Rdr4evr

Any word on a PC version?

Spartak

Summer '05 ?

I bought a PS2 just to play SA, it was well worth it

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CityOfAngels

I've pretty much had my CJ in green low tops all throughout the game until recently. I also update his chains and watch whenever I possibly can. Here is a documentation of his style-evolution:

1) Bandana on the head, tied in the front, and a bandana to cover his mouth, both to make him look like one of those crazy gangstas you see on those Bloods and Crips album covers. Green army jacket (not camo, just a dark, faded green), grey jeans, and green low-tops. Oh yeah, can't forget the cornrows underneath that bandana.

2) I decided to punk him out this time. I gave him a pink mohawk and brown sunglasses. I made him go shirtless so he could show off his tats. I don't want to go over the various tats I got him, but the most notable one is the AK-47 going across his back. That tat just looks SOO mean when he's all buffed-out. I then gave him those black/grey camo pants, and I let him keep his green low-tops.

3) This one I made him look like a suburban drug-supplier. You know, the guy who gets the drugs from the big guys and distributes it to the dealers. I gave him blonde cornrows with a black sunhat. Throw on some black sunglasses and a skyblue shirt. Some black khakis and brown mountain boots and you're ready to go. All he needs now is a Hummer to drive around and scout out various high schools.

Heh, dress-up Barbie for guys.

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CityOfAngels

I FINALLY beat Flight School! And the trick was SO OBVIOUS too! Just hit select a few times to go into first person view and it makes it sooooooooooooo much easier!

WHOOHOOO!

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Kadath

I never really got into dressing CJ, just like I find the dating thing somewhat boring, so he's pretty much been wearing a wife beater or jean jacket, black pants, green head rag, gold watch, and some sort of chain and shoes since I bought them. Now that I'm starting to accumulate a fair chunk of money, thanks to the Heist and starting to export cars, I can just buy everything in every store.

Does anyone else find the money collection to be somewhat random? Sometimes I'll go by one of the places that accumulate and pick up a couple grand, and then run back by in less than five minutes later to find another 1500, but other times I'll stay away from the property for weeks at a time and still find it not maxed out.

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kutulu

I don't change his clothes very often. For a while I just ran around in the heart boxers. Right now he wears the khaki pants with the bowling shirt, sunglasses, and the pot leaf necklace (he always wears that)

Kostya

Money was never an issue for me, since I got a couple of million by betting on the crappy odds horse a couple of times.

GraveTaker

thanks kostya for the help, believe it or not the camper was the hardest thing to find, i know they're all over but i couldn't find any until i was flying my hunter and found it on the top of mount chilliad...lol

has anyone noticed how everything has to do with 69 in this game? like seriously, the end of runways, that store called 69, i think i saw another 69 on the nrg-500...i thought it was all funny but whatever

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kutulu

I really like the clothes idea but I think it was poorly implemented. Instead of going into a room, selecting the item and having to wait for him to walk out they should have had a preview of the item appear in a window before he models it. You should also be able to change as many items as you want before he comes out of the dressing room. It would save so much time when you are looking for the right combination.

4 more missions till I'm done with SF. When you get to the Desert can you go into LV? I want to collect the horseshoes so I can get the free guns in LV.

TheJig

Yes, once the desert opens up you can go all the way to L.V. and start gambling. It's pretty sweet if you make your first trip at night in a convertible. Seeing the strip for the first time kind of reminded me of "Swingers".

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kutulu

Sweet. I'm going to be up late tonight checking out LV.

biznatch

Dude...I can't wait...been studying and all lately so I haven't had time...I'm doing Jizzy's and Woozie's missions at the time, but I want to open up more! more!...
and the map is just so goddamn fuckin' huge!!
I always have to check the mep when I'm going somewhere precise...plus my TV is kind of small, which doesn't help.
Also in one of Woozie's missions where you have to drive around the countryside in a decoy car, I failed the mission, but I noticed the car is bulletproof..
So I took back to my garage in SF and saved it, then I modded the shit out it...it kicks ass...
Now I know to save all those "special cars" from the missions.
urgh fuckin great game.

CityOfAngels

Sky-diving is SOOOO fucking fun in this game! I've played Halo 2, but GTA: SA gets my Game of the Year vote for the sky-diving feature alone! AMAZING!

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Kostya

SKydiving rocks bigtime, I've been trying to recreate the Con Air finale by landing my Jet on the Venturas Strip, but so far I've had little luck. In fact I've been doing a lot of movie references lately. Driving my Sabre around San Fierro and doing the whole Bullitt car chase. Driving down the strip in a fireapple red convertible at nighttime like Raoul Duke... Ahh what a great game.

Lately I've been having a lot of fun trying to throw satchel charges onto people, or dirt ring racers for that matter, nothing funnier than watching those suckers round the bend at a billion miles per hour only to explode when I press circle and cause a gigantic catastrophe. Does anyone know what you get for getting your progress with a woman to full? I mean, after a couple of dates Denise gave the keys to her Hustler, big mistake, I mean I returned it and all, as I dived out of it at high speed halfway across the bridge with four bike cops trailing me and a trail of corpses a mile long behind me as well, it slid right back into its parking spot and came to rest on its side.

biznatch

I remember once Denise called me on the Cell why I was in the airport...So i stole a plane, flew real low and jumped out right next to her house....
the plane wreck even killed two Ballaz
This game rooooocks

TheJig

That's funny. I always hated Denise.

