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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) Full FAQ and Walkthrough
Written by Chase "AggroSk8er" Ansok
Version 2.1f (f meaning final) -- 21 February 2005
"And so I says to Mable, I says 'READ THE FAQ!' And then I says,
'Before asking me a question about the location of something,
check the map that came with your game!'"
This guide is pretty much complete, and updates will be very rare, if ever. If
you see a website not using this version, please tell me so I can submit it to
them. E-mails will still be answered. Thank you everyone who made this guide
possible, and for making this the most widely read and distributed fan-made
walkthrough ever written.
2.1f Notice: The Madd Dogg glitch has been debunked. See the FAQ/Glitch section
for more details. Also, I apologize to anyone whose e-mail does not get read.
Right now, I am swamped with school, hockey, and theatre work and very rarely
get more than twenty minutes of free time. Please feel free to send e-mail, as
there is still a good chance that I'll get around to it.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION READ THE FAQ IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION READ THE FAQ FIRST
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IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION READ THE FAQ IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION READ THE FAQ FIRST
My ASCII art sucks. Bite me. I still like it.
Also, tags, snapshots, and horseshoes, oh my! http://hem.bredband.net/708145/
!!!E-mail Info!!!
Before sending a question, ask yourself the following things:
1. Is my question answered in the FAQ? Section III, check it out.
2. Is my question answered in the guide? Look for it.
3. Is my question answered by common sense (i.e. How do I kill people)? If so,
I will laugh at you and call you stupid when you send the e-mail.
4. Is my question about the location of a vehicle? If so, I really don't know
where it is, unless it's an exportable car, in which case, check the section
on the Import/Export Crane.
5. Is my question about a glitch, but not a submission (i.e. how to fix one)?
If so, I can't help you. I am not tech support.
6. Is my question about MILLIE for the KEYCARD or MADD DOGG? If so, NO! I
can't help you! These are glitches, and while people have sent in fixes, none
of them are guaranteed. I've tried 30-40 different methods, and it looks to be
very random, and very glitch.
7. Have I already tried doing something before asking it (i.e. What happens if
I do this...)? If not, save, then try it. If it's bad, don't do it. If it's
good, you should do it.
8. Is my question about a cheat? If so, don't send it. Period. End of story.
9. Is my question about PERMISSION TO USE THE GUIDE ON A WEBSITE? If so, don't
even bother. No other websites can use the guide.
10. Is your question about a different glitch than the major ones above? If so,
then check the glitch section. This mainly includes the GYM GLITCH.
11. Is my question something that sounds like it's been asked before (i.e.
maybe something about the planes in Easter Bay Airport)? If so, read the FAQ!
12. Is my question written with the basic principles of the English language,
such as at least an attempt to use grammar, spelling, and punctuation? If not,
I will probably not respond to the e-mail.
13. Does my question have a proper heading (i.e. If it's about the mission
Nines and AKs, put Nines and AKs Question as the title)? If not, please use one
instead of having "GTA:SA" or something as the title.
14. Finally, do I understand that by taking the 60 seconds to read these 14
points, you have saved both you and I a lot of trouble? If so, then I love you.
Before sending a submission, ask yourself the following things:
1. Is my submission already in the guide? If so, it will be disregarded. This
is especially important for the Triathlon (Beat the Cock) races.
2. Is my submission a strategy for a mission that actually needs it? If not, it
will be disregarded. Easy missions with no real alternate strategies will be
ignored because they are just unnecessary.
3. Is my submission a glitch or Easter Egg? If so, make sure that the title is
either GLITCH or EASTER EGG.
4. Is my submission utterly pointless (i.e. There are planes in this game, did
you know that)? If so, then don't send that either.
Current completion progress: 100%
Total time logged to 100%: 68:05
I am: Playing World of Warcraft. The guide is pretty much done.
O. Version History (dd/mm/yy) (555O)
2.1f -- 11/02/05 Sections updated: Criminal Rankings, Easter Eggs, FAQ
Missions updated: Chiliad Challenge
E-mail count: 6333 (look how much slower :D <3 :D)
2.0f -- 01/01/05 Sections updated: Flight Rankings (!), Vehicle Info, Easter
Eggs, FAQ
Missions updated: Are You Going to SF?
E-mail count: 5726
1.9a -- 24/12/04 Sections updated: Girlfriends, Weapon Info, Flight
Rankings, Glitches, Easter Eggs, Special Thanks, FAQ.
E-mail count: 5522
There will be one more update before New Years, then you
should stop expecting updates except on a monthly basis,
and expect e-mail replies to be slower.
1.8a -- 16/12/04 -- Sections updated: FAQ, Criminal Rankings, The Heist, Easter
Eggs, Glitches
Missions updated: Key to Her Heart, Zeroing In
E-mail count: 5281
1.7a -- 09/12/04 -- Added a section for e-mail submissions info, as well as
fixed some horrible glaring errors in the guide.
Sections updated: Glitches, Easter Eggs, FAQ, 100%, the
Legacy, various other fixes.
Missions updated: St. Mark's Bistro, Learning to Fly
E-mail count: 4979
1.6a -- 04/12/04 -- I updated a whole lot of stuff and I really lost track of
what got fixed. Sorry to anyone that didn't get e-mails
answered over the weekend, but I was enjoying a nice four
day vacation. Also, happy birthday to me, eh? (That was on
the 29th).
E-mail count: 4683
1.5a -- 25/11/04 -- Sections updated: Vehicle Info
Missions updated: High Noon, Military Service
E-mail count: 4211
1.4a -- 24/11/04 -- Sections updated: Glitches
Missions updated: Import/Export Garage
Coming soon: Crap no one cares about.
E-mail count: 4045
1.3a -- 23/11/04 -- Sections updated: Vehicle Info, FAQ, Easter Eggs, Glitches,
Controls, Safe House
Missions updated: Big Smoke's Couriers, End of the Line,
High Stakes, Lowrider, Los Desperados
Coming soon: Crap no one cares about.
E-mail count: 3889
I had a system crash and I lost 40% of what I added in this
update. My apologies to everyone that sent things in that
I planned on adding.
1.2a -- 19/11/04 -- Sections updated: Glitches, Easter Eggs, Criminal Rankings,
FAQ, What I Want, Vehicle Info.
Missions updated: Up, Up, and Away (not actually updated,
just stop sending me goddamn e-mails), Trucking, Puncture
Wounds, Takeoff, Interdiction, Madd Dogg.
Coming soon: More stuff.
E-mail count: 3451
1.1a -- 17/11/04 -- Sections updated: Easter Eggs, Vehicle Info, Tags, etc,
Turf Wars, Glitches.
Missions updated: Don Peyote, Pimpin', Vigilante Glitch.
Coming soon: Not a whole lot.
E-mail count: 3252
1.0a -- 16/11/04 -- Sections updated: Hideouts, 100%, Glitches, Easter Eggs.
Missions updated: Learning to Fly, Up, Up, and Away!
Missions added: End of the Line.
Coming soon: All the extra crap.
