance press up. If done correctly you should
drive up onto the Ambulance. If not, adjust your distance you get from the
Ambulance or try to perfect your wheelie ability. I got up on my 3rd try. Now
adjust the ambulance if you have to, making sure the PCJ doesn't fall off the
top. Now jump onto the PCJ on top of the ambulance and use the same method to
get through the gate. Back the PCJ up to the front of the box part of the
ambulance. Then hit the gas and do a wheelie and right before you hit the
fence, press up. If done correctly you should get through the gate and be able
to do the 2 Unique Jumps. I got through on my 2nd try. This has a 40 % success
rate but I've never fell into the water while doing it.
4. Take the Packer and drive it to the left of Pier 1 and park it lined up with
the Pier. Go nearby and get the PCJ and bring it back. Now use the PCJ to drive
up onto the Packer and over the fence part onto the Pier. I went back all the
way to the building in the bushes to get enough speed for this jump. If lined
up correctly you should have the right amount of speed to not over or under
shoot the Pier. If you undershoot it, you need more speed. To get a little more
takeoff speed, Rev the engine first. If you overshoot it, less speed. If you
hit something, then realign the Packer. Now you have another method to get onto
the Pier. This one has a success rate of 75% but I'd still go with method 3 to
get a PCJ onto the Pier.
5. If you have done 100 cab fares, you can take a Cabbie (Taxis don't work as
well) and bring it to the Pier. You can rev the engine and use the L3 button to
launch the cab in the air and as it's coming down you can hit triangle to bail
out of the cab hoping you fall onto the docks. This trick can only be performed
on the right sides of Piers 1 & 2.
Partial Credit *Sagacyte <lapper_79@yahoo.com>*
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IV. Getting out.
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Get into the only boat on the Pier. It's either that or you can take a dive off
the pier.
If you have the PCJ, do the unique jump. To get across with enough speed, rev
the engine or start going and then turn onto that part of the Pier and make the
jump. Then when you land, keep going and make the next unique jump. You'll be
on a 3rd Pier. Now find the ramp on this Pier and use it to jump back to the
main land.
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V. What to do on Pier 1
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-Take the boat. Now you have access to all the islands and all of the water.
-2 unique jumps
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13. Tried but Failed
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A log to put down things that I have tried and have had no success with. This
is to make your think twice about trying things that you may have the same luck
as me with. But you never know.
-Absolutely no way to get around the barricades and invisible wall on the South
bridge. I've tried going around them, jumping over them, using vehicles to try
to jump over them, trying to launch over them by slamming into them with the
PCJ.
-It has been said you can jump over the Star Fish Island gates by crashing into
them with the PCJ and he would fly over them. I tried going fast into them,
doing wheelies, doing endos, trying to drive over cars into the gates. Putting
a car in front of the gate and slamming into it. I have had no success in
getting over them. It was after I tried this that I finally shot the area above
the fence with a Ruger and found there was an invisible wall there so there is
no way to get onto SFI this way.
-It has also been said you can get a boat by sniping the driver of a boat and
hoping the boat is going fast enough to make its way to land. I couldn't find a
sniper rifle on the first island. I didn't find one until I got to the west
island by using the North bridge method and when I did bring the rifle back, I
was unsuccessful in all attempts.
-I tried jumping over the fences by the Leaf Links golf course by trying to
jump from the top of an ambulance but have had no success because of invisible
walls.
-I tried getting onto the bridge going over the Leaf Links bridge but I
couldn't get over it and couldn't get any car up there to jump off of.
-Unsuccessful in anyway from trying to jump around, over or by any other
methods over the fence separating SFI and the west island. This is from SFI
trying to get to the West Island.
-Couldn't get around the barricades on the north island by any other method but
the ones listed above. I did drive an ambulance down into the ditch on the left
side of the bridge and wedges it between the bridge and the grass. I jumped
onto the ambulance and was able to jump onto the ledge sticking out of the
bridge but couldn't get onto the bridge.
-Took one look at the Leaf Links bridge blockade and didn't even bother.
-Searched for helicopters on the East Island. They don't appear on the island
until you unlock the west island
-Tried to get a Packer from the West Island and tried putting a motorbike/car
on top of it to get over to the barricades on the South, North, and Leaf Links
bridge but the motorbike/car wouldn't stay on top of the Packer
-Tried setting up a Packer from the West island on the South, North, and Leaf
Links Bridge and tried going back to get a car to jump with. By the time I
would return, the packer would be gone because the game would have to load as
if I was going from one island to another.
-Tried to get the PCJ onto the Pier 1 by using the space in the fence next to
the Pier 1 gate and launching the PCJ over. It failed and the motorcycle kept
pushing to the right because of an invisible wall.
-Tried to get the Packer and Patriot out of the Film Studio up the stairs to
get over the wall. The Packer wouldn't even go up a few stairs. The Patriot
would go up the stairs and get stuck on top.
-I was sent an email by "Griffin" about double stacking Packers on the first
method of getting into the West Island. I did this but had no luck with this.
The Packer would fall off the other one, or I would go to take the jump and one
of the Packers would disappear.
-Tried to get a bus into the water right next to Pier 1 so I can get the PCJ
onto it then onto the Pier. The damn thing kept disappearing and finally when
it didn't and I got the PCJ onto it, I feel off into the water.
-Got the Packer out of the Studio and tried using it at Pier one to clear over
the gate. For some reason it didn't work but I found an alternate method
-Someone emailed me saying you can get through the metal detectors with your
weapons at the airport and golf course by driving through them with a PCJ. You
can get through with the PCJ but not with your weapons if you drive through
with the PCJ.