Basically there are 6 girlfriends you can find and they all give you something different. Just for dating certain ones, you'll get to keep your weapons after being busted or killed. They all give you the keys to their car at 50% progress. And at 100% they will give you a present...a special outfit. If you want to know exactly what outfits you get i'll tell you, but I didn't want to just blurt it out. I think the outfits are worth the trouble, but alot of people don't. They aren't required for 100% completion so they are completely optional.

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Kostya

Cool, now I'm going to have to get my mack on to get more clothes...

I don't like Denise either, but it's so easy to get progress with her... Hobag...

kutulu

I did Denise but I'm waiting to collect all the oysters before I get with the other girls. A lot of them have muscle and weight requirements. These requirements are removed if you collect all oysters.

biznatch

About those "requirements", this chick in Driving school says I need to gain some wait...
how fat do I need to get...it's kind of annoying because I was looking fresh with the 6 pack going on...
So yeah...Do i have to get huge...or just chubby??or what?

TheJig

I think you need about 30% to 50% fat to date Michelle, and high sex appeal. Getting fat really isn't too hard, losing it is pretty easy, losing muscle is the only thing that gets a little tricky.

There is a girl later on, I think her name is Barbara, and she prefers the morbidly obese.

If you have access to Las Venturas, you can collect all the Oysters. You'll get a sex appeal boost, and all of the dating requirements will be dropped, and you'll no longer have to wait to be invited in for "coffee".

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kutulu

Even losing muscle is pretty easy. Just don't eat for a few days and be active. I went down to 0 muscle and 0 fat pretty quickly.

CityOfAngels

Spoiler: Man, when I flew to Liberty City, I thought that Rockstar threw-in Liberty City as a surprise city to roam free in. I was quite disappointed when I had to fly back.
I just completed the heist in Las Venturas. That level was pretty kick-ass.

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Spartak

The heist was so cool...

But why Spoiler: did you need to steal four police bikes when you only used two in the getaway?

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Man/Amazing

I can't wait to got this game for my own this month.

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GraveTaker

i have no friggin clue how i did it, but i got all golds in driving school, flight school, and bike school....lol driving was the hardest but to beat city slickin just put in first person and it'll seem slower which helps out a lot, on burn a lap use regular brakes instead of E-brake, but hit the brakes before going into the turn and start to turn but let go of the brakes and hit the gas to help spin the car around...

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CityOfAngels

One mission left, but Spoiler: I have to get more gang territory before I can do it. Anyone know how much territory I need before I can talk to Sweet?

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FL8ME

Gotta get 35%. You're still in store for the best part of the game in my opinion. The next missions rock after a certain event happens.

biznatch

hm..I'm at the Toreno's last flight mission. real fuckin annoying...I lost my motorbike once while I was on the freeway chasing him, (it fell over the side)...So i chased by foot across the valley and did like 2 miles to get another bike parked alongside(no vehicles spawn on the road on that mission, only parked)..
And I failed the mission. aaah frustating game...

Kostya

MY brother is having real trouble conquering all the gang territory, he's got only this tiny sliver of Balla territory up near Mulholland, but can't find enough gang members to start a war.

I worked out if you just save, then you don't have to defend your gang territory when it gets attacked, it just disappears when you save.

Xell101

I find it easier going it alone in gang wars, it's easier to lead the AI around as they're following only you. Aside from that, I've got Mr. T. Wearing only green track pants and sun glasses, complete with the haircut and assault rifle, Mr. T kills people.

FL8ME

Xell101, which barbershop can you get the Mr. T style haircut in? Is it the actual tri mohawk or just a thick, flat one?

biznatch

hah. just unblocked the whole map. and the desert is just "wow".
endless possibilities, desert vehicles are so cool, crazy missions..
I didn't find Las venturas very fun yet...Do I have to complete flight school (or Zero's missions) to unblock some fun in LV?

CityOfAngels

FL8ME: Try Gay Gordo's (I think that's the name of the Barber Shop) in North-East Las Venturas.

biznatch: Forget Zero's missions, but yes, you MUST complete flight school in order to go further. Too hard? Press select a few times to go into first person view. It makes it a LOT easier to handle the air-vehicles.

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kutulu

Does anyone know where to find the Jetpack? I want to collect all the horseshoes.

Pellaz

You get the jetpack during a mission for Spoiler: The Truth. Just keep doing storyline stuff and you'll get there. After that, it spawns at the totaly bad ass Verdant Medows base. That place is this | | close to being the perfect base of operations ever

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Xell101

The Mr. T cut I believe is the South Eastern most salon. Should be near the lowrider customization garage I believe. It's definitely located in Los Santos, and as far as I know it is indeed the Mr. T cut. I think it's just Mohawk w/ beard on the list.

cockmonger

i don't own the game yet, but i had a tremendous amount of fun at my friends place running around and capping people in the face. I also witnessed CJs amazing mountain climbing skills as he scaled i guess what is the highest mountain in the game...right as i was about to jump off for fun just to see what would happen...i noticed a bike...and next to this bike was a paracute and a ramp...Extreme sports AH YES!

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vermin

I liked the big afro and beard look, but apparently it has low sex appeal. Once the "Gimp suit" became available, every mission has been done in it since.

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kutulu

Has anyone else suffered from the Gym glitch? I can't work out anymore. Every time I go to the gym, I get the "you have worked out enough" message. Nothing has helped. It's been about 2 weeks (realtime) since I've been able to work out.

CityOfAngels

I'm on the last mission right now, so this entire message will be in spoiler tags.
Spoiler: Man, I wish they broke this mission down into several missions. I was able to kill Big Smoke, I caught Sweet when he fell from the fire engine that Tenpenny was driving, but those gatos on motorcycles blew my car up. I was SOOOO pissed when I saw I had to do the entire mission all over again! shoooot.

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