GTA3 Question
 

OK, I just got to the second island, but I forgot to do the missions at the dog food factory phone. It isn't ringing anymore.

My question is, did I just miss out on these missions completely? Or can I go back and pick them up at a later time? Are there other things that are open at one point in the game and closed later on?

I really hate things like this, where if you miss something you can never go back and pick it up, but I'd rather know now and restart than to get all the way through and then realize I've missed something.

You may still be able to do it, but I am not 100% sure.

You have to go during the daytime, possibly between certain hours. Make sure to go during the daytime though. It doesn't ring at night.

Yeah I think you can because I have gone back to try and beat that damn_el burro race but it is very hard to go back to Portland because the mafia and the Triads will attack you everytime they see you.

And this is also why I suggest getting all the hidden packages as early into the game as possible, if that aspect of the game is important to you.

After I beat the game, I got a guide to the locations of the hidden packages (since I only collected about half on my own!) and went back to get them. Some of them (like the one on top of the gas station in Portland) I just cannot get because the Mafia has it out for me big time.

I just beat "The Exchange" mission and the credits started running. Does that mean the game is over? I've only completed 57 missions out of 73 and I don't know where to go for them. Can anybody tell me?

After the credits, it puts you back on the street. You can even go get the tank at the armory!

Been playing and loving this game... I dont think I'm that far into it... right now I'm trying to do the mission where you need to get the "evidence" for Ray, by chasing that truck around Staunton Island and ramming it.

I've seen a lot of people bitching about that race... if you can get ahead of the other racers, it's pretty easy, if you can drive cleanly. I beat the thing with a taxi cab, which I admit is fairly quick

Brian

HELP!!!

I am on the mission where you are to chase and destroy the surveilance boat but when I get on the police boat I can NEVER find the guys I'm looking for I try to follow the green dots but I get blocked by the walls or that long pipe in the water. Is this a bug/defect or something? :( I have been stuck here for three days.

Not sure what to say here... I was able to get into the police boat soon enough that I could keep the other boat well within sight the whole time. Unfortunately I couldnt blow it up with the police boat so I eventually ended up chasing the guys down by car and on foot. It was quite fun. They end up going to the Portland dock BTW, then drive around in a car.

Brian

I'm stuck on the mission where you are supposed to blow up a boat that has a drug lab on it (portland.) What am i supposed to do? The only map clue you are giving is the bomb shop where you can get a car bomb. What am i supposed to do?

Is this in Portland? If so, where? The only ringing phones i've found ar the Turismo race and the one dude where you pick people up then get rid of the car.

Thanks
Jay

The second one you mention is the Dog Food guy.

Thats the dog food one.. One of the missions makes reference that the dog food company is going to get a new flavor that day.

Bump... still stuck here...

Jay

You pick up 8 ball and you go to the pier. he'll get out of the car and approach the boat. He says he'll wait till you fire the first shot. there is a building facing the boat with a staircase. Climb the stiar case to the first level or go up to the roof... Take aim at the 2 men standing next to the boat ramp. use your sniper rifle to pick them off. Then get the two men at the top of the ramp. The rext of the men seem to come from random places. You have to take them out ASAP or 8ball will get scratched... It'll take a couple of times doing this to get it to work right, but eventually you'll get it.

Re: GTA3 Question
 

You can still do the dog food missions and the El burro missions but once you go to the second island if you have not finished the missions for the mafia people then you cannot do them I had that problem and had to start way back near the beginning it sucked

Yeah, I went back and picked up the dog food missions.. I didn't realize that the phone only rang during certain times of the time. Also got the hidden jumps, which I find fun, the Emergency Vehicle Crane, the Import/Export Garage, the hidden packages, the vigilante missions, the firefighter missions and the taxi missions, not to mention all the "people" missions.

I don't think I'm going to get all the stuff throughout the whole game. I'll do the hidden jumps, not for the money (what do I need it for?), but because I think they are fun. I'll probably do the EV crane/Import Export Garage, etc, becuase I don't mind it, and I can see the cars being very useful.

I'll probably do the vigilante missions. I like them, and the police bribes at the hideout are nice.

I'll do the fire truck too, because they aren't hard and I want the flame thrower.