E-mail count: 3127
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3.4b -- 15/11/04 -- Sections updated: Vehicle Info (Moonbeam), 100%.
Missions updated: SF Courier, Don Peyote.
Missions added: All remaing missions sans End of the Line.
Coming soon: End of the Line + extraneous crap.
E-mail count: 3015
3.3b -- 14/11/04 -- Sections updated: FAQ, Home Invasion, Vehicle Info (Helis+
Planes), 100%, Girlfriends, Hideouts.
Missions updated: Monster.
Missions added: All of Las Venturas + the start of Los
Santos II.
Coming soon: The Return to Los Santos.
E-mail count: 2903
I also did some mass spell checking.
3.2b -- 13/11/04 -- Sections updated: Vehicle Info Lowriders+Airplanes+High
Performance Cars), Race Tournaments, Tags etc, 100%, the
Legacy, Other Not 100% Stuff (new section)
Missions updated: Local Liquor Store, Firefighter.
Missions added: LV Courier, Dirt Ring, Quarry Missions,
the first three Woozie missions.
Side missions left: None.
Coming soon: More missions.
E-mail count: 2766
3.1b -- 12/11/04 -- Sections updated: 100%, the Legacy, Hideouts.
Missions updated: Los Santos Courier, Big Smoke Courier.
Missions added: Street races! Lots of them!, Kickstart
Side missions left: LV Courier, Dirt Ring, Firetruck, Taxi,
Horseshoes, Oysters, Quarry Missions.
Coming soon: Once these six annoying side missions are
complete, which should be by Sunday, I will continue with
missions until the end of the game. Hooray!
E-mail count: 2655 (slow day, thanks doods)
3.0b -- 11/11/04 -- I've updated the whole damn guide. For everyone that ever
complained about not being able to find something, you can
go shove it now :D
Sorry PlanetGTA. If you need any help updating, give me a
ring-a-ding.
E-mail count: 2615
2.6b -- 10/11/04 -- Sections updated: Clothing, Hideouts, Trucking.
Missions updated: None.
Missions added: Cesar's Stealing Cars strand, Bike School.
Coming soon: Street races, Import/Export garage, all
remaining side missions. This should be done by, I hope,
Sunday the 14th, or perhaps Monday. Please be patient.
Note: I'm working on getting a labeling system done for
all parts of the guide. Sites using this guide as HTML do
not need to worry about it. Those with text should please
make note that update the guide with the fixes.
E-mail count: 2425
2.5b -- 09/11/04 -- Sections updated: FAQ, Vehicle Info, Car Mods Info, 100%,
the Legacy, Hideouts.
Missions updated: Boating School, Learning to Fly.
Missions added: Airstrip Missions.
Coming soon: Cesar's missions, street races, and the
Import/Export garage.
E-mail count: 2305
2.4b -- 08/11/04 -- Sections updated: Gambling, Vehicle Info, FAQ, Boating
School, 100%, The Legacy, Hideouts.
Missions updated: Mike Toreno.
Missions added: Mike Toreno's mission strand + Learning to
Fly.
Coming soon: Airstrip missions, Cesar's missions, street
races, and the Import/Export garage.
E-mail count: 2146
2.3b -- 07/11/04 -- Or maybe not. I spent the entire day collecting spray tags,
snapshots, and oysters. I still get to do all of the LV
horseshoes and oysters, but after that, it's all good. I'm
scared though, just with all the side missions I still have
left to do. I still haven't gotten a call about the street
races, so I'm wondering what's going on there. Those are
probably a huge chunk of %. Desert stuff coming tomorrow,
with a big section for PILOT SCHOOL. Woo. Next week's big
project is the Import/Export dock and The Desert missions.
Yeehaw.
E-mail count: 1992 (ha!)
2.2b -- 06/11/04 -- Blahblahponies. Thanks to Danny Miller for fixing like
forty different typos. Lots added to the guide, more coming
to the FAQ, Las Venturas starts tomorrow right on schedule.
Damn I'm good.
E-mail count: 1812
2.1b -- 04/11/04 -- Working on side missions and main missions again. SF
Courier, NRG Challenge, and Driving School are up, now
starting to get out of SF. I should be in LV by Saturday,
but after Driving School, there are like 15 street races
that unlock, and I'd love to get those done. The street
races are the only side quests that I've yet to add, and I
just unlocked them, so expect those soon. I'm also going to
take some time this week to do some oyster, spray, and
snapshot hunting to up this %.
E-mail count: 1487
2.0b -- 03/11/04 -- Going back to the full guide now. I have time for it, I
think. Sorry for the lack of updates, but I think adding
huge sections to the guide makes up for it, no?
E-mail count: ~1200
1.5b -- 31/10/04 -- Hope everyone had a nice Halloween. If you spent it sitting
at home playing SA, a thousand shames. Working on San
Fierro, I put Supply Lines...up for Zero.
E-mail count: 1036
1.4b -- 30/10/04 -- Just got into San Fierro by doing all the Badlands crap
Hopefully I can do Zero's missions by tomorrow so you can
all sleep easily. Read the FAQ doods.
E-mail count: 865
1.3b -- 29/10/04 -- Weekend is here. Yeehaw. I moved the FAQ to section III.
Now you HAVE to read it before sending me a stupid e-mail
about things that I have already answered. The word FAQ
appears 19 times in this guide. Please acknowledge it.
E-mail count: 651
1.2b -- 28/10/04 -- More missions, more FAQ. Found a way to make millions of
dollars doing nothing. Whee. Changed Cesar back to being
a story mission to avoid confusion.
The weekend is coming. Expect me to finish off some of the
things I skipped in LS (BMX Challenge, maybe some stadium
events if I can powerlevel my skills) and head off to the
Badlands and San Fierro.
E-mail count: 453
1.1b -- 27/10/04 -- More missions up, more FAQ up.
E-mail count: 268
1.01b - 27/10/04 -- More fixes to the new style of the guide.
1.0b -- 26/10/04 -- Blahblah null and void now.Taking up too much damn space.
0.1b -- 25/10/04 -- Got the game today. Playing my *** off. Added basic stuff.
0.04b - 23/10/04 -- Bunches of new information.
0.03b - 19/10/04 -- Las Venturas update.
0.02b - 25/09/04 -- San Fierro update...finally.
0.01b - 12/09/04 -- More updates; preparing for a big update on the main site.
0.0b -- 30/08/04 -- Very first version of the guide. I'm using the basics from
my GTA:VC to run guide, which has saved me a LOT of time.
I plan on picking the game up on release date and just
going nuts on it.