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14. Tips and tricks
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Some tips or tricks to help you out
Invisible Walls - When a game is designed like GTA:VC or any game with
structures, the makers have to make the image of the wall of a structure, then
they have to place a solid part in the wall graphic so the character doesn't go
through the wall. Some of the walls in this game have no solid part and you can
go through them. You see how you can walk through bushes and most trees.
There's others parts that are the opposite. There is a solid part but no
graphic. For example, if you go to one of the bridges blocked off at the
beginning of the game, you'll see a bunch of barricades. There is space between
the barricades and they are also small enough to jump over, but you can't
because there is a solid wall stretching around these barricades. If you take a
step back and use a manual aim rifle and shoot above the barricades, you'll
notice a *spark*. The same kind of spark you see when you shoot the other walls
in the game. This is how you can find ways through things. This is how I found
my way into the restricted areas in this game, by finding where the openings
are in the invisible walls and getting through.
Helicopter - If you get onto the West Island, you can get anywhere else by
using the helicopter. There is one on top of the Condo you can buy and another
on top of the bank rooftop. If you don't know which condo I'm talking about, go
to the Ammu-Nation in Downtown. As your facing it, turn left and go down the
street to the end, make the right and go down the alleyway marked on your
radar. There is a entryway in that building that you can enter to take to the
roof. The Maverick is usually up there.
Boats - There are certain places on all islands where you can get onto boats.
What you simply do is you jump onto the boat from where ever you are and the
person on the boat freaks out and dives off. Then you have a boat, which you
can use to access any island. I have got tremendous emails relating to this and
I knew about this trick but it is a very stressful trick because you can be
waiting a while before a boat comes and you have to time the jump right and
some boats aren't any good to try the trick on but here are the noted places
that this works best.
-On the Vice Point to North Island bridge.
-On bridge spanning the big part of LLGC to the little small south island
-Behind the Western house on SFI
Credits *Last Child of the 80's, "Jeremy Wisniewski" <answer42@mindspring.com>,
Bill M <bmueller@ahal.com>*
To keep a car loaded into the game engine is simple. When your getting out of a
vehicle, quickly run away from it so the door doesn't shut (it will work for a
motorbike too). This will keep the car loaded into the game engine and most of
the time, it will stay there. I got out of a police car and left the door open
to steal a taxi and do Taxi missions, and when i finished 20 fares later I was
driving to save and the police car was still there. So try this and use this
method for the tricks I have posted in this guide if your having problems with
cars disappearing. This does not work 100 % of the time but most of the time
does. Here's some things that may cause the car to disappear despite using the
door trick.
-Parking it over a location of an object. If you hit a fire hydrant and parked
the car over where the fire hydrant used to be, it will be gone when you get
back because the fire hydrant will reload and erase the car in its location out
of the game memory
-Going through multiple vehicles - If you get in and out of a lot of cars the
car you try the trick on might dissapear
-Leaving an island
-Saving
-Parking the vehicle sometimes next to walls, and especially against invisible
walls.
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15. General FAQ
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Here is the General FAQ for any aspects or debates in the game. Got a question?
Send it in!
Q: Where is the PCJ 600?
A: There is one parked by Pier 1, behind the huge white building on the west
most street on the southwest area of the east island (I confused you didn't I).
There is also one parked right outside the hotel that is south across the
street of the Malibu club but when you jump on this one, it triggers the odd
job mission "PCJ playground" which is a real pain in the ass.
Q: Where and what is the Packer?
A: Ever see them huge trucks that carry a lot of cars at once. It is a modified
version of one of those that has a ramp. This is your own personal mobile ramp.
There is one in Vice Point South of the Pay N Spray and there is one inside the
Film Studio. Attempts to get it out of the film studio have failed.
Q: Is there anyway to do the 3 unique jumps before the G-spotlight mission
A: I would say no. Yes I've tried to do these 3 jumps but found no way to get
the PCJ upto the rooftops. Even if you could get the PCJ on the rooftops and
you could do the 2 jumps, you wouldn't be able to get the PCJ up into the
office to do the very first jump because the elevator doesn't take you up yet.
I would just wait to the mission to do the 3 unique jumps.
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If you dont have access to certain areas and you are just dying to see what allies on the other restricted areas of vice city then you might be interested in this info:
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Introduction
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This following text is for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the Playstation
version. This text includes information on how to gain access to restricted
areas of the game, mostly containing information on how to reach the 3 areas
that you are restricted to going to until you complete a certain mission.
Please note that I have tried to make this FAQ as simple as possible to
understand and it is in no form of perfect. However if you read this through
and actually take the time to do these things and try not to become frustrated,
then you should succeed in doing everything mentioned in this guide. There may
be easier or alternative ways to do things. Feel free to submit them to me as I
will most like try them and post them in here with credits to you. Read the
contacts section for more information. I toke the time out of the game to
experiment and try things to get to these areas. Everything written in this
guide was discovered and fully tested by me. If it is in this guide, I have
tested it and it works.
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2. Newz & Updates
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Here are the most recent updates, go to Update history (18) to find the rest of
the updates. This is so the beggining of the guide isn't so long.
1.2 P(12-3-2k2) I've gotten a few emails and tried some new stuff so I did some
additions to the guide.
1.1.1 P(11-30-2k2) Found 2 new ways to get into LLGC
1.1 UP(11-30-2k2) Small updates, I shortened this section and put all the old
updates way below. This is so you don't have to scroll down so much to get to
the real stuff in this guide. I know I don't like when the beggining of a guide
is filled with all this text. I have a few things to try from emails that I'll
try and put in the guide tonight but I've been working at 100 % lately and have
also been working a lot but I should make a posted version tonight.