Hidden packages? Maybe after I finish the whole game and want an extra challenge. Not enough reward for what it takes to get them.

Ditto the Ambulance missions. Since you can infinite run , there's not much point. Besides, my guy can already run pretty far normally as it is.

Any suggestions on how to go back to the Mafia areas of Portland without getting killed instantly. (I'm on the third city)
I waited too long to do the Auto Theft missions so I want to use the Firetruck in Portland (which is the only way to find the Mr. Whoopee truck again) but as soon as I pull out of the firehouse, bam! Wasted. It drives me nuts.
I don't mind them shooting at me but those one shot kills are ridiculous.
How the hell do they know its me in the Firetruck? ;)
Doug

Does the gate to the stadium ever open? I'm curious cause I'd like to go inside, and so far all the techniques I've tried to jump it have failed... I've gotten close though...

Brian

Sorry. There's no way to get in there that I've found. Kind of sucks too because that would be really cool if you get in there and mess up more stuff.

On a different topic. What vehicle is everyone's favorite? I have a soft spot for the convertible Stinger. I hate it when I trash one. But that's the beauty of the game, just go find another one.

"Watch the booty!"

I"m still trying to get in the stadium. I'm thinking if I pile up a bunch of cars and use it as a ramp, or just jump from car to car, I might can get over the gate. It would take a bit of luck, but I think you could get in there. You should also be able to fly the Dodo in there too, I'm thinking (or is it a dome?). I just wonder, once you get in, how do you get out again?

My favorite car is probably the Banshee. I like the way it almost looks like a Viper, and is one of the fastest, best handling cars in the game. If I'm going off-road, give me a Patriot. If I'm going to just trash the town, I like using the tank.

By the way, the stadium, near the gate, is a good place to fight the cops. Most of the cop cars won't come up the steps, and it's a long way to walk up. You can usually cap the officers before they get too close (and after a while, they won't even leave their cars), and if a car does decide to come up the steps, a few M-16 rounds or a rocket will take care of it fast enough. Park the tank up there for some real fun.

My favorite car(s) are the Banshee/Police car when I'm in a hurry I like to turn on the siren and make the traffic move out of the way. The Mafia car or the Yardi Lobo doing drive bys and running people over in them is just so bad ass to me. But when it's time to tear shyt up the Army flatbed or the police swat truck. I haven't made the Army show up yet to get the tank.

Every once in a while, I'll save my game and then cheat to get a whole army full of tanks and just wreak havok on the town. I'm wondering if you can kill all the cops like you can in GTA 1 -- which is fun because there's no consquences to your actions anymore. I've gotten to the point where the police stop showing up, but I've not been able to exterminate the FBI guys.

I went overboard with the tank cheat once. I got about 12 of them and completely blocked the road for the Diablo race I destroyed 2 but one remained I still failed the mission but afterwards there were NO cars drive down the street anymore for me to jack I had to either drive the tank or find a parked car :mad:

I havent opened the 3rd island yet, but I've found on the 2nd island, the elevated walkways around the casino make good points to waste people with the rocket launcher... you can get all sorts of law enforcement to show up. This is how I eventually jacked the FBI Car (which other than looking kind of cool isnt that great... it doesnt handle very well)

My favorite car is the Banshee. A close tie for second are the Infernus and the Cheetah. Those look sweet :D

Questions:

How do we get the Tank before doing "The Exchange" without using a cheat? We've tried getting in trouble enough to get the Amry after us and 3 or 4 Tanks show up, but as soon as we try to take one, the occupant jumps out and it's over for us with a "rattatatat". We were able to kill the Army dude a few times, but as soon as he exits the Tank, it becomes easier to destroy (it's indestructable when it's after you apparently - we launched about 12 rockets at it and it didn't even look scratched)... we found a good place to start trouble in the third city was in the 2 car garage by our save. Just hang out in there and launch rockets at passing FBI cars and helocopters and if you shoot the flamthrower through the wall, it'll kill everyone on the street. :)

In the second city, we found the best place to start trouble is the parking garage. Nobody comes in there except the first level and only if you tempt fate by walking up to the exit. Best thing to do is sit on the roof and pick off the choppers when they come and use the sniper rifle to pick off people in the street - or else just throw grenades off the roof into the street. It's a great place to make your escape when you have to - just do the super jump thing and flip a U and head to the paint and spray. :)

We really want to get into the Stadium too... :) Anyone been in there?