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Table of Contents (CTRL-F -> Paste in code for quick jump, leave the
parentheses in and go case-sensitive for a perfect result)
O. Version History (555O)
I. Introduction (555I)
a. Personal Rant (555Ia)
b. About This Guide (555Ib)
c. What I Want (And Don't Want) (555Ic)
II. Legal Junk (555II)
III. FAQ (555III)
a. Basic Questions (555IIIa)
b. When can I... (555IIIb)
c. Last Missions and 100% (555IIIc)
d. How do I... (555IIId)
e. Why..., Why not..., Where is... and What is... (555IIIe)
f. Cheats and Tech Support (555IIIf)
g. Other (555IIIg)
IV. *Los Santos Walkthrough* (555IV)
a. Sean "Sweet" Johnson I (555IVa)
1. Big Smoke (555IVa1)
2. Ryder (555IVa2)
3. Tagging Up Turf (555IVa3)
4. Cleaning The Hood (555IVa4)
5. Drive-Thru (555IVa5)
6. Nines and AKs (555IVa6)
7. Drive-By (555IVa7)
8. Sweet's Girl (555IVa8)
9. Cesar Vialpando (555IVa9)
b. Lance "Ryder" Wilson (555IVb)
1. Home Invasion (555IVb1)
2. Catalyst (555IVb2)
3. Robbing Uncle Sam (555IVb3)
c. Cesar Vialpando (555IVc)
1. High Stakes, Low-Rider (555IVc1)
d. Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris (555IVd)
1. OG Loc (555IVd1)
2. Running Dog (555IVd2)
3. Wrong Side Of The Tracks (555IVd3)
4. Just Business (555IVd4)
e. Jefferey "OG Loc" Martin (555IVe)
1. Life's a Beach (555IVe1)
2. Madd Dogg's Rhymes (555IVe2)
3. Management Issues (555IVe3)
4. House Party (555IVe4)
f. Officer Frank Tenpenny (555IVf)
1. Burning Desires (555IVf1)
2. Gray Imports (555IVf2)
g. Sean "Sweet Johnson II (555IVg)
1. Doberman (555IVg1)
2. Los Sepulcros (555IVg2)
3. Reuniting the Families (555IVg3)
4. The Green Sabre (555IVg4)
V. *Badlands Walkthrough* (555V)
a. Officer Frank Tenpenny (555Va)
1. Badlands (555Va1)
b. Catalina I (555Vb)
1. First Date (555Vb1)
2. Tanker Commander (555Vb2)
c. The Truth I (555Vc)
1. Body Harvest (555Vc1)
d. Cesar Vialpando I (555Vd)
1. King in Exile (555Vd1)
e. Catalina II (555Ve)
1. First Base (555Ve1)
2. Against All Odds (555Ve2)
3. Gone Courting (555Ve3)
4. Small Town Bank (555Ve4)
5. Made In Heaven (555Ve5)
6. Local Liquor Store (555Ve6)
f. Cesar Vialpando II (555Vf)
1. Wu Zi Mu (555Vf1)
2. Farewell, My Love... (555Vf2)
g. The Truth II (555Vg)
1. Are You Going to San Fierro? (555Vg1)
VI. *San Fierro Walkthrough* (555VI)
a. Carl Johnson's Garage (555VIa)
1. Wear Flowers in Your Hair (555VIa1)
2. 555 We Tip (555VIa2)
3. Deconstruction (555VIa3)
b. Smoke's Couriers (555VIb)
1. Big Smoke's Cash (555VIb1)
2. Yay Courier (555VIb2)
c. Syndicate Missions (555VIc)
1. Photo Opportunity (555VIc1)
2. Mission: Jizzy (555VIc2)
3. T-Bone Mendez (555VIc3)
4. Mike Toreno (555VIc4)
5. Outrider (555VIc5)
6. Snail Trail (555VIc6)
7. Ice Cold Killa (555VIc7)
8. Pier 69 (555VIc8)
9. Toreno's Last Flight (555VIc9)
d. Wu Zi Mu (555VId)
1. Mountain Cloud Boys (555VId1)
2. Ran Fa Li (555VId2)
3. Lure (555VId3)
4. Amphibious Assault (555VId4)
5. The Da Nang Thang (555VId5)
e. Syndicate Missions II (555VIe)
1. Yay Ka-Boom-Boom (555VIe1)
f. Zero's RC (555VIf)
1. Air Raid (555VIf1)
2. Supply Lines... (555VIf2)
3. New Model Army (555VIf3)
g. Back to School (555VIg)
1. The 360 (555VIg1)
2. The 180 (555VIg2)
3. Whip and Terminate (555VIg3)
4. Pop and Control (555VIg4)
5. Burn and Lap (555VIg5)
6. Cone Coil (555VIg6)
7. The 90 (555VIg7)
8. Wheelie Weave (555VIg8)
9. Spin and Go (555VIg9)
10. P.I.T. Maneuver (555VIg10)
11. Alley Oop (555VIg11)
12. City Slicking (555VIg12)
VII. *The Desert Walkthrough* (555VII)
a. Mike Toreno (555VIIa)
1. Monster (555VIIa1)
2. Highjack (555VIIa2)
3. Interdiction (555VIIa3)
4. Verdant Meadows (555VIIa4)
b. Learning to Fly (aka PILOT SCHOOL) (555VIIb)
1. Takeoff (555VIIb1)
2. Land Plane (555VIIb2)
3. Circle Airstrip (555VIIb3)
4. Circle Airstrip and Land (555VIIb4)
5. Takeoff Helicopter (555VIIb5)
6. Land Helicopter (555VIIb6)
7. Destroy Targets (555VIIb7)
8. Loop-the-Loop (555VIIb8)
9. Barrel Roll (555VIIb9)
10. Parachute Onto Target (555VIIb10)
c. Airstrip Missions (555VIIc)
1. N.O.E. (555VIIc1)
2. Stowaway (555VIIc2)
3. Black Project (555VIIc3)
4. Green Goo (555VIIc4)
d. Cesar Vialpando (555VIId)
1. Zeroing In (555VIId1)
2. Test Drive (555VIId2)
3. Customs Fast Track (555VIId3)
4. Puncture Wounds (555VIId4)
VIII. *Las Venturas Walkthrough* (555VIII)
a. Wu Zi Mu (555VIIIa)
1. Fender Ketchup (555VIIIa1)
2. Explosive Situation (555VIIIa2)
3. You've Had Your Chips (555VIIIa3)
b. The Truth (555VIIIb)
1. Don Peyote (555VIIIb1)
c. Ken Rosenburg (555VIIIc)
1. Intensive Care (555VIIIc1)
2. Meat Business (555VIIIc2)
3. Freefall (555VIIIc3)
d. Officer Frank Tenpenny (555VIIId)
1. Misappropriation (555VIIId1)
2. High Noon (555VIIId2)
e. Madd Dogg (555VIIIe)
1. Madd Dogg (555VIIIe1)
f. Salvatore Leone (555VIIIf)
1. Saint Mark's Bistro (555VIIIf1)
g. The Heist (555VIIIg)
1. Architectural Espionage (555VIIIg1)
2. Key to Her Heart (555VIIIg2)
3. Dam and Blast (555VIIIg3)
4. Cop Wheels (555VIIIg4)
5. Up, Up, and Away! (555VIIIg5)
6. Breaking the Bank at Caligula's (555VIIIg6)
IX. *Return to Los Santos Walkthrough* (555IX)
a. Opening Mission (555IXa)
1. A Home in the Hills (555IXa1)
b. CJ's Mansion (555IXb)
1. Vertical Bird (555IXb1)
2. Home Coming (555IXb2)
3. Cut Throat Business (555IXb3)
c. Sean "Sweet" Johnson (555IXc)
1. Beat Down on B-Dup (555IXc1)
2. Grove 4 Life (555IXc2)
d. The Riots (555IXd)
