Dead By Dawn

I just received this game as a Birthday gift, and I am having some problems.

1) I can't access the menu while playing the game. I can get the save menu from the save tape at the hotel, but it will not allow me to quit the game or shut the game down.

2) How do you pause the game, or access the maps during play?

I would really appreciate help.

This game is great, I had read things about it but I had no idea what it was really like.

Goblincat

1) To access the menu, hit Escape

2) I use the menu (Escape) to pause

Dead By Dawn

Thanks, that really helps.

Hobgoblin

Is the save tape at the hotel the only place where we can save the progress of a game?

Whenever I feel tired I drive back to the hotel and save. But recently at one point when I went back, it was locked and I couldn't get in. This is the episode where you run down the pizza delivery guy. I run down the guy and go back to the hotel and I found it locked.

El Gray

Did you complete the mission? You can't save while you're ON a mission.

As for other save points, yes, you can find other places... but you usually have to buy them in order to save there.

Hobgoblin

I also found out that you can mug the pedestrians and get their money in the game. Cool!

NC-36

1. Grab a car (no convertibles, cabs, or cop cars)
2. Drive until you see some nice-but-naughty looking women. Park and see if one walks up to the car to chat. When one does, let her get in.
3. Find a fairly secluded spot (in some trees or bushes).
4. Watch

Dead By Dawn

HA!! That is classic. This game rocks!!

Thank you Tipper Gore !!!

Hobgoblin

I tried that. Picked up the babe and drove to many secluded places but nothing happened. I went to that construction guy's site first and nothing. Then I drove up inside a secluded parking lot building and nothing happened.

Hobgoblin

BTW, that Helicopter flying was just too difficult. I just dont know how to fly the darned thing and move in the direction I want to.

Any tips on that?

nickdawgy

As for nothing happening with the "babe", just keep trying, eventually "it'll" happen

Flying the choppers is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. You have to learn how to gently tap up on your controller (assuming you're using one, that is) to make the chopper fly forwards without going down too low and crashing. Practice, and before long you'll be flying almost 90% of the game. You'll ask yourself before each mission

"Is this doable by air?"



Any other questions, post them, I'd be happy to help. Good luck with the game. As you probably already found out, it's amazingly fun.

Hobgoblin

Thanks Nick!

How do you make the chopper move forward? It seems to move only sideways.

I use the keyboard only (PC Version). No controller.

Hobgoblin

BTW, My PC crashes in the mission just after the riot where I have to go to the guy on the boat to get a chainsaw. Luckily, the game offered an alternate mission where I can help out the Redneck real estate guy rub out the pizza guy and the golfing guy. Now I am on the helicopter mission. I hope I can avoid that chainsaw mission.

TeeSeeJay

Helicopter: You need to take your hand off the mouse for this one

Left Hand:
w: ascend
s: descend
e: rotate right
q: rotate left
d: turn/bank right
a: turn/bank left

Right Hand:
numberpad 9: Move forward (tap, don't hold)
numberpad 6: Move backward (tap, don't hold)

nickdawgy

Hob, you should get a controller, it'd probably be alot easier

I never played w/o one, so I am not sure of the keyboard controls. Go with what TeeSeejay said

The chainsaw mission isn't required to beat the game, I don't think. Maybe it is...I forget. It might be a bug, wait for a patch before you attempt it again, or save right before you try.

Good luck

Hobgoblin

Thanks fellas.

This is what I didn't know:
Right Hand:
numberpad 9: Move forward (tap, don't hold)
numberpad 6: Move backward (tap, don't hold)

Dead By Dawn

Try pulling off behind some trees on the beach near the Hotel where you save the game.

If the car is rockin' dont come knockin'.