We also can't figure out a use for that P.O.S. wingless airplane. We can't get it to go anywhere. We've tried sitting on the bridge between the 2nd and 3rd city until the section goes up and then trying to fly from that high point. We don't really go any farther than a car would.

What about GTA4? - I want it now! :D

My favorite cars - In Portland, it would have to be the one you find at the gas station behind the Bombers place... hands down the best car in Portland I think. In the 2nd city, I like the SWAT truck and the Barracks Army truck for smashing stuff and the Yakuza Stinger for just cruising around. I hate all the trucks and SUVs though - they handle terribly. The third city doesn't seem to have much in the way of new, but I haven't explored it too much.

Where's all the packages? Anyone know what you get at your hideout for each 10 you find? Do you get anything else special for finding all of them? What do you get for the Vigilante mission thing and the firetruck mission thing and the ambulance and taxi mission things? Can you complete them or do you just get endless passengers and such... it was touched on in an earlier post, but I'd like more info on that. Anyone able to do the Hummer mission they plop in every city for you to do? You find a hummer and have to make it climb up a mountain and touch the checkpoints before the time runs up... I always flip it before I hit the first marker.

Want some easy money? Not so easy, but not dangerous... and once you get the hang of it it's a piece of cake... I seem to get 30,000 bucks every time I do the mission and I've been able to do it a bunch of times. Boost a Stallion while you're in front of the parking garage and you get to beat the clock to the checkpoints like the Hummer one, but this one is much easier. The last checkpoint has you doing the insane jump off the top of the garage so you can just turn around and boost another Stallion. Can't find a Stallion in front of the place? Find one elsewhere and drive it to the front of the garage and get out and get back in... simple as that. Easy money. Any other missions like this one that you just happen to boost the right type of car in front of the right place? Ever notice that the cars in the garage change depending on what type of car you're in?

Trigger: you can fly the plane... though the best I've done is 6 seconds. No real point to it other than that, just another thing to mess around with.

So far I cant find a way into the stadium. If I take a Cheetah and drive it up the stairs full speed, I almost make it over the gate but not quite.

I also cant wait for GTA4... I've heard it should have even better graphics, which would be cool. I was playing the Seattle track on Gran Turismo 3 yesterday, and thought it would be sweet if they could make the game look as good as that, but I doubt that's possible on the PS2.

I like the casino as my place for causing destruction... get up onto any of the walkways, then let loose with the rocket launcher! :)

I'd like to get all the unique stunt bonuses. Are they at specific jump locations or do you get them if you take any jump in just the right way? So far I've gotten bonuses taking a cheetah through that netcafe and out the 2nd floor, jumping over a building and some choppers at the airport (actually I just jumped over the building and into the choppers), and jumping off the parking garage.

I have noticed the cars will change a bit depending on what you're driving. If I'm in a Cheetah I see more cheetahs around me then when I'm driving something else. Same with some of the other sports cars.

Brian

I've tried getting into the stadium too... seems like a shame you cant get in there. I've tried with everything from the cheetah to the COACH BUS :)

Most i've done in the plane is 4 seconds. Doesn't really serve much purpose which is a shame.

I'll GTA4 based on the reputation of GTA3 alone. I hope there are more traditional mafia elemnts... Italian crime bosses/families...

If someone could address my other questions above and also tell me if there's a 4th city... We found this tunnel or bridge that's under construction in the 3rd city but we're wondering if you finish the game if you it will end up being repaired so you can go on it

I dont' beleive there is a 4th city. But then again i'm only at about 50% right now...

The tunnell you're talkign about is on the hill in shoreside vale near the damn. Perhaps it'll be address in GTA4...

I don't think you can get in the stadium unless you can fly in there. I haven't gotten the dodo yet, but I did park a tank up near the gate. Standing on the turret, the height to clear the gate is easily jumpable. However, it doesn't seem possible. I "clear" the gate, but it's like there's an invisible wall that goes up above it.