1. Riot (555IXd1)
2. Los Desperados (555IXd2)
3. End of the Line (555IXd3)
X. Side Missions (555X)
a. Los Santos Missions (555Xa)
1. Firefighter (555Xa1)
2. Home Invasion (555Xa2)
3. Paramedic (555Xa3)
4. Pimpin' (555Xa4)
5. Taxi Driver (555Xa5)
6. Vigilante (555Xa6)
7. Lowrider Challenge (555Xa7)
8. Los Santos Courier (555Xa8)
9. BMX Challenge (555Xa9)
10. Los Santos Arena (8-track) (555Xa10)
b. Badlands + San Fierro Missions (555Xb)
1. Chiliad Challenge (555Xb1)
a. Scotch Bonnet Yellow Route (555Xb1a)
b. Birdseye Winder Yellow Route (555Xb1b)
c. Cobra Run (555Xb1c)
2. San Fierro Arena (Blood Bowl) (555Xb2)
3. San Fierro Courier (555Xb3)
4. NRG Challenge (555Xb4)
5. Valet Parking (555Xb5)
c. The Desert + Las Venturas Missions (555Xc)
1. Boating School (555Xc1)
s. Basic Seamanship (555Xc1a)
b. Plot a Course (555Xc1b)
c. Fresh Slalom (555Xc1c)
d. Flying Fish (555Xc1d)
e. Land, Sea, and Air (555Xc1e)
2. Freight Train (555Xc2)
3. Trucking (555Xc3)
4. Ammunation Challenge (555Xc4)
5. Import/Export Crane (555Xc5)
6. Bike School (555Xc6)
a. The 360 (555Xc6a)
b. The 180 (555Xc6b)
c. The Wheelie (555Xc6c)
d. Jump and Stop (555Xc6d)
e. The Stoppie (555Xc6e)
f. Jump and Stoppie (555Xc6f)
7. Las Venturas Arena (Dirt Track) (555Xc7)
8. Las Venturas Arena (Kickstart) (555Xc8)
9. Las Venturas Courier (555Xc9)
10. Quarry Missions (555Xc10)
d. Race Tournaments (555Xd)
1. Los Santos Circuit (555Xd1)
2. San Fierro Circuit (555Xd2)
3. Las Venturas Circuit (555Xd3)
4. Las Venturas Airport Checkpoints (555Xd4)
XI. Basic Info (555XI)
a. Controls (555XIa)
1. On Foot (555XIa1)
2. In Car (555XIa2)
3. On Bike (555XIa3)
4. In Helicopter (555XIa4)
5. In Plane (555XIa5)
b. **** Tha Police! (555XIb)
c. Statistics (555XIc)
d. Respect (555XId)
e. Weapon Info (555XIe)
f. Stores Info (555XIf)
g. Safe House Info (555XIg)
h. Car Mods Info (555XIh)
i. Girlfriend Info (555XIi)
j. Gambling Info (555XIj)
k. Tags, Oysters, etc. (555XIk)
l. Extras (Needs Work) (555XIl)
1. Unique Jumps (555XIl1)
2. Two-player Stuff (555XIl2)
3. Arcades and Other Extraneous Stuff (555XIl3)
4. Beat the Cock (555XIl4) (THESE ARE THE TRIATHLON RACES)
5. Other Not 100% Stuff (555XIl5)
m. Gangs and Turf Wars (555XIm)
n. 100%, The Legacy (555XIn)
XII. Vehicle Info (555XII)
a. SUVs and Wagons (555XIIa)
b. 2-Door Sedans (555XIIb)
c. 4-Door Luxury Sedans (555XIIc)
d. Muscle Cars (555XIId)
e. Street Racers (555XIIe)
f. High Performance Cars (555XIIf)
g. Heavy Trucks and Utility (555XIIg)
h. Light Trucks and Vans (555XIIh)
i. Lowriders (555XIIi)
j. Recreational (555XIIj)
k. Bikes and Motorcycles (555XIIk)
l. Civil Service and Transportation (555XIIl)
m. R3 Vehicles (555XIIm)
n. Airplanes (555XIIn)
o. Helicopters (555XIIo)
p. Boats (555XIIp)
q. RC Cars (555XIIq)
XIII. Extraneous Crap (555XIII)
a. Glitches (555XIIIa)
b. Easter Eggs (555XIIIb)
c. Criminal Rankings (555XIIIc)
d. Flight Rankings (555XIIId)
XIV. Contact Information (555XIV)
XV. Special Thanks (555XV)
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I. Introduction (555I)
Hello and welcome to my Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas FULL Walkthrough and
FAQ. GTA:SA, as it will be referred to as of now, is the next installment of
Rockstar's ground-breaking series. Grand Theft Auto 3 has won world-wide
prestige for the amount of freedom and advanced gameplay that gamers had
yet to see.
GTA:VC, released a little over a year later, took the same game and made it
even better. More weapons, more cars, more freedom. GTA:SA is the third
installment of to GTA3, and looks to have the most freedom of all. The
possibilities for this game are endless.
A. Personal Rant (555Ia)
This guide takes up a lot, a lot, a LOT of time. I go to school full time.
I play for a travel hockey team out of San Mateo, California. I DO have a
social life. So please, be gentle with me. I will work on this guide as
much as possible, but I do have other things to do. As far as I know, I'm
not getting paid for this. If someone wants to give me money to hurry up,
then contact me. Money is good.
B. About This Guide (555Ib)
This is a COMPLETE walkthrough for San Andreas. It should cover everything
you need to get 100% and some of the extra crap that's just fun.
C. What I Want (And Don't Want) (555Ic)
Here is what I want: Suggestions for missions, cool tricks that I
haven't found, important information, pleasant e-mails, and questions that
I haven't answered 40,000 times. If it's in the FAQ and you ask a question,
you will be yelled at. I will swear at you and call you stupid. I'm not
even kidding.
What I don't want: Questions that I've already answered in the guide,
questions answered in your instruction manual, mindless rants, viruses,
bad porn (good porn is fine, so long as it's free), spam, and things in
AOL gibberish. Please use decent grammar. "how i do M4-1 plz hlp" gets
the trash can real fast, or in my "stupidest e-mails ever" section, as you
can see at the end of the guide.
If it isn't in either one, feel free to send it in. If it's good, I'll
post it, if not, I'll probably give you a reply. Also note that it really
helps if your title has something to do with your e-mail. "San Andreas",
"GTA", "Question", and "(no subject)" get responded to last usually,
because I don't know whether they're good things or not.