1.0 P(11-27-2k2) 2 updates, I revised the Packer/PCJ method to gettin into the
West island because I felt it was misleading and neaded more detail. Also added
to the Tried but Failed and tips section.
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3. What/Where are the restricted areas in Vice City
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One of the first things you will probably do in Vice City is explore. With its
great scenery and jaw-dropping city filled with life, you'll want to cruise the
strip in your newly acquired stolen vehicle. While cruising, you will notice
bridges blocked off by either barricades and hurricane warning signs or fences.
As you start doing missions you will eventually unlock them. But their are ways
to get to these areas before you unlock these areas. This guide's purpose is to
tell you how to get into these blocked off areas.
If you look at the map that came in the game's DVD case or the in game map by
pressing start, you will see 2 big main islands with 4 bridges spanning across
water connecting them, as well as 3 islands in the middle of the 3 northern
bridges. Barricades or gates restricting access block all of these bridges off.
Now just like in GTA3, you get access to these islands as you go along because
R* (Rockstar) likes to give the feeling that your advancing in the game. And
just like in GTA3, there are ways to get to these areas. The first area is
called Star Fish Island, which in an island filled with mansions and beautiful
estate. It is the first island on the 2nd bridge going up. Gates close it off.
The second area is called Leaf Links golf course. Although you can get onto
this bridge, you are restricted by gates leading into the golf course and
barricades at the end of the bridge. The 3rd restricted area is the whole
Western island. All the bridges are blocked off because of the supposed threat
of a hurricane. Like mentioned, you will unlock these areas as you advance in
missions.
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4. Why not just wait?
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You can wait, there's nothing wrong with waiting to access these areas, but
here's a few reasons why you would want to access these areas, especially the
western island.
-Just the pride in knowing you were able to complete a challenge
-To find and collect all 100 hidden packages
-To get a certain vehicle, such as a helicopter or a boat from the west island.
-To do all the unique jumps, kill frenzies, and all other stuff to get around
50 % of the game completed before you start the first mission
-Just can't wait to explore the rest of the city
-Get 100 % with cheating. This is just a theory but I think if you can get all
the hidden packages and do all the stuff you need to do before you start doing
missions, I BELIEVE you can do all the missions using the cheat codes and still
get a 100 % game completion rating that you supposedly can't get if you use
cheats but that is just a theory.
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5. Why not just cheat?
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You can use cheat codes to get over to these restricted areas. Supposedly you
won't be able to get a 100 % game completion rating. SolidSnake7990@aol.com
informed me that you can cheat and still get 100 % game completion rating, and
the only thing that happens is you get a message saying you've cheated. I don't
know, I'm not even close to 100 % completion yet. It is also too easy to cheat
and there's no fun in it. It is fun to take on these challenges. Also, there
have been reports that using certain cheats such as the ones listed below, can
corrupt your save game file. I have used these cheats below but never have
saved the game with them activated in fear of loosing the file so be warned.
Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Down, L1, R1 - Flying car code
Right, R2, Circle, R1, L2, Square, R1, R2 - Cars float on water
*Codes from http://www.gamewinners.com*
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6. Star Fish Island
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I. What you need
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For the 1st method for getting in, all you need is an ambulance and basic
jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one next to
the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single garage
that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely an
ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 2nd method, you need a Packer, which can be found in Vice Port.
For the 1st method for getting out, you need an ambulance, basic jumping skills
and if you have a manual aim rifle that will help you. To get an ambulance,
kill a few people until one comes.
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II. Getting In
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1. My original method from the East island - Take your newly acquired ambulance
and take it to the SFI bridge and drive it down to the gate. The gate is too
high too jump over. There are fences on top of the concrete wall to your right
and left. They cannot be jumped over because of an invisible wall. However, you
can jumped AROUND the one to the left. Just simply take your ambulance and
drive it up the walkway part of the bridge to the left. Have the end of the
ambulance even with the back end of that black fence on top of the wall. Now go
to the front of the ambulance and run and jump onto it and climb to the top.
Now turn to face the tree ahead using the R3 joystick. Now run and jump off
the ambulance around the fence onto the tree. Run off the tree and you're on
SFI. If you line the ambulance and your jump up correct, all you have to do is
jump straight off. Just make sure you don't try to jump OVER the black fence on
top of the wall. You have to jump to the left of it onto that tree. 100 %
success rate.
2. My original method from the West island - With the Packer, drive it up to
where the SFI bridge is but don't get on it. Get out of the Packer and quickly
run away from it so the door stays open and the Packer will stay there. Now
look around for a descent car that can go pretty decent speeds. I used a Police
Car and a Manana. Now get out of it and keep the door open so it doesn't
disappear. Now take the packer and drive it onto the bridge toward the gate.
Park it facing the land area on the left side of the gate and have it a little
ways back from the gate, or else it will disappear as soon as you turn. Get out
and make sure you leave the door open. Now go back and get the car and hit the
Packers ramp at full speed and if you do everything right you should get onto
SFI with no problem. 90 % success rate.
3. Get a boat *See Pier 1/Getting Through*
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III. Getting Out
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1. My original method for back to the East Island - With your ambulance, take
it back to that tree that you landed on when you jump from the bridge to get on
the island (see method 1 for getting into SFI). Back the ambulance into the
tree. Jump onto the ambulance and use it to jump onto the tree. There is an
indivisible platform up top this tree. Advance forward using your manual aim
weapon to shoot down at the invisible platform to see where it ends (See tips
section). Now run and jump back onto the bridge, making sure you go around the
black fence that is on top of the concrete wall. If done correctly, you should
land perfectly on the walkway of the SFI bridge and take a few hits in damage.
This can be a ***** especially with not knowing where the platform is but I
have a 70 % success rate.