Most general questions can be answered here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/31127.html

I've been using the following walkthough/guide: http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/f...t_auto_3_c.txt

The tunnel is just like the stadium. You can't get in.

Just saw the ending to this game and it kicks ass!

I've flown the Dodo for about 34 seconds, before crashing into a building on Staunton Island ;) I'm sure once I get good at it I'll be able to keep it up indefinitely. To takeoff, hold down x to get going, then either push down on the d-pad or forward on the analong stick. Once you hear the plane rubbing on the ground and sparks fly up, release the stick/dpad, and you'll start going up. Then push forward on the stick or tap down on the dpad just enough so the plane is level. Make sure you're constantly holding x the entire time. Now you're flying! If it starts to nose down, dont do anything, it will come up if you're high enough. Once it noses back up and you have more altitude, push forward a bit or tap down on the d-pad to level out again. You can turn too but it's somewhat tricky, just use small movements. And you cant fly over any of the unique jump areas or you'll crash. And dont fly beyond the borders of the game or the game will crash ;)

Brian

To get the tanks to come out, you'll need to have opened the 3rd city to allow for 6 stars. After that, drive to the top of the parking garage (I'd use a fast car like a Cheetah) in the 2nd city and snipe some people below to get up to 3 stars. Then the choppers come, bazooka some down until you hit 5 stars. Then get in the car and drive out the garage, making a right into the street and then a quick right into the alley. This alley leads to the courtyard where the paint and spray is. Drive right up to the paint and spray but leave your car 1/2 out (but pointing in so you can jump in fast later). Shoot down another chopper or 2 and get up to 6 stars. Then you'll hear the tanks coming. Walk down the ramp and you should see some of them there. Then book back to your car, drive into the paint and spray, and you're set.

When you come out, the tank will be there and won't be after you. You can then try to jack it (the door is locked so you can't) and 2 soldiers with machine guns will come out. Waste them and the tank is yours, although you'll have 3 stars after killing the soldiers. Drive over a couple of bribes and you're set (or park it in the garage at Staunton Island and save to eliminate your wanted level).

Pretty harsh, huh! My jaw actually dropped. Loved it.

I saw a screen shot featuring an ice cream truck, but haven't run across one in the game ... what gives? Anyone find it?

If you do the secret missions in Portland (I think it's El Burro's missions), one of the missions will have a Mr. Whoopee (the ice cream truck). Also, if you do the Vigilante or Firefighter missions in Portland, you'll eventually come across one. It's the rarest vehicle in the game, and the Import/Export garage in Portland wants one.

The unique jumps are all over the city, but they are very specific. You'll have to jump certain ramps (or mounds of dirt) for certain distances to get credit. Jump them too slow, and you won't even trigger the slow motion effect, jump them too fast and you might not land where you're supposed to. Usually, they involve clearing some obstacle, like the building in Portland, or the semi trailers at the Portland Docks. There's one near Asuka's hideout in the second city that is hellishly difficult. You have to jump a patch of water, so if you go too slow, you'll land in the water, but the landing zone is very small and surrounded by water on three sides, so if you go off at an angle, or go too fast, you'll land in the water. It's the hardest unique jump I've found yet. I've still got to do all the ones in the third city.

Are you guys all being sarcastic about the ending? I thought it was pretty much a let-down. I mean - I get it - I know what he did, but I hardly think that's an ending. I would've liked to see something cool happen rather than what they showed... anyway - good game.

Really? I'm not too far into the game and when I did the Ice Cream mission I passed another Mr. Whoopee truck after I grabbed the one required for the mission.

If I had known it was rare, I would've taken one to the import/export garage.

I ordered the strategy guide for this game, but I don't feel guilty about it. I think this is one guide that's going to help me get a lot more out of the game (vs. just breezing through a game using the guide).

How do I get the BF Injection (the dune buggy) back? :confused:

I picked it up once by the projects in the 1st city where its supposed to be and then died, but now when I go back its never there. I sat there once for 24 gametime hours and it still never showed up. This is the only car I have left to get for the ChopShop in the 3rd city so any help is greatly appreciated. THanks.