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II. Legal Junk (555II)
This document is copyrighted material of Chase Ansok and may not be used
without expressed written consent of Chase Ansok. No part of this guide can
be used without proper quoting and/or recognition. Any person(s) found
violating this copyright is/are punishable by law and will be to the fullest
extent.
The following sites have permission to use this guide:
www.GameFAQs.com
www.GameSpot.com
www.IGN.com
www.GTAGuides.com
www.CheatCC.com
www.SuperCheats.com
www.CheatPlanet.com
www.GameRevolution.com
www.PlanetGrandTheftAuto.com
www.StuckGamer.com (Video Walkthroughs)
As of 10/29, I think enough sites have this guide up and running. I know that
you would love to boost traffic to your site, but most of these sites get over
500,000 hits a day, IGN and GameFAQs getting in the millions. It's safe to say
that anyone that wants to read this guide can now.
If you see another site using my guide and it is not listed here, please
contact me with the title "Copyright Infringement".
Your geocities, angelfire, livejournal, sphosting, etc. sites CANNOT use this
guide! Registered websites dedicated to gaming or San Andreas can use this
guide with my permission. You can LINK to my guide at the following address:
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/cowoflight/safaq.txt
GameFAQs is the best place to look for the guide, but you can't link directly
to the FAQs there. That's the best link you'll get, since it's my webspace
and I'll have it updated as soon as possible. However, it has limited
bandwidth. Don't be sad if it's down for the day.
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III. Frequently Asked Questions (555III)
A. BASIC QUESTIONS (555IIIa)
Q: When was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas released?
A: GTA: San Andreas was released 26/10/04 in the US, and 29/10/04 outside
of North America.
Q: Why do some places say 25/10/04?
A: Many stores sold the game at 6-7:00 on the 25th.
Q: What is GTA: SA's ESRB rating?
A: M (17+), get a parent/college student to buy it for you.
Q: Do you work for Rockstar or any development company?
A: No, no, a thousand times no. I'm a freelance FAQ writer. I cannot fix your
glitches or explain why something happened. I just play the game like anyone
else, and I accept donations. If anyone wants exclusive rights to this guide,
please contact me and we'll negotiate something.
Q: What happened to that racist comment you made about that thing in the thing
with all the things that thinged?
A: It's gone. Despite the racism that litters this game, there won't be any
here since people are offended by it. (But for some reason not the game.)
Q: Hay where's the Madd Dogg Glitch info?
A: One of the last questions in the FAQ. Scroll down.
Q: LOL DILDO LOL?
A: Yes, there's a dildo in the showers of the police station. Let's all giggle
at the immature weapon everyone. And yes, you CAN give it to your girlfriends
as a gift. Harharhar.
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B. 'WHEN CAN I...' (555IIIb)
Q: When do I go to San Fierro?
A: Sweet's mission Green Sabre opens up the Badlands and San Fierro.
Q: When can I go to Las Venturas?
A: The Syndicate mission Yay Ka-Boom Boom opens up the Desert and Las Venturas.
Q: When can I fly planes/helicopters?
A: At the very beginning of the game, just hop the fence to the airport by
parking a truck or van next to the fence. You can also park a Packer and ride
a vehicle over the fence. YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO TO PILOT SCHOOL YOU DO NOT NEED
TO GO TO PILOT SCHOOL. These e-mails are getting very old, very quickly.
Q: When can I go to driving/bike/boat/pilot school?
A: Just keep doing the damned missions. There are no schools in Los Santos,
but I know for a fact that the driving school is in San Fierro. More info
comes as I play the game. YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THESE SCHOOLS TO DRIVE CARS
OR RIDE BIKES/BOATS OR FLY PLANES. JUST DO THE MISSIONS AND ENJOY THE SCHOOLS
ONCE YOU CAN GET THEM. These e-mails are getting very old, very quickly.
Q: PILOT ****ING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A: I just did a filter of my Gmail. 9% of my e-mails have the word "school" in
them, and all but twenty of them are about pilot school. Guys, just do the
missions. You have to buy it as part of a mission, which comes right after you
leave San Fierro. Freedom in GTA is earned, not given.
Q: When do I get my pilot license?
A: You can complete pilot school, or, if Paul Johnson is being truthful to me,
simply breaking in a lot and flying lots of learjets and Dodos will net you a
free pilot's license. (CONFIRMED, 20% FLYING SKILL = LICENSE)
Q: When can I fly planes at Easter Bay?
A: After you complete pilot school.
Q: When can I do Cesar's missions in San Fierro?
A: Complete Back to School and Yay Ka-Boom Boom and he'll call.
Q: When do these stores open up?
A: Read the stores section. ZIP opens up when SF is unlocked, Victim opens up
when the Desert and LV are unlocked, and Didier Sachs opens when you return to
Los Santos in A Home in the Hills.
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C. LAST MISSIONS AND 100% (555IIIc)
Q: I finished the game and I only have ##%? Shouldn't I have 100%?
A: Probably not. 99/100 times, people find out they missed some stupid detail.
Q: WHY DON'T I HAVE 100%!?! I DID EVERYTHING!!!
A: Apparently not. Double, triple, quadruple check to make sure you've done
everything. If you're positive you have, then your game is glitched. Sorry.
Remember, cheating induces glitches quite often.
Q: If I did something in the secrets section, can I still get 100%?
A: YES. SECRETS aren't cheats!
Q: Do I need Big Smoke's Couriers for 100%?
A: NO.
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D. 'HOW DO I...' (555IIId)
Q: HOW DO I TWO-PLAYER!?!?!?!?!!?!!!
A: There are two player icons scattered all throughout San Andreas. Hunt them
down! I don't make maps, so I really can't help you. They are bright pink
and have pictures of two people on them. Two-player mode has two types, rampage
and free roam, and each icon has a different property to it. Happy hunting.
Q: How do I recruit gang members?
A: Target a GSF Member in green and hit up on the d-pad.
Q: How do I take over territories after I've left Los Santos via mission?
Q: When can I take over territories again?
A: You can't. The Ballas have taken over and it will stay that way until you
return to LS near the end of the game. You can take territories over again
after the mission Homecoming.
Q: How do I take over territories besides the Vagos and the Ballas?
A: You can't.
Q: How do I advance the game after I buy Verdant Meadows?
A: Complete ALL ten pilot school challenges, not just the first four.
Q: How do I turn off cheats?
A: You can't. I told you not to save with them on.
Q: How do I start Home Invasion?
A: Enter the Black Boxville across the street from the gym in Ganton,
Los Santos. Follow the instructions from there.
Q: How do I get to the parachute location?
A: It's on the tallest building in the southeast corner of Downtown Los Santos.
Enter the building via the triangle and it's on the roof. There's also one on
the very top of Mt. Chiliad. There are also like six more spawns.
Q: How do I answer yes to a question, as with the Life's A Beach mission, or
if I want to get a prostitute into my vehicle?
A: Hit right on the d-pad for a positive response, or left for a negative. This
is in your bloody goddamn instruction manual.
Q: How do I take a shower?
A: You can't really take a shower. If someone says, "You stink!", it's because
you need either new clothes, or take some time swimming in the ocean.