2. If you happened to go around and collect at least 80 packages, the sea
sparrow will be parked behind the huge mansion. This is a very cool helicopter
with a gun (press R1) and it can land on land and water.
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IV. What to do on SFI
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-There are 5 hidden packages that can be acquired on this island
-1 unique jump
-1 kill frenzy
-3 weapon and 3 health pickups
-Mansion driveways filled with different types of cars
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7. Leak Links Golf Course
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I. What you need
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For the 2nd method of getting in, all you need is an ambulance and basic
jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one next to
the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single garage
that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely an
ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 3rd method, all you need is a PCJ 600 (See FAQ).
For the 4th method, you can use this method to get any type of car into LLGC. I
used an Infernus and a Ambulance and they worked.
For the 5th method, all you need is a PCJ 600 (See FAQ).
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II. Getting In
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1. Easiest Method - Get onto the LL (Leaf Links) bridge and go all the way up
the bridge to just until you reach the black gate blocking the driveway up to
the main entrance to the golf course. From the bridge, you can jump THROUGH the
grayish railing and onto the golf course. Try to jump as close inland as
possible to avoid falling into the water. This is so easy and can be done on
foot. I have no idea how I've missed this.
Credits *"wireless" <wireless@CorvetteMail.com>*
2. My original method - Take the ambulance and bring it to the LL bridge. Gates
and bush walls block off the golf course. Drive your ambulance up the bridge
but not all the way to the golf course. As you advance up the bridge, on the
left there is a guardrail with a gate that ends and then the bush wall starts.
Park the ambulance right there with the front of the box part of the ambulance
even with the beginning and ending of the fence and wall. Simply jump onto the
ambulance by running and jumping onto the hood. Now turn around and run and
jump right onto or over the wall. You will fall into the golf course on solid
land and sacrifice a few health points.
NOTE: This method can also be used when you want to get into the golf course
without going through the metal detector once the course is opened. Also, this
method can be used on the other side, but to me, using the left side is so much
easier.
3. Take your PCJ and drive to the Pay N Spray in Vice Point. It is between the
2 save points that you can buy. Facing the Pay N Spray, go to the right of the
building and to the waters edge. There is a part of the land that juts out
close to LLGC. It might not look like it from this side, but that part of land
that juts out also sticks up out of the ground. Turn the PCJ all the way around
and take it back as far as it can go. Rev the engine and green, green, green!!!
Hit the corner of the land and fly right over to LLGC. Make sure to pull the
front up a little. Sometimes you wipe out sometimes you make it through but I'm
100 % success rate with this. Now you have a PCJ in the LLGC
Credits *Nation <nation_s@hotmail.com>, Keith Finnegan
<keith.finnegan@verizon.net>*
NOTE: There is an alternate way to get the PCJ into the Golf course by trying
to launch it onto that wooden bridge going over the LL bridge but it is a
little bit of a hasle and you have to get it just right. The above method is so
*much* easier, the hardest part is finding it.
4. I found this on accident. Get a car (I used an Infernus my first time but it
also worked with an ambulance). Take your car onto the SFI bridge. As your
driving from the gate back onto the Eastern Island, there is a big building
being constructed to your left. Turn off the bridge right when it ends and onto
the dirt/grassy RAISED part. You can see all the way down to a blue wall. To
the left of the blue wall is the target. Simply drive striaght right past that
blue wall and off the island. If all goes well, you will hit the small south
island of LLGC. Go easy with the Infernus because you can overshoot the island
or tip it over. I actually got onto the island smoother with the ambulance then
with the Infurnus. This is very simple and includes no special techniques. I'm
100 % success rate with this method and even though I've never overshot the
island (I was close but never did), that might be a problem for you when your
trying this so go easy. If you have to, aim for the palm tree and smack into it
to stop your momentum.
5. If you go to the dead end road on the Eastern Island (it's a small street
that dead ends and has a small circle at the end of it. It is across the bridge
from the Pizza place and has a drive-by rampage on it.) If you go to the last
house on the right side, you'll see this wall sticking out and there is a ramp
part overlooking LLGC. Take your PCJ back (I'd say to about even with the
bridge. If you take it to far back then you won't make the small turn onto the
road and you'll crash.) Rev the PCJ and gun it aiming for the ramp part of the
wall. This ramp LAUNCHES you up into the air and onto LLGC. That was cool. If
all done right (Very easy I got 100 % success rate) your on LLGC with a
motorcycle.
*Huge creditz to "DJMichaelHunt" for a very cool way to get into LLGC with the
PCJ*
6. See Pier 1/Getting Through
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III. Getting Out
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To get out is simple. Just go onto the wooden bridge spanning over the LL
bridge and jump off the side or wheelie over the side with the PCJ.
WARNING: When you try to go through the metal detector by the front of the golf
course building, your guns will be placed on the side of the wall. You can just
simply pick them up however I have not been able to get out onto the bridge
from here. This will cause you to have to go through the metal detector, which
will make you loose your guns and they will be stuck there. To get them back,
go away and keep coming back until a Comet is parked in front of the golf
course building. Gather your guns and jump into the car. Right ahead next to
the building there should be this barrel turned sideways with a few wooden
boards leaned up against it on the other side. This is a ramp but the ramp is
for leaving the golf course, not getting into it. But you can park the car next
to the ramp and you can jump onto the car to jump onto the ramp and back into
the golf course and explore more or leave.