Q: How do I increase my sex appeal stat?
A: Clothing, haircuts, fitness, respect, and the last car that you drove are
all key to your sex appeal.
Q: How do I dual wield weapons?
A: Only the Tec9, MicroSMG, 9mm Pistol, and Sawn-off Shotgun can be dual weld.
You need Hitman in those weapons to hold two of them. Get Hitman by shooting
people, cars, cops, gang members, whatever.
Q: How do I play pool? Everyone just raises their hands at me.
A: If you ever attacked someone or targeted them in a bar, you are banned from
pool. There is no fix to this.
Q: How do I make millions of dollars doing nothing without being a cheating
loserface dogbiscuit?
A: Inside Track Betting! Head to Downtown Los Santos with about $10,000 and
bet on the worst horse. If you fail, reload. If you win, take your cash and
buy the closest safehouse (the one in Jefferson). Now take your $100k and bet
that. Congrats, you now have $1.1 or so million. Winning a third time is
very hard, since the game hates you for doing this. I got up to $18M, but it's
possible to get into the billions if you are so inclined to do so.
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E. 'WHY...', 'WHY NOT...', 'WHERE IS' and 'WHAT IS...' (555IIIe)
Q: What are L3 and R3?
A: Press down on the left or right control stick for those buttons.
Q: Where is the spray can? I died and lost mine/picked up a different special.
A: In your starting house in Ganton, on the top floor in the bed room.
Q: Where is this weapon?
A: I don't know nor do I care. Bredband is working on creating a weapons
location guide and I love him for it.
Q: What are oysters/snapshots/horseshoes/spray paints?
A: The equivalent of hidden packages. There are 100 sprays in Los Santos, 50
snapshots in San Fierro, 50 horseshoes in Las Venturas, and 50 oysters in the
oceans of San Andreas.
Q: Where do I find this car that doesn't start a mission? It's just cool!!!
A: Does this LOOK like a car location guide? I don't know.
Q: Where is this car that I need for the Import/Export garage?
A: Scroll down or search for that section (555Xc5). It answers all the
questions you might have.
Q: Where is the strip club?
A: I don't know, nor do I care. I believe that there is one across the street
from the gym in San Fierro.
Q: Where is all the hidden stuff?
A: http://hem.bredband.net/708145/
Q: Where is the Vortex hovercraft?
A: It's your reward for 25 Exports at the crane, and there's a parked one at
Pirates in Men's Pants.
Q: Where is the AT400?
A: In Las Venturas airport, there is a huge hangar. Stand next to it to open it
up, and the AT400 should be inside. If not, leave the airport and come back.
Q: Where is the VTOL Fighter/Hydra?
A: It's in the military base guarded by the army. You get one free for 100%,
however, as well as for completing Vertical Bird.
Q: Where is the Hunter?
A: Also in the military base. It's your reward for all gold at flight school.
Q: Where is the Import/Export crane? Why can't I use it? WHAT?!?
A: It's unlocked after you complete Customs Fast Track for Cesar, the third
mission that you get for him out in the desert. It explains everything you
need to know about the stupid crane.
Q: Where is this last Vagos territory that is not in Los Santos?
Q: Why does it say that I still have a Vagos territory left?
A: North of San Fierro, in the Bayside Marina, is a stray territory that will
rarely spawn a set of Vagos. Kill them and kill a mere one wave of gang members
and the territory is yours.
Q: Why do people say I stink?
A: You need to either get new clothes, or take some time swimming in the ocean.
The remark means nothing, and has no effect on sex appeal. It's just annoying.
Q: Why is Millie never home for Key to Her Heart?
A: I have no idea. Try saving, reloading, leaving the city, coming back,
checking at different hours, using different cars, wearing different clothes.
She's a woman; she's fickle. Get used to it.
Q: Why can't I play pool? Everyone just raises their hands.
A: If you ever attacked someone or targeted them in a bar, you are banned from
pool. There is no fix to this.
Q: What is this Player Target thingamabobber on my map?
A: Player Target is an awesome addition. Go to your map and zoom in. Hit
circle. It goes away. Hit circle again and it comes back. Move around and place
the target wherever you want to go. It's absolutely wonderful for plotting out
routes in races or for missions, or just whenever you need to find things, like
tags and oysters. I love that damn thing
Q: What does "The Cluckin' Cock isn't ready yet mean?
Q: When can I do the Triathlon (Beat the Cock) races?
A: After you unlock Las Venturas.
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F. CHEATS AND TECH SUPPORT (555IIIf)
Q: If I did something in the secrets section, can I still get 100%?
A: YES. SECRETS aren't cheats!
Q: How do I turn off cheats?
A: You can't. I told you not to save with them on.
Q: I have a problem with my game, and I can't fix it. Help.
A: I'm not tech support. Call them, not me.
Q: But it's a really annoying glitch. Please fix it for me.
A: I'm still not tech support.
Q: I cheated, am I screwed now?
A: Maybe, maybe not. If you spawned something, change suits, or did anything
besides the armor/health cheat, I'd be leery. All cheats are saved and if
SA is anything like GTAIII or VC, they cannot be undone.
Update: Actually, you probably are. The mission Madd Dogg loves to glitch on
people that have cheated. You are unable to progress in the game if you get the
glitch.
Q: What are the cheats? Do you care about cheats? Cheats? CHEATS?!!?
A: I hate cheats. I have never cheated in any of the GTA games. Please stop
e-mailing me about cheats. If you're using cheats, why are you using a guide?
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G. OTHER (555IIIg)
Q: Vice City? And anything regarding it?
A: NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. A thousand bloody times: NO. I stopped replying
to Vice City e-mail in January of 2003. January of two thousand and three.
Stop sending me e-mail about Vice City. The e-mail in that guide hasn't
been answered in almost TWO YEARS.
Q: Why didn't you post my submission/reply to my e-mail/read my IM?
A: I receive a whole lot e-mails because of these guides. I am very busy, so
some stuff never gets read. Odds are, if it says "I have codes", I don't care.
Most of the codes are already posted here, and the rest are probably crap.
Q: I have your old e-mail address? Can I e-mail you there?
A: Please, please, please don't use the e-mail in my Vice City guide. It's
my personal e-mail address and it's really just not cool to do that.
Q: I found this and it's not in your guide, and you want it, how do I send it
in? Also, you want it! It's not useless crap!
A: Awesome! My e-mail is sanandreasfaq@gmail.com! Remember, you get full
credit for good finds, so don't hesitate to help.
Q: I submitted something and you added it without credit! What gives?
A: There are two explanations. If many people submit the same thing to me, I
add it as "submitted by multiple people". If it's something that I already knew
and just forgot to add, I usually thank you by e-mail and not in the guide. If
it's a miniscule fix like a single typo, I probably correct it and move on.
Q: I have a question that should be in this FAQ, can I send it in?
A: Sure...it may not be posted, but it's worth a try.
Q: Why are you so bitchy about e-mails?