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IV. What to do in LLGC
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-There are 5 hidden packages that can be acquired on this island
-1 kill frenzy
-1 weapon, 1 health, 1 armor pickup
-Wreak havoc on the golf course
-Steal a caddy and pretend your Johnny Knoxville from JackAss and try to drive
over a pig
-Get a warning level by beating up some golfers and have a fun fight with the
police. Try to knock them into bunkers and water hazards\
-Do some crazy stunts with the PCJ
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8. Western Island
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I. What You Need
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For my original method for getting in you will need a PCJ 600 and you will
pretty much have to be a very good jumper and very good with the PCJ to
accomplish this. A PCJ 600 can be found by Pier 1 behind the huge white
building on the Southwest of the east island.
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II. Gaining Access
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1. My original method - Take your PCJ and drive it up to the island with the
Film Studio on it. Right when you get off the bridge, there is a street to your
left. Right away there is a ramp going up. Get descent speed to jump the ramp
onto the top of the building. On top of this building are 2 ramp like things
sticking out of the roof. Jump the right one onto the raised part of the next
buildings roof. Now go to the right of this building and you'll see another
ramp like part of the roof sticking out over looking the studio. Go back as far
as you can, rev the engine and let her rip. This is also a unique jump. If you
make it across you will usually crash the motorcycle and take a few hits in
health. That was the easy part. Now go to the north west of the studio by the
huge water tower. There should be a Packer there. If not go to the opposite
side of them studio then come back. Get off the PCJ and into the Packer. Turn
it around and drive it up to the wall facing Northwest and only a one or two
feet away from the post to the water tower. Now press R2 so you get the side
view (looking right) of the Packer. Back it up and you will see a few boxes up
against the wall. Line the front of the Packer (not the front of the ramp on
the Packer) up with the WHITE box against the wall. Once this is done, get out
of the Packer, leaving the door open by quickly running away from the Packer
when you get out of it so it stays in the game engine, and jump onto your PCJ.
Take it back and around the corner to the southeast part of the film studios by
the fake burger place. Turn the PCJ around and rev the engine. Let er' rip and
make the left after the building on the left and don't hit the bump sticking
out of the ground. Drive straight onto the Packer. This goes quick but you have
to try to keep from hitting the wall. I usually do but am good enough over it
to either just tap it or wipe out and still land on the bridge. As your going
over the wall, press the up button so the rear wheel lifts up. This is the
wheel that always hits the wall. Try to keep the bike even. You don't want to
push all the way down on the bike and have the front wheel hit the wall. If you
get enough speed you should totally clear the wall and you should land on the
bridge if done right. If you hit the water, its because you have the Packer
faced to much West or you hit the wall too hard. If you hit an invisible wall,
its because you have the Packer facing too much North. When you land on the
bridge, if your still on the bike hit the brakes. You don't want to land and
then hit the side of the bridge and fly off it. This may take you a few tries
and can get stressing if you have to keep getting back into the film studio or
the bike blows or you die, but you should be able to get it. After you get it
once, you can basically do it whenever after that. Now my success rate is 70 %.
2. See Pier 1/Getting Through
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III. Getting out
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1. Take a car or ambulance and take it to the North Bridge. Drive it down to
the barricades and drive it too and through the orange barricade all the way to
the right. You should hit an invisible wall and go through that orange
barricade. Get out and jump on top of your car. Hold down X and jump out onto
the grassy area next to the film studio on the right. This is easy. I have a
100 % success rate with this.
2. See Star Fish Island/Getting In/My original method from the West island
3. You can take a Packer and with a 2 star wanted level, I drove it onto the
North Bridge. You can point the Packer to the grassy areas left or right off
the bridge. Just make sure your not pointing through the indivisible walls (See
Tips/Invisible Walls). Now jack one of the cop cars that comes to jack you up
and jack it over the bridge onto one of the grassy areas. Make sure you leave
the Packer's door open and don't park it right next to a wall, especially an
invisible wall because it has a tendency to disappear when you turn around. I
have only managed this once because the other police cars make it hell with
smashing into you before you can get enough speed to get on the Packer.
4. Find a boat? I haven't found one yet but I'm sure there is a boat parked
somewhere. Someone confirm this.
5. Helicopter. There is one on top of the Condo you can buy and another on top
of the bank rooftop. If you don't know which condo I'm talking about, go to the
Ammu-Nation in Downtown. As your facing it, turn left and go down the street to
the end, make the right and go down the alleyway marked on your radar. There is
a entryway in that building that you can enter to take to the roof. The
Maverick is usually up there.
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IV. What to do on the Western island
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-The rest of the hidden packages
-Many rampages and pickups and unique jumps
-Stores to rob
-Steal a helicopter
-Cruise the town, visit the slums of Vice City
-Visit the airport or Fort Baxter (with full body armor)
-Go to the stadium between 20:00 and 23:59 to do some cool things.
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9. Interglobal Film Studios
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I. What You Need
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To get in you need a PCJ 600 and you need to be able to handle one pretty well,
well enough to do a unique jump.
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II. Getting in before purchasing
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Take your PCJ and drive it up to the island with the Film Studio on it. Right
when you get off the bridge, there is a street to your left. Right away there
is a ramp going up. Get descent speed to jump the ramp onto the top of the
building. On top of this building are 2 ramp like things sticking out of the
roof. Jump the right one onto the raised part of the next buildings roof. Now
go to the right of this building and you'll see another ramp like part of the
roof sticking out over looking the studio. Go back as far as you can, rev the
engine and let her rip. This is also a unique jump. If you make it across you
will usually crash the motorcycle and take a few hits in health but hey, your
in.
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III. Getting Out
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1. To get out of the Film Studios, there is a staircase on the southeast corner
of the film studios by the Patriot, which is behind the building setup with the
huge burger on top of it.