A: Because there are a lot of stupid people, and they all have my e-mail
address and come to that before ever using the walkthrough. It's incredibly
annoying, and until the e-mails start to die down, there will be a lot of
notices about stupid e-mails.
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IV. Los Santos Storyline Walkthrough (555IV)
Opening Mission:
Ride the stupid bike home. Get a feel for the controls. Giggle as you ram into
like twenty poles trying to get used to a bicycle.
A. Sean "SWEET" Johnson, YO BROTHA (555IVa)
1. *Big Smoke* (555IVa1)
Difficulty: 3/10
This is actually a pretty hard first mission because you're on a bike with
no way to defend yourself against the Ballas. Watch the two cutscenes and
follow Sweet. When Sweet breaks off, follow Ryder. Stay RIGHT behind them.
Ballas will come up along side you, and they can't die for some reason.
I watched Ryder get drilled with like three clips and he just kept riding
and yelling at me. When you get back, Sweet calls.
Reward: Sweet opens as a boss; Respect earned. (get used to that)
2. *Ryder* (555IVa2)
Difficulty: 1/10
You're a taxi now. Drive to Reece's barber shop and get a cheap $50 cut,
since Reece doesn't offer anything cool for under $400. Then, head to
Well-Stacked Pizza (thanks D Stone >_>), run out when Ryder screws up and
gets shot, and drive back to the Grove. Woo. Exciting.
Reward: Respect earned.
3. *Tagging Up Turf* (555IVa3)
Difficulty: 1/10
If you can read, you can do this. Just listen to what you're told and do
what it says. Drive to the blip, spray paint the tags, repeat a second
time. And hey, 7/100 on tags. Only 93 more to find!!!!
If you can't do this, I have no idea how to help you. The markers appear
on your in-game radar and map. Use them.
Reward: $200 + Respect earned.
4. *Cleaning the Hood* (555IVa4)
Difficulty: 2/10
Take Ryder to B-Dup's house and watch the inspiring cut scene. Check the
minimap for the crack dealer, target him, and start punching the ever
living crap out of him. When he hits the floor, take the bat, get back
in the car, and cross the street. Go inside and target the people one by
one, starting with the guy with the bat. When they're all down, head back
to Sweet's.
Reward: Respect earned.
5. *Drive Thru* (555IVa5)
Difficulty: 3/10
Big Smoke is hungry and wants fried chicken (look! NO RACISM! Even though
the entire mission is a play on the stereotype, this statement no longer
contains ANY racism! There! Also, the gigantic disclaimer up top is gone
as well!) Anyway, the Grove heads out to Cluckin' Bell, scopes out a Balla
ride, and sees that they're planning a hit. Pin the Tornado against a wall
and let the Groves do their thing. Make sure that when the car blows, you
aren't still touching it. I did that once and they all died. It was very
sad. Also, racism is bad.
Afterwards, Sweet calls about the gym. Go there. Spend an hour or so just
saving, working out, saving to a new day, working out. I had my stamina
and muscle decked out and it helps an absolute ton.
Reward: $500 + Respect earned.
6. *Nines and AKs* (555IVa6)
Difficulty: 1/10
Go see Emmet. Go through stupid tutorial. Drive to Binco. Try on ugly
clothes. I went with a dog tag and a backwards green bandana. Leave Binco.
Reward: Respect earned. (though you really shouldn't have expected more)
7. *Drive-By* (555IVa7)
Difficulty: 3/10
Whee. You still don't get to shoot anything. Get in the car and go to each
set of Ballas and let the Grove take them out. Stay away from the cars,
since they'll explode and wreck your ride. Afterwards, you get a two-star
(oh nohs!) wanted rating. Head to the Pay-and-Spray for your complimentary
tune up and cruise back to Sweet's.
Jess Edwards also claims that you can just run over most of the Ballas and
still get credit for the mission.
Reward: $500, Respect earned, Ryder and Big Smoke open up as bosses.
8. *Sweet's Girl* (555IVa8)
Difficulty: 2/10
You get to shoot stuff! Finally! Well, maybe not, if you did it the
way I did. Just come in, run over all the Ballas and knife the one on
the stairs. Or shoot him. Whatever. Sweet will call, so grab him and his
girl and high tail it back to the Grove.
Reward: Respect earned.
9. *Cesar Vialpando* (555IVa9)
Difficulty: Depends how good you are at Amplitude/10
Go to the garage on the map, look at the expensive mods that you can
foolishly add to a car. Head over to the lowriding competition and place
your bet. I bet $1000 and it wasn't even close. Easy money if you ask me.
The beat is slow, move the control stick, blahblahblah. When that's done,
watch the lovely cutscene, and breathe a sigh of relief, we're done with
Sweet for now. I really can't help you with this mission, since I can't
come and dance for you.
Reward: Your bet winnings + Respect earned.
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B. Lance "RYDER" Wilson, THE GANGSTER WHO _LOVES_ TO SAY '*****' (555IVb)
1. *Home Invasion* (555IVb1)
Difficulty: 2/10
This is your tutorial to home invasion. Nothing fancy here. Drive down to
the guy's house quickly (try to make it by 6:30ish). Go in, follow the
instructions by staying quiet. The six boxes are (1. In the first room,
2. Through the door on the right, 3. On the first flight of stairs, 4. At
the end of the hallway, 5. In the guy's room to the left, and 6. In the
guy's room behind his bed). You should have plenty of time to get them
all, but I really don't know what getting them all adds. No reason not to
though, really. Drive to the safe house and you're good to go.
Reward: Respect earned.
2. *Catalyst* (555IVb2)
Difficulty: 2.5/10
Start again by running over all of the Vagos. When the Vagos are gone,
the Ballas show up. Kill all four of them and head into the red blip.
Now you get to play some stupid minigame. You have an unlimited amount of
cases, so just check them for the minute you have. Ryder will catch
enough to win. At one point, he pulls up right next to you, so it's not
a big problem. End the mission by working your way around the police (it's
only three stars) and into the Pay N' Spray. Head home to finish.
Reward: Respect earned.
3. *Robbing Uncle Sam* (555IVb3)
Difficulty: 3.5/10
Follow the directions to the docks, jump over the wall (you should know
how to do this by now), cap the guard, blow off the first security
panel, then blow off the second security panel. Run in guns blazing and
take out all of the National Guards. Get used to the fork lift, but expect
to have to jump out a few times to help Ryder, and expect to get pulled
out a few times by a magical guard that materializes right behind you.
Take your time, and don't hit walls and drop the boxes. That's very bad.
Drive the truck to the safehouse, dropping as many boxes as you see
fit. If you can take out both of them, great. If you can't get it either,
whatever. You can make it just fine. And that's it for Ryder.
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Andrew Stuart has this spiffy strategy:
When you get to the locked gate, kill the National Guardsmen and LEAVE THE
GATE SWITCH ALONE. Head on in to the warehouse and blow the switch there.
Kill the guards inside. Now, get in the forklift and move all of the
boxes, including the two outside the warehouse into nice neat rows by the
entrance. Now go out and blow the gate switch. Run back to the forklift
and get ready to start loading the boxes immediately.
After five crates, I got out and Ak'ed the guards who were trying to kill
Ryder. Doing this way meant that Ryder only got shot once or twice, and it
was a nice leisurely drive home...didn't have too much of a problem with
the Hummers (I think one flipped on the first bridge out of the docks).
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Reward: Respect earned. (Ryder's a cheap little ****, ain't he?)
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C. CESAR VIALPANDO, THE MEXICAN THAT LOVES THE CHOCOLATE (555IVc)
1. *High Stakes, Low-Rider* (555IVc1)
Difficulty: 5/10
Guh. The CPU hits a pole, it falls right over. You hit a pole, you spin and
lose complete control. Keep working at it. You want to floor it on the
the three main straightaways and take it really slow during the turn
section. You don't need a fast lowrider, you need one that handles well.
I was a stubborn moron and tried to do this in the Picador from the mission
where we met Cesar, and it took me about fifteen tries. You can do this
with any lowrider: Blade, Broadway, Remington, Savanna, Slamvan, Tornado,
and Voodoo are the seven lowriders that are available.
This mission IS required to advance the story, but in itself, it is not
a storyline mission.
Update: For all of you weird people that can't find a lowrider, open your
eyes. Los Santos' ghetto is 90% lowriders. All of the Ballas and GSF
members drive lowriders. There's one parked right across from Cesar's house
for God's sake.
Reward: $1000
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D. Melvin "BIG SMOKE" Harris, GREATLY ENJOYS FRIED CHICKEN (555IVd)
1. *OG Loc* (555IVd1)
Difficulty: 4/10
This is a hilarious mission, but it's also pretty annoying. Pick up Jeff...
I mean OG Loc at the police station and drive him over to Freddy's house.
After some taunting and tales of Jeff's life in prison, Freddy takes off on
a PCJ. Grab the other one and pursue him. You can't kill Freddy or do
anything to the bike, so just stay on his tail. I'm not sure how close you
have to stay, but I fell off an overpass and followed him under it and
I didn't fail. Eventually, Freddy parks, and you can kill him and the
Vagos. Afterwards, drive Jeff to his new job at Burger Shot.
NEW INFO: Apparently, you CAN kill him on the bike. I tried my *** off a
few times and I never got him, but some are claiming to have shot tires
out, and then finishing him. He dies in any case.
Reward: Respect earned; OG Loc opens as a boss.
2. *Running Dog* (555IVd2)
Difficulty: 1/10
Easy stuff. Drive to the pickup location and watch the cutscene. Super-
sprint by tapping the X button and take out the Vago with one or two
shotgun blasts. If you can't do this mission, you need more Stamina. Get it
by riding the bike or treadmill at the gym.
Reward: Respect earned.
3. *Wrong Side of the Tracks* (555IVd3)
Difficulty: 5/10
Hey, finally, a decently hard mission. And it's only hard because Smoke
shoots like he's have an epileptic seizure. The driving isn't too hard,
but you really just have to hope that Smoke hits something. Start by
driving to the station and hopping on the Sanchez. Go as fast as you can to
catch up to the train and let Smoke pump lead into them. Early on, there's
a car on the tracks. Get past the car before the train hits it to make
sure that you lose no speed at all. When Smoke says take the high road,
take it, and stay on it until the tunnel. Smoke seems to hit more from
that point. If you can't get them by the time they hit north Red County,
they've escaped, and you have to restart (you can't trip skip this one
either ; ;). If you do get them, drive Smoke back to his house and
celebrate a long victory. This mission sucks.
Q: Where do I ride the Sanchez so Smoke can hit?
A: MC Face from the SA Forums was awesome enough to make this image:
http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6608/trainpasss2.jpg -- There ya go.
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Alternate Strategy -- Ride The Train
When Smoke says take the high road, FLOOR IT. When you hit the ramp, turn
the bike sharply and land on top of the train. Ride to the Vagos and do
a forward drive-by on them. It's hard to do at first, but it's probably
easier than dealing with Smoke's shooting.
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JC has this speedy strategy:
I ran to the parking garage in East Beach (1 block north of the Arena,
halfway down the East-West side street - it is several stories tall, and
distinctive because it features semi-circular ramps between the levels that
stick out towards the street), and picked up a NRG-500. There are ALWAYS
two of these in this garage - one on the second floor, and one on the very
top. With the NRG, this job was easy! I parked it right near the red start
marker, and after the cutscene it was still there. Smoke and I hoped on and
took off down the tracks. We easily outran the train to the first bend,
where there is a raised platform to the left. We rode up on that, hoped
off, and started shooting as the train went by. After that we jumped back
on the bike and repeated all the way out to the country until the job was
done. The trick is that the bike is so fast that you have plenty of time
to get ahead, set up, and blast them as they go past.
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Orangemouse has another:
Once you reach the tracks get on the bike quick as you can, drive past the
train and the bend on the track. You will see a bridge coming up, before
the car on the track comes up. Get off your bike and walk up the bridge and
you should be level with the train coming towards you. You can leave Smoke
behind for this bit and after this is complete you can go back and pick him
up. When the train's in front of you, jump on it and start shooting the
guys. Don't worry about your health too much because the guys on the train
barely take any health off you. After you kill them all, jump off the train
and run/drive back and pick Smoke up. He'll tell you to drop him back to
his house. After dropping him, the mission is complete.
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Reward: Respect earned.
4. *Just Business* (555IVd4)
Difficulty: 5/10
Oh wow, this mission is so ridiculously fun that I had a small orgasm in
my pants. It starts off slow with a fight inside. If you've found an AK
or M4 in hidden spots in Los Santos, pick them off with two shot bursts.
If not, use your SMG, but make sure not to run out of ammo. Pick up the
MP5s that the Ruskies drop and grab the armor behind a pillar. Meet up with
Smoke and head outside for more gunnin' and runnin'. Just target, kill,
retarget, and repeat until everyone is dead. Pick up as much money and ammo
as you can and start the FUN part of the mission.
You're on the back of the bike, and stay facing that way. The main targets
for this whole section are the motorcycles. Take out the driver first,
and everything else falls. But really, just make sure that every cycle
falls down fast, since they can do some major damage. The Packer is
indestructible; don't deal with it. When you hit the road block, just spray
the people down, or if you're a true gunman, hit the gas tank of one of the
cars to start a chain reaction.
The true challenge is in the LS River (the aqueducts). Take down every
motorcycle and car gunman as soon as you see them! Two of the most
stunning cinematics come down here, and this is where you'll need new
underwear. After the jump, shoot out the sewer gates or all of your work
will be for nothing. Shoot the explosive barrels to take out the last
motorcycles and finally take a deep breath. It's over.
Reward: More respect earned.
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E. Jefferey "OG LOC" Martin, I HOPE WE KILL HIM LATER (555IVe)
1. *Life's a Beach* (Must start between 20:00 and 6:00) (555IVe1)
Difficulty: 2/10
These are some of the worst missions in the game. Seriously. The voice
actor of OG Lo