2. To get out and get onto the Western Island see *Western Island/Gaining
Access/Method 1*
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IV. Getting Out (Packer/Patriot)
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Use this method to get out of the Film Studios with the Packer or Patriot: When
you land in the studio, go to the water tower where the Packer should be. If it
is not there, drive to the South wall by the Patriot/Staircase and drive back
and it should spawn. Take the Packer and drive it to the black gate that is
closed at the front of the studios on the East wall. It's almost straight
ahead. Park the packer right up to the gate facing it. Get out of the packer
but leave the door open so the Packer stays in memory. Now you have to make
another Packer spawn. Go back to the water tower. The Packer won't be there.
Now run around to the South Wall by where the Patriot/stairway is. I usually
run to the Southwest corner and then all the way back to the water tower. If
done correctly, up to this point the 1st Packer should be up against the black
gate, a new one should have spawned by the water tower, and your PCJ should be
gone unless your currently on it. Now get into the 2nd Packer and drive it to
the base of the ramp part of the 1st Packer. You have to line the jump up
because if you don't, the Packer will drive off the side of the 1st Packer and
won't make it. Line the 2nd Packer up by driving it up a little up the 1st
Packer. If the thing tips to one of the sides, then you have to realign it.
When you can make it up a little ways up the 1st Packer without it tilting off
to one of the sides then your ready to jump. Use the back view by pressing and
holding R2 & L2 to line the tires of the 2nd Packer up with the ramp part. When
this is finally done, back the Packer up all the way to the Studio building
behind you. Now just simply drive forward and if you lined the Packers up
correctly, the 2nd Packer should go onto and jump over the 1st Packer right
over the Gate and onto the street outside the Film Studio.
NOTE: To get the Patriot out of the Studio, use the same method except instead
of respawning a 2nd Packer, just go get the Patriot and line it up the same way
with the 1st Packer as you would with the 2nd Packer and you should get the
same results with the Patriot.
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V. What to do in the Film Studios
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-Do the unique jump to get into the Film Studios
-Get the Packer or Patriot out of the Film Studios
-Get onto the Western Island
-1 Hidden Package
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10. Airport Terminal
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I. What You Need
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Nothing, but this is senseless if you don't have any weapons
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II. Gaining Access with weapons
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You can get into the airport terminal but you have to pass through metal
detectors and all your weapons get taken away from you. You also cannot jump
over the guardrails they have because of an invisible wall, but you can get
over the invisible wall.
Get to the airport and steal a CAR which is not to low to the ground but not to
high. I used the Sentinel. Drive it into the entrance up against the metal
detector/gates. Now jump onto the car then simply jump over the Metal detector
to get in with all your guns.
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III. Getting out
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Just pass through the metal detector. Your weapons will be taken out of your
inventory and placed on the sidewalk in front of the Airport Terminal. I got a
free Ruger and Ammo when I did this.
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IV. What to do in the Airport Terminal
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-Go NUCKING FUTS. You can go on a rampage in here and you don't have to worry
about helicopters or police cars.
-2 hidden packages (One on the roof though)
-2 Rampages (One on the roof though)
-1 Health Pickup
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11. Fort Baxter
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I. What You Need
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You need to have the Cop Land mission completed in order to acquire the Police
Costume in the police station lockeroom in the police station just south of
Malibu Club
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II. Getting In Alive
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For some reason the army hates you, and upon seeing you near Fort Baxter, you
are violently mauled down by their assault rifles. They can take you out in
seconds with full armor/health. You can however, after completing the Cop Land
mission, get a police uniform from the Police Station south of Malibu Club. You
can now just simply walk into Fort Baxter without being shot at by the army
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III. What to do in Fort Baxter
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-1 hidden package behind the entrance sign
-1 Rampage next to Fort Baxter
-You can get the Hunter here after getting all 100 packages
-You can get the Rhino Tank here after getting 90 packages in any order.
-1 Body Armor pickup
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12. Pier 1
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I. Where is Pier 1
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Pier 1 is a bunch of docks behind the huge white building on the west street in
the south west of the east island (I probably confused you so look on the map
and you can probably find them. You do missions over here for *someone* later
in the game). Gates that say Pier 1 and Pier 2 block it off. Pier 1 is the
right 1. This gate opens later in the game.
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II. What you need
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For the 1st method for getting in, all you need is an ambulance and more
advanced jumping skills. To get an ambulance, go to the hospitals. There's one
next to the south bridge and one just North of the nice house with the single
garage that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few people and most likely
an ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level and your 6.
For the 2nd method, you need a long vehicle. I usually use a Coach but was
successful with a Regina and also made it using a Cheetah once. A Coach can be
found in Vice Point. I usually just drive around the mall to get one.
For the 3rd method, you need an ambulance and you need to be able to do good
wheelies and have good balance with the PCJ. To get an ambulance, go to the
hospitals. There's one next to the south bridge and one just North of the nice
house with the single garage that you can purchase. You can also shoot a few
people and most likely an ambulance will come around. Watch your warning level
and your 6.
For the 4th method, See *Interglobal Film Studios/Getting Out (Packer/Patriot)*
to get a Packer.
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III. Getting Through
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1. Take your ambulance and drive it down to Pier 1. You see a gate fully
covering the entrance of the Pier. However, if you pull out a manual aim gun
and aim and shoot at the top part of the gate, you will see no spark (See
Tips/Invisible walls) The top part of the gate is not solid, which means there
looks like there is bars there but there are not. Back the ambulance into the
space, back end in first. Jump onto the ambulance. Now you can try to get in by
2 ways of jumping. Either go right up to the fence, hold down the X button and
try to jump through by holding the up button or you can take a step back and
try the same, but make sure you hold the up button up so when he gets stuck on
top of the solid part of the gate, he will go through. This might take a few
tries but you eventually get through.
2. Take your vehicle (let's say it's the Coach) and drive it to Pier 1. To the
left side or the gate is an opening in the fence with a little tree. Smash the
Coach through the tree and get the front wheels onto the curb thing. You want
to have it pointing as straight as possible or slightly to the right to get it
as parallel and as close to the Pier as possible. Now get out of the Coach and
get behind it. Run into the back of it to try to push it in the water. You
might have difficulty with the Coach, as other cars can be pushed right into
the water. The coach, you have to get it just right to be able to get Tommy to
push it into the water and not just run into it and bounce off the side. You
push it over the edge and it should go straight in and be floating. If it
slants out to far to the left then you won't be able to do it. Once you get it
in parallel and close to the pier, you now have your own makeshift platform
that you can use to jump on the jump off onto Pier 1. If you push it out far
enough, you have to jump from in front of the gate to get onto it. This was the
case when I used the Cheetah. With the Coach, you can usually just jump onto it
from the opening in the fence. I have a 40 % success rate with getting the
Coach to and into the water without falling in but I have a 100 % success rate
n getting onto the Pier from the Coach.
Credits *"Nicholas Weaver" <nweaver@CS.berkeley.edu> *
3. With the Ambulance bring it to Pier 1 and get out of the Ambulance leaving
the door open so it the game keeps it in memory. Get the PCJ nearby and bring
it back. Now take the Ambulance and park the back end right up against the gate
just like in method 1. Now get some distance between the Ambulance and PCJ. I
use about a car length and a half. Hit the gas and right away do a wheelie.
When you're about to hit the Ambulance press up. If done correctly you should
drive up onto the Ambulance. If not, adjust your distance you get from the
Ambulance or try to perfect your wheelie ability. I got up on my 3rd try. Now
adjust the ambulance if you have to, making sure the PCJ doesn't fall off the
top. Now jump onto the PCJ on top of the ambulance and use the same method to
get through the gate. Back the PCJ up to the front of the box part of the
ambulance. Then hit the gas and do a wheelie and right before you hit the
fence, press up. If done correctly you should get through the gate and be able
to do the 2 Unique Jumps. I got through on my 2nd try. This has a 40 % success
rate but I've never fell into the water while doing it.
4. Take the Packer and drive it to the left of Pier 1 and park it lined up with
the Pier. Go nearby and get the PCJ and bring it back. Now use the PCJ to drive
up onto the Packer and over the fence part onto the Pier. I went back all the
way to the building in the bushes to get enough speed for this jump. If lined
up correctly you should have the right amount of speed to not over or under
shoot the Pier. If you undershoot it, you need more speed. To get a little more
takeoff speed, Rev the engine first. If you overshoot it, less speed. If you
hit something, then realign the Packer. Now you have another method to get onto
the Pier. This one has a success rate of 75% but I'd still go with method 3 to
get a PCJ onto the Pier.
5. If you have done 100 cab fares, you can take a Cabbie (Taxis don't work as
well) and bring it to the Pier. You can rev the engine and use the L3 button to
launch the cab in the air and as it's coming down you can hit triangle to bail
out of the cab hoping you fall onto the docks. This trick can only be performed
on the right sides of Piers 1 & 2.
Partial Credit *Sagacyte <lapper_79@yahoo.com>*
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IV. Getting out.
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Get into the only boat on the Pier. It's either that or you can take a dive off
the pier.
If you have the PCJ, do the unique jump. To get across with enough speed, rev
the engine or start going and then turn onto that part of the Pier and make the
jump. Then when you land, keep going and make the next unique jump. You'll be
on a 3rd Pier. Now find the ramp on this Pier and use it to jump back to the
main land.
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V. What to do on Pier 1
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-Take the boat. Now you have access to all the islands and all of the water.
-2 unique jumps
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13. Tried but Failed
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A log to put down things that I have tried and have had no success with. This
is to make your think twice about trying things that you may have the same luck
as me with. But you never know.
-Absolutely no way to get around the barricades and invisible wall on the South
bridge. I've tried going around them, jumping over them, using vehicles to try
to jump over them, trying to launch over them by slamming into them with the
PCJ.
-It has been said you can jump over the Star Fish Island gates by crashing into
them with the PCJ and he would fly over them. I tried going fast into them,
doing wheelies, doing endos, trying to drive over cars into the gates. Putting
a car in front of the gate and slamming into it. I have had no success in
getting over them. It was after I tried this that I finally shot the area above
the fence with a Ruger and found there was an invisible wall there so there is
no way to get onto SFI this way.
-It has also been said you can get a boat by sniping the driver of a boat and
hoping the boat is going fast enough to make its way to land. I couldn't find a
sniper rifle on the first island. I didn't find one until I got to the west
island by using the North bridge method and when I did bring the rifle back, I
was unsuccessful in all attempts.
-I tried jumping over the fences by the Leaf Links golf course by trying to
jump from the top of an ambulance but have had no success because of invisible
walls.
-I tried getting onto the bridge going over the Leaf Links bridge but I
couldn't get over it and couldn't get any car up there to jump off of.
-Unsuccessful in anyway from trying to jump around, over or by any other
methods over the fence separating SFI and the west island. This is from SFI
trying to get to the West Island.
-Couldn't get around the barricades on the north island by any other method but
the ones listed above. I did drive an ambulance down into the ditch on the left
side of the bridge and wedges it between the bridge and the grass. I jumped
onto the ambulance and was able to jump onto the ledge sticking out of the
bridge but couldn't get onto the bridge.
-Took one look at the Leaf Links bridge blockade and didn't even bother.
-Searched for helicopters on the East Island. They don't appear on the island
until you unlock the west island
-Tried to get a Packer from the West Island and tried putting a motorbike/car
on top of it to get over to the barricades on the South, North, and Leaf Links
bridge but the motorbike/car wouldn't stay on top of the Packer
-Tried setting up a Packer from the West island on the South, North, and Leaf
Links Bridge and tried going back to get a car to jump with. By the time I
would return, the packer would be gone because the game would have to load as
if I was going from one island to another.
-Tried to get the PCJ onto the Pier 1 by using the space in the fence next to
the Pier 1 gate and launching the PCJ over. It failed and the motorcycle kept
pushing to the right because of an invisible wall.
-Tried to get the Packer and Patriot out of the Film Studio up the stairs to
get over the wall. The Packer wouldn't even go up a few stairs. The Patriot
would go up the stairs and get stuck on top.
-I was sent an email by "Griffin" about double stacking Packers on the first
method of getting into the West Island. I did this but had no luck with this.
The Packer would fall off the other one, or I would go to take the jump and one
of the Packers would disappear.
-Tried to get a bus into the water right next to Pier 1 so I can get the PCJ
onto it then onto the Pier. The damn thing kept disappearing and finally when
it didn't and I got the PCJ onto it, I feel off into the water.
-Got the Packer out of the Studio and tried using it at Pier one to clear over
the gate. For some reason it didn't work but I found an alternate method
-Someone emailed me saying you can get through the metal detectors with your
weapons at the airport and golf course by driving through them with a PCJ. You
can get through with the PCJ but not with your weapons if you drive through
with the PCJ.
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14. Tips and tricks
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Some tips or tricks to help you out
Invisible Walls - When a game is designed like GTA:VC or any game with
structures, the makers have to make the image of the wall of a structure, then
they have to place a solid part in the wall graphic so the character doesn't go
through the wall. Some of the walls in this game have no solid part and you can
go through them. You see how you can walk through bushes and most trees.
There's others parts that are the opposite. There is a solid part but no
graphic. For example, if you go to one of the bridges blocked off at the
beginning of the game, you'll see a bunch of barricades. There is space between
the barricades and they are also small enough to jump over, but you can't
because there is a solid wall stretching around these barricades. If you take a
step back and use a manual aim rifle and shoot above the barricades, you'll
notice a *spark*. The same kind of spark you see when you shoot the other walls
in the game. This is how you can find ways through things. This is how I found
my way into the restricted areas in this game, by finding where the openings
are in the invisible walls and getting through.
Helicopter - If you get onto the West Island, you can get anywhere else by
using the helicopter. There is one on top of the Condo you can buy and another
on top of the bank rooftop. If you don't know which condo I'm talking about, go
to the Ammu-Nation in Downtown. As your facing it, turn left and go down the
street to the end, make the right and go down the alleyway marked on your
radar. There is a entryway in that building that you can enter to take to the
roof. The Maverick is usually up there.
Boats - There are certain places on all islands where you can get onto boats.
What you simply do is you jump onto the boat from where ever you are and the
person on the boat freaks out and dives off. Then you have a boat, which you
can use to access any island. I have got tremendous emails relating to this and
I knew about this trick but it is a very stressful trick because you can be
waiting a while before a boat comes and you have to time the jump right and
some boats aren't any good to try the trick on but here are the noted places
that this works best.
-On the Vice Point to North Island bridge.
-On bridge spanning the big part of LLGC to the little small south island
-Behind the Western house on SFI
Credits *Last Child of the 80's, "Jeremy Wisniewski" <answer42@mindspring.com>,
Bill M <bmueller@ahal.com>*
To keep a car loaded into the game engine is simple. When your getting out of a
vehicle, quickly run away from it so the door doesn't shut (it will work for a
motorbike too). This will keep the car loaded into the game engine and most of
the time, it will stay there. I got out of a police car and left the door open
to steal a taxi and do Taxi missions, and when i finished 20 fares later I was
driving to save and the police car was still there. So try this and use this
method for the tricks I have posted in this guide if your having problems with
cars disappearing. This does not work 100 % of the time but most of the time
does. Here's some things that may cause the car to disappear despite using the
door trick.
-Parking it over a location of an object. If you hit a fire hydrant and parked
the car over where the fire hydrant used to be, it will be gone when you get
back because the fire hydrant will reload and erase the car in its location out
of the game memory
-Going through multiple vehicles - If you get in and out of a lot of cars the
car you try the trick on might dissapear
-Leaving an island
-Saving
-Parking the vehicle sometimes next to walls, and especially against invisible
walls.
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15. General FAQ
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Here is the General FAQ for any aspects or debates in the game. Got a question?
Send it in!
Q: Where is the PCJ 600?
A: There is one parked by Pier 1, behind the huge white building on the west
most street on the southwest area of the east island (I confused you didn't I).
There is also one parked right outside the hotel that is south across the
street of the Malibu club but when you jump on this one, it triggers the odd
job mission "PCJ playground" which is a real pain in the ass.
Q: Where and what is the Packer?
A: Ever see them huge trucks that carry a lot of cars at once. It is a modified
version of one of those that has a ramp. This is your own personal mobile ramp.
There is one in Vice Point South of the Pay N Spray and there is one inside the
Film Studio. Attempts to get it out of the film studio have failed.
Q: Is there anyway to do the 3 unique jumps before the G-spotlight mission
A: I would say no. Yes I've tried to do these 3 jumps but found no way to get
the PCJ upto the rooftops. Even if you could get the PCJ on the rooftops and
you could do the 2 jumps, you wouldn't be able to get the PCJ up into the
office to do the very first jump because the elevator doesn't take you up yet.
I would just wait to the mission to do the 3 unique jumps.
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